but one of them is bound to another? Lucas&Peyton. Little Naley and Bake. Future fic.
Ok sooo...this isn't my first fic but it is my first chaptered fic so please, go easy on me. This is a future fic for the most part. It takes place after graduation. Not right after but it starts out in the summer. I like to think of chapters 1-5 as Prologue chapters. They could be summarized into a prologue but the purpose of me writing it so long and in chapters was to show the emotions of mainly Peyton and Lucas and to show how the characters got to where they end up and how they met the new characters (yes, there will be some new people, but they won't really be major characters. Well...maybe one but that one isn't all that major...you'll see.lol). N e wayz...my point is that the real story doesn't start until chapter 6. That's when things will be constant and pretty interesting. Still, chapters 1-5 are also going to be interesting but they are mainly to show you what happened that caused the characters to be where they end up by chapter 6. Does that make sense?lol. If not then, if you keep reading,you'll understand.Once chapter 4 starts the story starts to jump ahead some time and will continually do that until the begining of chapter 6 where the real story begins.Now just because the main story starts with chapter 6 doesn't mean you don't have to/you shouldn't read chapters 1-5. Those chapters are kind of key for the others. Ok so now that the long description of the story is over, let's get to the story. lol. I hope y'all enjoy!!
Disclaimer: I don't own One Tree Hill which, though it's a good show, is a good thing because I'd be Mark. -shudders at the thought- Yea, good thing. lol.
July 26, 2006
Lucas sat at his computer typing an email to Haley and Nathan. They went to Duke University for a week to get the housing arrangements taken care of. They also wanted to get familiar with the place. They were expected to be home tomorrow evening.
Lucas finished the email and sent it. He then looked at the clock. 7:30. He had a date with Peyton tonight and he was running a little late. He got up and went to the bathroom to take a shower. When he got out, he went to the closet and got out his blue suit. He wanted to look his best tonight. He was planning on giving Peyton a promise ring, and he wanted everything to be special and go smoothly.
He got dressed and went back over to his computer. He turned it off, grabbed his car keys and went to go pick up Peyton.
When he got to Peyton's house he got out of the car and walked up the walkway. He rang the doorbell and to his surprise, Larry answered.
"Rakeboy"
"Mr. Sawyer? What are you doing here?" Lucas asked.
"I live here." Larry answered, smirking.
"I know. I meant, what are you doing back? I thought you were going to be gone for another week."
"I was, but I decided to come home early. I missed my little girl."
"Well she missed you too sir."
"So, what brings you here Rakeboy?"
Lucas laughed a little before responding.
"I'm never going to live that one down am I?"
"Oh I'm afraid not." Larry said as he laughed a little as well.
"Well, I'm here to pick up Peyton."
"Aha. I see. You've got a date tonight I take it?"
"Yes sir. What gave it away?" Lucas said sarcastically with a small smile.
"Wild guess." Larry said, laughing a little as he looked at Lucas's outfit.
Larry looked Lucas in the eyes and put a hand on his shoulder before saying…
"You really care about her, don't you boy?"
"Yes sir I do. I love her. With all of my heart." Larry smiled at this.
"Good. Take care of her, cause if you hurt her, I'll hurt you."
"I won't hurt her sir. I promise."
"Good." Larry said. "Now what's with this sir business? I think you've known me long enough to step up. Call me Larry."
"Ok sir…I mean, Larry." Lucas said as he smiled. Larry laughed a little and said "That's better"
"Oh, where are my manners? Would you like to come in?"
Before Lucas could respond, Peyton came up behind her dad.
"Hey Luke. I thought that was you."
"Yup. It's me. You uh…you ready to go?" He questioned, a slight look of confusion on his face due to her outfit.
"Actually, I was thinking maybe we could cancel tonight? It's just that my dad is here and…"
"And you want to spend as much time as you can with him before we go away to college. I understand. It's ok." Lucas said, cutting Peyton off.
"Oh you don't have to do that for me." Larry said. "Go. Have fun. Not too much though."
"No, it's ok Mr. Sawyer. I understand. We'll be leaving for college in just a few weeks and with you out to sea a lot there won't be many chances for you to see each other so, Peyt, stay. We'll hang out tomorrow." Lucas said.
"You sure?" Larry asked.
"Yea. I'll call you tomorrow Peyt."
"Ok." Peyton gave Lucas a hug and whispered in his ear "Thank you. I'll make it up to you. I promise." They pulled apart and Peyton winked at him and then gave him a peck on the lips.
"'Night Peyt. 'Night Mr. Sawyer…I mean, Larry."
"'Night Lucas."
"'Night Rakeboy." With that, Lucas turned around and walked back to his car.
Lucas drove to his mom's café. When he went in he walked up to his mom, who was behind the counter.
"Hey Mom."
"Hey sweetie. I thought you had a date with Peyton tonight?"
" I did, but her dad came home early and she wanted to spend some time with him and I, being the understanding boyfriend I am, told her it was ok if we cancelled." He said as he sat at one of the stools.
"Oh, I'm sorry Luke. I know this was kind of a big night for you." Karen said, putting a hand over Lucas'.
"Eh, No big deal. I'll wait. I've waited this long I don't think one more day will kill me." Lucas said, smiling. "Hey, why don't you go home? You shouldn't be on your feet too long."
"Lucas, I can take care of myself. Besides, I did this when I was pregnant with you too. I'll be fine."
"I know you can and I know you will but I'd feel better if you went home. I can take care of the place for two hours. It's not that full. Come on, just go home and rest. Please. For me?" Lucas said, showing her his puppy dog eyes and pout lips so she would give in. It worked.
"Fine. I'll go. Who knew that look would still work at age 18." Karen said, smiling as she undid her apron. Lucas laughed a little at her comment.
"Yea well, what can I say? When you got it, you got it. It just doesn't go away." He said, smiling.
"Uh huh. Don't forget to clean all of the tables and lock up."
"Don't forget to call me when you get home."
"You know, I'm the mother. I'm the one who should be saying that." Karen said as she walked towards the door. She stopped right in front of it and turned around.
"Yea well your pregnant so now I've got to keep a look out for you and my little sister." Lucas said. He smiled at his mother and she smiled back.
"Goodnight Lucas."
"Goodnight Mom."
Lucas watched his mother leave the café and get into her car. Once he saw her drive away, he went behind the counter and started wiping it down. About ten minutes later his mother called telling him she got home ok.
When 10:00 pm came, Lucas locked up the café and cleaned all the tables and dishes. Once the place was cleaned, he turned off the lights and went outside to lock the front door and leave.
After he locked up, he got into his car and started driving home. He decided to listen to music so he turned the radio on. Maybe Tomorrow by Stereophonics was playing. He turned the volume all the way up and began singing. A picture of him and Peyton fell and he and he reached down to pick it up. He couldn't feel it so he looked around the roads to make sure no cars were coming. Then, he looked down to find the picture. His eyes were only off the road for a few seconds, but it was a few seconds too long. When he looked up, the only thing he saw was the blinding white lights from the headlights of the other car. Then, the next thing he knew, he was being engulfed by darkness.
What do you think? Good? Bad? Somewhere in between? Thx for reading and please review!! I would like to know what you all think..