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Chapter 1 - NCIS LA meets Hawaii 5-0

The flight was uneventful. Everyone tried to catch some sleep. The only exception was Callen. He took the time and went back through all the information that Eric and Nell had gathered about Walter van Pietso. He still knew some from his last operation against the arms dealer, but much was new. Callen was amazed at what Nell and Eric had found out. van Pietso tried hard to keep his business in the dark. Nevertheless, the two had compiled a fairly extensive record. Unfortunately, there was not the slightest indication why van Pietso was on Hawaii.

…

Groaning, Joann rose. The seats in transport aircraft could not be described as comfortable. Kensi and Deeks suffered a similar fate. All three were surprised that Sam and Ray looked so rested.

"How can you just sleep on those things? The one, who has designed them, had torture in mind!"

Moaning stretched Joann and tried to get rid of the stiffness of her joints.

Ray laughed. "As a Marine, you learn to sleep everywhere and at any time. Meanwhile, I have been so often in a transport plane that it doesn't matter." He pointed at Sam and Callen. "Apparently, this doesn't go just for me."

Joann rolled her eyes before she followed her boy-friend and his partner out of the machine. She squinted against the sun. The air smelled of kerosene, loud engines roared. That should be Hawaii? Joann sighed inaudibly, before she walked up the reception committee, a friendly smile on her face.

Sam shook hands with a large man in cargo pants. With slightly pinched face a much smaller man stood next to him, who, to Joann's amazement, was wearing shirt and tie. The third of them was an Asian, possibly Chinese stocky, medium size. He tried hard to suppress a grin, which he does not completely succeed in.

"Now can you finally buy me the steak that you still owe me, Steve. It's about time." Sam looked piercingly at his opponent.

"At any time, Sam, whenever you want." McGarrett easily held Sam's gaze.

Finally, both men were laughing and the shaking hands became a short, powerful embrace. Then Sam turned to the man with tie.

"How is Winnie? I hope, you have maintained her well."

"Winnie? Oh, my car is fine. Thanks for asking."

Now the Asian laughed out openly. Joann could not decide if she should roll her eyes, groan, or do both at the same time.

"And you're still wearing that thing, Danny." Sam pointed to the tie.

"That's just my style." Both sparkled at each other what seemed a little bit ridiculous given the difference in size.

Callen cleared his throat and shook hands with the Asians. "Chin, nice to see you again, even if under the circumstances."

"Same to you, Callen." Curious, Detective Kelly looked over at Joann and Ray.

"You already know Kensi and Deeks. These are the agents Joann MacKenzie and Ray Wingate. Jo, Ray, these are Detective Lieutenant Chin Ho Kelly, Detective Sergeant Danny Williams and Lieutenant Commander Steve McGarrett. Almost the entire team of Hawaii Five-0. Where is Kono?"

"She is at headquarters and works together with Eric."

Callen nodded in understanding.

"Hello, sailor." Smiling, Kensi shook McGarrett's hand.

"Hello, NCIS." McGarrett grinned at the attractive agent and held her hand much longer than it would have been necessary.

"You know each other?" Deeks' gaze suspiciously wandered back and forth between Kensi and McGarrett.

"We met before." A slight smile was on McGarrett lips. Then he pointed to a blue pickup truck. "We should get going."

"Of course." Still smiling, Kensi got on the Silverado.

Deeks muttered to himself, and took place behind Kensi. Joann looked after the three. Again, she was torn back and forth between two feelings. She wanted to smile about Deeks' jealousy and Kensi's attempt to flirt. However, at the same time she also had the urgent need to knock together the both with their skulls. As a compromise, she just sighed very deeply. Chin laughed softly. Joann rolled her eyes and then had to laugh, too.

"There's something in for us."

"Yeah, I see! But Steve is right, we should get going." Chin pointed to the black SUV.

In the meantime, Callen and Sam got to Danny in the Camaro. From the back seat Callen listened to the discussion about names for cars, driving styles and related topics between Sam and Danny. He suppressed a wide grin only with difficulty. Danny could easily take it with Sam's pointed remarks.

…

Joann looked with curious eyes at the headquarters of Five-0. The Ali'iolani Hale was a beautiful, nearly 170 year old building. The modern interior was in line with the current spirit of the time and state of the art. A young woman skyped with Eric.

"Yes, I took care of it. In a few minutes you should have access, Eric."

"Thank you, Kono. Did our people arrive in the meantime?"

"We are. Hello, Eric." Joann moved behind the young woman and so got into the range of the webcam.

"Oh, hi, Jo. I soon will have access to the security cameras of the HPD. Then I can let the filters run on them."

"Sounds good, Eric. See you." With a friendly smile Joann turned to the young woman. "Officer Kalakaua? Special Agent MacKenzie. Thank you for your support."

Joann's outstretched hand was seized and shaken with a firm push. "Kono. No problem, you're welcome. To take somebody like van Pietso off the streets is a pleasure."

"Joann." She returned the firm handshake.

Also Kensi looked around curiously. As their own headquarters, it was equipped with the latest technology. But here each team member had its own, generously furnished office additionally to collectively used facilities.

"Must be nice to have an own office."

"And give up all the fun?"

Only by Deeks' response Kensi realized that she had been thinking aloud.

"Not to witness how Sam shellacs you? I would miss that for sure. But for that I wouldn't have to endure your constant grumbling and your eternal complaints. Or your silly chatter."

Kensi beamed at her friend with a slightly exaggerated smile.

"Ouch!" Theatrically, Deeks put his hand on his chest. "Stabbed in the heart!"

"Are they always like this?" Kono had followed the altercation with amusement.

"It's still benign. You ought to witness when Sam has it in for Marty." Joann grinned slightly. "Or the conversation between Sam and G." Joann frowned. "Where are they, anyway?"

"Danny shows them the place where the footage by van Pietso was made." Jauntily, McGarrett entered the room. "They join us later."

"Uh-huh." Joann was a little taken aback, because this was not what they had discussed. Then she shrugged. Callen certainly had his reasons. "Kono, can you show me what you have found out so far?"

"Of course."

Everyone came up to the computer table.

…

Joann stared blankly out of the window. So many thoughts went through her head that she could not sleep, even though she was tired out.

"Why don't you sleep, Little One?"

To Callen's surprise Joann had not lay asleep beside him when he awakened. She had gotten accustomed to G not sleeping all through the night and that he did not often lay next to her when Joann woke up in the morning. The other thing almost did not happen.

In response Joann just shrugged her shoulders. Callen got up. He walked up to his girlfriend and wanted to clasp her in his arms. But Joann stiffened in the shoulders and still stared out of the window. Callen frowned.

"Jo, what's up?"

"No idea, G..."

Joann got on staring into space. Callen waited patiently and a little worried. He missed Joann's usual protest against the name 'Little One'.

"I mean, I'm here on Hawaii, G. And all I see is the Five-0 headquarters, a rather ugly motel room and a deserted side street. Instead of me worrying about sunbathing, surfing, swimming and such things, I am looking for a weapons dealer who doesn't want to be found. And should I find him, I can prepare myself being shot at."

Joann kept quiet, but Callen had a feeling that would come even more. In fact, after a while his girlfriend started talking again.

"In every snowy winter and in every rainy fall and spring, I dreamed of visit Hawaii one day. I wanted to watch the surfers from the beach, swim with dolphins, hiking through the jungle and learn about the Hawaiian culture. I wanted to catch some sun and relax, forget everyday life for a while. I mean, I've opted for my profession wittingly. This may sound corny, but I really wanted to fight crime. As my father and my brother, I wanted to serve my country, but in my own way." A faint smile appeared on Joann's face. "I had not become a good soldier, because I call orders and hierarchies too often in question. But I've always been good at solving puzzles and could really good empathize in people. So my choice of career was somehow logical." That smile disappeared, made room for a certain desolation. "After the last few months, I'm not sure if I still want to work on." Joann frowned. "I still want to fight crime, but I don't know if the work at the OSP is still right for me." Joann sighed softly. "I'm pretty tired of someone shooting at me. Or at people who are important to me. Maybe..." She broke off. It was not easy for Joann to utter this idea. "Maybe it was not such a good idea to work with my friends. And the man I love. Maybe I can separate private and professional not as good as I thought. And as I should."

"Okay, where does you lead this insight?" Callen could no longer remain silent.

Joann again shrugged. "So far nowhere, I have not yet decided." Joann straightened up and turned to Callen for the first time. "Don't worry, I go ahead with this case professional as usual. You'll have no reason to complain."

Callen shook his head. "Jo, I've never had reason to complain. You are an extraordinary investigator, an excellent trainer and your undercover skills are outstanding. We don't need to talk about your team spirit as well as your ability to lead a team. If you decide to leave the OSP, this is definitely a loss for us as a unit. But as the man who loves you, I just want that you are well and happy. So I would support you whatever you decide to do. I back you. And if this case is too much for you, I have no problem with that." Callen looked at her seriously. "Fly back to L.A., Jo, take a few days off to rest and to think about everything. I'll clear that up with Hetty."

But Joann shook her head. "No, G, definitely not. I want to do van Pietso. Enough already. His money has given Mason the opportunity to move in on Hetty and us. This has to stop." For the first time in this conversation, Joann sounded determined. "Whatever I will do in the future, G, in this case, I'm with you." A cold glint appeared in Joann's eyes. "The man is mine."

Callen was not sure with what he had more problems: Joann's hopelessness or this cold glare. He decided to ignore both at the moment.

"Well, then go to bed. You need to be rested when you want to grab van Pietso. He won't make it easy for us."

"Yeah, I know."

Joann sighed deeply and stared out the window for another moment, before she went back to bed. Slightly strained, Callen laid next to her. He would have gladly clasped her in his arms, but refrained. Joann still was hostile.

…

A few rooms away also no one slept. While Kensi zapped through various TV channels, Deeks tried to coax her where and when she met McGarrett.

"Why do you make such a secret of it, Kensi? Finally, I also know that Sam and McGarrett know each other by the SEALs."

Kensi did not took her eyes off the TV screen as she answered Deeks.

"That's no secret. Even Jo's dad was a SEAL. And a lot of other men too."

"Oh, and your acquaintance is a secret? Hey, Kens, I work at OSP, I can keep secrets."

"Me too."

Deeks sighed in resignation and decided to try a different tactic.

"He looks good and is charming, isn't he?"

Kensi gave no response, she was apparently engrossed in the TV program.

"Kensi?"

Irritated, the addressed looked up.

"Huh?"

"McGarrett."

"What about him?"

Deeks groaned loudly.

"Didn't you listen to me?"

"Why should I?" For the first time Deeks had Kensi's full attention. "I don't speak with you about McGarrett. We know each other, you needn't know more." Her eyes began to sparkle. "Don't you trust me?"

Exceptionally Deeks saw the sandtrap in time and circumnavigated it skillfully.

"Of course I trust you, Kensi. I just wanted to know."

Kensi still flashed her eyes at him.

"Men are allowed to eat everything, but do not need to know everything."

"Wha...uh..." For a moment Deeks was speechless. Then he also got a glint in his eyes. "Apropos food: I'm hungry again. Do we still have something or did you eat up everything?"

Kensi groaned loudly and threw her pillow at Deeks' head.

…

As Joann woke up the next morning, she heard Callen in the shower. After a brief hesitation, she put on her running clothes, put a message for her boyfriend on the bedside table and left the room. The evening before, Joann had had a look on the map to have an approximate orientation in the part of the town the motel was in. That benefited her now. At first she still pondered, whether it was right to share her thoughts with G. After all, she still had not reached a decision. But after a while she enjoyed the sunshine and listened to the music from her MP3 player. At least for that moment, the world was in order.

As Joann approached the motel, Sam crossed her path. The two smiled at each other and ran on together. A few blocks away unexpectedly Ray appeared. Joann laughed aloud and, with a chuckle, Sam nodded to the young agent. When they arrived in front of the motel, they met Kensi and Deeks. The two carried several cups of coffee and a large box.

Deeks beamed at his colleagues. "Hey, guys, we got breakfast. Coffee, donuts and muffins. The shop at the corner didn't have much choice." He shrugged apologetically.

"Where is Callen? Have you lost him or did he ran off?" Kensi laughed at the three.

Joann smirked. "He wasn't even running with us. Nevertheless, you know him." Then she sniffed at the coffee cups. "Mh, good! I'll take a quick shower, then I come to you for breakfast."

"That sounds like a good plan." Ray looked with hungry eyes at the great box, before he hurried to his room.

Sam shook his head. "There was no fruit and cereal, right?"

"Don't worry, Sam, we know your...um...preferences. That's why we brought a granola blueberry muffin especially for you." Deeks grinned broadly.

With blank expression Sam stared at his colleague, until his smile slowly faded. Kensi saved her boyfriend.

"Do you want to shower first or have breakfast, Sam?"

Sam slowly turned his gaze from Deeks and to Kensi. "I'm also taking a shower first. In five minutes on your room, okay?"

"See you, Sam." Kensi smiled at the big man.

…

When the Five-0 team appeared, everybody sat together in Kensi's and Deeks' room, drank coffee, ate donuts and muffins and teased themselves extensively.