Sorry for the wait. I had a bit too much work to catch up on.

Disclaimer: I own nothing. Except for the Makana family.

Confusion part 2

It was late when Malu and his wife, Lynn finally made it to Kekoa's place. They had knocked but when they got no answer, Malu pulled out the spare key from his pocket and let themselves into the darkened apartment.

They noticed that the TV was still on and that a plate of pizza sat on the coffee table. Malu and Lynn looked at each other and smiled, "Ben…" they both said at the same time. They quietly tidied up then tip toed to Keko's room.

Lynn was the first to see the sleeping forms. She covered her mouth as she watched her kids sleep. But what made her smile brightly was the sight of Keko and Olivia curled up on the recliner in each other's arms.

"Well…hello there…," Malu said quietly as he noticed his sister and Liv. Lynn elbowed her husband and pressed her fingers to her lips. She gave him a stern look.

"You stop that…" she whispered fiercely. She had a deep suspicion that there was something more between the two women. She was wise not to air out her thoughts with the rest of the family knowing that Kekoa would never hear the end of it.

Malu just winced and rubbed his bruised stomach. He held up his hands in surrender then quickly kissed Lynn on the cheek. She rolled her eyes at him and motioned for Malu to follow her to the living room.

They collapsed onto the couch and settled back and relaxed. Lynn sighed.

"What?" Malu asked curiously. He gathered his wife up into his arms and smiled gently. He knew his wife well - the two met while they were at summer camp when they were eight years old. They started out as friends then as time passed, their friendship grew into something more. 30 years and 3 kids later, they were still utterly in love with each other.

Lynn contemplated whether or not to tell her husband about her suspicions. "Lynn?" Malu asked tenderly. Taking a breath, Lynn decided tell him.

"Well…," she begun slowly. "Haven't you ever noticed the two of them when they're together?" Malu wasn't sure what to say. He didn't realize that Lynn had noticed it too.

"Now don't you dare think about lying to me Malu. You'd have to dead not to see it…"

Malu tried desperately to figure out a way to tell her. But he had promised his baby sister all those years ago that he wouldn't say a word.

"Look, sweetheart…it's complicated…" he stammered. How the heck was he supposed to be honest with the woman he loved when he gave his word to his sister?

Knowing her husband must have given his word, Lynn knew it was time to let it go…for now. Resting a hand on his chest, she leaned over and kissed his check. "I understand. I won't say a word to the others. Just…just be careful. Ok?" She looked up worriedly at her husband.

Malu smiled in relief. He kissed the tip of Lynn's nose and she giggled. "Knew I kept you around for something!" Lynn playfully swatted Malu. They kissed each other softly until they heard tiny little feet pad out of the bedroom.

They broke apart to see little Ipolani rub her sleepy eyes, her hair all a mess. The two adults smiled tenderly to see their youngest make her way to them.

"Hello sweetheart. Did you have a good nap?" Lynn asked as she gently picked up her daughter. She nodded tiredly and snuggled in her mother's arms. Lani smiled contentedly as she felt her mother caress her back.

Malu kissed the back of his daughters head and wrapped an arm around his wife and watched the two together. He couldn't have imagined that his life would turn out this way. He only wished his baby sister would be one day as lucky as he was.

"Mommy…daddy says we can keep Kermit…" the little girl stated sleepily. Uh oh…Malu thought as Lynn raised a fine eyebrow his way. Smiling sheepishly, he pointed in the direction of the tank.

"I love you honey…" Malu said weakly. Lynn just gave him 'the look'. He was in big trouble when they got home….

40 minutes later, the other two children made there way quietly out of Keko's room. They dragged themselves to the couch and planted themselves in between their parents.

"Is your aunt awake yet?" Malu asked Ben. He just shook his head and rested his head against his dad's arm. Smiling, Malu maneuvered his arm so he could wrap it around both Ben and Morgan. "We have to get going soon so don't get to comfortable," he said gently.

It was dark out when Kekoa began to stir. She was having one of her dreams again about Olivia. Only this time, it felt so real. Keko felt a body covering hers and wrapped her arms around their waist just as the body snuggled closer to Keko. Unknown arms wrapped around Kekoa as well. She sighed and Keko felt the warm breath against her neck. Kekoa shivered.

Keko dreamt that she was holding Olivia in her arms as Liv slowly awoke. She'd smile up at her and gently kiss Kekoa awake. Kekoa sighed contentedly. Instinctively, Keko turned her head slightly towards the unknown body.

Kekoa felt soft lips brush against hers tenderly and felt the other woman sigh. God…this feels so real…she thought. Inhaling, Kekoa finally opened her eyes. She had to blink a few times at what she saw.

Olivia? What the hell…Kekoa couldn't finish her thought as she felt Olivia press her lips against her own. She had to close her eyes as the feeling of Olivia's lips against hers was too much to handle and she moaned raggedly. It's Olivia! Jesus Christ! Stop! STOP! Keko's mind frantically screamed.

Kekoa's eyes snapped open and her hands went to Olivia's arms which were around her neck. Keko broke off the kiss and desperately tried to reason with Liv as she was trying to find Kekoa's lips again.

"Liv! …wake up swee-…" again Kekoa couldn't finish as Olivia's lips finally found hers again. Kekoa whimpered as she felt Liv's tongue against her lips. Kekoa knew if she tried to open her mouth to say something, Liv would slip her tongue in.

Pulling away again, Kekoa took a hold of Olivia's face in her hands and broke the kiss. "Olivia! Open your eyes! Olivia, please wake up!" Kekoa begged raggedly. She slightly shook her and that seemed to work.

Olivia opened her eyes slowly and Kekoa could see the smokiness of their kiss still in her eyes. "Liv…" Kekoa croaked. That seemed to snap Olivia's attention into place. Liv was now fully awake and realization was now washing over.

They were both breathing hard and Kekoa had Olivia at arms length with her hands on her shoulders. Keko's heart was beating so fast she was getting dizzy from it. Olivia held onto Kekoa's forearms for dear life.

"What…what happened?" Olivia asked breathlessly. Kekoa didn't get to answer when Malu decided to pick that moment to walk in on them.

"Hey…you guys awa -…," Malu stood frozen. Olivia and Kekoa looked like a deer caught in headlights. Their current position didn't help the matter at all. Olivia was straddling Kekoa who had her hands on her shoulders. Nope, it didn't look good at all.

Malu, wide eyed, swallowed and quickly turned on his heel and left. "Mal! Malu…wait!" Kekoa and Liv both scrambled to get up off of the recliner. Kekoa sat up quickly causing the recliner to shift into the sitting position abruptly. This jerked Kekoa forward, making Olivia slip off of Kekoa's lap.

Keko quickly pulled Olivia up and was brought face to face with her chest. Olivia had to steady herself and grabbed the only thing she could – Keko's head. They both heard Lynn's voice.

"What in the world is the matter with you Malu…for crying out loud…," Lynn froze in the door way with Malu right behind her.

Oh for the love of God! Kekoa thought. She twisted her head around just in time to see Lynn and Malu scramble out of there.

"Wait! It's not what you think…ow!" Kekoa and Olivia had managed to get off the recliner in one fluid motion only to have Kekoa hit her tow on her dresser. Olivia turned around and grabbed Kekoa as she hopped out of the room.

"Lynn! Lu! Wait! Please!" Olivia begged as she dragged Kekoa out of the room. They saw Lynn and Malu exchange uncomfortable glances at each other. The children were looking wildly from their parents to Kekoa and Olivia.

Holding up her hands, Kekoa pleaded for Malu and Lynn to believe them. "Malu…it's really not what you think it is…I swear!"

"Nothing happened…" Olivia stated from behind Kekoa. Keko whipped her head around and stared at Liv. Hurt and disappointment flashed within her. Turning back to her brother, Kekoa spoke slowly.

"Yeah…nothing happened." Her brother caught the flash of pain in his sister's eyes and nodded slightly. Kekoa looked down at her hands and realized she had been shaking. She clenched her hands to her sides and willed herself to stop trembling.

"We…uh…we better get going Lynn. See you two at Kai's place for breakfast next week…," Malu said as he grabbed Lynn's hand. Knowing she had no other choice, Lynn let herself get pulled out of Kekoa's apartment.

Then the two women were left alone. Olivia was at odds with herself, looking every where but at Keko who was just as confused as she was. Kekoa rubbed the back of her neck in frustration.

"So…" she said awkwardly. Olivia shuffled her feet and finally met Keko's eyes.

"I better get going too…" Liv said quickly. She needed to get the hell out of there before she made bigger fool out of herself. Keko saw what she was trying to do.

Kekoa's lips thinned and she scowled. If you want to run…fine…she thought childishly. "I'll drive you…" She grabbed her jacket and keys and went to the door. Olivia spun around with her hands on her hips.

"I'll walk home," she demanded.

"It's 10:30 at night! You crazy?" She bellowed. The stood a couple of feet apart just glaring at each other. Olivia just crossed her arms over her chest as they stared each other down. Whatever happened just a few hours ago was long forgotten. Frustration and confusion was slowly wearing these two friends down.

Clenching her keys in her hand, Kekoa stormed out of her apartment, slamming the door behind her and headed for her car. Olivia just closed her eyes and pinched the bridge of her nose. She could feel the migraine that was slowly creeping through her.

Tiredly, Olivia opened the door and quietly shut and locked it. She mentally prepared herself - she knew that Kekoa would be waiting for her by the car.

Olivia sighed. She was more confused then ever.

Kekoa paced by her car waiting for Olivia to emerge from her building.

"She want's to walk at this time of night? Christ! She's crazier then I gave her credit for…" Keko mumbled as she walked up and down the side walk. She made the mistake of licking her dry lips and nearly missed a step. Keko could still taste Olivia on her lips.

God…she tastes so good…"Stop it!" she whispered to herself. Shoving her hands in her hair, Keko continued to mumble and curse as she paced up and down the street.

"She's driving me crazy…bloody woman! …" Kekoa didn't realize that Olivia was slowly making her way over to her and Liv smiled softly as she heard Keko's voice.

On the way down from Keko's apartment, Olivia had enough time to cool down and she now realized how childish she was being.

Olivia stopped behind Keko just as she was turning around. Keko froze as the two stood quietly facing each other. Olivia's smile faded as she saw the tired expression on her friends face. She wanted to apologize but pride stopped her.

Keko shook her head and opened the passenger door for Olivia. Liv climbed in silently and waited for Keko. She climbed in and started the car. They both were quiet on the way to Olivia's apartment.

Olivia knew what she had said to Malu was upsetting Keko - she kept her eyes on the road and her arms were tight as sailors knot as she drove, her jaw clenched and unclenched itself over and over. Scratch that…she's furious…Liv hadn't seen Keko like this in years.

The last time Olivia saw her friend like this was back in high school.

Nadia, one of the many 'privileged', had made the mistake of harassing her in gym class about her mother and her drinking problem. By the end of that period the high school grape vine trickled down to Kekoa. She stormed out of her class and went straight to the change rooms where Olivia and the girl were in.

Kekoa kicked open the door scaring majority of the people in there and made her way to Olivia and Nadia. Everyone there backed away quickly when they saw the look in Kekoa's eyes. No one ever dared mess with any of Kekoa's friends. Especially Olivia.

Nadia rolled her eyes as she saw Keko coming her way. "Oh look…it's your girlfriend…" she said loudly with a smirk. Everyone in school knew that Kekoa was gay and that she and Olivia were close.

"Shut up. She's not my girlfriend…" Olivia said defending her self.

"You wouldn't know the difference if it hit you in the face. Apologize…" Kekoa spat as she stood over Nadia. Rolling her eyes again, Nadia got up and dropped her towel and began to change as if she didn't notice Kekoa. She was a good 2 inches taller then Keko.

Jaw clenched and eyes narrowing into slits, Kekoa took a step towards Nadia. Eyes widening, Olivia realized that if she didn't stop her, Kekoa would be in hot water. Olivia shoved on her shirt and jeans and jammed on her shoes forgetting her socks and quickly jumped in between the two of them.

"Let's just get out of here, ok?" Liv begged. Keeping her eyes still on Nadia, Kekoa just nodded silently. Slightly relived, Olivia gently nudged Kekoa back.

"I have a fabulous idea. Why don't you two find a little whole in the wall bar so she and her mom can have some real quality bonding time? You'd like that wouldn't you Olivia?" Nadia said with sarcastic sweetness as she brushed her hair. The girls that had bravely stayed in the change room all gasped quietly.

All the color faded from Olivia's face and she had to close her eyes in embarrassment. Kekoa watched as Olivia fought the urge to cry. Kekoa felt an uncontrollable surge of fierce anger deep within her.

Out of no where, Kekoa violently shoved Nadia up against the lockers causing a loud crash. Nadia, with eyes wide, dropped her brush and whimpered in fear.

"How about I rip you apart and feed you to the sharks!" Kekoa bellowed. Olivia desperately tried to get Keko to let go. She wrapped an arm around Keko's waist and the other under Keko's arm and pulled.

"KEKO! LET HER GO! PLEASE LET HER GO!" It wasn't that she was afraid of Keko's anger. Liv knew Keko would never hurt her. It was a fear for her friend that made Olivia want to stop Keko from making a horrible mistake.

"Not until she apologizes to you!" Keko grunted as Olivia wrapped an arm around her neck and yanked. Some of the girls in the change room helped Liv either push or pull at Keko. Finally stumbling back, Keko just grunted and breathed heavily.

Grabbing her neck and grasping for air, Nadia just sized up Keko. "FREAK!" Nadia screamed. Kekoa stepped forward and this time the girls were able to hold her back. Olivia moved between Nadia and Keko and rested a gentle hand on Keko's chest.

Shaking her head, Olivia spoke quietly. "No Keko. Please, let's just get out of here…."

"Not until she apologizes," said stubbornly. Keko wasn't going to let that rich bitch disrespect Olivia or her mom, even though Ms. Benson was in a drunken state 95 percent of the time.

"Yeah! Listen to your girlfriend, you barbarian freak! My father is going to hear about this!" This aggravated Keko.

Leaning closely so that Nadia could see nothing but Keko's anger, "you do that! I'll show you both what a barbarian really looks like!" She snarled. Olivia pushed Keko away from Nadia and forcefully ushered her friend out of the change room quickly.

Turning around as soon as they were in the quiet hallway, Keko apologized for her caveman reaction. "Liv…I'm sorry. She had no right-…" Kekoa wasn't able to finish since Olivia threw her arms around her neck.

"Thank you," Liv said softly. Keko felt a tear run down her neck and knew that what Nadia said affected Olivia. Keko wrapped her arms around her friend's waist and gave her a squeeze.

Keko shrugged. "No problem. My pleasure…" she pulled back to see Liv giggling. Just then they heard the muffled voice of Keko's English teacher behind a closed door.

"What! She told me she was off to the washroom! Wait till I get my hands on that…that…"

Olivia grabbed Kekoa's hand dragged her down the hall. "Come on! Let's get out of here!" The two ran down the hall as fast as they could, hand in hand. Olivia turned the corner and went straight to the stairs that led to the roof.

"Olivia! We're gonna get in trouble!" She didn't care that she was skipping class but Keko didn't want to see Liv in any kind of trouble.

Olivia ignored her as the took the stairs two at a time, still managing to hold onto each other's hands. Once up there, Liv threw the door open and dragged Keko with her.

"God…" she said breathlessly. Still not letting go, Olivia led Keko to their spot on the roof. It was secluded enough that no one could find them. Sliding to the ground and taking Keko with her, Olivia just laid back and placed her hands behind her head and stared at the sky.

Keko rested on her elbow staring at Olivia with a concerned look. Closing her eyes Olivia took in a deep breath.

"Fine…go back to class…" she said a bit dejectedly. She didn't want to be alone but she knew Kekoa's parents wouldn't be too happy with their daughter. Keko on the other hand didn't really care what happened to her. All she cared about was Olivia.

Sighing, Keko just turned on her back and copied Olivia by placing her hands behind her head. The two teens laid there looking up at the sky.

"I'm gonna change the world…" Olivia said out of the blue. Kekoa craned her head around and simply stared. She knew that her friend could do anything she put her mind to. So this didn't surprise her one bit.

"Yeah…you're gonna kick ass…" Keko said with a grin. Olivia laughed and took a playful swing at her friend. The two laughed as they wrestled each other for a minute only to have Olivia straddle Keko and gently stare down at her.

Keko sighed contentedly and looked up at her friend. She would never get tired of just watching Olivia. She smiled and again, placed her hands behind her head.

"I'm serious. When we graduate, I'm gonna do something with my life that not even Nadia De Luca can insult." Liv said seriously. In all honesty, Olivia already knew what she was going to do – join NYPD.

"I know," Kekoa said sincerely. Although they had discussed possible careers, Keko knew that Olivia was going to go straight to the police academy. Although Keko herself wasn't as passionate about the force, she also wanted to join but SWAT was her love. All that action.

Smiling gently at her, Olivia tenderly reached out and cupped Kekoa's cheek. They stayed that way for a minute or two. Kekoa was in heaven and she was sure that if she were to die right then and there, she'd go with no regrets.

Just then the doors to the roof ripped open. Startled, the two teens scrambled closer to each other and Keko placed a hand to her lips. Olivia held on to Keko for dear life.

'Shit…we're in deep shit…' Liv thought. The area that they were in was closed off enough but it was only a matter of time before they were found. Keko peeked over the edge of the roof.

Pulling out the keys to her car, she handed them over to Olivia. "My car is down there…just climb down and drive…"

Shaking her head furiously, Olivia shoved the keys back at Keko. Grabbing both of Olivia's hands, Keko gave the keys back. She reached up and held Olivia's face gently and softly, "Go on…I'll be ok. It's me they're looking for…just go. I can't get out of this if I'm worried about you…I'll be fine. I promise…"

Olivia didn't want to leave her to take the fall. The teacher and principle were closing in on them and if Liv didn't get out of there, they were both screwed.

Quickly grabbing Kekoa's face, Olivia planted a kiss on her lips. Keko was startled as she watched Liv carefully climb down the drain pipe and safely make it to her car.

'wow…' Keko thought with a dreamy smile.

"THERE SHE IS!" screamed a voice. Keko felt herself get jerked up by the collar. "You little punk. Thought you could get away?" Ms. Rowland demanded. She roughly dragged 17 year old Keko out of her hiding place.

"This is the only time you've ever found me!" Keko shot back defiantly. She hated her English teacher with a passion. She was like an adult version of Nadia...but uglier.

Eyes widened. "YOU UNGRATEFUL LITTLE SHIT!" Ms. Rowland grabbed the front of Keko's shirt and roughed her up. The principle finally stepped up.

"Anita…I think that's enough…" he stammered. The pudgy little principle was afraid of Ms. Rowland…hell, everyone was afraid of her.

"Well, look who finally grew some balls!" Keko smirked. Mr. Whistler turned a deep shade of red. 'I'd be lucky if he just dropped dead…' Keko thought. Ms. Rowland didn't like that last comment and violently yanked Kekoa back by the collar.

"Watch it! You're already in deep shit. The cops will be on their way…"

"Cops? What the hell for?" Keko demanded.

"For assaulting Nadia De Luca, or have you forgotten?" Ms. Rowland said with a smug on her face.

Clearing his throat, Mr. Whistler straightened out his tie. "Anita…take her down to my office. We'll let the police handle it from there. Ms. Rowland huffed but did as she was told. Yanking Kekoa towards the door, Keko hand no choice but to follow.

All too soon, Keko was being shoved into a hard plastic chair outside the principles office.

"Sit there and shut your damn mouth. Got it?" Without waiting for an answer, Ms. Rowland stormed into the principles office. The secretary looked up briefly and snapped her gum then went back to her typing.

The door to the reception area opened quietly and Keko looked up in surprise.

"I thought I told you to get out of here?" She whispered desperately. Olivia shook her head.

"I did. But I couldn't leave without getting you help…" Liv turned back at the officer that followed her in. Eyes widened in shock.

"Abegaila! What are you doing here?" Keko's sister just gave her a stern look.

"I saw Olivia speeding like crazy in your car. What the hell happened now?" Abby placed her hands on her hips and glared between Olivia and her sister. Neither teen was able to reply when the door to the principle's office opened.

"Ah…there you are. Officer, I'd like to press charges…" Looks like Ms. Rowland hand no idea the police officer was.

Abegaila's head slowly turned to look at her sister and glared.

"You are so dead when we get home…" She whispered as she followed Ms. Rowland and Mr. Whistler into the office.

Swallowing nervously, Kekoa and Olivia sat outside quietly. Both wondering what was going to happen…

Olivia blinked as the memory faded slowly away. She realized they were nearing her apartment.

"I never did thank you…" Liv said. It was true; she didn't get a chance to thank Kekoa for what she did that day. Although the charges were dropped Keko was grounded for 3 months for her stunt. Olivia didn't get away that easily either. She was grounded for a month and was given dish duty for the duration of the punishment.

Keko glanced over confused. Smiling gently, Olivia simply just said, "the roof." As if finally realizing, Keko just nodded and turned her attention at parking the car.

She missed those years of being wild and reckless but never crossing the line. She wondered where those years went.

Keko stopped the car and killed the ignition and sat there quietly. A million questions were hanging in the air between them. Unable to take it anymore, Olivia reached for the handle and was ready to open the car door.

"It was nothing?" Keko asked softly staring out the window. Olivia sighed and sat back and hung her head.

"It was nothing…" Keko repeated.

"What did you want me to say?" Olivia pleaded. The more she tried to figure out the situation, the more she felt confused.

She's right…what was she supposed to say? Kekoa thought miserably. Sighing and rubbing her tired eyes, she shrugged, completely defeated. The sight made Olivia's heart break.

"Nothing. You're right. I'm sorry…" again, there was silence.

"You better get going." Olivia nodded and slowly got out. Before she shut the door, she poked her head in and smiled tenderly at her friend.

"Drive safe…"

Nodding, she watched carefully as Liv ran up to the entrance of her building. She turned back and waved then quickly disappeared from sight. Kekoa sat there for a moment. Sighing loudly, she rested her forehead on the steering wheel.

She needed to get the hell outta here. Get some fresh air. Sitting up straight, she jammed her key into the ignition and peeled out of her parking spot causing some heads to turn as she drove by. There was only one place she could go to, to find what she was looking for.

She leaned over the edge of the railing and let the cool wind hit her face. For as long as she could remember, she had always loved coming here. It gave her some sorta peace, if you will, watching the boats sail by. But her favorite time to come here was at night. Everything seemed more serene then. Funny thing was she was terrified of the water. Odd how the one thing can give you so much peace can also paralyze you with fear in an instant.

Story of my life, Keko thought sarcastically. Keko ran a hand through her hair and wondered how it had come to this? Everything was great when they were younger but as they got older, the frustrations of life began to weigh on them.

Sure they could blame work, but that was only part of it. Blame it on getting older too. But there was something that went deeper. Kekoa knew that being attracted to your straight best friend was one thing, but falling in love with them…that's a whole other thing.

Kekoa sat on the hood of her car and stared at the night sky, wondering if the answers were there. She wished things were how they were when they were young. They could talk about anything without feeling weird with each other.

Now a days they were losing their tempers more frequently and Keko wasn't sure why. All Kekoa wanted was for things to go back the way they were before.

She rubbed a hand over her tired face and looked at her watch. 11:45…sighing, Keko straightened herself up and trudged to the driver's side of the car and climbed in. As she drove, she tried to figure out a way to get them back to how they used to be.

No matter what she came up with, the end was always the same. She unlocked her door and quietly stepped inside. She tiredly made her way to the couch and fell onto it. There was no way she could go back into her room. Not after…that kiss….

Shaking her head, sleep was creeping up and slowly taking control. Her last thought before she passed out completely was one that broke her heart…

Just let her go….

11:45 pm flashed on the clock. Olivia sighed and rolled over again. A hand went to her lips and gently outlined where Kekoa's were just a few hours ago.

She was at a loss. She enjoyed that kiss…admit it Benson. You loved every micro second of that kiss. Hell, you want to do it again! And soon! You can't stop thinking about it!

"Damn it!" Olivia sat up and grabbed her pillow and punched it. She sat there for what seemed an eternity. Just admit it Benson…millions of people do it every day…

You're gay…Olivia's mind stated. Shaking her head, she got up and stumbled into the bathroom and ran cold water. She splashed some on her face and stared at her reflection in the mirror. You're gay…

You're gay…

You're gay…

You're gay Olivia…

She stared hard at herself, willing herself to say those two words. Instead, tears welled up and slid down her check. She looked away disgusted with herself. Sitting down on the edge of the tub, she wondered if she'd ever be able to say those words.

George…I need to talk to George…

Hopefully he'd have the answers. She hoped he did.

Monday morning came to damn fast. Olivia hit the snooze button a little too hard. Grunting, she staggered into the bathroom and got herself ready for work.

Keko didn't have a good night either. She had fallen asleep on the couch in a sitting position which didn't help her back. Her mind also kept replaying that damn kiss over and over.

Their day wasn't going to get any better either.

"Benson! Stabler! Head over to St. Mary's hospital. 12 year old was just brought in with multiple contusions… "

Christ…it's not even 10 am yet and we're already fighting the monsters…Olivia thought miserably. Elliot's eyes followed his partner closely. He watched as she marched out of the squad room and all he could do was follow.

Something's not right…

Mean while, a crabby Sergeant Makana walked into the training centre and tossed her duffle bag onto her desk.

"Something on your mind?" said a voice behind her. Spinning around, Kekoa saw that it was just Captain Rosco. He was leaning against the door frame with his hands in his pocket with a smile on his face.

"What the hell are you smiling about?" Keko asked grumpily. She turned back to check the messages that were on her desk then tossed them back. She heard the Captain laugh quietly behind her.

"What? What the hell is so damn funny?"

Captain Rosco was saved from replying when the bells went off. Sighing, Keko's plans for a quiet Monday were ruined. Grabbing her gear, Keko and the Captain quickly made their way to the truck as the desk clerk handed them the info they needed.

"Come on…looks like the natives are getting restless…" Captain took a look at the sheet then began barking order's to his team as they quickly got their gear and headed for the truck.

"Ok children! We got a barricaded suspect, and possible hostages. We don't know how many are in there. I'm gonna need two sniper elements…"

"I'll take that Captain…" Keko volunteered as they buckled in.

Shaking his head the Captain had other plans. "No can do. I need you as my element leader on this one. Matthews, Bosh you two will be my sniper elements. Denton you're scout. Spider, I need you as rear containment. Lancelot and Spike, your assault elements…"

As he dished out the orders, Captain Rosco glanced at his friend with concern. Keko was awfully quiet.

"We'll be using less lethal weapons. No real ammo people. I'll be the negotiator for this one." Everyone nodded and got ready for the drop off.

"One other thing ladies, Team 2 will be assisting us as well…" a loud chorus of moans and groans could be heard in the truck. Holding up his hand, he smiled. "I know, I know. But we need all the help we can get."

"Yeah right! We better Ninja's then those pansies!" Spike joked from the back. Ninja's, as the unit so fondly called it, was the nickname they used for the first entry team.

"We'll see…" the Captain said still concerned about his top Element leader. He reached out and placed a gentle hand on Kekoa's shoulder. She looked up and smiled softly.

Lord, watch over us…Captain silently prayed. They were nearing the building. Everyone had their game faces on. They were now entering unknown hell. Thoughts of Olivia would have to wait.