A/N: Yaaaaay new chapter after less than a week! (technically I should be writing an essay for college right now - oops) Thank you so so much for your kind reviews, follows, favorites, messages, everything! It really means a lot to me :)
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Anna looked around the coffee shop nervously. This was not her style. This was not what she would usually do. And she honestly wouldn't be doing it right now if it hadn't been for Tony's extreme pleading the other day.

"Please Anna, it's no big deal," Tony pleaded.

"It is a big deal, like it's totally not normal to do it," Anna shot back.

"You talk to costumers all the time. Why can't you just..," he started but she made him shut up with just a single glare.

"Look, I get why you want me to do this. I really do. But literally questioning a person? I'm not a cop like you are," she told him.

"Technically I'm a federal agent," he pointed out, but she just glared at him.

"Okay, I'll do it! But only if you're in the same room," she eventually gave in.

He nodded enthusiastically. Anna sighed. This was really happening.

Yeah, it was really happening. And here she was, prepared for her first "undercover investigation". Technically it wasn't really that special. Tony had simply asked her to ask that woman a couple of questions, loud enough for him to hear.

She glanced to the door that led to the back of the shop. Tony was hiding back there, too afraid to actually sit in the cafe like a normal person. Okay then. Grown man indeed.

Anna's gaze shifted to the clock. It was almost 7am and last time the woman that was supposedly Ziva had been at the shop at exactly 7am. If she would indeed come back today..

Her thoughts were interrupted when the bell rang, announcing someone opening the door. A woman with dark curly hair and tanned skin walked in – and Anna's heart leaped into her throat. Here it went.

"Good morning, how may I help you?" she greeted politely and immediately scolded herself for being so ridiculous.

The woman raised an eyebrow. Great. She obviously suspected something.

"Good morning," she replied then, looking Anna up and down.

Anna cleared her throat. "How may I help you?" she repeated her question.

"Can I have a green tea with two tea bags, one and a half packets of honey, please?" the woman replied.

"What name do you want me to put on the cup?" Anna asked. She just wanted to make sure this was actually the right person. God, she was too nervous to even think straight.

"Ziva," was the answer.

Anna bit her lip and looked at her sheepishly. "Can I ask you a question?"

"Well, that depends," Ziva said, smirking slightly.

"It's just..I think I remember you. Could it be possible that you used to come to this shop, like two years ago?" Anna questioned, trying to stick to the lines that Tony had suggested.

A surprised look spread across Ziva's face. "Yes," she then nodded.

Anna released a breath she didn't know she'd been holding.

"Did you by any chance leave Washington and then come back?" she asked next.

Mixed emotions flashed across Ziva's face, before she eventually replied, "How would you know about that?"

"Oh, I..I was just wondering. I mean, I was transferred and just recently came back. It's still really weird to be back, so I'm kinda just looking for people who have experienced something similar maybe," Anna tried to explain.

"Oh," Ziva breathed out, obviously relieved.

Anna looked at her expectantly.

"Yes, I actually left Washington a year ago, and came back about two weeks ago. And it is indeed strange to be back," Ziva said.

Looking at her, Anna almost had the feeling as though Ziva's thoughts were far, far off. Too far to grasp probably. But she tried anyway. "This is probably too personal to ask, but why did you leave and why did you come back?"

"Why did you?" Ziva challenged.

"I was transferred for work. Not really my choice. After two years they offered me to go back to Washington and I immediately agreed. However, I didn't expect to feel so much like a stranger here. My friends moved on, my boyfriend moved on. Nothing is the same," Anna replied.

This was no longer about Tony's request. And she knew that. But for some reason it felt good to talk to someone about it. Even if she was a complete stranger, Ziva seemed to understand more than anybody else had so far. And it gave Anna this odd feeling of comfort.

Ziva nodded in understanding. "It was my choice to leave Washington, but it was not the right choice. That is why I am back now," she said.

"And did you reconnect with your old life here?" Anna asked softly.

"No. Just like you said, it feels like I am a stranger in my own home. And I am scared that my friends, people I love," she gulped, "have moved on too."

The statement hung heavy in the air, silence engulfing them.

"Listen, I don't wanna keep you too long. But if you ever feel like talking, know that you can always come here. I know what it feels like to be a stranger here," Anna told her.

Ziva nodded gratefully, while Anna quickly fixed her tea. As she slid it across the counter, Ziva smiled at her warmly.

"I already told you for, uh, the cup. But my name is Ziva," she said.

Anna smiled right back at her. "I'm Anna," she replied.

And for the first time since coming back, she somehow didn't feel like a stranger anymore.

"Why didn't you come out, idiot?" Anna scolded as she went to the back room where Tony was still hiding.

Ziva had just left the shop and seeing as no new customer had come in, Anna had used the opportunity to sneak to the backroom.

Tony kept his back to her. "Your conversation was personal, I didn't want to interrupt," he said.

But Anna wasn't buying it. He had been so desperate for her to do this. Then why hadn't he come out of hiding and greeted Ziva?

"That's bullshit. Tell me the truth," she demanded.

Slowly, Tony turned around to face her and Anna was shocked to see tears pooling in his eyes.

"Two weeks, Anna. Two weeks and she didn't tell me she was here," he said, his voice just barely above a whisper.

A/N: Anna's perspective - yay or nay? Oh and excuse the cliffhanger :P Three is the charm? ;) Please let me know what you think, what could be improved and what you wanna see in future chapters in the reviews section below :) LOVE to hear from you guys! :) Oh and...as I asked: Anna's perspective - yay or nay? ;)
Since I really need to write that essay I was talking about earlier, I can't guarantee when I'll update next. But like..Wednesday? Saturday? :)
Until next time, then! :)
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~ C.