Undiscovered
Chapter Six
So Beautiful
I heard that you were living well, but you don't look like your living to me
Though the sparkle is gone, the smile is in place so that everyone watching can see
You've got them all convinced, but I know it so well
That you could list your friends, but you can't count on them
Hold it now
You've got everyone convinced that you're alright
When no one else is quite as vulnerable
-Dashboard Confessionals: So Beautiful
Brooke walked into the gym as she fixed her hair. She saw Peyton waving her over; Brooke smiled at her and made her way over, but was stopped by Tim.
"Hey doll," Tim aid trying to act suave.
Brooke put her hands on her hips, "What do you want?"
"I'm having a party tonight," he said licking his lips, "You're coming right?"
Brooke rolled her eyes, "I don't think I can make it."
Tim sighed, "Come on Brooke! It isn't a party without you."
"Sorry," she said sarcastically. Tim shrugged and jogged over towards Theresa and started hitting on her. Brooke watched him for while, 'Pathetic,' she thought to herself. She turned back around to see Nathan walking out of the locker room. She looked at him and Nathan looked away, Brooked rolled her eyes and walked over to Peyton.
"What did Timmy have to say?" Peyton asked a she stretched her quads.
Brooke sighed, "Same shit he always has to say. He's having a party and wants me to come."
"Ew, did he do that weird thing where he lips his lips?" Peyton asked as she sat on the bleachers.
Brooke busted out laughing, "Unfortunately, yes," she said still laughing, "I don't think I'm going."
Peyton looked shocked, "Brooke Davis is passing up a party? This is a first."
Brooke watched as Nathan ran past her, "I'm just not in the mood I guess."
"I see," Peyton said watching Brooke, "Well, I'll call you and tell you everything that happened."
Brooke laughed, "Thanks," she said. "Alright girls let's go," she screamed to the squad as her voice echoed throughout the gym. Practice ended and Peyton and Brooke walked out of the gym side by side, "I think tonight I'm just going to eat and watch Lifetime."
Peyton smiled, "You're such a rebel, Brooke," she teased.
Brooke got to her car which was parked right beside Peyton's, "I know Pey, you better watch out. Next thing you know I might be doing homework and actually start studying," she said with fake enthusiasm.
"That would be the day," Peyton said as she got into her car.
Brooke watched Peyton pull out and then opened her door, she stuffed her book bag and cheerleading bag into the back, and was tapped on the shoulder. She lifted her head quickly and hit her head on the roof of her car. Brooke grabbed her head in pain and looked to see who had tapped her. It was Nathan.
"Did I scare you Davis?" He asked with a cocky smirk planted on his face.
Brooke crossed her arms, "No," she said, "You just startled me. There's a major difference."
"So, I heard you're not going to Tim's party tonight," he said putting his hands in the pockets of his letterman's jacket, "Why?"
Brooke shrugged, "I just want to stay home," she lied. The real reason she wasn't going is because she didn't want to see Nathan.
Nathan got closer to Brooke, "Come on Brooke tell me the truth," he said in a low voice.
Brooke turned away from him, "I told you that I don't want to do this," she said sternly, "Why are you acting like this?"
"I already told you Brooke," he said playfully grabbing her ass, "I like kissing you," he said kissing her cheek.
Brooke pushed Nathan off her, "And I already told you, I'm not going to be the girl you run to when you need a good make out," she said coldly, "You can't do this to Haley."
"We already made out Brooke," Nathan pointed out, "So why stop now?"
"What happened to the sweet, nice Nathan?" Brooke said as she pushed his hand off of her ass, "Why are you all of a sudden acting like a dog?"
Nathan kissed her softly on the lips, "Let's go back to your house."
"No," Brooke said resisting the kiss, "This is just a stupid game Nathan, and I somehow got sucked into it. Well I'm done," she said and then got into her car.
Nathan poked his head through the open window, "Why can't we do this anymore? It's just fun," he said.
Brooke bit her bottom lip, "Because in the end it all hurts just the same," she said. Nathan backed away from the car. Brooke backed out and drove as fast as she could out of the parking lot. She ran into her house and ran up to her room; Brooke sat at her vanity and looked into the mirror. All she saw was a sad, lost little girl, and in her heart that's exactly what she was.
Peyton walked out of her house and got into Lucas's car, "We're sticking together tonight," she said as he pulled out of her driveway.
Lucas laughed, "I wouldn't have it any other way," he said rubbing her hand, "Isn't Brooke coming tonight?"
"Unfortunately no," Peyton said with a little sadness in her voice, "This Nathan thing is really screwing her up."
Lucas clenched onto the steering wheel, "Why is he doing this to both of them?"
"Well, one he's a jackass," Peyton said crossing her legs, "And two, maybe he loves them both." Lucas looked at Peyton and shook his head in disbelief. The rest of the ride was silence, and Peyton was kind of glad that they didn't have to talk about the situation anymore.
Peyton and Lucas walked hand in hand into Tim's house, they already saw the majority of the students that attended Tree Hill already drunk, and the ones that weren't were getting there. Peyton looked around the room and saw Nathan with his arm around Haley as they talked to Theresa and Tim. Nathan looked at Peyton and took a sip of his drink, Peyton glared at him causing him to look away and laugh at a joke that Tim must have said.
Haley walked over to her and Lucas and gave them each hugs, "Hey!" She said enthusiastically with a drink in her hand.
"Are you drinking?" Peyton asked in disbelief.
Haley laughed, "No, it's Diet Coke," she said, "Hey Peyton, can I talk to you for a moment."
Peyton shook her head, "Lucas I'll be right back," Lucas nodded and made his way towards Jake, "What's up?" She asked Haley as they got outside.
"Well," Haley said then took a sip of her drink, "Nathan's been acting...different," she explained, "I mean we make out and stuff, but the passion just isn't there anymore."
"Oh," was all Peyton had to say.
Haley sighed, "If there was something going on you would tell me right?" she asked.
"What? Do you mean between Nathan and I," Peyton asked in shock. She shook her head vigorously, "That was ancient history; believe me I'm with Lucas!"
"I didn't mean you in particular," Haley said shifting her weight, "Well, I know I saw him and Brooke talking for a while, and I know you two are best friends and all..."
"Nothing's going on between them," Peyton lied, "If there was she would tell me, no doubt, and she hasn't said anything." Peyton felt bad that she had to lie to Haley. They had just become pretty good friends, and here she was already lying to her face.
Haley smiled, "Thanks," she said giving Peyton a hug, "You're a good friend Pey."
Peyton gave her a weak smile, "Thanks," she said crossing her arms, "Why don't we get back to the party?"
"Okay," she said putting her arm through Peyton's, "Let's find our hot boyfriends."
Haley walked over to Nathan, "Hey baby," she said planting a kiss on his cheek.
Nathan winked at her, "Hey," he said and then looked at Peyton, "Hales, the guys want me to go out for a beer run so I'm going to go, I'll be back in like 20 minutes."
Haley pouted, "Baby, I'll go with you," she said grabbing his hand.
Nathan smiled at her, "Stay with Peyton have a good time, I'll be back before you know it," he said. Haley gave him a kiss on the cheek and went to refill her drink; Peyton followed Nathan as he made his way out of the house.
"You have some nerve doing this," Peyton said.
Nathan turned around, "What are you talking about?"
Peyton rolled her eyes, "You're making out with Haley one minute and then the next you're making out with Brooke? God, what the hell do you think your doing?"
"I'm confused, okay?" Nathan said sternly, "I don't know how I feel."
"Well you sure as hell better figure it out, because you're going to get burned," Peyton said with her arms tightly crossed, "For once in your life Nathan stop trying to be this big player, try and be a better person!"
Nathan sighed and walked towards his car. He drove to Brooke's house and walked into her house and into her room. He saw Brooke sitting on her bed drinking a beer and watching the Lifetime channel, "Lifetime?" He asked teasing her.
Brooke took a chug of her beer, "What are you doing here?"
"I came to see you," he said sweetly as he sat down beside Brooke on her bed and brushed the hair out of her face, "I missed you," he whispered.
"Nathan," she said in a whisper, "I'm serious, we can't keep doing this," she said sternly, but softly.
"I can't help it," Nathan said, "There are things I can do when I'm with you that I can't do when I'm around Haley, but Haley..."
Brooke cut him off, "See Nate, it's all about Haley. If that's what your main focus is on then you should be with her, not with me," she said as she wiped a tear before it ran down her cheek.
"But you're so important to me," Nathan said as he ran his hand through his hair.
Brooke held back the tears, "Just go home Nathan." Nathan stood up and walked out the door, slamming it behind him. Brooke heard his say 'unbelievable' under his breath, but she trained herself to ignore comments like that. She touched her cheek and felt the wetness on her cheek, when she looked in the mirror she saw that she had been crying the whole time.
Nathan walked into the party with the beer in his hands. Immediately Tim took the beer and set it on the counter, "Thanks man," he slurred.
Nathan looked at Peyton from across the room and shook his head. He walked over to where Haley was, "I'm going home," he said over the music.
Haley looked at him confused, "Are you okay?" she asked as she handed him a drink.
He refused the drink, "Yeah, I just don't feel well," he said.
Haley nodded and Nathan made his way out of the house. He drove back to his house and entered the front door only to see his father sitting at the kitchen table.
"And you were?" Dan asked as he refilled his glass with more whiskey.
Nathan sighed, "At Tim's party," he said annoyed, "I already told you that's where I was going tonight."
"Nathan," Dan said sternly, "You have a basketball game in two day, you can't be out drinking and going to parties all night, then you won't be rested."
"So what?" Nathan said, he wished he could've taken the comment back because he new there was going to be hell to pay for it.
"So what?" Dan repeated in disbelief, "If you want to get into a good college than you have to play good in order to play good you have to be rested. I don't want you flushing your basketball career down the toilet, son," he said with a cheesy concern.
"Oh god what a shame that would be," he said sarcastically.
Dan pounded his fist on the table, "Don't use your cocky shit on me," he said sternly, "I brought you into this world Nathan, and I can easily take you out."
"Whatever," Nathan grumbled. He walked into his room and through his basketball against the wall causing the picture of him and Dan to fall off the wall. Nathan looked around his room, "Screw this," he said as he got a bag of clothes and climbed out his window and used the ladder that was by it that he always used when he snuck out. Nathan knew exactly where he was going.
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