Aquababy58: this is so, so, so, so, soooooo far from over! Things are about to get interesting and I'm super excited because we are only ONE chapter away from the infamous Option One! Which I'll post in just a few hours! I PROMISE!

Until then, my dear readers, here's chapter 15. It's a bit short but I wanted to finish it quickly so I could get to the interesting part!

Enjoy!

They arrived at the house a little under 15 minutes and rushed to the door taking it down with one swift kick without even knocking once. Normally Danny would have ranted non-stop at his partner salvage way of doing things. Today, though, he didn't mind; he would have taken the door down himself.

- Paul and Sean Brown! This is Five-0! – yelled Steve but he got no reply. There was no one in the living room son they split up to search the rest of the house. Danny took the left bedroom on the hall while Kono took the right one. Steve registered the bathroom and then went outside to look into the backyard.

- Clear! – came Danny's voice into their coms.

- Clear! – this time Kono. Steve followed soon after.

- There's no one here.

- Boss you better come see this – said Kono urgently over the com. Both he and Danny rushed to where she was holstering their weapons. What they found turned their blood to ice.

- What the….? – said Danny.

One of the walls on the room Kono had cleared was covered in pictures, surveillance pictures, and Annabeth was on each and every one of them. They could also see each other.

There were pictures of the whole team at different crime scenes. Pictures of them eating at Kamekona's. Danny specifically shoved a picture off the wall to stare at it when he recognized Grace hanging out with Annabeth on one of her tennis matches. He remembered the day way too clearly, it was a Sunday and his daughter had won the game against an older player. They had been so proud of here, and just the thought of those pervs having a picture of his little Grace made his stomach growl.

There were other pictures where only Annabeth and Steve were portrayed. It showed them around the palace, or on the streets, on their way to a crime scene or to interview a suspect. Danny was in a lot of pictures as well with the two of them, but what unnerved Steve the most were the pictures taken at his house. Them arriving or leaving, running down the beach or going for a swim. Annabeth actually didn't like running too much so it wasn't common for her to join him on his morning exercises. The last time he can remember working out together was at least a few month back. So these guys had been stalking her for at least that long.

This was definitely worst that they'd thought.

- We need to find them – he said tightly and then spoke to Chin over his com – Chin, send out and alert for the two of them. I want every cop on the island looking for the SOBs. Alert the airport and the docks. Contact Jersey police and ask for their assistance in case they manage to slip our radars and return to the mainland – a noise outside stopped them on their tracks. They got out of the room and faced the front door. Beyond, they could see Sean Brown staring at them for just a second before dropping what he was caring and running down the street.

He got into a car and sped away. Steve had begun to follow Sean on foot but seeing him speed away he doubled back and got into the Camaro. Danny and Kono right behind them.

They gave Chin the license plate number and model of the car, put the sirens on and readied themselves for a hell of a car chase. Only, it wasn't that hellish at all.

They raced through a few streets until they reached the center of Honolulu where the danger of running over a tourist increased by a tenfold. As always, Danny had a panic attack every time Steve came close to ending their lives or the lives of the innocent people of Hawaii. Kono was, of course, edging him on.

After all his efforts, they managed to lost them in the confusion of cars and people, but Chin soon made himself known again by saying he had caught sight of the vehicle entering the parking lot of an office building. They hurried over and got out of the car, weapons ready and headed over the parking lot searching for the car and its driver.

They had to go all the way down to the lowest level before finding the car again and when they did, the gathered around it, weapons trained on it, waiting for Steve's signal to come closer. The slowly made their way towards the front seats and three guns were pointed steadily into the empty driver's seat. There was no one in the car.

They started searching the perimeter, car by car, one parking lot space after the other but found no sign of him. They covered each floor until they reached street level again and Steve cursed under his breath because he knew they had lost him. Once outside in the open again it was too easy to get lost in the amount of people walking on the streets. It was a rush hour: tourist leaving the beach, people getting out of work, it was chaotic. The perfect place to hide. Annabeth and Chin's eyes were glued to the screens, trying to identify the suspect through the surveillance cameras but they had no luck. The suspect was gone.

- Damn it! – Steve said.

- Let's go back to the house. Gather all the evidence that we can and start a new search based on the identity of the two of them – offered Danny, in no way less disappointed than Steve.

- Fine – was the curtly reply.

By the time they made it back to the office, it was already dark. They had taken all the pictures from the house and had also alerted HPD to put a few patrol cars around the house in case either Paul or Sean showed up again, which was doubtful.

The mood in the office was tense. They were all angry that the suspect had gotten away but they were even more so by the lack of information on them and the empty results of the various alerts put out throughout the city. There were no other properties on their names, no current jobs, no know associates, they didn't even have an arrest record or so much as a speeding ticket. Just who the hell were they and why had they targeted Annabeth?

And, more importantly, how were they going to find them?

It was near 10 p.m. already and Steve knew he needed to send his team home. They were all tired and frustrated. He also suspected they weren't going to get any new leads that night. Right now they depended on the alerts and if their suspects decided to show their faces somewhere. There's wasn't much they could do from the office.

Also, he figured Annabeth must have been beyond tired. She had only gotten the few hours of sleep at the hospital and she was starting to look pale. She hadn't wanted to eat anything for lunch and had been surviving only with water. They weren't exactly following the doctor's orders and he needed to take her home. So, after announcing his decision, the all gathered their stuff and went home.

Danny had offered to spend the night at the McGarrett House, but it was Annabeth who had declined. She didn't want him having a rough night because of her, she knew how much he despised sleeping in the couch. He had insisted it was fine but she refused. There was no need. And so, after calling it a night, they all went home.

The first night home was completely sleepless, both for Annabeth and Steve and he had only managed to get her to eat some cereal by the end of the night. Things didn't go much better with food the next few days but she had managed to get some sleep during the nights. But even she had to admit she was getting beyond frustrated by the fact that they hadn't been able to catch even a glimpse of her attackers. It was as if they had dropped out of the earth.

They had been spending more time in the office than ever, every one working around the clock to find them, and they were beginning to think they had been able to evade all HPD patrols and alerts and leave the island.

They had no idea.

And, FINALLY, next chapter: Option One begins! We have officially reached the point of no return. You better prepare yourself because what is about to happen will totally blow your minds!

I CAN'T wait for your reactions although and dying of nervousness right now!

See you in a few hours!