<P> For Season 7, Mark Schwahn, the series' creator, said Lucas and Peyton are traveling the world; they are spending time with Karen and her husband Andy, and Lucas is writing a new book . In the season opener, Jamie celebrates his seventh birthday, his second without his uncle . Lucas sends Jamie the basketball which was given to him by Keith on Lucas's seventh birthday . In the card, Lucas says he and Peyton miss Jamie every day . In the later half of the season, Jamie asks Nathan about his relationship with Lucas . Nathan tells him that although they were not close when they were younger they became more like real brothers as they got older . He said, "Having a brother is a lot like having a best friend, he helped make me the man I am today ." </P> <P> On August 30, 2011, it was confirmed that Chad Michael Murray would be returning to the series' final season as Lucas . He returns to Tree Hill as Haley reaches out to him for help regarding Nathan's disappearance . </P> <P> Lucas returned to Tree Hill during season nine, per the request of Haley . She asks him to take the kids out of town to live with him and Peyton until she can find Nathan and bring him home . </P> <P> Lucas has been popular among teenagers and young adults, especially among female fans of the series . He has been described as having "a romantic heart", and his love life has been heavily debated among fans . "If you're a huge fan of One Tree Hill, chances are you've had a debate at some point about who Lucas Scott should ultimately settle down with," stated Don Williams of BuddyTV.com . "(These shippers) can be an extremely rabid bunch . There are some fans who want Lucas with Peyton, others who'd like to see him go back to Brooke, and even a few who think that Lindsey was his perfect match ." Described as this generation's Joey and Pacey, "the overly dramatic couple you could not help but root for," Lucas and Peyton emerged as one of the show's supercouples . Their departure received significant media attention and was picked as one of the "12 most essential episodes of One Tree Hill" in 2009 by fans at starnewsonline.com . </P>

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