I have decided to combine my three accounts into one so here is a reupload of an old story of mine to this account.

Ziva David was officially having a bad day. IT had started off at the lovely hour of 1 AM. Her daughter, Arianna Caitlin DiNozzo, woke up screaming at the top of her lungs. Tony was on a stakeout with McGee so Ziva had to get up. She raced into her 10 month old daughter's room, hoping to quiet her down before she woke up three year old Tali Jennifer. As she approached her youngest daughter's crib, she noticed her daughter was sitting in her bed, her little hands wrapped around the bars. She was trying to stand, but she couldn't. Ziva thought that was weird, her daughter had been able to stand for a few months now and used the skill every chance she got.

Ziva picked up her screaming baby and held her against her chest. She stroked the little girl's curly brown hair and kissed her forehead. She noticed Arianna's forehead was hot. She pulled the baby off her chest and looked at her face. Her eyes were glossy and her cheeks were flushed.

"Oh, Anna," Ziva said, bring her sweet little baby back to her chest. Anna buried her head into her mother's chest, her cries tapering into soft sobs. Ziva carried her into the bathroom that Arianna and Tali shared. She got the thermometer out of the cabinet and put it in the little girl's ear. Anna tried to squirm away, wining a bit.

"I know," Ziva said, "But I need to take your temperature."

Arianna looked at Ziva with defeated brown eyes.

"All done," Ziva said as the thermometer beeped. It read 102.3. "Oh, Anna," Ziva said, rubbing her back. She went into her bathroom and got the baby Motrin. Carefully, she measured out the proper amount and pressed it to her daughter's lips.

"Come on, Anna," she said, "You need to take this to make you feel better." Somehow, Ziva got Anna to take the medicine.

Then she took the sick little girl into her bedroom and put her on the bed, putting a pillow on one side of her before getting in next to her. Anna continued to cry and squirm. Ziva pushed herself up into a slightly sitting position before scooping Anna onto her chest. The baby rubbed her head against her mother's chest, before popping her thumb into her mouth.

Ziva wanted to sleep, but Anna woke up every half hour cry or coughing. Finally around 5 am, she drifted into a light sleep.

Unfortunately, it only lasted for a half hour. At 5:30, her alarm clock went up, promptly waking both her and Anna. Anna was startled and burst into tears.

Ziva cursed in Hebrew before smacking the alarm and picking up her baby.

Anna continued to bawl, harder than she had all night. Ziva held her against her shoulder, trying to calm her.

Suddenly, Anna started coughing and then Ziva felt something warm and wet on her back. She pulled Anna off her shoulder, knowing exactly what had just happened. Anna had thrown up all over herself, her mother, and the bed.

It was a rather common occurrence around the DiNozzo house. Both of her girls had very sensitive gag reflexes and hard crying or coughing often set it off. That was something they got from her. When she was young, everything from crying to certain smells would cause her to vomit. Fortunately, she grew out of it by the time she started school.

Pregnancy had brought it back, but her girls were worth it.

Getting up from the bed, she walked into the bathroom to clean up. She carefully turned on the shower before removing her clothes and her daughter's. She stepped into the shower with Anna on her chest, something she did often when Anna or Tali was sick. The warm water calmed her. Ziva put the little girl down on the shower floor so she could wash her hair. Anna started to fuss, not liking being put down, especially when she wasn't feeling good.

"One minute, Angel," Ziva said as she rubbed the shampoo through her hair. Anna looked at her mother with tearful eyes and let out a wail. Ziva quickly rinsed her hair and quickly put conditioner in. As she rinsed her hair, she heard a call from her bedroom.

"Mommy?" she heard Tali call.

"I'm in the shower, Tali," she called to her three year old.

"Ok," Tali said, "Can I watch TV?"

"Go ahead," Ziva called rinsing her hair. She finished and picked Arianna, letting the warm water calm her sick baby. She turned the water off and grabbing a towel off the shelf, wrapping it around Anna. She grabbed another one for herself. She dried the sleepy baby before carrying her to her bedroom and pulled out a pair of warm pajamas. She dressed her little girl quickly, not wanting her to get a chill.

She brought Anna back into her room and put her on the bed. Anna burst into tears the minute Ziva set her down.

"One minute, Baby," Ziva said, pulling on some cargo pants and a long sleeve shirt. She went over and picked up Anna up, trying to calm the miserable baby. Tali came running in.

"Mommy," Tali said, "Why's Anna crying?"

"Anna is not feeling very well," Ziva said, "I do not want you being around her today in case she is contagious."

"What's that?" Tali asked, confusion crossing her little face.

"It means you can catch it from her," Ziva explained, smiling at her oldest daughter.

"When's she gonna feel better?" Tali asked, looking with concern at her baby sister.

"I do not know, Tali," Ziva said, sighing a bit.

"Can we have breakfast?" Tali asked.

"Sure," Ziva said, smiling at her daughter's short attention span. She followed Tali out of the bedroom, down the hall and into the kitchen. .

"Can we have pancakes?" Tali asked with pleading eyes.

"How about baked peanut butter toast," Ziva said, not wanting to try to make pancakes while holding Anna.

"Ok," Tali said. Ziva grabbed some peanut butter out of the pantry and quickly smeared it on two pieces of bread before sliding it into the still heating oven.

"I'll be right back," she said, going back into her bathroom. She took Anna's temperature, 102.5.

"Oh, Anna," Ziva said, stroking Anna's sweaty neck, "You must feel really awful."

Anna just snuggled into her mom's neck and fell asleep. Ziva was about to go check on Tali when she heard banging coming from the kitchen. Anna woke up startled and burst into tears for the second time that morning. Ziva ran into the kitchen. When she got there, she found Tali sitting on the floor with three big pots and a metal spoon, banging them.

"Tali Jennifer," Ziva said, raising her voice, "What are you doing?"

"I'm making music," the little girl said happily.

"You know you are not allowed to play with the kitchen stuff unless I give you permission," Ziva said, "And you woke Anna up. Go to your room and sit on your bed until I calm her down."

Tali saw the anger on her mom's face and ran into her room, bursting into tears as she did so.

"Sh, sh, sh Anna," Ziva said, bouncing the baby slightly while rubbing her back.

Anna grabbed her ear and kept whimpering, resting her head on her mother's shoulder. Ziva closed her eyes and sighed. Anna never played with her ears unless they hurt.

Finally, five minutes later, Anna was sleeping. Ziva carried her to her crib and gently laid her down, hoping the baby would sleep for a few hours after the rough night she had had. Ziva then walked down the hall into Tali's room.

Tali was sitting on her bed, silent tears streaming down her face. Ziva sat down on the bed and motioned for the little girl to come over to her. Ziva sat Tali on her lap. Grabbing a tissue off the nightstand, she wiped Tali's nose and eyes.

"I'm sorry," the little girl whimpered.

"I know," Ziva said, "but I told you last week not to play with those pots and you disobeyed."

"I know," Tali said, casting her eyes down.

"I was also mad because Anna is sick and did not sleep a lot last night and you woke her up."

"I'm sorry Mommy," Tali said, wrapping her arms around her mother's neck. Just as they broke apart, the smoke detector started going off.

"The breakfast," Ziva said, rubbing her temples before running into the kitchen. She threw the oven open and grabbed an oven mitt, pulling the now burnt toast out of the oven. She then grabbed a chair and stood on it to turn off the alarm.

"Hello," she heard from the laundry room, "We have been alerted to a smoke alarm going off, do you need assistance?"

She cursed, remembering the security system Tony had insisted they install. She ran into the laundry room, hoping she would make it in time before they dispatched the fire department.

"We are fine," she said, as she approached the machine, "Just burning breakfast."

"Alright," the voice on the other end said, "Can I help you with anything?"

"No," Ziva said, "Thank you."

"That's what we do ma'am."

Ziva sprinted back down to Anna's room, hearing the baby crying. She found Anna in her bed, laying down, crying a way she only did when she was terrified. Ziva picked up the little girl and tried to comfort her, hoping she wouldn't throw up again.

Ten minutes later, Anna was sleeping again. Ziva laid her down, hoping nothing would wake the sick little girl up. Then, she went into the living room where Tali was lying on the couch watching TV.

"Tali," she said, sitting down next to her, "Would you like some breakfast now?"

"Can we have cereal?" Tali asked.

"What happened to pancakes?" Ziva asked, surprised by her daughter's simple choice in breakfast food.

"I don't want to wake Anna up again," she said, concern evident on her small face.

"Ok," Ziva said, taking Tali's hand and leading her into the kitchen.

She grabbed the Lucky Charms Special K off the shelf. She poured the cereal into bowls and added milk to hers before grabbing spoons and joining her three year old at the table.

"Mommy," Tali said, "Why is Anna sick?"

"I think she got sick at daycare," Ziva said.

"Where is Daddy?" Tali asked next, not used to her father being gone in the mornings.

"Daddy had to work with Uncle Tim during the night," Ziva explained, "He will be home soon."

"Will he be home before we have to leave?" Tali asked.

"Yes," Ziva said, "He is going to stay home with Anna today because Grandpa Gibbs gave him the day off since he worked with Uncle Tim last night and the night before he worked with Grandpa Gibbs."

"Can I stay home?" Tali asked.

"No," Ziva said, "Your dad needs to sleep and so does Anna. You will have more fun at daycare with your friends."

"Ok," Tali said, taking another bite of Lucky Charms.

They ate the rest of their breakfast in silence. Ziva found herself not as hungry as she normally was in the morning, but passed it off as lack of sleep. When they finished, Ziva sent Tali to get dressed while she cleaned the dishes. She was about to go get ready when she heard Anna crying again. She went into her daughter's bedroom and picked her up. Anna kept tugging at her ear and whimpering.

"I think your dad may need to take you to the doctor, Baby girl," Ziva said, stroking Anna's warm head.

Anna responded with a sneeze followed by a moan. Ziva kissed Anna's sweaty forehead before carrying her into the bathroom. She used a wet wash cloth to gently wipe her daughter down.

When she finished, she took Anna into the kitchen and gave her some Pedilyte in a bottle. Tony and Ziva had learned early on that when their children were sick, Pedilyte was the only thing they could handle in their systems for the most part. Anna drank the bottle quickly, enjoying the unusual treat. Ziva then gave her some more Motrin, hoping to lower her fever so she could get some sleep.

Anna had just fallen asleep when a loud thump followed by a sharp cry echoed though the house. Ziva ran into Tali's room, which is where the screaming was coming from. She found Tali on the floor with blood coming from her mouth.

Anna woke up from the noise and started crying as well.

Ziva put Anna down on the floor and picked Tali up, trying to figure out what had happened. She carried the three year old into the bathroom and put a wet cloth to her mouth, trying to figure out where the blood was coming from. Tali started to gag, but Ziva managed to calm her before she made herself sick.

Finally, Tali calmed down enough for Ziva to ask what had happened.

"I…I…I was pl…playing on m…my bed and I…I…got too cl…close to the s…side and f…fell on the fl…floor," Tali sobbed. Ziva removed the towel from her daughter's mouth and found that her lip was cut.

"I think you will be alright," Ziva said, "Would you like a popsicle to make it feel better?"

"Y…yes please," Tali said, trying to dry her tears.

Ziva picked her up and carried her to the couch, setting her down before grabbing a Popsicle from the freezer. She handed the frozen treat to Tali before running to get Anna.

She found the infant sleeping on Tali's floor, her thumb in her mouth and one hand on her ear. Ziva picked her up and carried her to her crib before going back to Tali.

"Sweetheart," she said, "Would you like to come in my bathroom so I can do your hair?"

Tali nodded, Popsicle dripping down her chin.

"As soon as you finish, come and I can do princess braids," Ziva said, knowing Tali loved princess braids. The little girl broke into a huge smile which Ziva took as a yes.

"I am going to get ready," Ziva said, "Come in when you are done."

"Ok," Tali said, licking her orange Popsicle. Ziva walked down the hall into her bathroom. She ran a brush through her hair before pulling it into a high pony tail. She put on some make up and was just about to brush her teeth when Tali walked in.

"I'm ready Mommy," she said, looking at Ziva with a huge orange smile.

"Let me clean your face first," Ziva said, grabbing a cloth and wetting it before washing her daughter's sticky face.

She looked at Tali's lip, noticing that it was swollen and a bit bloody still. However, after closer examination, she decided it would be fine. She sat Tali on the counter and quickly braided her hair into two French braids that made a crown around her daughter's head.

"Thank you Mommy," Tali said, hugging Ziva when she was done.

"You are welcome Tali," Ziva said, picking her up and planting a kiss on her forehead, "Please go play quietly or watch TV until dad gets home."

Tali nodded, running out of the bathroom. Ziva quickly brushed her teeth and finished getting ready, checking her watch. It was 7:30. Tony should be home any minute.

Just as she was about to go find Tali, the door opened and Tony shouted, "I'm home."

Anna started crying immediately. Ziva ran out of her room and into the nursery, picking up the baby.

"I know," she said, "Dad is an idiot."

Anna sobs became broken and finally stopped after a minute. Ziva carried her into the living room where she found Tali scolding Tony.

"You hafta be quiet," the three year old was saying, "Anna don't feel good and hasta sleep."

Ziva smiled when she saw this. Tony nodded, apologizing to Tali before getting up and going to Ziva.

"What happened?" he asked, kissing her before putting a hand on his sick daughter's forehead.

"She woke up at 1 am with a fever and I believe her ear is bothering her because she keeps pulling at it," Ziva said, running a hand down Anna's back.

"Oh, Anns," he said, kissing her forehead, "What happened to Tali?" he then asked, noticing her swollen, bloody lip.

"She fell off her bed while she was playing," Ziva explained, "Would you be alright keeping Anna for the day since Gibbs gave you today off?"

"Oh course," Tony said, "Let me change and then I can take her."

Ziva smiled as Tony dropped one more kiss on both her and Anna before going to change.

"Tali," she said, "Go get your bag and put your shoes on please."

Tali scurried off to her room as Ziva went to change Anna's diaper. She turned her nose up during the changing, remembering how gross diapers were when her kids were sick. She changed her quickly and put the dirty diaper in the diaper disposer. Anna was starting to fall asleep so she gently set her in her crib and walked out. She grabbed her jacket and put on her shoes as she waited for Tony.

"I gave her some Motrin about a half hour ago," Ziva said as Tony walked back out, "She should sleep for a while, she was up most of the night."

"Are you sure you should go to work today?" Tony asked, remembering he had called that her late the night before, "I know you didn't go to bed until after midnight last night."

"I am fine Tony," she said, "I have worked with mush less sleep."

"Ok," he said, "I'm gonna try to get some sleep since I haven't slept in almost 72 hours."

"I love you," she said, kissing him.

"I love you too," he said, "Bye Tali, I love you."

"Love you too Daddy," she said, giving him a hug.

Ziva ushered Tali out the door and helped her into the car, buckling her into her seat before shutting the door and getting in herself.

There was the first chapter. I'll try to get the rest of this up soon.