Danny climbed in the back of the ambulance and watched as Riley attached an I.V. to Steves arm and placed an oxygen mask over his nose and mouth. Ben drove with the sirens on and Danny knew this partner could be in trouble; Steve eyes had been closed since they had entered the vehicle.
"Steve? Can you hear me?" Riley asked the SEAL grabbing Steves right hand lightly. "Squeeze my hand if you can hear me". Riley watched Steves hand and felt his grip tighten "Okay, good".
Steve bought his left hand up in an attempt to pull the oxygen mask from his face.
"Hey no don't do that Commander, it's gonna help you". Riley said pushing Steves hand back down on the gurney.
"Steve"
Riley smiled "Right sorry, Steve"
"You can call him moron if Steves too hard to remember" Danny joked trying to make himself calm down.
Riley laughed "I see you two are close".
"Nah, I'm actually not that keen on him" Danny smiled waiting for the reaction from his partner.
"He's a liar, he loves me" Steve said grinning and looking at Danny before closing his eyes again.
They arrived at the hospital in good time and Steve had been conscious the whole time which Riley and Ben were pleased about. Danny felt more at ease knowing Steve was at hospital and was going to get the treatment he needed. He jumped out the back of the ambulance and watched as Ben came around from the drivers side to help Riley get Steve out of the vehicle. Danny followed them as they wheeled Steve into the Emergency Unit and Riley updated the doctors on what had happened, a young nurse stopped Danny going any further as they entered the Emergency room.
"He's my partner" Danny said trying to push past the nurse blocking his way.
"I understand that sir but the patient has a bullet wound, there will be no visitors until we're sure he's okay" She looked at him sympathetically. "I know you're worried but I assure you we will do everything we can for him" She gave Danny a warm smile and went back into the room where Steve was.
Danny rubbed his hands back through his hair. He walked over to the waiting room and groaned at the thought of sitting on the hard chairs. He decided against it and paced in front of the large window. It was pitch black outside apart from the lights from houses, cars and streetlamps. He heard voices from down the corridor that bought his interest back into the hospital.
"Male, late thirties. Stab wound to the chest and various cuts and bruises. We need to remove that knife".
Dannys heart raced as he realised who was being wheeled into a different Emergency room. His face filled with anger and he turned the corner to see three people disappear behind some double doors. Time seemed to slow down as Danny walked to the doors and looked through to see nurses and doctors working on Wo Fat. He gritted his teeth, it took all of his strength not to go in there and finish Wo Fat off. He felt a hand on his shoulder that bought him back to reality.
"How's the boss brah?" Chin asked Danny.
Danny turned around and stared at his team mate. "I uh.. I don't know. I haven't seen anyone yet. I just.. I heard them bring him in". Danny managed to finish his sentence and gestured with his head in the direction of Wo Fat. He walked past Chin back towards the waiting area and heard Chin follow him.
Danny saw Kono looking out the window as he turned the corner to the waiting room. She heard him and Chin and turned to face them. Tears stained her cheeks.
"I can't believe we're here again". She said rubbing her eyes with the back of her hand.
"I can" Danny added feeling Chins and Konos eyes on him. "I mean we're on about Steve here". He said walking towards the window. He watched as Kono and Chin gave a small smile at the thought of their boss. "Find anything new before you came here?" Danny asked changing the subject on purpose.
"No, we were about to run prints but HPD said they'd finish up so we could come here" Chin told the Detective. "They're gonna let us know as soon as they find anything".
Danny nodded, as long as someone was working on the case while they were at the hospital he didn't mind. Whatever they found wasn't as important as the person in the hospital with a knife still in his chest though, and Danny couldn't help smiling slightly at the fact Wo Fat might die, in fact he was counting on it. Danny saw a doctor leave the room Steve had been in and immediately rushed over to him with Kono and Chin behind him.
"Are you family?" The man asked the trio.
"Yes, we are" Danny answered for them. "How is he?"
"Well.. he's alive. We've managed to remove the bullet without any further damage but there are signs of a slight infection. The Commander is very lucky the bullet missed his axillary artery" Doctor Spencer explained.
Dannys heart raced. "But he's gonna be okay though right doc?"
"As I said, the bullet missed the artery and the bleeding is well under control. Other than some broken bones and bruising and as long as the infection does not get worse he will make a full and hopefully speedy recovery" Doctor Spencer looked at his pager. "If you will excuse me I'm needed down the hall, the nurses will be happy to tell you anything you need to know".
Doctor Spencer made his way past the remaining five-o team and towards the room where Danny had seen Wo Fat. Danny shook his head "How can they save him when he's the reason Steve's in here!"
Kono turned back towards the window leaving Chin to answer Dannys question. "Unfortunately it's their job". Chin sighed and sat on one of the hard chairs in the waiting room.
"We need someone from HPD here, keep an eye on Wo Fat. I don't want him escaping". Danny told them.
"I'll call them and let them know" Kono said placing a hand on here cousins shoulder. "I'll be down the hall".
Danny took a seat opposite Chin and rested his head in his right hand. He was starting to get a headache which he silently blamed Steve for; superSEAL could give him a headache on a good day. Danny thought about Wo Fat and how much trouble the guy had caused his partner. All because of Shelburne, whatever that was. He felt his anger rise as he remembered the scene that had greeted him, Chin and Kono when they'd eventually located their boss. He man holding the gun at him before Danny put him down for good. Now waiting to see how their superSEAL was, on top of everything else, just seemed too much to bear.
"HPD's sending someone now; they said the man you shot was Lee Fo. Wanted for GBH and possession of illegal substances. Minor offences compared to Wo Fat. They checked Steves truck for fingerprints too, came back to a Daniel Pong".
Chin lifted his head "Daniel Pong?"
"Yeah. The same Daniel Pong who you questioned about the stolen Tundra". Kono replied. "They're checking out his apartment, he hasn't been found yet".
"Didn't think I'd see you back so soon". Dr Akita said with a small smile.
Danny jumped from his seat. "We're here for..".
"Steve, I know" Akita interrupted. "I'm going to be taking care of him. He'll be okay".
"Can we see him?" Chin asked him.
"In a little while, he's been through a lot. He needs rest right now".
Danny watched the doors to the room Steve had been I open and saw his partner wheeled out on the bed. The five-0 team rushed over to see him as the nurses wheeled him towards the hospital lift. Danny walked alongside him and grabbed Steves hand lightly. "Steve, we're here. We're all here. You're gonna be okay babe". Danny loosed his partners hand as the nurses entered the lift and watched the doors slowly close. He felt a hand on his shoulder.
"Room 303, come on there's a waiting area right outside his room. I'll get you all a coffee" Dr Akita said holding a door open that lead to the stairs.
"Thanks" Danny said half-heartedly. He heard Dr Akita say his partner was going to be okay but he wouldn't believe it until he could see it for himself and he knew Chin and Kono thought the same.
