Title: From Darkness into Light

Summary: On assignment in Colombia, Kono and Steve are apprehended and held captive by members of a drug cartel. Will the trauma they experience bring them closer together or push them further apart?

Rating: Rated T (Mentions of sex, torture and rape)

Disclaimer: I wish that I do, but unfortunately I don't own these characters.

Authors Note: Even thought I have nothing against Catherine or Adam, I've always liked the dynamic between Kono and Steve. Since we don't get to see them work cases together very often I'd thought I write a story about it. Also I realize this is a procedural drama but my story is more or less about the pairing. Be aware that there are mentions of torture and rape in this story.

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Chapter 10

Twenty-seven weeks since the attack

"Hey boss." She said answering the phone with a smile.

"I'll give you boss." He said chuckling on the other end.

"When will you be home?" She asked walking off the elevator towards the 5.0 main room. It had been over a week since Steve and Chin went to Japan following a case. Their job took them away form the office often but she didn't expect that one-week would feel like a month.

"Tomorrow. We're done here and should be flying in tomorrow."

"I can't wait." She said quietly as she pushed the door open and spotted Danny leaning over the smart table.

"Me too." He said sounding just as excited as she was. They spoke a few more minutes regarding the case they just wrapped up, before hanging up.

Chuckling, when she heard Danny cursing under his breath she decided to put him out of his misery and offer her help.

"Can I give you a hand?" She said walking over to him, her phone still in hand.

"Did Steve call?" He asked pointing to her phone.

"Just got off the phone with him. They're flying in tomorrow." She said placing the phone on the edge of the table and looking down at the files he was trying to work with. "What are you working on?"

"Just trying to merge these three files but this crazy thing doesn't let me." He said sounding exasperated.

"Move over. Let me give it a shot." She said looking down at the files he was working with. "Its because they were created in different formats. Let me streamline them and then it'll work." Touching the various buttons on the smart screen she was done in no time at all.

"Wow. From now on I'll let you do all my tech work."

"Nice try brah." She said laughing. "Seeing you struggle with this smart table is how I get my kicks."

"Oh, that's just mean Kono. You know the more time you spend with him the worse you're getting. Soon I won't be able to tell you two apart." He said shaking his finger at her in jest.

"Was that a compliment?" she said raising her eyebrow.

"No it definitely was not a compliment." He said shaking his head.

As much as Danny loved to complain and criticize he was a great guy. She loved working with him. "Hey, I wanted to ask you a favor."

"Only if it doesn't involve water in any way." He said stopping what he was doing and looking over at her.

"No. No water involved." She said leaning down on the table across from him. "I promise to buy dinner, if you and Gracie would help me move some of my things over to Steve's tonight."

"Really? I thought Steve said you needed more time."

"I thought I did but…I changed my mind." She said shrugging her shoulders.

Steve asked her to move in weeks ago but she had been putting it off afraid of taking that next step. This last week without him made her realize how much time they actually did spend together and how much she missed him when he wasn't around.

"Yeah sure. But dinner has to be something other then spam." He said, making a face of disgust.

Since the time Danny arrived on Hawaii he hasn't been able to fathom why spam was such a popular food among the islanders. Not that she particularly liked it herself; she just loved throwing it into Danny's face. "Damn, I was totally in the mood for that." She said laughing. "Okay no spam." She said finally making her way over towards her office. "Thanks Danny."

"Anytime babe." He said, leaning down, continuing his work.

With Danny's and Gracie's help Kono managed to move the rest of her things over to Steve's, the night before. She gave most of her furniture to a cousin that just got married, and kept only a few pieces she was fond of. Finding a place for them wasn't difficult considering Steve's house was minimally furnished.

Hanging up the last of her clothes in the closet she heard Steve's truck pull up on the side of the house. She made hew way down the stairs just as he entered the door. "Hi" she said rushing toward him planning to throw herself into his arms. She didn't notice his face right away until she came closer. "Oh my God, Steve." She said, stopping in her tracks and covering her mouth with her hand. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"I'm okay." He said slowly making his way towards her. His face was bruised, his movements sluggish as if in pain.

"Oh Steve." She said softly placing her hands carefully over his face and leaning in to give him a soft kiss. "You should have told me you were hurt."

Pulling her carefully toward him, he wrapped his arms around her and buried his face in her neck. "I missed you," he said quietly.

"I missed you too." She said kissing his temple. "You must be tired?"

"Exhausted" he said, looking at her with tired eyes. Neither Chin nor him, have gotten much rest the last few days. It didn't help that they got cornered by the Japanese mafia a few nights ago and got the crap beaten out of them. Now his body was not only tired but in pain. All he wanted was to lie down in his bed with Kono next to him.

"Come on." She said taking his hand and leading him up the stairs. "You sleep for a while. I'll make you something to eat."

"I'm not hungry." He said entering his room. He dropped his go-bag on the floor and sat down on the bed. Pulling off his shoes and pants he scooted up the bed and fell down into it with a sigh. "Come here." He said patting the space next to him.

Walking to the other side of the bed, Kono crawled over and laid down next to him. Afraid of hurting him, she laid her arm carefully over his chest. A few minutes later, she noticed his breathing getting deeper as he fell asleep. She stayed with him a while longer before getting up and making her way downstairs to the kitchen. It was only seven o'clock in the evening. She wanted to make some food in case he was hungry when he woke up.

When she walked into the kitchen the next morning, she found him eating the casserole she had made for him last night. "Hungry huh?" she said joking when she realized he was eating it straight from the pan.

Looking up from the newspaper in his hand he smiled crookedly. "Best breakfast ever."

"I'm glad." She said kissing his cheek before reaching for the coffee pot across the way.

"So guess what I found?" he said pushing the casserole dish away from him and leaning back in his chair.

"What did you find?"

"I found my closet full of women's clothing." He said smiling. "And not only that, I noticed some new pieces of furniture around this house I know I didn't buy."

Looking over at his smug face she rolled her eyes and walked over to him. "Maybe someone thought you house needed some redecorating and broke in while you were away." She said taking a seat in his lap.

"Or maybe my beautiful girlfriend finally decided to move in with me." He said giving her a kiss.

"Maybe." She said mumbling against his lips. Wrapping her arms around his neck she deepened the kiss, touching her tongue to his.

He sighed running his hand up her jean-covered thigh until he reached her buttocks. "I'd love to keep doing this," he said breaking the kiss. "But we need to get to work."

"Ugh…I know." She said lifting herself off of him.

"One more kiss." He said pulling her towards him one last time. Standing up he wrapped his arms around her and lifted her off the floor. Sighing he bit her lip softly before deepening the kiss.

She could feel his arousal against her lower abdomen. Not long ago the feel of him against her would have made her anxious and afraid. These days it made her feel sexy and wanted. They haven't had sex yet but she was sure that it wouldn't be long before they do. He kept his promise and stopped making decisions for her regarding their intimacy. He stopped pulling back, assuming she wasn't ready for his touches.

Lowering her back down to the floor he touched his forehead to hers and sighed. "I missed that." He said giving her a smile.

"So did I." She said. "Come on. Lets get going before Danny and Chin come looking for us." She said disentangling from his embrace making her way towards the front door.

I should have the next chapter posted tomorrow for you all. Thanks again for all the reviews.