Chapter 11: Someone That You're With
They pulled up to Nathan's party a little while later. Peyton parked her car right in front of Nathan's house and got out.
"Do I have to be here?" Peyton asked quietly. She really didn't want to bump into Lucas tonight.
"Yes you have to be here. You need to have fun tonight and quit brooding." Brooke linked arms with Peyton and made her way up to Nathan's door.
Peyton stopped and stared at the door for a moment. She sighed and took a deep breath before walking in.
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"Luke... can you get me a drink?" Rachel asked handing him her cup.
"Yea... sure... I'll be right back" He took her cup and walked off towards the keg.
Peyton walked in and glared at Rachel. She didn't really know this girl but she didn't like the fact that she was here with Lucas. No matter how much she tried to deny it... there was something between her and Lucas, and the fact that he was with another girl just pissed her off even more. She shot Rachel one more look before walking out of the room.
"Here you go" He handed her the red plastic cup and leaned up against the counter.
"So I just saw you're bitchy crush" Rachel said before taking a sip from her cup.
"Who Peyton?" She nodded her head "She's not bitchy."
"Could have fooled me with the look I got. She keeps up with that and I'm gonna show her a thing or two."
"No need for fighting Rachel... We're not dating remember" He said looking at her.
"Only because you're to hung up on a girl that doesn't give two shit's about you" She was getting angry with him and he didn't know why. One minute she was cool with their situation and next thing he knows she's flipping out on him for no reason.
"What's wrong with you" He said raising his voice slightly
"You... that's what's wrong with me" He furrowed his brows at her.
"What are you talking about?"
"I'm talking about you using me to get back at that curly haired bitch." She too raised her voice. She stepped closer to him so she was face to face with him. "You just don't get it do you?" She asked with a shyness to her voice
"Get what?" He asked as he slowly raised his hand to touch her face
"That you're going about this all wrong?" He cocked his head and stared at her with a dumbfounded look on his face.
"What does that mean?"
"It means if you wanna get to Peyton you need to go about it in a certain way." She said sexily
"Which is."
"Like this" She planted a kiss on his lips right as Peyton walked into the room. Lucas didn't know this as he slowly kissed her back. He knew he shouldn't but she was taking his mind off of Peyton and that's what he needed.
He pulled away slightly and turned his head to follow Rachel's gaze. His eyes found Peyton's as he saw the shocked yet sad look on her face. She quickly turned away and made her way out of the room.
He turned back to Rachel as she nodded her head giving him permission to go. He quickly turned away and chased after Peyton.
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"Hey blondie" Brooke said before noticing the look on Peyton's face.
"I'm gonna go outside and get some fresh air." She said solemnly before pushing past Brooke and walking out.
Brooke watched Lucas stride towards her and was quick to stop him.
"What did you do to her?" She asked with anger showing through her words.
"Nothing" He tried to walk past her but she grabbed his arm and spun him around.
"Then why does she look so sad and pissed off."
Lucas sighed before answering her question. "She saw me kiss Rachel."
Brooke slapped him across his arm. "Stupid ass. What the hell were you thinking" Anger was pouring through her words now and Lucas knew he'd fucked up.
"I know Brooke... That's why I need to go talk to her."
"I swear if you hurt her anymore that will be the last thing you do" Her eyes told him everything he needed to know. The anger and determination was evident. He knew right then that Peyton really did feel the same way and Brooke was trying to protect her from being hurt.
"I won't... I promise... I just need to talk to her."
She released his arm and he turned around and walked off to find Peyton.
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I reside in 209, you're in 208
You moved in last Friday night,
and I just couldn't wait
So I tried to call across the hall,
to ask you out someday
But a lineup formed outside your door, and I was way too late
"Peyton!" Lucas yelled chasing after her
She didn't even stop or look at him. She kept her focus straight ahead and kept walking. She didn't know where she was going or why... she just was.
"PEYTON!" He yelled louder
"WHAT?" She screamed stopping and turning around to face him
He stopped. He was no more than 10 feet away from her and he could so how hurt and angry she was.
Well I'd rather start off slow
This whole thing's like
some sort of race
Instead of winning what I want
I'm sitting here in second place
"Can we talk?"
"I have nothing to say to you" She turned her back towards him and began walking away
"Please Peyton... I just need to talk to you" He ran after her once more
She still wouldn't stop. She was leaving and wasn't going to say a word to him. He stopped and sighed in defeat as he watched her walk off. He turned around making his way back to Nathan's but not before he was stopped by Brooke.
"What the hell do you think your doing?" She asked angrily
"Going back to the party" His head hung low and his words were soft
"Get your blonde ass back over to her and talk to her."
"What do you want me to say Brooke" He was beginning to get frustrated "She won't talk to me. Hell she won't even look at me"
"Do you blame her. She walked in on you kissing Rachel. Do you think she wanted to see that"
"Why the hell should she care who I kiss anyways. It's not like she actually cares."
Brooke was pissed and her face was turning red. "You know Lucas... whether you believe it or ever care... she does like you. She's new here. She tried to make a move on you and you didn't do anything about it. I know she likes you... I can see it on her face every time she looks at you. And the fact that she saw you kissing another girl was not something she needed to see. She's scared enough about how she feels about you and how you feel about her. You tell her you like her but you kiss other girls. How do you think that looks"
He stared at her for a moment before facing the ground. He knew kissing Rachel was a bad idea, but he didn't do anything wrong. He wasn't dating Peyton. She wasn't even talking to him. So why did it matter so much?
"Brooke... listen... you know I like Peyton. But what am I supposed to do when she won't even talk to me huh? She wants nothing to do with me for 2 weeks and now she's pissed because I kissed another girl. I tried with her... I did. But there's only so much I can take."
She glared at him before walking right up to him and bringing her face right at his.
"You listen... and you listen good. Peyton is obviously not like these other girls. She's not just gonna sit there and tell you she likes you and blah blah blah. She's gonna run from her emotions until you actually get your head out of your ass and do something about it NOW GO GET HER." She pointed towards Peyton and Lucas turned around. He took one last look at Brooke before running after Peyton once more.
Because somewhere
the one I wanna be with's
with somebody else
Oh god, I wanna be that
someone that you're with
He caught up with her shortly after and ran to stand in front of her.
"Move" She said pushing past him.
He grabbed her by the arm and spun her around. "Not until you talk to me"
"I already told you I have nothing to say to you... Now let me go!"
I wanna be that someone
that you're with
And I can talk about it all day long
'til I run out of breath
But I still wanna be that
someone that you're with
"You obviously have something to say or you wouldn't be this angry with me." He looked at her with pleading eyes. "Just please talk to me Peyton... that's all I'm asking"
He let go of her arm as she backed up a few steps. Tears began welling up in her eyes as she began to speak.
I've got to be that
someone that you're with
And I'm pacing by the phone
'Cause I hate to be alone
And if you're out there with him
somewhere and just about to kiss
God I wanna be that
someone that you're with
"How could you kiss her Luke? Why would you kiss her? Were you trying to get back at me?" She had all these questions to ask him when all she was really doing was asking herself Why would you run from him? Why would you hide from your feelings?
"It didn't mean anything honest. She kissed me and I kissed her back but it didn't mean anything. I wasn't trying to get back at you believe me. I was just frustrated with how you were acting. You wouldn't talk to me, you kept running from me, and I just couldn't handle it anymore. I meant what I said, Peyton, I like you... a lot, but you need to let me in... you need to talk to me."
She looked away from him and let a tear slid down her cheek. She looked back at him for a brief moment before turning away again.
Well I hear your favorite songs
you sing along with everyday
And I borrow things that
I don't need for conversation sake
Last night I heard your key,
it hit your lock at 4 AM
Instead of being out with me
you must be out with them
"Peyton... Just talk to me... Please"
Well I'd rather start off slow
This whole thing's like
some sort of race
Instead of winning what I want
I'm sitting here in second place
"What do you want me to say Lucas" She whipped her head around and revealed her true feelings at that very moment. "Do you want me to say that I'm happy for you... do you want me to say I don't care? What?"
"Just tell me what you feel" He said quietly walking towards her.
"I don't know what I feel Lucas... One minute I like you the next I wanna hit you. You say you like me but you kiss another girl. What am I supposed to think of that"
"I don't know Peyton... gosh" He was beginning to get frustrated with this whole situation. "You know I like you... I told you I did. I kissed you... you kissed me back, but the next day you avoided me. You run from me when you see me, you hide your emotions from me... All I want to know is how you fell and you can't even do that"
Because somewhere
the one I wanna be with's
with somebody else
Oh god, I wanna be that
someone that you're with
I wanna be that someone
that you're with
"I LIKE YOU OKAY" She said as more tears began to fall. "I really like you" She said quietly "But I don't know how to deal with it... I have never felt like this before and I don't know what else to do other than run from it because if I don't have to face it it's like it's not even there."
Lucas walked up to her and placed his hand lightly on her cheek and wiped her tears away.
"All you had to do was tell me. I'm not gonna hurt you Peyton. That's not me. I mean everything I say to you. But when you run from me it doesn't make it easy, it only makes it harder. I want to be with you. All of you"
She looked away from him a sighed "then why would you kiss her... knowing I could see it?"
"Because it was my escape from all of this. It was my way of not dealing with the fact that you can't be around me. That you can't talk to me at all." His words were so full of emotion and he was struggling to find the words to say to her.
And I can talk about it all day long
'til I run out of breath
But I still wanna be that
someone that you're with
I've got to be that
someone that you're with
And I'm pacing by the phone
'Cause I hate to be alone
And if you're out there with him
somewhere and just about to kiss
God I wanna be that
someone that you're with
She saw the raw emotion written all over her face and all it did was upset her more. She walked away from him and sat on the curb and buried her face in her hands. He walked over to her and kneeled in front of her. He didn't say anything he just sat there waiting for her to talk.
She pulled her hands away from her face but continued to look at the ground.
"I don't think I can do this Lucas. I don't think I can be that girl you want"
He put his finger under her chin and lifted her head so she was looking directly at him. He wanted to look into her eyes and tell her exactly what he needed to say and make sure she knew he cared.
"The only girl I want is you. I want you to be the girl I met when you first moved here. I want you to be the girl I grew to care about so much that it hurt. I want you to be you. No one else. Nothing special. Just you."
"I don't think I can be that girl anymore." She said quietly
"Why not?"
"Because that girl disappeared as soon as she fell for you"
A smile played on his lips as he struggled to find the words to say. She surprised the hell out of him with that comment. So much that he didn't know what to do.
Well somewhere the one
I wanna be with's
with somebody else
Oh god, I wanna be that
someone that you're with
And I can talk about it all day long
'til I run out of breath
But I still wanna be that
someone that you're withI've got to be that
someone that you're with
And I'm pacing by the phone
'Cause I hate to be alone
And if you're out there with him
somewhere and just about to kiss
God, I've got to be that
someone that
I wanna be that someone that
I've got to be that
someone that you're with
"So what does this mean? Do you actually want to be with me, or did you just fall for me only to let me slip through your fingers?"
She slowly brought her lips to his. He was tense at first but soon loosened up. They pulled away moments later. Peyton slowly opened her eyes and smiled slightly
"I want to be with you"
"Good... because I wanna be that someone that you're with"
She smiled and kissed him once more.
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