Sighing the next morning Aliyah kissed Akiva's cheek saying "hi honey, guy… Ziva what happened to your eye?" instantly awake as he stared at Ziva's swollen eye. Shrugging off handedly Ziva said "fell" continuing to eat while Akiva sighed and Aliyah raised a disbelieving and knowing eyebrow before he sat back into his chair as Akiva asked "so what happened last night Ali?" looking questioningly at her husband. Staring at Ziva Aliyah said "a bunch of teenage boys got beaten up in front of the Galev estate, honey, I questioned them and they refused to tell me who attacked them" off handedly. Frowning Akiva looked at Ziva and Ivan asking "what time did this happen Ali?" "around six, or so a witness claims" Aliyah said looking knowingly at Ziva and Ivan, who was starting to fidget under the table, while Akiva looked at the two kids asking "Ziva didn't you see anything?" "I was kind of having some difficulty" Ziva said pointing to her swollen eye as she spoke which made Akiva nod but she continued staring at Ziva and Ivan, who flat out looked guilty now.
Finishing her breakfast Ziva pushed her plate away saying "thank you" unaffected by the stares before she stood up saying "Ivan let's go" which made Ivan almost run from the room while Ziva lazily walked away saying "bye guys" waving lazily before she disappeared from their site. Sighing Akiva said "they are lying to me, aren't they?" staring at the door they just left through. Shrugging Aliyah said "who knows honey, and if it was them it was probably in self defense but come on this Ziva, the last time she said she fell, she was being bullied, so I don't think she was the bully honey" "Ali they lied to me" "no they didn't" "yes they did, she said she fell and that something hit her in the face" "yes but she didn't say what or who hit her in the face so technically that wasn't lying honey, she just didn't tell you everything and that's Ziva" Aliyah said off handedly making Akiva sigh in defeat while Aliyah smiled.
Ziva and Ivan were laying under a tree in Akiva's backyard later that morning when Akiva sat down next to them asking "what are you two doing?" as she leaned against the tree trunk. Sighing happily Ziva said "being lazy, wanna join Akiva?" looking up at the sky while Ivan smiled at Akiva. Smiling slightly Akiva said "okay, can I ask you a question Ziva?" laying down next to them on the grass. Shrugging Ziva said "I don't mind" still staring at the sky. Sighing AKiva asked "did one of those boys punch you?" looking up at the clear blue sky as well while ZIva sighed saying "yes" blankly which made Akiva sigh asking "why didn't you tell me?" "it's done Akiva, there is nothing we can do about it now" Ziva said raising her hand to the air and staring at it as Akiva said "you should tell me if these things happen Ziva, I won't be mad if it was in self defense" "but it wasn't, I threw the first punch" Ziva said off handedly which made Akiva sit up asking "why?" confusion evident in her voice.
"he called me a fagot" Ziva said calmly while Akiva sighed saying "that is not a reason to start a fight Ziva…" "momma they called Nathan's dad a gigolo and they kept calling us fagots" Ivan said pitching in his 2 cents but Akiva said "Ivan that is not a reason to fight, everyone is entitled to their own opinions you cannot start throwing punches because theirs don't agree with yours little boy and Ziva knows this" scolding lightly, making Ivan sigh in defeat while Ziva just continued staring at the sky. Sighing Akiva asked "are you listening to me Ziva?" looking questioningly at the girl next to Ivan. "yes" Ziva said not even looking up as she continued staring at the blue sky.
Nodding Akiva turned her attention to Ivan when he asked "are we in trouble momma?" sadly which made Akiva smile sadly saying "no little boy but just tell me if something is wrong, okay?" "yes momma" Ivan said smiling brightly at Akiva as he returned to his position on the grass next to Akiva while Ziva just silently laid their as Akiva wrapped her arm around Ivan's shoulders so that he could lay his head down on her chest. Sighing in contentment Ivan said "Zevy come join us" happily with his head on AKiva's chest but he quickly frowned when Ziva didn't answer which made Akiva frown asking "Ziva?" slowly sitting up so that she could look at the girl. Frowning Akiva watched as Ivan walked up to Ziva asking "Zev… she's sleeping" stumped which made AKiva sigh before she smirked saying "Ivan come here" softly making Ivan quickly rush to her with a slight frown on his face.
Smirking Akiva whispered something into Ivan's ear which made him smile as well before she pulled out a marker from her pants pocket and gave it to him. Smirking Ivan slowly sneaked up to Ziva, leaning over her Ivan made to draw on her face when Ziva said "draw on my face and I will break your fingers Ivan" calmly which startled Ivan into dropping the marker while AKiva chuckled asking "you awake?" "yes" Ziva said slowly sitting up before she jumped up yelling "dog pile" with a smirk on her face as she and Ivan stared at Akiva, who said "no…" but was interrupted when Ziva and Ivan happily jumped on her calling "dog pile!" with smiles on their faces which made Akiva smile as she looked at the smile on ZIva's face.
Sighing the next day Akiva walked into her house after work to be met by the site of Tali and Phillip drawing on her walls which made her rush up to them saying "Talia!" as she smacked Tali's bottom which stunned Tali into dropping her crayons while Akiva smacked Phillip's bottom as well as she said "you don't draw on these walls Talia, Phillip, understood?" sternly while she looked Tali and Phillip, who were close to tears, in the eyes. Sniffling slightly Tali looked down at her feet saying "sorwy momma" sadly before Phillip mimicked her saying "sorwy momma" sadly as Ziva walked out of her room groggily. Patting their heads Akiva said "it's okay, just don't do it again, okay?" "okay" "okay" Phillip said sadly as Ziva walked past them to the living room saying "hi guys" lazily which made Akiva look up at her asking "why didn't you stop them?" accusingly.
Looking at the drawings on the wall Ziva yawned saying "I was sleeping, Ivan was supposed to be watching them" defensively. Sighing Akiva asked "where is Ivan?" looking questioningly at Ziva, who shrugged saying "no idea" walking to the couch as Tali said "Ivy leave Bell momma" sadly which made Akiva frown asking "did Ivan leave with Shabel?" "yes momma" Tali said sadly. Nodding Akiva said "okay, nap time let's go" picking Phillip and Tali up and taking them to Tali's bedroom for nap while Ziva laid on the living room couch lazily.
Walking back into the living room minutes later Akiva asked "Ziva?" "I don't know" Ziva said honestly which made Akiva sigh saying "okay, look after those two, okay?" "okay" Ziva said as Akiva quickly walked out of the house to go find her son.
Growling Ivan jumped on a black haired boy's back saying "you're dead, mother fucker" as he wrapped his arms around the boy's neck while Shabel kicked a blond boy in the face, knocking him out before he was tackled to the ground by another black haired boy, who was quickly kicked in the back by Nathan. Gritting his teeth Ivan tightened his grip around the boy's neck and the boy was about to pass out when someone grabbed Ivan by his collar and ripped him off of the boy calling "Stop this, right now!" angrily which stunned everyone into silence as they stared at the anger woman behind Ivan, who was struggling to break free yelling "let me go, that bastard is dead!" angrily as he tried to get to the panting boy.
Growling Akiva said "be quiet Ivan" sternly which made Ivan go limp as Akiva placed him on the ground asking "what's going on here, Gab?" looking questioningly at the panting boy in front of her. Coughing slightly Gab said "my lady, I don't know what happened, me and Joe were walking home when he" pointing at Shabel, who was glaring at him, before he continued saying "attacked Joe… it escalated from there, I'm sorry" still trying to catch his breath. Nodding Akiva turned to Shabel asking "this true Shabel?" "yes, that fucking bastard hit Ziva" Shabel said angrily which made Akiva scowl at his swearing before she said "Gab, Joe go home" making the two boys nod and quickly left while Ivan, Shabel and Nathan glared at them before they turned to Akiva when she said "let's go" in a tone that told the three boys not to argue with her which made them follow her as she lead them back to the house.
Reaching the house 30 minutes later they were met by a lazy Ziva still laying the couch before she sat up when Ivan, Nathan and Shabel trudged into the house after Akiva which made ZIva ask "what did you three do now?" looking questioningly at her friends. Glaring at the floor Ivan said "nothing" making Ziva nod saying "well I'll be in my room, when you're done" as she left the living room which made Akiva saying "sit down" pointing to the couch which made the three boys trudge to it. Rubbing her forehead Akiva sat down in front of the boys saying "what were you guys thinking, starting fights, Ivan didn't we have a talk about this yesterday?" looking at the boy in question, who sighed nodding. Nodding Akiva said "fighting is unacceptable but starting a brawl is worse and not to happen again, do you three understand me?" sternly. Nodding Nathan asked "are we in trouble Akiva?" "yes" Akiva said blankly making Nathan sigh as Ivan asked "are you going to spank us momma?" a knowing edge to his words.
Sighing Akiva looked at the three boys saying "yes…" "but we're not your kids…" Shabel said shock evident in his voice while he stared at Akiva. Staring at the boy Akiva said "does it look like I care Shabel, fighting is against the law and carries a penalty which you all three will be paying, do you understand me?" sternly which made the three boys sigh as they reluctantly nodded. Nodding in satisfaction Akiva said "Okay, let's get this over with" pointing to the hall which made the boys trudge down the hall to the bathroom while Akiva quickly went to the kitchen before she headed to the bathroom to go deal with the boys.
Reaching the bathroom Akiva looked at them saying "Shabel, you're first, Ivan you and Nathan stay here if you're not here when I get back" the warning clear in her voice as she opened the bathroom door for Shabel, who slowly trudged into the bathroom, while she looked at the two boys, who reluctantly nodded which made Akiva nod as she walked into the bathroom to deal with Shabel.
Standing awkwardly in the bathroom Shabel looked at Akiva asking "what should I do?" looking questioningly at Akiva, who raised an eyebrow asking "have you ever been…" "no" "how are you punished than?" Akiva asked walking up to the boy. Shrugging Shabel said "my father hits me" blankly which made Akiva scowl asking "hit?" making Shabel frown saying "yes?" holding up his fist which made Akiva sigh sadly saying "okay let's get this over with" gently picking Shabel up and settling him over her lap saying "okay, I'm gonna spank you bare okay?" making Shabel sigh while he nodded silently as Akiva pulled his pants and underwear down saying "Shabel, don't throw your hands back or kick okay" getting another nod as she raised her spoon wielding hand as Shabel gritted his teeth in preparation while Akiva said "I'm gonna give you 10 strokes" making Shabel nod again before she released the first blistering stroke on Shabel's unprotected backside.
Fidgeting Nathan leaned against the wall saying "what is she going to do if we run, Ivan?" making Ivan sigh before he looked up when "she'll kill you Nathan" Ziva said standing in her door while she stared at them which made both boys sigh sadly.
Crying Shabel expected Akiva to throw him off of her and leave but was shocked when Akiva pulled him to her saying "it's okay little boy" soothingly as she stroked his back soothingly as he just stayed there stiffly and stunned. Smiling sadly Akiva kissed Shabel's head saying "it's gonna be okay" soothingly. Pulling away slightly Shabel rubbed his eyes saying "I'm sorry Akiva" "it's okay" Akiva said reassuringly which made Shabel smile slightly as looked at the woman, who just smiled reassuringly asking "okay?" "yes" "okay, can you please call Nathan for me?" Akiva asked kindly as she placed Shabel on the floor. Nodding Shabel quickly ran to the door and opened it saying "Nate?" with a smile on his face which made Nathan frown asking "why are you smiling?" making Shabel scoff as he walked out and Nathan walked in with a frown in his face while Ivan asked "why the hell are you smiling Bell?" confusion evident in his voice before he said "Zevy look at him" disbelieve evident in his voice. Shrugging Ziva said "maybe momma's giving out candy in there" making Ivan scoff while Shabel smirked saying "maybe, hi Zevy, lazy" as Nathan reluctantly closed the bathroom door.
Sighing Nathan leaned against the bathroom door staring at Akiva, who was staring at him, saying "what now?" unsurely. Sighing Akiva asked "have you ever bee…" "no" "ho…" "I get locked in my room" Nathan said off handedly which made Akiva nod saying "okay, come here" beckoning him over with her finger which made him walk to her reluctantly before Akiva picked him up gently and laid him over her lap saying "I'm gonna spank you bare, so don't throw your hands back or kick, okay?" and getting a nod in reply. Nodding Akiva pulled Nathan's pants and underwear down saying "I'm gonna give you ten strokes" getting a nod again before she unleashed the first blistering stroke on Nathan's unprotected backside.
Sitting down next to Ziva on the floor in the hall with a winch Shabel said "I'm hungry" making ZIva laugh as she nodded while Ivan sighed as Aliyah walked into the house calling "honey, guys I'm home" happily which made the three kids smile as Aliyah appeared into the doorway with a bright smile on his face saying "hi guys, where's momma?" making Ivan sigh saying "bathroom" sadly. Frowning slightly Aliyah kissed Shabel and Ziva's heads saying "what happened now?" making Ivan sigh saying "momma caught us fighting" sadly as Aliyah kissed his head before he sat down next to ZIva saying "Zevy?" "no, I'm innocent for once" making ALiyah chuckle saying "I'm so proud" mockingly making the other three chuckle. Smiling Ziva leaned into Aliyah's side as Akiva walked out of the bathroom with a smiling Nathan on her hip which made Ivan scowl asking "what am I missing here, he is smiling too?" pointing to Nathan which made Aliyah, Ziva and Shabel laugh as Akiva placed Nathan on the floor saying "hi love" "hi honey, almost done?" Aliyah asked pulling Nathan into his lap.
Nodding Akiva made to say something but was interrupted by Ivan saying "Ziva never smiles when she comes out of there" "Ivan, Ziva never smiles period" Shabel said matter of factly which made Ziva glare at him saying "what, I smile" making Nathan scoff saying "no, you smirk and it always looks like you're thinking 'I'm gonna kill you in your sleep'" "yes that's when I smirk at you Nathan" Ziva said blankly making Shabel laugh while Nathan glared at Ziva. Smiling sadly Akiva said "come on Ivan" motioning to the door which made Ivan sigh and trudge to the bathroom as Ziva called "good luck Ivan" reassuringly before she nudged Shabel playfully.
Sighing Ivan stood in front of Akiva with his hands in his pockets asking "what now?" looking at the floor. Making Ivan look at her Akiva asked "hav…" "no" "how…" "he kicked me" Ivan said blankly which made Akiva sigh sadly saying "I'm gonna spank you bare so don't throw your hands back or kick, okay?" just getting a nod in return before she picked him up and settled him over her lap saying "I'm gonna give you ten strokes okay?" as she pulled down his pants and underwear. Sighing Ivan buried his face in his arms before he yelped as Akiva unleashed the first blistering stroke onto Ivan's unprotected backside.
Walking out of the bathroom with a smiling Ivan on her hip Akiva saw Ziva, Shabel and Nathan happily playing with Aliyah in the hall which made her smile as she placed Ivan on the floor saying "come on guys" making everyone stop playing asking "what?" "let's go guys, ice cream time" Aliyah called scooping all four children up and running to the kitchen with the giggling kids in his arms which made Akiva smile as she walked on behind them to the kitchen.
Sitting at the kitchen table with big bowls of ice cream in front of them Ziva, Shabel, Ivan, Nathan and Aliyah happily eat it while Akiva just silently sat next to Aliyah looking at the kids before she looked at Ivan when he asked "momma were you ever spanked?" looking questioningly at Akiva. Frowning slightly Akiva said "yes, why?" "by who?" Ivan asked looking intently at Akiva, who looked at him saying "my parents" not really understanding Ivan's questions. Pursing his lips Ivan made to say something when Aliyah said "my father spanked us as well, my poor brother he was always in trouble, papa beat the hell out of him but he just never learned" mock disappointment which made Ivan and the other three chuckle.
Smiling Ivan asked "with…" "his belt, I hated that thing, me and Nato use to dare each other to burn it when papa wasn't wearing it and I was stupid enough to accept that dare, I couldn't sit for a month" Aliyah said a winch evident in his voice which made the others look at him in sympathy. Sighing Ivan looked at Akiva nervously which Aliyah noticed making him say "so honey any stories to share with the circle?" subtly motioning to Ivan while he looked at his wife, who got the message nodding saying "yes" "oh this should be interesting" Ziva said softly to Ivan which made Ivan chuckle as he, Ziva, Shabel and Nathan looked intently at Akiva. Crossing her legs Akiva said "my father use to smoke and mother hated it so she asked me to steal my father's smokes and my father caught me trying to steal them and he beat me with a stick" blankly which made Aliyah smile sadly while the others stared shocked at her for a while before Ivan made to ask something but Ziva interrupted him asking "so what was the fight about?" looking questioningly at Shabel while Aliyah squeezed Akiva's hand reassuringly before he and Akiva looked at Shabel when he said "Gab…" "what did they do now?" "we got revenge" Nathan said making Ziva frown slightly asking "for who?" "for you, the bas…" "Shabel" "sorry, those boys that hit you" Shabel said motioning to Ziva's swollen eye.
Scoffing Ziva slapped him saying "idiot, that's stupid, didn't you see his broken nose?" amusement evident in her voice while she smiled at Shabel before she chuckled saying "well…" "Bell is she smiling?" Ivan asked looking intently at Ziva's face that had in fact had a smile. Frowning slightly Akiva looked at Ziva trying to see the rare appearance while Shabel smiled saying "yes what a rare appearance as of late" making Ziva roll her eyes saying "stop being dramatic, I do smile" "no you don't, I've seen more expression on a brick than your face Zevy" Nathan said matter of factly which made Ziva sigh amusingly saying "I had no idea you were paying so much attention to me Nate" amusingly. Scoffing Nathan said "you wish Zevy" "that hurt my feelings Nate" Ziva said making Nathan glare at her saying "why are you so happy Zevy?" making Ziva chuckle saying "what, I didn't my ass kicked today, so this is good day" "bite me" Nathan said making Ziva smirk saying "is that an offer?" "pervert!" Nathan called in outrage making Ziva laugh saying "whatever" standing up and leaving which made Ivan ask "where are you going?" "I got requested" Ziva said walking to the door which made Akiva frown asking "by who?" looking questioningly at the leaving girl.
Sighing Ziva looked out of the door saying "the old man wants to see me, momma" blankly waving as she left while Akiva sat down with a scowl on her face asking "Eli?" concern evident in her voice before she looked at Ivan when he banged his head against the table saying "Ah shit I forgot…" "Ivan?" "she was suppose to go earlier, I totally forgot" "what are you talking about?" "she made an appointment to go see her dad, she asked that I cover for her so that she could go and I totally forgot now she's four hours late for the appointment" "what, did she ask to go see him?" "yes, she actually went to his office to go make the appointment with his assistant" "why?" "she wanted to ask him to come to Tali's birthday, Tali's been asking her about him" Ivan said sadly which made Akiva and Aliyah sigh sadly before Nathan said "well maybe it will go well for her" trying to be optimistic.