The doctor came into Steves room to update Chin and Kono in regards to Danny. He was responding well to the antibiotics and they were going to move him out of ICU as soon as he was awake. Chin went to sit with Danny while Kono stayed with Steve.
The sounds of monitors beeping invaded his sleep, he was warm and comfortable, not what he remembered when he was last awake, or at least he thought that, maybe he was just dreaming. He cracked opened his eyes to confirm his thoughts and was met by a smiling face.
He grunted in surprise "Jeez Chin…" he swallowed thickly around a dry throat.
Chin passed him some ice chips "I was just seeing if you were going to wake up brah"
He got a trademark glare in return "you should have sent Kono, at least the waking up part would have been a little more appealing"
Chin smiled as he past him more ice chips "you don't like waking up seeing me brah"
"Seriously man ….that was creepy"
Chin laughed "well you're complaining so you must be doing ok"
"Yeah and if I remember right I'm probably here because of Steve"
Chin smiled "well I'm not too sure about that brah….it seems to be a mystery what happened to both of you….Steve doesn't remember a whole lot …we were actually hoping you might fill us in when you're up to it…..how are you feeling ?"
Danny shifted and a pained expression crossed his face. Chin grabbed his shoulder "relax Danny you just had surgery "
"Yeah I just ache….lots actually….. must be some good drugs though?" Dannys eyes flashed opened "what do you mean he doesn't remember much?...where is he? I thought he was dead and then I remember him out on the ledge with me…sort of….I know he was there"
Danny spent about 20 minutes going over everything that had happened…from the fight with Rachael….to the walk…finding Steves truck and then it going over the edge and thinking Steve was dead.
Chin squeezed Dannys shoulder offering him comfort for what he must have gone through thinking he had lost Steve. Chin then filled Danny in on Steve's condition and the loss of memory…..how he reinjured himself on the cliff….soon the conversation was taking its toll and Danny started to drift. Chin rubbed his arm "get some sleep brah …they're going to move you to a room soon…we'll be there when you wake up"
Kono had sat with Steve while Chin was gone, he seemed to be sleeping comfortable for a while but had become restless. He moved his head slowly back and forth as if he was stuck in a dream, his movement was hindered by the obvious pain it caused. Kono tried to wake him but was not having any luck, she rubbed her hand across his chest, mindful of his broken ribs and ran her fingers through his sweat soaked hair
"Come on boss wake up" she shook him lightly hoping not to cause him any more pain, but he seemed trapped within his dream. She looked around debating to hit the call button or wait for Chin "where are you cuz?"
He was driving…the ford hit ….the sound of twisting metal…..falling…..Danny?...It revolved in his mind like a broken record repeating itself over and over. It made his head hurt as he fought to wake up but the darkness kept a grip on him. He heard someone calling his name, they sounded anxious, but he couldn't reach past the void his mind had taken him too. He was falling, the darkness was swallowing him, he scrambled, his hands grasping something solid. The pain registered as a voice penetrated his clouded mind, his name repeated frantically dissipating the fog as he lurched forward. His eyes wide and unfocused as he became draped unceremoniously against Chin, as he and Kono desperately tried to keep him from toppling further from the bed. He grunted, as the pain registered catching up with his sudden movement.
Chin scrambled to keep his hold on Steve while Kono pressed the call button. Chin tried to move Steve so he could lay him back down but he tensed.
"Steve? …come on brah you need to relax" the nurse came through the door, Chin turned to her "we need the doctor"
"I'll get him right away"
Chin shifted slightly to get a more comfortable hold on him, while Kono ran her hand through his sweaty hair trying to get him to relax. Steve shivered against him, Chin reached for the blankets, his hand brushed against Steves injured side, Steve groaned "Easy brah lets get you warm" he brought his hand up realizing then that it was covered in blood. "Shit!...Kono come over to this side he's bleeding" Chin tried to look but the movement jostled Steve.
Kono moved to the other side "he pulled his stitches out "she grabbed a cloth an applied pressure. Steve burrowed further into Chins hold.
Chin rubbed his hand down his back "Take it easy…doc will be here soon" It was no sooner out of his mouth and the doctor rushed in. Chin glanced at him "I think he had a nightmare or something and he tore out his stitches…I've tried to lay him back down but he won't relax"
The doctor started to check him over "Well commander you're not doing too great at getting better" tired eyes tried to focus on him. The doctor ran his hand across his forehead "you're running a fever again too….well let's check to see what you've done" He quickly assessed him working quietly and diligently around Chin. "Steve I'm going to give you something to help you relax, we need to lay you back down...I'm going to make you feel better…ok?" The doctor administered a sedative and soon Steve was boneless against Chin. "Ok let's get him back into bed and get a better look at what he's done" All three carefully maneuverer him around, even in his drug induced state Steve weakly fought the movement. The doctor smiled and patted his shoulder "you're not going to make my job any easier are you commander?….you'll make me earn every penny" The bleeding had almost stopped and the doctor needed to take him for x-rays to make sure he hadn't caused any more damage to his side. "I'll get an orderly up here to help get him to x-ray, if I can get one of you two to stay with him as well I think we can get through this without too much trouble…." The doctor leaned into Steves line of vision "what do you think commander? …think you can stay put for a while?" Steve tiredly nodded "Good then let's get you fixed up". The doctor turned to Chin and Kono, "I'll be back in a minute with some help".
Steve was nearly asleep again, or at least appeared so….Kono ran her hand through his sweat soaked hair….tired eyes opened and gave a mini version of his trademark half grin
Kono smiled at him "you have to go all out with everything you do…uh?...you really need to rest boss"
Chin leaned in "yeah brah you're not going to get better if you keep this up…I don't even think that doctors going to keep guaranteeing his work, I think you are going to end up on some limited contract….either that or the governors going to have to take out special insurance on you…oh look at that Kono we have sleepy version of aneurysm face."
Kono laughed "imagine all the paperwork we would have to do just to get you fixed up…..I can hear Danny now."
At the mention of Dannys name several emotions crossed Steves face, he grabbed the side rail, gaining both Chin and Konos attention and weakly whispered "Danno"
