Disclaimer: I don't own anything, but it would be great if I did!
Episodes: Aliyah, Truth and Consequences with a small reference to Good Cop, Bad Cop.
A/N: Are you ready for the final adventure in this saga? I know Gibbs and Ziva are both a little OOC, but hey, this is fanfiction! Also, a small warning that there is corporal punishment in this story so, if you don't like it, I suggest you look elsewhere. Anyway, Enjoy!
Miracles
Destiny Nicole Shepard-Gibbs had had one heck of a year. She had lost her mother, her family was split up and reunited, a mole was found at NCIS, a few agents were lost, she met her grandfather, and she had met her father's boss. An eventful year to say the least, but she wasn't complaining except for the feeling in the pit of her stomach that something was going to happen that would alter her life yet again.
She and her father had just got home from a long day at NCIS and her dad, Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs, decided to go down to the basement to work on his boat. Destiny took out a book and sat on one of the sawhorses in the basement to listen to her dad work as she read.
It wasn't too much longer when she heard footsteps coming to join them. A man came down the steps speaking to her father. She looked over at Gibbs and he indicated for her to go upstairs. She nodded and got up. She watched the man as she walked past him. Once upstairs she went into the kitchen and fixed herself a sandwich. She edged to the door of the basement and listened in on the conversation he was having. She felt as if it was really important. She heard how they were speaking about Vance, Leon Vance, Director of NCIS, and then about Ziva, Mossad Officer Ziva David and Destiny's godmother, and mentioned her mother, former Director of NCIS Jenny Shepard, who was murdered. She knitted her brow about the man's implications.
She heard their conversation end and the man headed up the basement steps. As he walked past, she glared at him. He smirked at her and she deepened her glare. He walked out of the house and Destiny went back down to the basement. Gibbs looked at his daughter knowing full well that she had been eavesdropping on the conversation.
"I hope you didn't say anything to him," he said.
She looked up at him and shook her head.
"Good. I don't need any more trouble from him," he murmured.
She raised an eyebrow at him. He sighed and set her up on the sawhorse.
"He's Vance's boss. You hear us talking about Sec Nav?" he asked.
She nodded and realization crossed her face.
"He's Sec Nav?" asked Destiny.
Gibbs nodded.
"I can see why mom didn't like him," she mumbled.
Gibbs grinned at her. Suddenly, his phone rang. It was Ziva calling.
"Gibbs. Ziva, slow down! What happened?" he said.
At the mention of her godmother's name her eyes flickered up to him. She tried to hear what she was saying.
"I'll be there shortly," he said and hung up.
Destiny looked at Gibbs curiously.
"We gotta go. Come on," he said.
She hopped off the sawhorse and followed him, knowing in the pit of her stomach that what had happened hadn't been a good thing. Once in the car, she turned to her dad.
"Daddy, what happened?" she asked softly.
Gibbs just shook his head and she sat back in the seat. The rest of the trip was silent until they pulled into the hospital entrance. Destiny got antsy and looked at her dad.
"Daddy, what happened?" she tried again.
He sighed.
"Tony got into a fight at Ziva's apartment. A man who Ziva had been...um…," Gibb said.
Tony was Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo and Destiny's adopted uncle.
"You mean, Michael was there? I thought he was going home. Tony told him to go home. Tony didn't hurt him did he?" Destiny interrupted.
Gibbs looked astonished at his daughter.
"How do you know Michael?" Gibbs asked.
"Ziva and I went to lunch with him a few times. She really likes him and he really likes her. Daddy, is Tony okay? Is Michael? I mean I know they didn't like each other just by the way Tony spoke about Michael, but is he okay?" Destiny rambled off.
Gibbs took a deep breath.
"Ziva can tell you, okay?" Gibbs said.
Destiny looked at her feet. She had a very bad feeling.
They got out of the hospital and headed in. Upon entering the emergency room, Destiny spotted Tony and then she saw his arm in a sling and her stomach dropped. Whatever had happened between him and Michael hadn't ended well. She got more worried. She walked over to Tony and touched his injured arm gently.
"Are you okay?" she asked him.
He nodded and ruffled her hair. She managed a smile to him and she looked through the doors and saw Ziva speaking to a doctor. She walked through the doors and stood next to Ziva. The doctor looked down at her and back up at Ziva. Ziva wrapped an arm around Destiny's shoulders. That's when Destiny caught a glimpse of the blood on her sleeve. She gasped lightly. She looked up at Ziva as the doctor walked away.
"Ziva? Wha…," Destiny started.
Ziva shook her head. She walked over to Gibbs and Destiny listened as she told him what happened. She gasped and tears fell down her cheeks. She watched them in shock as they spoke and Ziva turned to walk out. Destiny looked at her father as he turned back to her.
"I'm going with Ziva," Destiny said and followed her godmother.
She followed Ziva out to her car before Ziva turned to face Destiny.
"Where are you going?" Ziva asked.
Destiny looked up at her.
"I'm going with you, Ziva," Destiny said with tears streaming down her face, "I'm so sorry about Michael."
Ziva felt her own tears pool and opened her arms to her goddaughter. Destiny leapt into them and grasped her godmother's neck tightly.
"Thank you, Tateleh," Ziva whispered softly.
A/N: So? That was just the beginning. I hope you guys are ready for more! Let me know how I did!
Tateleh-Little Darling