Kari span around on the chair whilst watching Abby dash around happily. One caf-pow! In one hand, and a bag of evidence that was left when the alarm was raised in the lab not too long ago. She sighed, it had meant that everyone forgot Ziva's birthday, and the "mom's day off day" had to be canceled.

She frowned and tapped her foot on the floor; one question lingered in her mind. "What did Abby mean by, just like before?" Kari thought and twirled a strand of silky brown hair around her finger.

"Looking deep in thought there" Abby chuckled, spinning around on one boot, the chains making a clinking sound and she took a seat on the edge of the desk.

Kari blinked and smiled "Oh, just thinking that's all" she said truthfully.

Abby's red stained lips grinned as widely as they could. "Oh really? What about? Oooh wait! Is it about him?" she paused and giggled a little bit, just like the child she secretly was. "You're secret lover!" Abby said dramatically and threw her arms in the air and fell to her knees, then falling over in fits of laughter.

Kari's face burned red and her fists clenched "She told you?!" she screeched loudly, and rose to her feet quicker than Abby could have gotten up.

Abby stopped laughing but her smile still stayed. She unsteadily got to her feet. "Ziva? Noo! Tony? Oh, yes!"

Abby's grin got wider. You could always rely on Tony for a little bit of gossip.

Kari felt a fire burn inside her and was about to escape from her mouth until she forced a hand to clamp over her mouth.

"I'm going to kill him.." Kari mumbled while Abby finished off her last batch of deeply annoying giggles.

Speaking of the devil, Tony walked in with a caf-pow! His usual charming grin on his face. "Hey, did I miss something?" He asked cheekily.

Kari eyed him suspiciously "Oh nothing, nothing at all, Tony." She said with an evil grin very similar to Ziva's when she was cranky.

Tony blinked hard and stared blankly at Kari. "I didn't do it!" he yelled out and hid behind Abby like a child.

Abby snickered and patted him on the head and whispered, "Its okay Tony, she doesn't bite" then carried on giggling.

Kari folded her arms and tapped her foot; she did not find this funny "Tony? You told her, yes?" Kari asked, her fingers playing with a loose strand of hair.

Tony put his hands up in the air in surrender "You got me, but c'mon Abby's cool. You can tell her anything" he said brightly and came from behind Abby.

Abby punched him in the arm playfully "Suck up" she said and poked her tongue out at him. Then headed of the to the back of the lab to finish of the little evidence which was left.

Kari sighed and flopped back down in her chair, she looked up to Tony and smiled, a question lingering on her lips.

"Tony, what did Abby mean by, It's just like before?" Kari asked. Not sure if Tony remembered Abby saying that or not.

Tony cursed under his breath, and propped him self up on the desk next to Kari, her eyes wide with interest.

"It's a dark story Kari," he said, trying to put her off, he didn't really want to talk about Kate. No one wanted to talk about Kate.

Little did he know that a certain raven-haired beauty was listening in from a small distance away. "Tell her Tony, she's not a kid" Abby coaxed him on, and joined him by his side. Her pale and soft hands giving his one hand a squeeze.

"Special Agent Caitlin Todd" he began. "She died about a year ago, Kari." Tony said, looking down to his shoes for a second.

Kari sympathized with the man "Oh, I'm sorry.." she said glumly. But her curiosity still remained. "How did she die?" Kari blurted out.

Abby looked at Tony for a second, she then nodded.

"She got shot in the head" Abby whispered, barely being able to hold back her dark and painful tears for her late friend, she let her head sink into Tony's shoulder. Doing her best not to crumble.

Tony clenched his fist. "Ari Haswari" he muttered darkly

And got up. His phone buzzing in his pocket. "C'mon Kari, Ziva wants us to head on upstairs. Gibbs is letting us of early for lunch" Tony told her. He kissed Abby on the cheek and walked out without another word.

Kari's mind raced, she could have sworn she had heard that name before. In mossad, not that long ago actually.

Later on that night Ziva and Kari were sat in the living room in dead, cold silence. Kari shuffled awkwardly, "would it be wrong to ask?" she thought to herself. Ziva had noticed something was on her mind, she watched her daughter like a hawk.

"Out with it" Ziva said, staring at Kari intently.

Kari looked at Ziva. "Ari haswari, who is he?" Kari blurted out, but judging by her mothers sudden pale and frozen face. It was a very bad idea to mention the name.

Ziva coughed and let her eyes dart around the room to stop her painful tears.

"I don't know" Ziva lied, badly.

Kari raised an eyebrow and shifted awkwardly. "You do know, you're a bad liar when you want to be" Kari stated and eyed her suspiciously.

Ziva shook her head and got up "Kari, its nothing to do with you" Ziva snapped, leaving Kari stunned, and wishing she hadn't brought anything up at all.

Kari watched her mother leave the room, she sighed heavily. Maybe she could get an answer out of the Director? Or was it a bad idea to tamper with something that obviously didn't need tampering with.

there we go! Left it a little short but oh well giggle My updating might be a little slow due to the fact I'm back in school and a few family issues have popped up out of the blue. But dont worry! I will not forget you! especially my lovely reviewers! Yes, I do love you people. Hehe. Anyway I shall be off to do more writing for my other fic!

Jodie xx