Lost in the Past

Chapter 17

A/N - Ok, so I got quite a few reviews for Chapter 16 and I just want to say thank you to everyone who has reviewed so far. You've done a great job and I hope to make it to 200 soon!! I hope you all enjoy this so here it is:

Lucas and Nathan were sitting on the plane in discomfort. 'These seats suck!' Nathan thought as he drowned out the crowd with his cd player.

Lucas was extremely nervous, and he began to fidget in his seat. Haley was in trouble somewhere in England and he didn't know what the hell he was supposed to tell Nathan. He couldn't just come out of nowhere and say 'Hey, Nate why don't' you listen to this message from Hales and when you're done tell me what you think of it'. He didn't want to say anything yet, but he also couldn't keep it from his brother.

"Hey...uh...Nate?" Luke said poking him to get his attention.

"What?" Nathan asked annoyed.

"You...um...you might wanna listen to this," Luke said handing his cell phone over.

"Do I really need to? I mean we just landed," Nathan said wrapping up his cd player.

"Um...it's urgent."

"Fine."

Nathan put the phone up to his ear and punched the pin code to the answering machine in. He let everything play through until he came to the message that was so "urgent".

Lucas watched his facial expressions as the message started to play. He saw Nathan's face fall and if he didn't know better he'd say Nathan would faint right there in the plane. His face drained of all color and fell back into the seat again as he dropped the phone to the floor and tears welled up in his eyes, but he wouldn't let them fall.

"Nate, c'mon let's just get off the plane and we'll get a room and then we'll go look for her as soon as we can," Luke said trying his best to not sound scared.

Nathan made no effort to respond. He stood up silently and grabbed his carry-on bag, then he walked off of the plane and grabbed his luggage from the airport. Nathan wasn't saying anything to anyone, he just wanted to lose himself in other thoughts. Anything to keep him away from thoughts of Haley, and how she was hurting.

They walked up to a small hotel in Paris, and Luke went up to try to get a room. He had no idea how to speak French so the best he could do was try to signal his purpose. And, finally after 15 minutes of trying to explain himself he had a room key and his credit card back.

Lucas had convinced Nathan to go get some dinner before they went to find Haley. They hadn't eaten in hours. They found a nice French restaurant and tried to order something edible. Nathan barely said two words since he heard the message. When they got back to the hotel it was late, but neither of them was ready to lay down and sleep. There was only one thing they had to do before they could lay down and get a good nights sleep.

They rushed down the street and into the cold. It was a nice night, very refreshing compared to the nights in North Carolina. But Nathan thought nothing of it, he was headed towards a place that could tell him where that prick Chris was keeping his Haley.

Only an hour later, they had an address and were headed towards the house where Haley was living. They passed a lot of little shops and Lucas couldn't help, but think of a night with Peyton in Tree Hill.

They were walking in the winter, holding hands, some time after little Nathan was born. Karen had taken him for the night and they got a night off.

"Let's get hot chocolate," Peyton said smiling and looking up at him.

"I could always keep you warm," he said stopping in the middle of the street and pulling her in for a deep kiss. They pulled away laughing at all the people staring.

"Or, we could just do this all night," she said smiled at their happiness, "I love you, Luke."

"I love you too. You know you mean the world to me right? And I wanna be able to do this with you years from now," he told her.

"I hope after we have 4 kids and Karen still wants to take them that we will be able to do this together," she said smiling and wrapping her arms around him. He hugged her tightly and made a vow that he never wanted to hurt her.

'Boy, I sure screwed that up,' he thought to himself.

Nathan was yelling in his face trying to get his older brother's attention.

"Luke! Yo, we're here and I don't know what the hell you're doing but I need you on this planet for a few minutes!" he said right in Luke's face.

"Wha...oh...ok...I'm here...what's going on?" he said a little uncertain.

"We're here...are you ready?"

"Ready as I'll ever be," Luke answered. He was suddenly very nervous again.

Nathan walked up the steps and knocked on the front door. His heart was pounding, but he would do anything to have Haley. A man answered and looked at Nathan angrily.

"What do you want?! I'm in the middle of packing, we're moving!" he yelled.

"I was wondering if a Haley James lives here?" Nathan asked the man quietly.

"Who are you?" Chris asked fearing the answer.

"My name is Nathan Scott and if your name is Chris and my girlfriend is in there then I suggest you let me through this door," Nathan said with a stronger voice this time.

Haley came running from the bedroom and to the front door. She saw Chris talking to a man who's voice she swore she recognized. 'Well, there's only one way to find out' she told herself.

"Chris, who's at the door?" she asked innocently.

He turned around, startled by her voice and she caught a glimpse of the tall, dark haired man standing at the door. Her heart flipped in her chest when she saw him This was the man of her dreams, standing at her doorway.

"It's you," she said quietly while Chris was looking at her.

"Haley," he said making eye contact with her.

Haley didn't know what to make of this. She didn't really know who he was, but she had dreams of him and these dreams seemed a little more real than any others she'd ever had. She didn't even know his name, but she knew him. She had dreams of him and she remembered his touch and feel of his kiss.

Nathan didn't want to wait to hold her. He didn't want to wait to kiss her. He didn't want any of that, he wanted her in his arms right this second. He shoved Chris out of the way and ran into the house with Luke not too far behind.

He picked her up and swung her around. She was laughing her first real laugh in years.

"But who are you?" she asked him.

"You don't remember me?" he asked, setting her down.

"I got in an accident and when I woke up I didn't remember. He said I didn't have any friends, but then I started to have dreams of you." she told him.

"I'm Nathan. We were going out when you came here to go to college. We talked all the time at first, and you hated him. But, right when you were about to come back, you stopped calling. We're all worried about you. What are your dreams about?" he asked Haley trying to make her remember.

"I dreamt of you kissing me then we were talking in a bedroom. We were getting drunk on the beach then a girl was singing to us in a restaurant. Are they true?"

He smiled that love could make her remember.

"They're true, they're memories of us. That was our first kiss and when we talked I had just gotten out of the hospital. We got drunk on the beach the day we skipped school, and got caught by my dad. The girl singing in the restaurant was Sheryl Crow. She's a famous singer and you tried to get tickets to her concert that night. You remembered because we're in love, Haley. You gave me the most precious gift you had the night you left. You gave me your first time, Haley, and our love gave you those dreams. You'll remember everything again because I love you and I wanna help you," he told her. She had tears in her eyes and she hugged him.

They were interrupted a minute later by a deep voice.

"That's my damn fiancee! If you don't leave right now, I'll call the cops!" Chris yelled in Nathan and Haley's direction.

"She's my girlfriend and she doesn't love you. Look at the condition she's in and how about the message she left at my house!? She needs help and she does not need you!" Nathan yelled right back.

Chris wasn't going to take any of his punk-ass crap so he walked over to the phone and began to dial. Lucas watched his every step and his mind was telling him to go punch the man who was hurting his best friend. He took another look at Haley and saw the fingerprints on her cheek.

"You bastard!" Luke yelled. He walked over to the man who was a few inches taller than him and raised his fist.

Chris was quicker and he turned around in time to move and let Luke's fist crash into the table the phone was sitting on. Lucas made a face of pure pain and didn't have time to see Chris raise his fist and bring it down to meet Luke's nose.

Lucas fell backwards to the hardwood floor holding his nose. There was blood all over him and his hand was turning black and blue. Nathan and Haley watched in horror as Chris dialed the police and told them he had a man in his house who was trying to kidnap his fiancee. Nathan was furious, but he could already hear the police sirens.

"Nathan, you need to go. I don't want you to get arrested," she pleaded.

"No, I won't leave you. I want to stay with you," he said holding her tighter. He felt the tears again, but he had to stay strong.

"I want you to stay too," she said now crying, "but you need to get away from the cops."

The police came walking in a second later and Chris pointed out Nathan to them. They told Nathan his rights and pulled his hands behind his back. They put the handcuffs on and he began to struggle. Every time he struggled they got tighter and he could feel his circulation being cut off.

"Good bye, Nathan," she said watching him being dragged out her door.

"It's not good bye. Just see you later. I'll be back for you," he told her.

"You can't. We're moving," she said as she watched him being pushed into the car.

The cops came back for Lucas and they sat him in the other side, but they didn't bother to handcuff him. He was bloody and in pain, but they didn't take much pity on the 22 year old man.

Peyton was sitting at home with 3 kids. They were all tucked away in bed and she was trying to get some peace. She put Liz and Will in the same room and gave Nate his own.

She had graduated 4 years ago and it still seemed like forever. Sitting on the couch, she was looking through her senior yearbook. There were extra pictures in the back of the senior class. It was the 7 of them having fun. It was the only year they were all getting along. There were pictures of her and Luke kissing and smiling. It killed her to see the days they were getting along and in love.

She would always love him, but she was scared. She still loved being in his arms and laying in bed with him in the morning. She loved how he made her feel when she didn't feel good at all. She flipped to the back of the yearbook where she found an envelope. It was simply addressed. It only said Peyton. She opened it up and found Luke's writing.

Peyton,
I know you're wondering when I put this in here, but I didn't. I had Nathan do it one night when he was over and I knew you'd be looking through this at one point. Please, take it easy on me. I do love you and I just want you to remember all the good times we shared. I found this song in an old book my mom had so I want you to read it.

Take a closer look inside yourself / You may see the love I left behind / Days were fast but full of life / We laughed at everything / Now you've gone, time is standing still / I don't do anything, I'm so alone / So lonely / Still I can recall / The happy times / Laughing arm and arm / So alive / Was it years ago / Or just a day / When you turned to me / Said good bye / Now you've gone away / I don't know why / Did you have to lie / Walk away / How can I go on / In emptiness / Feeling so alone / Every day
Love you always,
Lucas

It brought tears to her eyes. She wanted to hug him once more, but he was in Paris and she was here with the kids they brought to life.

OK THAT WAS A PRETTY LONG ONE AND I HOPED YOU LIKED IT. REVIEW FOR ME.

NEXT - Peyton has to tell Luke something / Nathan and Luke are in jail / Haley is moving where? / Jumps 2 years soon / Who's going to Tree Hill...

The song used was "Now That You've Gone" by Chicago. Will be updating soon!!!