Author Notes: In this story the Brooke/Lucas/Peyton love triangle did happen, but it has all been resolved and Brooke and Peyton are back to being best friends. They are both civil towards Lucas but nothing more.

((Disclaimer: I own nothing when it comes to One Tree Hill))

"You ready to go?" Brooke asked Peyton as she walked into her bedroom.

"Almost" Peyton said as she put on her dangling diamond earrings.

"Whoa, watch out world, here comes P. Sawyer." Brooke said laughing.

"Excuse me, B. Davis, but it has been too long since I have seen some form of action."

"I definitely know what you mean." Nathan said stepping into Peyton's room.

Aww, poor Nathan. He's not used to having a girlfriend for that long." Brooke said shooting Nathan a sympathetic look before cracking up.

"Whatever. Hey have I told you two how amazing you guys look." Nathan asked.

It was true. The girls really had outdone themselves. Peyton was wearing a black racer back dress that fell mid-thigh. Her hair was in her normal mess of curls and her make up was light. Brooke had on a red halter dress that was even shorter than Peyton's. Her hair was straight as usual and her make up was also barely there.

"Why thank you kind sir." Peyton said with a smirk. "But you aren't looking to shabby yourself."

Shabby had to be the biggest understatement of the year. Nathan had on a blue collar shirt that matched his eyes and a nice pair of jeans on. All three knew, without even saying it, that they were all dressing to impress. They just weren't sure who they were impressing at the moment.

"Well we should get going, I mean we wouldn't want to come too late.. our parents might be worried." Brooke said with a wicked smile.

All three of them laughed. It was then that they all got it. This was why they had always hung out with each other. They knew exactly what the other person was going through. Their lives were so similar, it was kinda scary. They were the popular kids at school, with the looks, money, and talent. Yet all three of them had tried to break the mold, and all of them had ended up getting screwed over.

"This is right." Peyton said voicing what everyone had been thinking.

"Yeah it is. If I ever try and do something that stupid, stop me, please." Nathan said joking around.

But in a way he wasn't joking. He hated getting hurt. It sucked. So for right now, he was going back to the old Nathan Scott.

"We'll never be able to go back though." Brooke said with a thoughtful expression on her face. "I mean to being the people we were before. As much as I hate to admit it, Lucas and Haley changed us and we'll never be the same people we were before."

"Yeah. Damn Lucas and Haley for making us grow a conscious." Peyton said laughing.

Nathan and Brooke joined in, and all three knew that it was probably for the best that they had changed. But that didn't mean that they still couldn't bring back some of the qualities that they all knew and loved from the past.

"Let's go out and party like we never partied before." Nathan said with a huge smile.

"OMG, my head will not stop pounding." Peyton whispered to Brooke.

"That's what happens when you drink too much." Brooke said with a sweet smile on her face, but it soon turned to a frown when another shooting pain worked it's way through her head.

"Would you two shut up." Nathan asked with his head burried in his hands on his desk. The three of them were in a row in the back of their math class. None of them could keep their eyes open, much less work so they didn't even bother trying to concentrate.

"Next time we decide to 'party like we've never partied before'" Peyton said quoting Nathan "Let's do it on a Saturday or something, okay?"

Brooke grinned. "Are you kidding? And miss out on the wonderful hangovers you get because you're up at the crack of dawn trying to "learn" shit you'll never use again in your life. You must be insane Peyton."

RING

"Damn, is it necessary to make the bells that loud?" Nathan said in a bad mood. It had been a while since he had gotten drunk and forgot all about the hangovers the next day.

"Nathan seems a bit upset. Although he wasn't that way last night was he Peyton?" Brooke asked remembering the events of the night before.

Peyton almost spit the mouthful of water she was trying to drink. With a wicked grin she concurred with Brooke. "Oh he was definitly happy."

"Yeah like I was the only one." Nathan said also grinning.

As the three of them walked down the hall joking and laughing Lucas caught up to Haley.

"Hey, I haven't seen that sight in a while have you?" Haley asked Lucas.

"Yeah it was just like before, when I wasn't on the team, only now I am on the team, yet it's like before.." Lucas said trailing off not really knowing where he was going with his thoughts.

Haley laugh. "Got a bit tripped up on your words there Scott?"

"Yeah, look we need to talk about what happened before between the two of us." Lucas said turning serious.

"Yeah I guess we do." Haley said looking into Lucas' eyes.