June 4
You are forever changed when you find a true friend.
Ziva often felt that her life had changed when she had met Tony.
Admittedly she had moved to America at the same time, which had also changed a lot of things. She had stopped working directly for Mossad, stopped running missions and killing people she had never met. She had found herself working with a group of strangers who had rapidly become her friends.
But there was something different about Tony. They fought like… what was the phrase? Kittens and puppies? He played pranks on her, she played pranks on him and they both played pranks on McGee.
And he had changed her. His awe at her abilities had made her realize that she was not normal, that she needed to change in some way. She still enjoyed creeping up on him to scare him senseless; she found it highly amusing.
He had also taught her to relax. She had been used to staying alert at all times and still had problems letting her guard down, but he had shown her that it was acceptable to rest. He had introduced her to watching movie marathons, sitting around and eating pizza for the sake of it, and the idea of taking some time for herself.
Yet she continued to struggle with allowing herself to care for people. She was too used to the people she loved dying suddenly, and thus she shut herself off so that it was easier. Tony had drawn her out of her shell.
She smiled to herself as she watched him sleep at his desk. She considered him a true friend.
But it would not stop her from emptying her water bottle on his head to wake him up.