NOTE FROM AUTHOR/

I know it's short, forgive me. But I think it would be painful if I tried to extend the chapter or add anything more. This is my first chapter under 1,000 words.

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All: I changed the story from M to T because I do not swear. But wait, there will be sex references and scenes.

The trees, in the darkness of the night, sang as the wind blew through their branches. The summer heat could be felt, despite the fact that the sun was setting.. In a location just like any other was a forest. Hanging and swaying on a branch of a random tree was a swing. No neighbors around to scorn the two teenagers they clearly disapproved of. No one was there to witness the moments out of the ordinary, except the two living it. It wasn't strange for a boyfriend to be pushing his girlfriend on a swing, but for this particular couple it was. It was moments like this, which the rest of the world never saw. This is why they didn't understand.

"Higher!" Two distinct laughs echoed through the trees.

"You sound like a child. I can't push you any higher. If I do the swing will go over the branch. Is that what you want?"

"I want to fly" She said in a wistful voice. The boy watched the girl close her eyes and spread out her arms like a bird. He stepped away and traveled around the tree, watching her closely.

"You can't fly without me."

The girls eyes flashed open and a wicked grin appeared on her lips. "Why, Nathan Scott! Is that a threat?" Nathan couldn't help but laugh at the way she was pushing herself higher in the air to prove she could do without his pushes.

"Try all you want. Go ahead, fly. Try to prove me wrong, fly without me." With a smile the girl let the swing slow down a little bit and much to his surprise she jumped and knocked him down in the process.

"Oof" Nathan felt pain in his back but the beautiful girl with her eyes sparkling up at him, that lied right beside him, somehow took the sting away. One look in those eyes was a cure for the shoots of pain.

"I might fly without you, but you will always be there to catch my fall." She buried her face in his shirt and he lightly stroked her curls.

"I know Peyton, I know."

Suddenly the girl disappeared and there was no laughing. Nathan looked from where he was on the ground and saw the swing swaying. He saw the sun setting in a horizon of red, just as before, but now he felt the pain. He noticed the absence. And all he heard was the trees crying for him.

Nathan awoke in a cold sweat. He remembered. He remembered that day as if it was yesterday. Just as he still remembered the times they shared when they weren't drunk. Looking back almost every time he spent with her they were drunk, high, or having quick sex. But that day, was before the drama set in and they both grew cold. Funny how the brain remembers things you think are worth forgetting. Nathan looked in the mirror awhile later after splashing himself with water. The person staring back at him didn't look as confused as he felt. He ran his hands through his messy hair and walked away from the reflection in the mirror. Looking at the clock the numbers blinked 1:02. It was late, and he was just tired. It's not as if he could control his dreams. It meant nothing. Or so he kept saying to himself over and over as he climbed into bed. No matter what he was repeating in his head, it didn't change the fact that he didn't get a wink of sleep after words. He stayed awake, tossing and turning. And for some strange reason the bed seemed huge and lonely with only Nathan Scott wrapped in the sheets.