"Yay! First day of school!" Brooke cheered as she sat in the front seat of Peyton's car.

"Whoo-hoo!" Dawn replied sarcastically from the back seat.

Brooke turned around to face Dawn and Rachel. "Aw come on Dawnie. Aren't you at all excited that we'll be there with you? We can't really talk to you, but hey, you are showing up with us. That'll definitely get you some cool points."

"Can we just go? I don't think I can deal with your fake perkiness anymore."

Brooke frowned. "I don't need another broody friend. That's what Peyton is for."

Dawn sat up quickly. "I am NOT broody."

"You're right. Whiney better describes you." Brooke's comeback caused Rachel to smirk.

Before Dawn could come up with something to say, Peyton hopped into the front seat and started up the car.

"Finally!" Rachel and Brooke said together.

SUNNYDALE HIGH

"Nice. All of our lockers are together." Peyton remarked as she spun her combination lock.

"Well, yeah, since you're new you all got the extra lockers." A girl dressed in somewhat tight jeans and a designer tank top said from behind Peyton.

Peyton spun around and embraced the girl. The girl had dark brown hair, almost black, and greenish gray eyes. "Hey! It's so good to see you again."

Brooke and Rachel looked on in confusion. Brooke crossed her arms. "And you are?"

Peyton quickly jumped in. "This is my friend that I met at the Bronze."

"Oh, so you're Brian."

The girl laughed. "No, actually it's Brianne. Like, Bree and Anne put together."

Brooke didn't like this girl. Not one bit. She felt something about her was off. It was either that or she didn't like Peyton being friends with someone. She went with the first one.

Peyton gave Brooke a back-the-fuck-off look. "So, Bri. Wanna show me to my first class?"

"Yeah, sure. Let's go."

Peyton and Brianne walked down the hallway.

"Can you believe her? Sure, Peyton. Whatever you want Peyton." Brooke mocked.

"What's your problem, Brooke? She seemed nice to me."

"I just don't like her. Whatever. Time to go find Cordy."

Back at the Summer's house

Faith silently slipped into the room she shared with Buffy and began to pack her things. After the confrontation they had, Faith felt like it'd be a good idea to get out of the house.

Maybe I can get a motel room. I don't wanna leave Sunnydale until Waterite is gone. I'm pissed and upset about Buffy but I can't leave her or Rachel in danger. I care about them to much. Besides, B assigned me to be Rachel's trainer.

Faith sighed. The slayer tried making these excuses to herself. She tried making these the reasons she had to stay. But she knew why she was staying. She was hoping, waiting even, for Buffy to come around. She wasn't ready to give up.

That is what Faith had always been good at. Running away, screwing up, going evil. But not this time. This time she was going to try.

She was about ready to make her escape when Buffy entered the room.

"What are you doing?"

"Nothin'."

"Faith." Buffy walked up to the other slayer and took her hands in her own. "You don't have to leave."

Faith took her hands away from Buffy's grasp. "I gotta, B. Look, I'll be around. Just give me a call when it's time to train Red."

Buffy watched as Faith made her way to the door. Without turning around, Faith whispered something that she would only tell Buffy.

"I was lost and hurting for so long, B. I was in a dark place and I didn't know what or who I was. But now I finally know what I want. It's up to you now B. You gotta find your way out of that same darkness."

Faith left the room leaving a numb slayer in her wake.

Peyton's car

"Hmm…Not bad for a first day. I'd say we're pretty much known and wanted." Brooke smirked as she leaned over and kissed Rachel. "I've been waiting to do that all day."

Rachel smirked and was about to lean in when Peyton spoke up.

"Number one rule of being in my car: no kissing, having sex, groping secretly, or anything that has to do with grossing me out and/or ruining my leather seats."

Brooke grumbled. "Aw come on Pey-"

Rachel jumped in before Brooke could continue. "Fuck!"

"What?"

"We forgot about Dawn. Turn around."

"No."

Rachel's eyebrows scrunched together in surprise. "We have to. Besides, we're only like two minutes away."

"No. That bitch can walk."

Brooke's eyes filled with concern. "Peyton, don't talk about Dawn like that. Are you okay?"

Peyton laughed. "I was kidding, obviously. Does anyone get my humor anymore?"

Brooke was unconvinced but didn't say anything more as Peyton turned her car around.

Later on that afternoon Rachel was sitting on Peyton's bed, doing her homework. Brooke was on her own bed doing the same.

"Homework on the first day? Unbelievable."

Rachel giggled. "Babe, it's not like it's the first day out of summer. We kind of dropped in during the middle of the year."

"So? We're new. New means no homework on the first day."

Rachel just shook her head at her girlfriend's logic.

Brooke sighed and closed her book. "So I hate to get all serious on you, but I need to ask you a question."

Rachel gulped. "Yeah?"

"I totally trust you and everything, but with me being all in-love-with-Buffy, I just wanted to make sure you didn't do anything stupid while I was like that…So did you?"

Rachel shook her head. "Phst. Of course not. All I did was almost kill Buffy."

Brooke laughed and walked over to hug her girlfriend. "I knew you wouldn't. I mean with the whole Peyton and Lucas thing I can't really handle being cheated on and lied to anymore."

Brooke wrapped her arms around the redhead. "You're amazing, you know that, right?"

The redhead felt her heart drop with guilt.

One thought filled her head. Brooke can never find out.

AN: Kind of a filler. Sorry. I totally wrote this chapter to avoid doing my summer work. Reports suck. Thanks for all the reviews :) Feel free to give me some suggestions or what you thought. Anything at all, just leave a review.