A/N: Sorry if this chapter is not as good as previous ones, been busy with school work but I just had to update this. Thanks again to the wonderful reviews, it means a lot to me!

"KONO!" Kono heard Steve yelling her name through the flames.

Shit. Ok. Calm down. She thought. Find a way to get out of this mess. By now the flames were growing stronger than ever. She felt the heat of the flame growing nearer and jumped back. She rushed into the nearby bathroom and grabbed a towel and soaked it in water and used it to cover her nose and mouth. She frantically opened random cupboards, hoping she could find something useful to use.

Steve was feeling hopeless and desperate. The house was burning down and he couldn't find anything to stop the flames. He rushed around the garden hoping to find a hose or something to put out the flames.

Aha.

She could just make out the red outline of the fire extinguisher as she grabbed it and rushed out to the hallway. By now the flames were so thick and everything was smoky and hazy. She knew to use the fire extinguisher she had to use both hands. She took a deep breath and dropped the towel she had pressed against her mouth and sprayed the extinguisher towards the flame.

Aha.

Steve found the hose not far from the garden and turned it on, water spraying everywhere. He rushed back to the house, just in time to see a frantic Kono emerging from the flames, coughing, spluttering and clutching a fire extinguisher. He grabbed her and led her out the house as they both collapsed on the garden.

"You alright!?" Steve quickly asked as he scanned Kono for any injuries.

"Yeah boss," Kono said in between coughs, "I always find ways out." Steve frowned.

"Better take you to the hospital. You don't sound alright to me!" He glanced up as a worried Danny and Chin rushed up to them. "Chin and Danny can take care of the fire. C'mon" he said as he helped Kono up.

A few blocks away, Howard Gates looked up from his binoculars with his hands clenched in fists. Damned cops, how dare they intervene. Stephanie deserved to die. She killed his wife. His dear, darling wife. He took out a photo of his wife, stroked it and whispered.

"Don't worry sweetheart, I won't let anyone get in the way of my revenge."

He put the photo away and peered into the binoculars. Now, the male was helping the female into his car and drove off. He put his binoculars away, jumped into his car and followed.

They were at the hospital for the next six hours. The ER was full as there was a pile-up on a highway and they had to do a number of examinations to make sure there was no damage to her lungs. By the time they finished it was already three in the morning.

"You're still here boss?" Kono asked as she walked towards him. "I told you, you could go home first, you didn't have to wait up." A guilty look slid onto her face.

"No its alright, wanted to see if you were ok." Steve noticed a flush coming on Kono's cheeks and laughed, she was kinda cute when flustered. "C'mon I'll take you home."

"Nah boss it's alright I can just catch a cab or something…" Kono paused as she motioned towards an empty road. "It's really late, you need to get some sleep for tomorrow, I'll find my way back!"

Steve took hold of her hand and dragged her round the corner. "C'mon don't be stupid, there are hardly any cabs this late, my cars just parked right down the street."

They were a few meters away from Steve's car when Steve noticed he was still holding onto Konos hand. He saw the flushed smile on Kono's face and he let go of her hand. Before any of them could react, a blast from the car knocked them off their feet.

Then everything went black.

Everything was hazy. Blurry. Spinning.

His head hurt. Everything felt painful…and hot. Steve was lying face up on the ground. His head turned sideways. Kono…Kono…No…. He shot up, his eyes frantically searching for his partner.

He scanned around. What had happened? Everything happened so fast. His eyes spotted her lifeless body, sprawled a few feet away from a burning car. His burning car.

"No…no...Kono!"

He rushed over, she looked bad. Her eyes were shut. There were cuts and bruises all over her face, legs, arms... He frantically felt for a pulse. Thank god it was there, weak, but there. He clutched her and held her close to him.

"Come on Kono… stay with me, help is on the way. I NEED A MEDIC! PLEASE!" he yelled.

He saw in the distance red and blue lights flashing. Ambulances….A wave of relief flooded through him.

"OVER HERE! PLEASE" he desperately yelled.

"Kono... Kono it's gonna be okay. Stay with me please," he clutched her tighter. "Please for me..." Please." He whispered. He didn't want to move her as he didn't know what kind of trauma her head sustained.

He glanced up at the distant lights. He could see the lights spinning, he tried to focus his gaze. There were ambulances present. They were there for a long time.

But why wasn't anyone coming?

He felt Kono's hand tighten round his and looked down.

"They won't come…" she whispered. "Remember…we warned them…" Her grip loosened. "Second explosion to take out responders…"she breathed.

Shit. Steve thought. He had told Danny and Chin to warn responders and HPD to not go near an explosion.

No one was coming to save Kono.

Steve didn't know what to do.

A/N: Hopefully this chapter was alright, will be updating soon with the next! Again, reviews are always appreciated. PS. The idea of attacking the first responders and the car bomb was taken from Criminal Minds. Almost forgot to credit, thanks Sharonpijl for reminding me!