A/N: Hi people so I have never written for H50 but I thought I'd give it a go seeing as I am obsessed with the show so ENJOY! And REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW!
I Can't Do This without Him
"Steve, we really should be waiting for back up," Danny told his crazy, psychotic partner as they got out of the Camaro.
"We wait for back up and that son of a bitch gets away!" Steve argued his point and Danny resigned himself to going in there as back up himself, into the mansion that belonged to a twisted businessman who had been killing young girls across Oahu. They got in through the back door and split up to search the property for their perp, Danny walked down a small corridor and opened a door that lead to the basement. Shining a flashlight down the stairs, he determined the room to be clear, satisfied with that room he turned around to continue but before he could even register what had happened a knife was plunged into his lower abdomen. The impact of the knife sent him flying down the stairs to the basement but not before he grabbed a hold of the business man bringing him down with him, they landed in a bruised heap at the bottom which is when the bastard managed to grab a dazed Danny's gun, pointing at the fallen detective as he tried to put pressure on his wound to stop it bleeding so much.
"You shouldn't have come here Detective, now I'm going to kill you like I did those girls," the crazed man sneered at Danny who was rather frightened by the words, this was unusual for him but then he was usually the one holding his gun when faced with criminals and he usually had Steve by his side.
"Oh so you're admitting it, well at least you can cross liar off your résumé when you get out of Halawa," Danny spat sarcastically using his only remaining defence but unfortunately it only angered the man even further. The blood was quickly seeping out of the hole in Danny's stomach and his vision was beginning to blur so when he heard the gunshot he expected to be dead within a second with a shot to the head but no, he felt the bullet rip through his shoulder making him let out a cry of pain.
Steve had made his way up to the first floor of the property when he heard the gunshot and the cry of pain that he recognised to be Danny's.
"Danny?" he called out, he was stood still listening out for any sound that could indicate where his partner might be. After receiving no response he immediately thought the worst, "oh God," he whispered before racing back to where he'd last seen Danny and then heading in the direction his partner went.
"You son of a bitch, if you're gonna kill me then get it over with!" Danny groaned, he now had two places that he was bleeding out of.
"You really don't know when to shut up, do you detective?" the murderer snorted before lifting the gun up to point at Danny's head but luckily Steve appeared just in time to stick a bullet in the back of his head, saving Danny from the same fate before he ran down to Danny's side.
"This is why we wait for back up," Danny whispered as his eyes fluttered closed, Steve was sat by his partner's side with wide eyes at his best friend's state.
"No, no Danny, come on open your eyes! You need to open your eyes and talk to me ok, help's on its way!" Steve told his partner before calling for help. Danny's eyes stayed stubbornly closed whilst Steve was on the phone and this worried the SEAL because he didn't like to see his friend in a state that left him motionless and not ranting. "Come on Danno, I need you to tell me exactly what happened so I can finish the paperwork," Steve told the detective and as trivial as it sounded in their current predicament it made perfect sense to the SEAL. Steve was relieved when Danny let out a sigh as he came back to consciousness, opening his eyes to slits so he could just about see Steve, "what happened Danno?"
"I cleared the basement and turned around… he stabbed me and we… we both fell down the stairs… he got hold of my gun and sh… shot me," Danny explained, losing his breath very quickly and as he finished the explanation he began coughing and to Steve's horror he was spluttering up blood. As soon as Steve began panicking EMT's were descending the stairs and taking over.
"Steve?" Kono called as she and Chin entered the basement to a highly distressed Steve watching as the EMT's worked on Danny, suddenly one of them said something that no one wanted to hear.
"He's not breathing, I can't find a pulse!" the voice spoke before beginning CPR to bring the man back to life.
"No you have to save him, you can't let him die!" Steve yelled and was held back from interfering as Chin wrapped his arms around him.
"Steve calm down and let them do their job," Chin soothed and it seemed to work because the distraught man calmed down, twenty minutes later the CPR had done nothing to help Danny and just as the paramedics were about to call it and Steve was finally letting his tears fall the fallen officer gasped in a big gulp of air and they jumped back to work.
"Oh thank God!" Steve sighed and wiped his tears; he rode with his friend in the ambulance but was left in the waiting room as they wheeled him into surgery.
Kono sat with her hands clasped together, elbows on knees; Chin sat with a nervous knee bobbing up and down but Steve couldn't sit still – one minute he was sat down with his head in his hands, then he was pacing with his hands grasping at his short hair and then he was wringing the life out of them whilst stepping from side to side, moving in very small circles.
"Steve, would you sit down please? You're making me dizzy," Chin scolded his boss who stopped for a second before resuming his nervous pacing.
"Seriously, you're gonna wear a hole in the floor," Kono snapped, she felt like he thought he was the only one worried about Danny.
"I can't sit still until I know that my partner isn't dead because I'm a stubborn idiot who couldn't wait for the stupid back up," Steve shot back at the young woman who flinched at the Commander's tone and anger.
"Calm down Steve, whatever happens it is not your fault! You can't take the world on your shoulders just because it's easier to face the guilt than the grief," Chin explained, stepping up to Steve as a way of showing him they were on the same level.
"Right, sorry. Sorry Kono," Steve immediately apologised, Kono nodded her acceptance and the three of them went back to waiting silently until five minutes later Steve broke the silence, "what do I tell Gracie if the worst happens?"
"Don't even think about that, he's going to be fine," Chin assured the task force leader who had stopped pacing and was looking at them desperately.
"Chin he died back there so there is a possibility he won't make it so what do I tell Gracie? And his parents, do I fly out there and tell them in person? Wait stupid question of course Ii do and maybe Grace can fly out with me to see her grandparents," Steve rambled.
"Steve, will you stop talking as if he's already dead!" Kono snapped angrily, she knew if that did happen then it would hit Steve the hardest but it hadn't so she needed him to shut the hell up. The SEAL stuttered for a few moments before dropping his head to look at the floor as he felt tears begin to leak from his eyes, "hey I'm sorry, I know you're worried," she apologised and moved to stand right in front of him.
"I'm not worried, I'm scared to death of losing him," Steve revealed, he'd never had such a strong bond with anyone in his life not even Catherine and he was supposed to be in love with her.
"We get it Steve, we're scared too," Chin revealed in an attempt to calm the younger man down but it only worked to rile him up even more.
"No Chin you don't get it! I don't think I can do any of this without him, if it weren't for him being my best friend and partner since Five-0 started then let's be honest I'd likely be dead! He keeps me going ok, I get myself into really stupid situations and he gets me out alive. I can't do this without him because I don't have anyone else," Steve explained and he saw the hurt in the cousins faces when they weren't on his list of people to keep him going but he was too worried to care about hurting people's feelings. "Look I'm sorry… well no, actually I'm not. Danny's my best friend and my rock and I need him."
"You have us as well Steve," Kono whispered failing to keep her disbelief from her voice as Chin stared, mouth agape. They were stunned not only by their iron boss showing his emotions and crying so openly but also by the fact he was so quick to show just how much he favoured Danny over the pair of them but before anyone had a chance to speak any further a doctor came over to inform them of Danny's condition, he was stable and if they were to follow him then they could see him.
"He should be waking up in the next half hour so it would be nice for him to have a few familiar faces surrounding him," he told them and all three agreed before following. Once inside the room they all took a seat and sat in silence, Steve staring intently at Danny whilst the native's shared knowing looks with one another.
"I'm really sorry for what I implied back there, I was worried and afraid and exhausted and none of that mixes well," Steve broke the silence, apologising because he could now think clearly without any doubt of his partner's survival when a sudden thought hit him, "oh shit I haven't called Rachel," he breathed.
"It's alright brah, I called her on our way over here and she said she wouldn't tell Grace until we knew more on his condition," Chin revealed and Steve sighed thankfully, sending Chin a grateful smile.
"I'll call and update her then," Steve began to stand up when Kono stood quickly, holding a hand out at him.
"I can do that, you just stay here in case he wakes up," she said and he did exactly that whilst Kono and her cousin left the room, Steve was in complete silence when he heard a groggy groan come from the detective.