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(A/N: There will be major spoilers from Season five in this story, so remember I warned you I also hope you enjoy this story.)
Chapter Twenty-One: How Am I Suppose to Breath With No Air?
But how do you expect me
to live alone with just me
'Cause my world revolves around you
It's so hard for me to breathe
"I'm calling 911!" Rachel cried punching the numbers in to the cell phone.
Brooke stood there watching the scene, her bestfriend was in a frantic state of mind while her boyfriend was holding someone who was obviously spurting out blood. Brooke walked to the scene, not remembering anything that happened or that she even jumped in front of Lucas to save him from that bullet. Brooke looked down and saw herself, lying in Lucas' arm looking as pale as ever and losing more blood as seconds went by, she moved back placing her hands over her mouth. She didn't know what was going on, it felt as if the world around was spinning, she felt an a hand on her shoulder and turned around and was shocked to see the person standing behind her.
"Uncle Keith?" Brooke was to stunned to say anything else, how was this happening? Keith is dead? Did that mean she was dead? "I don't get this why are you here?"
Keith laughed at how worried Brooke was, "I am going to be your tour guide, if you want to call it that."
"Sort of like how you was with Lucas?" Brooke remembered having this conversation with Lucas, she remembered that when he was in a coma that Uncle Keith was the one that helped him out of it. Brooke couldn't help but wonder, out of all the people why Keith? Why not someone like Elvis?
"Brooke you been doubting yourself lately," Keith began talking as Brooke tried to cut him of causing him to speak over her even louder. "I am going to help you with some of those doubts because you don't really know which way to go. Are you going to be a good mother? Will Lucas run off on you like Dan? Will you run off on him like Nikki? Can this relationship really last? I know you're nervous Brooke but I'm going to take you on a tour of your relationship with Lucas and in time we should have all of those questions answered."
Brooke had no choice but to agree and nod her head, she took a hold of Keith hands and began walking into what she thought was the past. Brooke was now sitting down in a car watching herself undress, she looked out the window and saw Lucas coming and remembered what this was. 'I was so hot back then, but then again I still am.' Brooke grinned as she watched herself, Lucas entered the car and she saw herself pop up surprising him. Brooke laughed silently to herself remembering how bad Lucas was freaking out, and Keith couldn't help but look back at Brooke smiling.
"They can't see us right?" Brooke turned to Keith worried that they might be caught.
"Nope we're ghost." Keith explained.
Brooke nodded her head and finally it sunk in, "Wait I am a ghost?! I am dead?!"
"That's up to you Brooke, but that's not the discussion right now," Keith said putting Brooke back on track. "What's important is this is where it all started."
"Hey, you"
"Oh," Lucas said looking back and quickly turning back around, seeing as Brooke was almost naked in his back seat wearing nothing but a leopard bra. "I think you got the wrong car."
"Nah. Don't mind me." Brooke shrugged it off as if it was nothing. "I just have to get out of this uniform. So, uh, anyway, I'm Brooke. But you probably knew that. Can I tell you that that last shot was awesome? How'd it feel? Good, huh? You know it did."
Brooke remembered what came up next and she blushed at it, she ducked down to the floor as Coach Whitey Durham approached the car to talk to Lucas. Keith watched on laughing as Whitey informed Lucas that he had a half naked girl in the back of his seat. Brooke laughed, she loved memories like this, it what made her remember who she really was and how much she changed. She saw herself spring back up and continue to talk to Lucas, Brooke just watched on smiling.
Brooke body was being rushed into the emergency room as Lucas, Rachel, Haley, Peyton and Nathan waited in the waiting room. Haley was crying hysterically along with Peyton and Rachel, Lucas seemed to shocked, he refused to think that this was really happening and this had all been a horrible dream that he couldn't seem to wake up from. Lucas just sat down starring at the floor, he couldn't believe that he let her get shot, he was suppose to be protecting her not the other way around. Nathan and Haley sat beside him as Haley began crying into his arms and Nathan just sat there sadly starring at the walls. Lucas could swear he saw a few drops of tears leave his eyes. Rachel was pacing around the room, that what she did best in times of crisis, she was about to lose her bestfriend and their was absolutely nothing she could do about it.
"So where are we now?" Brooke asked as she and Keith walked through a bar.
"You're first date."
"I remember this," Brooke looked around, she got Lucas and her fake I.D. "Hey there we are making out." Brooke smiled looking at her and Lucas making out, her and Lucas were so cute together.
"I remember how bad you corrupted him." Keith laughed.
"I didn't corrupt him," Brooke said defensively laughing too. "He saw my tattoo and thought it was hot and wanted one too."
"But there were some bump along the way," Keith said as he and Brooke walked out of the club and into a whole new scenery. Peyton and Lucas were in a hotel making out on a bed, Lucas had just took off his shirt and it began getting hot and heavy. "Are you okay?"
Brooke was a little misty-eyed, "Can we just get out of here, please?"
Keith nodded his head as the scenery changed again, it was her and Lucas on her bed, Lucas had come to the house to tell her that since she was pregnant that he would be there for her. Brooke looked at the scene, she could feel the sadness laying within her, she lied about being pregnant just for revenge.
"I'm not pregnant." Brooke cried.
"But I saw the test." Lucas said confused.
"I know," Brooke began to explain. "Then when the doctor called he said I wasn't pregnant, he said that can happen."
"Okay, no, no, no." Lucas didn't understand. "I was standing right there when he called."
"And you had just called me a slut!"
"So, you lied to punish me?!" Lucas said raising his voice. "How could you do that?"
"How could you cheat on me with my best friend?!" Brooke said so hurt and you could actually see the pain in her eyes.
"Brooke." Lucas said quietly. "I never meant to hurt you."
"That doesn't really matter, Lucas." Brooke didn't see why he couldn't understand how she was feeling. "Cause in the end it all hurts just the same."
The doctor came out of the room, he looked sort of disappointed and he was covered in blood. Lucas, Nathan, Jake, Haley, Rachel and Peyton all stood up as the doctor approached them, "I assume you're all here for Brooke Davis Scott?" They all nodded their heads nervously not knowing whether it was good news or bad. "Well we able to stop the bleeding for a short period of time but that doesn't mean she won't start up again, we're all doing everything we can but there is a high chance that we just might lose her."
"What do you mean you're doing all you can?" Rachel asked still crying. "If you were doing all you could you wouldn't be standing here talking to us, get you're ass back in that room and you save my friend!"
Haley walked away as Rachel was giving off her little rant, is was all beginning to be to much for her. She walked into an empty hallway and leaned her back against the wall for support, she couldn't help but feel over emotional, her best friend who always been there for her was dying and there wasn't a damn thing she could do about it. Haley ran her hand through her hair sobbing as she slowly fell to the ground in tears. She needed time to be alone, but she really needed was for Brooke to be okay to be by her side talking to her telling her that everything will be alright.
"Why does everybody lie? You know, the bad guys lie to get in your bed...and the good guys...lie to get in your heart!" Brooke said referring to Lucas. "And I'm the idiot that falls for it every time!"
"Hey...Brooke, you are not an idiot. Not even close. You know who you are. Most people don't, you know. I mean, that's why they lie." Lucas tried to explain to her pausing for a moment. "They're afraid people might find out who they are before they figure it out themselves."
"Let me take you home." Lucas offered.
"I can get home without a guy, thanks." Brooke said defensively.
Brooke laughed at how stubborn she was as Keith nudge her in her shoulder.
"Ok." Lucas stands up ready to leave.
"Wait," Brooke thought about it. "I really don't wanna walk."
Brooke turns to get her bag as Lucas holds her out his hand, Brooke turned back around seeing Lucas hand sticking out. Brooke looks at it for a moment, could she really trust him and let him back in after everything he did to her? She accepted his hands and let him help her up and they begin to walk to the car.
"We're going to skip a little," Keith said as they walked to Lucas' house, they entered the room to see Brooke and Lucas talking.
"So I guess this is goodbye?" Brooke tried and pull a smiled.
Lucas doesn't answer her, just simply holds out his arm embracing Brooke into a hug. Brooke smile turns into a little bit of a frown, Lucas let go as she moves back smiling sadly. Lucas pulls her back forward and kisses her, they break apart and Brooke just stares at him with disbelief.
"Tell me that was a goodbye kiss." Brooke said still shock by the kiss.
"I wanna be with you, Brooke."
"What?" Brooke asked taking a step back.
Brooke just stood there watching as Lucas kept on talking, she was almost close to tears watching the scene, she remembered how hard it was to leave Lucas for the whole summer.
"What about Peyton's stuff?"
"I keep that stuff as a reminder of how badly I screwed up things. With you." Lucas began. "To remind myself, if I ever get a second chance, ...I'd never let you go again."
Brooke walked out the room furious, how could Lucas say that when he did let her go again. For Peyton. Keith chased after Brooke as she kept running off, she hated that scene and she never wanted to live through it again, it was just a constant reminder on how much Lucas hurt her by lying to her once again. He said that he would never hurt but he did, even though he made up for it, it still hurt her.
"Brooke!" Keith yelled.
"No," Brooke yelled back crying. "I don't want to do this anymore!"
"Well you have to," Keith said as Brooke stopped. "Somewhere along the line you loss yourself and you're afraid to find that person you lost."
Nathan was sitting next to his brother and Rachel when he notice Haley wasn't around, "Hey guys did you see Hales?"
"No."
"I have to go look for her she probably a wreck right now..." Nathan got up and Rachel made him sit back down.
"I'll look for her." Rachel left in search for Haley, she knew that Haley was probably somewhere of crying her eyes out. If Haley was feeling anything like she was, Haley surely wasn't good right now. Rachel walked along a quiet hall where she could just hear little sobs, it was Haley sitting on the floor against the wall crying. Rachel sat down next to her and put her arms around her pulling her into a hug. "I know where not really friends, but if you need me right now, I'm here."
"I know," Haley sort of did consider Rachel her friend, she just never wanted to give her the satisfaction of knowing it. "I just hope she's alright Rachel, I can't survive without her, I don't what I would do if she died and what about Lucas he loves her so much."
"I know Haley," Haley's words brought Rachel into tears. "I know, I miss her so much right now and I just wish that she is okay, she has to be okay."
"How about how you show it? I am not pushing you away Lucas, I am holding on for dear life! But I need you to need me back! Why wouldn't you tell me about the kiss and why wouldn't you call me while you were away and why won't you ever just let me all the way in?"
"So does he let you in?" Keith ask as they walked away from the scene.
"Sort of," Brooke shrugged. "I guess we're kind of still working on that but I love him, I know we can make it work."
"Now that wer'e finish with the past," Keith grabbed Brooke hand. "Time to venture into the future."
Brooke walked into a messy house, it was very small and very cramped, it smelt as bad as it looked and she just wanted to get out of there. Keith led her into the kitchen where Lucas was sitting at the kitchen table starring into his coffee, he looked like a wreck, his shirt was improperly button, and he hadn't had a haircut in what it seems like years. A boy about the age of sixteen walked into the kitchen, he looked sort of like Lucas but he had Brooke's hazel eyes.
"When are you going to get a job dad?" the boy asked as Lucas just kept starring into his coffee. "You know Heather didn't come home last night, she was probably out partying again and she just passed out somewhere. And if you even care I am on my way to school, Aunt Rachel is taking me today and she's picking me up so don't worry about me but I doubt you will."
Chad left the house pissed off as always, ever since his mother died when he was baby his dad was so screwed up. He didn't talk much, he didn't care what they did, and he didn't know most of things going on in their life. Brooke looked at Lucas long and hard, why is he so sad? She wanted to ask him, 'Lucas why is your heart so broken?'
"Keith what happened?"
"You happened," Keith said simply. "You died and he couldn't take it, sixteen years later and he still couldn't take it. Lets move on to Haley and Nathan."
Haley had just thrown something at Nathan, it missed and Nathan smiled, a smiled that sort of reminded Brooke of Dan. "Do you really think that you're going to keep me away from my sons? I already have James, I can take Nate too!"
"Get out of her you pompous jackass!" Haley grabbed something else and threw it.
"Whatever you say," Nathan shook his head grinning. "I left you some pills on the counter."
Haley saw Nathan walk out of the house, she slowly walked into the kitchen and saw the bottle of pills lying there on the counter. She grabbed a glass of water while tears slowly came down her eyes and rolled of her cheeks, she took a hand full of pills and swallowed them all then took a drink of water. She lied against the wall as she slowly fell to the ground, she looked as if she was drifting off as she began to close her eyes. Brooke was shocked at what she was seeing, what happened to Naley? She was so upset seeing them this way and seeing Haley this way.
"They became Dan and Deb." Brooke said quietly.
Keith just nodded his head.
"What about Peyton?"
"I'm afraid we can't see Peyton as for they don't know where she went, after you died it all became to much for her so the day of wedding she ran off on Jake." Keith explained.
Brooke was taking it all in as it hit her, "And Rachel?"
"She's okay," Keith explained. "She never gotten over it but she sort of became Chad and Heather mother, looking out for them and protecting them and picking them up from school. She was really upset that you was gone, for a while she tried cutting herself but she gave up on it after she realize that Chad and Heather and her own daughter needed her. We need to go one more place!"
They were now at a cementary, Brooke was confused at what she was doing there when she saw Lucas at someone grave, she knew it was hers. She walked beside him looking down, it read "Brooke Penople Davis Scott , A wonderful mother and wife." Below that she saw in small prints "She was fiercely independent, brilliant and beautiful and brave. Brooke Davis was going to change the world some day and I'm not sure she even knew it." She saw the grave next to hers, it read "Victoria Davis, A caring mother and wife."
"What happened to her?" Brooke pointed at her mother grave.
"Brooke you may think your mother doesn't love you or doesn't care for you but she does," Keith explained to her. "She wasn't using you Brooke, in her own twisted way she thought she was helping you and when you died she did some things. She became a drunk and a druggie and one day she overdose and she died, she loved even more then you knew and knowing that you died hating her made it even worst."
Brooke had tears dripping from her eyes, "I have a question Keith, will I be a good mother?"
"Let's see for yourself!"
Brooke woke up on a bed, she turned to see Lucas smiling at her, "How was your sleep beautiful?"
"Great," Brooke played along even though she didn't really know what was going on, she looked down at her stomach and she was pregnant. She was shocked as Lucas helped her out the bed and led her downstairs, she saw seven children sitting down at table, four girl and three boys.
"Hey mom!" They all said together.
"Who are they?" Brooke asked Lucas.
"Don't tell me you lost your memory!" Lucas joked as he sat at the table with his kids.
Brooke was now standing back with Keith, "So you have a choice, do you want to stay here or go back?"
"As much as I would love to stay here with you," Brooke smiled. "I have to go back, they all need me."
"Okay!" Keith said as they were in the hospital where Brooke had finished her surgery over and hour ago. "All you have to do is walk into you're body, but I need you to do me a favor."
"Anything!" Brooke smiled.
"Tell Lucas that he will be a great father and to always let you in," Keith said. "I need you to tell Karen to move on with Andy, I know that she is afraid to commit because of me but tell her that Andy is a great guy and he loves her and she loves him and so does Lily."
"Okay." Brooke smiled at Keith, he was so nice and had such a qenuine heart.
"Now you go ahead."
Brooke slowly walked back into her body, Keith expected to see her wake up but she wasn't, Brooke came back out of her body and ran up to Keith hugging him. "Thank you Keith for everything, I'm going to miss you so much."
"Me too!" Keith said hugging Brooke back.
"Bye, see you soon," Brooke waved. "But hopefully not to soon!"
They both laughed at her comment, she walked into her body and slowly began to wake up, "Now all you have to do is breath." Keith smiled walking away. Brooke began to wake up and she looked at her surroundings, she remembered everything and she knew it wasn't just a dream, she knew that she really saw Keith. She felt a little weak from the surgery but she felt great knowing that she was back, a doctor entered the room.
"Mrs. Scott you're awake." the doctor said disbelieving.
"Yeah I am." Brooke said with the same tone of voice.
Back in the waiting room Lucas, Haley, Rachel, Peyton, Nathan, Jake, Mouth, Millicent, Victoria, Skillz, Junk, Fergie, and Bevin waited to see how she was doing. The doctor came out for the third time, "Mrs. Scott is awake and she will be able to make a full recovery." They all shouted in excitement and happiness, they all began hugging each other just so happy that Brooke was okay.
"So can I see her?" Lucas asked.
"Of course."
Lucas walked into the room, Brooke layed in her bed smiling at husband who had just entered the room. "Hey broody!" she said weakly.
"Hey pretty girl," Lucas said as a tear drop fell from his eye. "You scared me so much."
"I'm sorry," Brooke took his hand. "But I'll always come back for you."
"Same here." Lucas smiled.
"Guess who I saw." Brooke said in her regular raspy voice.
"Who?"
"Keith, he told me to tell you that you're going to be a great dad," Brooke smiled. "And that you need to let me in more!"
"I promise!" Lucas kissed her on her forehead. "What was the last thing he said?"
"'All you have to do is breath'," Brooke replied. "Some useful tip."
"Yeah but I can understand," Lucas stroked her hair. "When you're about to lose someone it just make it harder and harder to breath."
(A/N: I hoped you enjoyed this chapter, please review! This is very important, the next chapter will be my last chapter and the end of this story. I hope you all enjoyed and thought it was just amazing to read and thank you for reading it, you guys have just been amazing with this journey for my story that I decide to do something for you. I know this should be a surprise but I can't wait, I will be writing a sequel called One Tree Hill: The Next Generation so stick around for it.)
othfan326- Sorry to scare you like that but she's okay now, I really hope you enjoyed this chapter and the next chapter to come as it will be the last of this story. Hopefully you will go on to reading the sequel and thank you for sticking around so long! Hope you enjoyed this chapter! ;) Oh yeah I will see you around on OTHForums, just realize that you were on it I am BrucasFan103 by the way.
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