A/N: By popular demand…I wish, here is the 5th chapter to growing up in Tennessee

A/N: By popular demand…I wish, here is the 5th chapter to growing up in Tennessee. This chapter actually has Kirsten in it for more then 2 seconds. Also thanks sooooooo much for the feedback (but that doesn't mean your off the hook) and I look forward to what you guys think of my later chapters.

"Rafe McCawley!" Kirsten McCawley screamed up the stairs, "get your but down here!" She was now eleven and more mature from the days she was five.

Rafe trampled down the stairs still half-asleep, "what'cha want?" he grunted.

"It's time to go to school silly!" she giggled out as she organized his messed up brown hair. That's what was strange about Rafe he had changed so much the past seven years. He was now fourteen, tall and lean. His face was sculpted and handsome with his sweet eyes and loveable smile.

Rafe merely smiled as he grabbed his books and walked out the door. Kirsten followed him as they headed to Danny's house.

They both ran and laughed along the way. The great depression didn't seem to bother their young lives growing up in the farms of Tennessee. Rafe and Kirsten walked along the path as Danny joined them.

"Hey," they all said dully to each other.

Rafe led his younger followers through a short cut he had discovered. Rafe was adventurous and loved to explore always giving him full awareness the land.

Each day after that they would leave an hour early for school and sit by the creek along the short cut and talk. They would talk about life, planes, and what they wanted for the future. But one day there was a question that would hurt someone in years to come. "Danny? Do you think I'm pretty?" Was the question Kirsten asked that warm spring day.

Kirsten wasn't the prettiest girl in the world. Her hair was cut along her chin, and she was rather chubby. She was very much a tomboy and hung out with the boys in her class instead of the girls. In her book getting dressed up was a colored tee shirt and a pair of khakis.

Kirsten always wanted to hang out with Rafe and Danny but they always wanted to do things she didn't want to, play with planes. The only reason Kirsten wanted to hang out with them was because of her huge crush on Danny Walker. Every day since the fourth grade she would watch Danny from her room playing with Rafe.

The only problem for Kirsten was Danny didn't really like her. Ever since they were little Kirsten always seemed to be so annoying. Rafe was the only reason they were kind of friends because Rafe wanted to protect her.

"Of course you're pretty!" Rafe interrupted before Danny could answer.

"I wasn't talkin' to you Rafe, I was askin' Danny!" Kirsten responded to him in an annoyed tone.

"Well, um, I guess?" Danny said choking up. He knew he wasn't telling the truth but he didn't want to hurt her feelings.

Danny looked at Kirsten more as a little sister not in the way she wanted him to. He was still mourning over his break up with his old girlfriend Holly.

She had had a crush on Danny for months and one day he finally asked her out. They had been going out for about a month when Danny decided that he loved her. The day he went to go tell her she had other news for him, she was going to see a 16-year-old instead. He was crushed! Here he was about to give her his heart and she went ahead and smashed it right in front of his face.

But Danny had started to move on, now it was time for another day of school. The days that followed were routine and normal. But none of them were prepared for the certain day that followed July 5, 1934. The day that would change their lives forever.

A/N: Ooo I bet you're all excited for the next chapter because of my foreshadowing well if I was mean I would make you guys wait a few days but since I'm nice I'll add it on with this chapter. I hope you're enjoying this and I'm glad I got all of these great reviews. Thanks!!! Sara