Hey everyone! This is my first Hawaii Five-0 fanfiction so I'm not too sure whether I've totally got the characters essence right!

I've had this idea in my head for ages but due to exams and school show times quickly progressed. And since I'm off to New York in 2 weeks time, I hope to have at least one more chapter up before I go away. But I'll have lots of time to write while I'm away.

And if by chance you read any of my NCIS fanfiction's (especially 'His Clothes') I apologise for the lack of updates on that and there will be one coming soon before I go away on holiday.

And for the purpose of the story the season 1 finale did not happen. It just works better that way for me! (:

Disclaimer: If I owned H50 Alex O'Loughlin would be allll mines.

The day began like any other for Steve McGarrett. The sun was shining and there were no clouds in the sky. After being for an early morning run and caught the morning waves, he sat outside by the ocean side, having a cup of coffee with the morning paper.

He really did miss Hawaii when he was overseas. Instead of watching the sun rise, he would frequently see the damage that had been done overnight by bombings to the far lying areas surrounding his camp. It wouldn't be the first morning when he woke up to fires burning not a mile from the base. That was one thing he didn't miss. Being home allowed him to be close to the place he really knew. The sun kissed beaches and tsunami warning were something he grew up with.

It had just passed half 8 in the morning when the team were starting to arrive, Kono being the first. When she walked in, Steve noticed she had a smile on her face.

"Good night?" He asked knowingly. She'd been dating this guy for around the past 8 months yet none of them had met him. It worried Steve that their rookie was dating a guy that hadn't been vetted by any of them.

"Yeah, actually" she replied, breaking Steve out of his day dream "a really good night."

"Hmm" he commented, knowingly.

"It's not what you think" she tried to cover up.

"I've heard that before." He couldn't help but continue to prolong her un comfort.

"You know what, I'm not saying anymore. You can speculate all you want but I guarantee that you'll never guess right."

"We'll see about that Kalakaua". The look Kono gave Steve was almost as if she was daring him to guess.

In the middle of their back-and-forward bickering, Chin arrived. By this point, Kono was almost ready to strangle Steve.

"Woah, what's going on in here? I can hear you from outside." Chin asked.

"Nothing" Kono answered immediately, trying to deter him from the questions she knew were inevitable if he got wind of the truth. Even though she loved her cousin to bits, she couldn't help but believe that things on the dating scene would be easier without him. And it wasn't just him specifically – the whole island knew her family and knew what they would do to protect one of their own.

"Didn't sound like 'nothing'." Chin probed.

"Chill brah" Steve dropped in. "I'm just playing with her, you know?"

"Yeah. Well I'm off to finish some paperwork, leave you two to your...whatever!" Chin walked off shaking his head. As Steve watched Chin walk off to his office, a voice from behind him roused him.

"Thank you." Kono whispered.

"For what?" Steve asked with a whisper equally as small.

"For covering. You know what Chin's like. If he were to sense that something was up, he wouldn't let it drop."

"No problem. That's what friends are for. Right?" It was a question that could go unanswered. The look that passed between them at that point was one that could have transpired into something, had Danny not walked in at the exact point.

Steve had long ago classing Kono as a rookie. She proved she shouldn't be classed as one that first day she went undercover. Undercover work was something that wasn't easy to complete –you had to be fast thinking, predict the unpredictable. Kono was able to do these things. From the minute she decked the guy who crashed on her wave on day one to the day she reunited the abducted teens with the parents, she was guaranteed to make an excellent police officer. And if Five-0 could help her become one, then Steve was more than happy.

"Yo brah! What happened to giving you a lift this morning?" Danny shouted from one end of the bullpen to the table that Kono and Steve were standing around.

"Yeah, sorry, had somewhere to be. Meant to call you but...well..."

"Yeah time escaped you! Anyway, we got anything today?"

"No, just paperwork. Try to get the files from the last case tidied up today and filed away. The governor had also mentioned dropping in at some point. Not sure what for, but we'll find out soon."

"Ok..." as Danny was about to go on, his phone rang. "Great, just what you need at this time of the morning." He mumbled under his breath. "Good morning Rachel, what can I do for you on what started out a perfect day?" he asked walking away to his office.

"Well..." Steve started.

"Yeah, best get on with the paperwork" Kono said. They knew their opportunity for a heart-to-heart of sorts was lost. With that they made their separate ways to their own respective offices.

The team continued their respective paperwork for the remainder of the morning. At about half past 12 they broke for lunch, meeting once again in the middle of the squad room. Once Danny had been sent out to retrieve lunch from a local deli, they were all sitting eating talking about the latest football results. They were just discussing the substitutions that took place in the last quarter when Steve noticed Kono had gone quiet. She was staring past his shoulder, causing Steve to turn around while Danny and Chin were arguing whether the manager of their home team was right to substitute so many players in one game. Before Kono could say anything, Steve jumped in.

"Can I help you?" he asked.

"No, but Kono can." He replied. At the mention of his cousin's name, Chin instantly forgot about the game and focussed his attention on the man in front of him.

"How can she help you?" Chin asked. It was at this point Kono felt the need to interfere.

"Guys – back down." She said to her three co-workers. "Tom, what are you doing here?" she asked the man in front of her.

"You actually know him? Personally?" Danny asked.

"She better," Tom threw in "I'm her fiancé."

Cliffhanger!

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