" Police are searching for Dan Scott, we in Tree Hill know him as Mayor Dan Scott. In the Tree Hill high school shooting he was believed to of shot Keith Scott, his brother. Police say they have a warrant for his arrest, however Dan is missing since that day and still no where to be found. If you have any information.."

Dan turned off the tv. He just sat there, looking around the crappy room he was in. He rented out a place the night he shot Keith, when he realized he was alive and what he just did, he knew he had to get out. It was late when he rented it, so the old man who let him rent it didn't really see his face. Dan wasn't worried about being turned in because of that, and because he gave a fake name.

He laid on his bed and just thought about everything that was happening. It didn't seem real.. It felt like he was living someone else's life. Just a few short hours ago his life was great, now he was wanted for attempted murder He turned over and saw the picture of Nathan and Lucas he had. It was just after a game they had won, they were slapping each others hands, telling each other what a great job they did, when one of the girls from the school paper asked for their picture. Nathan was holding the ball, and Lucas had a thumbs up, acting silly, and Nathan was laughing. He thought about the past year or so. How close Lucas and Nathan had gotten. He grabbed the picture and continued to stare at it.

"Don't worry boys, we'll all be happy someday." he whispered.

"Mom!" Lucas groaned. "Mom, can you please get that!"

The phone kept ringing and Lucas couldn't sleep through the annoying ringing anymore. He forced himself out of bed and walked to the kitchen where there was a note on the fridge.

Lucas,

Didn't want to wake you. Went to the hospital, call if you need me.

Love Mom.

Lucas sighed, his mom and him haven't really talked since Keith was brought to the hospital. She seemed mad at him and when he tried to talk to her she just brushed it off or gave him short answers.

"Hello." Lucas mumbled answering the phone.

"Dude, you sound like shit."

"Nathan?" Lucas surprised to hear his brother on the other end of the phone.

"Why are you calling my house phone?"

"Because I called your cell about fifteen times and you didn't answer that.

Lucas laughed.

"Yeah, I was on a run and I wound up at your house."

"You..um., your at my house?" Lucas asked.

"At the door by your room"

Lucas walked in his room letting Nathan in, Nathan walked in all sweaty from jogging and he sat in Lucas's computer chair and Lucas sat on the edge of his bed.

"So.." Lucas started.

"I can't sleep. At all."

"Yeah I didn't sleep much either." Lucas told him.

"It seems so surreal Lucas. I mean if you think about it, like really think about it. Our Dad tried to commit murder, on our uncle!" Nathan started to chuckle. "I thought our family couldn't get any more screwed up."

Lucas looked up at him, " Listen Nathan about yesterday."

"Yeah," Nathan cut in.

"I should of told you, I know but it was really complicated, I was trying to protect her."

"I am really confused on how you know, I only thought she told me."

Lucas took a deep breathe and knew he had to tell Nathan the whole story.

"I kinda, pulled Dan out of the fire Nathan."

"What!" Nathan yelled. "How..you.. Huh?"

"Yeah" Lucas laughed. " I was walking by and I saw it on fire, I ran up to it when I saw Deb, walking out and get into her car and go. I didn't even think Nate, I just ran in and pulled him out. I didn't want to cops to see me, so I just took off."

"Wow, does Dan know you did that." Nathan asked him.

"He thought I was the one to kill him. He confronted me and kinda um, chocked me and until I told him the truth."

"He did what!"

"Yeah, it was pretty screwed up."

"Wow, sorry man." Nathan said, feeling guilty for being mad at him.

"Yeah, I'm sorry for not telling you, it's just, Dan warned me to keep it a secret.. And I don't know why I listened. I should of told you."

Nathan didn't say anything, he was just thinking about all that his brother just told him.

"I confronted Deb actually." Lucas spoke up.

"You did?"

"Yeah, I told her I knew and that there was evidence, I wanted to her to be okay Nathan."

"That's when she left?"

"Yeah."

"This is such bullshit man." Nathan blurted out. "My parents are criminals, my uncle is laying in a hospital bed, and yesterday I just had a gun in my face being threatened. What a great senior year."

Lucas was silent, agreeing with everything Nathan was saying.

"Do you think they'll find him Lucas?" Nathan mumbled.

Lucas just shook his head. "I don't know."

The boys both sighed.

"This is going to be a hard time for all of us." Lucas told him. " Are we okay?"

"Yeah." Nathan got up pounding his brother hand. "Like you said, this is going to be a hard time for us, we gotta stick together. Besides Haley and Keith, we are the only normal Scotts left."

Lucas laughed a little and pulled his brother in and gave him a hug. " I'll see you later little brother."

"Yeah, you too." Nathan walked out and jogged to his house, the big empty house, which he was going to be living at all alone.

- - - - - - -

Lucas was sitting at the table eating a grilled cheese sandwich when his mom walked in.

"Hey mom, how's Keith." he asked softly.

"Fine. He'll be coming home from the hospital within the next couple of days, they just want to double check everything."

"That's good, I think I'll stop by and see him later."

Karen quickly looked at Lucas. "No, I don't think that would be a good idea."

Lucas was a little taken back. "What? Why not."

"Lucas, Keith needs rest, he has had a pretty hard time. Being shot by his own brother for a false reason,."

Lucas looked away, getting angry his mom wouldn't let him see Keith.

"Plus it's the fact that he wasn't even trapped in the school, but he ran inside and wound up almost killed for it."

Lucas looked at his mom, who had her back turned towards him, she was doing the dishes.

"Mom," Lucas started.

"You weren't in there either Lucas." she yelled. "You were fine and safe and ran inside. Why would you do that! What is wrong with you! Because of you, Keith was shot. Because of you this is all happening. Do you realize that?"

Lucas was silent, he had tears building up inside, he was also growing angry and didn't even mean to burst out.

"My fault!" he laughed. "Yeah figures you would try and blame me for this."

"What the hell does that mean Lucas." she snapped.

"You are trying to blame me for this, but you know what mom I blame you. It's your fault Dan even thought Keith tried to kill him, I mean if you would of just given Keith the time of day you guys would probably of been together and Dan wouldn't of hired Jules right? But no. But you know what mom. Keith and Jules fell in love, and they were going to get married, Dan was going to drop everything him and Jules had planned, and then YOU and to make Keith get his heartbroken once again. And Keith found out it was Dan who set him up. If you would of kept your mouth shut then Keith would have no reason to even think of killing Dan, and Dan would of just left him alone. Keith would be sitting next to us right now instead of lying in a hospital bed."

"Lucas." his mom tried to break in. However Lucas couldn't stop, he was so mad and couldn't stop yelling at his mother.

"No mom, you try and blame this on me because of what I did! If you want to blame anyone, look in the mirror and blame yourself, because its your fault! If you weren't being such a bitch then you would of been with Keith a long time ago, wouldn't you of.."

Karen turned around and slapped him in the face, hard.

"Get out! Get out!" Karen yelled.

"FINE!" Lucas screamed. He got up and opened the door and slammed it shut, causing a picture on the wall to fall down and break.

Karen just fell to her knees and placed her head on the floor and started to cry, she cried and cried just lying there on the kitchen floor.