I was talking movies with friends, and one of them brought up the 'going over the waterfall' scene in "Jewel of the Nile," which I confess I only vaguely remember. But it made me think of the hotness of Steve McGarrett leaping over a waterfall, in a white t-shirt and tan cargo pants, already partially wet, body in a straight line to make his entry into the pool at the bottom easier. Nice image, eh?
Which of course, led to the thought of him grabbing Danny's hand first, and yanking him off the ground by the river and into the current, water splashing up their legs as they headed toward the middle so they'd fall into the deepest part of the pool. And Danny yelling, "What!? No, no, no, this is not the way to escape the bad guys! This is not - "
"Trust me, Danno!" Steve would yell, yanking harder on Danny's arm, making Danny jump out of the river's current and into the air. Steve would release Danny, making his body a straight line, while Danny would flail wildly at first, then try to duplicate Steve, but too late, splashing hard into the pond, both of their bodies sinking deep before they kicked off the bottom and began swimming for shore.
Which of course, led to... Danny is up, he's fine, he has survived leaping over a waterfall, because Steve McGarrett is his life, which means leaping over waterfalls is the kind of thing that has become almost mundane. He reaches the river's edge, standing up, looking around for Steve. "My god, are you insane? We could have hiked down!" Only there's no Steve, anywhere, and he waits for a moment, because this is a mistake, Steve should have reached the edge before he did. But still no Steve, and he begins to panic, to yell, "Steve!"
Then there's a tap on his shoulder and his heart jumps, because there's no way the Yakuza hitman got down here before they did, but he turns around to face his enemies, and there's Steve, smiling like he's Goofy. "Hey, you do swim well," he says, like he'd never believed it until now. And Danny's sure that he's going to hit him, just like he did on the first day they'd met, that is firmly in his plans, so he has no idea how he ends up lunging at Steve, knocking him over as their lips meet, and they sink under the water, still kissing.
Which of course, led to the reverse... He looks around wildly, toward the jungle, expecting to see Steve already looking for the best trail out, but there's no sign of anyone, only him in this absolutely scenic gorgeous Hawaiian wilderness. He swears, but he knows what he has to do, diving back into the river, swimming against the water pounding down from above, and toward the middle of the pool, until he finds Steve's body, floating, limbs slack. Danny grabs him around the middle, tugging him to the surface, and then towing him to the river's edge. Steve's still unconscious, which Danny supposes has the benefit that he's not panicking and fighting against being saved, but mostly it is scary, too scary, because Danny does not know how to deal with a defenseless Steve.
He drags him onto the mud, turning him onto his side, frantically trying to remember life saving techniques that he'd learned years ago and had never needed to use. Drownings in New Jersey tend to be small child or old people in the bath tub, and then he'd only become involved to make sure the case was an accident. He taps firmly on Steve's back with the flat of his hand, relieved when his partner begins coughing, spitting out water as his body shakes.
There's still Yakuza hitman roaming around, undoubtedly trying to follow them, but for the moment, Danny can only wrap his arms around Steve, hold him loosely, letting him recover, and contemplate just a tiny bit the fact that he is never going to let Steve live this down. But mostly, he feels grateful that Steve is still in his life, to turn it upside-down and drive him crazy and make him love him.
*cackles*
That's all rough meandering, but I have a show this afternoon and there's a parade somewhere downtown. Must dash.
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