Authors Note: I've tried to update as soon as possible for you, don't want to leave you hanging too long lol. I have wrote 3/4 of the next chapter so that should be up hopefully by the end of the week. Thankyou for all of the reviews & new favourites. On to the next chapter :)

Soon to the warm air comes by

Lie back and stare at blue skies

Thinking back away and from

When I'll be here and you'll be gone

Further from me

After ending the conversation between her and two of her best friends, Brooke left her house and headed to the beach to find that Alex and Julian were no longer there. They must have gone back to Julian's she thought to herself, which was why she was standing at the front door, waiting for someone to open it.

"Hello Brooke," Sylvia smiled as she opened the door to Brooke's grinning face. She moved out of the way slightly so that Brooke could enter the house.

"Hi Sylvia," she greeted as she sidled past. "Are Alex and Julian here?"

"They're upstairs. I think me and Alex are going shopping shortly, if you wanted to come with us?"

"Sounds great Sylvia. I'll just tell Julian. He might want to come with us."

After nodding in agreement, Sylvia walked further into the house whilst Brooke made her way upstairs to Julian's room but it was empty. So she headed to Alex's, knocking on the door softly.

"Come in," Alex called out so Brooke entered.

Alex's new bedroom was exactly how Brooke imagined an Alex Dupree bedroom to look like. There was a Justin Timberlake, NSync and Britney Spears poster on the walls, her clothes scattered about the floor, pictures of mainly Alex and Julian, but Brooke was now in a few, stuck to her mirror and her baby's first sonogram picture in a flower frame by her bed. It was quite opposite to Alex's old bedroom which was neat and tidy, every wall was a plain cream color with no posters and the only picture in her room was that of Jesus. Her parents were never one to let her be herself.

"And where have you been?" she asked Brooke grinning. Brooke was amazed at how Alex could smile all the time. She had only ever seen her cry once; the day she found out she was pregnant. But despite everything she was going through, Alex put on a brave face and saw the good in everything.

"Sorry, the conversation took longer than expected and when I got to the beach you must have already left. Where's Julian?" She sat down on Alex's bed, watching Alex put some of her clothes back in the closet.

"He went to your house looking for you. I just got a text off him saying that he's gone for a walk to clear his head. I don't have a clue what he's talking about though," she rolled her eyes and shrugged her shoulders.

"Hmmm, he must be at the beach. I'm going to go look for him."

After an hour of walking the entire length of the beach, Julian decided to sit. Sitting cross legged, he tried to understand why Brooke would lie to him. They had agreed that she wasn't going back to Tree Hill, yet apparently she had already bought her plane ticket. It just didn't make sense. Unless Victoria was lying, he considered. But then why would she lie? She was evil to Brooke and she hated him, he knew that, but what would she gain from lying?

So many questions swirled through Julian's head; he was suffocating in uncertainty. Only a few hours ago, he was sat in Brooke's bedroom laughing and joking about how he was always going to be there for her. How was he able to do that now if she was moving to the other side of the country?

The sound of footsteps interrupted his thoughts. He knew exactly whose they were without having to turn around. The bounce in her step gave Brooke away.

"Hey handsome," she greeted as she sat down next to him. Her hand immediately landed on his leg and he tensed up. He didn't want to be angry at her but he couldn't help it. "Where've you been?"

"Walking."

"I came to the beach but I must have missed you. I went to your house and Alex said that you had gone to my house. Her and your mom are going shopping. I said that we might join them?"

Julian didn't answer. He looked out at the ocean, hoping to find answers upon the waves.

"Or not. We could stay here if you want?" Brooke was getting more confused as Julian ignored her. "Julian, what's-"

"When were you going to tell me?" he finally looked at her and she saw hurt and pain in his eyes; something that she had never seen before.

"Tell you about what? Babe what's happened?"

"You're going back to Tree Hill."

It took her aback. She wanted to tell him herself. It had to come from her but somebody else had told him.

"Victoria told you." Brooke shook her head in disbelief.

"So it's true?"

"I've been trying to find you to-"

"Is it true Brooke?" He questioned angrily.

"Yes, but it's not what you think," she tightened her grip on his leg as she felt him getting restless.

"How can it not be what I think Brooke? You're going home, it is what it is. I just want to know something, when were you going to tell me?"

"Today. Look, it all happened too fast and before I knew it, Victoria was telling me that she had already booked me a ticket. I don't want to leave you Julian-" The tears were stinging her eyes and she didn't know how much longer she could hold them back for.

"But you're gonna leave me?"

"Yeah but I don't want to. It's just Tree Hill is home and-"

"You promised me Brooke. You sat in my arms and said that no matter what, you were gonna stay here. Was it all just a lie?"

"No of course not. I can't stay here if it's just for you. What if we don't stay together? Things change and maybe we got serious too fast," she mumbled.

"You did not just say that? That's your friends talking!"

"No Julian, this is my decision and I wanted you to respect it."

Julian stood up, shaking his head. Brooke was immediately stood by his side, a frantic look on her face. He couldn't look at her anymore.

"Julian, look at me. Don't pull away from me," she cried after he pulled his hand from hers. His eyes were searching everywhere else on the beach but her face. "Look at me." Her hands held onto both sides of his face, making him look at her.

"I can't look at you Brooke," he said, pulling her hands away from his face.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"I can't look at you because when I do, my heart breaks even more. I can't do this-" He turned his back on her and walked away.

"Julian, don't leave me," she sobbed.

"You're the one leaving me Brooke," he told her one last time before running to his car, leaving Brooke alone on the beach.

"How could you?" Brooke shouted at Victoria as she stormed through the house. Victoria looked at her daughter confused. "How could you tell him that I was going back to Tree Hill?"

Victoria rolled her eyes, "He had to find out at some point Brooke."

"Yes, but he should have found out off me. It wasn't your news to tell. He is really mad at me now and I don't think he will ever forgive me."

"Oh, stop being dramatic. He is just a boy."

"He is not just a boy Victoria, he's my boy and I don't want to leave him but I'm being torn between two places. Do you really hate him that much? Because last time I checked, I wasn't allowed to live in Tree Hill with Peyton. But the moment I start hanging around with Julian, you do everything you can to get me to go back, even paying my first month's rent for me to live in Nathan's old apartment and buying my plane ticket without telling me."

"Because I knew you would say yes," Victoria said matter of factly.

"Was my happiness more than you could bear? Or was it just because my happiness involved Julian?"

"That boy is no good for you Brooke. He will only break your heart."

"Actually, he's the only person who I believe would never break my heart."

"Please, his father is Paul Norris, of course he will break your heart," Victoria laughed.

"Wait. What's Paul got to do with this?" Brooke was definitely confused now.

"Nothing. Forget I said anything," Victoria tried to shake it off.

"No Victoria, I want to know what you meant. Do you know Paul?"

"Not anymore."

"But you used to? Why don't I know about this?"

"Because mine and Paul's relationship was a long time ago," Victoria said going slightly red in the cheeks.

"Relationship? Is that why you don't like Sylvia? Because Paul chose her?"

"She stole him from me," Victoria blurted out.

"Care to explain Mother, because I'm a little bit confused how you are involved with my boyfriend's parents."

"Me and Paul dated in college. Sylvia was my best friend, we were like sisters."

Brooke couldn't believe what she was hearing. Watching Victoria describe the past, it was like she was reliving a world that she had tried to forget.

"When my father had a heart attack, I came home to help care for him. Me and Paul decided that we should take a break. When I got back to college after the summer, he was already dating Sylvia. You think you're the only one to experience heartbreak Brooke? Well you're not. My best friend did the same thing to me too. Mine and Sylvia's relationship was destroyed. I missed her but I couldn't forgive her. Out of spite to Paul, I started dating your father; Paul's worst enemy. That soon got his attention and he didn't want me to be with anyone but him. We started an affair but I wasn't going to leave your father till Paul left Sylvia. Your father was my stability."

"Did you love him?" Brooke asked.

"Your father? A little but I was terribly in love with Paul, even after everything that he had done to me."

"So what happened?"

"Sylvia got pregnant. I don't think she planned it. She came to me the night that she found out. She was a mess. But I threw her out on to the street. I regret that now but I knew that once she was having Paul's child, there was no way we could be together. So I married your father and just before Julian was born, I found out I was pregnant with you."

"But why hate Julian? None of this was his fault."

"I know, but because of him, I never got to live the life that I should have lived. It's safe to say that once Sylvia was pregnant, mine and Paul's affair ended. Your father has never found out about it but Sylvia did and turned to alcohol. The realization that Paul had never loved her hit her hard."

"She's sorry you know?"

"For what?"

"For stealing Paul from you. I've stayed at Julian's house a lot this summer and most of the time Sylvia has been drunk. She'd ramble on about how she destroyed everything because she was jealous and she was sorry. Julian always assumed she was talking about her parents and letting them down but she must have been talking about her friendship with you. She regrets everything."

"Well it's too late for me and Sylvia. Too many years have passed."

Victoria sighed and sat down in one of the chairs. Brooke took this as a sign that the conversation was over. Before she left the room, she had to say something.

"Julian might be Paul and Sylvia's child but he's a great guy. He's had to suffer his whole life. His dad didn't want anything to do with him and his mom has spent most of his life in a drunken stupor. I'm still gonna go to Tree Hill but it's not to get away from Julian. I'm gonna try and make a long distance relationship work. I just need you to know that Julian is going to be a part of my life and nothing you say will change that."

Authors Note: So Brooke is leaving, Julian's angry and Victoria revealed her past. I know most of you don't want Brooke to leave but I've had this story planned for a while and the plan has always been for Brooke to leave LA. But never fear, this does not mean that there will be no Brulian; afterall this is a Brulian story :P
Does everyone agree with Julian's anger? Or was he a bit harsh on Brooke? What would you do in a similar situation?

I feel that in OTH, they tend to justify a bad/evil character and give them a back story which gives us reasons as to why they act the way they do e.g Psycho Derek lost his girlfriend, Psycho Nanny Carrie lost her baby, Jimmy was just lonely and isolated. So I thought I'd do the same with Victoria, or at least attempt too. Her past doesnt justify her treatment of Brooke and Julian but I hope it explains why she hates Julian so much.

Reviews are always helpful & quicken the updating :) xo