A/N: The first three chapters (including this one) are set before the film, so they have been written as if they were in the past, but the dynamic of the story will change after this chapter. I'm assuming everyone has seen the film, and the chapter after this starts from the Daniel/Henley hand holding before they jump on the merry-go-round, there wont be any chapter names after that, and the way the story goes will flow more than it does now, where i have written the first 3 chapters as flashbacks.

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The Final Act - 2010

Henley was beginning to resent Daniel. They had been working together for 4 years now and he didn't seem to give a shit about her, all he did was fawn over Rebecca all day, because apparently she could fit through the stupid trap doors that were so small even a Barbie would struggle to make it through one of them. Oh and apparently Rebecca weighed less, even though she knew that they were the same size. She had to admit it was hard resenting him. They'd grown so close these past few years, they even shared an apartment, and she knew deep down that Daniel felt the same about her as she did about him. She loved him. But that wasn't enough, she knew she had to quit while she was ahead and while she still loved him, and then maybe, once he realised how much he needed her, or once he realised how much of an idiot Rebecca was, they could start a life together.

She packed all her bags, the tears running down her face as she removed any signs of her from their apartment. Daniel wasn't due back from the show till 11pm, so she knew she had time to get out without a sad goodbye. As she sat in the apartment, she looked at her surroundings, the couch where she sat was the first place her and Daniel had made out, the coffee table they tripped over on their way to the bedroom, the reality of what she was doing suddenly hit her, and her silent tears turned into loud sobs. 'Thank god Danny isn't home' she thought, but almost on cue she heard the locks turn in the door, and in he arrived

"Henley, are you ok?" the young magician asked, wrapping his arms around his assistant "Whatever it is, you can tell me" "I-I'm leaving. I quit" She whispered back, feeling his arms loose their grip from her waist "But, but I love you!" He cried, holding onto her hand. "No, you don't, you're in love with the thought of fame, of being a great magician, I'm just here to make you look good, and i can't even do that any more!" Daniel sighed, he knew she was right "But maybe, in a couple of years, we can be together again? When we've both found ourselves?" "I hope so, because that was my plan" She laughed through her sobs.

Daniel leant in and gave her a kiss on the cheek, then turned her head and made his lips meet hers. "Our final act" he whispered to her in between kisses "Might as well go out with a bang" she giggled, both of their judgement was blinded by their sadness, and they didn't care about the risks, even though they both knew Henley would be gone by morning.

They could barely make it to Daniel's room before they were both naked. "I love you" He whispered once they had both finished "Danny, you know i can't stay here" "We'll talk about it in the morning" He replied, kissing her gently, before turning to go to sleep.

When he woke the next morning, he turned to see an empty bed, Henley's bags gone and a note on his pillow that read:

"Our final act - H x"