A/N: I was so happy you guys liked the first chapter. I will try making them longer but I'm really busy. Thanks to everyone who read and reviewed. So enough chitter chatter. Here is chapter 2.

God Bless the Child

Chapter 2

Nathan braced himself for what he might find behind the door to the tutor center. He gripped the bat with his sweaty palms and tried to open the door but it was locked.

"Big brother?" Nathan asked. Hesitant if he should say anything of just knock the door down.

"Nate?" A voice came from behind the door. "Nate, help me!" The voice came again. "I can't open the door! I can't move!"

Once Nathan heard that he knew that that couldn't mean anything good. "Hold on! I'm gonna knock down the door. Ready?"

"Yea. Just hurry."

"1…2…3!" The door crashed open and Nathan came barging in. He looked over and dropped the bat. Lucas was sitting on the floor with a trail of blood leading from the door to him and a puddle of blood next to his stretched out leg. Nathan bolted over to where Lucas sat and just, for a second, looked at the wound in disbelief.

"I got shot. I can't stand the pain Nate."

"It's okay Lucas, let me just take a look at it. Okay?"

"Okay, just don't touch it." Lucas said. He was starting to get tired and his eye lids were becoming heavier with every second that passed.

"Alright." Nathan said. Nathan took a look at the bullet wound. It appeared to be very deep and was bleeding very heavily. "I have to put pressure on it until I get you out of here. You're loosing too much blood."

"Okay." Lucas said. He was beginning to drift out of consciousness.

Nathan took off his light blue polo shirt and rapped it around the wound and tied the shirt in a tight knot so it wouldn't come off. As he began to tie the knot Lucas yelled out in pain. "Sorry man, but I have to." Nathan looked up and realised that Lucas had passed out. "No no no. C'mon man stay with me." Nathan tried but it was too late. "O man. I got to get you out of here."

Nathan carefully put he right arm under Luke's back and his left arm under his legs as to not injure him any more than he already was. He lifted him off the ground and slowly stood. "I got you man." Nathan whispered to his brother's unconscious body.

Nathan carefully walked out of the tutor center, down the hall and to the front of the school. He carefully leaned back against the glass doors, opening and walked out side.

Outside the swat team surrounded the school and Nathan. All guns where pointed at Nathan. Nathan carefully laid Lucas down on the stretcher that waited next to the ambulance. The Swat team proceeded to search Nathan. Seeing that Nathan was clean he was allowed over to where Haley, Karen, Keith, Peyton, and Brooke stood waiting for the safe return of there son, nephew, husband, and friend.

"O my god!" Karen exclaimed, and then buried her face into Keith's chest.

"O no!" Haley whispered. She just hugged Nathan and buried her face into Nathan's chest and soaked his shirt with her tears.

Brooke just collapsed to the ground sobbing. Peyton just stood speechless at the site in front of her.

Karen walked slowly over to where her son's unconscious body lay. "It's okay sweetie. I'm right here.

"Excuse me ma'am." One of the paramedics asked.

"Yes." Karen replied looking up.

"Are you his mother?"

"Yes I am."

"Would you like to ride with him to the hospital?" The paramedic was now getting ready to load Lucas into the ambulance.

"Yes. Just one minute." Karen said walking over to Keith. "Keith, I'm going to ride with Lucas."

"Okay, I'll meet you there." Keith said. He gave Karen a kiss then watched her get into the back of the ambulance.

"C'mon Brooke. Let's go to the hospital. I'll drive." Peyton said knowing her best friend couldn't drive herself. She was too emotional.

"Okay." Brooke said picking herself up from the ground. "Let's go."

"C'mon Haley. Let's go." Nathan said. He was still in shock at the site of his brother. His mind just kept on replaying the picture of Lucas sitting on the floor of the tutor center, bleeding, saying 'I can't stand the pain Nate'. He just couldn't shake that picture from his memory. "Hey Keith, can we ride with you?"

"Sure. Let's go." Keith replied and walked over to his mustang.

A/n: Hey guys sorry it's so short. But keep reviewing and I will try and update soon.