A/N- So I got like zero response and that makes me sad but this story is like my therapy (hah, certain someone) and many of the people I spoke to told me to hold in there so I am going to do just that. Someone made a comment about Haley and Lucas, at the moment they don't have much to do with the story but believe me they will, I love both characters so I won't leave them out for long. The story is definitely based around the group that it was based around in the first chapter.

Disclaimer- I don't own any of the One Tree Hill characters.

Summary- Peyton, Brooke, Serena and Nathan have been friends since Nathan first moved to town and Haley and Lucas have been friends since the third grade, the year before they enter high school, someone's friendship will end effecting the dynamics of everyone else's.

Chasing Dreams

Chapter Two

The Trip

It was the second Monday since school had resumed and Bruce Simpson was talking to his eighth grade class, "So students the annual eighth grade hiking trip is this Friday, all of you signed up last year and have paid, we are going to the gym to speak with the principal about this trip in further detail," he told his class.

Peyton Sawyer sat in the back of the classroom talking with her friends, Brooke and Nathan, "So, Brooke," Peyton began, "you have tent so me, you, and Serena can room together right?"

"Sure do," Brooke answered, "where is our dear buddy, Serenee?"

"She has been hanging out with Danielle Berry, lots," Nathan said rolling his eyes; everyone knew that Danielle Berry was the worst behaved girl in the entire eighth grade.

"Huh," Peyton questioned, "goodie good, Serena, I highly doubt it."

"I saw them together every night this week at the corner store," Nathan replied, knowingly, "on the way home from basketball training with my dad."

"At the corner store, that's where they by their pot!" Brooke exclaimed.

"Okay then," Peyton mumbled, "how would you know that?"

"Everyone just does," Brooke replied, sometimes Peyton could be so naïve, "that's where Chris' brother sells from, you know he works there."

"Oh yeah," Nathan said, "I always see him out the back door of the store."

"Yeah, he is dealing," Brooke said, "our stupid cops can be so stupid, like honestly what do they think they are doing?"

"Brooke, you need to stop gossiping," Peyton said, she was so sick of her friend's constant rumor spreading, "it's going to get you into trouble."

"Whatever, Peyt," Brooke muttered.

"Hey, you guys!" Serena cheerfully as she joined the group with her new pal, Danielle Berry, "you all know Dani?"

"Sure do," Peyton said, she didn't like Danielle but she wasn't about to be mean to Serena over her friend, they all had their own friends.

"Class, please be quiet as we go down the hall," Mr. Simpson said, getting the attention of the class, "there are other classes in session."

"The entire room of people got and left the room all chatting within their own groups somewhat quietly. As the class walked through the gym doors and began sitting down, the principal began to address that class, "This year we are doing something different, we are having assigned tents," Mrs. Kentwood said, "you can pair off then we will pair you into groups of four." "We had some problems last year with guys sneaking into the girls tents; let's not have that problem this year."

Brooke quickly grabbed Peyton's hand, "You and me, right," she said.

"You know it," Peyton replied. "What about Serena?" Peyton continued looking over at Serena, she was talking with Danielle and all of Danielle's friends, "never mind, I guess Danielle is her new best friend."

"You know it is only a phase, you ditched us last year for Kady," Brooke said, "so you can't talk."

"Hey, where's Nate?" Peyton said looking around for her other best friend.

"Over there, he is paired with Carter," Brooke said, looking at Nate talking to the most popular guy in their class.

"Is Carter and Alexis still going out?" Peyton asked.

"So now you want my gossip?" Brooke said jokingly.

"You know it."

"Nope, they broke up before summer break and haven't gotten back together yet," Brooke said. Carter McCrae and Alexis Mackenzie were the couple that was always together even when they weren't together. Neither had really dated anyone else but each other, except for Alexis' brief relationship with Nathan. Everyone thought that Carter and Alexis would eventually get married and live in Tree Hill their entire lives.

"Oh, they don't seem like they hate each other," Peyton said looking over and seeing all of the popular kids talking.

"You know they have always have been friends and they always will be," Brooke said.

Mrs. Kentwood began walking around the room passing out little slips of paper; each piece of paper had number on it. Brooke and Peyton had a number eight on theirs, Serena and Danielle had number four on it and Nathan and Carter had a fourteen. "Students, find the pair that has the same number as you and that will be who you are rooming with," Mrs. Kentwood said with authority, "there is one group with three pairs."

"Who has eight?" demanded a pissed off Alexis Mackenzie.

Brooke jabbed Peyton in the ribs as she said, "We are rooming with Alexis and Kady!"

"What!" Peyton exclaimed, "that's messed up."

"We do," came from the back of the gym. Brooke, Peyton, Alexis and Kady whipped their heads around to see, the quiet, shy, loner, and best friend of Lucas Scott, Nathan Scott's brother, Haley James holding up a piece of pink paper.

"Just great, not only did we get stuck with Miss. Perfect and Miss. Popular, we got the best friend of Nathan's worst enemy," Brooke bitched to Peyton, "well, other than his dad."

As Brooke was complaining to Peyton, Nathan had just found out that he was paired with Lucas Scott, Lucas was his worst enemy. Lucas was his father's other son, the not chosen one. "So Lucas," Nathan said, "I guess we are going to have to live together for a couples days, most brothers have already done that by the age of thirteen."

"Nathan," Lucas said, Lucas rarely had any confidence, actually he was only comfortable playing basketball and standing up to his dear older brother, "I'm definitely looking forward to this wonderful weekend."

"Whatever," Nate said, "I guess we will have to make due."

"Grade eights, you need to find a tent to use, and bring it to school on Friday," Mrs. Kentwood said struggling to get the class' attention back, she saw some of the horrible pairings that had been accidentally made and she knew that this weekend would be wonderful, "we will meet at the school at seven a.m., don't be late." "The bus leaves at quarter to eight, if you are not here, we will leave without you," she continued. There were many moans heard throughout the gym about the early morning as they all left the gym.

A/N 2- I know that was short but that's all I had time for and it was they only place to cut off at, that mad any sense. They next one is the trip. REVIEW!

-Lauren