Silence. That was exactly what filled the air on that painfully slow ride back into the small community of Tree Hill. The look on Lucas' face when he arrived at the airport had been priceless. A mixture of confusion, happiness and anger was how the girls had described it. It was uncomfortable for all of them, but they had all given each other a hug and kiss on the cheek and then left right away, without another word. Peyton sat in the passenger seat, while Haley and Brooke sat in the back of the large black SUV. And that's when they saw it, for Brooke and Haley it brought back memories of a happy time and for Peyton it brought back feelings of loneliness. The big blue " Welcome to Tree Hill. Home of the RAVENS!" sign. And in the top right corner and lower left corner the marks were still there, two hearts one with 23 in it and the other with 3 in it. Brooke and Haley would never forget that night, it was a night where they loved their selves, loved each other and were loved by two handsome young men.
It was a warm June night; it was their senior year, and the last Friday night party they would all ever attend as high school students. The Ravens had won their last game, and all three girls had worn their cheerleading outfits and cheered them boys on for the last time. The game was over and everyone went to change into their party clothes, Brooke and Haley were dressed and ready to go when Peyton backed out. They didn't take much notice to it, because Peyton had been acting strangely all week. Little did they know, their older/younger sister was with child. So they pushed thoughts of Peyton aside and prepared to have the night of their lives. They ran up to their boyfriends and given them a kiss, and then they left for Nathan's beach house, home of the Friday night party. They drank and danced but by 12:30 they were all tired of the party, so they departed for a different kind of adventure: vandalism. When they arrived at the sign they hopped out of the car and ran towards the sign, Brooke and Haley had discussed it in the car and knew exactly what they wanted to do. Tonight was one of the few nights Brooke and Haley could get along; they tried not to fight in public only because it might ruin their reputation. So they put aside all the things they disliked about each other and had some fun. When they were done vandalizing the Tree Hill sign, they ran up to their boyfriends and showed them their masterpiece. It was a night of firsts. Haley and Nathan made love for the first time, when they arrived back at his house. And Brooke had said I LOVE YOU to Lucas for the first time.
"Here, we are" Lucas said with no emotion in his voice at all
"Lucas, who is in your front yard?" Haley said kind of worried; she recognized that body and the dark hair.
"Oh, you didn't hear? Nathan moved back, he lives with me" This time you could tell Lucas was enjoying the worry in Haley's voice.
"This is going to be one LONG trip," all three sisters said in unison