Learning to Live: You Lived, Now Learn Chapter 10, an one tree hill fanfic

Chapter 10

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She sat on the bed that had been hers for a whole year, the bed she had recently used when she had visit her family for thanksgiving. She couldn't believe she was back, and all the things that had happened since she had arrived at that house. Now she actually celebrated holidays with family, while before she would visit every few years as would they, but now they were a family, her sister, her, her cousin, aunt and uncle.

Laying on her bed she looked at the ceiling and remember the many talks she had with her sister while both of them just stared at the ceiling. Who know that they would be coming back to this house form Christmas, she didn't. She heard her name being called and then her door open slowly.

The person walked in her room and saw her staring at the ceiling, so they went and laid right next to her and mimicked her position. "What's on your mind?"

She turned to face her and smile then returned her vision to the ceiling, "us."

"Brooke" she warned, she knew exactly what was going through her head.

"Haley" Brooke warned back, as a joke to bother her older sister.

Haley turned to her side so that her head rested on her hand, she shook all thoughts out of her mind and smiled at her baby sister, "are you coming?"

Brooke gave her a nod and sat back up. There was only one place were everyone would be, and she didn't need Haley to tell her were it was. It was the place were they met all the time and this would be no difference, this time they would all be reunited once more. She grabbed her hair and tied in a ponytail. Standing up she smiled at her sister once more while grabbing her coat.

Slowly Haley followed her sister out the room, she too wanted to go see the rest of their friends.

Both girls had arrived at the rivercourt a while ago, but still no one else was there. They wondered why it was, but then decided that maybe everyone was catching up with their family. They both sat on the pier with their feet dangling, yet not touching the freezing water.

"I like this" Brooke said, "the quiet, the peacefulness. There wasn't much of that in Cali."

Brooke head was now resting on Haley's shoulder. Haley dropped her head on top of her sister's and smiled. "Yeah."

"Remember when dad told us that if he could he would live here, be-"

"…cause mom loved it so much" Haley finished. Feeling her sister nod on her shoulder she let out a giggle, "I wish we did."

"Sometimes I do too" Brooke told her, she then raised her head and looked at her sister. Tucking a strand of hair behind her ear she began to talk, "but maybe if we did then we wouldn't be who we are now, and where we are now."

"What do you mean?"

"Like if we did move here when we were like… I don't know, six. Then we would have been to school all the time here. We would have become good friends with the guys and maybe we would've never dated. Sometimes things just happen for a reason."

Haley couldn't believe all the words coming out of her little sister's mouth, usually she was the one who knew the answers. She loved that Brooke had grown up, but it felt weird to have Brooke explain things to her. Not thinking about it any longer she pulled her sister to a hug. It was obvious that Brooke probably didn't know why she was hugging her, but Haley knew that Brooke didn't care as long as they were together.

"I'm glad you're my sister" Brooke told her.

"Look at that…"

At the sound of the words both girls looked behind them to see who it was.

"… two beautiful ladies, all alone."

Both girls let out a chuckle and stood up to greet their cousin. They didn't know when he would be arriving, but were glad that he had already arrived. After sharing a few hugs and words they began to walk back to the house. Jake had gone out to find them to tell them that dinner was ready and that his mom wanted to talk to them.

The rest of the week the girls had been out to see the rest of their friends, who slowly began to return home for the holidays. Mouth, Skills, and the reset of the people they had met during their school year. They had even bumped into Millie and Julian, who didn't say much. Julian as still a little shy because of his whole crush thing on Brooke, while Millie just didn't feel like the girls would never really be the same around her with the whole paper thing. She knew that they had forgiven her, but it was possible that they were still hurt by it all. Only a few people had known about their family history, and knowing that Millie was the one to rat them out after all that Brooke had done for her just really sucked.

Both girls sat on Haley's bed talking, they still couldn't figure out who their aunt was talking about when she said, 'We'll be having a guessed for Christmas eve, it's family so I expect you girls to behave.' Brooke and Haley knew very little family, after their parent's death mostly everyone disappeared, well at least to them since they were pretty much locked in a school. Every now and then a few people would go visit her, but this person still remained un named. All Becky had said was that it was a family member and that the girls would have to meet them sooner or later.

"I don't think grandpa James is coming, he would've told us." Brooke kept in close contact with her grandfather on her father's side. He would call both girls every so often, but Brooke was always calling to check on him.

Robert James' wife had passed away a few months after Jimmy had. She couldn't take that her only son had died and eventually it all got to her. The policy ruled her death and accident, but Robert was sure that she had hit the building on purpose. He had loved his wife more than anything, and now all he had were his granddaughters, he would do anything to help them. It had been his idea in the first place to keep the girls in an all girls school, he knew his wife would not be able to take care of them after what had happened, and he didn't think he would be able to take care of his wife and two little girls.

Haley shook her head, "who else is there?" she thought for a second, "maybe it's Jake's family." It was a possibility. The only other family they had was their grandpa who they were pretty sure was not going. Maybe it was Jake's family who was visiting, maybe a few cousins and uncles. But then they remembered that Jake's dad was an only child.

"But who?"

"I don't know. I mean, his dad has no siblings" she stated, "and I don't think his grandparents are alive, they never talk about them."

It had become pretty much impossible for them to guess, they had asked Jake but he told them that he didn't know. He knew just as much as they did, if not less. Eventually both girls gave up and began to get ready for their dinner, the guests would be there and they had to look presentable. Besides there was a possibility that Nathan, Lucas and even Peyton may join them.

Ready for the guest that no one dared to mention both girls walked down the stairs towards the dinning room. Both Haley and Brooke were used to having the whole Christmas thing in the morning, never had they ever really celebrated it on Christmas eve, at least not at the school they had been living at. With their parents they had a tradition, they all got to open one present at night. A present that was usually given to them by their mother or father, but it was never anything big. Usually it was Pajamas, but every now and then they would get something different.

Brooke remembered the night she a set of little princess make up, she had never been happier. Brooke had loved to received that at night, that was she would be looking great and pretty for the morning. Haley on the other hand had been the happiest when she got a book, it was a simple book containing many princess stories. She always remembered reading that book that night, the first story she had read was Rapunzel, all she wanted was to have long blond hair and for a prince to rescue her.

Both girls were helping their aunt set the table and get everything ready for dinner. So far al they knew was that it was family and there were two, other than that they were clueless.

"When will they get here?" Brooke asked, a winning tone coming from her mouth. She hated having to wait, and not knowing was killing her.

Their aunt yelled from the kitchen, "just a few more minutes, I'm sure they'll be here soon."

Brooke looked at her sister and let out a huff. Just a few minutes would probably wait until dinner starts, or something along those lines. Haley shrugged her shoulders to her sister showing her that there was nothing they could do but wait, something she knew very well Brooke couldn't do. She watched as her sister began to walk towards the living room and followed close behind, there was nothing else to do but to wait for the guests and for their aunt to tell them dinner was ready.

Just as both girls had sat down the door bell rang. Brooke wanted to open it, but something wouldn't allow her to move, it was as if her body was paralyzed and she didn't know what was causing this to happen. She looked at her sister who could only give her a smile as Jake walked over to the door to open it and check who it was.

Brooke couldn't believe her ears. It had been a while since she had actually seen this person or even spoken to her, she never expected her to actually come all the way to Tree Hill. Turning to look at her sister she saw that Haley had already recognized the voice. There was nothing else to do, she was there and they couldn't do anything about the whole situation.

They saw Becky walked towards the door with a huge smile on her face. How could this be, their aunt actually glad to see the other girl. Becky might be Lydia's sister, but she never understood why Lydia's girls never mixed with Jimmy's kids, in the end they were all related. She thought she should be the one to bring them all together, and what better time than the holidays.

Run. That was the first thing both girls thought when they heard the voice. They didn't have enough time to leave the house, but they did have enough time to hide. They were both cramped in the bathroom while they listen to everyone outside talk. It wasn't possible that they were hidden in a bathroom while their family was mixing with the other half.

Haley had been okay with the situation. After they had found out about Lisa and Robert they were Haley spoke to them when they spoke to her, but she was never the one to initiate the conversation. As for Brooke the same couldn't be said. The brunette hated the fact that her father had a life before they came along, to her it was just part of the past and she didn't see why they had to combine the two worlds.

Now they had it. The time had come when they would have to mix with their half-siblings.

"Do you think we should go?" Brooke whispered to her sister. She knew she didn't want to go, but Haley was always the one to do the right thing.

"This is beautiful" They heard Lisa say. They couldn't really see what it was that she thought was so beautiful but they listened further. They could hear Becky telling them that Brooke and Haley were both there just a few minutes ago and she didn't know where they had gone. Then Becky had asked Jake to go look for his cousins. With his return the girls heard him tell his mother that he hadn't found them.

Haley looked at Brooke and finally spoke, "I think we should go." It wasn't what she wanted to do, especially knowing how Brooke felt about the whole situation, but there wasn't much they could do or many places to go in the little coat closet.

Finally nodding Brooke turned the knob. She had been holding it tight the whole time and now she was finally going to release it. Her hand was sweating from the nerves of having to face her other siblings, to her knowledge it was just her and Haley but now they had two more. She turned it and cracked the door. It was obvious that everyone would be able to hear it, but she still did it slow.

Looking at the door opening they saw both girls appear. Becky walked towards them and saw as both her nieces straighten their dresses as they walked towards them. The little steps they took didn't quiet put them close to Lisa and Robert, but both girls didn't really want to get any closer. Brooke didn't want to because she didn't like the whole thing that was happening, and Haley just didn't want to push her sister aside, Brooke was the one person she cared the most for.

"You girls look so pretty" Lisa complimented. Robert stood next to her just watching his two younger sisters as they awkwardly stood in front of them.

Brooke just nodded, while Haley mumbled a thank you.

The tension was high, and Becky didn't know what would be able to cut it. She looked towards her son and gave him a nod, Jake always knew how to calm his cousins and she had no doubt that he would be able to do it now.

"Dinner will be served soon" Becky announced to them, "you guys can go ahead and wait in the living room, Javier is there." She turned to look at both Brooke and Haley and gave them a nod, "you two. Follow me."

Everyone did as they were asked and told. Lisa and Robert actually began to bond quiet will with Javier. Jake was doing whatever it was that his mother had asked him to do. And both girls were in the kitchen listening to their aunt ramble while she did the last finishing touches to their dinner.

"I can't believe you girls hid. What is wrong with you two?" she didn't let them answer before she continued, "I don't know why your parents never told you about them, but you need to figure your stuff out. Lisa and Robert are great kids and you girls use to love them. Now I want you to be nice to them while their here." She saw Brooke begin to talk but quickly shushed her with the waive of her finger and continued. "You will play nice. They will be here for at least two days and you're their family."

"Fine" Brooke huffed. She turned around and walked to turn the candles on the table on.

"Haley" Becky said.

"I know." She knew what her sister was capable of and she knew that when Brooke didn't like someone she would do anything to get them out of her life. Haley was the only hope they had to keep Brooke under control and right now they just wanted a good Christmas dinner.

Dinner hadn't gone very well, but better than expected. Brooke had practically ignored everyone the whole time while Haley tried to make excuses for her. Becky kept giving Brooke warning looks but nothing changed. Jake and Javier looked at the family and felt uncomfortable just being in the same room, they both had left the room as soon as dinner was over.

Now they were all sitting in the living room about to pass out the first present. Becky kindly passed it them all around waiting for midnight to come around. Knowing that Lisa and Robert would come she also picked up a few things for them. It was nothing big considering everyone in the house was now an adult.

It was time, midnight. Why not wait until morning? None of them really wanted to wait, midnight was basically the next day, so what was the real difference. Becky looked at them and gave them a nod. "Merry Christmas" she said. She saw them all rip the papers and begin to smile and hug each other.

Brooke had received a box of makeup from her aunt, a new Chanel purse from her sister, clothes from Jake, and lotions and perfume from Lisa and Robert. She had also received a check for $100.00 from her grandfather, as did her sister.

Haley received the same as her sister, except she got a pair of Gucci glasses from Brooke. Jake got clothes from pretty much everyone. Lisa and Robert both got a perfume and Cologne and the lotion and body wash with the same smell.

After opening their presents they headed to bed. Haley offered Lisa and Robert her room and she would spend the night with her sister. Everyone headed to the room in where they would spend the night. Jake apologized to his mother for not being able to get the guys to show up. They were the only thing that would calm the girls down but they were both stuck at home. Dan had planned a dinner for them and would not take no for an answer. He wanted both his sons there and he would not take no for an answer.

The smell of French toast, bacon, and eggs woke her up. She rubbed her eyes and walked to the bathroom. After washing her face and putting her hair up she walked down the stairs to find everyone in her family eating breakfast, well waiting for breakfast to be served anyway. She didn't make it more than halfway down and ran right back up the stairs. She had thought it was all a dream, more like a nightmare but it wasn't. Everything she had hoped to not to happen was now happening. Her family was all combining with each other. What else was she to do.

Brooke ran to her room and jumped on her bed. She couldn't help her tears from coming down her eyes. She wanted to give them a chance but she couldn't, it was hard to give them a chance when her parents had kept both Lisa and Robert away from their lives.

"Brooke?"

"I'll be there soon" she sniffled.

Brooke felt her sit on her bed and began to rub her back, "Brooke, you need to talk about this."

She turned to face her sister who was sitting on the bed next to her, she rubbed her eyes lightly and began to talk to her, "I know. I just… How can you be okay with all of this?"

"Their family."

"They appeared out of nowhere" she yelled, "why didn't they tell us?" she paused for a second, "why didn't grandpa Robert tell us?"

Haley shrugged her shoulders, "I'm guessing they didn't think we would ever meet. But we did. I think we need to make the best out of this, Brooke."

Brooke nodded, "I know. It's just hard, and weird, and strange to do."

"Come on" Haley said, patting her leg. "They're waiting for us." She stood up and turned to her sister one last time, "I think Lucas' is coming, I'm sure he would like to see you."

The words that came out of her sister's mouth were the magic words. Lucas would be there and she knew he could brighten up her day. She quickly jumped of her bed and ran to her sister, she hugged her from behind and began to walk with her down the hall. It was Christmas morning and they would make the best of it, even if Brooke had to figure out a way to get over the whole Lisa and Robert thing.

"Merry Christmas!"

Both girls let out a scream and finished running the rest of the way down the stairs. Brooke made sure to go first incase her sister fell on her way down. As they reached the bottom of the stairs both girls ran towards their boyfriends, who had most likely arrived when they were upstairs having their little talk. Peyton was also there and both girls also gave her a hugged and wished her a Merry Christmas.

Brooke stood next to Lucas, his arm draped over her shoulder holding her towards him. It had only been one day since they had seen each other, but knowing he was there to support her, it was a nice feeling.

"Guys" Haley announced, "… This is Lisa and Robert. Remember them from our trip to California last year?"

They exchange hellos and other words and they all took their seats once more, this team to actually have their breakfast.

"What brings you guys here?" Lucas asked, politely from his seat next to Brooke.

"Becky" Lisa said, "she invited us for the holidays."

"I wanted the girls to meet their other siblings-"

"Half-siblings" Brooke corrected, unaware of how rude that sounded.

Becky shook her head at her youngest nice and turned back to Lucas, "I wasn't aware that they had already met."

"You didn't tell her?" Haley asked, looking at Jake.

He shook his head, "It wasn't my secret to tell."

"Jake! She's your mother."

"Haley, please."

"Fine" she said.

"Thanks for breakfast" Nathan jumped in, he just wanted the fighting between cousins to stop.

"Your welcome, Nathan" Becky responded, "I'm glad you boys could make it."

"We wouldn't miss it" Lucas added.

They continued to talk and share different things. They told each other what they had gotten for Christmas and what the plans for the year would be. Haley explained to her aunt that she had transferred to Duke while Jake and Peyton talked about them moving and transferring during the next school year.

They walked hand in hand down the small road towards the place Lucas loved the most. Brooke knew where they would be going and she couldn't wait to give him his present. Just the fact that she was out of her house was a plus, but she also got to be out with Lucas. As they reached the river court she let go his hand and ran toward the picnic table on the side. She pulled a small envelope from her pocket and waived it in front of her face. She waited for him to make his way to her so that he could open it.

"Is that for me?" He asked, mockingly. His hand touching his chest as he finished the way to her. Seen her nod he walked to her and placed a soft kiss on her forehead before taking the envelope from her hands.

"I wonder what this is?" he asked, taking the empty spot next to her. He slowly opened the envelope.

"Just open it" she said, the wait was driving her insane.

Lucas let out a chuckle and quickened his pace. "Brooke, this is amazing."

"I thought you might like it" she said, placing a soft kiss on his cheek.

"How did you get these?"

She shrugged her shoulder, "that's for me to know and for you to find out."

"I have a great way to find out" he told her, slowly moving his hands towards her stomach. He began to tickle her and waited for her to let the answer slip, but her laughter was the only sound coming out.

"Luke… st… stop, Please."

"Tell me."

"Fine, fine."

He let go of her and waited for her to begin talking.

"I talked to Haley."

"Haley?"

"Yeah" she began confessing, "I asked her what she would get Nathan and she told me, so I decided to get you the same thing. If you get two and he gets two than we all get to go."

She did have a point. He give her a soft, passionate kiss on the lips and pulled apart. "Thank you."

"You're very welcome."

"Will you go with me?"

"Of course."

Lucas kissed her again and looked at his present once more, "I can't believe you got me Bobcat tickets. This is the game they play against the Lakers, trust me it's going to be a good game."

"I hope so." She kissed him again.

"Okay, now it's my turn."

Brooke's smile grew ten times bigger. She loved presents, and this one was going to be extra special. She waited for him to pull it out and she saw him pull out a small box. Taking the box in her hands she opened it.

"Luke, it's beautiful" she said. He had given her plenty of jewelry and now he was giving her more. She pulled out the small bracelet and wrapped it around her small wrist. "This is so pretty."

"Let me help you." He took it from her and clasped it on, "it looks beautiful, just like you."

She awed and kissed him again. She knew Lucas liked to give her expensive things, but she never expected him to get her a diamond bracelet. The white gold bracelet had small diamonds all around. It was elegant and simple, something Brooke wasn't use to she was more of the flashy person, but the bracelet looked great on her, it was the perfect size.

"Thank you." She kissed him once more, this time the kiss was full of love and lust. She wanted him, but this wasn't the time or place.

Haley and Nathan were sitting on the shore of the beach. Just like Brooke and Lucas wanted to spend their time together to share each other's presents they wanted to do the same thing. They were at the spot were they spent many mornings. The place they would run to every morning during their senior year. This time they were both wearing regular clothes and not exercise clothes. They sat on the blanket just looking at the ocean, the cold breeze hitting their cheeks when it blew it smell of salt and sea.

"What's the deal with your family?" he asked.

Haley shrugged, "I really don't get it. Brooke has a point. If mom and dad wanted us to be with them they would've have told us about them, they would've made us spent time with them, but they never did. Not only that but our grandpa knows about them and he never told us. I just don't get it."

"I'm sure it was for your best."

She shrugged again, "I hope so." She looked at him and smiled, it was amazing how just spending time with him could lift up her mood, "let's talk about something else."

"Like what?" he asked. The only thing he wanted was to give her what he got her, but he needed her to be in a good, happy mood, and right at that moment she was just trying to forget about everything that had happened. He wanted her to focus on them and then he would be able to give it to her.

"Like what you think about your present" she said, handing him and envelope.

"You didn't have to get me anything."

"I wanted to" she told him, "now open it."

Nathan grinned at the envelope and began to open it. His eyes pretty much popped out of his skull when he saw what she had gotten him. The smile on Haley's face said that she knew she had gotten he right thing, but the one on his said he had never been happier.

"I love it" he told her, grabbing her face and kissing her.

Feeling him pull away Haley grabbed the back of his hand and pulled him towards her. It had been a long time that she had gone with out kissing him while she was in Stanford, now she kissed him every chance she got.

"Haley. I. Have. Something. For you" he said, between each kiss he gave her. He loved kissing her and having her there but he wanted to do this. He had waited a long time for this moment and he was going to do it right.

"Just one more" she said, throwing herself at him.

He did as she asked and kissed her more. Feeling her pull away he looked into her eyes and smiled. His perfect present would be given to her and he hoped that she would have the same look in her eyes, the look of love and want for him.

"Don't you just love the view from here?" Haley asked, she held on to his arm and rested her head on his shoulder as she looked out to the ocean.

"Yeah" he let out, softly. Slowly trying not to make any movement he began to pull out her present.

Haley continued to look out to the ocean. Every now and then she would feel him moving, but she didn't think much of it. She was glad they were together, and for the time being she was going to relax. They didn't have anything to worry about, at that moment it was just the two of them.

"Hales…" he began. Seen her turn to face him he smiled. Never had he been this nervous, and now he couldn't form the words, the only option he had was to speak from the heart. "You know I love you, right?"

She nodded, "Nathan, what's going on?"

His words were scaring her. He spoke to her when they were apart but now they would be able to be together for a long time. Why would he be asking her those questions.

"I love you" he repeated, this time not allowing her to intersect his speech. "You're probably the only person that has been able to get through tot me, and that means a lot. You're the only person I feel comfortable with, and the only one I want to be with… Those months we were apart killed me, the only thing I wanted to do was fly to Cali and be with you. Now I know we're only nineteen, but I also know that you're it for me. You're the person I want to wake up with every morning, and the last one I want to see before I go to sleep-"

"Nate-"

"I love you" he once more told her, "and I want to spend forever with you."

"I do, too" she assured him, "I love you, and I know you're the perfect guy, you don't need to tell me all of this."

He pulled out the box and showed her, he slowly opened it and saw her hands fly towards her mouth. She was speechless and he knew it, he could tell by her reaction. Her eyes began to water and he felt more nervous as the seconds went by. He needed to get this over with, and he would do just that. She was the one he wanted and he was not going to let her go.

"Will you marry me?"

The question was simple and all he needed was a simple answer in return, instead he got the same shock face and more tears coming down her brown eyes. He couldn't tell if they were happy or sad tears, but he really hoped they were happy. All he wanted was to know her answer and the few seconds she took to answer felt like minutes.

"Nathan… I… How?" she couldn't think straight, she knew this would come eventually he had told her at Thanksgiving, but now it was here and she couldn't answer.

"How?" he questioned back.

"I mean, yes. Yes, I will!"

He was so happy that the whole how? Question completely slipped his mind. She had said yes. They were probably too young to get married, but when you know what you want why wait. He wanted her to be his wife and he wasn't going to let that go. He had finally done it and he knew that the moment was perfect. The timing might have been a little off, considering she had some family drama but he had it all planed out and he couldn't back out.

"You will?"

"Yes!" She jumped on his arms and placed a soft kiss on his lips. The man she wanted to spend the rest of her life with had finally asked her to do so with him. What else could make her happy at this moment. To her it was the perfect time, he had found the way to cheer her up during the moments she was going through with her family.

He slowly pulled the ring out of the box and placed it on her finger. The symbol showing the world that he would be with him forever was finally there for everyone to see. He kissed her once more and then they continued to sit in silence. Every now and then Haley would lift her hand and admire her ring. It was small and simple, but she loved it. She wasn't the type to like big flashy things, that was Brooke all the way.

"I love you" she said, finally putting her hand down.

"Love ya, too, future Mrs. Scott."

Haley giggled and turned to kiss him once more.

New year's eve rolled around and everyone was now on better terms. Brooke had finally began to talk to Lisa and Robert after a long talk with Lucas. He had explained to her that it wasn't their fault they never got to be in each other's lives. He had explained to her that maybe the whole getting along thing was just as hard as it was for her and Haley, that she had to understand that when they were born they lost their father. He had gone of to marry another woman leaving their mother behind.

Brooke had never looked at the situation from that prespective, but thinking about it she realized that what Lucas was telling her was true. She didn't know if they felt the same way about her and Haley, maybe they hated them more for taking their father away in a way. After that talk she had put her feelings away and had brought out the nice, and sweet Brooke for the past six days.

Lisa and Robert had done the same, they had talked about it with both their younger sisters and decided that it would be best for them to start over, to be the family they had never been. Brooke had agreed to do it for now, but she made no promises for the future.

Haley on the other hand told them it would be great, for one thing she was just happy that she was now engaged. Both Nathan and her had told them about it and everyone received the news great. Brooke had never been happier for her sister, and Jake felt like they were perfect for each other so why not, even Becky was happy for the young couple, she had told them that she really did see a future with them.

Now they would be spending new years eve together and the next day they would have to travel to get back to school. Haley had to get all her stuff ready to start the new semester while the guys just had to be there for practice, also Brooke had decided she wanted to be on the cheer squad so she would also need to be there.

"I can't believe the year's over" Jake said, "it went by so fast."

"I'm happy with this year, it was a really good one" Brooke added.

They were all at Nathan and Lucas' beach house. Like always the Scott boys were known for throwing the best parties and new years wasn't going to be the exception.

"This party is crazy!" they heard a guy yell.

They were all in the living room just standing around in a circle, it was their usual way of being at this party. Midnight would strike soon and they all wanted to be together for the big hugs and stuff.

"I have a feeling this new year will be even better" Haley said, looking up at Nathan. His hand tighten around her shoulders pulling her that much closer to him as he placed a soft kiss on her head.

"I think it will too" Peyton added, "Brooke and Lucas are happy, Jake and I are moving soon, and Haley and Nathan are engaged, what else could we ask for?"

"To happiness" Brooke said, raising her shot.

"To happiness" the rest of them chimed and clicked their glasses.

"It's almost time" a boy yelled.

"Ten, nine, eight, seven…" The countdown had began and they all looked at each other. They knew exactly what they would do at midnight and now the time was there. "three, two, one. Happy New year!" Everyone yelled and began to hug and kiss all around.

Brooke and Lucas shared their passionate kiss, ass did Nathan and Haley, and Jake and Peyton.

After their kiss they all began to hug each other congratulating each other for making it through the year, some of them even sharing a few kind words expressing how they hoped they could achieve their goals this year.

"Happy new years, Haley" Lisa said pulling her little sister to a hug. Her and Robert had been around but they definitively wanted to celebrate the moment with the girls before they had to take their flight back to L.A.

"I hope you're wishes for this year come true" Robert said to both girls hugging them, "I also hope you can get over all this family drama and come visit us when you can."

After talking a few more minutes both Robert and Lisa left, they had a flight that night and they couldn't be late, they both needed to be in L.A in the morning to report back to work.

Haley and Brooke continued to party with their friends, both smiling at the happiness the past year had brought them. Now it was time for them to put it all behind and start a new one, all they had to do was make it a good one. So far the year was great, everyone happy and with the people they loved around. Both girls kissed their boyfriends one more time, then as if on cue they looked at each other and ran to each other to share a hug.

"I love you"

"Love you , too."

Both girls pulled away and hugged again quickly, they hadn't done that in a long time, but now, this year, they would be able to hug as much as they wanted. Awe the beauty of 2011.

A/N- I know the end was kinda cheese, sorry for that. I just got really tired and didn't know what else to write. Like I said at the beginning of the first part of this story, this story is partly based on true events, I didn't want to really make the new years sad like it was for me and my sister, rather I just wanted to make it happy and show how they were happy for the new year to begin.

Thanks to all the readers and have a HAPPY NEW YEAR, also sorry I didn't upload sooner but MERRY CHRISTMAS (late)

Ktxx- Merry Christmas! I got your message I just didn't have my phone with me at the moment. I hope you had an awesome time. I hope to talk to you whenever we actually get on at the same time, LOL. About your review, thank you so much and more Naley would be coming soon, also I think I have a little something there for Brooke, but it's mostly heavy drama.

Dianehermans- thanks. And for you I also have to say that there is drama coming for Brooke, all I need it's to figure out how I will put the story down but it will come.

SHAUN- Jeyton will be there soon, as you probably already know. I actually thought about having something like that, I really hope that it fits in with the rest of what I have plan. Thanks for the review.

Thanks everyone and don't forget to tell me what you think ;)