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It was finally Gibbs's turn to see Ziva. To Gibbs, Ziva, like Abby, was the daughter he
had lost. Ziva and Gibbs shared a secret that no one knew of. Only Gibbs knew that Ziva
had shot Ari, her half brother to save Gibbs. Not even their team knew. "Would she want
me to tell them?" Gibbs found himself wondering. "Ziver…" He didn't know what to
say. He had lost so much! Shannon, Kelly, Kate then Jenny, now Ziva! Of course it was
all part of the job. He knew that death was bound to happen. Being a fed was a life-
threatening job. He knew that. She knew that. But Ziva was strong. She could do
anything! Ziva lived for this job. Finally, after much thought, Gibbs spoke up. "Ziva, I
don't care if you think that you cannot awake, I did not give you permission to die! I will
not let you die! I can't loose another daughter…Not again."
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Gibbs thought of her as a daughter? Ziva felt touched by his comment. But it was not
enough. The light was getting closer, and coming faster then before. More then anything
in the world she wanted to yell, "I can hear you! Don't let me die!" She wanted to tell
Tony how much she loved him. But it was too 's words were being drowned out
by a static-like noise and her darkness became filled with light. Ziva felt it engulf her.
Take her away. She could no longer feel Gibbs hand. Or hear his voice. And simply
standing in the light, looking at her, was a woman in a white robe. "Who are you?" Ziva
asked, her voice shaking a bit. "My name is Kate." The woman replied. "Kate? Then that
means…" Ziva was unable to finish that sentence. "Welcome to heaven."
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Just to let you know this is NOT the end of the story and the rest of it will NOT be as sad. Tell me what you think. But DON'T too be brutal!
-Bren