I guess this makes up for my really short last chapter! Enjoy!

DISCLAIMER: Christmas is approaching, and I want NCIS!

Chapter 9

The day passed since Vance's team meeting with Gibbs' team. And Vance called everyone back into the squad room.

"So? What has your team decided on, Gibbs?" Vance asked expectantly.

Gibbs nodded towards Ziva, and she stepped forward. "We have decided that we will be going to Israel. Except for Abby, who will stay here in her lab, we will go to Israel to solve my father's murder."

Vance nodded. "Why don't I call SecNav and Mossad? Agent Gibbs, you can discuss what you will do on this case?"

After Vance left, Gibbs went up to Ziva. "What?" Ziva asked.

"Rule 38," he stated.

"Rule 38?" Ziva questioned.

"'Rule 38: Your case, your team,'" Tony explained. "Z, you're gonna be the lead investigator for this case."

Ziva looked at Gibbs astonished. "Why? I'm not nearly as experienced as you are, or even Tony and McGee."

"Yeah Ziva, but if you think about it, it was your former agency, your father, your place of expertise," Tony went on.

"True, but still. Are you sure?" she asked Gibbs.

Gibbs nodded slightly and gave a small smile.

Ziva grinned and said," Okay then." Just then, her phone rang. "Hello...Right away Director." She hung up and walked up the stairs once again.

"DiNozzo, did Ziva talk to you about the case? Ask your opinion?"

Tony nodded. "Yeah, why?"

Gibbs nodded slightly and muttered something under his breath that he couldn't hear.

McGee was talking to Ducky. "I can't believe we're going to Israel," he said.

"Are you nervous Timothy?" Ducky asked.

"Yeah. It's just the thought of going to Israel for a case," he explained.

Ducky patted him on the back. "So am I, Agent McGee. So am I."

-In Vance's office-

Ziva knocked on the door. "Come in," Vance called.

She walked in. "You wanted to see me?" she asked.

"Yes, I did. I just got off the phone with SecNav. He granted us permission for this case," he said.

"That is good thing, yes?" she asked again.

"Yes, it is. Agent David, what was your choice on this case?" he asked.

Ziva froze at the question dropped. And it had landed like a bomb. "Um…I did not really have an opinion."

"So you did not want to take this case?" he questioned.

"No, I did. I just had mixed feelings," she explained.

"Agent David, are you sure about this case?" the director asked one more time.

Ziva nodded, and then Vance sent her out.