Flute's Moʻolelo

Title: Burning For You, 2/5
Characters/Pairings: Steve/Danny, Chin, Kono, Grace, Rachel
Rating: R
Genre: slash, angst, h/c
Word Count: 969
Warnings/Spoilers: mild violence, medical stuff relating to burns
Disclaimer: I own nothing, just having fun.
Author's Notes: Written for the prompt 'Burn' for my 10_hurt_comfort table, located here. I don't know much personally about burns and burn treatments, so most of what is here I found online. Forgive me if I've gotten anything wrong. This fic is complete, so there won't be much waiting in between each chapter. I do need to leave a little suspense though. :D
Beta'd by ranereins.

Here comes some whump!! I hope it lives up to your expectations.

Summary: An arson case results in painful consequences for Steve and Danny.

Chapter 1



Kono and Chin had finished a sweep through the warehouse and had found some files that could turn out to be promising. They were headed back to the entrance when they heard a thunderous noise and the ground rocked beneath their feet.

They looked at each other and then ran out the front door. They looked over at the other warehouse, where Steve and Danny had gone to investigate, and they could see flames shooting from the roof. The windows along the front and sides had been blown out and the front door had been blown from its hinges. They looked around outside, but didn’t see Steve or Danny anywhere. They both reached into their pockets; Kono called Danny’s phone, Chin called the fire department.

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Danny opened his eyes slowly when he heard his phone ringing. He closed his eyes again as he reached for his phone. He answered.

“Whoever you are, this isn’t a good time.”

“Danny? Are you alright? Where are you?”

It was then that the heat started to register. He opened his eyes and finally took a look around. He could see the hole where the door used to be. There was stuff burning all around him, but the path was relatively clear. He could get up and walk out if he wanted.

He pulled himself into a seated position and finally turned and got a look behind him. The whole back of the warehouse was in flames.

“Kono?”

“Danny, where are you? Where’s Steve?”

He pulled himself to his feet. He started coughing from the smoke, but he had to find Steve.

“I don’t see him. He was right behind me.”

“Danny, are you okay?”

“Um… yeah.”

He started walking toward the back of the warehouse. The heat was getting intense, but he was not leaving without finding and getting Steve out of there.

Then he saw him. He was laying on his right side, like he had been thrown like a ragdoll. What scared Danny the most was the fire around him. It was close and it wasn’t till he was within a few feet that Danny realized that Steve was on fire. His left sleeve and parts of his shirt were burning. Danny did the only thing he could think of. He slid to his knees next to Steve, dropped the phone, and pushed Steve over onto his back. He then untucked his shirt and used it and his hands to put out the fire. It took several tries, but he finally got the fire out. He figured his hands should probably be hurting, but he couldn’t feel much of anything. He just had to get Steve out of there. Then he remembered the phone.

“Kono! I found him. He’s hurt bad.”

“Danny? Where are you? Chin’s coming in.”

“Middle toward the back. I’m coming your way.”

He stood up and moved to Steve’s head. He then bent down and put his arms under Steve’s shoulders. He looped is arms under his armpits and then started to drag Steve toward the front. He got about ten feet before Chin tapped him on the shoulder.

“Chin, grab his legs. I’m okay.”

Chin didn’t argue and grabbed Steve’s legs. They exited the building just as the roof started to collapse.

“Danny, you can put him down now.”

Kono had come up beside him and put her hand on his shoulder. He looked at her and nodded. He stopped and gently laid Steve down on the ground. Chin had already put his feet down.

Danny looked at Chin and said, “My hands hurt.”

Chin made it to Danny’s side just in time to catch him when his legs buckled. Chin guided him to the ground and sat behind him. He finally got a look at the damage. Danny’s hands were red and his right hand was beginning to blister. The burns didn’t look to be too severe, but they would be painful.

Kono was seated next to Steve. She was looking him over. The left side of his neck, his left shoulder, and his arm down to his elbow were red and covered with blisters. He hadn’t regained consciousness.

Chin and Kono exchanged a look, but remained quiet. They were relieved when the ambulance and fire trucks finally pulled up. The paramedics moved quickly, loading Steve on to a gurney and guiding Danny toward the ambulance. Chin and Kono followed them to the ambulance.

“We’re taking them to Straub. They have a burn unit there,” one of the paramedics told them.

Kono looked at Danny. “We’ll meet you there.”

“Call Rachel,” Danny managed to say before they closed the doors and took off.

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Chin stayed behind at the scene. He filled in HPD on the files they had found in the other warehouse. He then called the Governor to let her know what had happened.

Kono followed the ambulance to the hospital. She arrived shortly after Danny and Steve had been taken into the emergency room. While she waited, she called Rachel.

“Hello?”

“Rachel, this is Kono.”

“Something’s happened, hasn’t it?”

“Danny and Steve are at the hospital. There was an explosion.”

“Oh God! Are they…”

“They’re both alive. I just got here, I don’t know anything yet.”

“We’re on our way. Which hospital?”

“Straub. They’ve got the only burn unit on the island.”

“Okay.”

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Rachel arrived with Grace about 20 minutes later. Chin wasn’t far behind. They walked into the emergency room together.

“Kono!” Grace ran to her and put her arms around Kono’s waist. Kono knelt down and hugged her.

“Have you heard anything?” Rachel asked.

“Nothing yet.”

They all sat down and waited. About an hour later a doctor came through the doors.

“Family of Daniel Williams?”

The four of them said, “That’s us,” and walked over to him.

Chapter 3