Outside Looking In Chapter 1: Home Is Hawaii, a hawaii five-0 fanfic

I'm trying my hand at another TV show, Hawaii 5-0. I am a huge Scott Caan fan so this is definitely for Detective Danny Williams. We're starting in my OC's point of view. I hope you all enjoy.
Disclaimer: I own nothing but my OCs and my idea. Anything else mentioned belongs to the creators of Hawaii 5-0 and those who act in it.

Outside Looking In

Hawaii. Perfect vacation spot, booming with tourists and friendly locals. Well, they're friendly if the tourists go back from whence they came and don't linger on their island. Stay on the island, make it a home, and they will not like it in the slightest. I've been here for 4 years and I could count the number of local friends I have on one hand. It's definitely a sad commentary but it was worse where I was, let me just make that clear. I had a boyfriend once, a very bad one that made it his goal to make me miserable. Unfortunately, before I could end it, I got pregnant with my daughter. My daughter is my world but she was the one thing that he could use to make me do whatever he wanted. I couldn't take it anymore so I moved to Hawaii, even though he thinks that I moved to Wisconsin. Slight difference but as long as he knows I'm gone, my daughter will be able to have a normal life and not be used as daddy's bartering chip.

Today started like any other day: I woke up, got dressed and immediately headed down to my mother's sushi restaurant. My parents had lived on the island since the 40s but it was definitely not easy for them, mostly because my mother was Japanese and my father was in the Army at the time. It's how they met and if I was being completely honest, it was kind of cute. Sure, they moved to the States for a few years but they moved back to Hawaii because that was their home. By the time I got there, the local fisherman was already there with his catch sitting in a cooler. I laughed and unlocked the back door. "How is it you always beat me here, Tito?"

"I know the island better than you, Rei."

"Very true. What have you got for me today?"

"Nothing less than fresh." I checked his coolers and smiled.

"Right again, Tito. I'll take some of each."

"On it, mama." I smiled and helped Tito load the fish inside the cooler in the restaurant. "How's business? I know most of these tourists don't come to Hawaii for sushi."

"It's better than you think. A lot of the locals are actually warming up to me. Granted, they won't stay for conversation but at least the buy what I'm selling."

"I understand you. I bet the flower shop is doing better."

"Oh yeah, definitely." Tito laughed and handed me his delivery sheet so I could sign it. "Pleasure doing business with you, Tito. You know you have meals on the house."

"I prefer my fish a more traditional way. Like cooked, for one." I laughed and handed Tito his sheet back.

"We serve cooked fish too, ya know."

"I thought sushi was raw."

"That's not all we sell or we'd definitely go out of business. Stop by when you're done with your deliveries tomorrow and you can even pick the special." Tito beamed at the idea and gave me a high five.

"You got it, mama. I'll see you tomorrow."

"See ya, Tito." Tito waved and I headed back inside to get things started. Granted, it was only 9 am but no one ever knows how the people operate on Hawaii. I had barely started to butcher the fish when my cell phone rang. I grabbed it and put it on speaker. "Hello?"

"Morning, honey."

"Morning, mom." I started to smile when my mother started to rattle off in Japanese, asking me what kind of fish Tito gave me, how were things looking at the shop and the normal routine. My mother is straight from Japan and even though she does know English and speaks it, she prefers Japanese whenever she can. I was fluent in Japanese, thanks to my mother, so there was no real difficulty in answering her back. We finished our conversation with her telling me that she was heading over to the flower shop down the street to take care of things. I hung up my phone and continued to prepare the fish that Tito gave me, going much quicker than when I was on the phone with my mother. In about forty-five minutes, I had half of the fish done before I heard knocking at the front door. I wiped my hands on the towel by the sink and went to the front door to find my friend Chin Ho Kelly standing there. "Aloha, Chin."

"Aloha, Rei. Howzit?"

"It's good. How about you?"

"Could be better, of course, but I'm doing alright. I see you aren't open yet."

"I'm still sketchy on when it is acceptable to sell sushi on the island and you know that." Chin laughed and I led him back to the counter where I served customers. "I take it that you are a little hungry, Chin?"

"I am, Rei. Mind hooking me up with a snack before I head back to work?"

"Of course, Chin. Would you like me to surprise you?"

"As always." I smiled and started to prepare a special dish for Chin. I plated it and pushed it in front of Chin, smiling when I saw him tilt his head in confusion.

"Have I ever led you astray?"

Chin laughed. "You have not. Have some with me." I nodded and grabbed some chopsticks to help Chin with his dish. "Man, that is good."

"Told you." The two of us finished up the sushi and I stopped Chin before he could pay. "On the house, Chin, and you know that."

"If you insist. I'll catch you later, Rei."

"Later, Chin." I smiled as Chin left, waving back at me as he walked out the door. It was guys like Chin that made Hawaii home for me.

-FIN-

I hope that wasn't too much for an opening chapter. I know, no Danny but he will definitely make an appearance in the second chapter. I would never dream of leaving Danny out for more than one chapter. Next chapter will be out soon. Reviews are definitely appreciated. : )