Vengeance Will Be Mine II

Disclaimer: I do not own Hawaii 5-0. I really wish I did so that I could meet Alex in person but that isn't happening. Drat.

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Chapter 2

Steve and Danny entered the hospital and headed directly to the ER desk. When they got there they were told that Kono had been moved to a room all ready and were given the number. Once they arrived at the room they found Kono in bed looking groggy from surgery and her cousin and boyfriend camped out on opposite sides of her bed.

"Hey Kono, howzit?" Steve said brightly, hoping to diffuse the tension in the air.

"Feeling no pain Boss," Kono grinned weakly.

"That is an excellent way to be," Danny quipped back, also aware of the chill in the air between Chin and Adam. "So do you now plan to beat off bad guys with that cast? It looks pretty lethal to me."

"Don't mess with me," Kono responded, raising her right arm that was enclosed in plaster from elbow to finger tips. "Chin tells me there is a guard outside my door so I figure I am safe."

"And that guard will remain there until we nail this guy," Chin stated as he leaned in to touch her left shoulder gently.

"I won't be in here that long," Kono protested, looking more alert.

"Then protection will follow you home," Adam said as he took her plaster clad fingers in his. "If your house isn't safe then you will stay with me. No one will touch you there."

Chin's jaw visibly clenched but he didn't utter a word. Steve didn't want the animosity between the two men to take over the discussion and he decided they needed to change the topic of conversation.

"Kono, we need to know everything you remember about this attack and the guy who did it. Did he say anything to you? Any idea who this guy is?"

Kono rubbed her left hand across her forehead. She frowned deeply, trying to organize her thoughts.

"He came charging out of my kitchen when I got home. It happened so fast. He had one of my kitchen knives and when we struggled he stabbed me. I kicked him, hitting him in the groin but he recovered faster than I thought he would. My arm was broken in the fight, this guy has serious martial arts skills," Kono explained, looking disgusted with herself for losing the battle. "As I lay on the floor, he told me he would make 5-0 pay for what we had done and that you were going to pay. He didn't elaborate on what we had done but he was deadly serious," she told them.

"We need a description of the guy," Steve said.

"I've all ready arranged to have a sketch artist stop in tomorrow morning when Kono is completely out of the anesthesia," Chin spoke up. "I have her rough description of the assailant and can start checking as soon as I get back to the office."

"I was going to suggest the sketch artist, good move Chin," Steve approved.

"You said there was something familiar about the guy?" Danny asked. "In what way Kono?"

"His eyes, they were pale green and his hair was very dark, almost black. I know I should know why that is familiar but I just can't put it all together," she said shaking her head in frustration. "I know it's important."

"You will remember in time," Adam said calmly. He patted her hand gently.

"He's right, let your mind rest. You can't force it," Chin added, not liking the stress she was placing on herself.

Kono looked around at the four men surrounding her bed and felt her energy ebbing. The more she tried to grasp why she should know her attacker, the more her head hurt.

"You need to rest now Kono," Adam insisted, stroking her hair back from her face. "You will give them a face to work with in the morning."

"But he's not going to stop. He's coming after all of you," Kono warned in concern. "He's not done."

"We'll watch our backs," Danny assured her. "And you will help us nail this nutcase. Give the artist all you can and we'll put a name to him."

"Believe me, his face is etched in my brain," Kono responded. She sank back against the pillows, her energy fading and the pain in her side returning. The blood transfusion had only provided a small boost to her system and now her body screamed for sleep.

"Get some rest Cuz, we'll be back in the morning with the sketch artist," Chin said leaning over to kiss her cheek. "I should go back to the office and see what I can do with her description," he added to Steve and Danny. "I need a ride; my bike is at Kono's."

"I'll take you," Danny volunteered. "Steve has his truck here. Let's get started on this. The sooner we begin the sooner we lock this guy up."

"I'll see you there," Steve told them as they headed out of the room. He moved up to the head of Kono's bed and took her left hand in his.

"There is a guard at your door, you are safe here. Just rest," he told her.

"I'm not worried about myself," she protested. "He insisted that you would pay Steve. Not just 5-0 but you specifically."

"You have warned me, I'll be careful," Steve assured her confidently. His eyes met Adam's. "Are you staying?"

"Until she's asleep. Then I am going to begin my own search," Adam said grimly.

"You will stay out of it Adam, this is police business," McGarrett said with steel in his voice. "I do not want to have to counter your men's interference in this investigation. If you get in the middle of this, I promise I will lock you up."

"You don't dictate to me McGarrett," Adam said defiantly.

"Adam…..listen to him," Kono said quietly.

"You worry about Kono and take care of her and we'll track this guy down," McGarrett ordered, brooking no argument.

Adam locked eyes with Kono, saw how she wanted him to agree with Steve and nodded to her. He looked at McGarrett and relented.

"Okay, I'll stay out of it," he agreed. "But if he comes after Kono in my house I make no promises."

"Fair enough," Steve nodded. He squeezed Kono's fingers lightly and gave her a warm smile. "I'll see you in the morning."

"Sure thing Boss," Kono replied tiredly.

McGarrett exited the room, checked with the officer on the door and then headed to the nurse's station. He reminded them to call him immediately if anyone made an attempt to check on Kono who wasn't on the list that Chin had provided. As he turned to leave he heard someone call his name.

"Commander McGarrett, it is so nice to see that you are here as a visitor and not a patient," a pretty little nurse's aide said to him.

Steve smiled at the familiar face on the young lady approaching him.

"Hello…..uh….it's Nani, isn't it?" he asked.

"You remembered," the girl said in surprise, nodding and blushing deeply.

"Of course, you took very good care of me when I was here. And I hope you do the same for my teammate, Officer Kalakaua," Steve replied.

"I can do that," Nani eagerly promised. She glanced over at the door with the guard. She had heard that the female member of 5-0 had been brought in and was on her floor. "Is she in danger?"

"We are just playing it safe, you don't have to be worried," Steve said as he touched her shoulder to reassure her. He didn't notice how the girl almost swooned as his hand made contact with her. She gazed up at him with adoring eyes, hoping he would be in the hospital more often if his team member was here. She couldn't wait to tell her two friends about her good luck.

"I'm not worried and I'll make sure that your friend gets the best care," Nani promised.

"I know you will. I have to go, have a good evening," Steve said patting her shoulder lightly before walking towards the elevator. He didn't look back and never noticed how Nani stood rooted to the spot watching until he disappeared from sight.

Outside the hospital, Steve went to his truck and got in. His mind was turning over so many possible reasons behind this attack that he never noticed the battered black Toyota pickup sitting one row over from his truck. The dark haired man with pale green eyes kept his attention glued to the head of the 5-0 task force as he put his truck in gear and drove away.

Hatred boiled up inside Andrew Salter as he sat and observed his target leave the parking lot. He released his tight grip on the handgun on the seat next to him. The temptation to shoot the man who killed his sister was strong but it was too soon to kill McGarrett. Abby and her husband Thomas might have been sloppy in their meth production and distribution business but Lt. Commander Steve McGarrett had no right to shoot Abby in cold blood. The 5-0 task force had been responsible for Thomas' death as well but it had been McGarrett who had taken his sister's life. She would be revenged.

Andrew had been in prison in San Diego when he received word that his sister and husband had died and when he was released two months later, he began to learn everything he could about 5-0. Once he had all the details and knew who pulled the trigger, Andrew set out to create a plan to avenge his family's deaths. Money was no problem; he was a successful crook and knew how to hide the money he gained from his many illegal activities. Abby and Thomas should have kept their noses clean until he had gotten out of prison and he could have prevented this, after all he was the clever one in the family. It had taken a double cross from his partner to put him in jail for his last job.

Now he was in Hawaii and his plan to make McGarrett and 5-0 suffer before he killed the Lt. Commander was now in motion. Phase one was complete, he had put Kono Kalakaua in the hospital. She had served her purpose, McGarrett knew he was a target and Andrew would make him sorry he had ever taken Abby from him. The war was on.

End chapter.

Thank you for reading. I am trying to get several rough drafts ahead in this so that I can set up a regular posting day. I hate making you wait too long to read what comes next.