T & Z: THE ELEVATOR

He woke up dazed; everything around him was dark. Dust was falling from the broken elevator ceiling. As he looked to his left her saw her lying there.

"Ziva, Ziva are you okay?" he asked repeatedly until he heard a small groan from her.

"My legs" she whimpered as he looked down and saw a giant piece of ceiling pinning her legs to the ground.

"Don't worry, I got you."

"Tony, don't move. You're bleeding. Just leave it there I'll be fine" Her hand weakly glided up to his face hovered on his cheek. She looked at him and smiled, barely able to keep her eyes open.

He looked down at her, trying to keep his face from showing how worried he was. "I'm fine, Ziva. I'm not hurt at all. Just let me do something nice for you." He propped himself up to his knees and made his way to Ziva's legs. The metal piece that landed on her was heavier than he expected. After two tries he managed to push it off of her.

"Oh god" All he could see was blood. She had multiple cuts on her legs, all deep.

"Tony, what's-what's going on?" She seemed panicked.

He turned to her quickly and stopped her from moving, holding her in his arms. "You've been cut badly, there's a lot of blood everywhere. The less you move, the better." He held her tightly as she wrapped her arms around him and began to cry.

"Ziva, we'll get out I promise you. I'll be with you every step of the way. Like you said to me, 'I'm not going without you'"

Timing couldn't have been uncannier. Moments later they heard a bang on the doors. "Tony! Ziva! YOU IN THERE?" It was Gibbs.

"Yeah, Boss! I'm fine, but we need to get Ziva help. Massive cuts on her legs."

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Tony stood next to Gibbs as they bandaged up the small cut on his forehead. "She saved my life, you know. I owe her so much"

"Like hell you do, DiNozzo. I'm just glad you are both okay."

The ambulance carrying Ziva was just about to close as a small "Tony" came from within. Tony looked at Gibbs, trying to tell him that he needed to be with her, she was his everything.

"Go." He said as he nodded in her direction. "Tony," Gibbs said as he started running to the ambulance, "Rules are meant to be broken. Don't screw this one up or I'll slap you so hard you won't remember the last ten years of your life."

Tony turned and smiled at his boss. "On it, Boss… And thanks" he said as he climbed up into the ambulance.

Ziva looked up at him, smiling weakly. "What did he say to you?" she said curiously.

"Well, it looks like I won't be leaving your side anytime soon" he chuckled as he intertwined his fingers with hers. He picked her hand up gently and kissed it.

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