Summary: Rewind to Junior year when Lucas got into a car accident and broke Brooke's heart for Peyton, what if Haley called things off with Nathan after he slipped that their relationship just started off to get under Lucas' skin?Will Brooke and Nathan get together or will old flames keep taking away their hearts? HNBLP love pentagon.Who will end up together and who will get their hearts broken?

Disclaimer: I do not own One Tree Hill or its characters that lucky slot has gone to Mark Schwan, I just own this story's plot. Also every chapter is named after a song that go with the lyrics at the beginning of the chapters, I also do not own those.

After the Fall

Chapter One-Rewind

Don't come looking for me
Cuz I'll be right here with the words you said
I'm looking for the words to say
You know what you did, you know
And how can anybody
Forget the promise that you made?
Cuz this is how the promise breaks
Always knew you'd fall through
And now you're proof...

Brooke Davis was strong, confident, and beautiful but now she was lonely and heartbroken. She turned on her mattress, the comforter entangled around her body like a cocoon. Her brunette hair was disheveled and her eyes a dark shade of red with black circles below her lids from crying herself to sleep. In her house, it felt even lonelier, but she couldn't bring herself to go back to school where the traitors were. Her best friend and boyfriend ruined everything they had by hooking up behind her back. It hurt like hell, and the walls they had broken down when she trusted them had gone right back up. A growl released from her stomach but she was too drowsy to do anything about it, she'd just throw up after anyways. Eating really wasn't her problem it was the insomnia that never let her sleep without waking up after a horrible nightmare replaying in her mind after finding out about the two. She clenched to her stomach now burning with unbearable pain as her nails started to break skin, she let out a groan in agony. Her stomach always hurt when she hadn't eaten, which would make it seven days now. Yes, Brooke was lonely and depressed. She was also starving herself it made the pain in her heart less, maybe even numb. Nothing appealed to her like it used to since everyone she loved had abandoned her. To top it off her parents were never home and she'd sent the maids away leaving her in the house that matched her current state. Alone. A single tear slid down the girl's face as she thought about this. She had been the one betrayed yet she was the one abandoned. Brooke cursed herself for not seeing it coming, how had she missed the signs? The awkward tension, the sideways glances, and their broody connection it had all been there, yet she had been too blinded by infatuation to take notice. Slowly, yet surely she got up, gripping her head from the constant crying. She had no more tears left, so she decided she was going to take a stand and put the past behind her. Tearing the blinds open, for what seemed like years, no light shone through. At first she was frazzled but then she realized it was pouring outside, the huge drops of water crashing onto the cement and windows. A small smirk had appeared on her face as she had remembered a phrase she used to tell herself. Wash away the hoes and bring in the bros. The smile had disappeared as soon as it came and it turned into a grimace. More tears came, even though it seemed like she had none left to spare. Turning, she understood that Brooke Davis wasn't ready to face the world, so she abruptly turned and slipped back into bed and fell into a deep slumber for once this week.

Nathan Scott had become the ultimate version of broody ever since Haley James dumped him because she found out that in the beginning of their relationship, it was all just to get to his half-brother, Lucas. Beer bottles littered his new apartment as 'The Top 100 Basketball Moments' played on his television in the background. Taking a huge gulp of the liquid substance, he tossed his head back onto the couch and clenched his fist. Shaking his head, he put the opening of the bottle to his mouth sipped the contents. He hadn't gone to school in three days, taking notice that his fellow partier, Brooke Davis had been M.I.A. for a lot longer than him. Of course he knew about the affair between Lucas and Peyton, he just didn't want to tell her and have to see Brooke hurt, he was never good with words like Lucas and like most guys he was really bad with tears. His ensemble consisted of boxers he hadn't changed in days and socks. He wasn't really concerned with wearing anything, he'd been to down in the dumps to do anything except drink himself to sleep every night. Rolling his eyes at the thought of his ex-girlfriend leaving him for some smart guy, he gulped down the beer and shook his head. He wanted to take his anger out on something, but right now he didn't think it would be a good idea since it didn't look good for his emancipation. Tossing the bottle aside, he laid his head against the couch and groaned in frustration. Looking to his left, he spotted his silver cell phone. Reaching for it, Nathan took a hold of it and dialed a familiar number.

Author's Note: I know this chapter was crap, but bear with me okay? There wasn't any interaction yet, I just wanted to show what they were going through post-breakup. If you have any thoughts or ideas I would love if you submitted a review. Thanks.