Someone has to do it

By

Landon Richardson and TealRose

Disclaimer

The characters of Steve McGarrett, Adam 'Toast' Charles , Kono Kalakaua and Malia Waincroft belong to the creator of H50 which obviously isn't me…

The character of Danni Williams, although based on male Danny Williams, has taken on a life of her own as many of you know and therefore I think I can safely say that she is my own creation. Grace although similar in some ways to the show is also different so she enters that grey area as well.

The character of Ryan Moore and Duncan Taylor anyone else who you don't recognise do belong to me.

I guess it goes without saying not to borrow the characters unless permission has been asked of me but yeah…. Long disclaimer I know

Author Note

Here's the next chapter for you

This story fits into the 'What could have been' saga and is written with the extremely talented TealRose. If you haven't done so already than you should definitely check out her work!

I seem to be on a complete roll recently because here we are with another completed story. I thought originally that this story would be longer but this seemed the perfect place to end this one. We may write some more for this mini saga, maybe a few one shots with Danni's recovery and everything but we'll see.

Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to read the story and an especially massive thank you to everyone who took the time to review or to favourite the story or to even follow it. We really appreciate it!

Anyway I don't think there is anything more to say except that we hope you enjoy it.

Overall Summary

Danni Williams has always been the member of 50 who takes care of everyone else but what if for once she isn't able to? What if for once the other members of 50 have to step up and take care of her? It should be a simple thing for them to do but things never go simple, especially if you're a member of 50. (Part of the Danni world saga – female Danni)

Chapter Summary

Danni sighed as she tried to find the energy to lift her head off the pillow

Overall Romance

Steve McGarrett / Danni Williams (McDanni)

Other note

Nearly all the places I have stated are either made up or I've got from the internet so I'm sorry in advance if I get an address wrong or anything. My geography on Hawaii is very poor having never been there before!

Other, other note

Obviously if you're reading this story there is a good chance that you're already acquainted with the Danni saga world. If not then please feel free to check them out.

If you've never read any of them before then I would seriously recommend you read 'The Beginning' and then read through the order of stories in my profile. It should all make sense after that.

Chapter Five

Danni sighed as she tried to find the energy to lift her head off the pillow. She had been sleeping on and off but she was finding it difficult to settle into anything deeper than a light snooze. Each time her eyes flickered open though she saw Steve by her side, lifting her gently away from the mattress and encouraging her with soft words to sip at the juice he offered her. She took it from him, sipping at it, vaguely aware of Steve brushing her sweaty hair away from her face.

After the third time the small routine had occurred she finally spoke.

"I'm sorry for all this Steve" She said, her voice coming out weakly as she sleepily stared at his face, swallowing some more of the juice before she carried on speaking. "I know that you had plans with Catherine this weekend while she was in port. Kono told me yesterday, you still have time to go to her, you don't have to stay with me. I'm pretty sure the worse of whatever this is, is over now." She panted, worn out by her speech and allowed herself to wrap her hand around his wrist, not only needing the support to keep her steady but wanting the physical contact with him, her fingertip coming to rest over his pulse out of habit.

Steve frowned at the comment wondering exactly what she was talking about. He and Catherine didn't have plans unless you counting them going hiking with a few of the people who Catherine served with who Steve also knew. He had been planning on asking Danni and the others if they wanted to go as well but Danni had fallen sick before he could. Instead he had pulled out, calling Catherine and letting her know the change in plans, unsurprised when she didn't seem all that bothered that he wasn't going to be there. The two of them were friends and nothing more, they hadn't been anything more since Steve had realised his feelings for Danni run deeper than a simple partner and friend.

"You're not interrupting anything Danni, Catherine and I are just friends like you and Chin are friends or you and Toast. There's nothing going on anymore between us and hasn't been for at least a couple of months. You've got my word on that." He told her quietly, a smile coming to his face when he caught sight of the relieved smile which came to her face at his words. A smile which he took heart in. He opened his mouth to speak when he heard a firm knock on the front door, he lowered her back down, tucking her in and ran his hand across her forehead, thankful to feel that she was a lot cooler before he jogged lightly out of the room and towards the front door hoping it was Toast with his rucksack.

He opened the door, his words of thanks dying on his lip as he shot Chin a confused look, wondering what the older man was doing there.

"Chin? Is something wrong? What are you doing here?" He demanded, making no effort to keep the surprise from his voice.

"Nothing is wrong Steve" Chin responded with a grin. "I'm guessing Malia forgot to tell you she was sending me in your last call to her. She thought that Danni might have been running low on the juice that Kono gave her so she sent me over with some for you. She was actually the one who introduced Kono to the stuff in the first place so we always have some littered around the place." He explained, holding out a brown paper bag to him which Steve took, automatically glancing inside to see the juice and a novel. "The book is for when she's feeling better." Chin commented with a shrug. "I shoved it in, we were talking about it a couple of days ago ad she said she wanted to check it out but didn't have the spare time. I'm guessing she now has nothing but time on her hands" He stated.

"Did Malia say how many of these juices Danni should have?" Steve asked, ignoring the comment about the book for the moment. Chin shrugged, glancing towards the bag in question.

"She didn't say, all she said was that Danni needed to sip at it and nothing else, if she tries to drink too much at once then she'll be sick."

Steve nodded, pushing down on the flash of annoyance which came over him. He couldn't take care of Danni properly if he was constantly having to leave her alone to deal with people at the door, even if those people were well meaning.

"Hey, we're all worried about Danni Brah, she's important to all of us not just to you" Chin told him firmly, making Steve wonder not for the first time whether the older native could actually read people's minds because he seemed to always know what Steve was thinking.

"I know, she just needs some rest and to keep the juice down" Steve answered on a sigh, reaching up and running his hand through his hair, keeping one ear open for Danni in case she called for him. He looked back towards Chin to see the other man watching him closely with a look that Steve couldn't read.

"How about if I send some dinner your way later? That way you don't have to worry about having to dig through Danni's fridge or cupboard later on. I know some women, especially those who tend to cook, have a use for everything and get pissed off when you use something they were saving for something else. Trust me I have been on the receiving end of one of those lectures too many times to count." Chin remarked ruefully.

"That would be good, Toast brought me some Chinese for lunch but maybe something simple like pizza? That way I could just throw the box away afterwards and not have to worry about washing things up." Steve answered, Chin opened his mouth to respond when they both heard a weak voice calling out.

"Steve?"

Steve automatically turned at the sound of Danni calling out to him, instantly taking a step towards the bedroom, before he stopped and glanced at Chin over his shoulder.

"Go and take care of Danni, I'll take care of the pizza and everything Brah, just do me a favour and call the others or send out a message about how Danni is doing. It will save you a lot of hassle in the long run if you do." Chin told him, making a moving motion with his hand before he leaned over and gripped the door, pulling it closed on him allowing Steve to move towards the bedroom.

"Hey, I'm here Danni" He told her softly as he headed to the bed, she was sweating which he took as a good sign.

"Could I have some more of that juice you've been giving me, it tastes good." She asked him hoarsely, her eyes focusing on him.

"Course you can" He answered, reaching out and snagging one of the bottles from the bag Chin had given him and opening it. He poured it into the near empty cup and sat on the edge of the bed, helping her sit up before he passed it to her. "Remember just have sips" he warned as she took it from him, bringing it to her mouth and sipping at it.

He raised an eyebrow when she handed it back almost half empty and placed it on the side, glancing at the name of the brand and making a mental note to get some for his house for her to drink since she clearly liked it. He made himself more comfortable, wrapping his arm around her and allowing her to snuggle against him with a tired sigh.

For a moment they merely sat there before Danni spoke.

"Steve" She commented, her voice slurred as though she was fighting sleep.

"Yeah Danni?"

"I'm really glad it was you who was with me" She said before her breathing evened out as sleep took her.

Steve smiled, holding her close as he looked around the dark room and realised that there was nowhere else he would want to be either.

"Me too Danni" He said quietly, tightening his grip on her. "Me too."

Author Note

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