The Heart's Pain and Suffering

"Let me go! Leave me alone. I don't want you, I don't need you!" She screamed helplessly. He had already wrapped his strong arms around her as she whispered empty assurances into her ear. As she felt his hot breath hit her cool skin, she fell to the ground crying hysterically, gathered in his arms. In his arms, where she once felt safe, safe from the world.

But now, she couldn't bear to stay in his strong, protective arms. She would fall into the pattern again. She would fall into the pattern where, she'd grow accustomed to his presence; she'd rely on him more and more until she couldn't live without him. That's when it would happen. He would be stolen from her. She couldn't bear the feeling of losing someone again – especially not him.

So, as she lay in arms that night, her head resting on his chest as he slept, she made her decision. Her eyes flitted towards the clock on his bedside table. It was five twenty three in the morning. A lone tear trickled down her skin as she saw the twenty three. His number. It always would be his. Always and Forever.

The next morning he awoke to find only himself lying in his bed. Missing the warmth next to him, he called her name out loud a few times. When there was no response, he walked downstairs, decked only in his basketball shorts. Fifteen minutes later, he was knocking on her house door, in hopes of finding her there. Another twenty minutes later and the whole of Tree Hill were looking for her. Nathan was speeding down the town in his black SUV, swallowing back the lump forming in his throat.

Ten days later, he was staring out of his window, in the same black sweatshirt and similar black basketball shorts he had been in for days, he knew they were her favourite. He had his arms crossed over his chest, sighing heavily as he heard his mom enter the room. She didn't attempt to say anything at first. She simply looked around the room; she saw what seemed like thousands of pictures of her son and his girlfriend. They seem so innocent and carefree in them, she almost wished they were living in a nightmare and would one day wake up to it being the way it was. She treated her like her own daughter. She let some tears escape her tired eyes as she reminisced, quickly brushing them away, looking over to her son who, standing stoically by the window, looked so much older then seventeen. She just wanted her baby back. Was that so much to ask? He was always the youngest of the family, and always held a special key his mother's heart. It was ironic how even though he was the youngest of the family, he had been through more than any of them had in their long lifetimes.

Sighing once again, he turned to face his mother. She sat down on his bed inviting him to sit beside her. Seeing her tear streaked face, he obliged, facing her.

"I miss her mom." He said, the pain evident in his once strong voice. "I need her. I need to know that she's alright. That she's happy, that she doesn't feel the empty void in my heart without her or her parents." He continued.

"Oh sweetie, I know. I know it's hard for you, but I can't make you empty promises. I won't promise you that she'll come back and you'll live happily ever after. You can shout and scream and fight all you want, grieve Nathan! I haven't seen you shed a tear since she left. I haven't seen you get angry; I haven't seen you go off the rails the slightest bit. And that does make me proud – but as a mother, I worry. I worry for you, you were never one to open up or show your emotions and I just feel that you should do whatever you feel necessary." Karen Scott was everyone's mother. She was always there when anyone in Tree Hill needed a shoulder to cry on, she always gave free advice to anyone who seeked it and here she was in front of her youngest son, trying to comfort him as best as she could.

And so began the downfall of the Tree Hill's very own Nathan Scott.

To Be Continued…….

Author's Note: So this is my new fic 'Hearts on Fire'. I would really love some response on your thoughts towards it and if you think it should be continued. This is quite different from my other fic 'Lost Soul' if you have been reading it. If you haven't check it out and leave a review! For all you 'Lost Soul' readers, don't worry, I haven't given it up yet – I'm just having difficulty with it. So PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW on what you thought of this fic. This chapter is quite short I know, but I just wanted to see the response I get and give you guys an introduction. So there it is the first chapter to 'Hearts on Fire'.

If you are confused then don't worry – it'll be cleared up soon enough ;) lol!