"Ziva..."...Kate spoke, sitting in the back seat as Tony drove. Ziva was silent in the passenger seat, her head tilted down..."I'm sorry."
Tony adjusts the rear-view mirror, looking into it. Kate stared at the mirror, seeing the reflections of her eyes staring back at her..."I wish you could see me, Tony."...She softly sighed..."I need to tell you so many things...one of these days Ziva will tell you, right?"...Kate swung her head towards Ziva.
Kate leaned forward..."Ziva...are you listening to me?"
Ziva remained silent.
Kate scoffed..."Fine, you were right, I'm jealous...is that what you wanted? Needed to hear?!"...Kate calms herself..."Ziva...talk to me, please."
Ziva didn't answer.
Kate sighs deeply..."I don't know what else to do, I've apologized...tell me what I can do to make this better, do you want me to get on my knees and beg?"
Tony stops the car and reaches over, pulling at a cord, an ear phone pops out of Ziva's ear..."We're here."
Kate groaned, Ziva looked back as Tony got out of the car.
"You coming?"...Tony asked.
"Yeah, give me a second."...Ziva answered.
"Okay."...Tony closed the door and took a step towards the front of the car.
"You didn't hear anything of that, did you?"...Kate asked.
"Any of what?"
Kate shook her head..."The short version is...well, I'm sorry."
"Forgiven."...Ziva simple said, opening the door.
"Really?"...Kate said, floating out of the roof.
"Yes."...Ziva replied.
Tony walked towards the front door of a house, Ziva started to follow him, Kate was circling her.
"Stop it, you're making me dizzy."
"Oh, sorry...actually, I'm not...the elevator, was that really necessary?"
Ziva smirked.
Kate rolled her eyes..."That's real mature."
"You deserved it."
"I deserved it? Me?"...Kate pointed to herself as she stopped in front of Ziva..."Me?"
Ziva rolled her eyes and walked through Kate.
Kate felt a tingling sensation that shook her entire body, she turned looking at Ziva as she rushed to catch up with Tony, putting on her NCIS hat.
Kate zoomed towards her..."Okay, I might have been...uh, kind of a bitch, okay."
Ziva stopped..."Kind of?"
Kate holds her hands out, about a foot apart.
"Bigger."...Ziva suggested.
"Bigger?"...Kate questioned.
"Much."...Ziva replied.
"Fine, I've been a giant, huge, monstrous bitch...does that make you feel better?"
Ziva nods and smiles..."Much."
Tony was about to knock on the door, Kate turned looking at it..."NOOOOOOOOOOOO!"...She screamed..."Shotgun!"
Ziva looked at Kate, drawing her Sig, she disappears..."Shotgun?!"
Tony stopped, looking back at Ziva, his hand move to his holster..."What?"
Kate popped out of the front door, she was in Tony's face..."He has a shotgun, he's on the over side of the door...get away from the door!"
"Tony, get away from the door, he has a shotgun."...Ziva cried out.
"Huh?"...Tony slowly turned, he took a step towards Ziva.."H-how do you know that?"
"Just get away from the damn door!"...Kate yelled..."Get him damn it!"
A shotgun shot blast through the front door. Tony falls to his stomach.
"TONY!"...Ziva and Kate together as Ziva unloads her Sig into the door. She ejects the clip, it falls to the sidewalk below, she slams a new one in as she moved to the door.
A pool of blood seeped out from the bottom of the door, she kicked at the door, but it wouldn't budge, she aimed at the deadblot and fired a single round into it, the door flew open, a man sat against a wall with multiple gunshots in his chest and stomach, he was dead.
"ZIVA!"...Kate yelled, Ziva turned and ran back to Tony, Kate was kneeling next to him, trying to grab him, help him.
Ziva knelt next to Kate..."Tony?"...She softly spoke, she placed her hand on his back, she lifted her hand, it was covered in blood.
"NO! Do something!"...Kate yelled..."Call an ambulance!"
Ziva just stared at her bloody hand.
"What are you doing?!"...Kate turned, moving her hands to Ziva's shoulders, trying to grip her with her fingers. Her hands started to shake. She quickly pulls her hands away as Ziva looked at her.
Ziva backed away, falling to her butt, she scooted back about a foot.
"You felt that..."...Kate asked..."Didn't you?!"
Ziva was slouching back, her hands supporting herself, she was dazed.
"ZIVA!"...Kate yelled..."Do something!"
Ziva just sat there, looking lost. Kate moved to her and reached out her hand, attempting to touch her again.
Ziva shook her head..."Don't touch me!"...She pushed off with her hands, vaulting herself back to Tony.
"I am here."...She lifted her cell phone and started to dial.
"You felt me, you did, you felt me."...Kate quickly spoke, she looked at her hands as Ziva called an ambulance. Kate quickly jumped in Ziva's body making her drop her phone.
Ziva's eyes rolled back into her head, she was fighting Kate, she let out a primal scream, Kate is thrown from Ziva's body.
Kate stared at Ziva, her eyes wide open..."Y-you're..."
Tony groaned as he made it to his knees, he reached up and behind him, pulling at the back of his collar, pulling his shirt upwards, numerous metal pellets clanked to the sidewalk below..."Did you kill the bastard?"...He grunted.
Ziva cocked her head to the left, she squinted at him. Kate floated over to him..."Don't ever do that again!"...Kate yelled.
"Did you scream?"...Tony arched his back groaning, he moved his hand to his jaw, softly touching it as he slowly open and closed his mouth..."Are you okay?"
Ziva's eyes were locked into position, just gazing at him.
Tony crawled over to her..."Ziva?"...He waved his hand over her face..."Ziva?"...He said, with concern in his voice.
Tony wrapped his arms around her, pulling her into his chest, hugging her tightly. Ziva started to sob uncontrollably..."Shhh...it's okay...I'm fine, I'm fine...shhhhh, just a scratch, baby."...He pressed his lips against her forehead, holding them there.
Kate's chest started to emmit light and warmth once again, she vanished.
Kate floated in front of the massive light source in a pure white room..."It's love!"...She yelled..."That's what I'm feeling! Their love!"
"Yes."...Echoed throughout the room..."Of the mind, the body and the spirit."
Kate tilted her head down, she could still feel the warmth in her chest, she smiled looking back up at the light..."So, this is what love feels like?"...Kate whispered to herself, she had never actually been in love before.
"No."...The light's voice called out.
"What do you mean, 'no?'"...Kated asked.
"You are not feeling love...you are feeling true love."...The voice of the light boomed.
"I-I don't understand...what's the difference?"...Kate asked.
"Love of the soul."...The light answered.
Kate threw out her hands in frustration..."What does that mean?"
The light started to shine brighter, engulfing Kate.
Kate stood in the bullpen looking at Tony..."Their first time meeting."...A voice spoke into her mind.
"Whose?"...Kate asked, watching Tony sitting at his desk, Ziva walked towards his desk, passing through Kate..."Oh."...Ziva pulled out her ID and was just about to speak, when time froze.
"You didn't die in vain."
Kate swung around, Gibbs was standing by the window..."Gibbs?"
"No."...He smiled, quickly changing into Ducky..."Ah, how are you, my dear?"...He smiled and changed into Abby, she just smiled.
"How can you say I didn't die in vain?! Aren't you the one who said I died before fate intended?!"...Kate agressively asked.
"Your death brought about something special, pure...two souls meant for each other."...Abby spoke.
"S-soulmates?"...Kate vanished.
Kate quickly popped back, like she was never gone, she was smiling, she finally understood what it meant.
Kate moved next to them, placing her palm on the back of Ziva's head, she leaned in, kissing Ziva on the temple..."You know, too...don't you?"...She whispered.