Chapter 1

Dan's P.O.V

"Stop right there!" A man with a balaclava on stood in front of us a pistol stretched out at arm's length pointing straight at us. "You've taken everything that I worked for away from me and now I'm going to kill you for it"

"I don't think so" Aniesha said she took out her taser and pulled the trigger…

Too late.

The man shot first and the gun was pointed right at Keri…

Keri seemed to freeze a while then her knees buckled. Keri's limp body fell in my arms. She was covered in blood and bruises after all the fighting inside. She looked so innocent. I felt like my whole world was crumbling on top of me.

She was dead.

"Keri!" I shouted "Keri! Please no! Don't do this to me!"

"Dan" Aniesha said "There's nothing you can do she's in a better place now"

Tears were streaming down my face. I couldn't even fathom a life without her.

"Keri please stay alive! I can't live without you! I love you." I whispered

There was a small whimper under me I looked down at Keri. She was breathing! Gasping for breath! She was alive!

"Dan?" She whispered

"Keri!" Keri moaned in pain. "Don't worry your gonna be fine, just hang in there. Frank did you here that?"

"The whole thing! I'll send some paramedics over. Well done team! Mission complete!"

"I heard the whole thing too!" Tom piped in "Dan I didn't know it was possible for you to cry you always seemed so tough!"

"Ha, ha very fun- wait! Did you hear everything"

"Everyone heard everything including the part where you confessed your undying love for Keri."

"Great, you're never going to let this one drop"

"I wasn't planning on taking it up. It was actually quite beautiful. You guys would make a great couple!"

"Thanks Tom"

Keri grabbed my hand and screamed.

"Ssssshhhhhh you're okay now. You're with me"

"Paramedics should be there any minute now" Tom said over my earpiece.

One month later

Maths. Forty minutes of mandatory torture. I used to joke around with Keri but since the incident she hasn't been allowed in school because she was recovering. Mrs King was droning on about some algebra equation when I felt a buzzing in my pocket. "Right on cue Frank" I murmured. I looked at the other two and they nodded. We snuck out when Mrs King was looking at the board and ran to the caretakers store room. When we got to HQ Frank was at the table talking to…

"Keri!" I shouted

"Dan!" Keri ran round the table and slammed into my chest. Setting me off balance.

"Whoa!"

"Oh sorry I'm just so excited to be back!"

"We're all excited your back! Hey do you have a second?"

"Sure"

I pulled Keri into a corner while the others and Frank were talking.

"So you know The um the time when you err" I said quietly.

"Got shot" Keri finished.

"Um yeah. Do you remember any of it like anything I said?"

"Oh, yeah I do. I wanted to talk about it actually."

"You don't feel the same way. I'm sorry, I embarrassed you."

"No! That's not why I wanted to talk about it. It's because I do feel the same way!"

"Really!"

"Yeah. I wanted to talk about where we are in our relationship because we're certainly more than friends!"

"Well why don't we take the next step?" I took a deep breath "Keri will you be my girlfriend?"

"Dan! Are you serious?!"

I nodded

"YES!"