Hey guys! I'm sorry I didn't update this weekend! I was crazy busy and I didn't want to update this until I was sure it was perfect!
This is the last chapter :( I'm actually kinda sad it's finished! When I started this I had absolutely no idea it would go this far!
Maybe I'll just have to come up with a new story :) there's no such thing as too much Danny whump in my humble opinion ;)
Thanks so much to everyone who stuck with me! You're all amazing!
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Enjoy!
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"Well Danny, give it a couple of more days and I think you'll be ready to leave us." Dr. Kamahi said, studying Danny's chart intently. "It's a shame, the nurses are really going to miss you. And your shadow of course."
"Are you sure it's not to soon for him to leave?" Steve asked hesitantly.
Danny rolled his eyes.
"Don't give me that look Danno I just want to be sure." Steve said.
"You weren't even looking at me!" Danny argued.
"I don't need to be looking at you to know that you're rolling your eyes at me." Steve replied.
"He'll be fine Steve." The doctor replied, cutting into one of the rants he was sad to say he was very used to by now. "His lungs are clear and the puncture wound is healing nicely. I'll be prescribing you some painkillers for your broken ribs though Danny, they'll be sore for a while."
"Not that I haven't been enjoying the pleasure of your company Doc- and the company of my many fine nurses- but I finally get to go home!" Danny said excitedly.
Dr. Kamahi furrowed his brow and turned to Steve.
"You didn't tell him yet?" He asked.
"Tell me what?" Danny said.
The doctor gave a dry chuckle. "I think I'm going to leave for this part. Good luck Commander."
Danny watched the doctor leave before rounding on Steve.
"Care to tell me what's going on Steven?" He asked.
This was not going to be easy...
Steve took a deep breath and braced himself.
"You're not going home Danny... Not yet at least. You're going to stay with me for a little while." Steve said.
"Oh, am I?" Danny asked sarcastically. "I must've missed the part where I agreed to that! Was I high on painkillers? Must be. We already tried living together once Steve, remember?"
"Just for a little while Danno! Until you're back on your feet. You can barely make it down the hall without losing your breath." Steve pointed out.
"I don't need a babysitter Steve." Danny said. "I'll be fine on my own."
"Please Danny." Steve begged. "Please. If I know you're home alone all I'm going to do is worry about you falling or something. Just for a little while Danny."
Danny didn't know if it was the pleading in Steve's voice or in his eyes that changed his mind, but he suddenly found himself agreeing.
"Okay. Alright. I'll stay with you Steve. But I'm bringing my daughter with me. It's our weekend." He said finally.
Steve brightened immediately. "Of course Danno."
It always amazed Danny that Steve could go from a crazy ninja assassin to a giant teddy bear at the mere mention of Grace. His daughter was amazing.
"We can also look for a new apartment for you, because you are never moving back into that shit shack. There's no security at all and Chin was able to pick the lock with Kono's hair clip. You're not going back there." Steve said.
Danny rolled his eyes. "Navy SEAL's and their control issues... Or maybe it's just you and my damned apartment..." He muttered.
Steve shrugged. "I'm only thinking of you buddy."
"Of course you are... Speaking of me-" Danny started to say.
"Aren't we always?" Steve cut in sarcastically.
"Speaking of me," Danny said again, throwing a pointed look at Steve, "I forgot to ask the Doctor when I'll be able to go back to work."
"Woah. Hold on a second there Danno. You're not even out of the hospital yet, there's no rush for you to go back to work." Steve replied.
"What am I supposed to do? Sit on your couch and watch Days Of Our Lives?" Danny asked.
"Yes! Or you can watch The Young and the Restless, I might have a few episodes recorded. Your ribs need to heal Danny. You need to rest and take it easy!"
"Why am I not surprised that you watch soap operas..." Danny couldn't help but say.
"What I like daytime television, alright?" Steve replied defensively.
Danny shook his head. "There's no reason I can't go to work Steven. I'll take it easy there. Besides, do you really want to leave me unattended in your house, to do as I please? Remember what happened last time?"
"I try not to remember that actually, thank you very much. And yes, the idea of you running rampant in my house alone is terrifying, but in our line of work, taking it easy is not really possible Danny." Steve said.
"It's not my fault you can't go five minutes without a firefight or grenade brawl." Danny pointed out.
Steve sighed. "I'll tell you what Danny. If you're good, I'll let you come to the office and do some paperwork. I may even let you work the computer table."
"I'm coming to the office. But I wouldn't dare touch the computer table... I don't like that stuff. Besides you know how territorial Kono gets."
"By 'that stuff' I assume you mean technology?" Steve asked.
Danny waved a hand. "Whatever."
An awkward silence descended on the room suddenly and Danny knew what was coming. He'd been dreading it for the three days he'd been in the hospital. He could see Steve just itching to read him the riot act, but he was so worried about Danny's health that he'd been holding back. Danny sighed. He could tell by the look on Steve's face that he couldn't hold back much longer.
"Let's just get it over with Steve." Danny said finally.
Steve looked at him. "Get what over with?"
"Don't play dumb with me." Danny replied. "I know you've been waiting to tear me a new one. So get on with it."
"It can wait until you're better." Steve said.
"No it can't. I'm fine now Steve, much stronger than I was three days ago. And I'm not glass, I'm not going to break." Danny pointed out.
Steve blew out a huge breath and Danny braced himself.
"What the hell were you thinking Danny? Just... What were you thinking? How could you hide that from us? From me?!" Steve asked him angrily.
Well that got heated fast...
"I know. I know I should've told you. But it was my brother. And it was my problem. I didn't want to drag you guys into my dramatic family problems." Danny said.
"Listen to me Danny. Remember what you once told me friendship means? Your problems become my problems. I'm your partner, but more importantly, I'm your friend. Did you think that I -or Chin and Kono for that matter- would just leave you to fend for yourself?" Steve asked.
"No! I didn't. And that's the thing!" Danny replied, swinging his good arm around. "I knew you guys would do everything you could to help! But Matt was a fugitive. I was speaking to him and I didn't alert the authorities or the FBI. What I was hiding could've gotten Five-0 disbanded again. I couldn't let that happen Steve. I wasn't going to let all of you pay for my mistakes."
"Do you think our jobs are more important to us than you Danny?" Steve asked angrily, glaring at Danny. "Do you think we would've hesitated when you were in danger like that?"
"I couldn't let anything happen to you guys! I needed to protect all of you!" Danny said, staring at his hands in his lap.
"You could have died Danny! You almost did! What do you think losing you would have done to us, huh? You think by dying you'd be protecting us? We're ohana Danny. Losing you would have killed us. It would hurt a lot more than losing our jobs. You know that." Steve said seriously, looking intently at Danny as he lifted his head. "And what about Grace, huh? She loves you so much Danny. So damn much. What would've happened to her if you died? You really want her to be raised by Step-Stan?"
"Of course not! You really believe that I wasn't thinking about Grace? About what this would have done to her? I am ALWAYS thinking about Grace! But he threatened her Steve! I was going to tell you, I swear. But then he called and he threatened Rachel. I couldn't let anything happen to her or Grace." Danny said quietly.
"You should have trusted us to keep them safe. You should have trusted me Danny." Steve pointed out.
"I did! I do. Listen, I didn't think it would go that far. I didn't want to drag all of you into this because I thought I could handle it on my own. I thought I could handle Matt and whoever it was that was threatening me." Danny said, pleading with Steve to understand. "I was wrong. I should have told you guys. And I'm sorry."
Steve took a deep breath and looked at Danny. He knew he had no right to be so angry really. How many times had he done the same exact thing? As unfair as it may be though, he putting himself in danger was entirely different than Danny putting himself in danger. Having Danny in harms way was not acceptable to Steve. Not at all.
"I'm sorry too Danny." Steve said suddenly, staring down at the floor.
"Listen, I said I was- Wait, what?" Danny asked surprised. "Why are you sorry?"
"I should have known something was wrong. You were acting weird. I just... I should've known..." Steve said.
"Steve-" Danny started.
"And even after, I'm sorry it took so damn long to find you. We tried so hard Danny I swear." Steve went on, his voice full of guilt. "I'm a Navy SEAL dammit. I've done so many covert ops and recovered so many hostages or fugitives and then when it actually mattered the most, I just couldn't find you! I had no idea where you were or what was happening to you and it was really hard..."
"Hey! Look at me. What did I say?!" Danny asked angrily, cutting Steve off. "None of this was your fault Steve! The last thing I ever want to be is another name on the list of people whose deaths you moronically feel responsible for."
"Well that's not going to happen." Steve replied. "Because you are not allowed to die on me Danny. Ever."
Danny shook his head slowly and threw his hands up in the air.
"Bossy SEAL... None of this was your fault Steven. You can't be responsible for everyone all the time. I know you have an over active guilt complex babe, but for the sake of whatever little is left of your sanity, get over it. Alright?" Danny asked seriously.
Steve nodded. "Alright. I'm not saying the guilts gonna disappear completely Danny, but I'll work on my... What was it you said? Over active guilt complex?"
"Yes. That's all I ask... And I'm sorry for everything Steve. Really, I am." Danny said.
"Your apology is noted. Acceptance is pending." Steve replied with a smirk.
Danny laughed at the memory. "You let me know now."
"Yeah, I'll let you know." Steve replied.
"Thanks for coming for me Steve." Danny said seriously. "And for getting me out of there alive."
"I'll always come for you Danny." Steve replied. "I've always got your back. No matter what, alright? I'll always get you out. Whatever I have to do."
"Well that sounds ambiguous." Danny said with a smirk. "What exactly did you have to do to get my location out of Harris anyway?"
"It's classified." Steve replied.
Danny snorted. "Classified my ass. I'll just ask Chin later."
Steve just smiled and shook his head.
"So we're good?" Danny asked.
"Yeah brah. We're good." Steve replied. "But just to be clear, you ever pull something like this again, and I'm going kill you myself before the bad guys have a chance to. Got it?"
"Sir yes sir!" Danny replied with a mock salute.
Steve rolled his eyes.
"Come here and hug me you big goof." Danny said.
"I almost forgot that your near death experiences make you warm and cuddly." Steve replied, leaning forward.
"I find that I give some of my best hugs under extreme duress." Danny said.
Steve hugged Danny gently, careful of his broken ribs. He felt the signature Danny hug back slaps and smiled. After fearing for so long that he'd never get one of those again, it felt damn good having Danny hit him like that. Not that he'd ever admit it.
"I'm glad you're alright man." He said, pulling back.
"I knew you'd miss me!" Danny replied with a smug smile on his face.
"Is it safe to come in now?" They heard from the doorway.
"Gabby!" Danny said happily.
Gabby walked straight to the side of Danny's bed.
"What were you doing standing outside?" Danny asked.
"Well I heard you two arguing." She replied. "And Kono once told me when we first started dating that it's better to let you guys get it out than to intervene. Best advice I ever got."
Steve laughed. "Hey Gabby."
"Hello Steve." Gabby said, giving him a quick hug.
"Hey hey hey McGarrett. I may be bedridden here, but that doesn't mean I'm just gonna let you and your smooth ninja moves creep up on my woman." Danny said sarcastically.
Gabby laughed and turned back to Danny.
"God Danny look at you. Are you alright?" She asked.
"Nothing a kiss won't fix." Danny replied. He shot a look at Steve. "Who's the smooth dog now?"
Gabby leaned forward and kissed Danny. He kissed back fervently. He had almost forgotten how much he missed her. Almost.
"If I woulda known that getting kidnapped and beaten was all it took to get you back on Hawaii, I would have set this up months ago." Danny said.
"That's not funny Danny." Gabby and Steve said together.
Danny rolled his eyes. "Come here."
Gabby leaned down and kissed him again.
Steve rolled his eyes. "Get a room."
Danny pulled away and glared up at Steve. "I do have a room Steven. As a matter of fact, you're in it right now. This is my room! Go get your own room why don't you?"
"What, and leave behind my beloved chair?" Steve asked. "I don't think so Danno."
"You and that chair..." Danny muttered. "Bring the chair with you then!"
Steve shook his head. "I'm already breaking enough hospital rules by refusing to leave after visiting hours every day, using the nurses showers, and letting Kono sneak in some malasadas for you. I'm not so sure how they'd feel if I started redecorating too."
"They'll probably send security after you babe." Danny replied. "What a mistake that would be. I'd bet you could take them all down and still have energy for some yoga after."
"Yoga?" Steve sputtered.
"What? Is Mr. Navy SEAL not tough enough for some heavy duty stretching?" Danny asked sarcastically.
Steve opened his mouth to reply.
"I'm sorry," Gabby cut in before another argument could start. "I'm playing catch up here. What chair?"
Danny shook his head. "The adventures of superSEAL and his inappropriate relationship with inanimate objects."
"Don't forget superSEAL's trusty sidekick." Steve pointed out.
He realized his mistake immediately.
"I... Uh... What I meant was..." Steve blabbed.
"Here we go..." Gabby said.
"SIDE KICK?!" Danny sputtered angrily. "Who the hell are you calling a sidekick McGarrett?!"
Out in the hall, Dr. Kamahi was shaking his head, silently wishing that all of his patients were this entertaining.
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Sean Harris sat quietly on his bed in the Bellevue Psychiatric Facility back in New York.
His nurse had just brought him his meal, and he stared at it in disgust. He hated this place. He hated the food here. He hated the nurse too. She reminded him of...
He started shaking his head furiously.
"Don't think about her! Don't think about her!" He muttered over and over, rocking back and forth on the bed.
But it was too late.
Thoughts of his sister, Sophia flooded his mind. Tears started streaking down his face. He missed her so much. He wished that she was here. She always took care of him. But she was dead.
Dead.
His beautiful baby sister was gone. And there was nothing he could do about it.
Or was there? He sat up straighter on the bed. It was all their fault... He could make them pay. He would make them all pay. He would avenge his sisters death. But he had to get out of here first.
He took the spork from off of his tray and started sharpening the end against the metal bed frame as his sister had once taught him.
They would pay... They would all pay...
Starting with Detective Danny Williams.
THE END
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Woooooh! I can't believe this!
So I know the ending is kind of ambiguous and I'm actually not sure if I want to write a sequel or not but I just thought it would be more interesting to end it off like this instead of all happy happy joy joy flowers and rainbows ya know?
I guess I'll consider writing a sort of sequel but I can't imagine it being as long as this one. Waddaya think? Would you guys be interested in a sequel possibly or do you enjoy the more mysterious ending I wrote?
So what do you guys think? How'd you like Danny and Steve's talk? I worked hard on it! Hope it came out okay! I love my Steve and Danny, so I hope I did them justice :)
Thank you to everyone who stuck with me this long!
Thanks to the reviewers favorites follows or for just reading :)
I hope you enjoyed!
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