Snippets – The A/U saga

By

Landon Richardson

Official Disclaimer

The characters of Steve McGarrett, Chin Ho Kelly, Kono Kalakaua 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 Danielle 'Danni' Williams, although originally based on male Danny Williams could possibly be considered her own character as by this time all they seem to share with each other is their name and the fact they have a daughter named Grace. I should add that Grace is called Grace Taylor is in this saga, that's due to the fact that Williams is Danni's maiden name which she reverted back to when she and Duncan divorced. Taylor was her married name.

The character of Jack O'Connor, Riley King and David Williams belong to me. Any other character who might pop up who you don't instantly recognise will probably belong to me as well. I'll hopefully catch them in time to put above though.

Author Note

It's been a while since I've placed a snippet up… but here we are.

I think Snippets is best viewed as a preview of stories to come, every one of these A/U snippets will eventually get their own story and although it may be sensible to place them up as their own stories now if I did do that then I would end up with about thirty open stories needing attention. I feel that the amount of stories which I currently have is more than enough to keep me occupied.

This snippet is not for Catherine fans so if you are a Catherine fan then this is not for you. I have written stories where Catherine is portrayed as a good person and in the main saga (The beginning ect) Catherine will be the character she could have been rather than the character the show forced her to be which seemed to go against what she was in the first and second series. This is something I will eventually rectify.

The way Catherine looks will change, mainly because I personally really don't like the actress and I feel that I need to change her if I'm going to make Catherine the character she could have been. I need someone I can look at and not feel negatively towards. The good news is that I've already picked the new actress.

I will also eventually place up a new story called Snippets – How Catherine finds out. This as you can gather will be a host of different snippets showing how Catherine finds out about Steve and Danni and how she reacts. In some of them she shall react well… in others not so much.

Anyway enough from me, please enjoy

Official Summary

A glimpse into the McDanni world featuring lots of Romance, drama and gun fights, babies and a whole lot more (Based on the Danni A/U saga)*

Official Romances for the story

Steve McGarrett / Danielle 'Danni' Williams (McDanni)

Mentions of past Steve McGarrett / Catherine Rollins (McRollins)

One sided Catherine Rollins / Riley King

Other note

Please keep in mind that I don't have a Beta for this story so the odd mistake may creep in without me meaning it to. I have also never been to Hawaii so all locations are either from the show, google or made up in my own mind.

Saga

The Navy Seal saga

Warning

Not a story for any Catherine fans!

Part Twenty Four

Catherine Rollins looked up at the tall building in front of her and smiled, shaking her head slightly in disbelief. Only Steve McGarrett could leave the Navy SEALs and land on his feet so well. According to the small amount of information she had managed to get out of him during their mission, Steve now lived in Hawaii full time in his own house, a house he was happy in if the small warm smile which had come to his face was anything to go by. He had also revealed that he was head of the Governor's own private taskforce who had jurisdiction over every department on the Island. A team which numbered over ten now, it was pretty impressive when she thought about it but that was Steve McGarrett for you, he had always managed to fall on his feet regardless of the situation. His nickname should have been Lucky Dog instead of Smooth Dog.

The one thing which Steve hadn't mentioned anything about was his love life which she had found unusual. All the other people on their team had mentioned people waiting for them at home but not Steve. He had a photo with him, one which she had caught him looking at more than once but he wouldn't show her what it was. In fact the only person he had shown was Lieutenant Commander Riley King who Catherine knew had just joined Steve's team in Hawaii. Riley had grinned at the picture and Catherine had heard him say the word beautiful but that was it.

All of which pointed to one result, Steve, her first serious boyfriend, was free and single. Whoever had stolen him from her twelve years ago was clearly out of the picture now and she had the chance to take him back.

She lifted her hand up and smoothed it down her thick dark hair, glancing down at her outfit before she headed towards the building, pulling the door open and stepping into the cool air conditioned reception area. She glanced around her, her eyebrow rising towards her hairline as she took in the sheer amount of security surrounding her. The last time she had seen anything like this had been at the airport just after 9/11. Catherine glanced around her again before she moved to the reception desk and smiled at the two men sitting behind it. She could tell from a glance that they both had military training of some kind, from the look in their eyes she would bet that it was Special Forces but without knowing which part of the military they were from she would merely be guessing.

"Good morning" she said to them. "I'm looking for Lieutenant Commander Steve McGarrett I believe that he works in this building?"

The men exchanged a quick glance with each other before they looked back at her.

"He does work in the building" one of the men responded.

"What floor?" She asked.

"50 are based on floor three" the second one commented.

"Great" Catherine commented heading towards the first metal detector.

"Excuse me Ma'am, you need a pass to get into the building and we need to confirm with the Commander that you have permission to go up to the third floor. The Commander is very strict about who has access to that floor, no one just walks up there."

"Well I'm sure he wouldn't mind me going up there." She said.

"Well we still need to check" he answered. Catherine rolled her eyes, leaning against the desk as she waited, she had been waiting only a few moments when a familiar voice from behind her spoke.

"Catherine Rollins?"

Catherine turned round, her grin widening when she saw Riley standing behind her. A surprised expression on his face as he looked at her. She glanced him up and down, biting down on her lip as she took in his tight black jeans and pale blue t-shirts which did nothing to hide the tattoos on his arm. He was a gorgeous man with his short black hair and black eyes which looked all the darker from his top. If she hadn't have wanted Steve so much then she could very easily have made a play for the tall man in front of her.

"Riley King" She replied, pushing herself straight.

"What are you doing here?" He asked her, reaching into his pocket and pulling out a simple white card.

"I've come to see Steve" She told him, watching as Riley's eyes narrowed slightly. "He told me to pop in and see him if I was in the area and I happen to be in the area" She said happily.

"Steve told you to come and see the 50 offices?" Riley responded with a frown. Catherine nodded. Riley reached up and ran his hand through his hair, looking around him before he sighed. "Well if that's what Steve told you then I suppose you better come up then" he said finally, his voice trailing off, he looked towards the security men who were watching the scene carefully. "Can you get her an escorted visitor only badge please?" He asked them, flashing his ID at them. They nodded and went to work.

"So is it good working here?" Catherine asked trying to make conversation. Riley had always been talkative on the few occasions she had seen him when they had been together at Annapolis. The life and soul of the party but obviously that had changed. He had been quiet on the mission and he seemed more content now to stand waiting in silence, arms crossed over his chest as he waited. He glanced at her and gave her a simple shrug as his answer.

"Hey Riley! What are you doing out here? Forgotten your pass again? Steve is going to kick your ass if that's the case." A bright feminine voice called from behind him. Catherine watched as Riley turned towards the tall, beautiful native woman who approached him, a wide grin on her face showing off perfectly straight teeth. She had the same white ID card as Riley's in her hand indicating to Catherine that they worked together. Long dark hair which had been highlighted hung loose to her shoulders and warm brown eyes focused on Riley as she reached forward and clapped her hand down on his shoulder. She looked at Catherine giving her a thoughtful look. "Who is your friend?" She asked. Riley shrugged.

"She's not my friend" He commented lowly before he straightened and held his hand out towards Catherine. "Kono, this is Lieutenant Catherine Rollins with the intelligence department of the Navy, she went to Annapolis with me and Steve" He glanced towards Catherine, using his other hand to indicate the other woman. "Catherine, this is Officer Kono Kalakaua, the best rookie and surfer I've ever seen in my life. We work together in 50."

"Nice to meet you" Kono replied slowly glancing back towards Riley, some unspoken communication happened between them, whatever it was turned Kono's eyes cold when she looked back to Catherine.

"Nice to meet you to" Catherine answered with a wave.

"Lieutenant Rollins" the guard called, handing her an ID badge. "You must remain with Lieutenant Commander King and Officer Kalakaua at all times. If you do not then you will be escorted from the building."

"Understood" She said, reaching out and taking the ID from him, she attached it to her top and looked back towards Riley and Kono, both of whom looked displeased by the turn of events. "Shall we go then?"

Riley and Kono shared another look with each other before they led her through the security and toward one of the lifts, pressing the call button and waiting until the door opened before they entered. Kono swiped her card and pressed the number three button, the doors closing behind them as it moved. Riley and Kono spoke together quietly about something but Catherine ignored them, her mind going towards Steve and the fact that she would soon be seeing him again.

The lift door opened and they left it, heading down a long corridor and into a large spacious room. Catherine looked around her, her eyes widening. Several wood and glass offices littered the floor all of which looked occupied and she could tell from a quick look around that the equipment they were using was extremely expensive and extremely high tech. Clearly the Governor has spared no expense when it had come to outfitting his team with what they needed to do their jobs.

She took a step forward as one of the office doors opened and Steve walked out. Catherine grinned in pleasure taking him in. God he was gorgeous, tall and athletic with that short dark hair and large, heavily lashed hazel-blue coloured eyes. He had been the catch of the Academy, the one guy every girl had wanted and he had been hers. He had been hers right up until the moment that something had happened. Though what that something actually was she still didn't know, only that one minute they had been fine and the next he was telling her that it was over for good and that he didn't want to see her again. Even thinking back at that moment pained her thought she was willing to forgive him for it.

Catherine bit down on her lower lip heading toward him before she suddenly stopped in shock, her eyes landing on the small baby he held securely in his arms.

Who the hell was that?

"Riley? You're actually late for once, that never happens what-" Steve's voice trailed off as his eyes landed on Catherine, his smile disappearing to be replaced by a frown. "Catherine" he said flatly, coming to a stop. "What are you doing here?" He demanded, his eyes flickering to Riley and Kono who both shrugged at him.

"Don't ask me, I saw her downstairs at the reception area" Riley said walking towards one of the offices. "She said that you told her to come and see you if she was around" He commented over his shoulder. Steve looked back at Catherine.

"No I didn't" he said, his voice expressionless.

Catherine smiled at him, ignoring the cool looks she was receiving from the people in the office who had gathered around to watch it, She lifted her head up and walked towards Steve. She could hear Kono say something to an older look man about someone named Danni but she ignored it. Whoever Danni was he was clearly no threat to her since Catherine knew on good authority that Steve was as straight as they came.

"I came by to see how you are Steve" She told him, keeping her eyes fixed on Steve trying to ignore the little baby he still held in his arms. "I know that losing Freddie… Well I know what he meant to you and to Riley as well. I was there when we found him remember." She reached out and placed her hand on his bare forearm and squeezed down on the muscle, letting the touch linger. "So how are you feeling?" She asked him.

Steve frowned, moving his arm from her grip as though it was poison. His nose wrinkled up as the smell of musky perfume hit him. It was too rich for his personal taste. He glanced down when Oliver moved in his arms, a cry of displeasure leaving his mouth. He held his son closer to him, moving to the other side of the table where Chin and Jack were standing and stood between them, rocking Oliver side by side.

"It's okay baby" he murmured softly, kissing his baby's temple "I hate the smell as well." He looked up at Catherine. "I thought you were back on the Enterprise" he commented with a frown. "What brings you to Hawaii?"

"I am back on the Enterprise" She told him, leaning her hands against the computer surface. "But I told them that I had an emergency and needed some shore leave and they granted it to me. I wanted to make sure you were okay, you know maybe take you out for a drink tonight so we could talk about Freddie and the good old days."

"You shouldn't have wasted your leave Catherine" Steve replied coolly.

Catherine felt her face flush with embarrassment. She glanced away at the door when it opened and a young woman walked in, Catherine frowned slightly at her. The woman was beautiful, tiny and slight with a mass of wavy blond curls which was tied up in a side ponytail. She was fair skinned with large grey eyes. She glanced down at her outfit taking in the simple cream top with a pattern on flowers and tight grey jeans and sandals she was wearing.

She glanced back at Steve as he spoke to her.

"Catherine, the old days are over, it's time for you to move on, the past is the past and I'm only interested in there here and now and my future and you don't feature in either of them. I thought I had made that clear to you." he told her simply. He turned to the boy in his arms and buried his face into the baby's neck, sniffing it gently. The conversation clearly over in his eyes.

Catherine's eyes focused on the small baby who Steve was holding so tenderly in his arms and felt a wave of jealousy come over her. The baby was clearly a boy if the small outfit he was wearing was anything to go by. He was small and as much as she hated to admit it, incredibly cute looking. She could see that he had soft looking blond hair covering his head which was already waving. He seemed incredibly comfortable with Steve as though he was extremely familiar with her old lover, one of the baby's small hand gripping Steve's green polo neck tightly as though he had no intention of letting go.

She watched as Steve lifted his head up from the boy's neck only to bury his nose into the soft blond hair. He stood still, ignoring everyone as though he was committed to memorising the baby's scent. It was a strangely intimate scene to witness and one which she wanted to see again and again only she wanted the baby he was holding to have dark hair and eyes like hers.

Her eyes flickered past Steve to focus on the blond woman again. She seemed popular, riley coming out of his office to speak to her, whatever they were saying must have been amusing if the smile on their faces was anything to go by. She watched as the woman lightly patted Riley's arm before she moved towards them, her movements light and graceful as though she had, had dancing training when she was younger. The woman's eyes were fixed on Steve, a warm look in them which sent warning bells ringing in Catherine's head. She bit her lip and focused her attention on Steve determined to see what his reaction to the woman would be.

Author Note

Thanks for taking the time to read. An especially big thank you if you have left me a review, favourite the story or decided to follow it.

I really appreciate it

LR xxx