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Author's Note: This is the beginning of a series of one-shots/drabbles on various themes/topic. Sometimes they will be related, other times they won't. I hope you enjoy!!
Warning: Contains spoilers for season 6.
Tony DiNozzo had never been the type to really get jealous. Sure, sometimes he got a little envious over McGee's car, but that was about it. But something about Michael Rivkin just set him over the edge.
Ever since he'd seen that photo on Ziva's desk, he'd just had a feeling that there was more to him than she let on. And then, to have him involved in the LA case... well, that certainly did nothing to help better Tony's original impression of him. In fact, if anything, it'd made him dislike the man. So, it was only natural that Tony got jealous when Abby told him that Michael had been Ziva's partner in Mossad. After all, he'd gotten used to the idea of Ziva being his partner. Even thinking about her working with someone else, even someone like McGee, was enough to make him a bit edgy.
Tony was willing to let this whole Michael deal go, so long as it never got brought up again. Michael was Mossad, and Tony and Ziva were NCIS. All things considered, the chances of their paths crossing ever again were probably rather slim, pending Vance and his toothpick didn't find a reason to send Ziva back to Israel, or, God forbid, bring Michael to the US. But no. Michael had to go and make a pit stop in DC when he was supposed to be flying back to Israel.
That just wasn't going to fly.
As far as Tony was concerned, Ziva was Tony's partner, and no one else's. He wasn't possessive of her, but he was most certainly protective, and for some reason, Tony had a feeling this Rivkin guy was trouble. Call it a gut feeling, if you will. Of course, it didn't help that he'd gotten involved in their investigation, began murdering their suspects and was the leader of a terrorist cell. Generally speaking, that was a pretty bad track record. If Michael somehow got Ziva in trouble, there was going to be hell to pay, not just from Tony, but probably also from Gibbs, who (as far as Tony knew) told Michael to get out of the US and stay out.
Sitting at his desk,Tony looked up from his paperwork across the bullpen. Ziva was sitting there, looking completely engrossed in what she was doing. As her phone went off, Tony couldn't help but to feel a pang in his gut as he watched her open it and read what had to be a text from Michael.
Tony DiNozzo generally wasn't a jealous man. But Michael Rivkin had caused all of that to change.