Nathan woke up Monday morning and sighed. This was the one part about school that he didn't like. He didn't like having to get up at the crack of dawn and drag his tired self to school and learn. But today was hard because he was going to a new school where he didn't know anybody. He had never been the new kid and this feeling of uneasiness just wouldn't go away.

Brooke was already up and making breakfast by the time Nathan was up and showered. She thought that he should have a proper breakfast before heading off to school. It was weird that Nathan was going back to school but she had a surprise for him that she was going to tell him over breakfast. She had thought long and hard about it and decided that it wasn't such a bad idea to go and finish out high school. So she pulled some strings, or her parents did and she was starting school today too.

Nathan walked out of the bedroom and smiled when he saw Brooke slaving over the stove making breakfast. It was just so unlike Brooke to be the domestic type but she was trying to make things easier for them. He came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. She turned and gently pressed her lips against his, she absolutely loved it when they had quiet moments like this. "Come on Nate we don't want to be late." He shook his head before it dawned on him.

"Wait we don't want to be late?"

"Oh I didn't tell you that I was starting school with you today?" She innocently replied trying her best to look innocent.

"No actually you didn't."

"Oh I thought I told you last night."

"There wasn't much talking last night now was there?" He asked watching her blush. He loved making her blush; it was just so different from the person he had known for so long. It was a breath of fresh air to see a new side of Brooke Davis. He felt special that he was the on that got to see that side of her. Brooke composed herself and smacked his hand. "God why are you back to being abusive, I thought you were through that phase?' He whined rubbing his stinging hand.

"Nope I will never be through that phase, now eat up we have to go." She wiped her mouth on her napkin before gathering up her dishes and putting them in the sink. Nathan quickly ate his breakfast as Brooke gathered up her bag and stepped in front of the mirror hanging by the door. She looked absolutely perfect and she smiled at her reflection before Nathan came up behind her yet again wrapping his arms around her waist. "You look perfect."

"I know." She joked pulling away from his embrace and giving him a gentle kiss on the cheek. "Do you want to drive this morning?" He looked at her as if she was being serious, there was no way he was going to drive her car. It was too much of a girly car. "You're joking right?"

"What I thought you wouldn't want your girlfriend driving you to school."
"I'm not driving your car." She took that as an insult and lightly shoved him before heading out of the apartment and down to the car. Nathan just smirked and followed after her. It was definitely going to be an interesting day now that Brooke was going to school with him.

When they got to school Brooke spotted the guys that they had run into at Wal-Mart and turned on her smile giving them a perky wave. Steven caught off guard slightly waved back unsure of what to make of Brooke waving. Nathan came up beside her confused. "Brooke what are you doing?"

"I'm doing what I always do." She whispered back adjusting her bag. Nathan smiled, this was the Brooke Davis he knew from back home. "Come on Nate let's get this show on the road." He nodded and they walked towards the office passing the guys who were blatantly checking out Brooke's ass as she walked away and Nathan felt a wave of jealously wash over him. He fought the urge to turn around and do something to Steven who was leading the whole group.

After they got their schedules they made their way to their first class and of course Steven and Alex were in that class and instantly trying to flirt with Brooke. She just plastered on her best smile and nodded her head never taking her eyes off the board. Nathan just sat in his seat trying not to punch Steven for being such an ass and trying to pick up his girlfriend right in front of him. This was not how Nathan pictured his day going, he thought that Steven would leave Brooke alone not try to pick her up when his supposed girlfriend sat on the other side of the room chatting away with a gaggle of girls that seemed to soak up every lie she told them.

The bell rang and Nathan got up not wanting to be around Steven anymore. He didn't know why he even wanted to come back to school, it was better when he wasn't in school. He was perfectly fine just working and spending his down time shooting hoops with the kids that lived in their building. But no his stupid dream to go pro got in the way and he just had to come back to school. He stopped and tried to calm down because he didn't need getting pissed this early in the morning.

Brooke watched as Nathan got up and nearly pushed everyone out of his way to get out of the room. She tried going after him but Steven wanted her attention. She was really getting tired of this guy thinking that he was god's gift to woman. She turned and saw the girl that had come up to Steven while they were talking in Wal-Mart and she instantly got an idea. "So Brooke what do you think about coming to our little party tonight as my date?" She turned towards Steven her sweet and innocent smile on her face.

"I don't think your girlfriend would like that." He opened his mouth to say something but she put her hand over his mouth. "Don't even try to lie to me. Don't play the master." She removed her hand and marched out of the room. Steven reminded her of Luke for some odd reason and then her mind replayed what happened with them over in her head. She looked at her schedule and tried to find her classroom but of course she wasn't very good with finding new places, that was Nathan's job so of course she was late to class and had to be embarrassed in front of the whole class. She sat in the corner and tried to stay calm because a whirlwind of emotions were coursing through her body and she just needed to stay calm.

Nathan saw her walk in late and felt bad for a millisecond before he remembered that she was talking to Steven before class ended so she was probably setting up a date with him. He couldn't believe that she would do something like that after all the shit they've been through. He thought that she was going to sit in the seat next to him but instead she set her sights on the seat in the back. She hardly looked at him and he sighed to himself. Everything was falling apart at the time when he needed them to stay together so badly. He needed to focus on basketball and not have to worry about anything else. He turned to look at her and saw that her eyes were a little glassy. 'Something's not right.' He thought to himself as he listened to the teacher talk about whatever book they were reading. Then it hit him like a ton of bricks, 'I'm such an idiot.' He mentally smacked his forehead and went back to what the teacher was saying. How could he not see it? Steven was gonna play her, he was gonna play his Brooke.

Brooke tried with all her might to focus on what the teacher was saying but her mind kept drifting in and out. Thoughts of Nathan leaving her, thoughts of Luke and Peyton lying to her, Haley kissing Nathan, and Steven trying to use her ran through her mind. She didn't even know she was crying until she felt a tear on her lips. She tried blinking furiously to stop the tears from falling and failed so she shut her eyes to stop the tears from falling. Her first day was not supposed to be like this, she was supposed to just be herself able to start over but now she was being tortured by her own mind. She sighed and opened her eyes the tears not gone but not falling. She just had to make through the rest of the day.

Brooke set her bag inside the door of the apartment making her way to the bedroom. The rest of the day was not better than her first two classes. She and Nathan had become partners in Chemistry because they were new and they didn't look at each other for the whole class period. Then lunch came and Nathan sat by the jocks or was forced to by Steven leaving Brooke to sit by herself and feel like a social outcast. She sighed and let the tears fall that she had been holding in all day.

Nathan stopped running leaning against the bleachers as he tried to catch his breath. This was nothing like back home, he had never run this much not even during a game. But he was thankful that he had a good heart and didn't have to worry about not being able to play. If he didn't need this team to get him in front of the scouts he wouldn't be on damn team. Steven seemed to have it out for him or trying to befriend him he just couldn't tell with Steven because he seemed to have mood swings. The whistle blew and Nathan took off for the other side of the gym determined to out run Steven.

When Nathan came home two hours later from his shower he found the apartment strangely quiet and panicked. He rushed into the bedroom expecting to find Brooke's stuff gone but saw her sleeping soundly on the bed curled into a tight ball a pillow hugged against her body. 'She was crying, damn it!" He thought in his head as he slowly made his way to the bed. He covered her up with a blanket and gently kissed her temple. "I'm sorry." He didn't know if that helped any but he hoped that she could hear him. He was tired of screwing up with her, he wasn't going to screw up anymore. Nothing was going to tear them apart, he loved her too much to let her go.

A/N: Okay so this chapter may seem a little random but I guess it works. I don't know, I'll just let you tell me what you think.