Danny felt his body hurtling through the air. His ribs screamed as they impacted the edge of the ravine. The sharp edges tearing into his clothes. He just caught the top and pulled his head up. He heard Alice screaming, saw her running towards him.

Alice saw Danny's head appear after her impassioned scream. She was about to skid to her feet when a second more powerful tremor rocked the earth, the ground rumbled angrily and Alice felt backwards. The edge Danny was grabbing loosened, the rock in his hand came off and Danny found himself falling down the sharp cliff face, sharp stones jabbing him as he whooshed passed. He reached out and caught a jutting rock. Was holding on with his good arm, he felt the warm stickiness of his own blood. Alice's head appeared from the precipice edge.

"Danny!"

"Alice get away from the edge!" he yelled. "What if you fall?" he'd never forgive himself. "What if there is another tremor?"

"You need help!" she told him passionately. "Wait here a minute."

Like he had any other choice!

Alice ran to the survival bag, felt immense relief when she saw a rope, felt sick when she saw the lack of length. She looked around and there was nothing close to attach it to. She went back to Danny.

"I have a rope."

"How long?" he asked.

"Long enough." she lied, made a split second decision, tied the rope around her waist then around her neck immediately tossed it down the ravine then took some large steps back.

"It's tied to something solid!" she yelled.

"You're a terrible liar Alice." he protested. "What is it tied to?"

"A tree." she lied.

"Describe it!" he yelled.

"It's a tree Danny! It's leafy! Just do it!"

"Alice!" he projected a warning into his voice.

"Do you have any other better options? NO! So some on!"

He exhaled and grabbed the rope.

"Use the rope as leverage to help you climb." she bit her lip as weight pressed across her shoulders. She closed her eyes and planted her feet firmly. Concentrated on her breathing, measured it. She clenched her teeth as the weight seemed to intensify.

"Alice?" Danny yelled. "You ok up there?"

"I can't talk right now." she bit out.

"O you didn't!" he declared outraged. "I'm letting go!"

"You dare Danny!" she yelled angrily "I'm handling it, you let go and I won't be able to get going again and you'll be left there!" she fumed.

"Alice I can hear how it's hurting you, I can't let that happen!" he pleaded.

"And what do you think will happen if you get hurt?" she shouted fear making her anger worse. "That will hurt far worse, so just hurry up!"

"When I get up there I swear I'm gonna strangle you for doing this to yourself!"

"You can. As soon as you're on solid ground." Alice's back was beginning to ache with how stiff it was. Her face was determined, completely intense.

Danny was trying to keep as mush of his weight off the rope but it wasn't working. "You know something Alice you are the most stubborn, infuriating…." he began. His mind finished, gorgeous, breath taking, loyal, brave woman he'd ever met! God he loved her!

A gust of wind came from nowhere and she heard a roar, Alice's concentration slipped as she looked behind her instinctively. An earth tremor chose that moment to happen. Alice felt her body jerk, her foot skidded. She wobbled trying vainly to stay upright. Danny's added weight changed her centre of balance and she fell. The ground was still shuddering, she began to be pulled slowly towards the edge of the ravine.

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"Alice!" Danny yelled.

"I'm ok! Just lowering you down." she lied. Her hands and feet scrambling for traction. She couldn't stop the pull from the rope. The edge was nearing. She rolled onto her stomach.

"Are you hell, you've fell!" he fumed. "I'm letting go!" There was nothing to hold on to, he had to let himself drop, or they both would! He refused to let Alice die!

"NO!" she screamed.

Danny looked up and saw her feet appear. "I knew this would happen!"

"I'm ok Danny, I promise, please don't let go!" she felt his weight begin pulled on her waist. Her whole lower body was now hanging.

"Your not strong enough for both of us. Look get home ok. If I…." he exhaled. "Just tell Rosie, Evan, Liv and Charlotte I love them. Tell Evan to take care of the girls. He's the man of the house. Please just promise me you'll get home. I'm sorry Alice."

"Danny no DON'T! If you do I'll….."

She felt the weight on her waist suddenly give. She closed her eyes and pressed her face against the hard wall. "How could you?" she whispered tears falling. She pulled herself up, in the peeking light of the suns rays she saw Danny. He was lain on his stomach his face hidden. More tears fell when he didn't move. "Dammit Danny!" she yelled voice breaking. She looked around and found the quickest way to get to him. She dropped everything and began to climb down.

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Alice reach him, not realising that if she had fell she would have broke her neck. She was on her knees. Saw him bleeding from a gash on his head. A small trickle of blood was down his chin. She rolled him and saw he had landed on a sharp rock which had sliced into his stomach. She put her hand to his mouth.

"Danny can you hear me? Danny!"

He groaned and mumbled something.

"Danny, tell me how to get home." she whispered. "I need your help!"

No reply. She put her hand on his chest then raised it. "C'mon wake up!" she pleaded. A tear drop fell from her face onto his. It happened again and it seemed to rouse him. His eyes opened a crack.

"Surgery…Alice….safe….fine…." he was saying random words.

She put her face close to his. "Danny look I need directions" she looked in his eyes intensely. "Where do I go? Your really ill and I don't know how to get home."

He swallowed thickly. "Left….go left."

She nodded caressed his cheek. "That's it honey, then?"

"Big….boulder…..right, then…..right at….." he winced. "Go….to….Charlotte!"

"Then." she whispered. "Right at what?"

Danny blacked out.

"Walk…." he murmured. "Walk….fountain….in distance." he closed his eyes.

Danny are you sure? Danny!" he reopened one eye. "I love you." he whispered softly. Not at all stalled or unsure.

She grabbed his hand in both of hers. Ignored the pain in her right. "I love you too Danny. I'll get us home I promise!"

It was like he hadn't heard her. The one eye which had opened closed slowly.

"No Danny please stay awake." she pleaded.

Nothing. She checked his pulse and found it there but growing weaker. He was losing blood, could have any number of broken bones. He had internal injuries, that she knew from the bleeding from his nose and mouth. She took her shirt off grateful she had a t-shirt underneath and wrapped up the worst of his wounds. Kissed his mouth gently. "I don't want to leave you but you need help." she touched his cheek gently. "Hold on!" she pleaded.

She stood up and looked around. Her stomach plummeted. The way she got into the ravine wasn't how she could get out. She spun around looking around quickly, the truth hit her quickly, she was trapped. Danny dying beside her. What was she gonna do?

A/N ok i hate to leave it like this (well haha) bt i have to coz i have nothing else wrote - literally, no mre of this or my other 2 stories so until i find tym this is how it is :/ hope you've enjoyed this anyway and i will try to update as soon as i can x