Chapter 6: Aerials

Nathan ran toward the direction he thought the voice might be coming from. "HALEY!" He yelled. Lucas was about to take off running after Nathan in an attempt to keep the group together but Peyton grabbed him before he could take off. Nathan would be an easy catch for Lucas but two almost full-grown men would be impossible for Peyton and Brooke to keep up with. If Lucas left them behind to go chase Nathan they would most likely suffer the same cruel fate as Tim, Anna, and Felix.

"Nathan will be fine alone." Peyton said. "If He sees Marco he'll just kick his sorry spleen shooting ass." Peyton had a point. When Nathan was mad he was homicidal and would stop at nothing to save Haley at the given moment, This fact just made him twice as dangerous.

"NATH-" All the sudden Haley was cut off by someone covering her mouth. She tried to bite The hand but it was almost impossible. Marco shoved a red bandanna in Haley's mouth and tied it so that she couldn't talk. Marco worked quickly, he tied Haley to a nearby tree and proceeded to brutally violate her.

Haley felt helpless. She couldn't scream and she couldn't move. ' is this how I'm going to die?' She thought. She wanted nothing more then for Nathan (her boyfriend of now 5 months)to come running out of the woods and kill this jackass that was harassing her.

Nathan was still searching frantically for Haley. He ran through the dense tree's looking for any sign that would point to where she was, or at least that she was still alive.

Lucas sighed. "So what do we do now? We can't just stand here!" Lucas was beyond frustrated with their current situation. He looked to Peyton for an idea, she usual was calm at time's of fear unlike Lucas who turned into a hothead like his father and younger brother.

"we find help that's what we do." Peyton said. "That would be the best thing to do right now." As usual Payton had a good idea so the three survivors walked off in the direction in which they thought the road might be.

Haley was confused. She was laying on the ground for some reason. The last thing she could remember was talking to Nathan in the woods before he went to find Tim and then nothing. She sighed and scratched her head. She looked at her hand which she realized was covered in blood. Marco was standing behind her. "don't worry my dear Haley you're safe for the time being." Haley jumped back , seeing the man standing above her. She got a sudden flash in her mind of what had happened.

"Haley!" A voice yelled from far off. It continued to yell her name as it got closer and closer to where she was. Haley wanted to yell back but found that she was completely numb, she couldn't reply to Nathan's panicked calls.

Nathan could see a clearing just ahead of him. He thought it might be the road, maybe Haley was already safe. Nathan preyed that his assumptions where right as he sprinted toward the clearing.

Lucas was starting to get worried. All he could think about was what might have happened to Haley and Nathan by now. Peyton was firmly attached to him. "What are you so clingy for?" Lucas asked. He knew Peyton was scared but her being connected to him at the waste was making it almost impossible to walk.

"I don't wanna get separated from you." Peyton replied.

"I think we're pretty safe for now." Lucas said, but he had spoken to soon there was a crackling of leaves in front of them. Peyton and Brooke panicked. They jumped on Lucas. Lucas grabbed a huge stick off the grown.

"Lucas don't swing it's me." Mouth said walking out of the dense brush. Everyone sighed with relief. Brooke jumped on Mouth hugging the ever loving crap out of him.

"Oh my god!" We thought you where dead!" Brooke exclaimed. Mouth blushed.

"where's Nathan and Haley?" Mouth asked, Lucas looked down at his feet.

"Haley got left behind and Nathan ran off to find her... we have no clue where either of them are." Peyton said.

"Lets find them and get the hell out of here." Mouth said , he made it sound so easy.

"Only one problem there's still a killer looking for us!" Lucas yelled, when he was in a stressful and terrifying situation such as this he tended to get a bit hotheaded and overly aggressive, Mouth knew this fact quiet well.

" Luke calm down. I found a phone and called the cops, they're on their way here right now. And I found this." Mouth pulled a colt revolver out of his pocket and handed it to Lucas. "There's two shot left in it." Lucas looked down at the gun in this hand. His eye's where set ablaze with determination, there was no way he was leaving the forest without Nathan and Haley.

Nathan reached the clearing and saw Haley Laying on the ground near a huge oak tree. "Haley!" He yelled running toward her. She tried to warn him not to come closer but she couldn't. Marco pulled out a gun and fired at Nathan from his hiding place behind the oak tree. The bullet collided with the right side of Nathan's chest sending him crashing into the ground below him.

"Damn I missed his spleen!" Marco yelled. He walked closer to Nathan and fired a bullet directly into his spleen. "There that's better."

Haley Jumped up and ran to Nathan. She knew that Marco wouldn't hurt her. Haley put her hand on Nathan's chest. He was still breathing thank god. For now Nathan was safe and Alive. Haley threw herself on top of Nathan to prevent Marco from hurting him any further.

Lucas ran a bit ahead of the group partly to watch for Marco and partly so he could find Nathan and Haley sooner and kill Marco. Lucas heard something behind him. He looked through the woods to see a man standing in front of him, gun in hand. Lucas pulled the gun that Mouth had given him out of him pocket and Fired. He knew it had to have been Marco. The shadow was to tall to be Haley and to Short to be his brother. He ran toward the dead body but there was something strange about it. What he saw was not Marco's body but the body of a police officer. Peyton, Brooke and Mouth caught up to Lucas.

"Nice job you killed a cop."Peyton yelled. Lucas said nothing he just grabbed the gun that the cop had and continued to Look for Nathan and Haley as if the dead law enforcement officer on the forest floor meant nothing what so ever.

Soon Lucas spotted a clearing ahead of him. He could see light and people. "HALEY!" He yelled recognizing one of the bodies. Marco looked up seeing the raven boy running toward them. Lucas Saw everything as he ran. Haley protecting Nathan's injured body and Marco standing over then, gun in hand.

Haley looked up as her best friend ran headlong toward a coldblooded murderer. She'd never seen him like this before. There was a fiery rage in his eyes unlike anything Haley had ever seen in the many years that She had known Lucas. She was somehow scared it was as if Lucas himself had become just as much of a threat as Marco. She was even more scared at the sight of the gun in Lucas' hand. It was at that moment that she knew exactly what he was about to do.

Lucas ran straight toward Marco like a bull does when he's chasing a rodeo clown. Marco stood perfectly still until only a few feet separated him from Lucas. Haley knew Lucas must have something up his sleeve, that or he had gone completely insane. Marco fired a bullet into Lucas' spleen. Lucas fell flat on the ground. Marco and Haley both thought him to be dead. His chest was still and it looked as if he wasn't breathing.

"Mwahahahaha the spleen shooter wins aga- huh." Marco was cut off by something that Neither He or Haley had expected. Lucas grabbed onto the Marco's ankle and pointed his gun at him. "Nice try you bastard but I don't have a spleen." Lucas said, firing a bullet directly into Marco's chest , it was a direct blow to the heart,killing him instantly.

Lucas stood up, he was covered in blood from his own woulds and the wounds of Marco and the police officer he had shot. He turned around and walked toward Haley who backed away from him nervously. Peyton and the rest of the group (as well as five police officers) caught up to Lucas. Peyton saw her boyfriend covered in blood and Marco's dead body on the ground and knew exactly what Lucas had done.

There was silence in the woods that night as the small band of juveniles where taken back to tree hill. There parents where contacted and all of the teens (with the exception of Lucas and Nathan) Taken to the hospital and then home to there families. Nathan was admitted to the hospital to treat his injuries and after being bandaged up Lucas was Taken to the county jail to await trail for the murder of officer Kenneth maelstrom (the cop that he had shot in the woods)

Blood Tree: The End

A/N: This is the final chapter of Blood tree and right now I"d really like to thank all of you reviews. Because this story was so well liked I've decided this isn't going to end with Blood tree! This is going to be my first saga! So you can expect the sequel in a few days! In the mean time here's something to tease you.

In the next story:

Lucas' Trial

Nathan's fate

and much more to look forward to and lots more of your fave parings for you Leyton and Naley Lovers! Please please review and keep the votes coming on who you think is the hotter Scott brother! Much Love

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