Disclaimer: I do not own Todd Blackburn, Rob Marsh, or Black Hawk Down. I'm using 'Black Hawk Down: A History of Modern War' by Mark Bowden and any details I remember from the movie. This fan fic is based on a movie that is based on a book. All details concerning the battle are the same. None of that has been changed. I do own this fan fic idea, Danielle Ashton, and Sarah Thomas.

Author's Note: Thank you for so much of the wonderful feedback. I'm so happy that everyone is enjoying the fan fic. Only one or two flames so far and it feels great to know that people actually enjoy reading your fic. This chapter is a lot longer than the other one. They are usually about two pages, maybe two and a half with the disclaimer and author notes, but this one is four altogether. I hope you enjoy.

Bold is for what Todd is writing.

Italics are for what they are thinking. Either Todd or Sarah, depending on what is currently occurring in the fic.

Todd Blackburn woke up and shook his head. He hissed as the simple action shot pain throughout his body. He tried to speak, but learned he couldn't. A breathing tube had been stuck down his throat. He slowly brought a hand towards it to see if there was a way to take it out when a hand touched his. His eyes shifted and he saw a woman, a nurse standing over him. She smiled gently at him and put his hand back down.

Where have I seen her before? More so, what happened to be?

She took a pad of paper and pen and handed it to him.

"You can't speak because of the tube," she pointed to it, "so write down whatever you need to say. Okay?"

Todd silently nodded and took the pen is his hand. He began to write something down and the nurse leaned down to see what it was.

What is your name?

"Sarah. Sarah Thomas. I'm a nurse and I'm assigned to watch over you."

Todd again nodded and scribbled down another message.

What happened to me? Why am I here?

Sarah looked at the note, trying to figure out if she should answer or not. She decided to say the simplest answer.

"You were injured during the battle. You were brought back here so we could fix you up."

She laughed as Todd rolled his eyes.

How was I injured?

Sarah sighed. She wasn't positive if she was allowed to tell him exactly what happened to him. He had suffered from slight amnesia and would eventually be told what happened. She just wasn't sure if she was the one to tell him. She thought, bit her lower lip, and turned back to Todd.

"You fell out of a Black Hawk. You landed on the ground. They then placed you on a humvee and brought you back to the base."

Todd's eyes widened in shock. That was definitely not the type of injury he had thought of. He then thought of how humiliating the situation was.

I feel out of a plane? Oh my God! That is so…wrong. God! Everyone must think of how weak I am. I fall out of a Black Hawk the first time I go to battle. Just great…what a wonderful way to start.

Sarah sighed as she saw the pain and embarrassment pass through Todd's eyes. She knew that that would happen because of why he got injured. She wished she had more information about why or how he fell instead of just knowing he fell. Her attention was caught when he began to write down more on the pad after tearing the last page off.

Has anyone called my parents or Danielle?

She quirked an eyebrow and began to think.

Who's Danielle? Sister or a girlfriend…maybe a fiancé or wife.

"Your parents are going to be informed in a bit. We wanted to wait to make sure that you were going to be all right and that you had regained consciousness. Todd nodded.

They have their number?

Sarah nodded. She thought that that was a very silly question owing to the fact that everyone was asked for a guardian or spouse's name, number, and address in case of an injury or death. Maybe he was just a bit disorientated because of what had happened.

Footsteps could be heard approaching from behind them, so Sarah turned around and Major Rob Marsh was there. She smiled gently at him as he returned it. He then faced Todd and picked up the notebook. He flipped through what he wrote and nodded. He then took Sarah aside.

"Here," he said handing her a slip of paper, "You should call his parents since you were there when we fixed him up and you guys seemed to have had a decent conversation."

"Oh…okay."

Sarah took the paper and walked over to a phone nearby as Marsh checked up on Todd. Everything seemed to be in place and was about to leave when Sarah returned. He stood up from where he was cleaning up a desk.

"And?"

Sarah looked at him and then at Todd.

"I called your parents Todd..."

He slowly nodded, as thanks and as to know more of what they said.

"They're happy that you are all right, but they want you to return home so you can fully heal. They also wanted me to call…Danielle?"

Todd nodded and then moved his hand back towards the pad of paper. Sarah went on as Rob set up the pen in Todd's hand and held the pad still for him.

"Who is Danielle so I know how she is related to you?"

My girlfriend.

"Okay."

Can you tell her I love her?

"I'll do that."

Thank you.

Rob looked up from the piece of paper and noticed the look in Sarah's eyes; it was gone in an instant, replaced by a smile. Todd hadn't noticed it or else he would have asked her what was wrong. Sarah just continued to smile, nodded, and then left the room. Rob sighed and then patted Todd on the hand.

"You'll be all right."

I know.

Marsh just smiled at the boy. A smile could faintly been seen on Todd's face through the tube that was down his throat. He then left Todd in the room, leaving him to his thoughts as his only friends.

I wonder what Danielle is going to think? I hope she's calm about it. She has a tendency to flip out over things like this. Oh well. I hope Sarah gets to talk to her. She's a good friend and a nice girl.

Todd's eyes shifted, trying to find someone to talk to. Having only yourself as a companion was very lonely.

Things are going to be very slow around here and they'll probably move me soon.

Tears began to fall down his face, as he saw no one. He just wanted some answers and someone to hug him. That'd be nice. He already missed the touch of a caring person and he had only been gone a couple of days.

God! I just want things to be back to the way they were. Everything's so screwed up right now. I barely even understand what happened to me. My parents and Danielle probably know more about it than me. This sucks!

Todd fell asleep a bit later, slipping back into unconsciousness. Sarah had watched him for a bit before going to call his girlfriend. Tears had begun to fall down her face when she had exited the room. She had wanted to get to know Todd better, maybe be his girlfriend. She knew this would never happen though if he already loved somebody else. This had been her first crush while she had been in the military as a nurse. And she had been working for almost five years now. She shook her head, trying to control all of the different emotions soaring throughout her body. She made her way over to a phone and dialed the number. She listened as it rang and the noise of someone picking up.

"Hello?" the voice on the other line said.

"Hello, is this Danielle Ashton?" Sarah asked.

"Yes…yes, it is."

So this is what Danielle sounds like. She sounds nice enough…I guess.

"Who may I ask is this?" asked Danielle. She had been at home making herself a lunch when she had received the call from Sarah. She didn't know who the person was, but they certainly knew her.

"Sarah Thomas. I'm a nurse here at the base in Mogadishu."

A small gasp was heard on the other end of the phone.

"Is Todd all right?"

Danielle's voice was wavering. Endless thoughts of what he could have done, if he was alive or not, where he was, what had happened, and why he wasn't calling her.

"He's all right now. He injured himself out on the field and he was brought back to the base. He's sleeping right now and is hooked up to breathing equipment or else he would have called you himself."

"Okay. He's going to be all right though?"

"Yes. He's going to be perfectly fine. He doesn't recall much of the incident, but he'll be fine."

"Should I come there?" Danielle's voice was a barely audible whisper. She had never been faced with such a problem in her life; especially one she had no control over.

"No. I don't think your presence is necessary."

"Oh…okay. Will you tell him that I love him then?"

"Yes. He also sends his love to you."

Sarah tried her best to not lash out at the woman on the other end of the phone. It was, after all, not her place to yell at Danielle for being the girlfriend of the man she fell in love with.

"Okay. Thank you. Will you please keep me updated on how he's doing?"

"Certainly."

"Thank you very much."

"Your welcome."

Sarah said those two words with as much compassion as she could. It was difficult owing to the fact that she wanted Danielle out of Todd's life so she could get to know him better.

"Good-bye."

"Good-bye."

Sarah hung up the phone and jotted down a note to remind herself that Danielle had asked her to tell Todd she loved him. A lone tear slid down her face at the mere thought of Todd being with anyone else. She had seriously thought about taking him on a date or at least getting him to notice her while he was here. That was definitely out of the idea now that she knew that he had a girlfriend.

Author's Note: And there you have it. Chapter Seven of the fic. I'm so happy I got this done by the time I wanted to get it done by. I'm overwhelmed about this chapter because I'm actually getting into the fan fic itself. The last few chapters have been details to let everyone know what happened (those are what actually happened…none of that has been changed) because some people haven't read the book or seen the movie and I can't leave them hanging. Anyway, hope you enjoyed it. Please R/R.