the echo of birdsong. (ncis)
post-ep; kate; ziva
her ears are ringing
written for ncisdrabble100, challenge 7 (kate's thoughts at the end of 1x10, left for dead). no copyright infringement intended.
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Her ears are ringing, and her mouth feels sore, and though the two things don't feel connected they probably are. So stupid, she thinks, what must they think? and Gibbs is never going to let me forget this.
She thinks: I should have known sooner. I should have been faster. I should, I should, I should.
The wind stirs around her ankles and the smoke from the explosion caresses her face. Her ears are ringing. Her mouth feels sore.
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When Ziva hears of the explosion she panics momentarily before realising that not everything in this world is her brother's doing.
tbc.