A/N: Inspired by this crazy winter storm that left me cooped up in my house for 3 days! For now it's a oneshot but I don't know we'll see how people take to the story. R&R! :]
Disclaimer: Yea yea we all know I don't own NCIS and any of its characters. Trust me if I did, Tiva would've been a couple a looooong time ago. Isabella and Nahla are mine though :]
It had already been 3 days since the massive winter storm had hit Washington D.C., and many of the cities' schools, businesses, and agencies had been shut down since then, including NCIS and the private school that Isabella Noel DiNozzo attended. For three days Tony, Ziva, and Isabella had nothing to do but stay inside. Nearly a foot of snow had fallen nonstop, and the temperatures had hit record lows.
Now Isabella sat on top of her bed in her room, bored as can be. The family dog, Nahla-named after Simba's best friend from the Lion King-a beautiful full bred Husky with blue eyes, sprawled herself across the bed as well, taking up most of the room.
"Nahla, I'm really, really, bored," Isabella stated. Nahla perked her head up and stared into Isabella's emerald green eyes with impossibly long, dark, curly eyelashes. "I thought snow days were supposed to be fun, but all I've done is watch movies with Daddy. I'm tired of James Bond. I wanna snowball fight!" Nahla tilted her head slightly as if trying to understand what the little girl was saying. "Come on, let's get ready." Isabella jumped off her bed and went to her closet to start putting on her snow clothes. By the time she went downstairs to her snow coat and snow boots from the coat closet, she was all set. Ziva, who was in the kitchen making lunch, spotted her first while Tony dozed on the couch in the den.
"Isabella Noel, where are you going?" Ziva asked calmly.
"Outside to have a snowball fight."
"Who are you going to have a snowball fight with?"
"Nahla," Isabella said smiling. "Nahla get down here, time to go outside!" Nahla came bounding down the stairs, her tail wagging and barking excitedly.
"Sssshhhh Nahla some people are trying to sleep here," Tony said groggily from the couch. Ziva giggled. "Bella it is way too cold outside still and I do not want you to catch a chill." Ziva said sternly. "Cold Mama," Isabella said. "Yes, I know it is cold that is why I do not want you going outside still." "No Mama," Isabella said laughing. She always found her mothers' absentmindedness at American idioms hilarious. "It's catch a COLD not catch a chill." Ziva rolled her eyes playfully. 'She is her father's daughter,' she thought.
"Aw come on Zee-vah we've been cooped up in this house for days. Let's go outside and make a snowman!" Tony had now gotten up from the couch and gone to the closet to start putting on his snow gear.
"Please Mama pleaaaaaaaaase?" Isabella pleaded wrapping herself around Ziva's left leg. "Yea Mom, please can we go pleaaaaaaaaase?" Tony had now kneeled down so he was short enough to wrap himself around Ziva's waist, nearly knocking all three of them over in the process. Nahla even joined in on the fun, jumping up on Ziva licking her face excitedly. Being trapped by her fiancé, daughter, and dog, Ziva finally gave in. "All right, all right, we can go have a snow war or whatever you call it." "Yay! Thank you Mama!" Isabella said, her long sandy brown curls bouncing with joy. She ran back to the closet and proceeded to put on her snow boots and snow coat with her extra pair of gloves.
"Come on Ziva, let's go outside and have some fun! I know you're going crazy being in this house all day just as much as I am." Tony said wrapping his arms around Ziva's waist so his face was only inches away from hers. "Tony I have not even finished cooking yet," Ziva started to say. "Eh, the cooking can wait, let's go freaking play!" Ziva sighed defeatedly. "You know sometimes I swear I have two seven year olds instead of one." "We love you too," Tony replied sporting his famous DiNozzo grin. He placed a great big kiss on Ziva's lips and threw her over his shoulder making her squeal in surprise.
"Tony what are you doing?" she asked in between laughs.
"We're going outside! It's snow time!"
"Well, I need to at least put my proper snow stuff on, unless you want me to freeze."
"Fine, fine, but hurry Bella and Nahla are already beating us!" He set Ziva down and raced out the front door to see Nahla chasing Isabella playfully and rolling around in the snow, happy as can be. "Snowball time!" Tony yelled grabbing Isabella from behind and throwing her over his shoulder. She giggled and screamed with delight as Tony ran around their snow filled front yard in circles, Nahla following behind them barking happily. Finally he set her down.
"That was fun Daddy! Is Mama coming out to play with us too?"
"Yeah, she's just getting changed," Tony said wiping a curl out of Isabella's face. "But in the meantime, we can do his," he said gathering a little handful of snow and throwing it in the air. Bella gasped and then laughed running behind a bush to take cover. "War has been declared!" she shouted. She then carefully gathered up a handful of snow and made a nice, tight little snowball. She stuck her head out from behind the bush and saw Tony trying to make the biggest snowball he could. She gave a sly grin, took aim, and threw the little snowball with all her might. It landed perfectly, right smack on the side of Tony's head, causing him to lose his footing and fall over. Isabella came out from the behind the bush and nearly toppled over from laughing so hard.
"You threw that Bella?" Tony asked. She nodded happily showing off a smirk almost identical to Ziva's. 'Yup, she is definitely Ziva's little ninja of a daughter. My aim isn't even that good!'
"Good job Bella, you got it on the first one," Ziva said laughing as she came outside finally dressed in her proper attire.
"Oh really Miss David," Tony said slyly making another snowball, his eyes never leaving Ziva's.
Ziva took cover behind the bush with Isabella whispering something in her little ear that made them both giggle.
"Hey no fair, how come I don't get a partner?" Tony asked.
"Girls against boys Daddy!"
"Well at least let me have Nahla or something!"
"Nahla's a girl too Dad," Isabella giggled.
"Fine it's o, I don't need a partner anyway. I'll beat you both all by myself. Just watch."
While Tony gave his little speech, Ziva and Isabella were busily making snowballs. Now they waited for the perfect moment.
"Oh yea Mr. DiNozzo will have the sweet taste of victory today! Did I ever tell you I was the master at snowball fight wars back in high school and college?" Tony continued to gloat while Ziva had already devised a plan. She and Bella had both grabbed a snowball and waited for the perfect moment.
"Ok Bella, on three," Ziva whispered. Bella nodded her head excitedly. "One…two…THREE!"
Bella and Ziva started throwing snowballs ferociously at Tony not even giving him a chance to retaliate. The snow wars went on until he finally waved an imaginary white flag, signaling his surrender. His two ninja's had defeated him, fair and square.
"Let's build a snowman now!" Isabella said excitedly.
"Now that I can say for a fact, I am an expert in." Tony stated matter of factly. Ziva laughed and then started helping Bella roll one of their extra snowballs into a bigger ball. "I got the bottom ball!" Tony shouted. About half an hour later, an almost complete snowman stood on their front lawn.
"He needs a face and arms now." Isabella said. She gathered up some stray rocks and placed them on the top ball so the snowman had a cute lop-sided smile, a nose, and eyes.
"Hmm, I think he is missing something," Ziva said tapping her chin.
"Arms!" Isabella said opening her arms as wide she could.
"Of course! We can't have a snowman an armless snowman!" Tony said overdramatically.
"Well, those branches from the tree are pretty loose." Ziva said.
"Well I'm tall, but not that tall so Bella's gonna help me out." Tony said.
Isabella giggled while Tony kneeled down so she could climb on his shoulders. Ziva instinctively stood behind them and had one hand on Bella's back and the other on Tony's…just in case.
Isabella grunted and groaned and stretched her arms out as far as she could but the tree was still too high. "Jump Daddy I still can't reach!" Tony jumped but with the extra weight on his shoulders, he lost his balance.
"Whoooooa!" "Aaaahhh!" "Bella, Tony!"
Ziva grabbed onto Tony's side to try and balance him out but instead caused all three of them to fall into the snow. They stood quiet for a couple seconds then burst out laughing. Nahla worriedly came running to their aid and started sniffing and licking away at them all.
"Are you ok Bella?" Ziva asked.
"Yeah, I landed on top of Daddy," Bella said brushing the snow off her coat.
"Are you ok Tony?"
"Oh me? I'm fine. The freezing cold snow broke my fall."
Ziva smirked and helped Tony to his feet. "I think it is time to go inside now."
"Yeah I'm starving! Come on Nahla let's go eat!" Isabella said running towards the front door.
"Remember leave all your stuff in the entrance!" Ziva called.
Soon they were all inside the kitchen, dry, and eating a warm delicious lunch of spaghetti and meatballs, a favorite of Tony and Isabella. Bella and Tony wolfed down their first servings and went back for more while Ziva was fine with her medium sized portion. Nahla was in her own world, eating away at her dog food, moving the bowl back and forth. After they all finished eating and the dishes were washed the family of three was very worn out.
"Mama can we watch a movie?" Bella asked.
"Sure go put it on."
"Yay! Ok."
"Ooooh James Bond time yes!" Tony said playfully.
"No Daddy were gonna watch Belle. We watched James Bond all day yesterday."
"Ok ok fine we'll watch your Disney Princess stuff." Tony said tickling Bella. Bella laughed and wriggled her way out of her dad's grasp so she could put on the movie. Beauty and the Beast was her favorite movie of all time.
When the movie was all set up in the den, Bella snuggled next to Ziva on the couch, placing her head in her lap while Ziva played with Bella's curls. Tony settled on the other side of Ziva, his arm wrapping easily around her, while Nahla chewed on her bone in her doggy bed at the foot of the couch. About half an hour into the movie Ziva noticed that Isabella had completely knocked out and was snoring ever so slightly.
"Yup, she is definitely your daughter," Tony said playfully. Ziva swatted his arm.
"Well, looks like she had a pretty fun day." Tony softly.
"Yes, she did, our beautiful little girl," Ziva said brushing the curls out of Isabella's sleeping face.
"There's nothing like a snow day in with my two favorite ladies," Tony said placing a kiss to Ziva's lips.