A/N: So today I had an interesting day... LOL... Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate it... Anyways my niece wanted to watch One Tree Hill today and I can't deny her anything... So as I was watching OTH with her an idea came to me for a story and it hasn't left me since...* looks around and sees Katie grinning at me * yea like you'd be able to say no to her either... * shakes head * LMAO... so I stopped watching OTH after Peyton and Lucas left the show... The were my favorite people on OTH... anyways when I told my niece I was going to write a OTH she set me a challenge or a dare which ever you want to call it... she knows how much I love Peyton and Lucas but she dared or challenged me to make it to where they weren't together at the beginning of the story and that Lucas had to work to get Peyton back... Now I'm not sure how this is going to turn out since I'm letting my muse write the story and I'm just typing it up... So enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own One Tree Hill

Peyton Sawyer had always thought that no matter what life threw her way she could and would get over it. After all she had survived a school shooting and then survived losing the love of her life even though it killed her. Never once though had she thought that she would become the other woman. Never once had she thought that Lucas Scott the man whom she has loved for what seems like all her life would use her but that is just what he did.

She knew that her face was pale as she stood there frozen in place and finally said "What did you just say Lucas?"

Lucas shook his head and forced a laugh out. "I said that what we just did was exactly what I needed. I needed to get you out of my system and I finally did by sleeping with you. Now I can finally move on with my life with Lindsey."

With those words Peyton felt her heart breaking but she kept the tears at bay and she looked at Lucas with an expressionless face. "Well I'm glad that I was able to help you Lucas. I'm glad that you thought it was alright to use me and then toss me aside. Now get out of here!"

"Peyton." Lucas started to say but stopped because he was stunned at the cold tone in Peyton's voice. As he looked at her face he saw the tears glistening in her eyes but he had to pretend that he didn't care. He needed to make her hate him so that she could finally move on. Everything he had said to her was a lie but he couldn't take it back now. With one last look at her he walked out of her house and he felt his own heart break some but he hid it.

As soon as Lucas was out the door Peyton broke and fell to her knees sobbing in pain. She was just thankful that Brooke wasn't home to witness her break down. She knew that she wasn't going to be able to stay in town even though it would break her heart. She needed away and she needed away now. Even with the tears blinding her eyes she got up off of the floor and walked to her closet and pulled out her suitcase.

As she was packing she picked up her cell phone and dialed a number that she knew by heart and as soon as the person answered she sobbed and said "I need you. I need you now more than ever."

The person on the other end of the phone was shocked at the raw pain they heard and the person said "I'm on my way. Just hang in there."

Peyton dropped back down to the floor again and started sobbing as soon as she closed her cell phone. She couldn't believe that Lucas could hurt her as much as he did. She couldn't believe that she had slept with him. Most of all she couldn't believe that her whole world was spinning out control and that she had to leave the one place that she has always considered home even when she wasn't here. Now it just felt like hell to her and she wasn't sure if it would ever feel like home again.

She wasn't sure how long she sat on the floor sobbing but soon she heard the front door open and a person's frantic voice yelled out "Peyton! Peyton where are you?"

Peyton lifted her head but as she opened up her mouth to call out that she was in her bedroom a loud sob escaped her. She heard the running footsteps and then soon she was engulfed in a pair of arms and her head was pressed to the chest of the person she had called.

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As soon as he got the call from Peyton, Nathan was up and out of his house without even giving his wife a kiss. He knew that she was probably wondering what was going on but when he heard the sound of Peyton's voice he knew that something was seriously wrong. He sped over to Peyton's and his worry increased after he knocked on the door and she didn't answer.

He opened up the front door and looked around the living room and frantically yelled "Peyton! Peyton where are you?"

He ran through the house and straight to Peyton's room. When he saw her on the floor his heart broke for her even as he ran over to her and wrapped his arms around her. He knew without asking that she was broken because of Lucas so instead of saying anything right off he pressed her head to his chest and then pressed his lips to her head. He may have never been in love with her even when they dated back in high school but that didn't mean that he didn't care about her. It didn't mean that he didn't love her and as his eyes took in the suitcase on her bed he felt anger and hatred towards his brother.

"What happened Peyton? Why are you leaving?" Nathan finally whispered. He knew that he could have talked louder but he was afraid that if he did that it would make Peyton break down again when she finally had just stopped shaking in his arms.

Peyton sighed and tilted her head back up to look at the boy she had once thought she was in love with but turned out to be her best guy friend instead and whispered "He used me Nathan. He had sex with me and then told me that it was exactly what he needed so that he could get me out of his system. He said that he could move on with his life with Lindsey."

Nathan's mouth dropped open and he saw red as he gently pushed Peyton away from him and jumped up. "Peyton you are staying this time. I'm not letting Lucas run you out of town. I want you to promise that you won't leave until I come back."

Peyton shook her head and gave Nathan a sad smile. "I can't promise that Nate. What I can promise is that when I get where I'm going I'll call and let you know. I just need a little break from here. I promise I won't go too far but I can't be in the same town as Lucas right now."

Nathan growled and pulled Peyton up off the floor and into his arms and hugged her and kissed her on the head again. "No, Peyton you're staying. I'll be back in twenty minutes. I promise you that Lucas will never hurt you again. I won't allow him too. He stepped over the line this time and he has to pay for it."

Before Peyton could say a word to stop Nathan he was already out of her bedroom and the house. She sighed and rubbed at her face. She knew that Nathan had meant what he said when he told her to stay put but she couldn't. She looked at her suitcase and saw that she had enough packed for at least a week and decided that it would have to do. She quickly zipped her suitcase and wrote a note to both Nathan and Brooke and then walked out of her house without looking back.

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Nathan knew that Luke would be at the High School getting ready for the basketball game so he headed there. He really loved his brother but he was tired of his brother hurting Peyton. With that thought in mind he stormed into the High School and to the gym. As soon as he saw his brother standing there talking to Skills as if nothing had happened all the anger he was trying to hold in check exploded.

He ran over to Lucas and put his hand on his shoulder and turned towards Lucas towards him and as soon as Lucas was facing him he drew his fist back and punched Lucas hard in the face. "You fucking bastard!"