Glimpses
By
Landon Richardson
Disclaimer
The character of Steve McGarrett, Chin Ho Kelly and Kono Kalakaua do not belong to me in any shape or form. I am merely using them for my own entertainment purposes
The character of Danni Williams is probably mine by now. Even though she was originally based on male Danny Williams I think it's probably safe to say that's she her own individual character by now, especially since I've created a back ground for her which is different to male Danny's background in the show. This also affects Grace who is different from the show as well in ways.
The character of David Williams belongs to me as well as does any other character who are hinted at or named who you are not instantly aware of.
Author Note
Welcome to Glimpses.
Glimpses is a challenge that my friend has set me because she misses me working on the main saga (the saga which starts with 'The beginning') and wants me to get back into the right mind frame for it and because I appear to be a sucker for punishment I've agreed.
The way it works is simple. She gives me a sentence and I have to not only work that sentence into a story, I have to work a whole story around it which must be at least 2000 words not including my author note.
I am allowed exactly 48 hours to work on it starting from the time she gave it to me and it must be based in the main saga, none of my other sagas are allowed to feature, those you can find in the A/U snippets.
Fairly simple right!
This shouldn't mean that my other stories should suffer, hopefully I'll still be able to balance them all like I've been doing so if you're looking for a certain story to be updated then have no fear, the chances are it will be.
I guess you can count any story in glimpses as one which can be counted as McDanni canon. If it's in this then it will most likely be referenced in the actual main saga. These will also just be one shots, no part ones or anything like that, like it is in snippets.
I don't think there anything more for me to say now other then I hope you enjoy the first glimpse.
Overall Summary
Snapshots from the McDanni world.
Chapter Summary
Steve McGarrett breathed out, his fingertips tapping againstthe steering wheel as he watched the house to the side of them.
Overall Romance
Steve McGarrett/Danni Williams (McDanni)
The rest will be revealed as we go.
Chapter Romance
Hints of Steve McGarrett/Danielle Williams (McDanni)
Other note
I don't have a beta so I apologise for any mistakes I make, these are not intention.
The sentence which was given
'I know what you did last summer'
Glimpse number one
Operation Scare
Steve McGarrett breathed out, his fingertips tapping against the steering wheel as he watched the house to the side of them. If there was thing he hated more than a stakeout, it was a stakeout on Halloween. Crazy things tended to happen on Halloween if the stories which Chin Ho Kelly, Danni Williams and Jack O'Connor had gleefully told him about were to be believed.
Halloween should have been a national holiday as far as he was concerned so he could lock himself in his house and keep the crazies out.
Shaking his head, he tilted it to the side, his eyes narrowing slightly when he saw Kono Kalakaua shifting in the passenger seat next to him, a bored look on her face as she tried to stretch out her long limbs. Normally Steve would be in the car with his partner Danni but the younger woman had back to back meetings with the DA office about their last three cases so she was out of action for the day. They had only been partners for a month but already he found himself used to her calming presence. Having Kono with him was making him feel uneasy. He had nothing against the Rookie, he liked her well enough and found her enthusiasm for the job a refreshing change, it was just the fact he didn't know her and that this was the first time they had been alone together without a buffer.
He could almost hear Danni's voice in his ear telling him to be friendly and to talk to Kono, taking this chance to get to know the other woman a little better. A slight smile came to his face when he realised that the tone was Danni's mothering tone.
"So" Steve said, breaking the silence in the car. "Are you a fan of Halloween then?" He asked her. Kono blinked at the question, turning to him with a surprised look which melted into a thoughtful expression before she nodded at him.
"Yeah I guess I am. Me and my brothers always went trick or treating together when we were younger. It was like the one thing we would always do together so I guess I've got some good memories of it. It's harmless fun or rather I thought it was until I spoke to Chin and Jack. I can't tell whether their stories are true or not." She commented, crossing her arms over her chest.
"Considering the stories Danni was telling me, I'm guessing they are probably true. Apparently Halloween brings the crazies out in force." Steve answered.
"What about you?" Kono asked suddenly when the silence threatened to continue. "Are you a fan?"
"Not really." Steve said with a shrug his eyes flickering to the house again and focusing on it, looking for any sign of movement from the suspect. "I used to take my youngest cousin out trick or treating when I lived with my Aunt and Uncle on the mainland, he was a lot younger than me but I was never a fan of it myself." Kono nodded slowly, an almost sly look coming over her face which he failed to see before it smoothed out.
"You know who is a big fan of Halloween?" She remarked casually, attracting his attention to her.
"Chin?" He answered with a shrug, raising an eyebrow when Kono snorted at him.
"No way, Chin is anti-Halloween, he's always hated it. He says it's not even a real holiday, just a gimmick which is around so the shops can make more money from us" Kono said, sounding as though she was reciting something which she had heard time and time again. "No, Danni is a fan of Halloween" She stated.
"Danni as in my Danni?" Steve said in disbelief, speaking before thinking and ignoring the amused look which crossed the younger woman's face at his slip up.
"I only know one Danni" Kono commented lightly. "I was surprised as well, I mean I love Danni to bits but she seems so serious sometimes, like she's got the weight on the world on her shoulder. You know she's only 31 right? That's only three years older than I am but you'd think it was more with the way she acts, I guess that's what being a single mother does to you." She said, frowning slightly before she shook her head and got back on subject. "I didn't think she was into all of that but she really is. She and Grace get dressed up every year for it and they proper go for it if the pictures she showed me are anything to go by. Even her ex-husband Duncan is a fan. They would take Grace trick or treating every year and then once she was in bed, stay up really late watching horror films together. Thing is Danni won't watch horror films alone because according to her they freak her out. She'll only watch them with other people, so if no one is there then she can't watch them." She said with a sigh, her eyes flickering to Steve.
"If they freak her out then why does she watch them?" Steve asked in confusion, trying to wrap his head around Danni loving horror films.
"Because she says that's the whole point of horror films. They are meant to freak you out. She says that if they don't, then they aren't doing their job properly." Steve nodded at the logic of the statement before he frowned.
"Halloween is on a Sunday this year, isn't this weekend Grace's weekend with her Dad?" He asked Kono who nodded at him, her face dropping.
"Yeah it is. Danni's meeting them in the late afternoon around five so she can go trick or treating with them since both her and Duncan agreed that regardless of the divorce trick or treating is the one thing they would continue to do together. Other than that she'll be alone. She tried to be cool about it but I could tell that she was bummed over it. I'm guessing she'll end up doing nothing." Kono remarked with a sigh, shaking her head, her eyes flickering towards Steve taking in his thoughtful face before it suddenly switched into his SEAL face.
"We've got movement, let's go" He commanded, throwing the door open and racing towards the house with Kono at his heels, their conversation forgotten.
Danni leaned back against the elevator wall with a sigh of relief; her eyes drifting close as she shifted the pile of files she was holding in her arms making sure not to jostle the coffee cup she was also holding. File which needed to be looked at. The minute she left the office there always seemed to be someone lying in wait for her ready to give her a case to consider. This time it had been the Governor's PA who had shoved the files at her, reminding her that the Governor was a busy woman who didn't like to be kept waiting.
Opening her eyes, Danni pushed herself away from the wall and left the elevator when the door slid open, making her way down the long marbled corridor and into their headquarters, her eyes looking round, locating everyone before she headed towards her office, silently cursing in her head when she saw that more files had been left on her desk. The rate it was going she would end up drowning in files.
Twisting, she used her back to push the door open and entered, placing her armful of files on her desk and her coffee by her keyboard before glancing down at her watch. It was only two o clock on a Friday which meant she had three hours left until she could head home since this weekend belonged to Duncan and he would be responsible for picking up Grace from her school.
She took her seat, powering her computer up and yawned, rubbing at her eyes before she forced herself to focus. The files wouldn't go anywhere if she didn't start on them. She had just picked her first one up when there was a knock on her door and Steve entered, a smile on his face as he placed a mug of coffee on her desk, the sight causing an answering smile to come to her face when she noticed that not only had he made it the way she liked but he had used her purple mug as well.
"Hey" She said as Steve collapsed into the chair on the other side of her desk. "How was the stake out? Find anything?"
"Yeah, we caught him in the act trying to transport the victim. We took him down and Kono is with the victim in hospital taking her statement, it's a slam dunk case and another we can put down as solved." Steve answered with a wide grin.
"Good! Hopefully we'll get lucky and not get called in over the weekend" Danni responded with a sigh.
"Speaking of the weekend have you got any plans for Halloween?" Steve asked her, tilting his head to the side, meeting her gaze when she looked back at him.
"Other than taking Grace Trick or treating the answer is no. I've got no plans for it." She told him, picking her pen up and twirling it between her fingers.
"I'm going to be watching some horror films round my house from say around six. I don't know whether it's your kind of thing but do you want to join me?" He asked.
"Really?" Danni responded eagerly, her face lighting up at the offer. "I'd love to. We're taking Grace Trick or treating at 4.30 so I can easily meet six. Have you got a selection or do you want me to bring some with me?" She queried, leaning forward in her chair.
"I've got it covered, just bring you Danni" He told her with a grin as he came to his feet and headed towards the door.
"Is anyone else coming?" She called after him, raising an eyebrow when he turned to look at her over his shoulder and shook his head.
"Just the two of us. I thought it could be something we do every year. You know like a partner thing?" He suggested. Danni stared at him for a moment before she nodded, her smile softening.
"I'd like that" She admitted.
"Good, I'll see you Sunday then, I've got a meeting with the Governor now so I'm guessing you'll be gone by the time I get back" Danni nodded in response. "In that case I'll see you on Sunday Danno, have a good Saturday." He stated before he turned and left the room leaving Danni with her files, a fresh coffee and a large smile on her face.
Steve looked around his living room with a slight frown as he made sure he had everything which Kono had gleefully informed him he would need if he was hosting Danni for a horror evening. He wasn't even sure how she knew that Steve has invited Danni round but she had arrived in his office at six just as Steve was powering down his computer and dropped a handful of horror films on his desk with a wide grin before turning and disappearing from his office.
The DVDs were now spread out on the coffee table so Danni could pick the one which they would watch first. A cool beer for him and a glass of red wine for Danni also joined them ready to be consumed and he had also made some popcorn up in a large bowl. There were plenty of cushions on the sofa as well as a soft warm blanket that Steve knew Danni would never be able to resist wrapping herself in.
"You got this McGarrett" he murmured to himself, looking to the door when he heard the knock, a quick glance at his watch showed that it was five to six. Running a hand over the top of his head he headed to the door and opened it, smiling down at Danni. She looked flushed, a wide grin on her face as he ushered her into the house.
"Hi" She said, reaching out and running her hand down his arm in greeting, squeezing his hand with hers before she let go. "I bought us some junk food, I know you're normally anti junk food but there is no way that you can watch horror films without it" She told him as she moved towards the sofa, unpacking the bag she had with her, her eyes fixed on the DVDs. She dropped her bag to the side of the sofa and leaned forward and picked a DVD up. "I know what you did last summer? Oh man I haven't seen this since I was eighteen; me and my twin brother went to see it in the cinema together a week after it came out." She said with a grin, flipping the cover in her hand and reading the back. Steve raised an eyebrow at her.
"You're a twin?" He asked, moving to the sofa and picking up his beer, taking a sip as he watched her.
"Yeah David, he's older than me by two hours. He's a medic in the Rangers" She told him absently. "Do you mind if we watch this one first or did you have another one in mind?" She asked, her smile widening when he shrugged.
"I'm happy to watch that first" He told her, reaching out and taking it from her. He popped it in the DVD player before turning back around unsurprised to see that Danni had made herself comfortable on the sofa, her feet pulled up underneath her as she arranged the blanket over her legs and grabbed a pillow hugging it to her. Steve grinned at the picture she made as he made his way to the lights and killed them, grabbing his lighter and lighting the candles around the room to add to the atmosphere before he joined her on the sofa, resting his arm behind her head and smirking when she covered him with the blanket as well, moving close to his side.
They were about twenty minutes into the film when Danni jumped for the first time, twisting and burying her face against his shoulder, a slight yelp escaping her which Steve found utterly adorable though all he did was laugh, raising his eyebrow at her when she tilted her head back to look at him.
"Really? After everything we see in our day to day lives at work, this is what makes you shriek?" He asked, grinning when she had the grace to look embarrassed.
"What can I say, Horror films and psychological thrillers freak me out and when they freak me out then maybe sometimes a little yelp escapes because that was so not a shriek." She commented, glancing away and rolling her eyes when Steve laughed again.
"That's kind of cute Danno, don't worry though, I'll protect you" He remarked making no effort to hide his amusement as he, dropped his arm around her shoulder and pulling her close to him again, his hand absently stroking her upper arm.
"If you say a word about this to anyone then you'll regret it McGarrett" She grumbled, one arm wrapping around his stomach as she twisted further into him, her head resting on his shoulder so she could hide it against him if she felt the need to.
Steve remained quiet, his mind only half on the movie, the rest of him focused on Danni and how natural it felt to be like this. The few times he had watched a movie with a girl it has normally ended up with them getting off with each other with the movie forgotten but it was something he couldn't do with Danni.
If he was being honest with himself it was something he didn't want to do.
He wanted to kiss her, that much he had known two weeks into their partnership that he was physically attracted to her but he wanted to take this slowly and to slowly bring her round to his way of thinking that they could be good together as more than just work partners. Sitting in the dark on his sofa, his arm wrapped around her as she snuggled closely to him, watching the movie vividly and jumping at the right times was soothing some of the pain and hurt in him. It was something he wanted to do more than just once a year. He wanted to do this at least once a week. Just one evening where he didn't have to share Danni with anyone.
"I can hear you thinking from here and this movie really doesn't require all that much thinking. Is everything okay?" Danni remarked quietly. Steve made a humming sound at the back of his throat.
"I'm just thinking that this is kind of nice, maybe we should have a movie night once a month or something" He commented. Danni remained quiet for a moment, reaching forward and snagging the bowl of popcorn from the table before she settled back, resting it on Steve's thigh.
"I'd like that" She told him, the response causing him to smile.
"It's a date then" He answered, wrapping his arm around her again, his mind already thinking ahead to researching other horror films that they could watch together, films which would lead to Danni snuggling against him.
Operation scare was a go.
Author Note
Thanks for taking the time to read, I really appreciate it. An especially large thank you if you have left a review or decide to either follow or favourite the story!