A Better Place…

Holly and Matt at in Abby's lab, they were too sad to play a game, too sad to ask Abby to come in and dance.

"I wish she didn't leave," sulked Holly. "And evil Ari, the guy from the story Kate used to tell me, he killed her."

"I know, it's not fair, she was amazing," Matt was looking defeated for the first time ever and this worried Holly in a way that a four year old never should.

NCIS

Ari Haswari looked through his scope at Abby Sciuto at her lab table. Kate had impersonated her but he had never actually met the woman. Suddenly his phone buzzed with a text message.

Ari, where are you, Abba told me that you may have killed someone.

Cursed Ziva, she never could leave things alone. He considered the truth but, while Ziva was an incredible woman, she would rat him up to their father instantly.

Ari: Who did I kill Ziva? You know me.

Ziva: Abba was told by the Director of Mossad that an NCIS agent by name of Caitlin Todd was shot dead today. Apparently you met in one of your undercover missions.

Ari: I did know Caitlin, I'm sorry to hear that. She was an incredible woman and a fantastic agent.

Ziva: Well, you need to call Abba, he wants to talk to you and he's REALLY mad right now.

Ari grumbled, his father was always in a bad mood, well, to him. To Ziva and Tali he was always polite and civil to, when he was around of course.

NCIS

Matt and Holly saw Tony and Abby hugging and ran over to join in.

"Hey Gibblet, Gibblet's friend," Tony found himself smiling for the first time since before his bout of pneumonic plague.

"We only have each other no…" Abby never finished. A shot hurtled through the window and the huddle collapsed to the ground. Tony drew his gun just as Abby patted his bum. In spite of what happened, Holly began to laugh.

"Taken fire boss," Tony groaned. Gibbs looked at them and suddenly dashed over to Matt. The bullet had entered the side of her arm and come out the same way. She was bleeding and in shock.

Gibbs looked at his shocked daughter and her friend who was crying her eyes out. He vowed he'd get that bastard Ari, even if he died trying.

TBC

Hope you enjoyed that chapter. So now Ziva's edging into this and Matt has been hurt, not life threatening of course but they'll be more focused on shock than anything else.

I'm going on Holiday on the 19th of June so I'll only be able to finish this and maybe a couple of one shots (if you're lucky!)