Danny's Story-What If?
Chapter 9: Here's To The Night
A/N: Agh, I am tired as shit. And I really need to write. I am tired of working on my Josh Hartnett fan fiction for the time being. So I am doing some Pearl Harbor. And I figure I still haven't finished this story, so I might as well. Two more chapters. Then it will be over. 10 chapters max I always said. And this is the 9th chapter.
Danny, Rafe, Evelyn, and Betty were on their way to pure happiness. Danny and Rafe had great jobs. Danny and Evelyn were married and had Betty. Betty was a good baby for the most part.
But things are never as they seem. Rafe couldn't stand to see Evelyn with Danny. But Evelyn wouldn't leave Danny. Ever.
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"Where's Rafe?" Danny asked as he headed towards some of the other pilots.
"He didn't land yet," Jimmy answered.
"What? He should've come back an hour ago!" Danny persisted.
"Man, calm down. There was probably just a delay or something. Where'd he go?" Sam asked.
"Miami," he answered. "And I went to Chicago a few hours later. Listen, if I'm back, Rafe should be, too." He saw a young man approaching them. "No. He's the goddamned best pilot any of you fucking losers have ever seen!" he yelled to the poor kid who couldn't of been more than 17. "He didn't crash! No! Okay, he didn't!"
"Mr. Walker, I am sorry," the young man said. "If it would comfort you any, it wasn't his doing. The servicemen didn't check everything properly. He ran out of fuel and couldn't land because some of the parts were not working. Here is the official document." The young man held the paper in front of him.
"Get the hell away from me!" he screamed backing away from him. He looked at everyone. He grabbed the paper and ran to his car.
He laid his head on the steering wheel for a long time before starting the engine. He drove the distance without shedding a tear. He climbed the stairs one at a time staring straight ahead and not bothering to look where he was going. He put his hand on the doorknob and saw he was shaking.
He stood there for a while. He couldn't face Evelyn. He gathered all the strength he had and sniffed one last time to keep the tears from flowing.
He opened the door and Evelyn stood to great him. He looked up and gave her a half smile. Damn, this wasn't supposed to happen. She wrapped his arms around her and placed his hand on her dark brown hair. "Danny? What is it?" she asked.
He held the paper in front of him in a shaking hand. She gently took it from his hands and he fell into a chair. "Oh God. No! Rafe," she said gasping for breath.
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Quick A/N: These lyrics are from the awesome song by Eve 6 called "Here's To The Night."
Danny raised his glass. "Here's a toast to all those who hear me all too well. Here's the night we felt alive. Here's to the tears I knew I cry. Here's to goodbye. Tomorrow's gonna come too soon. We love you, Rafe. We'll miss you." Danny downed the drink in one gulp. Evelyn did the same.
"So, he's really gone? And after everything we went through. He's dead," Evelyn said as she and Danny sat on the couch. They fell asleep like that. Just wishing they could spend one more day with Rafe. Wishing they could say so many things they never got to.
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"Rafe was a great pilot. An even better friend. Always protecting me. There are so many things I would do if he came back, even if just for one day. I wouldn't really care that he might think of me as a wimp. Because Rafe was a good man. And he wouldn't want me to be up here crying. He would say, 'Danny boy, I'm not dead. I'll always watch over you and your family. I lived. Boy, did I live. Just not as long as you. But that doesn't mean you weren't my best friend. There are going to be times when you'll really miss me. But you'll meet me again someday. So until then Danny.' Until then, Rafe," Danny said as he walked down the steps. He laid a hand on Rafe's closed coffin. He returned to his seat with Evelyn and Betty next to him.
He looked into the sky. He saw Rafe and him flying the old fire engine red plane. Damn, how he missed Rafe. How he wanted him to be back. But he was really gone this time.
A/N: End of chapter. So, I killed off Rafe. You gonna sue me. Probably flame me. But I felt it neccisary. Chapter 10 will be Danny, Evelyn, and Betty. The only thing I am sorry about is how short this chapter was.
Chapter 9: Here's To The Night
A/N: Agh, I am tired as shit. And I really need to write. I am tired of working on my Josh Hartnett fan fiction for the time being. So I am doing some Pearl Harbor. And I figure I still haven't finished this story, so I might as well. Two more chapters. Then it will be over. 10 chapters max I always said. And this is the 9th chapter.
Danny, Rafe, Evelyn, and Betty were on their way to pure happiness. Danny and Rafe had great jobs. Danny and Evelyn were married and had Betty. Betty was a good baby for the most part.
But things are never as they seem. Rafe couldn't stand to see Evelyn with Danny. But Evelyn wouldn't leave Danny. Ever.
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"Where's Rafe?" Danny asked as he headed towards some of the other pilots.
"He didn't land yet," Jimmy answered.
"What? He should've come back an hour ago!" Danny persisted.
"Man, calm down. There was probably just a delay or something. Where'd he go?" Sam asked.
"Miami," he answered. "And I went to Chicago a few hours later. Listen, if I'm back, Rafe should be, too." He saw a young man approaching them. "No. He's the goddamned best pilot any of you fucking losers have ever seen!" he yelled to the poor kid who couldn't of been more than 17. "He didn't crash! No! Okay, he didn't!"
"Mr. Walker, I am sorry," the young man said. "If it would comfort you any, it wasn't his doing. The servicemen didn't check everything properly. He ran out of fuel and couldn't land because some of the parts were not working. Here is the official document." The young man held the paper in front of him.
"Get the hell away from me!" he screamed backing away from him. He looked at everyone. He grabbed the paper and ran to his car.
He laid his head on the steering wheel for a long time before starting the engine. He drove the distance without shedding a tear. He climbed the stairs one at a time staring straight ahead and not bothering to look where he was going. He put his hand on the doorknob and saw he was shaking.
He stood there for a while. He couldn't face Evelyn. He gathered all the strength he had and sniffed one last time to keep the tears from flowing.
He opened the door and Evelyn stood to great him. He looked up and gave her a half smile. Damn, this wasn't supposed to happen. She wrapped his arms around her and placed his hand on her dark brown hair. "Danny? What is it?" she asked.
He held the paper in front of him in a shaking hand. She gently took it from his hands and he fell into a chair. "Oh God. No! Rafe," she said gasping for breath.
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Quick A/N: These lyrics are from the awesome song by Eve 6 called "Here's To The Night."
Danny raised his glass. "Here's a toast to all those who hear me all too well. Here's the night we felt alive. Here's to the tears I knew I cry. Here's to goodbye. Tomorrow's gonna come too soon. We love you, Rafe. We'll miss you." Danny downed the drink in one gulp. Evelyn did the same.
"So, he's really gone? And after everything we went through. He's dead," Evelyn said as she and Danny sat on the couch. They fell asleep like that. Just wishing they could spend one more day with Rafe. Wishing they could say so many things they never got to.
** ** ** ** ** ** **
"Rafe was a great pilot. An even better friend. Always protecting me. There are so many things I would do if he came back, even if just for one day. I wouldn't really care that he might think of me as a wimp. Because Rafe was a good man. And he wouldn't want me to be up here crying. He would say, 'Danny boy, I'm not dead. I'll always watch over you and your family. I lived. Boy, did I live. Just not as long as you. But that doesn't mean you weren't my best friend. There are going to be times when you'll really miss me. But you'll meet me again someday. So until then Danny.' Until then, Rafe," Danny said as he walked down the steps. He laid a hand on Rafe's closed coffin. He returned to his seat with Evelyn and Betty next to him.
He looked into the sky. He saw Rafe and him flying the old fire engine red plane. Damn, how he missed Rafe. How he wanted him to be back. But he was really gone this time.
A/N: End of chapter. So, I killed off Rafe. You gonna sue me. Probably flame me. But I felt it neccisary. Chapter 10 will be Danny, Evelyn, and Betty. The only thing I am sorry about is how short this chapter was.
