NCIS fanfiction: Life Before His Eyes

[dragonheart]

Title: Life Before His Eyes 
Author: dragonheart
Characters: Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David
Words: 267
Spoilers: None
Warnings: Major character death
Written: for ncis_verse  bingo tile challenge
Prompt: Gun

Tony looked into the eyes of his partner as Lt. Colonel Peterson pressed the gun harder against her temple.

It was the first time he had ever seen real fear reflected in her eyes.  She was going to die, she knew it and he knew it.

Peterson was a man with nothing to lose and a death wish fueled by the desire to take as many people with him as possible.

Tony felt sweat and tears run into his eyes as he blinked furiously to keep his vision clear.

He had always heard when you face death, you see your life flash before your eyes; but no one had told him that when facing the death of the one you love that you see what could have been.

His vision was clouded with images of the life he could have had with Ziva if they had been given more time.

He saw their first date, their first real kiss. He saw them sitting in Gibbs basement and telling him that they were going to be in a relationship with or without his permission.  He choked back a wail when he saw their wedding and the birth of their first child.

For a brief moment, he wondered if she was seeing the same things because he thought he saw a sad smile cross her face, but it passed too quickly to be sure.

He was sure that he saw her frown as she felt the gun shift against her skin.

Ziva mouthed the words “I’m sorry” and then his whole world went red.

Comments

[merzibelle]

*wails, sobs, wails some more... goes off to drown sudden sorrows in chocolate*

[dragonheart]

LOL - I don't know where that came from, although I did threaten to chain my dragon if he didn't give me something and that is what he gave me! I think he hates me now.

The writing pretty much sucks, but considering I haven't written anything for the better part of 6 months, I am not going to complain too much.

[merzibelle]

Might be a little bit ticked, yup. Though I did the character death thing twice in my bingo tiles.

Actually, it's not bad... not bad at all. Very sparse but it fits the mood of the piece.

[whiteink]

*cries*


And I knew you did it before I read it! Now Lent REALLY Wants to be allowed to be cruel.

[dragonheart]

sometimes you just have to let them have their way...LOL

[whiteink]

Looking at the bingo board, the fact that there's a "death" square ... I think I have to do it.

[dragonheart]

Go for it!

(I almost feel like Ziva is mad at me right now) Hee

[whiteink]

Maybe she is ... lol.

Nice icon!

[jeweledvixen]

Just rip my heart out through my throat, why don't you? Damn, I like angst, but now I'm crying. That's a sign of a good story.

(edited to correct spelling error)

[dragonheart]

I didn't want to do it!

It actually killed me to post it, because posting it makes it almost real somehow. You can bet my next T/Z story will be fluffy, fluffy, fluffy.

[jeweledvixen]

my next T/Z story will be fluffy, fluffy, fluffy

;_____; I'm not sure that can help at this point. ;_____;

(Just kidding. Angst is good. Fluff is much, much better.)

[blumvale]

I don't even like 'Tiva' but I am totally tearing up right now! so good and so sad!

[dragonheart]

Thanks! I can't actually believe that I killed her. *grins*

[proseac]

Is it wrong that I feel more sorry for Tony than I do for Ziva? *g*

Seriously, I would never have believed you'd do something like this, but I like!! Don't sell yourself short - it's very good.

At least you're writing again; send some mojo in my direction, would you please? *bats eyelashes*

[dragonheart]

oh no, not weird at all - Tony is who I feel most sorry for too!

I can't believe I killed her off, but Linnie was bound and determined to do it, and I was afraid if I denied him, I wouldn't get anything else out of him.

*sends some mojo your way*