"Lucas," Brooke, was being awoken by soft kisses being placed along her collarbone, "come-on. We gotta get up." Brooke loved lying on the floor (since her bed was so small now, they just made a little nest on the floor with her old duvet) next to him, nuzzled next to him. She missed this, just lying there together.

"Whatever you say, CHEERY!" Lucas said with that devilish smirk on his face.

"Oh you're gonna get it now!" Brooke started screaming as Lucas when he began to tickle her.

They'd been together for one month now, and things had gone back to the way that they were before the payton incident. At school, they were the "it" couple, even to the point that Haley and Nathan started to get jealous. "Nathan, quick kiss me!" Haley said as she pulled her husband into a passionate kiss. It was almost as if she was competing with Brooke, Brooke and Lucas were always making out in the hall at school.

"Awwww," Brooke said as she and Lucas walked up to the happy couple. "Are you jealous tutor wife?"

"Jealous, I'm the trendsetter remember!" Haley and Brooke laughed. They had become good friends as their 'men' grew closer as brothers.

"Yeah, I heard that there was a new girl in school. I think her name is Ashley. Is she really married?" Brook asked.

"That's what's going around. She sits next to me in English and she does have a nice rock on her left ring finger."

"Well what daya know? Haley James Scott, a trendsetter? Are we going to have to fit you for a cheerleading uniform too?"

"OH yeah Hales! That's like my ULTIMATE fantasy" Nathan chimed in as soon as he heard the words 'haley' and 'cheerleading uniform'.

Lucas grimaced in disgust. "Whoa! Too much info there little bro."

"You should talk," Haley retorted "You and Brooke are PDA king and Queen!"

Brooke curtsied and Lucas bowed. "All hail the Queen".Brooke shouted and started to make out with Lucas to "please" her loyal subjects.

"Oh come-on Haley, you know that you wanna do the same thing." Nathan looked at Lucas as he said this.

"I'll show you Brooke Davis!" And with that, Haley and Nathan and Brooke and Lucas all started making out, each couple growing more passionate.

"Gotta go. I've got Bio. Next." Brooke said, winking at Lucas.

"I know that's your favorite subject." Lucas replied, sarcastical

. "Very funny. Bye babe." Brooke kissed Lucas and was off to her biology class.

As she walked into the room, she saw someone unfamiliar. Brooke took her seat and took out her notebook. Mr. Johnson took role, as Brooke wrote Mr. Mrs. Lucas Scott. Mrs. Brooke Scott. Mr. And Mrs. Scott. She was rudely interrupted by a very angry Mr. Johnson saying her name over and over again. "Davis, Ms. Davis,"

Brooke snapped up from her dreams and replied as she always did. "Hey Mr. J!". As role continued, Brooke glanced over at the unfamiliar girl in the desk two rows next to her. She noticed the ring on her left ring finger. 'So this is the other married girl. Better be my cheery self, and introduce myself.'

" Ok class, we have a new student joining us today. A Ms. Ashley Sinclair. Welcome. Now, the stages of a cell..."

Brooke wrote a note and tapped Nathan. "Hey, pass this to new girl" Ashley looked at the guy who was handing her a note, or rather his hand. She saw the ring and thought that maybe this wasn't going to be so bad. Nathan got impatient and shoved the note again at her, bringing Ashley out of her daydream. She opened up the note, that was folded almost perfectly. It had her name on it in different color pens. Each letter was carefully detailed. Ashley looked around and noticed a smiling face, telling her to open the note. She opened it and read the perfect handwriting.

Ashley,

Hey! What's up? I'm Brooke by the way. And the guy who passed you the note is Nathan. He's married to tutor girl, a.k.a. Haley. I'm dating his ½ brother Lucas, who until now were mortal enemies. I know, it sounds like the storyline on a bad soap opera, but that's Tree Hill for you, full of drama. Anyway, I wanted to welcome you and see if you wanted to go shopping with me, Haley and our other friend Payton. We'll shop, talk about guys, go to Karen's (That's the café that Lucas' s mom owns.) So I'll meet you at the blue beatle convertible with the licenses plate CHEERY1. That's my car! By Hun!

Brooke

Ashley quickly folded up the note and placed it in her bag. Maybe this wasn't going to be so bad after all. Maybe Felix had done something nice for her for once, but, knowing Felix, probably not. Biology was their last class of the day and Ashley was so excited to go out with Brooke, Haley, and Payton. As she walked to the car she not only saw the 3 girls, but 3 guys as well. They were all together, well in pairs. Brooke spotted Ashley after breaking from a kiss with Lucas. "Ashley, over here!" Brooke shouted and waved her arms. As Ashley started walking, she felt someone discreetly placed a note in her bag. She knew it was Felix, but she didn't have time to deal with this now. "Hey!" Brooke ran to her giving her a hug. "So, obviously I'm Brooke. You know Nathan from class right?" Ashley nodded as Nathan gave his usual, "hey" with a head nod. "And the girl with him is tutor wife," Haley interrupted Brooke with a glare so scary that she could work for the CIA. "Sorry, Haley."

"Hi Ashley. We're in English together." Haley said, extending her hand.

"Oh yeah. You're really smart." Ashley said.

"That's why I married her." Nathan added giving her a kiss on the cheek.

"Yeah, to make up for you. Ouch!" Brooke rubbed her arm where Nathan had only 'grazed' her. "Lucas," Brooke said running towards him with a pathetic look on her face, "you're mean brother hurt me."

"Awwww poor baby let me kiss that boo-boo." Lucas said and kissed her arm. Brooke stuck her tongue out at Nathan.

"Hey," Jake said, "Stop it you too, or I'm going to have to send you to time out. Brooke, Nathan, say sorry."

"Sorry." They both said at the same time. "Wow Jake, Jenni has really had an affect on you! Ashley, this is Jake, father of Jenni, and Payton, my best friend in the world." Brooke said while hugging Payton.

"We're best friends again?" Payton asked, trying to breath from Brooke's hug.

"Today." Brooke said going back to Lucas to give him a goodbye kiss. "Well that's everyone, lets go Ash..."

Brooke was interrupted as Felix appeared out of nowhere. No one had really seen him around after the Brooke incident. "Hi, I'm Felix. You're..." Felix asked, acting very nonchalant.

"Ashley," she replied but was shocked by the force being applied to her hand by Felix's handshake.

"Nice to meet you Ashley. See you later Brooke, Lucas." Felix walked away smiling, knowing that everything was going according to his plan.

After an afternoon of shopping, Brooke and Haley went back to Ashley's house. "I'm living with my cousin Tommy. He's out of town right now, but he'll be back soon." Ashley said closing and locking the door behind her.

"I know how that is," Brooke said, looking around the apartment, "my parents are never home either. Good thing I have Lucas though."

"Come-on Brooke!" said Payton making a disgusted face.

"Yeah Brooke," Haley added.

"Hey, you should be one to talk ok! Look who you're living with?" "That's different, were married."

"Yeah whatever." Brooke started towards Ashley's room. "So, do you miss where you're from? You're friends and such?"

"Nah, not really." Said Ashley, showing Payton and Haley to her room. "I wasn't the most popular girl in my school."

"You weren't a cheerleader?" Brooke cried out in horror.

"Actually," Ashley replied almost laughing at Brooke's shock, "there was no cheerleading at my old school."

"No cheerleading?" Brooke said grabbing her hand and putting it over her heart. "You're kidding right."

"No, see for you're self." Ashley pulled out her old yearbook. "Hey, I'm going to make some mac n' cheese, anyone want?" Ashley said, walking towards the door.

"Sure," said Payton. "I'll help."

After Ashley and Payton walked out of the room, Haley and Brooke started flipping through the pages of the yearbook. A small picture fell out and Brooke nearly died when she went to put it back in. "Oh my god Haley!" Brooke dropped the yearbook and stared at the picture of Ashley.

"What Brooke," Haley said looking to where Brooke was sitting shell shocked. "There really was no cheerleading..." Haley slowed her speech as she saw what Brooke had seen. The picture was of Ashley kissing a boy, not just any boy, Felix.