Hey guys! School was actually... harder than I thought! Please enjoy the update though!
Ziva stood in front of the door to NCIS. During the plane ride home, she wasn't sure if she made the right decision. She sometimes felt she should have stayed in Israel, or a least moved away, anywhere else, if it meant not facing NCIS again.
But when she entered the room, walked right into the bullpen, Abby was there and pulling her into a hug. Not an Abby-hug, which crushed bones, a real life hug that felt natural. And when Abby let go, McGee hugged her as well.
"Ziva, I am so glad you decided to stay." Abby said, smiling warmly. "I've got cupcakes in the oven, do you like chocolate?"
Ziva opened her mouth to answer when McGee said, "Where are Gibbs and Tony?"
"Gibbs was parking the car, and... Tony's... not back yet?"
"I thought he was on the plane with you!" Abby gasped.
"We took two planes to confuse Mossad. They wouldn't know which plane to shoot down, because one had mainly Mossad officers and that was the one... Tony..." She suddenly realised what had happened. "...must have...stowed away on." She covered her mouth with her hands.
They stood in silence until Gibbs appeared out of the elevator. One look at their expressions and he sighed. "You figured it out?"
"Of course we figured it out!" Abby yelled. "Gibbs, what have you done?"
"I didn't know." Gibbs said. "Until just now, when Vance called and asked why there were Mossad officers on our plane."
"Has he been taken into custody?" McGee asked.
"Yeah. They shipped him off on a separate plane. Unfortunately, it also sounds like they discovered Tony." Ziva covered her mouth with her hand. "That's when I lost reception."
That's when they heard the ding.
It was a small ding, but it meant someone was in the elevator, riding up from the lobby. They all stopped, simply waiting. Seconds seemed to go by slower and slower as the lights flicked on and off. Floor 2, floor 3, floor four, floor five, and that's where it stopped.
Time seemed to move even slower- if it were possible- as the elevator door eased open. Tony immediately strode out, straight towards the bullpens, and he was the only one Ziva had eyes for.
She nearly lost all composure and flung herself at him, but she was frozen in place. Only when Tony was mere feet from her did she suddenly launch herself at him. "I thought-" she whispered, clinging to him.
"No." he said. "Why would I have let them beat me?" His gaze lifted from her face, which she promptly buried into his chest, and he said, "Boss, Vance got away."
"What?" Gibbs dropped something which sounded suspiciously like a phone.
"When the plane landed, American officers were there to arrest him. I chose then to try and sneak away but was discovered. The police dropped everything to help me, and Vance got away. Bet he's coming here right now."
Ziva sighed. Relinquishing her hold on Tony, she turned. "Well, why don't we call the police?"
"Already have." Tony grumbled. "They won't be here for half an hour. Vance could be out of the country by then."
The elevator dinged again. "Speak of the devil." McGee groaned. "Look who it is."
Vance strode into the bullpen. "Agent Gibbs, you ignored a direct order from me to stay out of this. Why did you bring DiNozzo and David-" he spat out her name; Tony's arm wrapped protectively around Ziva "-home?"
"Why shouldn't I have?" Gibbs said calmly.
"Her father wanted her to stay home with him!"
"No, he wanted her to choose. And she did." Gibbs said.
"Why did you bring her back with us. No one wants her!" Vance snarled. (A/N- Yeah, Vance is being pretty harsh and OOC here. I don't like him much.)
"I want her." Abby spoke up. "She's my best friend."
"She's my agent." Gibbs said angrily. "You have no say in this matter whatsoever."
"I am still the head of NCIS. You will do what I say, and if you don't, I will fire you."
"You are NOT the head of NCIS." A new voice joined the conversation. "I told you to take charge for a little while so I could set everything right. But this?" The woman sighed. "I never expected you to do this."
Police officers poured in from every direction. "Leon Vance, you are under arrest for consorting with our enemies at Mossad." one said.
Another looked straight at Ziva. Fornell. "Gibbs. Is she with you?"
"Yes, she is." Gibbs said. "She is no longer a member of Mossad, Fornell. Don't worry.
"Agent Gibbs." Jennifer Shepard stepped into the bullpen. "Glad to see you've been handling things while I was away."
Hey, guess what guys? This means the story will be continuing! Aren't you HAPPY? Oh, I have no explanation (yet) for why Jenny is back. The idea to get Vance arrested and stuff just popped into my head. REVIEWS!
