(here's chapter 2... please enjoy)

Chapter 2: The watcher

6 months after the funeral everything was different, the skies of Washington remains black as night as thunder rumbled loud, Ziva roamed around completely lost day by day, her face paler by the second, Tony and Abby spent time down in her lab rerunning through the evidence from the scene, Gibbs sat at his desk with his hands together under his chin, his mind flashed back to the funeral, nobody other than him, Ducky and Vance knew the truth about that day.

Ziva spent everyday at the gravesite kneeling on the muddy ground as the rain poured onto her still body with her head pressed against the stone, a shadowy figure watching from a nearby tree, his eye blinking back the tears as he gripped left shoulder, his suit was torn and bloodied, blood dripping from his finger tips.

"Ziva" he whispered brokenly before turning away.

"Tim" she gasped out as span around to fnd him, there was nobody there.

Gibbs was in his basement working on his boat again, sanding away with thee grain until he heart the sound of footsteps coming from the staircase, the shadowy figure moved closer from the shadows revealing a battered and ruined McGee.

"Hey boss, I need help" he gripped hold of the bench to steady himself.

Gibbs pulled McGee to the chair before grabbing the phone and dialing a number "Ducky... its Gibbs... McGee needs help" and with that he hung up his cell before stopping the bleading by applying pressure to the wounded shoulder.

"Well this is very interesting" McGee chuckled darkly.

Gibbs slapped the back of his head causing him to groan "OW"

Ducky arrived with his medical kit in hand "Ah... good to see you again Timothy"

"Thanks Ducky... Nice acting at my funeral" McGee slurred causing Ducky to look at Gibbs curiously.

Gibbs chuckled "He got his hands on my Bourbon"

"Oh Timothy" Ducky shook his head.

"Ha ha... faking my death... good idea, it works, Ziva believes i'm gone... and i'm ruining her life" McGee's whimpers as Ducky worked on his wound.

"You did what you thought was right" Gibbs replied sternly "But you should have told her the plan"

McGee growled "We both know I couldn't do that"

"Mossad won't touch her, infact we should be worried about the double agent when she finds out" Gibbs smirked to Ducky who nodded.

"Kate was not the only enemy that day... I know Eli David is more involved" Gibbs looked at him surprised "What do you mean?" Gibbs askeed grabbing a seat and sitting in front of the broken agent.

"His denialbility is a ruse... He's losing his Mossad agents loyalty to somebody else... an internal power struggle" McGee placed the bottle of the bourbon to the side.

"Who?" Gibbs asked.

"I don't know" McGee's world was spinning wildly out of control.

McGee" Gibbs said but it was too late... the agent had passed out.

Ducky sighed sadly as the agents snoring "How long do you think it has been since he last slept?" Duckky asked and Gibbs shrugged "Not since he was with Ziva"

"She needs to know Jethro" Ducky told him firmly.

"What about the double agent inside Mossad?" Gibbs replied sadly "They targeted him in retaliation for Kate's death... It was his idea" he poointed an accusing finger at his junior agent.

"Jethro... She need to know... otherwiise she'll end up dyiing and he will require a real funeral" Ducky acked up his thiings as Gibbs flashed back to the day it started.

(Flashback)

McGee tapped the fire escape door gently before openning the door to his apartment and soon Gibbs followed shortly.

"You got everything?" McGee asked sadly aand Gibbs nodded.

"Yep... Your not really going to wear that" pointing out his long black coat.

"Maybe" McGee repplied like a scolded child.

"Off Now!" Gibbs warned before throwing the coat aside.

McGee walked to the picture frame of him and Ziva together planting a soft his to it "I love you Ziva" he whispered.

"Its time" Gibbs informed and McGee took up his place on the floor and Gibbs removed a needle from his pocket.

"Ducky said this will make your pulse slow to give the appearence of death" McGee nodded understanding "Just stick me before i change my mind" Gibbs pushed the needle into his neck and McGee shrieked "Ow... Son of a b...!" he passed out as the drug took effect immedietly.

Gibbs chuckled as he emptied to bottles of fake blood over his body before grabbing McGee's gun and stood up, he aimed his gun at the wall before firing.

Ziva had reached outside the apartment building when she heard the gunshots, screams coming from the inside building as she barrelled her way inside, her heart pounded in her chest.

Gibbs made his escape out the emergency escape route they had planned in order to avoid the survailance camera.

Ziva screamed and cried as she kneeled next to McGee's motionless body.

She had brought it.

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