Betrayed
Author Note: I mixed seasons 2-4, I have a bunny that came in my sleep and I can't get it from my head, so bear with me, and enjoy Danny's angst.
Disclaimer: These characters are not mine, but the plot is… Poor Danny though.
Summary: Danny's life going from bad to worse. Trust must be earned so he can get back on his feet.
Couples: Gabby/Danny, Steve/Catherine, Danny/OMC, Steve/Danny
Warning: Emotional Hurt. Angst, possible of Out of Character.
1.
"Are you sure about its Steve?" Danny asked, even though tonight might be the night to seal the deal with Gabby and moving on with Steven, this night can change his life.
He had feelings for Steve, and Danny knew that Steve has feelings for him.
"Yeah, I'll tell Catherine tonight as you'll tell Gabby." Steve answered him.
"Wish me luck," Danny said and then he added, "If I am not returning your calls, then there's something wrong."
On the next day, Steve came to HQ with his truck, Danny wasn't in sight, and Steve believed that he might show up later.
"Is Danny coming in?" Steve asked his teammates, but no one saw him walking through the doors.
Steve assumed that Danny might have had a tough time breaking up with Gabby last night, and that explained the fact he was missing, as the day went by, he could not reach his partner by phone, going only to the voice mail.
On the way to his home, McGarrett drove to Danny's apartment, and noticed his car still standing in the parking lot, the lights in his apartment are off, and he knew that something was off in his heart. but he believed when Danny felt alright he will come to work.
The days kept moving fast and the end of the week was just around the corner, and still there's no sign from Danny.
Every day that Danny been missing rumours start to come to the surface, and the Task Force couldn't find their man even though rumours abounded that Danny took money from HPD, the rumours even came to Denning who wants to know where the detective was and to find how much money has been taken from the HPD.
McGarrett drove his car past Danny's apartment only to see the neighbour coming toward him as he parked his car next to Danny's silver car.
"Have you seen Danny?" The neighbor asked, and then he added, "I came after work to see his car in the driveway, even though he is not in his apartment. I knocked, and the door is open, there's something wrong."
Steve left his car and followed the neighbor, even though Danny lived in bad neighborhood, he was glad that his partner found some friends.
The neighbor motioned with his hand toward Danny's apartment but remained outside, not knowing what to expect next, and where his friend was.
When Steve entered the apartment, he noticed the stack of money, and yet after he checked everywhere in the small apartment, his partner was nowhere to be found. so he left it to ask the neighbor.
"When was the last time that you saw him?"
"Sunday, he told me that he needs to finish something up and then he will be back, in case anyone inquired after him."
"What is your name?"
"Andy."
"Do you get cameras here?"
"Yes, yes I do, Ill have to check the feed in my apartment. I'm glad Danny advised me to install them after the last break in I had, when I lost pretty much everything I had." Andy replied and headed toward his apartment.
Steve believed that there was something wrong, but he didn't know to who to believe since Danny was not around to vouch for this neighbor. But maybe, just maybe, he could figure out what had happened by looking at the camera footage. before he could do that, his phone rang.
"McGarrett," Steve answered and hears Chin in the other side.
"Steve, we found Danny, and he is being taken to Queen Hospital." Chin said right away.
"What happened?"
"We got an anonymous phone call that there is a male bleeding out near the trash cans in an alley, and when we came to check, Duke was there and told us that it's Danny," Chin sighed heavily and then he added, "He was beaten very badly, and we found a stack of money in his pockets."
"I just was in his apartment and there's a stack of money in there also" Steve sighed, knowing what he should do next, and told Chin, "I will see you there, I need to let the governor know about the situation."
"Hey, what about the tapes?" Andy called.
"Something came up." Steve replied and hurried to his car.
At the Queen Hospital, Danny was in the operating room, while his teammates were outside wondering what happened during this week.
Steve came in, and Kono asked him, "How did it go with Denning?"
"He wasn't pleased, he even wants me to handcuff Danny to bed rail, but I refused, and then he said that once Danny is on his feet, Williams need to talk with him alone."
"This does not sound good for Danny, what are we going to do, Boss?" Kono asked.
"Whatever Denning told us, it's not looking good for Danny, but I suppose that he brought it on himself." Steve replied.
The doctor came toward them, his face was grim, and he said, "He had some internal bleeding, but he will live, now if you want to see him, let us move him to another room first and then we'll send a nurse to let you know."
"Thank you doctor." Steve thanked him and sat on the chair.
The phone rang and he took the call, noticed that it was from Kono, "Hey boss, we got a problem."
"What do you mean?"
"The governor asked to see Danny, we told him that he is in the hospital, Denning told us that all the evidence point that Danny is the fallout guy and he asked that Danny once he is on his feet that he'll come to his office."
While that conversation took place, Danny was laying in the hospital bed. he tried to remember if he saw anyone of his teammates, but he barely remembered them, something was terribly wrong, but he couldn't put his fingers on it.
He was alone in the room, no one has yet to come and see him. And while he was recuperating from his wounds, he would much rather not having to repeat the experience anytime soon.
While he was thinking that the door opened and Steve entered the room in full Seal Mode, Danny figures that he wanted answers, but to what, he didn't know.
Once Steve sat in the chair, he asked, "Danny, tell me you didn't take any money?"
That caught Danny in surprise, "What money? What the hell are you talking about?"
Steve sighed heavily and then he asked, "When will you be released?"
"I have no idea," Danny asked and observed his partner and then he asked, "What's all this about?"
"There're rumors that you took money from HPD, and we actually found the money in your apartment, and I have no idea what Denning will do about it." Steve replied.
"Oh."
"Is that your answer 'Oh'?" Steve mocked him.
"The last thing that I remembered is that I broke up from Gabby to be with you, and the next thing is waking up in the hospital." He told him.
"Danny…"
"I wish to be alone now Steve."
"Fine, I will check with your doctor when you will be discharged and can go back to work."
A week later, Danny left his car and headed toward the HQ. He had a long talk with the governor, and he knew that he already lost almost everything that he builds with his bare hands.
At HQ, he faced his teammates, he noted that his partner already knew about his fate on the team, but he wasn't certain about the so-called friendship or the 'Ohana' as they called it.
Danny entered his office and started removing the photos from the desk when he was interrupted by the sound of someone calling his name.
"Are you Danny Williams? I have a delivery for you."
Danny nodded and signed and then he took the envelope the courier had delivered to his office. He noticed his teammates were staring at him but said nothing.
Once he opened the envelope, his heart skipped a bit, Rachel wanted a full custody on Grace, and that was close to breaking him apart.
Danny gathered all his things in a small box and put the box on his desk, before heading toward Steve's office.
He entered the office, and then he removed his badge and gun, while the Seal told him, "Good luck to you."
"Steve, can I come over to your place tonight?"
"I don't think that it's a good idea," Steve replied and then he added, "I think we're done here."
Danny nodded, now he truly believed that Gabby ruined his life, he came alone to the island, and he will have to deal with his problems alone, and the so-called 'Ohana' is not for 'haole' like him.
TBC...
