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Danny moaned and reached over to smash what he thought was his alarm clock. Instead, his fist connected with his buzzing cell phone, sending it skidding to the floor. Swearing under his breath, he rolled out of bed and picked up the phone, his dopey brain taking in the new dent in the casing. The name "Steve McGarrett" flashed across the caller display. Groaning, Danny answered it.
"Up and at 'em Danno."
"I don't know if you've noticed Steve, but not all of us are Navy Seals who get up at-" Danny looked at his alarm clock, "-six in the morning."
"Meet me over at the office in half an hour. We have to catch Fryer before he leaves for a meeting on the mainland."
The events of the previous day came rushing back. "Aw shit, how's Kono? Is she OK?"
"Just get over here." The line went dead. Danny was nearly kicked himself for forgetting about his teammate, but Grace had come home crying and upset because of something that had happened at school. He was racing to get dressed when he heard a knock at the door. He hurried to open it, and found Lori waiting on the other side.
"Hey, uh, Steve called and said you might need some help getting your ass out of bed, and-" she stopped short, glancing down. "I suppose you haven't had any coffee yet?"
"What-" Danny followed her gave and looked at his pant-less legs. "Oh God, I'm sorry, I-" he raced into his bedroom and hastily pulled on a pair of pants.
Buckling his belt, he strode into the kitchen with as much dignity as he could muster, and was surprised to find Lori helping Grace with breakfast. Aw crap. Great parenting, Danny. You were just about to stride out the door and leave your daughter behind. Well done.
Grinning sheepishly, he helped himself to a bagel. Lori looked up and turned red. "Coffee?" she asked, offering him a cup.
Danny accepted it with an awkward 'thanks'. Taking a sip, and ran a hand through his daughter's hair. "Since when do you get up this early?"
She grinned up at him. "I like to watch the sunrise."
"Y'know, I could take her to school if you want," Lori offered. "I know how worried you guys are about Kono, and I don't really mind."
"That'd be great," Danny grinned sheepishly. "Sorry about, uh, y'know, earlier…"
"Oh, uh, yeah, no problem," Lori said quickly.
This quickly turned to awkward silence, with Grace staring at the two adults in confusion. Danny cleared his throat, and kissed his daughter on the cheek. "I should go. Have a good day guys!"
Hurrying out the door to his car, Danny mentally kicked himself. Way to go Danno. His embarrassment turned to worry as he thought of Kono, and he peeled out of the driveway and roared down the street.
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Steve paced the room outside Fryer's office furiously. The secretary glared at him, but he only stared back, making her clear her throat with impatience. Danny burst into the room and headed straight to him.
"How is she?"
Steve crossed his arms stonily across his chest and was about to answer when Chin walked through the doors and made a beeline straight for Fryer's office.
"Wait!" the secretary yelled. "You need an appointment-"
Chin ignored her and burst into the room, Steve and Danny following close behind. Fryer was inside, shoving some papers into a briefcase. He looked up as the three men barred the way to the door.
"Can I help you, gentlemen?" he asked with obvious impatience.
"Oh you're going to be needing help after this-" Steve started towards him, but Danny held him back.
"Chill man! What's the deal?"
Chin ignored them both and glared at Fryer. "How could you involve my cousin like that? You risked her life! She could have died!"
"Officer Kalakaua knew the risks involved and accepted the mission."
"Because you blackmailed her!" Steve growled.
"She saved lives and took down several notorious criminals! She was doing a service to her state and her people!"
"Whoa, whoa, c'mon guys, let's calm down," Danny interjected. "We can solve this without getting violent."
"I refuse to accept this!" Chin shouted. "Because of you, my cousin will never be a cop again!"
Danny looked at him in confusion. "But wait, Kono's going to be reinstated, right? She was innocent!"
"She's never going to walk again!" Chin yelled. "How the hell is she supposed to chase down criminals in a fucking wheelchair?"
Everyone in the room froze. Danny's mouth hung open. "You never…you didn't say…"
Danny launched himself at Fryer, trying to beat the crap out of him, but this time Steve was the one holding him back.
"Let me kill him!" Danny shouted.
Steve rolled his eyes. "Hypocrite."
Fryer sighed. "Look, IA will be sure to reimburse her and make sure to cover her medical costs. But that's all I can do. Now, if you gentlemen would excuse me, I have a meeting to go to."
"Just one last thing." Chin growled. His right fist connected with Fryer's jaw, sending him staggering back.
"Thank you for your time," he said simply, before stalking out of the office.
Steve looked down at Fryer, disgusted. "Next time you decide to mess with my team, asshole, you better remember to have your life insurance updated."
"Where are we going now?" Danny asked, as the two of them left the building. "And what about Chin?"
Steve sighed and looked out at the ocean. "He just needs some time. Let's go check on Kono."
Snatching Danny's car keys out of his hand, he strode towards the waiting car.
"Wait!" Danny called, racing after him. "How did you get here?"
"It's called walking, Danno," Steve said over his shoulder. "Are you coming or what?"
Grumbling under his breath, Danny followed, and together they sped down the street to the hospital.
New episode tonight! Poor Danno. Anyway, thanks for reading. I thought that after the heavy stuff going on, we needed the beginning part to lighten the mood.
- :) Anonymous
