A/N: This one took a bit longer than anticipated because I got interrupted by a plot bunny that grew fangs and refused to let go. I'm going to attempt to finish it before I start posting it. I'll let you know when that happens in case anyone is interested. The story is my first crossover (Five-0 / Captain America).

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters and make no money doing this. I'm just having fun playing with them. My beta reader is awesome, but all mistakes are my own.

Chapter 79

Pulling the truck up in front of Kamekona's shrimp truck, Steve was relieved to see it wasn't overly crowded. Of course, they'd missed most of the lunch run and Tuesday afternoons weren't known to be the big Hawaiian's peak business hours. Unloading the truck, the SEAL kept a watchful eye on Grace and the surrounding area. This was the first time they'd gathered en masse outside of his house and while he was happy to see things slowly slipping back to normal, he wasn't ready to let his guard down.

Chin's car pulled up beside Steve, just as he was reaching to help Grace down to the ground. The cousins popped out of the car, joining the others.

"Cath coming?" Kono asked the group in general.

"She'll be here soon." Danny replied first.

"Howzit!" Kamekona's booming voice welcomed them all. "Haven't had enough of my shrimp, I see."

"Apparently not." Beth laughed as he pulled her in for a hug. "I must have managed to mention the shrimp to Paul, because he decided he had to try it for lunch."

"Sounds fair. Might even make up for not coming to try it last time you were both on the island." The big guy waggled his eye brows at her. "Well let's get you guys fed. The usual?" He directed the question at McGarrett.

"Sounds good. Cath is coming too." Steve answered, watching as Kamekona pulled Grace in for a quick hug before heading back to get their food ready.

"I think I could get used to having lunch with a view like this." Paul stood at the SEAL's side, though both men were focused on watching Danny and Grace with the others rather than the beautiful ocean view.

"Yeah. It's a sight I find myself unwilling to live without these days." Steve glanced down at his partner's father, not bothering to pretend they were talking about anything other than Danny and Grace.

"How's the house looking?" Chin made his way over to the two men. "Any major projects to tackle before move in?"

"Nothing major. A bit of painting, some minor stuff with ceiling fans, a few cabinet doors to realign, just random stuff like that." Paul answered. "And a minor expansion project on the back patio."

"That doesn't sound too bad. I bet we can knock a bunch of it out this weekend." Chin was more than willing to help out.

"Yeah. Alyssa will probably still be working on the wall, but we could split up and get things done in both places. Maybe Kono or Cath would prefer to stick around with them while we're working here." Steve knew they would want to have someone with Grace.

"I hear my name?" Cath appeared from around the truck. "What kind of trouble are you trying to get me into?"

"Just speculating if you'd prefer to hang out with Grace and Alyssa painting the mural or help with repairs on the Williams house this weekend." Steve smirked, knowing she wasn't a huge fan of home improvement tasks.

"I think I'll stick with Grace. What about you Kono?" The other woman was approaching. "You game for hanging with Grace and Alyssa while the men go make themselves useful with the house repairs?"

"Oh yeah. I'm definitely up for staying with the estrogen contingent. I get too much testosterone exposure already." Kono teased Chin and Steve. "Unless you guys need me to help there? I've been known to wield a pretty mean hammer."

"I think we can probably manage." Chin laughed, patting his cousin on the shoulder.

"Come and get it!" Kamekona's yell ushered them all toward the picnic tables. Everyone slipped into a spot, passing around the various types of shrimp.

By the time the food was gone, everyone had gotten their fill, and Grace was starting to squirm a bit, ready to do something fun with the rest of her last afternoon before returning to school.

"Are we going to practice today? Grandpa hasn't gotten to see what we've learned yet." The little girl asked as they started clearing the table.

"I thought we might." Chin answered her.

"Let's go!" Grace grabbed her grandfather's hand, pulling him toward Steve's truck.

"You heard the lady, let's move." Steve chuckled, making sure the rest of the team was coming as he followed toward the truck. Once they were piled into the three vehicles, he pulled onto the road, and headed toward home. "Go ahead and get changed when we get there. We can go swim for a bit after practice."

"Okay, Daddy." She grinned at him from the backseat. "Just wait until you see what we've learned to do." She launched into an explanation for Paul of all the self-defense moves the team had taught them so far.

"Sounds like you're going to be ever better than your old man." Paul finally managed to get a word in.

"Hey! Why is it that everyone assumes I'm the weak link in this equation?" Danny griped, though his words didn't really carry any sting. "I'll have you know I can hold my own just fine."

"I don't doubt it, son. I'm not sure where you got those skills from because it sure wasn't me." Paul admitted.

Danny shrugged. "Had to learn to be scrappy if I was going to get out of all the scrapes my mouth tended to get me into. I will concede that Grace will probably be able to take me though. I may be scrappy, but she's learning from the whole team and Cath."

"I suppose I should take this as a hint that annoying your mother is a bad idea now. From what I've heard they've been teaching her all the same stuff. I'll wind up in traction if I don't do as I'm told." Paul laughed, winking at his wife over their granddaughter's head.

"You just remember that." Beth spoke with a mock sternness. "Of course, the boys will be close enough, I can always just offer them homemade food in exchange for helping keep you in line. Won't even have to mess up my nails that way."

Everyone laughed.

"You know, I'd prefer not to test that theory." Paul looked appraisingly as his son and Steve in the front seat. "I don't believe I'd stand a chance against the pair of them, and I'm pretty sure the three in the vehicles behind us would help with very little coercion."

"You might be right, Grandpa."

Pulling into the driveway, everyone climbed out of the vehicles and made their way to the house. Paul marveled at how the entire group split off in different directions as if someone had given them instructions. Had he not been with them during the entire lunch, he would have thought that's exactly what had happened.

"Come on, dear. Let's go get changed." Beth tugged his elbow, leading him toward the stairs.

"Did I miss something?" He followed her up the stairs.

She glanced back at her husband and laughed. "We said we were going to practice when we got home."

"We talked about that in the car, and I think I heard one mention of it at lunch." He still sounds perplexed.

"Paul, remember where you are. This the Five-0 team has been together for better than two years, Catherine has known Steve for even longer, and the lot of them have been all but living here since they found Grace. I'm not half convinced they don't operate on some telepathic wavelength the rest of us don't know how to join, but really they are just that in tune with each other. At the rate we're going, they will be assembled outside with blankets and practice pads long before we show up with the water bottles."

Shutting the door to their room behind him so they can change, Paul cocks his head in question. "The water bottles?"

"Yes. I always bring the water bottles." Beth heaves an exasperated sigh as she pulls out a bathing suit to change. "Now get with the program before I leave you up here."

As expected, by the time they make it out to the beach, everyone else is already there. Grace doing some easy warm ups with Kono and Cath, and Beth goes to join them. Paul flops down on an open spot near his son and Steve.

"I'm surprised you two are still sitting out."

"Oh we get our fun later on, but the other three are leading the instructional part so far." Danny explained.

"One of these days I'll graduate to Super SEAL training." Graced called over, having heard the conversation. "I've gotta get the basics down first."

"I'm not sure I want to know who told her that's how this was going to progress." Danny turns challenging look toward his partner.

"Wasn't me." The SEAL throws his hands up in innocence. "I've said nothing about turning her into a SEAL, super or otherwise."

The detective turns to look at the rest of the team, trying to see if he can tell which one of them might have done it. Chin chuckles and shakes his head, far too wise to have tempted Danny's ire by trying to corrupt the little girl. Cath meets his gaze and shrugs. It's Kono that evades eye contact, and he knows he's got his culprit.

"I'll get you for that one Kalakaua."

"You'll thank me when she's a teenager." Kono winks at Danny, earning her another glare.

"She has a point there, son. As if being the daughter of Five-0 won't frighten the boys off already, she'll be able to kick their asses clear to the mainland." Paul grinned at the idea. "I just wish I'd had the likes of this bunch around when your sister was growing up. Would have saved me a lot of headaches."

With Danny otherwise occupied, the rest of them got started with their practice. Chin, Kono, and Catherine randomly sprung an attack on Grace or Beth, testing to see if they could quickly remember the defensive strategies they'd already learned.

The three men watching winced as Beth managed to land a hard blow to Chin's side.

"Is she supposed to hit like that? Don't you usually coach them to pull the shots during practice?" Paul felt bad that his wife was getting pretty rough with the Hawaiian.

"He's tough. He can take it. They go a bit easier on Cath and Kono, but only a bit." Steve laughed at the offended look both women gave him.

"I'd rather end up with a few bruises and know they can land a solid hit than have them step through it and not put enough power behind it when it matters." Chin straightens after taking another hard hit from Beth. "Though I'm more than willing to let one of you be the punching bag for a while."

Steve springs up off the blanket. You don't have to ask him to join the festivities more than once. Danny just shakes his head at the SEAL's enthusiasm.

"I swear he's just an overgrown kid sometimes."

Grabbing a bottle of water, Chin collapses onto an empty expanse of blanket. "But you love him anyway."

"You've got me there." Danny can't suppress the goofy grin he gets as he watches his mom try to fight free from his partner's hold. Despite the serious nature of the training, everyone is having fun. Stretching his legs out in front of him, the detective leans back on his hands, content to watch.

"You know, I thought seeing her trying to fight would bother me." Paul's words are quiet enough that only his son hears them. "And I still think it probably would if I had to watch her against a stranger, but this is surprisingly fun."

"I know. It helps to have zero doubt that any one of them would stop at nothing to protect them."

Danny and his dad both fell quiet again, only the occasional laugh interrupting when one of the attackers yelp after a particularly good defensive hit. As the afternoon wore on, the training eventually wound down and the entire family ended up in the water. By the time they headed back toward the house for dinner everyone was pleasantly worn out, ready for a relaxing family meal.

/GUARDIAN/

A/N: There's a good chance the next chapter won't go up until next week. While I'd love to think a 3 day weekend in the US means more time to write, it actually means my husband expects me not to ignore him ;)