I love OTH. Just thought I should declare that.
Disclaimer: If I owned these characters, man things would be different.
"Emancipation Procla-Nathan?"
"You're divorcing your parents?" Audrey asked, as she and Nathan sat at her kitchen counter. He had come over to visit Audrey, see how she was doing, and to bring over his legal papers to share his news.
"Yeah. I can't take their shit any more, especially being in the middle of it." Audrey nodded, but was still confused.
"So, I know Uncle Dan pounded you about basketball, and bribed you with that hot car-"
"Your's was a bribe too."
"Whatever. But what did Deb do?" Nathan looked up from reading over the papers. Audrey took a sip from her glass of water.
"Had an affair." She almost choked to death.
"WHAT?" Audrey yelled in disbelief.
"Oh, its true. Some guy she skipped off with when we were 10, and Uncle Keith and Dad sent us both to that summer camp?" Audrey rolled her eyes.
"I swear that food was poison." Nathan laughed.
"But she really had an affair?" Nathan nodded.
"Well you can stay here if you'd like." Audrey offered. She stood up and hobbled through the kitchen, without crutches, to refill her glass.
"So your better with that leg now?"
"Loads. Doctor says I can go back to ballet soon." She got out a separate glass for Nathan, and filled it up too.
"Well, go back to work the leg. It might take a while to get back to where I was." Nathan looked up at the clock. It said 8:30 PM.
"Aren't you going to eat?" He asked, confused. He had come over at about 5:30, but had eaten before. Now, it was past dinner time, and Audrey had had nothing but 2 glasses of water.
"Oh, no. I've been sitting on my ass too much after the crash. Gotten fat." Nathan chuckled nervously.
"Weren't you like 80 pounds before the crash?"
"103. And now i'm like 106! Doom for a ballerina." Nathan raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything.
The next month passed by, and Audrey was able to start cheering again. It was difficult, because she had to endure hours of extra practice to learn the Classic routine, and even more hours for ballet. She would occasionally be overworked and would feel sharp pains in her leg, but she made it through all the practice, and was ready for the real thing. It was Thursday, the day before the weekend competion, The Classic. Brooke was working their tails to the ground, and Peyton was getting most of the heat. Not that Audrey minded.
"Nice form Peyton. Perfect betrayal of a best friend." Audrey snickered, but Peyton didn't notice. Brooke allowed them to take five, and Audrey walked over to talk to her, and Peyton approached.
"Look, I know your mad at me, but don't take it out on the squad." Audrey rolled her eyes as Brooke lashed back.
"Not everything is about you, Sawyer. Maybe I want to win." Peyton didn't know what to say to Brooke. Instead, she confronted Audrey.
"So, what's the deal with you and Jake?" She asked.
"Um, we're dating." Audrey shook her head. "Shouldn't I be the one asking those questions?" This time Peyton rolled her eyes.
"We're just friends ok?"
"Hey, if you can cheat with your best friend's boyfriend, imagine how you can be towards your enemies." Brooke laughed.
"Nice!" Peyton stalked off, obviously not the person of the hour with these two. At the moment, Jake passed by, and greeted his girlfriend.
"Aud!"
"Jakester!" She planted a kiss on his lips, an especially long and passionate one. Peyton was watching them with a bitter expression.
"Wow, I guess I was good today." Audrey laughed.
"Well you better be good this weekend, who knows what could happen."
"Ooh." Jake said, grabbing her around the waist and kissing her again.
"Break's over girls." Brooke called. Audrey said her goodbyes and departed from her boyfriend. Peyton approached her again.
"I don't want Jake."
"Are you telling me, or yourself?"
