Where's Kono?
By Montez
Chapter 6
Disclaimer: See chapter one

As soon as Danny exited the recovery ward he pulled his phone out and pressed the speed dial for Steve's. It unnerved him when it went to voicemail, "Steven give me a call when you get this, we've got news on Kono. She's going to be okay and you need to be here."

Walking toward the elevators he paused, pressing the number for the office on the off chance McGarrett had headed there. "Lori Weston, Five-0" Lori answered the ringing phone.

"Hey, it's Danny." Williams responded only to be interrupted by Lori.

"Danny, is there any word on Kono?" Though she'd never worked with the young woman, she was still concerned.

"Yeah, I just left Chin with her in recovery. Doc says with time she should make a full recovery." The blond man replied.

"Oh that's good news, did you need something, IA and HPD took over the case, not leaving me much to do but go over some old files to see if Delano's case interacted with any we have." Weston became all business.

"Is Steve there with you?" Danny moved through the hospital and exited the front doors heading toward the Camaro.

He heard the woman's voice take on a curious tone, "No, isn't he with you?"

"No, look don't worry about it, I'm going to look for him now. If he shows up there tell him to call, okay?" Climbing into the car he paused before starting it.

"Yeah, sure, everything okay?" Lori remembered what had happened back at the bank, she had actually been terrified a moment when Steve had gotten away from Danny and the two officers and went after Fryer. She recalled him leaving the scene on foot, but Danny had never told her where Steve was going so she figured it wasn't any of her business at the time.

"Yes, everything's fine, Steve's just being Steve. I'll call you later." Hanging up Danny started the car and headed to the first place he intended to look, Steve's home.

Night had settled over the island as Danny pulled into McGarrett's driveway. The fact the truck wasn't there didn't surprise him, it was back at headquarters since Steve had driven Danny's car to the bank, but what he did find strange was that there were no lights on inside the house. Exiting the vehicle Williams made his way to the front door, expecting to find it unlocked as usual, but was shocked when the handle didn't budge. Glancing inside the side window Danny could see the small flashing of the security system, still activated; telling him Steve wasn't inside the house. "Okay man where are you?"

Backing up Danny looked around the front of the property, nothing seemed out of place, no Super SEAL sitting in the shadows of the porch. He walked to the side of the house, pulling the small flashlight he carried from his pocket since the lack of outside lighting and the tree cover prevented any illumination of the pathway down the side. "Probably sitting back here on the damn beach, ignoring my calls, wallowing in self-pity or something. Damn stubborn guilty streak, you need to get past it and get up to the hospital." Williams mumbled as he made his way across the back porch.

He stopped when a dark object laying in the yard caught his attention; nearing the object he discovered it was Steve's tactical vest. "What the hell?" Looking around he slowly moved toward the two chairs that sat just at the edge where the grass and sand met, there he found Steve's discarded leg holster, gun still inside. "What are you thinking leaving a loaded gun on the beach and where…" Danny's words cut off as he shined the flashlight across the small expanse of beach before him, his light catching the last thing he wanted to see.

"Steve!" He yelled as he covered the last few yards to the water's edge, dropping next to his partner who was lying motionless on his back, the waves coming in around him. "Damn it what did you do? I told you not to do anything stupid." Danny said as he reached to check his friend for a pulse, "Thank God…" He whispered as he patted Steve's face, "Come on man, open your eyes for me, hey Steve!" another light slap and the man in the surf still didn't respond.

Danny quickly ran the flashlight over his friend, checking for any visible injuries. Other than the fact Steve was shirtless, soaking wet, and shaking slightly his partner appeared uninjured, except for the fact he was unconscious and couldn't be roused. "Okay you leave me no choice but to call an ambulance to take your ass to the hospital." Usually that threat alone was enough to get his partner to react, to at least mumble he was fine, but not this time and that worried Danny even more.

Deciding he needed to try and at least get Steve out of the surf he pulled him closer to the grass, then raced across the yard, quickly finding the security system key pad next to the back door, punching in the code he used the key he'd insisted Steve give him for emergencies, like maybe getting tasered in his own home by robbers, he then moved quickly to the downstairs closest retrieving a couple blankets. Making his way back to the beach, he laid them over his still unconscious friend and pulled out his phone, dialing 911.

"Yes this is Detective Danny Williams with Five-0, I need an ambulance at 2727 Piikoi Street, behind the house on the beach, I've got an officer down with unknown injuries. Yes, go ahead and send a uniform car, just in case, but I don't believe anyone else was involved." Danny ended the phone call, reaching over to check Steve's pulse again, it was a little quicker than normal, his breathing slightly labored, but at least it was still there. "You my friend will most definitely be the death of me. Looks like to me you went swimming and barely made it back, how far did you go you idiot? Why do you do this? You and me, my friend are going to have a long talk when you wake up, do you hear me?" Williams had kept his hand on Steve's chest, making sure his friend continued to keep breathing. He glanced toward the walkway as HPD and the ambulance pulled in the drive, still worried when Steve had yet to move a muscle.

The ride to the hospital was thankfully uneventful considering the day they'd already had, but it didn't stop Danny's worry at the pale complexion of his partner's features nor his continued stillness. Upon inspection once McGarrett was loaded into the ambulance Steve didn't show any signs of outward injuries, which Danny was grateful for, but until they arrived at the hospital they really didn't know what was wrong with the unconscious man.

Williams insisted he remain in the treatment room with his friend as blood work and x-rays were ordered. He decided to wait before going upstairs to inform Chin that Steve was now also a patient of the hospital until he knew what was wrong. It was almost an hour before a very young looking doctor asked to speak to Danny in the hallway outside the cubicle Steve was in.

"Detective Williams, I'm Dr. Adams. We've gotten the results back for Commander McGarrett's test and it appears he's suffering from extreme exhaustion and dehydration as well as mild shock. There is also a little concern because his x-rays showed water in his lungs; I understand you found him on the beach behind his home?" The young doctor paused for Danny to answer.

"Yeah, but look it's not unusually for him to go for swims, grant it he usually wears trunks, but today hasn't been a usual day and sometimes he swims to clear his head. I don't know how long he was out or how long he'd been on the beach before I found him, it had been a few hours since I'd talked to him. The water in his lungs, is it going to become a problem? Do you know when he might wake up?" Danny knew water in a persons lungs could set up as pneumonia if not watched carefully and the continued fact Steve hadn't woken up was still in the forefront of Danny's mind.

"I'm hoping not, it doesn't appear to be much and the body usually can clear it out on its own. I am starting antibiotics as a precaution; he will be kept at least overnight, perhaps longer if needed. Right now all his vitals are looking good, it just appears he pushed himself too far and his body decided to shutdown because of it, rest is the best thing for him right now. However if he doesn't show signs of waking in the next few hours we will have to reevaluate the situation. We are getting ready to move him upstairs to a room; it will be about thirty minutes before he will be settled." Dr. Adams concluded.

"I'm staying with him once he's moved." Danny stated, the doctor nodding in understanding. "Do you know the room number yet? I have something to take care of.""Room 312, like I said it will be about a half an hour." The doctor replied.

Running his hand through his already disheveled hair, Williams nodded, "Okay, thanks doc, for everything." The young doctor smiled then turned, heading toward the nearby nurses desk. Danny reentered his partner's room, "Looks like you got yourself booked into one of the suits of Hawaii Medical partner." Williams looked at his friend, there had been too many times lately that Steve had looked broken and vulnerable and Danny didn't like it one bit. Reaching out, squeezing his friend's arm the Jersey native spoke again, "I'm going to check on Kono and I'll meet you upstairs. Just rest now because we are going to have a very long talk when you wake up." Another squeeze and Danny exited the room, heading toward the elevators to talk to Chin.

Danny made his way up the ICU, a nurse directing him toward the glass-enclosed cubicle that held Kono. Entering he noticed Chin sitting right next to the bed, his hand holding onto the young woman's and thankfully the ventilator had been removed, replaced with an oxygen mask. Though her complexion was still pale, the absence of the tube down her throat reinforced the assurance that Kono was indeed on the road to recovery. "How's she doing?" Danny asked softly, stepping next to the bed.

Chin looked up, worry still clear on his face. "Her vitals are good; they started cutting back on the sedation once they moved her in here. They don't expect her to wake up for a few more hours though, but according to the doctor she's doing good." Kelly gave Kono's hand a gentle squeeze, "I know she needs the rest, but I just wish she'd wake up, if only for a minute."

Williams touched Kono's other hand, "She'll wake up soon, she won't want you to worry too long. She looks a lot better without that tube." Danny's voice was still uncharacteristically soft.

The older man nodded in response, he then glanced toward the door fully expecting Steve to be behind Danny. "Did you find Steve?" Kelly noticed a shift in Danny's posture as he stepped back from the bed. Giving one last look at the sleeping woman in the bed, Williams looked back at Chin, concern clear on his face. "What's wrong?"

Running a tired hand over his face Danny moved around, taking a seat on the rolling stool the doctors normally us. "Steve's just been admitted."Shock crossed Chin's face as he stared at Danny, "What? What happened?"

Leaning forward, elbows on his knees, his hands clasped in front of him Danny shook his head slightly, "Honestly I don't know exactly what happened. He didn't answer his phone when I called him after I left here, so I headed to his house. I found him unconscious on the beach. The doc downstairs said he's suffering from mild shock, exhaustion and dehydration, plus there's water in his lungs. I can only assume he went out for a swim and pushed himself too much, hell he was still dressed, boots on, he'd only taken his shirt off. He was blaming himself for what happened and with all he's been going through with finding his dad in that video with Wo Fat, I don't think his heads been in the right place. I'm really worried about him; this with Kono seems to have pushed him over the invisible edge he's been walking since Jameson's betrayal." Danny leaned back when he finished talking; finally feeling the exhaustion his own body was dealing with.

"Do you think we should call Joe?" Chin had noticed the closeness Steve shared with the older man; it was plain to Kelly that Joe had assumed a fatherly position in McGarrett's life.

"I don't know, maybe." Danny stood, looking back toward Kono. "Do you know when they might move her to a regular room?"

Chin's attention returned to his cousin, "They said if everything still looks good in six hours they'll transfer her. You going to stay with Steve?" Kelly asked.

"Yeah, he's in 312. I'll give Joe a call, maybe he can help figure out what's going on in Steve's head." Danny returned to Kono's side. "Let me know when she wakes up, I'll try to make it up when she's moved." Another squeeze on the young woman's hand and Danny moved toward the door.

"Sure, keep me posted about Steve too." Chin replied again wishing everything would return to how things were before Jameson's death and before their world had seemed to fall apart at the seams. With a nod Danny left the room, headed toward Steve's.