Alright, I admit I did write this after watching "Gone in 60 Seconds" (Oddly enough I didn't seek the movie out it found me lol) so I was mildly influenced. No beta means a bunch of whoopsies. What do you all think of an undercover Danny? I've been thinking about a series of fics for different undercover assignments for him. ?
She often wondered how she ended up in situations like this.
Kono blanched as she held on for dear life. She had one hand braced on the dash in front of her while the other white-knuckled the door handle at her side. Her eyes were wide with pure surprise and proud adrenaline-fueled glee; she had no idea that something like this would ever happen! With an almost hysterical laugh, she glanced over just in time to see Danny shift gears with ease. He was in complete and total control of the car as if it was an extension of himself.
According to Steve, all Danny did was shout and complain at him for driving way too fast. Kono figured out there was a reason for it; Danny hadn't been the one driving. He may gripe and say that McGarrett was a control freak but Danny was almost just as bad. This was the first time she had really seen Danny in a solid month, he had been under deep cover with a group of street racers and car thieves.
Kono gripped the handle tighter as the car accelerated; Danny pushed so they were leagues ahead of the other competitors. Kono gritted her teeth biting back a yelp and a burst of laughter when he made a sharp drifting turn. She couldn't wait to tell Steve all that she had learned about Danny, despite the rant of epic proportions the Detective would hand out. Danny couldn't hide and flounder now that they were both on the line; Kono wasn't supposed to be there in the first place after all.
Steve had gotten worried when Danny didn't check in on time or even the days after. With his identity blown, Steve had decided that Kono would be the one to go check up on their favorite Haole. Once she was at one of the underground races, Kono was in awe.
It had been a surreal experience especially when she saw Danny leaning against an older model of his Camaro wearing a carefree smile as he talked to their main suspect, Jax Calder. Casually she had moved through the crowd wearing a flirty smile and an outfit that left little to the imagination. Her eyes scanned the partygoers and racers with an internal snort, in the end, her choice of wardrobe was considered modest.
She had passed by Danny catching his eye. She knew he saw her by the way his head cocked to the side subtly with a toothy grin. Jax followed his gaze and grinned as Kono looked down plastering a shy smile on her own face. Calder nudged her friend with an elbow and a snicker, "I see how it is man, go on."
Danny watched Jax leave and meet up with others from the group before heading toward Kono, this time though his smile was gone. Suddenly she felt like a child up way past her bedtime. Danny gently took her arm and steered her away from the crowd and back toward his car. "Kono," he all but growled and her flirty smile became sheepish.
"You can't be here." he hissed making sure to block them both from view by opening the passenger side door for her. Getting into the black 67' Camaro she looked up at him making sure to keep her voice low,
"Steve got worried."
Danny rolled his eyes and sighed, "I don't check in on time once and he sends in the calvary. Believe it or not, I know what I'm doing." he shut the door with a slam. He rounded the car and got into the driver's seat,
"We haven't heard from you in days brah," Kono intoned making a show of buckling up. Danny gripped the wheel, taking a deep breath he put on his own seatbelt before looking over at her.
"I know but if Mr. I-need-to-control-everything waited one more day I would have called. These guys are more dangerous than we originally thought. Calder is only the middleman, someone else is pulling the strings. Someone whose a bit more brutal when it comes to dealing with his crew and those who get in his way…" he said trailing off and letting the new information sink in. Kono's brows furrowed,
"What do you mean?"
Danny clicked his tongue as he started the engine, "I mean you're in until you die by a bullet or a fiery blaze of glory." he ground out remembering the kid who had been shot the previous night with a flinch. Kono gaped at him her mouth hanging open for a second then snapping it shut.
A loud tap at the driver's side window made her jump. Danny turned and rolled down the window with an easy-going attitude that she had never expected from him. "Hey man," Jax leaned down resting his forearm on the car, he shot Kono a wink and a smile. Turning his attention to Danny they bumped fists,
"Win this race and you got the rest of the night. Just don't be late tomorrow, we uh got a new girl coming in and the Boss wants her ready for send off." he said and Danny nodded,
"I'll be there, bright-eyed and satisfied babe,"
Jax cackled bumping fists with Danny again, with a happy nod of approval he moved away from the car. Rolling up his dark tinted window Danny rolled his eyes muttering "Schmuck," under his breath.
And that was how Kono found herself speeding at over a hundred down Kamehameha highway with a storm on the horizon. She was glad that she trusted Danny with her life otherwise, she would have been scared out of her mind.
He needed to win the race so she could get back to Steve. The head of Five-0 wasn't going to be happy that his partner and best friend is deep, deep trouble.
