AN: ok so I will not apologise for posting this late as its a sign of a weakness. I've got exams at the moment and so haven't had time or the effort to post anything. So the episode with the young tony aww I love him soo much, kinda reminds me of elvis for some reason. And I have to say the latest episode with the Tiva scene in the elevator it needs writing about. :D enjoy xx

Tony was sitting in his living room with his head in his hands.

'...' he just kept muttering those words like a mantra. As if by saying those words and admitting it to be his fault would bring her back. In the back of his head, the joyful Tony was already comparing this scenario to that of Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz clicking her shoes to go back home.

His ears pricked up. Amongst the noise of crime scene detectives searching the room for prints and the NCIS agents talking about theories, tony heard something.

'To-neh' it was just like she said it. 'Toneh' it was her.

She was back!

He looked up towards the door and saw her.

Her hair suddenly became brighter, her skin tone lighter. There where Ziva should have been was EJ. It wsn't Ziva, it was her. EJ.

'Tony!, what happened.' She came and stood next to him. 'I'm sorry I'm late I was in the bath and didn't get the messages until after.'

Tony looked up at her. He didn't want to say anything. He just wanted Ziva back.

Gibbs turned up to his rescue and started to fill her in.

'Tony got a prank call from someone and while he was occupied in seeing if it was a prank or not someone took Ziva. We think whoever rang him planned to kidnap Ziva. McGee is trying to trace the call but it seems like it was an untraceable phone. We need all the men we can on this case, so differences aside, we could do with the help from your team.'

EJ just stood for a moment. Trying her best to mask her amusement.

'I take it this is connected to the serial tattooists.'

'The serial tattooist?' Tony asks with disbelief.

'Yeh, that's what we're calling them.'

'them?' Gibbs asked

At this point, Ducky decided to enter the conversation.

'Actually Jethro, Agent Barrett is right. The writing on the first victim does not match the writing on the second victim, which would suggest that we have indeed a couple at least. I do envy your judgment skills. It seems that you have an uncanny eye for spotting things like this. Remarkable, it really is. I had to get Abby to process the writing before I realised that it was two different writers. Oh and Agent Barrett, you seem to be missing an earring.'

The two older field agents looked towards the blonde agent in amazement.

An interruption came and dishevelled their thoughts

'gibbs gibbs gibbs gibbs...tony tony tony tony tony' a pajama-ed up Abby ran up to the pair and hugged Tony.

'I can't believe Ziva is gone,' then she punched his shoulder.

'ow what was that for Abbs?' a hurt Tony asked

'Why didn't you tell us about you and Ziva? How long you been sleeping together?' then she turned to Gibbs not letting the Italian agent answer. 'You knew? How could you not tell us Gibbs, and what happened to rule 12, not that I'm complaining or anything because I love that you have let...'

'Abby. Stop.' Gibbs held her shoulders to calm her down.

'Right Ziva.' She paused and looked at EJ, and then she turned back to the trio and went about explaining the lastest findings on the case.

'its wierd Gibbs'

'what is?'

'the writing McGee and me were working on the writing trying to see if we could tell anything from it you know like they do at the Behavioural Analysis Unit, well we found that it was two different...'

'yeh abbs we know.'

'Ducky! You ruined the moment for me. Anyway thats not all. They are both women.'

Tony stood up at that last revelation.

'women?' he asked. Then he turned for the door leaving his co-workers slightly confused. Just before he got to the door he stopped and without turning he said 'jeanne's back'.

He got into his car while they were all processing what he had just said and before anyone could stop him.

'La Greunoile?' EJ asked 'what has this got to do with it?' tony's skills as an agent always managed to surprise her. They shouldn't but they did. She couldn't have anyone finding out. It was too early in the game. There was no evidence tying the murders to her but Jeanne herself. She might crack under Gibbs second b for bastard. EJ couldn't have that. Her game would be up soon, and she knew it.

'how do you know about the frog?' McGee stepped in from nowhere. 'and was that Tony leaving?'

'anything involving the director spread like fire and when you're alone in Spain you hear these things. We had a dry spell for a bit and Jenny asked us to help out. That was before Tony had got involved in the case. And yeh that was him leaving.'

'McGee find out where he's going and find out anything on the whereabouts of Jeanne Bennoit. I want everything from who she was speaking to in the coffee shop to what underwear she bought. Abby help him out.' He took a breath. Looked towards EJ and when he saw no movement he yelled 'GO.' He waited for them to go and then looked at EJ 'you had any contact with Jeanne?'

Fear swept over her face for a split second. 'no. Not since after Jenny died. I only met her once and it was before she came to the US.'

Gibbs' face dropped at the word dead. This wasn't the time to bring up emotions of that sort. 'can your team follow any leads from McGee.'

She moved to leave

'And agent Barrett?'

She stopped 'Yes Agent Gibbs'

'You report back to me.'

Gibbs stood in Tony's living room. He saw the blanket on the couch, the bottles of beer and Ziva's shoes strewn across the floor. The room pretty quickly emptied leaving just him and the silence in the room.

He sat down 'where are you Ziver?' he muttered. He went to properly settle in him seat but something pricked him. He reached under and pulled out...

an earring!

AN: if people want me to continue then I will but only if you say so. xx