Title: Always
Chapter Title: Prologue: The Darkness You Choose to Be
Author: Bynamearose
Rated: M
Fandom: One Tree Hill
Pairing: Lucas/Peyton, Leyton
Summary: "Always, Lucas. That's what we were supposed to have." AU Season 5 finale - Peyton decides to leave Tree Hill after Lucas tells her he hates her. Unfortunately, Lucas chooses this moment to care.
Warning: Spoilers, Slight Language
Notes: Just because I can't wait for the 6th season…
Disclaimer: I don't own One Tree Hill. If I did, I would have the producer's head right now .
A/N: I DON'T KNOW, OKAY!…So, yeah…I should be working on my other fics, this is just…my way of working out writer's block. So, bite me.
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William Penn once said, "Never give up while there is hope; but not hope beyond reason, for that shows more desire than judgment." As I closed the door behind me; the door I had once seen and come to know of happiness, friendship, and love - I realized William Penn didn't know how right his words were.
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Lucas POV
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"I think you drank too much," I can hear Jamie's voice ring through my ears, sounding much louder than he did normally.
"I think you're right…"
"Damn, looks like somebody got thrown through a plate glass window."
…Nathan.
I open my eyes to the sound of the shade being pulled up, immediately regretting it as the brightness stings my eyes. Quickly re-closing them, I refuse to surface from the pillow above my aching head.
"Dude, it seriously smells like ass in here," Nathan says, my own inner voice again urging me to dig deeper under blankets and pillows.
"And rotten cheese," Jamie adds in.
He's still in front of me, I know, but right now my entire being wishes he wasn't.
"Go away…"
"Ugh," Jamie says, obviously disgusted, "And bad breath."
I lift my head up and hiss, "I said, go away."
Both Jamie and Nathan look shocked and their eyebrows lift into their hairline.
"Holy crap…"
"What?"
"Have you seen your head," Nathan asks, still looking surprised as James jumps onto the bed, excited, "You have a Mohawk."
"I do?"
I turn over, blinking tiredly and am surprised to grasp what I knew to be my hair, following Jamie, who seemed happy about the hair cut and asked his father if he could get one. Damn it if I wouldn't get hell from Haley for that one…
"Sure, if you wanna look goofy like your Uncle Lucas."
"Kinda like he has a tail - but on his head…"
Somehow this doesn't make me feel better about the drunken decision.
Nathan tells Jamie to head for the kitchen and I take the time sit up, only grasping some of what Nathan is telling me.
"Yep."
"…ten games left."
The number makes the entire rest of the season seem useless and I know, as I tell him the one game I'll make it to, somehow it wouldn't have made any difference whether I was at that hearing or not.
"Not for you."
Jamie rushes back in and hands me a water bottle and, as Nathan convinces him to wait outside for him, I can't help but laugh at myself slightly as Jamie says goodbye, adding with enthusiasm, "Cool hair."
Nathan closes the door and I know he's going to tell me what I already know, but need to hear.
"Look, Luke, I know, from experience, whatever answers you're looking for - you're not gonna find 'em like this. Trust me. Now, it sucks that Lindsey's dating again. And it sucks that you grabbed that player but don't make it worse…The darkness doesn't have any answers, Luke."
We share a strange look of what seems to be agreement and understanding and he grabs the handle of the door, making his way out. But, just before he's all the way out, he pulls out an envelope.
"By the way," he throws it at me and, though groggy, I catch it, giving him a look of confusion, "This was stuck to your door."
I lightly toss the bottle of water onto my bed, and pick up the letter. My eyes drifting over my name, I immediately recognize the handwriting as Peyton's.
Opening up the letter and reading it, my mind was drawn to one thing that stood out in the many regrets and past hopes the letter contained; Peyton was leaving Tree Hill.
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A/N: The song of the chapter (Yes, I took this from Tree Hill producers) -
What You Want to Be - Archie Star (Very…pop-ish but it fit really well)
So, the first little quote thing - that is Peyton's POV. The rest is Lucas' POV. Got it?
Okay, so guys, the reason this started in a sort of same way the finale did, is bacuse I'm not going to do anything else containing episode 5x18. The rest is going to be all me.
And, before I start on the next chapter, I would like to say this (because I've always loathed 1st person POV with a passion), THE REST OF THE STORY WILL BE IN 3rd PERSON POV. I'm a detail writer, so this point of view is hell for me to write .
By the way, I know everyone will be and probably has been doing this same thing but, really, some of you that are my friends on here, should know I just don't like swimming the same direction all the other fish go, ya know? So, keep your expectation's up and kick me in the literary arse if they suddenly drop. See, that is why I love writing -insert awkward laughter here-.
I will update as soon as possible but, since this fanfic is a one shot and not an OC ship, I will definitely be updating sooner than I do the rest. READ AND REVIEW…