AN: Hello! Someone asked how often do I update the story. Um, the answer is about once or twice a week. It's my schedule, don't blame me! :)

And, the same person who asked this, haha, I understand that. I have the same thing with a boy in my class too. Like love/hate, but a bit more hate ;)

TMI.

Anyways, here's the chapter, hope you like it! There's much more Ziva, a bit Tiva. Sorry Tate fans, but I promised this. :/

ENJOY.

Chapter 68

Ziva sat in the bullpen all alone. She was defeated.

She killed her own brother. Well, step-brother to be exact. She thought.

Ziva shook her head. It was so horrifying. He was surrounded with blood. Dead, pale.

A tear rolled down her cheek. You were trained for this, Ziva! You're Mossad. She thought. Still, nothing could possibly make her stop crying right now.

For what? Revenge because he shot their member? Should have known better…

"Officer David? Were you crying?" A soothing male voice said. She quickly turned her head, only to see Tony standing there with a concerned face. She wiped off the tears and quickly rolled her eyes.

"I wasn't crying, my eyes were sweating" She said, almost sarcastically. Tony smirked.

"Yeah, right" He said. She groaned.

"What? It's not like you never saw a Mossad female officer crying in the middle of the NCIS bullpen" She retorted with a frown. Tony grinned.

"Aha! So you were crying" He yelled as he pointed his finger at her.

"What's funny about that?" She scowled. He dragged a chair and sat opposite of her. She could have sworn her heart skipped a beat.

"Nothing. Why were you crying?" Tony asked gently. She swallowed a lump that formed in her throat.

"You mustn't now" She simply said and crossed her arms. Tony raised an eyebrow.

"And why is that?" He questioned suspiciously.

"None of your beeswax!" She hissed. Tony tried to hold in his laughter.

"Okay. Now tell me" Tony said, this time, more forcefully. She sighed.

"Ari" She simply replied, avoiding eye contact.

"Yeah, what about him?" Tony shrugged, apparently oblivious about recent events.

"He died" She said. Tony looked intently at her.

"What, you knew him?" Tony asked.

"He was my step-brother, you moron!" She yelled, but regretted the words. While Tony stared at shock, she covered her mouth with her hand.

"Gibbs is letting you be the part of NCIS just like that, when your bro nearly killed our agent? I don't think so" Tony said angrily as he got up. Ziva got up and went after him.

"Wait!" She yelled after him, but Tony didn't seem to notice. She finally grabbed his arm. He turned around.

"Let me explain" She pleaded. He sighed.

"Go ahead. I don't see the point in it" Tony muttered. She rolled her eyes.

"I tried to stop him, but he wouldn't listen. He wanted to kill Agent Gibbs, but I…" She trailed off as she sat on a chair nearby.

"You what?" Tony said impatiently.

"I killed him" She said before she broke down in tears. Tony's jaw almost fell off.

"Wha… Just like that?" Tony said in a high-pitched voice.

"Well I didn't mean to do it! But he wanted to kill all of you" She said, with a few sobs.

"How do you know that?" Tony asked.

"I was spying on Agent Gibbs in Paris. I had to profile him. Afterwards, I had to learn everything about his team. Including your daily habits, fetishes, friends…everything" She confessed as she wiped her tears off.

"Why didn't you give up!?" Tony raised his tone. She groaned.

"Then I would be looking at your grave instead of talking to you today!" She hissed. Tony went pale, while his stomach turned over.

"Wow" Tony barely stuttered. She nodded.

At the Bethesda hospital…

"Family or friends?" The receptionist asked. Gibbs and Jenny rolled their eyes. Gibbs showed his ID.

"Bosses" He simply said and walked away, followed by Jenny.

They entered Kate's room.

Her face lit up after seeing a familiar face.

"Gibbs" She wanted to yell, but only managed to whisper his name. He nodded, with a smile.

"Yup. Kate, you haven't met Director Shepherd yet" Gibbs said as he put his hand on Jenny's back. Kate remembered when Tony told her about their 'love story'.

"Director" Kate weakly said, with a light nod. Jenny smiled.

"Agent Todd, are you better?" Jenny heartedly said. Kate smiled.

"Maybe" She simply said. Gibbs smirked.

"Was DiNozzo a pain?" Gibbs asked jokingly. Kate grinned, but shook her head slowly.

"He…wonderful" She said softly. Gibbs looked at Jenny. She rolled her eyes.

"Jethro, we don't want to make her feel like she's not welcome on this planet" She whispered into his ear. He sighed.

"We'll talk about this later" Gibbs said. Jenny groaned. They both noticed Kate looking at them questionably.

"Did you get the flowers, Agent Todd?" Jenny asked suddenly, breaking the awkward silence. Kate had a puzzled look on her face.

"DiNozzo got you flowers" Gibbs said. Kate blushed immediately. She felt flattered.

"They're probably left at Chicago" Jenny muttered angrily. Gibbs patted her shoulder, while Kate just looked at them at shock.

"We'll tell you everything later" Gibbs said as he turned to Kate.

"Tony…" Kate said hoarsely.

"Yeah, we know. He has changed" Gibbs said, slightly annoyed.

"No…Tony…" Kate continued. Gibbs looked at Jenny.

"She probably wants to see him Jethro" Jenny explained. Gibbs nodded.

"Um, Tony's at work right now. He'll come later" Gibbs said. He watched as Kate frowned and crossed her arms.

Jenny walked out of the ordination, leaving Gibbs to stare at Kate.

"Kate" Gibbs said in a suspicious tone. She looked at him questionably.

"Nothing. Have a good day" Gibbs sighed and walked out. He knew there will be something.

Something more than life risking.

At the NCIS building…

Tony and Ziva were sitting at the office, working on the old unfinished paperwork.

While Tony was actually working, Ziva was glancing at him every single second. It seemed to her that he cared a lot about that Kate girl.

She sulked. She really liked him. Even though she didn't get to meet him better, she saw well in him. Although, it was clear to her that he will always love Kate.

Unless…

"Hey, are you free tonight?" She suddenly said. Tony looked up, with a slight confusion on his face.

"Um, why is that any of your business?" Tony sharply replied. She tried not to roll her eyes.

"Oh, I don't know. I was just wondering, since, you know. We've got this paperwork…" She said as she leaned on her elbow. Tony observed her for a moment.

"Okay. I'm visiting Kate in the hospital today" Tony finally said. Great. He'd die for her. Ziva thought angrily in her mind.

"Oh, okay then" Ziva simply said and looked back at her computer. Try being friendly, don't overdo. She thought.

"Um, mind if I come with you?" She asked out of blue. Tony lifted his head. Ziva was looking at him with an angel smile. Tony sighed.

"Sure" Tony said back. She let out a small 'Phew'. Tony looked at her.

"Everything okay?" Tony asked. She nodded nervously.

"Yeah" She said.

"Okay" Tony said and looked back at his computer. It was seven P.M.

"Well, time to go" Tony got up and shrugged his coat on.

"Where?" Ziva said, confused. Tony groaned.

"Hospital" Tony said, in the 'duh' style.

"Oh, okay" She quickly grabbed her jacket and got up. She followed him into the elevator.

At the Bethesda hospital…

Kate was sitting at her ordination, watching a TV show. It was The Glades, to be more specific. She wanted to scream at the TV like she did at her own home. She was convinced that the golf owner murdered the guy.

A knock was heard.

Her nurse came in.

"Hey, Kate. How are you feeling?" She asked politely. Kate shrugged.

"Well, I just got a call, you're having a visit" She happily said. Kate's face lit up. The nurse greeted her once more and closed the door.

Kate was excited, hoping she'll see Tony again.

Tony and Ziva…

Tony was driving, while Ziva was looking outside the window. A song played. Tony and Ziva carefully listened to the lyrics.

'I'd be so happy loving you…'

Tony smiled inwardly, so did Ziva.

They were both thinking about different persons.

Tony parked the car in a parking lot in front of the Bethesda Hospital. They both stepped out.

…

Tony climbed up the stairs, while Ziva just followed. He must have been here very often… Ziva thought.

When they arrived outside of Kate's ordination, Ziva looked at Tony.

"Are you coming in?" He asked trough a whisper. She shrugged. He smirked.

"I think it's better for you to stay here" Tony said. She nodded, feeling hurt. Why wouldn't they just face the truth? What are they so scared of?

Tony came into the ordination.

"Hey, Kate!" He yelled enthusiastically. She grinned happily. Tony sat by her.

"What are you watching?" Tony asked. She pointed to the TV screen, where a sign appeared. It was saying: 'You're watching The Glades on Fox Crime'

"Hah, good one. How come they have these kinds of programs in hospitals?" Tony questioned. Kate shrugged.

In the hall…

Ziva was sitting in the waiting room, sighing every single second. She has read over five women magazines, and she wasn't impressed at all.

She checked her phone. No new messages. She popped on her elbow. A guy was coming in her way. He sat on a chair next to her.

"Hi" He said simply. She looked at him.

"Uh, hey" She said. He looked at her.

She smiled.

In the ordination…

"…And then he said 'Oh, just kiss!'" Tony finished his story, with a big laugh in the end. He looked at Kate. She was already asleep. Tony chuckled. He brushed off her fringe of her face.

He got up and walked out of the room.

AN: Hey, did you like it? PLEASE REVIEW.

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P.S: Please let me know if I was a bit unfair with Ziva's crush on Tony. I really don't want her heartbroken. I want her to be happy. If you hadn't noticed yet, the man in the hall who greeted her, will eventually grow closer with Ziva! 3 Said too much!

Even though I din't like Ziva, I'm doing you guys a favor. I want her really happy with that guy she saw.

Someone left a review a few moments ago, saying Ziva's ending up heartbroken. NO WAY. She'll become a wonderful lucky lady. This is a Tate story for God's sake! This bit of Tiva is just a small teaser... :)