A/N: 30 day challenge notes: quantity over quality, limited editing, stand-alone stories unless specifically stated otherwise, not always tiva, chronologically randomly set in whatever pre-s11 season seems to fit
Prompt: Seasonal allergies
The scent of the blooming tulips was almost overwhelming, causing Tony to briefly scrunch up his nose after snapping another picture. When Ziva walked up to him, he vaguely held the camera up in her direction to shoot a random picture of her, but she blocked most of the lens with her hand.
She took in her surroundings, a smile appearing on her lips, and inhaled deeply through her nose. "Best smelling crime scene I have ever been to."
Tony looked at her and deadpanned, "Yeah, we should send out a memo to all wannabe murders that they're only allowed to leave victims in a flower field."
Three rapid-fire sneezes, followed by Ducky's voice drew their attention away from the dead marine lying on the ground at their feet.
"You should have asked me, Mr Palmer," Ducky said, as he went straight over to the body.
Jimmy greeted Tony and Ziva with a nod and a wide smile, then practically doubled over with another loud sneeze.
"Gesundheit," Tony said, hoping it wasn't contagious.
"Thanks," Palmer said, sounding slightly congested.
Ziva stared at Tony. "You speak German?"
He glanced at her, then focused on what Ducky was doing. "Only when people sneeze."
She rolled her eyes, then almost flinched at the sound of another sneeze.
"Gesund-" Two more sneezes cut Tony off.
Palmer looked up at them with watery eyes, while wiping his nose with a handkerchief. "I ran out of allergy medication."
"As I said, Mr Palmer, we could have stopped at the pharmacy on the way here." Ducky pointed at the body. "This poor fellow could have waited five more minutes."
Another sneeze.
Tony briefly wondered if Jimmy's allergies were about to contaminate their crime scene. "What are you allergic to, dead bodies?"
Ziva raised an eyebrow at him. "Bad jokes?"
Jimmy looked at them, wiped his nose again, and waved his arm at the field of flowers. "Tulips."