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Ziva was fuming.
How dare he? We had a deal.I told him to never bring that kiss up again and he agreed. Ugh that kiss. How amazing would it be to do that again?
She didn't know where she was going but she just continued running, trying to take her thoughts away from making out with Tony. Half an hour later she found herself at Gibbs' house, knocking at the door. When nobody answered it she just walked in.
"Officer David"
"Gibbs"
"I thought you wouldn't be here until another 2 hours"
"I wasn't planning on coming so early. So what is the plan?"
"I will be in my basement and you will hide behind the door when Ari comes. Then when he goes down the stairs you come out and watch us from the top of the staircase, of course so that he won't see you. If he tries to shoot me, I trust you to shoot him first."
"Yes" she answered and Gibbs continued working on his boat. She stood there, on the ground floor, watching him work in his basement. After half an hour there was a knock on his door. Ziva immediately hid behind the basement door.
Seems like Ari is early too.
The person entered and walked down to where Gibbs was standing. Gibbs just looked at him and waited for him to start speaking
"Hi boss" Tony greeted.
Tony? What is he doing here? What the hell? He will ruin Gibbs' plan. Ari could walk in here every second. Maybe he's looking for me. Oh stop it dumbass, he´s mad at you. You screwed up, remember.
Gibbs didn't answer so Tony started talking again.
"I have to know what you and Ziva are planning. She won't tell me. By the way have you seen her? I´m worried."
How sweet. He is worried about me.
"You will ruin our plan if you don't leave now" Ziva shouted from where she was standing.
"Ziva? You're at Gibbs' house."
"Really? I have not noticed." She said sarcastically and rolled her eyes.
"Gibbs I think I heard a motorbike. It has to be Ari's." she continued
"Ari Haswari is coming here?"
"Hide Tony." Gibbs ordered
"No. I'm not hiding. I'll shoot that son of a bitch"
"Hide. Now."
"No. First you have to tell me what the fuck is going on!"
"If you won't hide you will kill us all Tony. We have a plan and you're not part of it. Neither is sacrificing us all. Now follow my orders or you can start looking for another job. "
"Scratch that. He won't have to look for another job ever again. Ari will shoot him without a second of hesitation."
Finally Tony crawled under a small table and his boss threw a dirty blanket over it.
"Whatever he does or says you do not come out of your hiding spot. Not until he is gone" Gibbs demanded. The agent nodded but realized that Gibbs wouldn't see that. Just as he wanted to say yes he heard the old steps creaking.
"Jethro" Ari said, suddenly appearing behind the old man.
"Ari" he answered
"I need you to commit suicide with your own rifle. I knew it was a trap before Ziva told me you asked her to cover you. You'd never trust her, and you need to kill me…taste the sweetness of revenge." He continued.
"I´ve killed enough men in my life Ari. It's gonna be just as sweet watching you die"
(the lyrics lines are from All this time by Britt Nicole. Don't know why I used that song though. I dont even like it anymore xD)
Ziva shot him in the head and he fell to the ground. Immediately afterwards she was by his side with tears in her eyes.
I remember the moment. I remember the pain.
Tony didn't know what to do. He was torn. He wanted to show himself and take out his gun so badly but Gibbs had told him to stay here, regardless of what would happen. However when he heard Ziva saying that Ari was her half-brother and then starting to crying he couldn't take it anymore. He crawled out of his "little cave". The first thing he saw was Ari´s dead body surrounded by a puddle of blood. Ziva stopped singing and looked up at Tony sadly.
Tears were falling I know you saw me
Does she want me to comfort her or leave her alone? Who knows? I don't.
He sat down next to and opened his arms.
Please god make Ziva accept this hug or otherwise this will be very awkward and embarrassing.
To his surprise she actually threw herself at him and hugged her friend fiercely. Their boss gave them a weird look but Tony couldn't care less. He concentrated on hugging her back just as desperately and rubbing his hand over her back. She didn't start crying again and Tony offered to take her home to her hotel, just for show so Gibbs wouldn't be suspicious if they drove home together.
"Actually can I talk to her before you leave? It won't take long" The boss inquired. Not waiting for anyone's approval he grabbed her hand and dragged her into the living room.
"Stay here" he ordered Tony before he closed the door.
"Ari was your brother."
"Half-brother, to be exact"
"Why didn't you tell me that earlier? I know I expected you to kill him but I didn't know that you two were related then. How could you do that? You just killed your own brother Ziva."
"You do not understand"
"You're damn right I don't understand. We barely know each other. I overheard the director and Eli David talking about you being a possible replacement for Kate but I do not think you are right for this job."
"I am confused. I did everything you asked for."
"Yeah, but I am not your boss. What if somebody else walked up to you and ordered you to kill me? What if this person convinced you that I must be eliminated? You would kill me, just like you killed him a few minutes ago, to win this person's trust, or at least what you thought you would win. That's all."
"You can come up now DiNozzo. Drive her home" he yelled.
They didn't talk throughout the whole ride and when they arrived she walked straight into her bedroom.
Hiding there in my bedroom so alone
He didn't want to annoy her by attempting to start small talk so he just went to bed himself. However, his sleep wasn't as pleasant as he may anticipated it to be. He dreamed of Ziva. They were at the beach. She smiled at him sweetly but then everything changed. The next second they were on a rooftop, the very same rooftop where Kate was killed. He saw Kate lying on the ground but when he looked closer he saw Ziva's face instead of his partner's. He woke up, breathing heavily. For a minute he just lay there, trying to calm his breathing down.
That's when he heard something. A sob. Another sob. She was crying.
Should I ignore it and go back to sleep. Nope. I have to start being nicer, as McGeek pointed out last month. Or was it yesterday?
So he got up and knocked on the bedroom door.
No answer.
He tried to enter anyway, hoping she wasn't crying naked or something, but with no success. She must've locked it.
"Ziva. Open up!"
No response.
"I know you are in there."
"What do you want Tony?" she asked, trying to sound annoyed and not like she has been crying all night long, which she has.
"Unlock that door. Lemme in"
"Go away" she insisted stubbornly.
She sure as hell didn't want Tony to see her crying again. He had seen her weak once before and that was definitely enough.
"Then I will have to break the door"
"You wouldn't dare" she challenged.
"Ok… Wait! I don't want you to ruin your door because of Me." she broke in after he didn't answer.
She stepped out of the closet, where she was currently hiding, and unlocked the door just in time to hear him say "Yeees!" in euphoria.
"I heard that." she stated, laughing. Somehow he always manages to make her feel good even in times like this, where she felt like crying.
Why is it so damn hard to deny the attraction I feel toward him? Or do I even want to deny it?
"Hey yo Ziiivaa" he cheered.
Oh yeah, denying it is.
"I let you in. That's what you wanted. So now you can go back to bed"
"Nope. Can't" he disagreed as he plopped down on her/his bed.
"Why?"
I was doing my best trying to be strong
If you wouldn't know her you would've said she's alright. However, she wasn't. Even if she tried to hide it, she couldn't fool him.
"I know that you have been crying. I just want to… I dunno, be here for you, I guess" he stuttered.
"You don't need to." She smiled and sat down next to him.
"So do you wanna talk about it?"
"No. I do not wish to right now"
He was tempted to tell her, "You never want to talk" but decided against it. She was sad enough, the last thing she needed was another argument with her roommate. Instead he said, "We don't have to." He shifted slightly on the bed, so that his back and head were now lightly leaning against the headboard. Afterwards he patted the space next to him, inviting her to come closer. She obligated and pushed her smaller frame into his while putting her head on his chest. She closed her eyes, secretly enjoying his close proximity.
"Ziva?" he asked softly.
Silence. He asked again and this time she answered.
"Hmm?"
"Ari was your brother"
She looked up at him, eyes watery from all the crying.
"Half-brother, actually. How did you find out?"
"You told Gibbs, in his basement"
She didn't answer and just snuggled closer, closing her eyes. They both just sat there, staring at the huge bedroom window, which dominated the entire opposite wall. Tony closed his eyes what resulted in him dozing off. She knew she couldn't possibly sleep tonight, even if she tried. I shot my brother today. The only sibling I had left. Gone. Like Tali, my grandparents and ima. I am getting really tired of losing people. (If you read ncis fanfics quite often or you actually speak Hebrew you probably know what ima means. If you don't know: it's mom in Hebrew). Instead Ziva just watched the cars passing by through the window. He didn't live near a busy street so there weren't that many. Not to forget that it was currently after 2 am thus most of the people are probably already asleep. Ziva shifted positions so she could stretch out her feet a little more.
"Mm. Ziva. Try to get some rest" Tony mumbled.
I must have woken him.
"I am not tired"
"What time is it?"
"2:18"
"Just go to sleep. Like Ted Mosby always says: Nothing good happens after 2am."
"Who is that? I think he's just paranoid."
"You don't know Ted from How I met your mother?"
"No. Is he a movie character?"
"Oh come on. Don't you have TVs down in Israel? HIMYM is a TV show"
"Wait. I think I know him after all. Isn't he the architect who's friends with the married couple, the one from Canada and the blond gambler"
"Yes. Lily, Marshall, Robin and Barney, the player." He said emphasizing the player part.
Ziva David and English. A terrible combination.