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AN: I know I didn't respond to alot of reviews last chapter, and Im so sorry. I've been really swamped lately. But I figured instead of responding, I would just update early! Enjoy!

Concrete Angel - Chapter Seven

"What ever it is, I don't wanna stop."

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As Brooke sat on the table looking over the rivercourt, she sighed. She knew he was there. He had been there for a few minutes now, just standing behind her. At first, she thought he would say something. Anything. Yet, when he said nothing she was unsure if he was just going to stand there all night. Or if he would grow a set, and talk. Cause Brooke Davis was one to be bored easily. And silence deffinatly bored her. She let out a soft groan, pushing up from the table and turning to face him.

Lucas stood, his hands shoved deep in his pockets. His tie was loose around his neck, the top button of his shirt undone. She could tell he had been running his hands through his hair roughly, which he tends to do in stressful situations. And currently, his hair was a complete mess.

"Look if your not gonna say anything, you can leave. This whole stalker kinda thing? Yeah, getting creepy." Brooke said, wrapping her arms tightly around herself. Her dress was perfect. For being inside that is. It wasn't meant to just sit outside, next to a river. In the cold October air.

"Brooke Im sorry. I just.. I wasn't expecting to walk in, and see Nathan there. He hurt you Brooke, and now he is suddenly your friend? He's hanging out with Haley now too?" Lucas scoffed, clearly still pissed off how Nathan had managed to get closer to the two most important people he had in his life.

"Nathan apologized Lucas. He may have fucked up, but he is trying. Which is more than I can say for some people. He isn't the greatest guy Luke, but he is the best he can be. Maybe you should try it..." She said, her voice trailing off slowly. "Besides, if you wanted to be with Haley you could have asked her to the dance instead of me. I wouldn't have cared." She said, shrugging. The way Lucas had become so overprotective of Haley, Brooke had only assumed that Lucas had felt something for Haley. They did have alot in common,

Apon hearing this, Lucas couldn't help but laugh. She was completely clueless. Clueless in that adorable, you want to just grab her and kiss her type of way. Instead, he stood there and watched her with a grin on his face. "You don't get it, do you?" He asked, stepping closer to her. "Haley is like the little sister I had always wanted, but never got to have because my mom passed away. So yeah, Im protective over her." He said, shrugging. "But not as much as you. Your everything Brooke. Without you, Id probably be held up in my room reading. Alone, and most likely miserable."

She looked up at him, pouting slightly. "Really? Everything?" Her voice was soft, almost as if she was too afraid to speak. Seeing him nod, she smiled. "Im sorry about before. I just... I thought you liked Haley. And I've never really been on a date before, so when you got all mad because Nathan was with Haley.. I guess I thought I was just some pathetic girl you asked to go because you were too afraid to ask Haley."

He grinned. He couldn't help it. She called it a date. Not a hangout, or a group thing. An actual date, something that was new to him as well. "So tonight was a date?" He asked, his grin growing wider.

"What? No! No.. I just, well you know. It was us going to a dance, right?" She could feel her stomach flipping, then flopping. And the tightening. All at the same time.

"I guess it was two friends.." He said, shrugging. "Going out on a date." He watched as her head snapped up, her eyes filling with confusion. He just smirked, turning and walking towards the center of the court. Sitting down, he leaned back on his hands to look up at the sky before looking towards Brooke.

"You gonna join me or what?" He could see her mouth open, about to protest before he stopped her. "Your dress won't be ruined if you sit on the ground, so come on." Watching as her mouth closed, he smiled as she made her way over to him. About to sit beside him, Lucas instantly grabbed her wrist and gently brought her between his legs as she sat. She softly chewed her bottom lip, leaning back into Lucas' hard chest. His arms snaked around her waist, pulling her into him as close as possible. "You really do look beautiful tonight Brooke."

"Yeah, cause I look great with my hair a total mess and make up running down my face. That whole, water-proof mascara thing is total bullshit." She said, mumbling the last few words.

Reaching his hand up, he tilted her chin up to look at him. "And your still beautiful."

"Lucas..." She said, softly. She could feel it again. Her stomach turning into knots, and now her heart was racing. "What are we doing?"

"I don't know." he said, his own voice just as soft as he leaned in closer to her. "What ever it is, I don't wanna stop. Ever since we kissed a few months ago, I can't stop thinking about it. About you. And about how I want to do it again." His lips were mere centimeters away, and he could feel her jagged breath against his lips. He could smell her vanilla perfume, a perfect mix with her strawberry shampoo.

"Okay..." Honestly, Brooke knew if he took too long she woud simply loose her courage to just let him kiss her. They had been friends for the longest time. He was there for her, and she was there for him. They grew up together. And now, she was sitting with the most amazing boy. Her best friend. Who, was just inches away from kissing her. Now, or never. Without a second thought, she leaned foward and pressed her lips to his. It wasn't forced, or rushed. It simple, sweet even. A moment later, Brooke pulled away. Her eyes remained closed, her lips twitching into a smile as Lucas pressed his forhead gently against hers. Perfect. Neither knew where their relationship was going, nor did they care in that moment.

That was, it was a relationship. And no other word had seemed more perfect than that in this moment.

Brooke had eventually fallen asleep against Lucas sometime in the night. They had stayed awake, talking mostly. Several stolen kisses, and soft whispers of affection were passed. But nothing pushing any limits. They hadn't defined the relationship, but Lucas knew it was something special. Watching the girl in his arms as she slept, he just knew. He knew it didn't get much better than that. Brooke Davis had always been his world, now he had her completely. And he didn't plan on letting go.

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By Monday morning, the school had been buzzing. Rumors. Every school has them, but in Tree Hill it was different. Rumors spreed like wildfire. With it being a small town, people just seemed to know things. And when they didn't, they said what they thought. Rumors could be ugly. Not as ugly as a pissed off cheerleader though. As rumors of Nathan Scott and Haley James spread through the halls, Rachel Gattina was fuming. She was beyond mad, she had gotten to the point where she was furiated. Nathan Scott dumped her, and now he is with that tutor?

For Rachel, that just didn't work. As she leaned against her locker, Haley walked in with Brooke Davis at her side. Pushing off the locker, Rachel marched straight for Haley. "You stupid little bitch." She said, glaring at Haley who seemed rather confused at the moment where as Brooke just looked pissed off.

"Excuse me?" Haley asked, her voice soft. She had never been good with confronting people. In fact, she sucked at it. She had a major fear of public speaking.

"You heard me. I heard you were with my boyfriend Friday night at the dance. Nathan Scott is mine, so back off. Besides, it was probably a pitty date. Nathan would never go for a little, tutor girl like you. He needs a real women, not some nerdy bitch." Rachel pushed Haley back, causing her to go flying back. Before Rachel could even snicker at Haley's fall, Brooke had stepped in. Brooke's left hand, which conviently she wore two rings on, colided with Rachel's face.

"You bitch!" By now, the entire hallway had circled around them. Nathan had pushed through the crowd, to find Haley on the ground. He quickly helped her up, before taking two large steps and grabbing Brooke by the waist.

"Rachel, get out of here. Now! And leave Brooke and Haley alone." Brooke was struggling to be free of Nathan's grasp, wanting to once again go after Rachel. She was however proudly smirking as she was the bruise already begining to form under her eye.

By the time Lucas had arrived, Nathan was dragging Brooke towards the lockers as Haley picked up the books she had dropped.

"Uh Brooke, whats going on?" Lucas asked, his eyes moving from Haley, to Brooke, then to Brooke's waist where Nathan's arm was still firmly gripped.

"Stupid Rach-ho thought she could touch Haley. So I thought I should do what you showed me last summer about hitting people." She said, proudly grinning as Nathan released his hold on Brooke. She quickly made her way towards Lucas, wearing a proud grin. She pecked his cheek before turning to Haley. "You okay Hales?" She asked, concerned.

"Im fine. Thanks though. You really didn't have to do that."

"Yes, I did Hales. I can't let that whore get in the way of you and hot shot over here. Besides, I've always wanted to punch her." By now, most of the crowd had moved on, mainly talking about Brooke and Rachel's showdown. Moving away from Lucas, Brooke looped her arm through Haley's. "Lets go tutor girl. We don't wanna be late for first period."

As Brooke and Haley made their way down the hall, Lucas and Nathan stood still. Both wearing dumb founded expressions as they attempted to process what had just happened. Lucas turned to Nathan, still confused. "So look, I guess I owe you and apology or whatever." He said, shrugging his shoulders.

"Its fine. I deserved the asshole treatment." Nathan said, glancing over towards Lucas.

"Haley is like a little sister to me. You hurt her, I hurt you. So just, don't hurt her. And as for Brooke, if she can forgive you than so can I. Besides, if your dating Haley then we're going to be seeing alot of each other seeing as how your girlfriend and my girlfriend are practically joined at the hip."

Nathan's head turned immediatly towards Lucas, a slight smirk on his lips. "Girlfriend?"

"Actually, I don't know." He said, his brow furrowing in confustion. "Its a work in progress." He said, slinging his worn out backpack over his shoulder. "Well, I gotta head to class. Catch ya later Nate." He called out over his shoulder, as he made his way down the hall.

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By the time Friday night had rolled around, the buzz about Brooke and Rachel had died down for the most part. There we're still a few people coming up to her, telling her that Rachel had deserved what she got. Brooke and Haley sat at their table in the food court of the mall as Nathan and Lucas played some game in the arcade. The boys argued that if they had to carry their bags, they should at least be able to play a few games in the arcade.

Lately, the four had been inseprerable. Lucas and Brooke had yet to define their relationship fully, but that didn't stop them from stealing kisses when they could.

"So, whats going on with you and Luke?" Haley asked, diverting her attention back to Brooke.

"Nothing, why?"

"Cause I see the mark you've been trying to hide all week." Haley said, grinning as Brooke blushed.

"We've been, I dunno what exactly but its good. Its really good. Luke is really sweet, and he knows what to say." She said, dreamily as she rested her chin in her hand. "Except for the fact that we haven't made anything official."

"Well maybe he is just nervous or something? Its a big step from having him go from best friend to boyfriend. He is probably just making sure this is what you really want. Luke has wanted this for so long, Im honestly surprised it took you guys this long." Before Brooke could respond, Nathan and Lucas were heading back to the table.

"You girls ready to go yet or what?" Nathan said, not really wanting to shop any longer. This was his first shopping trip with the girls, and he vowed it would be his last. He swore they could go on for hours about shoes alone, and he was bored out of his mind.

"Fine hotshot, we're done. For today. Broody, can you carry my bags. Please?" She asked, turning to Lucas with her best puppy dog face. Lucas simply groaned as he took the bags. He knew there was no use in arguing with Brooke. She always won. That, and he couldn't say no to her. He never could.

Just as Haley turned to Nathan, he rolled his eyes and grabbed her bags. Both girls giggled, looping arms as they began walking towards the mall exit.

"Does this happen everytime they shop?" Nathan asked as he and Lucas began walking behind them.

"Yeah, except I used to carry Haley's bags too. Now that your getting dragged into this, I don't have to deal with those two shopping all day. They can go for hours on end." Nathan inwardly groaned, knowing that this would most likely not be his last time shopping.

"Kill me now." Nathan said, as Lucas laughed.

"Welcome to the world of Brooke and Haley. Where they win, and we always loose."