'Mom, I'm home!' Lucas yelled when he stepped into his house for the first time in two years. God, it felt good to be home.
'Oh come here, kiddo!' she said happily when she hugged her son.
'I've missed you so much. How are you?'
'I'm great, mom. I just missed you and my little sis' so much. Speaking of her, where is Lily?'
'She's fast asleep. I told her you were coming home, but she was too tired. Do you want me to wake her up?'
'No, it's okay. I'll see her tomorrow.'
Lucas smiled as he thought about his little sister. He hadn't seen her in three years, and he was dying to see her now. But he knew he had to let her sleep.
Karen smiled back at him and took him into the kitchen.
'You must be starving. I'll make you something.'
'No, it's okay. I've already eaten on the plain. Just sit down and talk to me. How is everyone?'
'They're all doing great. Jamie has gotten so big, and Nathan and Haley are really proud. And of course Brooke is still busy working on her clothing line.'
'And Peyton?' he asked carefully.
'Peyton is.. fine. Maybe you should go see her tomorrow.'
He nodded. He couldn't wait to see her again. He had missed her so much. Even though they broke up two years ago, he never stopped loving her. And he was hoping she was still in love with him, too.
'What are you thinking about, Lucas?'
He smiled.
'Peyton.'
Karen smiled too, but also had a worried look on her face.
'What's wrong, mom?' he asked when he saw that look.
'Nothing. I'm – I'm just a little bit tired', she lied, 'that's all.'
'Yeah, me too. I'm gonna go to bed if you don't mind.'

He stood up, hugged his mother once more and then went to bed. Even though he was really tired, he couldn't bring his mind to sleep. He kept thinking about Peyton. Everything about her. Her curly hair, her chickeny but beautiful legs, and of course her green eyes.
God, how much he had missed those green eyes, and the way he could drown in them.
Tomorrow he would see them again. And the sooner he got to sleep, the sooner it would be tomorrow.

When he woke up the next morning, he found his little sister staring at him.
'Hey pretty girl.'
He lifted her up and kissed her.
'I've missed you! How have you been?'
'I missed you too, Lucas. Are you back for good now?' she asked.
'I sure am, Lily!'
He started to tickle her, and she started laughing very loudly. For a minute he stopped, and just looked at her. His sister didn't look anything like him. His hair was so much lighter than hers, and she had brown eyes, whereas his were ice blue.

Out of nowhere Lily hugged him.
Lucas chuckled.
'What was that for?'
'Mommy said you had to go to Peyton, and I have to go to school. Will you still be here when I come back?' she asked for certainty.
He nodded, and helped her get of the bed. Then he got out himself. Lily was right, it was time to go. He walked upto his closet and picked five different shirts out of hit. None of them were good enough. He didn't know why he was so nervous about seeing her again. He had known and loved her for so long. But still it felt strange seeing her again. Then he decided to just put one of those shirts on and make the best of it.

He now stood in front of her house. He looked around and noticed nothing had changed. Not even her car. It was a good thing her car was there, though. Because then at least he knew she was home. He was just hoping no one else, like Brooke or Haley, was there.

After looking at the house for a moment, he took the courage to knock on her door. By this time his heart was racing so hard, he was afraid it would come out any second now. But for a long time he just stood there and waited for someone opened the door. Finally someone did.

It was Peyton.

'Lucas?'
He could see the disbelief in her eyes, but he couldn't tell whether she was happy to see him or not.
'Hi, Peyton. I'm back', he said, with an enormous grin on his face.
She didn't smile. She didn't say anything. She just slammed the door in his face.
'Peyton?' he yelled confused. 'Peyton, please. Open the door!'
He started slamming the door, hoping she would open it again. But she didn't.
'Peyton, please! You gotta let me talk to you', he begged.
'I don't wanna talk to you, Lucas!' she fired back. 'Go away.'
'I'm sorry, I can't do that. I wanna talk to you.'

Slow and carefully she opened the door. Her eyes were now red and puffy, and a tear was still rolling down her cheek.
'What are you doing here, Lucas?' she asked bewildered. You could hear the pain in her voice. 'Why aren't you in New York?'
'I wanted to talk to you. And my book is finished. It has finally been published.'
'I know, Luke. It was finished and published two years ago. Why'd you come back now?'
'I wanted to see you', he simply replied.

This was so different from what he imagined. Of course he didn't expect her to fall right back into his arms, but he thought she would at least talk to him. Now she was barely looking at him. He never realised he hurt her so much.

Then suddenly he heard another voice. A little girl rounded the corner and ran up to them. She was also blonde, but just a little lighter than Peyton's hair.
'Who is this?' he asked confused when Peyton took her hand.
But before she could answer the question, he heard another voice. This time it was heavier. He assumed it was a male's voice.
'Jenny, come here!'

A guy walked into the hall to get the girl he was calling for. But when he saw the boy Peyton was talking to, he stopped. He was speechless.
And so was Lucas. He couldn't believe his eyes. Right in front of him was standing his old friend. Someone he hadn't seen in almost six years.

'Jake?'

Authers note: This is my first story.. ever. And I would love to hear what you think about it so far, so I know if I should continue or not.
Thanks for reading it!