Back again, sorry for the extremely long delay, my parents decided it was a good idea to take my laptop off me while i was doing exams, but now that my exams are over I have it back so it's all good in the hood :P Right, we ended the last chapter with Steve relapsing and having a unpredicted seizure which resulted from a bleed in the brain, Rachel is also coming in in this chapter, i'd rather not include Rachel but since she is Grace's mother i think it would be kind of odd not to include her especially after everything that has happened! Some readers didn't really expect or anticipate the turn of events of Steve having the seizure but don't worry i won't keep him unconscious for as long as i did the last time!
Okay enough of my jabbering, continue with the reading!

Chapter 11

Chin and Danny waited, again. Danny wouldn't stop pacing the room and no matter how hard Chin tried to calm him down, approximately three minutes later and he would be up making circles in the hospital's waiting room floor once again. It has been a long and tiring 5 hours since Steve had his seizure and Danny knew it was serious. It was scary for Danny, and Chin and Kono of course, one minute Steve was sleeping peacefully the next he was having a seizure with no signs of stopping, how things can change in literally a blink of an eye, it amazed Danny.

"He...was fine! He was recovering! I... i don't understand how something like this can happen!" Danny exclaimed

"I know brah, but Steve made it through the last time, he'll make it through this time!" Chin comforted

"I dunno Chin, maybe all his fight is gone, maybe he used up all the strength, the energy, he needs to fight this one!" Danny plopped himself down on the hard wooden chair and rubbed his rough face with his equally rough hand. He was physically and emotionally exhausted, over the last 5 days he nearly lost his daughter, rescued his daughter and nearly killing himself in the process, and nearly lost his partner, his best friend twice now! To Danny it all felt like one big, nasty nightmare. What was he going to say to Grace? Her Uncle Steve was doing fine but then the doctors made a crucial mistake which may cost Steve his life? How could he explain this to an innocent 9 year old! No nine year old should ever go through what Grace has been through.

"Don't say that Danny! Steve will always keep fighting okay! He was a God-damned Navy SEAL! You don't know how strong Steve really is! He survived war, he survived North Korea he will survive this!" Chin said defensively, Danny could sense the fear in Chin's voice, the uncertainty and the pain all jumbled up together. Danny admired Chin, no matter how hard the situation was he would always be there to comfort and support whoever was affected so when Malia died Danny felt the need to return the favor and be there for Chin, support and comfort him in his time of need. To be fair the whole team were there by Chin's side, after all they are ohana.

Danny only nodded in response, he was away in his own little depressing world. Thoughts of the last few days flooded his mind, and now he couldn't stop thinking; What if Steve died? Who would take over 5-0? No partner would ever replace Steve! When he lost his last partner Grace in New Jersey it felt like he was suffocating, the pain was almost unbearable and the bond that himself and Grace had was not as strong as the bond he has with Steve. He tried to eliminate that possibility from his brain, but no matter how hard he tried he knew it is a possibility.

Danny sat for another 10 minutes staring at a blank wall in complete shock when he heard a happy, cheerful giggle in the background. It was a familiar giggle, the one that always brightened up his entire day, except for today that is. He saw Grace come running towards him, she looked so happy, it brought a slight smile to Danny's pained face.

"Dannooo!" Grace shouted as she jumped up on Danny's lap

"Monkey!" Danny said hugging her tightly. Danny could see the two cousins hugging in front of him as Chin explained to a shocked Kono what happened.

"W...where's Uncle Steve Danno? Is he okay?" Grace asked innocently

"He's amm, well..." Danny was caught for words, for once in his entire life he was speechless
"Steve's abit sick babe, the doctor's are after taking him to surgery to fix him up but he will be fine okay?" Danny said politely with a smile on his face so he wouldn't scare Grace.

"Of course Steve is going to be okay! He's a superSEAL" Grace said cheerfully. Danny smiled down at her, as she smiled back up at him. They both slowly rocked back and forth in the chair and Danny kissed Grace softly on the forehead. Danny saw Chin put a hand on Kono's shoulder as he led her outside, it was clear that Kono was deeply upset as her body was almost shaking with emotion. It upset Danny but he tried not to let Grace see, it would upset her too much.

Another 2 hours passed, Danny was still waiting patiently in the family waiting room. Grace was sound asleep on one of the more comfortable armchairs in the corner of the room. Danny watched her sleep peacefully before nodding off for a quick nap himself. His eyes were closed for around 3 minutes when he heard "Family of Steve McGarrett?" he jumped up quickly and almost trampled the nurse with anticipation. Kono and Chin were close behind him.

"How is he?" Danny asked urgently

"Steve is doing fine, the surgery was a success, we managed to stop the bleeding in the cerebrum part of the brain, we transferred him to the ICU where he will be closely monitored, we have him heavily sedated but we are confident that we can wake him around tomorrow morning, it will be a slow recovery though, he will probably need extensive physiotherapy but with therapy he should make a full recovery" the friendly Hawaiian doctor explained. The doctor was shocked when he found himself in a tight embrace with Danny.

"Thank You! thank you sooo much" Danny said as he squeezed the doctor unconsciously. He even forgot that it was their fault that Steve was in the state that he was in, but all Danny concentrated on was that Steve was going to be okay, it will take time but Danny will be there every step of the way!

"Can we see him?" Kono asked as she wiped away a happy tear from her already tear stained face.

"Your very welcome Danny!...Yes you can see him, only one person at a time though, we want Commander McGarrett to get all the rest that he so desperately needs, follow me" The nurse said as she turned around and started walking towards the ICU. Danny got a strange sense of Deja-vu.

Chin was first to go in as Danny and Kono stayed with Grace in the waiting room. Chin walked into the dimly lit room, Steve looked so small among all the tubes and monitors swarming his body. He was on a ventilator, and he had heart monitors strapped to his chest, he had another bulky white bandage around his head, the bandage wrapped around his head before coming down and wrapping around Steve's ears and chin. Steve had black circles around his eyes, he looked so weak, so vulnerable it overwhelmed Chin. He stopped next to Steve's bed and laid his hand in Steve's, he didn't quite know what to do or what to say, it was quite awkward. He managed to whisper one thing into Steve's covered ear.

"...Stay Strong Steve!" Chin said as a single tear stained his face, he got up and walked out not even wanting to look at Steve in the state he was in. He didn't want to remember Steve like that.

Kono was next in, she opened the door slowly revealing Steve's battered body she broke down in utter grief and disgust. Tears flowed freely down her face, her legs felt like they automatically changed to stone they wouldn't move, she couldn't move. Chin heard the sobbing on the way back to the waiting room, he turned around and started walking towards Steve's room, as he turned the corner he could see Kono sliding down the wall outside Steve's room, she couldn't control herself anymore, she cried uncontrollably and loudly. Chin ran up to her and put his arms around her, guiding her up from the floor.

"Shh Kono it's going to be okay, Kono shh its okay!" Chin comforted, even though they knew Steve was more than likely going to be okay it was still painful to see their leader in such bad shape. Chin decided to take Kono back to the waiting room, they walked towards the waiting room Chin's arms wrapped around Kono comfortingly, all the time whispering "Ssh its okay" quietly.

Danny was next to go into Steve's room. He was shocked to see Steve, he thought the last time was bad well, this was ten times worse! Steve's face was almost fully covered, if it wasn't by a plaster it was by a tube supplying Steve with medication or oxygen. Heart monitors were stuck to his chest and Danny followed the leads to one of many monitors situated above Steve's head. It revealed a steady heartbeat, at least his heart was beating! Danny thought. He laid his hand on Steve's and looking away he took in a big shaky breath before releasing it quickly. He looked at Steve again, he started to talk to his friend

"C'mon Steve, why do you keep doing this! huh? I think it's all for attention, with you anything could be possible! Why can't you just be normal and recover like any normal human being, but of course Steve McGarrett can't do anything normal! ..." Danny couldn't even rant at this stage, he couldn't take it all in, he hadn't the energy to rant! Not like Danny at all!

Danny felt a lump form in his throat as he continued to talk to Steve
"Look, can we come to some sort of agreement, if you pull through and not have another seizure or anything slightly related then i will... i dunno...shave my head? How about that? Imagine me bald.." Danny laughed at how silly he sounded "...Are you trying to give us all a heart attack because so far your doing a good job!" Danny rubbed his face again and rested his hands in his face

" I Brought Grace along, i am convinced she helped in your recovery last time, so i'm hoping she can do it again this time, probably crazy that a nine year old would help a 36 year old recover from a brain injury but worth a try at this stage i'll try anything..." Danny again felt a lump form in his throat as he was caught for words.

"Please Steve we need you! 5-0 neeeeeeds you! ...I need you!" Danny said as a single tear ran down his face.

Back in the hospital waiting room Chin continued to comfort Kono and Grace was coloring on her armchair when he heard the "Clip-clop" of high heels getting closer and closer. He looked up to see Rachel almost jogging up to meet Chin. Chin stood automatically and walked towards Rachel. He met her half way, Rachel struggled with Chin as she asked the question she needed to know, her eyes were red and puffy it was clear to Chin she was crying.

"WHERE'S GRACE? WHERE IS SHE CHIN? IS SHE OKAY?" she asked panicked as she struggled against Chin, Chin tried to calm her down

"RACHEL?! Rachel calm down! She is fine she is coloring in there.." Chin said pointing towards the waiting room

"Mommy?" They both heard a soft, sleepy voice from behind them. Rachel looked beyond Chin to see Grace standing right behind them wiping her tired little eyes. Rachel ran up to Grace and picked her up hugging and kissing her.

"GRACE! Grace baby are you okay?" Rachel asked concerned

"I'm okay mommy, i swear!" Grace said which slightly calmed Rachel

"You sure?" Rachel asked again

"I'm sure" Grace said rolling her eyes

"W..Where's Danny? Where is he?" Rachel asked

"With Steve..." Chin replied

"Rachel panted "Is everything okay?" Rachel asked curiously

"Not really" Chin looked at Grace " ..Just after brain surgery" Rachel gasped in shock, she feared the worse

"Is he okay?" Rachel asked

"Hopefully he is going to be fine..." Chin said optimistically

"Well, i'll be onto Danny later see how he is getting on, i'm going to bring Grace home.." Rachel said already turning around towards the exit.

"Okay.." Chin said a smile on his face, before he knew it Grace and Rachel were out of sight.

He turned back towards the waiting room just as Danny was coming out, he was looking for Grace and turned quickly to Chin when he could not see her anywhere.

"Where's Grace?!" Danny asked concerned

"You just missed Rachel, she took her home.."Chin explained

"..Steve needs her Chin! she helped him the last time she can help him this time..!" Danny said running after Rachel and Grace only to be stopped short by Chin.

"Let her go with Rachel she is tired Danny, she will be back don't worry brah" Chin said a hand on Danny's shoulder

"You don't understand!" Danny said struggling against Chin's firm grip. Chin thought he saw a tear escape Danny's eye.

"Danny listen to me! Grace will be back leave her go for now she is tired!" Chin said determined

After a few more minutes of tired struggling Danny gave up and plopped himself down on the armchair Grace was sitting on minutes before. She let the coloring pencils behind and Danny looked around to see a page on the floor, it looked colorful so Danny picked it up.

"Get well soon Uncle Steve aka superSEAL
Love you from Grace xoxo"

Danny red the cute colorful handwritten card Grace had written it brought a smile to his face. The writing was accompanied by a picture of blue skies and a rainbow with seals swimming in the blue ocean beneath along with dolphins and towards the front of the page on the yellow sand two stick-people, one big and bulky-Steve, and the other small and beautiful-Grace. It brought a feeling of peace over Danny as he held the picture close to his heart and closed his eyes and drifted into a peaceful, well-deserved sleep.

Well that was a long chapter! Steve will be awake next chapter so stay tuned! REVIEWS are always appreciated! Bye :)