For those willing to read this, this is my second fanfiction. I've had this one sitting around for a while and have finally got the nerve to share it. It isn't anywhere near complete or ready, but as I take a pause from "The Unknown," I thought I would throw this one out here. Avy73

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Danny burst into Steve's office. The instant Steve looked up, he heard the snap of a picture being taken on Danny's cell phone, perplexed, "Danny, what are you doing?"

"I just got called back into court to testify again." Responded an irritated Danny, as he tapped away at his cell phone. "This should have been resolved yesterday. However, because the prosecution is dragging this out I am not going to be able to pick up my sister at the airport this afternoon. I have just texted her a picture of the person who will be picking her up at the airport. Her flight gets in at 2:30 this afternoon with Hawaiian Airlines. Also, if you don't hear from me by 3:00, could you pick up Grace from school? Rachel and Step-Stan are on Maui this weekend and I can't call them to get her."

Steve now understood, "Will do, Danno."

"Don't screw up the pronunciation of her name. It's Anaís" he paused, "Repeat after me, Ah-Nigh-ees."

"I won't mess it up Danny!" responded an exacerbated Steve, "I got Anaís and Grace covered, now get to court!"

Steve remembered the first time he saw a picture of Danny's sister; the word he used to describe her was a "knockout." This was before he realized she was Danny's sister.

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That day he had been working with Danny and Chin around the Smart Table, reviewing evidence. Danny had set his phone on the table, to pull pictures off to feed to the big screen. In the process of pulling off files, he received a phone call. Anaís' picture and name popped up on the phone and consequentially the big screen as well. Chin's eyes grew in appreciation, Steve was more vocal, "Is this knockout the lady you went out with last night?"

Chin followed up with, "Calling the next day, she must be pretty into you."

Danny looked panic stricken and partially irritated trying to figure out how to answer the phone without messing up the connection to the screen and taking the call without being on speaker phone. Finally giving up and pulling the phone off of the table, he answered it and walked into his office. They watched him; he didn't linger on the phone. He quickly conducted business and returned from his office to join them.

"She's gorgeous." Supplied Chin before Danny could get worked up any further.

"Did you plan a second date?" asked Steve. Danny looked as if he was going to crawl out of his skin while he tried to form words. "That gorgeous knockout is my sister, you animals!"

Steve and Chin were immediately self-conscious. Chin was the first one to speak up "Sorry brah, I didn't know she was your sister."

"It's okay, you aren't the first guys to talk about her like that." Responded Danny.

"I thought your sister's name was Annie?" defended Steve, "I've heard Grace talk about her."

"As a toddler, Grace couldn't ever say her name, so she called her 'Aunt Annie.'"

"So how do you pronounce your sister's name?" questioned Chin.

"Her name is pronounced Ah-Nigh-ees." Danny responded, trying to calm his irritation with his coworker's reactions.

"That's different, I like it." Responded Steve, deciding he shouldn't harass Danny too much further in regards to his sister. "Is she back in Jersey?"

"No, she's in Eritrea."

"Eritrea?" asked a perplexed Steve, while Chin observed from the sidelines. "What's she doing in there?"

"Peace Corp." was all that the blond detective would provide. It was visible to the outside observer that Steve was running this information through his brain, in full seriousness Steve responded, "Danny the Peace Corp doesn't have a program in Eritrea."

"For the last two years she's been working on a pilot program between the Peace Corp and Doctor's Without Borders. Apparently, it isn't going too well. Her commitment is up next month, so she decided to move out here to Hawaii to be closer to Grace and me."

"That's cool, but I'm sorry to hear it isn't working out well." Offered Chin, "Is she a nurse?"

"No, she's a translator."

"Translator?" questioned Steve. Danny nodded; people were always interested to hear about all of Anaís' language skills. At times he felt a little inferior, but then he remembered everything she had gone through and realized that he truly had nothing to be jealous of. "Yeah, she's kind of a genius when it comes to languages, so for the past ten years she has lived all over the world working with the Peace Corp. In her spare time, she translates books for a publishing company. She takes best seller's in other countries and translates them to English to earn a living."

"Wow, that's pretty cool." Responded Steve.

"She found a place yet?" asked Chin.

"I have sent her a few places to look at and she found one she likes. I think she's ready to put down some roots or at least be closer to family."

"Well, I look forward to meeting her." Supplied Chin, as he turned back to the screen to resume work.

Steve walked into the luggage claim area for Hawaiian Airlines. He was early, but he didn't want to be accused of slacking by his partner. He spotted her the instant she stepped onto the escalator. Knockout was an understatement. The woman was drop dead gorgeous. She was tall with long, wavy dark hair. Her tanned complexion was complimented by her beautiful brown eyes. Her tank top and full-length skirt hugged her perfectly. She had curves and soft edges in all the right places. He was kicking himself for looking at his partner's sister in this manner, but he was human, and she was nearly perfect. The picture on Danny's phone didn't do her justice.

Then he remembered Catherine. He shouldn't be looking at another woman in this manner when he had Catherine. That, and she was Danny's sister. He shook his opinions of her from his head and watched her look at her phone, and then she looked up scanning the crowd in the luggage claim. He knew the minute she spotted him, her face lit up. He stepped closer to the escalator towards her, "Anaís?"

"Commander McGarrett?" she responded.

"Please, call me Steve." He offered her his hand and she politely shook it, "It's nice to finally put a face to a name. My brother speaks of you quite often."

He grinned at her as she shared this information, "I'm sure your brother has said a great many things about me."

"They are all positive." She shared, smiling

"Oh, I'm certain they are."

"He's positive you are crazy, possibly certifiable." She joked, smiling even wider. Her smile stunning him into silence for just a moment, before she pulled himself out of his haze.

"Just crazy?" Steve asked, goading her to further elaborate.

"No, he's also positive you might get him killed, positive you have a twisted sense of adventure, but also positive that you are fully dedicated to making Hawaii a safer place. The positivity has improved the longer he has been on this 'God-forsaken, pineapple invested hell hole' as he calls it."

"With all the positive reviews Danno has provided, I'm surprised you decided to move out here." Observed Steve as they walked over to the luggage carousel.

"What can I say, the weather appeals to me." A partial truth, said in a laughing manner. She watched as bags were emptied onto the luggage carousel. He spotted hers the minute it came off the chute, it was an army duffle bag so full he was surprised it wasn't busting at the seams. She had sewn patches on it with names of countries. As she stepped forward to claim it, he stopped her with his hand, "I'll get it."

He picked it up off the carousel, making it look light as a feather. He noticed how heavy it was and would have been surprised to see if she could lift it. "Is this all?"

"No, I have one more." She smiled. As they waited for the remaining bag to find its way to them, Steve inspected the patches she had sewn onto the bag, "Are these all places you have been?"

"Yes, and some funnies that friends have sent me over the years." She responded, as she bent over the carousel to pick up a guitar case. Steve had to admit that he hadn't seen the guitar case coming, "You play?"

"Nah, I just like to drag it around from country to country." She deadpanned. He smiled and nodded his head in defeat; she was definitely like her brother. He admitted, "Yeah, that was a stupid question."

"No worries, you're being friendly and making conversation." Her eyes sparkled.

"Ready?"

"Yes, thank you." She gestured for him to lead, as she didn't know where they were going. They exited the airport and headed toward the parking lot, "Danny didn't know when he was going to get out of court, so he asked me to pick up Gracie after school. We will head that way, if you are okay with that and then I'll drop you at the house."

"Sounds good. I'm really looking forward to seeing Grace."

They approached a blue, extended cab pickup truck. Steve looked to her, "Is it okay to put this in the truck bed?"

She nodded and smiled while she placed the guitar and her backpack in the backseat of the pickup truck.