Title: Terror Ignited

Rating: T (for now)

Spoilers: none so far

Disclaimer: i dont own NCIS or any of the characters, i'm just borrowing them with the promise that they will be returened before the new season starts and returned in good condition...i said that but uhh...well ill make sure theyll be returned.

A/N: Hey readers, vamp here, im back. this is the combined seqeul of Playing with fire and How. i originally planned to have seperate seqeul fics for both but after some thinking i figured that i might end up using the same elements and to save time and make it better, i combined them into one big better, hopefully great sequel. I know some have you have been waiting a long time, especially since Playing with Fire ended with a few questions that i promised will be answered here, but now the wait is over.

So with out further ado heres the first chapter of Terror Ignited.

(oh and excuse any mistakes i make, ill try to fix and avoid them)

Chapter 1

"Now stay asleep till morning Talia."

McGee walked into the nursery holding his 5 month old daughter in his arms. Being so young, Talia had a strong set of lungs. So strong in fact, McGee doubted they needed the baby monitor to wake him up or know when she's awake herself.

McGee volunteered to get up and make the bottle for her and after twenty-five minutes of feeding, burping and singing, Talia finally fell back to sleep.

He stood by the doorway looking at the room, Talia head on his shoulder breathing lightly. McGee was almost afraid to even cough in fear that he'll wake her up again.

Passing the other crib, he looked at her side of the room. It was painted pink and purple with emphasis on being girly and (despite McGee's and Ziva's protest) with a touch of goth thanks to Abby. The moon from the window was the only light that entered the room creating a comfortable glow on Talia's crib.

Being very careful as so not wake her, McGee placed Talia in her crib and put her blanket over her. Talia stirred a bit then tried to turn onto her stomach but was stopped by McGee who turned her back and placed the pillow they used to stop her against her body.

"Talia you know can't sleep on your stomach," McGee whispered.

Talia let out a soft sigh as if to respond to her father causing McGee to chuckle.

"Already your trouble," he said.

McGee stood by her crib and watched her as she slept and gently ran his finger on her name engraved on the crib's headboard, one of the gifts from Gibbs. He remembered how beautiful she looked when she was born and how he never wanted to let her go when he held her, almost reluctant to hand her to Ziva. The couple couldn't help but tear up when they were with her and almost panic when they weren't. Even now, they both were very protective of her ever since…

McGee turned around and looked at the other crib in the room. He didn't mean for the thought to enter his mind but his reminiscing brought it up. He walked over and placed his hand on railing as he peered into the empty crib, running his hands across the letters that formed DANIEL across the headboard. It was as if the room suddenly became quiet, as if McGee didn't notice any of the ambient noise until it was now gone. Try as he might, he couldn't stop the tears welling up in his eyes or the feeling in his chest wanting him to break down and cry.

The other side of the nursery was blue and green to give a boyish feeling. They had the entire nursery ready a month before the birth, which was fortunate for them because it was a premature birth. They had their new house bought a month before that. They felt everything was perfect, a hospital and a doctor ready for when the time came, the nearest pediatrician for when the twins got older. As tony once said they are as prepared as any parent can get. Even Gibbs had to admit how amazed he was to hear how prepared they was, though he still insisted it's never enough when you have a child, but McGee and Ziva were none the less felt ready and excited for the upcoming day when they got to bring their new family to their new home. Unfortunately only one of the cribs could be used when they got home.

McGee pushed the thought out of his head and walked back to Talia, who was still sleeping peacefully in her crib. He bent down and lightly kissed her forehead causing her to stir a bit but not wake up. He remembered when he was with Ziva trying to comfort her and how they both promised Talia that they will protect her and always love her twice as much. He vowed to keep his promise.

He walked to the door, opened it all the way and was putting the stopper under it when he heard a soft cry coming from one of the cribs. He quickly looked up at Talia's crib but she was still asleep with no sign of ever having woken up. He then heard a soft sigh behind him. He turned and looked at the other crib but it was empty as it's always been.

Chalking it up to drowsiness, McGee let it go and left the nursery. He was rubbing his eye when saw Ziva standing by their bedroom door looking a little worried.

"What are you doing out of bed," McGee asked smiling.

"You were taking a little long," Ziva replied, "I just got a little worried."

"It wasn't that long. At least we didn't have to stay up watching late night talk shows again."

Ziva smiled as she remembered how she and Tim have practically become fans of Conan O'Brian.

"She was just being a little fussy," McGee explained, "but she's fine. Now come on, time for us to go back to bed."

McGee grabbed Ziva's hand and led her to their bed. Ziva curled up against McGee and held his hands that have wrapped around her waist. McGee kissed her hair and closed his eyes giving in to the sleep that overcame them both.

A/N: there you go. chapter 2 will be up as soon as i can do it. i hoped u liked this chapter and the new character i introduced. i was thinking that after this i will do like a spinoff or sequel fic of McGee and Ziva with their daughter Talia, and maybe even an prequel/orgin fic of Talia and Daniels birth. if i get enough request for it then ill do it as soon as im done here, or maybe during.

a lil side note, while writing this i listened to Baby love child, all futurama fans will already know that song and maybe why i used it lol

Till then, leave a review. each review i get makes me wanna get on a table and dance.