A/N: This story was my first Brucas story, but I wanted to rewrite it. As always, thanks for Leeese for helping
Chapter One
The New Students
Haley James unlocked the front door of the huge house and walked into the foyer. She looked at her watch as she hurried up the stairs and sighed as she saw the time. She didn't bother calling for her best friend. She knew that Brooke would still be in her bedroom closet, trying to decide which outfit to wear for today. Haley kept telling her to pick out the outfit the day before, but she never listened.
Haley soon arrived at Brooke's bedroom. She knocked on the door and heard a muffled voice telling her to come in. She opened the door and was surprised to see clothes and shoes strewn all over the floor. She shook her head at her friend's untidiness. "Brooke, are you in here?" Haley called as she made her way towards the closet.
"Yeah, I'm in here," Brooke called back as she poked her head out from the closet.
"What are you doing? I thought you would have already decided the outfit for today. That's why we went shopping last weekend," Haley reminded her. "You bought like a year's worth of clothes. Surely, you can pick out something for today."
"But that's the thing. I can't. And it's the first day of school. I want to outshine that blonde bitch," Brooke told her.
Haley gave her a look. "Brooke, you have the best fashion sense I know. Besides, why do you have to compete with Peyton for clothes? You are already competing against her for everything else." She then looked at her best friend. "Wait a minute; this is about a guy, isn't it?" Brooke turned red as she tried not to look too guilty. "Who is it this time?" She didn't let her friend answer as she continued. "Please don't tell me it's that Felix Taggaro. You can do so much better than him."
"Come on, Hales. You just need to give him a chance," Brooke said.
"Sorry, but I trust Rachel more than him," Haley replied as Brooke raised her eyebrows in surprise. She knew how much Haley didn't like Rachel. "Don't make a big deal out of it," she said as she quickly changed the subject. "Are you going to be ready soon?"
"What's the big hurry? It's just the first day of school," Brooke said.
"Because I have to show some new students around and I don't want to be late," Haley replied.
Brooke just rolled her eyes. "What are they? Lowly freshmen? Or sophomores, perhaps?" she asked.
"Actually, the guys are juniors," Haley replied. Brooke then turned to her, interested to hear more. Haley knew that would have got her friend's attention. She stayed quiet as she noticed the annoyed look from Brooke. She just smiled as she saw the frustrated look on her friend's face. She loved teasing her. However, she knew that she had teased her long enough. "Yes, I said guys. They are twins, but I haven't met them yet."
Brooke gave her a look. "Why didn't you tell me that in the first place? I'll be ready in five minutes. I promise."
"With or without make-up?" Haley teased her.
"Very funny," Brooke replied as she rolled her eyes.
It wasn't long before Haley was pulling her car into an empty parking space next to the high school. The two climbed out of the car before they got their backpacks from the backseat. "I really hope that we don't have homework on the first day," Brooke said in a whine.
"If there is, it probably won't be much. It will probably be just chapter readings," Haley replied as they headed towards the school building. She frowned as she said, "Please tell me that you are going to change your study habits and not procrastinate like you usually do. As much I want to help you, I can't do it all the time."
"Can I help it if the classes get harder every year?" Brooke asked her. "And it's our junior year. In two years, we'll be graduating. My grades are really important right now that I can't slack off the way I have previously."
"That's why you should study more instead of going to parties all the time," Haley replied. "If you think it's hard now, just wait until we get to college."
"I'm not even sure if I'm going to college," Brooke said as her friend looked at her, surprised. Brooke rolled her eyes at her expression as she said, "I'm not exactly college girl material."
"You won't be with that attitude. Like you said, we have two years to make sure our grades stay up," Haley said, trying to reassure her. She then made a face as she heard someone calling their names. "Oh great. Here comes your partying buddy."
Brooke gave her a look as they turned around. She and Rachel exchanged smiles before Rachel spoke. "Where the hell have you been? I haven't seen you for the last month or so," she told Brooke.
"Haley and I spent a lot of time at my beach house," Brooke replied. There was then an awkward silence. "Did you hear about the two new guy juniors who are starting today?" she asked her. She grinned as she said, "They are supposedly twins."
Rachel suddenly turned to her, interested to hear more. "Are they hot?" she asked her before almost immediately adding, "Because if they are, I want one of them."
"I don't know. I haven't met them yet," Brooke told her. "But Haley is supposed to show them around today. And hopefully, Principal Turner will allow me to come with them while she does."
"He might not if we're late. Now come on," Haley said as she pulled her friend away from Rachel.
"I'll talk to you later with the details," Brooke told Rachel right before she disappeared into the building with Haley. "Are you sure that you can't tell me anything about them?" she asked her.
"Your guesses are as good as mine," Haley replied as they headed down the hall.
As they rounded the corner, they saw Principal Turner talking to a woman with black curly hair. Standing beside her were two cute teenagers. One had sandy blond hair while the other had raven black hair. "Who is he? He's hot," Brooke whispered, sounding impressed. She couldn't stop staring at the one with the blond hair.
"They must be the twins that you are so excited to meet," Haley replied as she turned to Brooke. She could see that she was practically drooling. She just rolled her eyes as they walked up to them.
Principal Turner let out a relieved sigh as he noticed Haley. "Ms. James, there you are." Haley turned red embarrassed as Principal Turner started to do the introductions. "I'd like to introduce to you, Haley James. These are the Scotts."
Mrs. Scott gave the two a friendly smile as she introduced herself. "I'm Karen Scott."
"Nathan," the dark-haired twin said as he grinned.
"Lucas," the blond-haired twin added with a soft smile.
"Brooke Davis," Brooke said, introducing herself with one of her trademarked dimples smile. Now that she was closer to Lucas, she could see that he was drop dead gorgeous.
Lucas smiled widely in return, taking his time to take in the brunette's beauty. Brooke did a little happy dance inside as she watched him appraising her with his gaze. She felt a rush at the impressed look she saw upon his face as he said, "I like that name. It suits you."
Brooke turned red in embarrassment. She silently cursed as that was something that usually never happened to her. She managed to find her voice and mumbled, "Thank you."
Principal Turner then turned back to Haley. "I trust that you will help Lucas and Nathan with everything they need."
Haley nodded. "You can count on me, Principal Turner."
"If you don't mind, I want to go with them," Brooke said, speaking up.
Principal Turner looked at Lucas and Nathan. "I don't mind if they don't," he told her. Nathan and Lucas shook their heads. "Great. I'll be in my office if you need me." He then left them.
"I should go too. It was nice meeting you two," Karen said. Everyone exchanged good-byes before Karen headed towards the exit.
"So where do you want us to take you first?" Haley asked Nathan and Lucas.
Brooke didn't even hear Nathan's answer. Instead, she turned to Lucas. "So what sport do you play?" she asked, dying to know more about this student.
"Nathan and I both play basketball," Lucas replied as they headed down the hall, following Nathan and Haley. "What about you?"
"I'm a cheerleader," Brooke said as she grinned. "So I guess that when you two make the team, we'll be seeing a lot of each other. I mean you are going to try out for the team, right? We could really use some new players. And I'm sure you are the best player around."
Lucas tried not to laugh. "Well, I don't like to brag, but I am better than my little brother."
"So you are the older twin?" Brooke asked intrigued.
Lucas nodded proudly. "I came out three minutes before he did."
Brooke knew that he was going to ask her about her family. She decided to beat him to it. "You're lucky. I'm an only child," she told him. "But I think it's better that way. I hear that there's just too much drama between siblings."
Lucas laughed. "There can be, but it also can be fun too." He then told her about the upside of having siblings as Haley gave them the grand tour of the school. Brooke didn't even pay attention to where they were. She was enjoying her time with Lucas too much. After the tour, they then checked their schedules and found out that they had most of their classes together including their first class.
Haley and Brooke led Lucas and Nathan to their first class, which was English with Mr. Hargrove. Brooke then stopped dead in her tracks when she saw her rival. She groaned quietly to herself. Even though they were in the same grade, she hoped that she didn't get too many classes with her. Lucas noticed her upset look and turned to her. "What's wrong?" he asked her gently.
Brooke gestured to Peyton, who was talking to one of her friends. "That's Peyton Sawyer, my number one rival since grade school. Do not trust her. All she will do is end up hurting you."
"Thanks for the warning," Lucas replied before he walked into the classroom.
Brooke followed him and sat down next to him. Haley and Nathan soon joined them. However, Brooke knew that it wouldn't last for long. The teachers always sat them down in alphabetical order for the first few weeks before allowing them to sit wherever they want.
Sure enough, Brooke was soon moved towards the front of the classroom while Nathan and Lucas were moved to the other side of the room. She hated that Peyton was sitting right in front of Lucas. As the teacher explained the rules, she kept glancing back at Peyton. Peyton noticed her a few times and glared back at her. On one occasion when Peyton caught her looking, she glanced at Lucas and grinned, causing Brooke's blood to boil. She could tell that she was going to have some competition in getting Lucas.
At lunchtime, Brooke was glad to see that Haley had already asked Nathan and Lucas to join them at their table. Nathan had happily accepted for both him and Lucas. At their table, Nathan and Lucas then met Rachel and Mouth McFadden, Brooke's other best friend. Rachel could tell that Brooke and Lucas were getting along so she stuck to talking to Nathan.
Once school was over for the day, Brooke happily walked to her locker. She had had a great first day back and she wasn't shy to show it. She did the combination before opening her locker. She then jumped as her best friend showed up. "So do you want to head to your house or my house? Or are you getting a ride with Rachel today?"
"I'd rather get a ride with Nathan and Lucas," Brooke said with a smile. Haley smiled and shook her head in amusement. "Did you see how Lucas and I hit it off right away? Forget Felix. I want Lucas."
"What's going to happen when he finds out the truth about you?" asked a familiar voice. Brooke and Haley turned around to see Peyton smirking at her. "It may have been fun today, but what about tomorrow? Do you really think that he will stick around after seeing your fancy mansion and fancy slutty clothes? Or when he hears about your drunken parties? Or the countless guys you've been with because you were too drunk to say no? Or when he finds out that when you want something, you just run to Daddy and he gets you whatever the hell you want? Or when you have a hissy fit when things don't go your way?"
"I think Lucas is the kind of person who doesn't judge people before getting to know them," Haley said, defending Brooke.
"You're right. I'm sure he is. That's why you should drop the fake act now before he finds out the truth and gets hurt," Peyton replied before she started to walk away from them. She looked over her shoulder and grinned as she said, "See you two tomorrow."
Brooke just glared at her as she walked down the hall. Haley knew what she was thinking. "Don't listen to her, Brooke. She's just jealous that you met Lucas first. He won't judge you because of your social status. Or take advantage of you. I certainly didn't when we first met."
Brooke gave her a look. "Hales, we were in kindergarten."
"It doesn't matter. I don't think Lucas will be any different," Haley replied.
"How do you know?" Brooke asked.
Haley gave her a comforting smile. "Just trust me."
