A/N: Wow thanks for all of the reviews... I'm so glad that many of you are liking this story... Also I would like to say if you have yet to read a story called Time to Go by MichaelPhillips then please go and do so... I never read it before today but it's a good story... :) And thank you to the anon review Meeeeeee for your review on telling me not to give up on this story... Don't worry I won't be giving up on it...

Disclaimer: I don't own One Tree Hill... I do however own the 9 year old who dared me to write an angst ridden story before Peyton gets her happily ever after...

Lucas looked at his brother in shock and said "What in the hell was that for?"

Nathan glared at Lucas and took one step forward and growled "That was for you hurting Peyton! How could you be so fucking cold Lucas? My God you got on me back in our High School days and yet you are doing so much worse than I ever did to Peyton. How could you basically tell her that you used her? How could you break her like that? You're not the person I thought you were."

Lucas gaped at his brother and then shook his head. "I should have known she would have run to you. After all she always runs to you doesn't she Nate? Why didn't you just stay with her if you were always going to end up by her side?"

Nathan swore and reared his fist back and punched Lucas again. "I'm not in love with her asshole. But, yeah I'm going to be there for her. I love her dude but I've never been in love with her. You broke her and what you said caused her so much pain. I hope that you can live with knowing that you caused her to leave town. AGAIN. She's leaving town man and it's all your fault. So you can be the one to tell Jamie that the reason his Aunt Peyton left town was because of you."

Not waiting for a response from his brother Nathan turned on his heel and ran back out of the gym and the school. He made his way back to Peyton's house but as soon as he pulled up and saw that her car wasn't there he knew that she had left and his heart broke for himself and for her.

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Peyton fought the tears back the whole way from Tree Hill to Fredericksburg, Virginia. The ride should have taken her about five hours or a little more but she mad it in four and a half hours probably because she was speeding the entire way. She just needed to put as much distance from herself and Tree Hill as possible.

She sighed as she looked at her cell phone and saw all the missed calls. She had a total of 69 missed called and all of them were from Nathan. She felt bad for leaving Nathan after he had asked her not to go yet but she needed too. She needed to get out of Tree Hill before she lost her mind completely. She knew that if she had to see Lucas or Lindsey for that matter one more time that everything around her would have came crashing down.

She spotted a hotel and pulled into the parking lot and shut her car off. Before she could even open up her car door to get out and go into the office to get a room the tears won the battle and she started sobbing again. She never in her wildest dreams ever thought that Lucas could be as cold and as unfeeling as he was today but now she knew that he could be. Her world has crashed and burned and now she was without the love of her family and friends to help her through this. She was alone and had nobody to turn to that could hold her while she cried. She had nobody that could tell her everything would be alright.

She laughed bitterly at that because to her it seemed that Lucas got exactly what he wanted. He hurt her so much and completely broke her that she had to leave those she loved. She finally got the tears under control and headed into the office at the hotel. She saw that the clerk looking at her in concern but she gave a forced smile to let the clerk know that she was alright. After getting the hotel room key she left the office and went back to her car and pulled her car further down the parking lot and closer to her room.

After getting her suitcase out of the backseat she headed to her room and into it. Once inside her new home she dropped her suitcase and dropped back down to her knees. She had never thought a person could cry so much and still have tears left but apparently she could. She wondered briefly if the tears would ever stop. She wondered briefly if the hurt and pain that Lucas inflicted on her would ever lessen.

She pulled her cell phone out as it started to ring and she knew that she had to answer it or she would cause Nathan to lose sleep. "Hello."

"Peyton? Thank God. Where are you honey? You shouldn't be alone right now." Nathan said. The relief he felt at hearing Peyton's voice evident in his voice."

Peyton sighed and closed her eyes as another wave of pain hit her. "Nathan, I'm not telling you where I am. You just need to know that I'm alright. I promise that I'll call you every day if that is what it takes to keep you from worrying about me but I needed away from there. I couldn't be in Tree Hill one more minute Nathan. I felt as if I was suffocating. I felt as if I was dying."

Nathan sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. "Fine Peyt but the minute you need me I'm there no questions asked. Please call me every day just to let me know that you're still breathing. I'll miss you Sawyer."

Peyton let out a watery chuckle at that because it was typical Nathan. "I'll miss you too Scott. Tell Brooke and Haley that I'm fine and I'll call them in the next couple of days. Right now I just need some time to myself. I need to come to terms with the way Lucas hurt me. Most of all I need to come to terms with the fact that I left my family and friends and I'm all alone just because I didn't want to have to see Lucas again for a long, long time."

At his brother's name Nathan glared. "I'll tell them Peyton well once I tell them you left Tree Hill. You just remember if at any time you need to talk you call or text me. I don't care what time it is Sawyer and I mean it. If you need me I'm here. I love you Sawyer."

Peyton felt the first true smile form on her lips in hours. "I love you too Nate. I'll talk to you tomorrow."

She closed her cell phone and then shut it off. She knew that she should keep it on in case Nathan or Brooke needed her but right now she couldn't deal. She needed peace and quiet and she needed time alone. She would turn her phone back on tomorrow when she called Nathan to let him know that she was alright. She got up off of the floor and looked at the clock and saw that it was nearing midnight and she was drained. She stripped out of her shirt and jeans and crawled into the bed. She just hoped that she could get some sleep but she doubted it.

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Nathan took one last look around Peyton's house making sure that everything that didn't need to be turned on was turned off. He didn't want something happening to Peyton's house with her not being here. He looked at his watch and saw that it was five til midnight. He knew that his wife was probably wondering where he was. He sighed and rubbed his hand down his face. He felt bad that he had ignored Haley's calls all evening but he knew that the minute he talked to her that he'd break down and tell her what happened and he didn't want to tell her over phone.

He took his car keys out of his pocket and after making sure he had put Peyton's spare key on his key ring he walked out of Peyton's house. He sighed as he locked the door and then walked down the steps. As he neared his car he took his cell phone out and sent a text to Brooke letting her know that she needed to go over to his house. He didn't want to have to go over this more than once. He also shot a text to Skills to let him know that he too needed to head over to his house.

When he finally pulled into his driveway about twenty minutes later he saw Brooke's and Skill's car there as well as Lucas's. His blood started to boil at the thought of Lucas being in his house. At that moment he didn't care that Lucas was his brother or his wife's best friend. All he cared about was getting Lucas out of his house because if he didn't then he wouldn't be held responsible for his actions.

He stormed up to his front door and threw it open and didn't bother closing it as he stormed into the living room and as soon as he saw his brother standing there he lost it and yelled "YOU FUCKING ASSHOLE! GET THE HELL OUT OF MY HOUSE!"

Haley's head whipped to Nathan and she gasped at his appearance and ran to his side. "Nathan! How can you talk to your brother that way? What happened to you? Are you alright?"

Nathan gave a bitter laugh as he looked from where Lucas was still standing rooted to the spot to where his wife was at. "No, I'm not alright Haley. Your best friend and my so called brother screwed Peyton literally and figuratively. Then afterwards he said some things and broke Peyton."

Haley and Brooke both gasped and Brook said "Where's Peyton now Nathan? I tried calling her a little bit ago but it went straight to her voicemail."

Nathan sighed. "She left. She isn't even in Tree Hill any longer."

Brooke's mouth dropped open in shock and then she turned towards Lucas and said "What in the hell did you do to Peyton, Lucas? And don't bother telling me that you didn't do anything. We all know that Peyton wouldn't leave town and definitley wouldn't leave without saying goodbye for a damn good reason."

Lucas looked down at the floor as he felt the heartache from losing Peyton. He knew the minute he had walked out of her house earlier today that he went further than he should have but he couldn't seem to help himself. Now he had to deal with not only losing the one woman he has truly been in love with but he had to deal with the fallout from their friends.

"I told her that I could finally move on with my life with Lindsey." Lucas whispered.

Nathan laughed bitterly again. "Don't forget the part where you had just had sex with her Lucas! She left because of you! She left because you broke her! Now she's out there all alone and heart broken!"

That was all it took for Brooke to start crying even as Haley rushed to her side with tears in her own eyes. Neither woman could believe that Lucas could be so cold and heartless. Now they all lost their friend and possibly even for good.

Lucas took one look and decided that he needed to leave. He had hoped that Peyton wouldn't leave town but now he saw how stupid that hope was. He should have known that his actions and his words would have had this kind of impact on her but at the time he didn't care. He sighed and cast one more look around Haley's and Nathan's living room and then walked out.

Haley looked at her husband. "Do you know where she's at Nate?"

Nathan shook his head and sighed. "She wouldn't tell me. She did tell me to tell you and Brooke that she's alright and she'll call you in a couple of days. She promised me that she would call me every day just to let me know that she was still alive. God this is so fucked up!"

Brooke sobbed and said through her tears "We have to find her Nathan. It isn't fair or right that she's going through this alone. She needs one of us with her."

Nathan shook his head again. "She asked that we leave her alone for right now. She'll eventually tell us where she's at Brooke and when she does we'll all go to her but for now we need to do what she's asked of us."

Brooke sighed but nodded. She knew that Nathan was right but it didn't make it any easier on her. She really wanted to punch Lucas but she also knew that he was hurting too even if he had brought it all on himself.

Nathan walked over to where Haley and Brooke were standing and holding one another and he wrapped his arms around both of them. He sent up a silent prayer that Peyton would be alright and that if she needed anything that she would call him.