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"Tony stop it" giggled Ziva as they walked along the icy pavement away from their suspects house. He was acting typically childish as he threw snowballs at her.

As she dodged yet another handful of snow, Ziva felt her foot slide on the ice beneath her and all of a sudden she found herself in the middle of the deserted road. Shaking the snow from her hair she got painfully to her feet while Tony killed himself laughing.

No sooner had she got to her feet when a car came hurtling around the corner. There was barley time for her brain to register what was about to happen. She put her hands in front of her dace in a vain attempt to protect herself as the car slammed into her body, sending her slim frame crashing over the bonnet, before flying through the air, strangely graceful, and landed some 20 meters away from where she had started.

Tony watched in horror. "ZIVA" he yelled, rushing towards her lifeless form which was huddled in a heap on the snowy ground.

He was already on the phone calling an ambulance. The calm voice on the other end was strangley irritating as he fed her what he knew. "Female, age 27, hit and run accident. She's still breathing. There's a large laceration on her head which is bleeding profusely. Her leg is at a funny angle and it looks like she landed on her shoulder."

Tony didn't dare to move her as he clamped his hands over her ears to keep her head still. He had stretched his fingers out and kept track of her pulse at the same time. It was faint and erratic, but at least it was still there.

Crouched in the damp snow, Tony could have cried with relief when he heard an ambulance siren, shrieking in the distance.

Two paramedics got out and hurried towards them, bundling him out of the way. They log rolled Ziva onto a stiff spinal board and secured her head in a brace. She was covered in warm blankets and an oxygen mask was clamped over her face.

Together, they lifted her into the ambulance and Tony got in beside her. As one of the paramedics checked her pulse, pupil reaction and goodness knows what else Tony held her hand, alternating between pleading and bargaining with her to wake up. It didn't work.

At Bethesda Naval Hospital, Ziva was bundled away from him. There had been a team of doctors and nurses waiting for her arrival and they took her through an ominous looking pair of white double doors.

He sank down into one of the uncomfortable waiting room chairs as everything around him seemed to go by in slow motion.

"Mr DiNozzo?" Tony looked up. It was a small pretty nurse. "I just wanted to let you know that Miss David has been taken into emergency surgery. I don't know what her condition is but you will be told as soon as we have something to tell you. There is a small family room where you can wait and her next of kin has been contacted."

"Thanks" he replied following her up a short flight of stairs and into a room with two sofas, a couple of chairs and a coffee table. There were a handful of kids toys in one corner and magazines heaped on the coffee table.

Gibbs, McGee, Ducky and Abby are down in Abby's lab when Gibbs' phone rings:

"Gibbs"

"Is this Mr Leroy Jethro Gibbs?" asked the voice on the other end of the line.

"Yeah"

"Mr Gibbs, my name is Marion Dunlow. I work at Bethesda Do you know a Ziva David?"

"Yeah I'm her boss. What's happened to her? Is she alright?

The others heads snapped up to look at Gibbs, knowing that there was something wrong with Ziva.

"Miss David was involved in a hit and run accident earlier this evening. I'm afraid I don't know much about the extent of her injuries but it is serious. She has been rushed into emergency surgery."

"I'm on my way" he snapped hanging up. He looked at his team who were now starting to worry. "Ziva's been hit by a car. The woman on the phone couldn't tell me anything other than it's serious."

They jumped into action, their case forgotten as they grabbed coats and met a few minutes later at the car. Gibbs was driving so what should have been a 20 minute drive, only took 10.

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