Together Again Chapter 13: Karaoke Night, an one tree hill fanfic

The following does not belong to me. It was merely borrowed for use in the fanfiction:

Kid Rock/Sheryl Crow – Picture

Santana/Chad Krouger – Why Don't You & I

Jess Simpson/Nick Lachey – Take My Breath Away

chapter 13

"The six of us are all getting up on that stage tonight. Luke and me, Nathan and Haley, and Jake and Peyton," Brooke explained. She put the copy of the song list on the table. "You guys need to pick a song."

"I hate you," Haley said glaring.

Brooke laughed. "Have a few more shots Babe and you won't hate me. Maybe in the morning...but not now at least."

"You have an idea for us already don't you?" Lucas asked pulling her to him.

"You know it baby." Brooke kissed Lucas softly. "I was thinking...'Picture' by Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow. I kind of just feel it expresses us."

Lucas nodded. "Picture it is then."

"How about this one?" Nathan asked.

Haley looked at him as if he were nuts. "Are you kidding me?"

"Haley it's a perfectly good song."

"Nathan. That song although it's sweet...it's about one of them being dead!" Haley yelled.

"Oh," Nathan said. "Ok then. Sorry not a Mariah Carey fan."

Haley laughed. "I know. You're music is Nas, Ludacris..etc. None of which would be good for this."

"So I don't get a say in this?"

She thinks for a moment. "Nope."

Nathan looked at her. "Okay so what if you pick a song I don't know?

"That's what karaoke's all about. The words are on the screen," Haley reminded him. She returned to scanning the list.

Nathan pointed to a song.

"No."

He pointed to another.

"Nope."

"Nuh uh." Haley found one. "Here we go. Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey 'Take My Breath Away.'"

Nathan made an 'ick' face behind Haley's back to Lucas.

"I saw that," she told him, not even turning around. Haley passed the selection list to Peyton and Jake.

Peyton skimmed over it briefly. "How about this one?" she asked Jake and he nodded. "We're going to do 'Why Don't You & I' by Santana and the Chad Kroger."

"You're doing that one?" Brooke asked.

"Neither of us are your traditional love song type," Jake explained. "Just what until you hear our music selections for the wedding."

Brooke scrunched her nose up. "Ugh I know. Peyton's always been into some weird stuff. That's one thing I couldn't pass on to her; good musical taste."

Peyton laughed and tossed a straw wrapper at Brooke. "Who's music did we use for the cheerleading competition?"

"Oh blah."

Brooke ordered another round of shots, and then another and another. And then the first group was called up.

"Next up is Nathan and Haley. Come on up guys!"

"Oh I so hate you," Haley said glaring at Brooke as they passed her on the way to the stage. "Why us first?" she mumbled.

Brooke laughed. "You'll be great!"

"I'm thinking about all the different ways to kill you right now."

"Break a leg Haley!" Peyton yelled.

Nathan and Haley took the stage. The music started. Haley closed her eyes and started singing on cue.

"Watching every motion
In my foolish lover's game
On this endless ocean
Finally lovers know no shame
Turning and returning
To some secret place inside
Watching in slow motion
As you turn around and say
My love

Take my breath away

Take my breath away"

She smiled at Nathan.

"Watching I keep waiting
Still anticipating love"

"Wow Nathan has a good voice. Who knew," Peyton commented.

"Never hesitating
To become the fated ones," Haley sang again.

Nathan pulled Haley closer to him as he sang, "Turning and returning
To some secret place inside."

"Watching in slow motion
As you turn around and say," Haley sang to Nathan, bringing her hand to his cheek and forgetting about the crowd.

"As you turn around and say," Nathan repeated.

"Take my breath away," Haley sang.

"Take my breath away," he repeated again.

"Take my breath away, yeah."

"Haley sounds as if she could sing professionally!" Brooke whispered to Peyton.

"Away, away, away," Nathan started singing when Haley said away.

"You take my breath, you take my breath, you take my breath away," they sang together. "You take my breath, you take my breath, you take my breath away." Nathan kissed Haley on stage, while the music was fading.

The music ended and the bar erupted in a round of applause and whistling.

"Thank you Nathan and Haley!" the announcer said while Nathan and Haley made their way back to their table.

"That wasn't so bad now was it Hales?" Brooke asked.

"You did good Haley," Luke complimented her.

Haley ordered a rum and coke. "I don't want to remember tonight in the morning. I can not believe I did that."

Jake added, "You weren't so bad yourself Nathan."

"Yeah. Since when can you sing?" Peyton asked.

Nathan just shrugged and put his arm around Haley and kissed her again. "You were amazing," he whispered in her ear.

"Oh gross. I hate this song!"

"What's the matter with it Brooke?" Nathan asked.

"I can't stand Nelly Furtado! And this song. Turn off the light? Yeah. It's horrible."

Jake laughed. "I have to agree. It is pretty bad. Her voice is the most annoying thing."

"Kind of reminds me of listening to Peyton," Nathan teased and received a smack for that comment.

"Jake and Peyton! Come on up!" the announcer called.

"Let's get this over with," Peyton said.

Jake laughed. "She's so enthusiastic."

Brooke playfully slapped Peyton's ass when she walked passed her. "You go girl!"

Peyton rolled her eyes. She and Jake got up on stage. As Peyton stood there looking out at the crowd she too realized how much she wanted to kill Brooke. She doesn't sing, she's never sung.

The music started and she was very glad it was Jake who was going first. He didn't seem to mind doing this too much.

"Since the moment i spotted you,
Like walking round with little wings on my shoes
My stomach's filled with the butterflies... ooo and it's alright
Bouncing round from cloud to cloud
I got the feeling like I'm never going to come down
If I said I didn't like it then you know I'd lied

ooo

Everytime I try to talk to you
I get tongue-tied
Turns out that everything I say to you
Comes out wrong and never comes out right."

Jake pointed at Peyton and lipped, 'Take it away.'

Peyton laughed a little and started her part.

"So I'll say 'why don't you and I get together and take on the world
and be together forever
Heads we will and tails we'll try again'
So I say 'why don't you and I hold each other and fly to the moon
and straight on to heaven
Cause without you they're never going to let me in'

When's this fever going to break?
I think I've handled more than any man can take
I'm like a love-sick puppy chasing you around
ooo and it's alright
Bouncing round from cloud to cloud
I got the feeling like I'm never going to come down
If said I didn't like it then you know I'd lied."

Neither of them got into the mushy public displays of affection like Nathan and Haley did.

Jake just started singing his part.

"Everytime I try to talk to you
I get tongue-tied
Turns out that everything I say to you
Comes out wrong and never comes out right."

And then Peyton.

Jake started to sing this part, and then Peyton joined in with him. Jake grabbed her hand and pulled her up off the stool she was sitting on. They stood together holding hands and finished the song together.

"And slowly I begin to realize this is never gonna end
Right about the same time you walk by
And I say 'Oh here we go again, oh'

Everytime I try to talk to you
I get tongue-tied
Turns out that everything I say to you
Comes out wrong and never comes out right

So I'll say 'why don't you and I get together and take on the world
and be together forever
Heads we will and tails we'll try again'
So I say 'why don't you and I hold each other and fly to the moon
and straight on to heaven
Cause without you they're never going to let me in'."

Jake took a bow. "Thank you, thank you very much."

Peyton shook her head and laughed, bowing with him.

They were greeted with same applause and whistling as every other volunteer for the most part. It was nice to know they didn't totally suck.

Peyton pulled Jake with her, back to the table. She sat down to find a shot of tequila waiting for her. She looked at Brooke.

"Congratulations. Good performance," she grinned at one of her best friends.

Peyton laughed. "Thanks." And she took her shot. "How come you get to go last when this was your idea?"

Brooke shrugged. "I don't know. I guess they aren't going in the order we signed up. Because the six of us were together. Besides! I wanted to go first."

They were idle chatting and doing rounds of shots while waiting for Brooke and Lucas to be called.

Brooke was on her way back from the bathroom when she heard her and Luke's name being called up. She was grinning the whole way back to the table where Lucas was waiting for her.

Like Jake Lucas was up first.

"Livin' my life in a slow hell
Different girl every night at the hotel
I ain't seen the sun shine in 3 damn days
Been fuelin' up on cocaine and whisky
Wish I had a good girl to miss me
Lord I wonder if I'll ever change my ways
I put your picture away
Sat down and cried today
I can't look at you while I'm lyin' next to her
I put your picture away, sat down and cried today
I can't look at you, while I'm lyin next to her."

As Brooke sang the next part Lucas was thinking to himself how true the last part of his verse was; about Christina and Brooke.

"I called you last night in the hotel
Everyone knows but they wont tell
But their half hearted smiles tell me
Somethin' just ain't right
I been waitin' on you for a long time
Fuelin' up on heartaches and cheap wine
I ain't heard from you in 3 damn nights
I put your picture away
I wonder where you been
I can't look at you while I'm lyin' next to him
I put your picture away
I wonder where you been
I can't look at you while I'm lyin' next to him
I saw ya yesterday with an old friend."

"It was the same ole same "how have you been"," Lucas sang.

"Since you been gone my worlds been dark & grey," Brooke and Lucas sang together, staring into each others eyes as they did.

"You reminded me of brighter days," Lucas continued alone.

"I hoped you were comin' home to stay
I was headed to church." Brooke wanted to laugh at that part. Her? Heading off to church. Ha.

"I was off to drink you away."

'It was always more like I was off to drink him away,' Brooke thought to herself as she heard Lucas sing.

"I thought about you for a long time
Can't seem to get you off my mind
I can't understand why we're living life this way
I found your picture today
I swear I'll change my ways
I just called to say I want you to come back home
I found your picture today
I swear I'll change my ways
I just called to say I want you to come back home
I just called to say, I love you come back home."

Brooke and Lucas sang the last part together, smiling at each other. Both forgetting the room around them. When the song ended Brooke kissed Luke and whispered, "I love you."