Summary: Completely AU! In this story, you'll find a place where men can become pregnant through shapeshifting just like they can impregnate their female partner or male partner. The Shapeshifting in this story includes transforming into what you would have looked like as a man or woman and appears when you're a teenager. Since Danny fell for a female named Rachel who didn't want to have their next baby after having Grace, he is knocked up by her through shapeshifting. This story can be considered Mpreg. You'll see why when you read it. Read and Review please! Rated M for safety! Updates will be very slow!
Disclaimer: Hawaii Five O and all its characters belong to CBS.
Chapter 15- Welcome to the World Part 1
"Go away Danno!" Grace yells as she looks at the clock as she runs her fingers through Steve's hair trying to soothe him. It's near six in the evening and Steve has silent tears running down his face as his head sits in her lap when they hear the constant knocking on the door.
"Let me in!" Danny yells back as he finally gives in to the contraction by sliding down the wall, his knees bent up and breathing through it while trying to not make a sound. He had to apologize to his friend, and he wasn't going to leave until he did so.
"No! You really hurt him this time and I'm not going to let you continue to do more damage," she said taking a quick glance down to her uncle who looks to have cried himself to sleep. She takes his head and scoots out so it's not on her lap anymore but instead on the bed and bends down to give his forehead a kiss. "I'm coming out, but you can't come in here."
Danny quickly stands up as fast as his belly would allow and tries to get in the room when his daughter comes out. She pushes him back none too gently and quickly shuts the door behind her noting how pink his face is with blood vessels looking like they were about to burst under the skin. He wasn't looking so good, but her anger took the front seat instead of worry.
"How could you say that to him?" she nearly whispers as she punctuates each word with a poke to his chest which has him backing up. "You told him he's not your brother, but the truth is he is your brother in every way that counts. He is your best friend and he even baby proofed his house for you, and he was willing to help with the baby. He gave us his house to live in because we had nowhere else to go and he..."
"Let me explain..."
"I'm not who you should explain yourself to. If he doesn't accept your apology and that's a big if then I don't want anything to do with you either. You can raise that baby by..."
A strangled sound came from deep within Danny's soul cutting her off again from both the pain of the contractions and sorrow from her words. He began to rub the side of his belly as he turned around heading for the steps, head hung low.
"Danno!" she yells to his retreating back as he heads down the steps never stopping only pausing at the bottom of the steps because another contraction had hit. "I didn't mean it! It just came out like a go to button whenever bad stuff happens. I don't want you to leave not like this."
Danny turns back around slowly and begins to walk part way back up the stairs before speaking. "You did mean it. You wouldn't have said it if you didn't."
"Look at me and tell me if I meant it. You always could tell if I was lying just by looking into my eyes. I didn't mean to say that," she responded with complete sincerity all while looking at him in the eyes. "I love you Danno and that includes my sister or brother you're going to be having. If my mom won't help you, I'd be happy to. I could never ever disown you or the baby even if I wanted to which by the way I don't."
Danny began to speak but was afraid his voice would portray the pain he was in, with both relief and contractions he was still trying to hide. He does the only thing he can to show he forgives her by hugging her tightly when he reaches her as she speaks. She lays her head on his shoulder and hugs him back just as tightly.
"I'm really sorry. Can you forgive me?" she said with remorse as she felt his nod in her hair at the top of her head.
When he let go of her the first tears fell as he let out a pained laugh tinged with sadness yet happiness and relief. "I'm...I-I'm happy you said th-that because the baby is coming."
"Now?" she asked, placing both hands to the sides of his belly to confirm the tightness indicating a contraction was happening. "Are you sure it's not a false alarm?"
He nods, bending over at the waist and begins to breathe heavily so he doesn't scream as he searches out for her hand, and she lets him squeeze it as hard as he needs to while calling out for Steve after her father's next statement.
"...and I think you'll need to deliver it. I've been...dealing...with con- contractions half the day."
"HALF THE DAY?! And you didn't think to tell one of us?!" Grace asks, her angry side coming through sharply now all while rubbing his back with her free hand. She stops for a moment and silently counts to ten before she says something she'll regret yet again "We could have had you at the hospital by now! Uncle Steve! Wake up! It's..."
Danny stands up to his full height as quickly as he can and covers her mouth. "Don't wake him. He won't want anything to do with me...the hospital's not an option now and I didn't know it was the real thing."
"Too late," she said letting go completely to peek into Steve's room to see him waking up. "It's happening. I need you two to put your differences aside for now and make sure the baby gets here safely."
Danny and Steve look at each other before looking away as they both simultaneously say: "Okay."
Danny shifts into his female form as his daughter walks pass Steve pick pocketing him before going into the other room which was her room there. She knew at this point her mother would only probably answer the phone if it was Steve so she did what she could do.
When she hears no movement outside of the door, she sets the cell phone on the bed. She peeks out and sees the two looking at each other in silent conversation like brothers do if they could even be considered brothers at this point.
"Well, what are you two waiting for? Uncle Steve please prepare the tub at least. Danno get ready to get in the tub. I'll be there in a little bit."
"What are you doing?" Danny asked, a look of fear in his eyes as if afraid to be left alone with her uncle.
She looks at her father, smile in place as if to reassure him, then back into the room where the cell phone is with hope. "You'll see. I promise I'll be there. I just have to do this."
Sorry to keep you guys waiting. This is such a short chapter and I'm sorry about that. I'm just adding this author's note today for some reason. I started working on this chapter about the end of July and never got a chance to publish it. There was a death in my family, and I haven't been the same since. I will work on the next chapter which will be the end hopefully but until then hope this holds you over until then.
