Author's Note:
Normally I do my author's notes at the end of the chapter but on this one occasion I will do it here at the beginning. I'm a huge huge McRoll fan, that will always be my OTP, however I was asked in my private inbox by a McKono fan to write a McKono story. I do ship it to a certain extent but not anywhere near as passionately as I do McRoll
I am starting this story from Kono's POV but it might possibly change as I usually do in stories between the two main characters and it is starting directly from the end of season one, beginning of season two, though this first chapter was setting down Kono's thoughts and feelings .
I also as I was writing it couldn't just pretend Catherine doesn't exist, so she will be in it, but the main ship will be McKono. I will eventually write Catherine and Steve as just friends for this story to have a primary McKono ship, and may bring back Commander Harrington or someone else for Catherine.
Please McRoll fans, don't hate on me for this story where McRoll is not the main focus.. It was hard enough for me simply writing this chapter knowing that Steve and Cath aren't going to stay together, I am merely trying to tell a story for someone who asked me to do this..
Also though this is a McKono piece, I as the writer reserve the right to write it as organically as I can, so that means if it doesn't feel right to me as I continue writing, I will either stop or change it. This is my first time writing for this ship, so I'm not going to force myself to continue writing if it doesn't feel right to me.
The Missing Piece
Fandom: Hawaii 5-0
Primary Ship: McKono
Secondary Ship: McRoll
Chapter 1: Ma hea e hele ai mai nei?
(Where to go from here?)
All of her life there had been something missing from Kono Kalakaua's life.. She had never been sure what it was, it just felt like a huge piece of herself was missing. Surfing had managed to fill that void somewhat but the day she wreaked her knee and knew she would never surf competitively again, that missing piece had started to eat away at her again and again.. She lay awake at night wondering what was bothering her besides her ability to compete being taken away from her, becoming even more upset and distant..
Her cousin had always been there for her, there had not been a day that went by that he hadn't been at every surf contest she had competed in and even now with her surgery and rehabilitation, she always had Chin by her side even though he was dealing with his own demons at work, he was always there every day at the hospital, at her appointments even if her mother or father went with her as well.. Her mother and father were the only family that never turned Chin away even when he had been accused of stealing the money from HPD..
She never believed what happened, never believed that he took that money.. Her faith in him never wavered and it was the fact that she had so much trust and faith in him that prompted her to become a cop herself, redefining herself and changing her path.. She could have become a washed out injured surfer, but Ian Adams had gone above and beyond for her, paying for her surgery, her rehabilitation and even keeping her on the team, teaching the new up and coming generation of surfers make the switch to professional competitive surfing.
It was something she was proud of, following a new dream and becoming a cop, wanting to make something of herself and hoping to one day pay Ian back for his generosity, even though he had continued to insist that she didn't need to pay him back a dime. The only people that mattered to her were her family, and Ian Adams.. Her parents, Chin, and Ian were the ones that helped push her to redefine her life and she had.. She was a week from graduating from the Police academy when she was given an opportunity every cop dreamed of..
As soon as she set eyes on Lieutenant Commander Steve McGarrett for the first time, she was a woman wanting to impress her new boss.. The trust Chin had in her to bring her into this was not anything she would ever forget, and for Steve to not only allow her to go undercover before she graduated, he was set on making her a permanent member of his new task force before she had even officially graduated from the academy. Though Kono wasn't new to wearing a bikini by a long shot, she was a little flustered meeting her new boss and his partner wearing on, not escaping her notice the looks both Steve and Danny had at how she was dressed.
It started out as a silly little school girl crush, but over time her crush on her boss developed and became bigger and bigger, always noticing how he protected her from getting hurt as much as possible and she knew there was more to it then just a team leader wanting to protect one of his team or the fact she was a woman.. Though they became close friends, she didn't dare tell him how she felt because she wasn't willing to risk their friendship or her job on five-o. Whenever she was near him though , that missing piece inside her disappeared completely.
There was also the fact that he seemed to have someone already, and she was already becoming friends with Catherine Rollins, She wasn't sure if or just how serious the two of them were, but she really liked Catherine as well, so she wasn't willing to hurt the woman either if she was involved seriously with Steve.. It was why she couldn't ever say a word, it would ruin everything, and she wasn't one of those women that broke up a relationship when she wasn't even sure how her boss felt for her.. Sure there had been some lingering looks every now and then but that didn't mean he wanted her like she wanted him.
Now everything seemed like it was going to hell.. Kono had been suspended from duty pending an investigation with IA, Steve was being charged with Governor Jameson's murder even though Kono knew that was a load of bullshit.. Steve might want the person responsible for who orchestrated his father's murder but he would never go as far as murdering the Governor of Hawaii.. She just wished she had been there with him to work on this case, she would have gone with him when he confronted the Governor.
Five-o was now disbanded, Kono suspended from even HPD duty, Chin having taken the promotion HPD gave him, Danny out of work seeing as how he was poached from HPD by Steve to join the task-force, and HPD never really wanted a haole working for them, Steve thrown in jail for a murder he didn't commit, and Kono just felt so helpless.. This had been their family, Chin and Kono finally found a home with five-o as had Steve and Danny.. and now it had been destroyed by the Wo Fat and the very woman that had asked Steve to set the task force up..
Remembering the day she had seen him having his photograph taken when he was taken into custody, she had been given orders at the time to hand in her badge and weapon while they investigated.. They had sneaked a glance at each other, both surprised at the events that had transpired, Kono wanting to ask what was going on and why Steve was under arrest and having his mug shot taken, but knowing that nobody would tell her what was going on and that no one would let her near Steve to get his version of events.. Seeing the look in his eyes, she was heart broken, wanting to hold him and tell him that everything would be okay knowing it was a lie and she had no idea if things would ever be okay again.
That had only been a week ago, and now here she was standing waiting to be shown into the visitor's room to see Steve, feeling nervous and scared all at the same time.. She hadn't spoken to him at all, only had Chin and Danny's accounts of the events that transpired to lead him here to go by and needing to see him.. Just to see how he was doing, to make sure he was okay.. Yes he was a Navy SEAL and he most likely had endured worse things in his life then being locked up in jail, but still, she wouldn't take Chin and Danny's word for it, she needed to see for herself how the man she had slowly fallen in love with was doing.