Thanks a bunch to all who read, reviewed, favorited, and/or followed this story. I was planning on uploading this last night, but my dad turned my internet off, so I had to wait till today.
I didn't plan on this story being so long, but now I think it's gonna be a pretty long one. Oh well. You guys seem to like it alright.
I apologize ahead of time if this chapter isn't as long as the others. I hope you guys still enjoy it.
Anywho, let's get back to our favorite team.
"Just a little longer, babe." Danny murmured, brushing Steve's hair back. "Just a little longer."
Steve mumbled something unintelligible against Danny's shirt, and tightened his grip on the blond detective's hand.
"What was that?" Danny asked, leaning back a little to look into Steve's face.
"You go firs'. Ge' out of 'he dar'. I'll be righ' behin' you." Steve repeated, then tried to pull Danny closer again.
"Babe-"
"You firs'. Or I don' go."
"Fine." Danny said, leaning down and kissing the top of Steve's head gently.
Kono radioed up, informing the workers above that the last of the debris had been cleared, and told them to lower her the rest of the way down.
"Kono, we can't do that. We can't risk you being trapped down there too." Chin said into the radio.
"Chin, Danny might need help getting Steve into the harness. I'll be fine." She replied. "Please, cuz."
Chin sighed. He couldn't deny her. Hell, he wanted to be down there helping their friends too. "Fine, but be careful."
"I will." Kono said.
Moments later, she was unclipping the harness, feet on somewhat stable ground.
"Danny!" She called, turning the brightness up on her head lamp.
"Over here!" Danny called back, not too far away.
Kono scurried over to him, crouching down beside her two Ohana. She couldn't help the small gasp that escaped her at the sight of Steve. At first she didn't even think he was still breathing, but then saw the steady rise and fall of his chest.
"I smell wa'erme'on..." Steve mumbled shifting against Danny.
Danny released a breathless chuckle.
Kono couldn't help the small smile that spread across her face. Surely he couldn't be so bad off, could he? He was awake and talking, and seemed aware of things around him.
"That would be my fault, boss." Kono said. "I got a new type of shampoo last night."
"'t's nice." Steve said, shifting his head towards her.
"Thanks, boss." Kono said. "How about we get you outta here?"
"Dan'o firs'." Steve said, as forcefully as he could.
Kono glanced at Danny, as if checking for his agreement.
The blond detective shrugged. He didn't want to go ahead of Steve, but if it got him to cooperate, he figured he could. And now that Kono was here, he was more alright with the idea. At least Steve wouldn't be alone down here.
"Ok." Kono said. "You guys ready to get out of here?"
"Totally." Danny said. "We've gotta go look at dogs. Right, babe?" He brushed his hand against Steve's hair again.
Steve nodded once, his head still resting against Danny's chest.
"Dogs?" Kono asked, helping Danny shift Steve, so he could stand up and stretch before getting Steve up.
"Yeah. Steve said the girls were asking for one." Danny replied.
"Oh, cool. I can't wait to see the one you guys get." Kono said. "Have they decided on a name yet?"
"I don't think they've even decided on a breed yet."
"Jesse sai' germa' shep'erd. Grace want' hus'y." Steve said, trying to push himself up.
"Woah, babe." Danny murmured, catching the SEAL's arm, and steadying him.
"So, they haven't agreed on a type yet?" Kono asked as she carefully took Steve's other arm.
"Ma'be we ge' two." Steve said, breathless.
Danny huffed out a surprised laugh.
Kono grinned. "You don't agree with that?"
"I don't know what I agree with right now." Danny said.
Kono laughed. "You ready to get on your feet, boss?" She asked.
Steve took a deep, wavering breath, before nodding.
"On three." Danny said. "One."
Kono and Danny adjusted the grip on Steve's arms, Kono careful not to jar the broken arm too much.
"Two."
Steve took another deep breath, preparing for pain.
"Three."
Working together, they managed to pull Steve to his feet. At first, it didn't seem like he'd be able to stay upright. As he wobbled, his right hand tightened around Danny's forearm, causing the detective to grimace.
"We got you, babe." Danny said, working with Kono to steady the wavering SEAL.
Steve leaned his head on Danny's shoulder, closing his eyes. "Dizzy..." He muttered.
"I know." Danny said, sympathetically. "It's only a few feet to out ride, though."
The SEAL sighed against his partner's shoulder, but nodded.
"You ready?" Kono asked, uncertainly.
"Yeah. Let's go." Danny said, wrapping one arm around Steve's waist, while he pulled the injured man's right arm over his shoulder.
With Steve leaning heavily on Danny, the trip made their way to the lift.
"Still want me to go first?" Danny asked, looking at Steve's pale face.
Breathing heavily, face tight with pain, Steve nodded.
Danny sighed. Why did Steve have to be so stubborn?
After switching places with Kono, Danny buckled himself into the harness and Kono radioed up for them to start lifting.
Danny was more than halfway up, when Steve muttered, "Gonn' be sick..."
Kono barely had time to shift out of the way, before the dark haired man doubled over and threw up again. She rubbed his back, glancing up to see if the harness was on it's way back down.