Chapter 1

"ZIVA!" Tony yelled as he jumped in front of Ziva pushing her out of the aim of .44 Remington Magnum Revolver. The bullet went straight through his shoulder. He yelped in pain as blood poured from his shoulder with every heartbeat...

"TONY!" Ziva cried out as the armed hooded figure ran into the dark shadowed silhouettes of the forest green trees. Running towards Tony, who was now lying on the floor clutching his right shoulder in pain, to see if he was conscious or not, she suddenly stopped as she was by him and started crying. Tony was shocked to see Ziva - his ninja crying. Grabbing Tony's phone out of his left pocket she dialled 911.

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One month Earlier

Ziva's POV

My dad - Eli David, director of Mossad - handed me a grey folder. Opening the folder I saw that it was full of photos. Photos of me and Tony. Together, on dates, at his apartment snuggled up on the couch and one when we were both cuddled up on his bed lying in a peaceful sleep. I turned to look at my father who had now taken a seat behind his old oak desk and was looking at me in a serious manner.

"What is this about?" I asked him throwing the folder on the desk spilling its contents on the floor at the same time.

"What you have done since being in Washington!"Eli answered sternly.

"That has nothing to do with you does it? This is my life and I am old enough to make my own decisions."

"Obviously not the right ones."

"How did you even get these photos?" I asked pointing towards the scattered pieces of paper on the floor. "Actually don't answer that, you have probably had people spying on me this entire year."

Eli stood up, the chair screeching against the wooden floorboards, he took a step towards me. I stepped backwards keeping the distance between us.

"I have had enough of this! I'm going back to D.C. Back to Tony!" I yelled at him while turning and walking out of the door.

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Tony's POV

"Mornin' McGee, Boss!" I said as I walked into the quiet bullpen.

"Grab your gear, dead girl in the park next to the Navy Yard." My boss Leroy Jethro Gibbs orded whilst entering the bullpen with a coffee in his hands.

"Why are we investigating a homicide if they aren't Navy or Marine Boss?" McGee asked his boss when he was grabbing his Sig and bag.

"Because she has a letter for one Special Agent Anthony Dinozzo NCIS in her pocket!"

"Me, Boss why does she have a letter for me in her pocket?" I asked butting into the conversation when hearing my name .

"I don't know Dinozzo, but that's what we are going to find out, I was only just told by the FBI and they handed the investigation over to us.. Hurry up and get the car ready and call Ducky McGee."

Grabbing my bag I ran towards the elevator and stood waiting anxiously for the rest of the team.

When we arrived at the crime scene I walked up to the body. She was very young, probably just turned twenty maybe a little older. She had long brown curled hair and brown/hazel eyes. She looked familiar. Thinking to myself of who she looked at, I turned to look at her face again, that'sts when I saw the resemblance, like sisters, of Ziva David. I thought that it couldn't be. Ziva, last year, told me all about her family, she had a stepbrother, Ari Hawari; whom she killed and not Gibbs, and a sister, Tali who she told me was dead. Although she then found out that she was alive and in hiding from Director David of Mossad. I had never met her though only heard about her and saw photos of her, Ziva and Ari when they were all younger. I was the only person Ziva had ever told about Tali. Freezing I stopped and stared at the body again. Wondering if this was Tali David. If it was then what did she want with me.

"DiNozzo, do you know this girl?"Gibbs asked.

"No!" I said probably a little to quickly. Nobody knew that me and Ziva were dating and that we were in love. Or even that I was going to propose. That was before she was orded back to Israel, back to Mossad, back to her father.

Narrative POV

Ziva had gotten a text of an anonymous ID confirming that they were Tali, her younger sister. the text had informed her that she was in DC and about to visit Tony with a letter of some kind. Ziva had said to meet her in DC. This was now a week after the argument with her father about Tony.

She was about to leave the house and meet Tali in the park when she overheard on the news that a murder. I the park where she was meant to meet her sister and the girl whom had been murded had been described as exactly the same description of her sister. She then decided to wait to see if she would call or text her. But she didn't. All different scenarios were running though her mind.

Was Tali dead? Who killed her if she was? Did anyone even know she was alive?

The day after she turned into CNN again and saw her sisters picture on the screen. The TV was on silent so she couldn't hear the last thing. She just watched but seeing her only sisters photo on the screen. She turned up the TV volume up and she started crying as soon as she heard that she was dead. She was still unknown to the public. A Jane Doe. That was the second time she had ever cried in her life. The first was when she had to leave to go back to Tel Aviv since her father had cancelled the Liaison officer at NCIS and wanted her back for a mission. It wasn't even a mission he only wanted her back so he could keep an eye on her. He felt like she may have grown to close to a certain Co-Worker, Anthony DiNozzo.

Ziva's POV

I grabbed my coat and phone as well as my knife and Sig. Yes I still had my Sig issued to me still, and walked out of my apartment. I walked - or more liked jogged to the crime scene where the body was found.

When I entered the park, I noticed that the FBI wasn't there but NCIS. I jogged around the park and saw the scene which was taped off by the lake. Looking towards the investigation team I noticed that it was Gibbs' team. Jethro Gibbs, Tim McGee, Ducky, Palmer and Anthony DiNozzo.

I stopped. Staring at Tony, he hadn't changed a bit.

I only turned around and started to carry on jogging back to my apartment when Tony had turned around, looking in my direction.

Tony's POV

Gibbs had sent us all even Ducky and Palmer to the crime scene on check we didn't miss anything. A drop of blood, a bullet or another letter. After twenty minutes I felt like I was being watched. I turned around. I was right. A young woman was watching us.

"Ziva?" I said in almost a whisper. Thinking it was too quiet for anyone to hear, but I was wrong.

"What did you just say DiNozzo? It sounded like you said Ziva!" Gibbs asked me.

I quickly turned around.

"What?"

"Did you say Ziva?"

"NO, why would I say Ziva. She is in Tel Aviv."

Gibbs then turned to look in the direction I was looking in. The direction in which Ziva was.

I am sure he knew it was her. She had the same hair (style and colour) and the same build as her.

"OK then. Everyone back to the Navy Yard there's nothing else here." Gibbs orded everyone. Of cause they all went back. It was the middle of winter and we were all standing in the freezing cold weather looking for things we knew weren't here.

I was still standing in the same place I was when I was talking to Gibbs. Except I had now turned back around and was looking at the woman running out of the park.

"You coming DiNozzo?" Gibbs asked me.

"No, I might take a break now go out get something to eat and get some coffee." I replied.

"OK, just be back in an hour!"

When Gibbs had left I ran towards the woman and followed her until we reached her apartment complex.

Narrative POV

As Ziva jogged back to her apartment. Although she felt and knew somebody was following her she carried on instead of turning around and looking at whoever it was.

By the time she arrived at her new apartment someone called her name.

"ZIVA!" They shouted for a second time. Ziva turned when she heard her name twice.

"Tony?" Ziva questioned in a whisper.

Tony ran up to Ziva and embraced her in a warm loving hug.

"Tony, why were you following me?"

"Wondering if it were you. Why didn't you tell me you were back?"

"I only got back yesterday."

"I know you must have only just got back, but you still should have called."

"I know, I'm sorry, I should have called but then I saw on the news that NCIS were investigating a homicide on a girl. Why are you investigating this case anyway?"

"Cause the woman had a letter addressed to me in her bag."

"She had a letter addressed to you? Have you found out who the woman is?"

"No we have been running her prints all day, Abba hasn't had a match yet. Do you know who it is?"

"Why do you think I know?"

"Because you look upset, confused and she looks a lot like you."

"I don't know I never saw her."

"How old is Tali now?"

"You said you wouldn't tell anyone. Have you?"

"No don't worry. Nobody knows that she is still alive."

"Would you like to come up?"

"Yeah thanks Zee."

He grabbed her hand as the started to walk into the apartment complex, hoping that she wouldn't kill him. Instead she intertwined their fingers together and carried on walking until the reached apartment 3B. She only let go of his hand to get her key from her pocket (as she went jogging she didn't bring a bag) and unlocked the door. Inside were only a few boxes.

"The rest of my stuff will be here in two days." Ziva told Tony.

"So have you heard from Tali?"

"Yeah that is why I was wondering why you were investigating the case. She had a letter addressed to you and she told me to meet her in that park!"

Ziva looked as she was about to burst into tears. By the time she caught her breath again his arms were around her and she had nestled her head into him.

"Have you tried calling her?"

"Yeah"

"God I missed you Zee!"

"I know Tony. I missed too!"

He then closed his eyes and started to lean closer to her face. She could feel his warm breath against the skin on her face. Closing her eyes, Ziva lent forward closing the gap between them, and her lips met his in the middle.

He deepened the kiss and somehow ended up on Ziva's bed. They only broke the kiss when the need for air was too much. He climbed off her and stood up.

"What is the matter Tony?" Ziva asked.

"Ermm... I have to be back at work or Gibbs is going to kill me!"

"Do you want a lift back to work. I know you don't like to run?"

"Yeah thanks a lot."

By the time they are at NCIS, Ziva pulls up before they are at the gate - not wanting anyone to see her go in the base. Tony leans over to her a gives her a kiss.

""Bye I will call you later!"

"Bye. I will have to finish unpacking the boxes that are in my apartment. But I will have my mobile on me"

Tony stands watching as she pulls away, driving to her new apartment.

Tony's POV

It had only been an hour since Ziva dropped me off at NCIS, however it felt like forever. I grabbed my cell phone out of my pocket and dialled her number. After a couple of rings she picked up.

"Shalom Tony." Ziva said as she answered the phone.

"Hey, I said I would call. I'm bored can't be bothered with paperwork."

"Where is everyone?"

"Well McGee is with Abs and Gibbs is up with Director Shepard now."

"I have only just finished unpack the boxes which were in my apartment."

"About that, Do you want me too pick you up at 7?"

"For what exactly?"

"Pizza and a movie at mine"

"Yeah I would like that"

"I love you."

"Love you too Tony."

"Tony stop making personal calls when your meant to be working!" Gibbs told me sternly whilst walking down the stairs from the directors office.

"Sorry gotta go Gibbs caught me on my cell." Tony informed Ziva.

"That's OK. So I will see you at 7?"

"Yeah I will pick you up. Bye, Love you"

"Bye Tony, Love you too!"

I flipped my phone closed after ending the call.

"So who was that? What's her name?" Gibbs asked me.

"Nobody just some girl I'm going out with tonight."

Gibbs opened his mouth as if he was going to continue the conversation, but was interupted by Abby running into the bullpen.

"I have a match!" Abby yelled.

"A match on what?" I asked her.

"The dead girls name. The one who had the letter for you!"

"Who is she then?"

"Tali David!"