Title: Danno´s Plea

Author Notes: Just one more chapter and this story is finished.

Big thanks to all of you that stayed with me.

Big Thanks to my beta Jerseybelle.

Song by Ronnie Milsap

"Once in every life

Someone comes along

And you came to me

It was almost like a song..."

Danny is running, Danny is running because he needs to get to Steven now. Grace is behind him, his baby is running, too, because she needs to get to Uncle Steve.

Kono and Chin are running, too. His Ohana is running to get to his heart,

because Steve McGarrett was Five-0's heart.

"Gone a moment from my side

Like the tears were never cried

Like the hands of time

Were pulling you, and me

And with all my heart, I'm sure

We're closer than we ever were

I don't have to hear or see

I've got all the proof I need

There are more than angels watching

Over me.. I believe.. ohh, I believe..."

Danny´s POV

He was alone with his Steve now; Mary had given him permission to stay with him as long as he wants. She knows what happened that night at the bar and wasn´t very happy but after he explained, she understood,. The last thing she told him before she finally went to her hotel to crash was, "Talk to my brother; not one of your famous rants, just speak honestly with him and please, be happy."

So now he was alone. Chin, Kono and Monkey went to have breakfast, because they understood their mission, Steve had fought for them and now it was time for them to fight for Steven.

His baby had known about his feelings. "It´s okay to love Uncle Steve, Danno; I won´t get mad."

After that she kissed him and he helped her to kiss Steve.

"Please ,Uncle Steve, you promised to help me plan an op to deal with the annoying Ken, you need to get better."

"Annoying Ken;wasn't he dating Barbie?"

"Please, Danno, Ken is a loser. Barbie's dating GI Joe´s friend Mark, he´s a SEAL."

"Ah."

When his baby left, he turned again to see his love. Steve looked so pale, so tiny, so fragile, nothing like the man he fell in love with. Danny´s heart ached because he needed to see Steve open his eyes. He couldn´t lose him, not without him knowing. Danny loved Steve; Hammer had helped him to realize so much about the man Steve was. He now understood some of Steve's actions and Danny´s heart bled for Steve.

How many nights did Steve wake up screaming and Danny wasn´t there to calm him? How many nights had Steve woken up screaming for somebody to listen to him, for somebody to love him and Danny wasn´t there?

How many tears had fallen from Steve´s eyes without anybody noticing? Without Danny noticing?

Danny now knew. Danny, thanks to Hammer, now understood. Danny loved Steven, he was his Ohana and it was time for Daniel Williams to take charge, and not be afraid.

Because Steven hadn´t been.

"You need to live, Steve, you can´t leave me. I know I did wrong that night, I got scared because this is the first time I've loved anyone like I love you. The intensity of my love for you is scary; not even Rachel, Monkey´s mom, did I feel anything close to what I feel for you. I got scared because if Rachel could hurt me like that what could you do?

Later, I realize that you could never hurt me because you love me unconditionally, no questions asked. You love me like I am, a loud mouthed, short Jersey boy, and it scared me because you´re so incredibly beautiful that what if I say yes and one day you find a better looking, non pineapple on pizza hating, man and leave me for him?

That night when you sang to me, was one of the most amazing nights in my life. Nobody had ever sang for me before; did you knew that? The goofy smile you give me is still with me, and I´m so very sorry that I didn´t do what my heart was begging me to do, to kiss you until you understood how much I love you, too.

I´m so sorry, Babe, I´m sorry that I shattered your heart, I´m so sorry, but please give me another chance and come back to me. Come back, please, Steve, come back."

End Danny´s POV

Steven McGarrett was never alone; there was always someone from his Ohana there. One day a doctor asked to speak with Mary. He explained to her that her brother was gone and that maybe she should consider the possibility that he would never regain consciousness. Mary sneered the familiar McGarrett sneer of hell and proceeded to look at Chin who looked at his cuz and they all looked at the doctor with scowls on their faces, which promised doom for the moron.

"If you ever come close to my brother again I´ll unleash Danny on you and I promise when he´s finished with you they´ll never found the body!"

The doctor was removed from Steve´s care, but now Mary had doubts and she needed to talk to Danny.

Mary´s POV

I knew that this wasn´t going to be easy. Danny's hoplessly in love with Steve and I can tell that he´s filled with guilt; the moron thinks that he's responsible for Steve's injuries, instead of my brother´s bad luck.

I always knew that Steve´s job would one day be the cause of his death. It's like after Mom died when he lost every desire to live. I blamed Father; he left Steve and me alone, he threw us out and left us with the ashes of a loving family. Bro did what he could but ...well, life is a freaking Pandora's box.

I like Danny, he makes Steve ramble. My brother's life of silence was filled with this haole, and I was so amused to see them, to see the love shinning in my brother´s eyes. The moron thought he could hide it, but if you know Steven you can tell by looking at his eyes what he´s thinking or feeling, and now just considering the idea that I´ll be the last one, that I´ll have to tell Danny that we may have to consider the idea that Steve may leave us, scares the hell out of me, because I´m not strong; I´m not Steve. I need my crazy brother with me; I need him, so I´m going to find Danny so he can tell me that everything is going to be fine.

He´s with my brother, talking to him, pleading with him to open his eyes and I catch my breathe thinking that maybe my brother will listen to his love and will do as asked. I wait and nothing happens, but Danny doesn´t lose hope, he just starts talking again.

"Danny."

"No."

"No?"

"I know what you came to tell me and it's not going to happen. You listen to me; he´s coming back you understand, Mary? He won´t leave us, he can´t."

"The doctors..."

"I don´t fucking care. Steven McGarrett is not dying and we´re not taking him down like an animal. For God's sake, he´s a hero, a motherfucking hero that is here because he was fighting terrorists so we can have a peaceful life. So, no, Mary, you´re not listening to someone that doesn´t know your brother the way I do. No, Steve is coming back, he´s going to wake up and we´re going to talk and he´s going to listen to me and forgive me for being a fucking moron and I´m going to take him home, and love him, and Monkey and Chin and Kono and you too, we´re going to love him and take care of him, and Hammer is coming to visit him and then after recovering he will be back to lead Five-0 with his Ohana by his side, so, no, Mary, he isn´t leaving us, you understand?"

"I understand, Danny, I understand"

I left, leaving my brother with my brother in law, because Danny Williams was a McGarrett, a stubborn son of a bitch like my brother. Yep, they were a match made in heaven.

Danny´s POV

I´m in the chapel, a place that I hadn´t been since my father´s death. I just don´t know what I´m doing here. I´m so angry.

"Yeah, I´m so angry because you´re punishing me. I was weak and a coward and let love slip from my fingers and because of that, you decide to take him from me?

You can´t take him from me, from his Ohana, we need him; I need him, my daugther needs him so you can´t take him, he´s mine, he belongs with me, with our Ohana, with Kono, with Chin, with Monkey and with me. I know I was a coward but please give me a second chance, I know I can make him happy, please, please you can´t take him, please, please, I love him. I´m not scared anymore, please, God, just let him stay, let him be happy, please don´t take him away from me, my heart is empty, please, just please."

Back into his room, I take his hands into mine, he´s so cold.

"Don´t leave me, Steve. Please, stay with me, please, I love you, we all love you. Gracie and I love you. Please, we need you, we want you, please, Babe, come back, don´t leave us. Kono, Chin, Gracie and I need you so much."

Suddenly I felt my hand being pulled and I looked at Steven and I had never seen anything as beautiful as Steven´s blue-grey eyes as they opened and looked at me. Steven was back, and so was the other half my soul.

I was smiling at him when I heard a sweet voice fill my mind.

"Take good care of my baby, Danno, and tell my Sweet Pea that Mommy loves him."

That was Steve´s mom voice, yeah, had she been the one to send him back to me? I sent a silent 'Thank you' to heaven, because she had made the miracle.

He´s looking at me and as I hold his hand and look into his eyes, I know everything will be just fine.

TBC