Ziva picked up her phone, and dialed Eli David's private line.
"Shalom"
"Shalom, Eli"
"Ziva is that anyway to talk to your father?" he asked. Ziva knew he hated anyone calling him by his first name; it made him feel weak.
"My father died when I joined Mossad. Now I know you're busy, so I'll be brief. Why the hell do you have a Mossad agent asking about a dead Navy Captain?"
"That's classified"
"Like hell it is. You know the rules; no foreign intelligence agency can enter a country without authorization. Now, I can arrest your Mossad agent and I will unless you tell me why you were investigating a naval officer"
The tone in her voice made it clear that she would not hesitate to do as she threatened.
"All right Ziva. He had been smuggling weapons out of Tel Aviv, and supplying them to a man in the U.S. We intercepted a call that he's to meet the man in ten hours, at a warehouse on 10th street"
"Thank you Eli. We'll take care of them; just get your Mossad agent out of the U.S."
"All right Ziva, he'll be out by the morning. Shalom"
"Shalom, Eli"
Ziva hung up her phone, and turned to Gibbs.
"Apparently our Captain was smuggling arms out of Tel Aviv. He's supposed to meet his buyer at a warehouse on 10th street in ten hours. The Mossad agent was following him, but he'll be gone by morning"
"Good work Ziva. Let's be sure we're waiting for his buyer"
Ten hours later…
"Gibbs, I've got a black SUV coming into the lot", Tony said, from his position just to the side of the warehouse.
"All right Dinozzo, wait for him to step out of the car, and then take him down"
"Understood boss"
He looked at Ziva, who nodded. They'd done this so many times they knew what to do without speaking. Ziva would go right, and cover the driver's door, while Tony would go left to the passenger side.
The SUV parked, and opened the door. The driver stepped out and began to walk over to the warehouse. Ziva and Dinozzo charged, weapons raised.
"Freeze, Federal Agents!" Ziva commanded, and the man raised his hands. Just as Tony and Ziva were about to cuff him, his head was blown off.
Tony didn't think, he just reacted, shoving Ziva to the pavement, just as another shot was fired, hitting Tony in the chest. He fell to the ground, grateful that NCIS required their agents to wear Kevlar.
"Agent down, agent down", Ziva yelled into her walkie-talkie. Gibbs and Mcgee ran from their position in the back of the warehouse, and joined Ziva. Gibbs told Mcgee to go check the roof where the shot had come from while he and Ziva stayed with Tony.
"Tony you don't die unless I give you permission, understand?" Gibbs said, although Tony barely heard him. He felt himself losing consciousness.
"Ziva…" Tony moaned. All he could think about was how foolish he had been to have never told her how he felt.
"Tony, just be still", she said, but he gripped her hand with an intensity she had never felt before.
"I love you", he said, and then he lost consciousness.
"Boss, I didn't find the shooter, but I found this", Mcgee said, running over to Gibbs and holding up a shell casing.
"Send it to Abby for analysis"
"Don't bother", Ziva said.
Gibbs and Mcgee looked at her, eyebrows raised.
"The shell casings are Israeli", she said, indicating the markings on the side.
"Only one organization uses this type of shell. Tony was shot by Mossad", she finished, and Gibbs and McGee's faces turned from shocked to anger.
"Get Eli David down here now. I want to know why he was targeting my agents", Gibbs said.
Twelve hours later, the director of Mossad was being ushered into NCIS by two security guards who were met at the door by Gibbs.
"Agent Gibbs, what is the meaning of –", his words were cut of as Gibbs punched him in the face. He grabbed his face with his hand in an attempt to stop the bleeding.
"You know damn well what the meaning of this is Eli! You had one of my agents shot!"
Ignoring Eli's protests, Gibbs told the security guards to take Eli to interrogation room three. Gibbs followed and once Eli was seated, dismissed the two guards and took the seat across from him.
"Is this the part where attempt to make me confess agent Gibbs?"
"No, this is the part where I make sure that the person who does interrogate you doesn't kill you", Gibbs said, and Ziva stepped out of the shadows.
Eli laughed, as he looked at his daughter. Gibbs threats were empty, and everyone knew it. She couldn't kill him; their director would never allow it. Eli kept laughing until Ziva walked up, grabbed him by his collar and slammed him against the wall.
"I'd stop laughing Eli; otherwise you won't make it out of here in one piece. Now, why did you have that man and Tony shot?"
"Isn't it obvious; the buyer was a means to an end and as for your boyfriend, I wasn't trying to kill him. I was trying to kill you. Don't you remember what I told you when you first joined Mossad? If you betray us, you die. Getting him was just an accident". He laughed again.
Ziva pulled out her gun and shot him in the kneecap. Eli swore as he grabbed his knee in pain. Ziva lifted him up, and slammed him against the wall again.
"Just because I can't kill you, doesn't mean I can't hurt you. Eli David, I am placing you under arrest for murder, assault on two federal agents, and attempted murder. I'm sure our friends in the FBI will add more charges. Oh, and if Tony dies, I will kill you slowly and painfully, just like you taught me."
Ziva cuffed Eli, ignoring his wince of pain as the cuffs bit into his wrists. Shoving him over to Gibbs, she walked out the door. Gibbs could handle Eli; she needed to be with Tony. For the second time in two days she cried as she thought of Tony lying unconscious in a hospital bed. She had loved him for a long time, she realized that now. She just hoped that it wasn't too little, too late.
Author's Note: Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. Next chapter we find out if Tony survives, and if he and Ziva's relationship changes! Thanks to all you who reviewed, favorited and followed this story. Please review as your reviews keep me writing! Ideas are greatly appreciated!