Title: Sometimes They Come Back

Summary: This is merely the aftermath of the 3rd season, but it's how I want it to be. Also be warned that this will be Leyton(mostly), Naley, and probably whatever else I want!

Disclaimer: I do not own One Tree Hill, but if I did, I'd be really rich, and probably not be writing a story on FanFiction.

A/N: I'm new on the fanfiction wagon, but I have been reading them. And I love One Tree Hill. My all time favorite show!

Now, this is my first story, so please go easy.

Previously on One Tree Hill:
-Peyton and Brooke's friendship was officially called off for good, despite Peyton's pleas for Brooke to stay.

-Cooper and Rachel were driving drunk in Nathan and Haley's limo, that they had promptly hijacked. With Rachel at the wheel, the car ride had taken a drastic turn and the limo crashed into the river below them off the bridge, where Nathan and Haley were and saw them fall.

-Nathan, then, jumped into the water to rescue them, but passed out in doing so.

-Haley, however, was now hysterically screaming for help, unaware of the condition that Nathan was in.

-Also, at that moment, Lucas and Karen were on their may to give Haley one of the identical purses that belonged to her. One of which contained a pregnancy test, but whose is it?

-Dan, also found out who really started the fire and tried to kill him.

Now the story begins, let the drama continue...

Chapter 1: Your wedding day is supposed to be the best day of your life, isn't it?

At the crash site:
Haley screamed, "Help me, help! Somebody help, anybody please!" She dropped to the ground sobbing.

She then saw the bracelet that Nathan had given her at their first tutoring session. At that moment, Haley's thoughts went further into overload. 'Oh, no! Where the heck is Nathan? Is he hurt? What's happening?...Oh God, please don't let him die, not today. We just got married again... why now?...Oh, Nathan, please come back up, please…' Haley kept on screaming for help, hoping and praying that someone would come. She had no clue what to do at all, other than to keep crying and screaming.

The road leading up to the bridge:
"Mom," Lucas said, "whose purse do you think it is that has the...you know..." he gestured with his head. "the test?"

Karen replied, "Honestly...don't know, Luke." the ask "You do use protection with Brooke, right?"

Lucas rolled his eyes. "Yes, mom. I learned my lesson the first time around," he said a bit quietly, referring to the time when he and Brooke had a pregnancy scare. He regretted that time; always had. After all, it was when he screwed it all over with Brooke...and Peyton.

'What's going on with those two? What had Peyton told Brooke if it wasn't about the library?...Dang it, I made it worse too. What else can happen?'

Lucas put his focus back onto the road and his driving. Then Lucas and Karen saw a few cars crowded in front of the bridge. "What the heck is going on here?" exclaimed Karen.

Lucas parked the car off to the side of the road so they could go check it out. Both of them got out of the car, only to hear someone crying for help.

"Oh my god, that sounds like Haley!" yelled Lucas.

Lucas and Karen shared a brief glance at each other before they started running towards the source of the cries.

At the Rivercourt:
Sitting on the benches, Peyton stared up at the sky , trying to figure out how everything got so screwed up. The whole, fricking, Tree Hill love triangle all over again. 'I wish Brooke could forgive me. She swore to Brook that she wouldn't go after Lucas. She didn't want to lose her. She loves her, she is her best friend after all. She does love Lucas as well, but she loves Brooke too, and Lucas and Brook loved each other. God, I hate this! What's wrong with me?'

Suddenly, she got frightened with the sound of footsteps coming towards her. 'Could it be?'

"Hey Peyton," a voice said.

"Hey there, Mouth," she replied.

"How you been, Peyt? Are you okay?" Mouth asked her, moving to sit down next to her on the benches. She, then shifted arounfd to give him room and to see him better.

"I'm just fine, Mouth," she said. "How bout?"

"I'm 'just fine' too, Peyt." he mimicked. Then turned serious. "But seriously, what's wrong with you? You're still in your bridesmaid's dress." he gestured at her outfit. "Sure I'm still in my tux, but that's because I look hot!"

Peyton laughed and rolled his eyes at his comment. Mouth always had a great sense of humor, even with all the crap in his life that he had to go through; like what happened with his grandfather. Then, his heartbreaks with Brooke, Erica, and now recently, Rachel.

"Honestly?" she started quietly, "everything's getting to me."

"Like?" he questioned.

"Ellie, Brooke," then hesitated before saying, "Lucas." she said, finally letting the truth out, partially anyway.

"Oh. I get what you mean." Mouth said sadly.

Peyton felt for him; she really did. So, she put an arm around him and sincerely said. "You know" she started carefully, "...I'm uh...sorry about...Rachel…and Cooper."

"Yeah," he said avoiding her eyes. After that, the two just sat there in an understanding silence.

At the graveyard:
'I can't believe this...It was Deb, not Keith...No, it couldn't have been... could it? How desperate was she to be able to do that. I killed Keith because I thought he did it! But it was Deb, no…It couldn't be … it can't…'

"You're lying, Deb. Don't lie to me!" Dan roared, getting angrier by the second with each new thought.

Deb shook at the loudness of his voice, but she knew this was coming, and she was somewhat prepared for this. "I'm not lying, Dan. It was me, I started the fire. I just didn't think Lucas would come and save you. I thought you would die," she said venomously.

"Why, Deb?...why?" he questioned.

"Why Dan? I'll tell you why. You made my life living heck, and Nathan's, Lucas', and Karen's too." she yelled. "And you wouldn't give me what I wanted, a divorce, so I planned the fire because I wanted you to die. I wanted you to suffer like you made every single one of us all these years."

Dan was shocked, he didn't know what to say. He didn't think Deb would ever do that, and be that desperate for a divorce; to be rid of him. "But I love you."

-Well, that's just the teaser...I know, nothing yet. And a bit different from everything else. But I'm unique that way.

A/N: And in the words of my best friend bokayjunkie;
"Bull crap Dan!"
bokayjunkie: Luv ya's confusedgirl313.

-Aaaaaannnndddd... ...If it sounds like the first episode, it's not supose to. I wrote this waaayyy before the premere. You'll see the difference in later chapters. Just ask my friend:

bokayjunkie: yup, yup.

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