A couple of weeks had gone by since Brooke and Haley had tried to put their plan into action. And as of right now... that had gotten nowhere. Peyton wouldn't budge on the Lucas subject. She was going on a different date every single night. They tried there best to try and get her to stop and actually try a "real" relationship with Lucas, but she didn't want to. She claimed that she wasn't "into" him like that. They knew other wise, but didn't have a way of proving.

Lucas had tried many times to get her to hang out with him, but every time he went to go over to her apartment, there was a guy standing at her door. He was constantly making lame excuses just to see her. She didn't talk long though. She would be polite for a couple of minutes and then she would leave.

None of the 5 knew why she was being like this. They all pretty much figured that it was just her being scared. She kissed him and actually felt something and now she's running from it. She's as hardheaded as they come and they were going to have to do something crazy just to get her to sit down and actually talk to him about it. But how would they do that?

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Peyton woke up that morning to a loud banging on her door. She groaned and rolled over hoping they would go away. They knocked again only this time it was louder. She groaned once more as she rolled out of bed.

"Go away Brooke!" She yelled as she walked towards the door. Everyday for the past week Brooke had been waking her up just to talk about Lucas. She didn't want to talk about Lucas. She didn't like him... that's what she told Brooke anyways. But Brooke knows better.

"C'mon Blondie" She banged again "OPEN UP!"

Peyton quickly opened the door glaring at Brooke "WHAT?" She said sternly

"Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning"

"Well this someone would be on the right side of the bed if someone hadn't woken her up on the wrong side of the bed"

"C'mon... get dressed... we're going out?"

"Well... were to now Brooke?" She said dully

"Why shopping of course!" She squealed

"Brookkkeee" Peyton groaned. "I'm tired of shopping"

"Well its for a good cause"

"It's always for a good cause"

"C'mon... get the cue stick out of your ass and lets go" Peyton glared at her before getting up from the table.

"Fine" She mumbled before walking off.

Brooke smiled lightly to herself knowing that this just might be the day. The day she finally realizes she's really into Lucas.

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"C'mon Brooke we went to like every store here... can't we just go" Peyton whined.

"One more." Brooke drug Peyton into another store and began looking around. But not for clothes.

"Oh hey there" Brooke said walking up to one extremely familiar blonde "what are you doing here?"

"What's it look like"

"Looks like your shopping... with a girl... who is she?"

"Must you know everything?"

"Of course it's my job"

"Hey Peyt"

"Hey Luke... Brooke can I talk to you for a second" She smiled at Lucas before pulling Brooke towards the dressing room. "Did you drag me here just to see him"

"No... I swear" Peyton looked at her before nodding her head

"Okay... whos the girl anyways"

"Oh... Is some certain curly blonde headed girl jealous of some tall red headed girl?" Brooke smiled knowing she got exactly what she wanted. A reaction from Peyton.

"NO!" Peyton said quickly

"Okay" Brooke said chipperly as she turned around and headed back towards Lucas and his mystery girl.

"So what are you doing tonight Luke?" Brooke asked as Peyton headed towards the back of the store as she tried her best not to look at Lucas. She didn't want him to see right through her fake smile and notice her jealousy.

"I think I'm going to Nathan's party with Rachel." He looked towards Rachel and smiled

"Oh... are you two dating now?"

He laughed "No... just friends"

"Oh... still hung up on Peyton huh?"

He sighed and looked Peytons way. "Yea" He replied lowly

"She likes you to Luke... she's just to damn scared to admit it"

"Yea... well... she sure as hell doesn't show it."

"Oh... but she will... trust me. She's already jealous of your new girl"

"Really?" He got a slight smile on his face at the sound of Peyton being jealous.

"Oh yeah... she won't admit it but I can tell"

"Hey Luke... you ready to go?" Rachel said as she walked up

"Yea... I'll see you at the party?"

"You know it... I'll bring blondie to" She flashed him a quick smile before walking back towards Peyton

"Blondie huh... let me guess... she's the one you're still hung up on?"

"How'd you guess?"

"Oh that cute little smile that appeared on your face at the mention of her."

"Yea" He sighed as they walked out of the store

"Alright blondie you ready to go?"

"Finally" She laughed

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Later on that night Peyton and Haley were getting ready for Nathan's party at Brookes house.

"Hey Brooke... Where's my keys" Peyton yelled as she frantically searched Brookes room for them

"I have no idea... what did you do with them?"

"If I knew that do you think I would be asking you where they are?" she said smartly

"Ok blondie... lose the tude and I'll help you look for them"

The three of them looked for her keys for a half an hour before Haley came running in with them.

"Got 'em" She held up the keys with a proud smile

"Where did you find them?"

"By the door" Peyton grabbed the keys

"Well lets get going before we end up late"

"Oh blondie... the things you must learn... We are ALWAYS fashionably late... don't you know these things" Peyton gave her an odd look "Obviously not"

The three of them left and headed towards Nathan's house... for what was sure to be one hell of a party.

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Ok so I know it's short but it was somewhat of a filler chapter... I wanted to kinda introduce Rachel into the situation a little bit more. Plus it was pretty much all about Brookes plan I guess you could say... So yea it was crappy but the next one will be better and it will have the LEYTON goodness in it! I know I said it was going to be in this chapter but I changed my mind.

There is only gonna be about 2 or 3 chapters left in this story so if you would like to see something happen let me know and I'll add it!

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