Hey! So my friends are sleeping right now but I'm somewhat of an insomniac so I thought I'd get this for you guys before I go to sleep!

Thanks so much for the really amazing reviews from that last chapter I'm glad you guys liked how it came out!

Again, the medical stuff is all Grey's Anatomy hope it makes sense!

Enjoy!

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Chin and Kono shared another worried glance. Steve had not moved even one inch in the four hours they'd been in the hospital. He was sitting up straight, his back rigid with his hands on his knees. His eyes were focused on the clock in the middle of the room. He hadn't looked at anything or anyone else since they'd gotten there. Chin and Kono had tried multiple times to talk to him, but he wouldn't even glance in their direction. Even when Duke, Kipton, and Markowitz had walked in to try and get news on Danny's condition, Steve had not averted his eyes from the clock.

It had been rough for all of them after Danny had faded away in the basement of that house, even more so for Steve. Chin had practically been holding him up as the medics prepped Danny for transport and put him on the stretcher.

When Steve had tried to climb into the ambulance, the medics pushed him back and told him that there was no room. Steve immediately switched into his angry no-nonsense Commander mode, but before he had time to intimidate the medics into obeying his orders , Danny had started flatlining. The medics slammed the door and drove off immediately, leaving Steve wide-eyed and panicking in the middle of the street.

He ran to his truck, Chin and Kono barely having gotten in before he sped off to the hospital. Steve McGarrett's driving was questionable on a good day, add in the rage and panic he was feeling, they had actually beat the ambulance to the hospital.

When Danny was wheeled in two minutes later, it took Chin, Kono and two HPD officers to hold Steve back. There was a flurry of activity around Danny's stretcher, doctors and EMT's running as fast as they could to an operating room. Much to everyone's horror, one medic was squeezing the ambu bag taped to Danny's mouth, and another was on top of him doing chest compressions.

As soon as Danny was out of sight, Steve was wrestled into a chair before his knees could go out from under him. He hadn't moved since.

Not being able to stand his silence any longer, Chin decided to try again.
"No news is good news brah." He said, placing a hand on Steve's shoulder.
Steve still didn't move or look away from the clock. Chin and Kono were worried about him. How could a man sit so still for so long? His SEAL training must have been stricter than any of them could even imagine.

"I called Rachel." Kono piped up. "She said Stan is on a business trip but to call her as soon as we had word on Danny. She's going to stop by after taking Grace to school and Charles to daycare. As soon as Danny's up to it she's going to bring Grace to see him. Chin also called his parents in Jersey and promised to keep them updated as well."
Nothing. No response from Steve at all.

After another hour of tense and worried silence, a doctor finally stepped into the room.
"Daniel Williams?" He called.
Before he had even finished, Steve was out of his seat in a flash and standing in the doctors face.

"How is he?" He asked, his voice emotionless.
Chin and Kono were even more worried, if that was even possible.
"My name is Dr. Kamahi. First, the most important thing is he's alive." He began.
There were collective sighs of relief all around.

"Our biggest concern was the punctured lung he suffered when it was pierced by a broken rib, but we were able to insert a chest tube and re-inflate it. In addition to that he had three broken ribs, a severe concussion, and two stab wounds, one to the shoulder and one to the thigh. Luckily both missing any major arteries. He lost quite a bit of blood, but nothing a transfusion or two won't fix."

Steve's face went dark and angry. Guilt shot through him. He had been so focused on Danny's head injury, he hadn't even noticed the stab wounds. He'd assumed the blood on his shirt had come from his nose or split lip. He had no idea Danny had been stabbed as well.
He felt a hand on his shoulder.
"You couldn't have known Steve." Chin said. "Even SEAL's are allowed to mess up after days without sleep or food."

Steve ignored him, he should have known. He turned back to the doctor.
"What aren't you saying?" He asked angrily.
The doctor sighed and braced his shoulders.
"Unfortunately, after the beating he received and the trauma to his ribs and lungs, he was unable to breathe on his own, and we had to place him on a ventilator. I'm not yet certain when we'll be able to wean him off of it, but we'll be monitoring him and the progress he makes closely until we're sure."

A ventilator. A god damned ventilator. Steve knew the problems that came with the ventilator. Pneumonia was a big one. What if Danny started rely entirely on the ventilator? What if he was never able to breathe on his own again? What the hell would Steve do then?

He shook his head, he wasn't going to think about that right now. This wasn't over yet.

"Can we see him?" Kono asked.
"He's still unconscious from the sedatives..." Dr. Kamahi began.
Steve made an angry sound at the back of his throat. It came out sounding like a growl. He was seeing his partner tonight. Now. And he would take down anybody who tried to stop him.

Dr. Kamahi looked at Steve and sighed again. He had seen enough overprotective family and friends in his time to know that trying to stop this tall and threatening looking man from seeing his patient would lead to problems. But he still had to think of his patient first.

"I can let the three of you in to see him for a couple of minutes, but I can only allow one person to stay with him through the night." Dr. Kamahi said. "The other two will have to come back in the morning during visiting hours."
Chin and Kono immediately looked to Steve. There wasn't even a question about who would be staying the night.

Dr. Kamahi had guessed as much. He spoke to all of them but looked at Steve. "He's just coming out of surgery and he's sedated. You can stay, but do not wake him. He needs to rest. When he wakes up, it will be good for him to see a familiar face. Most people don't react well to waking up with a tube in their throat."

The three nodded.
"I'll take you to him now." Dr. Kamahi said.
The remaining Five-0 members followed him to the third floor where Danny's private room was. Being a member of the Governor's personal task force definitely had its perks.
The doctor stopped in front of Danny's room. "Five minutes." He said to Chin and Kono.
They nodded and watched him walk away before entering the room.

It was quiet except for the harsh rhythmic whoosh of the ventilator as it pumped air into their friends' lungs.
The three were standing in the doorway silently. They had never seen the animated and loud detective look so vulnerable and weak.
He looked so pale and small in the hospital bed, surrounded by wires and machines. The tube in his mouth was unsettling and disturbed all of them.

Steve was the first to move. He took up a protective stance at the foot of Danny's bed, his face unreadable.
Kono was next. She walked to Danny's bedside and picked up his hand. She gave it a gentle squeeze. "You're doing really good brah." She said. "Just rest and let yourself heal. We'll be right here when you're ready."

Chin came to stand next to her. "We're going to take care of everything Danny." He promised. "By the time you wake up, this will all be over and we can put it behind us. And don't worry brah, we're ohana and we'll watch out for Grace until you're back on your feet."

Dr. Kamahi knocked lightly on the door, signaling that time was up.
Chin turned to Steve. "Try and get some rest brah." He said. "I'll go to HQ in the morning and finish with Harris."

Chin knew that if Steve saw Harris again, he'd kill him with his bare hands. Immunity and means could only get you so far, and Chin wasn't risking their boss doing something he'd regret, so he planned on having Harris out of HQ long before Steve set foot back in there.

"I'll go over all the evidence HPD collected from the house." Kono said.
"Then we'll both be back here to see Danny." Chin finished.

Kono leaned forward and put her hand on Danny's good shoulder. "Feel better brah, we'll see you soon."
"Hang in there Danny." Chin said before nodding at Steve and following his cousin out of the room.

Steve stood at the foot of the bed just staring at his partner for a long time.
It took him a while to get past the fear, anger, panic, and overwhelming guilt.
Steve missed Danny's loud arguments and swinging hands more than he ever thought he would.

The ventilator was wrong. The multiple IV's were wrong. Everything about this situation was wrong. Steve was supposed to have Danny's back. And look where he was.

Eventually, he pulled the plastic hospital chair as close as he could to Danny's bedside and sat down.
"I'm so sorry Danny. This shouldn't have happened. You shouldn't be here." Steve said, finally letting his emotions out now that he was alone. "You should've told me Danny. But it's okay, you're going to get better. And as soon as you're back on your feet, I'm going to kick your ass for hiding this from me. And then we can put this behind us, okay? Just hang in there buddy. You promised. "

Steve sat back and readied himself for a long wait. He took one of Danny's limp hands in his and squeezed it. He could've sworn he felt a squeeze back.

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I thought after the last chapters cliffhanger, I'd leave this one off on a bit of a less tense note. Don't worry though there's more angst to come :)

Let me know what you guys think and have an awesome memorial weekend!