Steve and Grace
Chapter 8
Disclaimer: See chapter one
A/N: Over one hundred reviews of my little story here. You guys are awesome in your wonderful support. I will say this story is now finished, but don't worry there are a few more chapters to come. I am trying to not disappoint you all and hope you continue to find this little venture worth your time. Thank you all again!-Montez
The sounds were the first thing his conscious mind registered, the distant sound of voices, a soft beeping in the background, the faint hiss of air that he could now feel just below his nose. It took a moment for it all to come together, but the softness beneath him confirmed what his mind was piecing together, he was in the hospital.
Laying there he tried desperately to pull up the memories of just why he was there. The last time had been the God-awful experience with Sarin, definitely not something he ever wished to repeat, the sensation of not being able to draw in a breath, the waking up to his entire body hurting and the University of Hawaii's marching band practicing in his head. But this time it was a dull ache in his side and just a foggy feeling in his mind, he heard the door to the room open and finally decided if he wanted to know what was wrong with him he needed to open his eyes.
Fortunately the room was dimly lit, he could just make out a shape next to his bed, the pale blue shirt back told him the person was facing away. He tried to clear his throat to talk, but that elicited a ripple of pain across his side and moan was the only thing to escape. The person next to his bed turned, "Nice to have you back with us Detective Williams…" The young woman moved about, pushing the call button and starting a quick set of vitals, "The doctor will be here in just a minute and we can give you something for the pain, can you tell me how you're feeling?"
Danny took a couple shallow breaths, the pain had eased some since he'd stopped moving, he then looked at the young woman, "Side…hurts to move…" He subconsciously tried to move again, gaining another grimace. "What happened?"
His mind still hadn't pieced together why he was there, but just then the doctor walked in. "Detective Williams I'm Dr. Stewart, how are you doing?"
Williams sarcastically thought that if the man had been in the room just thirty seconds ago he'd heard Danny's reply to the nurse, who had just asked the same question, but he was starting to feel tired again and the pain was increasing some. "Side hurts…what happened?"
The doctor moved about pulling back the blanket to check Danny's side, another moan escaping him when the doctor touched the area. He heard the man tell the nurse to retrieve something before she left the room, "Do you remember anything about what happened Detective?" The doctor was watching his patient.
"No…" Williams hated his memory for failing him, but was getting agitated that the doctor repeated his question back to him.
"You were involved in a shooting this morning, fortunately the wound wasn't too serious, none of your vital organs were damaged. There was a concern with the amount of blood lost but that is being replaced and your stats are looking good." Dr. Stewart replied.
At the doctor's words everything seemed to flood back, being outside the Palace, the car coming into the lot, the sound of automatic gunfire, "Anybody else hurt?" Danny remembered Duke being with him, he remembered pushing the older officer down.
"No one else was injured." The doctor answered.
"Was my team notified?" It was in that moment he remembered that Grace was with Steve, they had planned a hike, Danny had gotten a call, but Steve and Grace had gone ahead, he was going to meet them later. "Someone needs to contact Steve, Commander McGarrett, my daughter's with him, do they know yet?"
Danny noticed a slight tenseness in the doctor's posture, but didn't really think much of it. "Officer Kalakaua and Lt. Kelly are here…" Before the doctor could finish the nurse returned and Williams noticed another woman with her.
"Malia?" He was a little confused again.
"Hey, Danny how are you doing?" Malia stopped next to the bed, she could see the confusion on his face but she didn't want to be the one to have to tell him about Steve or Grace and she hoped Chin would make his way to the room soon.
"Confused…" Danny's head was starting to hurt. "Is Chin here? I need someone to call Steve, he's got Grace." He noticed a look cross her face at the mention of his partner and his daughter and it caused a knot to start twisting in his already hurting stomach. "Malia?"
"Chin should be here in just a minute." Malia could see worry starting to build in the injured man's gaze.
"Something's wrong…isn't it? Malia, what's going on?" Danny pushed himself up further in the bed, hissing as pain registered again, his hand automatically going to his side, "Damn it." He ground out.
"Danny you need to take it easy, you've only been out of surgery a short time." Malia was trying to calm the man before her, but somehow knew it was a futile attempt at best.
"I need to know what's wrong." He growled.
Just then the door opened and Malia thanked the Gods that were listening as Chin walked into the room. Danny looked up and saw the older man, "Chin, what's going on?" If Danny could clearly see the look of concern on Malia's face, the look on Chin's almost threw him into a panic; it was not only concern, but fear.
Chin moved quickly to the bed, glancing at Malia who shook her head, wordlessly telling Chin they hadn't told Danny anything yet. "Go see if you can get Kono down here." Chin told his wife, he knew they needed to try and get Grace into Danny's room as soon as possible, especially with what Chin was getting ready to tell him.
Forcing past the pain Danny reached out and grabbed Kelly's arm, "Chin what the hell is going on?"
Taking a deep breath he looked at his friend, "Danny you were shot in a drive by in front of the Palace."
Kelly took a moment to make sure Danny was following him, "Okay, the doctor said I was shot, but there's something else."
"Danny it was a hit, the gang we busted went after you." Chin could almost see the wheels clicking into place in Danny's mind before he continued, "I need you to understand something first off, Grace is okay. She's been admitted for observation but I promise you physically she is okay…do you understand? Malia is going to get her now, Kono hasn't left her side since she was brought in."
Panic filled Danny's face; the rush of adrenaline that flooded his system dulled the pain in his side. The heart monitor start shrilling at the dramatic increase in his heart rate, "What? Where is she? What happened to her? Why is Kono with her? Where the hell is Steve?"
Chin had to put his hands on Danny's shoulders to keep the younger man from coming up out of the bed. Kelly noticed the doctor say something to the nurse, who left again, before answering Danny he spoke to the Dr. Stewart, "Don't give him anything yet, once he sees his daughter it will help…just give us a minute." A quick nod from the doctor told Chin the man understood, he then turned back to Danny, honestly knowing that what he was going to say next was not going to help calm his friend, "Danny, they went after Steve too."
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Malia had taken the stairs, she needed to get to the forth floor as quickly as possible, she needed to arrange for Grace to be taken to her father's room. Chin had told Malia of Danny's devotion to his daughter and she knew as a doctor how parents reacted at the thought of their child hurt or in danger. Making a quick stop at the nurse's station Malia informed the nurse she needed a wheelchair and for Grace's doctor to be paged down to Danny's room.
Kono looked up as Malia rushed into the room, "Malia, what's wrong?"
Malia looked at the equipment Grace was attached to, fortunately it was just an IV line and she knew that could be easily attached to a chair. "I've got the nurse bringing in a wheelchair and I'm having Grace's doctor paged to Danny's room. He's awake and Chin was getting ready to tell him about Grace and Steve."
Understanding Malia's urgency Kono gave Grace a gentle shake, "Grace," She whispered, seeing scared eyes opening to meet hers, "Hey Sweetie, we're gonna go for a little ride okay, your daddy wants to see you."
Grace's eyes filled with tears, "Danno?"
"Yes Honey, Danno wants to see you." Kono shifted to the side of the bed as the nurse wheeled the chair in, "Do you want me to hold you or do you want to sit by yourself?"
It was a wordless tightening of the grip the small girl had on Kono that answered that question. Charlie moved forward to help keep the chair in place while the nurse moved Grace's IV bag to the rod on the back of the chair. Malia helped Kono stand then get situated, the nurse grabbed one of the blankets from the bed and wrapped it around Grace.
Within minutes they were in the elevator, Malia knelt next to the chair, "Grace, when you see your daddy he's going to be in a hospital bed, do you understand?"
Grace's big brown eyes were still filled with tears as she looked at Malia, "Is Danno hurt?" They hadn't told Grace about her father's injuries, just for the simple fact they didn't want to scare her more than she had been after what she'd been through and witnessed with Steve.
"Yes Sweetheart, Danny's hurt, but he's awake and really wants to see you." Malia had always been told she had a wonderful way with patients, but right now she wished she could do more for the little girl in Kono's lap.
