A/N: So here's Chapter 10. I really am trying to get them up faster, and I do have some ideas for later. So without further ado, Chapter 10.
Disclaimer: I don't own One Tree Hill or it's characters. Only my ideas :)
"Brooke! Where have you been all day?" Nathan exclaimed as he ran up to the brunette.
Brooke said nothing, she didn't even look towards Nathan. She just kept walking.
"Brooke? Come on, talk to me." Nathan pleaded.
"Avoiding you. That's where I've been all day." Brooke sighed.
"Look. There's something you have to understand. It's not that I don't love you. It's that Haley was in my heart first, and I'm always going to love her."
"I get that Nathan." Brooke said, half smiling. "But I'm not going to lie. You broke my heart. Why didn't you just tell me you loved Haley?"
"Because I thought I could get over her. She wouldn't even talk to me, Brooke. It was all coming at me, and we just...we went too fast."
Brooke nodded understandingly, "I think we're both better off without each other."
"I agree. Can we be friends though? I have enough of an enemy in Lucas." Nathan laughed.
"Friends." Brooke said, as she pulled him into a hug. "I'm really sorry about Lucas. I didn't realize how bad he was."
Nathan shrugged, "It's just a part of life. Well, my life anyways."
Brooke grinned.
"I'll talk to you later, I'm going to meet Haley now." Nathan said.
"I'm glad you guys worked things out, Nathan. You two are good for each other."
"Thanks Brooke, that means a lot."
Brooke nodded, waving at Nathan as she walked away.
"Hey boyfriend!" He heard someone say, and he raised his eyebrows, having thought that he would never hear that again. At least not directed at him. He turned around, and there was Haley, a smile on her pretty face.
"Don't." Nathan said seriously.
"Sorry." Haley laughed, "I just had to try it once. But you don't have to worry. It's way too cheery for me."
Nathan grinned, "Good."
"So, ready to walk me home?"
"Anything for you." Nathan smiled.
And taking her hand in his, they made their way out of the school.
"Wow. Nice house."
"Thanks," Peyton smiled, as she pulled her key from the door.
Lucas took another step inside, continuing to look around.
"There's the couch, you can leave your stuff in the living room. The kitchen's over there. And I sleep upstairs."
Lucas nodded, tossing his bag on to the couch.
"Thanks again, Peyton."
"Not a problem. Really."
Lucas smiled at the blonde girl that stood by the stairs.
"Anyways, I'll just leave you alone to get...comfortable or whatever." She said, as she began to walk into the kitchen.
"Peyton, wait."
She turned back to face him.
"Can I...to say thanks, would it be all right if I maybe...you know, took you out to dinner or something? Just as friends, of course...unless you want it to be a date. It's up to you really..."
"I'd love to." Peyton laughed, as he sighed in relief.
"Great." Lucas smiled, "So I'll just get 'organized' and changed, and then we can go out?"
Peyton nodded, "I'll be down in an hour."
"Have I told you lately, how much I love you, Hales?"
Haley shook her head, and Nathan's jaw dropped.
"It was two whole hours ago. Leave a girl hanging much?" Haley laughed.
Nathan made a face at her, "Well I love you."
"Good, 'cause I love you too." Haley smiled.
Nathan grinned, wrapping his arms around her, as they stood on the front steps of her house. Haley stood on the tips of her toes, kissing him softly and he lifted her into his arms, kissing her again. When he put her back down, she was grinning from ear to ear.
"Bye Nathan."
"Bye Hales."
And as the door shut in between them, they were both smiling, because they had each other.
Nathan walked home, a smile plastered to his face the whole way there. But it disappeared when he opened the door, and saw his mom standing on the other side.
"Mom." He squeaked, "You're home early."
"Yes, I am." Deb said simply.
"Something wrong?"
"Yeah, you could say that."
"What's up?" Nathan asked.
"I want you to join the basketball team."
"No, Mom. We already had this conversation. It's not what I want."
"It's not what Dan wants either."
"What's he got to do with this?"
"Oh he has everything to do with this." Deb said, as thoughts of Dan filled her mind.
Nathan raised his eyebrows, waiting for her to continue.
"Come on, let's go in the living room. You might want to sit down."
Lucas was throwing the contents of his bag out, onto the floor, desperately trying to find his ringing cell phone.
There it was, right at the bottom. He grabbed it and opened it, bringing it to his ear.
"Hello?" He said, completely out of breath.
"Lucas Eugene Scott! Where in the world are you?" A voice exploded on the other end of the phone.
"Mom." He said softly.
"Don't you, 'Mom' me. Where the hell are you?"
"At Peyton's house." He breathed.
"Who the hell is Peyton? Never mind, just get your sorry ass home right now."
"No." Lucas said, as calmly as possible.
"No? NO? NO?!" Karen screamed. "You are coming home, whether you like it or not."
"No I'm not." Lucas said, and although he heard his mother continue to yell and scream at him, he pressed the end button and turned his cell phone off, chucking it at the bottom of the bag where it belonged.
"You ready to-" Peyton said as she walked in, but seeing the mess, she stopped. "You and I sure have different ideas of organization."
Lucas blushed, "Sorry, I was trying to find my cell phone. Give me a minute to clean this up, and then we can go."
"Okay." Peyton smiled, leaning against the wall.
Lucas gathered his belongings, and shoved them back in the bag hastily.
"All done." He laughed, grabbing his wallet off the table. "Let's go."
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