I need you
Pairing: Kodam
Spoilers for season 10
Chapter three
It had been a long two weeks, but finally she was on her way to San Francisco to meet up with Chin, Abby and Sara for breakfast before her flight back to Honolulu. She was nervous at seeing everyone again, She occasionally talked to Steve and Danny on the phone but not as often as she liked, and hearing there were new recruits and they had hyped her up so much was daunting as well.
Knowing Adam was there was making her feel sick to her stomach as well… Danny had kept her appraised of the situation and it seemed that whilst Adam was still on the island, he had gone to ground the last two weeks and wasn't taking phone calls or house calls. Once she reached the little cafe where she was meeting her family, she smiled softly when she saw her niece.. She had grown an inch or two taller and broke out in a run when she saw Kono getting out of her rental car.
"Hiiii Sara", she swung the ten and a half year old up into her arms and hugged her tight, smiling happily. "Missed you Auntie Kono", Sara kissed her cheek as Kono locked the car up, and then began to walk over to the cafe where Chin and Abby were inside already. "I missed you too kiddo, and why you are getting so big, nearly too big for me to carry you". Sara giggled and smiled, wrapping her arms around Kono's neck, "Well, I am turning eleven this year", as though that explained it all.
"Well that must be why then", once they were inside the cafe, she put Sara down who ran back over to where Chin and Abby were seated and Kono followed close behind, both Chin and Abby standing up to greet and hug Kono, "How you doing cuz?", Chin asked once they were seated back down, Abby already knowing that Chin wanted to have a moment with his cousin, "Why don't we go wash up for breakfast Miss Sara and then we can grab some menu's since Auntie Kono hasn't eaten here before".
After they had left, Kono sighed, looking down at the table before her eyes returned to Chin. "What am I doing cuz? What if he doesn't want me there, he has a new girlfriend and I just.. I don't want to get there to find out I'm too late". She had spent the last two weeks coming to the realisation she was still in love with Adam and that Danny was right, like she did when she went with him when he needed to hide from the Yakuza, she needed to fight for him now as well.
She had put her apartment on the market, resigned from her job and was freaking now out. Chin took her hand in his and the moment she felt his hand on hers, she took a few deep breathes and began to calm down a little. "I know you are scared Kono, but you won't know till you go and see for yourself.. You said so yourself, you aren't happy in Nevada anymore and you always planned on going back home to Hawaii anyway, with or without Adam, Hawaii is your home cuz".
Chin, Abby and Sara were planning on making the move back themselves, but Chin needed time to get the new team leader that was taking over up to speed on what was going on, so they wouldn't be back for another few weeks yet. "Hawaii will always be your home too cuz and I'm glad you are coming back as well, I have a feeling the taskforce is going to be a different feel with the new members Danny was telling me about".
He nodded his head and chuckled, "I doubt they will have room for us all, Abby is going back to HPD, and I'll talk to Steve when I get back, see where he wants me". He didn't mind going back to HPD, one of his friends was a Detective, Gordon Katsimoto and Captain Tanaka, "I am sure Steve will want you back on the taskforce". Danny had already told her that he had spoken to Steve and there was a place for her on five-o.
"I'm sure he will", he smiled softly at the memory that Steve had told them both that there would always be a place for them in the five-o taskforce. "You'll call when you get in yeah?" Over the years, he had always kept tabs on Kono, promising her father when they left the island that he would keep an eye out on her even though they both knew she was very capable of looking out for herself.
"Of course I will.. and first place after seeing Mom and Dad, I'm gonna visit Auntie and I might even FaceTime you as well, so look out". Though their family was big, they were close knit and they were healing from the issues that steamed from Chin being accused of taking payoffs, even Sid was looking forward to both Chin and Kono coming home. After the football game when they had Sid's help and seen that Chin had saved his life that night, they had been making mends and building bridges.
Just then, Sara came back to the table and slid into the spot next to Kono, Abby taking the seat on the booth next to Chin on the opposite site of Kono and Sara and came with menus. "Okay Sara, now I know you guys eat here a lot, what do you think I should get?", Kono asked her niece, smiling softly at her, trying to keep the mood light. She didn't see the three often but she knew Sara wasn't thrilled with Kono moving back to the island without them, even though Chin and Abby had gently told her a few times they would be following her.
Abby was like a sister to Kono, she could always talk to Chin about anything, but if Chin was busy and unavailable, she felt the same level of comfort with Abby as well. She did wonder when her cousin would pop the question because it felt like the natural next step, perhaps maybe when they moved back.. She couldn't wait till they all ended up back on the island but she was still a bit nervous about seeing Adam for the first time since he left to go back to Hawaii.
All those memories, all those feelings, they all came crashing back to her the moment that Danny told her he was in trouble, she just hoped she wasn't too late.
