Chapter 2 - Fall for you

(To get the feeling of this chapter just listen to Fall for you by Second-hand serenade. It's veeeery Tiva :D Also the episode with Tony getting the plage in it is season 2 'Swak' and the one with them in Israel is Aliya in season 6)

She awoke during the late hours of the night or so it felt for her. Something had startled Ziva out of her sleep something like a bate tempting a ignorant fish from his home blue waters, she looked about the room with her eyes half open. Everything was blurry but she saw a figure by her bed she reached under her pillow for her gun but it wasn't there.

"Bethesda is pretty harsh about keeping out weapons. I mean this is a hospital." it was just Tony. Smiling his goofily charming grin at her.

"Tony. Sorry you...you scared me." Ziva sighed.

"I didn't mean to disturb you. You looked so peaceful." he said quietly.

"Don't make a habit of watching me sleep okay." she smiled and settled back in to the pillows.

The silence that followed was less awkward and more unfulfilled. Ziva searched her mind, trying to fill it but it was Tony who started talking first.

"First time I was here. About six years ago or more. When I got plague."

"Tony."

"hmm"

"Tell me. What happened?"

He laughed.

"Well it's quite a tale. See I opened a letter in the squad room addressed to 'NCIS Special Agent' I assumed it was for me because it was signed with a kiss sealed swak."

He winked at her and she rolled her eyes.

"Anyways as soon as it opened this powder came flying out. So then we had to get quarantined and our clothes incinerated. You know the procedure and me and Kate were taken here to be treated because we were most at risk."

"Why was she at risk? Was she near you when it opened?" Ziva interrupted a frown creasing on her forehead.

"Nah she had...She had a cold." his eyes were far away and a little smile on his mouth.

"You were close. Were you not? You and Kate." Ziva asked quietly looking in to his eyes

"Yeah. Sometimes I thought she hated my guts but others... She didn't." he smiled "Kinda like you and me. Hey Zee-vah?"

"Tony." he looked up at her, she was leaning towards him a hard look in her eyes. "I have never hate you."

He raised an eye brow, remembering Israel and Michael.

"No Tony. Never. Not even then." she leaned back again "Did Kate get plague too then?"

"Nah but she told me she had it too even though I was the only one with it actually. Just so I wasn't alone." he smiled. "I almost died. I thought I was a gonner until Gibbs came in and ordered me not to die." he smiled at the memory.

"I am glad you didn't die Tony." Ziva said looking at him full in the face.

"You really do like me don't you?" Tony looked at her speculating.

"Even though I don't act like it sometimes. Yes I do." Ziva gave him a small smile "Your my partner Tony."

The looked at each other for a long time. Unspoken things falling between them. They both mentally registered this was one of the longest times they had gone without arguing of teasing each other or immature banter. They did like it.

"Do you think that bomb was intend for our wittiness Tony?" Ziva asked now looking through the window in the other side of the room.

"Huh? What bomb?" Tony was obviously oblivious. He tore his eyes from Ziva as she turned to look at him. She did catch him looking at her almost hungrily for a split second but it was so fleeting she put it down to imagination.

She looked at him sceptically and pointed at her head.

"Yeah that bomb." He nodded "I have no idea Zee. It may have been an accident."

"So it was just a coincidence it went off just as we left?" Ziva asked hinting

He caught on and looked doubtful "You think it was a hit? I don't buy it. Don't freak yourself out we should just wait for the fire Marshall to finish his report."

She nodded but still looked doubtful

"Hey it's gonna be okay. If you want I'll go call Abby now just for a run down. She is probably freaking out anyways."

Ziva nodded and Tony pulled out his phone. He dialled Abby's labs number and waited

"Hey Abby its Tony. Abs, Abs slow down! Yeah I'm fine. Yeah Ziva is also fine. Yeah I miss you too." he rolled his eyes and smiled at Ziva.

"what Abs? No I was NOT rolling my eyes just now! How could you hear me roll my eyes? Listen do you know what caused the explosion? Really? Wow okay. Yeah. I have to go now Abby but keep me posted if the Marshall gets back to you. Yep Bye."

He looked at Ziva for a long moment then put his phone away.

"Well? She asked

"Well your theory was right. It started in Mr. O.C.D's office. But get this he bought the bomb and planted it."

"What why?"

"The timer indicates it was supposed to go off at 2 pm."

She exhaled "The same time as our appointment. He obviously didn't set time bomb well."

"Yeah but also the explosion was supposed to be only directed at his office but it caught some transporting gas canisters and ka-boom."

Someone out to get her again. She sunk down in to the bed as Tony called Gibbs. And twisted the sheets around her fingers.

Tony snapped his phone closed slowly. And looked at her.

"Ziva. Ziva are you...?" he whispered moving to sit on the bed. He took her hand.

"How many were in there? How many people?" she asked looking in to his face and in to his green eyes.

"23. It would have been 26 but us and that scumbag got out." Tony muttered.

"How many more innocent have to die for this monster to be satisfied? First those two petty officers and that sailor and now 22 others!" a lone tear escaped and made a lone voyage down her cheek.

Tony sighed and swung his feet on to the bed kicking his shoes off. She did not decline so he put his arm around her and she snuggled close.

"I don't know Ziva."

He felt her tremble. She was trying to hide her sadness from him. Keep in the tears.

He laughed softly. "You can cry if you want. I won't tell anyone you have a heart."

She kneed him and sighed then she snaked her arms around him as
It by impulse and began breathing
steadily.

"Your one in a million Ziva David. A killer with a conscious. A girl like you is impossible to find." his lips touched her forehead and he closed his eyes. "I think tonight was the night I released how far I have fallen. I love you."

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Yes I know. HE LOVES HER! They are sharing a bed :O it's a single bed so they a probably cramped but the will fit I have managed to fit with someone in a hospital bed. Tiiiiiivvaaa. I hope you didn't mind all this referencing. I am basing this around season 9 starting but this has zero ray because I can't be bothered fitting him in ;D we are pretending when he used her in season 8 they broke up. Kay stick around for chapter 3. And I hope you like the song :3