A/N- Ok, here it is! Sorry again for the wait! This is the 2nd last chapter! After this there's Chapter 11 and maybe an Epilogue if I get enough reviews
Happy belated B-day to NCIS-Ziva-Abby!
Well, I did get this posted near my bday… well I got part of it posted. Another year older but it doesn't matter how old I get in the years to come because as my grandma still tells me:
"Growing old is mandatory, but Growing up is optional!"
She sure follows that one!
I did get enough $$$ for a new laptop. I decided to go for the EeePC Seashell, 12.1 inch screen in Black. I'm currently breaking it in with all of this writing! I'm now writing for two different fandoms and I'm loving it though!
I think Fanfiction . net hates me! I tried uploading this document and it didn't let me... again! I don't know why. I uploaded my firststory for my other fandom 2 days ago and it worked fine! this one didn't work so I re-saved it in another name, created a new file, I tried everything so I had to copy and paste it here again... Sorry if the formatting is slightly off on this one =P
Ok, enough of my talking! I've left you waiting long enough! Here is the story!
Disclaimer: Ok, so I've asked for it for Christmas, I've asked for it for my birthday, I've wished upon that shooting star (Ok, so it was a firework that looked like one in Disney… Close enough), and just plain wished, but I still don't own NCIS!
Previously on Crashed…
Ziva looked up and saw what was causing the noise. A huge tree was swaying dangerously over head and the crack was its roots, giving away. "Run!" Ziva yelled as she pushed Abby away from the drop zone. The tree toppled down the hill crushing everything on its way.
Ziva turned her head to see if they were in the clear and didn't see a sharp rock in her path. As she tripped she let out an uncharacteristic shriek as she fell sideways into the slippery slush.
Abby heard Ziva's cry and spun around, only to Ziva's body rolling down the hill through the bush and trees to the ground below, "Ziva!"
Chapter 10
15:02
Abby was frozen with fear as she saw her friend tumble down the hill and out of sight. She had no clue what to do now, Ziva and Gibbs where the experts in survival, not her!
She quickly weighted out her options and decided to climb down the hill to get to Ziva. As she grabbed onto the first tree and started downwards she tried to calculate just how far the hill went down. She knew the path they made took them pretty high up so if the hill was the same length, it would be the same way, just steeper.
Finally after an hour, or what seemed like 3 hours to Abby, she could finally see the outline of a body lying on the ground. Abby picked up her pace and dropped beside her unconscious form.
She was about to shake her to wake her up but remembered that she could hurt her more. "Ziva? Ziva wake up!"
Ziva opened her eyes, "Ouch." Ziva sat up and looked herself over.
"Are you alright?" Abby asked.
"Yeah, just a few bumps and bruises, few scratches and cuts, and I hurt my ankle." Ziva replied.
"Should we continue or wait until someone finds us?"
"I can continue, but I need a moment." Ziva said as she took a few deep breaths and attempted to stand up only to find that she couldn't put much pressure on her ankle, "Can you help me up?" Ziva asked.
Abby jumped to her feet and pulled Ziva to hers. Ziva put her arm around Abby's shoulder, transferring most of her weight off her ankle. Slowly, they started to make their way back. The only problem was, since they were now off the path they were originally on, they had to go a different way and hope it was right.
16:46
"Tony! We are going the wrong way! I've seen this tree three times already!" McGee complained as he followed Tony through the bush and trees.
"All of the trees look the same… We're in a forest, with thousands of trees!"
"Yeah but…" Tim stopped when he heard footsteps and voices.
"Ziva, can we stop for a minute?"
"Sure."
Tony, hearing Ziva's voice raced ahead with McGee in tow. Tony gasped at the sight he saw. Abby looked fine but Ziva was covered in bruises and her ankle twice the size of normal, "What happened?"
"Timmy!" Abby yelled as she hugged him as Tony took over her job of supporting Ziva.
"Zee, what happened to you?" Tony asked with concern laced in his voice.
"Fell down a hill. A tree fell over so we ran to not get crushed by it, and I slipped and well, you can tell what happened after that." Ziva replied with a yawn, it had been a long, tiresome day so far.
The four continued walking, trying to find their way back to camp.
As they came to an inclining hill Tim complained again, "Tony, I don't think we're going the right way! We didn't come down this hill earlier!"
"Relax Tim! We're just doing a huge circle. In the end, we will end up at base." Tony sighed.
"Also, we are heading south, which is the way towards camp." Ziva said then stumbled.
"Really? How do you know?" Tony asked as he caught her before she fell.
"The sun, it rises in the East, sets in the west. Considering the time, we are headed south."
"Oh… so we are heading in the right way. At least we'd better be." Tim said as he grabbed Abby's hand to help her over a rocky area.
Tony let Tim and Abby go first then helped Ziva across. He started out slow because the ground was uneven. He knew that it was easy for him to walk over it, but Ziva might have trouble. When Ziva tripped again Tony had an idea. He stopped and scooped Ziva up in his arms, bridal style.
"Hey!" Ziva said as she was swept off her feet.
"Well, it is quicker for me to carry you and it's probably easier for you."
"But Tony…" She started.
"No buts. I don't want you hurting yourself again. Gibbs would kill me if I let you get hurt on my watch." Tony said and carried her towards camp.
Base Camp
17:51
By time they made it back to base, the sun was just over the trees. Tony was still carrying Ziva who had dozed off in strong arms and Abby and Tim had linked arms and were walking side by side.
Abby ran up the final hill and grabbed a piece of dry firewood and started rubbing sticks together trying to get a flame. McGee sat beside her and Tony followed just as Ziva stirred and woke up. He carefully put Ziva down and they sat by the small flame, "What time is it?" She yawned.
McGee moved his arm from around Abby and looked at his watch, "Just about 6 o'clock."
"I'm surprised that Gibbs and Ducky haven't made it back yet. I wonder if they found anything." Abby commented.
"Hopefully they did cause I'm starving!" Tony complained, "I wonder if there's any fish still in the stream we could catch." He wondered aloud.
"Well DiNozzo, you can go ahead and find out," A voice said from behind.
Tony jumped in surprise, "Ugh, I hate how you can do that. You always just sneak up on me… Why do you always do that?"
Gibbs smiled and dropped the small amount of food they collected into their pile, "It's a hobby."
"Oh Ziva! What happened?" Ducky exclaimed as he sat beside her and noticed her swollen ankle and the bruises.
Ziva sighed, "Fell down a hill and sprained my ankle. I will be fine."
Ducky grabbed a tension bandage from his nearby medical bag and handed it to Ziva, who smiled gratefully and took it.
Everyone sat beside the fire and Tony took Ziva towards the small hill to watch the sunset. As the sun went down, it embraced them all in a freezing wind.
21:00
Ziva and Tony sat on the hill, snuggling as they watched the fireflies twinkle like Christmas lights in the trees. Everyone else had called it a night and headed for the shelter earlier then usual.
"You know Ziva, I'm really glad you're ok." Tony said honestly as he turned to look at her.
She turned and smiled at him before looking up to the starry night sky, "It is so beautiful out here." She lay back so she could see better and Tony joined her.
"Yeah," He muttered, "You can't see a sight like this back home."
Ziva sighed, "Do you ever think we will be able to see 'home' again? We have already been here for almost two weeks," She asked as she scooted closer to him.
Tony grabbed her hand and gently caressed it, "I don't really know Zee. I don't know."
A/N- Ok, that seemed like a good place to end it for today, mostly cause I'm fresh out of ideas, again! I'm currently working on Chapter 11 so I can post that and see who wants an epilogue.
I really hope you enjoyed! I will warn you that the next chapter will be shorter because I'm really out of ideas! I'm down to my last few! In the next chapter, you will find out who won the competition…
In case you don't remember the competition it's in Chapter 7.
Here's a recap incase you forgot:
As they worked on the signal fire, Tony looked up at her, "So, are you going to tell me about your most embarrassing moment, the one you and Abby were laughing about?"
"I can not tell you. As I said, we promised that we would not tell anyone else."
"You can tell me yours. You just can't tell me Abby's, so tell me!"
Ziva shook her head, "No, I won't tell you. It's too embarrassing. There, we are done the signal fire. Once we hear someone overhead, we will light it."
Tony frowned as Ziva tried to change the subject, "Come on Ziva! Just tell me!"
When Ziva refused to talk, Tony said in his best German accent, "We have ways of making you talk. Very unpleasant ways."
Ziva stopped in her tracks, "Tony that is so cliché. Also I doubt that you would be able to get me to tell you."
"Oh really?" Tony asked, a hint of enthusiasm in his voice, "You never know, I just might be able too…"
Ziva stopped him, "Tony, I really doubt it. I've been trained to not give in and talk."
Tony had an idea; he thought he would be able to win, "Fine, I have a bet then. If I get you to tell me you embarrassing moment you will have to pay me 25 bucks. If you get me to tell you my embarrassing moment, I pay you 25 bucks. Deal?"
Ziva smiled, also thinking that she would win, so she raised the bet, "Make it 50 and we have a deal."
"Deal!" And with that, the contest was on.
So there you have it! Who do you think will win? Will they both win? Will they both lose? Who knows… Well I do but you all don't, yet…
I do need some help though. I need some ideas of what Tony or Ziva's embarrassing moment could be.
Any help is GREATLY APPREICATED!
Thanks for reading and thanks in advance for any reviews!
Jen*