Hello again. not as long between the updates this time but still, it's been a while and I'm sorry. This chapter is kinda short nd not so good but it has a (according to me) great poem written by my friend Gustaf. Ithink that's all you need to know, Oo, please read and review. :)

Love,

Malin

Chapter eight:

Lucas watched as Brooke left but he did not follow her. He knew she'd only push him away if he found her too soon and he needed some time to clear his mind before confronting her again. He put the whiskey bottle away and then walked back to Brooke's room. He lay down on her bed for a while, thinking about the scene that had played out between him and his best friend a few minutes earlier. He remembered how self-conscious she had looked, almost as she had that night in his room, lost and confused. He rose from the bed and walked over to the computer desk and sat down in the chair in front of the computer. He picked up the notebook she had been writing in when he arrived and flipped through it until he found the last page, the page she had been writing on when he interrupted. What he found was a poem, he did not know if it was finished or not but the part she had written was reminding him all too much of the feelings swirling around in his own head at the moment.

All things so clear so obvious

Then one sudden moment

All turned black, all turned misty

Where shall I search for the answers?

The answers I need to hear.

What's this motion called friendship

An act hardly to describe as a smile

Is it to be compared to the sun?

That comes and goes when it's time

What's this thing called love

A feeling that so easily disappear

Can someone explain that to me?

Because love I no longer can see

Meanwhile Brooke had run through Tree Hill and finally reached her destination, the house of Marvin McFadden. She knocked on the door and it was soon opened by a very surprised Mouth, he saw her tearstained face though and immediately let her in. He led her into his living room where the rest of the guys Lucas usually hung out with were sitting on the floor, playing a videogame. They didn't even look up to see who it was as they thought it had been Lucas knocking at the door. Mouth cleared his throat just as Brooke walked into the room and they all turned and spotted her. Skills was merely surprised at the fact that she was there without Lucas while the other boys were shocked to see her there at all and to see her so obviously broken. Skills rose from his spot on the floor, walked over and embraced her in a tight hug. He had no idea what had happened but he could tell she needed comforting. His warm welcoming made her break down and she sobbed in his arms for a few minutes before pulling away, looking around at the other boys.

"I guess I owe you and explanation as to why I'm here," she stated and as the all started to protest she just raised her hand to silence them. "I do owe you. I came here because I knew that Lucas must have told you about that night," she paused, "Well he's probably told you two at least since you were there when I woke up." She gestured toward Mouth and Skills and they both nodded. She sat down and nervously bit her lip, trying to decide where to start. "Well, to explain to the rest of you I kinda need to take things from the beginning. To make a long story short Lucas and I have been friends since before we were born almost, we've kept it a secret during high school so far so that is why you don't know about it. Lately a lot of people have found out and Lucas and my relationship was affected. We've been getting into stupid fights about stupid things and…" she paused again to look at Skills and Mouth, making sure she had their attention, "A few months ago I started to question my feelings toward Lucas and that's when things got complicated. You all probably know I'm a party girl so there's no surprise when I tell you I went to a party. At this party I drank a lot more then I usually do and with my mixed up feelings I got to thinking. Maybe I did like Lucas as more then just a friend after all, and so on. After a couple of hours of debating with myself I decided to go and visit him, so far I remember everything that happened. After that things get a little foggy, all I remember is waking up wearing Lucas' T-shirt and him being shocked when I told him I didn't remember anything that happened," after one look around her she added, "Boys, get your minds out of the gutter, nothing like that happened between us, or at least it didn't go that far. Lucas would have told me if it had but he didn't tell me what had happened that night. I've been trying to remember ever since. Then today he gave me a perfect opportunity to ask about it so I did and I got the whole truth out of him, no lies. And it's just, the truth hurts," she broke down again, turning into Mouth's arms, leaving it up to Skills to tell the tale about that fateful night all those months ago.

Lucas burst through the door a few minutes later stopping as he saw the crying Brooke. Brooke's head shot up at the sound of the door and as soon as she saw Lucas she stood up from the couch, pulling herself from Mouth's arms.

"Brooke…" Lucas begged with a helpless expression on his face.

"No! Nonononoo! You don't get to say anything," she stated while backing away from him, using the couch as a barrier.

"Come on B, we need to talk," Lucas pleaded.

"No! We don't!" she said, raising her voice.

"Yes we do!" he yelled.

"Did you not tell me the truth when I asked you about what happened that night?" she asked, returning to a normal voice.

"Yeah…" he hesitated

"Did you not reject me when I told you I liked you?" she continued.

"Uh, yeah… but…" She cut him off.

"Then we do not have anything to talk about," she stated before turning to Mouth. "Thanks for being here for me. I'm gonna go, ok? Thank you," she gave the boys a small smile before making her way over to the door and walking through it, leaving the boys alone.

"What the fuck was that Luke?" Fergie asked, "The hottest girl in school, and obviously also a friend of yours, likes you and you turn her down?"

"It wasn't like that; you don't know the whole story…" Lucas began but was cut off by Skills.

"Yes they do, they know it all man. And personally I think you're a damn fool. She's a great girl and you've missed your chance, twice!"