Hello, This is nothing much, just about her birthday.

I have got one review for the past two chapters - That makes me really happy :D - but can I please get at least two for this chapter, maybe one because nothing interesting happens, Two would be better.

I know that this story might be a little dry, but you have to remeber that this is like one of the first stories that I have written, and I for some reason decided to choose (In my opinion) one of the hardest characters to write. Trust me - she tops the list, followed by Abby. So please cut me a little slack. I hate begging for reviews and it makes me sound desprate but all I want is to know what you think of this.

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Soon enough her birthday came around. She lied in bed thinking of the day that had just been.

Her birthday was nothing much. It was small, only family and a few close friends. He father didn't come but her brother did. Her birthday celebration was just dinner after school at her mother's house. Her brother brought her a card from her father.

Most of her relatives didn't know what to get her so they gave her money or books knowing that she liked to read. People from her father's side had sent gifts. Her friends also gave her books and other small gifts.

She spent the time before her friends arrived listening to her grandparents on her father's side tell her stories about what had happened in their and the country's past. Ziva wasn't one hundred percent sure why they were allowed in, but she didn't dispute it. Tali listened as well but didn't find it anywhere near as interesting as Ziva did.

When the stories were told to her she would remember them and even though she had heard and listened to them since she could remember she would always ask for her favourite stories. When she listened to her grandparents she would no longer feel like a teenager she would feel like a little child asking for her favourite fairy tale to be told once more before she fell asleep.

A while later her Aunt Nettie arrived with her three cousins. Emmet, Daniella, and Lea. Emmet was the same age as Ziva only a few months older than her. Daniella and Lea were twins and were a few years younger than Tali but they still got on like they were the same age. Daniella and Lea weren't identical twins, they look similar, but both had features that were their own.

Kalev arrived next and Adara last. The house was packed. They ate dinner while filling the silences with comfortable small talk. After they had eaten the family and her three friends went their own ways and did what they pleased. Ziva, her friends and Emmet went to Ziva's room to play a few board and card games while they spoke about pointless thing like you do with your friends. Emmet's sisters had gone with Tali to her room and were probably talking about make up or clothes or something along those lines. A while later Ari joined them.

Although Rivka didn't mind him being around. Well she shouldn't mind, especially since she basically did raise him when he was visiting his father and his sisters because Eli was never there. But no matter how much Rivka didn't mind him being around, he found it hard to find a place to fit in around the rest of her family, so he settled with going to his sister's room and talking with her friends.

"So, Ziva, your 17 now finally caught up to me," said Emmet in a teasing tone. Ziva laughed and rolled her eyes, "Well you'll be turning 18 in about ten months, right?" she said taking him up on the silent challenge, "Or is it 88?" she asked daring him to bite back, "Because you seem to think you know everything, you like being the boss. Being boss only comes with age," she said still daring. Ari watched with amusement and waited to see how her cousin would react.

"Oh, Ziva," he said in a tone that a parent would use if they were let down by their child, "If I'm turning 88 then you must be turning 100," he said.

"What are you saying?" she quickly said back.

"Well if try to act like the boss and know everything. Than you succeed in the stated above making you older than me," he laughed. This time Ari laughed at his little sister as well. When she shot him a death glare he put his hands up in surrender, "what? It's true," when he went to let his hands drop he saw the time.

"I hope you had a good birthday," he said walking over to her and handing her a card. "I have to go," he kissed her on the cheek and went to head out the door before stopping and turning again. Ziva looked expectantly at her brother, "By the way, abba said that it's not Saturday anymore its Sunday. Be ready," he said. Ziva nodded and looked down.

She put her finger between the folded piece of paper of the envelope and opened it. She pulled the card out from it and read the card.

'Dear Ziva,

I hope you've had a good 17th birthday.

From Ari,'

Was all it said and was accompanied by a cheesy birthday message that came with the card. This one was from her brother while the one from earlier was from her father.

There was also a letter in the envelope, she pulled that out too and began to read it but stopped when she realized what it was regarding. She folded the piece of paper and put it in the top draw of her night stand. Then turned back to finish playing the game with her friends.

Now it was nearing three in the morning again, she had not had much sleep the past few days. She had two days left of school then she would be free from that year level and go to her final year.

By this time all her friends were gone and she grabbed her small torch and reached over to her night stand opening the draw and grabbing the letter that her brother had written.

Ziva,

I know you won't listen to me if I try and talk to you about this so I hope that if I write it you will at least read it. I know you are sick of me saying this and don't want to hear it anymore but it's not too late to back out, if I were you I wouldn't go on that mission.

I know you want your father to approve of you and to be proud of you, but this isn't the way to do it and honestly I don't know how you think but if one person doesn't approve of you I can think of at least three, I can name off the top of my head, do approve. Isn't that heaps?

One person, Ziva, one of four. Plus your friends.

I tried telling you this the other day but you wouldn't listen. He is planning some thing, and that something will put you in danger. I know he has said that this is going to help you prove yourself and perhaps get Brownie point; think about what he is doing now. He is trying to get higher ranks.

This may all be a political stunt he has planned. Who knows what sort of trouble you could get into, but I will not deny the possibility of there being a person in the IDF like that.

Do you remember the conversation we had about Tali and how to keep her from this you would put yourself in those positions for her, to protect her? Well I want to protect you too. I know some of the details of the mission and some of them are dangerous if it comes down to you having to do some of these things.

All I want is for you to be safe.

Just know that you can still pull out, and before you shut that down completely, think about today, the fun you had with family and friends. Are you telling me that you're ready to let all that go? Are you telling me you're going to never want to have a family of your own? Are you going to let those chances pass you by with out the chance for them to happen?

No matter what you say, you deserve the same as what you said Tali would deserve when she was older. You too are worthy of that.

I maybe over reacting and being the over protective brother but I have a strand feeling about this.

She read it a few times through. Then lied back in her bed and thought about what she would be leaving behind if worse came to worse.

But no matter what her brother said, she had made her decision. She wasn't going to back out now. It would only disappoint her father and make him really angry with her. She wouldn't disappoint her father.

Reviews please. At least two before I update again, if I get one I'll still be happy. If I don't get two I'll most likely update on the weekend.