What you should know: Lucas and Nathan are full brothers, Lucas is a junior and everybody else is a sophomore. Peyton and Haley are best friends. Brooke isn't really a party girl she's kind of a lot like Haley. Oh and this may sound silly but Lucas isn't that smart so he is in a couple of sophomore classes which is how he became so close with Peyton and Haley. Nathan and Haley are dating
Chapter 1: Where to go from here
She couldn't believe it, here she was, only 16, standing in a cemetary. Surrounded by "family and friends", otherwise known as people who never really gave a shit and who still don't. She was fighting every urge to just get up and run all the way home. But the pictures of her parents next to their caskets, staring back at her, turned her legs to jelly. Sure they weren't around much, but they always provided for her and showed her love when they were at home. She just, she couldn't find the tears that she knew were supposed to be there. And she didn't have a clue why. Here she was, standing next to her parents closed caskets, out in the rain, completley drenched, with nothing left. What could be more depressing? And yet...she couldn't will herself to cry. Not even one tear. Brooke Penelope Davis the "drama queen", couldn't even fake tears, because she couldn't feel anything, she was completely numb to the fact that her parents were gone. Gone forever. Which meant she was going to be alone forever. With no one to care about her. No one to love her. No one to share herself with. That was when she felt a hand on her shoulder.
She looked over to her aunt Julie. How could Brooke forget she still had her aunt and her cousin. That was when she remembered the second life altering action that would change her forever. Not only had her parents been ripped out of her arms, but now she was being ripped away from her home to go live with her aunt Julie and cousin Haley in something something, North Carolina. She couldn't even remember the name. Finally the funeral came to an end and everyone left accept for Brooke and her aunt.
"I know its hard, but were going to miss our flight" Her aunt Julie said softly not wanting to upset the already distraught teenager.
Brooke just nodded her head in agreement. They walked over to the taxi and got in. "Airport please" she heard her aunt say. But she couldn't tear her eyes away from the grave diggers lowering the caskets into the ground for eternity.
She just stared out the window and watched. She then watched as the graves seemed farther and farther away, and then the cemetary. She stared out into the rain. As she drove away, far away from everything she once knew, into the unfamiliar.
~Tree Hill, North Carolina Airport~
"Haley you're wearing a path in the floor." Haley heard her best friend say. And it was true. She had been pacing for the last 10 minutes waiting for her mother and cousin's flight to come in.
"I mean do you really even have anything to worry about? It's your mom and your cousin." She heard the faint sound of her boyfriend, Nathan, in the background. "
"I know, I know. I'm just nervous, I haven't seen Brooke in such a long time and she has been through so much. I just don't even know what to say to her." Haley sighed.
She looked over at her best friend and her boyfriend. They were always there for her. Especially when she found out about her aunt and uncle. She was crushed but they supported her and she was glad they agreed to come with her to pick up her mom and cousin. She definitely needed the support. She was brought out of her thoughts by the sound of a woman over the pa system.
"Flight 24: New York to Tree Hill has arrived, we hope you enjoyed your flight and please fly continental again."
Haley's butterflies vanished as she saw them come out of the terminal. Her mom and her cousin. Her mom looked the same of course, she had only been gone for a couple of days. But Brooke, she looked completely different. But what surpised Haley the most is how much they looked alike. "God you look like you could be sisters." She heard Peyton say and Haley just nodded her head in agreement. Haley dashed towards Brooke and the girls jumped into each others arms.
"I'm so glad your here." Haley got out in between the tears "Me to." Brooke answered. And she meant it, she was so happy to be back with Haley, her partner in crime. She suddenly felt happiness creep into her heart, something else she hadn't felt in a long time. And for a couple of minutes she forgot about her parents, just happy to be with the rest of her family.
"Okay, well you remeber Peyton right? And this is my boyfriend Nathan." Haley gushed. "Hey Brooke it's been a long time, you look great." Peyton smiled and gave Brooke a hug which she gladly returned. She remembered Peyton, and from what she could recall from the last time she saw her, she had always been really nice and always considered Brooke a part of the group. When the group broke apart Nathan spoke up.
"Hi, I'm Nathan" He held out his hand. Brooke shook it and she really was surprised. And for a moment she was stunned. She hadn't spoken to anyone as genuine as Peyton and Nathan were being in a while. And she was gratful.
"Well its getting late, we should get going. Nathan do you think you could run to baggage claim and get Brooke's bags?" Julie questioned
"Of course , how many are there?" He asked turning to Brooke. "Um..5, but don't worry they're small." Brooke laughed.
"No problem I'll meet you at the car." And Nathan was off.
"Come on, let's go home. Peyton is staying the night, it's going to be fun." Haley smiled as she linked on to Brooke's right arm as Peyton linked on to her left arm.
"Great." Brooke said with a smile. They were already lifting her mood and she couldn't be happier, well maybe if she had moved here with her parents it may have been a smidge better. But she had to take the hits as they came. So they walked out the terminal following Julie, with Nathan trailing closely behind.
When they walked through the doors the air was pretty still. They walked into the parking lot over to the car. She watched as Nathan put the luggage in the trunk and hopped into the driver seat and her aunt hopped into the passenger seat. First, Peyton climbed into the back and then Haley just before Brooke got in a soft breeze swept past her and that was when she knew that it would be okay. That her parents would always be by her side watching. She finally realized that it was okay to move on, to make herself happy, it was what her parents would have wanted. With that she climbed in after Haley, ready to start her new life in Tree Hill.