Hunted

The Hunt Begins

It has been two months since I returned home. Tony and I wasted no time in getting married. We moved into a two story house and I have some huge news to tell him.. but it's not the right time. We are in the bullpen at the moment... Nothing is going on. All of the sudden, my phone rings. I answer it and hear a familiar voice on the other side but I can't make out exactly who it is...

"Hello?" I say.

"Hello Agent David." I guess I forgot to mention I rejoined Gibbs' team.

"Who is speaking?"

"I'm surprised you don't recognize my voice. Then again, it HAS been two months and you were hurt very badly.. But not enough....."

I look up at McGee and then put the phone away from me. "McGee trace this call RIGHT NOW." That gets Tony's attention. I put the phone back to my ear. "You were dead. You were behind me.. dead. I saw my boss shoot you."

"Well his aiming was a bit off and no one checked to see if I was dead so in answer to your interrogative statement, no I wasn't dead."

"What the heck do you want?!"

"Your dead body. Along with 'it'."

"What?"

"Oh come on, the news you haven't told your dear husband yet."

"How did you know about..? Have you been following me?!" This phone call is going just as i hoped.. nice and long.

"NOW you've got it! I was there at your wedding. I was there when you jogged ever morning. I was there when you discovered the news." It's then that i remember the man with the green hoodie standing away from my outdoor wedding and the green-hooded man i pass every morning, and the green hoodie nearby when I heard the news.

"You stay away from me and everyone near me."

"I assume you already have my location. Meet me here, alone, this time tomorrow or I will hunt down and kill everyone you love, starting with your dear old friend, Tula." The line goes dead. I just sit there feeling a huge knot in my throat.

"Who was it Ziva? What did they say?!" Tony is freaking out over there and he comes over to me and I put my phone down.

"It was nothing Tony... Nothing you need to worry about. Same with you McGee.. No snooping." I say as McGee hands me the address. "I need to go out Tony. Don't you dare follow me. And don't tell Gibbs," I say as I grab my overnight bag and leave without giving any time for anyone to answer me.

*later*

I went home and packed some more and then left and stayed at a safe house thingy and now I'm on my way to the place. I am driving fast because I know my time is almost up. I'm supposed to meet him there. I notice a car following me but I can't see whose in it. I just continue because I know I'll be late if I stop for it. I go to the place and get out and I see a black SUV there. I go up to it and knock on the tinted window and then step back and the window rolls down and a hand with a gun comes out and then the car following me pulls up which I don't recognize the car and then Tony comes out and shoots at the guys hand and misses but I scrape him and he drops his gun. The man jumps out and grabs his gun and I run to Tony and he fires at me but doesn't hit me and I grab Tony's hand without stopping and pull him along and we run into the forest. We hear several gunshots. We run for a while and then just as we think we lost him.....

And the hunt begins.