A/N: THIS IS MY XMAS PRESENT TO YOU ALL!!!! I KNOW SOME OF MY REVIEWERS WILL BE HAPPY TO SEE MY NEW ADDITION! THANK YOU ALL! Ok.. Most of this chapter is a flashback as to how the day progressed before she was kidnapped.. I don't know if I'll continue past this chapter because I can end it here unless I get a better idea. Will update if I do... R & R please! (I don't know the layout of Rock Creek Park I just needed a setting. Most parks have a jogging path in them so I dunno)

Begin Flashback

Ziva had arrived at the NCIS squadroom at her normal early hour only to find Gibbs staring at the plasma with his back to her, coffee black as could be in his hand.

She slid her backpack off of her shoulder down next to her desk and walked up beside him. He immediately started briefing her on the missing Petty Officer whose face was staring blankly back at them from the monitor just as the arrival of Tony and McGee was signaled by the dinging elevator.

"Petty Officer Alan Cole turned up dead in Rock Creek Park around 6am today. A couple was jogging through and noticed his body lying beside the path. He was still in uniform when they found him, wallet and money intact so it wasn't a mugging. That's all we know 'til we get there. DiNozzo call Ducky. David, McGee, meet you at the truck in 5."

Rock Creek Park

"What do we got Duck?"

"Well Jethro it looks like these two gunshot wounds seem to be the cause of this poor man's demise. One to the heart one to the head. Expert marksmanship. Death would've been instantanious."

Gibbs gave him the "is this all you have for me" look.

"I'm sorry but I'll know more when we get him back."

Gibbs made his way over to Tony who was shooting crime scene photos.

"Tell me you have something Tony.."

"Wish I could boss but this scene is squeaky clean... Well with the exception of the dead guy over- HEY!"

Gibbs slapped his head.

"Something isn't right here Tony. The guy was shot by a pro. The crime scene has nothing to go on. Not a stepped on twig or footprint in sight. Only evidence we have are the bullets in the body. Something tells me it's gonna be a long case."

Tony groaned inwardly at the thought. I was planning on telling Ziva this week. How am I gonna find time to do that without Gibbs breathing down my neck? She needs to know how I feel about her...

Stop. Sooner he started focusing, sooner the case was over. Sooner the case was over, sooner he could talk to Ziva.

As they made their way back up to the road to head back to HQ, Ziva couldn't help but feel something was out of place. Her years in Mossad had taught her never to ignore uncomfortable feelings in the field. It might just save your life.

She told the team she would see them back there and she would ride with Ducky, Palmer, and the body and she went to check around while they were loading it into the M.E. Van. They didn't even notice she was missing. In fact, they had thought she'd left with everyone else.

Gun drawn, she silently made her way through the woods back down to where they'd found P.O. Cole. Senses alert to anything, even the slightest movement for no one should be down at a taped off crime scene.

She still had an uneasy feeling as she weaved through the trees, as if someone was watching her.

All of a sudden a figure revealed itself from behind a large tree trunk and stood right behind her his breath warm against her neck. She slowly turned and lowered her weapon, gasping at the familiar face. The face she had tried so hard to forget. That she had tried to get away from.

"Shalom Ziva." Said deputy director David.

Then everything went black...

As Ducky and Palmer made their way with the gurney into autopsy Gibbs was there waiting for him.

"Where's Ziva?"

"Why, Jethro, I thought she was with you... Wasn't she?"

"She told me she was riding back with you guys."

"I'm sorry my friend but I never saw her after you left."

Gibbs stormed off to the elevator and slammed the button to head back up to the squad room. Something just wasn't right according to his famous gut. Why would Ziva lie? Well the whole spy thing aside what purpose would this serve? She had been acting a little on edge the whole time she was at the scene..

He made his way to Tony and McGee. Just then his cell phone rang. NUMBER BLOCKED it read.

"Yeah Gibbs"

"Shalom Special Agent Gibbs. I believe you are down one of your precious agents yes? Well technically, she was my agent first.."

"David.." Gibbs thought with surprise.

He held the phone against his shoulder whispering for McGee to start a trace on the phone call.

"What are you doing to her? She obviously stayed here so long for a reason."

"Trust me.. Once I'm finished with her she'll learn never to walk away from me again"

Then the line went dead. Gibbs opened his mouth to say McGee better have the trace but he beat him to it.

"Phone call came from an abandoned warehouse not too far from the navy yard. And what's going on boss?"

"NO TIME FOR EXPLANATIONS GET THE CAR!"

End Flashback.

The director slowly started to pull the trigger, completely indifferent to the fact that the federal agents all had their weapons pointed right for him. He was going to finish her off right in front of them for that was what he intended all along. He wanted them to see the light leave her eyes. Their precious Ziva. He knew of course that if he dropped a hint they would trace the call to lead them right here.

Well I'll tell you my friend,

What he didn't notice while he was looking at them was Ziva struggling to her feet and with one last attempt, plowing herself into him.

He was knocked off balance just long enough for the three armed NCIS agents to put a good number of bullets into his body.

One day this world's gotta end

"McGee call the paramedics."

As McGee went outside to make the phone calls Gibbs and Tony took care of Ziva. They untied her and held her shaking broken self until the medics arrived to take her to the hospital.

"Boss can I ride with her?"

Gibbs gave Tony a knowing look and slowly nodded.

A/N: AHHHH!! I REALIZED WHEN I WAS WRITING THIS I PUT THE SONG LYRICS OUTTA ORDER!! WHOOPS! OH WELL IT SOUNDS BETTER THIS WAY! Ok so I'm gonna keep going one more chapter so EXPECT MORE!!!

3 Raine