Okay, so this is my first Brathan story. Be nice. But, I have read millions of Brathan stories, and I LOVE BRATHAN, lol, as a couple. So please R&R. Muah!

Anyways- Brooke and Lucas are dating. Haley and Nathan were dating, but Haley cheated on him. Brooke and Nathan have been friends forever. Deb and Dan are Lucas and Nathan's parents, but there's still a Karen's Cafe. So Nathan and Lucas are full brothers, not just half. But Deb died, and Lucas is kind of a jackass, like season one Nathan.

Nathan knew pain. He knew it well. He felt pain when someone told him that his most recent ex, Haley James, cheated on him with Chris Keller. He felt even more pain when he saw it with his own eyes, the same night he was planning on telling her how much her loved her. He felt pain when his mom died, one of the only people who really loved and understood him, leaving him with his dad and jackass of a brother. He felt pain the day when he finally realized he could never live up to his father's expectations. Pain defined him. No one knew pain as well as he did. Well, maybe one person. And he was watching over that person while she slept in his bed.

Brooke had her share of unfortunate happenings, counting tonight. Her parents constantly neglected and ignored her, making her strive to work harder in school and cheerleading, knowing they probably would never watch a game, but doing the best she could anyways. There was one thing she had that Nathan had given up on. Hope. But after tonight, it felt like maybe her hope was trashed, too, because, to add to her horrible list of pain, her boyfriend had just cheated on her, with her best friend.The only boyfriend, she thought, she truly loved.It doesn't get much worse than that.

Of course she had other friends, but Peyton...was more like a sister. Get that thought right out of your head, Brooke Penelope Davis! She fucked your boyfriend, thought Brooke, although, Peyton was piss-drunk. Lucas practically raped her. But STILL!! How drunk do you have to be to not know who you're having sex with?!

Brooke rolled over and looked at Nathan, to find him staring right back at her. He was propped up on one elbow, slowly studying her. No words had to be said. Brooke and Nathan were always okay with comfortable silence. They grew up together, best friends. It was destined for them to be, they were from the two wealthiest families in Tree Hill. They had always been close, and it seemed to most that they liked each other. And they had. But before Nathan got a chance to make a move, Lucas did, beating Nathan at something again. Nathan always thought that's why he asked Brooke out. To piss him off, prove he was better at everything. But then when Nathan had met Haley, he thought maybe it was good that Lucas had asked her out. He finally found his true love. Or so he thought. He didn't, because if Haley really loved him, she wouldn't have cheated on him. That night, he went to Brooke's house, climbed into her window, and just layed down next to her. She didn't even ask. They just layed there, in silence. Comforting silence.

"Nathan, please tell me I just had a horrible nightmare."

"Brooke, you have no idea how much I wish I could."

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Earlier that night...

Brooke Davis was suppose to be at the best party of the year. And, it was, until pretty much everyone besides her happened to get drunk. She couldn't drink tonight of course, being the designated driver for her friends.

She was banking on the fact that her boyfriend, Lucas, was probably drunk, too. She just hoped he hadn't crashed a car or anything. He told her he was going up to bed an hour ago.

Her best friend, Peyton, was already trashed, she knew, and was probably hooking up with some guy right now.

Brooke got up slowly from the couch she was sitting on, gently took Bevin's head from off her shoulder and leaned it onto the couch, and walked upstairs to find Peyton.

The Scott house was, in a few words, huge. She quietly creaked up the stairs trying to find out which room Peyton was in. Instead, she found Nathan, Lucas's brother.

"Hey Nate, have you seen Peyton?" she whispered.

"I..uhmmm..yeah.." he answered sheepishly.

"Well, could you tell me where she is..?" she asked. Why is he acting so weird? He must be hiding something...OMG!! He hooked up with Peyton.

"I don't think I should-"

"Natey, did a certain Scott boy hook up with Peyt?" she flashed her signature dimples.

Damnit, Brooke, not the dimples...

"I uh...you could say that..." he answered slowly

"OHMYGOSH! You guys SO did it!"

Nathan swallowed hard. How could he break this to her?

"Listen Nathan, this whole...guessing game is real cute, but I need to get Peyton home, so excuse me-" Brooke pushed past him, and opened the first door she found.

"Brooke, no, you don't want to-"

Brooke opened the door and peeked her head in, looking for some blonde curls. She saw Peyton and some guy she couldn't make out, totally doing it.

Hah! That slut. First Nathan, now some other random guy. She is sooo giving me details when she's sober again.

She quickly found the switch on the wall and gasped when she could see what was happening.

"What the hell?!?!"

Peyton looked up slowly. She was obviously piss drunk. "Brooke..?" She asked slowly.

"Fuck." The "random" guy finally spoke up.

"Interesting words, boyfriend, considering that's just what you got from my best friend!"

"Brooke, please, just...let me-"

"No, my stupid ex-boyfriend known as LUCASSHOLE, I won't let you explain. You just fucked my best friend, and you're probably not that drunk either."

"Brooke, please?"

"No. You both are dead to me. Hope you're happy with eachother."

Brooke walked out of the room and bumped into Nathan. She was fully crying now, she didn't care if he saw it.

"Brooke, I'm so sorry...I didn't know how to tell you..I didn't want to see you cry.." Nathan explained as he wrapped his arms around a crying Brooke.

Brooke leaned further into him and sobbed in his chest.

"I thought he loved me."

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Alright guys. Consider this the pilot. If you review, I'll write more.