Snippets – The AU style

By

Landon Richardson

Disclaimer

The character of Steve McGarrett and Mary McGarrett do not belong to me in any shape or form. I am merely using them for my own entertainment purposes

The character of Danni Richardson does belong to me however so please do not use her or anyone else who you may not be a hundred percent sure on without asking me first.

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 another snippet for you all!

This is a rare time where I've continued on with the story from the previous snippet, normally I wait for a while but for once I thought… hey why not just put it up so here it is!

A big thank you to people who have kept with me and supported me and the Danni sagas, it means more to me than you can know and it keeps me writing!

Anyway please enjoy

Overall Summary

A glimpse into the McDanni world featuring lots of romance, drama, and gun fights, babies and a whole lot more. Based on the A/U Danni world.

Chapter Summary

Danni made her way up silently to the McGarrett front door wondering how she had been convinced to do this.

Overall Romance

A hell of a lot but always with Steve and Danni ending up together…. It's better to look at the chapter romance to gather which one is which…

Chapter Romance

Steve McGarrett/Danielle Richardson (McDanni)

Other note

Nearly all the places I have stated are either made up or I've got from the internet so I'm sorry in advance if I get an address wrong or anything. My geography on Hawaii is very poor having never been there before!

Other note

Plenty of Ohana moments… just maybe not the Ohana moments you were expecting. Also I don't have a beta so I apologise for any mistakes I make, these are not intension.

Question to the reader

Here's a quick question for you all.

I've been thinking about the snippets and I'm wondering whether people would like me to continue with the snippets or whether you would all rather I put all the stories together separately? So for example put this story as a separate story under its own title? Let me know.

Saga

The brain squad saga

Snippet number ten

Danni made her way up silently to the McGarrett front door wondering how she had been convinced to do this. She should have just said no to Steve and carried on going home but there had been something in his voice that she hadn't been able to resist. Something which was easily becoming the story of her life.

She raised her hands and knocked three times on the door, wrapping her arms around herself and looking around her. The place was surprisingly nice. She looked up as the door opened, her eyes widening when she saw Steve in front of her. She took a second to stare into the handsome face which haunted her dreams and thoughts before she made herself breathe taking the rest of him in.

He looked clean, as though he had just showered and was dressed casually in a t-shirt and a pair of combat trouser, his feet left bare.

"Steve, you should be in bed" She told him with a shake of her head, taking in his pale face.

"I've been in bed all day, besides this is your first time in my home, I should be the one to give you the tour of the place, not Mary" He told her, stepping back and opening the door wide. "Welcome to my home Danni, come in" He said.

Danni looked up at him, taking a step into his home, looking around her curiously as he shut the front door behind her.

"Your house is lovely Steve" She said politely, turning her attention back to him. "Where exactly is the kitchen?" She asked him.

"This way" Steve told her, resting his hand on her lower back and using it to gently guide her down the passage way where the kitchen was situated. He opened the door for her and ushered her in, stopping when he saw his sister sitting at the large oak table in there, reading a magazine and looking like she had no plans to go anywhere. "Mary" He said, waiting until she looked up before he continued speaking. "This is Danni Richardson, Danni this is my younger sister Mary McGarrett"

"It's nice to meet you Mary, I've heard a lot about you from your brother and Dan" Danni said with a warm smile. Mary looked at her for a moment, taking in the protective stance her brother had as he casually slipped his body between them, creating a barrier.

"It's nice to meet you as well Danni. Whatever my brother and his motor mouth partner has told you is probably extremely exaggerated, I'm not half as bad as they make me out to be."

"That's a matter of opinion" Steve responded. "Anyway, didn't you say earlier that you wanted to go out and get some supplies? Now's your chance" He commented with a pointed look towards the doorway.

"I'm okay thanks" Mary said "It's a long way to travel on foot just for some supplies" She remarked, looking back down at her magazine. Steve glared at her.

"You could take my truck, you know where the keys are" He pointed out. Mary nodded.

"That's very kind of you big brother but I didn't bring any of my credit cards with me and I don't get paid until next week so…" Her voice trailed off.

Steve gritted his teeth, glancing at Danni who was watching the scene with a curious expression.

"You can take my credit card with you" He told her, tilting his head as Danni turned from them both and picked up the container of soup from the side. Steve watched from the corner of his eyes as Danni located a sauce pan and poured the soup into it, placing it on the hob and igniting it. Immediately the scent of soup filled the air. Steve sniffed, hearing his stomach rumble for the first time. Mary had been right, the stuff smelt amazing.

"I mean it is for you big brother so I can buy stuff for during the week to keep you fed, you can't expect Danni to cook for you every night until you're better" She remarked. "I could easily stay and go tomorrow morning. It would give me a chance to get to know your friend better. We could have a nice talk together, right Danni?" Mary asked, raising her voice slightly and including Danni who was moving around Steve's kitchen as though she belonged there, collecting things needed to serve the soup.

"I don't mind" Danni responded "There's easily enough soup for three, I'm used to cooking for a lot of people so sometimes I forget to make smaller portion sizes" she said, stirring the soup with a wooden spoon she had found in one of the drawers.

"The credit card is in my wallet and it's a one off deal" Steve told Mary, a look in his eyes telling his sister to stop playing around and to get the hell out. Mary held up her hand in defence grinning. She pointed at Danni and looked towards Steve.

"I like her" She mouthed "She's too good for you" Steve raised an eyebrow at the cheeky wink Mary gave him, opening his mouth to respond to her comment when his sister spoke out loud. "I think I'll go now then otherwise I'll have to put up with you whining tomorrow about food." She turned to Danni, unable to resist teasing her brother as she spoke. "Danni, Fancy having a few drinks in the Sunshine bar tonight? Say around about eight. I could seriously do with a girlie night tonight and I remember Dan mentioning when he came round earlier that you had the day off tomorrow so you wouldn't have to worry about getting a hangover. You'd be doing me a massive favour."

Danni glanced over her shoulder towards Mary, clearly surprised by the offer before she nodded.

"I don't have any plans tonight" She admitted "And a drink sounds good. I went to the Sunshine bar with a few friends recently at it was amazing, hundreds of cocktails"

"Good looking men?" Mary asked.

"Definitely" Danni remarked. Mary grinned noticing the jealous look which came to her brother's face. He had it bad already and probably had no idea he did. Mary could have fun with that fact.

"Awesome, eight o clock outside, if you want to invite some more people than feel free to, girls or boys. I'm not bothered."

"Okay see you there" Danni said, smiling at Steve before she turned her attention back to the soup.

"Wait, you can't go out with Danni, I thought you were supposed to stay here taking care of me" He complained.

"I thought you didn't want me to" Mary said innocently. "You'll be fine"

Steve glared at her sister, his eyes narrowing when she blew him a kiss and left the room, closing the door behind her. Danni breathed out slowly, realising that she was alone with Steve McGarrett, leading man in all her fantasies.

"She seems nice" Danni remarked, breaking the silence between the two of them. "She seems a lot of fun." Steve snorted, turning to her.

"She's something alright" he grumbled, "You'll make sure you're safe tonight okay?" He demanded waiting until she nodded at him.

"I always do, you should sit down though Steve, you're looking pale."

Steve nodded at her, taking a few steps towards the table when he stumbled. Blinking he felt two small hands on his waist steadying him. Glancing down he looked down at Danni as she glanced up at him.

"I told you, you shouldn't have left your bed" she said with a sigh. "Let's get you back up there. Where is your bedroom exactly?" She asked, Steve blinked down at her.

"Upstairs, second door on the right" He answered. Danni nodded, guiding him out of the kitchen and up the stairs and into his bedroom. She glanced around her, taking in the room, unsurprised by the masculine feel of it.

"Stay here" she murmured to him, resting him against the wall for a moment before she moved to the bed, stripping back the covers. She went back over to him and help him into the bed, covering him with the duvet again. She reached out, resting her hand against the back of his forehead, relieved to find it cool beneath her fingertips. "The soup is nearly ready, I'll be right back with a bowl. Stay here okay?" She said. Steve nodded watching her move to the door.

"Danni thank you for staying" He said tiredly. Danni looked at him for a moment before she smiled.

"You're welcome Steve, I'll stay until Mary returns and then I'll have to go, I've a girlie night to get ready for after all" She remarked before she turned and left the room, pulling the door to behind her.

Steve sank back against the pillow watching the door, he felt warm and cared for in a way he hadn't felt since he was seventeen and still living with his Uncle and Aunt. He listened carefully, raising an eyebrow when the door was pushed inwards and Danni appeared holding a tray. She was surprisingly quiet on her feet.

"I don't think you should go tonight" Steve said, patting the space next to him on the bed.

"Oh?" Danni responded moving around it and lowering herself onto it, placing the tray carefully on the duvet cover so she didn't spill any. "Why is that exactly?"

"Because my sister only wants to make my life a misery" He told her causing her to laugh slightly in surprise.

"I can't see how me going out with your sister for some drinks would cause you any misery Steve" She said, twisting on the bed so she was facing him. "Sit up" She ordered him softly, helping him into a sitting position, the touch of her small hands on his bare arm making him shiver as small sparks seem to go off at the contact. "There, comfy?" She said, waiting until he nodded before she turned from him and picked up a pretty blue bowl which Steve was pretty sure he had never seen before.

"Where did you get the bowl from?" He asked curiously.

"The back of your cupboard" She answered simply, holding it out to him. Steve glanced down at the bowl for a moment before he looked back at her.

"You better do it, I'll probably spill it though if you tell anyone you fed me I'll deny it" He said with a half-smile, softening his words. Danni raised an eyebrow at him.

"You want me to feed you?" She asked, Steve shrugged.

"It's not a case of wanting you to, it's a case of needing you to." Danni nodded.

"My lips are sealed over it" She assured him, "And you'll be fine tonight as well, Mary will be on the other end of the phone so if you need something you'll just have to call her and she'll come back to help you."

"I'd rather you came back to help me, at least you seem to know what you're doing" He grumbled. Danni smiled at him, remaining silent as she stirred the soup with the spoon. "Have you eaten?" He asked "Because if you're going out drinking tonight then you'll going to need something to eat to soak up the alcohol."

"I've made a bowl for myself" Danni said, moving her leg slightly so he could see the yellow bowl on the tray. She filled up the spoon and held it out to him, Steve moved forward slightly, stopping as he looked at her.

"Promise me that if something goes wrong you'll call Danno to come and get you" He stated. Danni leaned back slightly.

"Steve, I'm going to be fine. I'm going out for some drinks with a large group of girls, a group which has both Kono and Louisa in it. Do you really think for a moment that either of them will let me get into trouble not to mention the small fact that I'm more than capable of taking care of myself? I've been doing it for years now without any problems. Focus on you okay, now try the soup, its better when it's warm." She told him, holding the spoon out for him again. Steve met her eyes, pushing his concern to the side as he leant forward and drank the soup, his eyes widening at the taste of it.

It was gorgeous, lightly spiced; thick with vegetables of different kinds, rich without being too rich. It was the kind of soup he could imagine eating at least once a week, in front of the TV watching an old movie of some kind with Danni and just relaxing.

"Like it?" She asked him, attracting his attention. Steve nodded.

"Danni this is… it's the best soup I've tasted and I'm not just saying that because you're here" He assured her. "Do you cook a lot?" He asked her.

"Every day" She answered, filling the spoon with soup and holding it out to him, letting him take it before she continued speaking. "I cook everything for myself, bread, lunch, dinner, breakfast. I'm vegetarian so I guess it's easier for me to just make my own stuff. Most things on the island contain either meat or fish and I don't eat them. Add the fact that I have an aversion to nuts and it means I'm pretty limited if I go out and try and eat. I'm not limited if I cook my own stuff" She said giving him another spoonful. Steve swallowed it.

"Do you make this soup often?" He asked her

"Once a week, I normally bring it in for lunch at least once a week" She answered with a smile. "I do other ones as well but my grandmother taught me this one and she'd always make it for me or my siblings when we were ill and it worked on us so…" Her voice trailed off as she shrugged.

"Well remind me to thank your grandmother for teaching it to you because it's lovely. I really appreciate this Danni." He told her softly, wrapping his hand around her slight wrist and stroking it with his fingertip, watching closely as her cheekbones went pink.

"You're welcome, someone had to take care of you, Dan says you're hopeless when you're sick" She commented, pulling her wrist from his hold and refilling the spook holding it out to him. He took it, waiting until his mouth was empty before he spoke again.

"I'm a meat eater but something like this could seriously tempt me to become a vegetarian" He said with a warm smile which grew when she laughed.

"I'll keep that in mind" She replied. "Maybe if you're free soon you soon come round mine. I can cook you something else if you want?" She offered.

"Sounds good to me, how about tomorrow?" He suggested, lowering his hand and resting it on her leg.

"Don't you think you should take it easy tomorrow and recover from being sick?" She responded, her attention focused on feeding him rather than on the hand on her leg.

"It was only food poisoning, Probably from Mary's attempts at cooking yesterday" He commented with a sigh as he rested his head against the headboard, his hand squeezing down gently on her leg. "I'll be back at work on Monday which reminds me, I was going to ask you a favour. Danno needs to take Grace to school on Monday so he can't pick me up. My truck is in the HPD garage being outfitted with sirens and everything so I don't have a lift in. I was wondering if you could pick me up maybe in exchange for me buying you lunch?"

Danni glanced up at him, a look of surprise in her grey eyes before she nodded.

"I can do that for you if you want. I tend to leave mine at quarter past seven so I could be here for about seven thirty?" She told him.

"Seven thirty is fine" He told her, his eyes meeting hers and holding her gaze. He watched as she lowered the spoon into the bowl, the noise loud in the sudden silence between them, the one heavy with tension. Her mouth parted on a shaky breath, eyes widening as she leaned slightly towards him, just the slightest of movements but enough for him to know that she was on the same page as him. He moved, reaching up hesitantly and wrapped his hand round the back of her neck, holding her in place, his thumb stroking the soft skin as he watched her.

"Hey I'm back" Mary announced as she opened the door, the sound of her voice sending Danni flying away from him. "I thought you must have been up here when you weren't down stairs" Mary stated, her hazel eyes flickering between the two of them.

"Steve was feeling a bit light headed so he agreed to lie down before he fell down." Danni told Mary, a warm smile on her face. Her cheeks were still slightly pink but she was standing with the usual poise and elegance which Steve was used to seeing at the office. "I best head out, I still need to get back to mine to get ready for tonight. I've sent a text already and quite a few people are up for some cocktails." Danni remarked.

"Good" Mary said gleefully, rubbing her hands together. "I'll give you a lift back to yours in Steve's truck Danni. There's nothing worse than rushing getting ready."

"Sounds good as long as you don't mind" Danni responded with another smile. "I left my bag downstairs so I'll just grab it. I hope you feel better Steve, if you need anything then just drop me a text" She stated, glancing towards him, her eyes thoughtful and wary before she crossed the room and disappeared out the door leaving Steve and Mary alone with each other.

"Did I interrupt something?" Mary asked innocently, grinning when Steve's eyes narrowed at her.

"You should be feeling real lucky that it's too much effort for me to move right about now or I would get out of this bed and kill you." He told her, watching as she shrugged and moved further into the room. "What are you doing here Mare?" He demanded.

"Well it's the strangest thing but I actually live here as well dumbass so I don't have to explain to you anything." She pointed out. "Now I'm going to take this soup, put it downstairs and drive your girlfriend home before taking her out for a good time tonight. Don't wait up" She said with a wink at him before she moved out of the door, closing it behind her.

Steve growled, smacking his fist down on the mattress beside him. He had been so close only for Mary to ruin things for him. He ran a hand through his hair, breathing out before he nodded.

There was no way he was going to allow Danni to forget about him that night.

All he needed was a plan.

Author Note

Thanks for taking the time to read, I really appreciate it. An especially large thank you if you have left a review or decide to either follow or favourite the story!

'One night is all it took' should be updated tomorrow if anyone is also reading that story!