Chapter 2- a series of unfortunate events

Peyton awoke the next morning to a message from Lucas. Tonight was the night. Yesterday was supposed to be the night but that didn't work out. But tonight there was no backing down. Lucas's message said that he'd meet them at Peyton's around 8 or so. His mom's plane was scheduled to land at 6 so by 8 everything should be fine. Peyton erased the message and sat down at her computer. She took the shirt off of her web cam and sat down at her desk. She turned on her music- today it was a dashboard confessional mix tape that she had made herself. As Screaming Infidelities played she began to draw her strip for thud. A couple minutes later someone imed her. It was Lucas.

Lucas: hey

Peyton: hey, you excited to see your mom?

Lucas: yeah I am

Peyton: that's cool

Lucas: what are you drawing?

Peyton: my strip for thud

Lucas: oh what's it about this week?

Peyton: I'm not really sure yet

Lucas: can I see it?

Peyton: when it's done…. You can see it in thud like everyone else

Lucas: well that's not fair

Peyton: it's plenty fair. I have to go see you later tonight

: Peyton has signed off :

Peyton covered her webcam again. She really didn't want to talk to anyone she just wanted to be alone. She felt so terrible about everything that was going on and what she and Lucas were doing to Brooke especially after what Brooke had told her last night. She put what was going on into her strip mostly because that was all she could think of at the moment. She drew what she could not put into words but you could understand what she was trying to say.

After a while of drowning her sorrows she signed back on and uncovered her cam. Sure enough Lucas was sitting on the other end watching her draw. That was what he loved to do with her most. He just loved to sit there and watch her draw there was something about the way that she drew. It was like and art just sitting there and watching her hand go across the paper and seeing what came out the other end. You could tell what Peyton was feeling through her art you could see what she wouldn't tell you.

She knew that he loved to watch her draw which was partly why she uncovered her cam. She knew that he would just sit at his computer and watch her draw and listen to music. She liked that about him that he understood her in that way. She loved that he would come over and she would draw and he would read and they would just sit there together just happy to be in each others presence. It had taken them so long to get what they had wanted and they were there and happy. They didn't take a moment together for granted. But they both knew that the longer they were together the more that it would hurt Brooke and each of their relationships wit her. But for some reason it seemed worth it even though they knew it was not.

Lucas signed off the internet and got ready to go and get his mom from the air port with Keith. He was so excited he hadn't seen his mom in 6 weeks. 6 long weeks it has been and it had been hard with out his mom. He thought how he had changed in those weeks. He really was a different person. He had been with Brooke a majority of that time and had done some things he knew that she would not approve of. But he had done them and he had mostly had fun doing them. But then there was Peyton who he had been with too. Not as much as Brooke but he had spent some time with her and she had changed him too. He wondered what his mother would say of how he had changed and the ways that he had changed. Lucas put on his jacket and got his keys. He went to his car and drove to his uncle's auto – shop. Together they got in the car to go and get this mother.

At Peyton's house she was still drawing when Brooke popped up. "Hi friend." She squealed. "Hey Brooke, you're early for once?" "Yeah nothing better to do so I thought I'd drop by early and we could hang out before Lucas gets here." Peyton got an uneasy feeling in her stomach. "Sure pizza sound good?" "Yep pizza always sounds good to me" Brooke smiled and sat down on Peyton's bed. She looked around the room while Peyton called to order the pizza.

Meanwhile Lucas and Keith are on the road to the air port. "So are you excited to see your mom?" "Yeah" "it seems like just yesterday I was kissing her goodbye at the airport" "wait you were missing my mother?" "Yeah saying goodbye" "ok Keith could you just do me a favor and keep the PDA to a minimum?" "You think you could do me a favor and keep that tattoo covered up for a while? Like say the rest of your life." They make a stop a red light. "Listen Luke it wasn't always smooth sailing between us but whatever your mom wants us to be I just want you to know that..." "I love you too Keith." The light turns green to go straight but the left turn light is still red. Keith turns anyway and a trunk smashes into the passenger side (Lucas's side). Dan sees the accident and runs too the car. Keith struggles to get out of the car. "Keith! Easy easy Keith I got you. Come on." "Lucas. Get Lucas!" Lucas is knocked unconscious. Dan tries to feel his pulse. He tries to call 911 but it doesn't connect. "Dan is Luke ok?" Keith asks in a panic. "He's going to be ok Keith." Dan goes over to the passenger side and pulls Lucas out to put him in his car. They arrive at the hospital and Dan carries Lucas inside. "I need a doctor. My brother's in the car, he needs some help." "What happened?" asks a doctor. "Car accident he was on the passenger's side. Nearest the point of impact." "Set up for a chest tube. Cross in time for 4 units. He's a minor?" "Yes" "he's going to need surgery." "Do whatever you need to do doc." "You're his legal guardian?" "He's my son"

At the airport Karen stands around looking for Keith and Lucas. Over the loud speaker she hears "paging Karen Roe. Karen Roe to the nearest white courtesy phone." "This is Karen Roe."

Peyton and Brooke lost their patience waiting for Lucas and decided to paint by themselves. They stand back looking around the room not painted black with a wall to wall poster of a black and white movie audience on her wall. "Its like they're all judging you. You can't hide in here anymore. Well Lucas should be here soon. "Brooke you're my best friend." "So…" "No I mean it. You're my best friend, you know that right?" "Yeah, crazy. What drugs are you on and can I have some?" "I need to tell you something…." "Hey you know you can tell me anything. What is it?" "It's just…. There's something you should know." Peyton's cell phone rings and she picks it up. "Hello? Haley, what's wrong?" Peyton's face goes pale and she grabs her bag. "Peyton what is it?" "Lucas. There's been an accident. You should go to him."

A little longer for ya. Still nothing too juicy but I'm building. Most likely next chapter but if not the next chapter definitely the chapter after that. Thanks for reading! Don't forget to review! Good and bad suggestions ideas anything. Thanks.

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