Title: Keepsake

Word Count: 187

There was very little that held any sentimental value to Ziva. Moving around as much as she did meant that her prizes had to be small. A child's bracelet Ari had given her when she was seven. One of Tali's favorite books. Later a shard of glass that she used to save Jenny's life in Cairo. A few shell casings from the kills that her father almost praised her for.

But then she became liaison to NCIS and that pile of keepsakes grew. A splinter of wood. A bright orange hat. A hair clip.

There were the things that she associated solely with Tony... things that she would normally throw out. But for some reason it felt wrong to just toss them. Old movie stubs. A label to an expensive bottle of wine. A cactus needle he got her on the trip he took to Arizona with Gibbs.

Then Michael happened.

She knew that if she had the chance everything that reminded her of Tony would have been destroyed. Now though, Ziva was glad that those mementos were safe.

And that the casings were in the trash.