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Night Owl: Elephant in the Room

Tony's POV

Ziva. When I saw her jump in front of me, my heart stopped. She took a bullet for me. The woman I love took a bullet for me. I am suppose to be the one who does that. I am suppose to be the one who protects. I am suppose to be the strong one. But no. Once again I find myself saying I can't live without you.

"Come on, Zi. Stay with me." Blood gushes through my hands as I apply pressure on her wound. "Keep your eyes open. The ambulance is almost here. Stay with me, Zi! Remember what I said in that cell? I can't live without you, Ziva. Not then. Not now. Not ever. Please."

I put my head in my hands when I sit down in the plastic hospital chair. The doors to the Emergency Room just closed, shutting me off from my Ziva.

Tears are pouring down my cheeks as she slowly opens her mouth.

"Tony." A small, fragile voice calls up to me.

"I am here, Zi. I am here." I grab her hand, while still applying pressure to the wound, and bring it up to my face.

"I... I l-love y-you."

"I love you, too. That's why you can't leave me. Ya hear?" A painful smile appears on her snow white face.

"Take c-care o-of... o-of...Nas-na../" Her eyelids slowly close as paramedics shove me away from her.

"No. NO! ZIVA!"

I am snapped out of my day dream as a metal crutch hits the floor.

"Caitlin Tali Jennifer David. Don't do that to me, okay? You know that it is bad when I fall." A girl who looks oddly familiar scolds a little girl softly, like she is afraid to hurt her feelings.

I freeze.

'Did she just say David?'

"Sorry, Nasya." The little girl starts tearing up as she looks up at her, I am assuming, older sister. The other girl sighs, looking regretful, and picks her up.

I swiftly get up out of my chair and move towards the girls

"It's okay, mariposa. Just don't do it again, okay?" The little girl nods her head and nuzzles it into her sister's neck.

By this time, I am right in front of the two. The oldest one looks up and her breath catchs in her throat. I assume that I just startled her, not knowing what would happen next.

"Did you say David?"

With that, her eyes roll to the back of her head and she start to fall backwards.

Before she can hit the ground, I grab her and her sister. I feel Gibbs come up behind me and see him reach around to grab the little one, who was now crying and hiccuping. Holding her with one hand, his other one comes up to smack me in the back of the head.

"Nice one, DiNozzo."

I shake my head and pick the girl up under her legs. Her backpack makes it hard to hold her properly so I make my way over to my chair again and awkwardly sit down. While holding up her head, I grab one strap of her backpack and slip it off. Doing the same with the other, I hear Caitlin Tali Jennifer David talking to Gibbs and I see Tim get up and pick up the crutches.

"N-Nasie. I-I I want-want Nasie. Wh-Where i-is Ima? Nasie said-said that Ima w-would be here." Sniffles break up the girl's sentences as tears run down her cheeks. She is nestled in Gibbs's lap, clutching his shirt. He moves his hand up to his pocket and removes a kleenex. After wiping away her snot, he crumples it up and puts it back in his pocket. His hand then comes up and starts wiping away her tears.

"Your Ima is here. She is just resting, okay?" She nods and looks up at him. "We will get to see her in a bit."

"Okay." Her sniffling stops as she stares up at him. "Awe you Gwandpa Gibbs? Fwom the pictuwe Ima has?" He looks up at us in surprise then smiles down at her.

"Yes. I am Grandpa Gibbs." Her eyes get big and a small smile spreads across her face.

"Oh." She bites her lip for a second. "Hi."

What happens next surprises Tim and I.

Wait for it...

Wait for it...

Gibbs laughs.

He actually laughs!

I am going crazy.

Then Abby, followed closely by Ducky, rushes in. Abby halts when she sees Gibbs holding Caitlin and me holding... Naysa? Was that her name?

"Who are they?" She asks, staring at Caitlin. Caitlin turns her head and her eyes brighten.

"Hi Auntie Abby! Hi Gwandpa Ducky!" She smiles brightly at them and waves. Her eyes wander over to her backpack that Gibbs had slipped off of her. Again her eyes brighten as she grabs the top zipper and pulls out her toys. When she is done, a Rapunzel Barbie doll, a plush "Pascal" animal, and a purple, elephant blanket appear in her hands.

Abby is standing there with her mouth open along with Ducky. They slowly make their way over to me. Abby is the first one to speak.

"So... They are Ziva's?" She directs towards me.

"I guess." I hear Gibbs's and Caitlin's laughter behind me as Naysa stirs in my arms. I look back down at her and see her eyes start to open. When they adjust, she looks around. Her eyes stop suddenly when they see my arm under her legs. Traveling up, they finally see my face. Her breath becomes more shallow as she scrambles out of my grip and whips her head around. When she spots Abby, she rushes behind her, almost as if she is trying to hide from me. Tears are running down her face as Abby awkwardly hugs her, trying to comfort her.

"Please. Please don't hurt me. I didn't do anything."

In all the commotion, nobody saw Caitlin get off Gibbs lap, pad over to Nasya, and take her hand.

"It's otay, Nasie. It is Gwandpa Gibbs! You know! Fwom the pictuwe! And Auntie Abby, Gwandpa Ducky, Uncle McGwee, and..." She leans closer to Nasya and whispers the last part in her ear. She leans back out.

"It's otay! And Gwandpa Gibbs say that Ima is hewe! We get to see Ima soon!" She turns to look at Gibbs and the rest of us. Seeing our faces, her smile falls.

"Wight?"

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