Undiscovered

Chapter Five

Last Train Home

To every broken heart in here

Love was once a part, but now it's disappeared

She told me that it's all part of the choices that you make

Even when you think you're right

You have to give to take

But there's still tomorrow

Forget the sorrow

And I can be on the last train home

Watch it pass the day

As it fades away

No more time to care

No more time, today

-Lost Prophets: Last Train Home

Brooke backed away as the kiss got more intense, "What?" Nathan asked. He still had his hands around her waist.

She backed away from him causing his hands to fall, "This is wrong," she said touching her lips with the tips of her fingers, "This is so wrong, I'm not going to do this with you behind Haley's back."

"I'm sorry Brooke," Nathan said walking towards his house, "Things just got out of hand."

"Yeah," Brooke said nodding, "It's okay, we just got too into the moment," she looked towards her car, "I should go."

Nathan nodded, "It was just a mistake, right?"

"Yeah," Brooke said opening her car door, "A mistake," she got into her car and drove away. Nathan walked into his house and replaced his wet clothes with dry new clothes. The only thing he could think about was that kiss. He dialed his cell phone and called Haley. Brooke drove to Peyton's house in silence; she knew that the kiss wasn't a mistake. She didn't want the kiss to be just a mistake; she wanted it to mean something more. Brooke walked into Peyton's room and saw that she was already asleep in her bed. Brooke took off her shoes and crawled into the queen size bed next to Peyton.

"What happened with you and Nathan?" Peyton asked her eyes still closed.

Brooke jumped, "I thought you were asleep."

Peyton smiled, "I'm a good actress aren't I? Now, tell your best friend what happened," she said as she opened her eyes and rolled over to her side to face Brooke.

"Well," Brooke said biting her bottom lip, "We talked in his driveway and we kissed."

Peyton's eyes got wide, "What kind of kiss? Like, a peck or a tongue full?" She asked interested.

Brooke laughed, "It was passionate and soft, but don't get me wrong there was tongue," she said thinking back to the kiss.

"Awe," Peyton cooed, "And it was in the rain," she said as she ran her hand over Brooke's wet hair.

"Yeah," Brooke said, her face fell, "But all good things must come to an end, and we both decided that it was a mistake and that it got out of hand," she said sadly.

Peyton rolled her eyes, "You're kidding. Things like that don't get out of hand, especially with you and Nathan. You guys are too much alike," she said.

"What do you mean?" Brooke said as she put her wet hair up in a messy pony tail.

Peyton sighed, "Well, you both are probably the most attractive and most popular at our school, and both your set of parents are pretty screwed up, and you two just seem like you would hook up," she explained.

Brooke smiled, "That's how you and Lucas are. You both are tortured souls."

"Thank you," Peyton said laughing, "And you and Nathan are just looking for love and comfort."

Broke sighed, "Your right," she said lying on her back, "Goodnight Pey."

"Goodnight Brooke."

Nathan couldn't reach Haley on his cell so he drove to her house, he crept quietly into her house, he knew that if her parents saw him sneaking into their house they would freak. Nathan walked into Haley's room and saw her sleeping peacefully. He sat down next to her and looked at her peaceful face, "Haley," he whispered, "Haley," he said a bit louder.

Haley's eyes opened slowly, "Nathan? What are you doing here?"

Nathan smiled at her, "I need to kiss you," he said bringing his face close to hers.

"What?" Haley asked looking confused, "What is this about Nathan?"

"I need to kiss you," he repeated holding onto her hands. Haley kissed him softly; it was more of a peck than a kiss which disappointed Nathan. He looked into her eyes, "I'll talk to you later," he said as he got up.

"What did you need to kiss me for?" Haley asked as she pushed the strands of hair out of her face.

Nathan shook his head, "I just needed it," he said and then walked out of the room. Nathan drove back to his house and went into his room. He looked at the picture or him and Haley that was on top of his dresser, he sighed and went to bed.

It was Monday morning and Brooke was not looking forward to going to school. She put on jeans and a pink t-shirt from Aeropostale. Brooke sat at her vanity mirror and applied her make up, she picked up her tube of lip gloss and applied the gloss to her lips; she wondered how things were going to be between her and Nathan at school. No matter what Brooke tried she could not forget about the kiss she shared with Nathan, she hadn't been kissed like that since Lucas. She didn't expect Nathan to care, she didn't expect anything from him, and he probably didn't expect anything from her.

Brooke got into her car and drove to school; she wasn't looking forward to school especially since she would have to see Nathan and Haley together. She would watch in disgust as Nathan whispered sweet nothings into her ear and give her soft kisses on the soft skin of her cheek. Brooke didn't know why she watched them, it was like watching a car crash you couldn't take your eyes off of it, and when you watched it you felt that uneasiness in your stomach.

Brooke parked in her usual spot and flung her book bag over her shoulder. She walked to her locker and saw Peyton and Lucas walking down the hall towards her, "Hey you two," she said uneasily, "Have you seen Nathan and Haley around anywhere?"

Peyton put her hands in her coat pockets, "Nope," she said looking around the halls, "Are you okay?"

"I'll be okay," Brooke said with a fake smile, "I'll talk to you two later," she said as she closed her locker and walked down the hall.

"What's wrong?" Lucas asked looking at Brooke then at Peyton.

Peyton sighed and put her arms around her boyfriend, "She's in love."

"Good for her," Lucas said genuinely, "She deserves it," he said kissing Peyton on the cheek, "I'll see you later."

Peyton smiled at him, "Bye."

Lucas caught up to Brooke, "Hey," he said as he walked next to her.

"What do you want?" Brooke grumbled.

Lucas dug his hands in his pocket, "I know I'm the last person you want to talk to right now..."

"Actually Nathan is, but you're a close second," she said sarcastically.

"What happened with you two?" Lucas asked.

Brooke rolled her eyes, "Nothing Lucas, besides if I told you you'd just get all pissed off and try to act like the super hero," she said as she walked down the hall.

"Try me."

"No," Brooke said sternly, "Last time I checked Lucas, I don't trust you and I never will."

Lucas sighed, "I know I screwed up," he said genuinely, "I want us to be at least friends."

"Fine," Brooke said with a dry laugh, "Nathan and I were really tight for a little bit, and the other night we kissed. We both agreed that it was a mistake and we went too far. Nathan loves Haley and I don't want him to cheat on her," she explained, "Now go ahead and run and tell Haley because we know how close you two are," she said rolling her eyes.

Lucas swallowed, "I'm not going to tell Haley," he said running his hand through his hair, "I care about you Brooke, even though I really didn't show it I do."

Brooke hugged Lucas tight, "Thank you," she said softly and then let go of him and walked down the hall.

Lucas smiled, he was thankful that he and Brooke had gotten past this, at least for now. He walked into his first period class and sat in front of Haley. Lucas turned around, "Hey best friend," he said causing her to look up.

Haley smiled, "Hey," she said putting down her pencil, "Oh my god, I went shopping with my mom on Saturday it was so dull," she said making a gagging noise.

Lucas laughed, "Oh come on," he said rolling his eyes, "It couldn't have been that bad!"

"My mom tried to pick out these clothes for me," Haley said making a disgusted face, "They were uglier than anything I had ever seen before."

The bell rang and Lucas turned around in his seat. The teacher lectured for what seemed like hours and the bell finally rang. Lucas walked out of his class with Haley, "Your mom was just looking out for your best interests," he said to Haley about the clothes her mother had picked out.

"Right," Haley said sarcastically, "That's why she tried to get me these polka dotted pants."

Lucas laughed, "Now, that is bad."

Brooke got into her locker and switched books she closed her locker and saw Nathan leaning on the locker beside her, "Hey," she said flatly.

"I saw you talking to Lucas earlier," he said with a sarcastic tone, "I didn't know you two were so close."

"We're not," Brooke said trying to walk away from Nathan, "He was just being a good friend unlike you."

"A good friend? Right," Nathan said with a cackled laugh.

Brooke turned around and raised an eyebrow, "Jealous?"

"No," Nathan lied, "I just don't see why you can't come and talk to me about stuff."

"I used to be able to, but that before you kissed me and then said it meant nothing," Brooke said coldly, "Now if you excuse me I'm going to be late for class."

Nathan stepped in front of her, "Come here," he said leading her into an empty classroom, "It did mean something," he said in a whisper.

Brooke let out a dry laugh, "Really? So when are you going to tell Haley?"

"I'm not," Nathan said as he walked closer towards Brooke, causing her to lean up against the wall.

"W-we shouldn't be doing this," Brooke stammered as she down at her hands.

Nathan kissed Brooke's cheek, "You know you want to," he said in a husky voice into her ear causing shivers to go up and down Brooke's spine.

"You love Haley," Brooke said turning away from him, "I'm not going to be the girl you go to when you need someone to make out with."

Nathan stroked Brooke's cheek with his hand, "Shh," he said calming her. He titled his head and kissed Brooke as if he had hungered for her. Brooke used her tongue to open Nathan's mouth and let her tongue massage Nathan's, she knew it was wrong, but like Nathan had said she wanted to do it. Brooke's hands ran through Nathan's hair, as his hands went up her shirt and rubbed the middle of her back. She moaned and he kissed her harder against the wall, Brooke knees got weak but Nathan made sure that he kept her up.

Brooke stopped the kiss, "Why are you doing this?"

The bell rang and Nathan looked up at the clock, "I'll talk to you later Brooke," he said and then walked out of the class room leaving Brooke still leaning against the wall.

Brooke walked out of the class room and was stopped by Peyton, "Whoa Brooke, are you doing for that whole belly shirt thing?" she teased.

Brooke looked down at her shirt and noticed that it was scrunched up past her belly button, she laughed nervously and pulled it down, "Something like that," she said holding onto her books tighter.

"Are you okay? You seem a little wigged out," Peyton said running her hand through her curls.

"Yeah I'm fine," she said with another fake smile plastered on her face, "Pey, have you ever done something that you knew was wrong, but you couldn't help but do it?"

Peyton sighed, "Yeah, the whole Lucas thing is a prime example."

"Besides that," Brooke said in a tone that Peyton knew meant that she didn't want to get into that.

"Yeah," Peyton said as they walked to their second period class, "Why what did you do?"

Brooke looked around the halls and told Peyton what had happened just minutes before. After Brooke got done telling Peyton every single detail Peyton smiled, "Um he so wants you."

"For what?" Brooke asked, a little stressed out, "Sex or love?"

"Hard to say," Peyton said as they walked into their Chemistry class, "But he definitely doesn't have Haley on the brain."

"I feel like I'm being used though," Brooke said as she set down her books on the table, "And to tell you the truth I think I am."

"Talk to him and see what's up," Peyton said getting out her notes.

Brooke sighed, "I went to ask him what was going on and the bell rang, and then he said that he'd talk to me later," she said as she tapped her pencil against her notebook.

"Then he'll talk to you later," Peyton said with a smile.

"I'm not going to be his little whore," Brooke said as she doodles on her notebook.

Peyton laughed, "Yeah and besides he's not even paying you," she joked. Brooke laughed and watched as Nathan walked past the door. For a moment they made eye contact, and for a moment she felt like everything was going to be alright.

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