Here's another update!

To answer maarthu, I had a not-so-solid idea when I wrote the 1st chapter but after I kept reading it over and over my lame-ish idea faded. I didn't want to delete the story so I just kept flowing with the breeze. I also like how it gives a sense of mystery to my readers and myself. Sooooo yeaaaahhh.

ANYWAYSon with the story! :D

Rightly Planted Tree

Chapter 8

Kayl stared at Steve but he didn't really seem there at all. Danny breathed in deeply to calm himself. He tried treating this situation as if he was handling a perp.

Approach calmly, appropriately.

"Kayl, Kayl, look at me. Come on man. Look at me." His voice was a bit shakey but firm enough to trigger a reaction. Kayl looked up at him. His eyes were big and unfocused. He looked like a scared little boy.

"There we go. Put down the gun, Kayl. Put it down." Danny looked right into his eyes as he spoke to him. He couldn't break this. Kayl looked down to the gun, up to Steve, then to the gun, and back to Danny. He seemed so detached from everything, as if he barely realized that he was holding a gun.

"Yeah, the gun, put the gun down." As much as Danny wanted to break his binds and pound the shit out of Kayl he needed to stay calm. He had to get through to Kayl, because if he didn't, well he really did not want to think about that. Then Kayl frowned and he seemed to snap and he tightened his grip on the gun.

Stay calm. If calm demeanor fails, speak firmly and with authority.

"Hey, hey, HEY! Don't shoot him Kayl. Look at'em. He isn't even conscious!" Danny couldn't keep his 'calm demeanor'. This was his partner and he just wanted to him to be safe. He was pleading now.

"Please, just, if you're gonna point the gun at someone point it at me. Just leave him alone."

Kayl slowly lowered the gun. He now held it at his side. His eyes had an evil flicker to them.

"I love it when you beg me for life." He smiled grimly. Danny cringed. Kayl walked over to Danny and lifted his chair right side up. Danny grimaced at the sudden move. Kayl scooched Danny's chair all the way around so that Danny was now in front of Steve. He left enough space in between them so that he could move in.

"You don't look too good yourself," he looked up as if he was gazing at something marvelous "you didn't come out of that collision unscathed." He grabbed Danny's throat roughly cutting off his oxygen.

"Danny Williams, dedicated father, would lose his life for an egotistical, Navy SEAL. The Navy Seal that got you into this nasty business. "

"Fu-u." Danny choked out, things were starting to gray around the edges.

"You teach that type of language to your daughter? DO YOU?!" He brought his other hand around Danny throat squeezing harder.

"Answer me! Answer me!" He shook Danny's head furiously.

"Answer me!" He punched Danny across the face.

"Answer me! Now! Answer!" He punched Danny again, this time in the stomach. Danny could feel Kayl's punches but strangely it didn't hurt. Everything seemed so far away, unreal. He closed his eyes and then everything slipped away.

Kayl felt Danny go limp in his tight grasp. He let go. He was breathing harshly and so was Steve but no other sound was heard.

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Kono glared at the mess. The Camaro was turned to shreds. Small flames licked the remnants of the car. Of course, It turned out empty, just as everything else. Kono felt empty, alone. Chin offered many reassurances but she didn't care. All she wanted to do was find them. She kicked a tree in frustration.

They had found the collision sight on their way to Richard Hill's residence. They immediately stopped to check the scene. There was blood all over the steering wheel, and the front window, as well as a little on the grass. There was also drag marks. Chin had hurriedly left the scene to scope out Richard Hill's house and once again found nothing.

"Where the hell could they have gone!" Kono yelled in frustration.

Rain had started to fall down extinguishing the car's flames and Kono's hope.

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Wo Fat stuck his hand out of his cell and stared emotionlessly at the inmate in the cell in front of him waiting for lunchtime to arrive, waiting for sweet freedom.

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Steve bobbed his head, it felt like it weighed a ton and he couldn't get it to cooperate with him. Unfortunately he still couldn't breathe properly but if definitely was easier. The effect of the drug was wearing off. He gave an inner sigh of relief because now he could concentrate more on their current predicament.

"Danny you awake?" He asked. He got no answer.

"Seriously man, are you ok." He said a lot louder now. He gulped in frustration when no one responded. It was eerily quiet. Too quiet, something was missing.

He looked up. To his surprise Danny was now in front of him. His head was down so that his chin met his chest. A few drops of blood came down from his mouth. His shirt was bloodstained, dirty, and rumpled. He felt blood rush to his face and it made him lightheaded. He blinked furiously so he could focus more on Danny.

"Danny, wake up." He whispered.

Nothing.

"Danny, please." Steve repeated. It was then where he noticed the missing piece. The thing that was off about this. It was quiet. Not just quiet but too quiet. Steve couldn't hear anything but the sound of the breeze outside. He couldn't hear Danny breathe.

He couldn't hear Danny breathe.

Danny's chest wasn't rising or falling either. No sound was there except Steve's own rather uneven breathing. But just his, not Danny's . He could feel himself panicking and he had to break the terrible and terrifying silence.

"DANNY!"

TBC…

That's all for today folks! Notice how I just technically combined the end of the 6th and 7th chapter? I just noticed after I wrote this chapter XD. I just love ending in a cliff hanger, it's just so much fun! AWW GAWD! WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO DANNY?! And will Wo Fat make his escape? Til' next time…

-Seriousness