Author: fraidy bat
Rating: T
Pairings: Brooke/Rachel, Brooke/Chase, unavoidable Rachel/Bevin, implied Lucas/Peyton
Summary: Rachel and Brooke's relationship has changed drastically in the last several months. What's really going on there?
Disclaimer: I do not own anything from "One Tree Hill." None of it belongs to me.
Notes: These are little snippets I wrote about things that have happened in recent episodes of OTH. Basically, Rachel's behavior was driving me crazy, and the plot bunnies wouldn't leave me alone, so this is the result. I will be writing more of these as things progress on the show. This tiny thing would take place right after Rachel leaves the party in "Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers." It's short, but that was all that the plot bunny demanded. :)
Brooke was completely floored. She couldn't believe Rachel had switched their calculus tests. Why would she do something like that?
"Because you're my friend," Rachel said, looking into Brooke's eyes.
Intense feeling swelled up inside Brooke, but it was so strong that she couldn't really even identify it. She just felt…something, like she wanted to cry but couldn't. There didn't seem to be words for it. Along with this feeling came terrible, crushing guilt. Rachel was probably going to be expelled, and all for because Brooke didn't tell the truth.
When Rachel left the party that night, she was sad in a way that Brooke had never seen before, and it worried her in a way she never expected to be possible when it came to Rachel. It was crazy to think that they had started out hating each other so much that they could barely speak, and now Rachel had made such a sacrifice, and for her. For Brooke.
Chase was there, helping her feel better, and the party was still going on, but Brooke never stopped thinking about the look in Rachel's eyes when she'd said "See you at home," and walked away.