Sad day. I've lost one of my loyal betas to the horrors of real life. I owe a lot to SugarMuffin08 for this story especially, but for many others as well.

I've also noticed that because I wrote a lot of this before season 2 started, there are a lot of inconsistencies with the show, but I like how it turned out, so I decided to leave it that way.

Chapter Four "Working Sunday"

Danny didn't say anything about working on Sunday. He was as intent as Steve was to see Ricky Durante brought to justice. He found it hard to believe that someone could victimize Mia like that. Not that she was particularly tough, quite the opposite, but she didn't seem like the kind of person who would be anywhere near someone like Durante.

Therein lay the mystery. How was Durante able to fool Mia and her family and why? That's what they were going to find out. Hopefully.

When Steve came into the office followed by Mia, Danny was only half surprised. It made sense not to leave her alone until they knew what they were dealing with. But Danny did wonder what would happen the next day when she went back to school.

"Detective Ahuna called," Danny said as the other two came in.

"Ahuna?" Steve asked. "That's big guns for something like this."

"Yeah, well, apparently our boy Durante is a bigger fish than we thought. LAPD has been trying to nail him for all kinds of stuff, but can't get any proof. The only thing they really have is his attack on you." Danny nodded toward Mia. "But now that he's followed you here, they want to know why... So, it looks like this case will be more ours than we thought." Here he looked back at Steve.

"So what did Ahuna say?" Steve asked.

"He's coming by later to give us everything he got from LAPD and the investigation last night. They want us to cooperate with LA and get something solid on Durante."

"But if he's only here for Mia, the worst thing we have is last night."

"Unless he isn't just here for her."

"Why else?"

"I don't know. Ahuna implied that he might have connections here."

"Gang connections? Such as..."

"Like I said, he implied. I don't know."

Steve and Danny both looked at Mia who put up her hands. "I don't know anything," she said. "All I knew was he was a gang-banger, and I didn't want anything to do with him. I thought it was just a local Mexican gang."

"Did you ever see anything, or hear anything that might be harmful to them?" Steve asked.

"Only what made me leave him. I heard him on the phone a couple of times with... I can't remember his name. They were talking about drugs and stuff. I didn't really try to figure it out. I just wanted to be away from him."

Steve nodded. "Okay, so it's unlikely that he thinks you know something," he said. "So, maybe he is here for some other reason. Maybe revenge was just a bonus."

"It's just a little too ironic, don't you think? I mean, I was offered another job at the University of Montana. What if I'd gone there?"

"You didn't," Danny said. "And it was logical to put an ocean between yourself and Durante."

"Yeah. How was I to know he had friends here?"

"In any case," Steve said. "We still need to keep an eye on you."

"So, what? Are you gonna follow me around campus all week?"

Steve smirked. "If I have to."

H-5-O

Steve wasn't exactly thrilled to be working with Detective Ahuna. After the little issue of Kono and the stolen money, Steve was wary of the other man. Still, when it had been discovered that the replacement money came from Governor Jameson, it was assumed that she was responsible. They couldn't prove anything when it came to Kono. One old lady's eye witness account wasn't enough.

And since Five-0 was reinstated by the new governor, Ahuna had been reasonable. Steve always worried a little, though, that the truth about the ten million dollars would come out. It was the one skeleton in the Five-0 closet.

When Ahuna showed up, he had a box full of files on Ricky Durante. Steve was a little surprised that there was so much. Leaving Mia in his office, Steve went out to the main room to see what Ahuna knew.

"Between 2000 and 2009 Ricky Durante traveled back and forth between here and LA several times a year," Ahuna said without preamble. "Supposedly business trips, but after some digging, we can't figure out exactly what his business was."

"And in 2009 he was arrested for assaulting Mia O'Brien?" Steve said.

"Yes. He was in prison for two years, released early for good behavior."

"Figures," Danny muttered.

"Other than that attack, Durante has a clean record," Ahuna said. "No parking tickets, no overdue library books. That's why we're so concerned at this point."

"We'll get him," Steve said. "If he has ties on this island, we'll find out."

"That's what LA is hoping. We've agreed to cooperation between our department and theirs, but we want Five-0 to lead this investigation."

Steve nodded. "Okay, but we also have to consider protecting Mia. If I can't watch her 24/7, we need an alternative."

"We can set up witness protection."

"But she doesn't know anything," Danny said.

"What would you suggest?"

"I think it would be better if one of us stayed with her. We might stand a better chance of catching Durante that way."

"By using her as bait?" Steve asked, a shocked tone clear in his voice.

"I did not say that. Did I say that?"

"Then what?"

"I just meant that if he comes after her, one of us will be there to take him out or arrest him. I'd feel better if it were one of us."

Steve nodded. "Okay. I'll see if she can stay with Kono for today. I wasn't going to call her in anyway."

"See? Now if you'd only listen to me all the time."

"I'd never get anything done." Steve turned and shook Ahuna's hand. "Thanks for everything. We'll let you know what we come up with."

H-5-O

Mia wasn't sure how well she liked being babysat. When Steve told her he was taking her over to Kono's place, Mia wondered how long this would go on. She had met Kono once. Maybe.

Staying at Steve's house had been one thing. She had just been attacked, it was late at night, and she was scared. But now, in the light of day, Mia wondered how she was going to function. She had classes to teach, meetings to attend, and a life to live. But living was a crucial part of that, so she didn't express her uncertainty yet.

Surprisingly, Steve seemed reluctant to leave her with Kono. As if he didn't think she would be safe away from him. It was sort of sweet and a little scary at the same time. Mia chose not to over-think it at the moment.

When Steve left, Kono was looking through the file he left her, and Mia sat at the kitchen counter of Kono's tiny apartment.

"Wow," Kono said as she finished reading. "You sure bounced back."

"What?" Mia asked.

"This lists your injuries from the first attack." Kono looked across the counter at Mia. "And I thought knee surgery was bad."

"It sounds worse than it was. I was on so much medication, I didn't know what was going on."

"You're a brave woman."

"How's that?"

"To have that happen to you and... I don't know, still trust people."

"What makes you think I trust people?"

"You called Steve after knowing him two days."

"I had little other choice."

"What about Danny? You know him better."

"Yes, and he has a wife and two children. Getting them involved would be stupid. And I have a thing about personal space, and he doesn't."

"I guess it makes sense. Still, you asked for help from a guy you hardly knew. That takes some courage."

"I guess so." Mia shrugged, not exactly comfortable with the conversation.

Kono must have noticed because she tapped her jaw lightly and asked, "Do you surf?"

After a moment of surprise, Mia replied, "Uh, I used to with my brothers. I haven't in a long time."

"What do you say to a reintroduction?"