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"No you are."
Those had been Danny's last words.
Every bone, every muscle, every ache, and every pain that went through Rafe's body seemed like God's bitter payback for the way he had treated his would-be brother. In fact, it was almost worse considering the Chinese made quite sure that they leave Danny's body behind to escape.
What about Evelyn? Rafe thought bitterly, those same three words repeating through his head as he silently, with his head held forlornly low, with their rescuers to a place where they would be safe.
But, what was safe? Rafe didn't feel safe. In fact, he felt almost the complete opposite. He felt empty, incomplete, and alone even though he had Red and Gooz there to keep him company. The bitter truth was this:
They weren't Danny.
They might have understood Rafe and Danny's friendship, but their brotherhood was something they could never comprehend. Rafe had been Danny's older brother, his protector. The fact that he never told Danny that he volunteered for his "assignment" in England was just one thing added to a number of others that he had done to protect his little brother. And here Danny was, stepping forward to protect his older brother... and now his body lay scattered among the debris from the bomber which he crashed in.
Rafe's heart ached. It prayed to every deity in known existence to please... please let his all be a horribly bad dream with an even worse punchline. Why would someone do something like this? How could someone do this?
Life would never be the same. Now he was left with the daunting task of returning to Evelyn so they could share in their combined sorrow – as she and Danny had done when he had died. But, Rafe reasoned mentally, this would not be the same. Because Danny was dead.
Or so he thought.
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So, I know that there are a lot of "DANNY LIVES" stories out there, but I couldn't really find one that I liked enough. They are all wonderful, don't get me wrong, but this is *my* take on what happened after Danny got shot at the end of the movie.
Also, this is my first Fanfic so I would LOVE to have some friendly criticism. Suggestions are also welcome and hey! you might even find yourself credited cause Lord knows I'm not going to claim someone else's idea as my own.
That being said, I do not own Pearl Harbor or any of the characters in the movie. There might be some of my own creation here every now and then but let's not get into that just yet.