So here is my update, there is two chapters after this chapter. Enjoy.
Peyton's POV:
I rush into the hospital needing to get to Lucas before anything bad happens. I run into his room and see Nathan standing by the bed, he turns around and gives me a weak smile and then moves out of the way.
I walk over and stand by the bed noticing how Lucas' skin has gotten a lot paler and he's shaking slightly as he gives me a very weak smile.
I sit on the edge of his bed and take his hand in mine as I hear the door shut as Brooke and Nathan leave the room to give us some privacy. He brings a frail hand up and brushes his fingertips against my cheek.
"What's going on Lucas?" I ask hesitantly and he smiles weakly at me.
"I'm dieing Peyt, I can feel it. And I probably don't have long left, I'd say about fifteen minutes. I can slowly feel my breath leaving me and it hurts but I need to see you and talk to you." He admits softly as he breaks out into a coughing fit and I grab a glass of water and help him have some.
"You shouldn't talk too much Lucas, if it hurts so much." I say softly trying to ease his pain as I rub my thumb over his hand and he shakes his head.
"I want my last moments to be good ones." He states firmly and then looks around the room, "Can you invite the others in? I want to spend time with them too." He asks me and I nod my head as I walk over to the door and open it.
Jake, Haley, Brooke and Nathan all look up and smile at me warmly and I give them a shaky smile back.
"He wants you inside." They all stand up and follow me into the room and grab chairs and all drag them around the bed as Lucas smiles at them.
"You look terrible Luke." Haley states and he laughs weakly.
"Thanks Hales, love you too." He jokes lightly and everyone laughs as Haley has a big grin on her face.
"Do you know how weird it's going to be without you?" Brooke states sadly and everyone turns to look at her not expecting such a depressing topic. Lucas raises his eyebrows and Brooke shrugs her shoulders.
"It's not going to be long now Luke, you look really sick and it's affecting everyone." She starts, "We have all been through a lot together and each one of us has had something special with you if it was just friendship or something else and it's weird to think that we won't get to have those moments anymore." She admits softly and we all nod our heads in agreement.
"We have had some amazing times." Nathan states, "Individually and group wise." He pauses for a second as if he is thinking of a certain memory.
"I remember when we first started really getting along but you were leaving and I was sad to lose you. I remember saying 'I actually wish you weren't going to leave...cos you're one hell of a basketball player...and because you're my brother.' Its different now though because when I say I am going to miss you it hurts more because I know I wont be able to call you up and talk to you, you'll be gone forever." He admits softly and Brooke slips her hand into his and gives him a kiss on the cheek.
Before Lucas can reply Jake jumps in with his story.
"I think I have a lot of fond memories with you Luke, you're my best friend and you always knew how to get through to me and you accepted me right away but my best memory of our friendship is when I told you about Jenny."
Jake pauses as if trying to remember the exact words.
"You said 'If you treat this like its something to be ashamed of your daughter will carry that around for the rest of her life.' And then I thought about it and you really got through to me especially with your story about how you felt that your Mum might be ashamed of you. I think that if you hadn't come by at that point and you hadn't said what you said I wouldn't be as happy as I am now and Jenny wouldn't be so content."
"I have so many memories of you that I wouldn't know how to pick one, they all stand out." Haley starts as she shares a fond smile with Lucas, "You're my best friend in the whole world and it feels like we have been together for ever, us against the world. I don't think anyone else could ever understand how close we were and how much we affected each other."
She grins brightly as she goes over memories in her mind and lets out a small laugh as she recalls one memory.
"One of the things I loved about our relationship was that we had a similar sense of humor and when we were being cocky you could tell that we were just messing around and we had fun. Like when we went down to the burning boat and you were all cocky cause you played a really great game." She says with a fond smile and Lucas grins.
"And you were cocky because that guy said you were "the bomb." Lucas says with a grin and everyone laughs knowing how Haley gets when she gets a compliment.
"We have a lot of bad memories Lucas and a lot of good ones in a way. But the one that sticks out the most was when my parents moved to California and you had your Mum talk to my parents and they let me stay with your Mum." Brooke pauses for a second and smiles at the memory.
"We weren't quite friends yet because I was stills lightly hurt by the last time we were together but in that moment it was ok because you had done something for me that made me really happy and gave me a chance to stay with the people I love."
Brooke finishes her story and I watch as Lucas looks around the room and smiles at all of them individually and then his eyes land on me.
"So what's your story Peyt?" I hear Nathan ask behind me and I close my eyes and then open them.
"I have lots of memories of Lucas and not all of them are good ones but the one that sticks out the most right now would be shortly after Lucas joined the team and Nathan and I had broken up." I pause for a second and I feel everyone eyes on me.
"I was dealing with memories of my Mum and no one really remembered but you asked me about it and you cared about it and afterwards you said to me 'You know, I would gladly erase my dad if it would bring back your mom. I wish I could change it for you.' That will stick with me forever just because you cared more about me than anyone before."
Lucas has tears in his eyes and I smile gently at him as he opens his mouth to say something when he sucks in a breath and the machines start beeping like crazy and we all jump up as I see Jake rush to the door and call out for a doctor.
A few doctors and nurses run in and push me back from Lucas' side and I feel the others standing behind me as I can see Lucas through a small gap. They are losing him; he's not going to make it.
He looks over at me and smiles softly.
"I love you Peyton." He states before he closes his eyes and the machine makes a terrible sound to my ears as I watch Lucas fade away, he's gone, and he's dead.
I can hear Brooke and Haley sobbing behind me but I just stand there and I faintly hear Nathan asking Jake to take Brooke and Haley outside. I hear the door open and close. Then I feel a hand on my shoulder.
"Peyton?" I hear Nathan ask and I turn around to look at him as silent tears make their way down my cheeks.
"He's gone Nathan." I whisper painfully as my knees give out and he catches me as I cry into his chest and he runs his fingers through my hair. I feel him scoop me up into his arms and walk out of the room and down the hall with the others following us silently.
Haley's POV:
Lucas' funeral is soon, in a couple of days and I'm not too sure how it's going to go especially for Peyton. She hasn't been out of her house at all since it happened and I'm really worried about her.
We decided that for the eulogy we were going to split it up into parts so Karen and Dan would be doing a part then Nathan and Brooke then Jake and I and then Peyton if she wants to, we just haven't asked her yet.
I walk into her living room to see her sitting on the floor watching a movie and I notice all the sad movies on the floor that surround her and I sigh as I drop my bag and then sit down on the floor next to Peyton.
She turns to look at me with a sad smile and I sigh as I open my arms and she moves into them automatically and I wrap them around her tightly and she rests her head on my shoulder as I feel a few tears against my shoulder and run my fingers through her hair.
"Peyt I don't know if you want to hear this or you want to do this but about Lucas' funeral ……" I trail off and her head snaps up to look at me, "For the eulogy we decided to split it up so we could all be apart of it and if you want you can do you part of it." I tell her and she bites her lip.
"Who else is doing it?"
"Karen and Dan, Nathan and Brooke, Jake and I and you if you're up for it." I say and wait for response.
She nods her head hesitantly.
"Will you stay up there with me?" She asks in a small voice and my heart breaks.
"Of course I will honey."
Thanks to Jessica, Kayla, lukeNpeyt, Monica and lysser8312for the reviews on the last chapter.