NA HALA A KA MAKUA - SINS OF THE FATHER *
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Hawaii Five-0 or the characters.
A/N: All right let's make this short and quick, because it's been a very hectic week and we're only half way through the week yet... But I said I would post another chapter on Wednesday, so here we are... Haven't been able to answer to the awesome reviews (did read them though) Loved the response, you guys brighten up my week! So thank you for that! Also the guest reviewers, thank you very much. I appreciate you all taking the time to review and that you're reading the story in the first place. It's truly a pleasure to create this story, so I hope you're enjoying it!
The hutchlover, you're AMAZING! (If there are any mistakes, you can blame me for it)
CHAPTER TEN
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SURGICAL WARD – TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER – OHAU
"You, behave yourself. We'll be back later." Steve placed shortly his hand on Danny's shoulder and walked towards to door.
Chin went up to Danny and gave him a fist bump. "Take it easy, okay?" Danny nodded obediently.
Chin followed Steve, who was already waiting outside the room. They walked towards the elevator located at the end of the corridor. Halfway down the hallway they bumped into nurse Danaé. "Shorter visit than usual, Commander." She asked, curious to know why he was leaving already.
"I'll come back later. We have work to do and Danny can use some rest." Steve explained.
"Ah, okay. He's been sleeping for a while though. Is he still tired?" Danaé wondered, narrowing her hazel brown eyes.
Steve shrugged his shoulders. "He seemed a bit more like himself, right?" He glanced over at Chin.
"He does, but he looked a little tired to me though." Chin shared his concerns.
"All right, I have to order some labs and then I'll check up on him. Maybe Dr. Carson can stop by later today. I'll check his schedule," Danaé noticed the deep frown from Steve. "Don't worry, go back to work. See you later." She smiled and went the opposite direction.
"He'll be fine." Chin patted Steve on his shoulder.
Steve nodded and they both walked down the hallway. There weren't much people wandering around, but there was enough chatter. Not that Steve and Chin didn't participate. They talked about the case and how to proceed from here on. They closed in on the elevator and Chin pushed the button. It took longer than usual as it had to come from downstairs. The illuminated numbers above the elevator lit up one by one. It seemed to take an eternity before it stopped on their floor. The doors opened and Steve took a step forward, only the people who were on the elevator needed to step out first so Steve stepped aside to let them through. Chin sneaked in as the couple walked out, and Steve followed.
"Steve!" The Five-0 Chief heard his name echo through the corridor. The voice sounded familiar. Danny? Steve put his hand between the closing doors and pushed them back open. Steve stood in the door opening, to keep to doors from closing again. He looked around, down the corridor. The few people that had been wandering around seemed to have disappeared, because his eyes went immediately up to a man crashing onto the floor.
"Danny!" Steve called out and started running towards his friend. "Chin!" He shouted that the other man should come along. Steve hadn't seen that Chin was already behind him. He was completely focused on Danny, who had crashed in a heap to the floor, taking the IV stand with him as he fell. Falling, he had let out a painful grunt.
Steve didn't care whether he was allowed to run or not, he sprinted the last few meters. He came to an abrupt stop as he kneeled beside his friend lying on the floor. "Danny?" But his friend didn't answer. "Buddy, you with me?" Steve asked, but Danny kept his eyes closed. "He's out." Steve concluded. He quickly observed his partner. Danny had slumped mostly on his left side. He lay sprawled onto the frame of the stand, right at the same height where the incision on his chest was. The wheels were poking in his back.
Steve placed his hands underneath Danny's shoulders and lifted him up. "Chin, pull it away," he ordered and Chin carefully pulled the IV stand from underneath Danny as Steve continued to lift up his partner's torso from the floor. Steve placed it aside as he did not wanted to rip out the needle inserted in Danny's arm.
"What was he thinking, huh?" Steve snapped. Chin took over one arm from Steve and together they leaned Danny against the wall. As they did so Danny moaned.
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Danny could hear voices, but he couldn't make out what they were saying. Where was he? He didn't know. What he did know was that he felt lightheaded and his back really hurt, like he taken a beating. His hand went automatically to his chest. The pressure was back as if they had shoved the tube back in. Now he remembered, he was in still in the hospital. Right? Opening his eyes, his vision was blurry. Danny could see vaguely two figures in front of him. His hearing sharpened and he could hear two voices saying his name, asking if he was okay. He needed to blink a few times before everything came back into focus.
Steve stared at him with an aneurysm face and anxious eyes. Both he and Chin were still squatted next to Danny who remained sitting against the wall. "What happened?" Danny asked disoriented, as he didn't recall falling down. Pushing himself up he grimaced. Every muscle in his body ached and his head was pounding.
Chin looked concerned. Danny was visibly in pain. "You okay, brother?" He placed his hand on Danny's shoulder
A tall man wearing an Army uniform came up to them. "You need some help? Let me get you a wheelchair." He jogged away before Steve could say something. He didn't know whether the man was a doctor or a nurse, but at least they got some help.
"What were you doing out here?" Steve sounded a little upset.
"I… uh…" Danny clenched his jaw and took a deep breath through his nose. Doing so, pain flared through his ribcage.
"Here you go, sir." The man had returned with a wheelchair and pushed the brakes down as he parked it in front of Danny.
"All right, let's get you back up." Steve grabbed Danny by his bicep and underneath his shoulder. Chin did the same on the right side. On the count of three they pulled Danny off the floor. As they pulled him from the ground onto his feet, Danny let out a loud grunt and hissed in pain. The hallway started spinning. Danny swayed on his feet, so Steve and Chin tightened their grip.
They waited until Danny seemed steadier. "Come on, sit down and let's go back to your room." Chin suggested; supporting Danny with one hand and with the other he grabbed the IV stand.
"It's fine, I can walk back." Danny grit out. He stubbornly tried to take a step, but he sagged.
Steve kept him from going down. "Yeah, well I don't think so, pal." If Danny had seen his face he would've said something about the deep frown, it had been Steve's facial expression for last few minutes.
They eased Danny into the wheelchair. He'd rather walk back to his room, but when he sat down he knew he wouldn't have made it. He was exhausted, out of breath and his body felt heavier each second. He leaned a bit forward, to alleviate the pain in his back. He also kept his arm wrapped around his chest.
Steve and Chin walked behind the man pushing Danny forward. They locked eyes and shared a confused, but worried looked. Nurse Danaé came around the corner and stumbled upon the four men. "Detective," she greeted with her usual cheerful smile. The smile faded as she noticed the discomfort by her patient. "What happened out here?"
Steve placed his hands on his hips. "That's a mystery unsolved." He said incisively.
Her eyes droopy, she felt sorry for her patient. She didn't know that her patient caused the trouble himself. "Let's get you settled back in bed," she went up to the guy behind the wheelchair. "Thank you, Jesse." Danaé said appreciative, taking the wheelchair from her coworker.
"Take care, sir." Jesse patted Danny gently on the side of his shoulder.
Danaé turned towards Jesse before he took off. "Could you ask Susan at the nurse's station to page Dr. Carson?"
"Will do, ma'am." Jesse nodded firmly and went up to the nurse's station.
"Look, I'm fine. He doesn't have to come." Danny protested. Both nurse Danaé and Jesse ignored Danny's statement.
"You passed out." Steve gave Danny a grave look.
"You fainted?" Danaé exclaimed.
Danny wasn't in the mood to answer all kind of questions. So sarcasm was the only defense he had. "Last I checked passing out and fainting have the same significance, so yes, probably."
"All right, mister sarcasm. She's just looking out for you." Steve interfered.
Danaé inspected Danny's body as she continued to push the wheelchair. "Did you bump anything when you fell down?"
"How should I know?" Danny snapped, clenching his chest. He realized she was just trying to help, so he made attempt to make a joke. "It's fine, I lived in a lot of places where the bed felt the same as a concrete floor so, I'm used to lying on the floor."
"Really? Well maybe they can transfer you to the supply closet, how does that sound?" Steve teased.
"All right, girls." Chin interrupted before things would escalate.
Danaé looked over her shoulder towards Chin. "Are they always like this?"
Chin smiled. "Don't get me started."
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SURGICAL WARD ROOM 208 – TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER – OAHU
Nurse Danaé pushed the wheelchair back into Danny's room. He still hadn't said why he would had been walking the halls all by himself. Steve and Chin followed the two of them back into the room as well. Chin rolled the IV stand and placed it back besides the bed. Danny tried to get up himself, but pain pushed him back on his butt. Danaé and Steve jumped in and helped him up, so he could get back in bed again.
With every power he had left Danny finally sat down on the edge of the bed. His shoulders hiked with every quick breath he tried to take. Now and then a whistling sound accompanied breathing. Danaé grabbed the nasal cannula and placed it back underneath his nose. She doubted the nasal cannula would be sufficient for him. Danny took several deep breaths, relishing in the sweet oxygen. His chest really hurt with every breath he took. It didn't matter how tight his arm was wrapped around it, the pain didn't seem to ease.
"Danny, I'm serious, did you hurt yourself during the fall?" Danaé asked as Danny's face was contorted with pain.
"My entire body hurts… constantly… so I don't know." Danny couldn't quite speak up as his breath hitched.
"He fell onto the frame with his left side and with his back on the wheels." Steve pitched in as Danny probably didn't remember fainting.
"Why didn't you…" Danaé exclaimed dismayed. "Let me see," she pulled Danny's gray t-shirt up and examined the bandages. She didn't want to pull them off, neither on his chest nor his back. There was no blood coming through the white dressings, so she didn't see why she would. "Looks okay to me, but lets have Dr. Carson decide whether it's really okay or not. He'll be here soon."
"Fine with me," Danny said short and soft as he closed his eyes, because he was damn tired. He didn't have the energy to argue. He coughed and he grunted in pain as he leaned exhausted against the pillows. After a couple of deep breaths he opened his eyes and looked right into two very concerned cool gray eyes. "Don't give me that look, would you?"
Steve looked up and sighed. "All right, just tell me why you took the IV stand for a stroll and why you thought it would be a good idea to do this alone?"
"What, you think I did it for my own amusement? Since it is such a lovely day, let's go for a stroll… no Dale Sullivan called me. Or at least I think so." Danny didn't hear Danaé and just rambled on to Steve.
"I'm going to get some new IV fluids." Danaé pointed towards the almost empty IV bag hanging on the stand. This was clearly another start of an argument, she took it as her cue to leave. Neither of the arguing men seemed to hear her, so exiting the room she rolled her eyes as she looked at Chin.
"What?" Steve said perplexed. A thousand reasons had crossed his mind as why Danny would be walking the halls by himself, but he didn't see this one coming. "Why would he call you?"
"If I knew I wouldn't had to come after you guys." Danny stated the obvious.
Chin spoke. "You could've called."
"I tried, but my battery died." Danny signaled to his phone.
"So you decided to come after us instead." Steve remarked.
Danny was done with the comments about him walking around, so he thought he'd tell them what Dale had told him. "Yeah, well, I presume it was Dale. He thought he had Parrish on the phone. He said that if Parrish thought he could get away with it, that he'd be wrong. He knew Parrish killed Akama. He threatened to kill Parrish and he'd be there sooner than he might think."
"Did he say anything else?" Chin wondered.
Danny shook his head. "That's it, but if we still think that Parrish is going after Sullivan, then we have some serious trouble. Because Sullivan's coming after Parrish, which means they're hunting each other. "
"Only how did Sullivan get your number?" Steve inquired.
"Parrish must have contacted him with my phone while he had it. I can't think of any other reason why Dale would have my number. I don't think he realized he wasn't talking with Parrish though. He disconnected the call before I could even say something back." Danny said.
"Good, that will be our advantage. We still need to figure out who this Dale Sullivan is. Maybe if we can find details on Akama's laptop. So let's go back to our original plan, Chin you pick up Jerry and I'll…" Steve got cut off by Chin who finished his sentence. "…You'll stay here. I'll go by Jerry's and pick up the laptop. Danny, you mind if I take your phone with me? Maybe Fong can get something off it."
"Knock yourself out, return it fully charged though." Danny couldn't reach for his phone without causing any pain, so Steve grabbed it instead and handed it to Chin.
"Good point," Chin took over the phone. "I'll let you know if we find something." With that said Chin left the room.
Steve sat down in the chair by the bed. "You could've pushed the call button and asked a nurse to find us."
Danny rolled his eyes. Was he ever going to let this go? He was barely keeping himself awake, but he'd better answer otherwise his partner would never let it go. He raised his voice a little. "It's not everyday a suspect calls me on my private number, but you know what, next time I will, okay?"
Steve's eyebrows rose. "There won't be a next time, all right? It's the first time ever that you agreed with me, at least this quick though."
Danny forced a smile on his face. "What can I say, I live to surprise you."
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A/N: Small 'in between' chapter, but it keeps the story flowing. At least Danny got back up without being hurt again.
Let's see for how long though... Next chapter will be up on SUNDAY 'cause that's our FUNDAY and the day we add a little more whump!
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