Author: Selene Romanov

Title: Things that Go Bump in the Night

Rating: PG

Summary: the gang goes on a camping trip………….things go bump in the night. There has never been a Luke/Brooke or Peyton/Luke. This trip will change that!!!!

A/N: My other stories will be updated soon……but this is my new story of the moment. So bear with me. Please read & review!!!

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Friday

Let's go back………..back to the beginning………..back to when the earth, the sun, the stars all aligned……….. pounded out of a stereo as rain stormed outside.

Rain splashed on the porch railing as it fell softly to the earth. Trees trembled in the wraithlike breeze, green leaves shuddering against the soft whisper of the wind.

A pale manicured hand wiped damp drops off a red sweater. Brown hair fell silkily to slender shoulders.

Mahogany eyes stared at the sun peeking out of the clouds.

"Brooke are you ready to go?" a masculine voice called up the stairs.

"Yeah, just let me get the rest of my clothes into my bag. Hey, is the rain going to last all night?" she called back down the stairs.

"It might, weather forecast said it's supposed to blow over by midnight. The bus leaves at six and it's already five forty-seven."

"Yeah, yeah, I'm coming." Slinging her duffel over one shoulder, she looked down the stairs at Lucas.

Golden Boy. One of the basketball stars. Too bad he's not mine…………

Banishing that thought from her mind, she smiled and tossed her bag down the stairs at Luke.

"Where's Peyton?" Hands on her hips, she looked like the perky cheerleader captain she was.

"Peyton is talking to her dad on the web cam, he's supposed to be home tomorrow night, and since we don't get back till Tuesday." Luke's words were muffled by Brooke's duffel bag.

Brooke gently pushed Luke out the door and followed him to his truck. "So where are we going again?"


"Some place called Emerald Bay about 2 hours north of here." Luke tossed Brooke's bag in the back of his truck, along with his.

Brooke locked her door and jumped into Luke's truck. "Are we going to get Peyton now?"

"Yeah. Nathan and Haley are driving up in his car, so we'll see them there and everyone else is taking the bus."

"What about chaperones?" Brooke cocked a naughty eyebrow.

"Only the teachers and they go to bed early." Luke smiled with a mischievous glint in his eye.

Brooke rolled down the window and let the cool breeze whistle through her outstretched fingers. Freedom had never seemed sweeter. Spring is my favorite time of the year, when everything blooms. Green trees, sweet flowers, and new things that are meant to happen.

As they pulled into Peyton's driveway, a red Corvette sat parked in the driveway, behind Peyton's car.

The door stood open, a duffel bag flew out the door. A slender girl with dirty-blonde curls stepped out of the door and waved at them.

Brooke leaned out the window. "Hey girlfriend, ready to have some fun?"

Peyton nodded, locked her door and handed her duffel to Luke.

Sliding into the middle, Peyton put her arm around Brooke. "Ready to have some fun?"

"Hell yes." Brooke slapped Peyton's hand with a high-five.

Luke started up the truck and they started off for Emerald Bay.

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