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CHAPTER 1
TRICKS AND THINGS

At eighteen, Rafe and Danny were the most handsome guys in school, and the most popular. They had their own business as crop dusters, and were the envy of the rest of the boys in that high school.

The boys' rugged look, deep voices, and kind countenance made all the women madly in love with them. The fact that they challenged the sky for a living was even more tempting.

As school started that day, Rafe was growing nervous. The teacher was making every student read out loud in front of the class. Danny sat right beside him, and told him not to worry, he would be there to help him through it.

When the most popular girls of the school walked into the class, they all gave the boys girlish smiles and flirting waves. Grace Doherty was a beautiful brunette, and not one boy had not once had a crush on her. The other girls, Lily and Aubrey, were both blondes and all three were pretty good friends, but no one had more friendship between each other than Rafe and Danny.

As class began, the teacher stood and smiled at the best friends sitting beside each other. She had never seen a friendship like the one shared between Rafe McCawley and Daniel Walker. "Let's begin, shall we?" She asked. She looked to the best reader in her class, "Daniel, will you begin please?"

Danny read through the first two paragraphs with graceful ease. He said the words with the thoughtful tone of a real poet, and she was proud. She then looked the Rafe, and winced. There was something wrong with the way Rafe read, backwards instead of forward, and she felt a pang of guilt for making him read in front of everyone. "Mr. McCawley?"

Rafe drew in a deep breath. "I as," He tried.

"As I." Danny whispered.

"As I." Rafe corrected himself, and after apologizing, he continued, "As I read- Wait- Sorry. As I begin to write I notice the song birds in the window." Rafe said this phrase slowly. The teacher glanced up, and noticed that Danny was telling him every word.

"Mr. Walker." She warned.

Danny blushed, smiled, and slouched in his chair. "Continue, Rafe."

"Looks-" He stuttered, "rain like." He mumbled something to himself, that the teacher couldn't quite understand, and knew it was probably a good thing she didn't. "Looks like rain." He corrected himself. Rafe could feel the entire class staring into his back. He knew what they were thinking. How could a person who could fly so well and shoot a running rabbit with a two dollar pistol not be able to read?

Luckily, he was interrupted by the principal who peeked his head into the door. The principal was Mr. Walker, Danny's uncle. The man who took Danny in after his father died. "Danny, could I see you for a minute?" He asked.

Danny gestured toward Rafe, "Rafe too." Mr. Walker smiled knowing the relationship between the two boys. Rafe breathed a sigh of relief, and followed his best friend out the door.

"The teachers of this school have decided that the kids need something to remember their prom night with." Mr. Walker explained once they had left the classroom. "And we were wondering if you two wouldn't mind flying over doing tricks and things as the sunset, before the dance."

"Sure, Mr. Walker." Rafe said.

"Of course, Uncle Ben."

When the boys returned to the classroom, they were almost finished reading, and Rafe was grateful for that. When the bell rang, the teacher turned to Rafe, "Could I speak to you for a minute, Rafe?" She asked. Danny hung around as well, but she made him leave.

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