Chapter One

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Danny knew his day couldn't be easy. It was his one day off where he only had one thing to take care of and this happens. Even when he was away from that maniac, Steve McGarrett, the King of Trouble, trouble managed to find him. The blonde male was beginning to think the SuperSEAL's bad luck was rubbing off on him.

Glancing around at the scene around him, he knew that that's exactly what it was. Four men, donning ski masks, assault rifles and duffle bags, had charged into the bank, taking out the one security guard that was on duty and getting the 10-12 other occupants of the bank, including one Detective Danny Williams, lined against the windows near the exit, on their knees with their wrists zip tied behind their backs. Danny had a sinking feeling in his stomach as he realized that all the hostages were now creating a human barricade, shielding the hostiles from any bullets.

Listening to the four men talk and argue, Danny instantly knew who the leader was. The other three had instantly followed his lead, taking their cues from him and doing exactly as instructed. He was a medium build and let the others do the work around him while he kept his rifle trained on the hostages and waited by the phone. This was obviously not the first time he had done this.

'Go figure, the one time I leave my gun in my car. Of course, I didn't think that I would need it in a freakin' bank to deposit a check,' he thought with an eyeroll. Twisting his wrists to see if there was any give in the zip ties, Danny got nothing but chafed wrists and irritation.

A glance out the window that he was kneeling in front of told him that his team had finally arrived. Watching Kono, Chin, Lou and then Steve get out of the black SUV, Danny immediately felt a weight lift off of his shoulders. Steve immediately took over the scene, like the control freak that Danny always teased him for being. Recently, Danny was coming to terms with the feelings he had for his incredibly straight boss. Following him with his eyes, Danny would usually find his take charge attitude a turn on, but now was not the time. He watched as Steve glanced around the scene unfolding around him, before stopping, his eyes settling on something and the lines of his body going rigid.

Following this line of sight, he realized that Steve was looking at his car, sitting in it's parking spot. Steve spun around, scanning the windows of the bank until his eyes settled on Danny. The blonde detective smiled slightly, hoping that it was as reassuring as he was trying to make it. He needed Steve to know that he was okay, otherwise the headstrong Navy SEAL would come charging in, guns blazing. And Danny preferred all of them to walk away from this and not lose someone because of a 'Steve McGarrett Hairbrained Scheme'.

Danny wished he could hear what his partner was saying, as Steve shouted something, eyes never leaving his blonde detective. Danny felt something settle in his stomach as he watched Chin run over and look at Danny too. Hesitantly, Steve and Chin walked over to where Lou and Kono were setting up to begin negotiating. Danny knew that his partner had told them that he was inside the bank as he saw anger and fear flash over the features of their faces.

He knew that his team wouldn't let the bank robbers know that he was a detective or a member of Five-0, not wanting to run the risk of Danny being targeted. Steve stepped forward, keeping a firm eye on Danny and holding a phone in his hand, nodding slightly to show that it was time to get this party started.