AN/ Thank you for the reviews and helping with my bad grammar. I apologize in advance.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything to do with One Tree Hill or any of the characters associated with the show. The characters you don't recognise are of my imagination. I also don't own The White Stripes or their song I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself (funny but sick tune) either.

I choose to ignore him as he called after me. I'd rather just be left alone to think everything through and process the fact that my Mother just died, that my father and my big sister are a couple… I think, I guess.

I groaned in frustration and stopped walking up this ridiculously steep street. I don't even know what is going on with them two. Are they in love? Is it just a fling? Were they going to tell me? How long have they been together?

"I was calling you" An exhausted Aaron said bringing me out of thoughts. He bent down and held onto his side, gulping in big breaths.

"Aaron you know I love you and all but will you just leave me alone to just process everything. Please?" I patted his shoulder and carried on walking, knowing that he would follow anyway.

"Like that… actually works!" He grabbed hold of my arm to slow down. "Come on you know you can talk to me about anything" I managed to get a good look at him and felt quiet bad for making him run up this steep street after me.

"Yeah I know but I just need to think"

"Fine but I'm coming with you" He started to walk up the street again. I shook my head and walked in step with him, heading to our favourite spot.

Dialling her mobile number again I put the phone to my ear just to hear the woman say that she has turned off her phone again. I shut my phone and looked at it for a moment before groaning and running my hand through my hair sending it back to its messy state. I don't even know where Izzie is, no one does and it worries me. I keep imagining her alone and crying her eyes out and it kills me when I could be comforting her. I hope she isn't mad about me and Peyton and is punishing us. We wanted to tell her but there has never been a good time.

"We need to split up and find her" Keith announced. I nodded and scanned the crowd for Peyton. She is looking for Aaron for information to Izzie's whereabouts while me, Keith and Karen stand around like lemons.

"I can't find him which means he is with her. Amy's parents are going to lead everyone to their house for the wake but I think we should split up and look for Izzie and Aaron" Peyton explained when she returned.

"That's what Keith said" I replied. I can feel myself staring to get antsy and if I don't find her soon I know I'll start shouting at people and that's all we need. I walked over to Peyton wanting to look with her but Keith took me to the side and away from Karen and Peyton.

"Look go with your Mother-"

"No way!" I shouted.

"Lucas! You can't avoid each other for ever over a stupid fight you had thirteen years ago. Don't you think it has been long enough?" I lent against the wall and sighed. I know Keith wont give up and we could argue till I'm blue in the face but all I want to do is find Izzie. I growled slightly and nodded.

"Fine but only because I want to find my daughter" I snapped as I walked over to Peyton. She looked up at me slowly "I have to go with Karen but Keith will look after you Ok" She nodded but I could tell she is on the verge of tears again. I took her hand and linked our fingers, pulling her closer to me gently. She lent her head against my shoulder and I could feel tears start to soak through my shirt. My heart dropped and I pulled her into a bear hug.

"Well find her I promise" I whispered in her ear. She nodded slightly and kissed me quickly before walking over to Keith. He smiled at her and I watched them walk off in the opposite direction. I ignored the sinking feeling in my chest and started to walk out of the car park with Karen in tow. When we got onto the street I looked up and down it confused. I know I'm going to get lost since I hardly know Bridgeton.

"I think we should walk up the street" Karen said beside me. I looked up and down the street again, fighting the urge to rebel and go down the street but after a few seconds I started to walk up it. Karen was by my side in seconds. I sneaked a look at her and I have to say that she looks terrible. Her eyes are puffy she has worry lines in her forehead; her whole body language is telling me she is worried. She looked over at me and our eyes met and to my surprise I didn't feel angry. I felt comfortable and calm with her. I looked away first and concentrated on walking up this absurdly steep street.

"You love her don't you" I stopped walking and looked over at her with a frown. I didn't know who she is on about Peyton? Izzie? Amy?

"Peyton" The question stopped me for a moment. I have strong feelings for her and I am falling for her… A smile came to my face as I started to realise that I do love her. Karen chuckled and started to walk again. I laughed myself and caught up.

"It's nice to talk to you again and not fight all the time"

"Whose fault is that" I replied shoving my hands in my trousers pockets.

"I'm sorry Luke. I should have stuck by you and helped you through everything, especially when you needed me the most but I was so angry and after we had that fight… I shouldn't have let it drag on for so long" She explained and I could tell that she meant it.

"But that doesn't change the fact that it happened"

"I know and I am so sorry for not believing in you and telling you that you were a mistake when you were anything but. You're my life Lucas and no matter how angry I was I couldn't deny the fact that I love you dearly" She started tearing up and I looked away, processing everything she just said. It took me a while to realise that I still love her, that I missed her. We walked in silence for a while.

"Izzie is a splitting image of you Luke" I nodded, a smirk present on my face.

"She is now but she has always looked like Amy" My heart dropped as I remembered that Amy died. Izzie has been on my mind for the last hour.

Thinking of Amy I turned to Karen and asked. "Why do you dislike Amy so much?"

"I went to school with her parents and they were always snobs who looked down at me especially when I had you out of wedlock. I just assumed Amy was the same"

"She was never like that! If you ever took the time to get to know her you would have figured it out yourself" I snapped.

"I'm sorry Luke. I wish I did get to know her and Izzie too. I still remember when she was three and she feel off the monkey bars" She smiled at me.

"I was so angry at you that day and I didn't want you to get to know her since you was against the pregnancy. I was just being stubborn I guess" I said looking away and around us, only just noticing that we have reached the top of the road and are half way down another.

"I deserved it. I did try and talk to you that day and make everything right but I could see that we were going to argue and I didn't want to argue in front of Izzie so I dropped it" I nodded and smiled at her thankful that we didn't argue that day. Amy and I had started arguing and she didn't need Karen and I arguing too. I was about to start walking again when my phone rang. I quickly took it out of my pocket and answered.

I chose to sit on the grass and lean against the closest tree trunk to put some space between me and Aaron. We are sitting in a clearing of a small forest on the outskirts of town where we come to climb trees or just get away. No one knows we are here and the only people who are around are a local soccer team but they are at least fifty feet away so it is just me, Aaron and sometimes Zoë and I love it.

I watched as Aaron stood up and pulled off his tie and jacket and hung them from the closest branch. He hasn't taken his eyes off me since I sat down like he is expecting me to evaporate into thin air or something. It is really annoying but I don't want to shout at him. He is the only person I can trust right now. There is Peyton but I feel like I can't tell her everything since she was best friends with my Mum and is now going out with Lucas although the fact that they are together isn't that bad. Lucas is better then most of her previous boyfriends and I like Peyton better then that Brooke woman.

"Are you Ok now?" Aaron asked. I looked over at him and nodded. I have been blocking out thought of my Mum since we arrived and it was working till now. I wiped my eyes angrily and stood up, kicking broken branches on the floor. The empty feeling in my chest grew.

"Izzie?" My head snapped up and I looked over to see Peyton and another man walk around the trees and over to me. Peyton started sobbing and hugged me tightly. I stood there confused wondering how she found me. No one knows about this place unless she has been following me or someone told.

"Omigod Izzie" I looked ahead to see Lucas walking towards me too. What the hell? I thought to myself. He pulled me and Peyton into a bear hug and kissed my forehead. And I stood there still confused.

"Don't you ever scare me like that again!" Lucas snapped before pulling me into another hug. I looked over at Aaron for help but he stood at a distance playing with his tie which means only one thing. He is hiding something.

"Everything's Ok" I heard Lucas say. I watched as he hugged a weeping Peyton and that's when it hit me like a ton of bricks. Aaron told them where I was. My eyes started to sting but I ignored them and stomped over to him.

"How could you!" I shouted. He flinched and kept his eyes on the floor.

"I had to they were worried sick about you "He feebly explained. I stated at him, shocked that he grassed on me. I thought I could trust him and he would just let me cool down before he told them where I was. I just cant believe he told them our secret place. I shook my head at him and started to walk away but he grabbed my arm to stop me.

I turned to him, feeling so betrayed "I-I can't even look at you right now" I simply said, yanking my arm out his grip and walking away.

AN/ I'm not to sure about this chapter so you'll have to tell me if it sucked. I got stuck writing it and I keep getting distracted by ideas for new Fic's. That reminds me I need help with writing poems, well verses so if anybody is good with that sorta thing PM me and I'll get back to you.

Deanie