AN: thanks for the reviews. now this chapter maybe a little bit hard to process but i've got a plan, don't worry it'll work out all in the end with these two.
Chapter 16: Home
Well it had been a week since that small pox case came to a close and now Danny is staring out his office window again wondering and waiting till Steven is finally home. He was about to go back to his paperwork when he sees someone walking towards the enterance of HQ. Danny knows that walk, knows those arms and it's none other than Steve himself. He runs out of the office so fast his chair is still spining and Kono and Chin knows something's up when they see a flash of Danny run by them so they follow him.
Steve sees Danny running to him and opens his arms to what supposed to be a full on Danny but never expected to have a righthook handed to him then Danny hits him again and Chin has to pull him off, "Not out here brah, not here. Let's go inside." They're all walking back in when Kono pulls Steve aside, "Steve I'm glad you're back and alive but it's been the hardest on Danny-thankfully Chin's been here to help him through it but still Danny hasn't ranted and raved as much and way less arm waving also. I just wanted you to know."
"Okay...I'm sorry"
"Don't say that to me, say that to the one who's heart has been broken." Kono replies as she walks backs in and Steve follows.
As soon as they're back in Danny once again starts punching Steve, "Steven how could you? You just walk back in here and expect to go like nothing ever happened, well let me tell you something-I've had to deal with this...this pain for weeks now not knowing if you were alive or dead or being held by WoFat and we'd have to come rescue your sorry ass once again."
"Danny I'm so very sorry. It was not right with the way I left and I shouldn't have done it. Kono said that Chin's been there for you and for that I'm grateful."
Danny laughs, "Oh yeah...Chin has been there for me, let me tell you something Commander Steven Jack McGarrett-he moves way better than you."
Before Chin could protest Steve knocked him out and Danny's mouth drops, "Steven how could you? You jerk...You know what I don't know if I want to do this anymore seeing as how you couldn't trust me enough to tell me what the hell was going on in your head I really don't know if I want to be here anymore-no I quit, I'm leaving." Danny storms out and Kono who's crying follows him and steps in front of him outside, "Kono MOVE!"
"NO Danny...You've worked way to hard to quit now, PLEASE don't go, don't leave 5-0 just because of him. You leave and we'll be forced to find someone else and I really don't want to do that. And how could say that about Chin! He's been nothing but nice to you these past few weeks and then you go and say that crap about you two being more than friends which you are not!"
"I know I know I shouldn't have said it but I was so angry at him that I guess my shut up filter wasn't on and it came out before I even knew it. But you really want me to stay here at 5-0?"
"Yes you can't leave, please don't go. Listen I'll make you a deal-you stay and I'll be your new partner, you wouldn't even have to work with him-okay?"
Danny sighs and thinks for a minute before replying, "Okay, I'll do it...but"
"But what? What do you need me to do?"
"I need you to give this back to Steve." Danny takes off the wedding ring Steve had given to him back in Jersey then continues his explantion, "I can't marry someone who doesn't trust me enough to even tell me where he's going off to and leave me a 'Dear Danno' letter. He didn't trust me enough and if he doesn't trust me enough then he does not love me enough. Please give this back to him." He hands her the ring and closes her hand then says he's got to go pick up Grace from school leaving her standing there with a close fist out with the ring he'd just placed in her hand.
Now she's mad as she storms back in and looks around for Steve but doesn't spot him, "Hey cuz, how you doing?"
"Well I'd be fine if Danny came back and told the truth, I'll have a black eye but I'm fine. What are you holding?"
"Danny's ring-he gave it back to me to give to Steve, said he couldn't marry someone who didn't trust him enough to tell him what's going on. He's not leaving 5-0 though, I talked him out of it and I'm going to be his new partner and now I have to go give this to Steve but I told him I'd do it. It was the only way I could get him to stay with us."
"I know and this is a real mess...Steve's in his office"
"Thanks" She says as she walks to Steve's office. Kono goes in without knocking and he looks up, "Need something Kono?"
She sighs and throws the ring on the desk where it lands between his hands, "Yes I need you to fix this NOW! You have really messed this up with Daniel and now he does not want to marry you. He told me to give this back to you because he can't marry someone who can't even trust him enough to tell him what he was planning on doing and then leaving that pathtic half-assed letter on his desk. And before you say something else no Chin and Danny have not been in a romantic relationship, Chin has just been there for him-helping him through his nightmares that were brought on because of you."
Steve sallows hard and blinks a couple of times, "He ccan't mmarry me? Oh god what have I done-what have I done?" He puts his head in his hands as tears rolls out and drips on the desk. Kono's anger fades as she see the Commander in front of her slowly break down. So she goes over and bends down and rubs her hand on his back, "Steven you have to fix this- I don't care just fix it- listen he's not leaving 5-0 but I convinced him to stay with me as his partner but the sooner you fix this the better we will all be."
"How?" Steve asks in a voice so small that it didn't even sound like Steve.
"You'll think of a way, you are a Navy SEAL and I know you'll plan something great." With that she leaves Steve to ponder and think on his own.
AN: I know this chapter is a little short but it came to me and i had to write it out...next chapter will be longer, don't know when it'll be up but it's in my head. please review