Hey Guys! This is my first One Tree Hill fanfic! I wrote it about a year ago. It isn't finished yet, so I will still update. I LOVE reviews, so just do it!
Here are a few things you need to know before you start reading. Lucas and Peyton are a year older than Nathan, Brooke, Haley, Bevin, and Jake.
Disclaimer: I own this story, not the characters though.
Flashback
"Hey Brooke!" Nathan yelled trying to catch up which the speedy brunette "Waitame! Waitame!" (trying to pronounce 'wait for me')
Brooke turns around and laughs, "You sound funny with your teeth gone!"
Nathan catches up to the first grader and frowns "Mom said they would grow back, okay? Don't make fun of me you know it is a sore subject!"
Deb walks out of the house with a large smile "Brooke, are you torturing my poor Nathan?" Deb walks over and brushed Nathan's hair out with her finger tips.
"Aw, Mom I like it messy!" He says referring to his hair as he pushed her hand away and messes it up with his much smaller fingers "I don't want to look like a girl on my first day! I have to have it messy!"
"You'll look like a girl anyways, but don't worry you can always hang out with the other girls and I!" Brooke says as her lips spread into a big toothy smile.
"Now, darlings, you both will have a wonderful day, it's not every day that you have your first day of first grade!" Deb says as she leads the children to her car. Nathan hops in and Brooke closely follows.
Deb starts the car "Brooke, your mother is picking you and Nathan up after school right?" Brooke looks at her small hands and takes awhile to answer. Deb looks curiously through her mirror at Brooke.
"Brooke?" Nathan questions in a high voice, as he turns to look at her.
Finally she looks up and meets his eye then opens her mouth,"Um.. Mommy went to Ireland this morning, she told me it was an emergency, and she told me to give you this" Brooke hands an envelope to Deb "And she says she can be reached on her cell phone…" Nathan takes the upset looking girl's hand. "And… and she is very sorry."
"Oh. Brooke, were you worried about telling me this? Because it is completely fine. You shouldn't worry so much. I will talk to your mom to see if you could stay over longer after school today, would you like that?" Brooke looks down at her and Nathan's intertwined fingers and nodded. and then looks up at Nathan "We are going to rock this school!"
End of Flashback
"Ugg!" Brooke slams the snooze button on the alarm clock. "I hate mornings, I hate mornings." Brooke murmurs to herself as she looks in the mirror. She sighs, 'just another school day in hell!' She walks into the hallway and tiptoes to the bathroom. Once inside she turns on the shower and as she waits for the water to turn warm she glances in the mirror and hovers over the sink and thinks to herself. 'It won't be that bad, maybe Patrick will finally talk to me, I mean you're really pretty, you're smart, You're a unique American and... not a complete slut like the rest of them, Stupid Irish girls! ' Brooke sighs and feels the water and decides it is warm enough. It was Brooke's first day at the Ireland Academy high-school
30 minutes later
Brooke emerges from her room and creeps down to the kitchen, to find her both her mother and her father (!) sipping coffee and reading the News. Her mother, Tina, looks up and sees Brooke standing in the doorway,
"Brooke! You were so quiet! I didn't hear you coming" She stands and pulls out a chair for Brooke "Your father and I wouldn't miss this day for the world! Your first day at high-school! Are you ready?" Tina gets out a plate and throws a bagel on to it and places it in front of her. "It's blueberry, your favorite!"
Brooke sits, feeling overwhelmed. I haven't been able to eat a blueberry bagel since I ate one every day at camp in fifth grade, "Thanks Mom, but I am not really that hungry" then changing the subject, "I am pretty excited, I am finally getting out of that stupid old Irish school and moving to a bigger one!" She says bitterly and sees the exchange of glances from her parents,
"Brooke.." Her mother starts, "You would think that you would get over the fact that we moved from Tree Hill, since second grade" She puts her hand on her daughters shoulders, with a hopeful look, "I know that you haven't had the best years here but this year could change everything!" Tina then turns away and tells Brooke to get her stuff and then they will go. Brooke runs up the stairs and over hears her mother asking, "What are we going to do with her?"
Nathan slams his hand hard on the ringing alarm clock. "Damn" He mumbles while he slowly lifts himself out of bed. He gets into a sitting position and groans. Then gets up and goes to his bathroom. "Gosh, Nathan you look like hell" He mutters to himself after examining his reflection. He turns on his sink and splashes cold water onto his face.
20 minutes later
Nathan rushes down the stairs in his corduroy pants and a blue sweatshirt. He was going to be late for his first day of high school. He jogs into the kitchen and grabs a cinnamon bagel from the bread box and heads for the door. Dan suddenly appears in front of Nathan causing Nathan to run right in to him, "Whoa, where are going Nathan? Don't you want a ride from your old man?"
Nathan looks up and grunts, "That's okay, I have a ride." He starts to move around Dan but Dan blocks him
"And who would that be? How do you know anyone older than you anyways who could drive you?"
Nathan shrugs "I met people over the summer, you can't play basketball by yourself." He gives a cocky smile and turns to walk away, but he stops himself, "By the way I think you know him, he goes by the name of Lucas." Nathan gives a half smile and heads for the back door.
"Nathan! Don't walk away from me! Lucas is no good." Dan follows Nathan but Nathan shuts the door before Dan can reach it. Nathan jogs to the car that was parked outside of the house and gets in.
"Hey man." Lucas says as he starts the car and drives "I was almost going to leave you, trouble with Pop?
"Yeah, nothing I can't handle though"
4 minutes later
Nathan steps out of the car "thanks, man, see you later." and hesitates before walking up to the big school
Lucas laughs, "Are you nervous for your first day? Good luck, I'll make sure that us sophomores won't hurt too many little freshmen like you.
"Thanks man, love the effort" Nathan replies and then walks into the crowded school. He right away spots Tim being rejected by some girl and turns to see Peyton, Lucas's girlfriend, who used to hang out at the river court over the summer. Blondes were not really Nathan's type. He had to admit though that Peyton was a pretty girl, but she seemed way too intense for his liking, it made her a good match for Lucas. Lucas was pretty intense. Peyton caught Nathan's eye and smiled "Hey, Nate." "Hey" He responds as they pass each other. Nathan smiles to himself as he walks to his first class. Many girls watch him as he passes. "Mrs. Harmon's English" He murmurs as he looks from his schedule to the name on the door in front of him and back again. Then he swings open and walks in and drops into a seat in the back next to Jake Jagielski another guy he met at the Rivercourt. "Hey, Nate. You excited? See any girls you like?"
Nathan shrugs "So many, so little time right? Well, you don't have to worry at all about the whole girlfriend thing, right? The Nicki thing still going strong?" Nathan refers to a petite brunette who Jake dates off and on.
"No, Man, we broke up again so now I am single again." Jake says looking down.
Flashback
"Hey, Nate, can I tell you something?" Brooke looks up at Nathan with her big brown eyes. Nathan sighs and looks up from the basketball that he was dribbling in his small hands to meet her eyes.
"Sure, What is it?" Nathan asks grudgingly
"Look Nate I am really sorry about how I have been acting lately, It is just that I have been having some family problems"
"Yeah?" he looks down than back up again and his expression softens "Do you want to talk?"
"No, not really but I have to tell you some bad news"
"Yes?" Nathan inquired nervously
"I am moving" With those words Nathan's face fell and a range of emotions ran across his face. He dropped the basketball on the court and slowly embraced Brooke and wiping away the tears that were falling from her eyes.
"I don't want you to go. Please don't leave." Nathan murmurs . Brooke's sobs became more audible and a few words came through, "Mom told me that I can finish off 1st grade here but then we have to go."
"But that's only one more month!" Nathan exclaims bitterly as a silent tear creeps down his face.
The final bell rings and Brooke lets out a sigh of relief as she gathers up all of her stuff. One day done, a million more to go. Brooke thinks as she heads toward the door.
"Brooke!" Someone behind her calls.
Brooke whips around and meets face to face with a blue eyed beauty.
He smirks and laughs as he pushes past her to a different girl with blond hair and says loudly to her, "Hey baby, all these undeveloped kids are walking right into me."
Brooke's face burned while she decides that it is a time for new beginnings and walks up to him and says coldly "You never know what words do to some people, I mean look around yourself," Brooke points at a girl with heavy sleeves in the warm heat, "I bet you she cuts herself and she [pointing to another girl doesn't think she is pretty, anyways when people say these things to other people you never know what you do to them. Luckily you picked the right girl to dis because I don't care what you or your slutty girlfriend thinks. So at least try to think about other people before you try to impress your girl"
He nods dumbly
"Oh yeah," Brooke finishes "Why don't you go F--- yourself, okay?" And with that she walks away with a smile and stops at her locker. Brooke can see a blond girl rush to her out of the corner of her eye.
"Oh my gosh! Brooke, guess what?" An excited Bevin screeches pulling Brooke's arm.
"What, Bev?" Brooke asks quickly shutting her locker before she is dragged out of the school. Once they push the door open and exit the school. Brooke sighs. Freedom, even if it is only for a couple hours till she would have to return to the retched place. Bevin quickly lets go of Brooke's arm and takes both her hands.
"You know Patrick? Well he and I hooked up last night!" Bevin lets out a high pitched squeal.
Brooke frowns, now Brooke's only friend was dating her long time crush and sighed,
"Bev, that's great. Congrats" Brooke fakes a smile as her heart sank to her stomach.
"What's the matter, Brooke? You seem upset." Bevin drops Brooke's hands with a worried expression on her face.
"I just had a––" Brooke was cut off by the noise of a Moped speeding up next to her.
"Hey Bev, want a ride?" The diver asked.
Bevin looked at Brooke, and Brooke nodded. Bevin smiled, and threw her arms around Brooke, She then turns to the diver and says "Course Patrick! See ya later Brooke!"
Brooke made a slight wave as the moped speed away. "Bye Bev." She says weakly before turning into her driveway. She opened the back door and came face to face with a faintly familiar looking lady.
"Oh! Brooke? Is that you?" The Lady seemed startled.
"Yes, um..." Brooke responds and examines the woman's face. Where have I seen her before?
"Why, Brooke don't you remember Deb?" Her mom interrupted her thoughts. Deb? Brooke's eyes widen at the name.
"Oh my god! Deb!" Brooke rushes forward and embraces her. Deb seemed like a second mother to Brooke. Memories of Deb flooded into her head. All those good times, the smiles, and Nathan by her side. Her thoughts were once again interrupted but this time from Deb.
"Did you just get back from school?" Deb asks looking at her watch.
"Yeah, today was my first day." Brooke couldn't stop smiling at Deb but at the thought of school her smile faltered a bit. "How are you?"
"Fine, it was Nathan's first day a couple days ago." Brooke's eyes widened at his name,
"Oh? And how is he?" Brooke choked the words out. "And Dan?"
"They are both fine." Deb looked down and Brooke frowned. Obviously a sore subject…
"I need to go do some homework, see you guys later?" Brooke felt a sudden urge that she needed to leave, she give a little wave and starts walking to her room as she calls, "I was nice seeing you again, Deb"
Brooke throws herself on her bed and the tears started flowing as old memories came back to her. If only I could have stayed there, things would be so much different.
Tina turns to Deb and gives a half smile, "She is going through a rough patch."
"Oh? That is unfortunate" Deb politely replies.
"You know, it has been a really long rough patch" Tina said with a nervous chuckle, "She hasn't been truly happy for a long time. She has changed so much since we left Tree Hill. It seems like a large part of her heart and happiness was left there." She sighs and sits.
"Well, does she like Ireland at all?" Deb asks and sits back in her chair grabing her cup of coffee off the table and holding it in both hands.
"Honestly, I don't think she does, the whole reason we moved here was because of my sick mother and now she is, well, gone. But I love it here so much I just couldn't bare to leave." Tina says playing with a pack of sugar, trying to keep her voice even.
"And what about John?" Deb asks referring to Tina's husband.
"He loves it here too, We both travel so much so it is always refreshing to be back in Ireland" She gives a half smile.
"But Brooke hates it here" Deb finishes for Tina slowly.
Tina gives a small sniffle, and nods, "Yes, I think she does, she wants to be anywhere but here, really." They sit in silence for a few minutes.
"I have a proposal," Deb states slowly, pausing for a couple moments, "I could take Brooke for the year and she could go to school in Tree Hill with Nathan. You could always visit and she would come back for breaks, you could also pay a small fee for food and it would be easy for her to go to the Tree Hill school since it only just started."
"Wow, Deb that would be amazing but I can't ask you to do that and there would be so much paper work and, I don't know." Tina looked troubled.
"I completely understand. It was only an offer but it still stands and why don't you talk to Brooke about it? Deb asked.
"Okay." Tina agreed.
Nathan skillfully dribbles the basketball through his legs and dunks the ball.
"Hey." Lucas came approached Nathan from behind, Peyton in tow.
"Hey Bro, what's up?" Nathan greets him and bounces the ball to Lucas.
"Nothing, Peyton and I were wondering if you wanted to come with us to the cafe?" Lucas offers when taking a shot at the basket, flawlessly swishing the ball.
"The cafe?" Nathan inquires catching the rebound.
"Yeah, Jake's coming, too." Peyton smiles.
"Sure, I want to tell you something anyways." Nathan states.
"Cool." Lucas nods and the trio makes their way off of the court.
Ten minutes later
Nathan, Lucas, Peyton and Jake all sit around a big round table in the corner of Karen's cafe.
"So you haven't seen her since first grade?" Peyton asked stirring her coffee with a small spoon before setting it down on the small coffee dish.
"No, It is going to be really awkward." Nathan laughed and looked a bit queasy.
"When did Deb tell you that she is moving in?" Jake questions.
"Yesterday" Nathan says as he remembers the exact moment. 6:37 p.m. at dinner. His ears perked up the moment he heard her name. And his face fell once he realized that he would have to get over her all over again.
"And how do you feel about her coming?" Haley thoughtfully asked, as she hovers over the table waiting for orders. Haley was in the same grade as Nathan and Jake and was a year younger than Lucas and Peyton. She grew up living next to Lucas and has over the past couple years become friends with him. Haley works at his mother's cafe and usually participates in conversations involving the group.
"I honestly don't know, maybe excited, a little bit of nervous? What happens if we don't like each other?" Nathan shrugged.
"I am sure you will be fine." Haley says in a soothing voice. Jake looks up at her face and smiles. He had always liked Haley though she never seemed to notice him but she was such a great human being. Haley catches his eyes and winks.
"Haley!" A voice comes from the front of the store.
"Sorry Karen! I will be right there!" She replies than gives everyone an apologetic smile, her eyes dwelled on Jake's one second longer than they had on the others. As she turned to leave her wrist was caught by Peyton.
"Take a break Haley! All these guys are smothering me!" Peyton exclaims.
Brooke's hands were fidgeting as Deb's car pulled up to the Scott house. The Car was silent for most of the ride. Except for Deb's occasional ramblings on how the school systems worked.
Brooke turns to Deb and says "I don't know how to thank you."
"No problem, Brooke I would do anything for my little girl!" Deb smiles "Lets go and see Nate and Dan."
Brooke nervously steps out of the car and stares at the white house before her. It was filled with so many memories. Deb takes her arm and leads her through the front door. I can't do this. Brooke swallows.
"Dan! Nate, honey will you come down for a few minutes?"
"One second Mom. I'll be right there!" Nathan yells as he looks quickly in the Mirror.
Brooke Smiled at his voice, It was much different than 1st grade. Much deeper. Well obviously Brooke! She scolded herself.
Dan walks in from the living room, "Brooke it is good to see you again!" He comes over and gives Brooke a hug and then steps away to look her in the face.
"Hey Dan!" Brooke smiles warmly at him.
Nathan comes slowly down the stairs and Brooke's and Nathan's eyes meet. Through her eyes she sees a grown up version of the little boy she used to know. His hair was a bit darker and his eyes were an intense blue color. She couldn't help looking at his strong arms and thinking that he was insanely attractive.
Through his eyes he saw a more mature grown up Brooke that he once knew. With soft brown hair, a little longer than her shoulders and beautiful face. To him she was the prettiest girl he had ever seen.
"Hey" Nathan says softly.
"Hey Nate." Brooke replied.
"Well," Deb began, reducing the awkwardness. "Nathan, why don't you show Brooke her room and walk with her around town?"
"Sure" He turns to Brooke "Is your stuff in the car?"
"Yeah, I'll go get it." She turns and almost runs out of the front door and Nathan follows.
"Are you okay?" He asks when he catches up to her.
"Yeah, I guess this is all so different, you know?" Brooke exhales.
Nathan puts his hand on her arm "It's going to be great, okay?" he smiles "We are going to have so much fun. Don't worry about it. Now let's get your stuff up to your room." They moved toward the car and after about twenty minutes they finish unloading all of Brooke's stuff into her new room. Her new room was down the hall from Nathan's and once they were done Brooke and Nathan throw themselves down on the couch.
"It's amazing how much crap I had to move for you."
"Shut up, those are necessities!" she laughed and he hit her with a pillow. "And aren't you supposed to be showing me around town?"
"I am tired!" He says in a little boy's voice.
"Now that's the Nathan I remember." She smiles at him and gets off the couch and stands before him. "Come on, I want to see my old town!"
"Fine, fine." Nathan gets up and opens the door for Brooke and they walked outside together.
"It feels like forever since I have been here."
"It basically has. How was Ireland? Did you fall for any of the chaps there?" Nathan sneaks a look at his companion.
"Do you think if I had I would be here?" She looked over at his relived face "It is a lot colder over there though."
"Yeah?" She nodded "So where's the major hang out spot for all the hot guys?"
"You were just there." Nathan said with a smirk.
Lucas Played with Peyton's Hand. They are sitting on her bed . "Peyton, what do you think about Jake-"
"Luke, don't tell me you are going to dump me for your new crush, Jake"
Luke glares and Peyton laughs.
"You see, that's not funny. Anyways, what do you think of him and Haley, together?"
"Oh no Luke! You are not going to set anyone up! Member what happened last time?"
"Okay so Tim and Nikki were a bad idea! I admit it! But have you looked at the two lately?"
"Which two?"
"Haley and Jake!" Luke responds and pokes her.
"Yes. I see them every day."
"And?"
Peyton hits him with her pillow. "They are cute together!"
How was it? Should I continue?