AN – Here's my new story, it centres on Brooke. Lucas is in the army and is leaving to go to Afghanistan in three weeks; he and Brooke are dating. The first love triangle between Peyton and Brooke + Lucas just happened, but Lucas got back with Brooke. Brooke and Peyton are still friends but not as close as they once were.
Hayley and Nathan are not together, they are just very good friends.
Nathan and Brooke have been best friends since the first day of school.
Lucas and Nathan get on ok, but are still very new to the whole being nice to each other thing.
Couples will be BRUCAS/BRATHAN/NALEY/JEYTON/LEYTON/BRASE
I think that's it. If anyone is confused about what is going on just mail me and I'll try and explain. Please Read and Review. Here's Chapter one!
Chapter One
I'm always assuming the worst, but you're going on nonetheless,
and there's nothing to cushion your heart led fall,
Letters from further away keep pulling me close to home
- Living in your letters by Dashboard Confessional
Lucas Scott was leaving for his tour in the Army in three weeks
He would leave his home, Tree Hill
He would leave his mom, who'd brought him up to be the brave person that he was,
He would leave his uncle Keith, who'd always been a dad to him,
He would leave his best friend, Hayley, who had been there since the beginning,
He would leave basketball and his team mates,
He would leave his brother, Nathan, who'd he only recently started talking to,
He would leave his girlfriend and the person he loved more than anything, Brooke Davies,
He would leave, yet none of them even knew it yet
He only hoped that if or when he returned, they'd all still be there waiting for him.
X X X
Brooke opened the door to her boyfriend's bedroom
She never knocked and seeing what she saw, she thought she might start
"Oh, um, hi Peyton, is Lucas here?"
Brooke closed the door and tried to act like she wasn't shocked seeing her former best friend in her boyfriend's room
"Yeah, he's just gone for a shower. He won't be long."
Peyton smiled trying to pretend that it wasn't awkward between the two girls
Brooke smiled back, but it was fake and pretend
Although neither spoke,
The room was filled with words that had been said,
With things that should have been said
*flashback*
"What the hell is this?"
Peyton removed herself from the blonde boys lap
"I send my boyfriend over to make sure you're okay because your dad could have been killed tonight and I didn't want you to be alone, and you're shoving your tongue down his throat!"
"Brooke, this isn't what it looks like…"
Peyton was cut off as Brookes hand collided with her face
"Don't you dare tell me that this isn't you cheating with MY boyfriend, because it is"
Without saying a word to Lucas, Brooke stormed out of Peyton's house
And out of their lives.
"Brooke wait!"
The brooding blonde chased after her
She span round and punched him square in the face
He fell to the floor, not expecting it to hurt that much
"Leave me alone Lucas. I have nothing to say to you."
Peyton stood on her door step watching her former best friend push away the only guy she'd ever loved
She walked back inside and closed the door
She'd got what she wanted,
She'd wanted Luke for so long and she finally had him
So why did she feel so crap?
*Flashback over*
Lucas walked into his bedroom shocked to see the two girls stood there
Brooke smiled at him, but he could see that her smiled didn't make her eyes sparkle like it usually did
It didn't create those gorgeous dimples that he loved so much
"Hey pretty girl, what you doing here?"
Peyton's smile faded just for a second at the words 'pretty girl'
How even now she wished she'd be the girl he called that
"I just came to bring back the book you leant me, it was good. Anyway, I have to go, I'm meeting Nathan for breakfast.
Speak to you later Luke, bye Peyton"
She quickly said as she made her escape
She knew the two blondes were still friends,
She just didn't realise it would hurt so much every time she saw them together
She shook her head, trying not to doubt her boyfriend
Speeding off in her blue bug she turned the music up loud drowning out any thoughts she had
Slamming Nathan's front door she stormed into his bedroom
"Someone's happy. What's up babe?"
Nathan shouted from his bathroom
"Urgh Nothing. Just hurry up, I'm starving!"
Nathan walked out of the bathroom in nothing but a towel
"And put some clothes on!"
He laughed and grabbed the first t-shirt and jeans he could see
"Oh how I love my B Davies in the mornings!"
She threw a pillow at him but she smiled
He could always cheer her up
It had always been just the two of them
Ever since the first day of primary school
Where she'd hit him over the head with a spade in the sand pit
They'd been inseparable ever since
"Right, I'm ready. Who's turn is it to pay?"
"Yours!" Brooke shouted
He laughed
"I don't know why I bother asking. It's always my turn!"
She linked her arm through his as they walked the car
It had been a weekly tradition for the pair to get up early on a Saturday
And drive for 20 minutes to this small café on the outskirts of Tree Hill
It was always empty and it had become their spot
"So superstar, you played amazingly last night! You keep playing like that and you'll make it so much easier to cheer for you!"
He smiled
"Oh come on, we all know you're cheering for Lucas now!"
She didn't know if he was joking or serious
He wasn't keen on Lucas and Brooke being together and she didn't want them to fight
They'd only had two major fights in their whole friendship and they were both over Lucas Scott
"Oh Natey, I've been cheering for you since 7th grade! I'm not going to stop now!"
His smile widened and he playfully messed her hair up as they pulled into the car park
The pair looked at each other before running as quickly as they could to the door
Pushing each other out the way Brooke got their first just by a second or two
"You're buying next week too Superstar"
She winked at him and they walked to their normal table
"My bank account hates you, you know that?"
She smiled showing her dimples that both Scott boys loved so much
"Anyway, you going to tell me what got you so pissy this morning?"
She clammed up at the conversation change, but it was no use
She'd tell him eventually anyway
"It was nothing; I was just being stupid I guess.
I went to Lucas's house to give him back a book this morning…"
"Wait you read a book?" He smirked as she hit him over the head with a menu
"Shut up. So yeah, I went to his and Peyton was there. It's just weird seeing them together I suppose."
Nathan didn't say anything for a few seconds
"Brooke, why do you put up with his crap?"
"What do you mean?"
He didn't reply until the waitress had took their order and walked away from their table
"I mean the boy cheats on you, with your best friend may I add, and then you finally forgive him and the first thing he does is invite Peyton over to his bedroom.
He's asking for trouble that's all I'm saying.
And the Brooke Davies I know and love would not let a boy treat her like that.
He is your boyfriend, so maybe he should start acting like it."
She smiled,
"You know what Superstar, I love you too."
He wasn't sure why, but hearing Brooke tell him she loved him gave him butterflies
"Anyway, did I tell you my parents are away this weekend so I stole the beach house key and I'm thinking…"
Before he could even finished Brooke screamed
"HOUSE PARTY!"
He laughed
"You my friend, are a genius! And considering no-one throws a party like my B Davies, fancy planning it for me?"
She nodded as the waitress brought over their food
He watched her shoving the food in her face
"How do you stay skinny?"
She smiled
"It's a skill Scott, now if you're not going to finish those waffles hand them over here!"
He obeyed and watched the petite brunette demolish the rest of his waffles.
"Thanks Natey-bear"
"Anytime Brookey-bee."
She laughed at their childhood nicknames and quickly fired a text out to all her friends about Nathan's party that night.
It was going to be amazing, she was sure of it.
XXX
AN – so this chapter was just a starting chapter, the next chapter will be the party
I hope you enjoyed it please Review.