It's just a tattoo, Steven

By

Landon Richardson

Disclaimer

The characters of Danny 'Danno' Williams, Steve McGarrett, Chin Ho Kelly and Kono Kalakaua do not belong to me in any shape of form.

The character of Rebecca 'Becca' Williams does though so please do not use without first asking permission.

Author Note

So here's the next chapter.

I'm sorry I haven't updated any of my stories recently, to be completely honest with you all I haven't been in the mood to write. As previously mentioned I have just moved into my own place and I think the freedom of having it and being able to do exactly what I want when I want has impacted me and my writing, when I lived with my parents, writing was all I had and now I have my computer set up, all my books around me, movies and TV shows to watch galore. I'm hoping to shake off this feeling and get back to writing so keep your fingers crossed.

This chapter belongs to Chin and then after Chin will be the last and final chapter which will belong to Steve.

I've always enjoyed Chin and Danny's friendship so it's been nice writing them interact together in this chapter

Anyway please enjoy guys

Overall summary

Danny couldn't figure out what all the fuss was about, it was just a tattoo… yeah a large one right smack between his shoulder blades but still there was no need for this reaction, was there?

Chapter Summary

"Wait so Steve hasn't seen it yet?" Chin questioned.

Overall romance

Steve McGarrett/Danny Williams

Other notes

Chilliams bromance galore

Chapter Three

Chin

"You're going to have to go to hospital to get that checked out Brah, if you leave it then it could end up getting infected and none of us want that, mainly because of the look Steve will give everyone if it happens." Chin Ho Kelly stated, leaning against the side of the EMT door, his dark gaze fixed on Danny with a look that the younger man could only describe as pitying

Danny sighed, looking up at Chin as he held his hand against the gunshot wound in his upper arm, the wound which was still oozing blood through his tightly closed fingertips.

"Yeah so Hazel here was just telling me" Danny answered, nodding his head towards the pretty EMT who had been dealing with his arm and was now talking to her partner Russell. Danny glanced to the side where Steve and Kono were dealing with the left over members of the drug ring they had busted. His eyes met Steve's over the distance, a slight frown coming to his face before he looked away turning his attention to Chin who had followed his gaze with his own.

"You know he's blaming himself" Chin commented, nodding towards Steve to indicate who he meant.

"Yeah I know" Danny said with a sigh "But it's not like this is the first time that I've ended up in the back of an ambulance because of his inability to just wait for a couple of minutes for back up to arrive, maybe if he did every once in a while then we would end up in this situation a lot less" He told Chin with a sigh, glancing towards Steve again before he focused on Chin again. "Any chance you can come with me to the hospital. Hazel doesn't think I'll be there long but they'll no doubt give me pain killers and then I won't be able to drive. I'll need someone to drive me back to the office or home depending on how strong the painkillers are."

Chin raised his eyebrow at him.

"Wouldn't it better if Steve came with you he…" his voice trailed off when Danny held up his hand.

"I don't blame Steve for getting me shot but I also can't deal with his puppy dog look of guilt right now either so it's best if he stays here and wraps things up and then when I'm done at the hospital I'll call him or head round to his or something" He said, letting go of his arm and waving it around him. Chin sighed, reaching up and rubbing at his eyes for a moment, his mind moving over the options before he nodded at him.

"Alright Danny, I'll go and tell Steve and Kono and then I'll be back for you." He stated, moving away from the ambulance and heading towards where Steve and Kono were.

"How is he?" Kono asked as he approached them, an undercurrent of concern to her voice.

"He's in pain and that's making him his usual charming grumpy self." Chin said with a grin "But he's going to be fine, he's got to head to the hospital probably have a few stitches put in, he's asked me to go with him to the hospital while he gets stitched up so I can drive him home or to the office" He told them, his eyes flickering towards Steve in time to see the peeved expression come to his face before he turned away focusing on Kono.

"He wants you to go with him?" Steve demanded. "Why you? I'm his partner, it would be better if you stayed behind here with Kono and booked the remaining suspects while go and…" his voice trailed off as Chin held up his hand.

"This is something between you and Danny Steve, it's nothing to do with us. He asked me to go with him so I'm going to go. He said something about coming to yours afterwards" He told Steve, relieved to see the tense expression on Steve's face lessen at his words. He watched as Steve took a step back from him, running his hand through his hair before he sighed waving a hand towards the ambulance where Danny was sitting talking to Hazel.

"Go with him and keep me informed on what's happening" He told Chin who nodded in response, he glanced towards Kono sharing a quick look with her before he turned and moved towards Danny letting out the breath he had been holding in. He had been unsure how Steve would react to Danny's request. The younger man was focused and tough, everything you expect a Navy SEAL to be and yet something happened to him when Danny was involved, it was as though he couldn't keep his focus if he thought even for a moment that there was something wrong with the blond. Chin had an idea why that was but he was about to tell Steve his thoughts on the subject. It would be better for Steve to figure it out himself.

"Are you ready to go?" Hazel asked as Chin approached, brown eyes focusing on him with a questioning look.

"Yep I'm ready" He answered, "I'll follow in my car Danny otherwise we'll be stranded at the hospital after they've patched you up."

"Sounds like a plan, I'll see you in the ER" Danny answered, his voice sounding distant as though his thought were elsewhere, the way his blue eyes were drifting towards Steve indicated to Chin exactly where those thoughts currently were. Chin hid a smirk as he nodded towards them both before he turned and headed over to where he had parked his red mustang, pulling the door open and climbing in after a final glance around him.

He waited until the ambulance and pulled away from the crime scene before he followed it, tapping his hands against the steering wheel in time with the music on the radio. Apart from Danny being shot the takedown had been surprisingly easy, the criminals clearly having no idea that their case had been bumped up from HPD to the 50 taskforce. It had taken them just under a day to locate them and now the smuggling ring was dismantled, not bad for a single day work.

He pulled into the car park and into the first available spot he could find which was closest to the entrance. Climbing out, he slammed the door closed behind him and headed into the hospital, shivering slightly in the air con. He stood for a second, tilting his head to the side as he listened; a smirk coming to his face when he heard Danny's familiar voice from one of private rooms.

He headed towards it, peering through the door to make sure he had the right one. Danny was in there with a Doctor, his shirt off, one hand waving around him as he talked while the Doctor worked away at him, nodding every so often as though he was actually listening to what Danny was saying to him. Chin was about to move back when he stopped suddenly, his eyebrow shot up as he noticed the tattoo covering Danny's upper back, a tattoo he knew hadn't been there before meaning that Danny had recently got it done.

He moved back, leaning against the wall as he waited for Danny to finish up in the room his eyes wandering around the other people waiting wondering casually what they were in for.

"Are you here for Danny Williams?" An unfamiliar male voice questioned him. Chin blinked looking at the tall man in front of him, his gaze dropping to the name tag which proclaimed his as Doctor Clayton, he recognised him as the Doctor who had been stitching Danny up.

"That's right" He answered straightening up. "Is Danny okay?"

"He should be fine. I've cleaned the wound out, given him pain killers and stitched it so as long as he doesn't get it wet for the next few days then it should heal easily enough. If there is any inflammation or the arm begins to swell then he'll need to be brought back in" Doctor Clayton advised him, glancing down at the notes in his hands. "The stiches will dissolved in a few days' time so he won't need to return to have them removed."

Chin nodded at him.

"I'll let his partner know when we see him next. He'll be the one looking after Danny" Chin told him, a slight smile coming to his face as he moved passed Doctor Clayton into the room. "Ready?" He asked Danny, grinning when he caught sight of the dopey grin on Danny's face which told him that his friend was high on pain killers. "You ready to go?" He asked.

"Yep, yep, yep" Danny chanted, his voice coming out as though he was singing the words. "Let's go home" He said getting to his feet and following Chin from the room. They remained quiet as they made their way to Chin's car, getting in and reversing out of the spot. It was only when they were on the freeway that Chin spoke.

"New tattoo then?" He asked, sparing a glance at Danny in time to see him roll his eyes.

"Not you as well Chin" The younger man complained throwing his hand dramatically up into the air. "You'd think no one has seen or had a tattoo done before. What about our fearless leader, he's covered in them but no one comments on them. First, Grace than Kono and now you?" He huffed, crossing his arm over his chest, wincing slightly as the stitches clearly pulled at the movement.

"Wait so Steve hasn't seen it yet?" Chin questioned.

"No he hasn't seen them, why does everyone keep asking me that as well. No Steve has not seen my tattoos because I, unlike Super SEAL, do not whip my top off every possible second I can."

"Tattoos?"

"Don't just don't" Danny told him holding his hand up. "I've got drugs pumping through my system, all I want to do is go home and rest Chin so take me home and let's not talk about tattoos or McGarrett or McGarrett seeing my tattoos again okay?" He asked.

"Okay Danny" Chin said with a smile as he hit the indicator and took a road to the left. "Just do me a favour and…

"Let you be there when McGarrett sees them for the first time, you can be there for one but I wouldn't recommend being there for other" He commented with a laugh before she slumped down in his chair, his eyes closing.

Chin glanced at him and shook his head before he took out his mobile and sent Steve a quick text to let him know that Danny was out and heading to his own before he focused on getting his friend home, a grin coming to his face when he thought of what Steve's reaction to Danny's tattoo would be.

He just hoped he had a front row seat for when it happened.

Author Note

Thanks for taking the time to read the chapter!

An especially massive thank you if you've stuck by me during this dry patch and left me a review or decided to favourite it or follow the story. I appreciate it more than you can know!