Title: A hui hou kakou (Until we meet again)
By shaz1
None of the characters in this story belong to me, although I wouldnt mind borrowing Danny for my own personal fun for a while- but alas I will have to make do with the hour a week on Sunday nights!
Please forgive any slips into British phraseology, it sometimes just slips out!
This will eventually turn into Danny whump and some h/c but bear with me as it develops! Please review- I live by them and it is the only way I know whether it is worth continuing.
A hui hou kakou
"Argh! This is disgusting! How can you eat this crap?" Danny Williams screwed his face up in disgust at the abomination of food he had been given by his so called partner. Steve McGarrett stood chuckling behind the seasoned detective.
"Danny, it's Haupia, it's a traditional Hawaiian recipe!" the navy seal told his scowling partner through his laughter.
"Yeah! Like Pineapple on anything" the Jersey native muttered under his breath, struggling to understand what he had done in life to deserve a partner who permanently tortured him with strange food and drink. Steve shook his head, wishing that his partner would give the islands a chance. He knew that Danny didn't hate Hawaii as much now as he had when he first arrived- but he also knew that the younger man would never admit it.
"You coming for a beer?" Steve asked the blonde man, hoping that he would join the team for a drink. Danny hesitated momentarily before replying.
"Yeah why not" he replied and Steve breathed an inward sigh of relief at the answer he received. Although Danny fitted well into the newly formed team, and he was an experienced detective that was an asset to anybody never mind a navy seal that had no previous knowledge of civilian law enforcement. Steve couldn't help but worry about the smaller man, he was all too aware that Danny had no family on the islands other than his eight year old daughter and his estranged wife. The only friends that Steve knew of were cops- and he knew that Danny rarely socialised- preferring to spend his spare time with the light of his life- Gracie. Lately the detective had seemed distant, and Steve didnt want to risk the gap widening.
"Cool- I'll get the others" Steve replied smiling. Danny nodded silently, as Steve left the room Danny slumped back down into his chair and rubbed his hands over his tired face. It had felt like an extremely long week, or should that be yet another long week. Danny had almost forgotten what his bed looked like and all he really wanted to do was curl up and sleep for a week, yet something about the way Steve had asked him for the drink made it seem important and his instinct told him to accept. He sighed to himself, before getting to his feet and walking into the main office.
"Come on babe- you're buying!" he shouted out to the seal, who merely laughed in acknowledgement before following his partner out of the door.
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Steve did indeed buy the drinks as soon as they walked into the bar. It was a balmy Friday evening and the work friends were lucky to grab a table in the already busy bar area. Danny sipped at his beer, his posture relaxing as the alcohol took effect.
"Same again?" Chin asked his colleagues, his eyes shining at the rare occasion of an uneventful evening out as a team. All three of his colleagues nodded eagerly.
"You got Grace this weekend bruh?" Kono asked her friend- knowing how important to him his young daughter was.
"No, Rachel and Step-Stan are taking her away for the weekend" he replied gloomily. Kono nodded, her expression showing her sympathy.
"You need more beer then!" Steve commented with a glint in his eye. Danny couldn't help the chuckle that escaped him at seeing his friend so relaxed for once.
"Thanks man" Danny muttered quietly. He was feeling down that he wouldnt get to see his wonderful daughter for another week- but suddenly the weight didnt seem so heavy knowing that he had his friends around him.
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"Ah man!" Danny groaned, rolling over trying to stop the pounding in his skull.
"Shhh stop shouting!" a voice barely recognisable as that of Lt Commander McGarrett croaked from beside him. Danny blinked his eyes in attempts to open them.
"Dear God, what happened?" the suffering detective whispered.
"Too much beer!" a third voice entered the conversation.
"Ah Kono- shoot me now and put me out of my misery" Danny begged and the rookie cop laughed outright at the pitiful sight before her. Two of her bosses were laid out hungover and looking thoroughly miserable on the bed in front of her. The four of them had finally made it back to Steves house in the early hours of the morning.- thoroughly inebriated and clutching pizza. Kono had retired to bed shortly after leaving the three men watching TV and emptying the liquid contents of Steves fridge.
"Nope, I can do better than that- come on guys breakfast" she told the two men that appeared conscious, whilst gently kicking her cousin where he laid on the floor. Chin startled awake, before leaping to his feet and running to the nearby bathroom- his tolerance for alcohol even less than the other twos. Danny and Steve just about managed to stagger into the kitchen where Kono cheerfully served the two homemade blueberry pancakes and strong coffee- after which they felt almost human again. Kono left them to it whilst she went to check on her cousin.
"How you feeling Danno?" Steve asked the detective sat next to him clutching a cup of coffee whilst his forehead rested on the kitchen counter.
"Like I had a good night out" the detective replied honestly- not lifting his head, yet the seal could hear the smile in his voice.
"Yeah me too bruh, me too" he replied grinning to himself, enjoying the chance to relax.
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The weekend passed in a blur to Danny Williams, for once he relaxed and just hung out with his friends. He didn't go as far as to go into the sea- after all swimming was purely for survival, but he did relax and drink cocktails in the sand. On Sunday evening they had a barbeque on the beach eating steaks and fresh salad and genuinely relaxing in each others company. Danny couldn't help the feeling of belonging that rushed over him. He missed Jersey and it would always be his first love, but the way that his 5-0 colleagues had accepted him had astounded him, and he wouldn't give it up for anything. With a sigh the mainlander took a glance at his watch, and saw the advancing time.
"I had better be going" he told the group softly, they had not had two whole days of down time for months, a particularly gruelling case just closing had given them the freedom to relax, however the detective knew that it was likely to be a while before he got the opportunity again. Steve looked up with warmth in his eyes.
"You can stay over if you want man" he offered, knowing that in Danny's position he wouldnt relish the thought of going back to the tiny little lonely apartment that Danny called home.
"Na, thanks man- but I got some things to sort before work tomorrow so I better go. Thanks for the weekend guys" he replied. The three gestured goodbye to the latest inhabitant of Hawaii and Danny wandered to his car, for once being allowed to drive it himself, and made his way home.
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Steve McGarrett whistled to himself as he walked into the palace, he had really ended spending time with the team over the weekend, and he felt refreshed and re-energised. As he walked through the office towards his own doorway, he was surprised to notice that his partner was not in yet. Danny was usually the first one to arrive at work, and it was beyond surprising that the detective was not yet sat at his desk. He shrugged his shoulders and continued to his office to await his partners arrival. Ten minutes later and he saw the door open and couldn't help the sliver of worry that ran through him when it was Kono and Chin stepping through the door. The two cousins walked in.
"Hey boss, where's Danny?" Kono asked, her voice showing worry due to the unusual absence of the second in command of the task force.
"I don't know, have either of you heard from him?" the commander asked, and at the blank looks from each of his colleagues his worry increased. He pulled his cell phone from his belt and rang his partner, frustration growing as it diverted straight to voicemail. "I am going to go and check his apartment" the seal told the two detectives.
"Wait up boss, we're coming with you" Chin replied, his own worry for his friend matching that of his boss. Without any further delay the three left the building and headed straight towards Danny's apartment complex. No one commented on McGarrett's driving as they were equally eager to get to their friends residence. The three alighted from the car and practically ran to Danny's door, Steve raised his hand to knock and was alarmed when the door swung open. The three officers drew their guns before heading inside, and all three gasped at what they saw.
End Chapter One
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