Sorry that this took so long! I just finished writing it so I apologize for any mistakes or anything like that!

Brooke rolled her eyes as she sat down in her chair, knowing that everyone in the entire classroom was looking at her. Not giving Bevin the chance to say something first, she spun around and shot the fake blonde a false smile.

"Morning Bevin," she said in her cheeriest voice.

Bevin frowned. "Brooke," she stated.

Brooke smiled and shrugged, turning back to her seat. She felt a tap on her shoulder, and turned to see Lucas sitting next to her. "Lucas, hey," she flicked a piece of hair behind her ear and looked down at the desk. "Listen, about last night…"

"Don't mention it Brooke," he smiled. "Seriously, it was no big deal. You didn't get in too much trouble or anything did you?" he asked, concerned.

Tugging on her long black sleeves, thinking of her large purple bruise, she looked into his eyes. "Uh, no, not really," she smiled.

"Good. So listen," he moved his chair and desk closer to hers, and she smiled. "What are you doing at lunch?"

"Uh… eating," she said, confused.

"Right… well, do you maybe wanna-eat-with-me," he said, rather quickly.

Brooke didn't know whether to gape or laugh. "Uh, did you just say "eat me"?"

Lucas laughed. "No, um, I said do you want to eat with me,"

"No," she said, a little too quickly.

Lucas frowned.

Brooke saw his disappointment. "I mean yes," he smiled.

"But no,"

"Huh?" he asked.

"I wanna eat lunch with you but, Nathan…" she thought about it for a second. Maybe they could all have lunch together. "See, my brother and me, well, what I'm saying is, I really wanna sit with Nate, and Jake, so if you wanna sit with us… then….," she smiled.

"Sure," Lucas smiled back at her. "See, that wasn't so hard, was it?"

"Jake, man, wait up!" Nathan called out. Jake stopped walking, and turned to wait for Nathan to catch up. When they were standing next to each other, they continued their walk to History class.

"Shit man, what happened to your face?" Jake asked, referring to the blueish purple bruises that covered Nathan's face and arms.

Nathan smiled. "Yeah, I get that reaction all the time,"

Jake immediately felt horrible. "Oh dude sorry, I didn't mean it like that, but really what happened?"

"Bunch of FJ's who thought they'd see if I would look good black,"

"Well, they sure did a good job," Jake's eyes suddenly went wide. "What about Brooke?" he asked.

"My sister is fine man," Nathan shook his head. "You're never gonna get over her are you?" Jake looked down at the ground sheepishly, which told Nathan his answer. "Never mind,"

Jake and Nathan followed a bunch of staring girls into a small classroom and took their seats up the back. They looked up at their teacher, Mr. Pendanski, and rolled their eyes. Mr. Pendanski hated all basketball players, and worshiped the football jocks. Nathan and Jake knew this was going to be a fun class.

As the bell went off signaling the start of class Nathan noticed a guy walk in and sit down directly in front of him. He recognized him from the gymnasium yesterday as Mark, Haley's step-brother. He turned Jake, and they exchanged weird looks and turned to glare at the back of Mark's head.

Haley sat in Math, bored out of her brain. Deciding that she was well out of viewing range of her 62 year old male teacher, she pulled her mobile phone out of her pocket, and started to write a text message.

"Holy shit!" Nathan thought, as his left leg shook as his phone vibrated in his pocket.

Jake sent him a strange look as he wiggled in his chair. "Dude, what are you doing?"

"Vibrating," Nathan responded. Jake's eyes went wide for the second time that day, and he decided he didn't want to know.

"Keep that stuff for the bedroom Nate. School isn't really the place for that," he whispered, returning back to his work.

Nathan rolled his eyes, and pulled his phone from his pocket. Hitting read, he lowered his head, so he could see the screen of his phone under his desk.

"Hey Nate Hales here. Maths boredom. Memba da time we had txt sex in class last year?"

Nathan grinned at the memory. He and Haley had been on opposite sides of the school, in different classes, and being the hormonal teenagers that they were they needed something to get them through the class.

He quickly replied; "R u tryin 2 make me horny by the memory James? U remember the outcome of that"

It wasn't long until his phone vibrated again. "Yes, I do. But three days suspension was worth the look on Mr. Saunders face when he read those msg's. R u goin 2 Bev's party dis Friday?"

"Didnt really think bout it. Ur not thinkin of goin r u?" he replied.

Again, Haley's response came quickly. "Hell yer. Wouldnt miss it 4 da world"

Nathan smiled, knowing Haley was up to something. "Wot r u plannin James?"

"Come and find out" he smiled at her reply. She was teasing him.

"Mayb I will, mayb I wont" he wrote back.

When he didn't receive a message back after five minutes he assumed Haley had been caught with her phone in class. Realizing he didn't want the same thing to happen to him, he quickly shoved it back in his pocket. That's when he jumped again, as it vibrated, sending a shiver down his leg.

"Come. I dare you" was all the message said.

Jake slammed his tray on the table and took a seat next to Nathan.

"Look at them," he hissed in Nathan's ear. "Just look! He's all over her. Forget about what I said, he's not a good guy, you should kick his ass," Jake said, using his index finger to open his coke can.

Nathan took another bite of his meat pie, and looked over at Brooke and Lucas, who were standing in the lunch line, having what appeared to be a normal conversation. Lucas was leaning in close to Brooke, and she was smiling, so he didn't see a problem.

"They're just talking," Nathan smiled, taking a sip of Jakes coke while he was glaring.

"Yeah, right," he mumbled.

"Chill bro, alright. You and me are talking, doesn't mean I wanna jump you does it?" Nathan received a stone cold looked from Jake, and immediately shut up.

Brooke and Lucas made their way through the tables, and people and took a seat opposite Jake and Nathan.

Jake looked from a smiling Brooke, to a pensive Lucas. "So, what? This is going to be a regular thing now?"

Brooke looked at him, and stole a french fry from her brother's plate. "What do you mean?" Nathan sent her a glare, and pulled his plate closer to his chest.

Lucas looked up at Jake as he spoke. "Him," Jake said, nodding his head towards Lucas. "Eating. With us,"

Lucas looked between Brooke and Jake, and couldn't understand why Jake was acting this way. He'd been fine with him yesterday, what could he have possibly done to piss him off?

Brooke however silently fumed, knowing why Jake was acting the way he was. "Jake, honey," she said sweetly. "Can I talk to you for a minute?" she stood up slowly, and Jake looked up at her. "Over… there," she signaled, pointing to a corned in the cafeteria.

Jake stood up and followed Brooke, while Nathan and Lucas stayed seated, watching them walk away.

Nathan looked at Lucas's expression, and felt like he needed to explain.

"Jake's been in love with Brooke for years, and he's a little jealous that you two are getting close," he said, finishing off his pie, and sculling the rest of Jake's coke.

"Yeah, I heard," Lucas said in a low tone. "Listen, you probably know, I really like Brooke, and she's an awesome chick…" he wasn't sure if he should continue.

Nathan smiled. "Its cool man, I'm not gonna pummel you,"

Lucas couldn't help but laugh. "That's funny coming from you. Did you look in the mirror this morning?" Lucas joked, pointing at Nathan's face.

"Ha ha," Nathan said dryly. "But seriously, whatever goes on with you and Brooke I'm totally cool with as long as you don't hurt her. You hurt her, and I'll kill you. No joke," Nathan smirked.

Lucas smiled back, and stole a french fry off Nathan's plate.

"Hey!" Nathan laughed, throwing another fry at him. When he felt someone sit next to him he assumed it was Jake. "This jerk stole my food," he said, looking to his right. "Oh, Haley, hey,"

Haley smiled. "Very mature boys. Where is Jake?" she asked, looking at the empty seats next to Lucas.

"Over there with Brooke," Lucas answered, pointing to the corner of the cafeteria where Brooke and Jake were clearly having a very serious conversation.

"What? She's not sick of pulling his strings yet?" Haley mocked.

"Haley," Nathan warned.

"Sorry. So party. Friday. Bevin. You going?" she asked, looking between Lucas and Nathan.

Lucas looked at her oddly. "Haley isn't it?' she nodded. "Uh, are you going?" he asked.

"Yes as a matter of fact I am," she said, grinning like a Cheshire Cat. "And it's going to be totally awesome, so you both have to come,"

"I guess Brooke and I could do with a party," Nathan said, not noticing Haley's smile fade at the mention of Brooke's name.

"I'm in," Lucas added. "Haven't been to a decent party in a while,"

"Good," Haley smiled. "Well I'm off," she said, leaning over to Nathan and giving him a swift kiss on the cheek, walking away before he could react.

Nathan sat there in shock, and Lucas grinned. "So… you two are…"

"Were,"

"Oh, right. That's what they all say," Lucas said, stealing another french fry from Nathan's plate.

Brooke pulled Jake into the corner of the cafeteria and looked him in the eye. "What the hell is your problem?" she hissed. "You're acting like a jealous boyfriend, and quite frankly it's pissing me off," Jake looked down at the floor, but Brooke didn't stop. "I know how you feel about me Jake but we've been through this. We're friends. I love you, but not the same way you feel about me. I thought we were past this," she softened.

Jake looked up at her. "So did I, but when I saw you again, all those feelings came back. You have no idea how much it killed me last year to see you go through all that and it hurt even more that you pushed me away. Brooke, I care about you, and I want to see you happy. I'm sorry that I reacted the way I did, but honestly I don't understand how Nathan can be so fine with it. How well do you know Lucas? Really know him I mean. Do you know where he lived before he came here? What his past is? When his birthday is? Brooke do you even know his last name?"

Brooke thought about what Jake was saying. "I know Lucas a lot more than you do. He lived somewhere on earth, and his past is exactly that; past. His birthday; sometime between January 1st and December 31st. His last name is Roe. Any other questions Jake?" she stared into his eyes, and wouldn't back down.

"No,"

"So are you going to be able to get past this?" she asked him softly.

"Brooke, I realized a long time ago that we're never going to… well… you know," he looked down, and then back up into her eyes. "But I trust you, and your judgment. If Lucas makes you happy then that's all that matters. I just want you to be happy," he said.

Brooke smiled, and reached out for a hug. "Thank you Jake," she whispered into his shoulder.

"You're welcome Cheery,"

Bevin surveyed the school cafeteria and found who she was looking for. Walking over to her intended target she put on her sexiest face, and slid on the bench next to Mark.

"Hey gorgeous," she cooed into his ear.

"Babe" he said simply, slipping an arm around her shoulder and pulling her close.

Bevin smiled at her posse who were sitting across from Mark, and all the football guys who were joking around about the size of their… well… let's just say… they weren't talking about their footballs.

"So I did what you said," she whispered into his ear.

"What's that babe?" he asked, winking at one of Bevin's friends who was rubbing her foot up against his left thigh under the table.

Bevin didn't notice. "The party. Remember? You said it would be an awesome idea for me to have a party at my house this Friday, so you could get to know some people around here," she whispered.

Mark smiled. "Yeah babe, right, listen I've gotta go do something so I'll see you tonight alright?" he gave her a swift kiss on the cheek and disappeared, much like Haley did to Nathan.

Mark walked through the hallways of Tree Hill High until he found the room he was looking for. Looking around him to make sure no-one was paying attention, he quickly opened the door and entered the room. Closing the door softly so as not to draw attention, he turned to face the FJ's that had beaten up Nathan.

"Hey fella's" Mark said smugly.

"We want our money," one of them said harshly.

"Easy boys," Mark shoved his hands in his pockets.

"We did what you asked. We beat up Scott, and we want our money," the other guy, taller and obviously stronger spoke this time.

"I've got one more job for you boys," Mark smiled. "And before you get all defensive hear me out. I'll double the money. This is twice as easy as beating up Scott. All you have to do is spike a drink. It's simple. One girl, one drink. One party, over three hundred people. You get the wrong drink, I keep my money,"

The jocks looked at each other, and nodded. The smaller one spoke up this time. "Who's the girl?"

Mark smiled. "Haley James,"

Brooke took her seat back at the table with Nathan and Lucas, while Jake decided to go for a walk.

"That looked intense," Nathan said, nodding towards the door where Jake had just left.

"A little. But it's all good now," she said, sending both boys a fake smile.

Nathan shrugged, and finished off Jake's coke, but Lucas saw through the smile.

"Are you sure you're okay?" he asked. But before Brooke could respond POD's "Boom" came loudly from Lucas's pocket.

Brooke smiled at the familiar song. "Nice ring tone,"

Lucas smiled, answering his phone. "Hello," Peyton's voice came from the other line.

"Morning,"

Lucas smiled. "Afternoon. Please tell me you did not just get out of bed," he rolled his eyes already knowing the answer.

"I just got out of bed," Peyton said, just to annoy him.

"Typical. So, what's doing?" he asked, giving Brooke and apologetic smile.

Peyton stretched out on the bed and smiled. "Nothing much. I was thinking do you wanna maybe catch a movie later or something?"

"Are you asking me out on a date?" Lucas joked.

Brooke gave Lucas a sideways glance, and raised her eyebrows at Nathan. Her brother just shrugged, and continued eating.

"You wish," Peyton grinned. "So what will it be?"

Lucas noticed both Brooke and Nathan were giving him strange looks and decided to end the conversation quickly. "You decide. Listen I've gotta go. I'll see you tonight?" but he already knew the answer.

"You bet sugar. Have fun… try not to get into trouble," she joked.

"Yeah, you too," Lucas hung up fast. "Sorry, just a--" but Brooke was gone. Lucas turned to look at Nathan.

"Dude. Rule number one. Don't EVER have a phone conversation with another girl in front of your potential girlfriend. Rule number two; don't mention a date with another girl in front of your potential girlfriend. Rule number three, don't ever say "you too" at the end of a conversation in front of your potential girlfriend. Rule number three. Go after her!" Nathan all but yelled.

Lucas sat there for a moment, but when it registered what Nathan was saying, he was off, faster than lighting.

Nathan sat in the middle of the cafeteria, and looked around himself consciously. Deciding it was safe; he leaned over the table, and looked at Brooke and Lucas's lunch trays, that they hadn't touched. A small grin started to form, as he pushed his empty tray away, and pulled Brooke's towards him.

Lucas found Brooke sitting out the front of the school, on a picnic bench.

"Hey pretty girl," he said, sitting down next to her, and putting an arm around her.

Brooke shook him off. "Please dont,"

"Okay, I know what that seemed like, but I promise you, it was just a friend," Lucas started to explain.

"Lucas," Brooke swept her hair back, and turned on her side to face him. "You don't have to explain anything to me. I'm not your girlfriend," her hazel eyes stared deeply into his baby blues.

Her words hurt him, more than he thought they would. It was then that he realized, he wanted her to be. He wanted Brooke Scott, to be his girlfriend.

He took both of her hands in his, and looked deep into her eyes. "Brooke, I don't know how to say this so I'm just gonna try and get it out. Ever since I've been in Tree Hill you're all I've thought about. The day we met, in the supermarket," they both smiled at the memory. "Our interrupted nap on your couch," Brooke laughed, and Lucas continued. "What I'm trying to say is, I want to have to explain these kinds of things to you Brooke. Because, I want you to be my girlfriend. I don't know how else to say it," he looked down at their hands, and then up into her teary hazel eyes.

"Lucas," Brooke blinked back a few tears, and licked her lips. "I don't know what to say. You don't even know me,"

"Sure I do. You're Brooke Scott. You love Punk Rock Emo music, and you don't give a shit what people think about you. You'd do anything for your brother because you're so goddamn loyal, and I think that that's amazing. You're the only person who I'd ever say crazy shit like this too, and if Jake or Nathan could see me right now I think I'd die. But I will march right back into that school and announce everything I've just said to you if that's what it takes. Your amazing Brooke. And I want you to be mine,"

"I don't know Lucas," she looked down, shaking her head.

He let go of her hands and raised her head slightly, bringing his lips into contact with hers. It was the lightest of kisses, but Lucas started into Brooke's eyes, taking his cue to deepen the kiss, when Brooke's dark eyelashes fluttered closed.

Brooke made a soft moan in the back of her throat, and Lucas smiled against her lips. He slowly pulled away, and waited for Brooke to open her eyes. "Tell me that felt wrong?"

Brooke looked up into his eyes, and paused, but only for a moment. She quickly leaned forward, closing any space between them, and captured his lips in her own.

Okay, so I hope that was okay. I'm off too write the next chapter, so please review because I'll post it as soon as I get to 184 reviews! Come on guys, that's 12 more reviews from now. Tell your mates about this story! Please Review!