A Dead End.

[Peyton Sawyer]

Peyton walked inside the library wtih Jake.

She only had one piece of information on Derek.

A letter from Ellie, saying his name was Derek, he was older than her, and his phone number.

Peyton didnt know where to begin, so she handed the paper to Jake....

"Any ideas of where to start?"

[Jake Jagielski]

Jake rubbed his chin deep in thought.

"Well, do you wanna head over to the computer databases and search his name on a person finders site." Jake said unsure.

Jake really wasn't looking forward to finding out who Derek was. If he was a creep ,which he pretty much thought that he was, things would be very bad.

[Peyton Sawyer]

Peyton nodded, and the two walked over to the database computer...She was so deep in thought, she didnt realize that Jake put his hand on her shoulder, and she jumped when he shook her a little...

"Sorry!" Peyton realized she looked odd and worried, but she really just felt that at any moment Jake was going to walk out of her life, and out of Tree Hill...

"I understand if you dont want to stay with me Jake, I understand that I am not the best company at the moment....Im sorry..."

Peyton turned to the computer and put in the number, and up popped a Derek Pennington, who lived in Camp Le Juene. Peyton glanced at Jake and back at the computer....Derek Pennington was 21, making him four years older than Peyton, and he was an active duty Marine.

The only thing that wasn't there was a picture of this Derek, but that could easily be resolved...

"Jake, call the number, ask for Derek. See if he's the guy thats been around here lately..."

As Peyton was talking, she was scrowling down an article that was in the newspaper......

Peyton literally lost all words that were coming out of her mouth, and she glanced up sharply at Jake....There was picture of the Marine, but it was not the Derek that was currently in town.

[Jake Jagielski]

"Of course, I still want to stay with you Peyton," Jake said reassuringly.

Jake called Derek Pennington and got his voice-mail.

"Uh, hello, this is Jake Jagielski and I know this is weird but I think that you need to call me back because if your mother is Ellie Harp than I think you might have a half sister. Please contact me. Thank you. Good bye."

Jake stared down at the photo of the real Derek. No way was the psycho they had met yesterday related to Peyton, he was just a creep.

[Peyton Sawyer]

Peyton looked up from the computer, "No answer? Damn!" Peyton then typed in a search for the name that the current Derek in town gave them....Derek Turner, and the only Derek Turner that popped up was from Virgina, and apparently was missing....

Peyton literally felt light headed at this point, "Oh crap, what does this all mean Jake?"

[Jake Jagielski]

"It means, that we need to steer clear of the other Derek, cause he is obviously up to no good."

"Everything will be ok, Peyton, all right, don't worry," Jake said soothingly hugging Peyton again.

God he loved her.

[Peyton Sawyer]

Peyton started to shake, she shook her head... "He has talked to everyone else, everyone else needs to be told Jake!! What if goes around and bothers them?"

Peyton stood up to fast and got dizzy, she swooned and Jake caught her.

[Jake Jagielski]

"Whoa, Peyton, calm down" Jake said frowning.

He steadied her and let her lean against him.

"It's ok, between you and me, we can text everyone we know in no time." Jake said whipping out his phone.

[Peyton Sawyer]

"What about the police, should we contact them?!?!?! I dont want to text everyone, we need to call everyone Jake!!!"

Peyton didnt realize it, but she was hyperventalating....She started to speak again, but then she passed out....

[Jake Jagielski]

"PEYTON!!!" Jake yelled, shaking her.

He dialed 911 and told them that Peyton had passed out and that they needed to issue a warning to all of Tree Hill that Derek was indeed a psycho and on the loose, and in fact missing from his hometown and running from the law.

Jake picked Peyton up in his arms, trying to wake her up, waiting for the police to arrive.

[Peyton Sawyer]

Peyton could hear Jake calling her name, and slowly Peyton came too...Her head was hurting and she felt uneasy, but safe in Jake's arms...

"Jake, we have to change the locks....Try calling my dad, he hasnt been returning my phone calls and I can't reach him at all. He is currently in a dead zone overseas, and messages are sent, but can take up to five weeks to reach him..." Peyton then closed her eyes and leaned her head against his shoulder...She didnt hear anything else that Jake said, something along the lines of taking her home, or so she thought....

[Jake Jagielski]

By the time the police came, Peyton was fast asleep in Jake's arms.

The officers assured Jake that the police would be patrolling the area all night in search of "Derek" and that a warning had already been issued. Jake nodded and felt relieved.

Jake took Peyton to her car and sat her in the back seat, buckling her in.

He got in the car, picked Jenny up, and drove to Peyton's house.

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