A/N: So I got a comment that my stories did not have a break when I changed times and I'm frustrated with this website because I have them on mine but once I upload they disappear. I have edited it a million times and it keeps removing them so I am sorry for the inconvenience and I will try to fix this problem. On a happy note, thank you so much for reviews. I am loving the the Peyton and Nathan friendship. Also, I love the comments about Jake and Brooke. This might happen. I am not going to say 100% yes or no but I am thinking about it. Anyways please enjoy this new installment. I only have 7 pages left of one of my papers and two exams and I am free to write whatever and whenever I want. :)
Peyton ran. She just kept running. She hated to run but right now she felt trapped and the only way out was to run. Peyton could barely breath but she kept pushing. She turned left and made her way to the cemetery. She slowed when she reached Anna's headstone. "Mom." She breathed heavily.
It's not that she expected an answer she just always hoped she would receive one. She longed to hear her voice or feel the warmth from her hugs. Peyton still remembered the day she finally felt comfortable calling Anna mom.
Anna placed the plate down in from of Peyton. "Eat. Please." Anna pleaded.
Peyton had been living with them for just over 2 months and was still uncomfortable. School was starting next week and Peyton was nervous. She had been Peyton Wolf for so long she wasn't sure what being Peyton Sawyer was going to be like.
Peyton glanced up at Anna. 'I'm not hungry."
"Peyton, please. I know this has been hard but I am trying and so is Larry." Anna had been trying to buffer the tension between Larry and Peyton. Peyton had taken to her fairly easily but Larry was harder. Peyton hadn't had a mother in awhile but she had a dad.
"If I eat this can I go over to Brooke's?" Peyton pleaded with her eyes.
"Sure." Anna agreed. She was so grateful that Peyton had made a friend so quickly.
Peyton ate quickly and then stood and carried her plate to the sink. "Thank you." She turned to leave. "Bye mom." She stopped after she said the finally word and turned to Anna who had tears in her eyes. "I'm sorry…" Peyton said softly.
Anna smiled and crossed the distance. "I'm not sad. I'm happy. If you want to call me that I would love it." Anna took Peyton in her arms.
Peyton nodded against her. "I'd like that."
Peyton sat crossed legged in front of the headstone and ran her fingers over the words. Beloved Mother and Wife. "I miss you." She sighed. "I don't know what to do. Mick wants me to go back and live with him. Why? I was finally happy with everything especially since you died. I was happy." She prayed for an answer but one never came. After awhile Peyton stood and made her way to Nathan's house.
Peyton didn't wait for an answer when she knocked. She entered the house and saw Nathan asleep on the couch. She smiled and walked over and nudged her way into his arms. She closed her eyes and was fast asleep. Nathan was a heavy sleeper and he would've never noticed had he not just laid down. He was happy she came to him for comfort though. It had only been a few days since she told him who she was but he had just come to terms with it. He laid there and held her and drifted off to sleep.
"Nate?" Peyton groaned. She had woken to a loud noise.
"What?" Nathan said sleepily.
"Loud noise. What is it?" Peyton shifted her body and snuggled closer to him.
Nathan chuckled softly. "I'm not getting up to look." His eyes remained closed.
"Nate?" Lucas called from the doorway to the living room. "Hello?"
Nathan groaned. "In the living room."
Lucas entered the room and glanced at the couch. Ouch. He saw Peyton asleep snuggled into Nathan's chest. He cleared his throat and Nathan glanced over at him. "Thought we were meeting up to play basketball?" Lucas had been trying to work things out with Nathan but he sure wasn't trying to make his friendship with Peyton any less physical.
Nathan shifted his weight and laid Peyton down on the couch and got off the couch. "I'm sorry. I was taking a nap."
"Clearly."
"Oh calm down. It's not what you think. I was taking a nap and she came over and crawled her skinny ass on there with me. Not my fault." He put his hands up. "She's my best friend Luke. It isn't like that."
"But it was like that." Lucas didn't like to keep being reminded of their past together.
"We were drunk." Nathan was getting annoyed. "It was never anything serious. Just sex."
Peyton shifted and noticed she was alone. "Nate?" She said sleepily.
"I'm right here, P." Nathan replied and grinned. "Lucas is here."
Peyton opened her eyes and looked at the two Scott brothers. "Hi." She said and sat up slowly. "What are you doing here?"
"Nate and I are going to play basketball." Lucas offered.
Peyton nodded. She was so tired. She just wanted to go back to sleep. "Nate?"
Nate looked her directions and instantly knew what she was going to ask. He nodded. "It's all yours."
Peyton nodded. "Bye Luke, Nate." She pulled off her coat and threw it on the back of the couch and headed up the stairs.
Lucas watched her. "Where is she going?"
"She's going to sleep." Nate grabbed his sweatshirt from the chair and looked at Luke. "Let's go."
Peyton stirred at the sound of her phone ringing. She groaned. She grabbed the phone from the side table and answer it. "hello?"
"Peyton." Mick said. "Please talk to me."
She sighed. "I don't want to."
A/N: This is a little scatter due to the fact that I am currently writing a 10-page paper for one of my classes. Hopefully I will be able to know it out but right now I am avoiding it since I only have 7 pages written and I need a break. Anyways back to the story. Sorry for the interruption.
"Why?" Mick sighed. "What did I do?"
"You made me come here and when I'm finally happy you want me back. I don't want to come back." Peyton was asking for trouble with that statement.
"Well you don't have a choice Peyton Elizabeth Wolf. You will be on a plane a week from now and that's the end of it." Mick was mad and he knew this was going to make Peyton mad but at this point he no longer cared. She was coming home whether she liked it or not.
Peyton hung up the phone and tossed it across the room. She pulled the covers over her head and went back to sleep.
Peyton hadn't told anyone she was leaving. Maybe it was because she didn't believe her father was going to make her leave or the fact that if he did make her leave she didn't want to have to say goodbye to her friends… her family in a sense. She laced up her converse and pulled on her jacket. As she headed down the stairs she saw Larry and Mick standing at the bottom. "What?"
"Peyton, you know what today is." Mick said firmly.
"No actually I don't." She stopped on the final step before she reached them. "I have school in a half hour."
"Today we are getting on that plane and going home." Mick stated. He crossed his arms across his chest.
"I'm sorry. I don't think that's today." Being a smartass was only going to cause more trouble but she no longer cared. "Like I said I have school." She tried to shove past them but neither was budging. She looked up at Larry with pleading eyes.
"I'm sorry P." Larry said softly. "But you need to go back home with your dad."
"No." She replied softly so only Larry could hear. She sighed and wrapped him in her tiny arms. He may be twice her size but she could still almost wrap he long arms around his waist.
"I'll miss you kid." Larry said into her hair as he returned her hug.
"I'm coming back. If you will take me." Peyton whispered. She was making sure Mick hadn't heard her. "Please."
"Always." Larry said softly and ended their hug.
Peyton nodded and wiped the tears from her eyes. "Tell my friends I love them."
"You didn't tell them?"
She shook her head no. "It would've been too hard."
He nodded. "I'll tell them."
Mick ushered Peyton out of the door to the car that was waiting for them. They headed to the airport and were lead through the side entrance and were immediately led to their seats in first class. Peyton chose a seat next to the window and before Mick could speak she shoved her headphones into ears. She stared out the window and silently cried.
Lucas closed his locker and watched for Peyton. He saw Brooke walk in but noticed she was alone. "Hey Brooke." Lucas called out.
Brooke turned and walked over to him. "Hey. What's up?"
"Have you seen Peyton?"
"No." Brooke glanced around. "I thought she would already be here. She told me last night that she would get a ride from her dad today. There's no way he would let her be late."
Lucas nodded. "We still have 10 minutes. She'll be here."
Nathan shifted uncomfortably in his seat.
The teacher directed her attention to him. "Mr. Scott."
Nathan looked up at her. "Yeah?"
"Is there a reason you can't sit still?"
"Yes mam. Coach wanted to see me this period but I forgot to get a pass." Smooth Nathan he thought to himself. He knew lying would get him in trouble with Whitey but he still hadn't seen or heard from Peyton and she would have texted him if she wasn't coming to school.
"I'll let it go this time. Mr. Scott." The teacher pointed to the door. "Try to make it back to class."
Nathan nodded and exited the classroom. He instantly pulled his phone out and dialed Peyton's number. Straight to voicemail. He groaned. "Come on Sawyer." He tried again but it went to voicemail again.
After several failed attempts he dialed Larry Sawyer's number.
"Hello?" The rough voice said through the speaker.
"Mr. Sawyer?"
"Mr. Scott. How are you doing today?" Larry was avoiding the conversation.
"Is Peyton there? She isn't answering the phone."
Larry cleared his throat. "Can you and Brooke and uh.. what's his name? Uh Lucas. Can you guys come over this afternoon. I need to talk to you guys about a few things.
Nathan felt worry in his stomach. "Uh yeah. But is Peyton okay?"
"Yeah she'll be okay. Thank you for being concerned Nathan. I'll see you later." Larry said finally and hung up the phone.
Nathan stood there for a moment forgetting to put his arm down. After a few moments he lowered the phone and shoved it in his pocket. What the hell was going on that Peyton wouldn't answer her phone. They were best friends what the hell.
Brooke knocked on the door and the three stood at the door waiting for it to open.
Larry unlocked the door and opened it. He pasted a smile on his face. Convincing three teenagers that everything was going to be fine was hard. "Hello." He stepped aside and they entered. "Let's sit in the living room."
They nodded and Brooke led the way to the couch. "Mr. Sawyer. What's going on?"
Larry took a seat in the recliner across from the couch. "I know this is going to seem unfair and I'm pretty mad at her myself for putting me in this situation but uh… Mick wanted Peyton to go back home." He took in the eyes of the three sitting across from him. There was confusion and hurt in all of them. "He came and got her this morning." He waited for someone to say something.
The all stared at him. "What?" Brooke was the first to speak.
"I'm sorry." Larry sighed. "I thought she would have told you guys but she told me this morning she hadn't." Larry laced his fingers and placed his hands on his lap. "I think she thought he was kidding."
"When is she coming back?" Nathan asked.
"I don't think she is." Lucas stated. Brooke and Nathan turned to him. "I mean her dad came and got her and told her he was taking her with him. She probably isn't coming back."
"Don't say that." Brooke scolded him.
"I'm sorry you guys but she wanted me to tell you she loves you all." Larry stood.
"Mr. Sawyer?" Brooke asked. "Why isn't she answering our calls or texts?"
Larry looked at his watch. "She landed about 2 hours ago. Maybe she is just getting situated. I'm sure she is mad at her father. I also don't know if they have the same cell phone carriers as we do."
Brooke nodded. "Okay. If you hear from her, please call me."
Larry agreed and led the teens out. He closed the door and sighed. "Why…" He asked himself.
Peyton entered the door to her hotel room and looked around. Mick still hadn't bought a house. She knew it was because they wouldn't be in one place for long. She wondered how she was going to finish school. Maybe she could talk to her teachers at Tree Hill and see if she could submit online work. She had been homeschooled before so maybe she could still graduate with her friends. Maybe if she hoped hard enough Mick would let her go back. She threw her purse on the table. Mick was never one for simple. He had gotten them the penthouse. They didn't need it. They didn't need any of it. She missed her friends and she missed her dad. She let a tear fall. She was bound and determined to remind Mick why he had sent her away in the first place.
A/N: I really hope you like it. I am getting closer to my big reveal. I don't know if you guys are going to understand what my plan is or if you are even going to like it but we will see. I don't know how long this story will be but please continue to review I love hearing from you. :)