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I think there's more Tony/Ziva in this chapter than Kate/Ari.

Oh, and this is not one of my favorite chapters, but I blame getting sick for that :P

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xoxElle

Loyalty

"Michael, why did Papa really bring you here?" Ziva asked early Saturday morning as she entered the training room, finding Michael sitting on a bench in a tight white t-shirt and shorts. He looked up at her with a slight frown.

"I believes he wants me to try and date you" He said. Ziva crossed her arms.

"Michael, that is not going to happen again" She said. He sat up straighter and cocked his head to the side.

"It happened before, and you father did not know"

"And he will never know, it is the past. I am with Tony" She said turning around to walk out of the room. Michael frowned sadly as he watched her walk out.

Less than twenty minutes later Ziva walked into Tony's bedroom and found him still asleep in his bed. She lifted the blankets up and slipped between them, shifting to lay her head on Tony's bare chest.

Tony slowly opened his eyes and looked down at the mass of brown hair and put his arms around Ziva's back. "Hey sweetcheeks" He murmured "Why are you breaking into my house?"

"Michael is staying at my house" She said looking up at him "I do not want to be there"

Tony nodded and pulled her up slightly so he could kiss her softly before putting his head on her shoulder and letting out a yawn in her face.

"Thank you for that Tony" Ziva said moving her head away from him.

He grinned at her before settling his head against hers. After a few minutes Tony took a deep breath and asked casually,

"What's the whole story with you and Michael?"

Ziva sighed and sat up Indian style "Do you really want to know?" She asked.

Tony pushed himself up on his elbows and nodded.

She took a deep breath and looked down at her hands "We met just before I turned 15, we were in a training group together in Israel, his father was Mossad too, and like my father wanted his child to be trained from a young age. So we were paired up in almost everything we did. Eventually, we got together, keeping it a secret from our fathers. That is all" She said.

"That doesn't sound too bad" Tony said relived that there was nothing more. Ziva didn't look at him, instead standing up.

"I should be going. I will see you later" She said walking quickly to his bedroom door.

Tony looked at her back with a confused expression on his face "I'll come to your place later" He said.

She just nodded and left the room without a word.

Kate and Ari were still in the water half an hour later, Kate swimming around while Ari floated on his back. When Kate swam closer to him he stopped floating and caught her by her waist, looking at her for a moment.

"Where did the bruise on your shoulder blade come from?" He asked her. She looked away before shrugging.

"Fell off my bed the other night, hit my shoulder" She said. Ari nodded and ran his hand across the browning bruise. Kate looked at him and smiled slightly, running her hand through his hair and kissing his cheek.

"I think we shoulder get out" He said quietly "My father is not home today, we could go to my home" He suggested.

Kate nodded and swam to the edge of the lake, getting out and attempting to dry herself off. Ari got out behind her, shaking his hair out and putting his t-shirt and jeans on.

When they got back to Ari's house, they found Michael sitting on one of the couches.

"Who is this Ari?" Michael asked, turning his attention from the TV to Kate.

Ari just glared at him and indicated for Kate to follow him up to his room.

"What was that about?" Kate asked sitting on the couch once they got to his room.

Ari sat down on the couch next to her, putting his arm behind her and giving her a look "I do not like what he did to my sister" He said "He was very unkind to her in Israel"

Kate frowned and put her hand on his thigh "So I'm guessing you don't like him" She said.

Ari smirked and shook his head "No, I do not"

He put his hand on her shoulder, pulling her closer to him and pressing his forehead against hers. Kate smiled slightly and put her hands on his upper arms, shifting so her legs were over his.

They heard a door slam downstairs and Ari moved his head away from Kate, trying to hear any other noises. He only heard the two sets of feet moving up the stairs and heard Ziva talking angrily to Michael.

Ari looked back at Kate and sighed, brushing her hair behind her ear before trailing his fingers down her jaw. She smiled and pulled his head towards her and kissed him, running her hand through his hair.

An hour later Ziva walked downstairs and once again found Michael sitting on one of the couches, she attempted to walk past him without being noticed, but he turned and looked at her sadly.

"Ziva-"

"No Michael, I do not want to speak to you" She said calmly "Tony will be here in a moment"

Michael stood up and crossed his arms "Does Tony know about you and I?" He asked.

"To an extent" She said. Michael grinned slightly.

"So he doesn't know that you had sex before him?"

"Michael. Do not say anything to him" She said walking up straight in front of him. Michael shrugged and looked over Ziva's head, smirking down at her quickly.

"I do not think I have to" He said nodding behind her. She turned around quickly and swallowed, seeing Tony standing in the doorway.

"Tony-"

"So you lied to me" He said crossing his arms and laughing without humour "That's really great Ziva" He said turning around and storming out the front door. Ziva turned and glared at Michael before rushing after Tony, finding him almost at his car.

"Tony listen to me" She said angrily, grabbing his arm. He turned around and glared at her.

"What?"

"I am sorry Tony" She said "But I wanted to forget about Michael"

Tony swallowed and looked down at her "What else are you lying to me about?"

"Nothing" She said outraged. Tony shrugged and sighed.

"I love you Zi, but why should I believe you?"

"Tony, you are being ridiculous" She said watching as he got into his car and drove away.

Ziva stood there for a moment before straightening her back and taking all the emotion from her face and turning around and seeing Michael leaning against the doorframe.

As she walked to the door Michael put his arm up to stop her.

"I'm sorry Ziva, I did not mean for that to happen" He said, and Ziva was surprised at the sincerity in his voice. She looked at him for a moment before walking past him and inside.

Kate and Ari were lying side by side on his bed, his hand was running down her side before setting on her hip. She put her hands under her head and looked at him with a small smile.

"I'm glad I moved here" She said softly.

Ari pulled her closer by her hip and pressed his lips to hers, making her eyes flutter closed and her hands go to his sides.

"Where are the bruises really from Caitlin?" Ari murmured as he kissed down to her neck.

She stiffened slightly "I told you" She said "I just tend to hurt myself alot. I'm not very co-ordinated" She said.

Ari sighed in his head as he kissed her again, he knew she was lying to him, and if it was the last thing he was going to do, he was going to find out.

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