Story title: In the End
Chapter Title: So Obvious
Rating: I'm keeping it PG for all the little kiddies out there, though I'm sure the ratings will rise as the story goes a little furthur.
Disclaimer: Is it really necessary to do these things each chapter. You know the deal. I own nothing. Big Fricken Surprise.
(A/N: forgive me for the first few sentences blandness. I originally had this written a little but differently, but in the separation of this story and the previously mentioned I had to change a few things.)
As they entered into the cafeteria Lucas, Anna, and Peyton met up with Theresa, Tim, Skillz, Mouth, and Fergie as Nathan and Haley went of to join the lunch line. They walked outside to their customary lunch table and sat down each hashing out stories of the day events. It all seemed a little surreal to Luke now as he thought about. A year ago he started the year out as an outcast. It used to just be him, Haley, and the Rivercourt guys and he used to like it that way. But now sitting in front of the colorful cast that surrounded him, he realized that he had grown to love the new world he had been thrust into and wouldn't change a thing of it if he could. Well he may change a thing or to but that was beside the point.
"Man it was completely awesome. I mean it was me and two hot cops all locked up in a deserted jailhouse," Tim said laughing hysterically at the memory he was recalling, as his onlookers looked at him wearily. They eventually broke out into a laughing fit as well at the quirkiness of their friend.
"Hey, whatsup guys," Peyton said as she saw Nathan and Haley make their way over to the table, lunch trays in hand.
"When you guys said you were going to get lunch I thought it was just an excuse to go off and make out," Peyton said.
"Yeah. I can't quite see anybody willing eating this crap called lunch," Theresa chimed in.
"Well, normally I would just go down to the café and pick us up something to eat, but I somebody distracted me," Haley said, looking at Nathan.
"Um... yeah to much information," Lucas said.
"Speaking of making out, has anyone seen my brother and Felix," Anna asked, earning an odd look from Lucas.
"Wait a minute. You don't think they're like "together" do you?" Lucas asked almost a little too anxiously.
"No I don't think they're actually like "together"," Anna said, a little bewildered as to why Lucas cared so much. In the end, she chalked it up to him just being protective of a friend. "I'm just saying that I've been seeing more and more of her hanging around our house lately." This statement caused Lucas' face to drop slightly for a second, but he quickly noticed his mistake and picked his face back up almost as quickly, hoping no one noticed his face portraying his thoughts.
The irony of the entire situation was that Brooke picked exactly that time to enter the outside eating area, closely followed behind a slightly dishevelved looking Felix.
"Well speak of the devil," Everyone thought silently to themselves.
"Hey everyone. What's with the serious faces. You're all starting to look like Broody over here," Brooke said. About a second after the words left her mouth she realized her slip. It was a slip up that didn't go unnoticed by everyone, with the exception of Felix and Anna. Lucas' face lit up like a Christmas tree just at the mere fact that she said it, her voice full of the affection she once harbored for him. There was an awkward pause at the table, no one knowing quite what to say.
"So... ummm... how bout them Yankees," Mouth said trying to ease the obvious tension.
"Wait. What?" Brooke said snapping out of her daze to look at Mouth in a mixture of confusion and happiness that someone finally said something. Her lips curled up into her trademark smile, dimples flashing. "God, I love her smile," Lucas thought silently to himself. He silently cursed himself for the thousandth time that day for letting his mind wander that far.
The bell sounded in the distance signaling the end of lunch. "And on that note I think I'm gonna head to class," Peyton said as she got up to leave, shaking her head as she walked away at the obvious feeling her two friends obviously still harbored for each other. She just wished they would go ahead and realize it before there significant and semi-significant others got dragged along to far. The last thing they needed was another Love Rectangle plus one scenario.
A/N: So what did you think? I know the first two chapters were pretty uneventful but I need a little time to actually set up all the drama. Please bear with me. It's only bound to get betterï