A.N: Hey here is the next chapter! I know it is shorter than my usual but it is all I had time for and it's better than having to wait another few weeks is it not? Thanks again for the reviews you guys are awesome! Enjoy! :)

"Let me explain how this is going to work… You cannot shoot me because then that means the end of Miss David's life here. So… I am going to just… wait, until the others drive just over that rise there." He cocked his head towards the sand dune he had previously driven over, about a kilometre always. "Once I see them, I am going the drop her in the water. Now your options are to chase me, or save your partner." His blood ran cold as he realised what was happening. The weights, the water. If he didn't jump in after her she would drown. The idea was completely insane yet achieved what he wanted, he would get away. Tony's heart pounded in his chest as he saw the fear in Ziva's eyes. She had not looked at him or spoken the whole time he had been there but now her eyes were locked with his. Her face was ghostly as she looked at him, her eyes dilated and blood shot. She started to shake her head slowly and opened her mouth as if she was to say something but then closed it again shortly after looking away. He looked back up at Ryan who had seen the exchange and now had a sadistic smile on his face. He looked up into the distance and then back at Ziva, caressing her cheek softly. Before Tony knew it he was kissing her, hard on the lips, and then she was in the water.

Shots were fired in both directions as Ryan jumped off the jetty. It wasn't even a second later before Tony's legs were moving in the same direction as he sprinted down the rotten wood boards. A motor could be heard and by the time he made it to the end of the jetty a boat had pulled away and was speeding into the distance. Three more shots were fired and he could hear one hit the side of the Tinny but none hitting the man inside. He got on his knees and looked down into the water desperately as he took off his jacket and shoes. He saw her shadow and plummeted into the cold water, swimming to her as she frantically pulled at the chains which consumed her. Pulling at the chains with her made no difference, the big iron disks stayed where they fell in the sand. He swam down to where they lay and tried to pick one up, but the water made them twice as heavy as they once were making it all but impossible. The air in his lungs was all but gone and he could start to feel the pressure inside his throat building as his head became clouded. He couldn't even imagine how Ziva was feeling and the thought of leaving her for air seemed selfish in a weird sense. He looked at her terrified face as she looked deep into his eyes. If it weren't for this week, he would have never realised his true feelings, the unseverable attraction he had to her; and now that he had, he was losing her. The pain was almost unbearable as he saw her face, the colour draining as the last bubbles of air left her throat. He could see her last moments and knew what he had to do.

He swam closer to her, a hand resting on her cheek; and with his last breath of air leaned in so his lips brushed hers. No response was expected but he wanted her to know, before she drowned, that he loved her. The kiss was quick yet full of passion as he held her face softly to his. He took one last look in her eyes before they closed and he surfaced gasping for air. His eyes were stinging from the salty water as he pounded the water with his fists letting out a yell to the world. He had never felt such loss in his life and as much as he wanted to go down and save the one person that means more than the world to him, there was no use. He was about to swim towards shore when heavy foot fall could be heard above him on the wooden boards of the jetty. He stayed quite as he anticipated the arrival of whoever was there and to his sudden relief and excitement, he saw Gibbs and McGee.

"Where's Ziva?"

"She's under here, she's unconscious I need your help now!" Gibbs started taking off his shoes while snapping at McGee to call an ambulance before plunging into the water. They swam down to an unconscious Ziva who was floating as far as the chains would allow her, her hair covering her face as she swayed gracefully back and forth. He swam down to the weights expecting Gibbs to follow but when he looked around he could see that he had again surfaced.

"What's happening?" Tony yelled as he resurfaced.

"Here Boss!" A pair of bolt cutters were dropped into the water followed by McGee himself. All three agents dived under the water for the most intense moment of their life.

She could see Tony below her struggling with the weights but she knew it was no use. Ziva David, Ex Mossad Operative, an assassin gone Federal Agent. All the dangerous situations she has been thrown in to and she was going to die by drowning. Not what she expected at all. She felt as if she was crying although with salty water surrounding her it was hard to tell if she actually was. A tight pain in her chest was growing as her throat burned from the lack of oxygen. A heartbeat pounded in her head as her vision became blurry, this is the end… She was ready to let go, she had accepted the fact. This was her time. She could barely see even tho her eyes were open, but a blurry figure came close to her which she knew to be Tony. Blood rushed through her ears as her brain started to shut down, she could almost feel the blood vessels in her eyes growing. Just before she let go complete she felt a warm hand on the side of her face and soft lips brushing hers. She wanted nothing more than to kiss him back, but before she had a chance… there was darkness.

The chains were finally cut and Tony dragged her to the surface, her body a dead weight. His muscles were burning from Lactic Acid and he was out of breath but the Adrenaline pushed him through until they were on the shore. Her face had a tinge of blue and her lips were a shade of purple. Her body was limb and cold with her wrist and ankles still bound in shackles. He moved the hair that stuck to her face and gave her a small kiss before turning her on her side to begin the tormenting process of CPR. Water ran out of her mouth into the dark sand and he waited before turning her over. Looking at her body froze Tony and as he was about to perform CPR, he realised he couldn't do it. Gibbs saw his hesitation from behind and stepped in as the sirens could be heard in the distance. He watched in horror as her chest was being pushed down and air was blown into her lungs. Every time he willed for her to just breathe but still no pulse was to be found. The ambulance arrived and the paramedics took over, the numb feeling was starting to subside and the reality of the situation hit him hard. She may never wake up, she may never look at him. She may never again sit across the bull pen from him, her exotic eyes looking up as she smirks. The pain in his chest grew as he watched the paramedics work on her. It had been many minutes and with every second hope was slipping away. McGee walked over and placed a hand on his shoulder as they both watched in silence with tear stricken faces. Gibbs paced the sand lost in the scenery of the waves and his own mental battle. The medics were about to give up and load her in the ambulance before coughing could be heard from the ground. Tony ran over to where she lay in the sand as she took her first breath.

"Ziva?" There was no movement, no more breathing. Disappointment flooded him as he watched her go back to how she was before. They all watched as the paramedics felt for a pulse. Tension was high between the group as they waited for the verdict. The paramedic opened his mouth to give an answer before again there was coughing and spluttering. Her head was tilted as water and vomit rushed out. She continued to cough it up before taking a sharp breath. She was breathing again, her heart was pumping blood through her body and even tho she was still unconscious; she was alive.

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