The Truth about Ohana

Chapter Three

Zebraboymom

Disclaimer: They do not belong to me. I would love to write for them though.

Author Notes: The time on the island drags out for months and Kono and Steve have to make a new life for themselves always wary that they will be discovered. Their relationship deepens, as they become the very best of friends, relying only on each other for protection and relationship.

It was still dark outside when Steve woke up to Kono's screams.

"Adam! Adam!"

He rushed to her room and found her crying in her sleep. Sitting beside her, he tried to calm her, but the minute he touched her face he knew she had a fever. It only took a couple of minutes to rush and take the antibiotics from the bag and prepare a syringe.

"Shh. Kono, be still for a minute honey. I'm going to make you feel better."

He took her arm in a vice grip and pushed the syringe in. Kono instantly tried to pull back, but he held her fast. Steve hoped he didn't leave a bruise, but he had to get the medication inside her fast.

"Adam! Adam, you're hurting me."

Steve dropped the syringe in the trash and rushed to the bathroom for a cool rag. Cradling her head in one hand, he brushed her hair back and bathed her hot face with the other.

"It's okay. It's okay."

Kono continued to whimper and Steve spoke softly to her in the way he thought Adam might. He didn't care as long as she was able to calm down. There was a chance she was going to rip her stitches open. Half an hour later she finally settled. Steve pulled a chair in from the living room. There was no way he was going to leave her alone again tonight.

Her comfort and safety was the only thing he cared about right now and he was damn sure going to make sure she recovered. He missed her and he was going to do everything in his power to get his friend back. As Kono drifted off Steve came to the realization that he had some pretty deep feelings for her.

First he admired her. She made a life for herself after her surfing accident and she was good at it…no she was great at it.

Second, although she had made a few rookie mistakes early on at Five-0, now she was a seasoned officer who had been through a lot. She was an amazing sniper and could take down a guy twice her size without even breaking a sweat. When he watched her work it just made him proud. He trusted her with his life.

It made him sad to think about what being on his team had done to her though and now she lost the first man she had ever really loved. He remembered Chin saying they had talked and she told him she had totally fallen in love for the first time in her life.

Thirdly, she had shown amazing strength and fortitude over the last 24 hours. The way she had handled the gunshot wound had been truly unbelievable.

Before he knew it he drifted off and woke up in the early dawn hours.

He went to get the cool cloth and once again bathed her face. When he cupped her cheek, she turned her face into his hand seeking comfort. Steve thought his heart might break if she still thought he was Adam. He hoped she wouldn't remember any of this when the fever broke. She felt a bit cooler and hopefully the antibiotics were working.

He pulled his hand back and she surprised him by blinking her eyes open.

"Thanks Steve. That felt good."

"You want me to keep doing it?"

"Do you mind?"

"I'd do anything for you. I hope you know that by now."

Steve crossed back to the bathroom and Kono summoned all her courage as he returned and sat beside her.

"I do know you'd do anything for me Steve. We're Ohana, only this time I think you went too far. Who knows how long this thing will last Steve? I think you need to leave me here and head back to the mainland before they make you a fugitive too."

Steve smiled and soothed his hand across her serious brow before he gently pressed the cool cloth to her forehead.

The weight of his hand there was comforting and Kono sighed softly.

"We're in this together Sweetheart, no matter how long it takes. I am your nurse for better or worse. We'll figure it out. Nothing you say is going to change my mind. Okay?"

"Okay."

Kono averted her eyes towards the window and the ocean she loved so much. Steve saw a tear spill out the corner. He touched the tip of his finger to it and brushed his knuckles across her cheek.

"It's going to be okay Kono. It will take time, but in the meantime I'm here. I'm never leaving you to face things alone again. You got that?"

Kono barely nodded her head before she reached up and pulled Steve down into a hug. He slipped his arms under her shoulders and held her tenderly as she cried again. It was brief, but it made his heart melt and his anger reignite against those who had broken hers.

"You know I will kill you if you ever let Danny and Chin know I broke down like this."

"I know and it will be our secret. Now try to rest. I think your fever is coming down, but we need to give you some more antibiotics in you. Fortunately, this time I think we can go with a pill."

Steve released her reluctantly and went to the kitchen for a bottle of water and some medication.

"Why don't you rest for a couple more hours and then when you wake up, I'll make you breakfast."

"Steve McGarrett cooks? I thought you just ordered Loco moco every day."

"Very funny. I cook. Just wait and see. Now rest. You're going to need it to heal."

Steve crossed to the door and looked back at her. She looked so tired and so vulnerable in that moment that he almost strode back to take her in his arms again, but he held himself in check. There would be time to talk later. Steve had never been good with emotions and feelings, but he could change…for her.