As Ziva walked down the metallic stairs she looked down at the desks. Truth be told, she envied them. They always knew what was going to happen. NCIS Agents would never have to go under cover for nearly two years. They would never have to go to high school, fall in love, and then move back to their home country.

They would never fall in love with someone that they would never see again.

Thinking about this she stopped and began playing with the ring on her necklace, next to her Star of David.

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"Tony, wh-what is this?" Ziva stuttered, as Tony presented her the ring.

He smiled that charming smile of his, the one reserved for her.

"It's a promise ring, ZiZi. I love you, and I want you to know that forever. I, Tony DiNozzo, love you Ziva David," he whispered and took her hands in his.

Ziva's eyes began to fill with tears. "I love you too, Tony," and passionately kissed him.

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"Hey, are you coming?" asked Gibbs, a befuddled frown on his face.

"Yes," she murmured; her mind in every place except where it should be.

Gibbs looked at her for a moment, but shrugged it off.

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When both Gibbs and Ziva arrived at the bullpen, Gibbs then walked up to McGee's desk, the aforementioned still typing, seemingly unaware that his boss was there, in front of him.

"McGee!" Gibbs yelled, and McGee sparked to attention.

"Uh, yes boss?" asked McGee.

"Go get, Abby and Ducky. Get them down here," Gibbs ordered, and McGee did as he was told.

Yet again, not giving a clue or reason as to why he was ordering his agents to bring lab techs and ME's to the bullpen.

"Sit," ordered Gibbs to Ziva, and pointed to a spare desk at the end of the aisle.

'I already don't like him,' thought Ziva and sat down to wait to prepare for what he arranged for her to do.

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When McGee, Abby, and Ducky had arrived, Ziva had already been bored enough to revert back to her daydreaming.

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"Tony, what are you thinking?" laughed Ziva. It really was hard to be mad at this man.

"C'mon Ziva, you have to let loose, be a free spirit," yelled Tony, emphasizing this by spreading his arms like a bird.

They were at a secluded lake, found by Tony when he was younger. There was a cliff fifteen feet above, and though it was not very high, Ziva was reluctant to jump.

"C'mon, I'll jump with you, ZiZi," offered Tony, his eyebrows raised.

"Fine," giggled Ziva and made her way towards Tony.

He crouched down, and said "C'mon, climb on," his voice was unusually gentle.

Clad in turquoise bikini, she climbed on to Tony, looping her arms around his neck.

He then jumped off the cliff, and he could hear her gasp in his ear.

God, he loved this girl.

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"Officer David," Gibbs spoke and she would've jumped out of her seat if not for her Mossad training that had restrained her to her seat.

"Yes?" she asked, not wanting to start a conversation with Gibbs.

"Get up, and meet the team," she did as was told and made her way to the center of the bullpen where she saw the two agents that were there when she had come in, McGee and whoever occupied the now empty desk. There was also another woman, about her age with her raven-black hair pulled back into a pair of pigtails. She was wearing a black pleated mini skirt and a blouse with a skull on one side. Her fire-engine red boots clacked as she paced around. There was an older man next to her dressed in a traditional suit with a blue bowtie.

'Well', she thought, 'I might not mind working with these people.'

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I'm sorry about the last chapter. You're right, it was too short. I hope this might make up for it.

-Alyss