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"Steve! No, no, no, no, no," Danny shouted in panic as the screen went black. Danny ran out into the main room and looked at the two officers.

"Get a unit out to McGarrett's! Now!" Danny shouted before he ran out the door.

Danny ran out to his car and pulled out his phone. As he climbed into the Camaro, Danny hooked up the phone and dialed Chin's number. This couldn't have happened. No way had he watched his partner, best friend, brother, get blown to smithereens.

"Danny, what's going on?" Chin's calm voice sounded through the speakers. It grated on Danny's nerves and he tried to tell himself Chin didn't know what had just taken place. However, Danny still found his self peeling out of the parking spot. A car laid on it's horn but Danny hadn't given it a second thought as he squealed onto the road and earned a couple more horns. Chin's worried voice sounded through the speakers this time. "Danny?"

"Chin… he got Steve… he… there was a bomb… Steve answered the door… It… it exploded…" Danny tried to explain and his voice cracked as he flipped on the siren.

"What? Danny slow down. You're not making any sense," Chin replied with confusion in his tone. However, Danny could hear Chin and Kono get into a car.

"Where's Steve Danny?" Kono's voice sounded and Grover's voice could be heard talking in the background.

"His house. He evaded his detail," Danny said and took a turn too sharp. He glanced at the speedometer and saw he was going 70. He pushed the accelerator down further and hit the steering wheel. "Dammit Steve!"

"Danny, what happened?" Chin asked as he tried to connect the random dots. He knew something happened to Steve and there was something about a bomb. Truthfully, Chin didn't like the picture the dote were making.

"He killed him Chin. Peterson killed Steve," Danny said as his voice cracked again. His voice was full of anguish and it physically made Chin, Kono, and Grover hurt.

"Okay, you don't know that for sure," Chin tried but was instantly silenced.

"I watched it happen!" Danny shouted and he tried to stifle a sob. He took another turn and sped down Steve's road. He squealed into Steve's driveway and noticed HPD milling about. "I'm here."

Danny ended the call and leapt out of the Camaro. His heart was beating fast and his breath was coming in gasps. He didn't want to see but he needed to know for certain. That was when he saw him. Steve was in the middle of the foray and was talking to one of the officers. Danny forced a swallow around the lump in his throat. He felt like he was going to be sick. He ran a hand through his hair and tried to slow his breathing down. Tears had welled up in his eyes and he begged them not to fall. He could feel how his hands shook and willed them to stop without much success.

Steve looked over and saw Danny. He stood by the Camaro and looked a mess. Damn Danny. What the hell happened? You look like you're going to have a breakdown, Steve thought to himself. He was surprised when HPD came flying into his yard. Not as confused as they were about being sent there though Steve was fine. Steve looked at the officer he was talking to and excused his self. He clapped a hand on his arm and walked over to his brother.

"Hey, I just evaded my detail. You didn't need to send all of HPD down on me," Steve said as he approached his partner. His attempt at humor fell short when he saw the anguish on Danny's face. "Danny?"

He heard Steve; he did. It just hadn't sunk in his best friend was alive and stood in front of him. He ran a hand through his hair once again and took a stuttered breath. He didn't understand; he had watched Steve open the door and the bomb blew up. Dammit, he truly thought he lost his best friend and brother.

Steve watched as a myriad of emotions had played over Danny's face. Something had happened and it shook his partner to the core. Steve wasn't sure what to do. He didn't even know what had happened. He flew into motion, though, when Danny took a stuttered breath and tears filled up his eyes.

The vision of Steve blowing up flashed before Danny's eyes. He forced a swallow and took another stuttered breath. He felt the hand on the back of his neck rather than see Steve move towards him. He hadn't even heard Steve call his name. Danny's vision cleared and he looked up at Steve who was looking at him in concern.

"Danny?" Steve called to his partner again and his hand gently squeezed the back of his partner's neck.

Before either partner knew what had happened, Danny reached out and grabbed Steve and pulled him in for a hug. Danny squeezed Steve tight and cursed himself when he felt the emotions rise up full force. It only took moments for Steve to overcome the shock of Danny's sudden onslaught before he returned the hug.

The sound of a car as it screeched to a halt caught Steve's attention. Without letting go of his partner, Steve glanced up. Chin's car was haphazardly parked in the driveway and the two cousins and Grover jumped out. They made a beeline for them and all three of them looked scared. Steve squeezed Danny one last time before he pulled away.

Danny reluctantly let go of Steve and turned around to face the rest of the team. He made sure his and Steve's shoulders were still touching though. He wasn't ready to completely lose contact with his partner. If Steve knew what Danny was doing he hadn't said anything. For that, Danny was grateful.

The rest of the team, and Steve, all looked at him and waited for him to explain. Not that he wanted to relive it, but Danny knew he had to clear this mess up. As he took a deep breath, Danny ran a hand through his hair and glanced at the ground. He looked back up and caught Steve's steady gaze and everything that had happened poured out.

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Danny looked out over Steve's beach from his spot in one of the chairs. He took a sip of his beer and sighed. It was just yesterday he had a mini-meltdown because he thought Peterson blew his partner up. It was shortly after the rest of the team showed up that an officer came up to them. Apparently, a bomb had exploded a mile down the road. The box that contained the bomb was left on the doorstep.

It was later that Charlie figured out that Peterson doctored the footage to lead Danny to believe the bomb was left at Steve's. Danny was upset that an innocent person was killed because of him. However, he'd be lying if he said he wasn't relieved to find out it wasn't Steve.

Footsteps approached and Danny looked up to see Steve. He had a beer in his hand and took a sip as his eyes scanned the water. Yeah, Danny was glad Steve was okay.

"You going to join everyone on the lanai or are you going to continue being a loner?" Steve asked and he glanced down at his partner. The whole Peterson case was running Danny ragged. Steve thought it would be a good idea to invite the team and Kamekona over for a small get together. Something to get Danny's mind off everything.

"I'm only out here because you're burning the steak," Danny replied as he pushed his self to his feet. In fact, Steve wasn't even close to burning the steak; Danny just needed a sense of normalcy. If anyone would understand it'd be Steve.

"Burn?! I don't burn my food!" Steve exclaimed. He knew Danny needed this so he intentionally bit the bait. The two of them walked back to the lanai where everyone was sitting around and talking. There was a knock on the front door and both Steve and Danny looked towards it.

"That's probably Duke. Hold on," Steve announced with a pat on Danny's shoulder. He jogged into the house and to the front door. As he reached to open it, Steve glanced back at Danny. "Hey, flip the steaks will you!"

Danny shook his head and walked over to the grill and proceeded to do just that. Steve opened the door and turned to greet Duke. It wasn't Duke though. Instead, Rick Peterson stood in front of Steve whose eyes had widened in surprise. Peterson grinned right before he raised a gun and shot Steve. The shots echoed through the air.

Danny's head whipped around in time to have heard Peterson laugh before he ran. Danny's eyes widened as Steve's body fell to the floor. A large pool of blood began to stain the floor and Danny couldn't help the shout that escaped.

"Steve!"

AN: I know, I know another cliffhanger... don't hate me! Please send me some reviews. Thanks for the support!