Lucas stepped off the plane and looked around. He didn't see anyone
anywhere. 'Guess I'm the first to get here,' Lucas thought to himself.
After hanging around for about fifteen minutes, Lucas decided to hit the
vending machine. He put his change into the machine and selected E5, peanut
M&M's. It fell down, and Lucas took it out. He started to walk back towards
the chairs when he heard his name.
"Lucas Scott."
He knew that voice. He turned around to see Nathan Scott standing before him.
"Hey Nathan," Lucas said. They gave each other a brotherly hug hello. They had come a long way since their sophomore year of high school. They talked now, and they even liked each other. And they shared a mutual dislike for the father they shared. Kind of ironic that Dan would be the one to bring his accepted son and the 'bastard' son together. Except, that since Nathan chose not to pursue the career of basketball, or even to play college ball, he has turned his attention to Lucas and shunned Nathan.
"How've you been doing?"
"Pretty good. Can't complain I guess. How'd those midterms you were telling me about go over?" Lucas asked.
Nathan shrugged. "Pretty good I hope, I studied as much as humanly possible. How's basketball? And Christina?"
Lucas rolled his eyes. "Don't even get me started on Christina. She gave me such a hard time about coming here."
Nathan laughed. "How so?"
"I'll name three reasons. Brooke, Haley, and Peyton."
"And the green eyed monster of jealousy rears its ugly head," Nathan announced.
"Yes it does. Full force with voice raising and little tantrums," Luke laughed it off.
Nathan shook his head. "Why do you put up with it man? I would have been gone a long time ago."
"Honestly, I don't know."
"He's always been a glutton for punishment," Jake cut in, walking hand in hand with his girlfriend.
"Oh its you two."
"Nice to see you too Lucas. Not exactly the warm welcome I was anticipating!" Peyton told them.
Lucas hugged Peyton. "Better?"
"Much."
"Hey Jake, Peyton," Nathan said.
Peyton walked up to him and gave him a hug. "Been awhile since I heard from you. You dropped off the face of the planet."
"Midterms," Nathan informed her.
"Ahhh," Peyton nodded. "The evils of voluntary schooling."
"How you doing?" Lucas asked Jake.
Jake shrugged. "Doing well. Work's going well, Jenny's doing well. We dropped her off at Tree Hill during our lay over so my parents could watch her. First place she went was to the café."
Lucas laughed. "I got the last pictures you emailed me. Jenny's getting so big."
"She's like a live Barbie," Peyton said. "I get to dress her and play with her hair. It's kind of fun."
"I know," Lucas grinned. "She's not the only one though."
Peyton looked at him confused.
"He sent us pictures of you playing with Jenny. You both wearing silly outfits, lots of make up, and hair brush microphones," Nathan said, all to happy to tell her.
Her jaw dropped. "JAKE FREDRICK JIGILSKY!"
"Fredrick?" Lucas asked, stifling a laugh.
Jake started laughing. "Sorry baby I couldn't resist. It was cute."
"Just not our hard core spunky Peyton that's all," Nathan declared.
"You're about to see hard core..."
"So we're waiting on Brooke?" Jake cut in, interrupting Peyton's threat.
Lucas nodded. "And Haley."
"I feel like we're in an episode of some weird TV program," Peyton announced randomly. "We have our Ross and Rachel, also known as our cute and lovable Haley James and the whiney Nathan Scott and Harvey and Sabrina, as Lucas and Brooke, no matter how long or who their with they will ultimately end up together in the end."
"And who are you then?" Lucas asked her.
"Normal."
Both Nathan and Lucas broke out into laughter. "That's amusing."
Jake laughed. "Yeah, hun, you're not..normal."
"I say, they are the way too mushy couple from seventh heaven," Nathan voted.
"Oh yeah! Lucy and Kevin!" Lucas agreed.
Peyton looked at Jake and then at the Scott brothers. "So when does our girl bonding start?" she questioned them with a smirk. "You know sharing dirty secrets, discussing menstrual cycles, and painting our toenails, and other such girly stuff."
"What are you talking about?"
"Ok Luke, I'm very frightened you AND Nathan watch seventh heaven."
"It's-"Lucas tried to explain.
"Just don't man," Jake said shaking his head. "Peyton's got a point, and it happens to be a solid one for a change."
Peyton turned her attention to Nathan. "You're being way to quiet." Nathan was staring off in the distance. Peyton followed his line of vision and spotted Haley James, and Brooke Davis. "And so it begins."
"Lucas Scott."
He knew that voice. He turned around to see Nathan Scott standing before him.
"Hey Nathan," Lucas said. They gave each other a brotherly hug hello. They had come a long way since their sophomore year of high school. They talked now, and they even liked each other. And they shared a mutual dislike for the father they shared. Kind of ironic that Dan would be the one to bring his accepted son and the 'bastard' son together. Except, that since Nathan chose not to pursue the career of basketball, or even to play college ball, he has turned his attention to Lucas and shunned Nathan.
"How've you been doing?"
"Pretty good. Can't complain I guess. How'd those midterms you were telling me about go over?" Lucas asked.
Nathan shrugged. "Pretty good I hope, I studied as much as humanly possible. How's basketball? And Christina?"
Lucas rolled his eyes. "Don't even get me started on Christina. She gave me such a hard time about coming here."
Nathan laughed. "How so?"
"I'll name three reasons. Brooke, Haley, and Peyton."
"And the green eyed monster of jealousy rears its ugly head," Nathan announced.
"Yes it does. Full force with voice raising and little tantrums," Luke laughed it off.
Nathan shook his head. "Why do you put up with it man? I would have been gone a long time ago."
"Honestly, I don't know."
"He's always been a glutton for punishment," Jake cut in, walking hand in hand with his girlfriend.
"Oh its you two."
"Nice to see you too Lucas. Not exactly the warm welcome I was anticipating!" Peyton told them.
Lucas hugged Peyton. "Better?"
"Much."
"Hey Jake, Peyton," Nathan said.
Peyton walked up to him and gave him a hug. "Been awhile since I heard from you. You dropped off the face of the planet."
"Midterms," Nathan informed her.
"Ahhh," Peyton nodded. "The evils of voluntary schooling."
"How you doing?" Lucas asked Jake.
Jake shrugged. "Doing well. Work's going well, Jenny's doing well. We dropped her off at Tree Hill during our lay over so my parents could watch her. First place she went was to the café."
Lucas laughed. "I got the last pictures you emailed me. Jenny's getting so big."
"She's like a live Barbie," Peyton said. "I get to dress her and play with her hair. It's kind of fun."
"I know," Lucas grinned. "She's not the only one though."
Peyton looked at him confused.
"He sent us pictures of you playing with Jenny. You both wearing silly outfits, lots of make up, and hair brush microphones," Nathan said, all to happy to tell her.
Her jaw dropped. "JAKE FREDRICK JIGILSKY!"
"Fredrick?" Lucas asked, stifling a laugh.
Jake started laughing. "Sorry baby I couldn't resist. It was cute."
"Just not our hard core spunky Peyton that's all," Nathan declared.
"You're about to see hard core..."
"So we're waiting on Brooke?" Jake cut in, interrupting Peyton's threat.
Lucas nodded. "And Haley."
"I feel like we're in an episode of some weird TV program," Peyton announced randomly. "We have our Ross and Rachel, also known as our cute and lovable Haley James and the whiney Nathan Scott and Harvey and Sabrina, as Lucas and Brooke, no matter how long or who their with they will ultimately end up together in the end."
"And who are you then?" Lucas asked her.
"Normal."
Both Nathan and Lucas broke out into laughter. "That's amusing."
Jake laughed. "Yeah, hun, you're not..normal."
"I say, they are the way too mushy couple from seventh heaven," Nathan voted.
"Oh yeah! Lucy and Kevin!" Lucas agreed.
Peyton looked at Jake and then at the Scott brothers. "So when does our girl bonding start?" she questioned them with a smirk. "You know sharing dirty secrets, discussing menstrual cycles, and painting our toenails, and other such girly stuff."
"What are you talking about?"
"Ok Luke, I'm very frightened you AND Nathan watch seventh heaven."
"It's-"Lucas tried to explain.
"Just don't man," Jake said shaking his head. "Peyton's got a point, and it happens to be a solid one for a change."
Peyton turned her attention to Nathan. "You're being way to quiet." Nathan was staring off in the distance. Peyton followed his line of vision and spotted Haley James, and Brooke Davis. "And so it begins."