[HAWAII FIVE-0/MAG 7] Ohana- 3/5 - PG-13
Title: Ohana
Author: queenmidalah
Artist: azuremonkey
Word Count: 12,548
Rating: PG-13
Crossover: Hawaii Five-0/Magnificent 7 ATF universe
Characters/Pairings: Steve McGarrett, Danny Williams, Chin Ho Kelly, Kono Kalakaua, Chris Larabee, Vin Tanner, Buck Wilmington, Ezra Standish, Josiah Sanchez, Nathan Jackson, JD Dunne, Catherine Rollins; mentions of Catherine/Steve, beginnings of Steve/Kono.
Warnings Strong language, minor character death, mild violence
Author's Notes: Thank you SO much to azuremonkey for the fabulous artwork she created for me. I absolutely love it. It helped me get this story completed, and as I told her, I think this may end up as a series because I have more ideas forming in my head in this little universe involving the McGarrett brothers.
Summary: A case brings the Denver ATF office's best team, Team 7, to Hawaii to work with special task force, Five-0. The problem is, it brings up a past that Chris rarely likes to discuss with anyone. How are the rest of Team 7 and Five-0 going to handle the fact that Chris and Steve have a very intertwined past? Namely the fact that John McGarrett is Chris' biological father.
More concerned for their team leader, Danny, Chin and Kono had chosen to go find Steve rather than help sort out the mess that was made by Catherine’s revelation and deal with the fall out of discovering that the Team 7’s lead was, in fact, a McGarrett by birth. Plus it was a ratio of six to one that would deal with Chris, whereas they were only three to one with Steve. Team 7’s odds were better at dealing with Chris then they were in helping Steve at that point, especially since they had the advantage of having worked with the man a lot longer than Five-0 had with Steve. At this point, they were just hoping he wasn’t going to ground.
Once the rest of Five-0 left their headquarters, Team 7 had silently agreed to head back to their hotel. Catherine had come with after Buck basically told her she had no choice. Chris hadn’t said a word on the drive back to the hotel. He was currently still silent, pacing like a caged lion. Right now, Vin was glad they were in their hotel suite when the fallout with Catherine came, not at Five-0’s headquarters, or anywhere else in public, as they had been when he hit Steve.
“Chris...” Catherine started to say, watching her brother’s pacing get worse.
“No,” Chris bit out. He paused and glared at his sister, finding a mild satisfaction when she flinched away. She may be an officer in the Navy, but he found it comforting that she could still be intimidated by her big brother when he was pissed.
And he was very pissed right now.
“I want to be pissed at him,” Chris said. “But I can’t be. Because you are showing signs of a woman I barely know right now. I may butt heads with Steve and generally dislike him on principal, but you... Cath, you *lied* to him.”
“I did not... okay I wasn’t entirely honest,” Catherine said. “But the fact that you claim to generally dislike him on principle is pathetic, Chris. He never asked to be born, anymore than you did and then were tossed into the middle of a divorce when you weren’t even out of diapers. All your animosity towards John McGarrett... you’ve directed at Steve. Even when we were kids and he and Mary lived with us.”
Chris blinked a few times then frowned. “This is my fault?! How the hell did that happen?” he asked.
“I’m making a statement, not placing blame. Much. No, the current situation is my fault for not being forthcoming with who my relations are,” Catherine said. “But this goes a helluva lot deeper than the current situation and you know that. I bet you didn’t even wait fifteen minutes to lay into Steve about how you weren’t here to make amends with John McGarrett, barely letting Steve get a word in so he could tell you the father you share is dead.”
Chris shifted uncomfortably. It hadn’t exactly been fifteen minutes, but the accuracy of his sister’s statement hit home. He arrived in Hawaii itching to fight with his younger half-brother. He shook his head, clearing his thoughts some. “You could have told me about John...”
“Dad, Chris. You can call him Dad. It’s not a slap to my father or the fact that he raised you as his own for you to acknowledge John McGarrett as your father by calling him that,” Catherine said. “And frankly, why would I? The first thing out of your mouth would have been to ask me how I found out.”
“You and Mary were always clo--,” Chris started.
“I lost touch with Mary a year after she and Steve moved back to Hawaii,” Catherine interrupted. “She didn’t even recognize me when I was staying at Steve’s one weekend and she was visiting as well.” She lifted a hand when she saw Chris stiffen. “And do not go all neanderthal big brother on me because I stayed at a man’s house for the weekend. I’m a big girl divorcee who learned to fight her own battles a long time ago. Considering I *was* married, you can’t go waving the she’s a virgin, this is a travesty flag now.”
“Then what do you want me to do?” Chris demanded. “I’m not going to hug the man and sing a rendition of ‘We are Family’ with him.”
“Thank God for that because neither of you can carry a tune in a bucket,” Catherine said. “But maybe you can start with apologizing and stop being less of the ass you are presenting yourself as. The Chris Larabee I know wouldn’t act this way and frankly, if Sarah were still here, she’d be ashamed of you.”
Chris stiffened at the mention of his deceased wife, his face shuttering. Even Buck stiffened at Catherine’s words. “That,” Chris said, his voice low and angry. “Was too far, little sister.”
“Too far or not, it’s true,” Catherine said. “And you know it.” Chris’ face was turning an interesting shade of fuschia, causing both Buck and Vin to step in. Buck stayed by Chris, ready to grab his arm if necessary. Vin handled Catherine.
“I think it’s time you left,” he said in a low drawl to her. Catherine started to speak, anger sparking in her eyes but the sharpshooter simply shook his head. “No. You did go too far with that statement. Last thing Chris needs right now is to go another round with you and you two sayin’ somethin’ further that can’t be taken back. ‘Sides, I think you’ve done enough damage for one day. And considerin’ we haven’t even been here twenty-four hours, that’s sayin’ a lot right now.”
She jerked back at those words and it finally, truly, dawned on Catherine just exactly what the fallout was in all of this. She had hurt two men that she loved in the span of less than an hour. She may not be in love with Steve, but she did love him in her own way. And Chris was family. Yet she had just hurt them both in a way that she was not sure if she could repair. She said nothing, simply nodded to Vin before turning to go. If she dared to try and say anything, she would let the tears that were now clogging her throat to fall.
None of the men spoke as Catherine left, studying their leader as he went back to pacing. Some of them didn’t know what to say, others were gauging the words they intended to say. Finally, it was Josiah who spoke.
“Brother, you need to apologize,” he said.
Chris paused, slowly turning his head to look at the older man. “What? She--.”
“Not her,” Josiah said. “McGarrett.”
“Now look, Josiah...”
“No, Chris,” Vin stepped in. “Josiah’s right. What you did and said to him wasn’t right.” Chris stiffened but Vin shook his head.
“Look, cowboy, I don’t know the whole story. I reckon only Buck really does at this point, but it doesn’t change the fact that you have been a regular asshole to McGarrett since the moment we stepped foot into Five-0 headquarters, I suspect you were itching for a fight the moment you got wind we were headin’ here. Based on what yer sister just said, you always have been a bit of an ass to him. And for somethin’ that ain’t for him to take the blame on.”
Chris let out a breath. Vin had a very good point, especially as Chris realized that every single issue he ever had over the past with his biological father, he took it out on Steve. Catherine was right as well. Steve didn’t ask to be born, anymore than Chris did.
“I need to go see my brother.”
Part 4
Author: queenmidalah
Artist: azuremonkey
Word Count: 12,548
Rating: PG-13
Crossover: Hawaii Five-0/Magnificent 7 ATF universe
Characters/Pairings: Steve McGarrett, Danny Williams, Chin Ho Kelly, Kono Kalakaua, Chris Larabee, Vin Tanner, Buck Wilmington, Ezra Standish, Josiah Sanchez, Nathan Jackson, JD Dunne, Catherine Rollins; mentions of Catherine/Steve, beginnings of Steve/Kono.
Warnings Strong language, minor character death, mild violence
Author's Notes: Thank you SO much to azuremonkey for the fabulous artwork she created for me. I absolutely love it. It helped me get this story completed, and as I told her, I think this may end up as a series because I have more ideas forming in my head in this little universe involving the McGarrett brothers.
Summary: A case brings the Denver ATF office's best team, Team 7, to Hawaii to work with special task force, Five-0. The problem is, it brings up a past that Chris rarely likes to discuss with anyone. How are the rest of Team 7 and Five-0 going to handle the fact that Chris and Steve have a very intertwined past? Namely the fact that John McGarrett is Chris' biological father.
More concerned for their team leader, Danny, Chin and Kono had chosen to go find Steve rather than help sort out the mess that was made by Catherine’s revelation and deal with the fall out of discovering that the Team 7’s lead was, in fact, a McGarrett by birth. Plus it was a ratio of six to one that would deal with Chris, whereas they were only three to one with Steve. Team 7’s odds were better at dealing with Chris then they were in helping Steve at that point, especially since they had the advantage of having worked with the man a lot longer than Five-0 had with Steve. At this point, they were just hoping he wasn’t going to ground.
Once the rest of Five-0 left their headquarters, Team 7 had silently agreed to head back to their hotel. Catherine had come with after Buck basically told her she had no choice. Chris hadn’t said a word on the drive back to the hotel. He was currently still silent, pacing like a caged lion. Right now, Vin was glad they were in their hotel suite when the fallout with Catherine came, not at Five-0’s headquarters, or anywhere else in public, as they had been when he hit Steve.
“Chris...” Catherine started to say, watching her brother’s pacing get worse.
“No,” Chris bit out. He paused and glared at his sister, finding a mild satisfaction when she flinched away. She may be an officer in the Navy, but he found it comforting that she could still be intimidated by her big brother when he was pissed.
And he was very pissed right now.
“I want to be pissed at him,” Chris said. “But I can’t be. Because you are showing signs of a woman I barely know right now. I may butt heads with Steve and generally dislike him on principal, but you... Cath, you *lied* to him.”
“I did not... okay I wasn’t entirely honest,” Catherine said. “But the fact that you claim to generally dislike him on principle is pathetic, Chris. He never asked to be born, anymore than you did and then were tossed into the middle of a divorce when you weren’t even out of diapers. All your animosity towards John McGarrett... you’ve directed at Steve. Even when we were kids and he and Mary lived with us.”
Chris blinked a few times then frowned. “This is my fault?! How the hell did that happen?” he asked.
“I’m making a statement, not placing blame. Much. No, the current situation is my fault for not being forthcoming with who my relations are,” Catherine said. “But this goes a helluva lot deeper than the current situation and you know that. I bet you didn’t even wait fifteen minutes to lay into Steve about how you weren’t here to make amends with John McGarrett, barely letting Steve get a word in so he could tell you the father you share is dead.”
Chris shifted uncomfortably. It hadn’t exactly been fifteen minutes, but the accuracy of his sister’s statement hit home. He arrived in Hawaii itching to fight with his younger half-brother. He shook his head, clearing his thoughts some. “You could have told me about John...”
“Dad, Chris. You can call him Dad. It’s not a slap to my father or the fact that he raised you as his own for you to acknowledge John McGarrett as your father by calling him that,” Catherine said. “And frankly, why would I? The first thing out of your mouth would have been to ask me how I found out.”
“You and Mary were always clo--,” Chris started.
“I lost touch with Mary a year after she and Steve moved back to Hawaii,” Catherine interrupted. “She didn’t even recognize me when I was staying at Steve’s one weekend and she was visiting as well.” She lifted a hand when she saw Chris stiffen. “And do not go all neanderthal big brother on me because I stayed at a man’s house for the weekend. I’m a big girl divorcee who learned to fight her own battles a long time ago. Considering I *was* married, you can’t go waving the she’s a virgin, this is a travesty flag now.”
“Then what do you want me to do?” Chris demanded. “I’m not going to hug the man and sing a rendition of ‘We are Family’ with him.”
“Thank God for that because neither of you can carry a tune in a bucket,” Catherine said. “But maybe you can start with apologizing and stop being less of the ass you are presenting yourself as. The Chris Larabee I know wouldn’t act this way and frankly, if Sarah were still here, she’d be ashamed of you.”
Chris stiffened at the mention of his deceased wife, his face shuttering. Even Buck stiffened at Catherine’s words. “That,” Chris said, his voice low and angry. “Was too far, little sister.”
“Too far or not, it’s true,” Catherine said. “And you know it.” Chris’ face was turning an interesting shade of fuschia, causing both Buck and Vin to step in. Buck stayed by Chris, ready to grab his arm if necessary. Vin handled Catherine.
“I think it’s time you left,” he said in a low drawl to her. Catherine started to speak, anger sparking in her eyes but the sharpshooter simply shook his head. “No. You did go too far with that statement. Last thing Chris needs right now is to go another round with you and you two sayin’ somethin’ further that can’t be taken back. ‘Sides, I think you’ve done enough damage for one day. And considerin’ we haven’t even been here twenty-four hours, that’s sayin’ a lot right now.”
She jerked back at those words and it finally, truly, dawned on Catherine just exactly what the fallout was in all of this. She had hurt two men that she loved in the span of less than an hour. She may not be in love with Steve, but she did love him in her own way. And Chris was family. Yet she had just hurt them both in a way that she was not sure if she could repair. She said nothing, simply nodded to Vin before turning to go. If she dared to try and say anything, she would let the tears that were now clogging her throat to fall.
None of the men spoke as Catherine left, studying their leader as he went back to pacing. Some of them didn’t know what to say, others were gauging the words they intended to say. Finally, it was Josiah who spoke.
“Brother, you need to apologize,” he said.
Chris paused, slowly turning his head to look at the older man. “What? She--.”
“Not her,” Josiah said. “McGarrett.”
“Now look, Josiah...”
“No, Chris,” Vin stepped in. “Josiah’s right. What you did and said to him wasn’t right.” Chris stiffened but Vin shook his head.
“Look, cowboy, I don’t know the whole story. I reckon only Buck really does at this point, but it doesn’t change the fact that you have been a regular asshole to McGarrett since the moment we stepped foot into Five-0 headquarters, I suspect you were itching for a fight the moment you got wind we were headin’ here. Based on what yer sister just said, you always have been a bit of an ass to him. And for somethin’ that ain’t for him to take the blame on.”
Chris let out a breath. Vin had a very good point, especially as Chris realized that every single issue he ever had over the past with his biological father, he took it out on Steve. Catherine was right as well. Steve didn’t ask to be born, anymore than Chris did.
“I need to go see my brother.”
Part 4