A/N Hey everyone. I wanted to send out a huge thank you to everyone reading and commenting on this story. You guys have been great and have been so kind with your reviews! Thank you so much.
So here is my little contribution for tonight. Sorry it took so long for an update on this story. I was busy writting my other Five-O fic and I just wanted to get it finished. It also didn't help that I fell and messed up my right wrist on the ice so I am typing impared right now. Anyhoo, hope you enjoy the Danny Diva moment that I have written in this chapter and hope that if you are playing along with the 'what is the pirates reference' that I have been slipping into this story, I hope you can catch the one in this chapter. Happy reading and stay tuned for more!
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Chapter 4: Have your people call mine.
Danny stopped once again just before entering the inner sanctum of his colleague and tried with all his might to put himself at ease. This case had done nothing but raise his blood pressure by leaps and bounds and he still didn't understand what the hell was going on. His heart was still racing, his anger peaking and his breathe was catching in his throat. Was he having a heart attack, or was this just uncontrollable rage? Danny looked down at the file he was still clutching in his right hand, decided on rage, and through the doors to the Five-O office open.
"You did a great job Danno!" Steve stated as his partner walked in.
Danny crossed the room with quick even strides, without saying a work. He knew if he opened his mouth he would probably spew verbal diarrhea all over the office and as he had just been so well behaved he wasn't about to give that grinning bastard McGarrett the satisfaction. He threw the file on the smart board table, turned on his heals and walked toward his office.
"He hates you right now," Kono stated as soon as the door closed behind him.
"Did you see the vein on his forehead pulsing?" Chin asked as Steve turned and walked to Danny's office. "One of these days, you are going to give the poor man a heart attack."
Steve laughed, but was subdued. He knew that he had crossed some kind of a line with Danny. He maybe didn't deal with telling him about this case in the right way, and he should have asked him to do the press conference rather then tell him he had too, but there were too many things to deal with and very little time before the lost the Blackpearl for good. He walked across the office, slowly, making sure that Danny wasn't ready to shoot him through the closed blinds of his office, and stopped just before his door.
Steve tried the door, it was locked, Danny's head was down on his desk and Steve only knew his partner had heard him when he was greeted by only Danny's right middle finger.
"He locked me out," Steve said as he walked back into the middle of the room to where his other team mates were waiting, "he's being very counter productive."
"Actually, boss, and don't take this the wrong way, but he may be acting in a rather productive manner. He could be out here screaming and cussing you out for what you just made him do." Kono said apologetically. "Give him some time and he'll be right as rain and ready to take on the case."
"No, I gave him enough time when he left to go back to bed," Steve said and dialed Danny's cell number. When the cell went right to voice mail McGarrett tried Danny's office phone.
"You've reached the desk of Detective Daniel Williams. He is currently indisposed at the moment. Please leave your name and number and he will get back to you as soon as possible. And if this is Steven; have your people call his people and set up an appointment one week from Thursday!" Danny said in as calm and mechanic a tone as he could muster before hanging up the phone again.
"No luck?" Chin asked seeing the annoyance in Steve's face.
"He's acting like a Diva!" McGarrett stated as he walked into his office and came out again with a small leather case.
He walked to Danny's door, knelt down before it and pulled two metal instruments out of the case. Within moment he was working at the lock on the door knob and just before he heard the familiar click of the door unlocking it swung inward and Danny towered over him for the first time in the short mans life.
"Breaking and entering is a crime Steven," Danny said calmly.
"If this was any naval vessel, ignoring your commanding officer is also a crime, Daniel," McGarrett retorted.
"You are not my commanding officer," Danny said and slammed the door again.
"Now that was counter productive." Kono stated one eyebrow rose to her boss.
"Seriously Danny, I know you can here me!" Steve yelled. "Get out here we have work to do." He demanded.
"Work, really, work? You think WE have work to do?" Danny yelled through the locked door, the vein on his forehead bulging.
"You're going to give yourself an aneurism, Danny!" Kono shouted. "Steve, leave him alone!"
"Want to grab coffee Cuz?" Chin asked as he grabbed Kono's arm and pulled her toward the door.
"Get your ass out here right now!" Steve yelled.
"Oh no, Steven, that will not be happening," Danny stated shaking his head and wagging his finger at his partner. "Because of you, I am now responsible to the millions of people who think this stupid case is a huge deal and because of you I have to go out there again and make another statement when that stupid boat is found!"
"Ship!" Steve stated.
"What was that?" Danny asked angrier.
"It's a ship!" Steve corrected.
"I don't fuckin' care what it is, at this point!" Danny fumed. "All I know is that you are going to go, call all your navy buddies, locate the ship and then you can come back here, give me all the things you want me to read, verbatim, and then I will go out and be the good little public figure that you have made me into. Until then you can fetch my latte, get me a new shirt and tie, make sure they are pressed nicely, and order me a fabulously expensive breakfast or this television personality is not going back on the air!" he yelled and walked back around his desk and fell into his chair. "If you would like it, I'll add a diva snap to the end of all my rants from now on!" he added with a snap and turned around so that he no longer looked at McGarrett.
"Do you think this is funny?" Steve asked his anger getting to him now. "This could mean life or death for the economy in Hawaii. The Governor is personally held responsible for this, which means your job if it isn't resolved swiftly. Furthermore, we have some leads that need investigating and you, being the good detective that you are, need to get out there so that the public can see that you are actually concerned with this case!"
"What did you say?" Danny asked as he spun his chair around again.
"You have to get out there!" Steve repeated.
"No the part about being a good detective," Danny stated.
"Get over yourself!" Steve sighed.
Danny's phone rang; he answered it, raising his hand to silence Steven.
"Hey Monkey, you don't sound too go," Danny said sounding cheerful but concerned. "Home from school sick? That's not very fun. Do you want Danno to bring your some ice cream for that sore throat?" he asked. "Of course Monkey! Yes, I was just on T.V. Yes, the Blackpearl is really missing. Uncle Steve's working on it. Danno's gonna bring you ice cream and Tylenol. Ok Monkey, I'll see you in a little bit. Sure, I'll try to get you an autograph too. Feel better, Danno loves you."
"Is she ok?" Steve asked actual concern in his tone, as Danny came to the door and walked out into the common area.
"It's just a cold," Danny said, "but she wants Johnny Depp's autograph and I can't say no to my sick little girl, so lets go!"
"We'll get the Tylenol too," Steve said taking the keys from Danny.
"She wants the ice cream more," Danny laughed.
"Well so would I with a sore throat!" Steve said mockingly as they left the office.
