Hey. So here's chapter two. This chapter is mainly brathan. Will do more brucas next chapter. How have i started off? Good, bad? Please Review!
Chapter two - In the same boat, an ugly pathetic boat.
He moved closer.
"I know how you feel. We're in that ugly pathetic looking boat, remember." he whispered so his brother wouldn't hear.
She didn't look at him but simply nodded her head. He took that as a sign of giving up and just gently placed his arm over her shoulder.
Just then the lights came on.
"How long's it been?" she was sitting on the floor with her back against the door to the gym. Nathan was standing a few feet away from her trying his phone in his bag. Lucas was just leaning against the wall next to Brooke.
"twenty minutes." Lucas said casually to the pretty brunette sitting next to him
Nathan groaned "fuck's sake. I was sure I put it in here" His clothes were thrown about around him while he looked for his phone
"Nate I don't think it's in there. You've emptied it five times now" Brooke rolled her eyes at him
"Well what are we gunna do. None of us have a phone or a car, it's getting cold, I can't see any cars going past and that idiot locked us out the gym!" Nathan's voice was getting angry.
"It's not my fault the door locks from inside. It's not like we could just camp in there all night anyway, besides its not our gym" Lucas' voice was still casual.
"Yeah but at least it would be warmer in there than it is out here." Nathan was now standing in front of Brooke and Lucas.
"It's okay. Someone will notice were missing and come and looking for us soon. Don't worry" Brooke nodded her head as if to reassure herself to believe what she just said. The boys just looked at each other because they weren't so naïve.
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"What's the time?" Nathan spoke to Lucas for the first time since he sat down.
"Just gone half ten. We've been sitting here for an hour now." They were all sitting against the wall like Brooke now, spaced out as if in their own bubble.
"I did not want t-to spend my fr-riday night sitting in a parking lot, fr-reezing my ass off!" Brooke stood up and wrapped her arms around herself to try to keep warm. Both Lucas and Nathan stood with her.
"Brooke don't you have a jacket or anything?" Lucas asked
"no. I gave it to Peyton" she shook her head
"Here." Lucas walked over to her and took of his sweat top. "You look freezing. Cheerleading outfits don't have much to them do they?" he placed his grey zip-up hoody around her shoulders
"Th-thanks Luke" she stuttered, pulling the jacket around her more.
Nathan watched her and cleared his throat. He secretly wished she was wearing his jacket.
"I've had enough of this. We could at least play some basketball while we waste our time out here" He walked up to the gym doors and tried to push it open. "Lucas come and help me" he shouted over his shoulder
"What you gunna do?" Brooke asked as the two of them walked up to the doors
"Open this door" he said while still pushing
"You mean break into a school's gym?" Lucas asked
"that's exactly what I'm going to do. Problem?" Nathan stopped pushing now and looked at his brother. "You gunna help or are you gunna let Brooke freeze to death?"
Lucas looked at the small girl next to him wrapped in his jacket and shook his head. "Fine. Let's break into a school."
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"Finally." Brooke rolled her eyes before standing up.
"Okay so it took some time but look who got the door open babe" Nathan smirked. "up for a one-on-one?" he looked towards Lucas.
"I guess so" Lucas shrugged
"Okay, what am I gunna do while you two play with your balls?" Brooke asked sarcastically
"Brooke baby you can play with my balls whenever you want" he winked towards Brooke
"Oh Nathan, you are way out of your league." she kinked her eyebrows at him as she walked past him and into the dark empty gym.
"Where are the lights in this place?" Lucas shouted into the dark room. He couldn't see where Nathan and Brooke were
"I don't know but it's starting to freak me out so you better find it quick" Brooke voice echoed from the darkness. "AARGG!" Brooke's high pitched scream now jumped out of the darkness
"Brooke what's wrong?" Lucas started jogging to where the scream had come from, as he got closer he heard Nathan laughing.
"Oh my god! Nathan you freaking asshole." the sound of her hand pounded against his arm echoed in the empty hall. "What the hell do you think you're doing? You scared the shit out of me!" Lucas had found them now and could just about make out their faces. Brooke had her arms crossed looking pissed but still scared and Nathan was laughing.
"I'm sorry but that was funny." Nathan carried on laughing
"Dick." Brooke whispered
"What did he do?" Lucas asked not understanding what had happened.
"He grabbed me from behind!" Brooke was obviously pissed.
"It was so funny" Nathan was still laughing
"your so immature." she started to walk away, crossing her arms over her chest to keep warm
"By the way, I found the lights and there not working" Nathan added when he finally stopped laughing
Lucas shook his head towards his brother "Brooke where you going?" he shouted after her
"Outside to wait for someone. It's lighter out there and to be honest the temperature is the same inside to outside so it doesn't really make a difference" she shouted back.
Nathan ran after her. He stopped in front of her so she would stop too.
"Where you going?" he whispered as they were so close. He could just make out her hazel eyes through the darkness.
"Outside, it's lighter out there, less scary." she whispered back, her vulnerability showing through her eyes
"Stay in here. It's got to be warmer, even by the slightest bit." he rubbed his hand up and down the top of her, trying to warm her
"I'd rather be cold than scared. This place freaks me out in the dark." He laughed slightly
"Don't be scared, I got you, your safe with me." his hand moved up and cupped her cheek. As she stared into his piercing blue eyes for a moment she trusted him.
"Okay." she barely whispered.
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Nathan was sitting against the wall next to Brooke. He had talked her into staying in the gym. Both him and Lucas were worried about how cold she was.
"I'm gunna go and see if I can get the lights to work." Lucas shouted from across the room, heading in the direction of the changing rooms.
Nathan could see how cold Brooke was, even in Lucas' jacket. Without thinking he moved closer to her wrapping his arms around her trying to warm her up. She welcomed him as she moved closer without worry. She buried her head in his chest.
"Your so warm" she whispered into his shirt.
"I think I have an extra jacket that you can put on" he grabbed his bag from beside him and began to look through it.
"He pulled out a dark blue hoody, just like Luke's and gave it to Brooke to put on. She placed it on over the grey jacket she already wore and shoved her hands deep in the pockets.
"What's this?" she pulled out a small bottle of vodka from the pocket, obviously been hidden.
"Oh I put it in there for the party afterwards" he smirked at how his night had turned out.
Before Nathan could put the bottle back in his bag for another time Brooke had it open, taking a big swig out of it as if it was soda.
"Damn." Nathan laughed. Brooke offered him the bottle and he took it. Burning his throat the clear liquid raced into his body leaving a strong kick in his mouth.
"Brooke why don't you date, in general" Nathan leaned towards her as they talked. By now both of them were drunk.
"Well Natey," she flicked his nose "dating is just drama. Friends with benefit's, that's easy and fun." she giggled.
"Sounds fun" he said leaning even closer. She was still wrapped up in his arms, unable to move even if she wanted to.
"Now let's not get ahead of ourselves Scott." she giggled again as she edged away. "Where is this brother of yours?" she asked changing the subject.
"I have no idea." he replied not even bothering to look around for him.
"How's that work anyway? The whole brother thing I mean?" she asked innocently
"Well he's a few months older than me. Different mom's, same Dan. Dan never wanted to Lucas though. That's why the pressure's always on me. It's hard you know, living under expectations. Everyone's always watching you, commenting on everything you do." he shook his head at the thought. "What about you Davis? Why are you the famous wild party girl I love?"
She shrugged her shoulders. "attention I guess. It's funny. Your trying to get rid of your expectations, the attention you get and I'm trying to earn it. I would love my parents to have expectations from me, but they don't care what I do, who I am, who I become. I think they might actually care if I sleep with a guy, unprotected. Or get so drunk I can't walk. But they never do." He nodded his head in understanding.
"Were sort of in the same boat. Our parents not really caring about us. Mine only care for my basketball and yours not at all. Lucas, he's in a different boat all together. He thinks he has it hard not having a dad but he got the better deal with not having Dan in his life."
"That boat of ours is messed up." he nodded his head, agreeing. "I just want someone to care for me you know. Someone to hold me in their arms and tell me it will be alright. I'll be okay. It won't happen to me though. That's why I don't date. I'm not so naïve."
He moved closer.
"I know how you feel. We're in that ugly pathetic looking boat, remember." he whispered so his brother wouldn't hear.
She didn't look at him but simply nodded her head. He took that as a sign of giving up and just gently placed his arm over her shoulder.
Just then the lights came on.
