First off, my apologies about the lack of author's notes until now. This is my first songfic so please go easy on me. I'm going to have a different song for each chapter, so I just named this story Because Of You since it's the name of the first chapter. I warn you now, characters may seem a bit OOC at times, but it's just how my muse gives this stuff to me. Enjoy!

I was so hypnotized
By the smile in your eyes today
Flying free as a bird
Caught inside every word you say
I want everyone to see...

Tony continued to sit there and watch her from across the bullpen. Her face didn't show it, but he could see the smile dancing in her eyes. It was hypnotizing to him, and he became oblivious to everything around him. He didn't care who saw him staring at her. Hell, he wanted them to see. He wanted them all to notice how he got caught inside of her words. He wanted them to see how he cared for her. He wanted them to see how much he loved her.

"Tony!" He heard her sweet Israeli accent and was snapped immediately out of his thoughts. "Gibbs told us to go home. Usually you'd be the first one to leave instead of McGee. Are you alright?" Tony smiled at her. "Couldn't be better." He grabbed his backpack and shrugged it on while he continued to stare into her beautiful brown eyes. They matched perfectly with her caramel skin and dark brown hair, he thought.

This is big time
This is larger than life
See the sparks fly
When you're standing by my side
Every step, every move, everything I do
Life is beautiful because of you

Tony waited for her to get her stuff before heading to the elevator together. If this were a movie, he thought, sparks would be flying all around them, making their perfect chemistry obvious to all the viewers. But he didn't need any movie affects for him to know just how perfect they were for each other. He hoped that she would realize that everything he did was for her. She made his life beautiful, and he wanted her to know it. Not only that, but he wanted her to love him, too.

Every breath that you give
You're my sweet oxygen my friend
You made me follow it fast
So my dreams could get past the end
I want everyone to feel...

This is big time
This is larger than life
See the sparks fly
When you're standing by my side
Every step, every move, everything I do
Life is beautiful because of you

Tony leaned over and switched the elevator off. "Tony," she protested. "Ziva, just listen to me." He took a deep breath. The smell of her sweet perfume flooded his nostrils. If he could replace oxygen with anything, this would be it. "Ziva...I…." Ziva eyed him suspiciously. "You…?" she asked, waiting for him to complete his thought.

How did I survive before you came into my life?
Now I'd do anything at all, anything at all
For you
This is big time
This is larger than life
See the sparks fly
When you're standing by my side
Every step, every move, everything I do
Life is beautiful because of you
Oh all because of you
Because of you
Because of you
Everything I do
Life is beautiful because of you
This is big time
This is larger than life
See the sparks fly
When you're standing by my side
Every step, every move, everything I do
Life is beautiful because of you
Because of you

"Ziva, before you came into my life, I don't know how I made it through each day. I had nothing to look forward to. I didn't have anything worth waiting for. Now, I'd do anything for you. I don't know if you feel the same way, but all I know is that everything I do is for you. My life is beautiful because of you. I love you, Ziva."

Ziva stared at him. She didn't know what to say. Looking into his sweet blue eyes and seeing his sincerity had taken her off guard. "Well," Tony said, breaking the awkward silence that had fallen between them, "Do you feel the same way?" "Well, at first I thought you were joking. But I have to confess…"

I know what you're thinking. You're thinking, Not a cliffhanger on the FIRST CHAPTER! Well, some of you are thinking that anyway. The other 99.9% of you are saying, We all know where this is headed. She's going to say that she loves him too. Well, you might be wrong. My muse and I are undecided on what happens next. No matter what you're thinking, I'm over here saying, PLEASE REVIEW! I will update ASAP. In the meantime, tell me what you think so far! :)