Summary: So a long time ago I came up with an idea while listening to one of my favorite songs by the awesomely talented James Morrison. Since I love almost all of his songs and I totally love anything that involves McDanno I decided to mash-up my two favorite things and thus this collection was born. After working like crazy to get it finished I finally got the wonderful huntress69 to beta this for me. Not only did she do that she made the artwork for the collection and gave me the sites where I could post the songs for others to listen to. I put it off for a while and then decided to post it during the month of June as not as a way to soothe the long hiatus but to have something productive to do over my birthday. The collection consist of 10 songs, all by James Morrison collaborated with 10 fics that will be posted with a link to the song over a span of one fic every other day or if I'm to eager one each day.

Slight spoiler for episode 1x20 but if you haven't you must live under a rock.

Link to the song: .com/?d=LP4RAIVX (copy and paste)

Disclaimer: Hawaii Five-O does not belong to me but you probably already knew that. If you don't you sir, are crazy.

1) Once When I Was Little

Summer vacation was what Danny lived for when he was young. Not only because he was out of school for three whole months but the summer meant he could spend all day running around with his friends and family. He and his siblings would spend the time riding bikes in the neighborhood or at the swimming pool when the heat was unbearable. Whenever his sisters were busy doing girly things Danny would take his brother Matt with him to play baseball with the neighborhood kids.

They would also have family outings. Since his mother was a school teacher she insisted that they learn at least one new thing during the summer. Danny could remember being dragged to the zoo, museums, planetariums, and any other place his mother deemed educational. Sometimes she would take them to New York City and show them the sights while teaching them the history of the lively city. Danny often hated the trips to New York, he was a Jersey boy after all, but made a seldom promise that he was never going to leave.

When his father had time off he would round up his children and take them to games at Yankee Stadium. These were Danny's favorite days seeing as how baseball was his favorite sport but he got to spend time with his dad. To Danny, his dad was his hero. Not because he spent the days risking his life to save other people but for the simple reason that no matter what Danny did or said his dad was always there to tell him everything would be alright.

Yeah, I could dream more then

I could believed more then

That the world could only get better

I could be free more then

I could pretend more then

That this life could only show me good times

Once when I was little

Steve was 13 when his father took him on his first hiking trip. It was during summer vacation and his dad had taken the week off to spend time with his family. It was early in the morning when Steve awoke to his father shaking him and telling him to go get dressed. At first Steve thought they were going fishing but when his father told him to wear his boots Steve knew otherwise. After he put his clothes on he went downstairs to find his mother in the kitchen drinking tea. When she saw him come into the kitchen she handed him a backpack and kissed him on the cheek.

The sun was barely out when they stepped outside, a backpack on both their backs as they got into his dad's Marquis and made the 45 minute drive to the mountain range. Along the way Steve listened enthusiastically as his father regaled his own childhood stories. As they hiked up the mountain Steve looked in awe at the magical sight surrounding him. He had lived in Hawaii for his entire life and never before had he seen something so beautiful and breathtaking.

Steve could remember his dad looking down at him smiling as he challenged his son to a race up the mountain. He would never beat him but Steve had fun trying. After the race, his father led him to the Petroglyphs that were carved into the rocks of the mountain. He had never seen anything like that before and pulled the camera out of his backpack to take a picture.

They continued their climb and soon settled on a spot to eat the sandwiches his mom made for lunch before making the trek back down the mountain. By the time Steve got into the car he was sore, tired, but happy of the time he got to spend with his dad.

They continued the tradition. Hiking up Ko'olau Mountain during summer vacation. Sometimes his mother and Mary Ann would come along, his mother taking pictures to place in the photo late once they returned home. But most of the time it was just Steve and his father and that's the way Steve liked it.

So here comes the next one, next in line

Stay as young you can, for the longest time

'Cause those days flew by

Like a breeze just passing through

Once when I was little

So that was number one in the collection. Not sure if it's accurate but for the sake of this fic it is. Besides, I can totally picture Danny's mom dragging him around to educational places during the summer and his dad taking him to Yankee stadium. Until next time,

All the world's a stage and I'm the star,

LadyCizzle.