fic: Oblivion (3/?)
Title: Oblivion
Author: stellarmeadow
Fandom: Hawaii Five-0
Paring: Steve/Danny
Rating: NC17
Summary: Season 5 coda series - think of it as Season 5 canon with a twist....
Notes: Chapter 3 - coda for ep 503. Missed previous chapters? Read them here:
Chapter 1 | Chapter 2
Danny leaned against the Camaro as he stared at the post card, then at the view, then the post card, then the view again. The whole idea was crazy. Not just your routine, run of the mill kind of crazy, either--this was almost McGarrett-level insanity.
He'd almost forgotten about the post card. He'd hidden it away, both to forget about it, and to keep anyone else from seeing that he'd actually had contact with a fugitive who happened to share his DNA. But once he realized Reyes might really have Matt, he'd started to wonder why Matt would tell the guy Danny knew where the money was.
The post card suddenly made sense, in a completely insane kind of way.
The idea of digging up a random field--which, for all he knew, was protected land or sacred or something--just because he thought he might have a treasure map was ridiculous. He'd told himself the whole drive that wandering around digging random holes in a field was stupid.
And yet here he stood, staring at the same view that was in the picture.
No. He wasn't doing this. It was too crazy. He got back into the car, and started to pull out the keys, but stopped, looking at the view again. He sighed and pulled out his phone.
The irony of calling Steve to get him to talk Danny out of doing something crazy was not lost on him. Steve had been responsible for a lot of his crazy, even more so lately, especially in areas that Danny was resolutely not thinking about. He had too much to deal with without adding this new thing they were apparently doing to the mix.
One batch of insanity at a time was enough.
He tapped on one of the three missed calls from Steve to call him back, not particularly surprised when Steve's immediate suggestion was to just go down to Colombia and get Matt. Like it was nothing. Because you could take the SEAL out of the Navy, you could even tame him a little, but the tendencies were too embedded.
At least it was a whole different kind of crazy than Danny's idea.
Though it was less comforting that Danny had already considered it and dismissed it only because it probably wouldn't work.
He wasn't sure whether or not to be worried or amused that Steve didn't think the idea of buried treasure was crazy. But the confirmation was enough to get Danny to start digging.
He was tempted for a second by Steve's offer to come out there, but by the time Steve could get there, Danny would either have found the money, or be ready to bury a body in one of the holes. And Steve might be a tempting one to bury in that kind of mood.
He promised to give Steve a call if he found anything and hung up, checking the post card one more time before he started digging. It wasn't long before he started wishing he'd let Steve come help, and he was long past wishing that by the time he dug the shovel into the latest hole and hit something solid.
If this was some centuries old pirate treasure, he was going to be pissed.
But it wasn't a pirate's chest. It was a bag full of money. So either it was the biggest coincidence in the world, or Danny had found Matt's money.
No, Reyes' money, which Matt had hidden away and then left Danny holding the bag. Literally.
He wondered where it would land on the irony scale if Danny got Matt back just to kill him himself.
When Danny had dug all the money up, he transferred it to the trunk of the Camaro, cleaned up his mess, and got back in the car, pointing it towards town. Towards Steve.
He needed an insane plan to make sure he and Matt both came out of this ransom drop alive. Lucky for him, he knew someone who specialized in insanity.
***
Chapter 4
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Against the Odds, Book 1 of the Hustle series
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Family Ties, Book 2 of the Hustle series
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Author: stellarmeadow
Fandom: Hawaii Five-0
Paring: Steve/Danny
Rating: NC17
Summary: Season 5 coda series - think of it as Season 5 canon with a twist....
Notes: Chapter 3 - coda for ep 503. Missed previous chapters? Read them here:
Chapter 1 | Chapter 2
Danny leaned against the Camaro as he stared at the post card, then at the view, then the post card, then the view again. The whole idea was crazy. Not just your routine, run of the mill kind of crazy, either--this was almost McGarrett-level insanity.
He'd almost forgotten about the post card. He'd hidden it away, both to forget about it, and to keep anyone else from seeing that he'd actually had contact with a fugitive who happened to share his DNA. But once he realized Reyes might really have Matt, he'd started to wonder why Matt would tell the guy Danny knew where the money was.
The post card suddenly made sense, in a completely insane kind of way.
The idea of digging up a random field--which, for all he knew, was protected land or sacred or something--just because he thought he might have a treasure map was ridiculous. He'd told himself the whole drive that wandering around digging random holes in a field was stupid.
And yet here he stood, staring at the same view that was in the picture.
No. He wasn't doing this. It was too crazy. He got back into the car, and started to pull out the keys, but stopped, looking at the view again. He sighed and pulled out his phone.
The irony of calling Steve to get him to talk Danny out of doing something crazy was not lost on him. Steve had been responsible for a lot of his crazy, even more so lately, especially in areas that Danny was resolutely not thinking about. He had too much to deal with without adding this new thing they were apparently doing to the mix.
One batch of insanity at a time was enough.
He tapped on one of the three missed calls from Steve to call him back, not particularly surprised when Steve's immediate suggestion was to just go down to Colombia and get Matt. Like it was nothing. Because you could take the SEAL out of the Navy, you could even tame him a little, but the tendencies were too embedded.
At least it was a whole different kind of crazy than Danny's idea.
Though it was less comforting that Danny had already considered it and dismissed it only because it probably wouldn't work.
He wasn't sure whether or not to be worried or amused that Steve didn't think the idea of buried treasure was crazy. But the confirmation was enough to get Danny to start digging.
He was tempted for a second by Steve's offer to come out there, but by the time Steve could get there, Danny would either have found the money, or be ready to bury a body in one of the holes. And Steve might be a tempting one to bury in that kind of mood.
He promised to give Steve a call if he found anything and hung up, checking the post card one more time before he started digging. It wasn't long before he started wishing he'd let Steve come help, and he was long past wishing that by the time he dug the shovel into the latest hole and hit something solid.
If this was some centuries old pirate treasure, he was going to be pissed.
But it wasn't a pirate's chest. It was a bag full of money. So either it was the biggest coincidence in the world, or Danny had found Matt's money.
No, Reyes' money, which Matt had hidden away and then left Danny holding the bag. Literally.
He wondered where it would land on the irony scale if Danny got Matt back just to kill him himself.
When Danny had dug all the money up, he transferred it to the trunk of the Camaro, cleaned up his mess, and got back in the car, pointing it towards town. Towards Steve.
He needed an insane plan to make sure he and Matt both came out of this ransom drop alive. Lucky for him, he knew someone who specialized in insanity.
***
Chapter 4
-----
Like my writing? Check out my first two novels, available for Kindle and print on Amazon!
Against the Odds, Book 1 of the Hustle series
US | IN | UK | DE | FR | ES | IT | JP | BR | CA | MX | AU
Family Ties, Book 2 of the Hustle series
US | CA | UK | AU | DE | IT | MX | IN | FR | ES | JP | BR