Hey guys! Thank you so much for your reviews and sorry if I have not gotten back to them. Life has been uber busy but I am trying to regularly update for y'all.
Also, to those of you who commented about 8x01, I just posted a little one-shot with a different, more realistic ending. Go check it out!
Anyways... enjoy!
Danny and Steve had no idea how long they both were asleep. Steve woke up first, having fallen onto the floor of his bathroom and the blanket long forgotten. He gently hit Danny on the leg.
"Danno." He said still trying to wake up himself. "Danny." He said again.
Danny simply groaned at him and swatted his hand away. "Go away Steve." He said.
"Wake up." Steve responded.
"Why?"
"You hear that?" Steve asked.
"I hear nothing Steve now leave me alone." Danny responded pulling the blanket closer to himself.
"Exactly." Steve said grinning.
Danny, now finally getting what his partner was hinting at, quickly got up. He stood quickly only to hiss when a pain shot through his head and a stiffness in his side.
"Woah there buddy." Steve said standing next to him and placing his hand on his shoulder. "You good?"
"The sooner I get out of this house the sooner I will be." Danny responded opening the door. Danny walked out of the bathroom and then out of Steve's bedroom with Steve walking behind him. Danny walked to the balcony outside of Steve's door and let out a small whistle. Steve came up behind him and looked at what Danny was seeing.
"Son of a..." He muttered as he rubbed his hand over his face.
Although Steve had gone down and put a tarp over his window, water had still managed to get in, layering the floor with a small amount of water. On top of that the wind from the brief period of the window being unprotected had such a force that Steve's furniture, some of his pictures, and paintings had either moved or fallen.
"It's nothing we can't fix right, babe?" Danny asked trying to lighten the blow of seeing his partner's normally tidy house in complete disarray.
"Yeah. Yeah I guess so."
Danny and Steve both cautiously made their way down the stairs and were momentarily startled when they heard a loud knock on the door and then saw it open.
"Hello?" They heard a voice yell. "Boss?"
Steve and Danny instantly recognized Kono's voice and Steve called her over.
"I heard this area got hit hard but... wow." She said looking at the destruction on Steve's bottom floor.
"How did you and Adam do?" Danny asked.
"Not much damage done. Pool is a mess, got all sorts of debris." She said. She offered Steve a small smile and then showed them the yellow bag in her hand. "Well, I brought malasadas if you guys are hungry."
"Starving." Danny responded.
"You hear how Chin and Lou are doing? What about Kamekona, Max, and Duke?" Steve asked.
"Woah boss." Kono said smiling and leading Steve to the table. "Everyone is okay. In fact," Kono said, "Kamekona and Adam are offering their expertise to anyone who needs help. Kamekona is giving out free food and Adam is helping construction wise."
"I'm sorry." Danny said almost choking on the malasada bite he was eating. " Did you just say Kamekona is giving out free food? As in, no price?"
"Surprised me too, brah." Kono said.
"Funny how it takes a natural disaster for everyone to show their best sides." Danny said sarcastically finishing his food. He flopped down into Steve's kitchen chair and it was then Kono noticed the blood on his shirt.
"Woah, Danny you okay?" She asked.
Danny, almost confused, suddenly remembered his injury. "Oh yeah, nothing to worry about." Danny said.
Kono didn't believe him, and instead looked to Steve and gestured to Danny. Steve smiled and Danny just grunted.
"He's fine. Just a couple stitches and maybe a little concussion." Steve filled in for Kono.
"You want to go to the hospital?" Kono asked a little less concerned, but concerned nonetheless.
"Nah, save it for the people that need it." Danny said shrugging. "I'm going to go make sure Eric is okay." Danny stood up, brushed the crumbs off of himself and stood to leave. Steve however, stopped him.
"Oh my God, Danny. Eric." He said looking wild-eyed at Danny.
"Yeah, Eric." Danny responded.
"I completely forgot about him." Steve admitted shamefully.
"Yeah, most people do." Danny said nonchalantly.
"He's never been through a storm this bad." Steve said.
"Neither have I..." Danny countered still not getting the point.
"Is he still living with you?" Kono asked also concerned and ashamed she had not checked on Danny's nephew.
"Yeah, but he's in the process of buying a house and is staying with a friend. Told him I'd go over there as soon as the storm cleared up.
"Danny..." Steve said. "Geeze pal, I'm sorry."
"About what?" Danny asked confused.
"I forgot to ask Eric if he was okay, I didn't even invite him over." Steve said mortified.
Danny looked at the expressions on Steve and Kono's faces and laughed. "While I'm sure my knucklehead of a nephew would really appreciate the look on your faces, it is really not necessary."
Kono looked at him. "Danny, he's your nephew." She said not sure why Danny was acting so nonchalant.
"I know he's my nephew, but I'm telling you both, I made sure he was fine before I came over. As much as it pains me to say, I actually care enough about him to make sure he is okay."
By now, Steve and Kono were more relaxed, but still feeling a little guilty. "I still don't understand the relationship between you two." Kono said offhandedly.
Danny leaned up against the counter and sighed. "When Eric was born, Stella was young. I mean really, really young. Eric's dad was a complete jerk, and pretty soon he was out of the picture. So me, Bridge, Matty, the whole family really, came together and raised him. Even though I tease him all the time, I still love him. He's family. And my baby sister's kid."
Steve and Kono both grinned. Kono gave Danny an "Awe. That's so sweet."
"Yeah, Danno I never knew." Steve agreed.
Danny looked between the two of them. "Between this and the whole notebook thing, I am so done." He said raising his arms and walking out.
"Notebook thing?" Kono asked Steve as Danny walked out.
"Oh! Wait till you hear what I found out." Steve said excitedly as he grabbed Kono's arm and led her to the notebook, excited to share his recent discoveries about their favorite Jersey detective with her.
Preview for 'Chapter Fourteen: Killer Cats':
"What the hell was that?" He yelled rubbing his leg and standing in a defensive position."What?" Steve asked perplexed.
But his question was soon answered as he saw a tiny furry critter come from underneath the table. Steve grinned, Danny frowned, and Kono and Adam looked confused."That's our cat. His name is Elvis." Kono explained looking between Steve and Danny for some explanation.
"Danny hates cats." Steve explained.
Meanwhile, Danny had sat back down at the table, adjusted his seat, and attempted to make up for his embarrassing outburst.
"I do not hate cats, Steven." He said looking at Adam and Kono who were glaring at him. "I just... don't prefer them to dogs."
Steve looked at him, amazed. "You hate cats." He said.
Danny cleared his throat and nodded his head towards where Adam and Kono were sitting. Danny also may have kicked Steve under the table, signaling for him to shut up.
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