So this one is a bit short, but I am so grateful for all the reviews! :) I'm glad you all are enjoying this!
"Jessy! It's time to go!" Her father's strong voice shouted from the base of the stairs.
"I'm coming, dad!" Jessica shouted back.
Jessica finished up packing her suitcase and brought it downstairs.
"You're only going for the weekend, Jess" Her dad laughed realizing how much stuff his daughter had packed.
"You never know what can happen!" Jess sang as she walked into the kitchen.
"Just be safe, darling" Her mother, Natasha, said as she handed her daughter some breakfast.
"I will. Kono will be there" Jessica assured, as she munched on her cereal.
Both her parents stood by and watched their 17 year old daughter.
"So you know where it is right?" Her father asked, pulling out a map of Hawaii.
"Yes, dad. You explained it to me like 100 million times!" Jessica whined as he opened up the map and put it on the table.
"Explain it back to me" Her father said. She rolled her eyes. Her parents were letting her go on a camping trip with friends to their private cabin. It was in a very remote and difficult location on Kauai.
Jessica found it odd her parents were letting her go without any adult supervision. Out of the blue they suggested that she, Kono, and some other girlfriends go. She didn't question it since it was going to be fun and would probably never happen again.
"We'll come pick you girls up on Monday, okay?" Her mom said after Jessica repeated it to her dad.
"Okay and please don't call me like 100 million times when I'm there" Jessica whined making her dad chuckle.
"We won't. We promise" He assured, looking at his daughter. Natasha and Will were sending their daughter away because they learned Wo Fat was in town. They were on a mission to bring him down and they didn't want Jessica to become collateral damage.
"Go upstairs and make sure you didn't forget anything" Natasha said to her daughter. Jessica was off upstairs when Will looked at his wife.
"I don't like this, Natasha" He said with a worried glance.
"she's a strong girl. She can take care of herself" Natasha assured, taking pride in the fact that her daughter was strong like her.
"She's still a child." Will reminded, his heart aching just by the thought of anything happening to his daughter.
"Nothing will happen. She will be safe in the cabin, and everything she could ever need is in there too" Natasha said, wrapping her arms around her husband.
"Wo Fat is going down today" Will said with confidence.
Natasha smiled.
"Dad! Kono is here!" Jessica shouted from her bedroom, as she ran downstairs.
"Okay, mom will drop you both off at the navy base and then Uncle Joe will take you both on the heli to the island." Her dad said, pulling Jessica into his arms.
He wasn't sure if it would be the last, but he squeezed her as if it were.
"I love you" He said, kissing the top of her head.
"I love you too, dad" She laughed back as he let her go. She went into her mom's arms and said the same before walking out with her suitcase.
-END OF FLASHBACK-
Steve was fast asleep to the sound of Jessica's heart monitor. It had now been a good 4 hours since she was out of surgery. It was hell. Waiting around for the doctor almost set him into a panic attack. She had become stable once out of surgery and was now resting in ICU. He suddenly awoke to the sound of his phone buzzing.
"McGarrett" His rough voice answered.
"We ran an ID on the body found in her bedroom. It belongs to a member of the Yakuza."Chin answered making Steve sigh.
"He's after something, Chin" Steve muttered, rubbing his face with his free hand.
"Exactly what? We don't know what's been taken here. Her safe is still closed and locked" Chin said.
"She kept saying they were looking for someone or something" Steve said.
"We won't know till she's awake. How's she doing?" Chin asked.
"Resting." Steve said.
"We'll stop by soon. Danny got in touch with Kendall and she should be on her way. Kono and I are going to get her place cleaned up" Chin said.
"She can't go back there. She's not safe" Steve said, looking at Jess.
"She'll be safe as long as she's got us. Call me when she wakes up" Chin said.
"will do, and hey man. Thank you" Steve said before hanging up. He put his phone on the table and stood up to stretch. He leaned over Jess and mentally prayed she would wake up soon. He brushed some loose hair off her face and gently touched her bruised cheek.
He had so many questions for her. She had become a mystery to him. What was in her past?
Steve's thoughts were broken when he heard some disturbance coming from the nurses' station outside of the room.
"Ma'am you cannot go in there!" A nurse scolded.
"I can go wherever the hell I please, where is she!?" Kendall's feisty voice snapped back making Steve slightly smile. In a few seconds Kendall busted through the doors and nearly ran over Steve.
"oh god, is she okay?!" Kendall exclaimed, pushing Steve out of the way to look at Jessica. A nurse and security guard came in as well.
"It's fine. She's CIA" Steve assured.
"We need to see I.D." The guard snapped.
"For fuck's sake, here's my damn ID!" Kendall muttered, shoving her badge and ID in the guard's face. He looked at it annoyed that she was in fact CIA and they both left.
"You got here quick" Steve said to Kendall, who was reading the medical file the nurse left.
"I was in California doing my reserve training" Kendall said as Steve sat down.
"She got out of surgery a few hours ago" Steve said.
"Any idea who did this?" Kendall asked.
Steve wasn't sure if he should tell Kendall, but then again they were like sisters.
"you ever come across the name Wo Fat while at the CIA?" Steve asked. Kendall looked up from Jessica' medical file to look at Steve.
"It sounds familiar. He's part of the Japanese Yakuza right?" Kendall asked.
Steve furrowed his eyebrows.
"So you do know?"Steve questioned.
"No, not directly. Jessica and I never worked on those missions. We were assigned to the middle east. But, we did know someone who was working on that case. His name was Joshua Hirsch, but last we heard he went died" Kendall said.
Steve froze when he realized that Joshua was Jenna's fiancé.
"How does this all connect to Jessica?" Kendall asked.
"Her parents were involved with tracking down and bringing down the Yakuza, specifically Wo Fat" Steve said.
"But they died in a shooting attack" Kendall said.
"Yeah, that's what she told me too" Steve said with a sigh.
"You're saying she's hiding something?" Kendall asked.
"I don't know. Wo Fat's guys attacked Jessica because they wanted something. We won't know till she wakes up" Steve said.
Kendall sighed and sat down. Kendall had to be back at Langley in 10 hours because she was being sent on a mission to Yemen.
"At least she's still alive" Kendall said looking at her sleeping best friend.
"She put up a hell of a fight" Steve said as a knock came at the door.
"come in" Kendall said
In walked Kono, Chin, and Danny.
"She's still asleep" Steve said, trying to stifle a yawn.
"Hey man, why don't you get some rest at home? We'll stay" Danny suggested.
"No man, I want to be here when she wakes up" Steve said defiantly.
-Hours Later-
Kendall, Kono, and Chin left to examine Jessica's house once more. Danny had to go get Grace, and Joe came to visit.
While Joe and Steve were talking quietly, Jessica began to stir. Steve immediately was at her side as her eyes fluttered open.
"Hey, there" Steve's gentle voice said.
She squinted, trying to adjust her eyes to the light.
"Where am I?" Her voice cracked. She felt weak and sore.
"The hospital, how are you feeling?" Joe asked, bring her a cup of water. Steve took it from him and brought the straw to Jess's lips. She took it hungrily and drank all of it.
"I feel like I've been trampled by a stampede of elephants" Jessica said, her voice much clear. Steve couldn't help but smile at her response.
"We're glad you're okay" He said, gently squeezing her shoulder.
"What happened?" She asked looking down at her arms. They were cut up and bruised with and IV going through them. Her abdomen felt like hell and her head was pounding.
"Do you remember what happened last night?" Steve asked.
She sat there and stared at Joe and Steve, and at once the memories flooded her head.
"Oh god, I was attacked last night" She muttered out.
"You put up quite a fight" Joe said.
"I –I killed one of them. Who were they?" She asked both men. They both looked at each other and then to her.
"Jessica, the men that attacked you was part of the group that killed your parents" Joe revealed.
"What?!" Jessica exclaimed. Her head was pounding too hard at this point and she closed her eyes in pain and sighed.
"Hey, you okay?" Steve asked in concern. She shot her eyes open.
"No! I'm not okay! What the hell happened in the last 24 hours?!" She fired at him.
He couldn't blame her for being angry and confused.
"Jess, they were looking for something." Joe said, getting her back on the case.
"I know. I don't know what it was. The guy, one of the guys kept saying I knew where it was but I don't even know what he's looking for. Who are these guys?" Jessica asked.
"They are part of the Yakuza" Steve said.
"The Japanese crime syndicate? My parents were killed by them? I thought they were killed by an attack at the base" Jessica said.
Joe looked away and Jessica saw it.
"Joe? What the hell is going on?" Jessica asked.
"You're parents were murdered by a man named Wo Fat. Your mother and father had been tracking him down with the CIA. It's believed your father had information that could possibly bring him down. When Wo Fat learned you were in Hawaii he took his chance to get that information thinking you had it" Joe said.
"Mom was an ambassador and dad was a Navy Seal" Jessica said.
"Your mom was an agent for the CIA, Jess" Joe said.
Jess couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"Do you remember anything your parents might have told you that could pertain to Wo Fat?" Steve asked.
"I-I don't know. No? They never told me anything about their work" Jessica said.
"The safe that's in your house. What's in it?" Steve asked.
"Passports, money, things from past missions. Nothing in there would connect to Wo Fat. I never worked on those cases. Kendall and I were placed on middle eastern missions. The only person I met who worked on Japanese missions was-"
"Joshua Hirsch" Steve finished for her. Her eyes went wide and then squinted.
"how do you know?" She asked him.
"Kendall stopped by but we know his fiancé. Jenna Kaye. She's after Wo Fat because he killed him" Steve said just as the nurse walked in.
"Sorry, but I'm going to ask you two to leave. I need to change her bandages" The nurse said.
"Of course. We'll be right outside, Jess" Steve assured as Jessica nodded.
The last 24 hours of her life had her world spinning. She began to question her childhood and everything her parents had done for her.
Who were they? What did they do?