Lokahi

Chapter Eleven

Disclaimer: Still only own, Maddie, Kaia and Scott!

Steve crossed his arms over his chest, and glared at the suspect, sat cowering in the interview room chair.

''I am going to ask you once, nicely,'' He stepped forward. ''If you don't tell me the truth, then...well we all know how that one goes. Right?''

Kawika nodded, hastily.

Steve nodded to Danny who was leaning against the far wall. He dropped a small file of photos on the floor by Kawikas' feet. Photos he and Maddie had taken of Kaia.

''Why does your gang leader want her dead?'' Steve growled.

Kawika flinched, ''I don't know...he said something about,'' He gulped. ''If we were the ones to get your kid, then no-one would ever mess with us again. And he would pay us big money.''

Danny's eyebrows rose at those words; he had heard something along those lines, back home in New Jersey.

Steve stared at Kawika, hard for a few moments then asked, ''How many are after her?''

''Just the ones that were in the house. I swear!'' Kawika said, hoarsely.

''Danny?'' Steve muttered.

''Yeah, I got it.'' Danny replied, walking towards Kawika.

Steve nodded to him, then turned and left the interrogation room.

Chin and Kono were in the bull-pen, waiting for them to return.

''Hey Boss,'' Kono said, quietly. ''You get anything?''

Steve shrugged warily, ''Apparently, we cleaned them out.''

''Do we believe that?'' Chin asked.

''Not for a second.'' Steve responded, darkly.

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''Steve! We got something!'' Danny called, entering his office.

Steve stood and hurried into the main room.

''What is it?'' He asked.

''Kawika cracked,'' Danny smirked. ''Told me a couple hideouts, and a few names.''

''How did you swing that?''

Danny gestured to himself, ''I'm a good detective...I told you, it's all about psychology.''

Steve rolled his eyes, ''Okay so what do we have?''

''An address in Kapahulu, and Waikiki. And names, Henele Quinn, Keli Vance, Konolu Tachino.''

Steve nodded, ''Chin?''

''On it.'' The older man replied.

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Steve and Danny entered the dingy bar, and looked around. Apart from an elderly native man sitting in the corner, the place was deserted.

The guy wiping glasses behind the bar, watched them as they approached.

''Can I help you?'' He asked, frowning.

Danny smiled at him, ''We're looking for a friend of ours, Keli Vance?''

The bar man nodded, then suddenly made a break for the back door.

Kono and Chin both stood there waiting for him.

They grinned at him, forcing him back inside.

Steve cocked his head to the side, ''Now, Vance?''

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Keli Vance was an idiot.

He answered his door, and didn't even recognise Steve as the father of the child he had been told to kill.

Danny shook his head in disbelief, ''Wow...''

''Vance, right?'' Steve said, rhetorically. ''I'm McGarrett.'' He pointed to himself.

Vance stopped smiling, ''Look man it isn't personal-''

Steve laughed humorlessly, ''Ohh...okay,''

Danny cuffed him and stuffed him into the HPD car as it pulled up.

''Is it me or are criminals getting even more dense?'' Danny commented.

Steve slapped him on the back, ''It's okay Danno, it's not like it's personal...''

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Henele Quinn and Konolu Tachino were at the same address, which had an up-side and down-side.

The up-side was, they didn't have to trail around O'ahu looking for them both. The down-side was, they both made a run for it.

Steve took off after Quinn, while Danny ran after Tachino.

Quinn didn't get far before Steve took him out with one of his favourite 'Batman tackles', as Danny liked to call them, and tried to ignore the burning pain in his shoulder.

Quinn ended up with a broken nose, and busted cheek bone.

In Steve's opinion, he got off lightly.

Tachino thought he had lost Danny, when he glanced over his shoulder and didn't see the detective.

''Looking for me?'' Danny asked, knocking him to the ground with a trash can lid.

He groaned and glared at Danny.

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Steve interrogated Quinn, Danny took Tachino, Chin got Vance and Kono went to see if she could get anymore out of Kawika.

An hour later they all met back in the main room.

''Look's like we got the entire gang.'' Chin said.

''One less on the streets to worry about,'' Kono agreed.

''At least Kaia's in the clear...'' Danny said.

''For now,'' Steve muttered.

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When Steve arrived home later that evening, he found Maddie pulling funny faces at Kaia.

''Are you trying to scare her?'' He asked, laughing.

She grinned at him, ''I was bored.''

Her grin faded as she took in the look in his eyes, ''How did it go?''

''We got them, all of them.'' He replied.

Maddie smiled, ''Well that's brilliant! Why do you look like you still want to punch someone in the face?''

He sighed, ''Because there's probably other gangs out there with the same idea,''

Maddie came over and put her arms around his neck, ''Yes, you're probably right,''

He frowned at her, ''Aren't you supposed to argue?''

''You didn't let me finish.'' She said, seriously. ''Even if there is, no-one will hurt her. She has Five-0 protecing her. She has you...''

Steve rested their foreheads together, ''And you.''

Maddie smiled, ''And me.''

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Steve brought Kaia's crib into their room that night, just so they could both relax a little.

''Give it a few days to settle down, and we can move it back.'' Steve said.

Maddie sat on the side of the bed and watched as Steve put the baby down for the night.

She knew his shoulder must be hurting, but he didn't let that stop him from holding her close before placing her in the crib.

A few minutes later, Steve turned away and walked to his side of the bed, trying to pull his shirt over his head.

Maddie chuckled, ''Let me help you with that,'' She eased his injured arm through, and pulled the material away.

''Have you taken your pain meds?'' Maddie asked, already knowing the answer would be a no.

Steve shook his head, ''I don't need them,''

''Hey, I've been shot before, okay? I know it hurts.'' She knelt up on the bed in front of him. ''I also happen to know, the real reason why you won't take them...''

''Oh?''

She nodded slowly, ''Because you're worried something will happen in the night, and you won't be able to do anything about it.''

Steve frowned at her, ''You know me too well.''

''Take them,'' She said. ''Nothing will happen.''

''How about a compromise; I'll take them if the pain gets too bad and not before.'' He countered.

Maddie pursed her lips, ''Fine. But you have to promise to take them,''

He sighed, ''I pro-''

Maddie kissed him, softly.

''Don't tell me you've forgotten how to make a promise...?'' She whispered, against his lips.

He smiled, and kissed her back.

They pulled away when the need for air became too much.

''We should compromise more often,'' Maddie giggled, slightly.

Steve grinned at her, and moved until they were laying side by side on the bed.

They were silent for a while, both listening to the waves crashing in the distance.

Steve rolled on to his side, and lifted a hand to stroke the side of Maddie's face.

''Marry me,'' He whispered, seriously.

She looked at him in surprise, ''What?''

''Marry me...'' He repeated.

She propped herself up on one elbow, ''Are you serious?''

Steve nodded, ''Never been more serious about anything in my life.''

''So...what do you say?'' He asked, nervously.

Maddie smiled and threw her arms around his neck, ''Yes!"

He hugged her back tightly, ''I love you,'' He breathed, intimately.

Maddie pulled back and looked deep into his eyes, ''I love you too, Super SEAL...''

A/N: Thank you for reading! The Epilogue will be up soon, and then I will get to work on the sequel. A huge heart felt thanks to everyone who has read, reviewed, favourited and/or alerted this story, you people truly are the reason I keep writing.