Just a normal day

By

Landon Richardson

Disclaimer

The character of Steve McGarrett, Danny Williams, Chin Ho Kelly, Kono Kalakaua, Jenna Kaye and Adam 'Toast' Charles do not belong to me in any shape or form, I am merely using them for my own entertainment purposes

The characters of Danni Richardson and Jack O'Connor do however belong to me. I should also add that if a character is mentioned who you are not instantly aware of then that character belong to me as well

Author Note

Here's the next chapter for you all to enjoy

So sorry for the delay in getting this chapter out to you, I haven't been the best at updating recently but I'll try and do better with it.

I think this story has about one more chapter left after this one. There is number one of a trilogy as well so look out for the next two.

Anyway please enjoy!

Overall summary

It was just meant to be a simple case, just interview some suspects about some robberies and close the case. It wasn't meant to turn into a gun fight, ending up with a bomb explosion and a further bomb scare… still all in a day's work for 50 (Part of the 50 saga – Part of the Danni world saga)

Chapter Summary

Danni groaned, her eyes scrunching shut as she tried to take stock of everything, her whole body hurt, from her head which was banging to the tip of her toes.

Overall Romance

Steve McGarrett/Danni Richardson (McDanni)

Eventual mentions of other romances as we go.

Chapter Romance

Steve McGarrett / Danni Richardson

Chapter Four

16:00

Danielle groaned as she slowly came to, her eyes flickering open for a second before she closed them tightly, trying to take stock of everything. Her whole body ached as though she was covered with bruises and her head was pounding making it hard to think.

"Danni? Danni are you awake? Talk to me baby, are you okay?"

Danielle frowned at the familiar voice, forcing her eyes opening to see Steve staring worriedly down at her, one hand cupping her face. He was lying on top of her which would explain the crushed feeling she was experiencing, all those muscles he had certainly made him heavy and while she would normally have enjoyed it, right now she wouldn't.

"Steve?" She said, wrapping her hand around his wrist as her mind went back over everything which had happened, including Steve protecting her from the explosion. Her eyes widened as she looked up at him. "Are you okay?" She demanded, her gaze moving over his dusty face looking for any visible sign of injury. He had a bad cut across his forehead was bleeding sluggishly but that appeared to be it. She sagged back, resting her aching head against the floor.

"I'm okay Danni" He reassured her. For a moment she stared at him before she snorted. Steve would say he was fine regardless of whether he was okay or not. He had always been that way for as long as she had known him and she doubted he would change now. She looked away looking around the area closely, the area was cramped but they still had space to move, it looked stable as well though it didn't mean that it would necessarily remain that way.

"Where are Danny boy and Jack? Are they okay?" She queried, looking back to him with a worried look.

"They're fine. They were in front of us so they managed to get clear of the rubble when the bomb went off, they've gone for help so we'll be out of here soon enough if I know Danno, he'll bring everyone he can and he won't rest until we're out" He promised her as he shifted off of her, resting on the ground next to. She sucked some much needed oxygen in.

"How long have they've been gone for?" She asked.

"About forty minutes or so Danni, I can hear the sound of equipment so they are clearly mounting a rescue for us."

"I was out for forty minutes?" She asked him, blinking groggily as he nodded.

"I protected you from most of it but you hit your head on the way down" He remarked, his expression looking guilty for a moment before it became unreadable.

"Thank you" She said, meeting his eyes when they flickered back towards her. "I'd probably have been a lot worse if it hadn't been for you"

He stared at her for a moment before his face brightened into a warm smile as he reached out and ran his hand down her hair before he brought it back up to frame her face again.

"You're welcome Danni"

For a moment they simply stared at each other, hundreds of questions on the tip of her tongue that she wanted to ask, questions that she knew would change everything between them if she asked them. She was saved from the temptation when she heard Danny's muffled voice.

"Steve? Are you still there?"

Steve dropped his hand from her face and slowly got to his feet, his movement lacking his usual gracefulness as he made his way to the wall.

"I'm here Danno" He called back. "Danni's awake now as well."

"Thank god" Danny remarked, "They are going to start digging the two of you out now so try and keep as far back from this wall as possible okay?"

"Yeah we got it, have some EMTs on standby Danno, Danni hit her head pretty hard and she was out of it for forty minutes, I want them to check her out as soon as we get out of here." He stated.

"We've already got them waiting buddy. I got to step back now so they can start but I'll see you soon" Danny stated. Steve turned and looked towards Danielle who was watching him with wide eyes.

"Your back" She remarked, her eyes never leaving him as he moved towards her.

"We've got to move back as far from that wall as we can Danni" He told her, ignoring her comment. He was well aware that his back had been injured by the debris but he also knew there was nothing which he could do about it now. It would have to wait until he had Danni safely out of danger.

Danielle searched his face, nodding slowly as she scooted back until she came in contact with the other wall. They had been lucky that there was enough space in the area they were in that they wouldn't have to worry about oxygen at that moment in time. Steve settled himself next to her, sitting close as he wrapped an arm around her shoulder and pulled her into his side. She blinked in surprise at the action but remained silent, finding comfort from being close to him.

"Hopefully this won't take too long" She remarked, tiredly resting her head against his shoulder.

"Hopefully not" He replied, his arm tightening round her as the sound of drilling began, he glanced above them, his eyes scanning the area above them thankful that it looked sturdy. "Are you tired?" He asked her, looking down at the top of her head with a look of concern.

"Yeah" She replied sleepily.

"You've probably got a concussion Danni so you need to stay awake with me okay" He said, giving her a small shake.

"Okay, okay" She replied, forcing herself to sit up slightly as she turned to look at him. "You know this wasn't quite how I planned for today to turn out. It was meant to be bank robberies, I don't see how it was connected to all of this. Were they robbing the banks to get the money to fund what they were doing? The lab looked as though it had been up and running quite a while which means that they would already be selling their produce on the street, they would have been making more than enough money from that to do whatever they needed to do without having to rob banks."

"Unless the two aren't actually connected to each other" Steve pointed out. "Maybe the guy you interviewed gave you bad information or was somehow involved in it. Maybe he had a grudge against the people here and figured the best way of dealing them a blow was to send us in to deal with it all. Shut them down for good. He could have just got caught up in the bank robbery and decided to use a bad situation to his advantage."

Danielle reached up and rubbed the back of her neck, her eyes narrowed thoughtfully as she thought over Steve's point.

"Which means we're dealing with two separate crimes here." She said, turning to look at him, her eyes softening when she saw that he was clearly in pain though he was trying to hide it. The drilling was continuing, becoming louder and louder, indicating that they were getting closer and closer to them.

"It appears so" Steve agreed.

Danielle nodded, reaching out and cupping Steve's face the way he had done to her, her thumb stroking over his cheekbone, her mouth curled into a half smile when his eyes met hers.

"Your face is filthy" She remarked, the comment causing him to laugh.

"Yours isn't much better" He responded, lifting his own hand up and copying her gesture.

"First thing I'll do when I'm out of here is give my face a clean" She remarked, tilting her head and ignoring the pain the action caused when he shook his head at her, his expression turning serious.

"The first thing you're going to do Danni is get seen by an EMT, I need to know you're okay and that there's nothing seriously wrong with you other than your concussion."

"Why do you care so much?" She asked, the words escaping her mouth before she could hold them back. For a moment Steve just stared at her before he opened his mouth to answer.

"Commander McGarrett? Detective Richardson are you there?"

They both turned as one, realising that the drilling had stopped and there was a face in the entrance.

"We're here" Steve replied, coming to his face, helping Danielle to her feet, his arm wrapping around her as he helped her towards the newly made entrance. Danielle forced a smile on her face, squeezing down on Steve's arm. "Take Danni first" He told the man "She's hit her head and needs an EMT"

"You need an EMT as well Steve" Danielle told him, looking towards him when he ushered her forward.

"I'll be right behind you" He promised with a smile. Danielle nodded at him, allowing him to help her through the gap they had managed to create. She glanced over him over her shoulder before she slowly began walking towards the group, a grateful look coming to her face when Jack appeared at her side.

"I've got her, you get McGarrett out" He instructed the rescuer who nodded at him, heading back down the tunnel. "Next time we decide to leave the office Danni, I think we should reconsider" Jack commented, causing Danielle to laugh for a moment before she stopped, the pain of the motion causing her to hiss. "Don't worry Danni, we're here now."

"Hey Danni girl, what have you done to yourself?" The EMT asked her with a smile.

"Head injury Quinn, she was out for forty minutes" Jack explained, helping Danielle up into the bus.

"I'm fine" She said tiredly, allowing them to place her on the bed.

"I'm sure you are but I'm still going to take you in Danni so your head can be looked at. Forty minutes unconscious is not good."

"Steve is hurt" Danielle commented, looking at Jack.

"He's going to be fine, they already got him out and Danny boy is with him, you'll see him at the hospital" Jack promised, looking up when the EMT spoke to him.

"You coming with us?" He asked, unsurprised when Jack nodded, taking the seat he indicated to.

"Just rest Danni" Jack commented.

"Yeah rest" Danielle replied, her eyes drifting shut as her thoughts went back to the conversation she and Steve had.

A conversation she was positive wasn't yet over.

Author Note

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