Author Note: So this is it for this story and just so you guys know this was really hard for me to write the end of this chapter. I even cried because it was so emotional. I have started on the squeal which is called THE FIGHT FOR YOU CONTINUES. I just hope you love this chapter.
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Welcome to 2012 and I hope this year brings everyone happiness.
Leaving you behind kills me
After Brooke spent her 18th birthday 3 months ago with Lucas at the river court and then at his house, spending every moment with him Brooke just had to tell Lucas about her moving away and that moment has come. Today Lucas is coming over and Brooke was going to tell him, she needed to tell him. Ever since Brooke found out that she was moving to New York in two weeks from now, she had been spending every day with Lucas. Brooke and Lucas got back together six months ago and now it was going to be taken away from both of them again and this time it wasn't over a fight between the two of them. They were half way through the year so Brooke didn't see why her Dad couldn't wait until they finished senior year, but oh no they have to move which means Brooke and Rachel will have to finish senior year in New York at yet another school. Haley and Peyton are the ones that only know about this and Owen, Jake and Julian. You could say all their friends so this makes it even worse. Brooke seriously couldn't believe this was happening to her after everything her and Lucas had been through, she didn't know if they could survive a long distant relationship, so she wasn't planning on carrying on with their relationship and it crushed her to even think about that. Brooke's in love with Lucas and when he got to her house, she was going to tell him just like she was finally going to tell him that she was leaving. Brooke was pacing her room. Her heart was beating really fast, her palms were beginning to get really sweaty and she was proper freaking out. Brooke heart a faint knock at her bedroom door. Brooke turned around and looked at her door as it opened slowly and Lucas walked in with a smile on his face.
"Hey Pretty Girl" Lucas leaned in and kissed Brooke softly on the lips "So we going for something to eat then?"
"Luke I really need to tell you something" Brooke still wasn't sure if she should tell him that she was leaving now or wait, but then again she has been waiting for a months now and she knew she had to tell him sooner or later. So now it was.
"Okay Brooke. Shoot" Lucas smiled at her. Brooke saw Lucas's eyes sparkle at her like they always did. Every time he looked at Brooke his face lit up and she didn't want to be the one to remove the light from his face, but she had no choice. She had to tell him now. She was moving in 2 weeks and the days were counting down.
"Lucas three months ago you told me that you loved me and I told replied thank you which was sucky thing for me to do and I know that now, but in the library I told you that I love you too" I started
"I love you too Pretty Girl" Lucas leaned in to kiss Brooke, but she moved back slowly shaking her head.
"I'm not finished Luke and I think you should sit down for this part" Lucas nodded and sat on Brooke's bed.
"Brooke just tell me, your scaring me" Lucas sounded worried and Brooke hated knowing she was going to be the one to bring his life crashing down and break his heart.
"There was a reason I asked you over Luke and it wasn't to just tell you I love you even though I do. I need to tell you something that has already broken me so I know it will ruin you, this has hurt me and it's killed me to have this bottled up when I should have said it sooner" Brooke stopped for a minute to choke back the sobs threatening to come out "Three months ago My dad came back from New York with my mum and he told Rachel and I that his company has expanded and its new location is New York. My Mom and Dad have gone to New York already and over the week term break were getting in 2 weeks time Rachel and I are" Brooke stopped for a minute choking back her sobs. This was eating her up inside "Rachel and I are moving to New York Luke" That was it. Brooke had told Lucas the truth now and she saw just then that his heart had broken just like mine had when my parents told us. Lucas looked at Brooke and she saw his eyes go cold. The light and sparkle had left his eyes. He looked dead.
"You're leaving me?" Lucas choked out
Brooke shook her head "I don't want to Luke. I love you so much even if it has taken me this long to admit it, but I have no choice, it's not like I can say no to my parents"
"Brooke you're leaving me?" Lucas stood up and started pacing. He then stopped "When you leaving?" Lucas then thought back to what Brooke had just said about the term break that was coming up. He stopped in front of Brooke "You're leaving in two weeks aren't you?"
Brooke nodded "I don't have a choice Luke"
"Were you ever going to tell me Brooke?" Lucas questioned "Since you have 2 weeks left and you found out 3 months ago"
Brooke looked at the floor in guilt. If she was being honest to at least herself then no she wasn't going to tell him. She was going to write him and a letter then leave a voicemail while at the airport because she wanted to avoid this conversation they were having and if that meant losing Lucas then she had to let him go. She was leaving in 2 weeks, so the easiest thing she thinks to do is tell him the truth and let him hate her because that way, she can leave Tree Hill knowing she let Lucas Scott the love of her life free to live his life.
Brooke went to open her mouth, but then she looked up and took a glance at Lucas. He had anger replacing the love she saw earlier. Brooke then shook her head "No Luke I wasn't going to tell you. I was going to spend as much time with you I possibly could and then I was going to leave you a letter and a voicemail explaining everything until Julian told me how hard it was leaving me behind when he left for Cali and that changed my mind and yeah I know I left it real late, but I wanted to avoid seeing this. Seeing you look at me like that" Brooke was honest, but she suddenly regretted it when Lucas circled round her and went to walk out her room "Please don't go Luke. I want you to stay with me"
Lucas stopped and looked at his still girlfriend and saw the sad, terrified and horrid look in her eyes. He smiled at her which warmed her inside and out. Lucas nodded stepping closer to her "Brooke the truth is I don't want you to leave okay. I love you too much and to see you go is going to break my heart, but if you have to then you have too"
Brooke nodded then thought back to their relationship when she did leave "Luke when I leave, I don't want us to be us. I want you to be able to move on because I don't know if I'll come back or if I do when and I don't want you to miss out on parties or having fun because of me okay. I don't mean to go jump into any girl bed as soon as I leave. Leave it maybe a couple of months or longer. I don't want you hating me because you miss out on so much" Brooke's heart was breaking and both her and Lucas could hear it. Brooke was hurting just saying all that and she felt like she had no reason to live anymore, but she knew it would get better once she's in New York and can move on.
"I want the same for you too Brooke. I just want to make the most of the next 2 weeks before you leave. I don't want you hating me either because you miss out on anything. I just want you to be happy and I won't jump into any girls bed right after you leave Brooke, I couldn't I love you too much" Lucas pulled Brooke down on her bed next to him. Brooke laid there with Lucas behind her wrapping his arms around her. They stayed that way the whole night. Brooke was going to miss moments like this and Lucas was just going to Miss Brooke and the happiness she brings to his life.
1 and a half weeks later and everything was coming to an end for all the friends and the heartache between Lucas and Brooke. since she told him they spent every day and night together in each other's arms and they slept together making the most of what they have and how long they had it for. Brooke was leaving tomorrow and it killed Brooke knowing this was her leaving and she didn't know if she was coming back or not. Brooke was in her room packing the last of her stuff. She picked up a picture of her and Lucas on her 18th birthday, there were two of them and she liked the one of them kissing the most. She wrapped it up in pink tissue paper and gently put it in the pink box labelled memories. There were a lot she could put in there since she moved to Tree Hill and met all her friends. The last couple of days they all hung out at the beach, the river court and Karen's cafe taking pictures and having fun. They were all happy until tomorrow when it all comes to an end. Lucas walked into Brooke's room and out his arms around her waist. Brooke smiled and turned to face him placing a loving kiss in his lips knowing after tomorrow she can never say Lucas is her's again.
"So this is out last night being us?" Brooke muttered as a tear slid down her face
"I guess it is" Lucas nodded kissing the tear away from her face and Brooke smiled as Lucas kissed the top of her head "I'm going to miss you Pretty Girl" Brooke's tears came back and she choked on them as she opened her mouth to responded.
"I'm going to miss you too Broody Boy" Brooke kissed him as their tears connected and fell to the ground as one "I just want you too know that I'm happy that I met you and I hope that you do find someone who won't leave you and will make you happy Luke because you deserve it and don't ever forget how much I really do love you and I will never love anyone like I love you" Brooke pulled him into her "Just please don't forget me"
"I could never forget you Cheery. You're my Pretty Girl and always will be" Lucas kissed her neck and Brooke just held him tight knowing that tomorrow morning will kill them both.
That night Brooke had finished packing ready for the removal men to come and pick up their stuff first thing and then their plane leaves at 12:00. Brooke couldn't sleep that night. She just wanted everything to be simple and then way it had been before her parents ripped her heart out. Lucas and her together happy as ever. Brooke was even going to apply for the fashion course at SNC the college Lucas is applying to because she didn't want to leave him, but it looks like she can go to the college she originally wanted to go to since she was moving to New York anyway.
7:00 the next day the removal men had come and gone. They took all the luggage Rachel and I needed to send to New York as we were flying there of course. We just jast had to shift some luggage as half of our clothes while the rest went with the removals. Brooke lay on the grass at the front of the law and just laid there. They were leaving for the air port in 3 hours and everyone was coming to say good bye. Brooke looked up at the sky as tears streamed down her face and she didn't bother to wipe them away. There was no point in any of it anymore Brooke thought. In less than 5 hours Brooke was losing everything and that mattered to her.
9:00 had come in a hurry and Rachel was walking around the big empty house. She was just seeing it one last time before they had to leave. She was going to miss Tree Hill even if it was full of drama to start off with, but Rachel lived for that and she loved every minute. Brooke was still lying on the grass and had been since the removal men left 3 hours ago. Haley and Nathan where the first ones to come and say bye.
Haley walked up and sat beside Brooke on the grass. She saw the brunette crying and felt really bad for her. she couldn't imagine leaving Nathan behind and moving away, so she couldn't know how leaving Lucas really affected Brooke "Hey B" Haley said. Brooke sat up and finally wiped her tears away.
"Hey Hales, come to say bye" Brooke weakly smiled
"Yeah, I'm going to miss you tiger" Haley had tears in her eyes and Brooke knew she was going to cry real soon "Don't ever forget how much you're friendship means to me and that I love you Brookie Cookie"
"Oh god Hales" Brooke pulled Haley into her and felt the tears soak into her sleeve "I'll miss you too Tutor Girl. You mean a lot to me too and I love you too and don't you ever forget it. I will come back to see you again Hales. Sometime I promise I will come see you and it will be a surprise"
"Promise Brookie" Haley pulled back and smiled at Brooke
"I promise" I nodded
Haley then got up and walked into teh house to say bye to Rachel. Brooke looked around and then saw Nathan walking towards her. she smiled at him and sat beside her "Wow little B is actually going" Nathan joked and Brooke laughed
"Yeah I am" Brooke just kept thinking off Lucas and how she thought he would have been here already and spending every minute he could with her, but Brooke guess's she was wrong.
"You know I love you Brooke and I will miss you're bubbly self and you smile which is plastered on your face nearly every day" Nathan pulled Brooke into a hug and she cried
"I love you too Nate and I'll miss you as well" Brooke smiled
"Woah... save some loving for the curly blond" Brooke looked up and saw Peyton standing there with Jake "I want some of the loving your giving out Brookie" Brooke stood up and looked Peyton with a soft smile "Oh how I'm going to miss my bestfriend"
"I'm going to miss you too Peyt, so very much" Brooke pulled away from the hug
"I love you B Davis" Peyton whispered into Brooke's ear
"I love you too P Sawyer" Brooke muttered back "Don't you ever forget that"
Brooke then looked at Jake and smiled "You look after her Jake because if you don't I will come back and personally kick your ass" Brooke warned and Jake laughed hugging her "I mean it Jake"
"She will" We heard Rachel say as she and Haley and Nathan walked out of the house
"I will and you too Natey boy, you hurt tutor girl and I will kick your ass all the way to New York and back" Brooke looked at both boys with her stern look and they nodded knowing she was serious.
"So no Lucas I see" Rachel piped up and everyone shook their heads "Well I'm sorry B, but we better get going or we'll miss the plane"
"Yeah I know, I'll meet you there Rach" Brooke grabbed her luggage from the house and put it in her car rented car since her actual car was sent to New York along with Rachel about a week ago.
"Okay, bye guys and I will miss you all and I love you all" Rachel took her luggage and put in her rented car.
"No Owen?" Haley asked
"Nah his meeting me at the air port" Rachel said as she got into the car and pulled out of the drive way.
Brooke looked at everyone "I love and will miss you all and I mean it if you guys hurt them I will hunt you down and kick your ass. I love you girls like my sisters and I will see you again. I'll come back unannounced and surprise you all" Brooke then got into the car and waved bye to them all and drove to the air port with tears running down her face.
Once she got to the air port Brooke met Rachel and they checked in. They would be leaving in half hour. Brooke still couldn't believe Lucas hadn't come to say bye. It killed her since he never actually turned up. She never thought he would do this to her. Brooke looked over and saw Rachel and Owen in an embrace which she wished Lucas was there and then she felt someone tap her on teh shoulder. She turned around and saw Lucas standing there looking at her.
"I'm sorry Brooke" Lucas leaned in and gave her a kiss knowing this was the last time he might ever see her.
"I love you Scott" Brooke muttered into the kiss
"I love you too Davis" Lucas kissed away her tears "I brought you this" Lucas gave her a teddy bear. It had Brooke and Lucas forever in love writer in pink letters across the bear's chest.
"Thanks you" Brooke smiled taking the bear from him "I love it"
"Flight 202 to New York boarding now" The flight attendant spoke into the speak
"That's me" Brooke cried "I have to go Lucas and just remember I love you so much" Brooke brought a teddy from her bag that she got made a week ago and gave it too him before she left "This is for you" Lucas looked down at it. It was two teddy bear's together one wearing a Raven jersey with Lucas and Brooke always together and the other teddy was wearing a raven cheerleader outfit with Brooke and Lucas will find their way back in the end. Lucas kissed Brooke one last time before she let him go "Bye Broody Boy"
"Bye Pretty Girl, you'll always be My Pretty girl and don't you ever forget that" Lucas told her as she and Rachel left through the flight doors and out of sight.
Lucas watched as Brooke left him standing there with tears rolling down his cheeks holding the two bears close to his heart. He missed her already and she was only gone 30 seconds. Lucas turned round with Owen and they headed out of the air port that was the hardest thing Lucas ever had to see and it was the hardest thing Brooke had done in her whole life. She had tears running down her face and she just could get them to stop. Lucas looked back one last time hoping Brooke would run into his arms and say she was staying, but it didn't happen. She was gone and he wanted her back so much. Maybe she'll come back. Lucas just hoped she would come back.
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