Episode 11 Chapter 1 Till Death Do Us Part

"Till death do us part," Haley's voice can be heard. "Our wedding day is supposed to be the happiest day of our lives, and when we say until death do us part we never imagine that it will come so soon."

Haley can now be seen. She is standing in Savannah's hospital room. There are monitors everywhere. Haley holds back her tears.

"Poor Savannah…This isn't fair. She's too young for this kind of heartache."

Karen walks up behind her. Her hair is now a solid gray. Her black curls are no more. "She has to fight. I don't think Lucas can handle losing her."

Keith now stood beside them. "Maybe her fight is over. None of us really had a fighting chance."

"I did. Some would say I chose to die." Chase looks on as well.

"You died a hero." Haley reminded him. "Don't you ever forget that Chase."

Chase nodded. He just missed Summer. She had moved on without him. She had a son. He would never know him.

"Once she comes to us we have to convince her to fight." Karen clasped her hands together.

"Maybe we can be her heroes." Chase suggested.

Drake walked into Savannah's hospital room. She had been in the hospital for two days. Drake had barely left her side. This was not the way he wanted to spend their honeymoon.

He took her hand in his. "Hey beautiful….Everyone is here…Everyone is praying for you…The doctor says that you need a kidney transplant."

Peyton walked into the room. "Hi…Your mom said that you might want to take a break. I can sit with her."

"That's okay. I don't want to leave her." Drake's eyes were bloodshot red. He had never cried so much in his entire life.

"She wouldn't get mad at you for taking a break. She would understand."

Drake nodded. "I guess I could use a few minutes." He kissed Savannah's forehead. "I'll be right back." Drake walked to the door and then looked at Savannah. "When we will know about the transplant?"

"We should know something soon. Someone will be a match."

Drake stepped outside. He always knew that Savannah dying was a possibility, but he had always held out hope. He didn't know how to live without her. He wasn't ready to be without her. He didn't know if he was strong enough for this.

Peyton sat down next to Savannah. She looked in her purse and pulled out a flask. She was on edge. She needed something to take away the pain. She took a quick swig. "Don't tell your father." She looked and Savannah smiled. "He wouldn't be happy with me. Better yet let's not tell Brooke either."

Haley was standing in front of Peyton. "I can't believe she is drinking."

"Alcoholism is a disease." Keith told her as he sat on Savannah's bed.

"Peyton will be okay. She's just upset and doesn't know how to handle it."

"She's struggling Karen."

Karen nodded. "Lucas will figure it out. He will make it better."

Haley didn't know if he could. Lucas was consumed with so many other things. He didn't have time to notice that Peyton had a problem.

"He has always been able to save her, and he won't let her down this time." Karen reminded Haley. She was going to need a little more convincing.

"Why haven't we seen Savannah yet? I thought that we would." Chase asked.

"She's still alive."

"Yeah but I thought the whole point of us being here was to talk to her." Chase was confused. He was a little new to all of this.

"It's not time yet." Keith stared at Savannah. He knew she would come to them soon enough.

In the waiting room Lucas was pacing back and forth.

Lily stood up and tried to keep his pace. "You know I'm not much for wearing wholes into perfectly good floors, but if that's what you are trying to do, I can help."

Lucas stopped walking. "I'm worried."

"I know. You have every right to be."

"One of us has to be able to give her our kidney."

Lily nodded. "One of us will."

Lucas sat down. "How do you know that? You can't be certain."

"But I can hope." Lily placed her hand on top of Lucas's.

He noticed her ring. "What is that?" He looked at her.

Lily smiled. They hadn't told anyone. After finding out Savannah was in the hospital they didn't think it was the right time. "Graham asked me to marry him the night of Savannah's wedding."

"I'm guessing you said yes." Lucas liked Graham. He knew that Graham was good for her.

Lily smiled again. "Yeah…I love him. I would have said something..."

"I know. I understand. If it matters at all, I do approve."

"It matters." Lily wrapped her arms around him. "It really matters."

"She's beautiful." Keith was standing a few feet away from his daughter and the man he always considered to be his son. "She has your eyes and your smile."

Karen held Keith's hand. "She has your temper." Karen reminded him.

"I know you told me all about her, but I wish I could have been there. I wish that I could have experienced all of her big moments."

"Keith," Karen rubbed his shoulders. "You have been there for her."

"Lucas definitely did a good job with her."

"Yeah he did. He was a great brother."

"And a pretty good substitute father." Keith added.

Karen nodded.

"Lily," Graham walked in. He was wearing his scrubs.

"Hey," She stood up and hugged him. "I thought you had a surgery this morning."

"I do, but I wanted to see you first. How's Savannah?"

"No news yet," Lily looked at Lucas, and then pulled Graham into the hall. "If you hear anything could you please let me know? He is freaking out."

"You bet," Graham kissed her forehead and wrapped his arms around her. "I love you, Lily."

"I love you too, Graham." She kisses his lips gently.

"He seems nice," Keith watched as his daughter shared an embrace with her fiancé.

"Yeah. He is a great guy. Every mother wants her daughter to marry a doctor."

"What about Spencer? I thought he was her one true love." Keith knew a thing or two about true love, and he had always thought Spencer and Lily were the real deal.

"Lily doesn't know about Spencer."

"But she'll find out. Spencer will remember, and then what? Someone is going to be hurt, and I don't want it to be Lily."

"I think that Lily is going to be okay." Karen smiled. "When she figures it all out she will make the right choice because our daughter has always known how to follow her heart."

Keith was unsure. He had watched his daughter grow up without him, and now he was watching his grandkids grow up without a father. It wasn't fair, and he would never truly understand why things happen the way that they do. He probably should, but he didn't.

He just wanted his little girl to be happy and live a life she could be proud of.

He looked at Graham again. He really was a good guy, but he wasn't sure that he was Lily's one true love.

He wished there was a way he could help Spencer remember or prove that Graham was the guy Lily was supposed to be with forever.

Lily kisses Graham again. When she was in his arms she knew that everything was going to be okay.

Charlie was sitting on Savannah's bed in the Leyton house. He couldn't go to the hospital. He was scared. He didn't want to see Savannah hooked up to monitors. He didn't want to see her in any more pain.

There was a knock on the door. Chloe walked in. "Your little sister told me that you were up here."

"Yeah." He looked at her and smiled slightly.

"I thought you might want to go to the hospital today."

"No." Charlie shook his head. "I can't go."

"Okay," Chloe sighed and sat next to him. She noticed the box he was holding. "What's that?"

"I was trying to find pictures of me and Savannah. She's my best friend you know."

Chloe nodded. "I know."

"These aren't pictures though." He opened the box. "Savannah wrote us all a letter." He had tears in his eyes.

"What?"

"She wrote all of us a letter. I mean the family…She wrote us a letter."

"Did you read it?"

Charlie shook his head. "No…I want to though, but I don't know if I'm strong enough."

Chloe touches his shoulder. "You're strong enough Charlie. And if not I'm here for you. I want you to know that. I'm going to be every single step of the way."

"Thank you Chloe."

She touched his hand. He continued to stare at the letters. He wasn't sure what he was going to do with them.

…..

Nathan, Sophie, Lucy, Natalie, and Brody were sitting at Lucas' and Peyton's house. Nathan and Brooke were trying to help out as much as possible.

"More," Brody held up his empty bowl.

"Coming right up." Nathan poured him some more cereal. He only ate dry cereal.

"What do you say Brody?" Natalie looked at her baby brother.

"Tantu." Brody told him as he continued to eat his dry cereal.

"You are very welcome."

Brooke walked into the house. "Hey guys."

"Aunt Brooke, what are you doing here?"

"I thought that I could take you guys to the park. Would you like that?"

"Yeah," Lucy stood up. "I love the park."

"Me too," Brody smiled.

"Yeah mom that would be great."

Nathan pointed to the kitchen and Brooke followed.

"Thanks…I kind of need a break."

"I thought you might."

Nathan was still upset with her.

"Millie is at home, but she said she would stop by later."

Nathan nodded.

"You should probably check on Lucas."

"Yeah…"

Brooke didn't know what else to say.

Haley was watching them. Nathan really knew how to aggravate her some times. He was being ridiculous to Brooke. She made a mistake, but it wasn't that big of deal. She was trying to do what was best for Millie. Nathan was too overprotective some times.

….

Elizabeth walked out of her daughters' bedroom. Madeline was taking a nap. She had woken up at 4 and stayed awake for most of the morning. Emma was in Elizabeth's room watching Beauty and the Beast for the 600th time.

Elizabeth sat on the couch. She was exhausted and still needed to get ready to go to the hospital.

She heard a knock on the door.

"Come in," she was too tired to answer the door.

Daniel walked in. "Don't you know you are supposed to lock your doors?"

Elizabeth just glared at him.

"Sorry…"

"It's okay. I'm kind of testy today."

"Do you want to tell me about it?" He sat down on the chair across from her.

"I guess I'm just tired. The girls are a lot to handle by myself."

"Well if you ever need me to take them, I can."

"I know." Elizabeth sighed. "I was supposed to have a husband to help me." Elizabeth shook her head. "You know what? I am not going to worry about this right now. What brings you by?"

"I thought maybe we could take the girls down to the hospital to see your mom and dad."

"I don't know Daniel. I…"

"I want to get tested."

"What?"

"I want to see if I am a match for Savannah."

Elizabeth smiled. "Daniel that is the sweetest thing I've ever heard."

"I might not be a match, but it is not going to hurt me to find out."

"You are a good guy Daniel Colby."

Daniel smiled. He wanted to help in any way that he could. He only wished that he could bring Noah back to her. He knew that was all Elizabeth wanted.

…..

Lucas walked into Savannah's hospital room. Peyton and Drake were sitting next to her bed.

"Luke," Peyton stood up and walked to him.

"How is she doing?"

"She's going to be okay?" Drake told him. "She's going to be fine. She has to be."

Lucas and Peyton both shared looks.

The doctor walked in.

"Good morning."

"Is it?" Lucas asked.

He looked at Drake. "You are a match."

"Me…"

"Yeah…We want to do the surgery as soon as possible."

Drake smiled. "You hear that baby, you are going to have one of my kidneys." He leaned down and kissed her forehead.

Lucas and Peyton shared a hug. Maybe everything was going to be okay.

Chase, Keith, Haley, and Karen are standing next to the bed.

"I thought she was going to die." Chase looked over at Keith. "I thought that was why we were here."

Keith just looked at him and nodded.

Alright guys so let me know what you thought.

I didn't know if you guys were going to be a fan of the Keith/Karen/Chase/Haley thing, but it just kind of came to me, and I didn't know what else to do.

There are a lot of subtle hints about how it is all going to end. I don't know if you guys will catch them or not. I will tell you at the end of the episode kind of what happened with the storyline, and everything I went through to write it.

I'm sorry for the lack of update, but I wanted to get more chapters to this episode written before I posted the first chapter. So now you will get an update everyday…Hopefully. Next week is going to be rough for me because of school so there may not be as many updates. Anyways I hope you guys liked it.

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