Daddy's Girl-An NCIS Story

Injuries and Denial

Back at the headquarters, Ziva was knocking on Vance's door, who had just got news of his wife's death and the killer's name, and that the case had been solved. She walked in, blood still on her face.

"Is it over," Vance questioned as he stood up, looking her in the eyes.

"It's over," Ziva sighed, looking Vance in the eyes.

"Are you okay," Vance spoke softly, wiping blood off Ziva's face.

"Would you be, Sir," Ziva whispered.

Vance nodded. he understood that she felt betrayed and upset. He just left her be. He knew that she did not want help or sympathy. He watched her walk out his door, tears threatening to spill. He knew her to well for this. He picked up the phone.

"Dinardo," Tony joked.

"Special Agent Dinozzo, get your butt going to help Ziva! Check the bathroom, and hurry," Vance demanded.

"I'm on it," Tony stated.

Tony ran toward the ladies restroom. He knew for a fact that Ziva would be in there. He slowly opened the door. He saw Ziva just standing there leaning over the sink.

"Hey. I know this is hard, but what do you need? Just ask, we are all here to help," Tony whispered in her ear as he pulled her into a hug.

"What I need is....is," Ziva stuttered.

At that point, she broke down.. Everything she had kept buried deep down inside came out at that moment. She then realised that Tony was wiping most of her tears off her face, and his. Apparently he had been crying as well. It broke his heart to see her like this. At that moment, Gibbs and McGee walked in. They saw the pair and instantly went over and hugged them. It was a sweet moment, if you took away the sobs of poor Ziva. She had lost her father, and her friend Ilan, who she had trusted with her life at one point. The group pulled away after Ziva had calmed down. She evened out her breathing and wiped the tears off her face.

"Ziver, what is wrong," Gibbs asked, puzzled.

"My father,my abba, killed an innocent man to get to me. He then kidnaped Jackie and I, claiming that she was a witness. Then Ilan shows up, kills Eli and Jackie, and knocks me out. Then he goes to the length of actually kidnaping me again! Then we fought after you called. It felt so good to be able to actually throw him off that boat," ZIva explained.

Gibbs looked into her eyes and saw that she was hiding something.

"And," Gibbs pushed.

Ziva sighed and pulled up the sleeve of her torn shirt on her right arm, revealing a severely bruised, cut, and bleeding arm.

"I may or may not have broke my arm, but i'm sure it will be fine," Ziva shrugged, pulling the sleeve down.