Chapter 3
Steve stops his truck in front of the police station, in his years in the capital he had only been a hand full of times in this building. He prefers to keep away from the police force. Question could come up, like who he is or why he is working alone, better why does he get these cases and so on. He had brought in criminals, not many only when there wasn't an active crime scene or there was nothing connecting with the crime at the place Steve had picked up the criminals.
The wolf gets ready; he tries to make his whole appearance look smaller, less threatening because the ancient instinct that is still living in the gens of humans is a powerful tool. It tells them he is a predator, no matter how he is acting. Their instinct let them feel he is a danger to them and even when the humans' can´t understand their feelings toward someone that looks like a normal human being, they act on it. That doesn't mean that Steve wouldn't try to act at least like a harmless sheep not like the wolf he is. Also his job makes it (sometimes) necessary to be more than a human, to run longer, jump higher and react faster than any human could do. It isn't helping his reputation.
The building is like always, a busy mix of police officers, detectives, visitors, criminals and on this occasion a school class. Steve makes his way through the people and ignores the tension that was surrounding him. He only needs to find someone high up the food change to get a translator/messenger for his case.
The pictures of the girls had captured him. Like many of his cases he takes it very personal that someone was messing with the lives of ordinary people who only try to live their life as good as they can. These girls were all young, too young to be kidnapped and disappear, to have to endure something like this. He doesn't want to find their bodies in the end. So he is swallowing his pride and will ask for assessment in this case.
The office of the captain was empty but Steve found the man in the kitchen, talking to his colleagues, each of them was holding a cup of coffee. He hates to interrupt in the break but as faster he can leave and start looking for the girls as sooner they will be at home with their loved ones again.
"Excuse me sir, the Governor had send me to you, to borrow one of your officer. I would prefer someone with experience and most important able to speak the native language." It sounds a bit racist but what else could he do he needs a native Hawaiian guy that will follow his orders and to what he is told.
Yes he was starred at. "You want one of my people to come with you? Who are you?" Oh right, most people don't know him.
"Commander Steve McGarret, I work under Governor Jamerson and I need someone for the case of the missing Hawaiian girls." He really hopes that is enough. Steve doesn't want to call the Governor to confirm this. He really likes to start with this case now. "She wanted to call ahead."
"I can´t just give you one of my people, they are all busy." The police captain stops his talk. "You are looking for a native Hawaiian, right." Steve confirmed with a nod, a bit confused, did the Governor call and told him to let one of his officer work with Steve or not. "There is someone but it's her day off today. So you might have to search at the beach for her. You can take her. Officer Kono Kalakaua.
"Thank you sir." Steve leaves before the man can change his mind and he doesn't really care who he gets, the captain has a unpleasant smell and Steve´s wolf doesn't like it. A woman, not want he had wanted but better then returning with empty hands. Women were even more complicated to work with than men. They are so much more sensitive to their instincts and they tell them to run, fight or do both. But sill better someone then no one.
Steve leaves the building behind. The beach. What beach? He returns into the building and goes to the man at the front desk. "Where can I find Officer Kalakaua?" The officer looks up from his computer.
"It´s her day off, probably the beach." Steve takes a breath, keep calm.
"And which beach could she be?" The officer looks at him and Steve reads the unwillingness to help and the ability to offer further information. "I will find her, thanks for your help."
Steve was wondering, who was dis woman that the captain was offering her up after he had question the whole thing.
In the car, Steve dials the number of an old friend. Ask him to locate the phone of the officer and drives down the road. Sometimes it was just better not to ask. At the beach he finds a bag with a towel, waiting for one of the surfer. Not many were out today. Only a few tourists, and some teenager who were most likely skipping school. Fining his target wasn't that difficult.
Steve can pick out the right woman in a minute; she is young, most likely only a few years out on the streets. The captain gave him a rookey, so much for someone with experience. He only can hope for the best.
Her surfing style was beautiful and Steve enjoys the few minutes he was able to watch her until one of the tourist took her wave and cut her off. Both human´s came to the beach and Steve fears the worst, the guy that had run into her was huge and looked like he wasn't aware of his mistake or doesn't care that he took that beauty away with his careless act.
The next thing was very surprising and puts the first smile since ages on his face. Officer Kalakaua puts her board on the beach to confront the tourist; the hit in the face was also a surprise for the man. "Think about it before you take someone´s wave." And with that she walks away, takes her board and walks toward Steve and her belongings.
Steve is admiring her beauty until his nose gets the first swing of her smell, it was familiar, he couldn't place it. It had to be a long time since he smelled her but his wolf is sure about it, he had met her before. Probably at the police station but his brain didn't get more time to think about it.
She is looking at him suspicious but takes her towel to dry her body before she starts to talk. What Steve surprised even more is that she didn't seem to mind him, not like the other people who reacting to their instinct. "And you are?"
He shakes his head slightly to get his mind to focus again. "Commander Steve McGarret, I work for the Governor and your Captain told me you would be able to assist me in a case I´m working on. My apologies for interrupting your day off." Why is he polite to her? He doesn't want to work with her, with no one, maybe something is wrong with him or his wolf.
While Steve was still trying to work out what is wrong or what changed he missed how the officers eyes got darker. "So you are here to tell me that my captain sends you and that you could have me as an assistant?" Still distracted Steve´s movement of his head was interpreted as a nod. "You can tell my captain that he can kiss my ass if he thinks he will get rid of me by sending me away."
The tone of her voice gets Steve whole attention, a sore smell covered her own unique one and suddenly the attitude of the captain made more sense, he doesn't want her and hopes to get her away. What when the man plans to never let her return, or she could get hurt on this case. Deciding that he need to calm her down first and sort out the mess later Steve opens his mouth to talk but he never got the chance.
"I am not anyone's assistance. I don´t care what you and the whole department thinks about me or my family. Who are you anyway." Before she could continue Steve holds up his hand to stop her.
"Officer, I only want to work with you, I am not part of any conspires against you or your family. I just need someone who is able to act as an translator or messenger to help me find the missing girls."
"The girls that disappear since a month?" He finally got he attention into the right direction.
"Yes. The Governor gave me the case but I need someone that can open door for me that are looked for someone like me." She is watching him closely and suddenly offers her hand to him.
"You can call me Kono and I will work with you as your partner, not some underling, understand." Steve hesitates only a second before he takes her hand to shake it. The fire in her eyes had told him enough about the woman to know he will not be able to change her condition to work with him.
