Perfect
Pairing: McRoll
Based on ending for 10x22
(If you haven't watched the last episode of Hawaii five-0 season ten and do not wish to know what happens, do not read, this has massive spoilers)
Chapter four
It had been an extremely long flight and they were both exhausted when it came time to put their forward tray back to it's upright position and to buckle up again. Though as tired as she was, she was also excited to find out where they were and if they were still in the United States of America or outside of it.
"So, we have been travelling for a long time, got any idea on where we could possibly be?", he asked softly, as they began the decent to land on the tarmac. She shook her head, feeling her stomach filled with butterflies and her heart racing.. "No idea". He squeezed her hand and chuckled. "It's a place were we always said we'd go to one day, to just get away from it all.. a place like home that wasn't home".
All of a sudden she remembered that conversation they had on the chairs near the beach at the back of his house and she was filled with excitement and happiness.. It was one place in the world neither had ever been to before but both had really wanted to go one day..
"We're really here⦠in Australia".
The way she spoke, he could sense she was excited.. it was always a dream of theirs to travel the world without the need to fight, and just travel for the sake of travelling and having fun, and Australia was always one of those places they wanted to go to. Nodding his head, he smiled, taking a breath in and then back out, wanting to savour this moment. "We are really here in the land down under".
As they touched down, she sat back in her seat and smiled softly to herself.. She knew they had a lot to discuss and that she had to explain why she had left him after Kono's wedding and why she lied to him about being happy with what she was doing in the CIA when she wasn't really, but she was feeling a lot more relaxed about it all. No matter what she said to him, she knew in her heart that he wasn't going back away from her.
"We're finally here", she whispered again, feeling her heart beat a little quicker..
Nodding his head, he smiled.. Seeing that look on her face, that brightness in her eyes, he knew he had chosen well. They had been many places together and yet Australia was one place that had eluded them for so many years because of their commitments to the Navy, and then his commitments to five-o, hers to the CIA.. Now they could do it just as they had planned on those years.
It had been about an eleven hour flight from Honolulu to Sydney and the time difference was twenty hours.. They left Hawaii at around 8pm on the third of April and by the time they got to Australia with the time difference, It was around seven pm on Sunday the fifth April Australian time which meant it was just after eleven pm on the fourth April in Hawaii.
The first thing that Steve did when the plane touched down on to the tarmac when they were allowed to was take his turn his phone off airplane mode, and he smiled seeing that he immediately had text messages from pretty much the whole five-o team. Cath having seen his smile, leant over and smiled at the love on his phone. "Looks like a lot of people are missing you". He nodded as he opened up the text from Danny, just letting him know they were at their destination.
"Looks like it". He was happy he was going to be missed, it made him feel better knowing that people cared that much for him, it made him feel like he wasn't replaceable. The Navy, it always felt like though you were important, there were always people that would come after you, and if you went down, they would replace you quickly. His family though, none of them would ever replace him. "I'll text everyone else later, I am sure Danny will find a way to let them all know we've arrived".
They weren't in a hurry to get off the plane, they waited till everyone else had gotten off, and then exited out of the plane, her hair blowing in the cool nights air, almost wishing she had a jacket in her bag with her, but it was in her bigger suitcase. Steve had already thought a head and had gotten one of his jackets out of his duffel bag and smiled as he put it over her shoulders.
"Why, thank you kind Sir", she smiled and giggled, turning to face him once the jacket was on. Leaning in, his hands on both her shoulders, he kissed her softly, "You are welcome.. now how about we go rent a car, and we get a move on to the hotel".
She nodded her head, moaning a little at the feel of her lips on his, "I think that is a good idea Sailor", she whispered softly, as they walked hand in hand over to passport control and then collected their bags from the baggage carousel, headed to customs and boarder protection. All of this took roughly another forty five minutes for so, and then once they had finished with boarder protections, they walked over to the hire car place where Steve hired a Silverado that was much like his own truck in Hawaii.
It was going to be able a twenty minute drive or so to the hotel and though they didn't usually eat takeaway very much, they decided to stop in at a KFC outlet and had some dinner before they went onto the hotel as they knew they wouldn't be able to get anything much for dinner except what room service had to offer.
Yawning a little on the drive to the hotel after dinner, Catherine was exhausted, she knew she wouldn't be able to do much more then have a quick shower before wanting to jump into bed and sleep. Little did she know, she fell asleep on the way to the hotel and Steve had to wake her when they got there but before he did, he did have to take a quick photo of her and then he gently woke her up, smiling at how adorable she was half asleep.
"Come on Cath, wake up for me, we're here". Here was the Sofitel right on Darling Harbour.. It was a beautiful spot and their hotel room was going to be overlooking the harbour.. Once he got to Australia, he didn't have any big plans on what to do or where to go, but he figured they could figure it out together.
"We're here, here where?", she answered a little groggily, blinking her eyes a little to adjust to the light. "We are at the hotel, come on babe, let's get going". He opened her door, and helped her out, smiling as she took his hand, and let him help her out of the car.
It was going to be an adventure of a lifetime, sorting out their feelings and emotions, saying things that needed to be said and learning how to take time for themselves for once, but Steve knew in his heart they were up for it. Both of them had been married to their respective jobs for too long, it was time to move on from all that and start living a life that included happiness, love and adventure.
Author's Notes:
Oh my gosh, thank you sooo much for all the comments and the support on this one. I am really loving this one, which is why I have decided to come back and write the next two chapters so soon. I have really thought about where I wanted to go in these two chapters, 3 and 4 and decided to have them go away by themselves for a while, and then they can come back and visit people they need to visit in California, Nevada etc before going back to the island. I was a big hesitant to make the decision on where they decided to go, however in chapter four, you do find that information out, and I hope you all enjoy where I have decided they will end up for a little while.
I'm still having my breath taken away by all your amazing support and I still find myself watching that last scene over and over again to make sure it actually did happen that way. This one I think has been my most popular story to date and I think it is directly because it is based around that last scene on the show and the fact I am taking it further and seeing what happens next. That is what I am always curious about once a show ends, what happens next.. So even though it is not canon, we can get an idea of what us as fans would like too see happen so I feel it is a privilege to write this for you. I am trying not to read too many other stories similar to this, where it is about the ending of the show, simply because I don't want to even subconsciously use someone else ideas. I want it all to be my own thoughts and creations.
One thing I want to stress. My version will not have them marry elsewhere and come back to the island to tell everyone.. They may get engaged whilst away, but any marriage will take place in Hawaii since I think it is not right at all that they basically elope and leave everyone out of the celebrations. I think it would too disrecptpful to his Ohana to do that to them when they have supported him and them all these years.
