(LUCAS'S P.O.V)
-3 WEEKS LATER-
Nathan was sleeping on the couch when Lucas walking into the living room. It had been three weeks since Haley had left, and that sad broken look that Lucas first saw that night Haley left, still remained, even when Nathan was in a deep sleep. Of course Nathan wore his "tough guy" mask at school, at least he tried. Lucas could read his brother like he was an open book and so could Brooke and Peyton. Only they could see through his "tough guy" façade, but it seemed nobody else could. They were the only ones who could see how lost Nathan seemed without Haley, even Tim who was Nathan's suppose of "best friend" could not see how much he hurt. Lucas felt worried about Nathan, ever since Haley left on tour he had been staying with Lucas. For the first week Nathan didn't go to school and just stayed on Lucas's couch and probably still would have been doing that if it hadn't of been for Brooke and Peyton.
-FLASHBACK-
"Nate! Come on man, get up!" Lucas yelled at his brother for the tenth time this morning as he walking through the door of the living room where Nathan was currently passed out on the couch. Nathan just groaned and threw the pillow he had been laying his head on, at Lucas and put his head back down.
Lucas ducked out of the way and walked up to Nathan and sat down at the edge of the bed and said softly, "You can't jeopardize your future like this man, and there's a game tonight you know, and you know Whiteys rule, you can't play if you skip class, so come on man, it's not worth it," Lucas immediately regretted his last words as he quickly jumped up from the couch and back a few steps up with his hands in the air, he didn't mean what he said but he immediately realized how Nathan would take it. He would think he was saying Haley wasn't worth it and in Nathans mind Haley was worth anything.
"Oh god, Nate, I'm sorry man, I didn't me.." He was cut off as Nathan leaped up from the couch a sucker punched him in the eye. Lucas cried out in pain but didn't hit Nathan back, he swore quietly under his breath, he should have seen this coming, He looked up and saw Nathan looking angry as hell and then he said with anger shaking his voice, "SHE'S MY WIFE LUKE! OF COURSE SHE WORTH IT! I LOVE HER OKAY? AND IT HURTS LIKE HELL THAT SHE LEFT BUT SHES WORTH IT!"
"I'm sorry Nate, I didn't mean it like that, and of course she is."
"Ya, I'm sorry to, that looks like it hurts,"
"It's alright man, but I have to get to school now, and you might want to think about coming,"
Then Lucas walked out the door and climbed into his Truck and drove off to Tree Hill High and met Brooke and Peyton in the Parking Lot.
"Hey Broody!" Brooke says when he reaches them and gives him a hug.
"Hello Pretty Girl, Hello Peyton," Lucas replies with a smile.
"Hey Luke, what happened to your eye?" Peyton says.
"Nathan,"
"He hit you!?" Brooke said in shock and at the same time Peyton said worriedly "Are you okay?"
Lucas chuckled at the two girls and said "Ya he did, but I'm fine now though, but I don't think he is, he's skipping….. again," Lucas saw the girls faces go to from worried to irritated to worried and irritated all in 5 seconds.
(BROOKES P.O.V)
Lucas chuckled and said "Ya he did, but I'm fine now though, but I don't think he is, he's skipping….. again,"
Brooke was worried, that was the second week he would be out skipping and she wasn't having it. She was going to get him and drag his ass to school whether he liked or not. When she looked at her best friend Peyton's face she knew she was thinking the same thing so they looked back forward and went and got back in her car as they were about to pull out of the lot Brooke heard Luke yell at them, "Where you girls going?"
Brooke looked over her shoulder and smiled then said "To help a heartbroken guy get his ass to school," then she pulled out and they made their way to Lucas's house to get Nathan.
When they got there they opened the door to see Nathan once again past out on the couch.
"Phew, something smells ripe in here," Peyton whispered crinkling her nose.
"Ugh, P. Sawyer I think it might be hotshot over there. Whens the last time you think he took a shower?"
"I don't know," Then Peyton gave Brooke an evil smile, "But I think it's time he had one, don't ya think,"
Brooke laughed at Peyton and said jokingly "Your funeral," Then she laughed quietly again, "This should be fun,"
Brooke watched as Peyton dashed into the kitchen and decided she wanted in, so she followed and saw her friends grab to glasses out of the cupboard and fill them up with cold water, she then walked up to Brooke and gave her one and said "I knew you couldn't resist," Brooke laughed and nodded at her and then the two tiptoed back into the room and behind the couch and then Brooke whispered "One.. Two.. THREE!" and the two dumped the water on Nathans head.
Nathan leaped up from the couch fuming yelling at Brooke and Peyton when he saw them "WHAT THE HELL!"
Brooke stepped around the couch and put her hands on her hips and said simply "You stink,"
This surprised Nathan and he sputtered out "W-w-what?"
"You heard me Nathan, You stink so get your lazy ass over to the bathroom and take a shower NOW," Brooke said in a commanding voice.
Nathan who was still shocked over getting woken up and insulted walked over to the bathroom and closed the door, and Brooke yelled after him, "Don't even think of just waiting till we leave to go back on the couch because were staying!"
Brooke and Peyton collapsed in giggles on the couch when they heard Nathan swear loudly from the bathroom and the water turn on.
"Good job B. Davis but I have to go, I got a History Test second period and I don't know how long he will be,"
"That's okay P. Sawyer, here take my car, I'll get Nathan to take me back, I saw his car in the driveway, Lucas must have brought it over here for him,"
Peyton nodded and then gave a little laugh, "Nice plan Brooke, and thanks, I'll see you later," Then she walked out the door.
Brooke decided she would help Nate move along with getting ready to go to school, even if he didn't know he was going yet so she went to his bag Luke had packed for him and got him some clean clothes out and got his school back out and packed it with his books. She then cleaned up the living room area as it was becoming somewhat of a pig sty. She heard the shower turn off so she grabbed the clothes she picked out and knocked on the door and yelled "Nathan! I have your clothes so open the damn door and take them!" A second later a muscular arm creeped out of the small opening of the door and grabbed the clothes. "And Nate, hurry up!" Brooke said impatiently.
She walked back to the kitchen and few minutes later she heard the bathroom door open and Nathan walk into the kitchen. She smiled and said "Morning Hotshot,"
"What the hell Brooke," Nathan said tiredly
"It's time to get back to school so come on, I already packed your bag so let's go and don't even argue or I'll come over there and beat your ass, and plus I need a ride, since Peyton has my car," Brooke then walked over to Nathan while grabbing his bag and keys, then grabbing his arm pulling him towards the door with him protesting the whole way.
"Nate, will you shut up? You have to go to school, even if you don't want to so suck it up and go, I know you miss Haley but blowing off school isn't going to bring her back to you, I'm sorry if you don't want to hear this but it's true." Brooke said hotly.
Nathan sighed then looked at Brooke and said somberly "I know, I just don't see the point in going to school right now,"
"Nathan, Haley wouldn't want you to stay at home ditching school,"
"So it always has to be Haley's way not mine?"
"No it has to be a compromise, but right now it's my way so GET IN THE DAMN CAR!"
(NATHAN'S P.O.V)
Nathan nodded and got in the car and they drove to the high school and once there they rushed off to their respective classes. When Nathan got to his second class of the day he went and sat with Lucas.
Lucas looked at him and smirked knowingly, "Did the Brookie Monster get to ya Nate?" he said jokingly but all he could be was overjoyed that he was there.
-END OF FLASHBACK-