My favorite Character on One Tree Hill would have to be... Nathan and Brooke. I love them all (except Dan)don't get me wrong but ifI had to chooseI would choose those two. Here's chapter 25!

Nathan POV

"You should go downstairs anyways, Peyton's here."

"She is?"

"Yeah, she got here when you came upstairs."

"Oh."

"She's pretty upset."

"Why?"

"She broke up with Lucas."

"What! Why!"

"I don't know."

"Ok, well let's go down then."

I put my hand in hers and we walked down the stairs together. As soon as we were in the kitchen she let go of my hand and ran over to Peyton.

"Peyton, I'm so sorry." Mercedes said hugging Peyton tightly.

"Thanks." Peyton said hugging her back.

Mercedes pulled away and looked at her friend.

"How are you doing?" She asked taking a seat next to her

"I'm fine. Really, I'm gonna be ok."

"What happened?"

"I really don't know how to explain it. I guess… I guess we just don't feel the same way anymore."

I watched as Mercedes tried to comfort Peyton and felt another vibration in my pocket. I pulled out my cell and found I had one new text message. I opened my cell and the message popped up….

"Dude, will you hurry the hell up! I called you like 10 minutes ago!"
It was Tim telling me to hurry up. I walked over to the girls and stood behind Mercedes.

"Baby, I gotta go. Tim just text me." I said wrapping my arms around her waist.

"Ok." She said turning to face me.

"I'll call you later tonight, ok?"

"Yeah."

I kissed her softly and tuned my attention to Peyton and Brooke who were watching intently.

"I'll see you two tomorrow. Peyton if you need anything…"

"Thanks Nathan." She answered.

I kissed Mercedes one last time before letting her go and walking out of the room.

Mercedes POV

I watched as Nathan left and turned around to see Peyton and Brooke staring at me."

"What?" I asked leaning against the kitchen counter.

"Are you two…" Brooke asked struggling to get the words out of her mouth

"Yeah, we are." I said happily.

"It's about time!" Peyton cried throwing her hands up in the air. "Is that why you have that hickey on your neck! What the hell were you two doing up there!" She said laughing.

She looked over at Brooke and she too started to laugh.

"I do not have a hickey!" I cried back

"Go check." Peyton said trying to catch her breath.

I ran into the downstairs bathroom and looked in the mirror. Damn it Nathan! Why the hell were you sucking on my neck so hard! I walked back into the kitchen with my hand on my neck. As soon as I did Peyton and Brooke broke out into a sea of laughter. It was good to see that my embarrassment could cause them to laugh their assess off. At least it Peyton's mind off things, if only for a little bit.

"Ok… it's a hickey." I said putting my face in my hands and laughing lightly.

This, to my surprise, caused them to laugh even louder. The phone rang and I leaned over to pick it up off the counter.

"Hello?"

"Mercedes… its Karen."

Karen sounded upset.

"Karen what's wrong?" I asked worried.

"Have you seen Lucas?"

"No… I haven't seen him."

This caught Brooke and Peyton's attention and they sat there listening.

"Do you know where I can find Peyton?"

"Peyton's right here."

"Can you ask her if she's seen him?"

I put the phone away from my mouth and looked over at Peyton.

"Peyton, have you seen Lucas?"

"The last time I saw him he was at his house. Why? What's wrong?"

I didn't answer her, for even I didn't know the answer to that question. I pulled the phone back to my mouth.

"She said the last time she saw him he was at your house. Karen what's going on?"

"I can't find him. I've been looking for him for the last two hours and I can't find him." She said crying.

"Alright, Karen I need you to calm down for me, ok? I'm gonna go out and look for him. As soon as I know somethig I'll call you."
"Thank you." She whispered.

"Don't worry Karen, I'm sure he's fine."

"Ok, bye."

"Bye."

I hung up the phone and grabbed my cell of the counter.

"Mercedes what's going on?" Brooke asked getting up

"Lucas is missing. I'm gonna go and look for him." I said heading to the door.

Brooke and Peyton followed and I grabbed my purse off the table.

"Mercedes.. Please call me as soon as you find him." Peyton said eyes watering.

"I will." I said hugging her. "Everything's gonna be ok Peyton."

She nodded her head and wiped the tears the fell from her eyes. I let her go and walked out to my car.

Wow...I would have never thought that I would write 25 chapters.But I'm not even half way done yet so... chill. Sorry that this chapter is so short but... I'll make the next one longer. Thanks so much Newyorkchicka for your last review! Your the best! I'm suffering from lack of sleep and energy right now so... ifI don't post something up tonight don't freak out. I'll be back. Just have to catch up on some things first. Anyways... Thank you so much for reading!