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'Lucas!' Karen shouted into the phone in panic. The other adults stared at her frightened looks in their eyes.

'What happened?' Deb asked quickly raising her gaze to look at Karen in the rear-view mirror, 'did you hear Nathan, are they ok?'

Karen met three pairs of worried eyes, 'I don't know...all I heard was a lot of shouting, I heard Nathan yelling and Lucas, I think they were calling out to Haley and then there was a scream and the phone went dead...' she trailed off, as Keith reached over to hold her hand reassuringly.

Dan pursed his lips and stared straight ahead, offering no words or gestures of comfort to his panicked wife.

Deb swallowed hard, and then she heard him say her name, 'Deb?'

She turned slightly to him, still clinging to the wheel, this was what she'd been hoping for, if nothing else, Dan could be protective.

'Yes?'

Dan stared at his wife long and hard, then his eyes narrowed and he curled his upper lip into a snarl, 'Put your foot on it would you?'



Haley picked up Nathan's phone and was a few strides from the tent when a hand encircled her waist, Haley screamed as loud as she could.

'AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!'

She kicked out with her feet as another hand tightened around her mouth, and when she felt it touch her lips, Haley did the only thing she could.

She bit it, hard!

The attacker groaned, and let go of her mouth, Haley shrieked again, struggling with every once of her being.

'NATHAAAAAAAAAAAAN!'

Before she knew what had happened Haley found herself flung roughly to the floor.

'HALEY!'

She looked up to see Nathan and Lucas running towards her, both looked frantic.

Haley sat up slightly, to her complete shock Nathan ran straight passed her. Haley was for a second, horrifyingly insulted and then she realised what he was doing.

Lucas crouched next to her, Nathan yelled back, 'Look after her Luke!'

Lucas stared after Nathan worried, 'Nate come back man!'

Haley quickly got to her feet, pushing off Luke's protective arm, 'NATHAN COME BACK HERE!'

She turned to Luke, eyes wide, 'Luke, please stop him, he's gonna get himself killed.'

Lucas shook his head, torn, 'I'm not leavin you here Hales...' but his eyes strayed to the woods his younger brother had just disappeared in to.

The sound of crunching leaves had them spinning around.

Haley almost cried with relief to see Peyton run up.

'Go, go get him, please Luke!'

Lucas waited till Peyton reached them, 'are you ok?' She asked Haley.

Haley nodded, Lucas looked at them both seriously, 'Stick together, go back to Brooke and Tim.'

Then he turned towards the woods at a run, 'Luke where are you going?' Peyton shouted.

Lucas didn't look back, 'To get my brother!'



Tim and Brooke sat next to the tents, 'why are we waiting here?' Brooke asked anxiously.

'Because Lucas told us too.' Tim told her, 'someone needs to stick together.'

'But what if something really bad's happened to Haley, Tim?'

Tim shuffled a little closer and put his arm around Brooke's shoulders, 'Hey..' he murmered softly, 'it hasn't alright she'll be fine Nate and Lucas will make sure of that.'

Brooke nodded slightly, surprised at how comfortable it felt to let Tim hold her the way he was. 'I'm frightened Tim.'

He gently raised a hand to stroke her hair, 'hey Brooke, listen to me, you have absolutely nothing to be afraid of ok?'

Brooke looked into his eyes and smiled slightly.

Tim gently cupped her face with his hands, Brooke shivered slightly at the sheer intimacy of it, then her eyes caught sight of a shadow behind Tim.

She shifted her gaze in seconds and pulled back from Tim in horror as a dark form jumped out of the darkness.



Peyton and Haley stood shivering near the woods where their boyfriends had just disappeared into.

Haley looked at Peyton seriously, 'you think we should have gone back to the campsite like Luke said?'

Peyton eyeballed Haley, and raised a sardonic eyebrow, 'yeah, do you really think I could leave Luke in there and go back to safety? Could you really leave Nathan?'

Haley smiled slightly, 'point taken'.

Both girls jumped as the trees parted slightly to reveal two pissed off looking Scotts.

'You don't go charging after some psycho on your own Nate, you're not Bruce flippin Wayne.' Lucas growled.

Nathan shot his older brother a withering look, 'look the creep attacked Haley alright, I couldn't just let it go, I only wish I hadn't lost him.'

Haley strode towards him swiftly, 'well I'm glad you did', she said softly, 'I want my baby all in one piece ok?'

Nathan reached out and took her in his arms, he wrapped his arms around her waste and rested his cheek on her hair. Only then did his heart beat begin to return to normal. When he'd heard Haley scream it had been the worst moment of his life, he couldn't handle it if anything happened to Haley.

She was all he had, bar Luke and his mom, she was all that was good and pure and real to him, and the thought of someone hurting her caused a fury so great in him that it took over every one of his senses till he could almost visibly see red.

He vowed to himself, that then and there no-one would ever harm a hair on her head as long as he was breathing.

'God Hales, I was so scared, are you alright, he didn't hurt you?'

Peyton observed their conversation from the safety of Luke's embrace.

'I'm fine sweetie, really, I'm not hurt, just freaked out ok?'

Nathan watched her for a second and then gave a swift nod, before pulling her close again.

Peyton and Luke shared their own reunion, 'God I wish you wouldn't do things like that Luke, it was dangerous.'

'He's my brother Peyton what do you want me to do?'

She tried to be mad at him, but she couldn't criticize his loyalty to Nathan, instead she sighed, 'just don't put me through that again ok?' She whispered softly rubbing her nose gently against his in a butterfly kiss, then she turned to Nathan, 'same goes for you baby Scott.'

Nathan smiled and saluted her, 'yes maaaam'.

Luke laughed and then the two couples began walking back to the campsite.

'What are we going to do guys?' Haley said quietly, 'we have to get out of here.'

Luke nodded seriously, 'Don't worry I was on the phone to my mom before, I'll just ring them back and tell them where we are.'

Nathan raised an eyebrow, 'them?'

Luke nodded warily, 'your mom and dad, are with Keith and my mom, they're coming up here I think.'

Nathan looked surprised, 'oh...' He murmered, 'well that's cool I guess.'

Lucas nodded, 'I suppose.'

They were both a little freaked out at the thought of their parents all together.

Peyton snapped them out of it, 'hey I hate to be the one to bring this up but what are we going to do about this attacker till your parents get here?'

Lucas shook his head slowly, as they reached the camp site, 'I doubt he'll try again..' he said seriously.

Nathan nodded, immediately realising what Lucas was thinking, 'but if he does, we'll be ready for him.'

They remained in silence until they reached the clearing, and then they all froze.

Mouths open, they stared in horror at the scene infront of them, Tim lay on the ground near his tent, his head, the only part of him not covered in blood was rolling slightly from side to side.

Brooke was nowhere to be seen.



DUH DUH DUHHHHHHHHHHHH,

Ok, so, next chapter,

The adults reach the woods.

Tensions run high as nerves get the better of the kids.

And the psychopath turns killer, and murders his first victim!