"Petty officer dead 10 miles from Dulles, grab your gear." Tony scooped up his backpack and followed Gibbs and McGee to the elevator. It was just them again, since Bishop had returned to the NSA. Her joint duty assignment with NCIS was over. It reminded Tony of the day after Jenny's death, when Ziva's liaison position was terminated…
Ziva…
"DiNozzo! Pay attention!" Gibbs smacked him, hard, which brought Tony back to the present. He muttered a disclaimer and slid into the car.
When they arrived, Tony was the first one out of the Charger. He didn't really want Gibbs slapping him again. Tony and Gibbs left McGee with the gear and walked toward the police tape, camera and coffee in their respective hands. When Tony got a look at the body, he had to choke back tears. The woman was obviously Israeli, young and pretty. She had long, curly dark brown hair in a ponytail and was small but clearly fit. She wore a Star of David necklace and a black shirt and cargo pants.
Gibbs, Tony, McGee, Ducky and Palmer stood around the body. Their faces were those of sadness and shock. Then, Tony let out a small sob and sank to the ground, covering his face with his hands. Gibbs crouched beside him while the others took one look at Gibbs's face and left.
"Tony?" his boss asked gently.
"I'm… rule 6. Never mind." Tony managed. He looked around at the random suburban road, trying in vain to get his mind off Ziva. Then he realized. There was something special about this road, this intersection.
Flashback
"Well, then I should catch her before she leaves" Tony took his partner's hand gently, "You know, thank her." She smiled at him. "Tony, I-" A loud crash. The car spun to the side "ZIVA!" Tony screamed her name. The car skidded to a halt. Right before he fell unconscious, Tony managed to reach out and brush her hand.
"Oh my god. I- I-" Gibbs looked at his senior agent, concerned. "Tony. You can tell me."
"This is the intersection where, where we got into that car crash courtesy of Bodnar. Gibbs, we almost died here, and then a woman that looks just like Ziva-"He broke off, lapsing into silence. "Look, I know it's not a coincidence, and I think Mossad's involved.
"How do you get that?" Gibbs asked.
"This was in my mailbox about a week ago." Tony said quietly and pulled a piece of paper out of his pocket. Gibbs unfolded it slowly. It revealed a list titled 'I Will'. Written in large letters were the words 'I need you.' The penciled words of 'visit America' 'have a boy and a girl' and 'be a ballerina' were crossed out in marker below it, replaced by the words 'stop this for him'. Ziva's list.
-END OF CHAPTER 1-