Chapter 1
Danny sighed and ran a hand through his coiffed hair as they exited the airport and entered the hot, humid air of Hawaii. His mother turned, letting go of Grace's hand, "Come on Danny. You have all summer to sulk after we get to John's house. If you just give them a chance, you'll love them. I know it." Grace bounced excitedly, "Yeah Danno! It's gonna be great! There's a little girl for me to play with and a boy for you. And there's a beach, maybe they'll teach us to surf!" Danny sighed again but picked up his luggage and followed after them, "Why'd you have to marry a guy from Hawaii Ma?" he muttered under his breath.
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As soon as the cab pulled to a stop, Danny hopped out, immediately turning to help Grace get out. "Janet!" yelled someone behind them as their mother squealed and ran into the arms of a man in a cop's uniform, presumably John, the yelling man. Grace hid behind Danny, peeking out at the house. "Grace, honey, come here. I want you to meet everyone." Janet said, waving her hand. Grace looked up at Danny for permission. He nodded, saying, "I just have to get our stuff, then I'll be right there with you." She smiled and ran over to the house.
Danny started pulling suitcases out of the trunk, piling them on the ground when suddenly there was someone there with him, helping. "Gah! What are you, part ninja?" Danny yelped. The guy laughed, "Nope. Sorry. I'm Steve, John's son. We're going to be sharing a room."
Danny paused, checking the guy out, he was seriously hot. You could tell the guy worked out a lot but he wasn't steroid ripped. And was that a tattoo poking out from under one sleeve? Danny was surprised by how attractive he found Steve, that had never happened before. He was broken out of his reverie by Steve asking, "Did I pass inspection?" Danny shoved him, "Shut up. Help me get these in the house."
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Danny and Steve walked through the door, arms filled with the Williams' suitcases. They were putting them in a pile by the stairs when Grace and another girl, this one a little older than her, came running into the room, "Danno! This is Mary. She's eleven and she's going to share her room with me! And she says the couple on the next block have a baby! They let her watch him sometimes, isn't that so cool?" Danny smiled at Grace's enthusiasm, greeting Mary with a quick handshake and a, "Nice to meet you." before they ran off once more. "Danno?" Steve asked. Danny glared, "She had trouble with my name and it stuck. My little girl is the only one allowed to call me that Steven." Steve just grinned, "Come on, I'll show you our room." and ran up the stairs. Danny followed more slowly, bringing his bags up with him.
As Danny walked down the hallway he peeked into the open rooms, finding the girls' room and the bathroom before coming to the last door. There were two twin beds, separated only by a nightstand housing an alarm clock, and a dresser with a TV. Steve was standing in front of the open closet, "I left the right half empty for you." motioning at the closet behind him, "and the three drawers on the right, closest to your bed." He plopped down on the bed closest to the closet and the door, clearly indicating which one was taken.
"What, no posters of half-naked women or rock bands? It's kind of spartan in here." said Danny as he put away his clothes, unwrapping the two picture frames he had hidden for safe-keeping. The first showed a young Danny wearing a fireman's helmet next to an older man. The second was of Danny and grace, arms wrapped around each other and huge smiles on their faces. Steve looked at the pictures in Danny's hands, "No. I used to have a picture of my mom up but it made my dad sad so I took it down. Now that he's moved on with your mom maybe it can come out again." Danny looked at the sadness on Steve's face, "Do you have a hammer? And some nails? I want to hang these up. We could do yours now too." Steve beamed, "Yeah! Be right back." running out of the room. He was back moments later with an old red toolbox and a couple frames, "Let's do this."
Author's Note: There is no Wo Fat; Steve's mom died in a car accident. Ages are: Steve & Danny 17, Mary 11, Grace 9. Also, I don't know if Danny's mom has a name so I made one up. Sorry if I got it wrong.