So this chapter will be from Kono's POV. Again, I'm sorry, really short, but I'm kind of getting depressed writing these drafts.

Kono kept having the same nightmare over and over again. In it, she was falling. Which she supposed must have been pretty obvious, but the part that scared her was that as she plummeted to the ground, she could see all the people she loved and trusted reaching out to try and catch her, but her hand kept slipping out of their grasp. Most often, it was the members of 5-0. And for some reason, there was this damn seagull that kept taunting her, except it had Delano's head.

That was what she hated the most. That maniacal, twisted grin that taunted her. And every time she woke up, it was even worse. She stared down at her blanket-covered legs. What useless pieces of shit they were now.

Sometimes, she would forget, and could almost believe they could still move. Once, she had tried to get up, completely forgetting they were useless. The only thing she had accomplished was managing to fall flat on her face. Way to go Kono. Add that to you're collection of bruises. Steve, Chin and Danny had come in, and she'd put on the brave face, but all she wanted was to curl up and cry. She remembered the first time they had come in.

FLASHBACK

"Hey kiddo," Danny grinned. "How're you feeling?"

Kono smiled. "Like some idiot chucked me through a window. She looked around. "Where's Chin?"

Steve and Danny shared equally mischievous grins. "He decked Fryer pretty hard. I'm pretty sure he's somewhere licking his wounds. You hungry?"

Danny held up a bag of junk food. Kono reached over to take the bag. "You bet, brah. Sure beats hospital food."

Steve and Danny pulled up chairs. Steve reached into the bag and looked at the package he was holding in his hand. "Really Danno? Pecan Munch Bars? These look like giant foil-wrapped turds."

Kono couldn't help but smile as the two started their famous bickering. Some things never changed.

END FLASHBACK

Every time Kono saw someone walk past her, she couldn't help but resent them. How was it fair that they could go on living their lives while hers had done a complete 180?

One afternoon, she had watched a group of young of kids out her window play in the surf. It had reminded her achingly of When she had played with her cousins. It was hard to remember when she had been so carefree, when she didn't have to worry about things like this.

But then she would tell herself to shut up. No matter how much her heart ached, no matter how much she wished she were with 5-0 or out surfing, she would never wish that this would happen to someone else.

In hindsight, she thought herself lucky to be alive. Her screaming ribs never failed to remind her that. But Kono just couldn't help resenting eveyone, and being bitter. She was allowed to feel this way, right?

She was supposed to be discharged today. Chin was going to move in with her for a couple weeks to help her out. Though Kono would never admit it, she was kind of glad he was. She had practiced using a wheelchair, but she worried about steering its bulky frame through her small house.

Chin picked her up, helping her into the front seat and putting her folded chair into the trunk of his car.

Kono hated having to be reliant on someone. She was an independent person, and she wasn't used to it. As Chin eased the car onto her street, Kono had a sudden thought.

"Chin," she whispered, "How the hell am I suppose to get up the stairs?"

Chin said nothing, only continued to stare at the road ahead. "You'll see."

Gee thanks cuz. Real explanatory. Kono mentally kicked herself, as she could not physically do so. Idiot. He's trying to help. Stop acting so bitter.

Chin pulled up at her house, and Kono gasped. Her front stairs had been replaced with a ramp. Chin helped her out, and she wheeled over. Lying on the ramp, with several beers in hand, were Steve and Danny. They grinned at her shocked face.

"Not bad for a couple of haoles, huh?" Danny asked, obviously impressed with himself.

Steve smirked. "Don't listen to him. He couldn't tell a nail from a screw."

Kono felt tears beginning to form. Really? You're going to break down now?

"Thanks guys," she whispered. Inside the house, she discovered that Steve and Danny had modified all her counters and moved around her furniture so that it was more accessible for her. Both of them knelt down to her level. Eyes watering, Kono pulled both of them into a hug.

"C'mon," Chin said. "We shouldn't let those beers go to waste."

In my defense, I have mid-years to study for. Please review! I want to know if I'm taking this in the wrong direction.