Disclaimer: I do not own Hawaii 5-0 or any of its characters. The character of Vicki however and some other bit players do belong to me. Please do not play with them unless you are given permission.
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After stopping at the pharmacy and getting an array of bandages and gauzes and getting Vicki's prescription for pain killers filled, the siblings drove home. Danny helped Vicki out of the car and only offered her his arm when they were climbing up the stairs to the porch. He knew Vicki would ask for help if she needed it. After they got in and Vicki was settled on the couch with her legs stretched out, Danny went to make some lunch so she could take her pain meds. When he was finished he handed Vicki a bowl of soup and her pills.
"Do I really have to take these? My knees don't hurt that much."
"The doctor wanted you to take them when we got home so you could rest and then before you go to bed. He said if the pain is not severe then you don't have to take them during the day as you heal."
Vicki took the pills and swallowed them and began eating her soup. Danny sat down and ate his soup with her. When they were done Danny grabbed Vicki's bowl before she could get up and brought their dishes to the kitchen. Vicki heard him put them in the dishwasher and a minute later Danny returned with a glass of water, which he handed to her.
"So you have to rest. Do you want me to put on the tv or a movie or something?"
"No. What I want you to do is go back to work. I am fine Dan. Nothing that I haven't experienced before."
"You've never been in a car accident before. Did you hit your head? Besides the doctor said you have to rest..."
"And I will. But I can't do that while you are hovering over me trying to anticipate what I might need or whatever. I can take care of myself. Go please. Help the team, solve the case, whatever, just go please. I promise I will stay here on this couch and rest and only get up if I need to use the bathroom or to get food. Nothing else, alright?"
Danny wanted to stay with Vicki, but he knew that she was just like him and hated being fussed over. Just then Danny's phone gave a chirp. He pulled it out and opened the email that HPD had just sent him. Danny's jaw tightened, but he quickly schooled his features as he looked over at his sister.
"Are you sure? I can stay."
"Dan I am positive. Go. Catch the bad guys. I will be fine," said Vicki grabbing the tv remote and turning the tv on.
"Okay. Love you," said Danny quickly heading out the door, remembering just in time to grab the keys to the Camaro and not the Mustang.
Vicki looked up over the back of the couch as the door slammed closed. That was weird, thought Vicki. Danny gave in way too easily after he read whatever he had received. And he hadn't given Vicki a goodbye kiss on the cheek, like they always did. Vicki quickly turned off the tv and grabbed her phone. Vicki was going to text Steve, but she figured it would be faster to just call.
"McGarrett," answered Steve with a gruff tone.
"Hey Steve," said Vicki questioningly. Unsure if this was a bad time.
Steve's tone quickly changed when he realized who was on the other line.
"Hey Vicki. You and Danny can't be ready to kill each other already," said Steve jokingly.
"Actually, Dan just left."
"Why," asked Steve worried.
"I told him to go back to work. He was hovering and fussing and it was driving me nuts."
Steve chuckled.
"Okay. So why are you calling me if its not to separate you and Danny?"
Vicki had to think about how to phrase what she was about to say.
"How was Dan acting at the hospital?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean when you guys arrived and when you were waiting for me to get dressed. How was Dan acting?"
"He was pretty frantic when we arrived. We both were, but after we found out you were fine he calmed down. He seemed fine while we waited for you. What's this about Vicki?"
"He is acting weird. The Dan Williams that is my brother would never be that calm after someone he loves has been in a car accident. He should have ranted about traffic laws and safety and he should have demanded the other driver's license. And he started to argue with me when I suggested he go back to work, but then he got a message on his phone and he suddenly couldn't get out of the house fast enough. And to top it all off he didn't give me a kiss goodbye. Thats not like him Steve."
"Calm down Vicki. Danny was really freaked out when he heard that you had been in an accident. Maybe he was so relieved to see that you were fine that he just didn't give the other driver much thought."
"But after he found out I was fine he still acted calm. Steve please trust me when I say that something's up," said Vicki with a pleading tone.
Steve couldn't ignore that tone. If anyone knew Danny it was his sister and if she said that something was up then chances were that something was.
"Alright. I believe you. I'll keep an eye on him when he gets here. See if I can figure out what's up with him."
"Thank you."
"Your welcome."
Before Steve could say anything else to Vicki, Chin stuck his head into his office and started talking.
"Hey Boss, HPD just emailed us crime scene photos, but they're not from our case. They look like accident photos. And one of the cars looks a lot like Kamekona's."
Steve's eyes widened at that. He quickly got up, still on the phone with Vicki, and headed out to the smart table. Chin easily put the pictures up onto the multiple computer screens. Steve stared in horror at the accident photos. The passenger side of Kamekona's car was completely smashed. Vicki had been on that side of the car, thought Steve with a shudder. She could have easily been... Steve stopped his train of thought. Vicki was fine. A bit banged up and bruised, but fine. Steve looked at the other car and saw that the front end had been smashed in and the airbags had deployed. The driver side door hung open, the driver being in a hurry to flee the scene hadn't bothered to close it. Steve's fists clenched, but the anger quickly drained as a lightbulb went off in his head.
"Hey Vicki you still there?"
"Yeah. What's going on? Why were you so quiet?"
"Vicki you said Danny got a message and then he couldn't leave fast enough right?"
"Yeah. I don't know what it was though."
"I think I do. HPD just sent over photos from your accident."
"Why would they send you guys photos of the accident? Its not a five oh case. Heck its not even a case really! Open and shut, the other driver ran the light and hit us. He tried to flee, but he failed."
"Vicki how long ago did Danny leave the house," asked Steve ignoring Vicki's question. His mind had already figured out why Danny had been so calm and why he had left so readily.
"About fifteen minutes ago at this point. Steve what's going on? Where's Dan," asked Vicki panicking.
"Danny's not here yet. It takes about twenty minutes to drive from your house here, but I don't think Danny's on his way here," said Steve as he went back to his office to grab his keys.
"Steve where's he going?"
"I'm not sure," said Steve.
"Steve don't lie to me. You have a damn good idea where he's going. Tell me," demanded Vicki.
"I think he is going to the hospital."
"Why... Oh my gosh the other driver. I gotta stop him," said Vicki as she heaved herself off the couch.
"No Vicki. Stay at home. You need to rest. I'll go get Danny."
There was silence.
"Vicki?"
Steve looked at his phone and found that Vicki had hung up on him. Steve quickly walked back into the bullpen.
"What's going on Boss," asked Kono seeing the determined look on Steve's face.
"I gotta get to the hospital. I think Danny is going after the driver that hit Vicki this morning."
"What," asked Kono as her and Chin jogged after Steve, who was heading towards the exit.
"Vicki said that Danny's been acting weird. I brushed it off as him just being freaked about the accident. But he left the house a while ago saying he was coming here and he hasn't showed. I'm thinking that he saw those accident photos and decided to pay that driver a visit."
"Steve do you really think that Danny would do that," asked Kono as they all headed towards their cars.
"I think his sister could have been seriously injured earlier and that the driver trying to flee probably seriously pissed him off. I should have noticed when Danny was so calm."
"A calm Danny is a dangerous Danny," said Chin.
"Exactly."
Steve jumped into his truck while Kono and Chin hopped into Kono's Cruz. They quickly made their way to the hospital, hoping to get there before Danny could cause too much trouble. The governor is going to have a field day with this, thought Steve as he weaved between cars, the siren and lights going. When they reached the hospital, Steve parked near the emergency entrance and ran inside, Kono and Chin hot on his heels. Steve asked the nurse at the desk about the driver who was brought in this morning, describing his injuries, and how he was arrested for attempting to flee the scene. Steve flashed his badge when the woman hesitated.
"Oh yeah. He is in the ICU, room 314."
Steve ran off toward the stairs leaving Chin and Kono to thank the nurse before trailing after Steve. For the second time that day as Steve approached the room he was searching for a commotion could be heard. However this time instead of Vicki yelling in Sicilian, Steve heard the sounds of people yelling for someone to stop. Steve ran into the room and found Danny shaking the driver that caused the accident. Two officers were attempting to pull Danny off, but they were no match for the pissed off detective.
"What were you thinking? Were you even thinking? You could have killed her. Do you understand? You could have killed her," screamed Danny at the scared man.
Steve hurried over and pulled the two officers off his partner before pulling Danny off the guy.
"Danny calm down. Get off him."
"Don't tell me to calm down Steve. He could have killed her! That asshole could have killed Vic! And he was going to run. Stupid asshole was going to run and leave her," growled Danny as he lunged at the man again.
Kono and Chin watched as Steve struggled to hold Danny back.
"I know Danny. But she's fine. Vicki is fine and this asshole is going to go away for what he did."
"Why? Why did you run the light? Why did you try to run," asked Danny in a low voice, still struggling in Steve's arms.
"I didddddn't see them... I dddiiidddn'tt wannna wait at the light," stammered the guy, now shaking on his own.
"And the reason you tried to run," growled Danny, his eyes narrowed and his muscles tense.
"Thiiiirrrrdd strike man. They were gonnna takkkke myyy license."
Danny's eyes narrowed to slits and he went absolutely still in Steve's arms. For the first time since they all met Steve, Kono, and Chin were scared of Danny. The man may have been short, but they knew that he more then made up for it with muscles and temper. Despite the firm grip Steve had on Danny, Danny still managed to break free and attack the man in the hospital bed. Steve lunged after his partner, but he was unable to pull him away this time.
"Danny stop!"
"You asshole! You fucking bastard! Your license was more important then my sister?!"
Danny managed to punch the guy's face three times before another set of hands grabbed him.
"Dan. Dan! Let him go. Please let him go," pleaded Vicki.
Danny didn't seem to hear her as he pushed at the people holding him and attacked the man again. Something crashed and a pained gasp echoed in the room.
"Dan."
The sound pulled Danny out of his temper induced haze instantly. He turned to see Vicki clutching her injured knees on the floor, breathing sharply through her nose. She looked up at him with tears in her eyes. Before anyone could react Danny was on the floor holding Vicki in his lap.
"I am so sorry Vic. I didn't mean to," whispered Danny as he rocked her.
Vicki's hold on her brother tightened.
"I know Dan. I know."
"He could have killed you," said Danny with a muffled sob.
"I'm fine Dan. I'm fine," said Vicki trying to soothe her brother.
Danny just buried his head into his sister's neck. He felt one of her hands hold onto his neck and the other rub soothing circles on his back. Finally Danny pulled back a little and looked into his sister's eyes. There was only love there and complete understanding. Something caught the corner of Danny's eye and he turned and looked at the bandages on Vicki's knees. They were beginning to turn red.
"Oh shit Vic your knees. We need to find a nurse and get them cleaned up."
"They're fine Dan. Just take me home. I'll patch them up there."
Danny nodded his head and simply stood up still holding Vicki in his arms. He walked past the hospital bed with the shaking driver, past the two officers who gave him a wide berth, past Chin and Kono with their compassionate eyes, and finally past Steve who simply nodded at Danny as he followed him. Chin and Kono both glared at the man on the bed.
"Be thankful brah. That woman who you could have killed this morning, just saved your life," growled Chin.
The man simply nodded his head now cowering from the two cousins. Chin and Kono quickly turned and went to catch up with Steve, Danny, and Vicki. Everyone moved out of the way in the hallway when they saw Danny carrying Vicki toward the elevators, Steve, Chin, and Kono behind them like a protective detail, ready to defend if needed. Several orderlies and nurses had apparently heard the commotion and responded, but none of them had dared enter the room when they saw the entire 5-0 team gathered. Once the team exited the room, nurses entered to clean up the man left bleeding on the bed. No one said anything.
