A/N: Okay so I need your help. I'm stuck on what couples I want in this story. I have an idea but I'm not sure. For Haley I want her with Chase, Jake, or Peyton. Brooke, I want her with Rachel or Lucas. And if Haley doesn't end up with Chase or Peyton then I want them together or I want Peyton and Rachel together if Brooke and Rachel don't work out. Any ideas?

Five Vicodin Chased With A Shot Of Clarity – Nightmares and Tears

"Haley, please get out of that house." Tears were streaming down Rachel's face freely but she didn't care. She just wanted her best friend to be safe. "Move in with Chase or Chris or me. Just please get out of that house."

"It isn't that easy Rachel." Haley leaned over and hugged her friend and kissed her on the cheek. "Thank you for being so concerned about me Rach but I'll be fine. If not I'll call you." With that Haley got out of the car.

Rachel stayed parked in front of her house though. She always did. If Haley was okay she would call her in thirty minutes. She would leave then. If not then she was going in and saving her friend. That's how it had been since she found out about the abuse. She was playing with the radio dial when "Long Trip Alone" started to fill the car. She looked down at the clock and dropped her phone. She ran into the house. What she found made her break down. She picked up Haley's cell phone and called Chris.

Haley watched Rachel's facial expression change. She knew her friend was having a nightmare but she didn't dare wake her. Rachel didn't like being woken up even if she was having a nightmare.

An older male doctor walked into the waiting room. "Are you Haley James' family?" He looked at the three teenagers in the room.

"I'm her sister." Rachel quickly stood up. She was eager for any kind of news. "Our parents aren't.. they aren't in town." She choked back a sob. She didn't want to break down and tell the doctor the truth. She just wanted to know how Haley was.

"She'll be fine. Did you know she was pregnant?"

"P-pregnant?" Chris looked at the doctor as he held onto Rachel. "She's pregnant?" Those words sounded so foreign to him. How could she be pregnant? They had been so careful every time.

The doctor shook his head sadly. "Sadly she lost the baby." He looked at the three teens in front of him. Chase was clenching and unclenching his fist. "We did everything we could but her life was more important."

"Thank you doctor." Rachel looked at Chris. "I'm so sorry. I had no idea."

"I'm going to kill that son of a bitch." Before they could stop him Chase ran out of the room.

"Chase!" Rachel shot straight up in bed. She looked around and realized she was in Haley's room. She pulled the blonde girl to her and just held her in her arms as she silently sobbed.

Haley stroked Rachel's hair and rubbed her back. "What's wrong babe?"

"I don't want to lose you." Rachel was trying so hard to be strong for Haley but she couldn't do it any longer.

"Hey look at me." Haley pulled back so she was looking Rachel in the eyes. "You're not going to lose me. I'm not going anywhere. I'm safe now." She kissed Rachel's forehead and rocked her back and forth gently.

"She's safe. I won't let anything happen to her." Both girls looked up to see Lucas standing in the doorway. His hands were shoved in his pockets and he was looking a little embarrassed for speaking.

Rachel smiled thankfully at him through her tears. "Good. I need someone to keep a watch on her while I pack up my stuff at home."

"What?" Haley looked at Rachel, confused.

"In a few weeks the whole gang will be back together. Chase wants to be closer to you. And Chris doesn't want to be left alone so we're all moving down here." Rachel chuckled as she watched Haley register it all. Finally she knew the question was coming. "Yes, Kaitlyn too."

Haley jumped out of the bed and ran past Lucas. She ran down the stairs, ignoring the fact that she was only in shorts and a tank top. Many scars were visible. She stopped when she reached the bottom of the stairs. Her leg was throbbing. She walked over to the living room and looked at the two boys. "Is it true?"

Chase sat up and looked at the smile on Haley's face. He missed her smiles. "Yes." She squealed and ran to him. She threw her arms around him and hugged him tightly. He snaked his arms around her waist and held her close. "I can't leave my favorite girl here all alone."

Nathan walked into the living room rubbing the sleep from his eyes. It was obvious Haley's lack of clothing while sleeping ran in the family. Nathan was only in boxers and a wife beater. "What's with the screaming?" He stopped and stared at Haley. There were several scars along her back, the largest one standing out. The backs of her legs were scarred up and bruised. There was a gash on her upper left leg. It looked like a pair of scissors went through it. "What the hell happened to your leg?"

Chase tightened his grip on Haley. A look of pain was evident in her eyes from the memory. He glared at Nathan. He wanted to hurt Nathan for making Haley feel the pain again but he stayed were he was because Haley was holding on to him and whimpering. He wouldn't leave her side when she was like that. "What do you think happened? She was fucking abused!"

Haley had just been released from the hospital. The hospital called social services and they had been interviewing Jason and Lydia. Needless to say Jason was not happy with Haley. As soon as she walked into the door he hit her in the stomach. He didn't care that her friends were standing right there. Chris and Jason got into a fight but Lydia stopped them by putting herself between the two. Rachel and Haley were walking out the back door. Haley couldn't run because of the pain medication and the blow she took to the stomach. Jason quickly caught up to the two girls. Rachel stepped between them. "Run Haley!"

"Move bitch. I just want Haley." He tried to shove Rachel out of the way but she fought back. He wasn't used to anyone fighting back.

"No! I'm not going to let you hurt her anymore." She tried to push Jason back inside the house. She punched him a few times but only managed to piss him off. He shoved her to the ground. The pain that shot through her body made it impossible for her to move, much less help Haley.

Haley stumbled over to her mother's garden and stopped. She was getting dizzy and could barely hold herself up. She turned around and saw Jason walking towards her. She caught movement out of the corner of her eye and looked over to see Chase. "Chase.." She stopped whatever she was going to say. She noticed what was in his hand, a gun. Jason was right in front of Haley when Chase made himself known.

"Leave her alone." His voice was low and menacing. It was full of so much venom. Haley had never heard him so pissed off before. Jason shoved Haley out of the way to focus on Chase. Haley landed on a pair of garden shears that were lying on the ground. She screamed out in pain. If she hadn't screamed she would have heard the gun off. Jason fell to the ground, a pool of blood forming around him. "Haley, are you okay?" Chase threw the gun down and knelt down beside Haley.

Haley bit her lower lip as she looked around at her new family. She had just finished telling them about one of the worst days of her life. Tears started to fall freely; she could no longer hold them in. She ran out of the house, Rachel following closely behind.


A/N: The second flashback is supposed to be her telling everyone what happened. I added extra details so you would understand more of how much her friends did to protect her.