Hello Again
It had been 12 years. 12 painful years. 12 years of life. 12 years of hook ups and break ups. 12 years of birthdays, Christmases, spring breaks. 12 years of wondering if she would ever return. It had been 12 very long years since I had last seen her, the love of his life. He tried to more on but that did not work out that well.
12 years of training. 12 years of life. 12 years of missions. 12 years of getting the bullet dead in the middle of the target when practicing. 12 Hanukkahs. 12 years of life's lost at my expense. 12 years was too long. 12 years crept by at some times and speed up at others. It had been almost 12 years since I had last seen him.
All the words that filled each others mind were about each other. Nothing could stop Ziva from thinking about him, when she was instructed to be thoughtless. Nothing could stop Tony from thinking of her when he was in another relationship.
Love was powerful, it could control all. 12 years had past, and only a few months of memory to fill the 12 years of thought.
I knew what I was getting into, at least on a professional level, on personal one I was clueless.
Bing
I stepped out of the elevator and walked over to a section of desks. I knew who I was expecting to see, but I was still in shock when I first saw him.
Sitting at his desk was Tony DiNozzo, he had not changed in the past 12 years. It looked like he was busy so I stoop in front of him and waited. When he looked up, I think his eyes almost poped out of his head, and he just stared.
"Hello Again Tony."I said but he still made no recognition that I was standing there, he just stared. "Tony, do you remember me?"
"Hay Zi, it has been 12 years." Tony finally spit out.
"Yes Tony, how have you been?"
"Good in general, but my partner was just killed so that is not so good." Tony said and I nodded. "Wait, it has been 12 years, why are you here? I mean you had 12 years up to this point to look for me, that is what you are doing, right?"
"I admit that I have been thinking about you, but that is not the meaning behind my visit. I am here with Mossad to settle some knotted hair."
"It is 'ruffled feather' Zi, and you have not gotten any better with you American idioms." Tony observed.
"Yeah all my time in different countries does not help that I am no good at them ether." Then we both laughed.
"All right so why are you really here?"
"Itching to get rid of me already Tony?"
"You got one right, and no, I just have work to do, so why are you here?"
"I told you Mossad and I need to talk to Special Agent Gibbs."
"My boss is not here at the moment Zi, is there anything that I can help you with?"
"Trying to get rid of me Tony."
"No, of course not." Tony said and be smiled at me, something that I had only dreamed of in the past 12 years.
"Anyway you can't help me, I need Gibbs."
"Ziva, you can tell me anything, so tell me now." Tony said getting a little mad.
"All right then, I am here to tell Gibbs to stop looking for a undercover, Mossad officer."
"The Ari that killed Kate is Mossad, and the same Ari is your brother Ari?"
"Yes Tony, he is the same brother. If you have seen him, he has not changed much over the past years."
"Why didn't I see this before, I had been looking at his picture for months." Tony said to himself and I made my way over to the desk next to him to sit. Time passed, and nether of us talked. I knew the he was remembering the summer that we spent together because he has a silly happy look pasted on his face. I was also remembering summer, those were happier times. Why did I have to leave Tony and my perfect summer? Oh right I 'needed to', now that I think about it, Mossad would be fine if I stayed little longer.
The next few days were very long. I stayed at NICS with Tony, Gibbs and Tom. They were the team. I was really never part of a team, I was always with people, but I never got to the trusting part, the Tony's team had gotten to a long time ago.
One of the days Gibbs approached me and asked me to back him up. He asked me something that was quite different. He asked me to back him up, if Ari tried to kill him.
I had killed a lot of people, but I always wondered what it would be like to kill some one that you love and trust. After that cold rainy night in Gibbs basement I knew. It felt like a part of me was being torn out, that part with Ari, and Tali, now I had no one.
After I killed Ari I escorted the body back to Tel Aviv. I kept telling myself what my father had said to me not even a week before.
"Your next target is an officer who went rouge and is now in Hamas, Ari. He must be die."
My fathers words hurt. They cut me like with my favorite knife, I would have the word scares forever.
My father did not attend the funeral, that is how much he 'cared' about his family. I had, had enough of my father and his controlling ways.
So I left...again. This time it was with his consent. This time like the last, I left out of anger. I needed to leave. Too long in a place and I get too comfortable, even my home away from home...Mossad.
Getting on the plane, somewhat knowing what I was going to do. I arrive at the office and I wait. After what seams like hours people start showing up. Although none of them that came through the elevator was the people that I was looking for.
Bing
Tony finally came. He looked life he had a very bad hangover. His hair was messy and he was only really half dressed. He did not notice me at first. I had to start talking for him to be broken from his trance of trying to brush his teeth.
"Good morning Tony." I said and Tony's head shot up like a bullet and he almost jumped out of his skin.
"Ziva? What are you doing here again? I mean I am always happy to see you but why again?"
"Nice save there Tony, but I unlike you are ready and waiting to start work." He started staring at me again like I had 4 heads.
"You work at NCIS?"
"Yes"
"What about Mossad and your father?"
"I am a liaison officer, as in I am still part of Mossad." He was still shocked when McGee walked in.
"Tony... " McGee said and turned and when he saw me he said "Ziva, good morning." Then McGee looked at Tony for en exclamation and of course he had none. "Ziva, if you don't mind me asking, what are you doing here?"
"Wow Gibbs keeps both of you in the light." I said to them.
"Its dark Zi." Tony told me.
"I am waiting to start working with you." I said and McGee almost looked as shocked as Tony by Tony still won, the shocked contest.
"Maybe you should talk to him first, because he tells me everything, he would not just do this." Tony said proudly.
Bing
And then the forth member of the team walked into the squad room. Gibbs did not look surprised to find Tony, half way done brushing his teeth and McGee just staring, very confused. When he saw me he was surprised, although it was very hard to read, like with all the times I saw him.
"Special Agent Gibbs" I said then extended me hand to him, he took it still sort of looking confused.
"Ziva, what are you doing here?"
"I have been asked that about 3 times this morning. But for the last time I am here and waiting to start working with you." I answered and by now McGee had gotten use to the idea, but Gibbs was not. In a way he looked mad but happy in a different way. "Here are my orders from the Director." then I handed my envelope to Gibbs. Then as soon as he opened it and Gibbs ran off to Jenny's office.
After Gibbs left, McGee went to his computer and Tony and I sat back down at the desks opposite each other. For the entire time he stared at me, like I was hiding something,and he was looking for something that did not exist.
After years of training I had finally mastered the skill, and Tony tried to keep reading but all he found were large empty and blank pages in my long book.. When I first met Tony he was able to read me. But now I was better and for him, I could not see any real improvement.
At that moment Gibbs came walking down the stairs and stopped in front of the bull pen, before Tony, Tim and I.
"Everyone, Ms David will be joining us for some time." Gibbs said loud and clear. Then Gibbs went back to his desk. McGee looked like he saw this coming. On the other hand it looked liked Tony was a cross between jumping out of his skin happy or pissed enough to yell at every one. Although happiness over took the other feeling and he smiled at me like he use to do 12 years ago.
From that smile on I knew that me working here was going to be interesting for me and the rest of the team, especially Tony. All the time that we were going to spend together, day and night all the time working, could not hide it any more.
I still loved Tony, I never stopped.
Tony point of view
I sill love you Ziva, I never stopped, I hope that I will have the courage to tell you that one day.
THE END
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