Author Notes: The next story in the 'Touch of a Hand' Universe starts here. Thanks to LeeSee for her help and Diane for poking me with a stick. If you like it, let me know.

Trying Something New – Part 1

Brooke was standing at her locker just before the start of second period. Even though she was probably going to spend the first part of her afternoon in detention, she could not stop smiling. It had been a few days since she and Lucas made up on the side of the road and everything in her world seemed to be at peace. Lucas had made her feel so good that nothing could bring her down. Hell, Peyton hadn't even been to school in like three days. It was like a dream come true.

She should have fucked Lucas on the side of the road a long time ago. Brooke exhaled at fixed her hair a little. This had to be the best week ever. She closed her locker and then she heard a voice from behind her.

"Hey."

"Well I guess the good times are over." Brooke mumbled to herself as she sighed.

She turned around and just like that there was Peyton Sawyer. She was wearing her stupid torn blue jeans and her dumb vintage Rolling Stones t-shirt. Those silly black high heeled boots. And her dumb leather jacket that she wore every single day and those annoying ass blonde cu…

"You changed your hair?" Brooke asked as she did a double take. Her hair was straight now and her hair had these chestnut brown highlights that made her look a little older than she actually was.

"Yeah, changing things up a little." Peyton ran a hand through her hair and shoved it back in her pocket. There was definitely a different vibe coming off of her sworn enemy. So instead of trying to figure it, Brooke decided it would be best to keep the status quo going.

"So, did you enjoy the show the other day?" Brooke smirked with one hand on her hip.

"Ha. Nice to see the claws are still out." Peyton laughed nervously and leaned against the lockers.

"What's with the timid act, Sawyer? New hair and a new attitude. I am not buying it for a second." Brooke said.

"Nobody asking you to buy it. Is it really that hard for us to just talk?" Peyton whispered.

"Sorry I don't speak bitch." Brooke shot back.

"Damn it Brooke! I'm just trying to tell… I'm just trying to tell you something." Peyton started looking at the floor and took a deep breath.

"What it is this time? Let me guess. Is it something like 'Brooke after seeing you and Lucas on the side of the road, I have decided that I want him even more than I did before'?" Brooke said as she imitated the girl's accent and fanned herself with her folder.

"Am I pretty close?"

The bell rang and the student body started to pour out into hallway. Peyton closed her eyes for a moment like she was gathering her thoughts. She opened her eyes and walked over towards the cheerleader. Peyton leaned in close and whispered in her ear

"Maybe I want someone else. Maybe I want you."Peyton walked past her and disappeared into the crowd of students. Brooke just stood there dumbfounded. In fact the best she could come up with was

"What the fuck?" she was so shocked that she never heard Lucas come up behind her. It wasn't until she felt him wrap his arms around her petite waist that she even knew he was there.

"What's up with you?" he asked as he saw her face. Brooke turned around in his arms to face him.

"You are never going to believe what the hell just happened." Brooke said with a confused frown.

"Uh, Felix got hit by the school bus and got splattered over the sidewalk?" Lucas asked playfully. Brooke snorted at his words.

"Unfortunately no," she replied before she kissed him briefly.

"It's to do with Peyton."

"Brooke," Lucas said with a frustrated sigh. He went to move out of their embrace but Brooke stopped him.

"Everything is about Peyton with you all of a sudden."

"Lucas! Let me finish," Brooke told him as she gave him a stern look.

"It's not about you and Peyton this time."

"Then what is it?" Lucas asked intrigued.

"Peyton just came up to me and she has this whole new hair thing going on and she says that she's trying to tell me something," Brooke explained before taking a breath.

"I made some dig to her about deciding she wanted you more after the whole car hood thing but that wasn't it..."

"Then what was it?" Lucas asked, unable to stop the smile from forming on his face as he remembered what they had got up to on her car.

"She said maybe she wanted someone else," Brooke said as she got the troubled look back on her face.

"She said she wanted me."

"What?" Lucas asked completely taken by surprise. "Peyton's into girls now?"

"Maybe you had that effect on her." Brooke teased him as she kinked her eyebrow at him. He gave her a playful look.

"I don't hear you complaining." he reminded her. He got a thoughtful look on his face and Brooke looked at him curious.

"What are you thinking about Broody?" she asked. He smiled mischievously as he said.

"You and Peyton together. Pretty hot…" Lucas wiggled his eyebrows suggestively as Brooke hit him playfully.

"Pervert much?" Brooke groaned as she shook her head at him.

"It was just a joke…Peyton was probably just screwing with you. Just forget it. I gotta get to class. I'll see you later ok?" Lucas kissed her on the cheek and Brooke nodded.

"Bye…"Brooke sighed and made her way to study hall.

Study Hall…

Brooke had been staring at the same page of her math textbook for the last 30 minutes and the only thing that kept bouncing around in her head was Peyton.

Was Lucas right?

Was this another game to screw with her?

She fell back into her chair and sighed. This week had been going so well and now she wasn't sure what was going on. She looked at her textbook again rolled her eyes. She wasn't going to get any studying done today. Brooke pulled her cell phone out and stared at it. Lucas told her to leave it alone and that would probably be for the best.

"When have I ever left anything alone?" Brooke whispered. But before she could try and remember Peyton's number, her phone vibrated showing she had a new text message. She looked at the number and it didn't look familiar to her. She opened it anyway and read the message.

I know you don't believe me. But I haven't stopped thinking what I saw.

"Peyton…" Brooke felt a little tickle in her stomach from reading that. She couldn't help it. She needed to know what her enemy was talking about. She quickly typed in her reply.

Ok. I'll play along. What have you been thinking?

Brooke sat her phone down and waited for Peyton to answer. And sure enough, her phone vibrated once more and Brooke checked the reply.

What would it be like to have you and Lucas touching me at the same time

Out of all the answers that Peyton could have given, Brooke never thought she would say that. In fact she didn't even know how to answer. She had never thought about being with a girl and if she would ever be with a girl, Peyton was at the very bottom of that list. Before she could even reply to that message, Peyton sent another message.

I have spent the last three days trying to get these thoughts out of my head and I can't. I think I want to be with you and Lucas at the same time.

Brooke's eyebrows shot up. This couldn't be really happening. There was no way that Peyton actually meant any of this. Brooke bit her lip and tried to collect her thoughts.

What was the point of all this?

Did Peyton really mean any of this?

No way. I don't believe you. Last week you hated me now you wanna sleep with Lucas and me? Bullshit.

Brooke hit send on her phone and waited. There was no way that Peyton meant any of this. After all, she had spent the last 3 months of her life fighting with her. This was just another game. And even though it was just probably just a game, Brooke could not stop staring at her phone. She had to know what Peyton's angle was. Her phone finally buzzed and the message simply said.

You and Lucas meet me at my house after school. Then tell me if you think this is bullshit.

Will Lucas and Brooke actually show up at Peyton's house after school?

What has caused Peyton's attitude to change?

Will the 3 way actually happen?

To Be Continued…