Hi. I'm back with another Dayley fanfic because I just love them and the thought of them having met each other before Greenhouse, even if not under the best circumstances, and not remembering is kinda cute.

So this one-shot was requested by Atarya QueenofEygpt. And I know this isn't exactly what was written in your prompt, but I hope you like it anyway. The time range for this one is pretty vague as it could be literally anywhere between the ending of Season 2 to Season 4.

I had thought over this one a few times and contemplated other mini-Ravens or mini-Eagles making an appearance, but I ultimately settled for this, so I hope you like it.

I hope you guys enjoy this and don't forget to send in your prompts.

Third Person POV

~~Flashback~~

"Yo! It's Alex's turn." Little Hayley demanded, walking up towards the swing from the see-saw she had been sitting on. "Let him play."

"Well, I don't see his name on it. Do you?" The slightly older boy teased her as he used his feet to kick her away, causing her to stumble back and fall. Laughing, he continued to swing, launching himself higher into the air, as his cheers filled the play area.

She felt the tears threatening to spill but she would never let them. She was already five years old for crying out loud, not a baby. Besides, she had to set a good example for her baby brother."

Hey!" She bounced up, brushing off the sand from her new blue dress. "That was not very nice. My mommy says we're not supposed to hit anyone."

"Oh yeah?!" He yelled from his position, high in the air. "So, what are you going to do about that? Tell on me?"

Hayley felt her temper flaring. How dare he?! Not only did he kick her, but he had the audacity to be mean to her and not have a single ounce of remorse.

She marched closer to the swing set, ready to grab the swing from him the minute he was within her reach. So what if he fell? 'An eye for an eye.' as they always say.

As she headed towards the side of the swing, she felt a pull on her arm, and she turned to see her wide-eyed little brother pleading with her. "Don't do it, Hayley. Mommy and daddy wouldn't like it."

"I'll be fine Alex," she reassured him, pulling him close. "That big bully needs to learn to play nice. Has his mother ever taught him about manners or being nice?"

She let go of him and went behind the swing, rearing to tug the metal chain when it neared. What she hadn't expected was the body on it to be moving towards her quite so quickly, and the next thing she knew, everything turned black.

The rest of the day is a blur. She remembers flashes of light and the sting of a needle. She remembers hearing her baby brother's cries but being unable to move to comfort him. She remembers the feel of the white bandage against her head but nothing else.

It is only when she looks at a photo in the living room that her parents explain what happened to her.

The force of the swing had flung her a few feet into the air, and its edge nicked the corner of her forehead. She had apparently been conscious for a few moments after that as she tried to brace herself using her arm. But as soon as she hit the ground, she gave a cry of pain and had been out like a light.

~~Flashback ends~~

"So it wasn't a dream..." Daniel mumbles and the girl in his arms turns towards him, concerned.

"What wasn't a dream?" She asks as she burrows deeper into his embrace while they sit together on the couch.

"Listen, Hayley. I'm so so sorry for all the pain I've caused you, you and your family. I've been a horrible selfish jerk, just a stupidly spoiled kid, a real brat who knows the value of nothing until he loses it, and I'm so-"

"Daniel." She lightly tugs on his arm as she searches his eyes, trying to make sense of what he's saying. "You're not making any sense. What are you talking about?"

"That boy was me, Hayley." His voice is pained, conflicted. "I hit you with the swing." He took a deep breath.

"Do you remember where it happened?" He asks her, giving her a moment to think before answering himself. "It was at a NASA family day, and I had gone there with my mom. Gosh, I used to think it had been a dream."

Hayley just allows him to speak. "I didn't remember it at first. I just suddenly remembered it one night years ago and I felt so guilty about it. I cried and cried, and I really wanted to find you so I could apologise."

"But then mom told me it had to have been a dream." His breaths come out in short puffs and she wants to hold him, to assure him that everything's all right, but she knows he needs to get this off his chest.

"She told me I dreamt it all, and I believed her. Gosh, I feel so stupid to have believed her." He shakes his head.

"I'm so sorry Hayley. I hurt you before I even knew you, and right now, the thought of hurting you, having hurt you before, tears me to pieces." She wipes a stray tear from his cheek and takes this moment to bury her head into his chest, telling him that she's still here, that she everything's ok now, and that most importantly, she forgives him.

"Its ok, Daniel." She mumbles as he holds onto her, afraid that if he were to let her go, she'd see the monster he really is and leave him. "We were kids, accidents happen. We made, make, mistakes. But the most important thing is that we learn from them, because we're human, and we're bound to make mistakes."

She plants a soft kiss on his cheek. "We're still growing and learning. We grow and learn every day. Even when we're a hundred, we'll still be growing and learning. Let's just take the lesson and move on. Don't hold on to your past, or you'll miss the future that's coming your way."

He lets out a teary chuckle as he gently pecks the scar at the corner of her hairline. Immediately, something inside her feels full, like a part of her that's been missing all this while has been found, and she's finally whole.

"When did you get so wise?" He chuckles and she nuzzles closer, or as close as she could possibly get on the couch.

"Me?" She teases. "I'm always wise." The mood instantly lightens and smiles adorn each of their faces.

She's about to pull him in for a kiss when the door opens and her dad's voice bursts through the living room.

"Hey! Anyone up for some home movies?" He asks, pulling out the album, and Hayley visibly pales as blush colours her cheeks.

"No, dad." Her face is now as red as a tomato. "Those are embarrassing. Why did you even make them? Oh gosh..."

Exactly at that moment, Alex walks in with his mom and they take their seats on another couch. "Embarrassing Hayley time?" He asks with a grin. "Count me in."

Slightly lifting her head from Daniel's chest, having buried it there to hide her flaming cheeks, she decides to remind him of something extremely important. "You're in them too, you know?"

He blanches, but seeing their dad put the tape in, he knows that any chance he had to revoke his decision has gone out the window.

Hearing the tell-tale sound of the DVD player starting up, Hayley tries to bury herself deeper to avoid the utter humiliation. Couldn't he have done this another day? Somewhere in the far far far off future... when her boyfriend isn't with her?

Daniel smiles fondly at her, assuring her that she was probably the most adorable baby in the entire universe, if the beauty in his arms is anything to compare it to.

His words are immediately backed up by her parents chiming in, "the cutest" and "rare beauty like nothing you've ever seen before". Through the corner of his eyes, he can see Alex having the slightest moment of jealousy, but it's gone in an instant.

The video starts playing and Daniel can't help but fawn over newborn Hayley. Even with barely any hair on her head, and her eyes scrounged up as she prepared to cry, she is single-handedly the most beautiful babe he's ever laid his eyes on.

Her coos melt his heart and her cries makes him pull her closer into him, as if she were still crying and needed to be comforted after all these years. She welcomes it though, and revels in his warmth.

He continues to watch the videos, occasionally glancing at Alex whenever the mini-version of the boy did something embarrassing, which was unsurprisingly often. At one moment, Alex caught his glance and sent him a warning one, only getting a smirk in return.

As the video plays on, he can't help but think that this is where he's meant to be. This is the family he's been craving for his whole life, and he's infinitely happy that he finally gets it with the girl he loves.

He kisses the little scar yet again. The girl who loves him back despite the mistakes he's made.

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