"Special Agent Ziva DiNozzo?" A doctor said as he walked up to her.

"Yes." She said, nodding.

"Shalom… I am Dr. Benjamin Chazan. I suspect this is the family of PFC DiNozzo…" He said and she nodded.

"Special Agent DiNozzo…" Gibbs said and Ziva waved her hand at him, shushing him.

"How is he?" She asked quietly.

"Special Agent DiNozzo just got out of surgery. We were able to repair the multiple bullet wounds throughout his body, some two weeks old and others much more recent. We were also able to repair is broken leg, arm, and his collapsed lung. We removed all the pieced of shrapnel from the bomb… but there was not much we could do to help the first degree burns on his chest but dress them and let them heal. Right now he is heavily sedated and will not be awake until, most likely, tomorrow morning." Dr. Chazan finished his sentence and Ziva immediately asked her question.

"Can I take my children back to at least see him?"

"I would not recommend that. He looks, well bad… you may go back and see him, but I would not take children." He said and Ziva nodded, deciding to trust his opinion.

"Okay, where is his room?"

"Strait back, room 171." He said and Ziva nodded, and started to walk to his room. She felt Ari grab her arm. She snatched it away out of his grip and glared at him harshly.

"Ziva… we need to talk. Not argue, talk." Ari said.

"Okay, Ari, you want to talk? I'll start…. I want you gone. I want you out of my life like you were for the last four years. I want nothing to do with a Hamas operative and his apprentice." Ziva spat at them. Ari sighed.

"Ziva, I am still your brother." Ari said.

"See… you do not deny you are Hamas! You are no brother to me. You and your lovely…. Wife here," Ziva started venomously, eyeing the ring on Kate's hand. "Ruined so many people's lives; Gibbs, McGee, Abby… Tony! You are not entering anyone of our lives again." Ziva said and Ari sighed. Kate turned around to the team and looked at them.

"Gibbs…" Kate said and Gibbs shook his head.

"No, Kate…. Ziva's right. You would just ruin everyone's lives again." Gibbs said and Kate turned to McGee.

"McGee?"

"No." McGee said harshly. Kate tried one last person, the softest person she had ever met.

"Abby, please…."

"Why would I want you back, Kate?" Abby asked quietly.

"I thought I would always be your best friend?" Kate said, reflecting on her and Abby's memories.

"I got a new one." Abby said and walked to Ziva's side. McGee and Gibbs followed her, Gibbs pulling peacefully sleeping Olivia and Maddox out of their seats and McGee with Jacob. Haley and Kelly immediately followed their dad. Kate and Ari faced them, non-blinking.

"This is my family." Ziva said and Ari started to speak. "No… shut up. I do not want to hear what ever you think will make things better. Go, now. If you are not out of this hospital in the next five minutes, I will personally make sure you are truly dead this time." Ziva said. Ari nodded, grabbing his daughter and son, and said one last thing to Ziva before he left, never to be wanted by her again.

"I am sorry, Ziva." Ari said.

"Do not apologize. It is a sign of weakness, and you don not want to seem any weaker than you are in the first place. That would be bad in Hamas, yes?" Ziva said and Ari turned around without a word, leaving and never looking at his sister. For he knew, she was dead serious, she never wanted to see him again.