A/N: I noticed that I had Forks, Oregon. That should be Forks, Washington. Not sure why I did Oregon.

Chapter 6 -

The plane arrived on time and their white Chevy Silverado rental car was waiting for Elisabeth and Steve after gathering their luggage. They headed off for bed and breakfast. It was a long and quite journey. Steve glanced over at Elisabeth, who had fallen asleep; head leaning against the window. Soon they pulled into the long driveway and parked near the house.

"We're here!" Steve shut the car off and Elisabeth slowly came too.

"Wow!" Elisabeth looked around the yard.

The white house had been surrounded by many tree, some looked to be centuries old, and tons of bright blooming flowers. It was beautiful, idyllic, scene place to be. Sera would have loved it immediately. As Steve and Elisabeth stepped out of the car, she looked up at the Victorian house and its many windows. She pictured Sera looked out one of the side windows from a upper floor.

"This is beautiful," commented Steve.

Together, they walked up the large porch and to the front door and Steve had glimpse of elk in the field nearby. The clean fresh air, definitely appealed to him, but he wouldn't leave Hawaii, that didn't mean, he wouldn't ever come back, if things were different.

As they arrived at the front door, an elderly man opened the door with a smile on his face. It was as if he knew them.

"Well, hello!" The elderly man said. "I'm Bill Brager." He held out his hand to Steve; they shook hands. "Welcome!"

"Thank you!" Elisabeth said. "This place is even more beautiful than I thought it would be.

Walking in, Elisabeth noticed all the dark woodwork on the walls but it made the room feel light and airy.

"Thank you!" Bill smiled. "Let's show you, you're room."

They headed upstairs to the second floor and they went right passed a frame full graduation caps. Elisabeth laughed. Bill turned to smile at here. They knew the joke that Steve didn't get.

"What is it?" Steve asked curiously.

"You have to read the books to find out!" Elisabeth responded smiling.

"Okay!"

Rounding the corner, Elisabeth imagined it being the real Cullen house and wondered where each of the vampires rooms would be.

"He were are!" Bill pointed to the wall plague that read Alice's Room.

"Really?" Elisabeth was excited because Alice was her favorite character.

"Yep! One of the popular rooms.

"She's my favorite!"

Steve felt so out of place because he had no idea about Twilight or even imagine how big it was. Bill reached into back pocket and pulled out a key. He handed it over to the commander.

"Here you go! Enjoy the room! I think you're gonna like it, Mr. and Mrs. McGarrett." Bill walked away and disappeared down the hallway.

"Mr. and Mrs. McGarrett?" Elisabeth glanced over at Steve. She was definitely curious but she didn't like the lie that it perpetrated. Although it did have a nice ring to it!

"I swear!" Steve held up his hands. "I didn't register the room like that."

"Uh huh! Just open the door!"

The lieutenant commander slide the key into the door, turned it, and opened the door up, to a large white room with three big picture windows. The sunlight streamed in, leaving a beautiful glow around the room. The king size bed set caddy corner or the windows. It was totally inviting and the two glanced each other and then at the bed nervously. They looked around the room, relieved when they saw a trundle bed at the other end of the room and above that, a flat screen TV.

Elisabeth set her luggage on the bed, while Steve went over to the trundle bed, and set his on it. When she unzipped the bag, she saw the box with her sisters ashes on top, picked it up, and stared at it for a moment, thinking about all the good times, and then set aside. To take her mind off of it, she put her clothes in the dresser and then hung them up into the closet. As she turned around, she noticed Steve heading into the bathroom, shutting the door behind him. The shower started running a moment later.

Moving the suitcase to the floor, Elisabeth sat down on the comfy bed, and then looked down at the box beside, remembering what Kono had told her the day before. It was in that moment, Elisabeth decided to take the ashes to the beach. She stood up, went over to the night stand, opened the drawer, pulled out some stationary that had Cullen House at the top of the page and a pen, scribbling out something, letting him know that she'd gone.

Elisabeth put the note on his luggage, and grabbed the keys sitting on the bed, and headed out. A moment later, Steve came out of the bathroom, towel wrapped around his waist, dripping wet, and in one hand, another towel, drying his hair.

"What a..." Steve noticed he was alone in the room. "Huh!" He saw the note on his luggage, and picked it up to read it.

Steve,

There's something that I need to do by myself. Please understand. Be back when I can.

Lis

It didn't take him long to figure out where Elisabeth was going and he totally understood that she needed sometime. Since he was by himself for awhile, Steve decided that he'd do some investigating of his own.

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Several minutes later, Elisabeth pulled up in the park's parking lot. She stared out at the water, lapping at the shore. Save for the wind, it was quiet. Not a soul in sight. She shut the truck off, grabbed the box, and stepped out of the truck, shutting the door behind her. Slowly, she walked out to the beach, gripping the box close to her.

Once she reached the shore, Elisabeth stared out water once again. It was very hypnotic. She had to tear her eyes away.

"Sera, we're in Forks now. A place we really wanted to go together to see the places from the books." Elisabeth had begun to cry. "I promised myself I was going to do this..." She dabbed at her eyes with her sleeve. "Kono suggested this place for you as your final resting spot. I think its perfect. It's beautiful. You would so like it here!"

Someone tapped Elisabeth on the shoulder and she turned to see an elderly man. No, he was chief. A Quiluete chief. His hair was long and sliver, pulled back into a pony tail. He was dressed in every day clothing, but she was sure that he was a chief. He exuded power.

"Someone you love passed away?" The old man asked.

"Yes, my sister!"

"My deepest regards."

Elisabeth stared at him for a moment, she was so lost in thought that she never once heard him come up next to her, but she was sure that the story of Quiluete's being wolfs was just that a story.

"May I say a prayer for your sister?"

"Or course...please do!"

They faced each other and the elder tribesman placed his hands on either sides of hers, closed his eyes, and began chanting in his native tongue. A moment later, the man opened his eyes, and smiled at her sadly.

"Thank you!" Elisabeth smiled back as his hands rested back at his side. "If you don't mind me asking, what was it that you said?"

"I asked the gods to give both of you peace and safe journey."

The chief smiled and tipped his head towards her. Elisabeth looked down at the wooden box. "I appreciate that." To her surprise, the man was gone just like that. There was no sound of his departure. It was quiet except the wind. "What the hell?" She shook her head.

Slowly, the blond opened the box, stared at the ashes for a moment. "I set you free Seraphina!" It was the first time she'd opened the box and looked the ashes, but she was really at peace, and was glad that the chief was there to say a little prayer for her. She lifted the box up into the air, turned it over, and the ashes slide out, and the wind carried them on their new journey.

A few moments later, Elisabeth shut the box and Steve had walked up. This time, she heard the snap of his flip flops as he walked through the sand. She turned to glance at him and shut the box, holding it at her side.

"Hey!" Steve wanted to be with her and wished she would have allowed him to go with her.

"Hey!"

Steve reached out for her and pulled her into his embrace. In the distance, there was moment by the forest; it was instantaneous, mysterious even, but he couldn't explain it. What stood in the spot he'd seen was a gray wolf. It howled and then disappeared into the forest!

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine." Elisabeth stepped out of his arms. It was so warm, so welcoming, and inviting, she didn't really want to leave it, but she knew if she didn't, things would happen, and they couldn't happen. She wouldn't let it happen.

"Why don't we get some lunch. I heard about this great coffee shop in Forks."

"Sure, why not!"

Wrapping his arm around her, Steve and Elisabeth walked back to the truck.

They were only ones in the quiet coffee shop as they ate their lunches. It was perfect; no one to disturb them, no one would hear what they talked about. Not that anyone would know, it was easy that way. They didn't need anyone coming up to them and asking if they a Aimee Shelbourne.

"I went to the visitors center to get a map, when this woman come up to me, she asked me if I was Steven McGarrett."

Elisabeth looked surprised that. "Seriously?"

"Oh yeah!" Steve took a drink of his soda. "I nodded. I was in total shock. She told me that she knew my mother and that she had been expected me to come to her, but she had to leave unexpectedly, that someone was after her."

"No way! What did else did she say?"

Steve nodded. "Not much. Just that."

"Wofat must have been the one that was on your mom's trail!" Elisabeth finished up her burger and dabbed at her mouth with the napkin. "Why don't we head on over to your mom's."

"I was thinking the same thing!" Steve finished up a few moments later. He placed $20 on the table and they headed out.

Twenty minutes later, the white truck pulled up in front of a blue bungalow with a white porch. They got out of the truck a moment later and headed up the walkway and up to the porch. The door was left ajar, Steve pulled his gun out of the back of his pants.

"Stay behind me!" Steve glanced at Elisabeth and she nodded.

Steve opened the door slightly; looked to his left and to his right, and motioned Elisabeth to head towards the living room, he was going to the bedroom. With their guns held high, they went to their intended destinations but after a few moments, it was all clear, no one was at home. It looked as though the person left in a hurry, just like the woman had told Steve.

"All clear," Elisabeth said as Steve came into the living room. "It looked like she left when she came back from the store. The groceries are still on the counter." She put her gun in holster at her side.

"Clear in the bedroom and bathroom."

Making his way over to the fireplace, Steve realized that there were pictures of him and his sister when the were younger. He reached for the frame, picking it up. "I remember this, it was from Christmas. Think it was before she left; when things were happy for us!"

That broke Elisabeth heart, the wall she had been building between them, slowly crumbling around her. She placed her hand on his shoulder and he glanced at her, their eyes locked, momentarily. It was as if they were the only two people in the would that loved each other, but then she tore her eyes away and spotted a laptop on the counter.

"There's a laptop!" Elisabeth went into over to the laptop, it was still on. She looked through the cache and found searches for another little town in Connecticut. "Looks like she might be heading to Mystic Connecticut." What's with all the small towns from movies?

Steve made his way over to her. "We'll have to take this back to Chin and see what else he can find out!"

Elisabeth shut the laptop down, closed it, grabbed the case that was sitting on the dinning room table, and then put everything in it. There wasn't much else they could do the tiny house. The one thing of value was gone and they didn't know if she was in Mystic Connecticut or somewhere else completely to throw someone off the trail. As Elisabeth headed for the front door, she noticed a silver Mercedes drive by slowly. Something told her that they needed to be leaving!

"Think we should go!"

Taking one last sweep through the house, Elisabeth and Steve headed out through the front door, but they were greeted by Wofat.

"Hello my dear. It is so good to see you! Steve!" Wofat tipped his head towards them. "I see that I missed Shelbourne yet again and here you are!"

Wofat moved closer and Steve tried reaching for Elisabeth, but a large hand grabbed him, yanking him away from Elisabeth. The big must have come through the back door, the commander thought to himself as he glanced up to see who the big hand belonged to. The guy was very tall, big like a sumo, and looked a lot like Kemokona, but knew it could be him, he was a big pussy cat. Steve tried pulled himself away, but the more he fought, the more the large hand squeezed his arm.

"Let him go!" Elisabeth urged.

"Or what?" Wofat said nastily. "You have nothing to bargain with. Unless you know where Shelbourne is?"

"Please don't hurt him." Elisabeth begged. If she could do anything, she would. She cared that much about Steve. "I will tell you what I know!" She looked back at Steve and tried to reach for him but the big ugly guy grabbed pulled Steve away!

"Hey hey!" Steve looked around the porch to see if he could find something to hit the big guy and get him and Elisabeth to the car and drive way!

"No touching!" He said. "You try anything, I snap you neck!"

Steve realized that he and Elisabeth still had their guns and he slowly tried to each for his guy, but the big guy saw him and took that gun and Elisabeth's gun away with one hand and put in the back of his pants. Steve was impressed with how efficient the guy was with the one hand. There was nothing more that they could do but do what Wofat wanted and then when it was safe to get away.

"I'm sorry Steve!" Elisabeth gave him apologetic look. "Please forgive me!"

"Take care of him, Akau!" Wofat roughly grabbed her by the arm and dragged her off the porch, but she heard a sickening thud and knew that was Steve out cold, on the porch. She was grateful to see that Akau had not tried to kill him.

"What did you do to him?" Elisabeth yanked herself away and went over to Steve and sat next to him. "Steve! Please wake up! I need to know you're okay!" She ran a hand through his hair and saw the blood. "Oh god! Why? Why are you doing this? Can't you just leave well enough alone?" She glared at Wofat.

There was so much blood in her lap and it scared Elisabeth. She wanted more than anything for him to wake up! She silently screamed at him to get his ass of the porch!

"I don't have time for this! Akau, just grab her!" Wofat walked back to the car.

"STEVE! STEVE! COME ON! GET UP! I need you...I need you to get up! Please!"

The big guy picked her up and threw her up over his shoulder, and headed down the steps as Elisabeth was kicking, hitting and screaming to no avail. She glanced over at Steve.

"Let me go!" Elisabeth kicked the brute in the back of the head, but all that did was piss him off and he squeezed her to she passed out.

Once they reached the car, he opened the back door and shoved her into the car, slide in, and, shut the door as they drove away. All the while, Steve could hear her cries, but there was nothing that he could do to force his body to move, but he kept at it and before long, he was able to wiggle a toe, then move his leg, and then his hand, and he forced himself to his feet. He knew there was nothing more that he could do his condition. He felt the wetness at the back of his head and turned to see a large rock on the porch with blood on it.

"Dammit"

The commander had a concussion! He could tell that much but there was nothing he could. Elisabeth was gone and he had to go save her and kill Wofat! If Steve didn't get to her in time, she would be dead! He couldn't let that happen. He cared to much about her.

Flashing on the moment Elisabeth was about to tell Wofat everything, Steve remember the look in her eye, he knew she wasn't going to tell Wofat anything.

"She was protecting me!"

As Steve turned back to the house, he saw the laptop still laying on the porch, but there was something else that caught his eye; black wiring. He went over to inspect it and followed it to a camera on the left side of the house. It wasn't much help, but if he could get something off the plates, maybe it would help him locate her.

TBC