NCIS fiction: Decisions, Decisions

[dragonheart]

Title: Decision, Decisions
Author: dragonheart
Character: Ziva David
Words: 257
Spoilers: None
Warnings: None
Written for ncis_verse  bingo tile challenge
Prompt: Birthday

Ziva wiped her brow nervously; feeling overwhelmed and entirely out of her element.  Never had she felt so ill equipped to deal with a situation.  When she set out this morning on her mission, she was filled with anticipation and almost giddy excitement, now she was mere minutes away from sending up a S.O.S.

She thought she had adequately prepared herself by doing some research on the internet, but now that she was actually in the thick of things, she knew there wasn’t enough time in the world to prepare her for what she was about to do.

Sighing deeply, she consulted her notes; made a decision and walked away as fast as she could without drawing undue attention.

Arriving at her final destination, she deposited her package with the other packages and settled into a chair that although small was actually quite comfortable.

As she watched the pile decrease in size, her nerves got the better of her and she began to chew on her lip; by the time her package was pulled, she was sure she had to be bleeding.

As tiny hands ripped the paper, Ziva had to remind herself to breathe.

A shrill scream ensued and Ziva felt her heart seize with panic; she knew she had decided wrong.  She  knew it.

Just as she about to issue an apology, she had heard a chirpy voice call out loudly “Mermaid Barbie, Just what I always wanted!  Thanks Ziva”

And suddenly all was right in the world again as she smiled and said “Happy birthday Amira”