AN: Hey guys! So, I'm posting this Jeyton fic that I co-wrote with my twin sister over a year ago, so it's probably not our best work, lol. But I still wanted to give it a try to see what you guys thought. So this first chapter was written by her. I hope you like it!
Simply Because
Chapter 1
Peyton looked out the window. All she saw was blue, blue everywhere. She was sitting on a plane, the plane that would take her from Tree Hill to Berkeley, California for college. After Brooke had moved, Peyton had been so alone, sure, she had Haley, but she still missed her best friend. And plus, Jake was still in Savannah, still not answering her e-mails. So, when she got into Berkeley, she jumped at the opportunity to go to school with Brooke. Lucas was going there too, so she knew this year wasn't going to be boring.
He was actually sitting right next to her, asleep, listening to his iPod in silence. Lucas had become sort of a substitute Jake. He never left her side, and always listened to her when she needed to talk, she did the same for him.
Peyton's mind again drifted to Jake. When he had gone to Savannah, she hadn't thought it would be the end between them. She had written him e-mails up until this very summer. He hadn't answered one, he hadn't come to visit, nothing. Peyton barely remembered his voice, but she remembered exactly how he looked, exactly how he laughed, and exactly how she fell for him...
"Peyton!", Brooke squealed as she saw her best friend walk towards her at the airport. The two girls hugged each other while Lucas stood in the background, smiling at them.
"I guess I'll get the bags.", Lucas said, faking annoyance.
"Thanks," said Brooke as she took Peyton's arm and dragged her away. Lucas then, had no choice but to pick up the suitcases and follow them to the parking lot.
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They had been there for a while now. Brooke and Peyton were sharing a dorm room and Lucas had his own apartment, payed for by Daddy-dearest. Brooke spent most of her time there, giving Peyton time to draw her sketches in quiet for class. She was a visual arts major, Brooke, on the other hand, well, no one really knew what her major was.
Peyton loved Berkeley, there was a great music store she went to almost every weekend, Rasputin, and any kind of food you wanted, wether it was burgers or Indian, it was there. She had learned her way across campus quickly. Her favorite place was the park, it was just like a huge lawn with a bunch of trees everywhere. She brought her iPod and sketch book there to draw about what was on her mind.
One day, while she was walking around, she saw tapped on a tree, a flyer. It said:
Baby Sitter needed! Please call 548-9926 for J.J.
Peyton didn't know why, but she grabbed it and stuck it in her bag. It brought her back to three years ago, when she would take care of Jenny...
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"OK, yeah, I'll tell her for you Haley. Well, actually she got this baby-sitting gig so, she won't be all alone. He's a single father, so, who knows what could happen?..." Brooke had been talking to Haley on the phone for the past hour. Haley and Nathan were at UCLA, also in California, so that she could follow music and he could play basketball.
Peyton looked at her watch. Damn, she thought, she was five minutes late to babysit. She quickly rushed out of the dorm, just grabbing her bag and slinging it over her shoulder before she walked out into the morning air. Peyton had made sure that all her classes were in the afternoon. J.J., the guy she was sitting for, however, had all his classes in the morning, so it worked out perfectly. She ran all the way to his dorm, and when she got there she was out of breath.
She quickly set her wild hair as much as she could before taking a deep breath and knocking on dorm room 23...
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AN: Ok, guys, I know there wasn't any Jeyton, but there will be!!!! I bet you guys can guess what happens...Anyways please review! Thanks for reading!