A/N: Hi everyone, this is PrettyGirlRocks back with a new chapter of 'Playing with Fire'! Yay! I am so proud of myself for updating in like two weeks…it could have been so much longer; you guys know how I can be sometimes. Lol. Anyways thanks so much to all of you who reviewed my last chapter. It really means a lot to me like I always tell you guys. Please continue to review and I hope you all enjoy this chapter.

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Chapter 7

Not an Adventure

"You're being watched." Ever since those word came out of Lucas's mouth things seemed to have shifted gears. It was as if life was put on fast forward.

Brooke's heart drops after she has time to process Lucas's words and she realizes that this has to have something to do with the creepy guy that came up to her earlier today. She forgets about finding Nathan with Rachel and she forgets about kissing Lucas in front of Peyton. Now her mind is on one thing. What are they going to do? What does this all mean? Looking over at Lucas she knows that it does not mean anything good. This worries her.

"Lucas, what do you mean?" Nathan questions, like Brooke it seems like his mind is on overdrive. He is feeling so many emotions right now he doesn't know what to do. He feels like he is trying to hold everything together but he doesn't know if he can do it anymore. He doesn't know if he can be the strong, tough guy he is use to pretending to be because right now it seems too hard to pretend that everything is going to be ok.

Rachel doesn't know what to think. She has no clue what is going on or what the older, cute Scott is going on about, but right now she can't seem to keep her eyes off of him. Go figure.

Lucas is out of breath and he doesn't know if he will be able to get everything out in time but he has to try. He is overwhelmed, a little from the kiss that Brooke just landed on him but mostly from what he is about to say. "Nathan, Mr. Gibson he had your house bugged." He doesn't even continue with the look that Nathan is giving him.

His head is spinning and he feels like he is going to collapse at any second. He needs to sit down right away. This is all too much for him, he thinks and that is when he feels a soft, small hand wrap around his. Brookes. He is immediately calmer, he looks down at her concerned face and somehow he just knows if he has her around he will be ok.

She is ushering him to his couch in his living room and he couldn't be more thankful when he feels the soft cushion under him. He feels her leave him for a moment but she is back quickly, bottled water in hand. She hands it to him and he smiles graciously at her. When he has calmed down he looks over to his brother who along with the Peyton and Rachel has joined them in the living room.

"Lucas, is that even legal? They can't do something like that without substantial evidence right?" He knows that he has to be right but the look on Lucas's face tells him otherwise. "I am right, right Lucas?"

"I don't know man, all I know is that Gibson informed the whole staff that he had your house bugged and if anything went down, he'd bring a squad and they'd have you arrested immediately."

Nathan's head is in his hands instantly and he can't even seem to think of what to do in this situation. All of this happened so quickly and so out of the blue he doesn't know what to do. He does know one thing though; he is not going to jail.

"I have to get out of here." She barely hears his words from his crouched position but she does and she honestly has never considered him leaving. Can he leave? No, absolutely not. She loves him and she refuses to live without him.

"No."

All eyes are on her after she speaks this one word and Nathan slowly looks up at her in confusion. She stares back down at him, a look of determination and fear on her face. "You can't go Nathan, you can't leave me. I won't let you." Her voice cracks at the end of her sentence and it breaks his heart. She looks so vulnerable right now he can hardly stand it and he extends his right hand caressing her cheek soothingly and sorrowfully because, truth be told he doesn't want to leave her either.

It is like there is no one in the room but the two of them and all the other three can do is watch on. The two stare at each other, their eyes never leaving one another and Nathan watches as Brooke continues to shake her head, no, she is not letting him go. Realizing this he has to talk to her now, in private. He excuses them, grabbing her hand and walking away to some other part of his house so they can be alone. Now there are three instead of five.

There is silence in the room for a moment but only for a moment before it is broken. "Ok, what the hell is going on?" Rachel lets out not being able to contain herself. She gets even more frustrated when no one answers.

"Ok, so this is what I got so far. Nathan is in some kind of trouble and is thinking about leaving town so he won't have to serve jail time right?" Silence again. She gives up this time. "Whatever, I'll find out sooner or later "she mutters and her attention moves to her fingernails.

Peyton just stands there in the doorway of the living room. She doesn't know what to do, what to think. All she knows is that she came over here to get her phone from Brooke and she ended up getting so much more. She still can't get over the fact that Brooke totally made out with Lucas. Her guy! She's confused and a little pissed. She was right. Brooke did have something with the older Mr. Scott obviously. How could he do this to her? Better question. How could she do this to her? She didn't want to be here anymore. She wanted to get out of here, away from these people as soon as possible. She couldn't even bring herself to look at Lucas, plus Rachel was annoying as hell.

She slowly turns around making her way to the door when she hears Lucas's voice call out to her. He is beside her in no time and she looks down at the floor in sadness.

"Where are you going?" he questions. She is not ok, he can tell this.

"Home."

A one word answer is what he gets and when he sees a tear drop he can't help but hold her chin forcing her to look at him. "Please don't go Peyton," it sounds like he really doesn't want her to go and she can't believe it.

"Lucas I don't want to be here."

"But I want you to stay, please." He's hurt her. He knows he has and he doesn't know how to make it better but he knows that he can't allow her to leave like this; angry at him because he can't handle it when people are angry with him.

"You hurt me Lucas," her face contorts in pain when she says these words and he can't believe that he would ever dare to bring this girl such pain.

"I know Peyton," he agrees barely even able to get the words out. "I'm sorry."

"How could you do this to me?" Another tear falls from her green eyes and Lucas has to wipe it away. He has to get rid of her pain. His arms surround her instantly and he is holding on to her for dear life. He can feel her resistance but it quickly melts away. They are not ok. But for now, they have to pretend to be.

When they enter the room again Rachel jumps up immediately. "Bout time you losers came back, what's up with the disappearing act, kind of rude." Her hands are on her hips when she catches Lucas staring at her and realizes that she is still in nothing but a bra and panties. A normal girl would cower and run for cover but she just winks at Lucas and smirks. "See something you like Luke?"

He turns away in agony and she smirks. In any other situation he wouldn't turn down Rachel, who would? Yeah she could be a bitch but she was known for being a good lay, plus she was smoking hot. But he had hurt Peyton enough for the day he figured he owed it to her to not give in, especially when she was standing right beside him! His mouth seems to be getting him in trouble lately so he says nothing…but that doesn't mean Peyton doesn't.

"Why don't you can it Gattina, no one want to sleep with a whore like you."

"And know one wants to sleep with a starving anorexic like you." Her combat was so quick that Lucas had to stare in shock. She was good. And Peyton was pissed but thankfully Brooke and Nathan enter the room then putting all ends to a possible bitch fight.

Nathan's arm is around her waist and there seems to be a calm over them that wasn't there before. Lucas is happy that Brooke has finally accepted the fact that Nathan is leaving her. Maybe now she can accept the fact that he is the one for her.

"She's going with me," Nathan lets out and just like that chaos ensues.

"What! She can't go with you, do you have any idea how much more trouble you can get in if she goes with you? She's a student Nate, what are you thinking!?!"

"I'm thinking that I don't want to leave her behind."

"And I am thinking there is no way I am letting him leave me behind." Brooke adds and the two of them smile at each other, all earlier feelings of animosity gone.

"No this is crazy Brooke, think about this." He walks over to her and immediately Nathan's arm tightens around her waist. "Brooke, you have school and you have cheerleading and your life is here. You can't leave it all behind."

My life is with Nathan. That's what she wants so badly to say but she didn't think he was ready to hear it just yet. Although basically leaving with him was saying that they were going to be together wherever they went. She wasn't ready to say it so bluntly yet. "I can always start school again wherever we go, I can cheer there as well, and its not like I have parents to worry about me so I will be fine, Luke."

She's right and he knows it but he can't believe she is doing this. Just picking up her life and moving on with no guarantees of the future, and all for his brother.

"You can't do this Brooke," he tries one more time.

"Yes I can, and I am." She replies without even blinking and he knows that he has lost but then something comes to him and he can't stop himself from saying it.

"Well then I am coming too."

"No, you are not!" her reaction is instant. He cannot come with them. He is ruining everything. It is only suppose to be her and Nathan. The cute couple.

"Yes I am and there is nothing you can do about it." He sees the look of objection on his brother's face and he quickly adds. "They are going to link me to this sooner or later Luke, I might as well get out with you now."

He knows his brother is right and although he wanted it to just be Brooke and him he had to allow him to come with them. It was weird how they seemed to have each other's back even with all the arguments and fighting they had been doing lately, plus the Brooke situation. All of those things didn't keep him from nodding his permission to his brother.

"Thanks Nate." He lets out upon seeing his brother nod not caring to mention that he was going to come with them whether he got permission or not.

"I'm coming too then." Peyton adds.

"Me too," Rachel throws in not fully understanding the whole situation but not wanting to miss out on anything and Lucas can't believe how out of hand this whole thing seemed to have gotten. He couldn't deny Peyton, and Rachel was probably going to come either way so now all five of them were leaving Tree Hill for good.

Something just wasn't right about this. Nathan could feel it. Why was everyone so eager to go? This was his burden to bear and his alone. They all were looking at this as some big adventure when really this was anything but. This was life and it was nothing to be thrown around and played with. He knew this but as he looked around the room at all of their faces he knew that there was no turning back. It was decided. They would all leave. All five of them. Their destination unknown, their outcome a mystery.

Nathan let's out a breath as he looks every single one of them in the eyes saving Brooke for last. He sees her beautiful hazel eyes looking back at him and he can't help but feel a little excited as well.

"Let's get the hell out of here."

If only they knew what was to come.

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A/N: I hope you guys enjoyed this because I enjoyed writing it immensely. Were you expecting that? Lol. I know it might not seem realistic but people go on the run all the time and it was a spur of the moment decision. Doesn't mean it was a good one though. We'll see right. I hope you guys like where the story is going. Please review and let me know. Also I am going to try to make this as realistic as possible but it is coming from my imagination people. Keep that in mind. Love all of you and can't wait to hear from you! ~PrettyGirlRocks!