Hey Everyone. My second Fanfic. Basically this is set just after Sarah dies. Evan and Olivia both go to live with their Dad with Caroline. Rosie goes off to university under Danny's orders. He's left on his own with Dupe and Nomsa.

What would happen if Alice had never come to Leopard's Den, would they have still met? Would they still get together? Please give it time to get going, it might be worth it. I don't know my writings rubbish. I hope you understood all of that if you didn't drop me a review with any questions and I'll answer them. Thanks for reading and please review.

Fate

Chapter One – Empty.

Danny's POV

I wish I was dead. Sarah's dead. Olivia and Evan have gone back to England with Caroline to live with their dad. Rosie's gone to university in Cape Town with Max. I'm Empty

Sarah's gone. My wonderful wife. I will never see again. It hurts so much she was my life. I loved her more than I've ever loved anyone. I loved Miranda but I love Sarah a lot more. How am I supposed to carry on my life without her. She was my everything she pieced me back together after Miranda died without her I wouldn't be here today. I need someone to piece me back together again but who and how? The only people here now is me, Dupe and Nomsa. I can't talk to Dupe about it he doesn't understand. I can't talk to Nomsa either it would just be too awkward. I have nobody.

I don't blame Simon for wanting his kid's back their his kid's he's there legal guardian. I can't do anything about them being back in England. It doesn't make a different though I need them. If I had them I might cope better I would have to keep strong for them but without them I just break down.

Rosie would help me through it, just like she did when her mum died. She got accepted at university though. She said she would have stayed and helped me. I can't force my daughter to quit the thing she loves to help her dad grieve for his wife. That's not fair she has her own life to live. It's no one's fault I'm on my own I don't blame anyone but myself.

If it wasn't for me Sarah wouldn't be dead she would be sitting out on the veranda with me watching the sun come up, we always did that it's one of the things I miss the most, but she's dead. It's my fault if I had stopped her from going after Jana she wouldn't have died simple as that. Why did I let her go I should have stopped her. I should have made her stay at the house with the kid's. They wouldn't have come to the fence with Jana. It's no one's fault other than mine. I'm full of guilt.

Everywhere I look I see the ghost of Sarah haunting Leopard's Den. I can't live here anymore. It's not right. It's too quite. I should hear the giggling, screaming, laughing of the kid's. The laughter and charm of Sarah. The wit of my amazing daughter. It's all gone. There's nothing left. Dupe isn't himself normally he's happy, jolly dupe he's cut himself off from everyone he's drinking more than usual what can I do!

Nomsa goes about her business as normal but I can tell she's upset too. I know she's trying to stay strong. She cared a lot about Sarah. She was a wonderful person I don't think I ever met a person who disliked Sarah. Everybody's hurting.

I can't stay here anymore it reminds me too much of Sarah. How can I go back to England to stay with the kid's it would kill me to see them upset over her death when it was purely my fault. I need to get away I need some time alone, to get my head round what's happened, maybe then I can return to Leopard's Den and continue my life but I need some time alone. When Miranda died I needed to be with my family but with Sarah I need to be alone. With Miranda I had time to prepare myself for her death she had cancer we knew what the inevitable was. With Sarah it was such a shock. It should have been a beautiful day my daughter getting married but it ended with disaster. The best day of my life turned into the worst.

I've made my decision I'm going to talk to Dupe.

Dupe's POV.

Everyone's hurting. Sarah was a wonderful woman. She's left a big hole in Leopard's Den. The kid's have gone, Rosie's gone. It feels like before the Travanion's came to leopard's den but with the horror of knowing the terrible event that had occurred. Danny was distraught you could tell. He needed Rosie but Travanion wouldn't do that he wanted Rosie to go off and follow her dreams I would have done the same. I don't know what I can do to help him. What can I do? I feel helpless.

Danny's POV

"Dupe can I have a word?" I asked, this was it.

"Yeah sure man what's up?"

"I'm leaving." I said simply

"Why!" Dupe was clearly in shock.

"I can't cope here anymore, it reminds me too much of her, maybe in time I will return but I need time away from here."

"I understand, where will you go back to the kid's in England?" Dupe was so understanding.

"No, I can't go there, I've caused them all this misery it's my fault" I croaked tear's were beginning to form.

"You don't have to blame yourself Danny it was no body's fault it just happened"

"I've got to go I'm sorry Dupe."

"Okay, Danny I understand. Please keep in contact though your like a son to me" Tears were forming in Dupe's eyes now. He was like a father to me

"You're like a father to me as well Dupe."

"Thank You Danny, but where will you go?" Dupe regained control

"Glasgow" I don't even know why, I hadn't even thought of where I was going. I decided in the heat of the moment. I don't know why it just felt like it was the right place to be.

"Why Glasgow?"

"I honestly don't know it just seems like the right thing to do, maybe it's fate I should end up there"

"Okay, Danny but please be careful and look after yourself I'm always here for you."

I walked over to Dupe and embraced him with a hug.

The start of my new life would begin shortly. I was going to Glasgow I had no idea what I would find it can't be any worse than this i thought. I don't know why I chose Glasgow, fate I suppose. We will soon find out soon I'm sure…

Sorry it's not very good I know. Bit boring but it needed to be in there. Don't know how long this is going to be but please review. Thank You x