A/N: Hi! This is my first fic so it probly sucks and if it does, tell me, but be nice please :) Just for clarification, everything happened in the season finale, and this is a few months afterwards. This chapter might be a bit boring, but I had to do introductions. Read and Review and I will love you forever!

Brooke Davis awoke to the shining sun of California coming in through the window of her parent's home. Being the morning person that she was, Brooke slid out of bed easily and pulled on a strapless dress over her bathing suit. She glanced at the phone, which by the blinking number; she could tell she had 2 messages. She reached over to hit play and a woman's voice filled the room

"Brooke, darling it's you mother." Brooke rolled her eyes. Duh. "I just wanted to let you know that your father and I are going for a day at the country club and then we'll pick you up for dinner with the Smith's. Be ready at 6:30. Bye sweetie." Brooke groaned. Another fun filled evening with her boring parents and there boring friends at a stuffy restaurant was just what she wanted. Another familiar voice came through the speaker as the second message began to play

"Hey best friend, it's me. Just wanted to say hey and wanted to know when you're coming back. It's so boring with out you! Oh and Lucas says hi. Give me a call, bye Brookie."

Brooke smiled. She missed Peyton and all of Tree Hill like crazy. In fact, if it wasn't for Peyton's regular phone call's she probably would have gone crazy. She cringed at the sound of Lucas's name. Since their awkward goodbye, she hadn't spoken to him. She wanted to, but she hadn't gotten up the nerve. But it wasn't like he was calling, she hadn't heard from him all summer, not to say she blamed him after the way Brooke had left. From Peyton's phone calls she gathered that Lucas and Peyton had hung out a couple times but Peyton didn't know about what had happened between them. Brooke didn't think Lucas had told her and she didn't really want to bring it up and make things awkward. Brooke hadn't spoken with her parents about going back to Tree Hill in the fall, and realized that she should, seeing as how it was August. She made a mental note to bring that up to her parents at dinner. Brooke grabbed the phone and began dialing Peyton's number.

"Hello?" came a voice from the other end.

"Hi P. Sawyer!"

Peyton hung up the phone with Brooke, after talking to her for a good 40 minutes. She really missed her, especially with Jake gone and when she didn't have anyone else to talk to. Peyton just hoped that Brooke would come back and soon. She didn't know if she could handle a whole school year by herself. Her phone rang again.

"Hello?" she answered.

"Hey Peyton, it's me."

"Hey Lucas. What's up?" Through the summer, Lucas and Peyton had hung out a few times and developed into better friends than before. At first Peyton worried about developing feelings for Lucas again, but she had quickly realized that her intentions were only friendly and she was extremely glad, because she needed a friend and with still hurting over Jake, love wasn't something she was seeking right now. The thought of what Brooke said about Lucas having feelings for her still occupied a space in the back of her mind, but he hadn't said or acted in any way that would show those kinds of feelings, so Peyton chose not to pursue talking about it.

"I was just wondering if you wanted to get some lunch with me." Lucas asked. Peyton agreed to meet him in half an hour at his mom's café, although his mom was still visiting Andy in New Zealand.

Peyton sighed and leaned back against the bed. Her eyes fell on her webcam, still covered by her black jacket. Her thoughts drifted to Ellie or Elizabeth, she wasn't quite sure. After she had dropped the bombshell on her, Peyton had told her that it wasn't true and to get away from her and her house. After that, she had never heard from the woman again, and therefore and not mentioned the incident to anybody. She still thought about it sometimes, and a part of her wondered if there was any truth to Elizabeth's words. But then she immediately felt guilty and reminded herself that Elizabeth would have contacted her again if it were true. She grabbed her coat and made her way to meet Lucas.

Lucas sat on his bed. He had only a few minutes before he had to go meet Peyton. He was glad someone was around this summer, with his mom gone, Brooke gone and not talking to him, Haley away, and Nathan at High Flyers and not speaking to him. Gee, his life was so wonderful. He also had the added weight of Dan being in the hospital. He remembered that day…

L ucas had been walking through town, filled with thoughts about Brooke, Haley and Nathan. He had let his feet take him wherever, while his mind was somewhere else. Lucas was abruptly pulled out of his thoughts by the smell of smoke entering his nostrils. He looked up and stood shocked at the sight of Dan's dealership up in flames. He reacted by pulling out his cell phone and calling the fire department, conveniently located right around the corner. He watched as Dan was pulled out of the fire, looking worse for wear, and was loaded onto the a stretcher to be taken to the hospital.

A fireman had approached him." Sir, you saved Mr. Scott's life. If we had gotten here any later, Mr. Scott probably would have died. Not to say he is not in poor condition, because he is. But we may have a chance at saving him." The fireman nodded at Lucas and went to attend to business. The realization that he had saved his father's life, his father who he was supposed to have no longer any connections with, dawned on him slowly and made him shutter. He turned around and ran, ran wherever his feet could carry him.

Lucas ended up at the Rivercourt. He had sat and thought about everything, especially his situation with Dan. He had decided there that he wouldn't visit Dan, no matter what.When he got home, there was a message from Deb alerting him that Dan was in the hospital undergoing surgery. Deb had sounded stressed and tired, and Lucas felt bad for her. He knew she didn't need this, especially when Nathan was gone.

Lucas hadn't gone back on his promise to himself. He hadn't visited Dan. Through the chatter of Tree Hill, he had heard that Dan was in a coma, and had been since his surgeries had ended. This meant that he didn't know that Lucas had been the one to call for help. Lucas preferred it this way for right now, he didn't know if he wanted any ties to Dan.

Glancing at the clock, Lucas realized it was time he met Peyton, so he got up and left.

A/N: So...what did you think? Please tell me! And yeah, I know that a lot of questions still haven't been answered but I will! And for Nathan and Haley, I will get to them in the next chapter; I just didn't want the first chapter to be like, forever because sometimes they can be hard to read. REVIEW! Morgan