Chapter 12
Ziva just stared at Tony not sure if she wanted to know what he meant by that. Sighing she shook her head and laughed thinking it was what Tony did best. She just sat next to him and continued to hold his hand realizing it was comforting her more than she thought it would. It meant the world to her that she could take comfort from someone she had secretly loved for years. It was then she realized that this was something a boyfriend would do for his girlfriend but it was also what friends did and she was confused. He had made comments that showed he wanted more from her but were they just comments or did he really want her as more than just a friend?
Ziva closed her eyes and just leaned back into the cushions of the couch wanting to finally get some sleep. Still holding Tony's hand she fell asleep rather quickly, faster than she had ever fallen asleep before and she hoped he didn't let go of her hand just because she was asleep because she would become insecure again.
Dream
Ziva walks down a hallway with a baby in her arms. She looks up and Tony is holding another baby and a toddler. Ziva smiles at him and walks over and kisses him on the lips. The babies are twins and the toddler is their two year old son. The twins are their 4 month old girls and they mean the world to Ziva. Tony and Ziva have been married for 4 years now. We all walk into the living room and I gently place Talia in the swing and take Tony Jr. from him. He places Liliana in the other swing and makes sure they are both on.
Tony Jr. picks up some toys and immediately asks his father to play with him. It's a cute site. Her family all around and everyone is safe and happy. Then the shooting starts and suddenly everyone is crying. I try to get to the twins but they have already been killed there is blood everywhere. When I try to get to Tony and Tony Jr. they both lay unmoving on the floor, dead.
Maliek walks in with a smirk on his face. He has finally finished what he started. He has killed my family out of revenge and now I am alone. I will always be alone because I could never love anyone like I love Tony.
End Dream
Ziva suddenly wakes up with tears streaming down her face. No matter what happens Maliek will always hunt her down. If she ever wants to be happy she must first find him and take him out. It is the only way she can have her dream family whether it is with Tony or without him is a matter for their hearts to settle once she is allowed to settle it.
Ziva looked over at Tony and saw that he was asleep she had promised not to sneak out and here she was planning to do that very thing. She knew she needed to do something or else Maliek would find them again and he would not hesitate to kill anyone he thought Ziva cared about. Ziva quickly let go of Tony's hand and was about to get up when Tony's arm shot out and stopped her from moving.
"Where are you going?" Tony asked sitting up and glaring at her. "And don't lie to me."
"All right I was going to leave but you don't understand Maliekā¦" Ziva trailed off as her eyes went wide, she had revealed too much information.
"So that's his name, Maliek?" Tony asked although he didn't need her confirmation to know that. "Ziva it wasn't that hard to reveal his name. Will you just understand that everything is going to be okay?"
"He is going to kill you Tony, one way or another he will kill you." Ziva said remembering her dream. "Even if he backs off now he will come back later and finish what he started and that's killing everyone I hold dear to me."
"Ziva, I love you and I am not letting anything happen to you." Tony said simply with a smile on his face.
Ziva just sat there unsure of what to say or do. She needed him to believe that she didn't care so that he would leave but when she was trying so hard to protect him there was no way he would think she didn't care about him. Sighing she just gave up and sat there while he stared at her waiting for her to say something.
"Look I know now is not the easiest time for you. But we will get through this." Tony said with a look of love and sympathy on his face.
"I know I have not been the easiest person to work with or live with lately but it is just because I am stressed about Maliek killing the people I care about. Tony I do love you and it hurts that he may kill you. Please understand that I do not want to see you hurt or dead." Ziva said with look of caring on her face
"We will get through this the way we get through everything. Just because there is a psycho killer on the loose doesn't mean that we have to separate or not get along. Listen to me Ziva there is nothing anyone can do that can make me want to be apart from you." Tony said as he got up and knelt before her, stroking her face gently.
She didn't know what was coming next. He was going to take away everything she loved and everything she held dear to her. She was going to pay with everything she loved and then with her own life. He was going to make her watch as he took away her friends and family. He was then going to let her know that he was the one who took away her sister. He was the one responsible for taking away the ones that she loved and she could never let her guard down. That's when he got the best thought he could wait a few years until she had a family of her own and then he would kill them. He would take them away from her forever and there was nothing she could do about it but watch helplessly.
