Chapter Eleven
Danny was on his feet instantly and ran out of the restaurant. He knew that Kono and Chin were right on his heels.
'You'd better be ok McGarrett. Stupid idiot.' Danny couldn't hear his own words over the pounding of his heart. He couldn't lose Steve, not now, not ever.
The short blonde tornado burst out into the bright sunlight and headed towards the masses of people who were gawping at what was going on. Danny suddenly froze.
'What is it?' Kono wanted to as she placed a hand on his shoulder.
'What if he…..' Danny waved his hand around in the air, trying to convey the prospect of finding Steve not just dead, but spread out over the car park.
'Wait here.' Chin ordered. He turned and looked at Kono, indicated Danny with his head. They couldn't leave their friend alone, not like this.
'It'll be ok Danny, it's Steve. He's one stubborn S.O.B.' Kono offered to try to give him some hope.
'Danny.' Chin called out as he rushed back to Danny's side.
'Is he?' Danny couldn't say the words to find out if Steve were dead, or worse, in a million tiny pieces.
'He's alive, and all in one piece.' Chin explained.
Danny narrowed his eyes as he stared at his friend. He knew that look. Steve maybe alive, but something was obviously going on.
'What aren't you telling me Chin Ho Kelly?' Danny placed his hands on his hips and glared at him.
'He's unconscious; they'll do tests on him when they get him to the hospital.' Chin told him.
'Cuz, do you know what happened?' Kono asked.
Chin couldn't help, but chuckle at McGarrett's luck.
'Steve was lucky, very lucky.'
Danny stared at him with his mouth wide open.
'How can he be lucky, he is on his way to hospital?' Danny growled.
'He's lucky because a business man had just pulled out his suitcase, but never put the handbrake on fully.' Chin paused and saw the twin looks of confusion that was aimed at him. 'His car rolled and hit ours. That is what made it explode if it hadn't Steve wouldn't be here now.
Danny felt his legs buckle under him. He felt Chin and Kono grab and arm each to hold him up. He thought it had been close to Steve nearly dying, but he never realises how close. If that guy hadn't been an idiot he would be simply be alone, It was horrible when Rachel left him, he thought it was the end of the world, but he survived. He didn't know if he would if anything happened to Steve, him leaving or dying. Danny knew that he would have to tell the crazy son-of-a-bitch what he felt. If he didn't he would always regret missing that chance.
'Danny, we'll get you to the hospital and then we'll head to the PD explain what is going on and get the info we requested, and you'd better call the governor.' Chin told Danny as he took charge.
'We have no car.' Kono said simply.
'I've called the rental place, they are sending over a replacement. That is going to be fun filling out that paperwork.' Chin answered her.
They slowly walked a silently Danny to where the car was being dropped off. The two cousins stared at each other, a quiet Danny was unnatural and they didn't like it.
'What if he dies and I don't get to tell him I love him?' Danny asked softly.
'Danny, he's going to be fine, and then you will tell him.' Chin's voice was soft, as if he were afraid that he was going to spoke a wild animal.
'You're not surprised.' Danny looked at them both,' neither of you. Why are you not surprised?'
'There's always been something between you. You are completely different, in reality you should want to kill each other, yet with you two it works.' Chin tried to explain.
'I want to kill; I always want to kill him when he does something stupid.' Danny's voice became very quiet afraid if he says it too loud the universe would take it as a challenge. 'He is going to be ok?'
'Yes Danny, he's going to be ok.' Kono replied with certainty. 'I think that car is for us. Let's get you settled at the hospital.' She locked her arm with his and almost dragged him towards the car.
Danny stood in front of the hospital and stared at it. At this moment in time, this building that helped so many people felt like a prison and depending what happened within its walls, it could be a life sentence to the man he loved. Chin stood behind Danny and nudged him.
'You are going to have to go inside at some point if you want to see him, and you do right?' Chin asked,
Danny turned and glared at him. 'Of course I do what a stupid question.' He took a deep breath and marched through the doors and headed straight towards the main reception. He smiled at the ladies behind the counter,
'Hi, I'm Detective Danny Williams, my partner was just brought in Lieutenant Commander Steve McGarrett, and he was in a bomb explosion.'
'I will just take a look and see what I can find out for you Detective.' She said politely. The receptionist was a very pretty woman, and normally he would have flirted, but he couldn't do that. He didn't want to do that, all he wanted was Steve alive and awake.
'Thank you.'
Chin and Kono said a quick goodbye to him. He knew what they were doing, the quicker they did all their jobs in the police department, the quicker they could get back and keep an eye on him. When this was all sorted out, he was going to have words with them, many, many words. He was glad they were going to get back to him, when he was by himself no one to distract him his mind would run off on wild tangents about all the negative things that could happen.
'Detective Williams.' A man called out softly.
Danny turned to look at him and smiled. 'Sorry, I was in my own little world.'
'Well Detective, I am Dr Roman. Let's go and find a room to sit down so we can talk.'
'Uhh ok.' Danny mumbled knowing that this did not look good. If Steve died, whoever planted that bomb, no matter who it was for was going to pay dearly.
The doctor opened a door and indicated for Danny to go in. The doctor followed him in, shut the door and went over to sit on a sofa and waited for Danny to join him. Once he did the doctor started to talk again.
'Ok, Detective Williams, Commander McGarrett was very lucky. We won't know the full extent of his head injury until he wakes up.'
'When will that be?' Danny asked.
.We don't actually know that.' The doctor took a deep breath.' Detective Williams, your partner is in a coma.'