This is my first Pearl Harbor fic. I got PH for Christmas, and it is a great movie!
So, lets say.. Rafe had a lil bro. Everybody is saying that he has a lil sis.. So, I wanted
to be a little more original. Sorry if its not that good, this is a weird attempt at
making fics. :)
Rafe is 7, Danny is 6, and Alex is 4 when the story begins
So, anyways..



Ch.1 - - Childhood Days

"C'mon Danny! Don't be a scardey cat!"
Danny walked slowly towards Rafe. Rafe wanted to jump off of the barn with Danny's paper wings.
"Rafe... are you sure its gonna work? Your gonna fall and hurt yourself!"
"Awww... Don't spoil all the fun! I'm just gonna test it ok?"
Rafe looked down and saw his best friend shake his head in disaproval. Rafe didn't care, he wanted
to fly! So, he jumped off, and fell to the ground. There was a loud crack, and Rafe yelled.
"Ow!!! AHHH!!! It hurts! It hurts!"
Danny ran over to check him out. He realized that he broke his leg, and he didn't know what
to do. Alex ran outside, and then saw Rafe on the ground, and Danny hovering over him.
"Mommy!!! Rafe fell down!" Alex yelled loudly.
Sandra McCawley ran out of her house and saw her son.
"Rafe! What did you do now??" She gasped as she saw his leg.
"Alex, honey, get your father! Danny, why don't you help me bring Rafe inside?"
"Yes ma'm." Danny said.
"Daddy! Rafefelldownandnowheishurt!" Alex babbled. "Mommysaystogetyou, so you have to come help!"
Matthew McCawley went to the barn to see what all the comotion was about.
He heard his wife and Danny speaking.
"Did Rafe jump off the barn again?" Sandra asked.
"Yes ma'm. I tried to stop him, but he wouldn't listen to me." Danny replied.
"Suureee..." Rafe slurred out.
Matthew walked over and carried his son into the house.
"His leg is broken. It will heal, but, after a few months" Sandra told her husband.
"Is this the third time?" asked Matthew.
"No, it is only the second, but he broke his arm last time, remember?" Sandra replied.
"Its a good thing you are a nurse, Sandra. Otherwise the doctor's would be chargin' us by the hour."
"Mommy, is Rafe dead?" Alex asked.
"Oh, no dear! He just broke his leg again. Now, don't be like Rafe, and stay on the ground.
We don't want you to break any bones, okay, Alex?"
"Okay!" Alex piped.
Danny stood to the side, and somehow, he thought, this was all his fault.
"Um.. Mrs. McCawley, I'll go home now." Danny said.
"Okay, be sure to come back tommorow, or Rafe will try to go over there!" Sandra said.
"Yes ma'm."


...The next day...

"Ow! Mom, that hurts.. owww!! Mooommm! That hurts!" Rafe yelled.
"Its your fault for jumping off the barn again. Didn't I tell you that this would happen?"
"Sorry.. Ow! You know, you don't haffta wrap up my leg!" Rafe said.
"Yes I do, and look, Danny is here. So, be quiet, and let me finish wrapping your leg."
"Yes ma'm.." Rafe said, pouting.
"Hey Rafe." Danny said. "Sorry about your leg."
"Why? I fell down by myself. Maybe you should make them wings again, and I can jump again!"
"Next time, you should let me jump."
"You? But, you might get hurt! And, that would be bad. Your dad would hate me for real then!"
"I guess." Danny wondered why Rafe always protected him so much. They were like brothers.
"Well, I can't stay long, 'cause Daddy wants me to help him. Bye." Danny said as he left.
"Yeah, see ya." Rafe now sat in his room alone. Matthew entered, and he brought Rafe some water.
"You know, if you keep on breaking your bones like that, you can't become a pilot." Matthew said.
"Really!!?? Your lying, right?"
"Nope, I suggest you stop jumping off the barn for a while. Or, you might never become a pilot."
"Yes sir. Daddy, how come a person can't be a pilot when he breaks his bones? I wanted to
jump again later."
"Don't even try jumping. Um.. its 'cause if you break a bone too much, it becomes useless.
So, you need all of your bones to become a pilot. Understand?"
Rafe nodded, even though he didn't understand. He decided he would stop the barn roof jumping
for a while. Just long enough to make his parents happy.



...One year later...


"Rafe, lets go swimming." Alex said.
"No, its too early!" Rafe replied.
"I'm gonna tell mom that you broke her glass cup then!"
"Alexander McCawley! You better not! Look, I'm awake! Okay?"
"Lets go swimming."
"Fine. Lets go find Danny."
"Okay!" Alex ran out to find Danny. When he came back, Danny in hand, he found Rafe back in bed.
"Ra-fe! I'm gonna go tell mom right now! Mooomm!!" Alex yelled.
Rafe bolted out of bed, and put on some overalls. "Alex, be quiet! See, I'm awake! I'm going!"
Alex smirked, and followed the boys to the lake. When they got there, Rafe jumped in, getting
everybody wet. Danny jumped in next, and splashed water all over Rafe. Next, they both splashed
Alex, until Alex was wet from head to toe. They played in the water for a long time. When they
walked home, Danny and Rafe decided to play pilot. Alex, of course, wanted to play too.
"But, there is only two seats in a plane!" Rafe exclaimed.
"Sorry, Alex." Danny said.
"B-b=but.. I wanna play...Pretty please?" Alex asked.
"Fine! You can sit with me, but, you probably won't fit, so its not my fault!" Rafe said.
They all jumped into the plane, and they actually fit into the plane.
"Watch out! There's one behind us!" Rafe yelled. Rafe and Danny pretended to shoot the fake
planes that their imagination had created. Alex pretended to shoot too. "Land of the free!"
Rafe yelled. "An' home of the brave!" Danny added.
"Rafe, rudder is spelled with to d's." Danny said, and fixed the word. "Thanks" Rafe replied.
"Hey, look, Daddy is back! So is his plane!" Rafe exclaimed. "Alex, stay here." Rafe said.
Before Alex could argue, Rafe and Danny jumped into the plane. Rafe pushed some buttons, and
accidently turned on the plane. Alex could hear Danny and Rafe yelling, "Wer'e flying!
We're really flying!" Rafe landed the plane, and both boys realized the trouble they were in.
Alex saw Mr. Walker pass by him. Mr. Walker hadn't even noticed Alex.
"Boy! I told you not to play with this stupid boy who can't even read!"
"He's not stupid Daddy!" Danny yelled.
Mr. Walker slapped Danny, and he fell to the floor. Alex saw Rafe tense. Rafe ran up, and got a
wooden stick, and hit Mr. Walker. "Let him alone!" Rafe yelled. "You dirty german!"
"I fought the German. And, I pray to God, that nobody has to see what I saw." Mr. Walker replied, as
he walked away.
A/N: Sorry, I dont know the exact words spoken. XD
"Your my best friend." Danny told Rafe. "Daddy!" Danny ran off to his father.
Rafe stood there, with the stick still in his hands.
"Rafe?" Alex asked in a tiny voice. He had never seen Danny's dad so mean before.
"You don't know how to read?" Alex questioned.
Rafe whirled around and said sharply, "I can read, I just got a few problems with letters, thats all.
Lets go inside. Don't tell mommy, or daddy about what happened, you hear?"
"Okay." Alex responded.



...Three Months Later...


"I'm glad your in my class, Danny. If you weren't I would fail for sure!" Rafe told Danny.
Rafe and Danny were in the third grade. Danny looked old enough to be a third grader, and
Rafe looked young enough to be a third grader. Alex was in the first grade, and was very
excited. "I can't wait to go to school!" Alex exclaimed.
"Just wait 'til they give ya homework" Danny replied. "Its gonna be even better then."
When Rafe walked into the class, a group of girls looked towards him, and spoke quietly.
But, Danny heard them. "Wow, Rafe McCawley is looking even better this year!"
"Yeah, and we are so lucky to be in his class! I bet he is going to notice at least one of us!"
"His friend... umm.. was it Daniel Walker? He is a little handsome too!"
"Oh, yeah, of course. Anybody who is around Rafe must be handsome!"
Danny shook his head. The girls in his class were just as bad as last year.
"Hey, Rafe. Sit over here!" a girl cried loudly.
Rafe looked over and said, "Sorry, Christina, I'm sitting next to Danny."
"Oh, both of you can sit here then!" Christine shouted despratley.
Rafe looked at Danny questionly. Danny shrugged, and the two boys sat next to Christina.
"So, Rafe, how was your summer?" Christina asked.
"Oh, fine. I almost broke my arm again. But, then I didn't." Rafe said.
"Oh, wow! You almost broke your arm, again?" Christina exclaimed.
Rafe nodded, and asked, "Is it okay, if me and Danny trade seats?"
Christina nodded, and Danny knew that Rafe didn't want Christina to know about his reading
problems. "Hi Christina." Danny said. "Hey Danny. How was your summer?"
Before Danny could reply, a strict looking teacher walked into the class.
"Hello class, my name is Miss Cooper. I am your new third grade teacher. Before we do anything,
let me explain the rules. One, there will be no speaking, unless you raise your hand, or
you have permission. Two, there will be no food in the class. Three, you may not cheat, at all!
Four, there will be no fighting. Do you understand?"
"Yes ma'm" the class replied in unison.
"This lady is crazy. I've heard of her, she gives so much homework!" Rafe whispered to Danny.
"Young man, stand up and tell me your name." Miss Cooper said to Rafe.
Rafe stood up and said, "Rafe McCawley sir, I mean ma'm." He hadn't meant for it to be a joke,
but, the class snickered.
"Mr. McCawley, I will not stand any of your smart mouthing. If I hear another word from you,
you will be in trouble, young man! Now, lets see, I will take roll."
After everybody said "Here", Miss Cooper said, "Lets start with basic sentences. This should be easy,
right? Each of you will read one paragraph from the workbook. Starting from left to right. Begin."
Rafe was worried. This teacher wanted him to read an entire paragraph! He didn't know what to do.
Rafe practiced the words in his head, and finally, it was almost his turn. Rafe had memorized it,
with Danny whispering very softly, some of the words. When it was Rafe's turn, he read quickly,
which caused Miss Cooper to be angry. "Mr. McCawley, slow down." "Yes ma'm. The boy then walked
on to the f-f-forest, and found a tree, with a lot of, no, a bunch of, um.. I mean.." Danny whispered,
"a lot of!" "A lot of bugs." Rafe was beginning to forget the paragraph. "The boy g-g-ot.. um.
gathered, some bugs, and put it in his bag, I meant, backpack. He walked faster.. no, further."
Danny kept on whispering the words. "and saw a little, no, large lake, filled with more bugs, and
some fish" Rafe let out a breath of relief as Danny started the next paragraph. He was glad he
remembered the end.
During lunch, Rafe and Danny walked around. "Damn it, that teacher is gonna fail me!" Rafe said.
"Did you hear me when I read that paragraph? Just hope we start math soon."
"Yeah, Rafe, you've gotta stop dependin' on me! You gotta learn them letters soon." Danny said.
"Don't you remember? We've tried! Theres just somethin' about letters." Rafe replied.
"Hey, look at that, must be a fight!" Danny exclaimed. "Lets go see!"
"Little boy, betta gimmie your lunch money, before I beat ya up!"
"B-b-but... I brought my lunch.. I didn't bring a-a-any money!" Alex replied.
"Boy, don't like to me! Your stupid family is rich! I don't see how, everybody in your family
is stupid! Your brother can't even read! Ha!"
"You better shut up!" Rafe yelled. "Leave my brother alone!!"
"Oh ho ho! Look who is here! Rafe McCawley, no, Rafe Mcstupid! hahaha!"
"And, look who is with him, big 'ol scary Danny! Danny Walker, whos dad is crazy! I betchya
Danny is crazy too!"
Rafe yelled, "Shut up! Stop makin' fun of Danny! And my family!" He jumped on the bully, and
beat him up. Then, he left the bully on the floor, and told Alex, "You gotta learn to fight!"
"Whats wrong, Danny?" Rafe asked.
"You know, he was right. My daddy is crazy." Danny replied.
"Aww.. don't listen to him! Hes just stupid!" Rafe said.
"Besides, if both of ya'll were crazy, then why would I be best friends with you?"
Danny smiled, and they both laughed at the bully who would probably go home, crying to his mom.
"Rafe." Alex said, "Thanks." "Well, I couldn't let you get hurt, now could I?" Rafe asked.
Alex smiled and hugged Rafe. "Okay, okay. Its fine!" Rafe exclaimed, getting out of Alex's grasp.

Next Chapter... Joining the what?