For Steve the last few hours seemed like a blur of conflicting emotions, but looking at the sleeping figure in the hospital bed, he couldn't help to be thankful that things hadn't turned out much worse.

He had trouble believing that in the last 5 hours they had gone from rescuing a congressman from Wo Fat's clutches, to celebrating the successful closing of the case, and from there to another mad dash, this time trying to find Danny before he did something stupid.

After leaving his place Steve had contacted Chin and Kono and had picked them up at HQ. Chin was tracking the GPS on the Camaro, and Kono had contacted some friends from the academy and had asked them to keep an eye out for the silver car while keeping their search off any official records. She had also made some calls to Danny's lawyer, confirming the news they all dreaded.

The GPS showed that the Camaro had stopped on Kamehameha Highway, in an unpopulated area surrounded by cliffs. They were almost reaching that location when one of Kono's classmates called her, telling her that he had found Danny, and that he was trying to rescue some kids trapped on the rocks near the cliff face. He had called Rescue Services, but Danny needed help and he needed it soon.

The three minutes that took them to reach the location Kono's friend had indicated seemed to last an eternity. The sight of the Camaro didn't bring them any relief, since there was no sign of any help coming, other than a single patrol car. Steve pulled over behind the Camaro and they all rushed out of the truck, picking up some equipment from the back that they would need.

By the time they reached the edge of the small cliff, Danny was already in the water, trying to slowly make his way towards some rocks where the waves were not breaking as roughly. Both Chin and Kono were fastening harnesses to climb down, but Steve could see that it would take too long. When a large wave caught Danny and the kid and slammed them against the rock Steve made up his mind, taking off his boots and his shirt and emptying his pockets of the more heavy items. He directed Chin and Kono to meet him by the rocks to pull Danny and the boy out of the water and took a flying leap to the water below.

His training helped him to reach Danny quickly and to anchor him against the strong currents trying to pull him away from the rocks, and once they were out, his only concern was making sure that his partner's vitals were stable.

After that, it was a long waiting game. They waited about 15 minutes for the med evac to come over and pick up Danny and Joey.

Once they reached the hospital, they had to wait about 2 hours before a doctor came out and gave them any news about Danny. He was beaten and bruised, his left shoulder was badly wrenched, but thankfully it was not dislocated, so he would only have to wear a sling for a few days. He had a couple of cracked ribs and a concussion. The considerable bruising on his torso and some concerns regarding all the sea water he had swallowed made the doctors want to keep him a couple of nights for observation.

It took them another hour before they were allowed to see Danny and after that another one before the blonde man showed signs of waking.

Danny opened his eyes to an unfamiliar room. He felt sort of numb and fuzzy and he had no idea where he was. Something was wrapped over his left arm, not letting him move anything but his fingers and there were multiple aches all over his body. At least his right arm was free, although it felt bruised and heavy when he tried to lift it.

Movement around him made him look up and find his partner's smiling face. "Hey Danny, how are you feeling?" Steve asked him with a worried smile on his face.

Danny gave him a tired one armed shrug. "Dunno… Alright, I guess… Kinda fuzzy… What happened?" He asked in a soft mumble.

Steve gave him a weary smile, but he couldn't really hide the concern underneath. "Do you remember the kids trapped by the rocks? Kelly, Nat and Joe?"

Danny closed his eyes, nodding tiredly. "Right… Are they ok? You got Joey out, right?"

Steve chuckled. "No Danny, you're the one who got him out, we just helped a bit… Joe is alright, he's stuck in the hospital for a day or two, just like you, but he's doing really well… You did good, buddy…"

Danny nodded, relieved. He opened his eyes to look at his partner again. "How the hell did you manage to get there so quickly anyway?" He asked him with a confused frown on his face.

Steve shrugged, looking down at his booted feet. "Well, I was a bit… concerned when you disappeared after that phone call… So… We may have tracked the GPS on the Camaro… Just to make sure that you were alright…" He said, sounding uncertain.

Danny closed his eyes with a groan, the damn phone call finally coming back to him. "I'm guessing you called my lawyer as well?" He asked in a soft voice.

For a moment Steve really didn't know how to answer, but he settled for the truth. "I didn't call him, Kono did, but we all know what happened… I'm sorry, buddy…" He said with a sad sigh.

Danny didn't bother to acknowledge Steve's words or open his eyes. He lifted his hand, he was not sure if it was to rub his throbbing forehead or to cover his eyes that were tearing up for some reason, or if it was to hide from the world, but none of those options seemed to make things better. He tried to hold his breath, trying to stop his heartbreak from bursting out, but everything just hurt too much. He curled up on his side, trying to hide his face on the pillow, trying to hold it in as much as he could, trying to spare his friend from seeing him like this, but the feeling of something warm climbing up his arm made everything grow even more fuzzy, and suddenly nothing really mattered and he just let go, finally allowing himself to release his soft whimpers onto the pillow

Steve looked helplessly as his friend fought the breakdown with all that he had, but it was just too much.

A nurse popped into the room just then to check on Danny, but only one look at him had her rushing out to get a syringe, which she proceeded to empty into Danny's IV, claiming that it was a sedative and that it would help him to get some rest.

Steve really thought that the sedative would help, but when Danny lifted his face from the pillow and started crying like a heartbroken little boy, he suddenly wished that the nurse would come back, so he could throw her out the 5 story window. He tried to comfort his friend somehow, patting his head awkwardly and telling him that things would be okay, but nothing seemed to work.

When someone knocked on the door, Steve was fully prepared to bite the nurse's head off and tell her that the sedative was definitely not working as it was supposed to, but a small frightened voice stopped him in his tracks. "Danno?"

Steve looked up and saw Rachel standing by the door and Grace rushing from Rachel's side and to the side of Danny's bed before her mother could stop her. "Danno?" She asked again in a small voice, frightened and sad at seeing her dad crying.

Danny opened hazy, tear filled eyes when he heard Grace's voice. "Monkey? Please don't leave…" He mumbled, reaching his hand towards his girl.

Grace took his hand and carefully climbed into the bed, wrapping her arms as best as she could around her dad. "I'm here Danno…" She said in a quivering voice.

Danny tried to hold her close. "Please, don't leave Monkey… Can't do it again…" He mumbled one last time before he finally fell asleep with a shuddering sigh.

Rachel gave them a few minutes before she came closer. "Come on Grace… Your father needs to rest, let's go home, sweetheart." She told Grace softly.

Grace shook her head against Danny's chest. "Not leaving, Danno asked me to stay…" She said in a voice full of tears.

Rachel wanted to insist, but she didn't want to get Grace more upset. Fortunately, Steve saved her the trouble. "Rachel, maybe I could drop her off in a couple of hours?" He asked, willing her to agree.

Rachel didn't seem to like the idea too much, but she finally nodded, leaning forward to drop a kiss on Grace's head before she left the room.

Steve waited a few minutes before he moved forward to take the sniffling little girl in his arms. "It's alright, Gracie… We'll fix it; I promise we'll fix it." He told her while gently rubbing her trembling back.

TBC...

A/N: Well, first of all, thank you very much for reading!

Second, I'm just starting my two weeks off work (yay!), so I'll try to update more regularly.

Third, this is the first idea I had in my head with this story, Danny reduced to begging his girl not to leave, but the only way I thought he would do it was if he was injured and drugged up... I hope you don't think it's too OOC for our poor Danno.

Anyways, I'd really love to know what you think!