"Where Tony?" Rizzo asked Patel,when her a Jones entered the Bullpen.
"Right here." He said from behind her, causing her to jump.
"Don't do that!" she yelled.
"Wheres the wife?" he asked, sitting down at his desk, sipping his coffee.
'' She didn't show." Jones answered.
"Her cell phone's off too" Patel told him
"Great, we've got nothing. Get a BOLO out on her, I don't want her leaving this country in any way." Tony barked, before putting his face down on the desk. Tony's phone rang and he answered, not bothering to check the caller ID.
"DiNozzo."
"Hello, Agent DiNozzo, director Vance needs to speak with you. He would like you to come and meet him in his office." Vances secretary told him politely.
"Alright." Tony said, his voice muffled due to the fact his face was pressed into the desk.
Tony got up and walked over to the elevator, being followed by Agent Rizzo.
"What's wrong?" she asked when they got into the elevator.
"Nothing" he said, probably louder then necessary.
"Tony, don't lie to me." she pushed.
"It's personal Kristy. " he said, he was determined to never take elevators again, they led to trouble for him.
" Tony, you can trust me" she said smiling at him and placing a hand on his arm.
"Me and Agent David have been fighting, it's really no big deal" he admitted
"Tony its obviously a big deal, it's really affecting you" she said as the elevator stopped and the doors opened. Tony thankfully got off.
" Go back upstairs and get to work" he said walking away from her.
He knew she was right. Everything going on with Ziva obviously was a big deal, and it really was affecting him, he was falling apart. He cared for Jeanne, he really did, but he didn't love her like he loved Ziva. What they had was special, no matter how corny that sounded. In the movies, he and Ziva would end up together and lived happily ever after. That's why Tony loved movies, because in the movies people's lives ruled, well movies outside of the horror genre. No matter how hard he tried though, his life never turned out like the movies.
He entered the other NCIS building , and headed for the stairs, just in case. Maybe this new found phobia of elevators could help him lose a few pounds. As he reached the top of the stairs his phone rang. "DiNozzo"
" Hi Tony" Ziva said. He really had to start checking the caller ID
" Gotta go" Tony said quickly hanging up.
He walked up the last few stairs and over to team Gibbs bullpen and stood before Zivas desk, she had her head in her hands and she groaned.
" Your ninja radar seems to be malfunctioning. " Tony said from behind her, making her jump. He was getting almost as good as Gibbs , sneaking up on people.
"Tony! You scared me. " she said gasping.
" I try" he said laughing. This was a good sign, he didn't seem to be completely pissed at her anymore.
"I really am sorry Tony" she whispered, looking down.
"I know." he told her, smiling. He didn't know why he wasn't mad at her anymore. He just couldn't stay mad at her, no matter how hard he tried. "I have to go see the director though, I'll talk to you after. " he said , smiling at her reassuringly, and then started walking towards Vances office.
"Gibbs, you come up here too" Vance called from above, Tony wondered how long he'd been standing there. Gibbs got up from his desk And followed Tony up to Vances office.
When they got into the office, Vance sat behind his desk and Tony and Gibbs stood side by side in front of it. "Earlier your teams put a BOLO out on the same woman. Gibbs' team is investigating the murder of her brother, Tony your team , the murder of her husband. I believe they're connected, so your teams will join up before she kills someone else, you can decide amongst yourselves who takes the lead."
Tony and Gibbs nodded and made their ways out of the office.
"My team takes the lead! I call it." Tony yelled the second they stepped out of the officse
"Whatever DiNozzo, but then they come over here." Gibbs said, not really willing to fight with him.
"Of course."
Tony got out his phone to call his team and have them come to the other NCIS building while Gibbs went down to inform his team that they'd be working with Tony's
"How can we still have nothing?" Tony groaned, laying on the floor next to Ziva's desk.
"Going to have a temperature tantrum Tony?" Ziva asked looking down at him.
"It's temper tantrum, not temperature, Zi." he told her
"Oh" she said "Well are you going to have a temper tantrum then?"
"Maybe" he said, causing them both to laugh.
"Well things seem better between you two" McGee noticed, he was the only other one in the bullpen at the moment.
"I guess so McGoo. So have you and Abby had any sleepovers lately?'' Tony teased.
"Shut up Tony, that was one time, the pipe's fixed." MgGee whined
"Whatever you say." Tony rolled over so he was on his back. "McGee find us a lead NOW! " he yelled
"I actually think I just did, looks like she just turned on her cell phone. She's at that cafe down the street."
"Ziva, with me. Tell the others where we've gone McGee. Call us if she moves." Tony said as he flew up and he and Ziva rushed out of the bullpen.
Tony went over to the stairs out of habit, and Ziva followed him.
"Why have you been taking the stairs all day?" Ziva asked
"I'm just really sick of elevators." He told her
'Is it because we fought in the elevator, twice?"
"Possibly."
"Tony.."
"Yeah, and because Kristy basically interrogated me in there. I no longer wish to associate myself with elevators." he explained
"You are crazy Tony."
"Yeah, well somebody has to be." he said as he got into the passenger seat of the car. Allowing Ziva to drive was probably a bad idea,but her wanted to get to the cafe fast.
When Tony and Ziva the cafe about 3 minutes later, appeared to be closed. Tony took out his phone and called McGee.
"McGee"
"She's still here?"
"Yeah, she hasn't moved."
"Alright, I'm putting my phone in my pocket but stay on the line." he said as he and Ziva got out of the car.
Tony and Ziva slowly made their way to the cafe with their guns drawn. The blinds were pulled down across the large front windows of the cafe, and the window on the door was shattered. Tony kicked the door open and he and Ziva entered the cafe, facing different directions. Three shots rang out and Tony turned around in time to see Ziva fall to the ground. Everything after that seemed to go in slow motion.
Tony dove into the nearest booth as two shots were fired at him.
McGee listened through the phone and heard a total of 5 gunshots so far, he stood instantly.
"Gibbs, we have to get to the cafe, I heard gunfire." The second McGee said the words Gibbs was already halfway to the elevator.
"Rizzo" Gibbs called over his shoulder to the only one of Tony's Agents that was in the bullpen "Call paramedic's and have them get to the cafe, I have a bad feeling."
Gibbs had one of his gut feelings, he knew something was terribly wrong.
Tony stood up and fired his gun once, hitting Tara Wilson in the middle of the forehead, but not before she had shot him twice in the leg. He managed to crawl over to where Ziva was on the ground.
He felt for a pulse. Nothing.
"Ziva?" he said, trying to wake her up. "Ziva!" he yelled.
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