Tony held his breath in anticipation and pushed open the heavy metal door, walking into Ziva's bright ER room.
She lay weakly on the bed, attached to tubes. All around her, machines beeped, drawing up primitive measurements of her heart rate.
Frail and beaten, Ziva had her eyes closed as her body rose and fell slowly and methodically with her breathing.
"Ziv-ah," Tony whispered, coming up to her side and kneeling.
At the sound of his voice, her eyes darted open and she tried to turn, wincing towards him.
"No, don't move," Tony cautioned.
"Tony," Ziva croaked.
"Don't worry, my little ninja," Tony comforted, looking dead into her large eyes.
They had dimmed, and the usual glimmer in her bright hazel eyes was gone.
"Tony. I'm fine." Ziva smiled weakly.
"You've lost a lot of blood," Tony confirmed, "Don't let it get to your head."
Ziva chuckled weakly.
They sat in silence for the rest of the time.
But Tony could see how much pain she was in.
Although she still tried to smile, inside, she was hurting.
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TIVA FANFIC: Broken Years, Rivers of Tears (NCIS)
FanfictionThe year is 2015, two years after Ziva's departure. Both Tony Dinozzo and Ziva David have been leading two separate different lives and starting over, but they continue to miss each every day. So when Ziva comes back to the US because she wants her...
