As Danny rushed through the door he saw Steve peeling out of the parking lot of the Hospital in his Camero.
"Damn it McGarrett!"
Danny pulled out his cellphone and frantically dialed for a cab.

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Steve raced down the Pali Highway. Hot tears stung his eyes and his knuckles were white as he clenched the cars steering while with all his might. His cellphone rang and he glanced as 'Danny' lit up. Hitting the ignore button, he tossed the phone onto the seat besides him.

Danny tried his cellphone every few minutes, getting his voice mail every time. "Shit, pick up the phone Steve!"
Danny was pacing the sidewalk as he waited for the cab. Once it arrived he gave the driver Steve's address hoping and praying that his partner had headed there.

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Steve was driving fast, way too fast and as he took the sharp turn leading to his house he lost control of the Camero and the car flipped. The SEAL threw his hands over his head as the car rolled three times before coming to rest on it's hood.
Steve was knocked unconscious briefly and when he came to, he coughed as dust was pouring in through the shattered windshield and windows of Danny's Camero.

"Aw fuck…can this day get any worse?" He lifted his hand to his head and pulling it away it was covered in blood. His head had slammed against the driver's side window. "Shit…Danny's gonna kill me….." He moaned loudly as he unbuckled his seatbelt and crawled out the broken window. "Oh shit…."

He sat leaning up against the car trying to take note of his injuries. The side of his head was bleeding profusely and he was pretty certain he was concussed. His forearms had been cut up quite badly by the shattered windshield, but the cuts didn't appear to be too deep. His shoulder hurt and his ribs…oh shit his ribs hurt but he didn't think he broke anything.

He slowly pulled himself to his feet and leaning on the car for a moment he steadied himself and then began moving towards his house which was about two hundred feet away.

He staggered into the house and after grabbing a bottle of water from the fridge we slowly made his way up to the bathroom. Looking in the mirror he had to admit to himself that he looked like hell and he was absolutely filthy dirty from all the dust. He decided he could probably clean his numerous cuts more easily by just hopping into the shower. He turned on the water and then stripped his clothes off. After taking a long drink of water he entered the shower and instantly he felt relief on his sore, aching body.

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As the cab rounded the corner Danny's heart sunk at the sight of his crashed Camero, "Oh God, Steve…no" He looked at the cab driver, "Stop there…stop please"

Danny raced from the cab calling out to his partner, "STEVE, STEVE….." He dropped to his knees and the scene before him terrified him. There was a lot of blood on the inside of the car as well as on the ground next to the car, and Steve was nowhere in sight. His cellphone was on the ground and Danny shoved it into his pocket as his eyes searched the scene frantically. He immediately noticed the trail of blood leading towards the house.

He raced back to the cab and instructed the driver to pull into Steve's driveway and then to wait there for him.
In moments Danny was rushing up the stairs following the trail of Steve's blood down the hall and into the bathroom.
As he burst into the bathroom hollering for Steve he stopped dead in his tracks as his eyes fell on the sink and counter covered in a large amount of blood. "STEVE, STEVE…." He moved to the shower flinging the curtain open to find his injured and naked partner lying unconscious, his blood swirling down the drain.

"Oh my God Steve, oh shit" Grabbing a towel, he shut the water off and leaned into the tub. "Steve, Jesus Christ…."
He placed the towel against Steve's head wound and pressing on it brought moans from the man as he regained consciousness.
"Danny….."
"Yeah, let me take care of you here babe"
"Danny…...she blames me…oooh God, sshe bblames me"

Danny placed his other hand on Steve's chin turning his face towards him, "LOOK AT ME STEVEN!" Steve opened his eyes looking at his partner as Danny continued, "Listen partner, she's in shock and she's on drugs. She's hurting….both emotionally and physically..."
"She doesn't want mmme tthere…"

"Steve, I promise you, she doesn't blame you…she loves you, you know that. I need you to calm down for me now and let me get you out of here"
"I'm okay ppartner, I can wallk"
"Don't argue with me Superman. You've got a bad gash on your head here, probably a concussion. Now take your hand and press here for me"

Steve did as instructed and Danny helped he sit upright and then he pulled him to his feet. With one hand on his partner's shoulder and the other on the wall, the SEAL steadied himself until the dizziness passed. He leaned heavily on Danny as he stepped out of the shower.
"You okay Steven?"
"Uh huh…'m fine"
"Yeah, you're wonderful….now come on, let's get to your room and get you dressed alright"

Before they could reach the bathroom door Steve was buckling over and calling out, "I'm sick….."
Danny turned him and helped him back to the toilet bowl just as the vomiting began. Danny held the towel to his partner's head and rubbed his back with his other hand as the vomiting continued. This went on for several minutes, his bruised and injured ribs and chest causing excruciating pain. "Ohhhhh God…hhurts"
Danny tried to soothe him, "I know, relax man" Once he felt the tension begin to leave Steve's body he again spoke, "You stay here buddy and I'll grab you some clothes"
Steve mumbled in agreement as he continued to hug the toilet bowl.

Once Danny returned he helped Steve stand and get into a pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt. He then took a better look at Steve's arms. Grabbing gauze and medical tape from the medicine cabinet Danny quickly wrapped both arms. "Other than this head wound you've got lots of small cuts on your arms and face buddy, but nothing too deep. Do you think you're hurt anywhere else?"

"My ribs hurt a bit more and my right shoulder hurts, I don't think anything's broken though"
"When I came around the curve and saw the car overturned…"
"I'm sorry about your car Danny"
"Buddy, I love my car, BUT I love you a lot more"
"Thanks Danno"
"Let's get you back to the hospital and get that head looked at okay?"
"Your car…"
"How do you think I got here you big goof, there's a cab in the driveway. You left me stranded you know"
"I wasn't thinking ….sorry"
"You're losing a lot of blood, come on….let's go"

Danny held an arm tightly around his waist and Steve leaned on him heavily as they made their way from the house and to the cab.

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The men sat next to each other in the backseat as Danny instructed the driver to get them to the Hospital as fast as possible.
Danny watched his friend carefully and only minutes into the ride he saw Steve's color wane and the SEAL tipped his head back and he began to shake slightly. Danny grabbed his arm, "Hey partner, you okay?"
"Just dizzy….Danny….dizzy"
Steve uttered no protest as Danny pulled him down resting his head onto his lap.
Danny took over holding the towel to Steve's head and the injured man's bloodied hand fell limply to his side.

"I got you Steve, just relax"
"Sorry…..Danno…I'm sorry"
"Stop talking Superman, you've got nothing to be sorry for…..relax and shut up now"
Steve stopped talking and Danny felt his body quivering with emotion. Trying to avoid touching the cuts on Steve's arm, Danny rubbed it as he spoke softly, "It's all going to be alright Steve…"

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