Let's add Rivka David in things I'd like to be addressed in ncis Tony and Ziva
Hopeful now that Cote showed interest in that
Since I totally see Ziva being a daddy's girl in her youth(not in the "daddy will do anything for you" but more like"daddy you're my hero, I'd do anything to prove it" kind of way),I think there was some contrast between Rivka and Ziva. We know she was against Ziva as a tomboy when she was little (she would have liked to see Ziva playing witu dolls) and she didn't like Eli's job(mostly because it took time from the family and he cheated her with a woman met during that job). But we know that at the same time Rivka never talked bad about Eli in front of Ziva,so my headcanon is that the cause of Ziva/Rivka conflictual relationship could have been intensified when Rivka took Tali and Ziva and left Eli(in young Ziva's eyes maybe Rivka could have forgiven him and not keeping her away from abba) and surely some problems were born when Ziva entered Mossad and when Tali died(maybe she begged Ziva again to go out Mossad instead of going for revenge,scared she could die too).
I have many thoughts about Ziva/Rivka relationship,feel free to add yours 😁
Abba hands her a gun under the strict instructions not to tell her ima. It's cold and heavy and a bit scary, but as she lifts it up and down and turns it around and think about all of the people she's seen today, Ziva can't prevent the smile on her face from growing.
“Can I try it?” He hesitates at first, but then sees the way the gun seems to be right at home in her tiny hand. He lifts her up so she kneels on the ledge and stands behind her, closing his hands around her much smaller ones and levels the gun at the round target. He tells her to pull the trigger and she barely blinks at the recoil.
Ziva knows she hasn't ever seen her abba as proud as when the shooting instructor tells him she's a natural with a gun.
He kisses the top of her head and calls her 'My Ziva'.
It becomes a game of theirs. He brings her to Mossad whenever they can get away with it. Her ima has no idea.
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In safe harbour (a great episode btw) the team tries to find a girfriend for Gibbs because they think he is lonely. Well, actually they want him to have somethng to do so he wouldn´t keep them at work 24/7. And let´s face the hours they keep there are insane and unhealthy and someone should do something about it.
And then Ziva asks him if he is lonely while thinking about her own father because all the talk with Miriam made her really think about her own family. She even actually talks about her mother! Wasn´t this like the first time?
Anyway, Gibbs is lonely because he has nobody to come home to and they know it and I just remember the latest episode and now I am sad.
This is the first chapter of my new story. Should give an idea of the foundation of my story, and i would really love some feedback.
September 1st 1970
A someone who has spent the first twelve years of her life in the little town of Stillwater Pennsylvania it certainly is a culture shock for Shannon Fielding to suddenly find herself starting seventh grade in Be’er Shiva, Israel.
A little over a month ago Shannon’s father Mac, told Shannon and her mother that they were moving to Israel as with the political unrest in the area he had been assigned there to assist, having been hand picked for the assignment. While Shannon’s Mother Joann wasn’t overly happy with the move she eventually came around, and Shannon, well she’s just glad she can speak Hebrew.
While the school Shannon finds herself in isn’t overly big, compared to the size of the school back in Stillwater it seems huge to her, and because of that Shannon has found herself lost on her very first day at school.
As she searches for where she is supposed to go Shannon hears, “שלום אני יכול לעזור לך?” (Hello, can I help you?” and she turns to see a girl, with dark hair and dark eyes, who is about her age.
“כן בבקשה” (Yes, please) Shannon says, after a pause, feeling relieved, as she is glad to finally have help, and glad that her Hebrew is at least okay as she understood what was asked and was able to respond. “אני מחפש חדר שלוש. זה הכיתה שלי” (I am looking for room three. It is my class) Shannon responds, even though her pronunciation isn’t great, it is good enough for the other girl to understand.
“אני יכול לעזור. זה בדיוק לאן אני הולך. בוא איתי” (I can help. That is exactly where I am going. Come with me) the girl responds, smiling as she can tell how much Shannon is struggling and would love to do whatever she can to help.
“תודה רבה לך,” (thank you so much) Shannon says relieved. “אני שאנון” (I’m Shannon)
“רבקה, זה תענוג לפגוש אותך.” (Rivka, it’s a pleasure to meet you) Rivka says, shaking Shannon’s hand, and once the two girls shake hands the proceed to head to class, talking as they go, becoming friends.
August 3rd 1975
Five years have passed since Shannon started school in Israel and as much as the culture shock the transition was made a little easier thanks to her best friend, Rivka Meir.
Ever since that day in the hallway on Shannon’s first day of school the two young women have been inseparable, they have become best friends. Rivka has taught Shannon all about Israel, Judaism, taught her some basic Arabic and helped her improve her Hebrew, all of which helped Shannon be a little less of an outsider. In return, and wanting to give something to her new friend Shannon taught Rivka English, and all about America.
After a hot day it is a rather cool night, typical for Israel’s desert climate, and so the two seventeen years old are at spending time together at a park where they are the only ones around, sitting on the swings, a level of sorrow in the air.
“I cannot believe you are leaving tomorrow,” Rivka, in broken English, tells her friend, looking upset.
“I know,” Shannon responds, looking just as upset. “When my Dad took this job, at my mother’s insistence he made it clear that I was to be back in America for my senior year,” Shannon explains. “That starts next month.”
“Insistence?” Rivka asks, sounding confused.
“התעקשות,” Shannon responds, and Rivka nods in understanding. “I tried to tell Dad that I would be fine finishing school here, but he said we have to go back,” Shannon admits, sounding upset at that.
“I will…. Miss you,” Rivka responds.
“I’ll miss you too,” Shannon responds. “But will stay in contact.”
“אנחנו, איך?” Rivka asks. (we will, how?)
“Letters,” Shannon answers with a smile, as she pulls a piece of paper out of her pocket. “This is my address. We’ll write each other, all the time,” Shannon says, handing the piece of paper over.
“I would like that,” Rivka says, taking the piece of paper with a smile on her face. After taking the paper she pauses, trying to figure out what she wants to say in English, “אולי יום אחד אני אבקר באמריקה, לבקר אותך.” (maybe one day I will visit America, visit you) Rivka says and this time it is Shannon’s turn to smile.
“I would really like that,” Shannon says, looking thrilled. “Rivka… אנחנו תמיד נהיה חברים, וזה לא שלום, כלל שמונה” (we will always be friends, and this isn’t goodbye, rule eight).
“Never say goodbye to… someone… you want to see again,” Rivka remembers. “Are you going to keep making rules?”
“Of course, everyone needs a code they can live by,” Shannon responds, as she starts to swing back and forth, “I’m really going to miss this place,” Shannon admits.
“It is going to miss you,” Rivka reveals, “So is everyone here,” Rivka says as she starts to swing back and forth too. Together, the two friends drift into silence and enjoy each other’s company, both knowing that it might be a while before they see each other again, but both feeling like they will always have a connection, that they will always be friends.
(Line break)
The next day Shannon is on her way back to American, and in about a years’ time she has met the love of her life; Leroy Jethro Gibbs, while she returned to her life in America and started a new one, Shannon never once forgot the life she had in Israel, and never forgot Rivka who she continued to exchange letters with.
Like Shannon, Rivka started a life in Israel, and even moved to Tel Aviv for her mandatory military service, but she never once forgot her American friend who she’s known she can always count on.
I’ve never seen one episode that says she’s either alive or dead. Ziva hardly ever mentioned her mother. It’s never been confirmed that she’s alive, and wouldn’t she want to be in her daughter’s life, or are they estranged because of Eli?
So Maya and I decided that young Michael Nouri (in Flashdance) and Jennifer Beals are basically young Eli and Rivka David when they were still happy. Maybe they just got engaged here, before Ziva and Tali were in the picture.
