Hey everyone! Sorry it took me so long to update! I'm at basketball camp this week. I'm staying home today cause I have some weird stomach bug thing. Anyway, you know by now I don't own NCIS or the characters, so...ya! Enjoy!
"I'm just saying that when there are no deaf people in the room, you guys don't need to use sign language!" Tony was trying to get Gibbs and Abby to stop talking about him through sign language
"Hey Tony?" Tony snapped his head around to look at Ziva (who was sitting next to him).
"What?"
"Did you ever think that maybe they use sign language just to drive you insane?" Tony sighed.
"Yeah. You know, you're probably right."
"Probably? She is right, Tony!"
"Thanks Kate. Always great to know your partner's backing you up." Kate just smiled at Tony.
"Kind of like how we would always speak in Hebrew to bother Jenny over here, right?" Everyone looked up to see a man a little older than Ziva with dark hair and dark eyes.
"Very funny. Everyone, I'd like to introduce you to Ari Haswari. He works at Mossad as well. He'll be taking over Ziva's team while she is with NCIS."
"Ziva's team?"
"Yes..." Ari hesitated.
"Tony DiNozzo." The two men shook hands.
"Well you see, Tony, Ziva here is my control officer." Tony looked at Ziva.
"Wait a second. You're like...younger than me! Not by much, but like a couple of years..."
"DiNozzo." Gibbs glared at Tony.
"I'm just saying she's really young to be leading a team!"
"Oh, I guess I shouldn't offer him that job in Rota then," Jenny said. Tony looked up, shocked.
"What?"
"Oh, nothing," Gibbs said, "the Director and I had been discussing giving you your own team, but since you're not that much older than Ziva and she's too young to be leading a team, I guess you're not ready." Tony just looked between the Director and Gibbs, struggling to say something.
"Relax, Tony. They're just kidding." Kate said this is a tone that said 'you're an idiot'.
"Yeah. They wouldn't change their minds because of something like that. They're not that fickle," Abby said.
"Ok you know what you guys? Could you please stop picking on me? Pick on...oh I don't know...McGee maybe. Or Ziva."
"What part of trained assassin do you not understand Tony," Kate asked. Everyone laughed. Ziva looked at Tony with a smile on her face.
"I am sorry Tony, I seem to have turned your team against you." Tony gave her one of his brilliant smiles.
"Hey, no hard feelings sweet-cheeks." Ziva arched an eyebrow."
"He's never going to learn, is he," Kate said turning to Abby.
"Nope." Ari turned to Ziva.
"When did you two start dating?" Ziva laughed.
"We're not." Ari laughed.
"You're kidding, right?"
"Why would I be kidding?"
"Ziva..." Ari didn't have to say anymore.
"Ok, ok, fine. He's cute. Completely annoying, but cute."
"Guys, I am right here," Tony said, even though he wanted to hear if Ziva was going to say anything else about him. Kate spit out her drink because she couldn't keep it in her mouth while she was laughing. Abby had to excuse herself so she could get something to wipe the tears out of her eyes. Tony glared at Kate.
"It's really not that funny." Kate just managed to calm down enough so she could answer Tony.
"Oh yes it is." Tony glared at his partner. Kate just smiled at him and turned to Ari.
"What's Mossad like?" Ari smiled at her, and Tony could have sworn Kate blushed. He saved that image in his head, making a mental note to torture her with it at work.
"It's uh...interesting." Ziva laughed. Kate turned towards her.
"What?"
"Ari, Aba's not here, you do not have to pretend you like Mossad."
"Aba?"
"It's Hebrew for father," Jenny explained.
"Wait," Tony said, finally catching what Ziva said, "Are you two related?"
"Very good," Ziva exclaimed.
"Well I am a federal agent, Zee-vah! It's kind of what I do." Ziva smiled.
"To answer your question, yes," Ari said, "Ziva is my half-sister." Tony arched an eyebrow.
"Interesting."
"What's so interesting about it?"
"Nothing. I just thought I was the only one who hated my father." Tony looked at Ziva, who stared back at him intensely. Ari was the first to respond to Tony's comment.
"I do not hate my father." Ziva glared at her brother.
"Ari, you do not need to lie." Ari stared back at his sister.
"I am not lying. I do not hate my father, I hate the man he has become."
Sorry for the weird ending. I just wanted to get this chapter up so you guys didn't freak out on me. Next update will be no later than Sunday, I promise.