Special Agent Punishment

Chapter Three

Tony was writhing and shaking in his bed, not understanding what was happening. Ziva stood, grabbed both of his hands trying to calm him down. Normally her voice would be enough to calm him, but it seems it wasn't getting through to him.

The doctors burst through the door. Tony bolted from slumber and stood, pushing the doctors away, causing them to hit the wall behind them. Gibbs walked into the room with the others, seeing that he was awake. Gibbs went for him to try and make things calmer. Tony saw him and went for the strike, knocking Gibbs back into a chair near the door.

"Tony!" Ziva yelled, getting Tony's attention. Tony whirled around and grabbed her slamming her into the wall. He had so much anger in his eyes. Ziva stopped fighting against him and just looked him in the eyes. She brought her hand up and started stroking his cheek. Tony leaned into her touch and closed his eyes. Tony relaxed his grip on her and fell to the ground, bringing Ziva with him. Ziva's eyes were starting to burn with tears. Abby was on the opposite side of the room, crying and being held back by McGee. He put his agent face on and tried to calm down the forensic scientist. Ducky was kneeled down next to the doctors, making sure they were okay and Gibbs, well Gibbs was still in the chair by the door.

"Tony, listen to me." Ziva made him turn his face to hers.

"You are okay, I am right here. You are not alone." She repeated his words from what seems like a lifetime ago. Words that at one point she didn't think too much about. But now, it meant everything. He stood by her in her most difficult times, now she was returning the favor. Something she was willing to do for the rest of her life, especially with him.

Tony seemed to register her words and calmed down enough to where McGee and Gibbs could pick him up and bring him back to the hospital bed. Once there, the doctors started to grab restraints.

"No! He does not need those." Ziva pleaded. The doctor's looked at her with fear in their eyes.

"Ma'am, this man needs to be restrained. He just took out most of the people in this room." They tried to reason. But Ziva wasn't having any of it.

"No! You do not know him. You do not know what he has been through. He calmed down, he does not need to be restrained." Ziva started to yell, getting frustrated with the doctors who thought they could restrain her Tony.

"My Tony?' She thought, still not letting her glare falter at the doctors.

'Yes, my Tony.' These doctors didn't know the kind of mine that he was. He was a gentle man, a strong man, a caring man. This was the man that went around the world to save her more than once. This was the man that saved her life countless times. This was the man that she was in love with.

"Get out. Now." Her voice was the one that shouldn't be argued with. The doctors nodded and left the room. The others in the room looked at her with surprised confusion. They knew Ziva felt strongly for Tony, but not this strongly. Abby was smiling in her head, not wanting Ziva to go off on her too.

'I knew it, I knew it, I knew it! Finally!' Beside her was McGee who had an immense amount of pride for the woman he called a sister. And for the man he called a brother.

'There will be no separating them now. And that's the way it should be.' Ducky was somewhat thinking the same thing.

'Good job my dear.' Gibbs was the only one in the room that didn't look surprised.

After all, it was Gibbs.