A/N i want to apologies before hand, there is a lot of switching languages in this chapter, there are translations in brackets it may get annoying, there shouldn't be too much more switching languages after this chapter other than in small snippets when our mystery girl is talking about other people or in moments of high emotion, things like that. other than that enjoy this chapter. also the song attached is my current favourite song, LISTEN TO IT, IT IS AMAZING! These updates are just me going back over the chapters and correcting anything i can see wrong. Sorry if i got your hopes up.
Unknown POV
I start to regain consciousness. Not yet trusting my vision, I keep my eyes closed but I do take a second to smell my surroundings. Doesn't smell like a hospital, this is good I don't know why but I don't want to go to the hospital. Although it doesn't smell like a hospital it also doesn't smell like anything I know. Finally I feel confident enough to open my eyes. I was right, I don't know this place but I had a strange feeling of safety here and I don't know know why. A man says something but for some reason I don't understand it, I recognise it as English and I know I do speak English so why can't I understand him? I give him a questioning look. Another man says something, again in English but again I can't understand what he is saying, however the second guy sounds different I just don't know how to explain the difference. A woman says something I don't understand then she says "האם תרצה משקה?" (Would you like a drink?) I understand that "כן בבקשה" (Yes, please) I reply, my voice incredibly soar. The woman gives me a glass, I look at it "שתו" (Drink) she says, showing me how to. I copy what she does, whatever was in the glass makes my throat better "יש לנו כמה שאלות בשבילך, בסדר?" (We have some questions for you, ok?) I nod "מה השם שלך?"(What is your name?) I shrug, not knowing. "אתה לא זוכר?" (You don't remember?) I shake my head. The three of them start talking in English, I get frustrated, not knowing what they are saying although I am pretty sure it is about me.
Ziva's POV
"She doesn't remember her name" I tell Gibbs "That means she won't remember much else, Jethro. Knowing ones name is the most basic form of memory. If she doesn't even remember that then the chances of her remembering anything else are astronomically slim" Ducky tells Gibbs "Ziva, neither of us speak Hebrew, but we need her to trust us. Introduce all three of us, as nicely as you can" my boss tells me, however before I can do so the mysterious girl starts talking, this time I don't understand her "Я здесь, ребята. Поговори, чтобы я понял, пожалуйста" (I am right here guys. Talk so I understand, please. -- Russian) I look to Gibbs hoping he understood that.
Gibbs POV
I look at the girl in astonishment, she knows Hebrew and apparently Russian as well. I wonder what other languages she speaks. "Вы правы. Меня зовут Гиббс, это Зива Дэвид и доктор Дональд Маллард, но все зовут его Даки." (You are right. My name is Gibbs, this is Ziva David and that is Dr Donald Mallard but everyone calls him Ducky.) I point to each person as I say their names. Ziva and Ducky smile when I point to them, the girl remains silent though. "Ты помнишь, в каком году ты родился?" (Do you remember what year you were born?) she shakes her head "Ты что-нибудь помнишь?" (Do you remember anything?) she thinks for a second "я родился в Англии" (I was born in England) I nod with a small smile. "The only thing she remembers is the fact that she was born somewhere in England, nothing else I don't think" I tell my co-workers "Then how come she was unable to understand English?" Ducky asks I ask the girl that same question "Я не знаю" (I don't know) "She doesn't know" I translate "כמה שפות אתה יכול לדבר?" (How many languages do you speak?) Ziva says with a curious tone "רוב אני חושב. אני מדבר אנגלית אבל זה כאילו יש משהו שמנע ממני להבין את זה" (Most I think. I do speak English but it is like there is something stopping me from understanding it) "She says that she thinks she speaks most languages, she also said that she does speak English but there is something stopping her from understanding it" Ziva says "Perhaps it simply isn't her first language and she doesn't remember it yet?" Ducky ponders aloud "Yet?" Ziva and I both ask "Yes, I think she is starting to remember somethings. From what I have observed Hebrew is her first language and the one that she spoke to you, Jethro, I am guessing it was Russian?" I nod "Well Russian must come in before English. But she has spent most of her life in England hence the British accent" he concludes I nod "Чтобы узнать, кто вы, нам нужно отвести вас туда, где мы работаем. Будет только один новый человек, хорошо?" (To find out who you are, we need to take you to where we work. There will only be one new person, ok?) I ask her, once again she thinks for a second "Where...... You.........Work?" she asks in VERY broken English which seems so strange with the thick British accent she has "NCIS" I tell her, she looks confused "Морские полицейские" (Navy cops) I explain. She looks scared for a second but then nods saying "I go to your work" a little better but still quiet broken then Ducky speaks up "tu parle français?" (You speak French?) "oui" (yes) she replies. I give Ducky a look "Her English isn't very good so I chose another language that I thought she might speak so I can ask her questions should that need arise" I nod slightly "We go you work now?" she asks "oui" all three of us say softly. This makes her chuckle slightly. "Ziva let her borrow one of your coats, it's too cold for her out there and she doesn't have a big enough coat with her" Ziva nods going to get a coat "Where she go?" the girl asks clearly not liking the fact that Ziva has left her "Pour te procurer un manteau" (to get a coat) I tell her, she nods just as Ziva comes back round the corner wearing one coat and holding another in her hand "זה בשבילך" (this one is for you) Ziva says extending the arm that has the coat in. The girl looks at the coat then Ziva, back to the coat, then to me then finally to Ziva again "אתה רוצה שאני אשים אותך? זה לא יכאב" (Do you want me to put it on you? It will not hurt) the girl nods and Ziva walks closer to her and puts the girls arms in the coat one at a time then pulls it up on her, then does the zip up "I like" the girl says "זה נראה טוב עליך" (it looks good on you) Ziva replies making the girl smile and blush a little. "Время идти к машине" (time to go to the car) I tell her and start to walk to the door, the girl doesn't move "Ziva I don't think she trusts me enough, she needs to get in the car with us" I tell Ziva "בוא איתנו לעבודה שלנו, אתה יכול לשבת איתי בחלק האחורי של המכונית בעוד גיבס ודקי לשבת מלפנים, כן?" (Come with us to our work, you can sit with me in the back of the car while Gibbs and Ducky sit up front, yeah?). I don't know what Ziva said but the girl smiled and nodded, we make our way to the car Ziva and the girl getting in the back, Ducky made to ride shotgun. "Gibbs, you might want to drive.... slower than you normally do. We don't want to scare her remember" Ziva tells me just before I start the engine I give her a fake offended look even if I agree with what she was saying.
A/N 1278 words, is that classed as a long chapter? i think it is, oh well. i had such major writers block for so long, mainly because unlike others i do not plan any of it out before i write it, i have a general idea of what i want to happen just no clue for how i will make it happen, oops. anyway i think you learned a fair bit about her in this chapter btw i am aware that Ziva probably speaks Russian in the show but in this she doesn't because the first language i could think of that Gibbs speaks was Russian so i went for that. the fact about memory that ducky says, i have no clue if it is true or not, i'm not that smart. also if there are any mistakes in the translations i apologies, i used google translate for all of them as i dont speak any of them not even french (i took spanish and german with a little bit of latin). As always with my books feel free to comment what you thought of it and to correct any of my mistakes.
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