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"You need to choose a partner Danny. You can't keep going alone" Lou stops Danny while he is trying to drive alone in his Camaro.
His same old burnt Camaro is all worked up with fixed engines. Danny didn't feel like getting a new one as anyways he was out of work for more than four months. He used this time to fix his car. Though he was shot at in the same car, this car has history. History with Steve, now that Steve is not here and don't know when he would come, he wants to keep this car. Silly! He thought, for mocking Steve and his old marquis. Now he understands.
"It's just a quick visit Lou, it's not even a suspect. I am going to just look at the crime scene again, something doesn't add up" Danny opened the door and sat in the driver's seat.
Lou leaned down, " Ok, you be careful then. Your doctor allowed you only for desk duty "
"Yeah yeah.. I know. " Danny smiled and drove off. Danny does like desk duty, he doesn't have to run around and jump off building and running cars. But he's been sitting out for more than two months and it's really boring, he wants to go for a ride and do some actual detective work which he loved and missed.
He reached the crime scene, it's a two story burnt down building. Something looked odd here, the smoke is still not settled. The second floor is still smoking, the fire fighters are just leaving the place and some still stayed.
He slowly walked with his cane to the building, took the stairs to the second floor. The smell of the smoke feels different in this particular room which is what made him want to come back here again. It still smells different and the walls are charred more in this room but the burnt victims were found in the ground floor.
The heat is penetrating more on to his leather shoe, he lifts his leg to check the back of his shoe, he could see the smoke coming off from his shoe.
"What the hell!" He leaned on to the wall near the window.
"You are not supposed to be standing there"
The voice at the door startled him, he dropped the cane and turned to look at the man standing at the door. Tall, well built, sculptured face, Danny took some time to watch the blue eyes, it looks sad.
"Who are you?" Danny asked leaning more on to the wall, the heat from the floor is getting more on to his foot, he tried to lift the foot again to manage the heat but he couldn't move much without his cane and he couldn't bend to take the cane from the floor as the cane is already smoking. It's strange, the fire is put out already and it should settle down by now.
"We should get out of here. The floor is going to go down anytime, looks like a chemical leak. It's already gotten to the ground floor, we can't go from there" he noticed the smoke is already reaching the end of the room trapping Danny.
"Well , I would like to get out too. Do you see a way out? " Danny moved even more back closer to the window.
"We have to jump out of that window" the sculpture said as if it's an easy thing.
Danny looked out of the window, he is in second floor and this guy is asking to jump out from here. There's a tree near by but he still can't fly.
"Are you from McGarret family? Cos only he will come up with a plan like this. Say something a civilian can do ok? " Danny asked waving his hand dramatically.
The sculpture watched the short , handsome and well built man. The way he is waving his hands, he does look scared and nervous but at the same time determined. He had seen many people in the fire totally loosing control and making drastic run or jump out just to escape but this guy is different, he is still standing there and arguing. He is not a social type and it's not easy to poke his interest but this guy does with his little cute action.
"What are you just going to stand there and look handsome or come up with a plan?" Danny coughed and waved his hands again.
"I am handsome?" The sculpture smiled.
Danny just stood there watched the smile, the sad look in those eyes is gone now and it smiles.
Before Danny could say anything, the floor shook making him fall on the floor, hitting his shoulder and chest. He felt dizzy, he is still on the floor and the heat is getting on to his body. He couldn't speak anything now as the smoke from the floor is too close to his nose and makes him struggle to take fresh breath.
The sculpture ran towards him, he easily broke the window with his hands, then quickly helped Danny from the floor. Danny's knees gave out again but the strong grip held him tight and looked at Danny's eyes.
"Do you trust me? Can you hold me tight? I can't hold and jump on the tree" the sculpture asked.
"No. " Danny says, it's not about trusting this man. It's about him, he feels like all his energy is drained out quickly, he needs fresh air.
He lifts Danny on his shoulder like a fire man carry, got on the window and jumped out, Danny passes out half way out.
He is holding on to the branch in one hand and holding Danny in the other. Danny is short but he is heavy. He gently shook Danny.
"Hey buddy! Wake up man! A little help here"
"What?" Danny moves and groans.
"Can you hold on to my neck and shoulder? I need both hands to work" he said shaking Danny again. His grip on the branch is slipping.
Danny opened his eyes, he quickly held on to the man tightly.
"You jumped! You really jumped" Danny is shocked but held on to his shoulder tightly.
"Are you hurt? " Danny asked looking at the man's strained face
"You are heavy man" he now used both his hands to hold on to the branch as Danny is already holding him tight
"What's your name?" Danny asked.
"Do you want to do that now? Or shall we think of how to get down from here?" He said looking down trying to figure out how to jump without getting hurt
"I would atleast like to know the name of the man whom am hugging like a panda" Danny tries to hold him tight more than before now as he looked down.
"Panda huh. Do you trust me? We have to jump again" he now took one hand from the branch and held Danny closer
"No. Why do you want to jump again? Your plan sucks. You should have jumped on the ground the first time you took me to fly, now you want me to faint again" Danny took his hand away and waved, he lost the grip but the man held him tight.
"I just gave you one task ! to hold on to me! You can't even do that. Trust me buddy, I did jump once from the window directly to the ground, it's not good"
"You did this before? What is this? Hobby?, you are definitely a McGarret" Danny waves his hand again, he knew this guy is holding him and somehow he trusts this guy
"Who is McGarret?"
"My crazy partner. He likes jumping off the building too"
He watched Danny waving his hand again, the shinning eyes when he talks about this McGarret. He looked down again and decided to jump while Danny talking excitedly about his partner.
He jumped holding Danny, taking all the fall on him. He turned his body flat on the ground, that Danny will lay on him. His body hit the ground hard, he still held on to Danny, carefully holding his neck and head. Danny passed out again just when they hit the ground, the fall and the inhalation took a toll on his body even though he was just laying on this man.
He feels dizzy, his whole body is in pain. It's not as bad as last time when he jumped out of the building but his back hit hard. He needs to check on this guy, he tapped his cheeks.
"Hey buddy? You with me?"
"Yea, I am. Did you think I will pass out again?" Danny slowly moved and fell back on the ground and took a long breath.
"You did pass out. Call 911" the man said rubbing his chest.
Danny slowly moved and checked on the man, "They are already here. Are you ok?"
The man looked at Danny, groaned then smiled and passed out
"Hey ? You with me buddy? What's your name huh . You passed out without telling me your name" Danny gently tapped his cheeks.
The man could still hear Danny but his eyes won't open, his body is too tired.
"Over here! " Danny shouts at the paramedic and the fireman. They rushed over.
"Lieutenant Kelly Severide" the fireman calls in shock
"What?" Danny asked confused, "Do you know him?"
"Yes, he is the famous Kelly Severide! He came here for a conference. Is he alright?" The young fireman asked the paramedic.
"Yes, his vitals are not stable but not critical. We should move him. " The paramedic put him on neck brace and lifted him on to the gurney.
Danny slowly got up and stumbled, his knee gave out again. The paramedic got him quickly.
"Are you hurt sir?" She asked holding his hand.
"No, am fine . Am fine. Is he gonna be alright?' Danny now held Kelly's hand on the gurney.
"He gave bone marrow transplant without anaesthesia. He fell from the building just a month ago, is he gonna be alright?" The young fireman ran along with the gurney.
Danny took sometime to register what the guy just said. He gave bone marrow transplant without anaesthesia? He knew how painful it is even with anaesthesia. He jumped out of the building a month ago? How many McGarret breeds are roaming in this world?
Danny got in the ambulance with Kelly.
His vitals stabilized with IV and he woke up seeing Danny holding his hand.
"Hey! You with me now? " Danny gently rubbed his hand with his thumb
"Yea.. are you fine? What's your name McGarret's partner?" Kelly smiled.
Danny smiled. Before Danny could say, "he is Detective Danny Williams, Five-0" the paramedic supplied
"He inhaled more chemical smoke, something wrong with his knee and his chest" Kelly just as any Fireman does, gives the details of the victims status that he saved
"Danny, why didn't you say. Did you hurt your knee and chest again?" She quickly checked his vitals and put him on an IV too. "Thought you would stay away from ER after the GSW"
Danny's mobile rings, showing Steve's face.
"Which part of the world are you now" Danny asked leaving his hand from Kelly's and waving his hand hitting the paramedic on the way
Kelly laughed and winced
Danny quickly placed his hand on his chest, " are you okay buddy?" Kelly just nods
"No. Am fine" Danny says on the call.
"You can hear the siren because am in the ambulance. Before you say, no am not hurt" Danny rubs his own chest now.
"Ok. Call me later then. " He cut the call and sat in silence.
He missed his partner but his curiosity of this sculpture on the gurney got his attention now and he held on to his hand again.
Kelly smiled and closed his eyes. Kelly is not the type to hold and touch people, he also doesn't allow people to do that to him. But this Danny is a natural. It feels good to be cared by someone.
"Did he pass out again? Is he alright?" Danny asked the paramedic in concern.
Kelly couldn't help but smile.