Just a Simple misunderstanding Chapter 1: The morning after, a hawaii five-0 fanfic

Just a Simple Misunderstanding

Landon Richardson

Official Disclaimer

The character of Steve McGarrett, Danny Williams, Chin Ho Kelly, Kono Kalakaua, Jenna Kaye and Catherine Rollins do not belong to me in any shape or form. I am merely using them for my own entertainment purposes.

The character of Danielle 'Danni' Richardson however does belong to me so please do not use without first asking permission.

Any other character who might pop up who you don't instantly recognise will probably belong to me as well. I'll hopefully catch them in time to put above though.

Author Note

Welcome to 'Just a Simple Misunderstanding. This is a story which fits into an ongoing series which I affectionately refer to as the Brain Squad Saga or TBSS when I'm feeling lazy.

As the title suggest this is a which features a misunderstanding. It starts off angsty but will hopefully feature a happy ending because let's be honest. We all want a happy ending.

I doubt this story will be amazing long. Probably about six chapters or so. I hope to update within a reasonable time frame but I have lots of ongoing things happening in other stories which I'm hard at work on.

For the record in case anyone wanted to know, this is set half way through the first season, probably about episode 10.

Anyway, not much more to say other than I hope you enjoy the story as much as I've enjoyed writing it.

Official Summary

Waking up to an empty bed wasn't exactly how Danni expected the morning after her first time with Steve McGarrett to go. She just hoped that he had an explanation for it and that it wasn't a sign that she had just made a massive mistake… (McDanni, female Danni, will feature a male Danny, Part of the brain squad saga)

Chapter Summary

Danni Richardson yawned, snuggling down on the pillow beneath her head as she tried desperately to hold onto the sleep which was threatening to leave her. She was tired, her body aching pleasantly as though she had, had a really satisfying work out only she couldn't remember going to the gym or a run yesterday. She had meant to go in the morning but she had overslept so had to skip it. She frowned slightly before her eyes flew open as memories from the previous day slammed into her.

Official Romances for the story

Steve McGarrett / Danielle 'Danni' Richardson (McDanni)

Mentions of past Steve McGarrett / Catherine Rollins (McRollins)

Romances mentioned during the chapter

Steve McGarrett / Danielle 'Danni' Richardson (McDanni)

Mentions of past Steve McGarrett / Catherine Rollins (McRollins)

Other Points to keep in mind

Please bear in mind that I don't have a Beta for this story so the odd mistake may creep in without me meaning it to. I have also never been to Hawaii so all locations are either from the show, google or made up in my own mind.

Saga

The Brain Squad Saga

Prologue

The morning after

Going to work, spending the morning going through cases with Steve McGarrett and Danny Williams, having lunch with Kono Kalakaua and Jenna Kaye, then the urgent case coming in the afternoon taking their time, the kid dying in front of Danny, Steve getting shot in his upper arm, Danni having to hear it all over the ear piece because she was head of the brain squad unit and Steve liked having her with them during missions. She didn't know why she had headed over to Steve's late or why she had knocked on his door and stood there, staring at him when he had opened the door, his arm bandaged and a rare tired look on his face. She hadn't spoken any words to him, unable to get them out from the sudden block in her throat but clearly something of what she was feeling must have shown on her face because his own features had changed, softening as he stepped back silently and let her into his house

She had meant to offer to cook him something to eat but instead they had stayed in the hallway staring at each other. She was pretty sure that Steve moved first, his arms closing in around her, hands moving over her as his mouth found hers, kissing her as though he was a starving man and she was the only substance around. His desperation for her had been heady, fuelling her own desire for him, the desire she had tried desperately to keep hidden from them all. She had returned his kisses frantically, desperately stripping the clothes from his body being careful of his injured arm.

They had staggered up the stairs together, not willing to lose contact with each other for a single moment before they had crashed into his room and fallen into his bed, where he had proceeded to worship her with his body and his words, a look in his eyes which had made her heart race. They had fallen asleep after the first time for an hour or so until Steve had re-emerged to the land of the living and set about waking her up in the most pleasant way possible.

She remained still for a moment before she slowly lifted her head off of the pillow and looked over her shoulder to the other side of the bed, disappointment hitting her hard when she realised it was empty and she was alone in the room. She shifted, rolling over to her other side and reached out, feeling cool sheets beneath her finger tips.

Danni closed her eyes, a sick feeling of horror coming over her washing away her happiness. What had she been thinking coming here? Had she truly expected Steve to confess his love for her and remain with her? She knew what he was like when it came to women, she had seen it with her own eyes and had been warned about it by both Chin and Kono. Steve respected women, he liked them but he wasn't interested in commitment, he was only interested in having friends with benefits like Catherine Rollins, who could scratch an itch for him when he needed them to.

And now Danni had joined the ranks.

She shook her head, sitting up and pressing her fingertips hard against her eyes, focusing on her breathing before she turned her head, looking at the clock. Six thirty. Steve would have already left for the day. She stood up and quickly gathered her underwear and jeans, pulling them on before she ran lightly down the stairs, her face flushing when she saw her top thrown on the floor. Picking it up from the ground, she put it on and moved through the house, towards the kitchen, holding onto a glimmer of hope that Steve was in there waiting for her. She peered through, blinking hard when she saw that the room was empty.

Danni stood there for a moment before she nodded at herself, wiping at her eyes as she turned and headed towards the front door, fishing her car keys from her pocket and opening the door, stepping into the warming air before she closed it behind her. She made her way down the drive way and climbed into her car, starting the engine and moving towards her own home.

It was a twenty minute journey and she hated every moment of it. She had hoped in her head that she would have spent the morning with Steve, maybe make love again and then have breakfast together but those plans had been shot out of the water. She parked in her driveway and made her way into her home, looking around her before she headed up the stairs straight into the shower where she spent a good ten minutes, allowing the hot water to ease her aching muscles. She turned the water off and climbed out, wrapping a towel around her, quickly brushing her teeth. She raised an eyebrow, her heart hurting when she saw the large mark on her neck, memories of Steve's mouth latching onto the soft skin as he pounded into her.

"Stupid Danni, stupid" She murmured to herself, looking away from her neck in the mirror and moving into the bedroom, quickly dressing in a pretty feminine dress and a pair of black ankle boot. She tied her long blond hair up in a ponytail and put some make up on before she left her house grabbing her belongings which she needed for the day. She cursed out loud when she realised she had left her cell phone in Steve's bedroom. "Fuck, fuck, fuck" She said to herself as she got back into her car and drove to work.

Danni slowly made her way through security and up in the elevator to their floor, walking slowly as she forced her face into her usual thoughtful expression. She moved into the room, thankful to see that only Chin was there standing at the computer table looking down at something though he looked up at her entrance, a wide, warm smile coming to her face.

"Hey" She said to him with a smile at him. "I've got loads of work to do so I'll catch you later" She commented, hurrying to the brain squad office and swiping the lock with her security card, opening the door and moving in before Chin could react or say anything. She took a moment to breathe a sigh of relief. Safe in the knowledge that none of the external team had access to their area yet. The new security systems was only a couple of days old and there key cards hadn't arrived yet. Once they were in the room they were safe from all outside influence unless one of the members of her team let them in which was doubtful.

She moved into her office and powered up her computer before she sank into her seat, fighting against the tears which wanted to come out.

She could do this.

She had to do this.

Anything else simply wasn't an option

Author Note

Thank you for taking the time to read. An especially large thank you if you left a review or decided to favourite or follow the story. I really appreciate the support!