Author's Note: I know FastFuriousChick! I had to give my whole story so you wouldn't feel like I was copying the OTH episode, because we all know theyCOPIED me! I'm just kidding! We both had the same idea, which is cool because it feels like I'm one the same wave length as the writers of OTH...so that's got to be good!
Anyways chickies, the Halloween extravaganza begins!
The weather cleared up after school. The sun wasn't exactly shining on the small town but the rain stopped so that was a good sign. It was unlikely for Tree Hill to have such long outbursts of rainfall, even though September through October were practically known as hurricane season. It just seemed more this year. Nevertheless the citizens of Tree Hill went about their days as normal as anyone could. Tiny drizzles weren't going to get in their way of running their businesses and the town.
With the rain at a halt, Brooke stole Jill from Nathan so they could go costume shopping for the Halloween party. Nathan had basketball practice anyway and Jill had a day off so everything seemed to fit in perfectly.
"I'm telling you Brooke this masquerade party doesn't sound like a good idea, maybe I shouldn't go."
"Oh my God Model Girl you need to quit your hobbit ways and come out of your cave."
Jill looked at her annoyed.
"It's not like I don't go to parties because I do."
"Maybe back in Charlotte but none so far in Tree Hill."
"Well you guys haven't exactly thrown any of the sort except for Vegas' end of summer thing, which of course..."
"Yeah yeah, a night we shan't remember...yes I know, but you need to let loose."
"Uhh Brooke...," she was a bit startled.
"I wasn't talking about that kind of loose," she rolled her eyes playfully, "God you have such a dirty mind, no wonder you and Nathan get along so well."
"Okay what was that supposed to mean?"
Brooke as perky as ever just grabbed hold of Jill's arm and dragged her around town.
"No more questions, let's shop."
Jill rolled her eyes slightly at the thought of Brooke's statement, but couldn't stay adament for long. Come on how can one stay mad at Brooke, the fun loving go lucky perky chick? She truly was the cheeriest person she's ever met.
The girls decided to hit up small vintage shops in town rather than opting for the mall, because well what could you really buy at the mall that could make for a smashing Halloween costume?
"You and Boy Toy should totally go as Adam and Eve, you know with the whole leaves thing covering your most private parts," she grinned big as she held up extra tiny leaves.
Jill's eyes popped out of their sockets, well not literally but you get the picture.
"Umm no thanks."
"Oh come on it'd be totally kinky, with the whole first man and woman ever on the planet. I'd go as Eve but without an Adam it really doesn't make much for a costume. Like what's Eve without an Adam?"
Brooke sort of looked sullen. Jill noticed it off the bat, she was good at detecting these kinds of things.
"Brooke are you okay?"
She tried to ignore Jill's eye contact.
"Yeah I'm fine."
"Yeah right, spill."
"Don't worry about it, it's nothing," she started walking away.
Jill not letting her get away easily caught up.
"By any chance does it happen to include a certain well actually two blondes, a boy and a girl?"
"Are you meaning Lucas and Peyton?"
"Hey you said it not me," she raised her hands in defense.
Brooke gasped slighty, she had been duped.
"You tricked me."
"Well you know, it got you to actually admit their names so," she giggled.
"You're sneaky model girl," she pointed at her, "I like it!"
The girls laughed a little as they strolled the sidewalks with their arms linked with each others.
"So you going to tell me what's the sitch between you guys or am I going to have to trick you again?"
Brooke sighed as she stared at the pavement.
"I'm happy for them," she shrugged, "that's all that matters."
"Yeah they are, but you deserve to be happy too and it seems you aren't. What gives?"
"It's not important," she tried to brush off the subject.
"If you being all mopey and reserved is unimportant I'd hate to think how you are when it is."
"Look Model Girl, you haven't been around that long so you haven't really witnessed Tree Hill's emotional rapture. Not like you would want to anyway because it's so screwed up. It's just..it's complicated okay."
"You're right, I don't really know every deep secret in this town but I don't need to. I know when there's something on someone's mind and that to me is far more important than analyzing the darkness of a town. So you can either just spill the beans now or forever hold your peace. Both are fine by me, but let me ask you this one thing, how long are you going to keep what happened between you, Lucas, and Peyton hidden?"
"It's the past I don't want to bring it up."
"So you think what you're doing is for the best? Brooke you're stuck in the past and you need to release it. Come on ever since you found out about Peyton and Lucas you've sort of avoided them. Even when they're not together you still seem aloof. Now correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think that's not bringing up the past. You may not say it but you're definitely showing it."
Brooke sighed as she ran her fingers through her hair.
"I just..I guess I thought Lucas and I were meant to be together," she moved over to sit on a bench, "when I left for California he told me that he loved me and I really wanted to tell him that I felt the same way but I was so hurt from what happened back then that I froze. I umm came back and found that Lucas and Peyton had uhh spent the summer together. I was caught off guard I guess."
"Do you still love him?"
"I'm not sure. I mean what would it matter if I did? Him and Peyton are madly in love with each other. It would just drive us all apart again and that's the last thing I'd want for all three of us. Besides I don't think that I am. I guess everything just happened so quickly I didn't get a chance to put things into perspective."
Jill nodded.
"It's hard to lose your first love."
She laughed a little, "too true. But I'm happy for them. I always thought that they had this special thing between them. He understands her you know, in a way that no one ever could. Not even Jake."
"You're going to be okay Brooke," she went to pat her hand.
"I know I am," she smiled back, "my name isn't Brooke Penelope Davis for nothing."
Jill laughed as she shook her head.
"Lucky for that."
The girls laughed as they sat on a tiny bench overlooking the busy part of town.
"Thanks model girl."
"Any time love bug," she smiled, "okay enough of all this emotional baggage, let's look for your costume."
"I was wondering when you were going to say that," she squealed, "oh wait what about your costume, you're not backing out are you?"
"No I'm going, I wouldn't want you screaming at me for not. Nathan just wants to go costume shopping together so yeah."
"Ooh okay. When you do, remember Adam and Eve. Try them on before you conclude anything."
Jill scoffed.
"There is no way I'm wearing a leaf to cover up my you know who's and my what what's okay?"
"Hey just try them on is all I'm saying."
"Thanks but no thanks."
"Run it by Nathan. Let's see what he thinks."
Picking up her bags she started to walk off.
"You Brooke Davis are officially the wierdest girl I know."
"Hey where are you going?" She ran to catch up with Jill, "Sorry, it's just the Brooke nature to be wierd. Okay I take back the Adam and Eve thing, will you still come shopping with me?"
Jill laughed as she shook her head, "Brooke I wasn't going to leave you here. I just remembered I have this really great dress at home with knock out heels that would make a great costume for you."
She wasn't sure what Jill was saying, to be honest she was quite lost.
"And what am I going to go as?"
"Betty Boop. You've got the hair for it, all we have to do is pin it up shorter. What do you think?"
She stared at Brooke who was taking in all the information. A grin grew on her face.
"She's hot. I love it."
"Okay cool, let's go."
The girls squealed down the street. They ran as quickly as they could to Jill's jeep, well more like Brooke did. She was overly excited. Jill thought maybe she should've told her later on as she watched a happy Brooke cheery again.