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The four members of Five-0 approached the house from different sides. Kono banged on the front door. "Five-0, open up!"

They heard footsteps moving quickly towards the back of the house where Chin was standing. A shot rang out before Chin got the chance to fire his weapon.

"Chin!" Kono screamed, running as fast as she could to see her cousin. "No, no, no!" she exclaimed when she saw him laying on the ground with a gunshot wound.

Steve fired at the man who shot Chin. He went down after he was hit with two bullets.

Danny had his phone out, dialing 9-1-1. Chin was still alive, but just barely.

"Chin, can you here me?" Kono asked frantically.

He said something that sounded like "yes," but it was clear he was growing weaker.

"How long until the ambulance gets here?" Worry took over Kono's voice, tears beginning to fall from her eyes. She sobbed, letting her tears take over.

The sound of a siren could soon be heard coming down the street.

"Finally," Kono whispered, wiping her eyes. She watched helplessly as the EMTs lifted Chin onto a stretcher.

"Where is he?" Lauren asked around her tears as she ran to where Kono, Steve, and Danny were standing.

"He's still in surgery," Kono replied, wiping away her own tears. Danny and Steve walked away, deciding to leave Kono and Lauren alone for a moment.

"You really love Chin, don't you?" Kono's question came suddenly with a very serious tone to it.

"I'm going to tell you something I've haven't told Chin," Lauren began. She decided that what she was going to tell Kono would be the best way to show how moch she loved Chin. "Two guys have proposed to me before Chin."

"You declined to both of them?"

Lauren nodded, her thoughts jumping back to her memories. "The answer to the first proposal was a no-brainer. My high school boyfriend proposed when we were seventeen. I told him I was moving to Hawaii, and to get me to stay in New York he asked me to marry him. I knew he wasn't the person I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. I don't even know why I went out with him in the first place. He got caught up in the wrong crowd. I didn't want to be a part of that."

"I don't blame you," Kono said in understanding.

"The second time was also a no-brainer, but it was harder to say no, and not because of love." Lauren closed her eyes and shook her head, showing how hard this was for her to talk about.

"You don't have to tell me if it hurts you."

"No, I want to tell you. I have to tell someone. I don't want to keep it to myself anymore." She paused for a moment before beginning the story. "It was three years ago. His name was Ethan Warren."

"Ethan Warren. That sounds so familiar."

"You probably heard it on the news. He was found dead two days after he proposed. Ethan seemed nice at first. We were set up on a blind date. I remember thinking he was the one. I thought I could tell after only knowing him for a couple hours. About a month after we started officially dating, Ethan started to drink and do drugs."

"Oh no." Kono could see where this was going.

"He blamed it on work. He said he had been sober for a year and he couldn't take it anymore. There were some nights when he became so drunk that he hit me. I wanted to go leave him so bad, but every time I tried he would suddenly become nice again. I kept telling myself Ethan would get through this. Whatever was going on at work had to end sometime, but it seemed to go on and on. When he proposed, I told him I had to think about it. Thankfully he wasn't drunk at the time, so he accepted it. I ran off. I didn't go back home. I knew he would come there to find me in a drunken rage. I went to see one of my co-workers. She said I could stay with her for as long as I wanted. It only ended up being two days."

"Until Ethan was found dead."

"That's right. It turned out the murderer was a drug dealer who said Ethan didn't pay him."

"I'm so, so, so sorry, Lauren. I can't even imagine what that must have been like to go through."

"I never dated since then. I was so scared I'd have another bad experience, but when I met Chin I knew he was different. I knew I could trust him. I love him so much, Kono. I just want him to be okay. We haven't even set a date for the wedding yet."

"Officer Kalakaua," the doctor Kono had spoken to earlier said as he walked over. "Your cousin got out of surgery a little while ago. He's awake."

"Can we see him?"

"Yes, but only for ten minutes."

They practically ran to the room the doctor directed them to. What was laying in the hospital bed only resembled Chin. It didn't give the clear picture of how he normally was.

"Chin," Kono said, not bothering to wipe away her tears of relief. "You're awake."

"'Course I am." His voice was weak and didn't sound anything like him.

Lauren squeezed his hand. "Chin, it's me."

"Lauren," he said, still no more than a whisper, but that didn't matter right now.

Kono stood up. "I'll be here 24/7 if you need me."

"Don't go, Kono," Lauren said, standing up as well.

Kono shook her head. "You two deserve a moment alone."

"Thank you."

After she glanced once more at Chin, who was awake, Kono left the room full of relief.

"We haven't even set a date yet," Lauren stated, sitting back down. "Chin, I thought you were going to leave me here by myself."

"As soon as I get out of here."

"What do you mean?"

"We'll get married."

Lauren smiled. "I'm thrilled you love me that much, but we haven't planned anything."

"Nothing very fancy. Just on the beach. Casual."

"Okay," Lauren agreed. "As soon as you're out of here."

Chin was clearly becoming tired. "He's heavily sedated," the doctor said, coming into the room. "I'm afraid that's all the visiting for today."

Lauren nodding, rising to her feet. "I'm going to pick out a dress. Everything will be ready by the time you're leaving. I love you, Chin." She made her way to leave, thinking Chin was asleep.

She stopped when she head Chin say, "Lauren?"

Turning around, replied, "Yes?"

"I love you, too."

"What kind of dress are you looking for?" Catherine inquired.

"Something casual, but still beautiful." Lauren looked through the dresses in front of her. "We're getting married on the beach."

"Any certain style you want?" Mary asked.

Lauren shook her head. "I won't know until I see the perfect dress."

Although she didn't find her dress, the bridesmaid dress was selected. It was bright yellow to go with the beach theme. Lauren, Catherine, Kono, Mary, and Serenity exited the store with Willow and Grace close behind them.

At the second store, Lauren was about to give up when she saw something out of the corner of her eye. She turned to face a mannequin. The dress was strapless and slightly longer in the back than the front, trimmed with lace.

"This is my dress."