It's time for another Flangell re-write, Hawaii Five-0 style.
This one is from my story "Surprised", and as always, I've included as much of the original as I can. Obviously I have re-named this story, since the entire premis of the original surprise does not exist in this version. "Sibling Rivalry" suits this HF-0 version much better.
The original Flangell version of this story focused on Detective Jessica Angell and one of her four brothers, so in this version it will be Kono and a brother. It also contained a funny scene between Detecive Don Flack (who is 6'2" because that's how tall Eddie Cahill is) and a much shorter Detective. I've kept the scene and made it between Steve (6'1") and Danny (5'5").
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Detective Danny Williams sat in the chair behind Steve's desk, no longer even caring why he had entered the room in the first place. Across from him sat Officer Kono Kalakaua. They were both in a sour mood. "I can't believe I screwed up like that." Kono finally spoke, verbally berating herself as she planted her elbows on the desk top and ran her hands thru her hair in frustration.
"It happens to the best of us, Kono." Danny replied trying to quelch his own sour mood and make her feel better. He pausing when she shot him a look, clearly his attempt did not work. "It does, and you know it. We can't all be on top of our game every time with every interrogation. Just let it go. We got him anyway. The CSI's have the evidence, and..."
"And now we have to wait longer to wrap this up." She said, cutting him off. "Wait, what am I saying? I'm outta here for the next few days, so you're gonna have to wrap this up." She signed heavily with guilt. "If I had just kept my mouth shut,..." She didn't finish.
"Don't worry about it. Lawyered up or not, it's all over but the paperwork." Danny said, seeing Steve approach. "Don't ask." He said, looking up to Steve.
"Well, if I'm not allowed to ask, whadda ya say you get out of my chair." Steve smirked at Danny, but noticing Kono had her head down on the desktop.
"Fine by me. Jeez, I feel like Edith Ann in this thing." Danny said. "How tall are you anyway?"
"Six-one. Now go back to your own seat, where you can reach the floor." Steve grinned back.
Kono's phone rang as Danny left and Steve reclaimed his seat. She checked the caller ID, then rolled her eyes and answered in Korean.
TWO DAYS LATER...
Steve and Danny were stuck in traffic. "Jeez, how long can it take to get through an intersection?" Danny complained from behind the wheel. He'd managed to keep the keys away from his partner, but now they just sat there in the heavy traffic. Did this even qualify as getting to drive his own car, since they weren't moving?
"Chill out, Danny. Your whining won't change the light." Steve mumbled, not really paying attention to traffic.
"Ya know, since we're stuck in traffic and obviously not going anywhere any time soon, we might as well park, 'cause that's Kono's apartent building across there." Danny said, indicating the three story complex, "What do you say we go say 'hi', and maybe snag a beer from her fridge while this traffic clears?" He added with a smile.
Steve smirked in return, "Aside from the fact that we're on the clock,... she's not even there, Danny. She and Chin are still in Pupukea with their family."
Danny sighed heavily and leaned back further in his seat. Dang, a cold beer really sounded good right now since it was another blistering hot day in this pineapple infested hell hole. "Oh really?" Danny said, suddenly uncrossing his arms and leaning slightly forward in his seat.
Steve turned to see what Danny was looking at; Kono walking out the door of her apartment building with a guy. She headed down the steps towards the sidewalk but was stopped by the guy as he reached from behind her and grapped her arm. Steve and Danny just watched, confusion turning to concern as they saw Kono spin around quickly and jerk her arm free from the man's grip. Although they could not hear the verbal exchange, it was obvious that their words were being said in anger. Kono continued a few more steps before the man stopped her again, and again, she jerked her way free.
"Why doesn't she just deck the jerk?" Danny asked, as the car moved forward a bit in the lane of traffic.
"I don't know, Danny. She could kick his ass easy!" Steve insisted, glad they did not make it through the traffic light and had to wait longer. Their closer proximity gave them a better view as Kono reached the bottom step and was turning their direction.
Kono was now on the sidewalk, walking faster than normal, with the man still behind her, obviously trying to talk to her. But she was having no part of it.
"You think we should head over there? Give her a hand?" Danny asked, not taking his eyes off the scene before them.
"Yeah, you try that, Danny. Then she'll kick your ass, too." Steve replied, knowing it was true, but still concerned. It was all he could do to keep himself in his seat. "Why doesn't she just deck the guy? Put him in cuffs? Or at least a head-lock." Despite his own words, Steve was growing agitated at what he was watching.
Kono turned into the alley, the man still right behind her, when she suddenly stopped and turned to him. The verbal confrontation was obviously escalating as she had her finger now waving in his face and was yelling at him. The man began to pace and run his hands through his hair before yelling back at her.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, Steve. I know Kono can handle herself, but it looks like this is getting pretty heated." Danny said as they both leaned heavily to one side to get a better view of what was happening in the alley.
But Steve didn't respond, he just jerked back in response to what he just watched happen; the man suddenly spun on his heels and backhanded Kono, all in one heavy move. Kono was standing so close to the building that when the impact against her jaw spun her around, her head collided with the immovable brick. Steve knew there was a terrible sound, even if he couldn't hear it. Kono slid to the ground.
That was enough. Danny turned on the red and blue lights before exiting the vehicle. He was running behind Steve, who was already crossing the intersection.
The man leaned over Kono, and grabbed hold of her shirt with both hands, he began shaking her as he yelled in her face. Steve could see her brown locks recoiling in response to the violent jerking movement and her arms hanging limply at her sides, but not understand the man's words over the pounding of his own heartbeat as he ran as fast as he could. The man drew his fist back and was mid-swing, in an obvious attempt to punch Kono in the face, when Steve's body few into his side hard and fast, knocking him over.
Steve and the man rolled on the ground as Danny arrived to tend to Kono who was conscious but very groggy and stunned. Steve soon had the man pinned against the brick wall with his fist drawn back when he heard Kono call out, "No! Don't hurt him!" Steve froze. "Don't hurt him. Please, don't hurt him." She said, almost begged, trying to get to her feet with Danny's help and one hand clutching the bleeding gash on her forehead.
Danny held onto Kono's arm as she steadied herself before stumbling over to the man who was attempting to remove his arms from Steve's hard grip. But Steve would not let go and pulled out his cuffs.
Danny and Steve wore the same stunned expression, neither hiding their confusion and barely hearing Kono's words, "He's... he's my brother." They looked at her and saw the hurt and sadness in her eyes before she lowered her head.
Danny indicated to Kono to ride in his car, as Steve handed her brother Kai off to an officer, who put him in the back seat of a police cruiser. They didn't want her to have to look at him right now.
Kono had her head leaning against the window with her eyes closed and an ice pack on her forehead. The ride to the precinct was quiet.
Kono stood in one of the few quiet halls of HPD's precinct as she watched Danny haul her brother off to booking, passing Steve who was approaching with Dr. Bergman. "I just want him to look at that gash on your forehead." Steve said, holding up a hand in anticipation of her protest. She relented.
"You will be fine, Officer Kalakaua." Dr. Max Bergman began, " You will have quite a headache for a while, but you will be fine. Ideally, you should have some subdermal sutures as well, but, these butterfly bandages will do." Bergman said, peeling off his gloves and rising from the chair.
"Thanks, Max." She said, patting his arm. "I know I don't make a very good patient."
"Take some Tylenol for the headache, but you get straight to the ER if it gets worse or you get dizzy. Okay?" He clarified before leaving.
Kono nodded and Steve shook his hand in thanks before turning to Kono. He sat in the chair vacated by Bergman and took a deep breath, "So, you wanna tell me what the hell just happened."
She nodded slowly, not raising her head, "Not here." She said.
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So, what was Kono and Kai's fight about?
You'll find out in the next chapter.