Phantom
By
Landon Richardson
Official Disclaimer
The characters of Lieutenant Commander Steven 'Steve' McGarrett, Chin Ho Kelly, Officer Kono Kalakaua, Adam 'Toast' Charles, Meka Hanamoa, Amy Hanamoa, Billy Hanamoa Mary McGarrett, John McGarrett, Steven McGarrett (Steve's grandfather/namesake) and Doctor Max Bergman do not belong to me in any shape or form. I am merely using them for my own entertainment purposes.
The characters of Danielle 'Danni' Williams, although originally based on the male Danny Williams on the show, is probably different enough that she can be considered her own creation since she has a different background and different personality to her male counterpart. This also in turns changes Grace to an extent as Danni has full custody but also a civil relationship with Grace's father which reflects in the way Grace is. I should also add that Grace's surname is Taylor as Williams is Danni's maiden name which she reverted back to after her divorce was finalised.
The characters of Lily Williams, Doctor Rosamund 'Rosie' Lange, Lieutenant Colonel David Williams, Special Agent Jack O'Connor, Lieutenant commander Riley King and Lieutenant Louisa Palakiko-Cowan are mine as well. Any other character who might pop up who you don't instantly recognise will probably belong to me as well. I'll hopefully catch them in time to put above though.
Author Notes
Here's the next chapter for you all.
This story is probably set roughly about half way through the series. The taskforce have been together for six months so we're looking at around about March 2011-April 2011 in case anyone was curious.
There will be several subplots to this story but I promise they will all be resolved. It's likely that this will be a long story due to how much I want to cover and due to the fact that I'm not planning on coming back or making this into a trilogy or anything. It will just be one long chaptered story.
Anyway please enjoy
Overall Summary
Danni Williams has always kept her secret close to her heart, guarding it preciously, determined to hide who and what she is but when that secret threatens her life and those around her she realises that some things aren't meant to be kept secret. Some secrets have to come out no matter what the consequences are. (McDanni saga, McDanni)
Chapter Summary
"Steve" Danni stated the minute Steve walked back into her office, closing her mouth when he ignored her, placing the glass of water in front of her.
Overall Romance
Steve McGarrett / Danni Williams (McDanni)
Chin Ho Kelly / Malia Waincroft (Chalia)
Kono Kalakaua / Charlie Fong (KoFo)
Mentions of past Duncan Taylor / Danni Williams (Dunni)
Mentions of past Steve McGarrett / Catherine Rollins (McRollins)
Chapter Romance
Possible hints of Steve McGarrett / Danni Williams (McDanni)
Other Note
~ Point one – Please be aware that nearly all of the locations which are used in this story are either from the internet (thank you Google!) or made up by me. I claim no knowledge of Hawaii having never been there before.
~ Point two – Although this story is technically part of the Danni and uses many characters from the universe, it is to be considered an A/U of the world and not one which is reflect or affect any of the other stories I write unless stated otherwise.
Chapter Two
I need your help
"Steve" Danni stated the minute Steve walked back into her office, closing her mouth when he ignored her, placing the glass of water in front of her. As she suspected he held a small container of pills in his other hand which he held out to her with a determined look on his face which made her heart sink. She had seen that look more times than she could count and each and every time it had meant that Steve was digging his heels in over something and would not be swayed from his intended path.
"Shhhh" he stated, his attention fixed on the bottle as he unscrewed it and tapped out two tablets into the palm of his hand before he looked back up at her. "Hold out your hand Danno" He told her firmly, his tone making it clear that he expected her to obey him without an argument.
Danni tilted her head to the side, searching his eyes before she sighed, holding out her hand to him and allowing him to drop the pills into her hand. She hadn't been lying when she said that her head was aching. "Take them now before your headache gets worse" He instructed, watching her closely.
"Yes boss" she murmured, popping the pills into her mouth and accepted the water he held out for her. She took a large gulp of it, closing her eyes for a moment before placing it back on the surface of the table. "Thank you for that" She remarked with a soft smile at him.
"Well if you aren't going to look after yourself then I have to do it for you" He stated with a shake of his head. "You can start by telling me what's wrong with you and don't tell me that you're just spaced out because you have a headache because I've seen you functioning fine while ill before. This is something else."
Danni winced, easily recognising the switch in the tone which he was using. It as the tone which told her that he wouldn't stop asking or badgering her until she had given him the answer which he was looking for.
"I don't know what to tell you Steve other than what you already know. I had a headache that's all" She told him, dropping her eyes to the file on her desk before they flickered back up when he snorted out loud at her.
"We've been partners for six months now and during that time I've seen you almost every day. Do you not think that by now I can't read you or at least tell when there is something wrong with you? Give me some credit Danni."
"Look Steve I-"
"Do you not trust me, is that why you can't tell me what's wrong?" He pressed, a flash of hurt flickering across his eyes before it disappeared.
"Not trust you" Danni repeated, giving him an appalled look as she shook her head at him. "How can you say that to me? Of course I trust you, I trust you with my life and with Gracie's life you know that." She responded.
"Well in that case trust me now and talk to me, maybe if you did then you would feel better. If you don't want to talk here in the office then I can come round later once we've finished here, we could grab something to eat and talk once Grace was in bed." He suggested as he perched himself on the corner of her desk again, the same way he always did when he came into her office.
Danni opened her mouth to respond when you cell phone went off, attracting her attention. She reached past Steve, picking it up from her desk and brought it to her ear with a silent prayer of thanks to whoever it was who had rang before she answered it.
"Detective Williams"
"Danni? Thank god you picked up, it's me Meka. Captain Hookano has just passed me a case which had the pair of us written all over it. I know technically you don't work for HPD anymore and you're part of McGarrett's task force and all but I need your help with this case."
"Okay, okay" Danni soothed, aware of Steve focusing his gaze on her clearly not even pretending that he was listening to her side of the conversation. "Start at the beginning Meka, what's the problem?" She asked
"The problem Danni is that we've got a dead fire elemental on our hands and from the look of the body he was killed by another elemental, maybe even a group of them. From what I've been told It's genuinely hard to tell who did what or how many because of the state of the body. If we don't get this cleared up then we're going to have a situation on our hand that will bring the council down on us."
Danni came to her feet, her headache forgotten as she pushed against Steve's leg, pulling open the drawer the minute he slid off of the desk and extracted her gun and badge from within, quickly bringing the cell away from her ear so she could slip the badge round her neck before she spoke to Meka.
"That is something none of us need" She agreed swiftly, leaning down and picking up her bag from where it was stored under the desk. "Who is the ME on duty today? Are the already at the scene?" She demanded.
"Doctor Lange is on duty" He answered instantly, from the background noise she could make out it seemed as though Meka was making his way out of the police station, no doubt heading over to his car so he could hightail it over to the crime scene.
"Who else is there?" Danni asked, glancing around her to make sure she had everything which she would need.
"Officer Watson, he was the first responder, he called me to tell me about the case and I went straight to Hookano requesting to take it, luckily he was more than happy to give me the case since it's a messy one. Lange rang me as well giving me a description of the body."
"I didn't think Rosie was meant to be on duty today?" Danni said, slipped her gun into her bag and shouldering it.
"She wasn't meant to be but Doctor White called in saying he had a migraine so she agreed to cover his shift thank god." He answered fervently, it was an emotion Danni could relate to, dealing with cases like this were hard enough without having to deal with too many humans seeing it as well.
"Okay text me the address we're heading to. I'll meet you there now" She told him.
"You got it Danni." He responded before hanging up on his end. Danni ended the call, throwing her cell into her bag and went to move round the desk, stopping when Steve blocked her, the look on his face making her want to slap her forehead, a feeling which grew at his next words.
"What case have we got then?" He demanded. Danni opened her mouth to tell him that it was something she could deal with alone and he should stay here and deal with his paperwork but the words never left her mouth as he turned and headed out of his office. "Guys we've got a case" He yelled out, attracting the other members of their team's attention.
Danni growled under her breathe, pissed off at herself for being comfortable enough in Steve's presence to have taken the call. The minute she realised what the call was about she should have sent him out or left the room herself. It was a rookie mistake and one which she had been making more and more.
Shaking her head Danni left her office, pushing the thought away, knowing that she had to keep her mind focused on the case at hand. She glanced towards the computer table, unsurprised to see that everyone had gathered around her, their eyes fixed on her clearly waiting for her to take her place and to begin the briefing. The same way she did with every other case which Five-O picked up.
This time however she couldn't wait.
"Sorry guys, we need to forego the briefing until we get to the scene" She called out to them, ignoring the way they looked at each other with surprise. "We're working with Meka on this case so he'll give you the run down. He's texted me the address so I'll forward it onto you. Let's go" She said, clapping her hands together once before she headed towards the exit, her hand searching through her bag for her phone and her car keys. She could hear the others talking behind her quietly, probably trying to figure out what was so different about this case that it had Danni racing out the door like the hounds of hell were after her.
For a moment she wished she could simply stop, turn back to them and explain to them everything which she knew about the world, things that they wouldn't even have though could exist. She wished she could tell them about what she was and what she could do but she couldn't. Not yet.
God knew that she was breaking more than enough rules by allowing them to come with her to the crime scene, especially one which affected her people. She could already picture the look which would come to Meka's face when she arrived with them but there was nothing she could do.
She could only hope that she wouldn't live to regret the decision that she had made.
Author Note
Thanks for taking the time to read. An especially big thank you if you have left me a review, favourite the story or decided to follow it.
I really appreciate it
