NCIS ~ I Will Love You Thru Everything

part 24

As Ziva entered her apartment, she immediately sensed something was wrong. She drew her gun and cautiously searched her apartment. There was no one there, and nothing was missing.

Ziva kept her gun near her all night with a sense of uneasiness. Finally at around 2 a.m she couldn't stay awake any longer. She went to crawl in bed, and froze when she saw the note left under the blankets. It read:  I am always watching you and Tony.

Ziva slowly looked around the room once more. She froze when she heard a knock on the door. Ziva peered through the peephole on the door..she saw no one. She yanked the door open and stepped out with her gun drawn. Suddenly someone yanked her gun from her hand and something hard hit the back of Ziva's head with exploding force. She gasped before being thrown to the floor from behind. Ziva felt something warm dripping down her neck and assumed it was blood. From the floor, she tried to get up but someone's firmly planted boot on her back and another on her head stopped her from moving. She tried to speak, when the butt of a gun was slammed against the side of her face with a loud crack! Ziva's eyes fluttered and everything faded to black.

When she awoke, Ziva was in so much pain she could barely move. She tried to look around, but her head couldn't turn.. What is wrong with my neck? Ziva thought in a panic. She tried to move her arms to feel around, and began to full on panic. I cant move my arms!! I can't move at all!! she silently screamed inside her head. Her mouth began to work halfway through the mental scream, and her scream echoed loudly. After a few moments, Ziva began to test the different parts of her body. She found that, even though it hurt, she could wiggle her toes and fingertips.

Suddenly, a door opened and light flooded the room. A man strode in. "Ahh you are awake!" he said cheerfully. Ziva said nothing. He pulled up a chair to sit next to her. "You will speak soon enough my darling. The paralysis does not last forever..unless I decide it should. But I would not decide that unless you fail to cooperate." Ziva glared at him. "What do you want?" she asked.

His hand came up to stroke her face. Ziva tried to flinch away but could not get her  head to move. The man leaned in very closely. He tapped her nose and smiled, then said, "You will find out soon enough, my dear." He stood up and brushed off his pants, then walked towards the door. He turned back and looked at her, and regretfully said, "Is it Tony, that you have fallen for?" Ziva's eyes changed to alarm. "Maybe.." she admitted. The man nodded, with eyes full of regret. Ziva was confused. "Why does it matter?" she asked. His eyes suddenly burned. "He is my next resort if you fail to comply. And his..paralysis..if you will say..will be permanent." His voice clearly indicated that he meant death. Ziva cried out "No! Leave Tony alone!!" as the man exited.

A tear slowly dripped down Ziva's face. She was unable to move and so the tear ran all the way down and fell to her shirt. Tony..She thought. Come and save me.

Thx for reading! Did you like this twist? ;)