Disclaimer: I don't on NCIS or any of its characters except the ones I make up.

Chapter 1

Tony pulled up in front of Ziva's apartment and parked the car. Why was he here? He knew it wasn't Ziva. He knew she would never do anything like that. He knew exactly who it was. He didn't like the guy. Not from the moment he saw the picture on Ziva's desk. Perhaps he was just jealous, but that being so he still had a bad feeling about the guy. He made his way up to Ziva's apartment hoping it was Ziva who answered the door; Hoping that Rivkin took his advice and left. He knocked on the door and to his disappointment it wasn't the Israeli he had fallen for but the one he had come to despise.

"Hello Tony." Rivkin said. His speech was slurred from one too many martinis. "Ziva isn't here but you can wait."

Tony walked in closing the door behind him. 'Great' he thought, 'he's drunk to top it all off.'

"Are you surprised to see me?" he asked.

"Not exactly." Tony answered.

"So why are you here?" He asked his speech slurring with his accent.

"I wanted to talk to Ziva but you'll do." Actually he wouldn't do because he wanted Ziva but right now he had a job to do. "You see I have information that links you to two murders in the D.C. area."

"Ah, and what information might that be?"

"Abin Tobel's laptop was accessed from this location. Michael you are under arrest for the murders of Abin Tobel and an American I.C.E. Agent." Tony said grabbing his handcuffs and his SIG.

"Good luck with that." Rivkin said smugly. He kicked Tony's SIG out of his hand and attacked him.

Tony fought back with all the strength he had. Ricking grabbed him from behind and a loud snap came from Tony's shoulder. Tony yelled as he felt the pain in his arm. 'Must of learned that one in Mossad.' Tony thought. As he tried to go for his SIG Rivkin pulled him into the coffee table. 'Shit.' Tony thought as he felt some glass wedge themselves in his leg. He scrambled for his gun and grabbed it pointing it at Rivkin.

Rivkin had gotten up off the table and was reaching for his six hour in the small of his back.

"Don't!" Tony yelled. But Rivkin continued reaching for it while walking towards Tony. Tony and Rivkin simultaneously emptied their clips.

Ziva pulled up outside her apartment and noticed the NCIS issued Charger parked at the curb. She then raised her head to see two male figures battling in her apartment. "Tony!" she yelled angrily. She ran up the stairs and heard gunshots ring out. She grabbed her weapon and raced into her apartment.

Rivkin was lying with many gunshots to the abdomen. He had a puddle of blood lying next to him. "Ziva" he gurgled before his eyes glazed over with death.

Tony lay across from Rivkin motionless. He had two gunshots to the chest, one to the abdomen and one in his leg. Ziva rushed to Tony's side and checked for a pulse. She found a very shallow pulse and began trying to stop some of the bleeding in his chest. She whipped out her phone and called for an ambulance.

"C'mon Tony!" she yelled at the man. "Just wake up and say one of your stupid movie quotes!" she screamed through her tears.

The paramedics came bursting through her door a few short minutes later. They loaded Tony onto the stretcher and went to move towards Rivkin. "Don't!" she all but yelled. "He is dead and this is a crime scene."

The paramedic nodded and left without a word. She collapsed onto her floor in a ball and let the tears fall freely from her eyes. She took out her phone and pressed number two on speed dial. "Yea Gibbs" she heard.

"Gibbs," She said as the silent tears continued to pour down her face.

"Ziva…" Gibbs said, when there was no reply he spoke again, "What's wrong?"

"Tony…" she began, "and Rivkin." She strangled out. She took a deep steadying breath before speaking again, this time slightly more composed, "Rivkin is dead and Tony is on his way to the hospital."

"I'll be right there." Gibbs said and with a click of the phone he was gone.

Ziva sat on the floor beside Rivkin's dead body waiting for Gibbs's arrival. When he arrived she had composed herself so all that was visible was the slight redness of her cheeks. With Gibbs's driving he arrived about four minutes after he hung up.

He walked right into her apartment not bothering to knock on the door. "Ziva," he said gently "c'mon" he said giving her his hand and pulling her up.

"What about Rivkin?" Ziva asked as she followed Gibbs out of her apartment.

"McGee is already on his way. "Gibbs replied as he stepped into the Charger.

The ride to the hospital was silent. Both agents were lost deep in thought. They arrived at the hospital and took two seats in the waiting room.

"Ziva," Gibbs started, "before Ducky and Abby get here," he paused thinking for a moment. "What happened Ziva?"

"I do not know Gibbs. When I arrived I saw two men fighting in the window and then I heard gunshots. When I got upstairs I found Rivkin who said my name and then died and then… then I found Tony. He… he" she took a breath trying to fight back the tears, "he had four bullets in him."

"Where?" Gibbs asked.

"Two in the chest, one in the abdomen, and one in the leg." She replied quickly.

As Gibbs was about to say something his phone rang. "Yea Abs?" he answered. "Yea, okay, see you in a bit." He said closing his phone.

"Ducky is on his way," he said addressing Ziva, "Abby just has to make a quick stop." Ziva just nodded.

Five minutes later Ducky walked through the sliding doors. "Ziva! Where is Gibbs?" The old Scotsman asked.

"He just went to go give the nurses hell." Ziva said.

"Ah" Ducky said sitting beside her. "What happened my dear?" Ducky probed.

"Oh Ducky" Ziva sighed, "I honestly do not know. All I know is Rivkin is dead and Town was shot four times."

"Oh my!" Ducky gasped.

"Hey Duck." Gibbs said as he returned to the waiting room.

"Jethro." Ducky said standing up to face the man. "Any news on Anthony?" Ducky questioned.

"No not yet. All we know is he's still in surgery."

"Ah" Ducky replied sitting back down.

The three sat in silence as they watched the hands on the clock tick by.

"I wonder what is taking Abby so long." Ziva wondered aloud.

"I believe she wa-" Ducky began but was cut short when Abby came running in holding a sleeping four year old.

"OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD!" Abby said as she ran toward them in her platform boots. "What happened?!" she asked running over to Gibbs.

"Abby, Abby!" Gibbs said putting his hands on her shoulders. "Relax."

"Gibbs! How can you tell me to relax when I don't even know what's going on! Gibbs!" Abby yelled "What happened to Tony?"

At the mention of Tony's name the toddler in Abby's arms woke up.

"Daddy?"