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Tony's Californian Holiday

Tony sat by the beach looking out to the sea he had been here for a little over a week now, most of his time he spent by the beach not doing anything really, he just looked out over the crystal clear water thinking about Ziva and her friend Kate.

He did like her, he'd liked her since he fist laid eyes on her there was something about her that drew him to her, but what he didn't know. She was delicate fragile well from what he had seen. But he knew that there was more to her then he knew. And now he'd never know Ziva had been the connection between them and now that she was gone he knew that they wouldn't be meeting again.

Hot tears prickled his face as he looked up there was someone standing over him, he lifted the hat that had been sitting on his face to see Kate standing over him in hip hugging jeans and a form fitting jumper. "What are you doing out here?"

He jumped up surprised to see her, he brushed the sand off his shirt and looked at her, his face turning red.

"Uh I came out here to get away from all the stuff happening in DC, I needed a break plus we get four weeks off at Christmas"

"Are you going to Ziva's funeral it's next week in DC?"

Tony looked down at the sand not wanting to answer the question did he really want to go? That would mean it was official that Ziva was never coming back that she would never be knocking at his front door late at night because she had just gotten into a fight with her father over the phone and needed someone to talk to.

He'd never see her face at work again, teasing him about the latest date he went on torturing that his last date was a transvestite. He'd never have to correct her mixed up saying, or tell her what something ment even living out her she had never gotten used to the American slang and still after all these years was mixing the phrases up.

"I- I don't know if I can, she's always been there, I don't know if I'm ready to accept that she's gone"

Kate nodded and rested her hand on Tony's shoulder. Tony shrugged her off.

"What are you doing out here?...wait don't answer that. That's a silly question you live out here der"

"Not for much longer NCIS has decided to transfer me to DC of all places"

"Marrow didn't take long to find a replacement" Tony said harshly Kate looked at him questioningly

"Marrow?"

"Director Marrow head on NCIS DC, not a very talkative man does the job That's about it"

"I talked to a Jennifer Shepard" Tony raised a eye brow well that was interesting he didn't know a Jen Shepard and he'd worked at NCIS for four years.

"You sure cause I've never heard of a Shepard, well I have but not working at NCIS DC" Kate looked at him questioningly again her waved it off.

"Its nothing really nothing at all" she shrugged

"Ok then"

"I'll sit with you if you like at Ziva's funeral if you want I don't really want to go either but I think her father would take it as an insult if her two closest friends didn't show up."

Tony laughed and shook his head "Muhammad Haswari wont go, it's to beneath him he'll send some one in his place if he can be bothered if not well, Ziva's mum might go if she can get away from Muhammad if not it'll only be her friends from America that turn up. Her dad didn't like the fact that she came to school here and was a Special Agent in stead of Mossad."

Kate didn't know this about Ziva but then again she'd never meet her parents Tony had he'd spent his almost his entire schooling years in Israel. She knew from Ziva's stories that the both of them we're not liked by their fathers and that's what had bought them together in the first place.

"Right so do you want to go or not?" Tony shrugged the rest of the team would be there and he had, had no contact with them since he left he'd switched off his cell so he couldn't be reached, he'd only left a forwarding number with Abby and told her it was not to be used unless some one was in life threatening danger if she called for any other reason he'd never speak to her again. She'd gotten the message.

"I'll go but if my friends try and talk me into staying I'm out of there" Kate nodded.

Tony gabbed his bag and started walking away, he turned around to see Kate watching after him. "You coming or what?"

Kate ran to catch up to him


Tony stood at the airport with a raised eye brow, he tried to laugh at what Kate was wearing. "What?"

"Your gonna freeze DC actually has winter unlike here, your gonna freeze in that"

Kate had on her favorite knee length denim skirt a pink T a leather jacket and knee high boots. Unlike Tony who had, his favorite jeans a turtle neck and his old college varsity jacket, along with that he had a scalf and gloves poking out of his carry on bag.

"Hey I lived in DC for four years I think I know how cold it gets" Kate glared at him defensively. Tony chuckled and shrugged he then walked over to the flight attendant and showed the man his ticket.

"She does realize she's going to freeze" Tony shrugged and smirked as he heard Kate scoff at what the man said.

"Have fun"

"Oh I will don't know about Katie here but I will for some part"

"DiNozzo don't call me Katie"

"What ever you say Katie"


"SHIT ITS COLD" Kate glared at Tony who laughed as he grabbed their bags they were only staying long enough for the funeral. Luckily for Kate.

"Don't you dare say it" she said through gritted teeth that were also chattering.

"Me say it never" all Kate had to do was look at him to make him laugh he heaved his back pack on his shoulder and gave her hers before leading her out of the airport.

"This is going to be so much fun...not" Tony muttered as he saw Abby standing there waiting for them.

"Don't even try Ab's" he said a the young goth came bounding towards them.

"Aw come on Tony its Christmas what's Christmas with out your favorite goth?"

"Quite" Tony laughed at the look on her face Kate also chuckled.

"I'll tattle to Gibbs" Tony looked at her and rolled his eyes.

"Can we go please"

Abby sighed and turned around leading them to her car.


Well thats the second chapter I hope you liked it R&R