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Chapter 5

Everyone except Haley, Brooke, and Dan took turns driving and in less than a week they were in California.

They drove during the day and part of the night and slept over at a hotel. The routine was working perfectly. It was ten p.m. on a Wednesday, Lucas was driving and Brooke was up front with him.

"When are we gonna get to the hotel already." Brooke whined.

"In like five minutes, quit your bitching." Lucas said.

"I'm not bitching,"

"Are too,"

"I'm just sleepy."

"No one stopped you from going to sleep today. You were the one who was keeping everyone up last night running up and down the halls acting crazy," Lucas said.

"Lucas some people in this world like to have what's called fun." Brooke yawned.

"Not many people run around knocking on random doors in the middle of the night,"

"I was just getting the lay of the land Luke." Brooke pouted.

"Lay of the land my ass."

Brooke snickered.

Sometimes Lucas was just too easy.

Brooke staved off another yawn and played with the dial on the radio.

The slow jams were just too deep for her with Lucas sitting right next to her looking all sexy in his wife beater his intense blue eyes focused on the road.

"We're here," Lucas declared.

"Another Hilton figures." Brooke said.

"It ain't Paris but it's the best we got." Dan said coming from the back.

Lucas rolled his eyes.

"Lucas, I am so tired will you carry me inside like Nate did Hales?" Brooke asked fluttering her eyelashes.

"Haley is asleep Nate didn't wanna wake her."

"Luke," Brooke whined.

"Quit your whining and get off the bus already." Peyton said whacking Brooke in the head with Rainbow Brite.

"Bitch," Brooke said getting up to chase Peyton who was already off the bus and halfway to the hotel.

Lucas turned the bus of and sighed, "Women can't live with them. Don't want to."

When he got off the bus he saw Deb and Keith standing beside the bus talking quietly.

Lucas knew they had slept together. The thought made him shudder and not a good way Lucas grabbed his and Brooke's stuff and went inside.

Dan gave Lucas a key to the room he'd be sharing with Keith.

He went to the elevator where the girls were waiting.

Nathan and Haley were nowhere to be seen.

Peyton yawned, "You are not keeping me up again tonight, I have to drive the first leg tomorrow." She told Brooke.

"I'm beat too Pey," Brooke said leaning on Peyton's shoulder.

"Maybe you want talk me to death tonight," Peyton said.

"If I do any talking it'll be in my sleep."

"That means you're gonna snore." Peyton rolled her eyes.

"I don't snore."

"You do so," Peyton said.

"You drool." Brooke said.

"Go find yourself another human pillow."

"Fine. You won't get to snuggle with me tonight." Brooke said indignantly.

Lucas couldn't help but laugh at the play going on between the two girls.

"Wanna trade roommates." Peyton asked him.

"Nah," Lucas said.

"I see how you are," Brooke fake sniffled.

"I won't snuggle with you on the bus either Lucas." Brooke pouted.

Lucas tried to keep himself calm. She didn't know how cute she looked when she did that. But knowing Brooke she probably did. Damn hormones.

Peyton laughed at Brooke's antics.

She couldn't believe they were getting along so well, it was almost like the drama from last year never existed. Almost. Finally, the elevator came down and they got on. Lucas pressed the button and they were going up to the third floor.

Peyton was so sleepy, she'd never went to bed the night before and she'd been napping on and off on the bus that day. She was going to fall right into bed as soon as she got in the room.

Yes, she decided, she was going to snuggle up with the Rainbow Brite Jake had won for her at the carnival. He'd won Jenny a huge bear as well, she smiled remembering that night. She had so much fun with Jake.

"'Night Luke." Peyton said as once they reached their rooms.

"'Night Peyton, 'night Brooke."

"'Night John boy," Brooke said.

Peyton laughed and opened the door to the room. She went in and immediately collapsed on the bed, she barely had time to kick out of her shoes before falling asleep.

Lucas ran into Nathan when he was opening his door.

"Just got Haley in the bed," Nathan informed him.

"To much information." Lucas chuckled.

"Not like that, do you wanna play some playstation?" Nathan asked holding the game system out.

"Yeah sure. You hook it up I'm gonna go grab some sodas from the vending machines."

"Get some chips too man,"

"Give me some change and I'll think about it,"

"That's cold bro,"

"Just playing, Go in I'll be right back." Lucas said.

"Okay,"

Lucas returned to the room a few minutes later to find Keith asleep on of the double beds, and Nathan sitting on the other with a controller in his hand.

"Took ya long enough. Now are you ready to get slammed on?"

"Whatever, you can't beat me." Lucas said.

After three hours of playing Nathan discovered his older brother was right, they'd played NBA 2004 and some Madden and he'd gotten totally stomped by a guy who spent more time reading obscure books than he did on play station.

"You have to admit I almost had you that time." Nathan said.

"No I just wanted you to think that, it's called strategy little bro." Lucas said.

"I'm going to beat you before this trip is over, but it won't be tonight. I gotta get back to the wife."

"You are so whipped."

"Like you aren't? I saw you and Brooke. You still love her don't you?"

"She's an amazing girl."

"Yep, you never miss your water until your wells gone,"

"That's you never miss your water until you well runs dry,"

"Whatever, I'm tired. Talk to you tomorrow." Nathan said leaving the room.

Lucas sighed and clicked off the TV.

He got ready for bed and fell into a sound slumber.

Lucas usually had pretty vivid dreams. Most of the time he couldn't remember what he dreamt when he woke up. This time however he did. He could still hear the scream ringing in his ears.

Keith was shaking him awake.

Lucas opened his eyes slowly, "Brooke!" he cried frantically.

"No it's me Keith."

Lucas moved away from his uncle scrambled out of bed and out of the door.

Running down the hallway as quickly as he could and pounding on Brooke and Peyton's door.

"Whoever it is it better be an emergency," Peyton grumbled opening the door.

"Brooke! I need to see Brooke is she okay?"

Brooke was sitting up in bed looking disheveled from sleep but perfectly fine. She wasn't perfectly fine in his dream though.

"I'm okay, what about you Luke, you seem…upset."

"I had a dream."

"I was having one too until you woke me up," Peyton said.

"Chill, Pey I've never seen him like this. Come here Luke." Brooke said.

Luke walked across the room to the girl, and sat on the edge of the bed facing her.

"I dreamed that, something happened to you. That Peyton took a shortcut, the bus broke down. And these guys took you and they– They hurt you and then you were different." Lucas frowned trying to explain it as best he could when truth is told he didn't even understand.

"Different how?"

"Real different you were wearing some slutty black leather outfit and you were with some big blonde guy."

"That's all you woke me up for that?" Peyton asked.

"You hurt people. It's really lame when I think about it. I was just really freaked out and I wanted to make sure you were okay." Lucas blushed embarrassed that he'd made a scene over nothing.

"I'm fine. Are you sure your okay Luke?"

He nodded.

"Peyton, promise me if Dan asks you to take a shortcut tomorrow you won't do it."

"Fine okay whatever." Peyton said.

Brooke gave Lucas a hug and walked him to the door, when she went back to lay down she couldn't help but think about how scared he was, she'd never seen him like that.

She knew she wouldn't be able to get back to sleep, it was fine though they only had two hours until they pulled out at nine. She'd just pass the time watching informericals if she had to.

Lucas went back to his room

"Did you talk to Brooke?" Keith asked.

"She's fine," Lucas said.

"Good."

Lucas lay back down he didnt hear anything more from Keith except for snoring. Lucas clicked on the TV.