Phantom
By
Landon Richardson
Disclaimer
The characters of Steve McGarrett, Chin Ho Kelly, Meka Hanamoa John McGarrett and Steven McGarrett (Steve's grandfather) do not belong to me in any shape or form, I am merely using them for this Danni universe.
The character of Danni Williams, although originally based on the idea of male Danny Williams, is probably different enough now to be considered my own creation since she has a different background and has morphed into a different person. Grace is still Grace with some changes to her in reflection to the change in Danny. It should also be noted that Grace's surname in the Danni Universe is Taylor not Williams. Williams is Danni's maiden name that she reverted back to after her divorce.
The characters of Special Agent Jack O'Connor and Doctor Rosie Lange.
Any other characters who are mentioned who you don't recognise, no doubt belong to me so please do not use them without permission first.
This disclaimer will grow as more characters emerge but I think that's all of them covered for this prologue.
Author Note
Here is the next chapter for you all.
I'd just like to take this moment to thank everyone who is reading my stories that I put up. It really does mean a lot to me when you follow, favourite or review them.
I knew when I started writing McDanni that I would be writing to a niche market and that I would probably get hardly any reviews or story views for what I put up. It would probably be easier to write McDanno but I feel like writing McDanni is what I'm meant to be writing at this moment in time. As long as people are enjoying my work then I'll carry on writing these saga and posting them.
Anyway please enjoy this chapter! You'll be pleased to know that I have at least the next two chapters of this story already written up and ready to go!
Overall Summary
Danni Williams had known since the age of five that she wasn't quite like everyone else and had learned to deal with it… or rather she had learned to deal with it right up until the point she was dragged into 50, now suddenly keeping her secret is harder than ever before and when it comes out, things aren't going to be pretty. (McDanni saga)
Chapter Summary
Steve stared at the closed door, his mind whirling as he tried to take in everything which had happened to him in the past forty minutes.
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
Chapter Romance
Extremely strong of Steve McGarrett / Danni Williams (McDanni)
Other Note
Point one – Please be aware that nearly all the locations I use are either from the internet (Thank you Google) or made up. I claim no knowledge of Hawaii
Point Two – Although this is technically part of the Danni saga and uses many of the characters it is to be considered an A/U of the world and not one which will fit into the main portion of it. Danni obviously does not possess what she possesses in this story in that saga.
Chapter Eight
Steve stared at the closed door, his mind whirling as he tried to take in everything which had happened to him in the past forty minutes.
Danni's confession about what she was, his reaction to it, the conversation with his dead dad, Danni's subsequent collapse.
How could it have only been forty minutes when Steve already felt as though he had aged a life time? He needed to talk to Danni, to sit her down and get some much needed answers from her. If anyone could tell him what he needed to know it was his partner.
Steve had made a promise to himself a week after meeting Danni that he would do whatever it took to protect her and to keep her safe and going home to Grace every night. He couldn't keep that promise if there was a secondary world linked to their own which he knew nothing about.
Breathing out, he reached up and ran a hand over his hair, pulling at the strands and allowing the short burst of pain to focus him on the job at hand.
He glanced around the busy waiting room, his eyes skimming each individual carefully. Most were focused on their reason for being there; an injury of their own or caring for a loved one or friend. One of two women were staring at him but he dismissed that as normal. Steve wasn't a vain man, never had been and never would be but neither was he blind. He was well aware that he was a good looking man, easily living up to the label of tall, dark and handsome. Once he would have given them a flirty smile back, maybe even a wink but things had changed for him since meeting Danni. Now there was no one else he wanted to be with other than her.
Satisfied that no one was paying any special attention to him, he headed over to the receptionist desk, smiling politely at the harassed looking woman sitting behind it who was staring at her computer screen intently.
"Hi, I need the room number for Detective Danielle Williams, she was just brought here in an ambulance." He remarked.
"I'm sorry Sir we can't…" Her voice trailed off when she looked up and saw who exactly was asking the question. "Oh Commander McGarrett, I'm sorry I didn't realise it was you. Detective Williams is just being settled, someone will come and see you shortly to explain the situation and to take you to her." She assured him, already looking past him to the next person in the queue, the conversation between them clearly over in her mind.
"I appreciate that but we are in the middle of a high profile case and we are unsure at this time whether Detective Williams collapse is somehow related. Until we do know then I will be with her providing protection. I won't get in the way of the Doctors but I need to be there now so what room is my partner in" Steve lied, making it clear that it was no longer a question but a demand.
The woman blinked at him, clearly taken aback by Steve's tone.
"Of course Commander, Detective Williams is currently in Room 105 which is situated in the private wing." She told him after a glance at her screen. Steve nodded, frowning slightly.
"Where is the private wing?" He asked her. She looked surprised by the question before she came to her feet, lifting her hand up to attract someone's attention.
"Rick? Can I borrow you for a moment" She called out to a tall man who was walking past, he looked towards her, changing direction and came to a stop by them, shooting her a questioning look. "Commander McGarrett is on protection duty for Detective Williams. Could you take him to room 105 in the private wing?" She asked the man. Steve frowned slightly, noticing the look on concern which came to the other man's face before it disappeared, covered by a smile as the man addressed as Rick turned his attention to him.
"Of course, I'm heading over that way anyway, Commander McGarrett if you follow me, I'll take you there now." Rick nodded at the woman behind the counter before he turned and headed towards the doorway which Danni had gone through.
"Thank you" Steve said to the woman, before he followed Rick, remaining quiet as the man led him through the corridors he was used to seeing to a quieter area which he hadn't seen before. They went through another set of closed door before they stopped outside of a door on the left hand of the corridor.
"This is room 105 Commander, Detective Williams is being treated in there" Rick stated, shooting him a searching look though all he did was turned and nod at him, leaving without a word.
Steve stared at the closed door for a moment before he straightened his shoulder and walked into the room, his eyes immediately focusing on the bed in the middle of the room. It was quiet, two nurses fussing over Danni who lay on the bed, looking as though she was asleep. They had left her in her own clothes, though he noted that they had slipped off her heels and placed them next to the bed. Both women looked up at him, their postures tense. He didn't recognise them as nurses which he had seen before in the hospital during his many trips there.
"I'm Commander McGarrett, Detective Williams partner. Can I see your IDs" He stated, moving towards them, his hand drifting near his waist where his gun still was. The two women shared a look before they took their IDs off and passed them to him. He examined them carefully, looking up and staring at their faces. There was something off but he couldn't figure out what it was.
"They check out, I already made sure of that"
Steve swung round towards the unfamiliar male voice to see a tall, blond haired man leaning against the wall to the side of him. He was watching Steve with a serious expression on his face, though there was something about his mouth which made it look as though he would smile any moment.
"And you are?" Steve demanded. The man remained silent for a moment, looking past Steve at the two nurses who ducked their heads at him before leaving the room. Once the door was closed behind him, the blond man turned back to Steve.
"I'm David Williams, Danni's older twin brother. I've heard a great deal about you Commander, it's nice to be able to put a name to the description." He answered.
Steve's eyes widened, he knew that Danni has a twin brother but she had made no mention to him that he was planning a visit. He could see the similarities' between the two of them. Same golden hair, same grey eyes, same mouth though there were differences as well.
"You got ID to back that up?" Steve asked him, moving closer to the bed and slipping himself between Danni and David, something the other man clearly picked up on if the sudden amused glint in his eyes was anything to go by. He remained silent though, reaching into his pocket and pulling out a thin black wallet which he threw over at Steve. Steve caught it one handed, flipping it open and looking down at it, a frown coming to his face. He looked up at David and spoke. "You're a Ranger?"
"Guilty as charged" David replied mildly, his own eyes narrowing when Steve threw back his ID "And you're a SEAL which should automatically make you one of my least favourite people but Danni seems fond of you and she's always been the best judge of character in our clan so I'll give you the benefit of the doubt for now." He said as he stepped forward. He moved past Steve who turned round following the other man's movement closely.
"Your clan?" Steve remarked, reaching out automatically and taking Danni's hand in his. The heavy, almost choking feeling in his chest lessening at the contact, the tip of his thumb automatically finding her pulse point, breathing a silent sigh of relief when he felt it beating steadily.
"So care to tell me what happened McGarrett? My sister is no weakling, she's certainly not the type of woman to faint like a damsel in distress." David remarked, his gaze dropping to Steve's and Danni's linked hand for a moment before he looked back up. Steve remained silent, merely staring at the younger man who stared back. The grey eyes suddenly widening as he looked away from Steve and down at Danni.
"She didn't" He said with a shake of his head before he looked back at Steve. "Did she?"
"Did she what?" Steve remarked blandly with a blank look on his face.
"Oh you're good, I'll give you that. For a Normal that is" David remarked with a smirk before he sighed and looked at his twin. "I knew she would tell you, it was always a matter of when rather than if she would."
"So you're…" Steve said glancing towards the door to make sure it remained closed, his grip tightening on Danni as he looked back towards her twin.
"Evolved" David confirmed.
"Evolved like Danni?" Steve queried, going on to clarify when he noticed the questioning look that David shot him. "With the same… man I don't know what you call them, powers?"
"Firstly we refer to them as abilities not powers. Powers sounds way to comic book like. Each Evolved has an ability McGarrett. My ability is different from my twin, mainly because Danni is the only Death Walker I know about. There could be some hidden but I doubt it. She's the only one."
"And you? If you don't have the same then what is your ability?"
David stared at him for a moment, a chilly look coming to his eyes.
"You want a free piece of advice McGarrett, one which may just save your life in the future?"
Steve stared at David as though he had lost his mind.
"What?"
"Asking an Evolved what their ability is the equivalent of asking a Normal a personal, intimate question. It's considered rude and we don't react well to it. If someone tells you their ability or shows you it like my twin clearly did then that's one thing, you can talk about it to other people if she agrees to it but you can never ever ask someone that question unless you want a lesson in pain." David told him, a cool tone to his voice.
"Why is that?" Steve asked him, stopping when David held up his hand.
"It's not my place to talk to you about this. Danni started this so Danni can finish this. I just hope you're prepared to have your entire world shook up because nothing will be the same for you again, that may sound extremely dramatic but unfortunately it's true." He remarked with a shake of his head.
Steve remained quiet, ignoring the blond man as he pulled the chair to the side of the bed closer to it, still holding onto Danni's hand. He peered down at her face, noticing that her skin was turning its usual fair colour, the earlier whiteness disappearing.
"She'll be fine" David suddenly said giving Steve a pitying look. "You don't have to worry about her. She'll be up before you know it, nothing ever keeps her down for long"
"That's true" Steve agreed slowly.
David opened his mouth as though he was going to say something when he stopped as the door opened and a couple of men dressed in white coats entered.
"Detective Williams family?" He said turning to look at them.
"ID" Steve barked, his eyes narrowing as the Doctors blinked before showing him their ID, the picture matching their face. He glanced towards David, picking up on the subtle nod from the other man which told him that they were legit. He straightened, giving them an intimidating look as he handed their IDs back before he waved his free hand at them to continue.
"I'm Detective Williams twin, I should be listed as her next of kin" David remarked, stepping forward shooting Steve a quick look. The Doctor turned to look at him.
"Tamacesco" He said, lowering his head.
"David will do" The blond answered swiftly before he turned to Steve. "Could you wait outside please" he stated.
Steve opened his mouth to argue before he stopped. He couldn't risk anyone else finding out what Danni had told him, his father had already said Danni would be punished for it. If no one found out what he knew then perhaps Danni wouldn't be punished. He didn't want to leave her and everything in him fought against it but he made himself place her hand gently on the mattress, leaning over her and kissing her lightly on her forehead, thankful that her skin was warm now beneath his lips, indicating more than words to him that Danni would be okay.
"I'll be outside guarding the door" He stated as he pulled away from her, forcing himself to move towards the door, he opened it, closing it behind him and fought against every instinct he possessed which demanded he kicked the door back in and headed back to Danni's side where he belonged.
Leaning his head back he sighed, watching the corridor closely.
What would happen now?
Author Note
Thank for taking the time to read
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