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(A/N: Thanks for the reviews, I'm so glad that I finally reached 100! It's so exciting. Thanks Jennie, my beta, for helping me deliver another chapter. I really couldn't do it without her. I'm sorry if this chapter sucked or felt rushed, but that's because I've been very busy with finals and I don't finish school until June 15. So, I promise the next chapter will be totally kick ass and it's going to be so good. It's going to be Brucas filled just for you guys.)

Chapter Ten: Gone Forever Part Two

Now, things are coming clear
And I don't need you here
And in this world around me
I'm glad you disappeared

So, I'll stay out all night
Get drunk and fuck and fight
Until the morning comes
I'll forget about our life

I feel so much better
Now, that you're gone forever
I tell myself that I don't
Miss you at all

-Three Days Grace

Lucas' POV

"That is like the tenth place we've checked tonight," Rachel says annoyed, slamming the door as we leave the bar. "I really don't know where she could be. I mean she wasn't at the store, she wasn't at Tric, or Blue Post or anywhere I can think of. I still don't know why she isn't picking up her phone. I swear if anything happens to her I will never let myself live this down. Plus, you two are really not that much help."

Nathan and I turn to each with confused looks on our faces, "Rachel, we're going to find her."

Rachel nods her head, "Sorry Nate, it's just that, I can't lose Brooke." She says desperately, in a tone I've never heard her use before. "I really don't know where else to check. I mean she could be anywhere. For all I know she could be on a plane to Paris as we speak."

I open my mouth to reassure her, but I couldn't. Who's to say Brooke is not on a flight, right now as we speak?

Nathan crosses his arms, "I don't think she would leave the country," he ponders this thought for a moment. "I'm sure she wouldn't leave. Especially not when she has has Sam here. If she was going to leave, I'm sure she would at least bring Rachel and Sam with her."

Rachel looks at me for a moment, "Where do you think she is?"

They both turn to me, as if I held the key to solving all the earth's problems. "Well, Brooke likes to back track her memories," I tell them, earning a look from both of them. "Like the night of the spring formal, when Brooke went missing, she was on the beach. She went there because that was where her and I initiated a friendship again. That's where she wanted to end it."

"So are you saying she's at the beach?" Nathan asks me with a puzzled voice.

I shake my head, "I'm saying she's going to go back to the place when everything was right." They both seems to be catching on now. "Mostly likely she's going to go to a place where her mother was still alive. When she was almost happy and--"

"She had you," Rachel cuts me off. "I mean that was when she was at her happiest. When you two were together. Too bad you screwed it all up."

I glare at her for a moment, "I didn't mess anything up," I hear my voice raising. "She broke up with me remember? She's the one who screwed it all up not me. She broke my heart."

Rachel rolls her eyes at me, placing her hands on her hips. "Did you ever once think she wasn't trying to break your heart?" I shrug my shoulders, not understanding what she meant. "She was trying to save your heart if that even make sense. Brooke knew that Peyton was in love with you, that's why she broke up with you. Peyton told her that she had feelings for you. When she noticed how much time you were spending with Peyton, she thought the same of you. So, she broke up with you cause she knew that was the only way you would move on."

"Why didn't she tell me this?" I say, barely below a whisper.

Rachel shrugs, "She was scared," she tells me, her eyes softening as she continues. "She was afraid that if she told you Peyton had feelings for you, that you would go behind her back again. If that was to happen again, that would destroy her."

Nathan shakes his head, "That sounds like Brooke Davis," He says bitterly. "Always the masochist, for once you think that girl would do something for herself."

I try to register this new information. Why would she be afraid to tell me? I mean this is the girl I loved, the one I used to call Pretty Girl. I would have done anything for her. I would have painted my door red and rearrange my room to her liking, again, if she asked me to.

That's when it hits me, "I think I know where she is," I say, sure of myself. "I mean if I'm right about the whole back tracking thing. She should be where it all started, again."

"Where would that be?" Rachel asks rushing through her sentence.

"Behind the red door," I say and they look at me as if I'm crazy, once again. "I mean she's going to be at her old her house. The one she lived in before she moved in to my house and left for California."

Nathan smiles, "That actually makes a lot of sense," He pats me on the back. "You finally did something right for once, bro."

I roll my eyes at him, "Thanks."

Rachel begins walking toward the car. Nathan chases after her, "Where are you going?"

She opens the driver's side of the car, "I'm going to find Brooke," She says starting the car. "Are you two sissy's coming with me or are you going to stand there like a bunch of idiots?"

Nathan gets in the passenger seat, as I get in to the back. Rachel peels out of the parking lot, driving what I'm sure was above the speed limit. Nathan puts on his own seatbelt quickly and I follow him doing the same. She pulls up to the old Victorian house. The door was painted a dark shade of blue. The house no longer looked as it did years ago, it was completely different. The windows were changed, the house was colored in a darker coating of white and the lawn that was once so beautiful was now dried up.

"Brooke," I heard Rachel yell, running out the car.

There she was, lying on the steps of the front porch. She was soaking wet with a bottle of scotch in her hand. She had her arms around herself, lying in the fetal position. Rachel lifted the brunette up, holding her in her arms. She helped lift Brooke off the steps, with Nathan's helped. I open the backseat so Rachel was able to slide the brunette in more easily. Rachel gets in the back, laying the helpless girl head on her lap. I went to the passenger seat, as Nathan started up the car.

I turn around worried, that brunette might not be alright. Nathan looks over to me and he has the same look on his face.

Nathan turned around before driving off, "You two okay back there?"

Rachel nods her head, running her hands through Brooke's wavy wet hair. "Yeah, we will be okay," She looks down at the girl stirring in her arms. "Take us back to the house. She needs to rest."

Brooke groans, "No, don't take me back to house," She says, her voice raspier than usual. "I don't want Sam to see me like this, or my father. Take me anywhere else, but home or Nathan's house. I don't want Jamie to see me like this either."

Nathan hesitates before he offer his suggestion, "There's only one option left and I don't know if you would like it," He says causing everyone in the car to go completely quiet. "Peyton isn't at Lucas' house anymore, Haley called me and told me she left. You can probably stay at his house if you wanted to."

Brooke sluggishly shrugs her shoulders, "It's all up to Lucas," She says placing her hands on her temple. "Can you stop driving so fast? My head is spinning."

I laugh when she says this, "Brooke he's not driving that fast," I tell her as she just groans. "And I don't have a problem with you spending the night. You can sleep in my room and I'll take the couch. Also, Rachel if you want to stay, the bed is big enough for two."

"Actually, he means three," Brooke adds, slurring on words. "Psycho Derek, remember?"

I nod my head. I'll never forget when she came to the house, it was late. I didn't want to wake up Peyton, so I talked to Brooke outside. She told me that night that she couldn't sleep and that coming over to my house was the only place she felt safe. She slept next to Peyton of course, but it still made me feel special knowing that she came to me, of all people.

Rachel refuses, "Someone has to stay with Sam," She said, pulling out her cell phone. "I should call her and tell your father that we found you. He was so worried that he was about to hire an investigator to find you after we checked the sixth place. He wanted to come, but someone had to stay with Sam tonight and he volunteered; knowing how badly I wanted to come."

"Thanks Rachel," Brooke says sheepishly, sounding as if she was nodding off to sleep. "I love you."

Rachel truly smiles for the first time tonight. "Love you too, you lesbo."

Rachel opens the door as Nathan and I help Brooke into my room. We lay her on the bed, placing a pillow under her head. Rachel grabs a sheet off the bed and throws it over her. She moves the straddling pieces of hair out of Brooke's face, then kisses her on her temple. Nathan does the same, before leaving the room. It's just me and Rachel now, watching the brunette as she sleeps.

She crosses her arms, "Watch her tonight," she tells me sternly. She almost sounded like my mother. "Sleep on the floor or something. That way if she tries to leave in the middle of the night, you'll be there. Also, don't try and pull off anything sneaky. If you do one thing to upset her, I will make sure you will never be able to have kids. Got it?"

I smile, nodding my head, "Don't worry, Rach."

She sighs, "Thanks," she tells me, her face becoming softer. "Thank you for finding Brooke. If it wasn't for you, we'd never find her and she'd probably be worse off than she is now. So, thanks."

I pull Rachel in for a hug, "No problem." At first she doesn't respond. After a couple of seconds, I feel her grip tighten on my back. She begins to sob on my shoulder and I just gently stroke her back. "She'll be okay. Trust me."

She pulls back, wiping her eyes with her sleeves. "I do, so don't screw this up this time." She smiles at me and hugs me once more. "Bye Luke."

I watch as the red head leaves the room, trying to fight back the tears. She closed the door quietly behind her. I just stand there, wondering what I did to gain Rachel Gatina's trust. I look over to Brooke, who seems to be knocked out. I walk over to the closet door, trying to get some sheets off the shelf. As I try to pull one of the sheets down, I feel a box drop down, landing on my foot.

I try to hold back a yell, but it doesn't work. "Shit," I mutter in frustration, accidentally waking up the sleeping beauty in my bed. "I'm sorry, go back to sleep."

She looks a bit confused, "What's going on?"

I limp over to her, trying not to walk on my foot. "I was just trying to get sheets," I tell her, laying them on the ground. "I'm going to sleep on the floor tonight; I don't want to leave you alone. I don't think I could bear losing you again and not knowing where you are."

She frowns for a moment, "I'm sorry, Luke," I feel her reach over to grab my hand. Her touch burns my skin, as it always does. I feel my hand intertwine with hers, she feels so velvet soft. She pulls me over to her. "Sleep with me tonight."

I hesitate for a moment, "I don't know," I hear Rachel words of trust running through my head. "I don't think that would be such a good idea."

Her lips begin in to a formation of a pout. She looks up at me with her tantalizing hazel eyes, "Please," She begs almost. "I don't want to be alone tonight."

I sigh, giving in to her. I don't know why I tried not to, it would have never worked. I lay beside her, feeling the heat between our bodies. She pulls closer to me, leaning her head against my chest. I subconsciously begin to stroke her hair, which was still wet. She looks up at me, with tears in her eyes.

"Why you crying, Pretty Girl?" I mutter, unaware that I just used her old nickname.

She closes her eyes, "I don't know," She inhales deeply, holding her breath for a second before she exhaled. "It's just that, everything is changing. My mom is dead, you're married to Peyton, I have this girl I'm taking care of and now I have to take back my company. It's just, I don't know if I can do it."

I lift up her chin, "Open your eyes," Her eyes are swirling with tears. "If anyone can do it, it's you. I mean, I didn't write what I did in my book just to be kind. I wrote it because I truly believed it. Brooke Davis, your one of the bravest people I know. Sure, it might be hard getting on your feet again, but if I know you, you'll do it. You will overcome whatever obstacle that gets in your way and you'll do what you think is best. Like you always do."

She smiles for a moment, "Thanks, Luke," She lets a drop of tear spill from her eyes. "I still can't believe she's gone. I mean she's really gone."

"I know," I pull her closer to me, wrapping my arm around her waist. She begins to sob more heavily, against my chest. "It's okay. Everything is going to be okay. I promise"

(A/N: Thanks so much for reading! Sorry this chapter was short, I promise next chapter will be longer and better. Once again thank you so much!

VERY IMPORTANT PLEASE READ: To make up for this chapter and taking so long to update, the next chapter is the night at Lucas' house. I'm going to let you all have some say in what happens next chapter and I'll try to add what you want to the next chapter. So anything you guys would like to see and I will try to add it for you as long as it fits to the SL.)


tanya2byour21- Lol...I should write you in to beat her up. She is a bad friend. She'll be back and we will see whether she will be able to redeem herself. Lucas definitely found Brooke, just to show he knows her better than anyone else. I was thinking the same thing, maybe if you suggest that for the next chapter I just might add it...lol! Thanks for the review! Hope you enjoyed this chapter.

Princesakarlita411- Thanks so much. Julian was in this for like one chapter, it wasn't that long. Who knows, maybe I'll bring him back or another certain J character. Don't know which one yet. Thanks for the review! Hope you enjoyed.

BDavisLScott23- I couldn't agree more with how you explained the line. It's exactly how I meant it and those are perfect examples of that. Brooke is such a better friend than Peyton, so she should stop trying to make herself seem like the good one. Peyton gives up so easily on a girl that's suppose to be her 'best friend in the whole world'. Didn't know you treat them like crap and steal their boyfriends...lol!

Next chapter will be awesome, be sure to add what you want to see! Thanks for the review. Hope you enjoyed this chapter.

Long Live BRUCAS- I love how you started off your review...lol! I couldn't agree more with you and it was pretty bitchy for her to not to go to the funeral. Hopefully she can redeem herself, I'm not to sure though. I also, see why your mad at Haley. I added that because Haley is also close to Peyton and I didn't want it to become unrealistic where she hates on Peyton. Haley doesn't know the full story, so I maybe she'll bitch at Peyton soon. Thanks for the review. Hope you enjoyed. Be sure to add what you want to see next chapter.

Brucasfan23 - Thanks for the awesome review, Em. I love the scene Brooke has at funeral at Victoria's grave. I felt it was a way of her getting out all her feelings and finally having Victoria to be able to hear it. Even if she's not alive. Thanks you again for the review, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Be sure to add what you want to see next chapter.

emma217- Yeah, that sucks what Victoria did. At least Brooke forgave her, showing how big a person she is. Thank you so much for the review. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Be sure to add what you want to see next chapter.

leona- Thank you so much. I'm glad you like it, I hope you enjoyed this chapter even though it's so short. I swear next one will be awesome. Thanks again so much!

KJD- Thank you so much for reviewing. First off let me start off by telling you that "The Wreckers" is just on hiatus, I will continue it this summer. So don't worry, it is not going to stay unfinished. I plan on working on it soon, that happens to be one of my favorite stories to write. Sorry it's taking so long for an update. If I don't do it by the end of June, free to PM me with a threatening note...lol! Thank you so much again, hope to see another review from you. Thanks!

idoloveyou- Thank you so much! Sorry this one to so long to update. Peyton was a horrible friend this chapter and she should feel ashamed of herself. Lucas did find Brooke and you can even add a say in what might happen next chapter. So please post what you want to see. Also glad to see you like the lyrics, I thought it was very fitting. Thanks again for reviewing, hope you enjoyed this chapter.

xxAugustaxx- Thanks Ashley! I'm not sad to see it breaking apart either, it was bound to happen. This is of course a Brucas story...lol! Hopefully Lucas will be there every step of the way to help Brooke with her struggles. Thanks so much for the review. Looking forward to your next one!

JustWrite JustLove- It was very heartbreaking to see Brooke pour out her emotion to Victoria. You will definitely see the Brooke/Father relationship grow, so definitely stick around for that. Also the "Mi casa, es su casa." is so something I can see Nathan saying too...lol! Thanks so much for your review. Hope you enjoyed and be sure to tell me what you want see next chapter!