A/N: This is my first FF and I am anxious and excited. I would like to thank my younger sister, who encouraged me to open a document and start writing the story. Love you baby! The next most important person I would like to thank is Cubit2, my beta and my well-wisher who did an awesome job in correcting my FF and added magic to it. Can't thank you enough!

Any mistakes that remain are entirely my own.

Hope you enjoy reading it. :)

Disclaimer: I don't own any characters of Hawaii Five 0. It only belongs to CBS. However, I would love to own Danny. *winks*


"Have a good night sleep my dear. Love you."

His dad gave a kiss on his forehead and tucked the blanket.

"Love you too dad!"

The boy gave his brightest smile and watched his dad switch off the light and close the door, not shutting it completely but leaving a small amount of light to enter his room. He was so excited about tomorrow's school because there was a book fair and his dad gave him $20. He had about 200 books in his small library and wanted more because books were his friends and he loved them. He gave a smile and closed his eyes, forcing himself to sleep and wishing it was morning soon.

It wasn't even 10 seconds after he closed his eyes, that he could suddenly hear police sirens. And they were really loud. When he opened his eyes, he could see blue and red lights flickering on his walls, the source coming from his small bedroom window. The next thing he heard were the sound of doors slamming, loud shouts, many footsteps, his mom's screams…. In this chaos, he somehow managed to make his body move, get out of his room and the first sight that he saw was not so pleasant… could never be. There was a police officer, who was cuffing his dad's hands behind him and shouting out a series of commands. He knew them, they were the rights told to the criminals before they were arrested by the police. He had seen this on TV but what he couldn't understand was why they were arresting his dad. His dad was the best person in the world. He can't and wouldn't have hurt anyone. He could hear his mom screaming out these same thoughts to the police and then he saw her fall onto her knees. That's when he got himself to move from the position he was in, that's when he ran towards his mother.

"This is all a misunderstanding. My husband is no felon or whatever you are claiming. He is a normal person. He has been into business at the docks and every single one of them is legitimate. Please don't arrest my husband…H-He is innocent."

He had never seen his mother in so much pain. The pain in her eyes made him so weak. Tears from his eyes didn't ease the pain in his heart. And that's when he saw his father, and those tears in his eyes. That very moment his whole world came crashing down.

"I will take care of this Susan. The cops… The cops have been misled by someone. Please don't cry before our child. I will be back soon and you need to be strong….uh.. You need to be strong."– He heard his father say brave, trying to hide the pain of anguish inside him.

"But…"- He could feel his mom shuddering underneath his arms, which were wrapped around her.

"Son, take care of your mother. And don't cry…"- Those were the last words he heard from his dad.

His dad wanted to speak more but was pushed outside the house by the same cop who had cuffed him. He ran behind his dad. Everything seemed to happen in slow motion. He wanted to shout and scream but his throat was dry and all the water in his body was pouring out as tears from his eyes. He tried reaching for his dad but was blocked by one of the cops and all he could see was his dad being led into the police cruiser.

"We got you and you will never see the light of day again," the boy heard the cop hiss as he pushed his father into the police cruiser.

When the cop turned to get into the police cruiser, he stopped and looked in the direction he stood. His face was expressionless but he could see the evilness in the blue eyes of that cop… the same cop who cuffed his dad. He just wanted to throw a punch on the cop's face, he knew he was good at it but couldn't move a step forward because he felt his mom's arms around him, her head on top of his and her tears wetting his hair.

He stood still because he wanted to show his mom that he was strong. He had never seen his family like this- his father's face emotionless through the window of the police car, his mom crying and trembling, he himself in shock. But out of all he couldn't bear that smile on the cop's face… the same cop who cuffed his dad… the same cop who destroyed his life.

"You will never see the light of day again." Were the only words that kept ringing in his head.


"Good Morning Danno!"

"Good Morning Steven! You seem to be in a happy mood. Did the Governor give you a pass to play juggling with grenades?"

Danny moved his hands around to show the motion of juggling as Steve got into the Driver's seat of the Camaro. Steve just grinned as he buckled the seat belt. Morning chats with Danny were like his morning swim - he loved and enjoyed them.

"I really wish I could see that day."

Steve loved the expression that Danny made – eyes rolling and moving his mouth to show absolute disgust, the same way Charlie did– Danny's cute little son. Smiling to himself, Steve started the engine and took off from his home.

"I seriously doubt that will ever happen Super-SEAL. So tell me babe, how did yesterday's party go? It's obvious you're still hungover …. I'm hurt that you had fun and didn't miss me Steven."

Danny pouted and looked over at Steve. Steve looked at him, and turned back to watch the road having a bigger grin on his face.

"It was fun Danny. We really enjoyed after a long time. You should have seen Kono, she was totally out of the world…. And how did I forget about Chin and Abby?! They were the most romantic couple on the dance floor. They danced perfectly. And Lynn… She was gorgeous Danny…"

"So your conclusion is that you never missed me?"

"You can say that… More than discussing whether I missed you, you surely missed the party Danny. How did 'Party alone' go?"

"Thanks for asking. I too had fun especially because my crazy partner was not beside me." - Danny joked.

"Seriously Danny, you should have come... You are the one who loves to be around people …But then all of a sudden Mr. Danno decided to take a day off."

Five 0 were called to a party organized by Kamekona for the celebration of the tenth anniversary of his business and involved all his dear Ohana. The party was much talked about among them and Danny didn't intend on skipping it, but blame it on his monumental headache and wrapping up a case with a ton of paper work. And because of this, Danny was forced to take a leave. He left the Head-quarters at 1 pm and was at his home for the rest of the day accompanied by medicines and his cozy bed. But somehow he just didn't know how a person with insomnia managed to sleep a day and just couldn't remember a single stuff except waking up drenched in sweat and in his favorite jersey that he didn't wear for years.. One thing was for sure – pills did wonders. He then prepared for the day, ready to take in the unpleasant words that would be thrown at him by his teammates, not to mention from the big man Kamekona himself. But above all, the mountain moving task was to convince his partner and he had indeed succeeded in it. Now, he had to pacify the others.

"Let's drop this topic…. because this is gonna be my script for the whole day… so lets drop it now… I called up Kamekona yesterday and he was so angry that he hung up the call. I guess I am in his bad books now."

"He was complaining a lot about you. But our team took care of it."

"That's why I love you guys."

Danny smiled at Steve, who gave a quick look at Danny and again turned his eyes towards the road.

"Hope you are feeling better now since we are back with a new case."

Danny just nodded. And the rest of the drive went with Steve talking about the party.


The road was a residential area and Danny saw HPD cruisers and an ambulance in the front of the apartment where the murder took place and also noticed that none of their other teammate's vehicles were there yet. Steve parked the Camaro and the duo got down to meet Lukela near the stairs of the apartment. Duke had been talking to someone who was being checked by one of the EMT's but he now joined them as they were moving into the apartment.

"What have we got Duke?" Steve asked as he checked the surroundings.

They moved into the apartment, well for Danny it was more like they ran because his crazy partner's walking style was like that.

"The victim is Kahewai Nalunani, 26 years old, Post graduate student studying at Honolulu Community College, HPU. He was stabbed multiple times. We have Bergman at the crime scene. He will be able to provide more details into that. The door knob to the apartment was damaged and we have the forensics team gathering all viable evidence. The victim stayed at this apartment with his roommate Craig Smith who reported the murder to 911 at 6:40 am today. Craig was on the North Shore and reached the apartment this morning to find the door unlocked and his roommate dead. His last contact with Kahewai was yesterday morning when both of them left to college. According to the roommate, Kahewai didn't have any enemy who could possibly end up killing him. He was a jovial-type of guy and hanged out with everyone. Craig is currently being checked out by the EMT's. He is still in the trauma of seeing his roommate dead."

Danny, Steve and Duke moved into the bedroom of the apartment to find the victim sprawled out on the floor. The whole room was trashed, blood covering each and every wall, floor, items in the room. Max was beside the victim and he stood up when he saw them entering the room.

"Hi Max. What do we have?" Steve said as he moved closer.

"Good Morning Commander. Good Morning Detective. We missed you at the party yesterday Detective." Max said, seeing Danny.

Danny knew that the whole day would go with each of his Ohana enquiring his absence at yesterday's party and had ended the conversation with Steve just now and didn't intend on starting it again. So he just gave a one-sided smile- the best way to dodge this never ending conversation. Max smiled back and started explaining his findings. Lucky for Danny, Max was easily distracted by a corpse.

"The victim was stabbed by a Kitchen knife - a Chef's knife, to be specific. The first stab was perfectly across his neck to cut through the Jugular Vein and Carotid artery which incapacitated the victim immediately. The cut was not neat as of a Physician but we can say that the murderer had above average knowledge of human anatomy. The angle of the cut shows that the victim was attacked from behind."

Max showed the large cut across the victim's neck, which was very deep and was now totally covered with coagulated blood.

"The body is covered with twenty-seven lacerations which are all superficial. The time of death is around 6:20 am. I will be able to give a detailed report after the autopsy."

"Looks like the murderer had a serious grudge and hatred towards the victim. Thanks Max," Steve said and both of them turned to leave when they met Chin, Kono and Lou at the apartment's living room.

"Hi Boss! Hello Danny!" Kono looked into Danny's eyes as if she was interrogating a criminal and said, "Danny, how did 'Stay alone' night go?"

Danny didn't know why she gave that "interrogation" look of hers, because he was no criminal. "'Stay alone night' ah? Did you guys plot on attacking me at the same time? Come on Kono, you gave your share yesterday. You can let it go." Danny winked and smiled at Kono who was now fuming.

"By the way, I got all the news about the party from Steve. But I suppose I can let it slide because now we have to chase a murderer."

"Fair enough." Chin smiled and spoke up. He was the negotiator of their gang - always calm, composed, and the peacemaker among them twenty-four seven. But this time he spoke up in order to bury the possible chance of discussing the events of yesterday's party with his girlfriend Abby.

"Thanks Chin and my lips are sealed regarding the most romantic couple of yesterday's party."

Danny gave a 'zipping his lips' action and he was received by a blushing Chin.

"In spite of missing the party and having a long sleep alone." Lou stressed 'long' more than needed and continued, "...you still look tired Danny. Did you go somewhere partying without us?" Now it was Lou's turn to speak up and he had his one eye open really wide. That was enough to make all his teammates eyes point towards Danny, scrutinising him further.

"This is the last time I am skipping an Ohana party. Kill me if I ever do it again." Danny gesticulated and prayed that this ended.

Soon the team moved into the case while Steve and Danny gave a heads up on it and explained all the information they gathered.

"Max told us that the TOD was around 6:20 am and Duke mentioned that Kahewai's roommate found the body at 6:40 am. Let's start with the witness." Danny said as they moved out of the living room.

"Chin, talk to our witness Craig and gather all the information from him. Also handle the crime scene here. Lou, check out the neighborhood and I need you to check on Craig and his alibi. Kono, you can go to the headquarters and gather all information regarding Kahewai and also inform his family. Try checking the CCTV in the nearby areas too. Danny and I will go check out his college, meet his classmates and friends to find whether there was anyone who had a motive to kill him."

They were about to split up when from no-where Danny felt a body pushing him towards the wall. It was very fast and by the time he could react, he was pinned. A fist connected with his jaw and all he could see was the color white. He was however able to come back to his senses before the guy came for the next blow and Danny successfully caught the attacker's hand mid-air. In swift motion, Kono was by Danny's side and supported him. Steve and Chin were in front of him acting as a barricade and Grover pulled the attacker away. Danny was now able to see the young man who had attacked him. The HPD quickly surrounded them and Steve started checking Danny.

"I saw you in the morning..." The attacker yelled at Danny, fighting against the restraints of Lou and other HPD officers.

"What do you mean by you saw him? Who are you and why did you attack Detective Williams?" Steve was very angry because it was his Danny who was attacked right now. Danny could see his partner's arm shaking because of the tight fist. He was angry too but his mind and tongue betrayed him and the only thing he could feel was the throbbing in his jaw.

"I'm Craig, Kahe's... Kahewai's roommate... I.. I saw him in the morning... he was wearing a New York Jets hoodie... he was carrying a duffel bag... I don't remember the color. There was no one in this road except him... He was in a hurry and he had the hood. But it fell and I saw the blonde hair... I know it's him...It's you!"

Craig was breathless and was trembling as his eyes tried to meet Danny who was hidden by Steve and Chin. Danny was totally clueless of what the boy was saying and just saw Kono who mirrored his emotions.

"I... I am from New York and it was surprising to see someone wearing a Jets Jersey... but I also felt suspicious because I didn't see him in this neighborhood before... How did I forget mentioning him to the police! Kahe is dead.. And god.. I remember seeing red stains on his jersey.. Oh God...I- It's you who killed him... I know it's you. You killed my friend... You are no Cop... You are the murderer who killed my friend... He killed my friend!"

"W-What?"- Danny heard himself say as he saw Steve turn around to look at him.