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~Lia~
December 7, 1941, (it's finally the day) I heard a plane pass by. I woke up and rubbed my eyes. "woah. why are they training so early in the morning...."
Rafe sighed. "what is Doolittle up to now."
Danny yawned. "on a Sunday."
I sneezed. "bless you Lia" I sneezed again.
"Bless you Lia.again."
I got off Rafe and sat up. Danny spoke still with his eyes close. "looks like the night gave you a cold." Rafe spoke with his eyes close. "yeah.okay go to sleep"
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Something I didn't see...
There were planes flooding the Pacific part where finally they reached Pearl Harbor and the first torpedo was released and slowly went up to a plane where two men where chatting.
"oh yeah it's a great morning.."
"wonder what these guys are going to do now"
"hey what's that"
"it that a.."
BOOM!!!!!!
I jumped up and so did Rafe and Danny.
"What the hell was that?!"
Two planes passed us shooting.
I ducked. There was this guy who jumped on the back seat and shouted. "go go go" real fast.
Rafe jumped to the front seat. So I was in the back seat with the guy who we later found out was a journalist.
I didn't catch what he caught since he spoke so fast but I did catch him saying. "those aren't navy planes.."
I looked at him. "no you think." The planes passed.
Rafe looked at the planes. "looks like Japs.." Danny was still driving and got up on the seat. "Japs??!!" "I didn't know the Japs were soar on us.."
"And I knew all along." I said as the wind blew quite strong in my face. "Lia get your ass down on that seat!" Rafe said.
I sat down knowing he was right. I saw as they bombed the place from a distance. My eyes filled with tears as I saw the boats go up in smokes as the planes went to every ship blowing them up.
"come we gotta get on a plane.."
The guy recorded and then looked at me noticing I'm a girl. "are you a nurse?"
I laughed. "no.here give me that.." I said taking the camera. The guy took it back. "then record this.." The guy recorded. "I'm Lia McCawley..and let everyone remember this I'm the only girl in the navy military force but I won't be the last. You guys may say I'm a girl but yet look where I'm at. You say I must be in a hospital and not a plane, but I say when it's war it doesn't matter if you're a girl or boy women or men. It matters who's going to win the battle in the end."
The guy stop recording and smile. I smile as we kept driving.
"That's the way to say it Lia.." Said Rafe clapping. Danny chuckled and smile and taught even though I didn't hear. "maybe what Rafe said was right."
Well, I saw they kept driving. Rafe was mad. "I need to get on a plane Danny . now!" "I know a place about a few minutes away. He turned and then we ended up in front of an aircraft place. We got up and ran. There I found myself with the other guys.
"Hey guys come on!" Rafe and Danny ran inside to make the call. I told them stop shooting. "you need to stop shooting it calls attentions guys okay thanks"
I was about to walk inside with Rafe and Danny but then this guy made me a face. "who you think you are? You aint nobody to be telling me what to do in war"
He kept shooting.
"Stop the shooting you bastard!" I yelled at the guy who kept shooting.
"you're causing attention!!!" The guy looked at me. "aren't you suppose to be in a hospital lady?" "oh really aren't you suppose to be up someone's ass?!" The guy looked at me.
"ooo you are so lucky you a girl."
"yeah you're so lucky you're a fag."
The guy made a face. I stuck my tongue out and I ran inside. Suddenly I heard an explosion behind me and the pressure made me fall forward. That when I saw goose there hiding. "why you hiding get up get up." Rafe helped me up. "calm yourself." I looked at him. "okay." I turned to Danny. Danny ran. "alright we got one aircraft not bombed..now come on come on." I helped Goose up. "let's go!!!" We ran out onto the car and we shouted to the guys to get on. "come on guys!! Now now.."
Rafe shouted. "Lia get on the front." I hopped to the front. Rafe and I shouted. "move! Move! Move!" Danny started to drive when the way was cleared. I passed by the guy and he gave me the finger. I smiled and shouted. "hey bastard stick that up a Japs ass and tell me how it feels!" The guy started swearing. Danny smiled. "who was that?" I smiled. "oh a friend." Rafe looked at me. "you know that wasn't very nice. you've been quite racist lately" I smiled. "and most guys are been sexist." Red looked at me. "she mmmmmmm got a mmmmmm point." Danny kept driving. Billy looked at me. (Billy doesn't die yet in this fan fic)
"What's going on?" Danny and I said in unison. "I think World war II just started" I looked at Danny and he looked at me. Then we started to laugh. He kept driving while the guy kept recording all of us. Billy and I kept making faces on the camera till Rafe told us to stop. Then we turned and we saw 3 planes on our tail. "oh shit!!! Looks Rafe 3 on us" said Billy. Anthony looked. "oh crap!" Rafe shouted. "duck duck" he pulled me down as a shield as they started to shoot. I screamed a bit. They didn't shoot more than that.
"get me to a damn plane." Rafe said holding his teeth together. I passed my hand through my bangs and looked at Danny. "they wouldn't waste their bullets on us." "I'm trying the best I can really Rafe." Then we finally made it when I saw Earl. "hey Earl!" Earl was shooting. "a-lo-ha Lia.." He said a bit teasing. I gave him a high five.
"alright give us the update Earl.." I said looking at him. "she means if you didn't understand the youngster." Rafe resting his heavy hand on my head as he always does when he thinks he's bigger which unfortunately is true. "how many planes are good?" Earl stop shooting and started to point out. "okay I got 5 planes." "okay.."
"But they all aren't in good shape. Okay 3 are good to go one is good but it has it's issues alright. and the other one well it needs a tank fuel." we all nodded. We started to get anything to protect ourselves such as guns weapons and all the sort. I took enough to protect me but light enough to run. We all went in a place piled up in sack. Ramón and Bravlio looked at me. Ramón seem to be shaking. I only nodded. Then Rafe was ready to tell everyone everything.
"okay listen up when you we are out there just run don't freeze fight back and please try not to stop for anything unless needed."
I then spoke. "he means that if the person is dead don't return they are dead. if the person got shot like once get him. He may be good for use later.and remember whoever gets to the planes first gets on alright no matter. We don't have time to be wasting it. Alright I hope all of you have enough weapons okay? Alright. if you can try to fuel up the 5th one. the more the better. okay and for the rest Rafe got an idea.which is the tower where in case we are hopeless you guys the rest will be ready. Remember shoot and run don't stop and shoot or just run. Remember those shots can blow up planes they can kill us in one shot and like Rafe says .don't freeze."
Rafe looked at me proudly. Earl then shouted. "okay they got some of these bitches back come on go go go" I smiled. "enough of this talk shit.lets go!"
They got up and started to run. I ran with them. I'm not exactly a fast runner but I think the simple fact that I was so nervous made me run fast. I tripped and laid back and started to shoot. Ramón came to help me up. But I didn't thank him there was no time. I felt my heart beat so loud and hard that I think it will pop. I kept shooting. I jumped as I kept running. I dropped to the floor near a car when I saw Danny by the reporter. He was dead. I saw some shooting me heading for me..a
There are two Japanese talking on the radio in Japanese. "is that a girl? "no it can't be.." "it's a girl" "I tell you that's a girl." "a girl?" "girl in military force.." "shall I shoot her?" "we show great respect to women.." "this is probably a trick." "who cares just shoot her. She decides to be there let her die we can't let a girl be our weakness.."
I turned as they shoot me. "crap!!" Then I saw 2 getting ready for me when I saw Billy running. "Lia run run."
Then the car was shot down and it was going to fall on me but Billy pushed me away. But then when I turned back to Billy. He was dead because the car had fallen on him. He was burned a bit shot down since the car flipped on fire.
"Billy!!!!!!!!!!" I felt my breath echoing as I ran to him which I can only see up to his chest. Billy??" I started to cry. "Bill?" I took Billy's hand who was dead. Danny looked at me. Rafe got to me and picked me up. "Lia he's dead.Lia listen to me he's---" I wiped my tears and looked at the planes.
'You damn Japs will pay. for my close friend!" I ran and found the plane where I got. I saw Joe Rafe and Danny got on the plane. Red came to me and patted my back. I smiled. I started to get ready. Joe was first up. Bravlio cheered me on. Ramón didn't say anything. I looked at him for a moment and then turned. "alright Joe you're first up!" Rafe wasn't cheering Joe but rushing him. "come on move out the way hurry up hurry up" Joe was nodding. "alright alright come on lets go lets go"
I shouted. "go kick some Japanese ass!!!" Danny laughed as we saw Joe go up. I turned and then saw that there were 3 on Joe's tail. "oh no.Earl look warn Joe!" Earl saw and shouted on the radio. "Joe you got 3 on your tail. Turn turn..Joe turn.."
Joe shouted over the radio. "I'm trying but it won't go.." I taught. "he's on the plane that has it's issues." I shouted. "Joe turn turn!!" I heard him scream and I saw that the plane exploded. I started to cry but I made no sound. Just a silent cry. Earl seemed hurt as well.
Rafe looked at me. "Lia. you know this was going to happen okay?" I nodded. "I'm calm Rafe don't worry about me.." I turned to Danny. Danny looked shock. Rafe tried to calm him as well. "Danny listen I need my wingmen." Danny didn't react. He was in great shock. "Hey Dan.Dan come on man.." I looked at Bravlio. Bravlio smiled nodding as he knew what I was thinking. I got quickly off the plane.
"Lia the hell you doing?" I ran up to Danny's plane and climbed on the wing and looked at him. Then I just kissed him. I noticed that he kissed back. Then I stop turned away and ran. "so that's what you needed Dan.." "oh shut up and go go go come on come on!!!!"
We started our planes and we all flew up safety. I slowly got a glimpse of Danny and he smiled. My heart was beating fast but pulled up the control stick. First my patriotic duties than my love life. I turned and went down. I guess I was easily spotted because I had 4 on my tail already! Rafe told me over the radio.
"looks like they like your ass Lia"
"oh shut the fuck up Rafe.cuz you got one on your tail!"
Danny laughed. "I'll get them of your tail Lia." Danny flew behind them and started to shoot. Rafe already had shot one down. He turned and tried to get one of my tail while I got one of his tail.
Danny kept flying up and then turned.
I shouted. "you got two on your tail dan. Turn.."
"Listen us three got separate them alright. all of us together now.." We all flew together heading for a pole. "Rafe I'm going to crash!"
"Well, sacrifice is good."
"Rafe!!!!" "Just kidding.hold it..."
Us three were heading straight for it. Me been the stupid one to be in the middle.
Lia do your stunt..NOW!!!!
I turned up doing a huge loop and started to shot the Jap now in front of me. The one in front of it already crash against the pole. I then turned left seeing Rafe and Danny not there anymore.
"nice.whoo."
"Die you son of bitch!!!" Rafe said shooting. I perfectly heard him over the radio. I then started to fly straight having one on my tail and it started to attack me slightly. I shouted.
"you son of a bitch"
Danny laughed. "nice squeaky voice you got there on the bitch.."
"oh shut up Danny and get this one off me."
"Already there."
Then there was a time where they wouldn't get of Rafe and Danny's back. I was busy going after one who was getting to the cloud. "oh I aint letting you go hide now you fucking coward bombing our place in surprise now going to the cloud.you BITCH!!!!!" I started to attack him shooting him down before he got the chance to hide.
In the hospital.
"The tray!!"
"I'm running let's go!!"
Nurses and doctors were running everywhere. The place was been flooded with injured people as never seen before for such a small hospital. It was crowded and very few places by the minute to help out these people.
Lisa stood there looking at the window. "Lia.Doris." Lisa ran and started to pick out the tray.
"he needs surgery!!!" shouted Amy. "we have a hurt one here!!" said Sam.
"he's losing a great amount of blood!!!" shouted Martha
Barbara ran up to Martha. "get me the blue bottle in the second shelf.."
Betty was getting it. There was this doctor pressuring Lisa. "hurry up hurry hurry!! Come on Miss we need this!"
"Pass me the scissors.."
"hurry hurry.."
There was so much confusion. Evelyn heard the place echoing away. Lisa picked up the things from the tray. Sandra was just as nervous.
Amy ran to Evelyn. "Eve there's this man he's losing so much blood from his neck I'm too nervous and I might do something wrong please help me Eve"
Eve nodded. "okay Ams" Evelyn ran and saw the man bleeding.
"we need to see his pulse.."
The man was trembling as the blood kept squirting out of his neck into the nurses outfit. Amy got so nervous she fainted. "someone get a towel and cold water she fainted!" shouted Evelyn. Then she turned to the man.
"Please Miss.I won't make it I won't.."
Evelyn sighed and closed her eyes putting her two finger in his neck kinda grossed out.
"Doctor!" The doctor turned around. "Look at me what does he need."
The doctor seem to look hypnotized. "doctor.doctor please look at me what does he need.."
The doctor blinked. "um he... he needs ." the doctor ran to Lisa. "get me the medicine from the top shelves." Lisa looked at him.
I'm doing surgery sir!"
"I'm sorry..I'll get it" he ran and gave to Evelyn. Evelyn took the medicine and looked at the man
"okay..alright listen to me.you're going to make it you're going to be okay.."
Then the doctor looked at Evelyn. "There's isn't enough room to cure all of them and to help them out Evelyn I need to go out there and mark them only the ones you think are going to make it.."
Evelyn shook her head. "no don't make me do this.."
"no I need you to do it Eve just do it"
Evelyn was crying. "how can I.."
"go go now.."
Evelyn turned away and shouted to Sandra. "do you have a maker?"
Sandra wrote a bit on her hand. "it won't work.."
Lisa took out her eye liner. "how about this.."
"No, it'll break easily.."
"your red lipstick Evelyn" said Amy who had reacted with a towel on her head..
Evelyn nodded and ran off to her purse taking everything out at once when she found the lipstick.
Lisa was taking off her see though pantyhose for some needed cause. "he needs something here to be taken out something small"
Sam ran up to the doctor. "here my clips small enough" she said taking it out her hair
Evelyn then went to mark them as she slowly rolled up the lipstick making a dramatic thing about it she look into the distance.
There were people hurt from head to toe. Bleeding. Dirty and in pain. The yelped and shouted in pain. There were men shaking. Some dying. One died in Sam's hands and she started to cry.
Lisa looked trying to see if she found Dorie Miller but then ran off helping the patient.
"NO ONE GOES IN WITHOUT A MARK"
"alright you heard the girl.stand back you have to get a mark"
Then a man ran up to Evelyn. "I don't know if she's alive or dead Madame.."
Evelyn checked for breathing "she's dead."
The girls face was covered by blonde hair. Evelyn picked up her hair to see her face when..
Evelyn's heart stopped for a moment. Martha who was there looked and put her hand on her mouth. "we---we have to check here Evelyn..we have to.."
"she's dead take her away.Martha.Martha please listen.Martha she's dead.."
Evelyn walked off. Martha stood there horror strucked and crying. "I---I-I don't know what to do."
Evelyn looked in the distance for Danny and Lia but in her heart she was looking for Rafe.
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"Lia where you at?"
"On the other side Rafe!"
Rafe kept flying talking to Danny. "hey I can't get them off my tail." "me either.."
I then smiled. "then play chicken. hey earl what the hell you up there yet.."
Where Earl and the guys are at.
Hey don't get like that with me it's a tall son of a bitch I got over who knows how many feet up." earl sounded a bit out of breath.
"Kay Earl.."
Rafe then told Danny. "alright we going to play double chicken"
"how the hell you do that." Danny said confused
"real easy.Lia!"
I picked up the radio. "what you want?"
"All right we going to do double chicken."
"And how the hell you do that?"
"Okay me and Danny are going to play chicken.as soon we're done then you head for me.that way we finished them off."
"I sorta get you.."
"Naw you can't sorta get me you have to get me alright or we'll die."
"Okay.." I took a breath in and then out.
"you know.."
"I know"
"Alright Danny I'm heading your way."
Danny was panicing. "don't freeze.don't freeze.."
"Alright hold it."
The planes where heading straight for each other.
"Hold it.."
I took a breath in.
"Now!!! Left!!!!"
I sneezed as soon as they slid so I didn't get to see it but they made it.
"Lia heading your way."
"Hold it.."
I was heading straight for him like we were going to crash.
"NOW!!!!"
I turned. "yes!!!!!"
They were gone. But I was wrong there was more.
"alright Lia there's one on your ass..okay. just turn with me turn turn turn"
I turned and then flipped. I taught I lost my breathing for a moment then I started shooting and then Rafe shouted.
"Danny get ready."
Danny nodded. "alright alright."
Suddenly I guessed we confused them because now we were on their tail.
"oh.I'm on your ass now" Rafe said,
"And I aint letting you get away" said Lia.
"Would you 2 quit it. You sound like you are premiering in a movie"
Rafe and I said in unison. "shut up earl and run faster."
"Oh great now I got the McCawleys here.."
"Just shut up Earl" we said in unison.
Danny laughed.
"Alright die you son of a-" "bitch!!!!!"
Rafe started shooting and the plane was shot down.
I shouted. "Rafe Rafe you got 1 on your tail."
Danny did the same as Rafe and started to shoot.
Then it was my turn. It didn't take long to shot this one down. "alright we're at the top."
"ABOUT TIME EARL" I said sarcastically.
"YOU KNOW LIA I WOULD LOVE TO SEE HOW FAST YOU'LL MAKE IT UP HERE"
I'll be there half the time you made it . okay Rafe will tell you when to shoot." I said laughing a bit.
Earl sighed. "even in war this girl got a smile on her face"
"how can you see me I'm over radio??"
"you're laughing you got smile to laugh"
I only whined. "Rafe???"
"hold your fire.." said Rafe
"Hold it.."
"Alright. I'm coming your way.."
Danny shouted. "NOW!!!!!!!!"
They started to shoot. It was so many that then..
BOOM!
"woah.."
The plane crashed and exploded and the guys started cheering. "whoooo"
"alright"
"Yes!"
Rafe congratulated Earl and the guys. "good job guys good work"
We went down back to the station cheering.
First Danny got off making it look like he's a hero.
"who taught you how to fly like dat?" Earl asked.
"he did." Danny said turning to Rafe.
Rafe stood up looking a big shot when I threw a corn puff at him. "hey!"
"I just had to do that.you look to hott for a moment" I said laughing Rafe looked at me. "I'm your brother remember that.."
"Yeah so? I can't say my brother looked hott for the moment . well I won't be seeing that again.."
Rafe looked at the corn puff. "where you got that from?"
"I don't know it was here in the plane who been eating corn puffs"
Anthony started to whistle. "what I like to whistle?"
Goose laughed nervously. "actually I do.heh"
Danny laughed.
I got off. Earl came up to me doing a salute. "and who taught you to fly.."
Rafe came up to me. "she taught herself that is why she is going to become what she wants to be."
Danny ran up to someone when I noticed. It was me. He kissed me.
He kissed me like if this time it was for real. I kissed back real nervous. I passed my finger though his hair. He passed it through my face. I trembled every once in a while. It was a long kiss when we stopped we were both out of breath. He smiled at me. I didn't smile back I just looked at him shock.
I turned to Rafe and he didn't say anything. Danny kissed me again without warning. I wanted to push back but he had done it. I had fallen for him. I fell weak at the knees that I nearly fell down but he caught me. He stopped kissing me and laughed. "falling weak at the knees?" I smiled a bit embarrassed. He then kept kissing me.
Goose looked at everyone. "well I got kissed once by my girlfriend."
All the guys turned to him. "that's great."
Then suddenly it was like if I heard Billy's voice say. "you have a girlfriend???!!!" But I think It was just me.
I laughed and then whispered to Danny. "wouldn't Evelyn say anything about this?"
Danny passed his fingers through his hair. "I don't know what she'll say but I can say this. I fell for you in every way" he kept kissing me when I remembered. "the hospital!"
At the hospital.
"Hurry hurry surgery over here surgery over here!"
"he needs a blood transfusion!" "here he's dying someone get me a bandage.."
"Oh God hurry!!!"
"We have a dead one here.."
"He's going to die if you don't get me that medicine.."
I ran ahead when I saw Evelyn exhausted.
Rafe ran up to her. "what can we do to help?"
Evelyn then said. "blood we need your blood."
In the room..
"Sszzzz.owww.." I said a bit. I had to admit I'm a coward with pain.
I saw my blood through the tube and into coca cola bottles. (Wow Coca cola existed back then.)
I looked at Evelyn went from one guy to another.
I laughed to myself.
But Danny didn't even glance at Evelyn.
Evelyn felt weird but the way Rafe looked at her was another story.
I sighed and looked at my so called brother.
I turned and saw a man dying in the next room.
The man was trembling. I stood there looking as the man said he would go to heaven and praying. The man kept praying till finally the man stop shaking. I was already crying.
Then this guy burst through the door. I turned.
"alright men we need people who can move fast."
I saw it was . Ramón.
Ramón saw me. "hey Lia come on we might need you too"
I got up after getting the needle off and ran off with Danny and Rafe.
I ran up ahead of both of them but they soon caught up to me.
We were on top of the turned over boats. I heard people screaming in there.
"alright guys come on.."
Okay we got one here.
I ran over to there and kneeled and took a metal stick and started banging it hard when I saw two hands come out.
Dusted dirty but who cares it was alive.
"He's alive hurry can you move any faster?!" I shouted.
The men tried hard to move faster.
Danny also held on to the hand.
He held on and I held the other giving the man hope. "faster people come on he's going to die!"
Danny looked as the water kept rising up.
"Sorry we're trying the best we can."
I didn't know what to do I let go of the man's hand and ran getting a hammer I found and started banging harder and harder but then the man had stop moving his hand.he was dead.
I stop banging and turned to Danny.
"There has to be a way there just has to I mean there just.."
Rafe held on to me. "Lia he's dead.."
"No people go uncounicess first."
"Lia.Lia PLEASE LISTEN TO ME FOR ONCE LIA!"
I wiped my tears and passed my hand through my bangs crying. I got off and took the hammer with me. I started to bang to hear if anyone was there. Rafe looked at me and then went back to helping others as well. I felt so weak inside. I never knew war would be like this..
I tuned up the radio where I heard the speech of Roosevelt. His words inspired me but they didn't cure the pain in my heart.
Next day.. We were at the ceremony where all the people that died where honored. We were all in front of Betty who had died. Red went up to his knees and started to cry with his face buried in his hands. I walked up to him and patted him on the shoulder but he cried harder. I was crying too when I turned. We all were. There was a silence of only cries except for Rafe who always tried to be tough then I got a flashback.
Flashback
We were there at our father's funeral. I was crying kneeling at my knees looking at him not accepting that he had died. I turned to Rafe serious as always as if he felt no pain but not me I showed what I felt I cried and cried. My face was red and my head started to hurt and I could hardly talk. I kept crying till I passed out.. "Lia!! Some get help..call the ambulance!"
End of Flashback
I looked down and then I walked off. Some turn to see who I walked off to. I went and I saw Barbara there. I knew she would have gone to do something else but then I saw that there was Billy's place. I walked up to his funeral and took a ring off. I sighed. "this was the one ring I will always remember you Bill. you. " I couldn't speak but I knew this ring he would always play around and act like if I was married to him. I was planning to leave it there but then I put it back in my finger (no not where you put it when you get married) and I stood there wandering off..
Then I heard something.
"huh?"
"Rafe McCawley and Daniel Walker"
I turned and saw a guy talking to Rafe and Danny.
Rafe and Danny did the regular salute.
Then the guy looked around and then turned to them. "do you know where I might find Natalia McCawley?"
Rafe nodded. "she's over there."
The guy nodded and was walking up to me calling the two guys over. "are you Ms.Natalia McCawley?"
I nodded and did a salute. "yes sir"
The guy looked at me and then Danny then Rafe.
"you 3 have been assigned to a mission."
We were all going to say something but then he said.
"Ask Doolittle for more information."
We nodded.
While we walked in the hallway I looked at Danny and Rafe. "lets go in there nice calm and like decent people.."
Danny and Rafe looked at me confused.
I ran to Doolittle office like a little girl and slide up to the door and stopped right in front of the door which was closed. I was real close to the door when I stopped that my nose almost touch it if I moved about a millimeter more. I was scared and then moved back.
"nice way to get yourself a nosebleed" said Rafe resting his heavy hand on me as usual. . oooo I hated that.." I pushed his hand away and walked in.
Doolittle was sitting down eating doughnuts.
We all three did a salute and stood there.
Rafe suddenly went into apologizing I was thinking. "what is he apologizing for?"
"We're sorry sir.."
"what are you sorry for McCawley. "
"for whatever we did sir." "I taught we were here about the mission?" I said turning to Rafe.
Danny whispered. "be serious Lia."
I sighed. "okay.."
Doolittle got up. "sorry for what? For how my aircraft and millions of dollars went down the drain.." He walked up to me. "or how you went out there flying with Hula shirts."
There was silence for a moment. I bit my lowerlip.
Doolittle looked at all of us for a moment and walked up to his desk. "ships proud of you all. you will be receiving medals for your bravery and combat fighting. Well, you three seem to be the only one experience enough but yet.. ." Doolittle paused and sat down calling us to move forward.
I moved forward and looked at him.
"Well, for to you Lia. I'm proud of you because you are really reaching that goal of yours."
I smiled. I sneezed and then I sneezed again. I sneezed 2 more times and then another. I face I think of red I felt my throat itchy. I sneezed again now I felt my throat real itchy and then sneezed one more time. I wiped my tears that a few flowed down.
Danny looked at me wanting to say a smart remark and I saw the same thing on Rafe's face but then Doolittle said. "trying to break the sneezing record?"
"Isn't the word to say God bless you?" said Rafe.
"What have I told you about getting cute with me son?"
"Sorry sir but where I come from when somebody sneezes . you tell them God bless you."
"And tell me McCawley.Mr.McCawley. why do you say that where we come from?"
"Well," Rafe said not knowing what to say.
"Because C. Doolittle.. In the past people believe that when somebody sneezed their death was near a sign showing that.so we said God bless you." I said a bit nervous.
Doolittle pick up an eyebrow. "so you believe you're going to die?"
"no C. Doolittle I am just answering your question."
"So you want me to say God bless you so you won't die?"
"I'm not saying that sir it's just."
"Then..God bless you Lia.because I can't afford to let you die..you're too valuable.." Said Doolittle chuckling a bit.
Well, I felt like a big idiot but at least I said something unlike Rafe. (Hey just to tell you guys I was sneezing this number of times while typing the story LOL)
"So you have a cold Lia.how come?"
"No sir.I got sick on the night of December 6."
"Um we didn't go to our campsite that night and she got sick." Rafe said
"I see I might think about taking you to.this mission.okay men and Lia . do you know what top secret is."
"It's where you receive medals..but they go to your relatives."
I would have been scared by my throat was itching to even pay attention.
But then it came to me and I asked. "isn't top secret something that is well secret to the top as in no one outside the field should know.you coming here talking about top secret is medals that go to mum and dad."
Danny tried hard not to laugh but he snickered. Rafe gave me this face as in "give me respect Lia."
"you boys have been sent to a top-secret mission.you will be going aboard on plane in 4 hours.start packing your things. "
We did a salute and headed out. "so you're going to go pack Rafe," "yeah where you heading to?"
"Say bye to guys."
"Kay Lia."
I waved bye to Rafe and Danny followed me to say bye to the guys.
I looked at Danny for a moment. Danny smiled and then pulled me somewhere "Danny hey!"
Danny smiled. "I.I can't keep lying Lia," "oh really why if Pearl Harbor would have never been bombed and Rafe never came back you would have not be acting like this."
"Lia . remember that promise I made to you when Rafe died."
"yeeeeeeah?.so?"
He put his hand on my face. "I never broke it."
"Oh stop been a player Danny." I said laughing.
"no..I.I'm planning to break up with Evelyn."
I backed away. "why?"
I came to her house the day Rafe died to tell her but..everything went wrong instead.
"stop lying Dan.." I turned away. "I'm going to say bye to the guys.."
Then I heard Danny shout. "LIA I'M SORRY I WAS A JERK AND. WAS PRESSURING YOU THE WAY I DID! I MEAN IT LIA. LIA I KNOW I NEVER SAID THIS TO YOU.HARDLY BUT. I LOVE LIA! I ALWAYS HAD AND I'M NOT LYING THIS TIME AND IF I'M LYING LET A LIGHTENING STRIKE ME AND THIS INSTANT AND LET ME DIE!"
I turned shocked. "Danny!"
Danny stood there looking at me.
I smiled. "I think the sky's getting dark."
Danny smiled. "so ya callin' me a liar.cuz I see deep blue skies and you gotta know this. I never told a girl such a thing.." "oh really Danny but remember you don't see my as a girl.." I winked and walked off.
"you don't like me anymore do you?"
I turned. "are you kidding? I'm crazy about you but unlike many girls I know how to behave" I laughed a bit and walked off when I saw the guys.
"HEY!!!"
"Liiiiiiaaaaaaaaaa whoooooooo!!!" the guys started to shout.
"You up for the mission to?" said Anthony who was drinking something.
"Well, I don't know" I said. "he said boys didn't he dan?"
Danny laughed. "yeah."
"yesh" I said a bit babyish.
I turned to the guy. "well we came to say good bye to all.."
"And we know some of you guys were chosen," said Danny.
Earl laughed. "Naw my life is here." he patted Danny on the back and Earl is
1. a terrible whisperer 2. he was whispering loud on purpose
Because I heard every word he whispered to Danny.
"You have a great girl there Danny.don't lose her cuz you don't know what you got until you lose her."
Danny nodded and smiled.
"Well, guys I gotta go pack." I said and ran off.
Danny did some sign to the guy and shouted to me. "Natalita wait up!"
I turned around and looked at him. "it's Na-ta-lia (that's pronounced Na-ta- lee-a) and you know I hate been called that.it's Li-a (Lee-a)
Danny smiled and laughed putting his hand in his pockets walking real close to me. "don't remember?"
"Remember what?"
"How I use to call you Natalita and you turned all pink when I said that to you."
I looked at him with a narrowed eye look. "how old was I?"
"I called you like that until you started to call yourself Lia "
I smiled. "I need to go pack."
The guys then well one half started to chant Kiss and the other Her.
KISS..HER..KISS..HER.KISS..HER.KISS.HER
I turned to them telling them to stop but then I turned to Danny and he was smiling. I smiled back a bit as if pleading for us to leave. But then he kissed me and everyone started to howl. When Danny stop kissing me I had a dreamy look so did he.
The guys ran up to Danny and picked him and walked away with him as if he won some type of sports game. They chanted his name until I lost them out of sight.
Few minutes later .. I walked until I heard Rafe and Evelyn. I ran and hide behind the car. I heard their whole conversation. But I think the last part made my heart skip a beat.
Rafe looked at Evelyn. I peeked through the car.
"Evelyn . did you know." Rafe sighed. "when I got shot down I was thinking . how stupid am I? Why am I here? I left . my adopted sister over there. She's young trying to prove her goal and I know she was going to make it look how far she has come how I was not going to be there to congratulate her. Who would she turn to..then after that..I was thinking who would lead her to the altar when she got married because I was so sure that." Rafe was already crying. "she was going to marry Danny. but who to lead her to the altar. her dad's dead.. my dad's dead.then I taught how stupid was i.."
Rafe wiped his tears trying to be strong. "how I promise her to be back. she trust me with her life..and then I said what will become of her..will she trust anyone ever again.then. I taught of you.."
By now Evelyn was crying.. I was crying as well.
"how stupid what a." he sighed. "how can I have left than you a girl the one girl that killed my sister talking about.."
I cried and laughed a bit.
He chuckled. "yeah how Lia would tell me to shut up and curse me out in both English and Spanish.because well she's Hispanic." Rafe looked down. "but then every night she would tell me.it's worth it.that you were worth it that we were the best couple she had seen.how stupid of her right Evelyn.she taught of us like a fairy tale. we would live."Happily ever after" like those tales I read her when she was young..how stupid of her.."
Evelyn was crying real hard.
"but you know I then taught. I'll make a deal with God. I said just let me see their faces one more time.just to say I'm sorry that I won't be there to congrat you Lia.. and I won't be there for you anymore Evelyn. then after that. I would turn away and never look back..I would ask no more of you God if you gave me that promise."
I looked down crying sliently sitting there hearing this behind a car and peeking every once in a while.
"And I never let go of that Promise . like Lia said . promises mean don't mean something or do they? She asked that question when she was 5.. do promises really mean something. this would be the answer.sometimes they do.sometimes they don't but in this case I will keep my promise I would go away and never turn back but then again.I promise Lia to always be there."
Evelyn wiped her tears. "I over heard her one day talking to Him.."
"what she said.."
"to ask for Him...God to forgive you. for not keeping your promise and Danny.."
"And God heard her in everyway.. but I want to ask you..why? just why? Evelyn just tell me why?"
Evelyn sighed and was crying. "Rafe I'm pregnant."
My heart skipped a beat.
Rafe from what I saw was shocked too.
"I found out the day you turned up alive.and.."
Rafe sighed and walked off.
I was crying. Now I knew that between me and Danny is was really .over..
Evelyn ran up to Rafe. "Rafe!..don't tell Danny.I just want him to come back from this mission alive that's all. don't tell Lia either it would.I don't know just don't tell her just for them 2 to come back alive.and Rafe."
Rafe turned around not caring. "what Evelyn.."
"I've decided to give my whole heart to Danny but I would not live the sunset without thinking of you... I love you Rafe..I still and always will.."
"You know now I see why you and Danny are attach that's exactly the same thing Danny said to Lia.. ."
"he still."
"Yes, Evelyn he still likes Lia. I just hope..you know this is a screwed up world maybe I should have stayed dead."
I walked off to say bye to my friends at the hospital with a broken heart like no other.
December 7, 1941, (it's finally the day) I heard a plane pass by. I woke up and rubbed my eyes. "woah. why are they training so early in the morning...."
Rafe sighed. "what is Doolittle up to now."
Danny yawned. "on a Sunday."
I sneezed. "bless you Lia" I sneezed again.
"Bless you Lia.again."
I got off Rafe and sat up. Danny spoke still with his eyes close. "looks like the night gave you a cold." Rafe spoke with his eyes close. "yeah.okay go to sleep"
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Something I didn't see...
There were planes flooding the Pacific part where finally they reached Pearl Harbor and the first torpedo was released and slowly went up to a plane where two men where chatting.
"oh yeah it's a great morning.."
"wonder what these guys are going to do now"
"hey what's that"
"it that a.."
BOOM!!!!!!
I jumped up and so did Rafe and Danny.
"What the hell was that?!"
Two planes passed us shooting.
I ducked. There was this guy who jumped on the back seat and shouted. "go go go" real fast.
Rafe jumped to the front seat. So I was in the back seat with the guy who we later found out was a journalist.
I didn't catch what he caught since he spoke so fast but I did catch him saying. "those aren't navy planes.."
I looked at him. "no you think." The planes passed.
Rafe looked at the planes. "looks like Japs.." Danny was still driving and got up on the seat. "Japs??!!" "I didn't know the Japs were soar on us.."
"And I knew all along." I said as the wind blew quite strong in my face. "Lia get your ass down on that seat!" Rafe said.
I sat down knowing he was right. I saw as they bombed the place from a distance. My eyes filled with tears as I saw the boats go up in smokes as the planes went to every ship blowing them up.
"come we gotta get on a plane.."
The guy recorded and then looked at me noticing I'm a girl. "are you a nurse?"
I laughed. "no.here give me that.." I said taking the camera. The guy took it back. "then record this.." The guy recorded. "I'm Lia McCawley..and let everyone remember this I'm the only girl in the navy military force but I won't be the last. You guys may say I'm a girl but yet look where I'm at. You say I must be in a hospital and not a plane, but I say when it's war it doesn't matter if you're a girl or boy women or men. It matters who's going to win the battle in the end."
The guy stop recording and smile. I smile as we kept driving.
"That's the way to say it Lia.." Said Rafe clapping. Danny chuckled and smile and taught even though I didn't hear. "maybe what Rafe said was right."
Well, I saw they kept driving. Rafe was mad. "I need to get on a plane Danny . now!" "I know a place about a few minutes away. He turned and then we ended up in front of an aircraft place. We got up and ran. There I found myself with the other guys.
"Hey guys come on!" Rafe and Danny ran inside to make the call. I told them stop shooting. "you need to stop shooting it calls attentions guys okay thanks"
I was about to walk inside with Rafe and Danny but then this guy made me a face. "who you think you are? You aint nobody to be telling me what to do in war"
He kept shooting.
"Stop the shooting you bastard!" I yelled at the guy who kept shooting.
"you're causing attention!!!" The guy looked at me. "aren't you suppose to be in a hospital lady?" "oh really aren't you suppose to be up someone's ass?!" The guy looked at me.
"ooo you are so lucky you a girl."
"yeah you're so lucky you're a fag."
The guy made a face. I stuck my tongue out and I ran inside. Suddenly I heard an explosion behind me and the pressure made me fall forward. That when I saw goose there hiding. "why you hiding get up get up." Rafe helped me up. "calm yourself." I looked at him. "okay." I turned to Danny. Danny ran. "alright we got one aircraft not bombed..now come on come on." I helped Goose up. "let's go!!!" We ran out onto the car and we shouted to the guys to get on. "come on guys!! Now now.."
Rafe shouted. "Lia get on the front." I hopped to the front. Rafe and I shouted. "move! Move! Move!" Danny started to drive when the way was cleared. I passed by the guy and he gave me the finger. I smiled and shouted. "hey bastard stick that up a Japs ass and tell me how it feels!" The guy started swearing. Danny smiled. "who was that?" I smiled. "oh a friend." Rafe looked at me. "you know that wasn't very nice. you've been quite racist lately" I smiled. "and most guys are been sexist." Red looked at me. "she mmmmmmm got a mmmmmm point." Danny kept driving. Billy looked at me. (Billy doesn't die yet in this fan fic)
"What's going on?" Danny and I said in unison. "I think World war II just started" I looked at Danny and he looked at me. Then we started to laugh. He kept driving while the guy kept recording all of us. Billy and I kept making faces on the camera till Rafe told us to stop. Then we turned and we saw 3 planes on our tail. "oh shit!!! Looks Rafe 3 on us" said Billy. Anthony looked. "oh crap!" Rafe shouted. "duck duck" he pulled me down as a shield as they started to shoot. I screamed a bit. They didn't shoot more than that.
"get me to a damn plane." Rafe said holding his teeth together. I passed my hand through my bangs and looked at Danny. "they wouldn't waste their bullets on us." "I'm trying the best I can really Rafe." Then we finally made it when I saw Earl. "hey Earl!" Earl was shooting. "a-lo-ha Lia.." He said a bit teasing. I gave him a high five.
"alright give us the update Earl.." I said looking at him. "she means if you didn't understand the youngster." Rafe resting his heavy hand on my head as he always does when he thinks he's bigger which unfortunately is true. "how many planes are good?" Earl stop shooting and started to point out. "okay I got 5 planes." "okay.."
"But they all aren't in good shape. Okay 3 are good to go one is good but it has it's issues alright. and the other one well it needs a tank fuel." we all nodded. We started to get anything to protect ourselves such as guns weapons and all the sort. I took enough to protect me but light enough to run. We all went in a place piled up in sack. Ramón and Bravlio looked at me. Ramón seem to be shaking. I only nodded. Then Rafe was ready to tell everyone everything.
"okay listen up when you we are out there just run don't freeze fight back and please try not to stop for anything unless needed."
I then spoke. "he means that if the person is dead don't return they are dead. if the person got shot like once get him. He may be good for use later.and remember whoever gets to the planes first gets on alright no matter. We don't have time to be wasting it. Alright I hope all of you have enough weapons okay? Alright. if you can try to fuel up the 5th one. the more the better. okay and for the rest Rafe got an idea.which is the tower where in case we are hopeless you guys the rest will be ready. Remember shoot and run don't stop and shoot or just run. Remember those shots can blow up planes they can kill us in one shot and like Rafe says .don't freeze."
Rafe looked at me proudly. Earl then shouted. "okay they got some of these bitches back come on go go go" I smiled. "enough of this talk shit.lets go!"
They got up and started to run. I ran with them. I'm not exactly a fast runner but I think the simple fact that I was so nervous made me run fast. I tripped and laid back and started to shoot. Ramón came to help me up. But I didn't thank him there was no time. I felt my heart beat so loud and hard that I think it will pop. I kept shooting. I jumped as I kept running. I dropped to the floor near a car when I saw Danny by the reporter. He was dead. I saw some shooting me heading for me..a
There are two Japanese talking on the radio in Japanese. "is that a girl? "no it can't be.." "it's a girl" "I tell you that's a girl." "a girl?" "girl in military force.." "shall I shoot her?" "we show great respect to women.." "this is probably a trick." "who cares just shoot her. She decides to be there let her die we can't let a girl be our weakness.."
I turned as they shoot me. "crap!!" Then I saw 2 getting ready for me when I saw Billy running. "Lia run run."
Then the car was shot down and it was going to fall on me but Billy pushed me away. But then when I turned back to Billy. He was dead because the car had fallen on him. He was burned a bit shot down since the car flipped on fire.
"Billy!!!!!!!!!!" I felt my breath echoing as I ran to him which I can only see up to his chest. Billy??" I started to cry. "Bill?" I took Billy's hand who was dead. Danny looked at me. Rafe got to me and picked me up. "Lia he's dead.Lia listen to me he's---" I wiped my tears and looked at the planes.
'You damn Japs will pay. for my close friend!" I ran and found the plane where I got. I saw Joe Rafe and Danny got on the plane. Red came to me and patted my back. I smiled. I started to get ready. Joe was first up. Bravlio cheered me on. Ramón didn't say anything. I looked at him for a moment and then turned. "alright Joe you're first up!" Rafe wasn't cheering Joe but rushing him. "come on move out the way hurry up hurry up" Joe was nodding. "alright alright come on lets go lets go"
I shouted. "go kick some Japanese ass!!!" Danny laughed as we saw Joe go up. I turned and then saw that there were 3 on Joe's tail. "oh no.Earl look warn Joe!" Earl saw and shouted on the radio. "Joe you got 3 on your tail. Turn turn..Joe turn.."
Joe shouted over the radio. "I'm trying but it won't go.." I taught. "he's on the plane that has it's issues." I shouted. "Joe turn turn!!" I heard him scream and I saw that the plane exploded. I started to cry but I made no sound. Just a silent cry. Earl seemed hurt as well.
Rafe looked at me. "Lia. you know this was going to happen okay?" I nodded. "I'm calm Rafe don't worry about me.." I turned to Danny. Danny looked shock. Rafe tried to calm him as well. "Danny listen I need my wingmen." Danny didn't react. He was in great shock. "Hey Dan.Dan come on man.." I looked at Bravlio. Bravlio smiled nodding as he knew what I was thinking. I got quickly off the plane.
"Lia the hell you doing?" I ran up to Danny's plane and climbed on the wing and looked at him. Then I just kissed him. I noticed that he kissed back. Then I stop turned away and ran. "so that's what you needed Dan.." "oh shut up and go go go come on come on!!!!"
We started our planes and we all flew up safety. I slowly got a glimpse of Danny and he smiled. My heart was beating fast but pulled up the control stick. First my patriotic duties than my love life. I turned and went down. I guess I was easily spotted because I had 4 on my tail already! Rafe told me over the radio.
"looks like they like your ass Lia"
"oh shut the fuck up Rafe.cuz you got one on your tail!"
Danny laughed. "I'll get them of your tail Lia." Danny flew behind them and started to shoot. Rafe already had shot one down. He turned and tried to get one of my tail while I got one of his tail.
Danny kept flying up and then turned.
I shouted. "you got two on your tail dan. Turn.."
"Listen us three got separate them alright. all of us together now.." We all flew together heading for a pole. "Rafe I'm going to crash!"
"Well, sacrifice is good."
"Rafe!!!!" "Just kidding.hold it..."
Us three were heading straight for it. Me been the stupid one to be in the middle.
Lia do your stunt..NOW!!!!
I turned up doing a huge loop and started to shot the Jap now in front of me. The one in front of it already crash against the pole. I then turned left seeing Rafe and Danny not there anymore.
"nice.whoo."
"Die you son of bitch!!!" Rafe said shooting. I perfectly heard him over the radio. I then started to fly straight having one on my tail and it started to attack me slightly. I shouted.
"you son of a bitch"
Danny laughed. "nice squeaky voice you got there on the bitch.."
"oh shut up Danny and get this one off me."
"Already there."
Then there was a time where they wouldn't get of Rafe and Danny's back. I was busy going after one who was getting to the cloud. "oh I aint letting you go hide now you fucking coward bombing our place in surprise now going to the cloud.you BITCH!!!!!" I started to attack him shooting him down before he got the chance to hide.
In the hospital.
"The tray!!"
"I'm running let's go!!"
Nurses and doctors were running everywhere. The place was been flooded with injured people as never seen before for such a small hospital. It was crowded and very few places by the minute to help out these people.
Lisa stood there looking at the window. "Lia.Doris." Lisa ran and started to pick out the tray.
"he needs surgery!!!" shouted Amy. "we have a hurt one here!!" said Sam.
"he's losing a great amount of blood!!!" shouted Martha
Barbara ran up to Martha. "get me the blue bottle in the second shelf.."
Betty was getting it. There was this doctor pressuring Lisa. "hurry up hurry hurry!! Come on Miss we need this!"
"Pass me the scissors.."
"hurry hurry.."
There was so much confusion. Evelyn heard the place echoing away. Lisa picked up the things from the tray. Sandra was just as nervous.
Amy ran to Evelyn. "Eve there's this man he's losing so much blood from his neck I'm too nervous and I might do something wrong please help me Eve"
Eve nodded. "okay Ams" Evelyn ran and saw the man bleeding.
"we need to see his pulse.."
The man was trembling as the blood kept squirting out of his neck into the nurses outfit. Amy got so nervous she fainted. "someone get a towel and cold water she fainted!" shouted Evelyn. Then she turned to the man.
"Please Miss.I won't make it I won't.."
Evelyn sighed and closed her eyes putting her two finger in his neck kinda grossed out.
"Doctor!" The doctor turned around. "Look at me what does he need."
The doctor seem to look hypnotized. "doctor.doctor please look at me what does he need.."
The doctor blinked. "um he... he needs ." the doctor ran to Lisa. "get me the medicine from the top shelves." Lisa looked at him.
I'm doing surgery sir!"
"I'm sorry..I'll get it" he ran and gave to Evelyn. Evelyn took the medicine and looked at the man
"okay..alright listen to me.you're going to make it you're going to be okay.."
Then the doctor looked at Evelyn. "There's isn't enough room to cure all of them and to help them out Evelyn I need to go out there and mark them only the ones you think are going to make it.."
Evelyn shook her head. "no don't make me do this.."
"no I need you to do it Eve just do it"
Evelyn was crying. "how can I.."
"go go now.."
Evelyn turned away and shouted to Sandra. "do you have a maker?"
Sandra wrote a bit on her hand. "it won't work.."
Lisa took out her eye liner. "how about this.."
"No, it'll break easily.."
"your red lipstick Evelyn" said Amy who had reacted with a towel on her head..
Evelyn nodded and ran off to her purse taking everything out at once when she found the lipstick.
Lisa was taking off her see though pantyhose for some needed cause. "he needs something here to be taken out something small"
Sam ran up to the doctor. "here my clips small enough" she said taking it out her hair
Evelyn then went to mark them as she slowly rolled up the lipstick making a dramatic thing about it she look into the distance.
There were people hurt from head to toe. Bleeding. Dirty and in pain. The yelped and shouted in pain. There were men shaking. Some dying. One died in Sam's hands and she started to cry.
Lisa looked trying to see if she found Dorie Miller but then ran off helping the patient.
"NO ONE GOES IN WITHOUT A MARK"
"alright you heard the girl.stand back you have to get a mark"
Then a man ran up to Evelyn. "I don't know if she's alive or dead Madame.."
Evelyn checked for breathing "she's dead."
The girls face was covered by blonde hair. Evelyn picked up her hair to see her face when..
Evelyn's heart stopped for a moment. Martha who was there looked and put her hand on her mouth. "we---we have to check here Evelyn..we have to.."
"she's dead take her away.Martha.Martha please listen.Martha she's dead.."
Evelyn walked off. Martha stood there horror strucked and crying. "I---I-I don't know what to do."
Evelyn looked in the distance for Danny and Lia but in her heart she was looking for Rafe.
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"Lia where you at?"
"On the other side Rafe!"
Rafe kept flying talking to Danny. "hey I can't get them off my tail." "me either.."
I then smiled. "then play chicken. hey earl what the hell you up there yet.."
Where Earl and the guys are at.
Hey don't get like that with me it's a tall son of a bitch I got over who knows how many feet up." earl sounded a bit out of breath.
"Kay Earl.."
Rafe then told Danny. "alright we going to play double chicken"
"how the hell you do that." Danny said confused
"real easy.Lia!"
I picked up the radio. "what you want?"
"All right we going to do double chicken."
"And how the hell you do that?"
"Okay me and Danny are going to play chicken.as soon we're done then you head for me.that way we finished them off."
"I sorta get you.."
"Naw you can't sorta get me you have to get me alright or we'll die."
"Okay.." I took a breath in and then out.
"you know.."
"I know"
"Alright Danny I'm heading your way."
Danny was panicing. "don't freeze.don't freeze.."
"Alright hold it."
The planes where heading straight for each other.
"Hold it.."
I took a breath in.
"Now!!! Left!!!!"
I sneezed as soon as they slid so I didn't get to see it but they made it.
"Lia heading your way."
"Hold it.."
I was heading straight for him like we were going to crash.
"NOW!!!!"
I turned. "yes!!!!!"
They were gone. But I was wrong there was more.
"alright Lia there's one on your ass..okay. just turn with me turn turn turn"
I turned and then flipped. I taught I lost my breathing for a moment then I started shooting and then Rafe shouted.
"Danny get ready."
Danny nodded. "alright alright."
Suddenly I guessed we confused them because now we were on their tail.
"oh.I'm on your ass now" Rafe said,
"And I aint letting you get away" said Lia.
"Would you 2 quit it. You sound like you are premiering in a movie"
Rafe and I said in unison. "shut up earl and run faster."
"Oh great now I got the McCawleys here.."
"Just shut up Earl" we said in unison.
Danny laughed.
"Alright die you son of a-" "bitch!!!!!"
Rafe started shooting and the plane was shot down.
I shouted. "Rafe Rafe you got 1 on your tail."
Danny did the same as Rafe and started to shoot.
Then it was my turn. It didn't take long to shot this one down. "alright we're at the top."
"ABOUT TIME EARL" I said sarcastically.
"YOU KNOW LIA I WOULD LOVE TO SEE HOW FAST YOU'LL MAKE IT UP HERE"
I'll be there half the time you made it . okay Rafe will tell you when to shoot." I said laughing a bit.
Earl sighed. "even in war this girl got a smile on her face"
"how can you see me I'm over radio??"
"you're laughing you got smile to laugh"
I only whined. "Rafe???"
"hold your fire.." said Rafe
"Hold it.."
"Alright. I'm coming your way.."
Danny shouted. "NOW!!!!!!!!"
They started to shoot. It was so many that then..
BOOM!
"woah.."
The plane crashed and exploded and the guys started cheering. "whoooo"
"alright"
"Yes!"
Rafe congratulated Earl and the guys. "good job guys good work"
We went down back to the station cheering.
First Danny got off making it look like he's a hero.
"who taught you how to fly like dat?" Earl asked.
"he did." Danny said turning to Rafe.
Rafe stood up looking a big shot when I threw a corn puff at him. "hey!"
"I just had to do that.you look to hott for a moment" I said laughing Rafe looked at me. "I'm your brother remember that.."
"Yeah so? I can't say my brother looked hott for the moment . well I won't be seeing that again.."
Rafe looked at the corn puff. "where you got that from?"
"I don't know it was here in the plane who been eating corn puffs"
Anthony started to whistle. "what I like to whistle?"
Goose laughed nervously. "actually I do.heh"
Danny laughed.
I got off. Earl came up to me doing a salute. "and who taught you to fly.."
Rafe came up to me. "she taught herself that is why she is going to become what she wants to be."
Danny ran up to someone when I noticed. It was me. He kissed me.
He kissed me like if this time it was for real. I kissed back real nervous. I passed my finger though his hair. He passed it through my face. I trembled every once in a while. It was a long kiss when we stopped we were both out of breath. He smiled at me. I didn't smile back I just looked at him shock.
I turned to Rafe and he didn't say anything. Danny kissed me again without warning. I wanted to push back but he had done it. I had fallen for him. I fell weak at the knees that I nearly fell down but he caught me. He stopped kissing me and laughed. "falling weak at the knees?" I smiled a bit embarrassed. He then kept kissing me.
Goose looked at everyone. "well I got kissed once by my girlfriend."
All the guys turned to him. "that's great."
Then suddenly it was like if I heard Billy's voice say. "you have a girlfriend???!!!" But I think It was just me.
I laughed and then whispered to Danny. "wouldn't Evelyn say anything about this?"
Danny passed his fingers through his hair. "I don't know what she'll say but I can say this. I fell for you in every way" he kept kissing me when I remembered. "the hospital!"
At the hospital.
"Hurry hurry surgery over here surgery over here!"
"he needs a blood transfusion!" "here he's dying someone get me a bandage.."
"Oh God hurry!!!"
"We have a dead one here.."
"He's going to die if you don't get me that medicine.."
I ran ahead when I saw Evelyn exhausted.
Rafe ran up to her. "what can we do to help?"
Evelyn then said. "blood we need your blood."
In the room..
"Sszzzz.owww.." I said a bit. I had to admit I'm a coward with pain.
I saw my blood through the tube and into coca cola bottles. (Wow Coca cola existed back then.)
I looked at Evelyn went from one guy to another.
I laughed to myself.
But Danny didn't even glance at Evelyn.
Evelyn felt weird but the way Rafe looked at her was another story.
I sighed and looked at my so called brother.
I turned and saw a man dying in the next room.
The man was trembling. I stood there looking as the man said he would go to heaven and praying. The man kept praying till finally the man stop shaking. I was already crying.
Then this guy burst through the door. I turned.
"alright men we need people who can move fast."
I saw it was . Ramón.
Ramón saw me. "hey Lia come on we might need you too"
I got up after getting the needle off and ran off with Danny and Rafe.
I ran up ahead of both of them but they soon caught up to me.
We were on top of the turned over boats. I heard people screaming in there.
"alright guys come on.."
Okay we got one here.
I ran over to there and kneeled and took a metal stick and started banging it hard when I saw two hands come out.
Dusted dirty but who cares it was alive.
"He's alive hurry can you move any faster?!" I shouted.
The men tried hard to move faster.
Danny also held on to the hand.
He held on and I held the other giving the man hope. "faster people come on he's going to die!"
Danny looked as the water kept rising up.
"Sorry we're trying the best we can."
I didn't know what to do I let go of the man's hand and ran getting a hammer I found and started banging harder and harder but then the man had stop moving his hand.he was dead.
I stop banging and turned to Danny.
"There has to be a way there just has to I mean there just.."
Rafe held on to me. "Lia he's dead.."
"No people go uncounicess first."
"Lia.Lia PLEASE LISTEN TO ME FOR ONCE LIA!"
I wiped my tears and passed my hand through my bangs crying. I got off and took the hammer with me. I started to bang to hear if anyone was there. Rafe looked at me and then went back to helping others as well. I felt so weak inside. I never knew war would be like this..
I tuned up the radio where I heard the speech of Roosevelt. His words inspired me but they didn't cure the pain in my heart.
Next day.. We were at the ceremony where all the people that died where honored. We were all in front of Betty who had died. Red went up to his knees and started to cry with his face buried in his hands. I walked up to him and patted him on the shoulder but he cried harder. I was crying too when I turned. We all were. There was a silence of only cries except for Rafe who always tried to be tough then I got a flashback.
Flashback
We were there at our father's funeral. I was crying kneeling at my knees looking at him not accepting that he had died. I turned to Rafe serious as always as if he felt no pain but not me I showed what I felt I cried and cried. My face was red and my head started to hurt and I could hardly talk. I kept crying till I passed out.. "Lia!! Some get help..call the ambulance!"
End of Flashback
I looked down and then I walked off. Some turn to see who I walked off to. I went and I saw Barbara there. I knew she would have gone to do something else but then I saw that there was Billy's place. I walked up to his funeral and took a ring off. I sighed. "this was the one ring I will always remember you Bill. you. " I couldn't speak but I knew this ring he would always play around and act like if I was married to him. I was planning to leave it there but then I put it back in my finger (no not where you put it when you get married) and I stood there wandering off..
Then I heard something.
"huh?"
"Rafe McCawley and Daniel Walker"
I turned and saw a guy talking to Rafe and Danny.
Rafe and Danny did the regular salute.
Then the guy looked around and then turned to them. "do you know where I might find Natalia McCawley?"
Rafe nodded. "she's over there."
The guy nodded and was walking up to me calling the two guys over. "are you Ms.Natalia McCawley?"
I nodded and did a salute. "yes sir"
The guy looked at me and then Danny then Rafe.
"you 3 have been assigned to a mission."
We were all going to say something but then he said.
"Ask Doolittle for more information."
We nodded.
While we walked in the hallway I looked at Danny and Rafe. "lets go in there nice calm and like decent people.."
Danny and Rafe looked at me confused.
I ran to Doolittle office like a little girl and slide up to the door and stopped right in front of the door which was closed. I was real close to the door when I stopped that my nose almost touch it if I moved about a millimeter more. I was scared and then moved back.
"nice way to get yourself a nosebleed" said Rafe resting his heavy hand on me as usual. . oooo I hated that.." I pushed his hand away and walked in.
Doolittle was sitting down eating doughnuts.
We all three did a salute and stood there.
Rafe suddenly went into apologizing I was thinking. "what is he apologizing for?"
"We're sorry sir.."
"what are you sorry for McCawley. "
"for whatever we did sir." "I taught we were here about the mission?" I said turning to Rafe.
Danny whispered. "be serious Lia."
I sighed. "okay.."
Doolittle got up. "sorry for what? For how my aircraft and millions of dollars went down the drain.." He walked up to me. "or how you went out there flying with Hula shirts."
There was silence for a moment. I bit my lowerlip.
Doolittle looked at all of us for a moment and walked up to his desk. "ships proud of you all. you will be receiving medals for your bravery and combat fighting. Well, you three seem to be the only one experience enough but yet.. ." Doolittle paused and sat down calling us to move forward.
I moved forward and looked at him.
"Well, for to you Lia. I'm proud of you because you are really reaching that goal of yours."
I smiled. I sneezed and then I sneezed again. I sneezed 2 more times and then another. I face I think of red I felt my throat itchy. I sneezed again now I felt my throat real itchy and then sneezed one more time. I wiped my tears that a few flowed down.
Danny looked at me wanting to say a smart remark and I saw the same thing on Rafe's face but then Doolittle said. "trying to break the sneezing record?"
"Isn't the word to say God bless you?" said Rafe.
"What have I told you about getting cute with me son?"
"Sorry sir but where I come from when somebody sneezes . you tell them God bless you."
"And tell me McCawley.Mr.McCawley. why do you say that where we come from?"
"Well," Rafe said not knowing what to say.
"Because C. Doolittle.. In the past people believe that when somebody sneezed their death was near a sign showing that.so we said God bless you." I said a bit nervous.
Doolittle pick up an eyebrow. "so you believe you're going to die?"
"no C. Doolittle I am just answering your question."
"So you want me to say God bless you so you won't die?"
"I'm not saying that sir it's just."
"Then..God bless you Lia.because I can't afford to let you die..you're too valuable.." Said Doolittle chuckling a bit.
Well, I felt like a big idiot but at least I said something unlike Rafe. (Hey just to tell you guys I was sneezing this number of times while typing the story LOL)
"So you have a cold Lia.how come?"
"No sir.I got sick on the night of December 6."
"Um we didn't go to our campsite that night and she got sick." Rafe said
"I see I might think about taking you to.this mission.okay men and Lia . do you know what top secret is."
"It's where you receive medals..but they go to your relatives."
I would have been scared by my throat was itching to even pay attention.
But then it came to me and I asked. "isn't top secret something that is well secret to the top as in no one outside the field should know.you coming here talking about top secret is medals that go to mum and dad."
Danny tried hard not to laugh but he snickered. Rafe gave me this face as in "give me respect Lia."
"you boys have been sent to a top-secret mission.you will be going aboard on plane in 4 hours.start packing your things. "
We did a salute and headed out. "so you're going to go pack Rafe," "yeah where you heading to?"
"Say bye to guys."
"Kay Lia."
I waved bye to Rafe and Danny followed me to say bye to the guys.
I looked at Danny for a moment. Danny smiled and then pulled me somewhere "Danny hey!"
Danny smiled. "I.I can't keep lying Lia," "oh really why if Pearl Harbor would have never been bombed and Rafe never came back you would have not be acting like this."
"Lia . remember that promise I made to you when Rafe died."
"yeeeeeeah?.so?"
He put his hand on my face. "I never broke it."
"Oh stop been a player Danny." I said laughing.
"no..I.I'm planning to break up with Evelyn."
I backed away. "why?"
I came to her house the day Rafe died to tell her but..everything went wrong instead.
"stop lying Dan.." I turned away. "I'm going to say bye to the guys.."
Then I heard Danny shout. "LIA I'M SORRY I WAS A JERK AND. WAS PRESSURING YOU THE WAY I DID! I MEAN IT LIA. LIA I KNOW I NEVER SAID THIS TO YOU.HARDLY BUT. I LOVE LIA! I ALWAYS HAD AND I'M NOT LYING THIS TIME AND IF I'M LYING LET A LIGHTENING STRIKE ME AND THIS INSTANT AND LET ME DIE!"
I turned shocked. "Danny!"
Danny stood there looking at me.
I smiled. "I think the sky's getting dark."
Danny smiled. "so ya callin' me a liar.cuz I see deep blue skies and you gotta know this. I never told a girl such a thing.." "oh really Danny but remember you don't see my as a girl.." I winked and walked off.
"you don't like me anymore do you?"
I turned. "are you kidding? I'm crazy about you but unlike many girls I know how to behave" I laughed a bit and walked off when I saw the guys.
"HEY!!!"
"Liiiiiiaaaaaaaaaa whoooooooo!!!" the guys started to shout.
"You up for the mission to?" said Anthony who was drinking something.
"Well, I don't know" I said. "he said boys didn't he dan?"
Danny laughed. "yeah."
"yesh" I said a bit babyish.
I turned to the guy. "well we came to say good bye to all.."
"And we know some of you guys were chosen," said Danny.
Earl laughed. "Naw my life is here." he patted Danny on the back and Earl is
1. a terrible whisperer 2. he was whispering loud on purpose
Because I heard every word he whispered to Danny.
"You have a great girl there Danny.don't lose her cuz you don't know what you got until you lose her."
Danny nodded and smiled.
"Well, guys I gotta go pack." I said and ran off.
Danny did some sign to the guy and shouted to me. "Natalita wait up!"
I turned around and looked at him. "it's Na-ta-lia (that's pronounced Na-ta- lee-a) and you know I hate been called that.it's Li-a (Lee-a)
Danny smiled and laughed putting his hand in his pockets walking real close to me. "don't remember?"
"Remember what?"
"How I use to call you Natalita and you turned all pink when I said that to you."
I looked at him with a narrowed eye look. "how old was I?"
"I called you like that until you started to call yourself Lia "
I smiled. "I need to go pack."
The guys then well one half started to chant Kiss and the other Her.
KISS..HER..KISS..HER.KISS..HER.KISS.HER
I turned to them telling them to stop but then I turned to Danny and he was smiling. I smiled back a bit as if pleading for us to leave. But then he kissed me and everyone started to howl. When Danny stop kissing me I had a dreamy look so did he.
The guys ran up to Danny and picked him and walked away with him as if he won some type of sports game. They chanted his name until I lost them out of sight.
Few minutes later .. I walked until I heard Rafe and Evelyn. I ran and hide behind the car. I heard their whole conversation. But I think the last part made my heart skip a beat.
Rafe looked at Evelyn. I peeked through the car.
"Evelyn . did you know." Rafe sighed. "when I got shot down I was thinking . how stupid am I? Why am I here? I left . my adopted sister over there. She's young trying to prove her goal and I know she was going to make it look how far she has come how I was not going to be there to congratulate her. Who would she turn to..then after that..I was thinking who would lead her to the altar when she got married because I was so sure that." Rafe was already crying. "she was going to marry Danny. but who to lead her to the altar. her dad's dead.. my dad's dead.then I taught how stupid was i.."
Rafe wiped his tears trying to be strong. "how I promise her to be back. she trust me with her life..and then I said what will become of her..will she trust anyone ever again.then. I taught of you.."
By now Evelyn was crying.. I was crying as well.
"how stupid what a." he sighed. "how can I have left than you a girl the one girl that killed my sister talking about.."
I cried and laughed a bit.
He chuckled. "yeah how Lia would tell me to shut up and curse me out in both English and Spanish.because well she's Hispanic." Rafe looked down. "but then every night she would tell me.it's worth it.that you were worth it that we were the best couple she had seen.how stupid of her right Evelyn.she taught of us like a fairy tale. we would live."Happily ever after" like those tales I read her when she was young..how stupid of her.."
Evelyn was crying real hard.
"but you know I then taught. I'll make a deal with God. I said just let me see their faces one more time.just to say I'm sorry that I won't be there to congrat you Lia.. and I won't be there for you anymore Evelyn. then after that. I would turn away and never look back..I would ask no more of you God if you gave me that promise."
I looked down crying sliently sitting there hearing this behind a car and peeking every once in a while.
"And I never let go of that Promise . like Lia said . promises mean don't mean something or do they? She asked that question when she was 5.. do promises really mean something. this would be the answer.sometimes they do.sometimes they don't but in this case I will keep my promise I would go away and never turn back but then again.I promise Lia to always be there."
Evelyn wiped her tears. "I over heard her one day talking to Him.."
"what she said.."
"to ask for Him...God to forgive you. for not keeping your promise and Danny.."
"And God heard her in everyway.. but I want to ask you..why? just why? Evelyn just tell me why?"
Evelyn sighed and was crying. "Rafe I'm pregnant."
My heart skipped a beat.
Rafe from what I saw was shocked too.
"I found out the day you turned up alive.and.."
Rafe sighed and walked off.
I was crying. Now I knew that between me and Danny is was really .over..
Evelyn ran up to Rafe. "Rafe!..don't tell Danny.I just want him to come back from this mission alive that's all. don't tell Lia either it would.I don't know just don't tell her just for them 2 to come back alive.and Rafe."
Rafe turned around not caring. "what Evelyn.."
"I've decided to give my whole heart to Danny but I would not live the sunset without thinking of you... I love you Rafe..I still and always will.."
"You know now I see why you and Danny are attach that's exactly the same thing Danny said to Lia.. ."
"he still."
"Yes, Evelyn he still likes Lia. I just hope..you know this is a screwed up world maybe I should have stayed dead."
I walked off to say bye to my friends at the hospital with a broken heart like no other.