AN: Hey! I didn't post for a long time, sorry about that. I got this lazy fever, so I don't write my story. No, I just have to procrastinate and search for pics on Tumblr. Well, anyway, this chapter is kinda fast-forwarded maybe, but I had to do it like that. Lots of drama, some Tiva, some Tate. 70TH CHAPTERR, GUYS! YIPPIE! Hip HIP, HOORAY! We made it to yet another round number! Enjoy! Lots of drama!
Chapter 70
Ziva had just finished her performance. She smiled to the audience. Everybody was clapping like crazy.
"Thank you" She said as she got off the stage. Gerald was waiting for her at their table. She sat down again.
"Wow" He barely said. She chuckled.
"Thanks" She replied with a light smile on her face, feeling flattered.
Tony and Kate…
"Hey, I'll go meet her!" Kate got up excitedly. Tony pulled her by her arm.
"I don't think that's such a good idea" Tony said nervously. Kate raised her eyebrows.
"And why is that?" Kate asked. Tony looked around him.
"Because…" Tony started, but was interrupted by a female voice.
"Oh, hey Tony!" Ziva said. Tony shivered.
"Oh, hey there, Ziva" He said slowly. Kate laughed. Gerald approached them.
"Hey guys" He said. Kate waved to him.
"Oh, hi, Gerald" Kate greeted. "How's your shoulder?"
"Well, it's okay, but I still have to take medicines" He replied with a shrug. Kate nodded, with a look of sympathy in her eyes.
Ziva purposely coughed.
"You must be Ziva" Kate got up cheerfully. Ziva slowly nodded.
"Yes. You're Kate Todd, yes?" She asked. Kate smiled.
"How did you know?" She questioned as she looked at Tony. Tony shrugged.
"Oh, I heard a lot about you" Ziva said as she shook Kate's hand. Kate nodded.
"Your singing is amazing" Kate added. Ziva smiled.
"Why, thank you" She replied. Tony looked at Kate and Ziva worriedly. He was hoping they won't develop some kind of jealousy.
Gerald cleared his throat.
"Um, I'll go pay the bill" He said as he motioned to the waiter at the bar. Ziva nodded.
"Okay" She replied. He smiled at Tony and Kate and went away.
"I gotta go to the bathroom" Kate said.
"We'll be waiting" Tony said. She smiled. She walked away afterwards.
Tony turned to Ziva.
"So, you and Gerald…" Tony said as he cocked his head. Ziva looked at him strangely.
"What?" She said, obviously confused. Tony smirked.
"Oh! Tony!" She exclaimed as she realized. She hit him in the arm playfully. He laughed.
"Sorry" He said.
She shook her head.
"You don't change, Tony" Ziva said. He grinned.
"So, you don't like me?" He asked, sounding childish-like. She chuckled.
"Of course I like you, Tony! Who could not like you?" She said. He shook his head.
"No, no. I meant like like me" He said, implying the like part.
"Ooh, Tony, sorry to disappoint you, but…no, not really" She said. He let out a 'phew'.
At least not anymore… Zivs thought.
"That's good" He said. She looked at him questionably.
"Why?" She questioned.
"Because I like someone else" He said. She nodded.
"Yeah, I know you do" She said with a light shrug. He went pale.
"You know?" He whispered. She nodded.
"It's Kate, isn't it?" She whispered back. He bowed his head.
"Yeah" He quietly said. She giggled.
"Tony, you really didn't try to make it less obvious" She said. He raised his head.
"I tried!" He said. She tilted her head.
"Friends?" Ziva said as she opened her arms widely.
"Only if you help me hook up with Kate" Tony said, looking dead serious. Ziva groaned.
"Fine" She said annoyingly. He grinned as he hugged her tightly.
Kate was just coming out of the bathroom, when she saw the sight: Tony and Ziva hugging.
She felt her heart breaking inside of her.
It was the moment she realized; Tony will never be more than a friend.
She ran back into the bathroom, slamming the door behind her.
Tony could have sworn he heard a loud bang made by a door. He separated from Ziva's hug. Gerald approached them.
"Hey, sorry it took me so long" Gerald said. Ziva smiled.
"No problem" She said, without even noticing Tony was gone.
Tony knocked on the women's restroom door.
"Kate?" He yelled through the door. "You in there?"
He only heard a sound of flushing water of a toilet. He sighed.
"I'm coming in!" Tony said. He pressed the knob.
"What are you doing in here?" An old woman said to him. He got nervous.
"Well, I was just, you see, looking for my friend, and…" He stuttered.
"This is women's bathroom!" She exclaimed angrily.
"Yeah, well, she's somewhere in here…" He started, but was cut off by the lady's purse hitting him.
"Ow! Put that thing away!" Tony whined whilst he was holding his cheek.
"You pervert! Get out!" She yelled angrily. He stood there, in shock. She smacked him in the arm with her purse again.
"There's nothing interesting to see!" She hissed as she smacked him once again.
"What is going on in here?" A voice interrupted. Tony quickly turned around, only to see Ziva standing in front of the restroom, with her arms on her hips.
"She started it!" Tony yelled as he quickly pointed his finger at the lady. She gasped.
"He entered the women's restroom! It was self-defense!" She yelled in her defense. Ziva held in her laughter.
"He's a Special Agent, man" Ziva said. The old lady looked up at Tony judgingly.
"He's still a pervert to me" She grunted as she pushed Tony so she could go out. Ziva moved away from the door as the lady walked out.
"What happened?" She whispered to Tony as she looked at him. Tony shrugged.
"I really have no idea" Tony said. Ziva chuckled.
"What the hell were you thinking?" Ziva asked.
"I tried to find Kate" He replied sharply.
"Oh, well, you could have just waited for her outside" Ziva said as she gestured to the bathroom door. Tony shook his head.
"I'll meet you later. Okay?" He said. She nodded, with a sigh.
"Only if you promise you'll keep yourself out of trouble" She said as she lifted her index finger. He crossed his chest with his finger.
"I swear" He said. She let out a laugh.
"Okay. I'll see you tomorrow, then" She said. He patted her shoulder. Ziva smiled, before she walked away.
Tony sighed. He needed to find Kate.
"I guess I'll have to do this" Tony whispered. He kicked down a door of a toilet with his foot. No one was in there.
"Next one" He said. He kicked down the next one. No one was in there. He sighed.
"Another one" He said. He kicked down the next one. No one was in there. Tony plugged his nose.
"Oh, God! It stinks!" He hissed. He got to the last door.
"It's now or never" Tony whispered. He lay down on the floor so he could see if there were any feet. He saw Kate's shoes. He knocked on the door.
"Kate, come out! It's me!" Tony yelled. He heard a frustrated groan.
"Go away, Tony!" She yelled grumpily. He shook his head.
"Kate, I'm in the women's restroom! I'm not planning on going out without you by my side!" Tony said. He heard a soft giggle.
"Come on, you're not gonna leave me hanging here…" He said temptingly.
Finally, the door opened.
Tony saw Kate's wet face. Her eyes were puffy.
She was crying.
"Kate" Tony whispered softly. "Were you crying?"
Kate dismissed his question. She approached a sink in the bathroom. She started washing her face with cold water.
"Kate?" Tony called for her. Kate stopped the water. She looked at him. Her eyes seemed so lost, while her face seemed sad and distant.
"Is everything okay?" He asked worriedly. She swallowed.
"Yeah. Everything's fine" She said, with her voice still wobbly. Tony moaned. Kate left the bathroom quickly.
"Oh, you're not going anywhere!" Tony hissed as he followed after her.
Kate approached a waiter in the restaurant. She took out a sum of money out of her bag.
"Here's the bill" She said in a hurry. Before the waiter even knew, Kate left.
Tony ran out of the bathroom. He saw the waiter.
"Where did she go?" Tony asked while panting.
"Uh…She just went out" The waiter said. Tony ran out of the restaurant.
Wait, where are they going?" Gerald asked. Ziva turned around to see Tony running away from the restaurant. Ziva shook her head, with her mouth open.
"I…have no idea" She replied.
Kate already entered her car. Luckily, Tony was fast enough to enter the car before she drove off.
"What are you doing?" Tony asked while wheezing. She groaned.
"Tony, get out of the car!" She yelled. Tony didn't move.
"I said, get out!" Kate raised her voice. Tony shook his head.
"No" Tony simply replied. Kate gaped in shock.
"What?" Kate asked.
"I'm not leaving the car until you tell me what's wrong" Tony forcefully said. Kate sighed while shaking her head.
"I'm calling Gibbs" She threatened as she picked her phone up.
"Okay" Tony crossed his arms, again, not moving. Kate forced a laugh.
"Wow. So typical Tony" She said sarcastically.
"Oh, so typical me? And this is really just not you Katie" Tony lowered his voice.
"Stop calling me Katie!" Kate cried. Tony raised his hands in the air.
"Fine. The queen said her thing" He said, implying the queen part. Kate dropped her mouth.
"You really don't how to stop, don't you?" Kate said angrily. Tony turned to her.
"Look. I know the Dwayne thing really upsets you, but you don't have to take it out on me!" Tony said quietly. Kate rolled her eyes.
"Not everything is about stupid Dwayne, okay?" She yelled angrily. Tony backed off.
"Then what is it?" He whispered. She looked out of the window.
"I gotta go my own way, Tony" Kate simply said. He grabbed her shoulder.
"I want to help you" Tony said, worry filling his voice completely.
"I don't need your help" Kate replied harshly. Tony sighed.
"Did you watch the 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' movie?" Tony suddenly asked.
"Yeah. Tony, we are in a middle of a fight, and you wanna discuss movies?" Kate answered. He sighed.
"Good. Now that you watched it, watch it again. When you get to the last part of the movie, listen carefully to what the guy says to Audrey Hepburn. I would have said the same thing right now" Tony said.
Kate tried to remember the sentence, but couldn't.
"Goodbye, Kate" Tony simply said as he opened the door. He got out and closed the door with a loud bang.
She watched as he walked away. She started the engine.
Tears were brought to her eyes. She was responsible for all of this. Jealousy made this all happen.
Kate looked at her phone. It was nine P.M. already.
Kate parked the car in front of her house. Wet snow poured over the whole Washington D.C., making every single step slippery.
She entered her house, all wet. She sat on the couch helplessly as she turned on the TV.
Kate remembered Tony's advice on watching the movie again.
Since she really didn't want to watch the whole movie, she sat by her computer and searched YouTube for the ending scene of the movie.
Millions of results popped up. She chose the first one.
She had to pause, since an instant message popped up. It was from Abby.
Your_kind_of_Goth: Hey! Waddup? :D
Kate smiled. She typed in her response.
CaitlinTodd185: Sorrow and ice cream…:/
Your_kind_of_Goth is typing…
Kate waited for the answer.
Your_kind_of_Goth: WHAT? What happened? When, where, who, how, why! I want the details! U OK? :0
Kate chuckled because of her friend's worrying.
CaitlinTodd185: It's okay, Abby. I'm alive and in one piece.
Your_kind_of_Goth: Yeah, I kinda figured that out. ;)
Kate smirked.
Your_kind_of_Goth is typing…
Your_kind_of_Goth: Now, tell me what's wrong!
Kate sighed. She typed.
CaitlinTodd185: It's…Tony…
Your_kind_of_Goth: WHAT! Did he get you pregnant? Is it a boy or a girl? Are they twins!?
CaitlinTodd185: God! ABBY! NO.
Your_kind_of_Goth: Aw. Too bad. What happened?
CaitlinTodd185: We had a fight.
Your_kind_of_Goth: What? NOOO! You guys can't fight! You're perfect for each other… :'(
Kate rolled her eyes.
CaitlinTodd185: Abby, It's my entire fault. I did something very immature.
Your_kind_of_Goth is typing…
Your_kind_of_Goth: Kate, please don't tell me you were jealous of a chick hitting on him.
CaitlinTodd185: …
CaitlinTodd185: Well…
Your_kind_of_Goth: No, Kate! How could you?
CaitlinTodd185: She wasn't actually hitting on him. It was Ziva hugging him. And yes, I met her today.
Your_kind_of_Goth is typing…
Your_kind of Goth: KATE! Ziva is in a relationship with Gerald! I can't believe you thought they were together!
CaitlinTodd185: Well, sorry. It just seemed like that.
Your_kind_of_Goth: OMG!
Kate looked strangely at the screen.
CaitlinTodd185: What?
Your_kind_of_Goth: Is our little Kate jealous? Katie likes our little Tony…!
Kate blushed madly.
CaitlinTodd185: Not true!
Your_kind_of_Goth: Yes it is!
Kate sighed. She hat to confess.
CaitlinTodd185: Okay, fine. It's true. I like him. So what? It's not like it's end of the earth, Abby. And the stupid sexual tension thing Ducky said? TRUE. It's ALL true. There. I like Anthony DiNozzo, for God's sake!
Your_kind_of_Goth: …
Your_kind_of_Goth: Was that so hard?
CaitlinTodd185: Oh My God. Abby, can we please get back to the real problem?
Your_kind_of_Goth: Sure…
CaitlinTodd185: If you tell anybody, I'll shoot you!
Your_kind_of_Goth: Geez! Don't worry, I won't tell!
Your_kind_of_Goth: It's easy, Kate. You just talk to him.
CaitlinTodd185: Wow. What an advice. Thanks. -.-
Your_kind_of_Goth: I'm telling you, it's that simple.
Your_kind_of_Goth signed out of the chat.
Kate groaned.
"Great" She mumbled angrily. She closed the IM.
Kate got back to her video. She played it.
After watching the scene, she was sobbing. The last words definitely reminded her of herself and her attitude.
'You built the cage all by yourself, baby. And you keep walking at it, and you'll walk in it your whole life'
She wiped the tears of as she heard some whistling noise. She checked her phone. It was a message from Tony.
Tony.
'Did you watch it?'
She rolled her eyes. She typed in a short reply.
'Yeah.'
Another whistle.
'Good. Look out the window'
Kate knew those words were something. She opened the window. A hilarious, but still, adorable sight was in her yard.
Tony was standing in the middle of her garden, holding a big sign in his hand. 'Sorry' was written on it. In his other hand, there were flowers.
Kate laughed, feeling the tears running down her cheeks. She could easily see Tony was freezing. He was shivering.
"I'm sorry for being a jerk!" Tony yelled. Kate laughed because of his appearance. Tears streamed down her face.
"Oh, no, no, don't cry!" Tony yelled sadly. That was the moment Kate burst out in laugh.
"I'm happy, Tony!" She yelled back through the window. He grinned happily.
"Good!" He exclaimed. She smiled.
"I'm sorry too!" She yelled. He shrugged.
"It's okay!" He replied. She looked at the flowers. They were full of snow. Tony noticed.
"Oh, no! Sorry, but it's snowing outside!" He yelled. She laughed.
"It's okay!" She said. They held eye contact for a few seconds.
"Want to come in?" She invited.
"Sure!" He replied. She walked away to open the door. Tony came in, with snow and water pouring off him.
"Um, my jacket is wet" Tony said.
"I'll go put it on the heater" Kate said as she took the jacket off him. She walked away.
Tony stood there for a moment, waiting patiently for her to come back.
Kate walked in again, smiling.
"Sorry, uh, the flowers got wet" Tony said as he raised the flowers, which were looking dead. Kate laughed.
"No problem" She said as she took them in her hands. Tony took of his shoes as he followed her around the house.
"Do you want something? I've got tons of beverages" Kate said as she opened her fridge. Tony sat on the couch.
"Um, something warm, I guess" Tony said with a light shrug. "Coffee will do"
Kate shook her head.
"No. I'm going to make you a nice hot cocoa" Kate said while smirking in his way. He grinned.
"Yay!" He said quietly. She laughed.
"You'll always be four years old in your soul, Tony" Kate added. Tony nodded.
"Yup" He said. Kate left the cocoa to brew. She sat by Tony as she turned on the TV. Tony turned to Kate just as Fox Life played.
"Are we okay?" Tony asked, looking dead serious. Kate looked at him.
"Yeah. I already said I'm sorry. I said some very childish things" Kate said. Tony nodded.
"You're still not going to tell me the reason you cried?" Tony asked. Kate grinned.
"Unfortunately, no" Kate said in a cute tone. Tony groaned playfully.
Ringing of a bell was heard. Kate quickly got up.
"That's our cocoa!" Kate exclaimed as she ran into the kitchen.
She came back with two cups in her hands.
"There you go" Kate handed one of them to Tony. He smiled in return.
Tony sipped a little bit of cocoa. He let out an 'mmm' as he drank a sip.
"Kate, this is delicious!" Tony said. Kate laughed.
"Yeah, thanks" Kate said. A message came to her phone. She picked the phone up.
It was from Abby.
'How is it going?'
Kate felt kind of creepy, since somehow, Abby knew Tony was with Kate. She typed in her reply.
'Great '
She looked at Tony with a smile. 'Living with Fran' played.
"Oh, God!" Kate slapped her forehead.
"What?" Tony asked.
"I hate this show!" Kate yelled. Tony laughed.
"Relax, Kate" He said. Kate sighed.
30 minutes later…
"This is so plot less" Kate said, with her arms crossed. Tony moaned.
"Come on. It's not that bad" Tony said. Kate smirked.
"You're just saying that because Fran has an Italian accent" Kate said.
"Not true" Tony defended himself. Kate laughed.
"Kidding, Tony" She said. She stretched her arms and legs.
"What time is it?" Kate asked sleepily. Tony looked at the clock above Kate's door.
"It's ten P.M." Tony said.
"I don't know about you, but I'm going to bed" Kate got up. Tony looked at her strangely.
"You can sleep on the couch" Kate said. He nodded.
"Okay" He smiled. She smiled back. Just as Tony lay down, his head accidentally punched the answer machine, on the little table next to Kate's couch.
"Ouch" Tony whispered. The answer machine played a voice.
"You have one unread message" The voice said. Kate approached the machine. She let it play the message.
'Hey, Kate, please answer when you get this message. It's mom. We have to talk about your work. Dad and I are not sure if it would be safe for you to get back to working at NCIS. Please call me back. Love you'
Kate and Tony shared a shocked look.
AN: Yeah, a cliffhanger. Sorry about that. Please review!
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