Hey guys! Sorry about the wait. I had a party Friday night so I was pretty useless on Saturday and then today I had the final band concert of my school year, which was mega hard. All the seniors are leaving and one of my best friends since middle school is leaving too. Being the nerd that he is, he looked down at me at the end of the last song, tears in his eyes, and said, "I don't wanna go," just like David Tennant did in Doctor Who. I started crying so hard right there on stage.
But never mind that. You're here to read!
I'm sorry if Catherine seems out of character. I really don't like her in this season, because of the whole joining Five-O and then getting Steve abducted, tortured, and then calling Danny instead of going after him. Although, that was perfect for furthering the bromance. But I digress. I really don't like her, so she's kind of the bad guy in this. Again, if you do like her, I apologize.
Disclaimer: I do not own Hawaii Five-O or any of its characters. (Dang).
I hope you like it!
Steve's mind flew into a panic as he looked at Danny. "Danno!" His voice cracked as he yelled the word and Kono's next sentence was the only thing that had brought him out of his thoughts.
"Steve, we're here!"
Steve looked up and saw the hospital. Apparently, what had seemed like seconds to Steve, had actually been minutes in real life.
He didn't even wait for Kono to go in a get a stretcher and staff, simply getting out of the car, gently pulling Danny behind him and running into the hospital. It frightened him the way that Danny just hung limply in his arms, head lolling against Steve's chest as his arm hung down. His partner was a complete dead weight in his arms, but he didn't even notice. "Help," he yelled, bursting through the doors. "Help, please, somebody!"
A stretcher accompanied by some nurses and a doctor appeared. A flurry of words flew over Steve's head. "No breath sounds," "No heart beat," "Get him into the OR, STAT!"
Steve tried to follow, even though he knew that he wouldn't be allowed behind the doors, but he couldn't stop himself from following his partner.
A tall nurse barred his path. "Sir, please, if you could take a seat."
Tears threatened to spill down Steve's cheeks. "No, please, you don't understand. That's my partner. Please you have to let me through."
"Sir, I'm sorry, but . . ."
"Let me through!" Steve yelled, getting ready to take action, but stopping as someone called his name.
"STEVE!"
He froze and looked around, finally spotting the small, brunette nurse making her ways towards him. He immediately recognized her from their previous encounters in the hospital. "Jessi."
Nurse Savin quickly made it to his position and looked at her fellow nurse. "I'll take it from here, Lizzie." Turning to Steve, she looked him up and down, her eyes getting wider as she noticed all the blood. "What's wrong, Steve? What happened?"
Steve looked at her as a tear escaped his eye and collapsed into the chair behind him, putting his head in his hands. "It's Danny, Jessi . . . He's hurt again."
Jessi took a deep breath and closed her eyes, her own fear introducing itself. She had taken care of Danny after he and Steve got trapped in the collapsed parking garage and had grown quiet attached to the two. Pushing down her feelings, she looked at the distraught SEAL and crouched down in front of him. "Oh Steve-".
"He stopped breathing . . . He died . . . in my arms . . . Jessi, I can't do this without him . . . I can't . . ." Steve said, his back shaking with suppressed sobs.
Jessi pulled Steve's hands away from his face, clutching them tightly. "Steve, listen to me. Danny is in good hands, ok? The fact that there is no news is good news, ok? Now, I'm going to go get you some clothes and then you're going to go clean yourself up. While you're doing that, I'm going to go see if I can get any information on Danny. Got it?"
Steve nodded, taking a deep breath. "Yes, ma'am."
"Good, I'll be right back." Jessi gave his hands one last squeeze and then walked away, looking back once more before quickening her pace.
Steve looked up as Catherine, who had been standing by Kono in the corner, sat down next to him. "What happened out there, Steve?"
Steve took a deep breath. "They took us from Danny's car and we woke up in a room. I tried to open a window, but it was electrified. A man came and . . . shot . . . Danny . . . We managed to escape out the window and we made it to the gas station. I patched him up best I could there, but the found us shortly after I made the call to Chin. Danny told me to run, I refused, got in a fight, Danny went down, then you guys were there." He purposefully tried to finish up the ending quickly. He didn't want to remember the look of agony on Danny's face, even though it was permanently etched into his retina. Every time he closed his eyes, he saw it and he knew that it would haunt him in his dreams.
"Steve? Why didn't you?" Catherine asked.
"Do what?" Steve looked up from the floor. There was something terribly wrong with her question and Steve was confused as to what she was even referring.
Catherine took a deep breath. "The tactically correct move would've been to make sure that Danny was secure and head down that mountain. By staying you endangered yourself, him, and the information on those two men."
Steve couldn't believe that he was actually hearing this. Was Catherine really saying that he should've left Danny up on that mountain? "Catherine . . . I wasn't just going to leave him? He could've died if I left."
"And you almost died because you stayed!" Catherine looked away, slightly shocked at her outburst.
That's when it clicked for Steve. "Is that what this is all about? You wanted me to leave Danny to ensure my own safety?"
"Do you know what you dying would do to me? I woul be a wreck!" Catherine stood up, looking down at Steve.
Steve stood up to his impressive 6'2" height and looked down at her. "Do you know what it would do to me if Danny died and I knew that there was something I could've done to stop it?! It would tear. Me. Apart."
Catherine nodded, her eyes cold and hard. "And that's the problem. I can never compete."
Steve took a step back, speaking with his hands in a way that Danny would've been proud of. "What are you talking about?!"
"I can never compete with Danny, and I'm tired of trying," she said, walking around Steve and out the door.
Steve didn't even turn around to watch her go, simply sinking back down into the chair as the hoplessness of the entire day fell down around him. He had a feeling that he had just lost his girlfriend and he was still so, so afraid that he was going to lose his brother too.
Putting his head back into his hands, he felt Kono come and sit next to him, placing an arm around his shoulders as they waited for Jessi to return and for news of Danny to arrive.
Ok. How was it? I hope it wasn't too bad. Please tell me with a review!
Also, I've had several people tell me that they want Nurse Jessi to be paired with someone, but I'm not real sure. If a majority of people want that, I'll do it. However, it would not inhibit the bromance in any way, in fact, it would probably just be my way of furthering the bromance. So if you could please tell me if you want that in a review or private message, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks a million!
