The sun was lighting Danny's face with a rosy golden halo as it set in the distance. The effect was an angelic glow, distractingly shining his blond hair, that was off-set by the ranting that Steve was valiantly trying to pay attention to while chasing the suspects.
"...all your fault." Danny muttered before asking, "Are you even listening to me?"
"Did you know you have shiny hair Danno? Steve asked with a grin, reaching out to touch it.
Danny slapped his hand away exclaiming, "Eyes on the road! Are you trying to kill me?" He waited until Steve was once again paying attention what they were doing addressing Steve's question, "Yes I have shiny hair. It's blond and it's healthy. It's supposed to shine. Why are we talking about this? What's wrong with you?" Danny squinted at Steve suspiciously. "Normally you would have rear-ended their car by now or shot them or...or...or something!"
"Why are we chasing them? This is fun." Steve ran off on a tangent, "Let's go swimming!"
"OK. Something is seriously wrong with you. I want you to pull over McGarrett. Now!" Danny stated with worry in his eyes. Pulling out his cell phone, Danny called Chin, telling him to have HPD grab the suspects, that he was taking McGarrett to the hospital.
"Alright Super Seal, switch seats with me." Danny asked calmly.
"No! I like driving." Steve proclaimed, his grin turning into a pout.
Danny looked thoughtfully at Steve before responding, "If you're a good boy I'll give you a treat after we get back to your house."
"What kind of treat?" Steve asked with a mulish tone.
"How about you pick, okay buddy?" Danny asked trying to get him to cooperate.
Steve's face lit up, "Anything I want?"
"Anything. Within reason." Danny agreed.
Steve was up and out of the car before Danny even finished his sentence.
Danny pulled up in front of the ER and got out of the car, motioning for Steve to follow. As he headed towards the door, he realized that Steve wasn't with him. Turning around, he saw that Steve was staring at his hand as he moved it back and forth in front of his face, still in front of the car. Danny walked back over, grabbed Steve's hand and pulled him through the hospital doors. He walked them up to the nearest nurse and asked her to check McGarrett out.
"Please have a seat and fill out this form." the nurse stated flatly, waving at the half-full waiting room.
"I don't have time for that. Something is very wrong with my partner." Danny said through gritted teeth, gesturing at Steve with his free hand.
"No blood. No emergency. Fill out the form." the nurse said, this time with a little more force.
"This is Commander Steve McGarrett, leader of the Five-0 task force. You will get me a doctor immediately... or I'll call the governor. Did you hear me? Do it now!" Danny demanded, glaring at the nurse.
"Follow me. You can wait in Exam Room 3 while I find you and your partner a doctor." sneered the nurse.
A tall dark man in a white coat entered the room smiling, "I'm Doctor Dixon. Now, what seems to be the problem?" he asked as he sat on the stool in the corner, rolling over to Steve and Danny.
Danny looked over at Steve before answering, "He's been acting really weird for the past hour or so. More like a five year old than his normal Army self."
"Navy Danno. Not the Army." Steve pouted, mad that Danny got it wrong, again.
Danny gestured wildly at Steve, "See! That's just wrong, McGarrett doesn't pout. He's too busy blowing shit up. And he can't focus. He keeps jumping topics with every sentence. Oh, and I caught him staring at his hand earlier, all mesmerized. Fix him!"
"Ok then, Steve. How are you feeling?" asked Doctor Dixon as he shined a light in Steve's eyes.
"I'm fine. Can I go home now?" Steve whined in response.
"Maybe after a couple of tests. OK?" Doctor Dixon asked patiently, signaling for a nurse to come in. "This nice lady is going to draw some blood so I can run some tests. Alright?" Steve looked at Danny before nodding.
"Hi! I'm Betty. You two are such a cute couple. Not to worry, Doctor Dixon's the best. He's super nice! He'll get you all fixed up in no time." Betty chatted on and on, oblivious to Danny's shocked expression, as she drew Steve's blood. "There. All done. You were such a good patient, you deserve a lollipop. Here you go." She handed Steve a red sucker. "Doctor Dixon will be back soon with the results. Have a good day now." She left all smiles.
Steve unwrapped his lollipop, sticking it in his mouth and twirled it around. He moved it in and out of his mouth, swirling his tongue around it. His mouth and tongue turning redder with each suck. Danny stared absent-mindedly at Steve's mouth and it's movements, his pants stirring at the sight. He shook his head, his face turning red, as the doctor knocked on the door, announcing his arrival.
"I have the test results. You were definitely right. There's a foreign substance in his blood stream. A drug most commonly used by rapists. It makes their victims trusting and carefree. It also increases a person's libido. It was most likely slipped into something he ate or drank shortly before the symptoms occurred. The good news is that all you have to do is wait. It should work its way out of his system sometime in the next twenty-four hours. Maybe a little longer, it looks like he got a larger dose than normal, which explains his behavior. As it works its way out of his system the drug's effects will lessen, leading to more expected behavior. Someone will need to stay with him to make sure nothing goes wrong, don't worry there's very little chance of that, it's just in case. Any questions?" Doctor Dixon explained.
"You're sure there won't be any side effects? Nothing I need to worry about? He won't keel over and die or something, right?" Danny asked worriedly.
"No, no. He's going to be fine. It's just going to take some time. It should be interesting for you. Judging from his current state, he's going to be very honest with you." smiled Doctor Dixon "It could be good for your relationship. Make sure you sign out at the nurse's station." and walked away.
"Why does everyone think we're dating?" asked an exasperated Danny. "Come on Super Seal. Let's go home."