Thank you all for such nice reviews, I am glad ye are enjoying my story so far :) I want to finish off this fanfic so this is the last chapter but there will be a sequel so keep watch! it will be called Family

Chapter 7

A few days pass by like a breeze and Steve was still stuck in the same place he thought he was going to go crazy!

"Another breath in please.." The nurse instructed to Steve as Steve inhaled, holding it for about two seconds before quickly exhaling, the nurse placing the stethoscope on Steve's chest listening for what she hoped would be a strong and healthy heart rhythm

"Please call me Steve" Steve said as he coughed slightly the exhale slightly tickling his dry throat

"Okay, Steve I am quite happy with your progress so far, your heart seems to have a healthy normal sinus rhythm but I still would like to keep you in over the next few days just to be sure.." The nurse said to Steve's disapproval

"Doc I'm fine please just let me go home, I'll rest there!" Steve begged as he sat back slowly onto the bed his face crunched up in pain. Kono giggled as she knew herself Steve would do anything but rest at home and she was glad that the nurse put her foot down and insisted he stayed another 3 days at minimum.

"Now, Steve you are obviously in a lot of pain so I'll be back with pain killers..." The nurse said, Steve tried to argue he didn't want anymore medications that would knock him out but this nurse was strict, almost bossy. The staff obviously had warned her about how stubborn Steve was beforehand.

Steve took a deep annoyed sigh "Strict aren't they?" Kono said as she neared Steve's bed

Steve momentarily looked at Kono before focusing his attention on repositioning himself to half sitting position in the bed. Kono was shocked at how much strenuous effort it took from the tough SEAL. She was glad that the nurse insisted on the painkillers she knew he was in a lot of pain but being the Steve they all knew and love would never admit it.

"How'r you feeling"? Kono asked carefully readjusting the cushions behind Steve's head after witnessing the trouble he was having trying to do it himself.

"...Thanks..." Steve said resting his head back on the cushions and closing his eyes for a minute or tow contemplating his answer "...Don't tell anyone, but I feel like crap!" Steve admitted much to Kono's amazement "...it...it hurts to breath!" Steve said coughing to try and clear his lungs. Kono got worried after this sudden coughing fit didn't stop for around 3 minutes afterwards.

"You okay?" Kono asked fearfully

"M'fine.." Steve said weakly his breathing rate increasing to a worrying level. Kono decided to be safe she would call a nurse.

Thankfully the nurse came rushing in a concerned look etched on her face for her very vulnerable patient.

"Steven? take a deep breath for me" She instructed placing a stethoscope on Steve's back listening to his lungs. His breathing was getting worse, his breathing was now shallow and raspy

"Doc..." Steve breathed out as the nurse put on an oxygen mask "...I..can't breath.." Steve said just as his body went limp

"Steven? Steve can you hear me?" The nurse quickly put off the alarms above Steve's bed and soon a whole team of emergency doctor's and nurses were gathering around Steve.

Kono stood in the corner of the room her hand covering her mouth in shock and pure fear, what had caused this?! He was fine a few minutes ago. This was just yet another setback, Steve was a fighter Kono knew that but she didn't know how much could one person take? Could he fight any more? She hoped so!

"Bring in a crash cart now!" The nurse shouted to a younger nurse and she did as instructed. They placed electrodes on Steve's heart and the rhythm came back normal and reasonably healthy, they knew since Steve was coughing that something must be wrong with his lungs so they ordered a scan to be done on his lungs pronto! They placed an ambubag over Steve's mouth and nose and injected some sort of clear liquid into his IV line. Kono was relieved when she saw Steve's chest slow down to a normal rate and she was delighted when she heard a slight groan coming from the very sick SEAL.

"Steve? Can you hear me? Squeeze my hand if you can hear me?!" Kono had her eyes on Steve's hand which was caught by the nurse's hand. Despite the groan, Kono was discouraged when she didn't see Steve's hand tighten around the nurses.

"Steve? Squeeze my hand.." The nurse instructed, still nothing.

They lowered Steve bed down flat the ambubag oxygen mask still being applied to Steve's face. A pit formed in Kono's stomach when she heard the word "Ventilation", she hoped it wouldn't come to that. C'mon Steve you were doing so well, don't give up now! She pleaded

After what seemed to be days in a few minutes, Steve was wheeled out of the room for a scan hopefully showing what caused all this chaos.

Danny was doing great, he felt great apart from a little soreness whenever he moved suddenly but that was expected. He had bigger things on his mind at the moment, however. He wondered how did Rachel get those bruises on her neck, he was severely concerned, even though they were broken up he still cared for her deeply. But it didn't help that she was avoiding him, whenever Danny went to see Grace, who was going to be discharged soon, she wasn't there. She conveniently was out to go to the toilet, to get coffee, or to get some fresh air. Danny wasn't going to give up until he got to the bottom of this so he didn't know why she was just delaying the interrogation.

He was sitting next to Grace who was sitting up watching cartoons on TV while drinking hot chocolate, the nurse went to get her discharge forms. She was delighted she was finally getting out of this place. Danny felt bad that he hadn't been to see Steve yet, to be honest after his trips to see Grace, he was exhausted and he knew Steve would feel the same so he hoped he would understand. Danny did keep a promise to himself that he would go see him as soon as Grace is discharged and he was going to keep that promise, maybe in the morning he would go see his partner.

Rachel didn't think Danny was there to see Grace, so she entered Grace's room smiling her facial expression changing drastically when she saw Danny sitting next to their daughter's bed. Danny quietly studied her neck the bruises had slightly faded but the rest was concealed well with fake tan and bronzer.

"Hey..." Danny said smiling

"Oh, hey Daniel what are you doing here aren't you supposed to be resting?" Rachel said turning away from Danny putting the remaining of Grace's items into her suitcase.

"I don't need to rest, I feel fine!" Danny said

Danny looked at Grace then back to Rachel, Grace was glued to the TV so Danny decided to try and talk to Rachel so he slowly but surely hobbled over to his ex who was at the other side of the room.

"Rach, Can we talk, Please?" Danny whispered

"-There is nothing to talk about Daniel.." Rachel said stubbornly under her breath

"Uhm I think there is!" Danny said pointing towards the covered up bruises on Rachel's neck

"I...I don't want or need to talk about that okay?!" Rachel insisted

"Rachel please?! You can talk t-" Danny was interrupted by an annoyed Rachel

"-Danny please! Just leave it!" Rachel said and left, avoiding any arguments

"Where's mommy going?" Grace asked innocently

"Oh she is just going to see why the nurses are taking so long!" Danny said making up excuses, he didn't want to get Grace involved

"Yeah they'r taking ageesss!" Grace said emphasis on the ages

That is when the nurse finally arrived holding 3 forms one for Grace to sign the other two fro a parent/guardian to sign. Afterwards the nurse gave Danny a prescription for painkillers and an appointment to come back in the next 3 weeks for a checkup. And that was it, she was free to go!

Rachel came in and without even making eye contact grabbed Grace's suitcase and before Danny could even interrupt they were both gone.

Danny went back to his room , slept for 3 hours before waking up to see Chin sitting beside him his face buried in his hands.

"Hey Chin!" Danny said sitting up

"Hey Danny How'r you?" Chin said

"Good, dunno why I'm still in here.." Danny said yawning

"I was talking to , he said you should be out of here by Friday" Danny smiled at that thought

"Hows Steve?" Danny asked

"Well according to Kono he was fine this morning.." Chin said

"Was?" Danny asked

"Yeah he found it hard to breath, they brought him for a CT scan, turned out he had fluid around his lungs for some unknown reason...he's fine now though, they inserted a chest tube" Chin informed Danny

"Can I see him?" Danny asked

"I dunno Danny, it's getting late and-" Chin didn't get a chance to finish his sentence

"I want to see him Chin!" Danny said like a spoilt child

An in true spoilt child fashion he got his own way and was soon sitting next to Steve in his room. He was sleeping and Kono said he was sedated so it was normal for him to be sleeping for long hours.

"You okay Danny, you don't seem yourself?" Kono asked

"What? oh, Yeah i'm fine!" Danny said snapping out of his little trance

"What's up?" Chin asked

Danny took a deep breath "...It's Rachel.." He released the breath he was holding

"What about her?" Kono asked curiously

"She has black and blue marks on her neck and i'm worried someone in trying to hurt her or something, how else would she have bruises on her neck!" Danny said

"Why don't you talk to her?"Kono asked stating the obvious

"I tried! I know she is hiding something but to figure out what is gonna be harder then i thought!" Danny said

"Don't worry Danny we'll figure it out!" Chin said laying a hand on his shoulder

There was a few minutes of silence before they heard sort of like a gagging sound, they looked at Steve and he was beginning to wake up.

"Steve?" Danny laughed to himself with joy "Steve wake up! It's me Danny.." Danny said

As Steve's eyes fluttered open and rested on Danny's blue/green eyes not too far away he smiled

"D'nny!" Steve said obviously delighted to see his partner. He hadn't seen him since this whole thing started 10 days ago!

"Heeeey buddy, I'm here... how'r you feeling?" Danny asked forgetting about Rachel momentarily

"M'sore...but good...Wbu?" Steve said flicking his eyes up to Danny's IV line snaking into his arm

"I'm good Steve, it's good to see you, you gave us all quite a scare!" Danny said honestly

"S'rry!" Steve said, Danny knew he was't going to make sense since he was highly medicated

"That's okay buddy" Danny laughed at how high his partner was

"Gr'ce?" Steve asked

"She's fine, she went home earlier...she's doing great!" Danny said

"Good.." Steve said his eyes drooping closed once again

Another week passes and Danny is finally discharged from hospital and Steve is going to be discharged on the same day! Things were looking up but something still bugged Danny's mind, Rachel. So far he never found out what had caused the bruises and by the looks of things he wasn't going to at this stage! Grace was doing brilliantly, she was always complaining about how bored she was at home and that she wanted to go back to school. Rachel agreed to let her go back to school within the next 2 weeks, Grace was delighted she would be able to "chill" with her friends again.

Danny noticed a change in Grace, she wasn't the 8 year old girl anymore, she was now interested in fashion and shoes. She wanted to get her first cell phone and high heels but Rachel didn't allow her, she was still too young. She was also beginning to get cheeky rolling her eyes when Danny began treating her like the 8 year old child he will always remember she was. It was a bittersweet reminder that Grace was growing up, she was nearing the dreaded teenage years.

Danny waited around for 4 hours after being discharged to wait for Steve, Kono and Chin waited around too, the 3 musketeers! Steve finally came out of the ER floppy doors with strict warnings that if he doesn't take his medications this time he will more then likely end up back in here and he might not be as lucky as he was! Steve vowed to himself that he will take his pills this time, he never wanted to experience anything like that again!

"Hey there you are! let's get out of here huh?" Danny said patting his partner on the back

After a long 16 days they were finally all walking out the door of the hospital, everybody in one piece

It was like it was going in slow motion as the hardy team of heroic 4 exited the hospital squinting as the sun shined in their faces, the feeling of freedom overwhelming!

"It's going to be alright!" Steve McGarrett said smiling to Danny as they both smiled and hoped into the car. Something still nagging Danny he was still worried about Rachel.

3 weeks pass and the Five-0 gang along with Max and Kamekona were at Steve's for a barbeque. Everybody was happy sipping away at their longboards beers while the waves crashed in the background. The laughter of Kono blaring as Kamekona expressed his "Funny" side.

"Who wants the last burger?" Steve shouted

"ME!" Kamekona almost trampled everyone to get to Steve. Everybody else just had to move

"Kamekona that is you 4th burger!" Steve said

"I can't help it, your culinary skills are just irrisistable!" Kamekona said, Steve stared at him "C'mon give the man what he wants!" Kame said edging the plate closer to Steve

That is when Danny's phone rang

"Detective Williams?" Danny answered strolling down to the queitness of the beach a smile still on his face from the banter

"Do what I say and your precious daughter and ex-wife will not get hurt, do you understand?" Danny heard a strong Russian accent on the other end of the line, Grace crying in the background

The girls were in trouble? His worst nightmare was coming true!

Okay so I hope you enjoyed trouble, I am going to do a sequel to this story so watch out for it! Review on the last chapter, I would love it! Thank you all fro such support without ye fanfiction is for nothing :P Until next time :) Bye x:)