A/N: I know it's not much, but I thought I would post a little something tonight.

Thank you to everyone who commented and followed this story! I hope I don't disappoint.

Chapter 2: Superstition

Very superstitious, wash you face and hands. Rid me of the problems, do all that you can. Keep me in a daydream, keep me goin' strong. You don't wanna save me, sad is my song. When you believe in things you don't understand then you suffer. Superstition ain't the way…- Stevie Wonder

Danny walked into the office only slightly later then he usually would. After the brisk morning surf he dropped Kono off at her house, with her board, and then hit up his own apartment where he showered, changed and headed to work. No one would be any wiser because he and Kono showed up separately, and surprisingly Kono beat him in.

"Sleep in?" Steve asked as he came out of his office at the sight of his partner.

"Too much Star Wars fun, I guess," Danny laughed and the subject was dropped.

"We have a new case!" Steve announced and his crew gathered around the smart table.

Danny looked to Kono for intell on the case but she shook her head.

"The two bodies were discovered early this morning in a shallow grave by two hikers in the area." Steve explained, "One of the victims was identified by the governor as part of his staff. The young man was a part of his security detail and has been on vacation for three weeks. He was reported missing three days ago when he failed to return to work and contact with family on the mainland confirmed that he returned to Hawaii after his holiday."

"And what about the second victim?" Kono asked.

"No ID on her yet," Chin stated as he flipped through the file, "The bodies have already been transported by Max; hopefully he'll be able to get us something off of them."

"We have an address for the first victim," Steve said.

"Sounds like the place to start an investigation." Danny smirked.

"My thoughts exactly," Steve smiled. "We're on the house. Chin, you and Kono can check out the crime scene and then visit Max to see if he's come up with anything. If we get anything we'll call you."

"Business as usual," Danny stated with a shake of his head and followed his partner out of the office.

5-0

Kono and Chin arrived on the scene of the burial after a short hike along a trail guarded and roped off by HPD. They arrived at the site to fine the crime scene investigators still in place and their friend Charlie Fong among them.

"Hey Fong," Kono stated cheerfully, "Have you found anything good?" she asked.

"Very little," Charlie answered. "Some hairs, some fibers but it's been very odd. One victim was found with all its ID and money, making it very easily identifiable. The other one…not so much..."

"The male victim has been IDed." Chin stated.

"That's right. We have nothing on the female. She didn't have a thing on her, in fact, the body was staged for burial where as the male victim was not." Charlie explained. "So we're going over the site more thoroughly. I can tell you this much, this was not the primary crime scene there is no blood. It's just a dump site and a very lazy one at that."

"Where are the graves?" Kono asked.

"You're standing in it!" Charlie mocked.

Kono jumped.

"Don't worry Kono, the bodies were dropped and the top soil was piled on top of them, like the killer wanted them to be found. The man was all mangled; his body and clothing were all bloody and the cause of death looks to be two bullet wounds to the chest. The woman, on the other hand, had been cleaned, her bullet wound had been packed, her clothing had been changed, her hair was done and her body was posed before the burial. It was oddly balanced." Charlie explained, "and that's pretty much all we've found. The bodies were hardly covered in the top spoil, but you couldn't see them through the underbrush, it was the smell that tipped off the hikers. These two people have been dead for at least two days. I believe that our killers wanted the bodies to be found, but he wasn't excepting to have them found this soon."

Kono stared for a moment in silence as something struck her.

"What are you thinking Cuz?" Chin asked.

"It's nothing," Kono sighed as she shook the thought from her head.

"My guess is that last night's storm washed away most of the top soil that the bodies had been covered with and with the arrival of this morning's sun and beautiful humidity, these bodies started to show themselves fairly quickly and for miles." Charlie added.

"That makes perfect sense." Chin sighed, "I don't think you're going to find much here. If there was anything, it's all been washed away now."

"You're probably right." Fong confirmed.

""Thanks Charlie, for everything," Kono said with a sympathetic look and followed Chin back to his vehicle. "Hopefully Max can give us more." She sighed as she climbed into the passenger seat.

5-0

Danny and Steve arrived at the house of the first victim. They found a car in the driveway and from the street they could see that the television was on. Someone passed in front of the kitchen window and then walked casually into the living room.

Danny snatched the file off the back seat and flipped through it quickly before he threw it back on the seat.

"What?" Steve asked.

"The file says there aren't any co-dependents. No wife. No kids. No nothing." Danny stated.

Steve looked at the house again.

"So who is that living there, Steve, and why haven't they reported the victim missing?" Danny asked.

"It was the governor's staff that reported Mr. Aho missing." Steve stated.

"Because he doesn't have any family on the islands, yeah, I got that from the file."

"So who is that?" Steve asked catching onto Danny's train of thought.

"Maybe we should ask." Danny suggested and watched Steve. "Tell you what, big guy, if he bolts when he finds out who we are you can chase him down," Danny stated catching the concern and suspicion on Steve's face, "until such a time, however, maybe there is a perfectly logical explanation to his living there."

"It's more fun if they run." Steve smirked.

"No it's not!" Danny sighed and got out of the car. "I'll do all the talking." He added as they walked up the path toward the front door.

"You usually do." Steve smirked and knocked at the door.

"Can I help you gentlemen?" A man asked, still in his boxers, as he came to the door with his coffee cup in his hands and smiled at Steve and Danny.

"We're looking for Mr. Robert Aho," Danny smiled.

"I am he," The man at the door stated.

"You are?" Danny asked in shock.

A shadow crossed the man's face.

"Because we found Mr. Robert Aho dead this morning," Danny added and motioned to the badge on his hip. "So really who are you?"

"Robert is dead," The man asked in mock shock but Danny and Steve both saw right through the lie, "I thought you said Richard. I'm Richard Aho, his brother. I can't believe he's dead."

"Robert doesn't have a brother," Steve stated, "He's the only child to Rosa and Joseph Aho."

"And you don't look old enough to be Joseph." Danny stated. "So try again. Who the hell are you?" he asked.

"Umm…" The man stated, threw his coffee out the door at Danny, but Danny saw it coming, and then dodged and slammed the door in the faces of the two cops.

"He's all yours Steve, after you," Danny sighed as he backed up and Steve, with a smirk that crossed his face and spoke volumes for the fun he was about to have, kicked in the door.