Title: Baby Assignment

Chapter: 6

Disclaimer: I do not own ANY of the original characters from the show, they belong to the writers of NCIS.

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The bell rang and ended school for the day. Ziva rushed out of class and headed for her lockers. She'd looked for Tony but hadn't seen him at lunch, which meant that he was stuck with Jake for the whole day.

Ziva packed her backpack and headed over to Tony's locker. He was putting his books in his bag, even with his back turned to her Ziva could tell something was wrong. "Hey Tony."

Tony turned around and looked at her, she noticed the way a little sparkle came back to his eyes, but she also noticed how quickly it disappeared, his frown seemed to deepen as he looked at her.

She wasn't sure what she had done, but the way he was looking at her Ziva was sure she was the problem, "Look, if this is about you having to watch over Jake for the whole day, I'm sorry but I couldn't find you at lunch."

Tony's frown deepened at the mention of lunch but he quickly covered it up with what Ziva could tell was a fake grin. "It's fine I was having a bad day so I went for a drive."

Ziva nodded, "So… Did you want to go to your place or mine?"

Tony looked at her, doubt evident in his eyes, he didn't want to be put through any more torture today. He couldn't handle another scene like the one in the cafeteria, but he knew he had to spend time with her for their project, "Mine, my house is closer. I'll drive you there."

Ziva nodded, wondering what was wrong. She waited until they were in his car before asking, "Tony, are you okay?"

He didn't look at her when he replied, "Yeah, I'm fine."

"You're sure you're not made that you were stuck with Jake all day?"

Tony shook his head, "I'm fine Ziva. So, what did you do all lunch?" He asked, even though he didn't really want to know what she did with Matt after he left.

"Oh, nothing much. I ate lunch and talked to my friends, oh! Matt asked me out." She looked at him, hoping for at least a small reaction, but when he gave her none she sighed.

Tony looked at her from the corner of his eyes, "What? You're not so happy that he asked you out?"

Ziva thought she heard a bit of hopefulness in his voice, but realized it as her imagination; she started to admit that she had really wanted him to ask her out, but she stopped herself. "No, I'm happy. Now I've got a date for the dance. I heard you're going with Melissa."

Tony looked at her, "How'd you know that?"

He saw a look of pain in her eyes, but dismissed it as his imagination. "Melissa told me."

Tony nodded, "She's that excited huh?" He asked and grinned.

Ziva nodded, but refused to look at him.

Tony realized they were at his house and stopped the car. They got out and went to the dining room. Tony threw his books on the floor, "So I was thinking that we could do our homework, since there's nothing better to do."

She shrugged so he took his books out, he watched her out of the corner of his eye as she did the same.

She straightened up and he looked away so she wouldn't catch him staring at her. It's bad enough that she didn't like him that way, if she ever found out how he felt… Things would become awkward and as much as Tony wanted something more with Ziva, he'd rather have her as his friend then as nothing at all.

He felt her watching him and turned around, he grinned at the small blush that made its way across her face. She sat down and Tony sat next to her. His heart immediately started beating faster as he got closer to her.

Tony looked over at her and couldn't help but notice how cute she looked when she was confused. He looked at her page and saw why; physics wasn't his strongest point either.

"Tony, what is this?"

He got up and leaned over her shoulder. He noticed the way she tensed at his close proximity, pushing the thought back in his mind so he could revisit it later.

He leaned a little closer in to tease her, but soon regretted doing so as being this close to her also had an effect on him.

He noticed the way that she was chewing on her lip, something he noticed she did when she was nervous. He grinned at her but redirected his attention towards the page when she looked at him.

"I… uh… I'm not sure what it is." He began, but soon found himself looking at her again.

This time he didn't look away when she looked at him. Instead he stared into her eyes, searching them for any sign of her feelings for him.

He noticed how she looked hesitant and a little scared. He grinned and noticed then suddenly realized how close they were. Her face was less than an inch away from his, and they both seemed to be holding their breath.

He tried to force these thoughts out of his head, but he couldn't help his gaze from quickly glancing at Ziva's lips. He couldn't help but think about how easy it would be to close the distance between them and find out for sure where she stood on their relationship.

He looked back up into her beautiful chocolate brown eyes and felt a magnetic pull towards her. He began to lean in slightly, but he pulled back quickly when he remembered the way she broke his heart earlier today. He looked away as he remembered the way she flirted with Matt and accepted his offer to the dance.

He coughed, trying to break the awkward silence. He sat back down in his seat, not even daring to look at her, fearing that his true feelings would show if he did. What had gotten in to him? What was he thinking? He couldn't kiss Ziva! So why had he nearly given in to the urge to do so?

As soon as Tony asked himself these questions he knew the answer. He'd loved Ziva for a very long time now, and not being able to tell her was slowly eating him up inside.

Tony dared to take a quick glance towards Ziva, he noticed the way that she quickly looked away from him. He sighed and ran his left hand through his hair, had he just ruined everything between them? She wouldn't even look at him, definitely a bad sign.

He thought about apologizing but realized that addressing the issue would only lead to complications. He glanced over at her and noticed the way that she refused to look back at him.

Tony practically jumped up from his chair to escape the thoughts that were overwhelming him. Ziva looked at him oddly, and he quickly covered, "Want to listen to some music?"

Ziva nodded and Tony went and got a radio. He put it on and turned it up, sitting down he tried to focus, but his thoughts were interrupted by the host of the radio station. Tony could've sworn that the host was talking right to him when he said,

"This next song is for all you guys out there who are in love but to afraid to admit it…"

Tony glanced nervously at Ziva, wondering if he should quickly change the song or if that would make it too obvious.

"Well love is a wonderful thing and what you really need to tell her is 'I'm crazy for this girl'…

She rolls the window down
And she
Talks over the sound
Of the cars that pass us by
And I don't know why
But she's changed my mind

Would you look at her
She looks at me
She's got me thinking about her constantly
But she don't know how I feel
And as she carries on without a doubt
I wonder if she's figured out
I'm crazy for this girl

Tony was blushing furiously as he realized how this song hit a little too close to home. He was constantly looking at and thinking about her, he really was crazy about her.

He jumped up to change the station before things got even more awkward, he could feel himself blushing but tried to hide it.

As soon as he changed the song Ziva looked up from her books, "Why'd you change the song?"

Tony cleared his throat, "Oh…. I'm just not much of a fan of, uh… sappy love songs. I mean if a guy likes a girl as much as he does in that song he should just tell her."

Tony knew that he was being very hypocritical right now, but he had to say something. She looked at him with pain in her eyes as she realized that if that was truly how Tony felt he really didn't have any feelings for her; if he did he would've told her already.

He sat down, but Ziva wasn't done talking, "Well Tony," Tony frowned, assured from her tone he'd done something wrong he waited for the fireworks. "Some guys really like a girl and they don't want to have to face their fear of rejection, then again I couldn't expect you to understand about true feelings."

Tony winced, even though he wasn't sure what he did to make her so upset he knew she was speaking out of anger, yet it still hurt. He knew exactly what she meant, he had true feelings for her for a very long time now, he just wouldn't tell her because, like she said, he was afraid of rejection. He knew he couldn't take the heartbreak of having her not love him back, so he covered up his feelings with jokes and lame excuses.

Ziva still had to release all of her anger and frustration though, so she kept going, "You know Tony, I feel sorry for you because even though you can get any girl you want with your charm and good looks, you'll never know what it's like to have a true relationship!"

Tony grinned, "You think I've got charm and good looks?"

He was attempting to flirt with her and divert her attention from love, but his comment only made her madder. "What is wrong with you Tony?! Here I'm trying to have a real, mature conversation and you can't even give me that! I'm merely trying to show you that although these quick relationships may be nice for now, if you keep this up you'll never know what it's like to be in a real relationship with real feelings. That's the difference between you and me Tony, I realize that quick flings mean happiness now but I want a more mature relationship so I'll be happy for more than a couple of days!"

Tony's back went rigid, she'd struck a chord with him and it made him angry. "Mature? MATURE?! What do you mean you have mature relationships? You think Matt is mature?! He's no different than me Ziva and you know it!"

Ziva shot daggers at Tony with her eyes, "Yes Tony, I do think that Matt is mature. He was mature enough to actually ask me out without checking any other girls out while doing so, which is more than I can ever say for you!"

Tony couldn't control his anger, "You know what Ziva? I do know what real feelings are like, okay? I love…" He paused, thankful that he stopped himself from saying the next word. He couldn't tell her he loved her because she made it quite clear that she didn't love him back.

Tony continued, "I love… someone, only they don't love me back. So don't you bother telling me about real feelings okay? Maybe I changed the song because it hit a little too close to home that the girl I love doesn't love me back and so I don't dare tell her how I feel?"

Ziva scoffed, "Oh come on Tony! Every girl at school loves you and don't even bother trying to deny it! You could have any girl you want but you're too afraid to let it go any deeper than good looks. Maybe if you actually let your guard down you'd be able to realize a good thing when you see one!!!"

Tony glared at her, "I've already let it go deeper than just good looks! I'm telling you that I'm in love, and I'll tell you where you're wrong, as much as I love her, she's the one girl who isn't impressed with me, and it drives me crazy whenever I'm around her that she's the one that I want. It breaks my heart whenever I see her knowing that as much as I love her I'll never be able to have her!"

Ziva felt like her heart was breaking, he was in love. She was too late, he'd already found love elsewhere and now they'd never be together. She felt her shoulders slump in defeat but straightened them again, even if it was the last thing she'd do, she'd leave here with her pride.

She opened her mouth to speak but Tony cut her off, "I know a good thing when I see one Ziva, don't even try to tell me otherwise because I realized a good thing when I saw her and I know that she's the best thing that's ever happened to me! Besides I can't believe that you'd come in here, lecturing me about love and true feelings and how I use my looks to get any girl we want. We both know that the same is true for you, every single guy who's ever met you is drooling over you. I can't get anyone I want, despite what you may say but I know for a fact that every guy in school loves you!"

Ziva picked up her bag and flung it over her shoulder, she grabbed Jake and refused to look Tony in the eye when she said, "The only one I want doesn't."

Then she left as quickly as she could, feeling defeated she slowly made her way back home, right now she didn't feel like talking to anyone, she just wanted to be alone.

She hated the fact that Tony was in love with someone who wasn't her, she hated the fact that she had made herself appear so weak in front of him and how obvious she made her feelings.

She thought about their conversation as she walked home, and with every step she took, the hole Tony left in her heart grew.

Hey! Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed it! Please REview!

Also I want to give all credit of the song to Evan & Jaron and their amazing song that I just refound called "Crazy for this girl"

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