Hey guys. Quick thing, while I was writing this chapter, I was re-watching the Hawaii Five 0 finale for Season 2 and I noticed that Malia was shot in the stomach. I don't know who said it but someone said that in season 3, Chin will be a changed man. This is just my thought and I hope it's not true but could it be that Malia is/was pregnant? I don't know, I was just thinking and that came up. I'm hoping that's not why Chin will be a changed man in season 3 because if it is, first episode of Season 3, I will cry.

Anyways I don't own Hawaii Five-0 and all spelling and grammar mistakes are mine.

Also I apologize for anything that's medically incorrect. I'm not a doctor.

Enjoy...

I have to survive. I won't die like this. I refuse to die like this. I'm going to fight

Kono thought as she struggled to keep herself from drowning.

She couldn't imagine herself dying like this but then again, she should have known, Delano would come after her. He got his revenge and now she was trying to survive. The duct tape around her ankles and her wrists were becoming looser as she loosened them as best she could. The tape on her mouth was now gone as after a while of moving her mouth, it had fallen off.

She remembered after IA, Steve had taken her to learn how to swim more efficiently. She was reluctant at first, telling him she knew how to swim properly but he told her he wanted her prepared for situations. She had spent the day at the pool where the SEAL's trained, learning techniques to get out safely in situations. Steve didn't let them leave until she could easily get out in sticky situations. He had trained her well. She never thought that training would come in handy. Hell she didn't think it would be useful in the future, but now, she was grateful as hell that he had taken her.

She swam up the surface, taking a large breath of air before going back down and began to do exactly what Steve had taught her. Her arms were burning and she knew she was becoming tired but she wasn't going to give up until she was safe again.

She knew she was doing what he had taught her in the incorrect order but at this point she was desperate to be able to move. She went up to the surface to take a deep breathe before going back down and quickly beginning to pull at the tape with her teeth. Finally after a few attempts, she was able to rip the tape off her wrists. Once she did that, she began to untie her ankles.

After untying her wrists and ankles, Kono began the long journey back to island.

Kono only knew one thing and that was after this night, things would never be the same for her again.

Kono swam and swam even when her burning muscles were screaming at her to stop. She had lost track of time and judging by the the dark skies and lack of light it was past midnight. She wondered if anyone was looking for her. Only Chin knew she was gone and he had made his decision and chosen his wife over her. She didn't blame him for doing that. She knew that he knew that she could fight this unlike Malia, who's chances of surviving something like this were thin. She was a little angry and upset at him for choosing Malia but she understood the reasons.

Now she swam to survive and her hopes of getting back to the island in one piece were fading fast. She went over the possible scenarios of how she could die between where she was and the island and concluded that chances of surviving were slim. She was cold and even if it was dark, she could feel her fingers getting colder by the second which by her standards wasn't a good sign.

By the time she got back to shore, she was tired, dehydrated, and weak. She slowly crawled up the beach, hoping that by some luck, someone would be out in the middle of the night. Her energy was low and she knew that if she didn't get medical help soon, she would pass out. It had been a long journey back to the island and she knew that Delano had planned this well. From his known, she was dead in the middle of the ocean and that was how she intended to have things, in-case she did get medical help.

She didn't know where she was, all she knew was that it had grass on it and judging by the lights on the porch, she was in the front lawn of a house near the beach. She slowly laid down, hoping to get some rest but even she knew, it wasn't the best idea. Her body was screaming at her to rest for a little while while her brain yelled at her to stay awake.

She didn't know how much time she spent on the cold grass but she knew it wasn't long because the next thing she knew, a flashlight was in her face and she was awake staring at an HPD police officer who had his gun out.

"HPD!" a police officer yelled, his gun out, as another officer pulled up. They had received a disturbance call from the owner of the house stating someone was on his yard and that he wanted someone to come out and see who it was.

"Five-0. K-kono Kala.. kaua" she said, in a weak voice. The officer got closer as did the other one and they looked at each-other as realization hit them of who was in laying down in the middle of a lawn.

One of them grabbed his radio to call for help, "I need an ambulance to a residence in Oahu. We've found Officer Kono Kalakaua,"

"Can you tell me what happened?" The other officer asked as she sat down on the grass.

"Water.. Ocean... kidnapped," she choked out as she struggled to talk with her dry throat.

"Hetty, she's struggling! Tell the operator to get that bus to step on it!," she shouted as Kono's eyes rolled to the back of her head.

"Stay awake. You cant fall asleep," the officer told Kono before standing up and rushing to grab some water from her car.

"She's dehydrated," the officer told the other one as she tilted Kono's head to try to get some water down her throat.

Minutes later the sirens and the warning lights of an ambulance rushing through the neighborhood was heard. Some people came out from their houses to watch as the paramedics quickly got out and aided the woman found on the lawn.

Kono slowly opened her eyes blinking to adjust to the light. She looked around and saw she was in a white room. She looked down and saw she was wearing a hospital gown with an IV. She saw Danny on the couch, sleeping.

The first thing, Kono did was grab the glass of water on the stand nearby. She knew she wouldn't be able to talk without at least getting something down her throat.

"Danny," she called out. He snapped his eyes open and quickly stood up from the couch, walking over to her.

"Morning, kid,"

"What happened?" Kono asked.

"A lot did. Delano had his guys kidnap you and Malia so Chin could choose and Chin choose Malia but Delano still had her shot and you still went overboard. Uh according to HPD, you were found on a lawn, dehydrated, weak, and pale. Pretty much on the brink of death. The owner of the house thought you were a hobo so he called the cops who then seeing who you were, called for an ambulance and uh, you were taken over here. HPD called me when they couldn't reach Chin or Steve and when I got here, I figured out Malia was here,"

"Is Malia okay?" Kono asked, concern written over her face.

"She was shot in the stomach. It took a few surgeries to fix the damage done by the bullet and some blood transfusions. She's still here in the hospital and Chin's with her. He refuses to leave her room unless there's someone who he trusts to watch her. She's alive, barely, but alive,"

"Oh. What's the verdict on me?"

"Dehydration, mild hypothermia due to the cold water, some cuts and bruises from the crawling, some bruised wrists from the tape, bruised ribs, dislocated shoulder, and exhaustion. You had me and the rest worried sick about you," Danny said as he embraced her.

"Oh. At least it wasn't worse," she chuckled dryly. She looked around, searching for Steve. Danny followed her eyes and quickly answered the question, he knew she had on her mind.

"Steve is out of the state, well more like country. Joe took him somewhere. I have no clue where he is but at least this time he left us a note," Danny said grabbing the note from his back pocket.

"Dear Danny, Chin, and Kono, I'm out of the country with Joe. I'll be back in a few days. Sincerely, Steve McGarrett," Danny read out loud.

"Ms. Kalakaua, your awake," the doctor said as he walked in, grabbing the clipboard from her bed.

"I'm Dr. Durance," He said as he shook her hand.

"Hi,"

"How are you feeling?" He asked, clicking his pen so he could write.

"I'm good, some pain, but all's good,"

"That's good. It seems your making quite a recovery for someone that has only been here a week,"

"A week?" Kono asked. The doctor nodded.

"We placed you in a coma temporarily for most of the week so you could regain your energy and let your wounds recover better," the doctor explained writing down notes on the clipboard.

"How long till I can leave?"

"Hold your horses, Ms. Kalakaua. We will like for you to stay here at least another 24 hours so we can monitor for a little more to make sure there's no complications. Tomorrow, we'll talk about the rest of your recovery and if you'll be going home," the doctor explained.

Kono nodded.

"Okay. Well if you need anything, just click on the remote next to you and a nurse will come," the doctor excused himself and left the room.

"I'm going to go check up on Chin and see if he wants to switch so you two can uh, talk," Danny said.

"No. Let him be. I'm tired anyways,"

"Babe, your seriously tired? You've been asleep for the past week," Danny crossed his arms.

"I just don't want to see anyone right now," Kono said sincerely and Danny nodded understanding that the young rookie needed some space.

A few days later...

It had been nearly a week since Kono had discharged herself from the hospital and returned home. When Governor Denning got word of what happened to her, he sent his condolences and told her to take all the time she needed to recover from the traumatic event.

The accident was something, Kono would never forget, because that was the day, she could have died. That night, she could have easily given in to the pain and just let herself die. Her body could have easily wash ashore days later but it didn't. She didn't let herself give in and die. She fought for her life because no way in hell was she going to let Delano win. She wasn't going to give him the satisfaction of knowing that Five-0 had lost one of it's members. No, she was going to fight to live, so she could wipe the smirk off his lips with a punch to the face.

The accident had made her paranoid and more aware of her surroundings. Her door now had double locks along with a security system and a human heat detectors.

You could say she had gone crazy and maybe a little excessive with the new additions of security to her house but to her, it was something small she could do to protect herself from Delano. Though, she doubted the security system and heat detectors would stop him but at least they would warn her. Originally she was going to also get a security dog, specifically a boxer dog, but she had decided that scaring the mail man was not part of her plan, so she opt out of getting a dog.

The longer she stayed in Hawaii, the more paranoid she seem to become. Since her return home, she had barely slept, afraid that Delano would pop up and try to kill her again. A gun was now tucked safely under her pillow loaded and ready. She had nightmares about the accident where sometimes she didn't make it and other times, Delano had his men, torture her and or shoot her. Every-time she had one of those dreams, she would wake up screaming and sweating. To help calm her nerves she had begun to drink tea, something she had never been a fan of. She had always been a coffee kind of person but since getting out of the hospital, she had found some comfort in tea. Every-time she woke up from a nightmare she would put the kettle and drink some tea before heading back to bed or staying up and watching whatever was on TV.

Kamekona had dropped by a few times, bringing food with him and so had Max. Danny and Grace had dropped by as well, usually bringing something with them. She welcomed seeing them around. It made her feel a little safer to have them around.

Max would usually talk to her about the latest news and some cases while Kamekona would have her try his newest specialty and ask her questions about it. Danny and Grace would spend the day out on her backyard, talking, and having fun.

Kono hadn't spoken to Chin since the accident. Every-time he'd come by, Kono ignored the knocking on her door and also ignored his calls. As much as she wanted to talk to him, she wasn't ready.

Even if she was ready, she wouldn't know what to say. She had forgiven him for picking Malia over her, well not really, more like came to an understanding of the situation but still, she didn't want to talk to him.

Hawaii had once been a safe haven to her but after the accident, Kono didn't feel safe in her home. Every-time she would walk out of her house to simply get some groceries, she would find herself looking behind her shoulder and anyone who was looking at her. To her, any person on the street could be working for Delano and watching her to report back to him.

Sometimes she would pull her gun out at random times when she felt someone was following her. Some people, of course, would begin to run, until she pulled out her badge. Nowadays to avoid HPD arriving, she wore her badge where she used to put it so people could see she was Five-0.

Hawaii had begun to look more like a prison then a home and at this point, Kono was desperate to get away from the island. She had begun to do research on the internet on other states and so far, San Diego or Los Angeles, both in California, stuck out to her. She had money saved up in her savings account to move over there and live there half a year if she wanted to. She had already looked up oceanfront houses and found some on Manhattan Beach in Los Angeles. They were expensive but she money saved up and an old friend who could hook her up with a nice house on the beach.

Moving to California would mean restarting her life from scratch and that was something Kono was willing to do. The nightmares were a problem and maybe being in a different environment would end those dreams that remind her of the accident. In her eyes, California was the perfect place to move and restart her life, somewhere where no one knew her as Kono Kalakaua from the Five-0 Task-force. In California, people would know her simply as Kono Kalakaua, a regular girl.

So she made her decision. Kono Kalakaua was leaving Hawaii for California. The mortgage on her house was already paid off but she was going to keep the house, in case she ever did decide to return to Hawaii.

The way she was leaving would upset her family but it was the only way. Besides it wasn't like she wasn't going to leave them clues to where she was. There was going to be a note left in the kitchen where her Ohana would read that she left.

Explaining why she was leaving would be painful for her so if they wanted to talk to her, they could once she checked into the hotel.

As Kono packed the last of her things, she felt tears roll down her cheeks. It was painful to leave the only place she ever called home but mentally she knew it was for the best. No one knew she was leaving. The note left in the kitchen was the only clue that she hadn't been kidnapped by Delano or killed. She knew Steve, Danny, and Chin would be upset maybe even angry at her for leaving without saying a word to anyone but she hoped they would understand and forgive her.

Maybe one day she would be able to return to Hawaii and feel safe but for now she would leave and hopefully find safety in California.

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So this is kind of like a filler chapter. Next chapter will be way longer because I'll putting in a lot of information.

In the next chapter...

-We see Kono in California
-A little bit of Kono's new life in Cali
-Five-0 finds out she's gone
-Steve's thoughts on her departure

Here's a preview of the next chapter...

"Hey anyone seen Kono?" Chin asked as he walked into HQ.

"No. Did you go to her house?" Danny asked.

"Yeah. No one is there. I asked the neighbors and all of them said, they hadn't seen her in days" Chin said.

"Something isn't right," Steve said.

I know it's not much of a preview but if I made it longer then I'd spoil what happens.

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