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Depressing Happenings

Anthony DiNozzo a handsome Italian American man walked in the bullpen of the NCIS in Washington DC. He works there. His boss Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs is already there.

"Where were you?", Gibbs asked grimly as he came in.

"It was my free weekend I was at home with this nice-looking lady.", he answered.

"You know we could have a new case every minute, Tony.", his coworker Timothy McGee said.

"Shut up, Probie." They grabbed their gear and went to the cars. They drove to a bank where a bomb detonated.

"Where should we begin?", McGee asked as they arrived at the wreckage.

"Talk to the witnesses.", Gibbs, the team leader, said. After 5hours at the crime scene they were back in the bullpen. Gibbs walked in with a black-coffee in his hand and asked what they've found out. Tony and McGee explained what exactly happened.

"Okay, it's enough for today. Go home and have some sleep. Tomorrow we go to the hospital to interrogate the victims.", Gibbs said and they left. Gibbs went in his cellar where he's building a boat. Then rang his cell phone. He answered the call.

"Yes?"

"Am I talking to Mr. Gibbs?"

"Yes."

"Oh okay, I'm Dr. Ross from the Johns Hopkins Hospital. You are the emergency contact of Ms. David is that right?"

"Yes, what happened to her?"

"She was taken to the hospital yesterday. There was an explosion and she was in the same building."

"I'm on my way."

He hang the call off and drove as fast as he could in the hospital. He asked a nurse where she is and the nurse brought him on the intensive care unit. He went in her room and saw her laying on the bed with many tubes and machines around her. He sat next to her and grabbed her hand. Then came someone in. He turned around and could see him.

"Hi, I'm Dr. Ross, are you Mr. Gibbs?"

"Yes, I am. What happened to her?"

"She was next to the bomb. She was taken to the hospital with broken ribs, a broken leg, a broken arm and brain concussion. We had to put her in an artificial coma."

"Does she wake uo again?"

"We don't know, but the odds are in her favor. If you need something you can ask me or a nurse."

"Sure, thanks doc." The doc left and Gibbs sat next ot her the whole night.

"Oh, Ziva, wake up, do me the favor and wake up." he talked to her the whole night, he told her about the last year and what happened after she left the NCIS. A nurse brought him a new coffee a few times. At 9am his phone rang and he answered it.

"Boss where are you? I thought we want to go in the hospital?"

"I'm already there, Tim"

"We're coming, boss."

He hang the call off. He looked back at Ziva. Then came the doctor. He has a smile on his mouths.

"She tries to wake up." he explained.

"But why doesn't she wake up?"

"It needs time. I come back in 30minutes." Gibbs pressed her hand harder.

"Ziva, please wake up." Then after 20minutes she opened her eyes. She sees indistinctly but she sees something.

"Gibbs?" she asked quietly. He looked up at her.

"Ziva, you're awake."

"Where am I?"

"You're in the hospital, Ziva." Then came the doctor.

"How are you?", he asked her.

"I'm fine. When can I leave?"

"Not so fast. You have to stay for a bit. First we look how you are." He ckecked her vital signs and the wounds she has. After 5minutes she fell asleep. The doctor explained, she's to weak for being awake for a longer time. Gibbs left the room and went to Tony and McGee, who arrived at the parking lot.

"Why are you already here?" Tony asked confused.

"One of the victims is..."

"Is who?"

"Is Ziva." Tony and McGee looked pretty shocked. Tony was about to ran to her but Gibbs kept him off.

"She's sleeping right now. She laid in coma. Give her time DiNozzo." they went in the hospital to look after the other victims.

After they've looked about the other victims Tony, McGee and Gibbs went to Zivas room. Slowly they came in she was about to wake up. After 15minutes she was awake.

"Hey", she said still weakly but a bit louder. Tony went to her and grabbed her hand. He kissed her hand.

"What happened to you. Ziva?". he asked worried.

"I, I don't really know, Tony. I, I was in the bank with my cousin and her daughter and, and then the guy had an explosive west around him and I, I wanted to stop him and ran, I ran to him but he kindled the dynamite. I couldn't do something. I, I couldn't do something." she tried to explain and tears rolled down her cheek. Tony wiped the tears away.

"Where is my cousin and her daughter? Where are they?", she asked.

"I'm sorry, Ziva, I'm so sorry. They are dead.", Gibbs explained her and broke one of his rules. He has 51rules and the 6th is 'Never say you're sorry. It's a sign of weakness.' But he broke it. For his little girl. He loves Ziva like his dead daughter Kelly. She's like a daughter for him. Tony and McGee looked amazed at him, they've never seen him before breaking one of his blessed rules. Ziva started crying. Loud and much and she couldn't stop. Gibbs and McGee left the room. Tony kissed her hand.

"I' here for you, Ziva. At lo levad. You're not alone, I promise you. I will never let you alone." He sat down on the edge of her bed and waited till she stopped crying. Slowly she calmed down. He wiped the tears away.

"When can I leave?", she asked him.

"I don't know, I can ask the doctor when he comes the next time." she nodded. Tony laid next to and wrapped his arm carefully around her. She fell asleep in his arms. Then came Gibbs in. He stood in the door and looked at them.

"Oh, Hey boss.", he said.

"She fell asleep?"

"Yes, she was tired."

"Okay. Tony, I know you love her."

"How...?"

"It doesn't matter. I know since a long time and I accept it as long as it doesn't affected your work. I don't know if Vance will ever bring her back to the NCIS or if she can come back to work with her injuries. But what I know is, that she needs you, Tony. You have to stay with her the next time. It won't be easy for her, but you can help her. She loves you, Tony." Then he left. Tony was speechless. How could he know about? He didn´t know what to say. How could he find out? Then came the doctor in.

"How is she?", the doctor asked.

"She's tired. She found out what happened to her family."

"Okay, I just check her vital sign."

"Doc. When can she leave?"

"Probably in a few days if she's okay."

"Okay thanks doc." Then he left. Tony staid with Ziva.

-5days later-

Tony arrived at the hospital. He came every day the last days to stay with Ziva. Today he came the last time. He was there to bring Ziva home. She could leave. He went to her room.

"Hey, ready to leave?", he cheered.

"Yes, finally.", she answered. She hates to be in hospitals. Then came the doctor in.

"Ms. David I just want to check your vital signs a last time and then you can leave.",he explained and she nodded. He checked her and all was okay. She's an intravenous line in her arn. She had to take it with her. Tony took her bags and slowly they went to the park lot. She hobbled because she couldn't tax her leg. Tony helped her in the car and they drove to his appartment. He took a few days off from work so he could stay with Ziva. Gibbs and the rest of his team tried to save the case. It's okay that Tony took a few days off because their new team member Ellie Bishop came back from her vacation as she heard what happened to Ziva. She did´t know Ziva personally. She just heard a lot about her and she knew that she was in the team before her. They arrived at Tony's apartment and went in. He helped her to manage the stairs. After 5stairs she gave up.

"Tony, please, I can't, it hurts." he picked her up carried her in the living room. He laid her on the couch.

"What do you want to do today?", he asked her.

"Not much. I'm sorry, Tony. I'm tired."

"It's okay. Are you hungry or thirsty?"

"I'm thirsty. Can I have a glass water." Tony brought her a glass water and sat down next to her on the couch. He wrapped his arms around her and soon she fell asleep. After 2hours she woke up again. Tony looked at her.

"Hey, you feel better?"

"Yes, I do. How long have I slept?"

"Mhhh. Around 2hours.", he asnwered after he looked at the clock.

"I go and take a shower." Slowly she stood up and went to the restroom. First she went on the toilet and then she undressed her clothes. She went in the shower and took the water on. She sobbed as she took the shower. The water hurts on her wounds and bruises. As fast as she could she came out. She wrapped a towel around her and sat down on the bath tub. She dried her body off and dressed her panties and sweatpants on. Then she saw the scars on her stomach. All the memories from Somalia came to her mind. She put her hands on her stomach.

"Saleem", she mumled to herself. Saleem, Saleem Ulman the man she has all the scars from. He raped and beaten her for 3months a few years ago. She has a lot of nightmares about him. All about how he raped her. It was the most worst time in her life and it still hauntes her in her dreams. She looked around the bathroom, searching for a razor blade. She couldn´t find one.

"Ziva, are you okay?", Tony asked her.

"Yes, I come in a bit." She took a deep breath and dressed a sweater on. She stood up and went back in the living room. She sat on the couch and watched TV with Tony.

I wrote this story about a year ago, so sorry for all the mistakes in there and yeah… I hope you like it anyways.