Thank you for reviewing people! I really appreciate your opinions and comments =)

So anyway, I've written two chapters and I decided to post it as one. So it'll make the 9th chapter a little longer than the others.

"Last stop" by Landon Pigg


[Road-Peyton's car]

Smoke was emitted from the hood of Peyton's Comet. She was slumped on her steering wheel and started to move. She groaned as she slowly sat back. She massaged her neck and winced.

"Great. Just Great…" she mumbled.

Peyton grabbed her phone which was on the passenger seat and dialed a familiar number. It rang once.

"Peyton!" Brooke's frantic voice was what she heard.

"Hey…" Peyton said.

"Where are you? I've been calling you." Brooke told her.

"I'm sorry. I was on my way home and I just…" she paused, closing her eyes. "I'll tell you later, okay? I had…some car trouble so can you come pick me up?"

"Okay. Where are you?" Brooke asked.

[After a while]

Brooke and Julian went out of the car as Peyton approached them.

"You didn't have car trouble, you were in an accident!" Brooke panicked. "P. Sawyer, are you okay?" Brooke checked her friend.

"Yeah…but my car's not." Peyton said.

"Forget your car! We have to take you to the hospital." Brooke demanded.

"No. That's really not necessary." Peyton said.

"Peyton, we have to get you checked." Julian spoke.

He looked over to her car then back at her.

"And judging by the way your car looks, I think we need to get you checked out." Julian suggested.

Peyton sighed. "Fine…"

[Naley's house]

Nathan and Haley were on the bed. Nathan was asleep while Haley was on the phone. Nathan opened his eyes and sat up lazily.

"Hales, it's late. Who are you calling at this hour?" he asked sleepily.

"Brooke hasn't called. I'm just worried about Peyton." She told him as she waited for Brooke to answer the phone.

"She probably forgot to call. I'm sure Peyton's home." Nathan said.

Haley stood up and faced Nathan.

"I'll just be outside. Be back in a few minutes." Haley said and then walked out.

Nathan watched his wife, baffled.

[Brooke's car]

Brooke drove while Julian was on the passenger seat and Peyton was seated on the backseat. They were on their way home.

"Are you sure?" Brooke asked.

"Brooke, I told you I'm fine. I just need to sleep this off." Peyton said, annoyed.

"The Doctor said she'll be okay as long as she isn't stressed out." Julian said to Brooke.

"Well, the Doctor also said she hit her head pretty hard. She may have been discharged but that doesn't mean she'll be okay." Brooke told Julian. "You need to take it easy for a while P. Sawyer. You know I'm just worried about you." Brooke told Peyton.

"Don't worry too much B. Davis. I'm okay, I promise." Peyton said.

Julian turned to face Peyton and met her gaze.

"Well, if something's wrong, tell us right away, okay?" Julian told her.

"I hate you. I wish you never came back."

"Peyton?" Julian snapped her out of her thoughts.

Julian looked at Peyton's eyes. Just through that, he immediately understood.

[Naley's House]

Haley went inside the room, put her phone on the side table and lay back down beside her husband. He put his arm around her as she sighed.

"Have you talked to Brooke?" he asked.

"You were right. Brooke forgot to call and she found Peyton. They're on their way home."

Nathan opened his eyes, concern flashed through his eyes.

"Where was Peyton?" he asked.

"Peyton got into an accident." Haley said.

"What?" Nathan was shocked.

[Breyton's house]

Peyton and Brooke were seated on the bar stool as Julian made some hot chocolate.

"So what did Lucas Scott do this time?" Brooke asked.

Peyton met Julian's eyes, pain and sadness was evident in her eyes.

Julian felt concerned for the girl he loves.

"What happened, Peyton?" he asked.

[The next morning-Luke's house]

Lucas woke up as soon as he heard a noise. Haley opened the curtain and Lucas winced from the sunlight.

"Hales, what are you doing here?" he asked.

Haley looked at him, disappointed.

"I came to hear your side of the story before I ask any one else. Because if I do ask other people first, I may not want to hear you out." Haley told him.

Lucas rubbed his eyes as he sat up. "What are you talking about?"

"You tell me. What happened last night?" she asked.

Lucas sighed, looking down. "Lindsey's not coming back."

Concern flashed through Haley's expression. "What? Why?"

"She said I was still in love with Peyton." He told her.

"She's not the only one who thinks that." She said.

Lucas looked up at her. "This is ridiculous. I love Lindsey."

"Luke, I'm not saying you don't love her. I'm saying you still love Peyton. And you love her more than Lindsey. You may not think so but your heart knows it. Everyone knows it. Deep down Peyton Sawyer is the one your heart wants."

"Fine…don't believe me. What I know is I want Lindsey back." Lucas said.

"Luke---"

"I don't want to hear it, Hales." He cut her off. "Can you just go?"

Haley sighed and turned to walk away.

[Breyton's house]

Peyton went to the kitchen to find Julian making breakfast.

"Hey, you should be in bed. I'll bring you your food." He said without looking up.

Peyton sat on the bar stool. "I'm not a cripple."

"No, you're not. But you need rest." He met her eyes.

"I have to go to work. I can't cancel my plans today." Peyton said.

"Peyton---"

"I'm okay, Julian. Trust me." she said.

He sighed. "Okay. But you have to call Brooke first." He said.

"Fine…" she huffed. "God, she's like the mother I never wanted."

He chuckled. "She's just really worried about you."

"I know that but it's driving me crazy sometimes." Peyton whined.

[Clothes over bro's]

Haley went inside the store and approached Brooke, who was at the register.

"Hey, how's Peyton?" Haley asked.

"She'll be fine but she needs to take it easy. I can't say the same for her heart." Brooke said as she looked up from what she had been reading.

"I talked to Lucas and I'm not sure if he knows what happened or if he was just avoiding my question." Haley said.

"So that ass didn't tell you what he did?" Brooke asked.

"No. I never got a chance to know because he kicked me out." Haley said.

"He kicked you out?"

"We got into this argument about Peyton and Lindsey and he got pissed." Haley explained. "Lindsey left him." She added.

Brooke looked away, chuckling disbelievingly.

"Peyton saw Lucas passed out at Tric and she tried to take him home. The next thing she knows, Lucas freaks out on her telling her to stay away from him because she ruined his life and that he hates her and he wishes that she never came back." Brooke was pissed.

"He said that?" Haley was shocked at Luke's words.

"I can't believe he has the nerve to say those things. It's not her fault Lindsey left him!" Brooke exclaimed.

Suddenly, Brooke's phone rang. Brooke saw who was calling and answered it.

"Hey…" Brooke greeted.

"Hey, B. Davis…you okay?" Peyton was on the other line.

"Yeah…just a little stressed out. How are you?" Brooke asked.

"I'm fine but I have to go to work. Don't worry, Julian's driving." Peyton said.

"Okay. But I'll check up on you." Brooke said.

"Thanks. I'll talk to you later." Peyton said.

"Sure." Brooke said then they hung up.

Brooke sighed then turned to face Haley.

"What do we do now?" Haley asked.

"Kill Lucas Scott." Brooke hissed.

"It's the last stop

I sure hope this'll do

After this I'm through with you

With you…

I'm through."



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Up next: Lots of Julian and Peyton interaction. Lucas finds out about Peyton's accident. Peyton has to deal with a new discovery.