This chapter contains more swearing than usual. Just a warning.
''Would Brooke Davis, Mia Catalano, Haley James, Rachel Gatina and Peyton Sawyer, please report to the Tutoring Centre immediately.'' a unfamiliar voice rang through the school speakers.
The six friends glanced at each other in confusion as they walked through the quad. It's the beginning of the day, why do they have to go to the Tutoring Centre?
''What's that about?'' Julian asked his girlfriend with a dissapointed frown. He won the competition yesterday, and Brooke's still so proud of him, he wants to stay with her as long as possible.
''I don't know.'' Brooke told him, her frown matching his. ''Hales, do I need tutoring?''
Haley shrugged. ''No one has said anything, it might be for something different.'' she said. She's one of the tutors there, and they would tell her if someone needed tutoring, which means she would have to suggest the idea to them. No one has to get tutored, it just helps.
Brooke sighed. ''I'll see you in history then.'' she told Julian, giving him a soft kiss on the lips.
''I love you.'' she mumbled against them. ''My mathlete.''
Julian laughed and grabbed his face in his hands. ''Love you too. My sexy head cheerleader.''
Brooke giggled as she gave him another sweet kiss. ''I'll see you later.''
She grabbed Haley's hand, pulling her away from Nathan's lips.
''Bye Hales!'' Nathan shouted with a wave, causing Lucas to chuckle at him. Nathan was clearly love sick, at actually made Lucas a little bit sick sometimes.
''Bye Peyt!'' Lucas mocked, with the same little wave, teasing his younger brother.
Why did that give Peyton tingles as she walked away with her friends?
''Mia, Rachel. What's going on? Are we supposed to be meeting someone here?'' Peyton asked as she walked into the tutoring centre, followed by Haley and Brooke, who all had confused looks of their faces.
''No one's in here,'' Mia answered from her position at one of the tables. ''We've just been sat here, waiting.''
Suddenly the door closed with a bang, they heard it lock too.
Brooke turned around to try and open it, it was definitely locked.
''What the hell?'' Rachel asked, standing up from her chair and joined the girls who were trying to open the door.
Haley hit it with her fist, hoping to draw some attention. ''Nathan, if this is you. Let us out. You know I get claustrophobic. Please.'' she shouted in a panic. She can't stand closed in spaces, it makes her feel like she can't breath if she's there too long.
''Nathan wouldn't do that, Haley.'' Brooke said softly. ''It's too loud out there, they can't here us. Just don't think about it, I'll open a window.''
''I got it,'' Peyton announced, walking over to one of the windows and opening it. ''We can't shout out here either, it just lead to the back, no kids are around here.''
''Would Marvin McFadden, Nathan Scott, Julian Baker, Chase Adams, and Lucas Scott please go to Math Room 105.''
''This is a joke, right? This is somebody's sick twisted idea of a joke.'' Haley said in anger. She normally wouldn't react this way to a joke or a prank, but this is serious. And it's definitely not funny.
Brooke touched her shoulder comfortingly as they sat down on one of the tables. ''Relax, TG. I'll call Julian and warn him.'' she said, picking up her phone and dialing the familiar number. ''Shit, there's no signal in here.''
''Guys, why would someone do this?'' Mia asked them in worry.
''Wait, you're dating Chase, right?'' Peyton asked the singer walking back from the window after looking outside it for a moment.
Mia nodded. ''Yeah, why?''
Peyton glanced at everyone, then pointed at Rachel. ''And you're dating Mouth. And Brooke's dating Julian. Who have just been called into the math room.''
''But then why are Nathan and Lucas going there too?'' Haley asked, suddenly worried for her boyfriend and the guy that is a like a brother to her.
Brooke gasped, finally getting where Peyton was going with this. ''You think it's Jimmy?''
Peyton shrugged. ''Maybe.''
''What, do you think he wants some sort of revenge on them for not letting him join?'' Rachel asked her, running her hand through her hair. She wanted to be with Mouth right now, she wanted to try and figure out what was going on, but with him.
Peyton nodded.
''Then what happens to us?''
''Dude, you're not trying to sign us up are you?'' Nathan asked with a chuckle as he and Lucas walked behind Julian into Math Room 105. He had figured out that it was the reason why he and his brother are here. And he's here to say hell no.
Mouth laughed at the question, he was sat at one of the tables next to Chase. ''Nah, we don't even know why we're here.''
Boom.
''Wait, who shut the door?''
Jimmy walked down the hallway with a smile. He's successfully spoke on the speakers, twice, without getting caught. And trapped the people he wanted into the rooms which he had the keys for. It was all working out. He just has to do the finally part of his plan.
Maybe he was crazy. Maybe he's been crazy all of his life. Maybe he's one of the ones who hasn't hid it as well as others.
Or maybe he just wants revenge.
So he lifted the gun out of his jacket pocket, and pointed it towards the cealing.
And pulled the trigger.
BANG.
Brooke stood up. ''What the hell was that?''
Suddenly people were screaming in the hallway, and people were banging into the walls. It was almost deafening.
''Oh my god, what's going on?'' Rachel asked with a gasp.
''Well, they're not going to hear us now.''
Haley glared at the curly blonde. ''Thanks Peyt, you sure now how to brighten the mood.''
''Feisty,'' Peyton teased, winking at her smallest best friend. ''Calm down, what is your problem, anyway? The window is open.''
Haley pretended to think about it for a second. ''Um, we're locked in the tutoring centre, everyone is screaming outside, and something made a noise. WHICH SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT!'' she exclaimed in frustration, pacing around the room. ''Oh my god, what if someone was shot? What if it was Nathan?'' Tears started to fill her eyes. ''Oh no. No. No. No. No. What if he's hurt?''
Peyton immediately pulled her friend into a hug. ''I'm sorry. Nathan's going to be fine, he's Nathan, he's not going to do something stupid and get hurt when he's got you. It was probably nothing.''
''What if it's Julian?'' Brooke whispered, which they barely heard from all of the screaming outside.
Brooke was now one second away from going into panic mode like Haley. Her stomach started to twist uncomfortably, and her heart felt like a knife had just been sliced through it. She felt sick, physically sick at the thought of something bad happening to Julian. She was in bits after he broke his knuckle, but if he's been shot, she won't be able to handle something as big as that. She wanted to tell herself that he hasn't been, but she just couldn't lie to herself either. This is all too much.
''Brooke,'' Peyton muttered in warning, eyeing the small girl in her arms, her way of telling her to shut up before Haley goes all crazy again. ''It. Was. Nothing.''
''But what if it wasn't?'' Brooke gasped again, and headed to the door. ''Hello, please help us.'' she shouted, banging her fist against the door.
Outside was almost silent know, as most people were outside the school, so the only sound they heard was from outside were people shouting, and sirens from a distance. Yes, but even though the girls could hear them, they couldn't hear the girls because the tutor centre was at the blocked out parts of the school grounds. As Peyton figured out earlier.
Rachel grabbed Brooke away from the door. ''Some one might have a gun, why are you making it so obvious that we're here?'' She sat Brooke down on the chair and kneeled down. ''I'm scared shitless too. You think Mouth isn't my whole word? Just breathe Brooke, you have to be strong. For Haley, look at her.''
Brooke looked at her best friend, who was in Peyton's arms. She wasn't crying, she wasn't ranting. She was just scared, too scared to rant or cry. Haley isn't worried about herself, she's worried about Nathan. Her whole world is crumbling, and Haley just can't handle it.
And Brooke isn't far from losing that battle.
''Damn it, I'm scared, Luke. I'm really scared.'' Nathan told his brother weakly. They are both sat on the floor while leaning against the wall, their knees are pulled up to their chests as they sit and wait for this whole thing to blow over. Whatever the hell happened.
Lucas wrapped his arms around Nathan's shoulders, giving him a hug. ''Stop it. You're the one who's supposed to be brave.''
Nathan ran his hand through his hair. ''How am I supposed to be brave when I don't know what the hell is happening to Haley? She was called into a different room. She gets freaked out whenever anyone locks a door.''
''It sounded like a gun.'' Chase said from the table, absentmindedly throwing a eraser in the air and catching it effortlessly.
''It was a fucking gun.'' Julian snapped, pacing back and forth. ''My Dad has one, I know what it sounds like.''
Mouth looked up. ''Do you think they got out?''
''They got called over the speaker too, Mouth.'' Lucas told him softly. ''They're probably in the tutor centre.''
Chase stood up and walked towards the door. ''Then why aren't we doing anything? Mia is in there. The only fucking thing I care about could be in danger, someone has a gun in this school. And they've locked us and our girlfriends up. Why are we just sitting here?''
''Because we don't want to die.'' Mouth said. ''If we make a noise then if it's a different person, then they will come to us. If we stay quiet, then someone could come and get us.''
''And just wait for the shooters to go to the tutoring centre?'' Nathan asked in annoyance, standing up. ''I'm not letting Haley get hurt. I am not losing everything now.'' he walked towards the door and kicked it, and again, and again. But it just wouldn't budge. ''C'mon! Hey shooters, come and get me! Come to Math room 105!'' he shouted, continuing to punch and kick to door, which still wouldn't move.
Lucas stood up and grabbed his brother. ''Nathan, stop.''
''No Lucas. Haley, Peyton and Brooke are in there. Our best friends. Where have you been these past ten years, huh? They're supposed to mean something.''
Lucas shoved Nathan into one of the chairs. ''I do care, it does mean everything. But I'm playing by the rules. We have to sit and wait until the police sort this.''
Julian walked over and grabbed Lucas' arm, forcing the blonde boy to look at him. ''The police just sit it out. What's that going to do?''
Just keep talking. Julian told himself. He was trying to stop all of the possibilies from running through his mind, he didn't want to think might be going on in the tutoring centre. What might be happening to the girl who owns his heart, the girl that owns every single part of him. He felt like he was going to callopsed under the pressure of everything. So he had to just keep talking.
''Julian's right,'' Chase said. ''We can't just sit here.''
''We can't break the door down, though.'' Mouth said. ''So what are we supposed to do?''
Julian ran his hands across his face. ''I don't know, I really don't know.''
A noise came from the door, and they heard a strange jingle. Until it opened, revealing Jimmy Edwards with a smile.
Mouth ran to the door with a smile, followed by the other guys. ''Jimmy, thank god you're here. Has someone got a gun or somthing?''
Jimmy lifted his hand up, the one with the gun in place. ''I don't know, Mouth. Have I?''
The boys quickly moved back away from the weapon in fear. They were now all just stood near the front desk. Mouth was near the window, Chase near the middle, Julian at the front, while Nathan and Lucas were stood together. They were protecting eachother, like brothers do.
''Why the hell do you have a gun?''
Jimmy looked at the gun for a second, and moved it into his other hand. ''I don't like to call it a gun... I call it revenge.''
AN: I know you probably hate me right now, but I'll try and update tomorrow or the day after! So please review for the encouragement:)
Sorry that this was late-ish. I kinda forgotten that I was supposed to update. I've just got a new phone which I was figuting out.
Okay.. so this is so random. I thought of the idea while watching Karate Kid (don't even ask), and then suddenly started forming it in my mind. I can't promise tears with any of this (I don't really think my writing is powerful enough to make people cry, I don't really think the story is.), but it will be pretty emotional for all of the characters. Even Mia and Chase, who we don't really see.
Oh, and the next couple of chapters will contain some more swearing. I know I've included it before, but it's just a warning. I don't know how much, I just know I'll get caught up in it and end up typing some swear words. I just don't want people to get mad or anything.