You're being ridiculous
By
Landon Richardson
Disclaimer
The characters of Danny 'Danno' Williams, Steve McGarrett, Chin Ho Kelly, Kono Kalakaua, Grace Williams and Malia Waincroft do not belong to me in any shape of form.
Author Note
Here's the next part for you all.
Jumping back to Danny for a short time mainly because I wanted to show how comfortable he is with Chin, Kono and Malia. It be nice if Danny had someone other than Steve who he could rely on and who he could talk to when he felt the need to, especially if the subject he wanted to talk about was Steve.
These chapters aren't very long but such is life.
The next chapter will be back with Steve.
Enjoy
Overall summary
Steve couldn't understand why Danny was preferring to hang out with more with Chin than with him, It didn't make sense, he was the one who was Danny's best friend not Chin but then again he wasn't jealous… definitely not… he didn't do jealousy…
Chapter Summary
Danny's noticed Steve's strange behaviour and wants to know if he is the only one who has.
Overall romance
Steve McGarrett/Danny Williams
Chin Ho Kelly / Malia Waincroft
Other relationships
Lots of Chilliams bromance and Danny and Kono friendship moments
Chapter Three
He'd check on him later
"Has anyone else noticed that Steve is acting strange, or rather stranger than usual?" Danny asked as he leaned forward slightly in his chair and picked up his bottle of beer, his eyes flickering around the other three thoughtfully.
"There's no point looking at me, the last time I saw Steve was two weeks ago at the BBQ he threw and he seemed fine then." Malia answered with a smile, her dark eyes twinkling in the overhead lights before she focused back on her bowl of pasta,
"Good point" Danny acknowledge with a slight bow of the head towards her before he looked toward Chin and Kono raising an eyebrow at them. "What about you two? Seen anything?" He queried.
"Strange how exactly?" Kono asked, "Because the boss man is often doing things which I think are strange so you're going to have to be more specific over what you actually mean Danny."
Danny breathed out, placing the bottle back on the table and picked up his fork again, looking down at his own bowl of pasta, Malia had struck gold when she had found this place. The food was Italian and tasted just like the small bistro which had been close to where his parents lived in New Jersey. He was going to have to bring Steve here one day, just so he could show him exactly what good cuisine should look and taste like.
"You know…Just… just sort of peeved or something" Danny answered, struggling over the words briefly as he tried to describe it. It had been strange, one minute Steve would be fine. Joking away with them as though everything was normal and then the next minute he was shutting down, exiting the conversation as quickly as he could before escaping to his office. Danny had examined the conversations over and over in his head, and there was nothing in them which could account for the sudden change. He had thought maybe it was something to do with his family but when he had seen Mary a few days previously, she had been fine. The same as she always was.
"Maybe he's got something on his mind" Chin suggested.
"I thought about that but I can't figure out what it would be. Work is fine, none of us have done any stupid stunts recently so the Governor is happy with us at the moment. Mary is at home visiting so it's not her." He pointed out.
"What about his love life?" Kono asked, "Does he have one?"
Danny frowned slightly at the thought, casting his mind back before he shook his head.
"I doubt it" He said, "When would he have the time? If he's not at work then he's at home trying to convince me to come round to hang out with him."
"Ah" Malia said knowingly, sharing a quick look with Kono before looking away.
"Hey, hey, hey" Danny stated, using his fork as a pointer. "I saw that look between the two of you just now, care to explain to the rest of the class what it's for?" He demanded. Malia looked up with an innocent expression on her face.
"Nothing Danny" She said soothingly. "I was just acknowledging your point that was all" she remarked. "Does Steve ask you to come and hang with him often then?" She questioned, taking a sip of her white wine. Danny watched her carefully for a moment before he thought about her question.
"I guess maybe three, four times a week" He answered. Kono made a sound which sounded almost like a snort of amusement though when he looked over at her, her face was carefully blank of emotions, the only thing she appeared to be was vaguely interested.
"And you see each other all day?" Malia pressed lightly. Danny nodded.
"At work yeah" He replied, frowning at the slight smile which came to Malia's face at his answer.
"I see" She commented.
He waited for her to say something further but instead she merely made a sound at the back of her throat again and focused back on her food. Danny sighed, looking towards Kono who was also paying close attention to her main.
Danny rolled his eyes wondering why women had to be so complicated. If they knew or suspected something then why didn't they just say something instead of exchanging knowing looks with each other? He took a bite of his pasta, closing his eyes for a second as he relished the rich tomato flavour before he dragged his eyes open again and focused on Chin.
"You've been surprisingly quiet throughout this conversation Chin, have you noticed anything wrong with Steve?" He asked. Chin nodded slowly.
"He does seem more withdrawn recently. I just assumed it was down to the Baxter case, it wasn't an easy one, especially not for him. You know as well as I do how much he takes cases featuring the military to heart." Chin answered.
Danny nodded slowly.
"Yeah you're probably right" He answered quietly
The Baxter case had featured a navy SEAL going rogue and killing an innocent civilian. Danny could still picture the look in Steve's eyes when they first arrived on the scene. He had taken the attack personally as though it had been done to him. Danny understood the feeling, he felt the same way when a case featured a rogue cop. They had given their oaths to protect the people, not to use their position of power against the people knowing that the badge would protect them from any consequences. It made him feel sick when he thought about it.
Danny frowned, his appetite suddenly gone.
Maybe that was why Steve had been so persistent about spending time with Danny that week. Maybe he needed the company to keep the dark thoughts at bay. He forced himself to take another bite of the food, his gaze flickering around the other three as Malia effortlessly switched the conversation from their missing member to something amusing which had happened to her during the week at the hospital which she worked at.
Danny glanced towards the exit for a moment, considering briefly leaving to go and check on Steve when the sudden laughter from the others caught his attention.
He would go after the meal to check on Steve.
Decision made, he pushed the thought of his partner to the side for the time being and instead focused on Malia's story, soaking up the warmth as he joined in the laughter. Surprised by how much he was enjoying the night so far.
They would definitely have to do this again.
Author note
Thanks for taking the time to read. I really appreciate it
