Ok, so this is the absolute very first fan fiction I have ever written. I read them all the time, so I decided to take a chance. Let me tell you this is a huge chance too. Love it or hate it. This is kind of my own Alternative Universe of Leyton and a different take on what happened the night Peyton almost ran Lucas over in Season 1. I am a diehard Leyton fan so I only hope that this doesn't butcher their "epic" love story. Please review my first One Shot I am open to all feedback. Thanks, Heather

Disclaimer: I don't own One Tree Hill, if I did the guys would be all mine. And I do not own the lines and ideas that I used from the show.

An Undeniable Truth

Destiny: A predetermined set of events.

Love: Well, love doesn't really have one specific definition, but it's that feeling of knowing that you would do anything and everything for that person in your life you couldn't live without.

Peyton Sawyer had been through so much in her life that she never thought anyone would stay in it long enough to be able to save her. Hell, she didn't have the motto 'People always leave' for nothing, right? Wrong, that is where Lucas Scott comes in. Driving down the road after another famous Nathan and Peyton fight, Peyton just wanted to get away. She needed someone to save her from him. Their relationship wasn't built upon love, it was more like loving to hate each other, arguing, then having meaningless make-up sex, but Peyton was done and she was looking for someone to save her……….anyone. The screeching sound of her tires echoed through the night as 

she braced herself for the impending impact, one that thankfully never happened. "God, why was I looking for that stupid cd anyways," she thought as she looked up. She was met with an intense gaze from the fiercest blue eyes she had ever seen. In that moment, his eyes touched the very essence of her soul and somehow, even though they had never spoken words, she knew that he was going to be the one to save her. It was then that she knew nothing in Tree Hill would ever be the same again. In that moment two star-crossed lovers met their destiny, one that was complicated by the fact the Peyton had just fallen in love, even though she wasn't ready to admit it, with Lucas Scott, her boyfriend, Nathan Scott's "bastard" brother. She suddenly realized that she had stared at him long enough and remembered that he wasn't one of them and never would be, so with that thought in mind she waved him off with the roll of her eyes and then gunned her Comet down the road blasting Dashboard Confessional. Stealing a glance in her rearview mirror, Peyton couldn't help herself and she stared at the boy who was standing in the middle of the street, shaking his head dazed and confused. He put his headphones back in his ears and began fading into the distance. She suddenly felt her heart skip and beat, more like one hundred beats, but who is counting, right? She then felt herself doing something she knew was going to lead to dangerous territories, she slowly turned her car around to follow the boy who had just stolen her heart.

Shaking his head, he thought, "What exactly just happened?" "I'll tell you, you idiot, you almost got hit by Peyton Sawyer." With a hint of boyish humor, he thought 'hey I almost got hit by Peyton Sawyer.' The fact is, Peyton has always been mystery to me and off-limits, off-limits because one she is my "brother's" girlfriend and second I'm not a part of 

their world. There is something about her that I can't quite put my finger on. She has this tangled mess of hair and these green eyes that would drive anyone wild, but mostly there is this certain broodiness about her, that I find myself attracted to. She is different from the others. She isn't just some ditzy cheerleader; well she is an unhappy one, but not ditzy. She has integrity, beauty, and passion; a passion for art and music. But she will never know that I know these things about her and she will never know that deep down I pine and ache just to be near her. You know, I watched her throughout our freshman and sophomore years, mostly her legs, even though they were a little chickeny, but I was mesmerized by her. Jogging down the road, I pushed the thoughts out of my head until I heard a car pull up behind me and the door slam. Stopping in my tracks, I turned around and came face to face with Peyton Sawyer. 'Wow two intense gazes in one day, this must be some kind of record,' I thought. Before either of us spoke any words, I noticed the sadness and the unshed tears well up in her eyes. I instinctively reached my hand up and cupped her cheek and wiped the tears that were now streaming down her face. "I'm sorry, I really don't know what I was thinking coming after you, I shouldn't have, before I knew what I was doing my car was turning around, you don't even really know me," she said while backing away.

Not wanting her to get away again he spoke up, "Oh, but Peyton I do know you." Intrigued by his words she remained silent and waited for him to speak again. "I know that you are dating my so-called brother and he treats you like crap. You both bring out the worst in each other, but I know that is not who you really are. No one deserves to be with someone who is constantly tearing you down emotionally. I watch you, and I know you have his intense desire to make art and have it matter to someone; just know 

that it matters to me. You should be with someone who would save you, not with someone who is treating you so badly that you need to be saved." Neither one of them had noticed that with each word he had spoken he had drawn closer to her and was now inches away from her face. Peyton was immersed in the world of his ocean blue eyes that she had lost all sense of what was going on around her. They knew it was wrong on oh so many levels, but at this point Peyton was just ready for someone to save her from the world around and help her escape from her relationship with Nathan. Before either of them had to a chance to think rational thoughts, their lips were crashing together. It sent a feeling down their spines that neither one of them had ever felt before. It was a feeling of completeness. Breaking away from what seemed like forever, their lips separated and they looked into each other's eyes, it was an all-knowing look. The kind of look that said, I'm never going to leave you. They didn't know where this was going to lead, but for now she stayed locked in his arms and he wasn't letting go.

Right now, he had saved her from Nathan and that was all that mattered. Lucas was then met with a moment of clarity and was faced with the following the undeniable truth: he was now and was always going to be in love with Peyton Sawyer and he would always, always save her. Neither of them realized how true that really was.

The End. Thanks for reading  See that little button down there, I dare you. hahahaha