A/N: Thank you for reviewing NatessaScott! I really appreciate it very much!

I forgot the DISCLAIMER in my last chapter so I better put in this one: I do NOT own OTH or anything remotely close to it. Thanks.

Well I'll get on with the story since that's what you all want any way.

Chapter Two: Mesmerizing, Hypnotizing, Captivated…

The morning rays slipped its way through the closed blinds of the dim bedroom. Sizzling of bacon could be heard from the kitchen and the aroma of it seeped its way throughout the quaint house. Just soft snoring broke the room's silence.

"Luke! Wake up, honey."

"Agh." Moaned the groggy and sleepy Lucas from under his pillow.

He could hear his mother's footsteps echoing the hall just outside his door. His bedroom door creaked open. "Lucas, get up! You're going to be late to school if you don't get going."

Lucas sat up in his bed slowly. "Alright, I'm up." He said as he rubbed his eyes.

He took a quick hot shower and got dressed in no time. Picking out clothes didn't take him more than two seconds. Lucas sported worn blue jeans and a white button down shirt with his signature jacket. He walked in to the kitchen just ten minutes later.

"Well that was fast." Karen said shocked as she slid the juicy bacon and mouthwatering scrambled eggs on to his plate.

Lucas just laughed softly as he sat down at the table. "Thanks," he replied as his breakfast was set before him.

Like he hadn't eaten in days, he ravaged his food down. But then again, he was a growing teen boy.

"Thanks, mom that was delicious!" He said as he got up and heading to the kitchen door.

"Yup, your welcome honey." She answered just as he was shutting the door behind him.

Lucas flicked through his keys to find his car key; he finally found it as he reached the door of his truck. He plopped himself in and turned the ignition and the truck started up.

The breeze felt good that morning after he rolled down his window. It made him relax after his restless sleep he had undergone last night. Driving to school made him a little uneasy since he knew he was going to cross paths with Peyton sometime that day.

"Goodness, here goes nothin'." Lucas whispered to himself as he pulled in to the Tree Hill school parking lot.

He spotted the whole group just hanging out in the court yard already. Lucas was calm and collected when he parked his truck right next to Nathan's, but as he got out and spotted the love of his life just thirty yards away, his breath was taken away.

"Hey!" Someone called and his gaze was broken from the lovely blonde. "Hey, Lucas!" Luke looked around and saw that Mouth was running up to him.

Lucas squinted a little since the sun was bright as Mouth caught up to him. "Hey, Mouth, how's it going?"

Mouth smiled and chuckled a bit, "Ah, not that bad, Luke. You?"

"Not that great, though, not that bad either." He said as he looked back towards the gang over in the court yard.

"Hey, well I'll see you around." Mouth said before he turned and headed towards the gym.

"Yeah." Lucas called back. He started to make his way over to the group that was still sitting in the court yard. As he reached them they were about to make way to their classes.

"Hey, Luke!" Haley called giving him a small bump with her elbow which made him smile.

"Hey Hales," Lucas said with that smile still plastered across his face. He looked at the group that held Brooke, Nathan, and Peyton. "Hey guys, what's up?"

"Nothing much, I was just about to walk Haley to class. You wanna come too?" Nathan said getting up from his seat at the table.

Lucas shook his head, "Nah! You go on ahead. I'll leave the Mister and Misses alone."

"Alright," Nathan said softly as he patted Lucas's arm when he and Haley passed.

Brooke stepped forward and grabbed his hands. "Well, I'm glad that you decided to show your face finally."

Lucas laughed at this, "I just had a lot of things on my mind and I just had to sort them out."

"Whatever. Anyways, I'm just going to head to class. You comin' Peyton?" Brooke asked a little agitated by Lucas's answer for some reason Luke didn't know of.

Lucas's attention was now put directly on the one person who mesmerized him. She shook her head, "No, you go on ahead. I have to head to see my math teacher quick."

Brooke looked a little upset by this news too. "Right," she sneered and at that she just stalked away.

Peyton laughed and had her 'I can't believe it' smile playing across her face.

Lucas stuck his hands in his jean pockets and stepped a little closer to Peyton. "Well, I have Trig. first so I can walk you to Mr. Berkdale's class if you wanted."

A small smile danced upon her lips, "Alright."

Before he knew it, they were walking towards the Math wing and they both were talking pretty animatedly.

"So what's new with you? Like Brooke said, you've been in the shadows lately." Peyton asked as she walked by his side.

Lucas scratched the back of his head. "Well, I actually have been thinking and sorting stuff out, but really I've been day-dreaming half the time."

Peyton giggled at that, "Day-dreaming? About what, Bar slut?"

"Ha ha, no." Lucas said sarcastically.

Peyton laughed again, "I'm only kiddin'. Anyways you haven't missed anything."

"Yea-" Lucas replied as his and Peyton's arms brushed each other and the touch electrified him enough to not be able to finish his sentence. He felt really hot all of a sudden, but had a chill at the same time.

Lucas tried to shrug the feeling out of his head, but couldn't. Instead it demanded all of his attention. She was so hypnotizing, it was unbelievable.

Peyton looked up at him with a happy expression, but that quickly turned to concern. "Luke, are you alright?" She stopped and gently pushed him up against hallway wall.

"Y-yeah, I'm fine." Lucas answered stumbling over his words. He couldn't think straight as soon as her sweet perfume invaded his senses.

"No, Lucas, you look pale. Are you sure that you're okay?" Peyton asked with a hint of alarm in her voice. She placed her palm on his head as though she were feeling his temperature.

"I'm fine, Peyton. Don't worry." Lucas said a little more forceful. This was starting to get hard for him. Her lips were only inches away from his…this was too much for him to handle for much longer.

"You're cold, though. I should take you to the Nurse." Peyton grabbed his arm to make way toward the Nurse's office, but Lucas didn't move.

The touch of her sent shock waves throughout his whole body which made him light-headed.

"Lucas! Lucas," Peyton asked letting go of his arm, but cupping his face instead.

"Yeah? Oh, I'm fine, Peyton. Just, just forget about it. I'm fine, really!" Lucas said reassuringly as he finally got a hold of his senses.

She studied his eyes, her gaze was piercing. He looked into her eyes, in turn. Her hazel eyes were endless; he could drown in them if he was able to.

He broke his gaze as soon as she finished studying him.

"Well, okay." She grabbed his arm again and started to pull him into a walk with her.

They were in front of her math class a minute later. She turned to him and smiled warmly, "Thanks for walking me to class."

Lucas nodded and chuckled a little, "Anytime," he said returning the smile. He started to turn around and head to his class at the opposite end of the hall when Peyton stopped him.

"Um, hey Luke. I was wondering if you wanted to hang out at my house tonight? I, uh, was just going to chill and listen to music. So… if you wanted to stop by, that would be cool." She said this whole proposal not looking at him directly. She seemed a little tense and uncomfortable.

Lucas smiled again, "Sure! Uh, I'll swing by your house later."

Peyton smiled too when she heard his answer. Her eyes lit up too with an amazing sparkle in them. "Great! I guess I'll see you soon." She turned back into her classroom.

Lucas turned back around towards his destination, "Yeah," he whispered softly to himself.

A/N:

Well there you go! I hope it was more interesting than the last chapter, if it wasn't just tell me. Anyway, thank you for reading and please review because my self esteem depends upon it… not really!