AN: Thanks to all the lovely reviews, they are what inspires me to write. I hope I did an okay job on this chapter. I know you all must be wondering what's going on. But I think you can figure out some of it from this. At least what happens to Naley. You all must want to see what's going on from Peyton's POV. She's next. :) Thanks again. Now on with the story..
"That was Haley, she said she was gonna go see Peyton. Apparantly Mouth is giving her a ride over there. What's going on Luke?" I ask.
"Why are you asking me what's going on? How am I supposed to know, I'm not Peyton or Haley! And I wasn't the one just talking to either of them!" He says as if being accused, but that just makes me even more suspicious that somethings seriously bothering him. I mean I know Brooke's in a coma and Peyton's acting even broodier as ever, as Brooke would say, but he's just snapping at everyone and I am going to get to the bottom of it.
"Whoa big brother, bring it down a notch, seriously what's got you so edgy?" I ask with a tad bit of concern in my voice, see I'm trying to hide the fact that I'm seriously pissed at him for yelling at Haley, she was just trying to help. Haley..I hope she's alright. She's my world. I don't know what I'd do if I ever lost her..Okay Nathan snap out of it focus on Luke and the problem at hand. Haley can take care of herself, besides she's with Peyton and Mouth right now.
"Nothing. Just...nothing, alright? I don't know man." He looks down at his shoes as he answers me.
Now I know something is definitely wrong. "Man don't tell me that, come on Luke, you show up at my house looking half out of it. When you were supposed to be at Karen's. By the way did you talk to your mom?"
"Yeah, yeah I did. She's worried like always, but she's taking a nap before she heads on over to the cafe'." He answers as he rubs his hands down his face, still looking at his shoes.
"Well you look like ass. Seriously. You need to take a shower. I know we're all going through a lot, especially you. But you need to get yourself together. How can you be there for Peyton? And...Brooke? If you can't even be there for yourself?" I ask with a hint of disgust in my voice.
"What's your problem man? Why don't you ask yourself the same question? Why can't you be there for Haley? I know some things up with you two. You've been acting very differently lately." He accuses.
"Look stay out of that man. I'm taking care of my WIFE. You bailed on Peyton, didn't you?" I accuse right back at him. How dare he say something about Haley and me. That's between us. My wife and I.
"Yeah I did." He answers dejectedly. The way he said it, it makes me feel guilty especially the way he is looking at me now. Pleading with his eyes to help him, get him out of the heartache he's in. That's the thing with Luke, you can read everything, know everything by just looking into his eyes. In a not so gay way of course. Alright we're getting off course there. I do feel guilty now, of what I said. I shouldn't have butted in. It's really none of my business either. But lately when it comes to Peyton, I feel the need to protect her. I don't know.
"I don't know what to say to her half the time. She seems so lost. I don't know how to get through to her. One minute she's fine as if nothing happened and the next she's sitting in her hallway passed out from drinking half a bottle of whiskey" He pours out to me. WOW! I didn't know it was that bad with Peyton. What do I say to him? I guess just what I'm thinking.
"Hey I'm sorry Luke, I didn't know it was as bad as that with Peyton. I would say go ask Brooke what to do, since she has a lot of experience in that department with her. But since it is because of Brooke I don't know what to say or do." I say as it's my turn to look to my shoes, hmm I didn't know they were that ratty lookin, Haley was right, I need to get a new pair. Wow, I am always going off subject aren't I? You must think I'm some kind of add kid or something. "The only thing I can say is Peyton is just going to have to come to you when she's ready. It's hard for her to open up, you know that."
"Yeah, I know, but she would always open up to me eventually within a few days. But it's been a week, Nate! A fricken week!" he shouts. "I dunno, anyway I gotta go. I am gonna go check on the cafe' for my mom then head on home to help her with something that has to do with baby stuff, I'll see you around." He says as he walks towards the door. But he pauses at the door with his hand on the knob and turns his head around to face me. "Don't forget Nate, you need to fix things with Hales, I don't know what it is that's going on with you guys. But she needs you and you need her." he says the latter part softly, so softly that I had to strain myself to hear him. "Later" he says as he walks out the door.
"Later" I say to the already closed door. What Luke said got me thinking. Well, I already knew that there's something going on but I didn't really think about it. It's ever since the night of prom..
"Hales..please. Come, lay down now. I will let you know if Luke calls. You need to get some rest, I will find out where Peyton is, okay? We were up on our feet all day and night."
"Alright" she said as her eyes drifted shut. She fell asleep half in my lap half on my chest. I gently laid her head against the pillow and put another one under her tummy between her legs. I heard it's comfortable for pregnant women. I kiss her cheek and look at her for a bit before standing and going over to where my phone sits atop the dresser. I grab it and dial a number that was just recently dialed up a storm, by the beautiful mother to be on the bed. It rings eight times before I get his voice mail. Hmm..Hales said it went straight to voice mail. At least that means he has his phone on now. "Hey Luke, it's Nathan, where are you man? Hales is worried sick about you. I'm gonna head to Peyton's to see what's going on since we can't get any info. Call me when you get this! Later" I say as I slam the phone shut. I stare down at it for a second, before looking to my wife on the bed. Even in sleep I can see the worry etched on her beautiful face.
I make my way to the door and gently close it shut. I then turn and make my way to my car, God I need to get a better car for us. We're gonna have a baby soon. Alright Nathan focus. Yes I do that a lot, my mind drifts. It is really dark out, hardly anyone on the road. It would be a fitting picture for what I'm about to find out. As I pull up next to Peyton's house I see at least five or six cop cars. Oh my god! A feeling of dread washes over me. I get out and was about to run up to her door "PEYTON! PEYTON!" I yell when I feel a hand grip my arm. I turn around and am met with a detective. "Let go my friends in there." I say as I try to shake off his grip, he must be mighty strong for holding me back. "What did I say? This is my friends house!"
"I'm sorry son but you can't go in there. This is a police investigation. Kindly step back behind the yellow tape. Thanks" He says as he turns to walk away.
"Hey where's my friend Peyton?" I ask with worry in my voice.
"I'm not at liberty to say" he says as he turns around.
"You obviously are, you told my brother Luke what happened and now he's a wreck and I can't find him" I say with a bit more urgency in my voice.
"Alright, I'll let you know but only because your brother shouldn't be alone right now." he says with a look of concern on his face.
"Your friend Peyton is at Tree Hill Hospital..." he says slowly.
"OH MY GOD! Is she okay? What happened?" I ask as my words rush out of my mouth, Oh god Peyton. What happened to you? I need to see you, make sure your alright. I am coming Peyt. Hang on.
"Can you please not cut me off like your brother? I was trying to explain earlier. But he cut me off and automatically assumed the worse." He said obviously a bit upset.
"Alright I'm sorry, but you have to understand when you start a sentence with, your friend is at the hospital, it'll make someone automatically think the worse." I said stating the obvious.
"I know, I'm sorry, it's just how we do things. She is there to fix up a couple cuts and scratches made to her arms and legs. But she is mainly there because we couldn't hold her back from riding with her friend, a Ms. Davis, Brooke Davis."
Brooke? Why is Brooke on the way to the hospital, wasn't she just at prom? What in the world is going on?
He notices the confusion on my face as he continues.."She was badly hurt, I am not at liberty to say what happened here but when we got here she was unconscious with your friend Peyton crying and trying to shake her awake." "A neighbor called, because of all the yelling and commotion that went on here." He says sadly. He runs a hand through his hair and tells me one last thing. "Just try to be strong for your brother and for your friend Peyton. They are going to need it. I haven't seen this much brutality happen to such young kids." He says as he turns and walks away.
I am left standing there speechless as his words begin to sink in. Whatever happened here it must've been horrible. Brooke unconscious? Oh no, to think how Peyton is taking that.I am not looking forward to telling Hales any of this. But I need to, she is worried enough. Just let me stop by the hospital to see Luke and to get the exact info on Brooke's condition. I also want to check on Peyt. I take one last look at the house that became so familiar to me and can't help but feel for the curly haired blond.
I am walking through the glass doors and I immediately spot my brother, he looks like a train ran over him. I pause as I try to gain strength on what is to come. "Hey Luke.." I say as I put a hand to his shoulder. He jerks his head up to meet my eyes and I automatically turn my head down and look at the floor anywhere but his eyes. They looked like they held the weight of the world. As if he just found out one of his great loves passed away. Oh no, not Brooke, something must be horribly wrong.
"What's going on Luke?" I say softly, afraid the sound of my voice will blow him away, he looks that fragile.
"Peyton is getting herself cleaned up by a nurse, it wasn't easy to get her to let Brooke go. And Brooke..well Brooke is in a coma." He says the latter part angrily.
"A coma? What happened do you know?" I ask trying to get some answers from someone.
"Yeah, I don't know exactly what happened, but Ian, or psycho Derek as Peyton calls him, is the cause of all this mess." He says as he balls his hands into a fist.
"Oh Luke, we will get down to the bottom of it, let me get Haley to come and be with you.." Haley..oh shit I left her alone to sleep I need to get back to her. "I'd stay here with you but I need to go check on Haley. She was really worried about you and Peyton."
"Don't bother her, she has enough to worry about. I'll be fine, besides I need to talk to Peyt." He says as he starts to stand. He begins pacing in a line in front of the chair he just vacated.
"I'll be back, I am gonna go check on her, alright? I'll see you in like 15 minutes" I say as I turn to leave him to his thoughts. "Oh and Luke, we'll make sure he pays for this" I say with anger in my voice.
"Oh yes we will" He says with such hatred and venom in his. If I were "Psycho Derek" I'd be scared outta my mind right about now. I turn from him and head to the doors I just entered from and turn my head to take one last glance at him and I see from here such hatred in his eyes, while he is still pacing and looks like he's talking to himself. Oh Luke, it's alright, I'm here for you bro.
I'm at the front of my door, it's only been 45 minutes since I left her asleep on the bed. It seems like hours. As I stand here I start to get scared, hurt, worried all at the same time..so as I enter my apartment and make my way to the bedroom, I didn't notice that I slammed the door and woke my wife up.
"Nathan, what the.." is all I hear as I run up to her with such fear in my eyes.
"It's Brooke.." I say. "It wasn't Peyton. She's fine..but Brooke...Haley..she's in, she's in a coma at Tree Hill Hospital" I manage to spit out. I am frozen to the spot from what happens next..
"BROOKE?!" She screams.."NO, NO..not Brooke...I..uh...Ow..Ow..Ow..Nathan..some thing's wrong. The baby.." She looks straight into my eyes and before I know it she is falling. As her head hits the ground it was only then did I snap out of the daze I was in. That's when I started freaking out. "HALEY!! HALEY!!" I say as I rush over to her..she is not moving. I gather her into my arms as tears slip out of my eyes. I can't lose you. My Haley James Scott, your my everything. I think to myself as I reach into my pocket and grab for my cellphone. I dial 911.."911 what's the emergency." Comes a voice on the other end. "It's my wife, she fell, she's not moving, she's pregnant" I say the last part on a choke as a sob cuts me off. "I'll send someone right over sir, can I get the address?" "Sir, sir, sir are you there?" I hear as I try to digest what's going on. I can't before darkness is suddenly taking over.
I'm suddenly awaken from my dream as I hear my phone ring. RIIIIIIING "Hello?" I say.
"Nate, it's Mouth, Haley told me to call you, she said it's an emergency, something is wrong with Peyton" Oh no, what now? Please let Haley be okay. I knew I shouldn't have let her go. She should have came home.
"What's going on Mouth?" I ask into the phone. "Peyton's..umm..Peyton's.." he stammers on..
"Spit it out Mouth, what is it?" I ask as my nervous level rises.
"Peyton's hurting herself and running around the house screaming and then she just stopped and told Haley there was some juice in the fridge." he says in a rush to get the words out. "What? Is she losing it?" I ask shocked. "What is she doing now? Mouth..Mouth" I ask but he doesn't seem to be answering back, but I know he's there because I can hear voices in the background. "I gotta go Nate, just get over here quick, Haley is yelling at Peyton and...Peyton is...PEYTON NO!" I hear him scream in the background. That's all it takes as I hang up and throw the phone at the wall. I run to pick it up and grab my keys..I am out the door in five seconds. "Hold on Haley, I'm coming" I can't help but think I used those very same words when I found out a certain green eyed girl was in the hospital.
AN: Wow, so I know that was a bit longer than the last. I am trying to make it as long as I can. But still able to leave a bit of a cliffhanger there. I know it's like oh my god! You wanna know but that's what keeps readers interested! LOL. On to my personal responses to the reviews..
onetreehillgirl066: I can't help but think you sound a bit mad. But he is worried about Brooke, couldn't you tell in the first chapter? It will all come into place soon. Don't worry.
tanya2byour21: I know it seems so horrible that Peyton wasn't there with Brooke. But Peyton's pov is next so you will see what's up with her. You can tell by some parts in this chapter on how she is taking the whole thing. Naley are going to go through things, but it will all come into place. You'll see :) Thanks for the great review.
TeamSophia: Oh don't worry, I was just really happy you added me to your story alert. Thanks for your "late" review..lol. Yeah, it is kinda weird to begin with. It's always like that. I am trying to improve my writing with every chapter I write. Your right, she doesn't have anyone. People always leave should be her saying. She will soon. I just need to let everyone know how it affected all their lives.
BLove13: First of all thanks for adding me to your story alert. Secondly your review was awesome, I like longer reviews. I love Baley too. We didn't have hardly any of it in season 5. I was like..what the hell. Yeah I know, I haven't seen anyone write about the prom night. It was all to do with Peyton. I just thought it would be nice to see how everyone would react if it was Brooke instead, plus she's my favorite character. You were right on both parts of Peyton's situation. :) Good job detective. LOL. Thanks again. His thought's will be soon. But first I need to make Peyton's. I can't leave you all wondering for too long. LOL.
