It was early spring and the flowers started to receive their colours again. The birds already started to gather again in the city and began to sing. The grass wasn't white because of the frost anymore and the trees were getting greener and even light pink. The blossoms opened their leaves and no single leaf was falling to the ground anymore and the trees weren't bare anymore, there was life coming again in the nature. It was warmer than the days before, the temperature rose to numbers starting with a 'two' which meant that the flora and fauna were ready for summer.
Tony walked through the living nature, he felt so awesome. He had never spent a second for the wonderful environment he was wandering through but now he even stopped in front of the flower to smell the roses. He inhaled the flavour and picked the rose up. He was going to give it to her. He knew she liked roses. He walked through the park and didn't think about the work or the dangers. He only thought about her. Her beautifulness. Her strength. Her loveliness. And their common child. Their first child, only one week old. He would have never guessed that he had been able to produce something that beautiful. She reminded him so much on his wife. They both were the most beautiful women Tony has ever had the luck to win in his life. She was the greatest gift he has ever received from his wife, he could never stop to think about them.
He looked up to the sun and felt the smell of the nature. She also smelled like roses. He liked it so much, her flavour of roses and vanilla. Her dark brown hair. He just loved her and he felt so lucky. He didn't know how he all of sudden started to feel differently. After the wedding, together with all his friends, even Gibbs had been there, down there at the beach in Mexico. She had also been surprised that he was so romantic. The wedding and especially the birth of his child has changed him so much. He was more responsible, he was a father. Something he had wished for ages.
He walked on and listened to the tweeting birds. He had never listened to them before he had fallen in love with her. He left the green park and entered the grey city. But it didn't matter to him. He still had the green image of the trees and the nature in front of his eyes. He walked to their home, it was not far away and he liked to walk through the warm city. It was unnatural that Washington had so kind temperatures and he liked the idea of a warm summer, the first summer their child was going to experience.
He searched for his key while he walked to the front door. He stood in front of it and last time turned around to see the astonishing blue sky with those light and white clouds. He saw a bird flying. He wished he could fly, too. He didn't even notice how funny his thoughts actually were. This love had changed him so completely although he still was Tony DiNozzo. He opened the door and stepped into the hallway.
'Honey, I'm back' he shouted cheerfully. He didn't get a response. Perhaps she's upstairs, he thought.
'Honey' he shouted and walked to the living room to go up the stairs. But she was in the living room. Tony stopped. He stopped walking, he stopped breathing, he stopped living. She was there. His beautiful wife lay on the sofa, her eyes widely open, staring at him, so directly. There was fear in her eyes. Her arm hang down the couch, blood was flowing down her arm, dripping from the fingers. Tony came nearer. Her throat was slit open, the blood was still drowning out of the wound, colouring her white blouse red and also the light olive coloured carpet into a dark red-brown puddle of blood.
'No' Tony tried to breath. It was impossible. He sank down in front of his beautiful wife. His dead wife. Silent tears ran down his cheek and dropped onto the carpet in the same tact as her blood drops were falling down, so silently.
'No' he whispered again.
'Nooooo!' Tony shouted loudly.
There were thousands of questions coming into his mind. Who did this? What about their child? How did the murderer came into the house? Did she leave him in? Did she know her? Was she a target? But...why?
'Why?' Tony whispered.
'Why?' he asked louder.
'Simple: Revenge' a deep voice behind him said dryly.
Tony looked up from the body of his wife. Slowly, he stood up. He knew that voice and he knew that he had been after her. He turned around, all very slowly. He looked at him, into his face, emotionless. His dark brown eyes staring at him with any expression.
'Why?' Tony asked.
'I loved her' Dr. Ari Haswari admitted smilingly.
Tony stared at his little daughter in his arm. 'Give me Kelly back' he whispered. He wasn't able to say anything loudly. He wasn't able to scream.
'She is so beautiful' Ari said. 'So much like her' he nodded to Caitlin DiNozzo, lying dead on the sofa, her throat cut open with a knife.
'She watched it?' Tony asked silently. Ari smiled at Tony's daughter. She was looking at her father, no expression in her face, nothing.
'Yes, she didn't even started to cry' he added.
Tony did not get angry. He did not know why. 'Give me Kelly' he said and stepped forwards.
'No' Ari smiled again. 'I will take her. I will teach her. She will have a better life than with you.'
'No. You will teach her to kill. You will make a killer out of her' Tony said more loudly and with more strength.
'Yes. I loved Caitlin and I regret that I had to kill her. But it causes you pain and it makes her little child what she never was: Perfect.'
'Kate was perfect.'
'She had pity. She wasn't able to stab me in Autopsy. I wished she had. Now I will train little Kelly not to be weak. Not to have pity...if you excuse me now' Ari said and turned to go.
'Wait' Tony shouted loudly. He wanted to pick his gun but it wasn't in his holster. Ari just smiled tiredly.
'Good bye, Agent DiNozzo' he said and walked out of the door.
'No' Tony screamed and ran after him.
'After all, it is Very Special Agent DiNozzo' he screamed and grabbed Ari from behind. He tore his daughter out of the terrorist's hands. Ari wiped the blood from his lip.
'Oh' he said licking the red blood away. He struck out his right arm and hit Tony directly at his left temple. He fell down and Ari caught up little Kelly, the not even one year old daughter.
Tony hit the ground and immediately lost consciousness.
'Good bye, very Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo' Ari smiled at walked toward the door. He drove away and left the DiNozzo's house and Washington behind.
When Tony woke up he found himself in the hospital. It was all white around and it looked to sterile. He hated hospitals. He looked at the red roses in the vase. He didn't notice the beautifulness and didn't smell the nice flavour of the flower.
He didn't recognize the blossom leaves shining in its wonderful natural colour.
He would never do so again, since he has lost his two most important roses.
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