Author's Note: In light of some reviews, I've decided to go back to Naley. I was originally going to stick Nathan with Brooke, but I've found someone else for her. Naley will be back together soon, they have some stuff to work through. Thanks for all the reviews, sorry for the delay in updating. Been v. busy w/ school and work.

Chapter 25: Brooke's New Crush

Haley walked into her English Honors class, silence fell over the room. A tall lean man with curly brown hair walked up to her. "Miss James?"

"Yeah, that's me," tucking a piece of hair behind her ear nervously. She looked around the room and saw a blonde haired girl blowing on her nails impatiently as she rolled her eyes.

"I'm Sam Roberts, the school has this thing about you calling me Sam, take a seat," he gestured to the empty seat next to the blonde girl.

Haley shuffled down the row nervously and sunk into her new seat, watching the teacher as he continued to lecture about what they would be doing for the next month.

The door flew open, slamming against the wall. Sam froze in his lecture again, he turned to address the person who'd interrupted his class and he froze.

Brooke walked through the class, "I'm so sorry, I'm such a klutz," her gaze lit on the guys in the class. Dismissing them right away, her eyes slid to Sam and lit up. He's …………. her mind drew a blank. Dropping her book accidentally, she leaned down to pick it up and all the guys in the front row leaned over their desks to get a glimpse down her shirt.

Sam picked up her book and handed it to her. "It's okay, are you Brooke? Brooke Davis?" his voice wobbled slightly.

"Yeah, that's me," toying with a lock of hair absently between her fingers, she looked at Sam and just stared into his deep sexy coffee eyes.

"Anyway, take a seat," Sam gestured to the rows of seats.

"Ok, thanks." Brooke smiled sweetly and walked down the aisle, Haley had previously wobbled down.

Sitting in the seat behind the blonde girl, Brooke put her books on her desk and settled down to stare at Sam.

The blonde girl turned to look at her, her eyebrows arched and she turned back around. Brooke stared at her back for a second and then shrugged it off.

45 minutes later

Brooke shuffled through her books and stuffed her notes in her American History textbook and leaned down to pull up her sock.

The blonde girl passed her a note and smiled, "My name is Nicole, see you in Gym."

Brooke stared after her and rolled her eyes.

Haley looked at her and whispered, "Brooke do you like this school?"

"It's okay and Haley," Brooke stopped whispering, "Class is over, catch ya later." Gathering her books, she followed after Sam as he exited the room.

10:04 a.m.

Nathan settled into his seat in American History and smirked at Luke who sat next to him. Brooke sat in the corner by herself surrounded by admiring guys as usual. Some things don't change….. I wonder how Haley is doing? I feel like our relationship has changed a bit in the last couple weeks, we have to talk. Feeling better that he'd made a decision to talk to Haley, he opened his notebook, ready to take notes.

Luke looked around the room and felt slightly alone, none of his friends were here. Only he, Nate, Haley and Brooke were going here. Everyone else was going to a separate private school, located an hour out of Tree Hill in the opposite direction. It was almost weird how the four of them had been sent here. Opening his notebook, he started taking notes.

Brooke found herself surrounded by hot available guys on each side of her. Rolling her eyes, tossing her hair like an impatient show pony she smiled at them and looked down at her notebook. Unfolding Nicole's note, it read:

Dear New Girl,

To be one of us, you must prove yourself, interested then go to the library after school and go to the aisle "MMZ-NNU"!!

Rolling her eyes, she tossed the note in the garbage can and focused on the teacher's lecture. Or at least tried to, she couldn't get Sam's dreamy eyes out of her mind. Sighing she put her chin on the palm of her hand and daydreamed about him.

2:18 p.m.

Having decided to skip Gym, Brooke had told Nathan to tell the teacher that she'd getting headaches, well aware of the fact that the teachers had to know she had amnesia, she figured she could get away with lying.

Her locker was on the third floor right at the end of the faculty officer hallway, as she shut her locker door. A lightheaded feeling overcame her, gripping the cool metal of the locker. Her hands grew slimy with sweat. Brooke felt like falling into a deep sleep.

Cool hands supported her and stopped her from collapsing. She looked up shakily and saw dreamy brown eyes looking at her, fear in their eyes.

"Sam," she moaned softly. Lifting a hand to his cheek, she shut her eyes in denial of this being a dream. His skin felt so soft, steel interwoven with velvet.

"Brooke, are you okay?" his cheeks turned a dark red as he flushed nervously.

"Please I need-" Brooke fainted in his arms. Her books clattered to the floor.

Sam looked around nervously, the hallway was deserted. Cradling Brooke against his chest, his heart beat like a bird fluttering its wings. Just looking at her isn't enough, ever since she walked into my class this morning and I tried to get her transferred into another class….but I?

Looking down at her, her chest moved slowly up and down, she seemed to be okay. Grabbing her purse and looping it over his spare arm, he carried her to the nurse's office.

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