Hey guys, sorry for the wait and thanks for the reviews. I'm actually sorry for the Brooke thing 'cause I really love Brooke! I love them all but I had to do it for the story's sake. If you can't handle it, don't keep reading this. So I guess the pairings now are naley and leyton…for the rest of the story I promise. Enjoy this chapter!

PS. Jenyteen, sorry I scared the shit out of you ;-)

Guys, don't read this at 3 a.m.!

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They couldn't believe she was actually gone. Just like in the game, Brooke Davis was dead. Killed. It had been the night before and Lucas was a real train wreck. He hadn't eaten nor had he slept and nobody had been able to get some words out of him. Nathan was a mess too. He was beating himself up for starting the game while Brooke got the sodas. Because of that, she was dead.

Haley quietly drove Nathan to Lucas' where Peyton was already heading on her own. They really needed to be together and figure out what they were going to do. Lucas laid flat on his bed and stared blankly at the ceiling. He broke up with Brooke in the morning and by the night, she was gone. He could never say the things he wanted to say to her. She died thinking he hated her. A few tears fell on his face and he heard a soft, quiet knock on his door.

Haley walked inside the room. Nathan walked behind and they were both the same way Lucas was, devastated.

"Hey Luke…we uh, wanted to talk" Haley whispered. Lucas groaned.

"About what? The fact that my girlfriend is dead?"

"Luke…"

"Hales, she was killed! Someone pulled a pole through her. What am I supposed to think? She died the same way she did in the stupid game" Lucas spat.

"And it's all my fault…" Nathan cried, his voice broken.

Lucas shook his head and looked back down on his bed. He didn't want Nathan and Haley to see him cry. "It's not…you couldn't know" Lucas whispered.

"That was supposed to be a joke" Nathan sobbed.

"And it turned into some freaking murder case…" completed Haley.

Another knock was heard on the other and Peyton walked in. her face was pale and soaked by her tears. She had lost her best friend…

"You guys okay?" she asked.

"Not really…" Lucas answered, a lone tear falling on his cheek.

"Me either…"

Haley thought about the situation for a second and came up with a plan.

"Hey guys, how much do we know about this game?"

"Not much…"

"Maybe we should search for something. What if it kills someone else? I'm not ready to lose another friend", she started crying again.

"She's right" Nathan said, "I mean if we knew more we could stop it"

"If we don't play the game, it can't hurt us" Lucas pointed.

"We can't be sure…besides if we don't do something, anyone could play that game and die" Peyton pointed.

They all agreed on that and thought about a way to find out more about the creepy game they played the night before.

"Haley, I need you here with me so Peyton you can go with Nathan at Mouth's place. He played on his computer so if you guys can find the memory card, maybe we'll know something about this game. Haley, you come with me down to the library. We need to find anything we can about this legend…" Lucas explained.

The other nodded quickly. Nathan left with Peyton and Haley borrowed Lucas's laptop to make some search on the countess.

"What's her name already?"

"Huh…Elizabeth Bathory"

"Great memory!"

"…could not forget the name of the person who killed my girlfriend even if I wanted to…" spat an angry Lucas.

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Nathan drove over to Mouth's with Peyton. He got out of the car when he saw no car in the driveway.

"Come here, the house is empty" Nathan said and both him and Peyton walked around the house to the backyard.

"I think it's this one", Peyton pointed the window she thought led to Mouth's bedroom.

"Be quiet…"

Nathan played with the window till it opened. They both leaned in to the bedroom. The walls were some shade of baby blue. The room had been left exactly the way it was. The single bed was unmade, some clothes laid on the desk chair and on a large desk laid the computer screen.

"Here" Nathan said as he bent down for the computer. "Check if you can get any brochure about the game", Peyton nodded and checked the room.

Nathan opened the computer box and blew to send some dust away.

"What exactly is this supposed to look like?" he asked. Peyton frowned.

"You don't know?"

"It's the first time I sneak inside a computer!"

"Well I guess it-"

"It's ok, I found it" he cut her off.

He took a small plastic thing with informatics graphics on it. It was the kind of high tech thing where you could get a small screen with the files name on it. The ones he saw were from Ravenshoops and hotmail. Nathan flicked through all the same names till something caught is attention.

"Here" he said. Peyton looked down. They found an address that was visited two days ago.

"That's it" Peyton said in excitement.

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Haley was searching on the internet while Lucas went to the library to get what he thought would be useful.

She was eyeing through internet search and she had he sudden urge to take a break and play on the net. Having only Stay Alive to play, she opened the game and started back where she left it.

She played until the door of the room opened and Lucas came in with a pile of books. She quickly press pause and turned to him.

"Hey, you found something?" she asked.

"Huh yeah, I found a few books about old legends and witch stuff…"

"Like??"

"Huh, I found this book named 'The Malleus Demonum'"

"The what?"

"It talks about un-dead souls and how to purify it…"

"Ha…okay"

"There is something else actually…"

"What?"

She was caught up by Lucas's cell phone. He smiled and pulled the phone out of his pocket.

"Hello"

"Hey, it's Nathan"

"Hey man! What's up?"

"We found the address of the guy who created the game. Peyton and I are heading there."

"Okay. Call me back"

"It's in New Orleans…"

"Gee. This is like 13 hours drive!"

"That's why we won't be back for a little while. Maybe in two days."

"Okay. Call me alright?"

"K. Bye"

"Bye"

Lucas closed his cell phone and sighed. Without looking at Haley, he picked up the books and sat in the chair in front of his desk. Haley watched him while he read the Malleus Demonum. His face changed while he read.

"What does it say?"

"That a soul can only be brought back to earth with the proper text…"

"And what…O my god! The prayer! At the beginning of the game…"

"Makes sense…"

Lucas continued his reading and Haley watched him with a smile.

"So what did you want to tell me?" she asked.

"What?"

"Before the phone rang.."

"O yeah, uh, the woman from the library knew a historian that could maybe help us. She gave me her address"

"That's great!"

"Yeah"

Haley sighed and watched the screen of the laptop where her game was still on pause. Lucas hadn't noticed it since he was there. He saw her eyes on the screen.

"So what'd you find?" he asked her.

"Huh…not much…Nothing about the Gerouge plantation and really few about Elizabeth"

"Then what are you staring at?"

"Huh…"

"You played didn't you?"

"Look I just wanted to take a break and I thought maybe I'd be able to find something"

"You didn't die though…right?"

"Sure, it's on pause. Don't worry I didn't die"

"What's up with Nathan and Peyton?"

"They found the address of the creator of Stay Alive. They went there"

"Okay…and what is 13 hours drive?"

"It's in New Orleans"

"Woa"

"They'll be back in a few days…"

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"Found it!" Lucas said after a few minutes of reading.

"What's that?"

"We need to find her body and dig three nails through her; one in her forehead, one in her neck and then one in her heart. The un-dead can only be purified by burning its blood"

Haley nodded in amusement while Lucas read the book.

"You look almost as smart as me now"

"Funny…"

"Look, call Nathan and I'll go for a walk"

"Ok"

She left and Lucas picked his phone to tell Nathan everything he just told Haley. Nathan listened carefully and told him Peyton was asleep now but he promised to tell her once she woke up.

Lucas hung up and closed his book. He was really thirsty and decided to go get a glass of water. He left the computer there, opened on Haley's paused game…

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Nathan stopped the car in front of a tall, white house in New Orleans. It had been several hours of drive and he was exhausted. Peyton was sleeping next to him. He looked at the house for few seconds then woke Peyton. It started with a groan and she finally opened her eyes.

"The house's over there", he pointed a big white house.

"Well, that house is huge!"

"Yeah…look, it's late. We'll get a hotel and we'll come back tomorrow"

"Ok"

With that, Nathan drove away and stopped at the first hotel he found. They took a room and as soon as they got in, they were fast asleep.

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Haley walked in the coldness of the night. The only place she thought would be really good the clear her mind was the rivercourt. She walked close to the basket and admired the view she had on Tree Hill. It was night and all the lights were burning in a warm harmony. She smiled and sat down at the table. It was dark outside but the nightlights of Tree Hill illuminated her face. She remembered how she used to some down here with Lucas and play. Things seemed so much better when they were young. There was no problem, no fights, no broken hearts and no video games that threatened to kill them all.

Haley just let the wind blow against her cheeks. That was what made her happy. Life. The thought of Brooke came. That girl was so full of life and way too young to die. Especially the way she did. She deserved better. This wasn't fair.

Her cell phone rang, pulling her from her reverie.

"Hales, where are you?"

"I told you I just went for a walk"

"It's late! And dark…"

"Luke, I'm fine! I really needed to be out for a little bit. I really enjoy being all alonefor the first time in a while"

"What about the game?"

"I told you I didn't die in that stupid game!"

"I just really care about you, Hales"

"I know…"

Haley jumped when she heard a loud scream from behind her. The lights from behind were fading to gray and it became really dark and creepy.

"Did you hear that?"

"Hear what?"

"Someone screamed!"

"Look, where are you?"

"At the rivercourt"

"I'm coming…"

Haley was walking toward the sound but she didn't see the small thread. She felt like someone pushed her in the back and she stumbled frontward, a harsh pain cut through her. The time seemed to stop and a blood taste rushed in her mouth.

"Hales you okay?"

Nothing.

"Haley?"

Still nothing. He heard what seemed like a thump.

"HALEY!"

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Dun…dun…dun! Another cliffie! I'm so mean sometimes. I do love one tree hill's character though. Don't go think I'm some sort of twisted bitch. I'm really sane. Just having fun! Don't forget to drop a little review there cause I really love them. Just tell me want you think. Does this suck the ass or is it worth it a little. Just tell me. Constructive comments though. The reviews are what give me inspiration to update faster. I hope you enjoyed…at least a little bit ;-)

School just started for me though but I'll try updating my story weekly. Maybe little more… It will depend if I want to and how much reviews I get.

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