A/N: This is my first fanfiction. It's a one shot, but I might add a second part if I'm up to it. Let me know what you think!

Disclaimer: I don't own One Tree Hill or the song "Only Hope."

She felt a drop of rain tickle the top of her head and trickle down her blonde hair. That's the down fall of having a convertible she thought to herself. However, she didn't care. She wouldn't care if the sky opened up and the rain poured out and filled her car to the brim. All Peyton Sawyer could think of was Lucas Scott. She knew she loved him, but didn't know if it was right to love him. He still technically had a girlfriend. However, he kissed her. That night when Peyton was closing up club Tric she spotted the tall blonde demi-god out of the corner of her eyes. It wasn't out of the ordinary for Lucas to be waiting for her, but he seemed different. He had his head down and seemed to be muttering something under his breath. Peyton walked up to him a very casually asked what's up. However, this sent poor Lucas flying as he wasn't expecting her to come over so soon.

"Hey Peyton." He said after regaining his composure. "I just thought you might like a little company while closing up and quiet honestly I don't feel like going home right now."

"Why what's the matter?"

"Nothing it's just with my mom being pregnant and me still not knowing where I stand with Brooke I'd much rather just avoid the whole situation."

"I can't blame you. But, I guess I didn't do much to help you with the whole Brooke situation."

"The truth is Peyton I don't feel bad for what happened. In fact…oh man I wish I could just say this…"

"Then just say it Luke…"

"I'm in love with you!"

Peyton stood there stunned by his words and yet she expected them. It was like opening a Christmas gift… there's that anticipation… and yet somehow you can always tell which are cds and which are socks. This was a cd.

Lucas waited for a response, but after seeing none coming he spoke again, "If you tell me you love me I'll break up with Brooke and you and I can be together forever."

"How can you put that on me?" Peyton said finally finding her voice.

"Peyton I didn't mean it like that. I'm breaking up with Brooke either way. But to know I'll have you when it's all said and done just makes it… I don't know easier."

"You want me to tell you I love you so that you don't have to feel so bad about breaking my best friend's heart?"

"Just forget it…I knew I was stupid to even come here."

"No wait…Lucas…I want very much to say I love you…I do have those feelings for you…but I'm scared for Brooke. And honestly I don't want to lose her as a friend. So I will say I love you under one condition."

"What's that?"

"You have to give me time to mend my friendship with Brooke before we can even think about going out."

"Peyton…if it means that at the end of all this I'll have you then I'll do it." With that Lucas leaned forward and kissed Peyton square on the lips.

The rain began to fall harder, but still Peyton didn't care. She kept thinking about what will be. She thought of Lucas and of their life together. She thought of Brooke and hoped that somehow she could keep her friend.

Peyton put in a mix cd. The first song to play was "Only Hope" from A Walk to Remember. To this day she can't figure out why she added it on, but she did. At least to keep it closer to her taste she put the version by Switchfoot on the cd. The lyrics played:

There's a song that inside of my soul.

It's the one that I've tried to write over and over again.

I'm awake in

As the song began tears formed in her eyes, she hated that this song made her cry so she dug for another cd in her bag.

the infinite cold, but you sing to me over and over and over again.

So I lay my head back down,

and I lift my hands and pray to be only yours

I pray to be only yours.

I know now you're my

only hope.

She knew she had more cds in her bag, but they were no where to be found at the moment. She kept digging as the rain surged down.

Sing to me the song of the stars.

Of your galaxy dancing and laughing and laughing again.

When it feels like my dreams are

so far, sing to me of the plans that you have for me over again.

So I lay my head back down,

She gave up looking in her bag and turned her search to the glove compartment. Peyton forgot she had lose sketches in there and they went flying out into the stormy night.

and I lift my hands and pray to be only yours

I pray to be only yours.

I know now you're my

only hope.

She grasped at the floating papers and managed to grab a few.

I give you my destiny.

I'm giving you all of me.

I want your symphony.

Singing in all that I am.

At the top of my lungs,

I'm giving it back.

So I lay my head back down,

and I lift my hands and pray to be only yours

I pray to be only yours.

I know now you're my

only hope.

Suddenly Peyton was shaken from her rescuing of her prized sketches. She looked up just in time to see a pair of blazing headlights coming at her. She let go of the papers in her hands and clutched the wheel trying to turn. She slammed on the brakes, but all this did was cause her car to skid and she went careening into the other car. The rain fell down onto the crumpled form that was the blonde haired girl all that could be seen for sure was something clutched in her hand. It was a sketch of tall blonde haired boy with a caption reading… "only hope?"