A/N: I got the inspiration for this story last night when I was watching OTH on DVD. Revisiting season 1 gave me an idea for a new story. This story begins near the end of the episode I shall believeand goes on from there but with a new spin on it. Everything you know about the events that follow this episode will change. I will include a full summary in the second chapter but for now it's a mystery. (Sort of.) F.Y.I. the text in Italics is supposed to be that way it wasn't some weird typo.
Disclaimer: I do not own One Tree Hill. I wish I did especially since that would give me the power to get rid of Felix, but sadly it is not mine and won't be mine anytime soon unless they're willing to sell for cheap.
Chapter 1: Waking up is hard to do
Lucas was trapped inside his mind and he knew he needed to wake up. He could faintly hear his mother talking; he could feel her presence. He wanted to wake up and welcome her home, ask her how her trip was but he couldn't, not yet.
He could hear all the people who came to visit, It wasn't clear, it was like they were somewhere far away, but he could still hear them. Sometimes he feared that the voices would never get closer, that he'd be lost inside himself forever; that was until she came to visit. Hers was the first voice clear voice he heard, hearing the pain in her voice when she talked to him, he knew he had to fight, he had to wake up just so he could see her again.
When he finally awoke it was no surprise to him that Nathan was there beside him. He had heard him talking, saying what Haley couldn't. He was just glad to see somebody he didn't really care that it was Nathan because being awake meant he could see her again.
When Brooke walked into the hospital for the second time that night she was just hoping that Lucas would be better. It was killing her to see him lying there knowing she couldn't do anything to help him. But what she saw when she opened the door to his hospital room was the last thing she expected. Tears ran down her face when she saw Lucas sitting there talking to his mother. He was awake. She saw him look towards her and smile. Karen followed her son's gaze to the doorway.
" Oh Brooke sweetie, I was just about to call you."
Karen got up from her place beside Lucas and grabbed her coat.
"I'll give you two a chance to talk."
"Thanks Mom."
Karen nodded in response and walked out of the room.
"Are you going to come in or just stand in the doorway all night?"
Brooke hadn't realized that she was still standing in the entrance to Lucas' room. She stepped fully into the room and leaned up against the now closed door.
"I thought I'd lost you." Brooke told him tears welling up in her eyes as she made her way to his bedside. Lucas reached up to wipe away a fallen tear form Brooke's cheek.
"I'm awake now and I'll be fine so no more tears. I want to se that beautiful smile of yours."
Brooke responded with the best smile that she could muster given the circumstances.
"I don't think you're trying very hard." Lucas responded to her smile.
She laughed at that, a real genuine laugh. It felt great to laugh again.
" I promise I'll try harder next time." She added.
"Well I should hope so." He scolded playfully. " And what my I ask have you been doing in my absence?" He asked
"Oh you know, the occasional party, a few drinks, the usual." She replied.
"Sounds exciting"
" Oh it was."
At her last comment Lucas gave her a fake hurt expression.
"Seriously though, I sat here with you, talked to you which may I say is a lot like talking to myself." She told him.
" My mother always called that interesting conversations with an interesting person." Lucas added.
"Speaking of your mother we had some interesting conversations too."
"What did you two talk about?" Lucas asked. He didn't know if he was more intrigued or worried.
" Well, there was girl talk and of course some talk about your tattoo. Oddly enough she doesn't seem to be a big fan."
"How strange." Lucas responded with a laugh.
Brooke was about to continue the conversation when she heard the door open. Haley and Nathan stood in the doorway. Knowing Lucas and Haley needed to talk Brooke gave Lucas a quick kiss and went to stand over beside Nathan.
"Hey buddy." Lucas said to Haley as she approached his bedside. Her response was a hug and some tears. She knew for sure now that her best friend would be okay, they would be okay.
Once Haley and Lucas had their talk the four teens began a conversation. It wasn't about anything important. They joked around kept the mood light. They told Lucas about what people were doing at the Rivercourt for him and told him that everyone wished him well.
It was an hour later when Karen finally returned to the room.
"Okay guys, Lucas has had a long day and needs some rest you can come back and see him tomorrow."
"Okay, see ya man." Nathan said
"Bye Luc, see you tomorrow." Haley told Lucas and gave him a hug goodbye.
" Later Hales."
"Okay Broody, I will see you tomorrow, so get some rest." Brooke gave Lucas a kiss and started to walk out.
"Bye Ms. Roe"
"Bye Brooke." Karen replied.
Once everyone was gone Karen turned her attention back to her son.
"Get some sleep, I'll be back first thing tomorrow and you can fill me in on everything I missed while I was gone."
" You got it. I love you Mom."
" Love you too, now get some sleep." She answered, and with that she left.
Lucas woke up the next morning to his mother opening the blinds in his hospital room.
"Hey Mom."
"Good morning, how'd you sleep?" Karen asked.
"Fine, so are you the only one here?"
" Yeah just me, sorry to disappoint you."
" It's not that I don't want to see you, I'm just surprised Brooke-"
He was cut off by the sound of the door opening.
" Hey boyfriend, Ms. Roe, I brought breakfast." Brooke announced in her usual chipper voice.
" Good morning Brooke, Lucas was just talking about you."
"He was, was he?" Brooke questioned.
"I was just about to say that I was surprised you weren't here, but now you are so never mind."
"Well breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and the food here leaves something to be desired." She replied matter of factly.
Karen started to head for the door before Lucas stopped her.
"I'm going to let you two have some time." She answered his unasked question.
" You don't have to."
"It's fine, I wanted to check up on Deb and the café anyway." She added.
"So, breakfast?" Brooke asked dangling the bag of food.
" In a minute, first there is something that I need to tell you."
"Okay what's it about?" Brooke asked him. She tried to search his face for an idea but found that for once she couldn't read him and it scared her more than she was willing to admit.
"Its about Peyton…"
"Peyton?" Brooke asked confused
TBC… so what do you think?