Things That Go Bump In The Night
A/N: I dont own any Five-o or Buffy the Vampire Material. Hope you guys like it!
"Look, Kono, I dont think this is a good idea. I dont exactly fit in with this crowd" Riley Winchester told her while tugging at the hem of her shirt. "Maybe you should just drop me off at home."
"I dont think so!" Kono said shaking her head. "They will love you! Especially Steve!" She said with a wink and a laugh.
"What! No! You told me you werent gonna try and hook me up with him! Or anyone for that matter!" She exclaimed waving her arms about in the vehicle. "I just got out of a relationship!"
"No. You got out of your relationship months ago! I know it wasnt a good relationship but your free! You havent gone on a date in forever! Or even been out for fun! And im not hooking you up. Im just introducing you two. Hes a great guy youll love him!" Kono told her.
"Yeah until he meets me and decides Im not good enough."
"STOP! You are a beautiful, fun, super sweet, and awesome kick ass woman! What that man put you through needs to be forgotten! Steve will not think that I promise! Look you dont have to talk to him all night, just meet him and Danny and Chin and just have a good time! You deserve it! Look were here." Kono said while parking along the street. "Now grab those bad ass cookies and come on!"
Riley grabbed said cookies and got out of the car. She slowly started walking up to the house until Kono took hold of her arm and pulled her faster up the walk. When they reached the lanai, Rileys nerves really took hold of her but she didnt let them overtake her. She let that happen far too often. There were a few people there, all talking and laughing. Kono pulled her over to the grill where three men stood. The shortest was flailing his arms around arguing with the tallest of the three while the asian looking man just stood and laughed.
"Steven you arent leaving the burgers on long enough! Were not cannibals like you! I preferably like mine fully cooked! Even if it has be burnt it will be fully cooked in and out!"
"Daniel! They are not pink! They are perfect! Your freaking out over nothing."
"Hey guys!" Kono interupted. They all turned to look at Kono and the woman standing next to her. When Steves eyes caught her, his breath caught in his throat. She had the most beautiful blue eyes he had ever seen. She was about Dannys height and had shoulder length dark red hair. She had a shy but confident look. He could tell she was strong too. She was small but built.
"Guys this is Riley Winchester. The girl Ive been telling you about." Kono gave her a slight push to get her closer to them. "Riley, this is Danny Williams, Steve McGarrett, and my cousin Chin Ho Kelly." She introduced them one by one and they all reached to shake her hand. Riley shook their hands quickly before handing the cookies to Steve.
"Hi its nice to meet you. Kono told me to bring these."
"You made her bring cookies?" Chin asked with a smirk.
"Hell yeah! Theyre bad ass! Best chocolate chip cookies Ive ever had." Kono told them before grabbing Rileys arm and pulling her to the beach. "Come on! Lets hit the water! Theres some good waves coming in!" She said excitedly. They grabbed 2 surf boards and ran to the beach. Danny and Steve watched them run to the water while Chin finished working on the grill. Danny looked at Steve for a moment before smirking.
"Ive seen that look before." He said.
"What?" Steve asked. Chin walked up beside them.
"Oh yeah. Ive seen that look too brah."
"What look!"
"The look that says you are bound and determined to to do whatever it takes to get what you want." Danny said.
"No matter how stupid." Chin added.
"Or how explosive." Danny replied.
"Or even mentally insane." Chin finished.
Steve looked at the two of them before turning back to the two girls running towards the water. He concentrated extra hard on Riley when she took her top and shorts off to reveal the built torso he was imagining. As she pulled her hair off to the side he noticed a tattoo between her shoulder blades. Not afraid of some ink he thought to himself. He watched for a moment longer before giving a smile in their direction and grabbing one of the cookies she brought.
"Ok. Who the hell are you and what have you done with Steven McGarrett?" Danny asked shock evident in his voice. Chin also looked at Steve like he grew two heads. The first bite of the cookie and he was had. He never ate sweets but these were an exception! It literally melted in his mouth. He shut his eyes and was lost in his own world. Until Danny spoke up.
"This girl has got you already and you havent even known her for an hour!" Danny exclaimed. Chin looked at Steve and shook his head.
"Oh yeah. Shes got you good." He said while taking the burgers off the grill. He patted Steve on the back before taking the food to the table. Danny started laughing before walking to the water to get the girls.
As Kono and Riley paddled out into the water, Kono started asking questions like crazy.
"Sooooo what did you think of Steve?"
"I dont know." Riley replied blushing. She looked at Kono and they both laughed.
"Ok so maybe hes like totally drop dead sexy!" She said giving Kono a high five.
"Oh yeah!"
"Hes built too! Like damn! Hes military for sure. Marines?"
Kono laughed again. "DOnt let him hear you say that! He gets offended. Hes a Navy boy."
"Shoulda figured. Living on the water and all. He seems like a nice guy. I see hes got some tats. I like that."
"Well get him!"
"We just met Kono! Lets just see how today goes. He probably didnt even notice me."
"Oh I call bull shit! He was totally checking you out!"
"Just like Danny was checking you out." Riley told her with a smirk.
"Yeah. Remember when I told you I got a new guy and things were looking pretty promsing?"
"Yeah?" Riley replied looking kind of dumbfounded for a moment before realization hit her. "OH MY GOD! Thats him! Damn girl! Hes fine!"
They laughed for a moment before catching a few waves. Kono looked to the shore line and saw Danny standing, waving to come up. They paddled back to shore. Kono and Danny walked behind riley a little slower to have a moment to talk.
"So shes the one you were talking about?" Danny asked.
"Yup. What do you think? Should we go for it?"
"We are going for it! Shes got him already. He ate one of her cookies and totally was done for. His eyes rolled to the back of his head!" He said throwing his hands into the air. They looked at each other and laughed the rest of the way to the lanai. Little did they know, Riley heard every word.
Steve watched Riley grabbing her food and laughing with Kono and Grace and couldnt help but smile. When Steve went to sit down there was only one seat left open. Next to Riley. He took a deep breath and sat down. She looked at him and smiled but continued her conversation with Grace.
"My birthday is coming up soon and uncle Steve said he might take me diving and swimming with dolphins! I really hope we can go! Im super excited!" Grace said quickly and excitedly.
"Wow swimming with dolphins? That sounds like an amazing time! Ive been here for a couple months and I still havent been diving yet."
"Really? Why not?" Steve asked.
"I just havent had the time. Ive been working and going to school so Ive been busy is all." Finishing her sentance with a smile.
Steves breath caught again. Her smile was beautiful. They looked at each other for a moment before Riley blushed and looked away.
"What are you going to school for?" Malia asked from down the table.
"Just my prerequisites right now. Im not really sure what I wanna do yet but I do wanna get my prereqs done until I decide. Ive changed my mind so many times, I just dont know what I want to do." She said. They continued talking and getting to know each other for a while until Steve broke out the beers. The laughs continued until the sun started to go down. Kono and Danny had noticed that Riley and Steve had been talking all night and getting along really well.
"So Riley, where are you from?" Chin asked.
She hesitated before answering. "Well thats kind of hard to answer since its no longer there."
"No longer there? What did it like disappear off the map?" Danny asked her with a smile.
"Something like that." She said quietly.
"Care to elaborate?" Danny asked.
"It was a little town called Sunnydale, California."
"Wait, isnt that the town that completely caved in?" Kono replied.
"Thatd be it."
"How the hell did it completely cave in?" Steve asked very curious.
"I never really found out. Im just glad I got out before it went down." Riley said looking down. She had started to say something else but her phone interuppted the conversation. She eyed the name on the screen for a second before excusing herself to answer it.
"This is important. Excuse me sorry." She stood and walked a few feet away.
"Yeah this is Riley."
Steve watched her from the bench he was sitting at with Danny with a small smile on his face.
"You like her." Danny told him.
"So?"
"So? Really thats all you have to say?" They were interuppted by Riley starting to speak very loud.
"What are you serious? Come on Giles. Im sure Faith and Xander can handle it on their own...Their bringing Dawn too! Where the hell is Buffy? In Russia! What the hell is she doing in Russia? Stopping an apoc...Giles. Yes I realize you are my watcher too but...Ugh! Fine! What time does their plane land? In 20 minutes? God thanks for the heads up. Alright fine. Ill go pick them up. We'll take care of it Giles! Ill call you when its done." She hung up the phone and rubbed her hands over her face. She looked to the sunset and turned back to the party. Which she found everyone staring at her.
"Sorry about that. But um something has come up and I really have to go."
"Do you need a ride?" Kono asked.
"No thats fine. I actually dont live far from here so i can walk. Thanks for inviting me though. I had a really great time and I enjoyed meeting all of you." She shook hands with everyone again before heading down the beach. She didnt make it far before Steve called out to her.
"Riley wait!"
She turned to see him running up to her.
"Yeah?"
"Look, I would really like to get to know you better. So maybe we could go out for a drink sometime or dinner maybe?"
"Well I wont be 21 for another couple of months but dinner sounds nice. Can I see your phone?" She programmed her number into his phone under Riley with a smiley face after.
"Give me a call sometime." And with a wink, she turned and started running along the beach. He walked back to his 'Ohana' with a look that hadnt been on his face in a very long time.