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Broken
'He what? How?'
Steve was beyond livid at the news he just heard.
'We don't know, all we know is that he's gone, we have no idea how he did it. They've searched the entire prison, there's no sign of him, and we're checking the camera feeds now.'
Steve felt the uneasy feeling he had that morning return. Something wasn't right.
He quickly hung up on Daniel and took a few seconds to think. He needed to get to the precinct, but not knowing where Chris was, or what his intentions would be, he knew he needed to protect Kono at all costs. But where was it safe?
Kono had not heard the conversation Steve had had with Danny, so she was blissfully unaware of the situation. Her head was up in the clouds with the events that happened that morning. That was until Steve came back into the bedroom with a clouded face. He refused to look at her which sent alarm bells ringing in her ear. Had he changed his mind?
'What's wrong?'
At her concerned voice he finally looked up and his eyes were filled with pain.
'Chris escaped. We need to go to the precinct.'
He didn't elaborate nor de he have to, all his emotions were plain to see in the way he held his body and his expression. Kono just nodded and followed him out of the house.
When they arrived at the precinct Steve quickly got to work in figuring out where Chris had hidden. Kono stayed out of his way, as did the other two team members. Steve's posture screamed anger and frustration and he looked like he was about to explode.
Danny looked up as he heard a string of curses coming out of Steve's office. Wincing he looked over at Kono who's eyes were solely focused on Steve, a small frown gracing her features. She suddenly stood up and walked over to Steve's office.
Steve had moved towards the window and clenched his fists in frustration. An entire day to waste and they were no closer to finding the jerk.
He heard someone enter his office and instinctively knew it was Kono. He tensed even further.
Danny was watching Kono enter the office. He saw Steve tense even more as his shoulders set and he clenched his fists further. He saw Kono approach slowly. She reached out with one hand and saw her touch his shoulder slightly. She paused, waiting for him to relax more, when he didn't she closed the remaining space between them and hugged him from behind. It took a few seconds but Danny saw his friend deflate. He couldn't hear what they were saying, but it seemed to calm Steve considerably. After a while he turned to hug Kono properly and as he turned Danny could see the conflicting emotions on Steve's face. Something he wasn't used to seeing as Steve was always in control of his emotions. Suddenly Danny wondered what had happened between those two.
He was even more shocked as Steve pushed Kono slightly away, looked her in the eye and then pressed a kiss to her forehead.
'Something is going on with them.' Danny mumbled under his breath.
A couple of hours later
'Did you find anything yet?'
'No, but that doesn't mean it isn't there.'
Danny looked at his friend. There were dark circles under his eyes and he seemed wary and almost predatory, as if he expected the shit to hit the fan at any moment. He may be right.
'Look Steve, there's nothing more you can do tonight, get some sleep.'
Steve looked at him, like it was the last thing he wanted to do.
'Take Kono home with you, go to sleep, I'll hold the fort.'
Danny pinned Steve with a pointed look and glanced at Kono, who was half asleep on his couch in the corner of his office.
Steve followed his line of vision and his face softened. He looked back at Danny and nodded then took off for his office, quietly waking up Kono.
When they were in the car not a word was spoken, Steve grabbed her hand with his and didn't let it go the entire ride. When they got to the house the silence continued. Kono changed quickly in the bathroom then let Steve do his things.
Steve decided not to change, he still had a feeling that there was something wrong and he wanted to be able to respond immediately if necessary, he didn't even take off his boots. Just cleaned his shirt and shorts then moved back into the bedroom. What he saw melted his heart.
Kono was wrapped up in his sheets, hugging his pillow to her chest and snoring softly. He smiled and vowed there and then he was not going to let this woman get away from him.
He quickly moved to the side of the bed behind her and kneeled on the bed. He slid behind her on the sheets and tentatively put his left arm around her body. She sighed in her sleep and unconsciously moved closer. Taking this as a sign that it was ok, he pulled her closer and spooned himself to her body. Her soft scent hit him and he finally honestly relaxed for the first time that day.
Later that night
Steve woke when he heard the click. He wanted to react immediately but instead focused on keeping his breath even, not allowing the man behind him to know he was awake. He slightly loosened his hold on Kono, who was blissfully still asleep.
'Get out of the bed McGarrett.'
The malice in Chris's voice didn't go unnoticed by Steve. He took a moment to weigh his options. He could attack Chris now, but then he'd risk Kono getting caught in the crossfire. He could pretend not to hear the ass, but that would once again put Kono at risk. He realized he had no choice but to contend to Chris's orders, he had to get him away from Kono.
He turned his head, and then slowly got up. He never took his eyes off of Chris. Chris obviously had no intention of waking Kono as he waved the gun to get him to move towards the stairs. Steve quietly descended the stairs feeling the barrel of the gun on his back. 'Idiot, putting a gun to my back like that! Stupid'
Chris never knew what hit him. The second they were off the stairs Steve turned unnaturally fast and grabbed for the gun, it slid out of Chris's sweaty hands and slid away from them. The punches followed not more than a second later.
'Can't believe you want more! What is this, Round three?' Steve kept hitting him square in the face and he grinned when he saw the damage he was doing. He suddenly stopped when he felt a too familiar blow. Looking down he saw a knife stuck somewhere near his heart. His eyes widening he started to sway. Trying to somehow incapacitate Chris before he passed out.
Knowing Chris wanted to reach for the gun again he tried to grab for him but was too late. A shot rang through the house and his mind went blank. His last thought echoing through his mind; 'Kono!'
A/N: I'll try to update soon!
