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DEVON'S HOUSE

"Ugh! I have no idea what to do!" Riley yelled as she plopped on the couch and sighed. "Do you think I was a little hard on Nathan? I mean I was kind of a bitch to him." She said and looked down at her hands.

"You might have been Ry. I mean, he does say some things he doesn't mean sometimes but who doesn't, right?" He said and Riley nodded.

"I'll apologize to him tomorrow...I want to be there for Nathan just as much as I want to be there for Lucas, but it's hard because i'm scared Lucas is going to hurt someone...or hurt himself. Plus, i've had a bond with Lucas since I first met him and Nathan and I barely even talked and...it's just hard for me to look after both. Besides Lucas...He's...he's just in that destructive mood, ya know? I feel like I need to help him." Riley said, squinting her eyes, trying to make him understand.

"Ya, I know but you've got to understand that they're both your brothers and both of them are going through a rough time right now and i'm sure they could use their awesome sister in their time of need." He said and smiled. She nodded her head and groaned, while throwing her head back

"Ugh, i'm such a bitch!" Riley said and Devon smiled slightly and took a seat next to her.

"No you're not baby, you're just...protective." He said and she groaned and took a pillow and screamed into it. Devon chuckled and pulled the pillow from her face. She struggled a bit and finally let go and glared at him. Devon wrapped both arms around her and pulled her towards him. She leaned back on his chest and sighed as he entertwined their hands.

"I guess." She said and paused and sighed again. "Why does everything have to be so complicated?" She asked and glanced back at him for an answer. He smiled.

"It's complicated because if life was perfect, you would get bored and I know you hate being bored." He said and she rolled her eyes playfully and started to play with his fingers. He placed a light kiss on the side of her head and sighed himself. "This is relaxing."

"Ya. It is. I always feel that way when i'm in your arms." She said and smiled softly to herself. Devon smiled himself and hugged her closer. Was it the time to tell her? Devon was contemplating, if he should tell Riley how he felt about her. He took a deep breath in and pushed her off of him.

Riley sat up, surprised and turned to look at Devon with a kinked eyebrow and she knew by the look on his face that this was going to be serious. He grabbed both of her hands and looked her straight in the eye.

"What's wrong?" She asked and Devon breathed in. It was now or never.

"Riley, there's something i've wanted to tell you for awhie now but it just never seemed like the right time and I was really scared of what you might say." He started and Riley couldn't help but smile at his nervousness. "Please don't get freaked out Ry, but..." He paused and Riley looked at him with an amused face.

"Well...out with it baby. I'm not gettin any younger." She said and smiled. He let out a nervous chuckle and breathed out..

"I..I love you, Riley." He said and stared at her for a reaction. She stared at him blankly and that's when he got worried. She wasn't saying anything at all. She was just staring at him. "Ry?"

Just then her face broke out into a huge smile and she jumped on him, pushing him back on the couch. He smiled and she kissed him deeply before pulling away and staring at him with loving eyes.

"I was wondering how long it would take you to say it." She said and then scrunched up her nose. "Damn, I owe Haley 20$." She said and laughed at his horrified expression.

"You bet on how long it would take me to say that I loved you?" He asked and Riley's smile turned into an innocent one.

"No?" She said and smiled and kissed him again. He shook his head and pulled her close to him. She pulled away and her face was somewhat serious. " I love you too." She said and Devon smiled brightly and leaned in and kissed her again. He rolled her over so that he was on top causing her giggle slightly.

He traced her bottom lip with his tongue begging for entrance and she accepted. Riley kissed him harder and was lost in the touch. She couldn't believe how much of a hold he had on her. Devon's hands slowly made their way to the hem of her shirt and were about to slide up before Riley stopped him.

"Devon..." She mumbled and he pulled away embarrassed. He went to sit up but was pulled down to her again. She looked at him and sighed. "It's not that I don't want to...because I do...but this is exactly what happened in my first relationship and...I just don't want that to happen this time. I went too fast the last time and I just..." Riley stopped as she was cut off by Devon's lips. He kissed her deeply and pulled away.

"I don't want to push you, Riley. I love you, and i'll wait forever if I have too." He said sweetly and Riley smiled. She leaned up and kissed him again. They pulled apart and Riley put her arms around Devon.

"Maybe we should just lay here and sleep. The game doesn't start until 7, right?" She asked with a yawn. He nodded. "Ok, so we'll sleep for awhile and then go to the game." She said and he nodded. "Oh i'm so excited..this is my baby's first game!" She said and smiled brightly. He shook his head and kissed her forehead.

They were about to fall asleep when Riley suddenly piped up. She had been thinking about it and it had just occured to her that there was no way he would have said that he loved her on Haley's last day of the bet unless...

"Did Haley urge you to say that you loved me?" She said and Devon laughed. "That bitch!!!" She said and Devon just laughed more. " Stupid smart bitch." She mumbled before drifting into a deep sleep. Devon shook his head and kissed her on the forehead before falling asleep himself.

LUCAS/RILEY'S HOUSE

Lucas and Haley lay on his bed, thinking about the past night's events. Neither had spoken since they had gotten home. They stayed in silence looking at Lucas' ceiling, until finally Haley decided to break the silence.

"What are we gonna do, Luke?" She asked in a tired voice. Lucas sighed and gave a soft shrug.

"I dunno, Hales. I guess we'll just have to stick together again. Just me and you against the world." He said and Haley nodded slightly. "It's gonna be hard Haley. But we should be fine if we just deal with this together." He said and Haley turned to look over at him.

"It's gonna be difficult to deal with it if you keep freaking out whenever Nathan is two feet away from Brooke." She said and let a soft smile go. Lucas sighed.

"Ya, I guess I kinda freaked out today." He said and heard Haley scoff. She picked up his hand.

"Kinda? I don't really call this kinda. I call this totally overload anger. You were a little bit scary." She said and Lucas nodded.

" I guess so...but I just...I couldn't help it...ya know?" He asked and paused when Haley nodded, "Everytime they're near eachother i'm gonna assume the worst. It's just how I am now." He said and sighed. "Man, I have got control my anger." He said and Haley nodded as he turned back to look at the ceiling.

"I have a confession." She said and paused as Lucas turned to look at her. "I kinda freaked out too. I saw them earlier on this morning walking into the school together. Riley found me in the girl's bathroom this morning balling my eyes out. I guess i'm not as contolled as I thought." She said and rolled her eyes. Lucas held an arm open and she crawled over it and lay on it.

"Well, you are going to the game tonight, right?" He asked and Haley nodded.

"Unfortunatly. But i'll be far away from the cheerleaders...thank god." She said and gave an exasperated face. Lucas scoffed.

"Wish I could say the same." Lucas mumbled which earned a slight pat from Haley. "You know, it's not that i'm angry at them for doing what they did. I'm just..."

"Hurt?" Haley offered and Lucas nodded. "Then the anger just comes along with it, right?" She said and Lucas nodded once again. "By the way, how's the hand?" She asked and he lifted it up so she could examine it, properly. "Does it hurt?."

"Nah, I can't even feel anything." He said and Haley nodded.

"The courses of true love never did run smooth." Haley said quietly and Lucas let out a sigh

"William Shakesphere." Lucas said still staring at the ceiling. He could feel Haley nod.

"We were in class the other day and Mr. Murpy said that...remember? He said that quote and I guess it just kind of stuck with me and now that I think about it...it kind of gives me hope, ya know?" She said and looked up at him. He nodded.

"Ya...I remember hearing that quote but I was kind of distracted..." He said and sighed again. Haley put an arm around him.

"Love's never perfect, Luke. You just have to give it time." She said and he nodded.

"But what if you've been giving it time? Hales, we gave them another chance and look where that got us?" He said seriously and she nodded.

"Ya, but are you really ready to give them up? They're apart of us Lucas...we love them and eventhough they hurt us...we hurt them too." She said and Lucas nodded. He really loved Brooke but he just couldn't understand why she would sleep with his brother.

"I know Hales, but you realize that they screwed us over more times then one and we keep giving them chances...what's gonna happen the next time, huh? What if Nathan cheats on you again?" He asked and Haley grew silent. It was the first time it had actually been said aloud to her.

"I...I don't know." She said quietly. Lucas pulled her close. "It's just hard to believe that they slept together...I mean...I just can't believe that they both did it. Brooke had had it happen to her...how could she do it to someone else?" Haley said with a hint of anger in her voice. Lucas looked away, a little ashamed that he had been the one to do it to her the first time. She looked at Lucas and could see that he didn't like the past being brought up. "Sorry."

"It's alright. It just sucks that it was me who did that to her." He said and ran a hand through his hair. "You know what though? We don't need them, Hales. We've got eachother and we were doing just fine without them." He said and Haley smiled slightly

"We do need them Lucas and as much as I want to agree with you, I can't. We're not fine, Lucas. We're both a mess." She said and let out a bitter chuckle while sitting up, getting out of his grasp. "We need them and you know that. It might take awhile Luke...but i'm not giving up...and neither are you." She said sternly and he sighed.

"I know, I know. It's just gonna take time. Are you gonna let me have that?" He said and quirked an eyebrow. She gave a small smile and pretended to think about it.

"I guess so." She said with a dramatic sigh and Lucas let out a small laugh. He hugged her.

"We're gonna be alright." He said and smiled into her hair. She nodded and smiled as well.

"Ya we are."

GYM

Brooke sighed as she walked into the already crowded gym. It was another night where she ahd to act happy and cheerful when all she really wanted to do was sleep. She was not in the mood to jump up and down and yell GO TEAM when she didn't even care in the first place. The only reason she came tonight was so that she could maybe talk to Lucas. It was the only way she could fix things.

Brooke walked over to where the cheerleaders were and noticed that Riley was talking to Peyton. They seemed to be in an important conversation when she walked up to them.

"I know but i'm not exactly sure what to say...Hey Brooke." Riley said as Brooke reached them. Brooke forced a smile.

"Hey. What's...what's goin on?" Brooke asked and Riley smiled and shook her head.

"Nothing. I was just talking to Peyton about having this thing at Tric next week." Riley said and Brooke nodded, glancing at Peyton for confirmation. She turned back to Riley. She looked so tired. "Well, i'm gonna go take a seat, but i'll see you guys later." She said and walked off into the crowd.

"Ya, so you ready to cheer tonight B. Davis?" Peyton asked and put an arm around her friend. Brooke sighed again and shrugged.

"I guess i'm gonna have to be." She said and Peyton nodded. Just then the boys ran out in all of their glory. One boy in paticular, catching Brooke's eye. He glanced over at her and then paid attention to the task at hand. Brooke sighed.

"Here are you're Tree Hill Ravens!!!" The announcer shouted, "Also, with us tonight, is the new Point Guard, Devon Parker!!!!!!!!" He shouted and everyone clapped rapidly.

Devon smiled to himself and looked up in the stands for the one girl that made his heart jump.When he layed his eyes upon her her smile was brightly shown on her face as she clapped along with everyone else. He winked at her and she smirked.

Lucas walked over to his position and was faced with someone he wished was dead. The guy smirked at him.

"Well, well, well, Lucas Scott. Here to get your ass kicked again?" The boy said and Lucas ignored him. " Ok, so how about Brooke? I hear you two aren't dating anymore...so I guess she's fair game, huh?" The boy said and Lucas tensed and clenched his fists. The boy laughed. Lucas looked over at Devon and walked over to him.

"Let's get this tonight." He said and paused while looking over to the boy he was previously talking to, "Let's win this." He said and Devon nodded. Lucas gave an approving nod and patted him on the back before getting into position. Devon got in position and briefly looked over at Nathan who seemed to be a little distracted. Nathan looked at him and Devon gave a sympathetic smile. Nathan returned it. Then...the buzzar went off and the game started.

ABOUT TWO HOURS LATER

The game was tied 104-104 and it was a fierce battle. Devon and Lucas were burning up the court and scoring numerous baskets. Nathan was helping but seemed very distant. Lucas had guessed it was because of Haley and couldn't help but feel sympathetic for his brother...ex brother. Lucas quickly shook that thought out of his head as his gaze caught a certain brunettes. He turned back to the game. He had scored 51 points in tonights game and was on fire. But there was this feeling he had been having that felt like something was going to go wrong, but he had ignored it.

Devon, himself, had scored 32 points and was doing very well. He assisted Lucas with most of his shots and Lucas had assisted him as well. Maybe Lucas was finally accepting the fact that he was dating his sister...or maybe he just really wanted to win tonight's game. Devon didn't know, but at the moment he didn't care. His reason for trying is because he has someone cheering him on. Someone who believed he could do it. Someone he was in love with.

"Ten second left in the game and it's a tight struggle as Lucas Scott takes the ball down the court for the win. Devon Parker not far behind. Lucas gets double teamed but manages to break free and runs towards the basket!" The announcer shouts.

Lucas runs down the court as fast as he can, dodging anyone in his way. He then comes face to face with the boy he was talking to earlier. Niko Cardian was known as the all star at Bear Creek High. He was gorgeous, tough, and very muscular. To Lucas, he was the ass that once tried to ruin his relationship with Brooke.

Back when Lucas and Brooke had dated the first time, they had went to a game in Bear Creek and Niko had had an instant attraction to the head cheerleader. He had hit on her all night, trying to win her over. Lucas had told him to back off and when he didn't, a fight had broke out. Niko had manged to break his nose and almost escaped untouched. If it hadn't been for Lucas' foot tripping him, Niko would have walked away and laughed about it.

Now, Lucas knew he was better, stronger, and more athletic then him. Niko was no longer known as the ass to Lucas. He was now known as an obstacle in the way of his win. He had been taunting Lucas all night about Brooke and about how Lucas wasn't good enough. Lucas smirked as Niko attempted to steal the ball away from him.

Lucas smirked and faked left and, just like he had predicted, Niko went left. Lucas turned to the right and ran straight past Niko. He was mere inches away from the net and decided to finish the game off with a bang. Lucas jumped up and dunked the ball with whatever strength he had left in him. He came down just as the buzzar went off and could hear the numerous fans screaming in excitment. Lucas smirked and turned around, ready to bask in all the glory but was surprised when he was met with an elbow to the face.

Lucas went down hard on the ground and held his nose for a moment. He looked up and saw Niko smiling with pride. Lucas grunted and instead of sticking his foot out to trip him, he stood up. An act which surprised Niko. Lucas grabbed Niko and swung his fist back and hit Niko in the nose, hard. Niko fell down and looked up at Lucas. He slowly got and was about to go after Lucas but was grabbed by his teammates.

"Wow, i'm surprised that you actually had the strength to get up, you sissy! But ya know, Brooke's lookin' pretty fine tonight, you don't mind if I hook up with her, do ya?" Niko said and smirked as Lucas' fists clenched once again and anger ran through his body. Lucas charged Niko and took all the players that were holding him down with them.

Lucas punched Niko again but this time he could feel the bone crush underneath his fist and he knew when Niko yelped that his nose was broken. Lucas was then pulled off by several of his teammates. He shrugged them off and turned to walk away. Niko got up and walked up behind Lucas and was about to punch him when he felt another blow to the face. Lucas turned back and saw that Devon had punched Niko down.

"Thanks." Lucas said and Devon nodded. Lucas turned around and headed for the gym doors. He was going to get out of here, it was too stuffy. He was sick of all this crap. He knew that he still loved Brooke and wouldn't ever stop but he also knew that his heart was broken because of her. The only thing was, that she seemed to be the only one who could heal it as well.

Lucas walked outside and sighed as he felt the cool air surround him. He was tired of everything and he was really getting sick of feeling like he was going to pass out every game. His HCM medication was being ignored because he knew that if he took it he wouldn't be good enough to play so he risked his life by not taking it. He knew he was being stupid but right now, he had nothing to lose. Or did he?

Lucas walked over to his car and went to open the door but felt a sudden tightening in his chest. He grabbed his chest with one hand and leaned against the car with the other. He began to breath deeply, trying to calm himself down but it didn't seem to be working. Lucas eventually closed his eyes in pain. His hand slipped from the car and he tumbled to the ground. He clutched his chest harder, in an attempt to breath but no such luck. Lucas opened his eyes and could see a blurry vision of someone but couldn't hear anything. Lucas took another look at the blurry figure and then let the darkness take over him.

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Uh oh! Lucas' HCM!!!! I know...i'm not a big fan of cliffhangers either but it had to be done! Anyways i'm working on the next chapter and it's going to be sad...:( Anyways it would mean a lot for your reviews! I'm trying to reach that 200 mark!!! haha

SPOILERS

Liley (sad)

Brucas(also sad)

Naley talk

Brooke gets angry at...?(HeHe)