A/N- So I am having some troubles already with where this is going but I'm going to try and write. I'm bringing back Chasing Dream characters.

Quick Background- Kady O'Grady was Nathan's on and off girlfriend. They haven't stayed friends but they were super close in junior high, and since they left things unfinished there are lingering feelings. Alexis, Carter, Eric, Kendra, and Shawn are other old friends who they don't really know anymore. They were never really complex characters in Chasing Dreams so there isn't much history. Alexis and Nathan dated but it was nothing. Eric and Brooke are still friends. Serena Hart, Tia Brown, Danielle Berry, Dylan King, Dustin Horsley, and Chris Dixon were the group that hated B, L, N, P, and H. Serena was formally friends with Brooke, Peyton and Nathan and they got into a fight and hated on each other for rest of the year. I know I didn't put this in the first chapter and its somewhat big, Nate and Serena had a little thing, just made out, but it was with all of the hating and Brooke and Haley have some hard feelings about it still. Its simple I think. I love these characters inspired by so many people I know.

As It Comes

Chapter Two

Bonds Never Broken

It was a typical Friday night for Brooke, Nathan, and Lucas. Close to every weekend they went to a party somewhere in Tree Hill, rarely hosted their own. This Friday Haley and Peyton were also coming out with them. Haley and Peyton rarely joined their friends on their weekend parties mainly because the high school scene was not their scene. Haley still a goodie two shoes, and Peyton liked to spend time alone or only with close friends. Since tonight was the first party of the school year Lucas, Nathan, and Brooke had forced them to join them. Kylie and Kaitlyn Harper were hosting the party, the Harper twins had gone to school with the group of friends since kindergarten. They were not really friends but they said hi in the halls and spoke if they were in the same class. Kylie and Kaitlyn weren't super popular but definitely held their own in the high school clique world. Haley was driving, being the only one who didn't drink they had of course chosen her as the designated driver. She normally got late night calls to pick people up anyways.

"So, who all is going to be here?" asked Haley as the walked up to the big brown door.

"I don't know," Nathan replied, "probably the normal people."

"Oh," Haley said, "that really helped considering I never come out with you all."

"Sorry, Hales," Nathan laughed, "forgot that you were a hermit, just everyone you'll see."

"I'm not a hermit!" protested Haley, as Lucas opened the door and led them into the crowd of people.

"Sorry, honey," Brooke said, casually laying her arm on Haley's shoulder, "but you are."

"I know you're right, just had to argue," explained Haley.

"But you know we love you," smiled Brooke.

"I wondered if he'll be here," Peyton said coming out of a trace that they all knew meant she was thinking.

"Quit that," Brooke smacked her friend, "you need to find a new guy, who isn't taken, maybe."

"Whatever, is girlfriend is in college, she is going to move on."

"Peyt, quit dreaming babe," Haley hugged her friend.

"Whatever," Peyton said shoving her friend off and went to get a drink and as fate had there he was, Jake Jagielski. She had a crush on him since the tenth grade, taken by a senior student at their school, Nikki. Nikki was a bitch but Jake had fallen for her and that was that. To Peyton, Jake was perfect, he was hot, not obsessed with himself, nice, and was friends with Nathan and Lucas because they all played basketball together.

"Hey Peyton," Jake said casually. He knew Peyton as Nathan and Lucas' best friend. That was all.

"Hey," Peyton said nervously.

"How are you?" asked Jake, handed Peyton a plastic cup.

"Fine," Peyton said.

"Cool, don't see you around these parties much," Jake said.

"No you don't but Brooke said I wasn't doing my reputation any favors by missing out on the party of the year," Peyton explained.

"This party is nothing special, but like you I am not much of a partier, just got into last year with Nikki."

"Oh, so how are you and Nikki?" Peyton tried to ask discretely.

"Oh we are okay," Jake said casually. Secretly he knew that Nikki and he were on the rocks, Nikki had gone to college, and they weren't doing so well, especially when she told him that she was four months pregnant, with their child.

"That's good," Peyton said politely. He had said okay not great or fantastic only okay.

"Yeah, so are you here with Nate and Luke too?"

"Yup, Nate probably is off with Shay or some other girl and Luke is probably get what little of the good in him corrupted by my best friend."

"Good to know you think so highly of your best friends," laughed Jake.

"Haley is still a good girl," Peyton shot back, "see I still can think pleasant thoughts."

"Okay then," Jake said, "but I am going to header, I need to talk to Nikki tonight."

"See at school then," Peyton said.

"Yeah, school," mumbled Jake walking off. School, Jake needed a job, he was going to have a kid.

Brooke and Lucas were making their rounds. Talking to everyone, the typical short goes nowhere conversation. The pair, close as ever, were all over each other. Most people sickened by their closeness. Hands casually on each others butts, sneaking a kiss as often as they could, but most of all the way they were when talking, laughing at everything. They were that couple, the sickeningly cute couple, that everyone loves to hate.

"Look at that, its Brooke Davis and Lucas Scott."

Lucas and Brooke still linked at the hip turned to see, Serena Hart. Serena, they saw every once and awhile, parties or just around town. Some days she was nice and others she was bitch, bringing out hatred, anger, and sadness that had never been cleared from Brooke's system.

"Serena," Brooke said simply.

"How are you guys doing?" Serena asked sweetly.

"Fine," Brooke said carefully, Serena was decided to be nice but it wasn't always just to be nice.

"Good, see you guys around," Serena said, waving good-bye.

"She surprises me every time we see her," Brooke said looking at the beautiful girl walk away.

"Yeah I know," Lucas replied.

Shay's parents had grounded her last weekend for sneaking out, so Nathan was alone at the party, He was just hanging with Haley and some basketball buddies.

"Nate," someone tapped him on the shoulder.

"Yeah," he said, turning to face the person.

"Hey," she said simply.

"Kady!" exclaimed Nathan, jumping up to give his friend a hug. They hadn't seen each other since they had graduated from junior high, except for the quick looks he would get of her cheerleading when their schools played each other, always a quick wave, never a conversation. Kady as he had always known was beautiful, her look much different from what it was in junior high, she used to wear long, soft, red curls and now it was simply shoulder length and straight. She wore a simple jean skirt and white tank top.

"Long time," Kady said, stepping back from their embrace.

"Scott, and she is?" asked Tim Smith, raising his eyebrows.

"Old friend from junior high," Nathan explained to his friend. Tim was the hilarious, side kick type that every group had. "This is Kady," Nathan introduced her to his friends.

"Hey baby," Tim said in his I'm hot stuff voice. He lightly touched her arm.

"Ew," Kady responded, lightly pushing his hand off her arm.

"Tim!" exclaimed Nathan, "leave her alone."

"Hales," Kady squealed, noticing her old friend sitting at the end of the couch, "hug please?"

"Okay," smiled Haley standing up giving Kady a hug.

"Are you two still dating?" asked Kady, looking back and forth between the pair.

"No!" they both exclaimed.

"Haley dumped his ass, in grade nine," explained Tim.

"So you two didn't last long," Kady said rhetorically.

"Nice way of putting it Tim," Haley said, "but he is right."

"We were just one of those couples, who were friends and confused it with something else," Nathan clarified.

"Oh, so do either of you have a girlfriend or boyfriend?" asked Kady.

"No," Nathan lied, Shay and he were on the verge of breaking up and having a girlfriend never stopped him from possibly getting a new one.

"I don't either," replied Haley, looking at Nathan. Nathan was such an ass to people he dated.

"That sucks," Kady said, "I'm single too."

"Kady!" shrieked Brooke, as her and Lucas saw her with Nathan and Haley. She ran to her old friend and gave her a huge hug.

"Brooke," Kady said, Brooke the girl who was her twin in many ways. Both were cheerleaders, popular, and most of all deep down a down to earth person.

"You have changed," Brooke said, calming down. Brooke looked up and down at her friend. "Your hair," Brooke said, lightly touching the ends.

"Well, it was time for a change," smiled Kady, "you haven't changed one bit though." Brooke still had the long, straight, dark hair she had in grade eight, almost the same fashion sense, and the only thing that was slightly different was her make-up. When they were younger, Brooke had the natural look down, now it was still natural but more sophisticated.

"I know, I am still me, just a little grown up."

"And you are still with Luke," Kady said, looking at the figure standing behind Brooke with his hand wrapped around her waist. "Luke, give me a hug," demanded Kady.

"Hey girl," Luke said sweetly giving the short girl a tight hug, "it has been awhile."

"Sure has," smiled Kady, "I can't believe you are together still."

"We broke up once," Brooke said giving Lucas a look, "his idea."

"Well, all is in the past I assume," Kady said.

"Sure is," Lucas said, giving Brooke a tight squeeze, "so who else is here?"

"Like from junior high?" questioned Kady.

"Yeah," replied Lucas. They had all been friends, but as they all had predicted on that last day of school, they would say good-bye and that would be the end as they knew it, they'll were right, never close like once were again.

"Lexis, Kenny, Shawn, Carter, and Eric," Kady replied scanning the room to see if she saw any of them.

"Everyone then," laughed Brooke.

"Yeah," shrugged Kady, "speaking of everyone, Peyton around?"

"She here, but she ditched us awhile ago because I was making fun of her," Brooke explained.

"Oh," Kady said, nodding her head, "look, there is Lexie and Carter. They are still dating."

"Seriously, like after three years," questioned Haley, raising her eyebrows.

"Off and on, but yeah," Kady said, "They had a skank attack when Carter cheated with Serena but they surprisingly got over it fast."

"Nice," Brooke said. Serena the class whore, not surprising that Carter cheated with her, everyone knew she would put out. So what was holding anyone back?

They all hung out that night, Peyton eventually rejoining the group, Alexis, Carter, Kendra, Eric, and Shawn coming over, catching up with their old friends. It was a fun night, a night to remember. A night of renewal of friendships and bonds that were never broken.

A/N 2 – So my grandma is totally in the hospital and I don't know what's happening so yeah. Maybe awhile for an update. Stay tuned. Review.