Becoming Ohana
By
Landon Richardson
Official Disclaimer
The characters of Lieutenant Commander Steven 'Steve' McGarrett, Chin Ho Kelly, Kono Kalakaua, Jenna Kaye, Adam ' Toast' Charlies, Catherine Rollins, Joe White, Governor Patricia Jameson, Amy Hanamoa, Detective Meka Hanamoa and Billy Hanamoa do not belong to me in any shape or form. I am merely using them for my own entertainment purposes.
The character of Detective Sergeant Danielle 'Danni' Williams probably can be considered to be mine by now. Although she was originally based on male Danny, she soon evolved becoming her own person. She has her own background, her own family, her own history and her own distinct personality. This isn't to say that the Danny Williams we all know and love is completely gone, he still emerges through her at times. I like to think of female Danni as what Danny could have been if everything in his life had gone his way. As in full custody of Grace and a decent relationship with his ex.
The character of Grace has also changed slightly due to the change in Danni. Her surname is Taylor as this is her father's surname and was Danni's married name (Danni reverted back to her maiden name when she was divorced). Her parents also are amicable which has also impacted Grace but never fear, she's still the sweetheart we know and love, if anything she's more a sweetheart now.
The character of Jason Rose, Ava Rose, Supervisory Special Agent Jack O'Connor and Duncan Taylor, also belong to me as does any other character who you do not recognise from the show. Please do not use them, or my version of Danni and Grace without first asking for my permission to do so.
Thank you.
Author Note
Welcome to the second chapter of Becoming Ohana
I plan to update this story every Thursday as stated in the schedule on my profile. As previously stated, this schedule if for the duration of the Corona virus as I can't go out, the joy of being in the UK lockdown now.
I get the bad feeling it may be a long one but it will be quite the adventure!
Anyway please enjoy
Official Summary
Danni Williams knew that she was asking for trouble but she couldn't turn her back on them, not when she knew that they needed her and maybe just maybe that she needed them as well. (McDanni, features a female Danni in place of male Danny)
Chapter summary
Steve and Danni fulfill a promise to a friend and find out more than they bargained for.
Official Romances for the story
Steve McGarrett / Danielle 'Danni' Williams (McDanni)
Mentions of past Steve McGarrett / Catherine Rollins (McRollins)
Mentions of past Duncan Taylor / Danielle 'Danni' Williams
Romances mentioned during the chapter
Hints of Steve McGarrett / Danielle 'Danni' Richardson (McDanni)
Another note
Please keep in mind that I don't have a Beta for this story so the odd mistake may creep in without me meaning it to. I have also never been to Hawaii so all locations are either from the show, google or made up in my own mind.
Please note that the quote at the beginning of the stories are quotes I've found on google; these are not mine in any fashion.
Chapter Two
An unwelcome discovery
"Is this the place then?" Steve asked, his eyes briefly focusing on Danni before he looked past her at the non-descriptive apartment block.
"According to the text which Jenna sent me, this is the place." Danni confirmed with a shrug as she climbed out of the car and stepped out of the way of her door, absently pushing it shut behind her. "It looks quiet on the outside." She added.
"That's often a good sign." Steve agreed as he reached up and ran his hand through his dark hair, the simple action attracting Danni's attention for a moment before she focused on what he was saying. "What apartment are we meant to be checking out here then?"
"13 C" She responded promptly, smiling when he sighed in response.
"Let's get this done then, the quicker we look, the quicker we can get back to working on the Baxter case. I want another look at the eldest brother, there was something about him which isn't sitting right with me." Steve told her, a thoughtful tone to his voice as he moved around the front of the Camaro and began walking to the entrance, Danni falling easily into step beside him.
"We can always take another look at him if that is what you want, what is it about him though that is triggering you so much? His alibi was strong after all and he seemed remarkably pleasant and distraught about the death of his brother." She pointed out in a mild tone, using the same voice she tended to use when she was speaking to one of the younger members of the team and agreed with what they were saying but wanted to know the reasoning behind their thoughts.
"Because considering he was meant to be distraught and grieving for his brother who for the record was brutally murdered, he seemed remarkably focused on checking out your figure and trying to flirt with you, not exactly the sort of behaviour you would expect given the circumstances." He stated bluntly, the words causing Danni's eyes to widen.
"I hate to break it to you Steve but I doubt any Judge would grant us a warrant for his properties or his work place based solely on that reason." She replied with a shake of her head as they entered the building, both of them looking around the small area before they headed over to where a single elevator was and hit the call button for it.
"I would say that it would very much depend on the Judge." Steve responded confidently. "You won't know until you apply for it."
"Steven, I am not going to put in an official request for a warrant to search his places and write down the reason we wanted it was because my partner thinks the suspect was checking me out and trying to flirt with me. I mean please feel free to do it yourself if you want all your credibility thrown out of a window. You know where the paperwork is and how to fill it out after all." She said, giving him a stern look before she focused back on the elevator, frowning when she noticed it was moving extremely slowly.
"We need to search his place Danni; you know it and so do I" Steve told her, ignoring her previous comment, something which he often tended to do.
"I know we do but we are cops Steve, I genuinely don't know how many times I have to tell you but please for once will you pay attention to me. We need hard evidence to back up any warrant we put in which we don't have yet. Note the key word in that sentence is yet. There is absolutely nothing however stopping us from going to have another chat with him in his office or his home and seeing if he lets something slip. He's over confident and we both know how that normally works out for people." She pointed out to him, meeting his eyes when he turned to look at her.
"We can do that." He agreed thoughtfully, frowning when Danni shook her head at him.
"Not we" She clarified. "I'll go and speak to him and I'll bring Kono with me, he clearly likes the ladies and as you pointed out earlier, he's already attempted to flirt with me, he's more likely to let something slip if he's trying to impress me and Kono."
"You want to go there with Kono?" Steve repeated, his eyes boring into hers, emotions flickering across his eyes which were gone before she could identify them.
"Yes" She replied simply, "It's the most logical choice if we want answers unless you're suggesting I take Jenna with me as my backup? I mean we haven't seen her in action yet but I'm sure that it would fine if I did."
"No" Steve stated, a tone to his voice which indicated to her just how strongly he felt about the topic. "If you're insisting the team who speaks to him has to be feminine then take Kono with you, at least she knows how you tend to work and can provide you with actual back up." He said before shaking his head. "I don't want Jenna out in the field until we know how her field training holds up in the situations, we find ourselves in. I know that she has some training since she was in the CIA but that was as an Analyst and Five-0 is…"
"An elite taskforce." Danni finished for him, reaching out and patting him on his forearm as they stepped into the elevator, Steve reaching out and hitting the button for the thirteenth floor. "Jenna is well aware that her combat skills aren't currently up to par and she is also well aware that when we hired her it was for a role in the internal team with Toast, that we wanted her for. Not a role on the external team with us." She pointed out to him as she crossed her arms, tilting her head back so she could watch the numbers slowly moving upwards.
"I still want one of us to take her out to the training grounds and see what she can actually do." Steve told her
"Sure" Danni agreed easily as they stepped out, immediately looking around them noting that the hallway was empty apart from themselves.
"I still think that this is going to be waste of time." Steve muttered, holding up his hands when she turned her head and glared at him. "Fine, fine, apartment 13 C, right?" He asked
"That's what Jenna said." Danni confirmed for a second time as she walked past him and headed down the hallway, quickly finding the apartment in question. She lifted her hand to knock when she stopped, her eyes snagging on something. "Steve" She hissed, unsurprised when he was almost immediately at her side. "Blood." She informed him, nodded her head towards the smear of red standing out against the green paint on the door.
"I see" He confirmed, pulling out his gun. She quickly followed suit, nodding at him as adrenaline kicked into her system. Steve nodded back, his eyes narrowing as he used his foot to push open the door which swung open with no resistance.
Danni reached out, touching him lightly on his lower back to let him know that she was ready before they moved in, easily covering one another before they split up, moving room to room, clearing them.
Danni came to the bedroom, her eyes taking in the sight of the woman who had been killed in the bed and the man sprawled beside it, his hand outstretched in front of him as though he had tried to grab the gun which had clearly killed them both.
She pushed the images away quickly checking the small en-suite and the wardrobe before she finally lowered her gun, instantly grabbing her cell phone and rang through to Dispatch, requesting aid to their location before she ended the call, looking down at the two bodies again with a soft sigh before she raised her voice.
"Steve, we've got two bodies here in the bedroom." She called out to him.
"Danni" Steve replied, a tone to his voice which had her instantly moving out of the room and towards where the sound had come from. She found him seconds later standing in the doorway of one of the rooms which he had cleared.
"What is it? Are you okay?" She demanded, hearing the anxiety in her own voice as her eyes swept up and down his tall frame making sure that he wasn't injured.
"I'm fine." He assured her, his own eyes briefly moving to her, performing the same check before he continued to speak. "But we may have a problem."
"A problem." She repeated with a raised eyebrow as she moved past him and scanned the room. At a glance it appeared normal until her brain registered that the room was a nursery containing a cot and a small bed. "Oh God" She said, her heart sinking, aware of Steve reaching out and placing a comforting hand on her shoulder as her eyes landed on the blood on the floorboards.
"Danni." He said. "We'll find them."
Danni swallowed hard, giving him a curt node as she shrugged off his hand and stepped away from him.
"Then let's get started, shall we?"
Author Note
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