Sorry it's taken awhile for me to UD. Thanks for your reviews, you guys are great! I hope you like this chapter.

Whit

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Chapter Ten

The second Lucas got home he crashed onto his bed; his head was spinning. He knew high school was full of drama, but this much drama? It was almost hard to believe that this was his life. All he wanted for senior year was to have a good time with the people he cared about, and when ever those chances came up they seemed to go array.

As he lay there though he thought about all the good times they had had. Sure, it had been a hard year but it had also been a good one. It was time to stop pouting and brooding, and time to move forward, with whatever came his way. It certainly wasn't going to be easy, but he was positive it would be well worth it.

Since there were still a few hours left till 6:00 Lucas decided to catch up on some homework. He had an English paper to finish, and as geeky as it sounded, he was looking forward to finishing it.

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"Just say, 'That bitch said she didn't have feelings for you then all of a sudden she does. I hate her and don't ever want to see you talking to her again!' I don't understand why it's that hard." Rachel belted out as she was watching t.v. on her bed.

"Oh my god! Rachel, you really don't understand relationships do you." Rachel glared as Brooke continued, "First, I'm not going to turn Lucas against Peyton, hopefully what's she's done will do that for me. And B, I'm going to calmly tell Lucas what's going on between me and Peyton and why I broke up with him. You're right it is simple, but I'm not going to do it your way."

Rachel rolled over on her bed and in an exasperated tone yelled, "WHATEVER. I was just trying to help. But if you wanna be nice about this…fine. Just remember that the nice guy never wins."

Rachel walked over to Brooke and sat beside her on the ground where she was doing homework. It was odd how just a few months ago she had her eyes set on Lucas, and now she wanted to beat the shit out of Peyton for doing this to Brooke. Rachel had to admit that Brooke did grow on her, and she did genuinely care for her. She knew how not Rachel that sounded and that's why she never said it out loud.

"Why the hell are you doing your homework. That's so unlike you."

"Ha ha ha Rachel. I know you think I'm dumb, stupid, slutty Brooke, but unfortunately for you I've changed my ways. That Brooke is dead. Although I do think that bitchy Brooke needs to come out a little more."

"Um, hun I think you've already got the bitch part down." Rachel said matter-of-factly as she examined her nails.

Brooke looked over at her and smacked her in the arm.

"Ow." Rachel exclaimed. "It was a compliment."

"Rachel admit it, you don't know what a compliment is." Rachel rolled her eyes and continued to focus on her nails.

"Ok, you stop doing homework and I'll stop pretending I like you. Deal?"

Brooke looked over at Rachel and laughed.

"No, I'm serious. We'll sit here and do our nails and bitch to each other, about… each other. Or, each other's awful blonde ex- best friends. Deal?"

"Ok, fine. You get the nail polish and I'll get the files and clippers." Brooke said as she clapped her hands and scurried off towards the bathroom.

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"Pretty girl…you here?" Lucas had knocked but when no one answered he let himself in.

He looked around a bit then started to head upstairs.

"What the hell are you doing?" Rachel shouted jumping out from the kitchen.

Lucas jumped and turned around to find Rachel standing there with a spatula.

"Oh, please don't hurt me Rachel." Lucas sarcastically pleaded.

Rachel looked at the spatula and then back at Lucas.

"Look mister, if I wanted to be the shit out of you I wouldn't need this spatula to do it." Rachel hit him in the stomach with it causing Lucas to bend over. "Although, it could come in handy." Rachel laughed. "Seriously, what are you doing here?"

"What could I be doing here Rachel?" Lucas asked and Rachel shrugged her shoulders. "Possibly looking for my girlfriend…ya know…Brooke."

"Oh, that girlfriend. She's upstairs."

Lucas turned around and headed upstairs. He came to Brooke and Rachel's room and pushed the door open. He wasn't sure why they shared a room but he figured it was good for both of them, or so he hoped. Lying on her bed was Brooke, sound asleep. She looked so peaceful and beautiful when she was sleeping. Her mouth was curved in a small smile, and Lucas imagined what kind of dreams she was having. Carefully he slid himself next to her.

He moved her hair off of her face and spoke her name quietly, "Brooke, baby. Wake up."

Brooke stirred a bit then slowly opened her eyes.

"Hey, boyfriend…how long have you been here?" She asked as she smiled.

"I just got here." He rubbed her face and leaned to kiss her forehead. "God, do you realize how beautiful you are?"

"Stop it." Brooke said as she playfully hit him.

Lucas stopped and stared at her right in the eyes, "No. I'm serious Brooke. You're gorgeous."

"Ya know, I could get use to waking up to this." Brooke responded as she leaned in to kiss him.

It was funny how whenever they kissed Brooke would get butterflies, even though they'd done it a million times before. But she figured that's what love is: a feeling you're familiar with but at the same time still makes you excited.

"Ewww, could you stop the heated make out session for sec." Rachel blurted as entered the room.

Brooke and Lucas stopped kissing and Lucas shoved his face into the pillow. "Remind me why you live with her." His muffled voice came out.

Rachel turned around and glared, clearly ready for a comeback, but Brooke cut in before she could.

"It's ok. Me and Luke were just on our way out anyway. Then you can have the room all to yourself and whatever pervert you are bringing home tonight." Brooke said as she patted Lucas on the back and got up.

"I have a better idea." Rachel stopped Brooke and motioned for her to sit down. "Why don't you two just stay in tonight."

Brooke looked over at Lucas who also had a confused look on his face.

"Seriously. I forgot I have this huge party to go to and I've already ordered Chinese, so you guys might as well eat it or it's going to go to waste…" She paused, "…I mean it's up to you, I don't care." Rachel tried to play it out like she didn't.

Brook and Lucas exchanged looks and Brooke responded, "Ok, sounds good."

"Oh, but don't think it's for free. You'll have to pay me back." Rachel told her. Without waiting for Brooke to respond Rachel added, "And you might as well have this popcorn I made. I'm taking it to the party and there was a little left over. So…here." Rachel shoved the bowl into Brooke's face.

Rachel turned around and headed towards her closet. She picked out a jacket to throw over her dress and a pair of shoes to go with it. She picked up her purse and headed out the door.

"Don't do anything I wouldn't do…" She yelled over her shoulder with a laugh.

Brooke ran after her into the hall and stopped her from going down the stairs.

"Rachel."

Rachel turned around and looked at her. "What is it Davis? I have a party to get to."

"Thanks…for…well, everything." Brooke said as she motioned around her.

Rachel looked around and whispered, "Don't mention it." She turned around and started down the stairs and yelled back up, "Have fun."

With that Brooke headed back into the room to find Lucas indulging himself in the popcorn. He looked up and, with a mouth full of popcorn, said, "It's caramel."

Brooke laughed and joined him on the bed, trying out the popcorn.

"She's not really going to a party is she."

"I'm sure she'll find one to go to, but I'm pretty sure she set this up. Just a few hours ago she was asking me if we like Chinese and if so what kind. She said she was asking out of curiosity, but that sounds like bull."

Lucas nodded. "I guess I can kinda see why you would want to stay with her."

He reached over for the remote and starting roaming through channels. Brooke reached over and took the remote from his hands, and turned it off.

"I thought we were gonna talk." Brooke said quietly.

"We are but I didn't want to push you into it." Lucas answered.

Brooke sat up and crossed her legs. She shuffled her hair around a little bit and tried to gain composure. Once she felt she had it she looked over at Lucas, who was waiting patiently.

"Look, there are some things I need to say and I just need you to listen, k?" Brooke asked with a somewhat demanding tone.

Lucas just nodded his head, wanting for her to continue.

"Alright…The day before I broke up with you Peyton confronted me and…" Brooke looked around the room nervously, "and…she told me that she still had feelings…for you." Lucas' face dropped and he blinked as he shook his head, trying to take in what Brooke had just said. Brooke saw this and continued, "I know right. I couldn't believe she was saying this to me. So, I told her our friendship was over, and she kept going on and on about how she was going to do anything about them, but she just wanted to be honest. Which I think is a bunch of shit, she wanted to tell me, she knew how it would make me feel. At that point it wasn't about you, it was about her betraying me. When we first got back together, I admit I did have insecurities and she kept reassuring me that what happened last time was never going to happen again, and yet, here we are. She loves you, I love you and well… honestly I didn't know how you felt. I just found out you kissed her and, even though she had been shot and might have not been thinking clearly, I was still hurt." Brooke finished the last sentence with a big sigh.

Lucas had been watching her the whole time, afraid she might start to cry. This was more than he expected. Although, after the talk with Peyton today, he should have expected it. He grabbed Brooke's hands and asked, "This that why you broke up with me?"

"That's definitely part of it. I mean even after I asked you not to talk to Peyton, you still did. I realize it's not my place to demand that of you, but I was so hurt. She always gets you, whenever she needs you. Now that I look back on it, I'm sure she's had these feelings for a quite awhile."

"You're right." Lucas responded causing Brooke to stare at him questionly. "About me always going to save her. I don't know why I do it…maybe it's some big brother/hero identity crisis I'm having." Lucas said seriously, making Brooke laugh out loud. Lucas joined in and then added, "But I promise to direct this identity crisis on you."

"Ewww, not the big brother part I hope." Brooke joked. "I've certainly never wanted to kiss my big brother."

Lucas leaned in, "Brooke, you don't even have a big brother."

"You knew what I meant." Brooke leaned in too as her and Lucas' lips met.

There go the butterflies again. Brooke thought.

After a moment Lucas pulled back and held her face in his hands, "I love you." He said sweetly.

"I love you too." Brooke whispered.

Lucas smiled, "I'm glad you told me. This must've been really hard for you." Brooke nodded her head. "So, what's the next step?" Lucas asked.

"What do you mean?" Brooke asked back.

"Well, I'm assuming you and Peyton's friendship is really over." Brooke nodded.

"Luke, that doesn't mean you can't have one with Peyton."

Lucas looked at her with doubt.

"I'm mean I would love it if you never talked to Peyton again, but if that happens I want it to not be because of me. I don't want to be the girlfriend who gives you an ultimatum." Lucas nodded as he thought.

"Well, I do need to talk to Peyton. Ya know, straighten this out. Remind her how deeply in love with you I am. But I think me and you need some time together. She's just gonna have to find herself another hero."

"Or, another big brother." Brooke reminded him.

"True."

"I know me saying sorry has lost its effect so I'm going to show you how sorry I am, everyday." Lucas promised.

"I know you will. We both have work we have to do in this relationship, and I have a really good feeling about it."

Ding Dong. Ding Dong.

"Oh! That must be the food." Brooke said excitedly.

She started to get up but Lucas stopped her. "I'll get it." He told her and walked to the door.

"Luke will you get some silverware and some drinks while you're down there?"

"Sure pretty girl. Anything else you need?"

"Not right now. Thanks boyfriend."

Lucas smiled. He loved hearing her call him boyfriend.

Brooke relaxed back into the bed. She didn't know what was going to happen tomorrow but tonight she was going to sit with the man she loved and eat Chinese. She could figure the rest out later.

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I really hoped you all liked that. Please leave a review, I really, really, love them!! So, I want to keep going with the story but I'm not sure where. If anyone has any idea please let me know. It's gonna need some drama, otherwise what's the point.