A/N: see wasn't that quick I told you I'd update it soon. uuh this chapter is kinda a... bonding thing for the Scott family.By the way, when it come's to hurricanes I know what I'm talking about, I've lived through six plus the noname storm.( four of them were this past season)

Chapter three: Stromy night

Haley Knew Nathan would be ok. The hurricane wouldn't be hitting for a few hours yet. they where just getting rain bands from it. Haley decided to go to the hospital to see how Lucas was doing.

" What've you been doing Scott" The doctor yelled. "You seperated your shoulder AGAIN! how'd you do it this time" The doctor looked mad. "Karen can I talk to you for a second. Karen nodded in reply. The two of them walked out in the hallway. " From what the x-ray's show his shoulder never healed from his first injury... and it's going to need surgery to fix it." The doctor said. "for now we're just going to bandage it up and put it in a sling. It's to dangerous to do the sugery with this hurricane on the way."

"yeah I thought so." Karen said.

"however I think it would be best if he stays here to avoid further injury." The doctor said."Now why don't you head home and get ready for the storm. They say it'll be a catagory four by the time it gets here" (A/N: flinch for those of you who don't know what a catagory four hurricane is live hope you never find out!) Karen went to say goodbye to Lucas.

"Luke I'm gonna head home.Ok" She said. Lucas nodded. He was a little out of it from the pain killers he'd been given. A nurse was bandaging him up.

A while later Haley showed up at the hospital. "Hey how's my bestfriend doing" She asked Lucas. He looked up.

"Not so good." He replied honestly. "where's Nathan? I thought you'd be at home with him by now... with the storm and all." Haley bit her lip. If she told Lucas where Nathan was he'd feel bad about being a jerk, but he'd be mad if she lied to him.

"He's out looking for Danni." Haley said.

"What" Lucas was feeling like a complete jerk now just like Haley suspected he would."If I hadn't been such an ass she wouldn't have run off." He said.

"Well if i'd told you what I knew then maybe you and Nathan wouldn't be fighting and the three of us would be hanging in Trick with your sister right now waiting for the strom to come." Haley said. The three of them had been planning to hang at the club during the storm with Tim, Mouth, Brooke, Peyton, Felix, and Anna.They had been planning it since they found out the storm was headed toward them. After all hurricane parties where always fun.(A/N: hellz yeah they are!) But instead Lucas was in the hospital and Nathan was out in the strom looking for his sister that he found out existed that morning.

"DANNI" Nathan Yelled as he walked past Karen's cafe. He didnt' know Danni very well and didn't have a clue were to begin his search. It was still raining. Nathan put the hood up on his jacket as the wind started to pick up. Pages from newspaper's and other debris where flying everywhere, but Nathan didn't care. His sister was out there somewhere, and he had to find her. "DANNI" He yelled again. He stopped to think. where'd be a good place took look? All he knew about Danni was what she looked like, that she was good at basketball, and that she was his sister. Then a switch flipped on the light in Nathan's mind. The river court. That's where they'd first met Danni, she was probably there. Nathan Ran in the other direction toward the court. By now the winds where making it hard to keep running.

Karen Walked into the house and flipped on the TV. "it's comming folks hurricane Joesph is almost here and it's showing the winds are really picking up now with speeds as high as ninety-six miles per hour recorded already. But wait there's more, you better sit down for this one everyone! Windspeeds in the storm as high as one hundered,eighty-seven miles per hour and it has been upgraded to a high category five storm (A/N: yes it can happen and I've seen it.) Karne nearly fell over. She picked up the phone and called Haley.

Haley's phone rang. She jumped, the room was quietr and Lucas was sleeping. "Hello." Haley said as she walked out in the hall to avoid waking Lucas up. The person on the other end of the line was Karen. She sounded frantic.

"Haley where are you" She asked. Haley was confused.

"I'm at the hospital with Lucas... Why" She replied.

"This Hurricane's now a high category five I want you to stay put and what ever you do DON'T GO OUTSIDE." Karen said. "where's Nathan" Haley was in shock about what she had heard.

"H-he's out in the storm looking for his little sister." Haley said in a daze.

"Danielle? how'd she get here" Karen asked, but all she got was a dial tone. She sat down on the couch.

Haley frantically dialed Nathan's cell number, but all she got was a message saying that the number was curently out of service. "Damnit."She muttered.

"what's wrong" A boy said from behind her. Haley turn around and saw Lucas.

"w-what are you doing up"Haley said. She looked at Lucas he was wearing nothing but boxers, and a sling on his arm.

"I heard your phone ring who was it"

"your mom... she was giving me some info on the strom... I-it's a category five now." Haley said as tears ran down her cheeks. She burried her face in Lucas's bare chest. "Nathan's still out there." She choked out amidst her sobs. Lucas hugged her with his good arm.

"don't worry hales for all we know he and Danni are in a storm shelter right now." Haley continued crying and Lucas stood there hugging her reasuringly.

Nathan Finally Got made it to the river court. His arm was bleeding from being hit with Debris but other then that her was ok. "DANNI" He yelled franticly. The wind was whipping around more then ever now and it was hard to here. The powerlines swayed dangerously.

Danni was still in the tree amd didn't here Nathan calling to her.She continued watching the choppy water on the river like she did back home... when she had a place to call home.Hurricane's were no big deal anymore.

"DANNI" Nathan called again. He looked up and saw one of the powerlines break. sparks flew everywhere and the power poll swayed in the wind. Finally it Gave way before Nathan could move the pole was on top of him. At the sound of the crash Danni spun around. She jumped down out of the tree to see if anyone was hurt and saw Nathan's bloody body on the ground. She imediatly ran to his side. "g-good I ffff-found you." Nathan said weakly then he fell unconcious.

Danni Pulled Nathan's crushed body out from under the pole. He was beaten and bloody. Danni was scrawny but strong and she picked up Nathan's body. She knew she had to get him to the hospital. She had seen one earlier and knew what she had to do.

By now Haley was getting really worried. If Nathan was at home or a shelter he would have called her by now. Lucas had forgoten all about the pain in his shoulder and was more concerned about Haley. "Don't worry he'll be ok." Lucas said, Haley was still crying.

"you know I wish I could belive you... but I can't" Haley said. Lucas looked down at his feet and sighed. Every attempt he'd made to keep Haley from worrying had blown up in his face. "sorry I'm just Worried about Nathan." Haley said, She didn't mean to be mean.

"It's ok, Nathan's a smart guy he'll be fine." Lucas said.Haley smiled.

"yeah you're right." She stood up. "I'm gonna go get a Drink ." Haley said as she walked away. "Maybe it'll take my mind off this whole Nathan strom thing." Haley headed down to the lobby when she saw a girl run into the hospital. The girl was soaking wet and had a body in her arms. "Help I need a Doctor" The girl yelled. "Please help someone" The girl yelled desperatly. Haley recognized the voice. She looked over her shoulder and saw Danni with Nathan's body in her arms.She ran toward the two of them.

"oh god what happened" Haley asked.

"he got pinned under a telephone pole." Danni replied. A doctor took the limp body from danni and put him on a strecher. Haley was panicing but happy that she actually knew where Nathan was. It was better that he was injured and in the hospital rather then injured and in the storm.

"I've got to go tell Lucas" Haley said.

"I'll come with you... wait ... what's Lucas doing here" Danni asked. Haley told her about Lucas's shoulder "Lucas." Haley cjhoked out throught her tears. "Nathan's here... He got hurt and he's unconscious."

"If he's blacked out hoe'd he get here" Lucas asked.

" I brought him here." Danni said, leaning aginst the doorway. She was covered in a mixture of Nathan's blood and her own and covered in gashes from the Debris. Seeing Danni wasn't something Lucas had been expecting. He'd been a real jerk to her that day and now she had saved his little brother's life. "hey." Danni said walking into the room. "how ya felling"

"I've been better." Lucas said. His shoulder felt like it was being chewed of my rabid monkeys. Danni didn't say much to Lucas. It was kind of weird. Her half brother Nathan had exepted the fact that she was his sister almost immediatly but from what Haley had said it had taken him 17 years to exept Lucas as his brother. On the other had Haley had said it would probably Lucas who'd like the idea of having a sister and he seemed to hate her.

"I"m gonna go see how Nathan's doing." Haley said, breaking the awkward silence.

"I'll come with you." Danni said. There was no way she was going to stay there alone with Lucas.

"hey baby, you ok" Haley asked. As Nathan opened his eyes.

" Ow it feels like and Elephent sat on me." He muttered. Haley kissed him.

" I'm so glad your alive." she said, she was crying again. Danni leaned against the doorway. she didn't want to bother them. Nathan Noticed Danni.

"you alright" He asked. Danni nodded.

"I'm just worried about you and Lucas." Danni replied. She had a few stiches here and they're but was ok compared to Nathan and Luke.

"what's Lucas doing here" Nathan asked. " did he get hurt in the storm too"

"No... actually it's your fault." Haley said. " Remeber when you hit him earlier? Well that killed his shoulder again." Nathan felt bad about what he'd done. especially since the two brother's had been really close latley. "oh yeah that reminds me" there was a loud smack as Haley's hand colided with the side of Nathan's face. "DON'T EVER SCARE ME LIKE THAT AGAIN." She cried. "I thought you were dead and I was never going to see you again." Haley hugged her beaten up husband.

"she's been worried about you all night." Lucas said from in the hallway. At the sound of Lucas's voice from behind her Danni's heart skipped a beat.

"This is all my fault." She muttered.

"Danni don't blame yourself." Nathan said. "everything'll be fi" Nathan was cut off by his younger sister.

"Nathan it's not Ok! If I'd never come here then you and Lucas wouldn't have been fighting and Lucas wouldn't have gotten hurt and if I didn't come here Nathan wouldn't have been out in the storm ." Lucas slapped Danni.

"Snap out of it. IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT" he yelled. Danni looked at Lucas with tears in her eyes. Yet again Lucas felt like a jerk.

"Lucas" Haley yelled.

"sorry about that." Lucas said, he really did feel bad about hitting her.

"No, I'm pretty sure I deserved that." Danni said walking out of the room. For some reasonthis seemed so familiar, but why. Then Lucas remembered. The same he'd said the same thing when his mom had slapped him the time Brooke thought she was pregnant.

"Danni" Lucas yelled running after her.

Danni ran outside and fell on her knees. The rain was still falling, It beat down on her warm body like icey spikes. "Why do you torment me still" She yelled at the sky. "I know what I did was wrong but don't hurt them if your going to make me suffer just kill me! your known for murcey so just do it! KILL ME! I've got nothing to live for anyway! Even my own brother hates me dammit! Is this your way of punishing me? by hurting me brothers" Lucas watched in silence as Danni yelled toward the heavans.

"Danni " Lucas said.She didn't move. "Liste I"m sorry, I didn't mean it.. when I hit you." Danni turned around and stared Lucas in the face.

"No I'm pretty sure you ment it." Danni said with tears in her eyes. Lucas walked out into the storm.

"we may not exactly get along but... that doesn'tchange that we're family." Lucas said holding out his hand. He helped Danni up. "c'mon lets get inside."

Danni fallowed Lucas. back to where Nathan and Haley where.

"what happened to you two" Haley asked. "you're soaked." She added. Lucas laughed.

"long story." all the sudden the entire building swayed and the lights lickered.

"have ya'll ever been throught a hurricane before" Danni asked. The tree teens shook their heads. Danni sighed. " Nate you think you can walk" She knew what had to be done after all the hurricanes she'd lived through in her almost sixteen years of life.

"yeah...I think so." Nathan said.

"good then come on we've gott find a safe place to wait the storm out." Danni said as the building swayed again.

"We should be safe here though they always say head for higher" Lucas was cut off as a peice of flying Debris came flying throught the window, barley missing Haley.

"I know what I'm talking about and right now the best thing to do is go down."Danni said as a serious look spread across her face. Lucas was in no possition to argue. Haley helped Nathan up.

"so what do we do now storm expert" Nathan asked.

"this place got a basment"

as the four of them headed for the basment the building swayed again. thunder clapped loudly and suddenly everything was dark. "Dammit the power's out" Danni yelled. She reached into her pocket and pulled out a lighter. "c'mon baby work please." Danni flipped the lighter on. "And there was light." Danni said as they reached the basement.

A/N: not exactly a cliff hanger this time but ... oh well next chapter the truth about Danni will be revealed. please please PLEASE review.