NCIS...
HAUNTED BY THE NIGHTMARES...
Disclaimer:
NCIS and characters do not belong to me.
SUMMARY:
Every year Ziva is hauted by a nightmare of her Somalia and what could have happened. This year it's been haunting her for two weeks, everyone is beginning to notice. She has been in a bad temper and Tony seems to be getting the worst of it.
CHAPTER 10: A NOT SO FUNNY JOKE...
ZIVA'S P.O.V.
TONY'S HOPITAL ROOM...
I noticed that since Tony, 'had the life knocked out of him.' As he had put it.
He was getting tired, but was trying to stay awake for the rest of us.
The doctors said they wanted to keep him for a couple of hours and I knew if McGee, Abby, Gibbs and I left...
Tony would turn the TV to a movie and try to stay awake to watch it, but would fall asleep.
"We will see you later, Tony." I said as I looked him, but he refused to let go of my hand. "Don't go, Zee-Vah. I just got the life knoc...OW! Now you're just going to leave me here all alone. I hate hospitals." Tony said.
"You look like you are ready to sleep, Tony. Do not...joke about dying and then coming back!" I said and taking my hand out of his, then walked as fast as I could out of the room.
Everyone in that room knew what I was thinking about...
my nightmare.
The one where he had been killed and now today I almost lost him.
I made my way out of the hospital and soon found myself on a park bench not far from the hospital.
'I really hate it when he makes a joke like that.'
TONY'S HOSPITAL ROOM...
TONY P.O.V.
I was getting ready to yell for Ziva to come back, but she was already gone. I saw Gibbs leave and wished I was the one going after her.
I then felt a sting to the back of my head, I looked over at Abby and McGeek.
"How could you tell a joke like that? After Ziva telliing us about her nightmare...what if you would ha..." Abby began.
"I didn't think about what I said...until after I said." I told them. "Obviou..." Abby began. "Abby, Ziva's differ..." I began.
"No, she's not! She has feelings and could have lost you today! She may have Mossad training and be an agent with NCIS now, but you know things are different when you're running on not much sleep." Abby told me.
"You know this f..." I began. "Because I've done that and so has everyone else on this team. I may work in the lab, but that dosen't matter." Abby told me and walked out of the room.
"Abby's not acting li..." I began. "That's because of the joke you made...well, among other things." Tim said and I raised an eyebrow at him. "What other things?" I asked.
"She just has a lot going on right now." Tim said and he turned to leave.
There was something going on...
I couldn't wait to get back to the office with Tim and question him further about what had slipped out of his mouth.
After everyone was gone I leaned back in the bed and began to give myself head slaps in my mind, for the joke I told.
THE BENCH OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL...
ZIVA'S P.O.V.
I had been sitting here for a few minutes, when Gibbs showed up and handed me some coffee.
"You okay, Ziver?" Gibbs asked. "Fine, Gibbs." I lied and he sat down on the bench.
After that we just sat in silence...
"You can talk to any of us." Gibbs said as I stood up.
"I know, I just want to catch who ever did this and make them pay." I said as we left the park. "Go see, Tony." Gibbs suggested. "I can no..." I began. "He realized what he said and why you had the reaction you did just after you left." Gibbs and I stopped.
Now I was torn, because I wanted to get back to NCIS to get a start on catching this person.
But I also wanted to go see Tony, but I did not know that I was ready to face him yet.
"I will go see him later. I just can not right now." I told Gibbs and he nodded.
We reached the car and then saw as Abby and McGee came toward us.
Abby had come in her own car and I knew McGee would probably ride back with her.