A.N: Last chapter everyone! Sorry it has been soo long since I updated but I have had alot on at schoool + I have been writing my other fic 'Foreign', so if you haven't checked it out... check it out :D

It took me a while to do this and I do hope that it is a good ending because it has been a long story haha. I Just want to thank again everyone who has read/reviewed/alerted/ fav this story over how ever long ago I started writing it :D it has meant soo much to me especially for my first ever fic! So please enjoy and review for my final chapter it will be very much appretiated. Love you all! ENJOY! :D

Gibbs rushed into Vance's office to see two of his team members on the ground, one barely conscious. He then looked up to see a man he despised, pitied, loathed; Eli David. He held his nose looking straight at him, infuriated, and Gibbs put the pieces together in his head and realised what had happened. He smiled on the inside knowing Tony had punched him yet was distraught by the sight of Ziva on the ground and enraged at the sight of Eli. She was usually the only one left standing in a room, yet she was the one on the floor, and the director of Mossad was to blame. He calmed himself slightly first before walking right up to Eli and grabbing him by the collar, dragging him from the room. As soon as they were outside he smashed him against the wall, faces only inches away, and stared deep into his eyes. Fury was an understatement at what he was experiencing as he looked at the Israeli, and he had to stop himself from knocking him out completely right there and then.

"You listen to me; you stay the HELL away from Ziva! She is no longer part of your life and if you even come back into this country I will make sure you regret it."

"She is my daughter, you can't keep her from me." He said in a hoarse voice as the grip Gibbs had on his collar tightened around his neck.

"I have already taken out Salim for her… I won't stop with you. She is more of a daughter to me than she ever was and ever will be to you; and if anything happens to her I will not hesitate in taking you out. Are we clear on that?" The grip around his throat was now tighter than ever and he could barely breathe, he nodded his reply and was suddenly released before being dragged away.

She started to notice her surrounding and could hear footsteps pacing up and down where ever she was. She didn't open her eyes as she tried to think of what had happened and how she had gotten to where she was. She felt the cold slab of what seemed to be metal under her and as she smelt the mixture of chemicals and over sterilizing she realised where she was; autopsy. She could tell the lights were dim or completely off in the room by the lack of glowing from behind her eyelids and she only just started to feel the pain in her head. What happened to me? She felt someone take her hand and her eyelids flew open as she tried to get away only to realise that the room was spinning and she was falling. Again she could feel the floor beneath her and a new pain in her elbow as she hit her funny bone on the edge of the autopsy table. What are the chances of hitting my funny bone… why is it even called that? stupid name. She knew she was safe as everything came into contrast; she was in the NCIS autopsy room with Tony and Ducky. She felt Tony draw her into an embrace as she still lay on the ground and she couldn't help but smile to herself as she felt his warm arms.

"I am fine" she said as she looked up at him smiling and feeling quite embarrassed. He frowned down at her not buying it; well she did just try to jump of a table and run for dear life, but she was just confused. She still couldn't remember how she had actually gotten into the room and how she was knocked out but she would ask later, right now she just wanted to get up and be fine. "Seriously Tony, just help me up." She tried standing up and he grabbed her arms to help her sit on the edge of the table. Ducky was already examining her as she tried to shake it off with more "I am fine" although neither of them were buying it.

"My dear, follow the light with your eyes." She did just that and although her headache spread into her eye sockets as she tried to do it she put on a brave face wanting to get out. She glanced over at Tony now and then as he stood there with a worried look on his face. Every time she looked at him he seemed to be scanning the side of her face and when the pain started to kick in and she put the pieces together, she remembered what had happened to her.

"Oh My…" was all she could get out as she pushed past a shocked Tony and Ducky to lurch of the table and over to the sinks. She looked at the reflective metal behind them to see an ugly purple bruise down the side of her face; she could even make out some finger marks. A tear escaped as she replayed the whole incident in her head; her father striking her across the face and her in an emotional mess on the floor. She had let her father win, he was left standing and she was on the floor, an emotional wreck, broken. She felt Tony come up behind her, his hot breath on her neck as he leant in close and whispered in her ear.

"He is gone Ziva, forever, he will not be part of your life."

"He will always be part of my life... He is like a scar, he will never fade." She whispered to the reflection.

"It is up to you whether he goes away, you can forget about him, you can forget about everything that had happened. I will be right here for you whenever you need." She felt his fingers trace lightly over her swollen cheek and she winced slightly at his touch before he dropped his hand and wrapped both of his arms around her waist. She buried her face into his chest before she whispered into his shirt.

"Thankyou"

He had a hold of her around her wrists; he was yelling at her yet she couldn't hear anything, it was as if someone had pushed mute. As well as no sound, everything was in slow motion. She could see his hand coming at her slowly, she knew he would strike her yet she couldn't move away. He struck her hard and she was thrown to the floor again falling in slow motion she could see everything happening so clear. She hit the floor, her head coming in contact hard with the ground and she couldn't get up. She could feel something around her, wet, sticky; it was blood. She rolled over to see where it was coming from and there he was lying in a pool of his own blood; Tony.

He let his eyes close as his head fell backwards on the back of the sofa. He had just finished watching a movie with Ziva who had fallen asleep half way through it on his lap. He wasn't surprised after the day she had and he spent most of the night staring at the bruise on the side of her face rather than paying attention to the movie. He felt himself drifting off and even tho he knew he would have the worse back ache tomorrow he didn't want to wake Ziva as well as the fact he was too tired to move himself. He felt his head get heavier as his thoughts dissipated and before he finally made it to the land of dreams he felt Ziva's fingernails dig into his side; they actually started to hurt and he used all the energy he had left to open one eye and peek down at her. He saw her once peaceful face now tormented as she clutched harder at Tony digging her nails in further. He watched her for a second and saw a tear trail down her cheek, now he was worried. He sat up a little straighter and took the hand that dug into his side and she seemed to calm down. Her hands relaxed and so did her tense face making Tony also relax as he leant back into the sofa again still holding her hand. His eyelids felt heavy as he struggled to keep them open and once again he felt her nails dig into him, but this time much harder.

"No, no, no!" She wailed and he instantly opened his eyes and looked down at her alarmed. Instead of the lone tear down her face, this time he saw many and she shook her head from side to side. He knew he had to wake her up as she looked more and more distressed.

"Tony no!" She shrieked and buried her head into his chest. He shook her gently and whispered in her ear.

"Ziva it's okay, it's only a dream. Come on wake up Ziva, it's only a dream." She screamed as her eyes flew open and she sat up panting. "Hey, hey, are you ok?"

"Tony?"

"Yeah Zi, it's me. It was only a dream, are you ok?" She looked at him from the other end of the sofa tears still spilling down her face.

"It happened again…" He frowned at her as he tried to figure out what she meant. He then opened his arms and she quickly folded into them sobbing into his chest. "You were dead Tony, Eli killed you, you were…" She took a sharp intake of air trying to get in oxygen through her sobs and he simply kissed the top of her head and rubbed circles on her back.

"You are never going to lose me Ziva. I will be here for as long as you want me."

"But what if something…" She was cut off by an unexpected laugh from him.

"Zi, it was only a dream and I am not going anywhere." He again kissed the top of her head and pressed his face into her hair. "As I said earlier, I will be right here for you whenever you need me. We will beat this, together." She looked up at him and a smile spread across her face as the tears stopped flowing.

"Again, thank you."

"No problem… just one thing but…"

"What?"

"Can we please sleep in the actual bed because otherwise I will get a bad back." She stood up and dragged him by the hand to the bedroom.

"Reminds me of Paris." He laughed before turning off the lights and sliding into bed with Ziva in his arms.

Three weeks later and they are back to the way things should be. Team Gibbs back together again and in good health, fighting crime by day and drinking at the bar just down the road by night. Ziva sat next to Tony in the booth facing McGee and Abby, a large warm hand of his resting on her knee.

"Cheers to another case solved by team Gibbs!" Shouted Abby holding her drink in the air and a round of cheers let out as the glass bottles clunk together.

"And one month for the happy couple." Added McGee on the end as a smile beamed on Ziva's face. She felt a peck on her cheek as Tony pulled her close and she couldn't be happier. The past few months had been quite hard for not just her, but her family; and with the return of Eli she was glad to have Tony with her through the whole thing. It would be something that neither one of them would ever forget. Even though those months had been torture for them both, she was glad something good had come out of it, them. Their relationship was stronger by the day and she had realised that sometimes it was alright to show a little emotion and vulnerability from time to time. She was glad to have someone who knew her every secret and she thought about all the nights she would wake up screaming and have Tony immediately wrap his arms around her tight and tell her it was only a dream. Without him, she thought she may be in a mental institute somewhere, because he has been the one to pull her out of the dark tunnel and into the light. After Eli had gone she was a little on edge and depressed for the first week; infact she was also having nightmares, the same nightmare; Somalia, Eli, Tony on the ground. It is something she has to overcome; but the good thing was that she knew Tony was always with her and the dreams were becoming less frequent and less real. She was deep in thought about it all and a smile played her lips.

"What are you thinking about?" She felt his hot breath down her neck as he whispered in her ear and her smile grew as she broke out in Goosebumps.

"You" She looked up at him and he gave her one of his cheesy grins she loved.

"Want to know what I am thinking about?"

"What are you thinking about, Anthony DiNozzo?" He put a hand on the side of her face and leant in closer bring his voice to the quietest of whispers.

"This" and with that he leant down and kissed her tenderly on the lips.

A.N: TADA! THE END! naww I am sooo sad myself! It was my first fic and it feels good to have it completed but sad at the same time... :( I doooo very much hope you all enjoyed this fic and I hope the ending was ok :) PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE REVIEW! :D :D :D It would mean so much for my last chapter and I want to know how I went to help me with future fics so please review this cht/ or the whole story. Whatever you feel :) Aswell as my other NCIS - Tiva fic 'Foreign' I am thinking about writing a Pride and Prejudice fic I think after my exam block... :) Dw I will always be writing NCIS but.

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Keeely :o) xx