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A/N: Just a little piece of fluff based on the prompt "I thought I'd made it clear we have a no abduction policy." "She wasn't cooperating. What did you expect me to do?" I thought it was just perfect for Steve and Danny! Hope you do, too!
Danny pinched his nose to stave off an incipient headache. This was going nowhere. They'd been at the witness for an hour, and all she'd say was "diplomatic immunity". She wasn't even some high-ranking diplomat—she was just an embassy secretary for Christ's sake! And it's not like they were interrogating her for murder or espionage or anything like that—just suspicion of blackmailing a local businessman.
"Give it up, Steve," Danny told his partner. "She's not going to talk."
"Okay." Danny was surprised Steve actually agreed. Then, the SEAL picked up the woman and slung her over his shoulder. Danny should have known—that was a lot more Steve-like. "What the hell do you think you're doing?" Danny shouted.
"Taking her with us," Steve said, calmly.
"You can't do this!" the woman protested.
"She's right," Danny said. "You can't do this. Diplomatic immunity. Or have you forgotten what she's been throwing in our face for the last hour?"
"Diplomatic immunity means we can't arrest her," Steve said.
"Then, what are you doing if you're not arresting her?"
"Taking her with us involuntarily," Steve said.
Danny pinched his nose again. The headache was getting worse. "So, what, you're kidnapping her?"
"Pretty much," Steve said.
"Steven!" Danny yelled. "I thought I'd made it clear we have a no abduction policy!"
"She's not cooperating," Steve countered. "What do you expect me to do?"
"Oh, I don't know. Thank her politely, leave, find more evidence, then come back. You know, what people who aren't certifiably insane Neanderthals do!"
"I'll have your badges for this!" the woman shouted.
"I don't think so," Steve said. "We have full means and immunity."
"And I have diplomatic immunity!" she shot back.
Danny sighed. There she went again with the whole "diplomatic immunity" thing. "Look, lady," Danny said, trying to be reasonable, "our immunity cancels out your immunity. Why don't you just cooperate?"
"You have no proof!"
"Okay, that's it," Steve said. "You're coming with us." He moved towards the door, the woman still over his shoulder.
"I can't believe you're doing this," Danny muttered as he followed his partner.
Steve unceremoniously shoved his hostage into the backseat of the Camaro, locking her in and hitting the child lock. "Buckle up," he told her.
"Oh, well, I'm glad you're so concerned about the safety of the people YOU ILLEGALLY KIDNAPPED!" Danny shrieked.
Steve paused by the driver's door and looked at Danny over the roof of the car. "Are you coming or not?"
"I'm coming, I'm coming." Danny got in the car and fastened his seatbelt. "I can't believe I'm actually a party to this. Are you taking her to HQ?"
Steve pulled out of his parking space and into the street. "Nah, too public."
"So, what, you have some shack someplace just for these occasions."
Steve grinned maniacally.
"Oh, no, you don't! Tell me you're not serious!" Danny exclaimed.
"Relax, Danno," Steve said. "We're just going to go to a nice little rest stop on the highway. Nice and public, full view of the road, nothing sinister about it."
"Why doesn't that make me feel better?" Danny wondered aloud.
Steve said nothing as he drove. After a few minutes, Danny spoke again. "This better be the last time you pull a stunt like this."
"It will be," Steve promised. "I swear."
Why didn't Danny believe him?