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"I can't breathe," cried Lucas.

"Take deep breaths bro," urged Nathan. "Relax, just take it easy."

Lucas gasped for air but wasn't getting much. His left lung was collapsing on him slowly. Part of it had been shot.

Haley grabbed Nathan's hand in fear. "We're losing him aren't we?" she cried.

Nathan grabbed Haley close. "Hey don't cry," begged Nate. "We aren't going to lose him, I wont let it happen." Haley stopped applying pressure and Nathan grabbed Luke's shirt and lifted it up to see his wound.

Everyone cringed at the site of his flesh. It was a deep gushing hole squirting out lots of blood.

"Shit," yelled Nathan.

"What?" asked Peyton.

"He's bleeding too quickly," worried Nathan. "And it looks like he's been shot close to his lung, maybe liver."

"How do you know that?" asked Peyton intrigued by his new knowledge.

"Anatomy always fascinated me," told Nathan. He reached out to the bullet wound but Lucas grabbed his wrist.

"Don't," begged Luke.

"Trust me, I'm not going to hurt you" promised Nathan.

Lucas just stared at his brother cautiously and slowly let go of his wrist and grabbed Brooke instead.

Nathan tried as hard as he could to be easy on Lucas. He felt for the bullet with the tips of his fingers. Lucas winced trying to hold back from screaming.

"How deep is it?" asked Haley.

"Real deep," worried Nathan."There is no way I can get it out without him going into shock."

"So what do we do?" asked Brooke. "We can't just let him die."

"We got to get him help soon," answered Nathan. "Keep putting pressure on it Hales."

Haley grabbed the old shirt and pressed it softly against his wound. "Hang in the Lukie."

Lucas gasped for air again his breaths were coming less and less in between.

Brooke put her lips to his and blew in them a few times. "Come on Broody, don't give up on me."

"Please you have to let Lucas go," begged Nathan. He got up quickly and walked up to Tom and Doug. "You have all of us just let me get him out of here."

"No!" screamed Doug. "I want my money first."

"Please, you'll get you're money," begged Nathan again. "He's going to die if we don't get him help."

"Shut up," yelled Doug.

Tom looked at Nathan and saw some of his own determination. He was only doing this to save his own sister. He needed the money for her heart transplant. He promised her he'd take care of her and no matter what he intended on keeping that promise.

"I'm begging you, I'll do whatever you want," offered Nathan.

Tom walked up to Lucas and knelled beside him. He carefully lifted up Luke's shirt and examined the shot.

"It's in his lung we think and he's having trouble breathing," cried Brooke. "Please let him go."

Tom noticed Luke's fading completion, he was dieing fast. He sighed knowing this wasn't the best time to turn soft. "Fine just him though."

"You cant let him go," yelled Doug.

"Shut up," Tom yelled back. "You've screwed things up enough."

"Thanks you," said Nathan.

"Carry him outside, then come right back," ordered Tom. "If you don't I'm going after you're pretty wife here."

"Or better yet I will," threatened Doug slyly.

"No..no..no, I'll be back," promised Nathan. He glared at Doug with a warning.

"I love you Broody," Brooke whispered into his ear. "Don't you leave me ok," She kissed him on his forehead gently and loving.

"I love you too," gasped Lucas. "No matter what happens to me."

"Take care buddy," said Peyton.

"You too," replied Luke.

Haley looked at Lucas with teary eyes. "You've always been my best friend," she couldn't stop crying.

"Hey this isn't goodbye," insisted Lucas. He rubbed some of her tears away with his hand.

"Promise?" asked Haley.

"I promise," whispered Lucas.

Nathan smiled and griped Lucas into his arms. He lifted him up slowly careful not to hurt him.

"I'm sorry kid," whispered Tom.

He smiled at Nathan and searched Luke's eyes for forgiveness.

Lucas nodded taking his apology.

"Thank you," Nathan said again.

"Just hurry already," shouted Tom. "There isn't much time."

Nathan held Lucas tight and carried him outside quickly, he didn't want to waste any more time.

Haley cried into Peyton as she watched the two men she loved the most take off.

When Nate got outside a herd of paramedics swarmed him. One came with a stretcher in which Nathan laid Lucas on. "He was shot," informed Nathan.

"Thanks kid," the doctor said examining Lucas. The doctors strolled him to the ambulance quickly.

Karen came running up quickly. "Lucas," she screamed jumping into the ambulance after him.

Nathan jumped in for a brief second too.

"Is he going to be ok?" cried Karen.

"We;ll do our best," answered the doc. "Are you coming along kid?"

"No," Nathan said quickly.

"Thank you Nathan," cried Karen as she grabbed Luke's hand softly.

"It's ok," insisted Nathan. "He's my brother, I had to."

"Take care of Brooke for me," asked Lucas.

"Sure thing," promised Nathan. "Don't worry about us you just keep that promise you made."

Lucas nodded. "Nathan..."

"I love you too," Nathan said already know Lucas was going to. "Don't follow any lights ok."

Lucas let out a small chuckle. "I'll stay clear."

Nathan pounded fists with Lucas and jumped out the ambulance.

"Oh sweetheart," cried Karen.

"Mom," he cried back.

Nathan waited until the ambulance took off until he did too. He had to get back before Doug the asshole tried something with Haley.