TIDES
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notes: A drabble series following Ziva from the show's beginning. I'm working on the idea that Ziva was a big part of Kate's story line whether Kate knew it or not. The show itself implies as much.
The title, tides, is a reference to the distance between Israel and the USA; the way life can change; and the difference between Ziva as she was, and Ziva as she is.
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point of no return. (ncis)
ari, ziva; jethro, kate
Ari comes in the dead of night
written for ncisdrabble100, challenge 1 (yankee white). no copyright infringement intended.
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Ari comes in the dead of night. He brings nothing with him but his intentions; takes nothing with him but her sleep. Ziva bolts upright in the bed and comes eye to eye with her brother. She does not scream.
He explains the job to her very slowly, as though she is a child. He does not whisper, only speaks lowly and precisely. He is firm. He is cold.
Ziva does not answer him; he leaves.
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Worlds away, Jethro Gibbs offers Caitlin Todd a new job. Only later does it become clear that this is her point of no return.
tbc.