Title: The DiNozzo Diaries 3: Enemies, A Love Story
Author: rekkidbraka
Rating: T
Pairings: Tony D. and Ziva D.
Category: Romance; humor; angst
Disclaimer: No infringement intended.
Spoilers: From final two eps. of Season 6
Summary: Sequel to "The DiNozzo Diaries 1 & 2." Special Agent Tony DiNozzo's most private thoughts and desires revealed, chapter by chapter. TIVA. Warning: Intense sexual content in some chapters. No slash.

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Now that I'm into it, the Mossad training -- I like it. I'm getting in great shape -- the best shape I've ever been in. I feel stronger already. I'm running more miles than I ever have before. Those aches and pains I had when I first started are completely gone.

I'm focused. And that's something I admit I'm not all that used to.

But it's a good feeling.

I'm looking forward to becoming a new man. I'm getting there.

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Lots of rooms here in Eli's house. Plenty of them open but one's closed off.

Ziva says that's where Eli keeps Ari's stuff. What's left of it, I guess. Which is basically what's all that's left of him.

The old Tony would just sneak in there and look around.

But I'm going to ask Eli if I can go through what's there. For the mission. And here's why: Ari and Jeanne were lovers. How better to get even further inside that psychotic mind of hers than to see it through Ari's eyes if he's got anything from their time ... together ... in there?

All I care about is figuring out how to take care of her for good. If Ari, of all people, ends up helping me accomplish that, then hey -- I'm all for it.

Not interested in their sex life.

Don't care about the so-called "romance" between those two.

This is just business.

And yeah -- it's more than a little bit personal, too.

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Eli agreed to let me check out what he's saved of Ari's. Lot of junk here, most of it in old trunks -- old girlie mags, paperbacks, records (like, REAL records -- the vinyl kind), t-shirts, jeans, TONS of motorcycle magazines.

Notebooks...

Many, many notebooks...

Ari, I think you just gave me the key I was looking for.

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Turns out I'm not the only one who keeps little journals.

Ziva's got her Little Black Book...

... and Ari's got the Encyclopedia Brittanica of notebooks detailing ALL his travels and adventures and ... let's see ... ahhh... girlfriends.

Obviously, Eli kept the meaty stuff. The terrorist years are nowhere to be found.

But the women, they're here.

Hmmm... Jeanne Benoit, come on down. No... no... no... no... AH! There you are, "Doctor." Uh-huh... Mmmm-hmmm... Yeah, I know all about THAT... Been there, done that, too. Yep...

Whole bunch of studying for me to do. This should be like reading a romance novel, except that you aren't rooting for the couple to make it in the end. And the "romance" only makes your heart beat fast in the same way getting nauseated does.

Jeanne... Jeanne... Jeanne... Jeanne... JEANNE! Good LORD, Ari... How much can you write about one woman? I made the stupid mistake of pining for that psycho for a year and a half but even I never...

Wait. Here's another box. More notebooks. These are in MUCH better shape -- really well taken care of. Carefully wrapped, even. The others are just all over the place; these are in perfect order. By date. These are important. Maybe Eli missed some of the major evidence...

Oh... I see.

Ari actually gave a damn about these.

They were precious to him.

He was saving this box for something big, something special.

This?

Is Kate's set.

My GOD...

Her sketches... Her handwriting...

Kate was writing to ARI.