Strange Happenings

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A/N - I'm not sure whether to continue with this or not as interest seems to be waining, will see what a response I get from this chapter. Special thanks to Foriegnmusiclyrics who has reviewed every time :)

Chapter Twelve - Declaration

Tony had to wait for an hour until the medical team had got Ziva stable again. He had seen them rushing in and out of her room, and the worst part was when they had taken her for another scan. He had caught a glimpse of Ziva lying motionless on the bed, and she looked worse than ever. He had decided not to phone Gibbs or any other members of the team until he knew what was happening. Eventually, the door to Ziva's room opened and the doctor beckoned Tony in.

"What happened? Is Ziva alright?" Tony asked, taking his place next to the bed, clutching Ziva's hand in his.

"Ziva suffered a seizure. It was quite violent, and we needed to give her a lot of medication in order to control it. We took her for another scan of her head as you know, and I'm pleased to say that it was normal"

"That's a relief I guess. So what caused it?"

"We are not entirely sure at the moment. It could be be just completely related to the trauma that Ziva has suffered, and a response to any swelling in the brain. Or, it could be something new that Ziva may have to deal with in her recovery"

"What do you mean? That the seizures could be permanent?"

"There is a possibility of that, yes. Only time will tell I'm afraid"

"She will wake up again won't she?" Tony asked, concerned.

"Ziva is now what we call post-ictal. This is a state of sleep after a seizure. There is no time limit for how long she will sleep for, but given the amount of drugs we had to give her, I would say she probably will sleep for most of the night now"

"Thank-you Doctor" Tony shook the doctors hand, and watched him leave the room. He pulled out his phone and dialled a familiar number.

Over the course of the night, Tony stayed by Ziva's bedside. He had been encouraged by the nursing staff, and by Team Gibbs to go home and rest, as there were plenty of willing volunteers to stay with Ziva, but Tony was unable to leave her. He had watched as the entire team had come to visit her, including Palmer and Vance, and it showed how much she meant to everyone. Much to Tony's relief, Ziva did not suffer any further seizures, and seemed to sleep quite peacefully. She was no longer requiring the oxygen either which meant Tony could see the whole of her beautiful face now. Tony had eventually closed his eyes at 01:00 in the morning, and slept soundly until he was woken by somebody squeezing his hand.

Tony opened his eyes slowly, as they adjusted to the morning light. He looked across at Ziva, and almost jumped out of his chair when he saw her eyes staring back at him.

"Good morning sweetcheeks. How long have you been awake?"

"Not long. I was enjoying watching you sleep, and dribbling down your chin" Tony quickly wiped his chin with the back of his hand, and looked at Ziva in surprise when it came away dry.

"You telling me lies Ms David?"

"Tony, why do I feel like I've been run over by a bus?" Ziva said, turning serious.

"You had a seizure yesterday, it took the doctors a long time to control it, and the drugs they gave you made you really sleepy. They said it was quite violent, so your muscles are probably aching"

"How many more things are going to go wrong?"

"Hey, you have made it this far, and you will make it all the way. And hopefully that is the first and last one you are going to have"

"Hopefully?"

"The doctor said there is a chance that you may continue to suffer seizures throughout your life. There's no way to say either way at the moment"

"But what about my job? Tony, I can't work in the field if I have fits! I can't drive! What kind of life is that? The bastard should have finished me off"
Tony's heart broke as Ziva started to cry.

"Hey, it's ok Ziva, it's going to be ok. We have just got to take one day at a time, that's all we can do. The whole team is here for you Ziva, always remember that, you are never alone"

The two were interrupted from their talk by the doctor, followed in the room by Gibbs and one of the nurses.

"Morning Ziva, Agent DiNozzo. How are you feeling this morning Ziva?"

"My muscles hurt, but that's to be expected I suppose. My head is still painful though, everytime I move my head it hurts"

"That will get better with time Ziva, but we do need to inspect the wound later today and change the dressings. It says on your notes here that you have a slight fever this morning, we need to keep an eye on that as it could be related to the wound"

"I do not feel warm. How will you change the dressing? Do I have to be awake?" Ziva asked, a little nervous at the prospect of someone prodding her head.

"We will give you some sedation through your IV, that way you will be asleep, but you won't have to suffer the effects of a general anaesthetic. If that's all, I will see you this afternoon. You are doing really well Ziva"

"Thank-you" Tony, Ziva and Gibbs stated in unison.

"How are you Ziver?" Gibbs asked, moving to sit in the chair Tony had moved out of. He had left the room with the doctor to go and get coffee.

"I've been better, there is no point in lying"

"These past few days have shown that you are a fighter Ziver. we've always known that, but you just keep fighting, do you hear me?"

"Yes Gibbs"

"Tell me, how annoying has DiNozzo been?"

"He has actually been very sweet. I do not know if I could have got through everything without him. Do not let him hear that otherwise he will never fit his ears through the door"

"Head Ziva, not ears"

"They are both large enough"

Tony entered the room and was pleased to find both Gibbs and Ziva laughing. How he had missed her laugh.

A few hours later, and Ziva had been visited by everybody. It had been nice to see everyone, but Ziva was now very tired. She had also been given the sedation prior to her dressing change and Tony was trying to encourage her to sleep. Eventually, he climbed onto the bed, much to Ziva's protest, but he had soon soothed her to sleep. He watched her breathing settle, but was concerned to see a light layer of sweat on her face. He brushed her cheek with his hand and it felt much too warm. He climbed off the bed and went to call one of the nurses. They reassured Tony that Ziva was fine, and to leave to room whilst they attended to her wound. Tony used the opportunity to drive home, have a shower and pack some changes of clothes. He raced back to the hospital and ran to Ziva's room, desperate to see her. The doctor caught him outside the room.

"Hello Mr DiNozzo. Ziva is resting well now, the dressing change went well, the wound is healing but there are a few pockets of infection which have caused her to spike a few fevers. I have put her on some different antibiotics, and we will have another look at the wound in two days"

"Thank-you" Tony stated and walked into Ziva's room.

Ziva was asleep, but was muttering under her breath. Her cheeks were flushed with fever, and her forehead was covered in sweat. Tony sat beside her on the bed and tried to stroke her head to soothe her to a peaceful sleep. It seemed to work for a while and Tony went to move off the bed. Ziva suddenly moaned out and Tony immediately returned to comfort her. Ziva moaned out again and opened her eyes.

"Hey sweetcheeks, you've got a bit of a fever. Try and rest ok?"

"I feel sick Tony"

Tony didn't have time to react before Ziva promptly vomited all over the bed. Tony helped her to sit up and just rubbed her back as she continued to heave. He managed to hit the nursing bell, whilst all the time whispering encouraging words to Ziva. One of the nurses walked in and looked in sympathy towards Ziva who was now trembling.

"Oh honey, you poor thing. Let me change your bed, and then we'll get you something for the pain" The nurse said.

Tony lifted Ziva off the bed and cradled her in his lap whilst her bed was changed. Then he helped the nurse change Ziva's gown. Tony knew Ziva must be feeling awful to not even protest. Soon she was settled in bed, had been given some pain killers and anti-sickness through her IV. Tony thought she was asleep and went to leave the room to phone Gibbs. The only thing stopping him was Ziva clutching his hand. Tony looked at Ziva's face. She was struggling to open her eyes.

"Hey, stay asleep. I'll be right back"

"I really love you my hairy little butt" Ziva stated.

"I really love you too sweetcheeks" Tony replied and kissed Ziva on the nose. He decided phoning Gibbs could wait and settled down to sleep with Ziva.

Little did either of them know that a certain silver haired man had been listening at the door.