Sorry for not updating yesterday guys, and the late update today! I was just SO exhausted yesterday after workouts, I just crashed. Anyway, did you guys like the episode tonight? Great Tiva moments, but OH MY GOD, THAT CLIFFHANGER. Anyway, enjoy the story! Favorites and REVIEWS are appreciated as always ;)

After the school shooting incident, the school had closed down for a few days, giving Ziva the opportunity to visit Tony and spend the day with him. When Ziva had first told everyone that she was in a relationship with Tony, their reactions were priceless, but how Chris and Gibbs knew already was beyond her.

Flashback

Ziva had just got back from the hospital after spending the day with Tony. To her surprise no one came into Tony's room when she was asleep in bed with him, much to her relief. After some light discussion and a few intense kisses in between, they both finally agreed that Ziva would tell everyone that they were in a relationship.

Now here she was sitting at the dinner table eating chicken noodle soup with Gibbs, Jenny, Chris, Ari, Tali, McGee, and Abby, trying to pick the best moment for her to announce it. Now wasn't one of those times.

"...So I was in this bar in Japan, just having a couple drinks with my buddy Kevin, right?" Chris said, everyone wearing a bright smile hearing Chris's stories. Chris was like the more entertaining version of Ducky in terms of story telling. Ducky's stories you either interrupted or just flat out ignored. Chris's stories from his time as a SEAL were exciting to listen to, and funny as hell.

"I must have been on my third shot of Vodka ya know, I wasn't in good shape, I've never been good at holding my liquor." Chris said, earning a few chuckles here and there.

"My buddy Kevin stands up on his chair and starts singing Sinatra, which he was surprisingly good at considering he was seriously hammered. All of a sudden, some of the three most dangerous members of the Yakuza walk in, five bodyguards with them. Everyone runs screaming out of the bar as one of the bodyguards walk up to us, no here's where it gets interesting. The guy starts shouting at Kevin to get off the chair and you know what he does? He pulls a Robert De Niro impression and goes, "You talkin' to me?" Kevin got off the chair, picked it up, and slammed it across the poor guy's face!" Chris exclaimed, earning fits of laughter from everyone.

"And then all the Yakuza guys freak out and run like hell out of there! Turns out, they were just asking for directions!" Chris exclaimed, smacking his fist on the table. Everyone screamed in laughter as tears came out of their eyes, clutching at their stomachs and gasping for air at the sheer hilarity of the moment. This went on for several minutes until finally everyone calmed down, Chris pulling a serious face.

"You know, Tony came to me one day, he told me he wanted to be a SEAL when he grew up." Chris said solemnly, more to himself then anyone else. Gibbs sensed Chris's uneasiness and made a face at him.

"You're not happy about that? He could grow up to be a hero." Gibbs said. Chris looked up at him with nothing but guilt and regret in his eyes.

"I-I know. It's just...when Tony got shot today...I don't know, I felt as if a part of me died. If he became a SEAL, yeah sure I think he would do a helluva job at it, but he'd always be in so much danger. It...scares me. Do you think I'm a bad influence on him?" Chris asked them all, shocking all of them. Everyone just glanced at each other, too stunned for words. Finally Jenny cleared her throat and looked Chris in the eye.

"You are such a great influence on Tony. You've done more for him than he ever could have asked for. You care for him like a son, and it shows each and every day. I personally don't think Tony would have made it without you, and I just know he loves you." Jenny said, warming all their hearts. Chris held back tears as he gave a wide smile at Jenny in appreciation.

"Thank you." Chris said, thankful that no one saw him as a bad influence on Tony. Hell, even Jenny convinced him that he wasn't a bad influence on Tony.

"He's making an excellent recovery if that's any consolation." Ziva said, and Chris gave a playful grin at her.

"Oh, I know. And I know that you know." Chris said, wiggling his eyebrows. Ziva stared at him in confusion for a couple seconds before it hit her. Blood immediately rushed to her face as her mouth was slightly agape, completely stunned. "How does he know what happened between Tony and I!?" Ziva thought to herself. At this point everyone was staring at her, expecting an answer. Ziva exhaled a deep breath as she finally worked up the nerve to tell them.

"Tony and I...we are...in a...relationship." Ziva said quietly. Chris smirked knowingly as McGee and Abby did a massive spit take, spraying chicken noodle all over Anthony, who was jumping up and down in glee (seriously, what the hell is with this dogs connection with Tony?). Ari and Tali immediately burst into mad fits of laughter, high-fiving each other as Jenny smiled sweetly at her. Gibbs quickly glanced at Chris, both of them sharing a knowing smile. Ziva quickly got embarrassed, the mad fits of laughter Ari and Tali were in not helping AT ALL.

"What, is there something funny?" Ziva asked, a pointed look at Ari. Seeing her expression sent both Ari and Tali into an even wilder fit of laughter, getting out of their seats and bending over, needing the movement to contain themselves.

"Called it!" Ari and Tali shouted simultaneously as Ari handed Tali twenty dollars.

"Ok you were right, within two months, not three." Ari said as Tali snatched the bills from Ari and pocketed them. Ziva stared in shock at everyone else.

"Wait, you all knew?" Ziva asked, confusion dripping with every word.

"Oh, I know, pshh." Chris said as he pointed at Gibbs.

"He knew too." Chris said. Gibbs only nodded at Ziva, a smile forming on his face. Ziva stared in horror at them.

"How-wha-huh...?" Ziva stammered, unable to form complete sentences. Jenny quickly walked over to Ziva and leaned to whisper in Ziva's ear.

"Gibbs knows, he always knows." Jenny said, using a creepy tone to further explain that she had know idea how he did it, but Gibbs always just knew things.

"As for Chris, I don't know." Jenny said as she smiled sweetly at Ziva and then turned to wash the dishes. Chris smiled evilly at Ziva, teasing her that she had no idea how Chris knew.

End Flashback

NCIS

The man had a camera in hands as he snapped multiple pictures of Tony with Ziva laying in bed with him. He sneered in disgust as their lips met again for what must have been the fiftieth time in an hour.

After taking dozens of pictures, the man went back into his car and drove off towards Tony's neighborhood. Once there, he got out of the car and went to Tony's house, where Chris was taking a nap. Careful not to wake him, he forced Tony's bedroom window open and slipped inside. Taking a careful look around, he carefully planted surveillance camera's and microphones throughout the entire house, not making so much as a squeak.

He carefully snuck right back out of the house and hopped back into the SUV, where he drove back to the warehouse. As he got out, a man with a ski mask over his face approached him, a handgun resting at his hip.

"Sir, we have the final test subject in Chamber 1. Testing commences on your go." the man said, leading him down a narrow corridor. The corridor was dimly lit, dust and bugs littering the floor. As they approached a large metal door, conversation could be heard inside. They opened the door, and the five men immediately stood at attention.

"At ease. Ralph just informed me that you have the last test subject. Is everything prepared?" the man asked. They all nodded in confirmation, and they all turned towards the glass, where a man wearing a HAZMAT suit and gas mask was pacing frantically in his prison. The chamber was a simple metal box with a bright white light illuminating it. Ralph took a seat at the controls and flicked a switch.

A green gas immediately started to fill the room, coming through the air conditioning in the room. The subject looked around frantically as the gas slowly started to close in on him. The man inhaled a deep breath and covered his face, not wanting to find out what the gas would do. It was futile, as the gas seeped through the cracks between his fingers, and the gas quickly spread through his system.

The man broke into a series of inhumane coughs, and within a matter of seconds he fell to the ground, blood streaming out of his ears, nose, mouth, and eyes. Everyone in observation broke out into a series of applause as Ralph flipped another switch, and the gas was filtered out of the room.

"Sir, Phase 2 of the plan is complete. Now we move into Phase 3, yes?" Ralph asked. Ralph was the leader's right-hand man, the guy the leader trusted the most. The leader nodded his agreement.

"Before we do so, however, I need something done." the leader said, handing Ralph the photo's he took of Tony and Ziva laying in the hospital bed. Ralph couldn't help but smile at the pictures.

"Cute couple." Ralph commented, earning the wandering looks of the rest of the men in the room. Then the realization hit Ralph, and he furrowed his eyebrows in confusion.

"Wait, this is Tony." Ralph said, and all the rest of the men stilled.

"It appears he truly isn't ready to be brought into the group. He's not scarred enough, he hasn't been completely broken down. It appears he has found solace in the form of this woman." the leader said, pointing towards Ziva.

"Run her through the database, see what you can find out about her. I want names, addresses, family members, everything there is to know about her." the leader told Ralph. Ralph was about to leave with the photos when one of the other men stopped him.

"Sir, I know her." the man said, taking one of the pictures and showing it to the leader. Everyone furrowed their eyebrows as the man gave one last look at Ziva.

"How do you know this woman?" Ralph asked, answering for the rest of the group.

"Her name is Ziva David, daughter of Mossad Director Eli David. I do not know where she lives, or why she is here in the United States, and how the hell she know's Tony on such a personal level. However, I would be glad to do some reconnaissance, maybe even a little undercover work if need be." the man said. The leader gave an evil grin at the man.

"I like the way you think, Daniel. This is exactly why we took you in at such a young age, you were born for this." the leader smiled.

Flashback: Daniel Aspis

Daniel was lying in the ICU, nurses coming in every now and then to check on him. The surgery had been done already, and now all they could do was wait for him to either live or die. A man wearing a surgical mask and scrubs walked in carrying a clipboard. Daniel smiled in recognition at the man.

"Good job Daniel, you did well. Don't worry about the man that shot you, he is simply a pawn in our group, and you are a necessity to the group. I'm going to inject a chemical into your system, it will give the impression that you are dead by submitting you into a deep coma, while any attempt to read your heartbeat will be fooled. The chemical will also keep you with a steady supply of oxygen, so when you are buried, you will be able to survive. I will come pick you up in a week or so." the man said. Daniel grinned as his soon-to-be leader stuck a syringe in his neck and injected the chemical. The world quickly swirled to black, and the heartbeat monitor immediately went into alarm. Then the monitor reported that Daniel had flat-lined. The leader smiled as he walked out of the hospital room, brushing past the frantic doctors and nurses who were headed into his room.

End Flashback

"In a few days Tony's school will re-open, and Tony should be out of the hospital by then. The gun you planted in his backpack was a nice touch, I couldn't have done better myself. Keep constant watch over her, learn why she is here, how she knows Tony, and if I feel that it is necessary, I'll make a cover for you and insert you back into her life. Try to steal her away from Tony, there is no doubt that he'll be torn." the leader smiled. Daniel chuckled evilly as he shook his leader's hand.

"After I steal Ziva from Tony, I'm positive Tony will be ready to join our group." Daniel said as he left the observation room.

NCIS

Daniel was watching through a pair of binoculars into Tony's hospital room. Daniel had to admit, even though his group meant everything to him, he still had feelings for Ziva, just purely physical. When the leader told Daniel that he could be inserted undercover to steal Ziva from Tony, he nearly jumped in delight. Maybe I'll be able to keep Ziva for my own after this mission. I'll be able to keep her safe from the gas attack in DC. Who know's, maybe I'll grow to even love her at some point.

Daniel had snuck into Tony's hospital room earlier and planed a microphone, so he would be able to hear their entire conversation.

"Have I ever told you how much I love you?" Tony's voice emitted in Daniel's earpiece. Daniel heard a chuckle as he watched Ziva bring her arms around Tony's neck and kiss him passionately. Daniel's stomach churned as he resisted the urge to grab the sniper rifle from the car and take Tony's head off right there. Calm down, Tony's important to the group whether he knows it or not. I'll get my time to have Ziva for my own in due time.

Daniel sighed in relief as he watched them slowly pull apart, a twinkle in both of their eyes.

"Only every single time you've had air to breathe after we've done this." Ziva's voice emitted as she buried her hands in Tony's hair and gave him a much harder and passionate kiss. Daniel stood up and smashed his fist into a nearby tree, anger boiling throughout his body. Oh, I'm going to have a lot of fun stealing Ziva from Tony.

NCIS

A few days later Tony was released from the hospital, a brace fastened on his torso to help support his chest as he hobbled over to Chris's car in crutches. After giving one last goodbye kiss to Ziva, he hopped into the car and watched Ziva's retreating form as she went into Gibbs's car.

"I'm glad you finally found someone to be with." Chris said, earning a wide-smile from Tony.

"She's different. She's strong, beautiful, mysterious, independent. She's everything I could have asked for in my life. I know you'll say it's to early to tell, but I love her." Tony said, unable to wipe the grin from his face. Chris smiled back in response.

"Hell, if anyone can look at their emotions and know exactly what they are, it's gotta be you, Tony." Chris said. Tony smiled happily in thanks, still high on Cloud 9.

"Thanks, Dad. Love you." Tony said as he dozed off to sleep. Chris's gut churned at the word 'son'. Does he really see me as a father in his life? Chris's heart fluttered in happiness as he watched Tony's sleeping form. Chris caressed Tony's knuckles with care as he gave a quick peck to the side of his head.

"I love you too, son." Chris said as he pulled into the driveway.

The group leader smiled as he listened to Tony call Chris his Dad. Though that should have been a name reserved for him, he couldn't really blame Tony. After all, I did butcher his Mom in front of him. Can't really blame him for seeing Chris as a bigger father-figure than me. Oh well, in due time he'll go back to calling me Dad.

Anthony grinned evilly as another thought struck him. I just found another way to break Tony. I butcher Chris in front of him like I did with his Mom, and he'll be broken even more after I have Daniel steal this Ziva David from Tony. Hell, he'll be so broken that I'll be able to mold him into a completely different person. Than there will be without a doubt that he'll be ready to join the group.

Whoa! Tony's Dad is a leader of some crazy group! And Ziva's old boyfriend is alive after all! Heh, didn't see that one coming, did ya? (lol who am I kidding you all probably saw that coming, or at least the part where Tony's Dad is alive)

I can't even WAIT until next week's episode! That cliffhanger's probably gonna haunt my dreams tonight with all sort of speculations for what'll happen next. Personally, I'm going with a speculation that Tony will be super overwhelmed by guilt since he was driving the car after all, and he kinda did see that car coming. Ziva's side of the car was hit and with a crash like that, I can kind of see her going into a coma and Tony decides that he isn't worthy of her, that he isn't worthy of care and love. Meanwhile, Ziva's helpless to do anything as guilt consumes Tony and he probably avenges Ziva's father for Ziva by apprehending/killing Ilan himself. Tony will either take the full brunt of taking down Ilan and face the legal consequences in full or get himself seriously hurt in the season finale.

ANYWAYS...that's it for tonight guys and girls!