Chapter 1

In Israel

Ziva David woke up to her alarm. She looked out her window and blinked due to the bright sunlight reflecting on the ocean. She left NCIS for 5 days to go on vacation. "Today is my last day of vacation. I have noting left to do, so I guess I will spend it on the beach." She grabbed her bikini and left for the beach. Since it was the middle of the summer, the sun was blazing hot, but she didn't care. Ziva stretched out in the sun and started to read her book.

Three hours later, a man came up behind her and said, "Ziva? Is that you?" Ziva winced at the sound of the man's voice. She recognized that he was her past boyfriend. After she dumped him he continued to beg her to come back. She turned over, "Oh, it's you, Brian." He smiled, "I haven't seen you in a while! I was just wondering if you wanted to go to dinner with me, please! For old times sakes."

Ziva frowned and said, "Brian… I went out with you for a week, and after that you wouldn't leave me alone." Ziva got up and packed up her stuff. As she was walking away she said, "That means it's a no!" She walked back towards her hotel room, leaving Brian looking furious. He yelled over to her, "You will pay for this! Trust me, you will!" Ziva looked back at him and said, "Brian, too bad, but you can't! I'm heading back to NCIS tonight!" Brian walked away slowly and mumbled, "If I can't have you, then nobody can."

On the plane heading towards the airport

"Please fasten your seatbelts, we are approaching our decent." As the intercom in the airplane came on with the message, Ziva looked out of the window at the night sky. Once the plane landed she got her luggage and disembarked to the airport lobby. She turned on her cell-phone and noticed that there was a threatening text message:

Ziva, if I can't have you, nobody can. You're going to be the 3rd. Be prepared =D

She looked to see who the person who sent it was, but only said Anonymous. She re-read the message and thought of who would send it. The part that read, "Ziva, if I can't have you, nobody can," made her think it could be Brian. It also had a time stamp on it, 10:09 pm. Ziva saved the message and another message popped up but this time it was a photo of a dead Marine. Another photo popped up with a picture of a map, indicating where the body was. All of a sudden her boss Leroy Jethro Gibbs came up behind her, "Ziva, you ready to go?" Ziva turned around and showed Gibbs the photos, "Yes I am ready, but I think I just found our next case." He looked towards Ziva and asked, "Was there a message with it?"

Ziva knew that if she told Gibbs there was a threatening message with it, he would want to know who it was from. She would have to tell him about Brian, but she was embarrassed because of him. She especially didn't want Tony to find out about him. Ziva shook her head, but Gibbs looked suspicious. Gibbs picked up Ziva's suitcase while she grabbed her carry-on. They both entered Gibbs's car and drove towards NCIS headquarters.

At NCIS Headquarters

"Gear up! Dead body in Georgetown! Let's roll!" Gibbs walked out of the elevator into the squad room. Tony DiNozzo and Timothy McGee got up from their desks and grabbed their guns and got into the elevator with their boss. Tony looked at his watch and yawned, "Boss, it is 11:30 pm! Isn't it kind of late?" Gibbs glared at him. He turned back towards the elevator doors as it reached their floor. He gave Tony a hard head slap and walked out to the trucks.

Tony rubbed the back of his head and walked behind McGee. Tony then said, "I call shotgun!" Gibbs smiled and got into the drivers seat. As Tony opened the door he saw Ziva sitting in the passenger's seat. "I already called shot gun." McGee and Tony smiled, "Ziva your back! Welcome home!" Tony quickly jumped into the middle seat, leaving McGee to sit in the back of the truck, as usual.

At the Crime Scene

As the team arrived at the crime scene, they noticed Ducky was already there. He was just getting the TOD (time of death) as they exited their truck. "Ah, Jethro! I just got the TOD for you. It was around…" Before Ducky could say the time, Ziva mumbled it out loud, "10:09 pm…" Tony, Gibbs, Ducky and Palmer all looked at her. McGee walked over and saw everyone staring at her and asked, "What?" Gibbs looked suspicious and said, "Ziva knew the time of death before Ducky did." Ziva blushed ever so slightly, "Lucky guess?" Ducky smiled, "Than your guess was right on, you got it to the minute!" Everyone smiled, except for Gibbs, who sipped his coffee, still looking suspicious.

NCIS Headquarters

After the team was done, they all went back to NCIS headquarters. It was 02:00 that morning, and everyone was at their desks. Everyone was still awake, except for Ziva who was falling asleep. Gibbs leaned back in his chair and stretched. He looked over to Ziva and noticed her resting her head on her hand while she typed. He watched her for a moment and studied her face. He saw that she was tried and was fighting to stay awake. She tried to stop her yawn but didn't succeed very well. Gibbs got up and walked over in front of her desk and Ziva slowly looked up, and Gibbs could tell she wanted to go home and get some sleep. "Ziva, go home, get some rest. You've had a long day and I don't need you here until 09:00." Gibbs could see the gratitude in her eyes. She thanked him and left.

The next morning Ziva arrived at NCIS at 09:00 sharp. Everyone had pulled all nighters except for her. Ziva was extremely grateful that Gibbs let her leave. The team had no clue who the murder was. At 09:59 that morning Ziva's phone went off. Ziva wasn't there at the time. Gibbs picked it up and noticed it was a text-message and photo from the murder.

Ziva, this is the 2nd murder. Your next! Prepare yourself! Brian =D

Another map popped up with the body dumping site. Gibbs swore silently under his breath and opened up her saved messages and saw the other one. Ziva walked in and noticed Gibbs with her phone. She held her breath as Gibbs turned towards her and said, "You lied to me. You did receive a message from him! And not just any message, a message telling you that he is going to kill you next!" Ziva then said, "I didn't think he was serious." Gibbs glared at her, "He killed two men! You could easily be next! Ziva, I'm sorry but I have to…"

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A/N- Cliff-hanger!!! What is Gibbs going to do? What's Brian's next move? Why am I asking you all of these questions when I know the answer? LOL.

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