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A/N: Happy Friday guys! Well… we're almost there. Next chapter shit's gonna go down, things are going to be said, and lies are going to be revealed. I know Steve and Rowan are kinda in a good place right now, and it looks like they're heading in the right direction, but they have one more monkey wrench coming their way (that they will over come) and then the fluff is going to start. I gotta a sex scene lined up to hit somewhere around chapter 90 (to make up for the fact that they're not fully together). Both Rowan and Steve have a long way to go before they heal, so bear with them, they're trying their best to work through it. :P Also, I've only had two people voting on what story they want. Please remember to pick an option (1, 2, 3, or 4) so I know which one you want me to write if you win : ) I'll put them below for you in case you missed them on Wednesday. Anyway, back to our regular scheduled updates, see you Tuesday!

One. Brunch with Mary, Doris, Rowan and Steve (after Mary and Doris are reunited that one time)

Two. Steve's real time reaction to last chapter's heist scene

Three. One of the bake days with Kono

Four. How Rowan accidentally shot at Juan Carolos

Chapter 55

Danny had let Steve drive the Camaro and as a result the car was doing all sorts of crazy tricks. Sliding through that turn onto Pohukaina street. The next turn onto Coral Street was a bit smoother but it still threw both Danny and Kono to the side.

They had three cop cars following them and they were driving on the wrong side of the road, but Steve was undeterred. He was determined to not get caught.

"Kono, give me your phone," he ordered and immediately she did as she were told.

Steve responded by throwing it out of the window. Well, peachy, just peachy, there went all of her cute pictures of her and Adam. Obviously, she knew it was necessary as they were probably tracking her phone so she said nothing.

Steve managed to lose them long enough so that he could stop. He got out and then pulled Kono out of the back. He handed her a phone but kept looking over her shoulder.

"Okay, this is a burner phone. Keep it on you but lay low while we sort this out. We're gonna find you as soon as we can," he promised. "You got it?"

Kono didn't have time to thank him, she could only say: Okay and then run off into the shadows of the alleyway to hide. She ducked in behind wire fence and watched the Camaro speed away. She hadn't want to leave Steve but she knew, just as he had known, that this would make it easier for her to evade arrest. He was going to lead them on a wild goose chase, she would be able to slip away and try to prove her innocence.

She stayed hidden in the shadows as the squad cars raced by, sirens blaring and lights flashing. They were so distracted by the Camaro peeling off that none of them noticed her slinking away. She waited in her shadowed corner, waited to make sure that no one else was near-by.

She turned and then yelped throwing herself back because she hadn't expected anyone to be behind her.

"Jezzus!" Rowan cried, clapping a hand to her chest.

"Rowan, you scared me!" Kono accused. "How long have you been there?"

"I've been waiting all morning," she said. "I didn't know exactly when you guys would swing by."

Kono stared at Rowan. It was the first time she had seen her without her sling. She didn't have time to celebrate that right now as it had dawned on her that Rowan was here by design.

"You had a vision," she said.

Rowan shrugged. "Yeah. So sue me! Do you want a ride out of here or not?"

"Rowan you can't drive," Kono said.

"No… I can drive, Steve just never got me a driver's licence," she said primly. "But now I'm the proud holder of a G-2 or whatever you guys call it here. And in 6 months, and with a lot of practice I'll get my full G."

They did not call it a G license here. It was just a straight up regular license, but since Rowan was older than 18 hers would be unrestricted, not an intermediate one. Kono was trying to remember where in the world they issued G licenses but with all that was going on she couldn't think of anything other than the situation she found herself in.

"You coming or not?" Rowan asked.

She had led her to a car. A black Audi A8. A very familiar Audi A8. "Is that…?"

"Wo's car?" Rowan asked. "Yep, he told me where he hid it and how to get the keys."

"Really?" Kono asked.

Rowan nodded and smiled to her. "Turns out I'm the password," she said as if that were a good thing. She got into the driver's seat as Kono slid into the back seat sitting low so no one could see her. She had never been in a car with Rowan but she heard from Steve and Danny that she had been a reckless driver. Rowan better be careful driving with her hidden in the back seat. She didn't want them to get pulled over.

"Kay, let's get you hidden!" she said. Backstreet boys were on the radio. Rowan had aviator glasses on. And Kono couldn't help but smile. With Rowan and McGarrett on her side, she felt like she could do anything. Which included beating a murder and corruption charge.

H5O-H5O-H5O-H5O

The bastards had caught them.

It took a road block to get them, but it still happened and he was a little ashamed that it had. Still, Steve had no choice but to pull over. Well at least Kono was no longer in the car.

Steve and Danny got out of the car, where Duke told the other officers to stand down so they wouldn't get shot. Duke looked absolutely livid about the whole situation.

He stalked towards them shouting: "Where's Kono?"

"No idea," Steve said and it wasn't a total lie. At that current moment she could have been anywhere.

"Steve, she was seen getting inside your car outside the Palace," Duke told him. Well wasn't that something? "Pop the trunk!"

Oh, yes, that was a good move. That was something an amateur would know to do. But Steve and Danny weren't amateurs. Regardless, Danny popped the trunk and Duke took a look inside. Steve already knew he wasn't going to find anything, he was just waiting for Duke to figure it out.

Duke shut the door and instead of being the bad cop he had put on the good cop front. Which made no sense because obviously Steve and Danny were immune. "I know you want to protect her but Kono's wanted for questioning in the murder of Victor Asanma. I gotta bring her in."

Danny rolled his eyes. "Come on, Duke. Do you really think she had anything to do with that?" he asked.

"The Crime lab matched the ballistics to her gun," he reminded them, as if Max hadn't brought them the new first. "How do you explain that?"

"Michael Noshimuri used her gun to pull off the murder. He set her up," Danny answered immediately. Oh yes, score one for Team Five-0, thank you Danny and his quick come-backs.

"Victor Asanuma was the star witness in Michael's manslaughter trial," Steve reminded Duke, ready to slam down some cold hard facts to back up Danny's claim. "Duke, you and I both know he's the one who pulled the trigger."

"That may be true, Steve, but Kono is in a relationship with Adam Noshimuri," he shot back. "His father was a Yakuza Boss for thirty years the prosecuting attorney thinks maybe she did her boyfriend's brother a solid by taking care of his problem."

Yeah. As if. Kono would absolutely never do that. Oh well Steve was having none of this. "Okay, you tell the prosecuting attorney we'll deliver him the real killer, we just need some time."

Duke wasn't pleased by this but after a second of contemplation he leant in and whispered: "I hope you know what you're doing, Steve." And then he walked away.

Once he was out of earshot Danny leant in too and asked: "You know what you're doing, right?"

Steve didn't answer him. His phone was ringing and he chose to answer that instead. And then he had two problems to worry about.

H5O-H5O-H5O-H5O

The knock came on the door and Kono ducked behind the kitchen island, but Rowan went to the door. She leant against it, refusing to look through the peephole in case someone tried to stab her through it. She saw it in a horror movie once and she never forgot about it.

She had a feeling she knew who it was though.

"Password?" she called.

There was silence before Adam said: "You didn't give me a password Rowan."

"Oh? Didn't I?" she asked. Hmm… she had thought she had. "Alright, I guess I'll take that."

She opened the door and Adam came in. He had a plastic bag in his hand, he said nothing to Rowan, but as soon as his eyes found Kono, who was gingerly getting up from behind the kitchen island his whole demeanour changed.

Rowan shut the door, Adam made a move towards Kono and then someone knocked on the door again. Rowan wasn't expecting anyone else. No one had told Steve where Kono was, so there was no reason for someone to be here.

"H.P.D. Rowan, open the door," Duke cried from the other side. Kono moved into the back rooms, probably her bedroom, Adam going with her. Only when they were gone did Rowan go about messing up her appearance. Tousling her hair, pulling her shirt off her shoulder. She hyperventilated a bit and then opened the door to Duke.

"Hi… uh… what's up?" she said to him acting more breathless than she really was.

Duke stared at her, his eyes boring into her. "I'm looking for Kono," he said. "Have you seen her?"

Rowan put on a look of confusion. "Uh. Yeah. I was with her at the hospital last night," she said. "Is she not there anymore? I didn't think they sent cops after people who left before they were cleared to go."

Duke glared at her. "No. That's not it, Rowan. Kono's wanted for questioning in an active murder investigation. I need to know if you've seen her. Or if you're harbouring her inside."

Rowan gasped in mock outrage. "I had no idea this was happening, but she's not here."

"That's interesting, because we just watched Adam Noshimuri walk up these steps. Why is her boyfriend visiting you?" Duke asked.

Rowan pretended to be shocked and afraid. She then leant forward and said: "Look, I can tell you but you're not gonna like it. It's gonna put you in a bad place."

Duke blinked his eyes. "Rowan what have you done?"

"I'm kinda… uh… I'm kinda seeing Adam," she said in her best stage whisper.

Duke went an ashen color. "But you're with Alex…"

"Yes, and Adam's with Kono, do you see the problem?" she said. Duke just stared at her his eyes bulging out, so clearly he understood. "And it gets worse. Steve has no idea, and you know what he's like."

"Oh no, oh no, I don't want to be a part of this," Duke moaned.

"Yeah, well you're the one who knocked on my door during our hook up hour," Rowan snapped. "Look, I'm down to pretend that you don't know if you're down to pretend that you didn't witness this."

Duke glanced over his shoulder and then back to Rowan. "Fine, I won't tell if you won't. But you've gotta promise to leave me out of it if Steve finds out."

"Of course," Rowan said with a small smirk. "Bye Duke."

She shut the door as Duke walked away and then locked the door just as quickly. She leant against the door as she caught her breath. Damn she was good, but her heart was still racing. If and when Steve found about this lie, he was not going to be pleased with her.

She turned to find Adam and Kono coming out from her bedroom. Kono was smiling widely at her but Adam looked far from impressed.

"No offence, but you're not my type," he said to her. Rowan scowled at him. Obviously, she had been lying, why couldn't he had just said thank you for saving their bacon? But before she could very snarkily tell him that he wasn't her type either Kono jumped to her defense.

"Don't worry, you're not her type either. Steve is her type," Kono said shooting her a teasing grin.

"Who told you that," Rowan snapped, narrowing her eyes at Kono. "Did Danny tell you that? The Gossip Whore, I swear, I'm gonna feed Grace nothing but cupcakes every time he has her for the weekend."

"Is no one concerned that she lies that convincingly?" Adam asked as Kono moved to the kitchen island to get at the supplies he had brought for her. "I mean, she could be an actress."

"I did do a stint on Broadway," Rowan admitted. "Well… Toronto's version of Broadway mostly, but I did tour a bit and get to perform on actual Broadway for a night."

She looked up and found both Adam and Kono staring at her. Kono opened her mouth, obviously to ask her about what she had just said, but thinking of her musical career reminded her of home and how her mother came on the tour with her because she missed home too much when she was on the road. And how her father and brother came to every opening night she had and sent roses to every performance they couldn't make. Thinking about it carved a hole in her heart because here in this world none of that had happened and if it were to happen now there'd be no one to send her flowers at every performance.

"It's a long story and I'd rather not get into it. We have other, more pressing issues to deal with," she said. "Like right now. I'm pretty sure you've reopened your wound."

Kono pressed a hand to her injured side as if just remembering that she had been shot less than 24 hours ago. She turned her attention onto Adam. "Thanks for bringing this for me," Kono said, peeling the bandage off of her bullet wound. Immediately Rowan gagged and turned away. Kono ignored her.

"Whoa," Adam said wincing as if the injury hurt him. "Kono, you should still be in the hospital."

"It's not really an option," she answered. "H.P.D.'s looking for me. They think I killed Victor Asanuma."

Adam looked genuinely confused. "Why do they think you're involved?" he asked.

"Because we found his remains in a barrel in a dockside warehouse. Single tap to the head. Crime lab tested the bullet and it was fired from my gun," she told him. Rowan knew what happened of course but she firmly kept her mouth shut.

"What?" came out of Adam in a hushed whisper. Rowan waited for him to get it. For them both to get it. "How?"

Oh… he did not get it.

"Your brother."

And that was just dangling out there. Adam glared at Kono for a bit until Rowan raised her hand and said: "I already told you he framed her, this would be what I was talking about."

Adam turned to her slack jawed. He pointed a finger in her direction. "Just cause you had a vision doesn't mean it's true. I'll need a something more than that."

"Okay, how about this. After he got out of prison, we were under the same roof for a couple of nights." "—A stupid idea really." "—Not now Rowan." Kono snapped and then turned back to Adam. "Look, he must have taken my gun and then returned it to my holster."

It was a lot to take in. Adam responded by put a hand to his forehead like he felt the strongest of headaches coming and beginning to pace the small confines of the open concept kitchen. All seven steps from wall to fridge.

Kono wasn't done with him though. "Did you know he was going to do that to me?"

Adam opened his mouth to talk but it was Rowan who said: "Uh, no! He's crazy about you. He'd never let that happen."

"Did you get that from a vision?" he asked her.

"Nope, well sorta. Half just watching you two together and half cause I know y'all are so crazy about each other you get married," she said with a wistful smile on her face. Her B.C. accent must have come out because Adam and Kono were staring at her funny again. Or maybe it was just what she had said in general. She did just tell them they were getting married a whole two seasons before it actually happened.

Luckily Kono realized Rowan wasn't going to talk about that either because she just shook her head and turned back to Adam as if Rowan hadn't interjected at all.

"I don't know what to think," she said to Adam. "You haven't exactly been transparent with me lately."

"Hey if anyone should be questioning loyalty here, it's me."

"Yes, Rowan told me that you know about the phone."

"Did she tell you she tried to cover for you too?"

"Yes and that she failed," Kono said shooting Rowan a little bit of a smile. "I'm sorry about that, but you were hiding things and lying. I felt like I had no choice. Adam, I want to believe you. From the beginning you said you want out of the family business. But from everything I'm seeing you've taken over from your father as the Oyabun."

"Kono, I told you, everything I'm doing is to protect you," he repeated. Like a broken record. "Michael's putting together an army to fight me for control of our enterprises. I need our partners to think I'm still in charge."

"Mmm… I'm pretty sure Michael has the Yakuza on his side already," Rowan said absently as she opened the fridge looking for something to eat. "Does anyone want a pudding? I have Oreo flavoured ones."

Both turned her down.

"I thought you were trying to legitimize the business," Kono reminded him.

"Girl let the damn boy explain," Rowan said around a mouthful of pudding.

"Yes, thank you," he said to Rowan and then turned back to Kono. "I am. I'm trying. I promise you Kono. But it's not that simple." He took her hand now that she was done bandaging it and held it tightly. "My father's allies stand to lose a lot of money, so I need to make those moves very quietly. If they see me as weak, I'm dead."

Kono was silent as she regarded him. So, Rowan helped them speed this process along. "It's all true," she said to Kono. "Trust me."

"I swear to god if you believe the psychic over me, I'm going to lose it," Adam said. He wasn't serious though the smile on his face told her that. Rowan found herself smiling at him regardless of the situation. She liked Adam. She really did.

She was going to make sure that poor boy didn't end up in jail.

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Steve didn't want to deal with a plane filled with dead bodies. He didn't want to deal with a terrorist with the National Liberation Movement running lose on his island. He didn't want to have to worry about the same guy having stolen his own young son and going on the run with him.

But that was his case. Which meant no time for Kono's case. And now there was a little boy in danger. Steve needed help.

This meant that he had driven all the way to Alex's and practically sprinted up the stairs. If Rowan had seen Kono's shooting maybe she saw the plane going down. He pounded on the door until she opened up. Her hair looked tousled, her shirt was hanging off of her shoulder awkwardly, and her cheeks were oddly flushed.

Had he interrupted something?

As soon as she saw him she began to fix herself up. "Sorry, I thought you were… never mind. What are you doing here?"

"I need to know about the downed plane," he said. No hello. Nothing. He wanted to ask who she thought he was. He wanted to thread his fingers through her hair and kiss her so he'd be the reason she was in such a state of disarray. But he had told himself he wouldn't do this anymore. He told himself that he wouldn't haunt her anymore and that he'd learn to move on, but this wasn't going to help him achieve any of that.

"The what?" Rowan asked. She looked confused, concerned. He didn't know if it was an act or if she actually just didn't know. Maybe she hadn't gotten the vision or had the dream yet.

"Look, we have a plane filled with dead bodies, I have an NLM Terrorist named Rafael Salgado who's stolen his four-year-old son and is loose on the island and there's an arrest out for Kono," Steve snapped. "You are always in my way over some stupid vision or dream so I need you to tell me what you know."

Rowan blinked her eyes at him. "In the way huh?" she echoed in a soft voice. Steve probably should have realized phrasing it that way would hurt her feelings but he didn't have the time to worry about her delicate sensibilities right now. "I haven't had a vision about a plane."

"Well I need you to have one right now," Steve said.

Rowan laughed, the sound nothing like what he was used to, and instead it was hollow and soft. "It doesn't work like that Steve. If I could choose when I had my visions I would have stopped Michael from using Kono's gun," she said.

Oh, so she was having visions about Kono's situation but not about his plane. "Yeah but if I touch you… I can spark one, right?" he asked. He put a hand out to her and Rowan backed away from him.

"No," she said. "Don't. It hurts, getting them all at once, it'll knock me out. Please don't."

But Steve didn't listen. He grabbed her despite her protests, as soon as his hands met her biceps he felt the electric current travel up his palms but it wasn't the one he was looking for. That was a jolt of desire, he got it every time he touched her, not the i-gave-her-a-vision shock. But when Rowan didn't react right away, he started to panic, maybe because she didn't want to it wasn't going to work. So be began to shake her, lightly at first but progressively getting more violent then he'd care to admit to get it started. Suddenly Rowan started to convulse and then he got that shock he was looking for. He gripped her tightly to keep her from dropping when her knees gave out.

"Let her go!" Kono screamed at him, appearing from somewhere. Steve dropped her into Kono's embrace and backed away as Adam came out from the back room and put himself in between two of them.

"What the hell man?" Adam snapped. "What the hell were you doing?"

"What are you guys doing here?" he asked. He knew why they were here. It was actually a good place to hide. But he didn't want to answer their questions, didn't want to admit how low he had stooped just then and that question seemed the safest thing to say at that point.

From the floor Rowan gasped and bolted up. She coughed as if she was gagging and put her head in her hands. "So much blood," she groaned.

"Do you need a garbage?" Kono asked. "Adam, go get a garbage or a bucket."

Adam seemed less than interested in leaving the girls alone with Steve and luckily Rowan said: "No, no, I'm good." With Kono's help she stood up. She glared at Steve. "You shook me like some fucking psychic magic eight ball!"

Steve hadn't thought about it that way. He didn't like the way she was looking at him, like he was the bad guy. He deserved it but he was panicking. He had so much to do, so many lives resting on his shoulders, and she wasn't cooperating.

He didn't even get a sorry out of his mouth before Rowan said: "I don't know where he is but I know he gets shot in front of his son. He's going to die."

Steve blinked his eyes. "Who shoots him?"

"The NLM people, they stole his son," she answered. She then glanced over to Kono who had a hand at the small of her back to keep her steady. "I know who you have to ask to get information, but he's not going to talk to you and I can't leave right now."

"What are you talking about?" Steve asked but Rowan wasn't listening, Rowan was looking at his feet and talking to herself.

"Kay, but is this like more important? I mean I need to stay here because I can help them prove it was Michael and maybe keep Michael from getting shot. Cause if he gets shot then Kono and Adam leave and so does Doris. But if I go with Steve I could maybe save that guys life. He's a bad guy though, so is it worth it? Like really worth it? Damn this is a shitty decision…" she murmured.

"I'm not going to shoot Michael," Adam said in a quiet voice and Kono and Steve turned to him. Was that what Rowan had been talking about? She had clearly told him that before but when.

"I already told you. Michael is going to try to kill both you and Kono, its self-defence," Rowan said absently. "I could give Steve a note to give to him, but that wouldn't guarantee that he'd help. He barely likes to help me as is."

"Rowan, I don't know what you're talking about," Steve snapped and Rowan turned her scowl up to him.

"Look. I'm going to help you and then you're gonna take me straight to them. I'm pretty sure they can get the proof without me," she told him. She then turned to Adam. "It's in some warehouse in the jungle. Look for a pair of gloves in a truck. They've got prints in them."

Rowan then turned back to Steve. "I'm going to help you, I'm gonna get him to talk to you and then you are never… ever… going to touch me again. I don't care if I have to get a lobotomy I will never have another vision for you ever again."

Considering she had no control over when she got her visions Steve found that a bit unnecessary to say to him. So, he didn't agree, it wasn't a promise or threat she could keep and if she thought he was going to let her get an actual lobotomy she was out of her damn mind.

Instead he asked: "Who do I need to talk to?"

"You're not gonna like this…" she said with a sigh. "But you have to ask Wo."

She was right. He didn't like that at all.