Returning

As soon as he had heard about the job in Hawaii, he applied for it straight away without even thinking about it. Two weeks later he had taken a call from Captain Dan, he had been interested by his application. A mainland cop applying for a position on the island seem strange at first however after reading his personal file he had found that he had been born on the island and had only left eight years before. After he had gotten another call from Captain Dan which was his interview for the job, the one thing that he knew that what make him stand out was the fact that he knew the island like the back of his hand. He had lived there all his life and knew where the trouble could normally be found.

The best years of his life had taken part on the island however that had been taken away from him eight years ago. His father had been killed in cold blood, and that was one thing that had destroyed his happiness. He could remember everything about that night like it was yesterday, the weather, what his father and him were doing before. But the one thing that haunted him was the face of his father's killer. It was a topic that was still too painful to share or tell. The anger that he felt towards the men that had ordered his father's death was very much real, one of them was dead. Killed in prison after he was sent away for his father's death but the other would rot in prison for the rest of his life.

Captain Dan had been very pleased by the interview that he did however also by his skills and qualifications that he had gotten over the years. He had gone to college and had collected a major in psychology however he quickly learnt that it wasn't what he wanted to do, so after he went and did a degree in Police Science. It was silly that he was headed towards the police force, even after his father's death however that was the way it was all going. During his final year, he chose to train as a coastguard officer and it was those few years that made him join the police force in Norfolk. And it was only two years later that he saw the job on Hawaii. Captain Dan had commented that he was really pleased with his shooting and aim from the results that he had been sent by his Sergeant.

Captain Dan also knew about his father, personally he knew that his name would jog a few memories with the locals and some people on the force, but also with his father's family. Being one of the main tribes of the island, he knew that he would not just be protected by his brothers in uniform but also his family. One of the rules of the island, anyone who messed with one member of a tribe has to deal with the whole tribe. It didn't matter if that person was in the wrong.

He had wanted to live with them, remain on the island however that was not meant to be. Three days after he buried his father's body, his mother's parents arrived and quickly won custody of him. Money was given to his father's family however his grandfather had thrown it back in their face, claiming that blood meant more to them than money unlike them. Leaving was the most painful thing, his grandparents did everything in their power to make sure that he never got a chance to say goodbye. One moment he was forced on a plane and then told to forget his former life. And everything he knew.

However when he turned eighteen he quickly turned his back on them, they weren't his family so when he knew that he could live on the island and do something he wanted he had started to make the arrangements for him to live on work back home. He had found that his old home had been placed back on the market and with one phone call he had brought it for a good price. He also had brought a car for him to use and had made sure that it would be brought to the house the day before he arrived. Sadly due to a case that had landed on his lap involving a main drug gang he wasn't given the time off he wanted to go back to the island and get his home ready for himself or allow himself some time to get settled back into island life. In fact, the case had gone to court so quickly that it had only left him with one day to arrive before having to report to his Sergeant. As he was send his orders he saw a name that he could clearly remember, his new Sergeant was going to be his father's old rookie. Duke Lukela, he remembered Duke every well. His dad had brought him round many times to talk about what had happened that day, he also had invited him to every birthday they celebrated. He was happy that Duke had been promoted however he also knew that Duke might treat him a little differently than the others because of their history.

Because of that he knew that some officers might make a few comments, however he promised himself that he wasn't going to act on them. He knew that sometimes he allowed his temper to get the better of him. However he only hoped that some of the rumours that had gone around after his father's death had stopped because he knew that a few of them would end with him in trouble.

As he and his friend drove to the airport, he didn't speak. He would miss seeing his friends and his beat however he was going home. He had meet Paul his first day of college. At first he didn't want to be there, yes he wanted to go to college however it had been his grandparents that had made him do psychology as his grandfather was a shrink and wanted him to be like him, however soon has he had completed his major he quickly moved away and started doing what he wanted.

Paul had understood why he wanted to go home, he also didn't get on with his friend's grandparents. He had only met them once however the hate for them grew as soon as he had become friends with him. They both moved to Norfolk together and unlike him he had joined the police as soon as he could, that was his dream. When he had gone to work with the coastguard, Paul had kept on mentioning that he would make a good cop and soon had him signing up. They had been partnered together and their friendship had only become stronger. During his police training at the academy, he had found himself in the top three of his class and the best aim.

In his heart he knew that he would return to his home, it didn't matter how much time had past. He had promised himself that he would return, it didn't matter what the cost he would come home. He just never thought that he would be returning as a police officer, in the same area his father worked and with a drive to see what he missed so much.