Hello People! It's me again. Heres chapter 9! Hope you Like it!

General POV

Darel looked over at Brooke. Brooke knew exactly what he was thinking.

"You don't think she's..." Brooke asked

"Knowing Mercedes... Probably. Shit!"

"Well... what are we going to do! She could get hurt D!"

"Ok... I'm gonna follow her."

Darel got his jacket and was about to leave when Nathan finally spoke up.

"I'm going with you."

"So am I." Lucas said following behind Nathan

"No! It's too dangerous." Darel said turning from the door.

"Just take them D! You're just wasting time, go!"

Darel reluctantly agreed and ran out to his car, Nathan and Lucas followed. They found Mercedes and followed her, always keeping a little distance between them. They kept driving and they ended up in a really bad neighborhood. Mercedes parked her car and put on her jacket and sunglasses before getting out of the car. She got out and headed towards a group of guys outside a 7-11. Darel led the guys behind a wall where they could still see and hear everything that happened. Mercedes walked a little straighter now, swinging her hips a little more as well. A whistle came just as she had expected. She stopped and faced the guys, always looking down, her face was covered by the glasses and her head by the hood.

"Hey baby! Why don't you swing those hips over here!"

"Why don't you come here!" She yelled pointing to the guy that had called her over.

He turned to face his friends,

"You guys go ahead. I'll take this bitch myself."

The rest of the guys got in the car and left. He walked toward her and she took off her glasses. He got to the point where he could almost touch her but not really.

"So what up baby? Why you pick me?"

She looked up and took her hood off.

"'Cause you're the son of a bitch that shot my brother!"

He took a step back startled at first and then started laughing.

"I knew you'd be showing up soon."

"Look Jose, I don't wanna play games. Why'd you do it? You know there are rules. You know he's not a part of this shit anymore."

"Mercedes you know better than dat. The rules are more like guidelines, not really rules if you know what I mean. And you and your brothers will always be a part of this, no matter how much you try and distance yourself from it. You'll always be a part of this world. You know dat."

"No. I'm not like this. Not anymore."

"Dime... Why are you here then?" He started walking toward her and she walked back, she hit a wall and stopped. "You wanna know why I did it?" She shook her head. "Because I still remember what you said to me the night I asked you to be mine. Do you remember? Then let me refresh your memory...you said that you wouldn't be my girl if I was the last guy on earth. Do you remember now?"

"What does that have to do with my brother?"

"It doesn't."

"Then why him? Why didn't you shoot me? I mean... I'm the one your mad at, right?"

"Z, you should know me better than that. Why would I go for the kill when I can cause you pain? If I shot you... sure you would be hurt...physically. But I know that physical pain isn't stronger than mental pain. And I know it would hurt you more if your brother was hurt than if you were."

She looked at him and he got closer to him.

"You're sick."

"Maybe, but that's why you like me right?" He said running his fingers down her arm and leaning in to kiss her neck.

Nathan was getting really pissed off. He was about to go give that guy a piece of his mind when Darrel held him back.

"Do you wanna get killed! She can take care of herself. Just... chill out." He whispered.

Nathan held himself back and watched Mercedes. Jose was beginning to unzip her jacket when Mercedes grabbed his hands.

"I still wouldn't be your girl if you would have killed me." She whispered as she kenned him right in the balls. He was bending over and he turned to look up at her. She punched him in the jaw and he fell to the floor. She zipped up her jacket and picked him up by his collar. "This ones for my brother." She said as she punched him once more.

Nathan and Lucas were standing there stunned. She got up leaving Jose on his side, one hand on his balls the other on his jaw. He spit out and it came out red. Content with the damage she'd done Mercedes put her hood back on and ran back to her car got in and left. The guys ran back to Darrel's car and followed Mercedes for a while until Darrel split off in a different direction. He looked over at Nathan and Lucas and saw the confusion on their faces.

"Don't worry I know where she's going."

"And that is?" Nathan asked

"To her spot. She goes there sometimes, when she wants to get away from everything. It helps her calm herself down."

"Oh."

"Who are you guys anyways?"

"I'm Nathan."

"Lucas." Luke said introducing himself.

"And you guys are her...?"

"Friends." Lucas answered.

"Ah, I see. I'm guessing you guys are a little confused about what happened."

"Yeah. I never knew she could punch like that." Lucas said

Darel laughed and looked over at Nathan. He could see the worry in his eyes.

"She's gonna be ok. She just needs some time to chill. I'm sure she'll tell you when she's ready."

Nathan nodded his head and Darel drove back to the house. They got out and headed inside. When they came in Brooke was waiting. She got up and ran over to them, Peyton followed.

"What happened! Where is she!" Brooke asked worried.

"She's fine. She kicked Jose's ass. It was tight."

"Oh, thank God!"

They walked into the living room and talked about what had happened. Brooke also explained to them what had happened while Q was in the hospital. Peyton, Lucas, and Nathan would have never thought that she would be going through all that pressure and have to deal with it alone. After a while they heard the door open and Mercedes walked in and once again headed up to her room.

Well... there it is! Hope you like it! By the way... I wanted to thank Newyorkchicka. Thank you so much for leaving a review! You made my day! For the rest of you who are reading this story and not reviewing... Please review. I would really appreciate it!