Chapter Ten
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Chapter Ten
"Danno?" Steve urged the trembling man in front of him. "Danno, you with me man?" he questioned squatting in front of the blonde. The Jersey native was perched on the edge of the table, his eyes unblinking staring straight ahead of him, his arms hanging limply by his side, his gun still clenched in his right hand. His pale skin made the blood splattered on his face stand out more starkly. Danny made no sign that he had even heard his partner, and his lack of response scared the seal more than the blood itself. The commander looked around at the other occupants of the scarcely furnished office. Vincent Brau lay a short distance away from the 5-0 officer, his lifeless eyes staring up at the ceiling and a pool of blood forming around his body, the two closely grouped gunshot wounds to his chest telling the story of what must have happened to the man. Steve thanked every god that he could think of that Danny had managed to kill the man before he had been killed himself.
"EMTs are on the way" Kono told the seal in a rush. "How's Danny?" she asked, her stomach flipping at the look of him.
"Unresponsive, I think he has gone into shock" Steve replied, his hand clutching that of his partner's to offer whatever support he could to his friend. "Will you check on the others?" he asked softly, and Kono nodded before walking through the carnage as carefully as possible to not disrupt the crime scene. She knelt down beside John Williams, and reached out for his pulse, even though she already knew she wouldn't find one. She swallowed down the lump in her throat at Danny's most recent loss, she looked up and saw Sylvia watching her, at least the pretty young woman had been spared. Carefully she eased over to her, took her into her embrace and lead her out of the room.
"Are you hurt?" she asked her.
"No, Danny saved me" she replied quietly "Is John dead?" she asked.
"Yes he is. I'm really sorry Sylvia" she replied. Sylvia must not have heard the last few words, for the sobs that wracked her body encompassed every fibre of her as she collapsed down to the ground, all Kono could do was hold her.
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The EMTs arrived swiftly, as did the NJPD that Kono had contacted via Danny's old Captain. Within thirty minutes the whole area was swarming with CSI and uniforms. Steve never left Danny's side, the EMTs had taken the blondes blood pressure and SATs, he had not flinched throughout. Steve ushered his silent partner into the back of the waiting ambulance, and sat beside him the whole way to the hospital. The only time he left his side was as the awaiting medical staff made him complete the admission forms. He then sat in the waiting area and waited for news on his partner.
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"How's Sylvia?" Steve asked Kono as she rushed to join him.
"Devastated, I called her Mom, and she has just come to collect her" Kono told him softly. "Does Danny know about his brother?" she asked quietly, her tone heavy with worry for her friend.
"I don't know, he still hasn't said a word" Steve replied, and got to his feet as the doctor walked over to the two. "Doc, how is he?" he asked in a flurry.
"He is exhausted, suffering from mild dehydration and his knee is rather swollen from all the activity" he told the two stood waiting. "I have contacted his own doctor, a Dr Hamilton, and he has advised me of the detective's previous injuries" he continued. Steve groaned at how David will have reacted to the latest adventures of the 5-0 team. "Yes, he wasn't very impressed to receive my call, also asked me to remind you about Danny's appointment on Monday" he continued with a smile.
"So why is Danny so unresponsive?" Kono asked worriedly.
"He is suffering from shock, it was a very traumatic experience for him. We are going to keep him in for a couple of days, keep him on an IV to hydrate him, pain killers to help with his knee and then a referral to our councillor prior to his discharge" the doctor told them, and Steve winced at the words, remembering the last councillor that Danny had seen.
"He might not react well to that" Steve told him softly.
"Well it is not negotiable, it is hospital policy" he replied. Steve sighed before filling him in on what had occurred previously. The doctor sighed. "Well that does put a slightly different spin on things, however I do strongly feel that Detective Williams needs to talk to someone" he commented. Steve nodded.
"He will doc, you have my word. Can we see him?" he asked cutting straight with the chase. The doctor nodded before leading the way to see their friend. Steve was relieved when Danny moved his head to acknowledge the seal, however his heart plummeted at seeing the complete despair in the eyes of his best friend.
"Hey Danny" Steve greeted softly.
"Hi" Danny replied, his voice croaking as the days events overwhelmed him. Steve moved closer and squeezed his friend's shoulder, shocked when Danny curled in towards him, unable to deny his partner anything at that moment he perched on the edge of his friend's bed and placed his arm around the smaller man's shoulders. "He killed John" Danny whispered softly, he face crumbling, Steve pulled him closer and Danny welcomed the contact, his shaking body encompassed by the navy seal's strong arms, he allowed himself the release that his battered soul so desperately needed. Steve held the Jersey native tightly as he sobbed in his arms, no words were needed as his partner cried himself into a fitful, but much needed sleep. Steve didn't move even when Dannys breath evened out into slumber.
End Chapter Ten
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