Author's Note: This chapter is mostly about flashbacks. I wanted to give you a taste of all that happened from high-school to now. It is a six year mark and I'm going to try to give you the most important moments. This chapter and the next one will be mostly about that. The song in this is called Everything by Jill Phillips. Hope you enjoy this chapter and give me your opinion; tell me if this was a good idea. Thanks. peace

Chapter 18

"Hey dad", said Nathan walking into the room.

Dan Scott looked so small on the bed. It was the first time that either brother has seen their father look so small and weak. Dan Scott was the strongest and biggest man ever and to see him like this was a blow.

"Hey", whispered Dan looking at Nathan and Lucas.

He saw Lucas swallow and Nathan try to keep his façade of toughness.

"Come sit", whispered Dan before closing his eyes against the dizziness.

They both sat on the chairs across from the bed and looked at their father. Their strong father that wasn't so strong anymore. After a long moment of silence Dan finally spoke but never opened his eyes.

"Tell me a story, tell me the story of your lives" ,whispered Dan he winced in pain. He wanted to hear every story. He wanted to hear everything about his boys.

Nathan looked at his father and nodded his head even though he knew that Dan couldn't see him.

Flashback…………………

Nathan's Flashback:

"I got in", whispered Nathan. Haley looked at him.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh", yelled Haley.

She grabbed the letter from Nathan and smiled.

"Nathan Scott you have been accepted into our freshmen class at Duke University", said Haley then began to jump up and down.

Nathan grabbed her and spun her around. Haley's letter had come in the mail one week ago. Nathan and Haley celebrate like crazy. They made love all night that night. Haley had tears in her eyes.

"We are going to Duke husband", said Haley smiling.

"Yeah we are going to Duke", whispered Nathan before taking her mouth in a mind blowing kiss.

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Lucas's Flashback:

"Brooke, come on we are going to miss graduation", said Lucas standing at the door way of Peyton's room while his girlfriend was getting ready.

"Hold on", said Brooke for the 5th time since he came to get her.

"We are going to be late baby, we have to be there for Haley's speech", said Lucas.

"Okay I'm done", said Brooke smiling.

Lucas smiled at her before taking her cap from her hand walking down to the car.

Lucas sat next to Nathan as Haley gave her valedictorian speech. He smiled as Brooke turned around and gave him a wink. He saw Peyton smiling at Jake that was sitting by his mother and Keith. He looked to his left and saw in front of him was Mouth that was staring at Rachel. If he didn't know any better Rachel was looking at Mouth. SO that was the girl that Mouth was talking about. He smiled when he saw his best-friend on stage giving her speech.

"Follow your heart and dreams because they don't have to be too separate things, no your heart is your dream. If I had one advice to give to our class is fall in love, find your soul mate because I can't tell you how good it feels to know that my soul mate, my heart is also my heart", said Haley as she smiled at Nathan.

Lucas looked at his brother and almost bust out laughing at the goofy smile on his face.

Where perfect dreams meet the perfect life,
My days are the richness of your face.
And I can't imagine what it feels like
To fully know all that you say.

"Brooke Davis".

The principal called.

"Go Cheery", yelled Lucas.

He heard Nathan whistling next him. Brooke smiled and beamed when Karen was the front taking her picture. Her parents didn't come but Karen and Keith were enough parents for her. She gave her dimpled smile as Karen smiled and took more pictures. Karen sighed and remembered.

"Brooke I'm not going to take it easy on you, you have to follow my rules", said Karen.

Brooke then shocked her. She hugged her.

"Just like a real mom", whispered Brooke.


And everything
And everything
And everything is holy
Holy holy.
All that I want to say has been said before.
So I'm glad you know just what I mean.
Your bones express the way I feel right now.
Cause above all else I want to be.

"Rachel Gattina, Mouth Macfadden" called the principal.

"Go Mouth", yelled Haley.

Lucas cheered as well as Nathan for the rest of their friends.

"Peyton Sawyer".

"Go Peyton, whoaaaaaaaaa", yelled Brooke cheering.

She remembered as well.

"P. Sawyer, you are my best-friend forever", said Brooke as she hugged Brooke.

"You too B. Davis", said Peyton smiling.

Where everything
And everything
And everything is holy
Holy holy.
And everything
And everything
And everything is holy

"Haley James Scott".

"Haley, Tutor Girl", yelled Brooke.

Haley laughed at that one. Lucas smiled at this friend. Nathan gave a smile to his girl.

"Always and Forever" whispered Nathan.

Holy holy.

I will not have to fear anymore.
All I'll be capable of is
Holy holy holy holy.
And I will
I will not shame your name anymore,
I want to be
I want to be.

Everything
And everything
And everything
And everything is holy
Holy Holy.
And everything
And everything
And everything is holy
Holy holy.

"Lucas Scott".

"Broody", yelled Brooke.

He could hear her yelling and whistling for him. He laughed as he took his diploma from the principal's hands. He could see his mother going crazy with the camera. He turned around when he heard.

"Nathan Scott".

He saw his brother take his diploma. He reached and pounded fists with his brother. That picture is on display at his home right now.

"Class of 2007", yelled Lucas and everyone threw their caps in the air.

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Nathan's Flashback:

"I won't make this easy on you, you are freshmen, but we are the most promising", said the coach looking at Nathan and Lucas.

Nathan looked at Lucas before smirking. They pounded fists before getting up. Nathan sighed as he looked at the gym that he will be playing at for the rest of his college career. He smiled as he saw his wife and his brother's girlfriend walking towards him.

"Hey hotshot where is my broody?", asked Brooke smirking.

Brooke actually got into Duke on a cheerleading scholarship. Corina already meet up with them. She was rollerblading down a platform at her house. That girl is weird that's for sure.

"He is coming, he is talking to coach about his HCM", said Nathan.

Brooke nodded her head.

"And Nathan Scott, shots and scores, and he wins it for Duke", yelled the announcer.

"Nathan", yelled Haley running towards him.

He opened his arms letting her jump into them. He kissed his wife right in the middle of the court. Cameras flashed everywhere.

Lucas's Flashback:

"You are telling me that you want us to play for the Knicks?".

He looked at his brother that also had his mouth hanging open.

"Yes that is what I'm saying", said the scout sitting across from them.

"You know that I have a wife right, she has one more year to go", said Nathan sighing.

Lucas looked at Nathan and sighed. What about Brooke he couldn't leave her here.

"You won't start playing until the middle of next year anyway", said the scout.

"That way you would only spend a short time apart before they graduate, they probably want to be in NY anyway. Isn't your wife studying to be a producer?", asked the scout.

Nathan nodded his head.

"I have to talk to Brooke". She probably will be okay.

"Broody no, I can't spend that much time away from you", cried Brooke clinging to Lucas.

He kissed her hair.

"It's only for a short time baby, only a short time and then you can move to NY and take the fashion world by storm", whispered Lucas.

Brooke cried on his shoulders.

"Only a short while", whispered Lucas kissing gently.

"No you can't kiss it away broody", whispered Brooke.

"This is a great opportunity".

Brooke just nodded her head. It was going to be a hard year.

TBC…………………….