Chapter 7
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Again, sorry if the Hebrew is wrong, blame Google Translate
After a summer of fun, and Ziva becoming more comfortable and confident, while bonding with Shannon, Kelly and Gibbs, the last night of the summer break has finally come. To celebrate that fact the Gibbs family are having a cookout in the backyard.
While Kelly is running around the backyard Ziva is sitting alone, something which Shannon notices and so she walks over to her.
"Ziva?" Shannon asks, sitting down next to her.
"Dinner ready?" Ziva asks.
"Will be soon," Shannon responds. "Are you alright?" Shannon asks concerned.
"Yes," Ziva answers.
"Ziva," Shannon repeats, being able to tell that there is something Ziva is not seeing and so she wants to gently encourage her to talk to her.
"I am worried about school," Ziva admits, having learnt that Shannon will push her to talk, to tell the truth, and won't give up until she does.
"That's completely understandable. It's a compeltley new experience," Shannon says.
"I liked school back home," Ziva admits. "But I am worried that it will not be good here," Ziva admits.
"Ziva I wish I could tell you that you will have no problems with school, but chances are you will. What I do know is that you can always talk to Jethro and I, we will always help you," Shannon reveals. "And you won't be alone at school, Kelly and Maddie will be with you," Shannon says, as she knows all three of them are in the same class.
"I know," Ziva says. "I am happy about that," Ziva admits.
"Zizi, come play!" Kelly yells.
"Go on, there's still a little while to dinner," Shannon says encouraging and Ziva runs across the back yard to join her sister. For the rest of the night Ziva hides how worried she about school starting and rather just enjoys her time with her family.
The next morning, because she couldn't sleep, Ziva woke up extremely early and just laid in her bed, as she thought, and worried, about school. After spending hours worrying about school Ziva is finally walking into the school building with Kelly and Maddie.
"You okay?" Kelly asks her sister curious.
"I think so," Ziva says, as she looks around, wanting to memorise where everything is, so that she knows where are good places to hide and what are the best ways to escape if needed.
"Is this bigger than your school in Israel?" Maddie asks curious, as she likes hearing about Israel.
"Yes," Ziva confirms.
"Well don't worry, we've got you," Kelly says, linking arms with her sister.
"Thank you, Kells," Ziva responds, and as she does a nearby boy hears her.
"You sound funny!" The boy says, laughing at Ziva.
"Leave my sister alone….jerk face!" Kelly says angrily, that being the first thing she can think to say, before Ziva can say anything.
"What did you say to me?" the boy asks angrily, as he walks towards Kelly, with a look which Ziva recognises as a look people have on their faces before they hurt someone, and so, Ziva watches, and once he is close enough she pushes him back, wanting him to be as far away from Kelly as possible.
"Stay away," Ziva says angrily, and the boy, from the ground, just looks up at Ziva in shock, and nods quickly.
"Let's get to class," Maidie says, wanting to decrease the tension, and she, Kelly and Ziva hurry off to their class, as word of what Ziva did spreads around the school like wildfire.
A little while alter school has officially begun and everyone in Maddie, Ziva, and Kelly's class are going around introducing themselves and saying two things about themselves. As the class is sitting in alphabetical order Ziva and Kelly are sitting next to each other, something which they are both very glad about.
"Next," The teacher, a lovely woman called Miss Peach, says, causing Kelly to stand up.
"I'm Kelly Gibbs," Kelly introduces, "I love horses, and I call my sister Zizi," Kelly says, before sitting down, and so Ziva stands up.
"I am Ziva Gibbs," Ziva says, that being the first time she has introduced herself as that, though she has been practicing saying it so she doesn't accidently say David. "I call my sister Kells. I am from Israel," Ziva says, using what Kelly said as inspiration, before sitting down.
After Ziva sits down the rest of the class introduces themselves, and once they do the actual lesson begins.
For a while Ziva enjoys the lesson, as there are things that translate no matter the language and so she understands, but then when they move to a literature lesson Ziva finds herself getting confused, and frustrated. Looking around the room Ziva sees the teacher helping someone else, and while she knows she could ask for help she really doesn't want to draw attention to herself.
"Zizi? What's wrong?" Kelly asks in a whisper as Ziva hasn't written anything in a little while.
"I do not understand…. The English," Ziva says, trying to hide the fact that she is upset.
"Hey, it's okay," Kelly assures her sister, being as comforting as possible. "I'll help," Kelly says, as she is a little way ahead, and that's what she proceeds to do.
Between their whispers in English, and even some in Hebrew, about fifteen minutes later Ziva understands what she is supposed to be working on, and both she and Kelly are able to get back to work.
After classes that go a lot better than the literature one, it is finally lunchtime and Ziva, Kelly, and Maddie are happily having lunch together.
"Do you think your dad will take us horse ridding this weekend?" Maddie asks curious as Gibbs is usually the one who takes them riding, and she suspects that that is because he enjoys ridding as much as the three girls do.
"I hope so," Kelly confirms. "Zizi, is school here different from Israel?" Kelly asks curious.
"Yes, different," Ziva confirms, but then she notices several people from her class looking at her. "But the same," Ziva confirms, as while in Israel people usually whisper as they know she's a daughter of a Mossad agent.
"We've got PE after lunch, hopefully we do something fun," Maddie comments.
"Yeah," Kelly says, as she really doesn't like school PE though she does like sport and other types of physical activity such as horseback riding, and the three friends proceed to eat lunch and enjoy each other's company.
After lunch Kelly, Ziva and Maddie's class head outside where they are told they will be doing an obstacle course, one that involves climbing a very high climbing structure.
"Who would like to go first?" The PE teacher asks and Ziva quickly puts her hand up as this is the kind of thing she enjoys.
"Okay Ziva Gibbs, come on up," The teacher says and Ziva smiles at Kelly before running towards the teacher. "Of you go," the teacher tells Ziva once she is close enough and the second the teacher speaks Ziva goes running.
Running as fast as she can, Ziva hurries to the monkey bars, which she easily swings across, and then climbs up a wall, and down a fire pole, and then up, and over, high climbing structure. Even though she can feel that everyone is watching her Ziva doesn't mind, as she feels completely comfortable as she is at ease. After completing the climbing structure Ziva runs back towards the teacher.
"Well done Ziva!" the teacher says, sounding amazing, "I don't think anyone's ever done it that fast," the teacher reveals, and Ziva just smiles proudly, as she walks back over to Kelly.
"Well done," Kelly says, smiling at Ziva.
"Thank you," Ziva responds, and the other members of the team start to try the obstacle course.
For the rest of class Ziva watches as her classmates do the obstacle course while Ziva watches on. As she watches no one else complete the course as fast as her Ziva can't help but feel proud, but as she sees Kelly seemingly frozen half way up the climbing structure her pride turns to worry.
"Ziva," Maddie says to her, sounding worried. "Kelly doesn't like heights, but she doesn't tell people," Maddie says, sounding worried, "We've got to do something!"
"I will," Ziva promises, feeling bad about the fact that she doesn't know that about her sister, and she just runs towards the climbing structure. Even though she can hear the teacher yelling at her Ziva just keeps running and quickly climbs up the structure until she is right next to Kelly, who has her eyes scrunched closed and is holding onto the structure for dear life. "Kells."
"Zizi?" Kelly asks, opening one of her eyes just enough to see Ziva.
"Yeah, I am here," Ziva promises her sister.
"I don't like heights," Kelly admits, sounding afraid.
"It is okay, everyone has something they do not like," Ziva tells her sister, knowing that she doesn't like being alone. "Take my hand," Ziva requests.
"Zizi," Kelly says, sounding afraid.
"Do you trust me?" Ziva asks, expecting the answer to be no, as that is what she is used to.
"Yes," Kelly says, and she reaches out and takes Ziva's hand.
"I will help you climb down," Ziva promises her sister.
"I want to finish," Kelly admits.
"Then I will help you do that too," Ziva responds, and even though she is afraid Kelly once more starts to climb, and her sister helps her; ever single time Kelly is too scared that she doesn't think she can go on Ziva helps her, encourages her, and together the two sisters complete the climbing structure.
After PE, Ziva and Kelly have a couple more classes before school finishes for the day. As soon as they are allowed to go Ziva and Kelly run out to Shannon's waiting cars.
"Hey Girls, how was school?" Shannon asks curious, as Kelly and Ziva climb into the car.
"Good," Ziva and Kelly both answers.
"Good, buckle up," Shannon requests.
"Yes Mom,"
"Yes Shannon"
Kelly and Ziva respectively respond, and once they do they do exactly as their mother asked. After she is sure her daughters are bucked up Shannon starts to drive. While Shannon drives Ziva and Kelly exchange looks, both knowing that the reason they have gotten through the difficulties that the school day threw at them if they didn't stick together.
A couple of months have passed since Ziva's first day at school and even though there are people that give her a hand time she gets through it thanks to Kelly, and even Maddie's, support.
It is early on a Sunday morning and Ziva is fast asleep, or at least she is until she gets hit with a pillow.
"Zizi, wake up!" An excited voice says, and so Ziva, who woke up ready to fight, looks down from her bed and sees Kelly standing on the group.
"What is going on?" Ziva asks confused.
"It's your birthday! You're seven!" Kelly says excitedly.
"I know," Ziva says, and she rolls over and turns against the wall, looking at the picture of her, her mother and Tali.
Feeling confused about Ziva's reaction, Kelly climbs up to her sisters' bunk,
"I know you miss them," Kelly tells her sister. "Is that why you're not excited for your birthday?" Kelly asks curious, as she sits on the end of Ziva's bed.
"Birthday are not important in the David family," Ziva explains, remembering all the birthdays her father was at, but clearly distracted.
"Well, you're a Gibbs now, and Birthday's matter in the Gibbs family," Kelly reveals. "I know you miss your Ima and Tali were here too, and I am sorry for you," Kelly tells her sister. "But I am here, and Mom, and Dad," Kelly tells her, while she doesn't know if it is the same thing she wants Ziva to be comforted. "Smell that? Dad's made breakfast," Kelly says. "Why don't we go eat breakfast," Kelly suggests.
"Okay," Ziva responds, and once she does Kelly climbs down while Ziva stands up and jumps down.
"Are you going to do that all the time?" Kelly asks curious as she has noticed Ziva doing that a lot lately.
"I do not know," Ziva admits and the two of them head downstairs.
Once they are downstairs Kelly and Ziva run into the kitchen where Shannon, Gibbs, breakfast, and presents are.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZIVA!" Gibbs and Shannon both say as soon as the two girls run into the room.
"Thank you," Ziva says, "Are the presents for me?" Ziva asks, looking amazed.
"Yep, we hope you like them," Shannon tells her, though it makes her sad that Ziva even questioned that.
"Thank you," Ziva once more says, sounding amazed, and she and Kelly both sit down at the table and enjoy there breakfast, which is followed by Ziva opening her presents, and as she does she looks around at Gibbs, Shannon and Kelly, as she does she knows that while Tali and her Ima aren't in her life anymore she is apart of a family, she is a Gibbs.
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