Chapter 1- Brooke's point of view

I sat on my bed, Rachel had gone to Tric for the Christmas eve special and as usually I was on my own. No boyfriend Lucas and No best friend Peyton to celebrate this special time of the year with. But why would I want to celebrate my Christmas eve with a backstabbing best friends anyway. Peyton and I hadn't spoeken since I saw Peyton at Lucas house that I night I decided to give him another chance. But I had heard from Lucas that she was sorry and wanted Lucas and I back together, but right now I couldn't care. I walked into the lounge, I was home alone, switched on the lights from the tree, it was always my favouite thing about a tree, the brite lights that shone around, making it look like you were standing at a party. I switched all the main lights off, only leaving the Christmas Tree Lights on and sat on the chair. I picked up the remote for the C.D player and pushed the play button.

Where are you Christmas
Why can't I find you
Why have you gone away
Where is the laughter
You used to bring me
Why can't I hear music play

I starred at the tree, remembering the past christmas's, when I was younger I also used to get so exicted, my parents would have this huge christmas party every Christmas eve and Peyton would come over, we used to sneck around and look for my Christmas presents, we used to laught the whole night before Peyton headed home. But this Christmas, it wasn't like any other christams, my parents weren't around, Peyton wasn't around and neither were any of my friends. What happen this year?

My world is changing
I'm rearranging
Does that mean Christmas changes too

"Hales..."Nate said as he walked behide her. Hales looked at Nate and smiled a sad smile. "What's wrong?" Nate asked her. "I don't know...It's just it doesn't feel so joyful this year" Hales said smiling sadly. "I was thinking the same..." Mouth said as he joined Nate and Hales who were sitting at one of the tables at Karen's caf'e. "What's so different this year?" Hales asked them. "I suppose there is no Keith..." Nate said. "And no Brooke" Mouth added. Nate, Hales and Mouth just looked at each other, then sat in silence. "Hey people..." Rachel greeted as she walked up to the table. "Hey Rachel..." everyone greeted. "Why you all so sad...it's Christmas eve, my favouite time of the year" Rachel asked them. "We were just saying this years feels so differenet...just not like it's Chritmas" Hales told her. "So cheer up and make it Christmas" Rachel told them all as she placed her shopping bags on the table in front of Hales, Nate and Mouth. "How's your mom?" Mouth asked Lucas as Lucas walked up to the table. "She is okay...Christmas was always her and Keith's special time...she been crying but I talked her into comeing to the Tric party later" Lucas said as he grabbed a chair next to Hales. "Where's Peyton?" Hales asked Lucas. "She will been down now, she wanted to make sure my mom was okay, you know in case she wanted have a heart to heart, she is trying to help anyway she can" Lucas said. "So are you and Peyton together now?" Rachel asked. "No...but she had needed somebody to help her get over this Derck thing...just been a friend" Lucas said. Hales grabbed Lucas's hand. "We know that you are suffering this year to Luke...no Keith or no Brooke..but we are here for you...always" Hales told him. Lucas smiled at Hales. "Thanks Hales" Lucas said as he gave Hales a hug. "Where is Brooke?" Mouth asked Rachel. "She at the house...I tryed to get her to come but she wont...I told her where we would be in case she change's her mind" Rachel said. We all looked at Lucas, everybody knew how much this was hurting him.

Where are you Christmas
Do you remember
The one you used to know
I'm not the same one
See what the time's done
Is that why you have let me go

I thought about this year, alot had happen, there was the school shotting, Keith wasn't around anymore, Lucas and I weren't even friends and Peyton and I didn't spend Christmas eve together. I wonder that maybe it wasn't Christmas that had changed, maybe it was me, maybe I was the one who had changed. I picked up the phone and dialed my parents home, I just wanted to hear a fimalir vioce, but as usually I got the voice mail, I hadn't heard from them this Christmas, it was like I wasn't even around anymore. I conuited to stare at the lights on the tree, where was I in this moment in time and why did I feel like this...I wished it had turned out different.

Christmas is here
Everywhere, oh
Christmas is here
If you care, oh

Peyton come down stairs a few minutes later, but once again they all sat around not talking, they all thought of the people who wasn't with them this year..Keith...Brooke...and Karen wasn't herself, usually she was severing drinks and speeding Christmas cheer all over the Caf'e but this year they stared at the counter and there was nobody there...nobody to tell them the Christmas story of when the grown up where children and it was Christmas, it just wasn't the same. "Can I ask you guys something?" Mouth asked. "Sure...what's up?" Rachel asked. "This is up to all of you...Lucas and Peyton especially" Mouth said. They all looked at Mouth confused. "What's up?" Peyton asked. "I want to phone Brooke and tell her to join us...she is our friend, she should be here" Mouth said. Everyone nodded. "She wont come" Rachel said. "But I have to try...maybe I can talk her into it" Mouth added. "Go ahead" Rachel said. "We would love Brooke here" Peyton said. "Thanks Peyton...I know it can't be easy for you either" Hales said. "She use to be my best friend...this is our first Christmas eve we have spent apart since we first become friends" Peyton told everybody. "Oh...we are sorry...we didn't know that" Lucas said. Peyton smiled. "But hey it's Christmas maybe we will have a mircale here" Peyton said smiling. "Yeah lets hope so" Mouth said before getting up and walking away to phone Brooke. "Mouth..."Peyton called him. "Yeah" Mouth said turning around. "Don't take no for an anwser...she desvers to be here just as much as I do" Peyton said smiling sadly. "Sure" Mouth said as he turned around and went to phone Brooke.

If there is love in your heart and your mind
You will feel like Christmas all the time

I was in the kitchen making myself some popcorn, I was going to watch a Christmas movie, at least they had happyly ever after's. I walked into the lounge and put the popcorn on the coffee table. "Bring...Bring" my cell phone rang. "Hello..." I said. "Brooke...it's Mouth...Merry Christmas" Mouth said. I smiled, I was so happy to hear Mouth voice. "Merry Christmas Mouth" I said happyly. "I phone to invite you to the Tric christmas special tonight" Mouth said. I sighed, I really wanted to go but I kind got this feeling that nobody wanted me there. "Sorry...I can't" I said. "But I have been told to take no for any answer from your friends" Mouth said to me. I smiled..."Thanks but I can't come...I am really busy here" I lied. "Come on Brooke...what can you be to busy with then to spend Christmas eve with your friends?" Mouth agrued. I sighed again, how was I going to tell Mouth that I wasn't going to go. "Listen Mouth really I can't...I am sorry" I said hanging up. I felt terrible...really terrible but I couldn't face Peyton tonight...the truth was I missed her to much...I knew that I would have to forgive her and then I would risk getting my heart broken again...and the way my heart was feeling it didn't need to be broken anymore. I sat down on the chair and started the movie, maybe it would get my mind off it for awhile.

About half and hour into the movie I heard people at the door singing carols. I loved singing coarls and I had to listen to them. I walked up to the door and opened it. To my suprise, they standing at my door was Nathan, Haley, Mouth, Rachel, Lucas and...Peyton.

I feel you Christmas
I know I've found you
You never fade away
The joy of Christmas
Stays here in silence
Fills each and every heart with love

"You didn't want to come to Tric, so we deicided to fetch you" Rachel said as her and Mouth stood on either side of me. I was speechless. "Sorry Brooke it looks like you are out numbered, you have to join us at Tric" Hales said as she walked up to me and hugged me. I hugged her back, but my eyes moved to Peyton who was standing behide Lucas. Our eyes locked and when Hales pulled away from me we started walking up to each other. "Merry Christmas Brooke" Peyton said. "Merry christmas buddy" I added while tyrying to stop the tears that where falling.

Where are you Christmas
Fills your heart with love

Hey everybody...hope you like this story. Its not going to be a long story like Straight from the heart. I hope you enjoy it and please review it, I wanna know what you think!

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Where are you Christmas - Faith Hill