A/N: Alrighty folks here's chapter one! I hope you like it it's my first Five-O story I've written(but not my first fanfic!) Let me know what ya think!

Chapter 1

Chin loved the wind in his hair as he rumbled on his bike down the highway. He was out on a joy ride to start off his Saturday morning. It felt good to let loose for a bit. Their case load had been intense with both frequency and malice. There had been a string of kidnapped children and mothers but only the children were found alive, along with a string of arsons that had racked up a body count fast. Despite ending on a good note, a coke bust nearly two hundred million worth, he was ready for a bit of relief. He was going to hit up a bank then crash on the beach for the day. Do some surfing, nap in the sun, get some shrimp jambalaya at KameKona's shrimp truck. It was going to be gloriously pointless. Half an hour passed before he started to think about getting the petty cash and hitting the beach but someone walking alongside the road where they didn't belong caught his attention. He swooped his bike in front of the walker and cut his engine.

"Grace what're you doing out here?"

"Aloha Uncle Chin!"

"Don't aloha me, what're you walking the side of the highway for? Where does Rachel or Danny think you are?" He dismounted the bike and steered her further from the roadside and began to fish out his phone to call Danny.

"No don't call Danno please!" She pleaded grabbing his elbow.

"Why? Where were you going Grace?"

"I wanted to go to the bank. Momma thinks I'm with a friend at the beach."

"The bank? Why do you need to go to the bank?"

"I wanted to by Danno a present so I needed money." She held up a bank card which had Rachel's name on it. Chin grinned and scrubbed his face.

"Grace you can't take your mom's card and run off somewhere without telling anyone. Let's go I'll take you back to your mom's."

"No please, Momma won't let me buy it for him. She says it's too expensive."

"Well what is it you want to get him?" Grace fished through her backpack and pulled out a magazine.

"I want to get him this." Chin checked the magazine ad and grinned.

"He'd love to get this from you. How about I make you a deal."

"A deal?"

"I'll help get this ordered and then we go back to your Mom's and we tell her about this little trip." She chewed her lip and looked guilty.

"Do we have to tell Mom?"

"Yes, we do Grace." He dug through the bag at the back of his bike and pulled out a spare helmet and plunked it on her head. She sighed in defeat. It was a short ride to the surf board shop. The shop owner gave him a glance as Grace went up with the credit card and began describing her order. He gave a nod and the shop keep proceeded without hesitation. Chin couldn't help but feel all fuzzy inside listening to her custom surf board order. It was common knowledge that Danny had learned to surf for her so they could do it together. From what he could hear of the design Grace knew her father very well; It was a New York Pizza style surf board. Except for signing the credit card receipt he let the eight year old do the purchase all on her own. Kids liked independence like that and her beaming grin afterwards was certainly worth the big price for the custom board. That smile alone was enough for him to understand how Danny was so unsavably smitten. She had him wrapped around her finger and it was worth it.

"Thank you Uncle Chin!" His ribs crushed under her hug, surprisingly tight for a small girl.

"Yeah don't thank me yet. I need to drop by the bank around the corner then I'm taking you back to Rachel and then we're both grounded."

"You're going to be in trouble too?"

"There is no limit to a mother's wrath." He declared ignoring her perplexed look as he cinched down the helmet tighter. It had been fit perfectly before but better to have over protection then just the right amount when they pulled up to Rachel's. He doubted she'd be much too happy seeing her escaped daughter pull up on a motorcycle, especially when they didn't come straight back. They were about to take off to the bank when Grace's cell phone buzzed. They were unsurprised to see it was her mother.

"What do I say?" She questioned. He sighed and took the phone answering it.

"Hello Rachel, this is Chin Ho Kelly. No she's fine she's with me...yeah I found her walking along the highway..." Grace fidgeted sitting on the bike until the phone was held out to her. "Talk" This time it was Chin to fidget while Grace got a clear reaming. He couldn't hear the exact words but it was a long lecture. A while later she handed the phone back to him.

"She wants to talk to you again." Chin cringed.

"Yes? Of course, no that's find, I understand, no it's no trouble. Aloha." He hung up and handed the phone back to Grace.

"Are you in big trouble?" She picked at a loose string in the leather.

"No, actually your mother has appointments all day, can't come get you, and your friend you were supposed to be with had something come up so you're staying with me today."

"Really?" She brightened.

"Yep, we're going to the bank then the beach. Don't be fooled though, she said she'd continue this tonight."

"Okay!" Chin shook his head. Kids! He couldn't help but feel a little pleased. He liked Grace. She was fun. He could tell by her posture as they took off again that she was watching the ocean. The surf looked good today. The bank was a bit busy when they pulled up but there's always a spot for a motorcycle by the door.

"Stick with the bike, this won't take long."

"Okay!"

"Don't go anywhere. Promise."

"I promise!" Somehow he felt wary of the promise. Danny's parental instincts must have rubbed off on him. He kept her in sight as he went into the bank. He was only in there about five minutes. Just seconds before he stepped through the door a white cargo van pulled up screeching to a halt and the door flew open.

"Hey, I told you that wouldn't take long." Chin chimed as Grace popped up off the bike and jogged to him.

"Jimmy I told you to slow down! It's okay to be a few minutes late!"

"On time is better though!"

"Not if the product is busted! Slow it down!" The driver and his lackey bickered. Chin watched them with an odd look and shuffled her onto the bike again quickly. The tension released when they finally pulled up to the beach with their surfboards the incident chalked up to too much time on the force and forgotten.

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Danny went flying with a yelp and a heavy thud on the floor next to his bed with the sheets tangled around his legs. He didn't open his eyes. He refused to accept the reality he knew was waiting for him no matter what he tried.

"Are you serious? Really?" He snapped still not opening his eyes. He sympathized his mattress hearing it creak and groan as Steve's not so lightweight body jumped upon it.

"C'mon it's a beautiful sunny day with great surf and you're in here sleeping?" Danny rolled far enough to rescue a pillow and stuffed it under his head intent to get back to sleep right where he'd landed. Steve scoffed crashing down off the bed a foot planted on each side of Danny's frame as he whipped the pillow away. The thump of Danny's head to the floor was very loud.

"Do you know how much I hate you right now?"

"D'awww you don't mean that Danno. We both know that." Danny groaned again going totally limp to make it as hard as possible for Steve as he dragged him up by his elbows.

"I've told you a thousand times to stop calling me that. It's a personal thing between me and Grace." He was on his feet despite his best efforts.

"Goodness you're whiny today."

"Jerk."

"Get dressed you're not spending the day in bed." Steve shoved him towards the master bath then went to a dresser fishing through his clothes.

"Hate. Hate. Hate. Hate..." Danny muttered all the way to the bathroom. "Make coffee!" He could hear the sniggering even behind the closed door.