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Chapter 3: Helping Steve.
All he could see was blood...A person couldn't breathe and he was trying to make him comfortable...A bomb went off behind him...Falling down a cliff and breaking his arm...Him falling off a roof and landing on a ledge just below it...Getting punched by another guy...A girl getting kidnapped and later hugging her...Seeing something strapped to an Asian and noticing it is a bomb...A girl who looks beat up and later helps him get everyone to safety. All these and more kept swirling inside of his head and he couldn't get up. Some of the images didn't look real to him. He wanted to wake up but found out that he couldn't, which freaked him out a little bit.
Danny, Sam, Chin, and Kono all see that Steve is freaking out a little bit. His vitals were a little high, so Chin got a nurse, who was on duty. The nurse came in and saw the patient was in distress.
"Okay, I need all four of you guys to wait outside in the hallway, until I can get him stabilized. I know you are worried for him, but he is in good hands."
With that the nurse shooed them into the hallway. Steve's friends were worried about him. He had been sleeping for twelve hours straight. They knew he should be waking up now, but something is keeping him under. The nurse came out and said that she gave him some pain medication, because he was in pain, she also said that Steve is suffering from insomnia and that is why he can't get up. She also said talking to him would probably help him wake up, if he knew he was cared for. The doctor and nurse said that he was supposed to wake up around the nine hour mark, but nothing happened. That's why they were worried about him; Steve couldn't seem to get up from his slumber. Chin and Kono were with him and Danny and Sam were outside of the hospital because they didn't want anything bad to happen, so they just decided to stay near the hospital in case something did happen to him.
Chin and Kono sat down next to him and were quiet for a few minutes. Steve was moving his face as though he was in pain. Chin noticed this and started to talk to him.
"Hey boss, we are really worried about you," started Chin, he paused looking at Steve. Once he started to talk Steve started to calm down. Maybe the doctor and the nurse were right, he thought.
"It's going to be okay. Kono and I are here, we are your partners and we want you to get better and maybe open your eyes, just so we know that you are alright."
Steve could hear Chin but he was a little fuzzy. He tried to open his eyes but felt like they were glued shut. He groaned, frustrated. Chin noticed this and began talking to him more and more. Steve really wanted to answer him but felt like he couldn't because he couldn't breathe. He started to panic then, and all the machines got louder and a doctor and nurse came in. The doctor went over to the patient while the nurse went to check the vitals on the patient.
"Sir, you need to calm down, the breathing tube is there so it can help you breathe. I need you to open your eyes for me, if you can do that."
Steve tries to open his eyes but his eyes feel like lead. Chin and Kono are worried for their friend and boss. Within a few minutes the doctors gave him something to relax him and so he could open his eyes.
Steve could hear the nurse and tried to open his eyes. He knew that the nurse gave him something to help him open his eyes. After a while he felt his eyelids get lighter, rather than having the heavy feeling, and he felt he could at least try to open his eyes. He opened them and everything was really blurry, so he blinked a few times to get his vision to clear. Once he can see, he motions that he wants the breathing tube out. The doctor nods his head and starts to get everything ready.
"Okay, I want you to cough when we take it out. Don't panic and try not to talk too much and we can put you on oxygen. Which one would you like, the mask or the nasal?
Steve motions at his nose.
"Okay, now get ready; this will hurt for a little bit after we take it out."
Steve felt the tube come out and he coughed like the doctor said. The doctor immediately put the nasal oxygen on his nose and after a while Steve could breathe a little easier.
"Alright, here is a notepad so you don't talk as much and rest your voice," said the doctor.
Steve nodded his thanks and started to write. When he was done, he gave it to the doctor who in return gave it to the two visitors.
'Who are you two? Are we friends?'
Chin and Kono looked at the doctor, and the doctor said, "He is experiencing some amnesia, but we have some strong hope that he will remember everything in time."
"Our names are Chin Ho Kelly," Chin pointed to himself and pointing to Kono said, "And this is Kono Kalakaua. We are part of your team."
Steve focused on the two people but nothing came to mind about these two. He wished that he could remember his friends and family. He looked down and tried to remember anything that could help him remember who he was. Suddenly, he was hit with a massive headache and he had to hold his head because of the intensity. Soon after he felt his stomach heave and he vomited over the side of the bed. The Doctor grabbed a bin and barely made it before Steve went over the edge. Chin and Kono looked worried and tried to stay out of the way while the doctor gave Steve some medicine for the headache he got plagued with. Once he did that Steve was resting peacefully again, this time with an oxygen mask on.
"I am sorry to do this but I am going to have to ask you two to leave," said the nurse. The two nodded and left the room. Chin called Danny and told him what happened. Danny and Sam went to the outside of McGarrett room, so they could talk to each other.
After a while the nurse came back out and she said to them, "Mr. McGarrett is having trouble breathing, we got it under control, but you guys can't go in there until he recognizes you. Don't worry; we have pictures of you that we will show him every time he wakes up. I think it would be better if we introduce him to someone he doesn't know, and just see how he reacts."
"Don't worry, nurse," said Sam, "I got that covered. He should be coming here any second. Should I just let him in when he gets here?"
The nurse nodded and walked away.
Kono looked at Sam. "Agent G. Callen is coming, isn't he?"
Sam nodded.
While they waited for Callen to arrive, they staked out the waiting room and took turns getting something to eat. After a few hours they saw Callen down the hall and all of them greeted him.
"I am only here to help Steve. I want nothing to do with the investigation."
They nodded and led him to Steve's room. Callen went inside and sat down next to him, hoping against hope that he starts to remember about his friends. The nurse gave him something to do so he wouldn't be bored. In the meantime, the others kept in the hospital hoping to see their friend soon. Callen stayed in the room for what seemed like days, but in reality it was only a few hours, when suddenly Steve started to stir. He opened his eyes much easier this time and he looked around the room and finally spotted a person sitting in the chair beside his bed.
"Who *cough* are *cough* you" he said, his voice a little raspy, from not talking for some time.
"I am Special Agent G. Callen. I am a friend of a friend of yours."
Steve nods, saying that he understands him. He points to the pad of paper and Callen gives it to him and Steve starts writing something.
'Why are you here?' Steve gave it to Callen and he read it before he answered.
"I'm here because my friend asked me to be here for you," Callen answered, giving back the notepad back to Steve. Callen saw Steve writing on it and guessed he wanted to talk now and that is what his friends wanted. He realized that they were going to communicate like this until his throat and lung was better. He must have been staring off into space because Steve was looking at him trying to hand him the notepad.
'Would you happen to know where your friend is? Have I met him before?'
"My friend is actually here in the hospital, in the waiting room area, and yes I think you have met him before. My friend said that you owe him a steak."
'What was his name?'
Callen paused, not sure on how to respond. He looked up and saw Steve looking at him, as if waiting for him to answer his question.
"Um, I'll be right back; I just have to ask my friend something." Steve nodded, meaning he understood. Callen got up and left the room and went to search for Sam. He found him in the waiting room.
"Sam, how do I respond this question?" He gave the notepad to Sam and he read it. Sam looked up and said, "Don't say my name, whatever you do. Say something like he should know and that my name will come to him. If he gets upset then you can tell him. If he stays calm then don't say my name, and say something like I came from the navy and see what he says."
"Alright. What if he says a person's name and I don't know who the person is, then what do I do?"
Sam thought about the question and the answer came to him. "If you have any questions you don't know how to answer then text me and I will show them to everybody to see and we will guide you so you can answer correctly."
Callen nodded and went back to Steve's room. When he got to Steve's room, Steve was waiting patiently for Callen's return. Steve looked towards the door and broke into a smile. Callen gave back the notepad and answered his previous question.
"You should know his name, it's somewhere locked inside your brain. It will come to you, don't worry."
'Could you get me some water? My throat is getting really dry.'
"Sure."
Callen reaches for the glass of water and gives it to Steve. Steve drinks it slowly. After he is done he reaches for the pictures and studies them. He keeps going back to one in particular. He grabs the note pad and starts writing. After he is done, he gives it to Callen.
'I want to talk to this person, alone. I think I remember his name. I think its Dan. Look up when you are done.'
Callen looks up and realizes he is holding a picture of Danny.
"Alright, I will get him for you." He starts to move towards the door when he sees Steve writing on the notepad again.
'He is the one that punched me when I met him'
A/N: Thank you for reading. I saw the Hawaii 5-0 finale and the NCIS: Los Angeles finale and I thought they were both awesome. I can't wait for the new seasons to air. Please tell me what you liked, or didn't like. Please REVIEW!
