WOW Thanks for all the positive responses. I finally finished watching season 5 and was disappointed in how the last episode finished. Now I'm going to have to wait more then 6 months to see season 6. Humph! Well at least fan fiction will keep me sane until then lol :o)

Here is chapter 10 and I hope you enjoy.

Previously........

"Tony help me move this, quick," Gibbs puffed as they moved a rather large chunk of metal and tossed it to the side. When Gibbs turned back that's when he finally noticed it. "Oh Ziva no!" he whispered. Crouching down he gently took the bruised and battered hand in his. He couldn't see the rest of her so he checked her pulse and sighed as he felt a weak one beating through her wrist. "Tony get the medics and rescue over here," he yelled never once taking his eyes of the small fragile hand in his. His heart started to thud in his chest as a wave of relief washed over him as he watched her fingers slowly curl around his. "Just hang on Zee, you'll be out of there in no time."

EXPLOSION SITE
GEORGIA AVE OLNEY
1900 ZULU

Gibbs frantically tried to brush rocks away with his free hand as he still cradled her fragile one in his other. He was too afraid to let her go as this was his only life line, the only thing telling him that she was still alive.

"Ziva can you hear me? Come on Zee," Gibbs called out to her but stopped what he was doing when he heard a soft moan.

"Ziva?" he asked listening intently as he still couldn't see any other part of her besides her hand.

"Gibbs? Is Ahel. . . .," he heard her whisper just before she started to cough.

"Ahelia is fine, Ducky is entertaining her with some of his stories, so just relax and we will have you out of there soon," he said as he rubbed his thumb over the back of her hand.

"Excuse me sir but we need to get in there, we need to assess her vitals before we can attempt to free her," stated an emergency worker.

"I've got to let go of your hand Ziva, just so the medics can give you some medication ok?" he told her but she gripped his hand tighter. "Ziva?" he called out to her but a wavered cry was her only response as her hand tensed and shook as she tried to control the agonising ripples of pain coursing through her body, right before going slack as she once again gave into the pull of blissful unconsciousness. "Ziva? Zee?" his panic voice alerted the other bystanders.

"Move, we have to get in there now!" one of the rescue workers grasped Gibbs' shoulders and maneuvered him over to where DiNozzo and McGee where standing in shock.

They were finding it hard to see what was going on, but after 5 minutes of waiting for information another EMT approached the NCIS team, "she's stable for now and is just unconscious at the moment. We suspect that she might have a head injury and or internal bleeding as her pulse is quickening and her BP is dropping. We've put her on an IV drip as she is quite dehydrated and it will help with some of the blood loss that were assuming she has, but we need to get her out ASAP and straight to Bethesda."

"What about giving her something for the pain?" Tony asked.

"We can't give her any pain medication at the moment as we need to assess what other injuries she might have, and as you can see we need to get her out of that mess before we can do that."

In the end heavy machinery had to be brought in to remove the large concrete slab that had both pinned and protected her from the majority of the fire, heat and debris. Once they had placed her battered body on the gurney, Gibbs was immediately by her side again. Tony and McGee looked on as the tough marine gunny grasped Ziva's hand gently in his, brought it to his lips and kissed each knuckle softly, before holding it to his chest. His other hand was gently brushing her bruised cheek with his knuckles. "Your safe now Zee, oh god you had me so worried. I'm so sorry, I should have been able to find you sooner," he murmured into her ear.

Leaning back he watched her face for any sign of recognition that she had heard, and he grinned in relief as a faint smiled pulled at her lips, "what happened to never say sorry?" croaked Ziva as her eyes fluttered open and she looked at him. He could see how much pain she was in, her eyes were glazed over and her free hand was clenched into a fist, but still she kept up the strong facade, clearly not wanting to appear weak in front of her team mates.

"I'll say it a thousand times if I have too, at least until you forgive me for not saving you like i had promised," he kissed her fore head, making sure to bypass the long gash on the side of her face.

"Nothing to forgive you for, and you did save me again," she whispered.

"I'll always come for you Zee."

"I'm sorry sir but we have to take her now, one of you are quite welcome to come with us, we just ask that you stay out of our way if an emergency should arise," stated the ambulance driver.

"I'm going with her Tony, your in charge. Get Ducky here to pick up the deceased, and keep looking for the other kidnapper. Call the director and get her to bring Ahelia down to Bethesda in the morning, if Ziva can have visitors earlier I'll let her know. And ring me when you have a positive identity on both bodies, I want to make sure we have all of them!" Gibbs ordered as he climbed in the vehicle right beside Ziva.

ON THEIR WAY TO BETHESDA
IN AMBULANCE
2215 ZULU

"How are you feeling?" Gibbs questioned.

"Like I was hit by a bus," she answered softly.

He smiled, "It was a building actually."

"Whats so funny?"

"Well the same thing happened to me this morning!" he started to laugh.

"What? You were hit by a building?"stated a confused Ziva.

"No, an exploding car at the front entrance of the Navy Yard," she started to panic.

"Is that how you got all your scratches? Is Ahelia ok?" she questioned as she brought her hand up to his face to delicately run her fingers over a cut on his cheek. Catching her hand in his he once again brought it to his lips.

"I'm fine and Ahelia is fine. Actually she's better then fine she is absolutely amazing. She's just like you Ziva," he murmured as he placed a kiss on the palm of her hand.

"Thank you," she mumbled. Gibbs could tell that she was loosing the fight to stay conscious.

"Ziva, you can't go to sleep, you have a head injury so you need to stay awake ok?" She nodded her head but quickly squeezed her eyes shut as another wave of pain rushed through her and she brought her hand down to her stomach. Groaning she rolled onto her side into a fetal position and clutched Gibbs' hand tighter. "Ziva?" mumbled Gibbs, turning he looked at the medic who was conversing with the driver through a little window that separated the two. "What's happening to her?"

TBC

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