Hawaii Five-0

Caught In The Crossfire

Chapter 18

A/N: Sorry to keep you waiting. Life got in the way again, I apologise! Enjoy!

Exiting the elevator at the emergency room on the ground floor, Steve and Danny were met with Chin and Kono entering through the main doors. They were then followed by Matt by who was been led in by two HPD officers in handcuffs. Chin and Kono continued on while the two HPD officers and Matt stopped at the main desk. Matt didn't have to look at his brother to know he was angry because he could feel Danny's eyes burning a hole in the back of his head.

"Hey guys" Kono greeted them.

"Hey" Danny and Steve both replied in unison.

"You doing okay Danny?" Kono asked.

"Yeah" Danny replied. "Though things could be a lot better"

"I hear you" Chin agreed, before the nurse pushing Danny's wheelchair interrupted.

"Sorry to interrupt this reunion, but you need to be checked out by a doctor Detective Williams" she said with a smile on her face.

"Okay, see you guys in a bit" said Danny. "Let me know if you hear anything about April" he added.

"You'll be the first to know" Steve assured him.

"Good" Danny replied. "Now, go clean that blood off, you're scaring everybody" he stated.

"I'll come and get you when we're done" the nurse said.

"Okay, we'll be waiting out here" Steve stated.

"I know" the nurse replied with a smirk on her face.

"Anything on Nathan or the rest of the cartel's whereabouts?" Steve asked.

"We've got HPD canvassing and choppers in the air" Kono replied. "But nothing yet"

"Alright" said Steve.

"Hey, how is April doing?" Chin asked.

"Ah, not good, they bypassed the ER and took her straight to surgery" Steve replied.

"Her doctor thinks Nathan may have nicked an artery… or two… I… I… I don't know how she's even still alive" he said as he sat down in one of the waiting room chairs.

"But she's alive Steve" Kono stated as she sat down beside him. "That's what matters"

"You know while I was in the elevator with Danny, I told him that April will pull through, just like she did last time" Steve stated.

"Yeah, and she will" Chin replied.

"I hope so Chin" said Steve. "Because I don't know what to tell Michael if she doesn't"

"Why don't you listen to Danny and go get yourself cleaned up and I'll go find out I can about Rachel, Danny, Grace and the baby" Kono suggested while looking at the April's blood that was beginning dry on Steve's hands.

"And I'll call Stan and tell Gabby that they're here" Chin added.

"Okay just if you hear anything…" Steve said before being cut off.

"We'll let you know" Chin continued, knowing exactly what Steve was going to ask them before he headed into the bathroom to clean himself up.

"Think he's going to be okay?" Kono asked, worried what was going through Steve's head at that point in time.

"I don't know" Chin replied, wiping his hand down his face. "But in a few hours we'll know for sure" he added.

"Yeah" Kono agreed. "Alright, I'm going find out how everybody's doing" she stated.

"Okay, I'll go and call Stan and try and convince the nurses to let me bring Gabby down here to see Danny" Chin stated.

"I'm sure you'll figure something out" said Kono, as a smile washed over her face.

Reaching into his back pocket, Chin pulled out his phone and dialled the number Stan had given him back at Five-0 headquarters to get into contact with him once they had been found. He put the phone up to his ear and half way through the second ring, Stan picked up.

"Stan, it's Chin Ho Kelly, we've found them" Chin answered.

"Thank god" Stan exclaimed over the phone. "Where are they? Are they okay?" he asked, desperate to know if they were okay.

"Well, Grace and Danny are going to be okay, but we're not sure about Rachel, April or the baby" Chin replied.

"What do you mean you're not sure about Rachel?" Stan asked in a state of panic about his wife; not that he didn't care about April or her baby, it was just that Rachel was his wife.

"What happened to her?"

"Why don't you come down to the hospital" Chin suggested.

"I think it would better to talk about it in person"

"Okay" Stan agreed. "Which hospital?" he asked.

"Queen's" Chin replied. "Everything is going to be alright Stan, Rachel's in the right place" he assured him before he disconnected the call and headed towards the elevator to go and tell Gabby the somewhat good news.

Steve leant against the sink in the bathroom, his head down, hands firmly gripping the sink, causing his knuckles to turn white and leaving bloody handprints on the white porcelain sink. He didn't seem to care about the drying blood irritating his skin. The thoughts of not reaching them in time still swirled around in his head; particularly about April. Steve kept going over it again and again in his head; if we had just gotten there sooner, April wouldn't have ended up bleeding all over the floor and she and her baby girl wouldn't be fighting for their lives right now. He still wasn't even sure if he believed his own words, that April would be okay. His train of thought was broken when one of the toilet stalls' doors opened and quickly straightened himself up and turned on the tap. As the man who emerged from the toilet stall washed his hands, he quickly glanced over as Steve scrubbed April's blood off of his hands; not quite sure if he'd ever seen so much blood in his life. Steve knew the man had taken a quick glance after seeing the amount of blood on him, but he didn't care, so he didn't acknowledge it. After the man finished washing his hands, he grabbed a couple of pieces of paper towel, dried his hands and left; much to Steve's relief, because it was beginning to get a little awkward.

After getting as much blood as possible off of his hands, Steve turned the tap off and reached for the paper towel to dry his hands; smudges of read rubbed onto the paper towel as he thoroughly dried his hands. After throwing the used paper towel in the bin, he then realised that he still had his vest and the rest of his gear on. With all the commotion, it had become the furthest thing from his mind. He undid all the Velcro and straps until all of his gear had been removed from his body, except for his gun. With Nathan Anderson still on the loose and still wanting to complete his revenge, it was probably a wise decision. Luckily, a majority of the blood had ended up on his vest and his pant and not his shirt. It was a relief though; at least he would be less likely to be constantly stared at. But he still needed to change.

"Catherine" Steve thought aloud before reaching into his side pocket and pulling out his phone.

"I've got to tell Catherine"

Dialling Catherine's number, Steve wasn't worried about disturbing her sleep because he knew the last thing she'd be doing right now would be sleeping. Particularly with their baby daughter Lucy keeping them both up the last couple of nights. Her phone only rang twice before she picked up.

"Steve" Catherine answered.

"Catherine, did I wake you?" Steve asked, not wanting to disturb what little sleep she was probably getting.

"No, no Lucy's having another rough night" Catherine replied.

"It's not like I can sleep anyway with what's going on"

"Yeah, about that" said Steve. "I've got some news" he revealed.

"What kind of news?" Catherine asked. "Good news I hope"

"Well the good news is we found them" Steve replied, but his voice lacked in excitement.

"That is good news, but what's the bad news" Catherine replied.

"Because I can sense there's more you're not telling me; what going on Steve?" she asked, sounding concerned.

"Danny and Grace are going to be okay, but…" Steve started before drifting off.

"But what?" Catherine asked. "What about April and Rachel Steve?"

"They're critical" Steve replied.

"Rachel was shot and Nathan cut the April's baby out of her body" he explained.

"Oh my god!" Catherine exclaimed. "Is the baby safe?" she asked, hoping for Steve's response to be positive.

"Yeah, she's safe" Steve replied. "Nathan at least had a conscience in the end not to take the baby"

"Is she going to be okay?" Catherine asked.

"I don't know yet" Steve replied. "I haven't heard anything, Kono's gone find out"

"Okay, look I'll leave Lucy with Doris and I'll come down to the hospital" Catherine stated.

"Okay" Steve replied. "Would you mind bringing some clean clothes please?" he asked.

"Sure" Catherine replied. "I'll be there shortly" she stated.

Picking his vest and gear off of the floor, emerged from the bathroom to find Kono waiting for him.

"Hey" Kono greeted him. "You look better"

"What did you find out?" Steve asked, eager for information on Danny, Grace and April's baby.

"Grace is badly dehydrated and has some small cuts on her wrists and ankles from the zip ties; they're going to keep her here for a couple of days" Kono replied.

"They don't think the bullet did any significant damage to Danny's shoulder, but they're taken him for an x-ray just to be sure and then they'll patch him properly"

"Good" Steve replied to the good news. "Anything on Rachel, April or the baby?" he asked.

"They said even though the baby is a couple of weeks pre-mature, the certain she'll be okay" Kono replied.

"But they haven't heard anything on April or Rachel though"