Pulling The Trigger all wrong

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Ok so You guy's Im ridiculously sorry for not updating, I kinda had a lot going on in RL! I'll keep updating from now and was thinking of starting up another story. I love my angst ha so it will be full of the stuff! Anyone gott any ideas.. camping, roadtrip, another school thang or anything else… Give me a buzz and I'll consider it ha!

Well for all of you that wanted to know about the quote I'm pretty sure it was from either the season 2 finale or the 1st ep of season 3! This chapter is dedicated to Nemo as they are the reason I got around to writing this chapter! Thanks for all your reviews too guys… Oh ya , Italics in the story are flashbacks… This Chapters very different… Oh yeas I have decided that Dan and Deb are not together in my story just for extra drama you will find out later

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He sat facing the window, the walls were bland and a dull off-white color. The window showed nothing but darkness and the lights of the Tree Hill houses, but all the teen seemed to do was look out of the window. Nathan Scott knocked on the hospital door and gave up waiting for his elder brother to reply. Opening the door he watched the back of his brothers blonde head, it didn't even turn to look at him. Lucas hadn't been the same since that day and there was only one person he would talk too. It was a shame that person found it too difficult to talk with him.

"Hey Luke…" Nathan walked over to his brother and placed a hand on his shoulder, he tried to make his voice enthusiastic. However, it just sounded so… fake. Nate let out a whispy sigh as he dropped his hand to his side, it was no-use Luke had completely shut off from everybody. Walking towards the neat bed, Nathan sat down and continued talking. Even if It was only to himself. But, he knew their was one subject Lucas would reply to. Keith.

"Lucas, your mum wants to know if your coming to Keith's funeral tomorrow." This was the first time Lucas had acknowledge Natha since he had entered the room. It put the younger scott at ease slightly.

"You know I am Nathan." Was the short reply he was given, then the teen turned and looked out of the window again. His gaze far from dreamy but instead, as if he was thinking deeply. Nathan knew there was something he had seen that day. That day he had suffered so much.

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Since that day, it seemed that nothing in Tree Hill was the same, well except Daniel Scott was still a jackass. A jackass with a few tricks up his sleeve to push his eldest son over the edge for good.

"Karen, Im sure Lucas will be fine. I mean if he's as strong as you have been throughout all of this he will be. Which Im very sure is true." Dan Scott placed a hand on Karens hand as she sobbed into her sleeve. The two had become increasingly closer since the month that had passed since the shooting, since Keith's death… since Lucas' nightmare. But was it all legit? That was the question on Haley's mind, although she hadn't uttered a word of her mind to anyone. Just for safe measures.

"Karen, I know this is a difficult topic for you and you have every right to refuse my offer. But you know about tomorrow-" Karen cut in,

"-Keith's funeral…"

"Yes…"

"Oh…"

"Well, I was wondering If you would like me to escort you there, I mean as friends of course and it will give you someone to talk to instead of focusing on Lucas and Keith."

"I..I..Uh what about Lucas?"

"Nathan, Haley, peyton and Brooke are picking him up from the hospital to take him there. Nathan's already had his suit dry cleaned and everything."

"Ok Dan.." Her voice was barly above a whisper as she accepted, it was a shame the normal Karen Roe had too many things on her mind to see past the fakness Dan was putting on.

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The three girls sat in silence together. Brooke hugging her knees to her chest in the corner of the room, her beautiful chocolate brown eyes red and puffy whilst her expression was distant and blank. Haley sat leaning against the drawer of Nathan and her clothes. Her brunette hair was tied up in a messy ponytail whilst peyton sat stiffly on the double bed. Just watching her two best friends. It seemed that none had been physically injured, yet they had still been affected. More so mentally by the re percussions of the tradgedies that had happened that day. It had certainly taught them all a few important life lessons that would forever stay with them. It wasn't the fact that they had shot people or even blew up the place. It was more the question of why they had done it. Why they had dne it and there part in it all. For they had all caused this, wether they had meant to or not…

"Brooke, you're the only person Lucas will talk to.." Haley started… as Peyton continued.

"You're the only one who can get through to him, you know something the rest of us don't… why can't you just tell us? Or atleast talk to Lucas… Your gonna have to tomorrow!" The blonde was pleading with her friend now, the topic of conversation had risen more than once in the past few weaks.

"Because Im scared!" Brooke cried out, tears streaming down her face. Haley and Peyton were slightly taken aback by this, Brooke had never reacted in this way."

"Im Scared alright? When I found Lucas, he was awake. He was in so much pain it was unbelievable the guy was crying and Jimmy was already dead. Then we heard a gunshot…" Then she snapped her lips together and buried her head in her knees. "I love him…" Was all the two could make out. Haley walked over to her friend and cuddled her tight.

"Brooke, if you really love him. You would go see him before Keith's funeral tomorrow, you know how hard this is gonna be for him. Especially as this isn't the Lucas we know… it isn't the Lucas we love. Brooke, you're the only one who can save him. "Save him Brooke…save Lucas."

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Brooke was dressed in long dark trousers and a tight top with a jumper over the top, her hair was brushed neatly by her sides and she had no make up on her features. Despite everything, Brooke still looked beautiful but she definetly wasn't the same. The twinkle in her eyes had left and the radiant glow she had was gone. She was lost without Lucas by her side, she needed him by her side. And according to Haley, Brooke was the one to save him.

"Lucas?" She uttered as she opened the door and saw the blonde sat in the chair facing the window, According to everybody else, this was all he did. He just sat and stared all day long… silently. Lucas turned round and looked at her, then a single tear trickled down his cheek. Luke had missed her.

Brooke walked over to him and he stood up and wrapped his arms around her.

"Lucas, im sorry…"

"Why didn't you come Brooke? I missed you…" He asked as Brooke felt his tears on her shoulder.

"Lucas I..I was scared. But Im not anymore, im here to save you… You don't have to be the hero Luke let me save you… I love you Broodey…"

"I love you too but Brooke… It's not gonna change what happened."

The couple could just make out keith standing amonst the ashes and dark clouds of dust, his face was shocked and angry. Then they heard the voice, his voice then the gunshot and then the images of Keiths body on the floor surrounding him. The loud "chink" as the metal hit the ground then footsteps, more voices… more lies.

Brooke started crying, it scared her to think about what had happened.

"But Lucas…"

"I'm bringing him down Brooke, no matter how long it takes…"