Alright I've had this one started for a while…it's just one I was playing around with when I needed a change from the others
As Usual I don't own them…..
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It had been a long exhausting week for the whole team, Steve and Danny were heading back to HQ. They were all looking forward to the weekend off, Steve glanced at his partner, he had been coughing occasionally and now had grown quiet, actually most of the day he had been quiet "Hey Danno?"
"mmm yeah"
"You ok?...you coming down with something?"
"No I'm just tired" he leaned his head back closing his eyes
"You have to pick up Grace tonight?"
"No it's not my weekend…probably just as well"
They made it back to HQ, Chin and Kono were finishing up paperwork and then heading out, they were all going to meet at the bar later for drinks. Danny passed, he was just too exhausted "maybe I'll catch up with you guys later…if not see you Monday"
Steve regarded him skeptically "you sure you're ok?"
"Yeah I'm fine….just beat, sorry if I don't have long lasting super powers like you…jeez cut me some slack this week was brutal"
"Yeah guess your right"
"Oh did my ears deceive me …did you just say I was right? ….I'll mark that one down"
Steve rolled his eyes, he definitely walked into that one "ok go "
Danny made the short drive back to his apartment, he was more than just tired, he was hot and really didn't feel well "probably got heat stroke knowing my luck…." He made it into his apartment, pulled off his tie and laid down on his bed. He only meant to lay there for a few minutes and grab a shower, but he fell into an exhausted sleep.
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Saturday morning Steve got a call, typically they had their weekends off, but there was a murder that involved two known individuals, it was possible the deaths were related to a case they were already working on. The Governor had contacted Steve so the team could investigate, she would have the address and details sent to HQ.
Steve was on his way to HQ when he got a call from Chin they had names and the address. "It's on my way so I'll swing by….Is Danny there yet?"
"No brah he's not here yet"
"Ok meet me there Chin…..get Kono running some checks on the names you have, I'll give Danny a call"
Steve tried Dannys phone…nothing….he waited and tried again still nothing. He met up with Chin and tried the phone again, he then made a call to Kono "is Danny there yet?"
"No Boss he's not"
"Ok when he gets there tell him to call me …ok?...thanks "
Steve and Chin went over the scene, soon as they had HPD sweeping up, they both headed back to HQ. Steve went to call Danny's phone again but his own rang.
"Hey Boss Danny just called said he wasn't going to make it in" Kono hesitated the worry evident in her voice "he didn't sound good at all"
Steve started to get a bad feeling "I'm on my way to his apartment I'll call you back" Steve hit the lights and spun the Silverado around in the middle of the road. He was at Dannys in less than ten. The camero was in its regular parking stall, Steve pulled alongside and parked his truck. He walked to the door and knocked "Danny!...come on Danny open up!...he rattled the door…Danny….I'll break it down!" still nothing. Steve picked the lock, he would never hear the end of it if he kicked it in. The apartment was dark other than the light from the open door. Steve hit the switch, Danny was splayed across his bed, still wearing the clothes he had on the day before. Two steps and he was beside him "Danny?" Steve went to shake him, he was soaked with sweat and he was hot, real hot "shit Danny…hey partner" Steve tried to wake him again, a moan was his only response.
Steve placed his hand on Danny's chest feeling the steady rise and fall, while running his hand across his forehead. He went into Danny's bathroom and found a thermometer and came back placing into his ear. Seconds later it beeped
"Shit 103….Danny!"
"Ok Danny I need you awake, Steve shook him again "Danny?" he then pressed his knuckle into his sternum which seemed to rouse him, Danny swatted at the offending hand coughing as he tried to move away "oh no you don't" Steve easily pulled him back "Come on Danny wake up!"
"Go…go…g…away mm tired " he slurred then coughed
"Danny! Danny? I need you to wake up"
"N…no… tired …I…I don't feel good "he blinked open fever bright eyes
"I know you don't partner you're burning up here…have you taken anything?
Danny frowned not quit following "taken….?"
"any medicine?"
"No" he shook his head and groaned
"Ok I'll be right back" He went to the bathroom and found some Tylenol and grabbed a bottle of water from his fridge.
"Danny?" Steve lifted him up as his head lolled against his shoulder "Danny I need you to take these"
"Leave me alone "he slurred
"Danny!...I'll stuff them down your throat… seriously brah!"
Danny opened his eyes letting his head roll back as he tried to focus on Steve, he frowned at his worried expression.
Steve held out the pills "Come on Danny open up….that's it, now drink…no no drink more…there, now was that so bad?"
"I hate you"
Steve laughed as Danny sunk against him
"Ok partner let's try and get you settled and a little more comfortable…you're still wearing your clothes from yesterday, surprisingly the tie is gone"
He laid him down and started to unbutton his shirt as Danny restlessly tried to move away, pushing Steve's hands off of him.
"Leave me alone" he coughed "What are you doing?"
"Taking your shirt off….its soaked"
Danny stopped fighting and glared at him "What?...only you take off your shirt"
Steve rolled his eyes"Well we're making an exception….i need these damp clothes off of you".
Danny sluggishly tried to maneuverer away again "Who let you in here anyway"
Steve managed to get him stripped down to his boxers, and then covered him with a cool sheet. He went and got a wet cloth and wiped the sweat off his face, he folded it and left it across his forehead.
Danny was agitated, he wanted to be left alone to sleep. He kept pulling away from Steve
"Just relax" Steve dug his phone out, flipped it open and dialled Chin.
Chin grabbed his phone on the first ring "Is he ok?"
"Yeah and No….i think he has the flu or something….hold on….Danny relax, quite fighting me…if you don't quit I'm taking you to the hospital"
Chin frowned into the phone which got Konos attention"hey brah is he ok?"
"He's got a fever and he's burning up…I'm just trying to get his temperature down"
"Do you need a hand brah? Are you taking him to the hospital?"
Steve glanced at Danny as he rolled into his pillows "I just gave him some Tylenol see if that gets his temp down….he seems lucid enough….tell you what why don't you two wrap things up there for the day, I think I'm going to take him over to my place"
A muffled "No" came from the pillows
Steve smiled into the phone
"Ok brah maybe Kono and I will head over there later see if you need anything"
"Ok thanks"
"Danny?" Steve reached for him "Danny I'm taking you to my place"
Danny mumbled something into his pillow, which Steve couldn't quit make out, but he was almost certain it wasn't repeatable.
Steve went through his drawers finding a t-shirt and sweats he reached across the bed easily manoeuvring his partner over and sitting him up "Come on Danny". He slipped the t-shirt over his head as Danny slumped against him "hey work with me buddy".
"Tired" he slurred pushing himself away from Steve.
"I know" as he caught his arm stopping him from toppling back into the bed "pants"
"You're pushy"
"Yeah well you can put them on or I'm taking you to the truck in your boxers"
Danny considered it, he just wanted to sleep.
The look on Danny's face made Steve feel guilty "Hey it's ok I'm just kidding" Steve slid the sweats over his feet and between the two of them got them into place. "ok socks and shoes and you're ready to go"
Steve found socks and shoes and slipped both on. "Ok I'm just going to get some stuff together and we'll get going" Danny nodded tiredly as he teetered on the edge of his bed. Steve grabbed a bag and got extra clothes and a few personals together and took them out to his truck. He came back to find his partner sprawled across the bed again.
"Come on Danny lets go" he shifted him up "you going to walk? Or do I carry you?"
"Don't make me hit you" Danny slurred
Steve smiled "Ok walk then….up you go"
Steve hauled him to his feet with his arm wrapped around his waist to steady him. Danny swayed and pitched forward "Hey…Hey where you going" Steve steadied him
"No…no spinning"
Steve frowned "Spinning….Danny?" Steve ducked his head to get eye contact "You dizzy?"
"Dizzy….no spinning oK?"
"No spinning…got it…you going to be sick? "Steve shifted him getting a better grip.
Danny shook his head and groaned "no"
Steve got Danny to the truck and settled in, he put the seat back so he could rest comfortably and buckled him up. He went back to the apartment and turned off lights, grabbed a light blanket and locked up. The few minutes he was gone Danny was asleep, he covered him with the blanket and got into the truck. The trip to his house was filled with the disturbingly quiet of his partner, he reached across and ran his hand across his brow, he seemed cooler than before so the Tylenol seemed to be working.
Steve pulled up into his driveway, parking as close to the house as he could. He went ahead and opened the front door and headed to the spare room pulling back the covers. He came back and opened the passenger door. Danny was oblivious to what was going on, so Steve decided to just carry him rather than wake him again. He shifted the blanket, undid the seat belt and slid his arm behind his back and under his knees and lifted. Danny groaned and tried to shift but Steve quietly spoke to him and he settled. He moved him into the house and laid him on the bed. He removed his shoes and covered him with a light blanket and left him to sleep.
Steve contacted the Governor to let her know that he would be home for the rest of the weekend. He would have Kono and Chin dealing with any follow up at least til he had Danny back on his feet. The Governor completely understood how the priorities of her team worked and told Steve to keep her updated.
Steve then called Chin asked him to swing by the store and listed off items he needed him to pick up.
Steve headed to the spare room, he went to the far side of the bed and turned on a small table lamp so that the room wasn't too brightly lit. Danny had obviously been restless as the blankets were jumbled in a mess. He came around the bed and sat on the edge to get his temperature. At the soft beep Danny stirred, his temperature was still 103 and he had a fine sheen of sweat covering his face. Steve was thankful his temperature seemed to be holding, he would let him sleep til Chin and Kono arrived. Danny shifted again coughing and muttering incoherently as Steve pulled the blanket back into place. Steve smiled, even in his sleep the man couldn't stay quiet.
Chin and Kono showed up a couple hours later, bags of supplies in tow "How's he doing brah?"
"Sleeping…..his temps still up but its holding….going to take him some of this juice" Steve looked at his watch "and give him some more pills…..see if he might eat something light, maybe some soup or something"
"We picked up broth…..I'll heat it up while Chin looks after the bar-b-que….we got steaks and fixings"
"Great I'll go check on him"
Steve quietly entered the room finding Danny twisted into the covers again. He gently tugged him free running the back of his hand across his forehead. Steve jostled him
"Danny?...Danny?...come on Danny wake up!" Steve shook him harder
Tired eyes opened regarding him wearily and then scanned the room trying to make sense of his new surroundings.
Steve caught the look before the question "you're at my place….remember?"
Satisfied Danny closed his eyes
"No no no Danny?" Steve sat on the bed and lifted Danny more upright
Danny 's eyes opened with the sudden movement, he groaned wavering in Steve's arms trying to keep the room from spinning.
Steve pulled him tightly against him, effectively anchoring him "better?"
Danny nodded but even that hurt "just shoot me and put me out of my misery"
He felt the vibration of Steve's laugh against his back "and miss all the fun we're having"
"I'm so glad you see such humour in this….you're a sick man McGarrett" Danny wearily said
Steve reached grabbing the juice and held it to Danny's mouth "Here drink" He then shook two pills out "open up…good…now drink some more"
"bossy!" Danny states
"Yeah well look what I have to work with" as he places the thermometer "a stubborn SOB who says he's fine, when he is clearly sick as a dog"
The thermometer beeps and Steve frowns, Danny's fever is up half a degree.
Danny mumbles "learned from the best"
Steve tightens his hold and leans in by his ear "and you make a lousy patient"
"and you're an ugly nurse" Danny whispers
"Ugly" Steve mocks hurt
Danny looks down patting his arm "you have hairy arms McGarrett…..shaved?... possibly in my fevered state, I could imagine you sexy"
Steve rolls his eyes and moves out from behind him "And you say I'm a sick man?" as he lowers Danny back onto the pillows covering him up. "You my friend are certifiable!"
Danny smiles as his eyes slip closed mumbling something that Steve didn't quit catch, nor wanted to know.
Steve heads back out onto the lanai, Chin has the steaks on while Kono is inside working on some fixings.
"Hey brah how's he doing?
"Fevers up half a degree but he seems lucid….hopefully the Tylenol brings it down again"
"He must have caught some bug….heard something was going around" Kono said as she came out with a mug of steaming broth "I have this ready for him….think he'll drink it?"
"He probably dozed off…..but we should get something into him….how bout you try? He might like you better since according to him* I'm an ugly nurse*" Steve said with a sarcastically hurt expression
Kono and Chin both laughed
"Sounds like he's not feeling so bad….if it makes you feel any better boss…you'd make a cute nurse" Kono said around a smug look
Chin hide a smile while McGarrett blushed and rolled his eyes
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Kono quietly went into the room. Danny seemed completely out as Kono set the mug down on the night stand. She gentle reached over and shook Danny's shoulder.
"Danny? Danny?"
Danny stirred, blinking his eyes open he focused on her.
"Kono? "he frowned "shift change?" he slurred
"Shift change?...Danny?"
"Nurse McBossy?" he mumbled
Kono laughed "Danny…be nice!"
"Me?...always" Danny muttered which then lead into a hacking cough. Kono reached down and helped prop him up onto some pillows. She grabbed the juice and helped him take a few sips which seemed to help ease the coughing.
"You ok now?" Kono said worryingly
"Yeah…..sorry"
"Danny you're sick ….nothing to be sorry about" as she ran her hand across his forehead " I have some broth for you….think you could drink it?"
"Yeah….that would be good"
Kono passed him the mug but helped hold it as Danny's hands were somewhat shaky. When he was done she helped him get settled under the blankets once again. She took a damp cloth and smoothed it across his face wiping the sweat and helping to cool him.
"Thanks ….Kono "Danny breathlessly said as his eyes slipped closed into a restless sleep.
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Kono just about walked into Steve as she left the room.
"How is he?"
"He's asleep again….drank the mug full though…complained a little bit too about the other shift of nurses….McBossy" Kono said with a laugh
Steve rolled his eyes "well let's go eat….I'll check on him when we're done"
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They all sat and ate going over their recent case. Kono got up to take some dishes into the kitchen when she heard Danny coughing. She pushed the door of the spare room open to find him doubled over trying desperately to catch his breath between bouts of coughing.
"Danny!" Kono moved in beside him trying to support him before he toppled of the bed. She called for Steve and Chin who both appeared at the door. Steve moved forward taking Danny's weight off of Kono, as he took her place. He wrapped his arm around his chest offering support against the onslaught of racking coughs. Danny started to gag and Kono grabbed a garbage pail as Steve wrapped his hand across his forehead to keep his head from falling into it.
"Hang on Danny….you're doing fine….that's it "Steve kept up a litany of words coaxing him through the worst of it.
When he was done he leaned back into Steve's hold trying to catch his breath as he was left completely spent.
Chin past McGarrett a cool cloth and opened a bottle of water and lifted it to Danny's lips. Danny took a small sip swooshing it around and spitting it into the pail that Kono held out for him. Kono left with the pail as Steve wiped down Danny's face.
"He needs to get checked out brah" Chin said with concern "it sound like it's gotten into his chest….listen to him?….he sounds congested?"
"Yeah he's not getting any better" Steve said looking worryingly at him as Danny began to shiver "we need to get him into dry clothes….Chin could you pass me a dry shirt out of his bag over there?"
Chin dug through grabbing a shirt "does he need pants?"
Steve felt the sweats "no there good….his shirt is soaked"
Kono came back in with the cleaned pail, just in case it was needed again "need a hand you guys?"
"I think we have it" as Chin and him both wrestled to get a dry shirt on Danny.
Danny started to object all the extra hands and movement, he tried to pull away out of McGarrett's grasp, only to end up getting pulled tighter against him. All he could think in his fevered mind that this wasn't fair….. two against one. He verbally groaned in protest as he hadn't the energy to fight any more.
"relax Danny" as Steve held him more secure.
Steve reached over taking the thermometer off the night stand, he placed it and waited, the quiet beep confirmed his suspicion…Danny's temp was up to 104.
"Chin give me a hand….we'll get him into the truck"
One on each side pulled him upwards, holding him steady between them. Steve wrapped his arm around his waist helping to keep him balanced. Danny swayed despite the secure hold on both sides, he squeezed his eyes shut as his head fell forward. He groaned trying to stop the dizziness as bile rose again making him gag.
Kono was on it, pail in place, as Danny lost his fight to tap it back down. Steve and Chin kept him upright as Danny painfully started to dry heave. His legs finally gave out as Steve effortlessly lifted him up before Danny had time to comprehend or protest.
"Chin the door!"
Steve headed for the truck, Kono went ahead opening the back door as Chin went to the other side to help ease Danny in. Kono went back locking up and returned to the truck as Steve and Chin were getting Danny more settled
"Steve we should keep him more upright…..it'll probably help him breathe easier" Chin said
"Ok you drive and I'll sit with him….hopefully he's done being sick"
Kono held up the now clean pail and a blanket "got it covered Boss"
The drive to the hospital kept both Steve and Kono busy. Danny shivered despite how warm Chin had gotten the truck. He started to cough, a deep agonising cough which left him completely consumed and breathless.
Kono rubbed his back "Breath Danny…..that's it….just concentrate on breathing"
Danny had doubled over with his last bout of coughing, laying somewhat unceremoniously across Steve's lap. Both Steve and Kono were talking to him. It was a jumble of words that he couldn't quit decipher. He was hot and cold all at once, all he wanted was to sleep.
"Chin….hit the lights" Steve quickly said