"Nathan Scott has the ball and he goes up for a lay up… but wait Nathan Scott passes the ball to Lucas and Lucas takes the shot… It's in and the Ravens have become State Champions." The fans, players and cheerleaders all crowded in the court to celebrate the win. It just so happens that two captains found each other for the first time in a long time. "Wow Lucas you did amazing, its like a dream come true." He just stood there starring at his brunette goddess and smiled, not really listening to the words she was saying but just getting lost in her voice. "So who do you want standing next to you?" she looked at him and shot him a beautiful smile but it wasn't the smile he wanted to see, it was a smile she showed everyone except him when they were alone. "Go, just go to her Luke" she stared back still smiling and that's when he knew, he had found her again, he had found his soul mate. And rather then say thank you or do what she was expecting, he did the complete opposite. He stepped closer and wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close to his body. His hand picking her chin up and lightly kissing her lips before looking into those beautiful green eyes and saying something she wasn't expecting. "Come with me."
She stared back in complete shock in awe. "Did he just say something that wasn't: "I love Peyton" or "I want Peyton not you." It took her a minute to finally grasp exactly what he said as he held her in his arms. "What did you say?" he smiled as his warm blue eyes looked at her and took in her beauty. "I said, come with me. I'm leaving the day after tomorrow, I have enough credits to graduate and so do you. I want to spend the rest of my life with you Brooke, I know this sounds crazy but the person I want standing besides me while my dreams come true, is you, not Peyton."
Ste stood there in shock; he actually said what she wanted to hear. It was her that he wanted, not Peyton, not anyone else, but her. "But are you sure?" her eyes looking into his pleading with him to say that everything he was saying was the truth. Again he smiled his goofy grin and kisses her lips. "I'm as sure as I am that we won tonight. So what do you do say, just you and me, we'll get out of here" "but what about Rachel? She has no one here if I leave and she is a really good friend, I can't do that to her." "Then well bring her with us." "Lucas we can't just up and leave, what about everyone here, they'll understand besides, the only way we can be ourselves again is to get out of this town." He puts his hand on her cheek and smiles. "Come on pretty girl, what do you say?" she smiles and lays her head on his hand. "Ok, lets leave but we'll do it tomorrow, first thing in the morning." He kisses her lips and pulls her into a hug. Everyone around them was still congratulating the other players but they didn't notice. They had each other. No one saw them leave the gym. Nate and Haley were too busy holding each other and Peyton was smiling and talking to a bunch of the players and cheerleaders. It was a night that marked the ending of a great time for some but for two people it marked the beginning.