A/N Ch 7 has arrived…hope you all enjoy, thank you so much for the reviews they have been amazing,
*Disclaimer- I unfortunately have absolutely no involvement or own anything to do with Hawaii Five0
Steve's POV
The past three days have been a blur, I got limited sleep but that was mostly my own fault. I got up early to check in with Danny and again at night I would sit with him along with working at Five 0. After we had caught Howard, the governor had rang to ask if we could take a case, a case that he specifically wanted us to work on. So after the kidnapping with Danny and the arrest of Howard Then going back to work the next day I was exhausted and was glad that it was Sunday. I slept in till early Sunday afternoon something I haven't done since I joined the service. I showered and saw my reflection in the mirror, I looked like crap, I had bags under my eyes and had four day stubble. After shaving and feeling a lot fresher and like myself I rang Gracie.
Thankfully Gracie had fully recovered from her stomach bug and seeing as she was originally meant to be with Danny today I decided that with Rachel's permission we would spend the day together and do whatever she wanted. Since Wednesday every one's faith in Danny waking up weakened, after hearing about his improvements the first night he was in the hospital we all thought that it was just the start of his recovery, it turned out that it was just the anti-dote fighting the remaining traces of venom, that he would remain in coma for however long it would take him to wake up if he woke up at all. Each day he got worse, he got paler and more unresponsive; it worried the hell out of me but thanks to Chin and Kono as well as Rachel and Grace I wasn't blaming myself as much as I had been.
That didn't change the fact that I still wanted Danny to desperately wake up, I missed him I really did. Last night when I called into the hospital after finishing at five 0 Chin and Kono called in too. As we sat there both of them opened up and admitted how this had affected them. Kono had gotten emotional
"Steve you had no idea how worried we were when we couldn't find either of you! I mean it hit me I took you guys for granted. It had become so normal to spend every day with the two of you and then suddenly you were both gone. Seeing Danny so quiet makes me feel as if he's already gone, that it's just his body lying there and I know I should have better faith but I can't help it, when I look at him it's not Danny I see it's just a sick man that physically looks like my friend. Being with Five 0 is the best thing that has happened to me but now it's just not the same, our family isn't complete and I just don't know what to do or say, and I know it's affecting me from doing my job no matter how hard I try to remain professional." I reached over and held her hand
"I know Kono, I understand how you feel, but the way I look at it Danny wouldn't want us to get distracted at work he'd want us to keep doing what we do, keep making this Island safe for Grace."
"Yeah Kono Danny would want us to be doing all that we can to ensure that Grace is safe. I miss him too; it does feel as if our family is no longer complete. When I got kicked off the force it bothered me but I knew I wasn't a dirty cop and that was enough for me, but this? This just makes me think that it doesn't matter what I do, it's who I do it with that makes me happy. We have a job to do and we owe it to Danny to do it the best we can"
Chin spoke as his eyes never left Danny. Danny constantly told me that I was loved, that they were my family that I didn't need to do everything on my own but I don't think he truly realised that the same went for him, I know he would never have dreamed that we would be sitting here talking about this, he doesn't get that he is like a brother to us.
Kono left to go home and Chin stayed with me a little while. An hour later and Chin left then I was alone with my best friend.
"So Danno I asked Rachel if I could take Grace tomorrow, I'll bring her to the beach and she can do whatever she wants. She still has faith in you, she won't give up and neither will I buddy, you take the time you need to get better we'll be waiting here when you wake up."
I sat looking at his unmoving form waiting on him to say something
"I'll take her in too see you, so make sure you clean yourself up!"
I said jokingly and said my goodbyes.
After collecting Grace she said she wanted to go see Kamekona so that was what we done. She had fun helping him out and playing pranks on him. Then we went to the beach and collected shells. Suddenly she got silent, and small tears rolled down her cheek.
"Gracie what's wrong?"
I said taking both her hands in mine
"I miss him Uncle Steve"
I gave her a hug and we both sat on the sand
"I miss him too Gracie."
"I'm glad he has you, he told me that if anything ever happened to him that you would always look after me, that you where his best friend. I love you Uncle Steve but I don't want you to look after me I want my Danno"
I had cried 2 times in the past 20 years, one when I buried my mother and 2 when I saw Marys tears as our father packed us off to the main land. So it felt strange to me when I felt my eyes fill up with tears. I had to take a deep breath and will them away.
"Grace no matter what Danno will always be looking after you, even if you can't see him he's always with you. Danno is my best friend too, but don't tell him I said that"
I said smiling down at her, Grace knew what kind of friendship her father and I had, he fought with me and I fought with him, it was a special bromance and it just kind of worked for us. It had been an emotional few weeks for everyone. I wiped away Gracie's tears and said
"How about we go see Danno?"
She nodded and got up from the sand with a smile on her face, she had seen Danny twice since he was admitted to the hospital.
The nurse was just leaving the room as Grace and I was walking down the hall, I told Grace to go on in and say hello and I stayed back to speak with the nurse asking if there was any change the pity in her eyes told me no before she even opened her mouth. I stood and watched Grace through the window for a few moments letting her have some alone time with her daddy. She got up on the bed beside him and told him about her week, she told him stories her teacher had told her. She had taken his left hand in hers and was playing with his ring finger where his wedding ring used to be, Danny done that whenever he was thinking of Grace or Rachel.
After I had given them 10 minutes alone I made my entrance, Grace looked up and smiled as I came in and sat in the chair on the right hand side of the bed. I returned her smile.
Grace reached into her bag and took out some playing cards we sat for hours playing go fish and snap, it was getting close to when Rachel was expecting Grace home and I was just about to tell Grace that she should say goodbye when the beeping on Danny's heart monitor stopped and it flat lined, I grabbed the panic button and pushed it twice then ran to the door and shouted for assistance all the while Grace was still sitting on the bed.
"Danno! Danno! Uncle Steve what's happening? Daddy please!"
I ran over and lifted her off the bed as the nurses and doctors came in with the defibulator, they asked us to stand outside as they worked on Danny I rang Rachel and chin and Kono. I didn't know what to do or to say to stop Grace from crying; heck I didn't know how to calm myself down.
The doctor came out and told us that they managed to revive him and that he was stable for now, surprisingly he told us that he was in a better state now that he was before.
"Detective Williams vitals all went up when his heart started again, the impulses must have affected his brain enough for him to respond so well, we are sending a specialist in to do further tests. I do not need to tell you commander that this is indeed a good sign."
Poor Grace who was still crying and was as confused as hell didn't know what was going on asked me to explain
"He meant Gracie that went they started Danno's Heart again it helped to wake him up a little, so they're going to send a brain doctor in to see him to do more tests"
She looked at me with her eyes wide
"He's going to wake up?"
Hope and excitement making its way into her voice, I smiled
"I think so; it looks as if he's getting better"
When the others arrived I explained what had happened, the specialist was still in the room with him, Rachel had decided that she needed to bring Grace home as it had been a busy and emotional day for her. The rest of us sat there to wait for what the doctor had to say.
Finally fifteen minutes later he came out a brief smile on his face
"He is showing positive signs and is responding to the tests, it seems that he is in a light coma, I wouldn't be surprised if he could hear you so make sure you speak to him. With the way he is going I would expect him to make a full recovery but with brain damage it is hard to tell sometimes, we just need to wait and see and hope for the best"
I shook his hand before he left turning with the first genuine smile I'd had for days
"He's going to be okay"
The weight that was on my shoulders had lifted; he was going to be okay.
After Sunday it was a lot easier to get on with work. I had been calling in every evening for an hour with Danny before I went home. I had started working on my father's car again and I had forgotten how much I enjoyed doing it. It was Wednesday lunch time when I got the call from the hospital telling me to come down as soon as possible.
Fearing the worst I nearly wrecked the Camaro on my way over, I met the doctor outside Danny's room he was quick to reassure me that nothing was wrong.
"His responses show that he is not far away from waking up, he needs familiar voices around him to help, I have already called his ex-wife and daughter and they are on their way."
I made my way in, seeing him still lying there and not moving, I doubted the doctors accuracy as he didn't look like a man that was close to waking up.
"Danno man you've had us all so worried about you buddy. It's been the longest week without you. I miss your rants about my carelessness and how you hate this pineapple infested Island. It's not the same driving your car around without you, it's quiet too quiet. I think that over the years I have come accustomed to your ranting and you're over the top hand gestures. Plus saying book em' Kono or book em' Chin just isn't as gratifying as saying book em' Danno"
I laid back in the chair and looked out the window, letting my thoughts drift as I thought of what else I wanted to say, I was about to continue on about how I arrested Howard but there was another voice in the room it took me a few seconds to realised it was Danny
"That was beautiful babe"
My head shot towards him and his eyes where open I sat forward in my chair and smiled.
"Bout fucking time you woke up you lazy git. Lying there for a week doing nothing"
He smiled
"Well doing nothing is my favourite thing"
We both laughed, after a few moments of small talk he asked me what had happened so I explained it all to him, with the occasional
"Mother fucker or son of a bitch" from him
I managed to get finished
"What the hell is wrong with you? It's one thing to go in with no back up when you have me but to go after Howard alone…what the hell were you thinking? You know that was stupid right? Steven can I not even get kidnapped without you doing something stupid to put yourself in danger? You're an animal you that?"
For once I sat and smiled as he ranted; enjoying every moment of it although I'm pretty sure the novelty would wear off pretty soon.
"Danny I done what I had to do"
"What you had to do was wait for back-up? What does that word mean to you? Do you think they are like benchwarmers? Just there for show? Babe you need me simple as, you're a living breathing walking health hazard!"
He said slightly waving his arms bout. I just laughed
"I am not laughing, this is not funny?"
Just as he said that I could hear voices laughing we both looked towards the door to see Rachel, Grace, Chin and Kono standing laughing at us. Smiles of relief, on their faces. I looked back towards Danny who was trying not to smile but couldn't help it.
"It's good to be able to speak again"
"On second thought maybe we should knock him out again "
I said as I laughed, he looked towards me and narrowed his eyes
"Steven don't even go there, right now I want to hug my monkey and enjoy the company of my friends. You I will deal with when I'm back at work…plus I want the keys of my car back I swear if there is one scratch on that car…"
"The Camaro is fine Danny…"
"It better be"
"Steve?"
"Yeah?"
"Do I still rock your world?"
"Every day Danno every day!"
We all burst out laughing again even though Danny and I where the only one's that got the private joke.
THE END
A/N So Danny has re-joined the world of the living. I'm sorry if I didn't end how some of you would have liked or if I finished it up too quick but I felt that that was as far as I could take it, anything more and it would have felt as if I was dragging it out.
Although I was actually thinking about writing the story in Danny's point of view, what do you think?
I also realised as I was reading back over it that it was quite depressing? So my aim for my next story is some more fun filled showing the fun nature of our favourite men.
Thank you so much for all your reviews and comments.
Love2bdifferent x
