Apology Accepted by AA
Summary: Set immediately after the final scene in Stakeout. Ducky is not happy when he learns what DiNozzo did to Ziva.
Categories: Gen Characters: Anthony DiNozzo, Donald Mallard, Leroy Jethro Gibbs, Ziva David
Genre: Drabble/Ficlet/Vignette, Episode Related, Friendship
Pairing: None
Warnings: None
Challenges:
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes Word count: 279 Read: 2499 Published: 02/12/2009 Updated: 02/12/2009
Story Notes:
I was always troubled by just what DiNozzo did at the end of Stakeout as it was totally OOC. Sure he's juvenile at times and likes to play jokes, we know that. However, he is not stupid nor are his 'jokes' dangerous. So that really bothered me (I 'commented' about it at the time and several times since then. Ditto Gibbs's reaction, or lack of it, also troubled me. So this triple drabble was borne from that.

1. Apology Accepted by AA

Apology Accepted by AA
Author's Notes:
Set immediately after the final scene in Stakeout. Ducky is not happy when he learns what DiNozzo did to Ziva.
"Ziva my dear, are you all right?"

"I am fine, thank you, Ducky."

"But -"

"It is nothing. Please excuse me."

Ducky watched Ziva limp away. He hurried into Autopsy and dialed a number. "Jethro. I need to see you. Now."

~~~~~~~

"What's up, Duck?" Jethro, looking concerned, strode into Autopsy.

"I'm sorry, Jethro, I didn't mean to worry you. It is Ziva."

"What about her?"

"How did she get hurt?"

"That was DiNozzo."

"DiNozzo?"

"Yeah. You know they've been playing tricks on each other. Well, he did something to her chair. It broke when she sat down."

"He did what?" Ducky exclaimed. "Jethro! Do you not realize how serious that could have been?"

"Just a trick, Duck."

Ducky closed the gap between them and glared up at Jethro. "A trick," he said, steel in his voice, "is putting a whoopee-cushion on someone's chair or black-ink on binoculars. A trick is something harmless. A trick is not, I repeat not, Jethro, fixing a chair to break when someone sits down. I'm surprised at your reaction. You should know better."

Jethro raised his hands. "Okay, Duck. You're right, of course. It was stupid. I do know that. What do you want me to do?"

Ducky sighed. "Nothing, my dear," he briefly touched Jethro's arm. "I shall do it."

~~~~~~~

"Anthony, come with me."

DiNozzo looked at him in surprise, but stood up. "Sure, Ducky." He followed Ducky across the squad room and down to Autopsy.

~~~~~~~

Twenty minutes later looking pale and shaky he and Ducky returned. Ducky crossed to Jethro; DiNozzo went to Ziva's desk.

"Ziva."

"Tony."

"I want to apologize for the chair thing. It was stupid. Dangerous. I'm sorry, Ziva."

She looked up at him; after a moment she spoke. "Apology accepted." Then she bent her head and returned to her work.
End Notes:
I was always troubled by just what DiNozzo did at the end of Stakeout as it was totally OOC. Sure he's juvenile at times and likes to play jokes, we know that. However, he is not stupid nor are his 'jokes' dangerous. So that really bothered me (I 'commented' about it at the time and several times since then. Ditto Gibbs's reaction, or lack of it, also troubled me. So this triple drabble was borne from that.
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