As promised, here is the sequel to my first story Honey and the Bee. This takes place during the summer after Honey and the Bee.

Chapter One – Shadows and Regrets

"What about the new Script CD?" Lydia asked as she flipped through stacks and stacks of CD's looking for something new.

"Yeah, it's really good. Actually they're going to be in Charlotte next week, did you want to go?"

"Totally."

"Cool, I'll get the tickets." Johnny said. The two teens had become fast friends, realizing they had a lot more in common than they, or anyone else, had thought. Lydia was good for Johnny, their friendship made him happy and he was able to forget about Sawyer and all the drama. Lydia also found solace in Johnny. When Sawyer left she lost her best friend, and it was nice that she had someone she could talk to, and knew how she felt. While both teens missed Sawyer, they had trouble admitting it. Anger was more present in them than anything thing else, they felt as though she had abandoned them. Because of this, they knew exactly what to say and what not to say, and were able to form a fast bond.

"Do you think The Killers are ever going to come back to North Carolina?" Lydia asked.

"I'm sure they'll come back eventually, everyone does." A female voice answered. Both Johnny and Lydia turned and saw Sawyer Scott standing behind them, looking as gorgeous as ever, wearing a grey racerback tank and black cutoffs. Her long blonde hair was slicked back in a high pony and her face was tan and glowing.

"What are you doing here?" Lydia asked, noticing the Johnny had yet to breathe since he had first seen her.

"I'm back, for good." She answered. Neither Johnny nor Lydia knew what to say to her. They weren't sure what exactly she was expecting them to do. While Lydia was confused, Johnny was in shock. "I didn't know that you two were like, friends." Sawyer said.

"Well, you miss a lot when you're not around." Lydia told her.

"I guess I had that one coming."

"What, you just up and leave without even saying goodbye and then expect everything to be all fine and dandy when you get back." Johnny spoke, for the first time in several minutes.

"No, of course not. I just didn't think you would be so upset at seeing me."

"Well you thought wrong." Johnny tossed the CD's he had in his hand back on the shelf. "Come on Lydia, let's get out of here." Lydia cast Sawyer one last glance before she followed Johnny out of the store. Sawyer was left standing there, regretting her decision to leave. She should have known that she would have to come home eventually and that running would only fix things temporarily. She had managed to lose the two people she had cared most about, and oddly they looked like they were doing fine without her. They had come together in her absence.

Davis lay on his bed, happier than ever. Lying next to him was Casey Hawk, arguably the most beautiful girl in school, he had his arms wrapped around her shoulder and she was on her side, kissing up and down his jaw. The two had been officially dating for almost a month and things were going really well.

"We should probably go downstairs soon; my mom is going to be home soon." Davis said as he enjoyed the feel of Casey's lips on his skin.

"Okay, we can go downstairs, if that's what you really want." She kissed him fiercely on the lips, or we could stay here for a tad bit longer." Casey straddled his waist and pulled her sheer blouse over her head, revealing her black and pink lacey bra.

"I'm good right here." Davis flipped them over so he was now on top; Casey let out a delighted squeal and quickly helped Davis out of his shirt. She let her hands roam all over his toned back, while he began kissing her neck, slowly making his way down her body. He placed kisses all over her stomach, and the feel of it was sending her wild. She quickly brought his face back up to her, as her hands began to work on undoing his belt. She had got his belt undone and had just pulled down the zipper of his fly, when they heard a small beep.

"What was that?" Casey asked, Davis hopped off his bed and looked out his window.

"Shit, my parents are home." Both teens scrambled to put the clothes they had shed back on, once they were fully clothed they raced downstairs and jumped on the couch just as Brooke and Julian walked through the door. "Hey mom, dad." Davis said, calmly.

"What are you kids up too?" Brooke asked, as she set a bag of groceries down on the counter.

"We were just watching TV."

"Oh yeah, that show looks really interesting." Julian said nodding to the TV.

"It's really interesting actually." Davis answered.

"Umm, Davis." Casey tapped on his shoulder and pointed towards the TV, which was currently turned off.

"Oh."

"Next time you might want to try turning on the TV," said Brooke "and putting your shirt on right side out." She came up behind him and pulled the tag of his shirt. Casey just laughed and buried her head in her hands. "Casey honey, are you staying for dinner? I'm making lasagna and pie for dessert."

"That sounds great Mrs. Davis, I can't wait." She answered. Davis gave her a silly smile, she just laughed and snuggled in closer to him as her draped his arm around her shoulders.

Alex sat with Jude in his living room playing the new Call of Duty video game. "Are we all going to hang out at the River Court later?" Alex asked.

"I think so, I'll have to call Lydia and see what she's up too."

"Where has she been lately, I haven't really seen her around?"

"She's with Johnny at the record store, and last week they went to some old book store." Jude stated.

"Is it weird for you that she's spending all this time with another guy? I mean I know it's just Johnny, but still."

"I don't really have a problem with it; it's just weird that's all. I think she just feels bad for him because Sawyer left. Hell, I feel bad for the guy too, but I'm not spending every waking minute with him."

"Have you talked to Sawyer lately?" Alex asked.

"Nope, I was going to call her but I figured if she really wanted to talk she would call me. Besides, I'm sure she has other more pressing issues to deal with than me."

"So you're not mad that she left?"

"Well, I'm not happy about it, she is my friend. But she didn't break my heart, so I'm not all that torn up about it. What about you, you guys were always really close? I mean didn't you have a crush on her for like five years?"

"Shut up, it wasn't five years. It was two, at the max. And about the whole leaving thing, I can see why it would seem like a good idea at the time, but in the long I have a feeling it's just going to make things worse."

Jenny was in the local Clothes Over Bros searching through the racks when something on the street caught her eye. Well, someone. She moved around the rack and looked through the front window to see the one and only Sawyer Scott making her way down the street towards the record store. Jenny stood frozen in her spot, not exactly sure what to do. Sure, she didn't think Sawyer would be gone for forever, but she wasn't expecting her back so soon, and she thought maybe she would have a little warning to when she did arrive back in town. Thinking this she quickly grabbed her phone from her bag and dialed Alex's number. She wanted to know if he Sawyer was back, and had just neglected to tell her.

"Hey babe." Alex answered.

"Hey, what are you up too?"

"I'm just at home, playing some video games with Jude, are you still out spending all your money?" he asked.

"Yeah, I'm in C Over B right now actually, and I just saw something kind of interesting."

"Like a new skirt?" Alex asked, slightly confused.

"More like Sawyer Scott."

"Wait, are you serious?"

"Yeah, I just saw her and all her blonde hair walking down the street towards the record store. You didn't know she was back in town?"

"No, I had no idea. I haven't talked to her in a while actually. I didn't think she would come back without telling me. I wonder if she's here to stay or just visiting her parents or something."

"I don't know, do you think I should go ask her?" Jenny said, jokingly.

"Oh yeah, I'm sure that conversation would end on a happy note. Look, I'll call her a little later and find out what's going on, thanks for the heads up."

"Any time, I'll see you later tonight, bye."

"Bye babe." Jenny hung up her phone and continued to look at the spot where she has just seen Sawyer. She couldn't help but wonder what was going to come from this sudden reoccurrence. Everything and everyone seemed to be going well and Jenny worried that Sawyer coming back would only cause unwanted drama among the group of friends.

Johnny, Casey, Davis, Jude, Lydia, Alex and Jenny were all at the River Court tossing the ball around and having a good time. Since state, things had calmed down and now the group was ready to enjoy their carefree summer. The boys had a small game of pick up going, while the girls sat on the bleachers and cheered them on. All seemed so nice and relaxed until they spotted the small figure making its way towards them. The game stopped and everyone watched as she made her way the middle of the court. While Johnny, Jenny, Casey and Lydia weren't too happy to see her Alex, Jude and Davis were glad that their friend was back in town.

"I just wanted to let you all know how sorry I am." Sawyer began, "I know that I've hurt a lot of you with my actions and that was never my intention. You guys are my friends, and despite what you may think I do care about you. And I know leaving wasn't a good way to deal with any of this, I know that now. But I'm back in Tree Hill for good, and I really want to try and fix everything. And I know that things may never go back to the way they were, but I just miss you guys. I don't want to have any animosity towards each other. I also know that saying I'm sorry isn't going to fix things, I need to show you all that I'm sorry for everything I've done, and I plan to do that one way or another. I'm not giving up on any of you," she made eye contact with Johnny, "I just wanted you to know that."

With that Sawyer turned around and made her way back to her car. The group sat there, stunned, no one knew what to say. Lydia cast a glance at Johnny who seemed to be staring into space. Everyone was trying to gauge everyone else's reactions, but feelings were all so out of whack that it was nearly impossible.

Finally, Casey spoke, "Well, this is going to get interesting."

I hope you all enjoyed the first chapter to my new story. As always don't forget to REVIEW and let me know what you think:)