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It started out as any other day in the middle of winter. Except it wasn't. The wind stung her thin face, whipping her long locks of brunette hair in the howling air. The skies were clouded grey and the ground was blanketed with a layer of new snow.

Leaning against the man she had known her entire life for assistance as her knees were buckling. Brooke Davis stood by Lucas Scott and half of their friends and family at her best friend's grave.

Peyton Sawyer engraved into the headstone placed at Tree Hill Cemetery.

Tears ran down her face her voice above nothing but a whisper, "Lucas, How could this have happened?"

Lucas felt his heart breaking. Not only for himself but everyone around him. Peyton was a big part of their life and if it wasn't for most of them would no longer be in each other's live.

He kept his arm tightly around Brooke keeping her grounded. He didn't have an answer for her, "I don't know Brooke...I really don't."

Brooke bit the inside of her bottom lip trying to stop the rest of the tears from shedding down her rosy cheeks.

Nathan walked up to Lucas and Brooke trailing along with him was Haley to check on them.

Haley walked to the open side of Brooke leaning her head on her shoulder,"Tigger, It's all going to be okay. We're all going to be okay."

Nathan gave Lucas shoulder a slight squeeze, "You okay, man?"

He knew that out of the entire group Lucas and Brooke were the closest to her. He and Peyton once upon a time were close as they had dated but as soon as their lives were turned upside down once half the group engaged in a full blown out love triangle. He and Haley were never the ones to get in the middle but just try and help out them all out. Words of advice simply were to never get yourself into such a situation because once you were in it there was no getting out.

Lucas nodded, "I'm doing good. It just feels like a clouded dream."

Brooke managed to choke out a couple words, "He won't feel anything. He's not letting himself. He's being a stubborn fool."

Brooke knew exactly how Lucas was in these type of situations. Stone cold, pushing back his hurt and pain just to be strong for everyone else.

Lucas licked his wind dried lips, "Brooke, I am fine. Everything's going to be fine."

Brooke scowled her breath, "Only you would think such a thing at a time like this. Not everything's going to be ok. Peyton's not coming back. We are never going to see her ever again!"

Haley felt another pang of loss hit her in the gut, "Let's go talk to Karen. She could use some friendly side bys."

Lucas took his arm back letting the brunette go with Haley to accompany his mother while Nathan stayed standing with him. Lucas looked around wondering how everything was going to pan out. Later that day was when they would all arrive at his mother's home for the reception and for the will reading. He didn't understand why their lawyer wanted him and Brooke out of all people there.

Nathan saw the blank stare that was written across his face, "Dude, what's going on in that head of yours?"

Lucas looked at Nathan, "Yea sorry..I was just thinking of why we have to stay for the will reading. I know we were close to Peyton but still what could she have left us?"

Nathan didn't know that answer either. It wasn't because his keen sense of basketball could answer it. Peyton didn't have much because of her hardships. It was only 5 months ago that Peyton had the pleasure of becoming a mother. Being 25 and a woman just started on her career how her life was always planned but a relationship gone sour with a man who skipped town when she was only 3 months pregnant ruined the normal life she thought that she might be able to start earlier than expected.

Wrong. Peyton though took it like the champ she was. Allie became her life never regretting any moment she had to share with the little girl.

Nathan shrugged his shoulders, "I don't know but it must be something important otherwise you wouldn't be there."

Lucas stuffed his numbed cold hands back inside his jacket pockets, "Your right. You're not always so dumb Nathan. I could use this you around a lot more or just have Haley keep your ass in shape."

Nathan huffed his breath, "At least I'm not living in apartment with a girl who you might add is very hot and who you have sexual tension with still. I don't understand why you guys haven't gotten back together yet?"

Lucas rolled his piercing crystal blue eyes, "Because Brooke and I would never do that. Were simply living together because we get along for most times and it's easier on the money. We both just got out college and into jobs. That's what were focusing on, not sex."

Nathan knew his brother a lot better than Lucas would ever admit to. He had the hard on for Brooke just like Brooke had always had the hots for him. How could two people be so blind?

Nathan let out a small subtle chuckle, "Lucas, get real. That morning enjoyment is for her and those late nights where Brooke probably fondles herself is for you. Everyone knows it and if Peyton was here she would tell you the exact same thing."

That always had hit a nerve with Lucas. He and Brooke were never anything other than dysfunctional best friends after their breakup. They had come to several realizations about their relationship. He was a free spirit in sorts only taking care of him as for Brooke being over dominated headstrong worry about everyone else's life women." "I know everyone tells us that but it's not happening. End of discussion."

In the meanwhile, Brooke and Haley trudged through the snow their boots leaving fresh imprints. They both took seats on either side of Karen in the white chairs placed at the grave's side. Karen was physically and emotionally a wreck. Luckily, Deb decided to take care of Allie for a few days for everything to wash over. Brooke knew better than that. Things would definitely not wash over anytime soon. Brooke placed her hand comfortingly over Karen's hand offering a small smile.

Karen offered the same crooked smile, "Oh Brooke and Haley where would Peyton have been without the two of you girls. Brooke keeping her spirits far above the horizon and you Haley keeping her head in the books. You guys have been like the daughters I never had. Its breaks my heart to you children distraught."

Brooke and Haley smiled as they reminisced all the memories from middle school and throughout high school. College they all had gone their separate ways but never did they part their friendships.

Haley spoke up first, "We'll never forget all those silly moments. It does us no justice in doing so."

Karen looked at the two young girls before settling on Haley, "I know this is just us hurting over the loss of her, but she wouldn't want to us to mope around and be sad. She'd want us..." Before Karen could finish the sentence Brooke chirped in, "happy making our lives the glory days within the haze."

Karen nodded, "This indeed my dear."

Nathan and Lucas several minutes later returned by where the girls were seated letting them know that the dropping of the casket would be happening in a just a few moments. The Funeral director handed out roses to every single person and afterwards every single of those people placed that rose down on top of her casket. Karen, Haley, and Nathan all went up at the same time to say their last peace.

Two people left, Brooke and Lucas. Brooke struggled to find her balance one again as the fresh batch of tears came streaming down her face. Lucas who has been at her side the whole entire day was there once again. He lifted Brooke straight walking up to the barrier sides. Brooke clutched her fingers into Lucas's arm crying frantically, "I can't do this! I can't tell my best friend goodbye! Please don't make me do this! Lucas, bring her back! Please!"

Lucas couldn't take it, his eyes started to gleam with tears forming in his eyes, "Brooke...we can't...you know that we can't."

Brooke refused to believe this was true, "Lucas Scott, So help me god. If you do not bring her back right now I will do everything in my body to..."

Lucas raised his voice, "Brooke you can't bring her back! She's gone and inside that coffin for the rest of our life. She's not coming back to any of us. God stop being so damn selfish!"

Brooke's lip trembled as she saw the tears clearly run down his face. She finally made him break and cause an embarrassing last moment of the wonderful ceremony. Brooke quickly said her mumbled goodbyes placing her rose on the casket before putting her feet to good use and running down the long pavement road towards Lucas's car.

Lucas tightened his hands into fists cursing to himself, "God damnit son of a bitch!"

He quickly placed the rose on Peyton's coffin giving her a last prayer. He kissed his mother on the cheek, ranting, "I'm sorry for this. I never meant to ruin the last couple of moments. I'm so sorry. I'll see you back at the house in a bit. I need to go make sure she's alright."

Lucas took off running the same path Brooke had previously taken to his car. As he got closer he could see her sitting on the sidewalk leaning against the back tire her head hidden in her knees.

He slowed down the cold air burning his chest, "Brooke..."

Brooke slowly lifted her head interrupting him, "What? Back here to make me hurt everyone more. Back here to yell at me how I just ruined the ceremony? Back here to tell me that you hate me? What okay? What could it possibly be?"

Lucas sighed, "No. I'm here to check on you. I shouldn't have flipped on you. I know you're hurting ." He shook his head, "I don't know what else to do. I have nothing else to say to make this better!"

Brooke eyes trailed back down at the ground, "Nothing's going to make it better. There aren't enough words in the world. Thank you though."

Lucas was confused, "What for?"

Brooke offered him the biggest crooked smile she could muster up, "For being here for me. I'm so glad you're my best friend...well my other one."

Lucas sat down next to her putting his arm around her shoulder, "Pretty girl, I'll always be here."

He kissed her temple, "I'm glad you're my best friend to."

Brooke leaned her head on his shoulder, "This is where Nathan would pop up mimicking us and pretending to have sex in mid air."

Lucas chuckled slightly, "And Peyton and Haley right there smacking him to try and cover up that they didn't believe what Nathan was saying was their opinion."

Brooke nodded, "I don't know why they think were like that. I swear I have never seen your dick."

Lucas looked at her with a 'you wish you that was the case' look written across his face, "Oh yea because that never always happens."

Brooke argued, "It was more of your ass. Oh how all your fans would die at that thought?"

Lucas retorted, "They should. My ass is nice."

Brooke giggled, "A nice ass indeed, Scott. Speaking of asses mine is extremely numb."

Lucas chuckled getting up reaching his hands down to hers helping her get to her feet, "That's why I made sure I got a car with seat warmers. It comes in handy. We should probably get over to my house anyways."

Brooke made her way around to the passenger's car door getting in, "You think she's mad at me?"

Lucas got inside the car placing the keys inside the ignition, "No. She understands what everyone is going through. She is going through with it herself. She loves you like a daughter."

Brooke buckled herself in trying to believe what he was saying. Although she was like a second mother to her Brooke had always thought she would have wanted someone who wasn't so spoiled.

Lucas knew exactly what she was thinking. The spoiled brat theory, "Brooke, stop thinking it. That's not the case."

Brooke sighed, "Shut up. You don't know anything. I'm just glad that are past wasn't the issue with us anymore. I'm glad we fixed everything before this."

Troy shifted the car into drive pulling out on the street to drive, "I know everything. I'm Lucas Scott. Just the name serves me right. Plus Peyton she loved you no matter what. Even when you guys were fighting. It killed her to see you hurt."

Brooke rolled her eyes, "Yeah serves you the right to keep your mouth shut. Yeah, I know."

These were the little tiffs that they would get into and simply stating would never have it another way. It was just how Lucas and Brooke were. They were in for a big surprise. A big surprise that would either build them up into new responsible people or let them crash and burn bringing Peyton's biggest trust into a total disaster.

About ten minutes later, they arrived at the Rowe household. Brooke could just feel everything just building up in her again. Whatever that was to come at this reception and will reading was something big. Precisely that.