A/N : hey everyone! Thanks again for the reviews. They're really sweet! I love them. So as you guys probably know, this story will be over REALLY soon. There's actually one chapter left after this one. It's at the end of this chapter that you'll know what happened with your favorite characters and see if they made it…hmm…I tend to be pretty cruel. Don't hate me guys…lol. I wish you all a good reading! For those who didn't get it yet, the italics are parts from reality. This is still Lucas' dream. Enjoy!

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Last time…

"Why don't you just drop dead, Lucas! We'd be better off without you!" Nathan added. Lucas felt the pain of as stab. Nathan had hurt him more than he thought and his mouth stayed opened. He only got the time to look on his side but it was too late for the headlights that were coming way too fast toward him…

Lucas was blinded by the headlights of the car that was coming right toward him. He felt his legs being pushed up as he rolled over the car. His head hit the windshield before everything went black.

Nathan looked in shock and horror. The car was coming right toward his brother, lifting him like dust in the wind. He backed off in terror when he saw his head snap the windshield full-power. He started at his body, rolling over the top of the car who took a sharp turn, causing his now limp body to fall over and onto the cold ground.

Lucas fell limp onto the cold pavement, his body was covered in scratches and blood and his breathings were shallow. He was half conscious when he started hearing voices again.

"You're gonna be okay, baby! Please Lucas don't leave me now!"

"Miss, I'm going to have to ask you to clear the room"

"Lucas!"

Nathan took a few seconds to catch his breath. It had formed a lump in his throat. When his head was back on his shoulders, he shook it before speeding up to meet his brother "Oh my god, Lucas!!".

He kneeled down next to his brother and slid his hands under his shoulders. He stopped his move when he looked at his fingers soaked and blood stained with his brother's blood. "Oh my god, no!". He searched his pockets for his cell phone.

Nathan took a second to stare at his brother's face. There was some pretty deep cuts and gashes, blood coming out of them. He had glass over him. Lucas was quickly surrounded with a dark crimson puddle.

"Asystole! We're losing him! Charge the paddles! Start compressions! One..two..three.."

"Please Lucas, breathe! I'm begging you, honey. I love you! Please, stay with me!"

"Just hold on, Bro. The ambulance is on the way…you're gonna be okay!" Nathan cried, pulling Lucas's head on his lap then up his thighs. The young blonde was losing his golden complexion. Nathan was really starting to worry. A lone and salty tear fell down his cheek. "I'm so sorry! I didn't mean what I said! I love you! Just don't leave me…"

"Nothing! Charge to 300. One…two…three"

"Lucas! It's mommy, just hold on honey!"

"M'am, you have to get out"

"One…two…three…"

"Clear!"

Nathan watched the working paramedics. The driver who hit Lucas took a tree and he was pretty groggy when they wheeled him around and he saw the poor kid he hit. When his stretcher passed next to Nathan and the teenage boy saw his face, his fists clenched into solid balls like rocks. "I'll make you regret this" he mumbled before getting back to his brother. The blonde kid was still lying in a pool of blood and gave no vital sign.

"Start the compressions! One…two…"

"Continue the compressions! One…two…still nothing! Give me another amp of Epi! Son, I'm not letting you dive!"

"My god, Luke, just breathe! Please baby, come back!"

"I love you. I want to spend the rest of my life with you!"

"Please big brother…"

"Please big brother, just come back to us! I feel so bad! I shouldn't have said that to you, I'm so sorry!" Nathan cried. He heard his name being called and spun around to see Brooke and Haley running toward him. A heavy weighted cop stopped them but Nathan replied "It's ok, they're with me!"

The cop made a pissed off grin and let the two girls go. Haley threw herself in her best friend's arms. "What happened?" she asked between sobs when she saw her husband lying in what seemed to be is own blood.

"I shouldn't have let him drink! I mean, he's my brother! I should have taken care of him…instead I just told him to drop dead…"

"Nathan…" Haley started.

"You couldn't know…" she proposed shyly. Nathan looked at her. He nodded then opened his arms. Brooke ran to him and hugged him as tight as she could.

"I'm so sorry! Fuck! Because of me, he got ran over by a SUV!"

"Oh my god!" Haley sobbed.

Everyone spun around to see Haley who was staring at her husband.

"He's already intubated, we can't do anything more!"

"He's having a reaction…well we gotta say he was in a pretty bad shape"

"So what?! You're going to give up on my son?!?"

"I think he's the one who gave up m'am"

"No Lucas, please! It's me, honey. It's Brooke. I know you can hear me, broody so I'm begging you now! Don't give up on me! Don't give up on us! Please…"

Haley fell knees first next to her husband's motionless body and grabbed his hand.

"M'am…"

"Shut up! He's my husband and if you can't bring him back then leave us! Leave me…" she spat coldly.

She stared at Lucas for a second and combed his blond hairs. "Hey baby, it's me…", a tear rolled down her cheek. Brooke and Nathan were checking every single move. She wiped the droplet away with the tip of her fingers.

"I'm so sorry! I never wanted to kiss Chris…do you remember that day on the beach? When you told me that the sand might wash away, that the ocean might dry and that the sun could dim one day but we would be loving each other anyways…always and forever…", a sea of tears drowned her face but she didn't piss to wipe them off.

Brooke had tears stinging in her eyes and Nathan couldn't help but smile at her friend's speech. Haley finally wiped her cheek "I still love you…" she whispered.

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"I'm sorry Miss Roe. I'm afraid we did everything we…"

The doctor was cut off by a loud Beep. A second one followed close by. Everyone in the room held their breath as the long line on the monitor started to move softly. Brooke's eyes were wide opened and fixated on that green light which was dancing lively. The line's angle went normal again and Lucas' chest started to go at a normal and steady rhythm.

Dream

Nathan turned and faced Brooke.

"How'd you find us anyways?" he asked.

"Are you kidding me? We spent the night searching for you guys and I thought of our first date…"

Nathan smiled and turned to Haley who was holding Lucas' hand while he was loaded into the ambulance.

"Everything's gonna be alright" Nathan said.

"Well, I guess we can say Mr. Scott made a long way to here…He's coming back from pretty far"

Brooke walked closer to bed where Lucas laid and sat in the chair next to him.

"Can you hear me? Because I need you to know that I can't take it anymore, Lucas. I miss you so much an I need you here with me!", she wiped the tears, "Tim told me the worse thing anyone had told me in my entire life…he said that you probably didn't like me that much because you weren't coming back for me…well, Nathan took care of him and I'm pretty sure he's surfing on a shooting star right now but…", she sighed.

For a moment, she thought she had seen a week smile cross Lucas' face. She pulled her face closer to him. "Lucas?"

Brooke put her hand on his cheek and cupped it while patting it softly. Lucas' head fell on the side of her hand and rested in it, following her moves. His eyes slowly fluttered open. At first, he could only make out the bright lights that were blinding him. Then he soon realized he wasn't home like he thought. The doctor, who has stayed in a corner, walked over the bed.

"It's okay, Lucas. You're in the hospital. You were shot pretty badly but everything should be ok now. Don't try to speak now" he said when he noticed Lucas struggling with the tube that was breathing for him. "At the count of three, I want you to blow through the tube. Then we're going to pull it out but you must not try to talk, ok?"

Brooke squeezed Lucas' hand. He nodded his head. The man started by pulling the small tape that was holding the tube in place then he gave his instructions. "At the count of three...One, two, three"

Lucas blew through the tube and the man pulled it out softly. He then picked a glass of other and helped Lucas drink it. Lucas took painful swallows. "Good job, kid" the doctor said and pulled the glass away when Lucas stopped drinking. The doctor smiled and threw a little "now its' whenever you're ready…", and he left. Lucas sighed deeply before letting his head drop heavily back onto the pillow.

"How are you feeling?" Brooke asked.

"Drugged…how long I've I been out?" he said in a rather hoarse voice.

"Uh…just a few weeks"

Lucas frowned. Brooke was hesitant. "How many?", he asked weakly.

"Little more than three…"

Lucas let out another long sighed and squeezed Brooke's hand that had stayed in his. She smiled and brushed a tear.

"Hey! Don't cry! I'm ok now. It's gonna be okay!"

"God Luke! I was so scared!" she cried.

"I'm sorry…"

"I know you are! Jackass! I missed you so much! I love you, Luke!"

"I love you too! Pretty girl…"

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I hope this chapter made you tear up like it did for me when I wrote it. lol. There's no way you can hate me now. One last chapter. Let me know what you guys thought and I wanna say I BIG thank you to those of you who are here since the very beginning. Your reviews mean a lot to me! Even if I don't mention the names because I could not really remember, I just want you to know that your reviews went right to the heart and they made my days while I was writing this. Thanks for supporting me and have a nice week!

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