Ok this chapter was definitly fun to write because I love writing Riley!!! It's actually funny when you get down there. Anyway...some Brucas in here! Not exactly what you guys are hoping for but I hope you like it anyway! Enjoy! Oh and the plot will definitly thicken within the next couple of chapters and it's not just between our beloved couples! Oh and..lol one more thing this is definitly going to be a Brucas! They're my fav couple!!!

Disclaimer- Don't own anything except for Riley and maybe the plot!

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LUCAS' HOUSE

Lucas was laying on his bed in a white tank and a pair of jeans. He was tired a lot more lately and he couldn't really do all that much. He was trying to relax when there was a knock at his bedroom door. He looked over at it and thought for a moment. Who the hell could that be? Lucas slowly got up and opened the door suddenly remembering who it was.

"Hey." Her voice was soft and nervous. It made Lucas weak in the knees. She was so gorgeous, even in a pair of shorts and a sweater. He looked at her and got out of the way to let her in. Brooke loooked him and up and down quickly, taking in his appearance. It almost took her breath away. He looked so good even if he was just in a pair of jeans and a tank. She could clearly see his nicly toned abs through his shirt. "So Peyton told me to come over here at 8, right?"

"Ya, I told her to tell you. Look let's just get this over with." He said and went to take a sea on his bed. Brooke nodded and quickly shook off the hurt face she had on. She sat down beside him and she handed him the paper. He looked at it for a moment and scoffed at something that he read. "Be vibrent and enthusiastic. Ha. Ya, right." He said and set the paper on the bed.

He bent over the side of the bed and got some paper and a pencil. As he was leaning back up he felt a sharp pain shoot through his stomach but ignored it. He sat back up and started to write something when he heard Brooke's voice.

"Lucas." She said somewhat scared. He looked up at her. "You're bleeding." She said softly and pointed to his stomach. He looked down and saw that his white tank was now soaked with blood at the bottom. He sighed and got up and went to the bathroom, Brooke right behind him.

"It's just my stitches. I probably just poped one. No big deal." He said.

When he got in there he opened the medicin cabinet and pulled out a wrap and some peroxide. He then slowly took off his shirt and threw it on the floor beside him and unwrapped the gauze that was on it already. Brooke took a deep breath and mentally gasped at the sight of the wound on his lower stomach.It was the wound he took to save her life.

Brooke could see him struggling with the wrap and peroxide through the mirror so she grabbed the peroxide out of his hands, and turned him to face her.

"Here let me do it. It's not easy to do yourself." She said softly and took the cottonball that he had and dabbed it in the peroxide. She looked up at him. "This might sting." She said and put it around his stitches. She looked up at him for a reaction but got nothing. He didn't even wince. She dabbed at it again until it was clean. She took the wrap that was on the counter and unrolled it.

Brooke slowly started to wrap it around Lucas' lower stomach area, wrapping her hands around him each time he got all the way around. She could feel so many sparks going off that she thoght she would go nuts. She tried to avoid his gaze so that she wouldn't do anything stupid. She was mad at him for being an idiot but she couldn't deny the attraction. Finally when she finished she made sure it was tight but not to tight and looked up at him with a soft smile.

"There you go. All better." She said and her smile faded as she noticed his face was inches from hers. The one thing she didn't realize was the fact that she still had her arms wrapped around his waist. Lucas noticed it though and he couldn't help but want her at that moment. He didn't just want her. He wanted to be with her. He tried so hard not to do the one thing he wanted but it was getting increasingly hard when Brooke was so close to him.

Lucas couldn't help it anymore. She was never more beautiful thenin this moment with a strand of hair across her face so he slowly leaned in and kissed her. Brooke didn't know what was happening but couldn't help but kiss back. This was what she had been waiting for, for so long. She kissed him back with everything she had and Lucas could feel it. Lucas could then feel tears touch his lips and knew that something was wrong when Brooke pulled away from him. He looked at her with a hurt and confused look.

"I can't." She said and Lucas scoffed and pulled away completly from her. She felt more tears fall as he walked back into his room. She followed him. "Lucas, please listen." She said as they both entered the room. Lucas was pacing and then stopped to look at her.

"Why? Why should I? It's you who pulls away or walks away..."He said, "Everytime." He stressed out. Brooke looked down for a moment. She knew he was angry and she knew that he had a right to be but he wasn't the only one that was hurt.

"Luke, I'm sorry but I can't be like that with you unless you actually want it too." She said and was about to continue when Lucas interupted.

"Who says that I don't want it? You don't know what I want anymore." He said in a bitter tone and Brooke got an angry scowl on her face. Enough was enough. She was going to put him in his place. Right now.

"And why is that?! It's because you never let me in! God, why are you being such an idiot! I've been trying so hard to get through to you, Lucas, and it just isn't working!" She yelled and Lucas never broke his gaze. He was angry at her but he couldn't help the feeling he was getting in his heart. It was breaking...again.

"Oh so you were trying when you didn't come visit me in the hospital?!" He yelled back at her, with more of a hurt tone then an angry one. Brooke looked at the ground.

"I'm sorry. I just couldn't face you." She sadly whispered. He shook his head, anger now resurfacing.

"You know, -sorry- means nothing to me anymore. I've heard it so much lately that it's lost its meaning." He said coldly. Brooke snapped her head up in anger.

"Well then what the hell do you want me to say?!" She yelled at him. Lucas opened his door and threw on his jacket. "Lucas!:

"I just wanted you to say that you loved me. That's all I ever wanted, Brooke. I wanted you to say it and mean it." He whispered sadly and opened the door and walked out.

Brooke stood there shocked and ashamed. Tears were falling from her face and she couldn't believe what had just happened. Of course she loved him. She loved him more then words but for some reason she just couldn't think of anything to say to him at that moment. It was like she blanked out. Brooke sat down on his bed and shut her eyes tightly and put her head in her hands and let out everything she had been feeeling lately through loud sobs.

OUTSIDE

When Lucas closed the door, he walked over to the other side of the house and leaned against the wall and closed his eyes. He did this when he was hurting or just needed to calm down. He stood there and couldn't take it anymore. He needed something and he needed something strong. He didn't want to feel any pain anymore. He wanted to feel numb. He wanted to feel nothing.

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RILEY'S APARTMENT/ HOURS LATER

Riley turned over as she heard her phone go off. She glanced at the clock and scrunched up her face. It was 3:37 in the morning and someone was calling her. She then recognized the ringtone. It was Aly and AJ's "Never Far Behind." Which meant that it was only one person calling her. Lucas.

"Oh for the love of god." She picked up the phone, lazily and sighed into it. "Hello?"

"Rilezzzzz! Hey...I need a fav. Pwease!" Lucas yelled on the other end. Riley sighed.

"Ya, what do ya need?" She said and Lucas laughed.

"I need...I need youuuuuuuuuu to pick me uuuuuup!" Lucas slurred into the phone. Riley got up and threw on her sweater.

"Where are you at?" Riley asked. As much as she would love to leave Lucas at where ever the hell he was she knew she couldn't. He was her friend. If not her best.

"Ughhhhhhhhh...DUKE!" Lucas yelled and Riley rolled her eyes.

"Alright i'll be there in an 15 mintues." She said and snapped her phone shut. She grabbed her keys. Riley locked her door and headed for her car. It was slightly cold and Riley was getting goosebumps. She jumped in her car and zoomed off.

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NATHAN'S HOUSE

Haley couldn't get to sleep. She was to busy thinking about everything happening lately. Her and Nathan were back together, her and Lucas were like strangers now. Her and Brooke were civil with eachother. Everything was happening so fast and Haley was finding it hard to keep up. She wanted so badly for everything to be ok but she knew that unless something was done, it wouldn't ever be.

"Hey." A voice behind her said as he wrapped his arms around her waist from behind. Haley sniffled a bit.

"Hey." She replied.

"What are you doing out here, Hales? It's 3:30 in the morning." He said as he held her tighter due to the shivering she was doing.

"Nathan, I just don't know what to do anymore about Lucas." She said and sighed. "I'm such a bad friend." She said and let out a sob. Nathan held he closer.

"No you're not Hales. Lucas is out of control. You tried your best to help him but it just...wasn't working. You are not a bad friend. If anything Lucas is lucky to have you." He said and he kissed the side of her head. Nathan smiled slightly as Haley turned around and wrapped her hands around his neck and hugged him. He couldn't help but remember the night him and Haley had gotten back together.

FLASHBACK

Nathan walked out of the hospital after talking with Riley for a moment and headed to the one place he always went to now to clear his head. When he got there he couldn't believe who else was sitting on the bench there. He walked over and sat down beside her.

"Hey." He said slowly and she looked over at him with tears in her eyes. "What's wrong Hales?"

"I'm sorry Nathan I didn't mean to...I didn't mean..." Haley stumbled on her words as she choked back sobs. Nathan looked at the ground.

"Hales, don't be sorry. It was just an impulse right?" He asked quietly, hoping that she would say no and tell him that it was because she loved him.

"Ya." She stated quietly also. Nathan nodded his head and went to get up but stopped and turned to her with a desperate look.

"Was it though? I mean, was it a mistake?" He asked a little hurt. Haley looked at him and shook her head. Nathan smiled slightly. "Then what was it?"

"I don't know Nathan. Whatever you want it to be." She said a little frustrated, while standing up. "I mean this whole relationship is based on what you want, isn't it?" She said a little angry. Nathan looked at her confused.

"What are you talking about Haley, you're the one who left. I didn't have a say in that, now did I?" He said, hurt by her accusation. Haley sighed.

"Of course you had a say in that. You said your peace and I chose not to follow it for once. I love you Nathan but sometimes you are so clueless." She said and sat back down on the bench. Nathan stared at her.

"You still love me?" He asked in a shocked tone. Haley looked at him like he had three heads.

"I never stopped. I loved you everyday on tour and I loved you everyday after that. " She said with confidence. Nathan looked at her and couldn't help but let out a small smile. Haley caught this. "What?"

"It's just...I never stopped loving you either. I always thought that you stopped loving me and I guess that's why I was angry when I came back from California." He said finally realizing what his true feelings about Haley were. Haley could almost feel her heart burst out of her chest. He still loved her.

"Well, what do you want to do?" She asked quietly while looking at him with pleading eyes. "It's your call." Nathan thought for a moment and sat down beside her, facing her.

"Nah, it's yours." He said and Haley smiled slightly. Se leaned in and kissed him lightly on the lips before pulling away and looking him in the eyes.

"I want us again, Nathan. I want you." She said and Nathan smiled. He pulled her in and kissed her again but this time with more love then either could have hoped for.

"I want you too."

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"Thank you Nathan. You know I love you, right?." She said and held him tighter as small tears fell from her eyes. She knew that in some way this was going to ruin her relationship with Nathan but she just couldn't let Lucas go. He was there for her through it all. He stood by her side no matter what happened and had helped her deal with things that she couldn't even handle herself and right now, Lucas needed her. Nathan closed his eyes and nodded.

"I love you too, Hales. More then ever." He whispered and held onto her a little bit tighter, if possible. He knew that something had to be done about Lucas. He knew that in some way Haley was saying goodbye. Not for good, but long enough to smarten Lucas up and for some reason, Nathan was okay with that. As much as he hated to admit it, he missed the old Lucas. And if Haley was the person that could bring him back then so be it.

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DUKE UNIVERSITY

Riley parked in fornt of the school and hopped out of her car. She looked around and sighed as she saw many colloge students being idiots and running around. She then started to walk up to the entrance but stopped abruptly as a naked guy ran in front of her yelling, "I love Mr. Big bars!" Riley shook her head and quirked an eyebrow.

"Well you certainly aren't no Mr. Big." She snickered at her own joke and headed into the building. How the hell was she supposed to find Lucas in this? Damn, is it something in their brains that make them this stupid?, Riley thought to herself as she headed through the massive sea of people, drinking and dancing. She took a quick look around and saw a blonde girl dancing with at least four guys at once. She shook her head and looked around until she felt a tap on her shoulder which caused her to turn around to face a tall brown haired boy.

"Hey there gorgeous, you must be new right? Not from around here?" He asked with a slight smirk. Riley rolled her eyes. "You know what it don't matter, why don't we head back to my room for a little fun." He said and winked causing Riley to laugh. He was obviously drunk.

"Listen, as you said, i'm not from around here and I would loooooove to head up there with you and...well ya know." She said flirtatiously. The guy smiled at her and went to kiss her but she pulled away and put a finger on his lips. "Ah ah ah...now now. Be good. If you wanna do this then you have to do it right. Now come on. Ask me again." She said running her hands up and down his chest, causing him to get turned on. The guy smirked also.

"Alright, so you wanna go upstairs with me gorgeous?" He asked sweetly and Riley gave an innocent smile which quickly turned into a smirk.

"Nope, i'm good. Thanks for the offer though. Bye!" She stated while giving him a pat on the chest before walking off leaving the guy with his mouth wide open. Oh she was good...either that or the college boys were really stupid. Or both.

Riley kept walking through the crowd amazed at how many guys tried to pick her up. First of all she had snoopy pajamas on...and she had an American Eagle sweater. What was so hot about that? Riley shook her head laughing at how stupid that was. Why did she wear her pajamas out again? Oh right, it's 4:00 in the morning and Fatass woke me up, Riley thought to herself as she coninued to search for Lucas. She looked over and saw the same girl with even more guys dancing with her. Slut.

Riley was soon geetting frustrated. She hadn't seen Lucas yet which probably meant that he was passed out somewhere. Riley turned aorund and was about to leave his sorry ass but then, out of the corner of her eye, she saw the boy she was looking for. He was dancing with some random girl and Riley rolled her eyes. No, it wasn't some random girl, it was the girl she saw with the numerous amount of guys. She could barely call what they were doing, dancing. It was more of a stumbling, sex dance, rather then actual dancing. Riley walked over there and stood right beside the pair.

"Hey fatass! Let's go!" Riley yelled over te music. Lucas didn't look a her and Riley let out a frustrated sigh and grabbed his arm. "Hey, quit with the slut and let's go!" She yelled once more but by that time the song had ended and it was silent, meaning the girl had heard her call her a slut. Great, just great, Riley thought as the girl glared at her. Lucas looked over and smirked slightly. All eyes were now on them.

"What did you just call me?" The girl asked and appeared to be actually sober. Crap, Riley mumbled as the girl got up in her face. Riley wasn't liking where this was going. Then again, Riley wasn't the one to ever back down from a fight.

"I called you a slut. "Riley said slowly, staring the girl down, "Did I say that slow enough for you?" Riley said and smirked. The girl scoffed.

"Listen here, I don't know if you know me but i'm the most popular girl in this school, I could crush you." She said and smiled slightly. Riley let out a laugh.

"Well popularity doesn't count for your strength, dear, it only counts for how many guys you've slept with and i'm guessing the amount of the guys you were dancing with tonight, weren't even half of them." Riley said with a wide smirk as everyone in the audience -ohhh- ed. The girl looked at Riley, extremely angry. Lucas, who had yet to say anything, stood there watching the two girls interact with one another. He was confused to as why they were fighting but then again he was drunk.

"Listen here you little bitch, watch your mouth or you'll get it." The girl snapped angrily at Riley who stood there and let out a scoff.

"Do you honestly think you scare me? I mean look at you, you're like a stick and you know what they say abouts sticks." Riley said in a serious tone. "Put to much pressure on them and they break " Riley said harshly. The girl rolled her eyes and that's when Riley grabbed Lucas' hand. "Let's go, Luke."

Riley started to pull Lucas away and got about two feet before she was whirled around and punched in the face. The unexpected action caused Riley to fall to the floor. She looked up and saw not one, but three girls standing in front of her. Crap, the slut's got friends, not good, Riley thought to herself as she slowly stood up. She looked at the three girls and tackled the one that she was previously talking to, to the ground. No way was Riley going to back down from a fight.

Riley was on top of the girl and got a few hard punches in, but was then pulled off of her by the other two. That's when it started to get rough. Riley vould feel the blood pour down her face as the three girls pinned her down and continued to hit her. Riley was scared, to say the least, but realized that unless she did something they were going to win. So, with every ounce of strength she had left, she swung her foot up and connected it with one of the girl's face. That one flew back and hit the floor.

She didn't know exactly how it happened but she manged to knock the other one out and was now standing over the girl that she had originally fought with. Riley looked down at her and was about to hit her again, but stopped.

"You're not worth it. None of you are." She said and walked over to a now half passed out Lucas, helped him up and walked out the door. As soon as she got out the door she could feel here face burn due to the cold weather. Everywhere hurt. She kept walking and finally made it to her car and set Lucas in the back seat. Riley closed the door and leaned against her car for a moment and shut her eyes. This was what she did when she was hurting or if she needed a moment to think. She opened her eyes and got in the driver's side of her car and drove off.

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Yikes...I know that was proabably a little sketchy but I hope that what happened in the last part of this chapter got you guys thinking...there's a big secret...no there's TWO big secrets that are going to be revealed soon...anyone wanna take a guess? Some have and I don't know if they're right or not...lol anyway review!!! I would definitly love it if you guys did!!!!