"The only answer…stay close and live as one, through rain and darkened skies, you have the love you need for all tomorrow's lies…" – Berlin
"They tell you to try to have hope and to fight for all you can, these words you've heard them before…so easy to believe." – Berlin
Scenario One
What if Tony died?
He felt the crack in his neck the second she pushed him into that elevator wall. That fatal crack…well at least he died with her in his arms.
Gibbs had ordered the funeral be small. Seeing as if his entire team and the navy yard were still shaken by the explosion, Gibbs found it only worthy to invite the bare minimum. Ducky didn't make it back…he was being treated in the hospital for an alleged heart attack and Gibbs was planning on making it up to the hospital to see him as soon as this was all over. Cole had died on contact when he bomb exploded.
"Gibbs," Abby had said when they had woken up from the carnage of it all. "Where is everyone?"
"I don't know…" had been all Gibbs could say.
They had found McGee shaking and scared, covering up his neck to protect himself from flying debris and he had somehow succeeded. They had found Vance as well…Ziva and Tony were the only two missing.
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Ziva had clung to Tony's shirt and cried in the elevator. She had heard the crack but thought nothing of it until the doors opened to save them both about an hour later. She saw Tony's neck…he was gone.
He had been gone…
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They all but Ducky stood at Tony's casket. The funeral had been short even DiNozzo Sr. had shown up for a short while. Ziva stood next to Gibbs and squeezed his hand tight. McGee stared blankly at the casket. Vance said nothing. Abby cried her eyes out. Palmer, who had taken an express flight home stood by Abby and held her tight
"Thank you," the preacher had said. "You may all go in peace…"
Each team member lay their flowers down as a sign of respect, Ziva and Gibbs went last.
Ziva looked down upon the casket.
She thought about all the good times they had together…
"Why are you here?" "Couldn't live without yah I guess?"
"Do you ever think about soul mates?"
"I'm tired of pretending."
"You ever lie to someone you love?"
Ziva let a small tear run down her cheek.
Gibbs came up behind her and ruffled her hair out of her face.
"I loved him Gibbs," she sniffled. "I never got a chance to tell him that…"
"I think he always knew…" Gibbs replied.
Ziva turned to the casket and cried. Gibbs led her off away from it.
Gibbs looked back only once…
"You're irreplaceable DiNozzo…"
"And you always will be DiNozzo," Gibbs said to the casket. "I'll never look for someone else…"
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