Heres chapter 8 and still no reviews? Wow... thanks a lot people. Anywayz here it is! Once again... I do not own One Tree Hill so... you know th rest. Thanks!

General POV

She hung up and headed back to Q's room. Friday passed and Mercedes would still not come out of her room. Brooke was starting to get worried. Mercedes had not eaten and she spent all her time listening to music. Saturday afternoon Peyton, Lucas, and Nathan all met up at the airport. Lucas was not happy that Nathan was going but he knew it wouldn't help the situation to act pissed about it so he kept his mouth shut. Nathan was thinking the same thing and followed Luke's lead. Peyton knew this was going to be an interesting weekend. She didn't know how right she was. They boarded the plane and headed to LA. When they arrived a car was waiting just like Brooke had said it would be. They got in the car and headed to Beverly Hills. Meanwhile Mercedes had finally decided to come down to see her brother. She walked inside his room.

"Hey baby sister, finally! I thought you didn't love me anymore."

She smiled and walked over to sit on his bed with him.

"Wheres Brooke?" She asked sitting down

"She's in the shower."

"Oh."

Q could tell there was something going on in that mind of hers.

"Whats up Z?"

She hesitated a moment and looked up at him. He could see hurt, pain, sadness in her eyes.

"Q... I want to know who did this to you?"

"Mercedes..."

"You're better now Q, I didn't want to ask you this before but... it's time. You have to tell me who it was."

"I don't have to tell you anything!"He said raising his voice.

"Yes you do! If you don't I'll find out from someone else, and you know I will so don't even give me that."

She looked at him and he knew she was determined to get it out of him, even if she had to resort to violence.

"Alright!... I'll tell you. I was getting into my car after having dinner with Ciara and... Jose and his friends drove up fired and left."

"Jose? From the south side?"

"Yeah."

"What the hell was he doing on our side!"

"I don't know."

"That makes no sense"

Just then Brooke walked out of the bathroom.

"Hey Z. So you finally decide to come down."

"Yeah but... there is something that I have to take care of."

Mercedes left the room before anyone could say anything else. She ran up to her room and started getting ready. She put on a super short mini skirt and put her hair up in a ponytail. Instead of having her usual 3 in' heels she was wearing a pair of white Air Force Ones. She was about ready to leave when she heard someone open the door. She turned around and found her brother Darrel standing behind her, leaving the door partly open he walked in and looked at Mercedes. Meanwhile downstairs Peyton, Lucas , and Nathan had just arrived and walked in the door they put their things down. They said hello, and hugged Brooke. Nathan and Lucas both began to look around the room for Mercedes and couldn't find her. Brooke noticed and decided to tell them where she was.

"She's up in her room." She said hooking her arm with Peytons.

"She still won't come down?" Lucas asked.

"She came down earlier to talk to her brother and then went back upstairs."

"Oh."

"Her room is up the stairs last one down the left hall."

"Ok, thanks."

Both Nathan and Lucas walked up the stairs and Peyton stayed downstairs to keep Brooke company. Nathan and Lucas entered the hallway and heard voices. They both recognized one of them, it was Mercedes. They walked to the door and stoped. They both listened to the conversation going on inside.

"So you finally decided to show up."" Mercedes said looking at her brother.

"Mercedes, I'm sorry. I should have been here earlier."

"Nah, you think! Where the hell have you been D!"

"I was in Chicago."

"Why were you in Chicago?"

"I had to go pick up Sandy and she had some things she had to do there and she asked me to stay there with her and I said I would."

"Sandy! Ok, so you're telling me that you would rather be with that hoe than here with your family!"

"Mercedes don't call her that!"

By this point Mercedes had already started crying and Nathan and Lucas had heard everything that was said.

"Why the hell not! That's what she is D! Whether you like it or not, she has cheated on you and you know it!"

"Mercedes..."

"I hope you know that while you were off with your stupid ass girlfriend I was here taking care of your dying brother!"

Both D and the guys outside had a shocked expression on their faces. Now Lucas was starting to understand why she had been so upset.

"Dying? What are you talkin about Z?" D said with a sadness in his voice.

"His heart stopped D. But you would have known that if you would have been here. But you weren't, were you?"

D's eyes began to cloud up and he walked over to her and took her into his arms. He whispered in her ear...

"Mercedes... I'm so sorry I didn't know."

She pushed him away angrily.

"You think a hug and an apology is going to make this all ok! You didn't even bother calling! You don't know how may times I wished you were here to help me through this. You don't even know what the hell I've been through the last week! And you left me here to handle it all! I'm tired of this D! I'm tired of always being the one who had to act like the adult! I'm your little sister! You're supposed to take care of me! I'm tired of always being the one left taking care of everything! Don't you understand! All this is killing me, and I don't know how much more of it I can take. All the nights I've stayed up worrying if you were alright, helping you, taking care of you. You don't think I carry that around with me? All the times I've had to get you out of trouble. I'm tired of cleaning up your messes D. You're my big brother and I love you, but I'm done."

He looked at her and a tear escaped his eye.

"I'm so sorry baby sister, I really am."

"I want you to go D."

"Mercedes I..."

"Just go D. Please, just go."

He walked to the door opened it and walked out, walking by Lucas and Nathan as he did. Mercedes sat on her bed crying, her face in her hands. Lucas looked over at Nathan. They both had the same look on their faces. They never knew that's how she felt.

"I'll go in first calm her down. I'll tell her you're here." Lucas said as he walked inside before Nathan could say anything.

Mercedes heard the door open and close She lifted her head but didn't turn around to see who it was.

"I don't want to talk to you D. Go away before I kick your ass out!"

"Good thing I'm not your brother." Lucas said walking toward her.

She turned around and saw Lucas. Her eyes lit up and she got up and ran over to him. He pulled her into his arms and she cried on his shoulder.

"Lucas, what are you doing here?"

"I heard you wanted some company."

"God I do."

He let her go and they walked over to the bed and sat down. They looked at each other...

"What's going on Mercedes?"

"Everything Lucas... I don't even know what the hell to do anymore."

"Why didn't you call? You know I'm here for you."

"I know... but... I don't know."

"You wanna tell me what's going on?"

"Everything?"

"Everything you wanna tell me. I'm here to listen."

"I was so scared Luke. I walked in and found my brother laying there helpless. I didn't know what to do. I felt useless. And then his heart stopped... I was in the room when it happened. I thought I had lost him, and that he had left me alone again."

" You are not alone. He's still here, and so am I. Brooke, Peyton... you know that."

"I know Luke... It's just so hard."

"I know. But we're all here for you."

"Did you come alone?"

"No. Peyton is downstairs with Brooke and Nathan is outside the door."

"Nathan's here?" She asked somewhat shocked and very surprised.

Her cell rand and she took it out of her pocket and answered.

"Where is he?" She asked

Lucas could tell that she was very serious.

"We've been over this Jorge. Tell me where he is."

It was quiet for a moment and she hung up her phone and headed to her closet. She came out with a big black marshmallow jacket with a fur trimmed hood, and a pair of dark sunglasses.

"I'm sorry Lucas but I have to go." She said walking to the door.

"Let me go with you, so we can talk."

"Um, um, no. It's to dangerous. I'm not gonna risk it. We can talk when I get back. I promise."

She opened the door and walked out, Lucas following right behind her. As she walked out she saw Nathan.

"Mercedes." He said as he locked eyes with her.

"I can't talk right now Nathan. There's something I have to do." She said walking past him

She ran down the steps with Nathan and Lucas right behind her. As she was nearing the door Darel saw her and ran over to her. Peyton and Brooke followed.

"Where are you going!" He asked grabbing her arm before she could leave.

"Out! Let go of me!"

She tugged her arm to try and pull away. Her attempt failed and she pushed him off her. She opened the door, and walked out slamming the door behind her

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