Chapter one.

It was early evening and the sun was setting over the ocean, the rays of orange and yellow glowing in the evening sky. Kono sat on the sandy beach; her toes digging into the soft sand scrunching and un-scrunching her toes. She finally felt relaxed after the day she had. The beach and ocean always did that for her. She sighed as she tried to remain in control of her emotions but still felt a warm tear roll down her cheek. Her mind raced with a billion thoughts but always going back to that moment this afternoon where Chin told her she was fired from Five-0. She shivered despite the warm breeze as she remembered being called into Steve's office and told to sit as all three of her colleagues listed every mistake she had made that morning. She had apologised repeatedly knowing she had mess up and in utter disbelief that she had failed. She expected a warning but being fired. She felt so small as she sat in the oversized black leather chair whilst Chin told her to pack her stuff and leave. Why did Chin fire her? Why was it not Steve? Why was she fired full stop? What was Adam going to think or her family in general? She felt more tears fall as she remembered everything that had happened that day.

She knew as soon as she opened her eyes that she was in trouble. She looked around quickly and got to her feet, despite the pain in her side. How could she have been so stupid as to fall over she thought to herself. She went to grab her gun but realised it was no longer in her holster. She had only been on the floor for a few minutes how could she have lost it. She searched around frantically but the gun was nowhere in sight. She thought back through her steps. She was running to get to the side entrance, her gun definitely in her right hand…then she fell. Wait she remembered feeling a sudden breeze or movement near her, as though someone had run past. Had they? Did they take her gun in the process? Kono was brought out of her thoughts as Steve spoke in her ear piece.

"Kono, Kono you there where's Danny?" Steve asked desperately.

Kono froze at his words…Danny. Where was he? She was supposed to be his back up. They were going to catch Mike Reyes, a big time drug dealer who was holding a meet in a warehouse of Waikiki. She was Danny's back up…but now she was out here with no gun and no sign of Danny.

"Kono! Answer me damn it!" Steve yelled through the ear piece.

"Ermm I'm going in" Kono replied hastily not even thinking.

"Is Danny in your sight?" Steve asked.

Kono panicked not wanting to admit she had screwed up. Danny would be inside right? She thought to herself. I'll go in and help and…

"Yeah Steve I got him" She said too quickly as she ran into the warehouse her head still spinning from the fall.

The warehouse was empty as far as she could tell. The expanse of space dimply lit from the few windows she could see. Where was Danny she thought? Where was Reyes and his men? She moved slowly peeking round every corner and looking behind every door. It was all empty.

"Danny?" She called out nervously.

No reply. She kept moving, back to the open space away from the dark smaller rooms. She felt un-nerved as though someone was watching her. She heard a creak of floor boards and turned on her heels.

"Ahhh Miss Kalakaua" A gruff voice said.

Kono froze and starred wide eyed at the above balcony area where Reyes appeared from the shadows.

"Cat got your tongue Officer?" Reyes asked as he stood above Kono looking down on her.

"Where's detective Williams?" Kono snapped, her voice cracking through nerves.

"You don't need to worry he's with a friend." Reyes replied smugly.

Kono's eyes went wide and fear consumed her. She went to grab her gun from her holster freezing on the spot as she remembered she didn't have it.

"Aww have you not got your gun Officer, such a shame that." Reyes said with a sly grin.

"I have a team outside who will be here any minute so do yourself a favour and surrender yourself now." Kono said with as much confidence as she could muster.

"Oh officer, you see I'm jamming the signals so any earpiece or form of communication you have is blocked. Your team have no idea what's going on. There not coming for you." Reyes laughed.

"I'm going to kill you if you've hurt Danny!" Kono spat.

"Ha with what you haven't got a gun?" Reyes replied.

"What are you going to do to me?" Kono asked.

Reyes grinned and leaned against the railing. He looked Kono up and down making her feel even more uncomfortable.

"Nothing officer. You see I've completed my transaction. I supplied the drugs and now I have my money" Reyes said as he held up a brief case. "You're going to do something for me though. I am going to walk out that door and get in the car that is waiting for me and drive away all the while you will remain here standing in the middle of this room for two minutes to allow me time to get away." Reyes explained coolly.

"You can't stop me kicking your arse." Kono said through gritted teeth.

"Actually I can" Reyes replied as he pointed a gun to Kono whilst walking down the stairs and across the room.

Kono stood still as shivers went up her spin. Reyes walked right past her, the gun pointed straight at her. Kono felt useless as Reyes ran out of the door and she knew she was in so much trouble.

"Kono!" Steve called as he and Chin ran into the building, their guns drawn and scanning the area.

"Kono where's Danny?" Chin asked as he looked at Kono who remained glued to the spot.

"I ermm..." She stuttered.

"Kono what the hell happened? Where is Danny and where are Reyes and his men?" Steve snapped angrily.

Kono knew she could lie anymore. "Reyes escaped and Danny…I don't know here he is." Kono mumbled.

"WHAT!" Steve snapped as he approached her.

"You said you had eyes on him Kono?" Steve accused.

Kono kept quiet not knowing how to explain herself without digging a bigger hole.

"Cuz how did Reyes escape?" Chin pressed.

Kono looked to her cousin nervously as she prepared to admit how badly she messed up.

"Kono" Steve snapped sharply, losing patience with her.

"I let Reyes escape…" She began.

"What! Why?" Steve rambled.

"He had a gun on me and I was unarmed." She explained.

"Where's your gun?" Chin asked.

"I erm…lost it" She admitted.

"How Kono?" Steve asked his temper flaring.

"I fell over and I swear I was only on the floor for a minute but when I got up my gun was gone." She explained trying in vain to defend herself.

"What happened with Danny though were you not with him?" Steve asked desperately.

"I ermm…"

"KONO! Answer me!" Steve shouted.

"I took the side entrance and he took the other but then I fell over and my gun was gone and I kind of panicked for a while then you asked where Danny was and I didn't know but I didn't want to admit I fucked up so I just came in here hoping he would be here but he wasn't and then Reyes got one on me and…" Kono rambled nervously.

The look of anger in Steve's eyes and the disappointment in Chin's filled Kono with dread.

"Chin search in hear I will look outside" Steve instructed.

"What about me?" Kono asked quietly.

"Get out of my sight right now Kono, you are no help." Steve snapped before running off to find his partner.

Kono hovered behind the HPD guys who had arrived on scene to canvas the area. She felt useless and pathetic. She wasn't a rookie yet she made a rookie mistake. Actually it was probably worse than a rookie mistake. Her head hurt like crazy as did her right arm and ankle.

"Chin over here!" Steve called.

Kono heard Steve shout and ran in the direction of his voice. She approached Steve and Chin who were crouched by Danny's camero. Inside the car, Kono could make out Danny's frame. She walked closer tentatively to see Danny trying to sit up with a large cut to his head. She covered her mouth as she gasped at him. How had she let this happened.

"Where the hell were you Kono!?" Danny snapped with as much anger as Steve had moment before.

"I Danny…I'm…" She stuttered.

Danny sighed in frustration. "Don't bother Kono…I thought you would have my back." Danny said.

Kono went to apologise but Steve turned to Danny.

"Danno what happened?" Steve asked his voice softer.

"I went to enter the building assuming Kono would be on the other side but I got there and Reye's associate who was buying the drugs I assume, caught me by surprise. We fought for a bit but with no back up I couldn't take him and his two men." Danny explained, glaring at Kono as he spoke the last part.

"Mate you good?" Steve asked sympathetically.

"Yeah I'll be fine." Danny replied as he let Steve help him up.

Kono felt sick as Danny explained what happened to him. Why the hell did she fall over?

"Danny I'm so sorry I don't know what happened…" Kono began.

"I know you don't because you weren't there! Danny snapped harshly.

Kono wanted to cry at the angry and disappointed looks her team gave her.

"Danny…" Kono tried again.

"Cuz just go back to HQ will be back soon." Chin instructed.

Kono sat at her desk tapping her pen nervously. The guys had just returned from getting Danny check out at the hospital. She had thought about going but expected they wouldn't want her there. So instead she decided to just look busy and avoid eye contact. Not that that was hard since they were all gathered in Steve's office talking. Probably about her she thought.

"Kono can you come here please." Steve called as he poked his head out of his office.

Yep they were talking about her.

Kono entered Steve's office tentatively all eyes were on her and she felt like a small child getting told off by their parent or being called to the head teacher's office. She shuffled nervously as Steve gestured to one of the seats. She sat down and waited for someone to speak.

"Look Kono what happened today was serious. You are not a rookie anymore and there should have been no reason why you couldn't have been there for Danny. One of the first rules of being a cop is never lose your gun and never turn your back. Also never lie. You managed to do all three today as well as put Danny in danger." Steve explained calmly but seriously before turning to chin.

"Kono we never wanted to ever have to do this but your actions and mistakes today were very serious and have left us little choice. You need to gather your belongs and go Kono." Chin said in a monotone, giving nothing away.

"What?" Kono asked in shock.

"Kono your fired" Steve said bluntly.

Kono didn't know what to say. She knew she had made a mistake…well more than one but being fired. Surely her actions didn't warrant that.

"Guys please…" She stuttered.

"Kono don't make this harder. if we don't fire you, the governor will and a bigger investigation into you will happen. We will keep this on the down low as much as possible, we will address it as you being removed for inside reasons that way maybe HPD will take you on but you are no longer part of Five 0." Steve explained.

Kono bit her lip not wanting the guys to see her tears. She nodded her head and risked a glance in Danny's direction. He remained silent and avoided her gaze. She sighed and headed to her office or what was her office. She quickly grabbed her bag before throwing a few things into a box and hurried out, the tears falling rapidly as she ran.

That is why Kono was here, sat on the beach wallowing in self-pity. She hadn't even gone home yet. She didn't know how to face Adam and explain this one. What was she going to do now? She had phone HPD a while ago to ask about joining them but they told her she was too much of a risk and no one would work with her. She felt empty inside at the realisation another career had failed. Her family was going to be so disappointed. She sighed and wiped her eyes before turning at the feel of another presence.

"Hey" Adam said softly as he sat behind Kono pulling her between his legs and kissing her neck.

"I screwed up so bad Adam" She sobbed.

Adam hated to see Kono cry. Chin had rung him to let him know what had happened which prompted him to go find his girlfriend. He pulled Kono into his arms, rocking her like a small child as he allowed her the time she needed to cry.

"Baby it will all be okay." Adam attempted to reassure.

"Do you know?" Kono asked through her sobs.

"Chin called." Adam replied.

"He hates me, Steve hates me and Danny hates me." Kono cried.

"You made a mistake, we all do. There certainly not perfect. We just have to brush it off and move on darling." Adam tried to say gently.

"My family will be so disappointed." Kono said sadly as she looked into Adams dark eyes.

"You have me baby" Adam smiled.

"Promise?" Kono asked desperately needing to know that she at least had somebody in her corner.

"Promise beautiful" Adam replied as he kissed Kono's lips softly and holding her close.

Adam held Kono to his chest, continuing to rock her gently. He looked out at the ocean and thought of his baby surfing like a pro. It made him smile knowing Kono was his. He never wanted her to ever feel alone or upset but right now that was how she felt. He hated it but he couldn't do anything about it. He remembered Chin's words after he tried to get Chin to get Kono's job back.

Trust me Adam…Sometimes you have to hurt those you love in order to protect them.