Chapter 7: The over protective sister, the bad guy and karaoke.

Haley Scott James was well known for her intellect and book smarts, or as the kids at school liked to call it: her nerdiness. Haley could tutor pretty much any subject she took off by heart too the pupils who seeked her superior wisdom and ability to actually pay attention in class. She could teach the blondest of bimbos the ins and outs of biological chemistry, lecture the thickest of jocks on the poetic genius of Shakespeare's work and even push the laziest of slackers that sniffing the glue sticks in art class was not going to give them creative ideas anytime soon.

But even Tutor girl had her blind spots and they normally involved the social going ons that she was apparently oblivious to. Well when you focus that hard on education who has time for a life? The one particular area she suffered in the most was kissing. Nathan had of course given her the practice she desperately needed to get her first real taste of lip locking goodness.

But kissing a boy was one thing. Kissing a girl was a whole other show and story. Especially since the girl Haley found herself making out passionately with on the kitchen counter was hotness personified, Brooke Davis.

Luckily for Haley it turned out Brooke was as good a tutor as her...

"Brooke..." Haley sighed as the girl above her attacked her lips, forcing her to surrender to her merciless assault. "Brooky, honey (kiss), wait (kiss) one sec (kiss kiss kiss)" She tried again through the barrage of kisses. Finally Haley pushed Brooke up slightly and waited for her to stop looking at her lips and up at her eyes.

"Brooke" The said girl looked back at her like a child who was high from a sugar rush and was eying the cookie jar hungrily. "You're burning my bacon" Haley stated simply. This ludicrous sentence was enough to snap Brooke out of her trance.

"Really? Your bacon? I mean I knew something was heating up down here but I had nooooo idea it was your bacon..." Brooke said impishly as she went downwards to peek into Haley's short shorts. Haley giggled and slapped her hand away causing the elastic of the shorts to snap back to her hips.

"It wasn't a metaphor you horny little nymph" Haley teased poking Brooke in the chest accusingly, "I mean the actual bacon I was frying for our breakfast before you so rudely interrupted me by putting your hand up my top, laying me down on the kitchen counter and then continuing your assault in a manner that I can only describe as sexual harassment" Haley finished with an air of pompousness and letting out an exaggerated sigh.

"Whatever James, you know you loved it" Brooke retorted, landing a few more kisses on her cherry pink lips.

"Damn right I did" Haley smiled cheekily up at Brooke as she came back down and planted a long, slow, sensual kiss on her eager lips. Haley moaned slightly but an angry hiss from the stove made her shake off the effects of Brooke. She rolled her around till she was on top. "You can continue when breakfast is served if you really can't wait that long to grope me" She teased as she got off Brooke and sidled over to the spitting frying pan.

Haley inspected the contents and turned giving Brooke a mock outraged look. "You really did burn my bacon!" she cried putting her hands to her hips. The bacon had indeed gone a worrying black colour and had the texture of used charcoal. Brooke dismissed Haley's protest with one lazy hand.

"Haleyyyyy it doesn't matter. I told you I don't need breakfast I already had it, you. And it was very damn tasty", she simpered as she stopped lounging on the counter and eased herself off, stepping behind Haley and wrapping her arms around her waist. "But like the all American girl I am, I sometimes like to have a lil desert after breakfast. Wanna be my muffin?" She said slyly as she trailed butterfly kisses down Haley's shoulder.

Haley laughed and pushed back against Brooke's protective figure, closing her eyes and enjoying the attention she was getting to her neck. "You're a very bad influence on me you know" Haley whispered as she arched into Brookes delicate ministrations.

"Mmm hmm" Brooke murmured back, "So why not forget the frying pan and come back to bed..."

Haley gave Brooke a raised eyebrow from over her shoulder. "Well...okay, come back to the tiled kitchen surface I was molestering you on" Brooke admitted with a hungry grin. Haley smiled but pretended she was serious.

"Nope, I'm afraid I've got to start from the beginning now thanks to your uncontrollable hormones" Haley said in an assertive tone pushing back the smile that threatened to spill over her glowing features. She unwrapped herself from Brooke's hold and went to fetch more bacon from the fridge. Brooke let out a loud huff.

"Loserrrrrr" Brooke goaded, "Loserrrrrr" She got an oven mitt in the face and she retaliated by throwing something from the counter back at Haley. Haley gave her an incredulous look then cracking a smile threw the other mitt at her. A violent game of throwing the random crap followed.

It ended with Brooke tackling Haley to the floor and pinning her down. "Why do you always end up on top? It's not fair" Haley pouted. This moment of cuteness distracted Brooke enough to allow Haley to take advantage and get Brooke on her back. "Hmm me likey" Haley said with an evil glint in her eye. "Give in so I can make breakfast!"

Brooke shook her head furiously and stuck out her tongue.

"Give. In."

"Neverrrr!"

Haley growled and leaned down too fast for Brooke to react, wrapping her lips around her protruding tongue and sucking on it slowly. Brooke squealed and then the two fell into a fit of girlish giggles on the kitchen floor.

The sound of Taylor's alarm clock going off followed by a load smashing sound as it collided with the bedroom wall went unheard by the two preoccupied girls. "Why can I hear giggling at this hour of ungodliness?" Taylor called from her bed, groaning as she stretched and hefted herself out of her comfy boudoir.

There was a moment of panicky movement as Brooke and Haley got hastily off of each other and brushed themselves down. As Taylor walked into the room she watched the two girls try to stand casually against the counter as if they had been up to nothing. "I could have sworn I heard giggling just a moment ago" Taylor stated rubbing at her groggy eyes.

"We didn't hear anything" Brooke and Haley said simultaneously and exchanged a nervous glance. Taylor continued to eye them suspiciously but thankfully the doorbell rung and she was forced to let the case lie...for now. As she went to open the door the two younger girls let out a collected breath and smiled sideways at each other. It was easy to see they were thinking the same thing. Saved by the bell.

Taylor let out a cry of indignation as the door flew open as she barely opened it.

DID YOU DO IT? WELL DID YOU? DID YOU KISS! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD TELL ME YOU KISSED THE GIRL YOU DAMN EMOTION RETAINING NERD

Haley felt herself be shaken fervently by invisible hands making her go dizzy.

"Let her go you psycho writer man-bitch!"

AH BROOKE! GOOD OLD BROOKE! TELL ME YOU JUMPED HER AT THE FIRST OPPURTUNITY YOU GOT! DID YOU! OHH SUIT YOU MADDAM!

Brooke went silent and for once found herself lost for words.

Taylor looked from Haley to Brooke to the writer then looked back to Haley. "Okay...huh!"

Shhh let them answer! Well...did you

Haley looked at an equally bashful Brooke and then stared down at the floor. "Maybe", she mumbled almost inaudibly.

I KNEW IT! Oh god finally something exciting happens! This is gonna make for the juicy plot lines!

Everyone in the room looked at the writer in confusion.

Oh come on the readers have been waiting 5 long chapters for this and now they're gonna want MORE! So I'll get writing an exciting hot storyline and leave u two to the smooches. Chal!

A long pause filled the room as the front door swung happily in the cold breeze coming from outside. Brooke had gone uncharacteristically shy and was blushing under the penetrating gaze of Haley's sister. Haley was fiddling with the bottom of her top and biting her lip. And Taylor was...well, gazing penetratively at the pair.

Haley coughed slightly and reached for the packet near the stove. Then smiling widely and looking as enthusiastic as possible said, "Bacon anyone?"

LIL

And so it begins my little cherubs of...reading goodness, the real story truly begins from this point onwards. I bet your sitting there right now in a puddle of your own piss, positively shaking with excitement. Well so you should be. Just as our two favourite heroines finally close the deal and open their gooey pulsating hearts too each other, a threat already...threatens to ruin their whole union of love. But how can you do this you cruel son of a bitch, I hear you cry. Well because I want to and it makes it more interesting.

So hah.

Now...to show you what endangers the hopes and dreams of Brooke and Haley. The very devil himself...

Footsteps echoed down the empty hospital corridor as the solitary figure of a stern looking man walked slowly down it. He stopped at a door to his left and pulled the handle downwards opening it slightly. Within the patient's room he glimpsed upon a comatose Nathan Scott, hospital equipment gathered at his bedside, beeping loudly and whirring away. As the man entered the room he noticed the large machine next to the bed supply the teenager with oxygen.

For a reason unbeknownst to even him it made him smile sadistically. Oh how the arrogant fall...

The man gave a heavy sigh and decided to get to work before the hospital became alive and someone could interrupt him. He stood over the bed looking down at the sleeping boy and then said something under his breath. He put his hand over Nathan's forehead and there was a flash of light. Taking his hand away he revealed the now very open eyes of Nathan.

Nathan hastily moved the tube that was helping him breathe and coughed loudly. He surveyed his surroundings briefly then looked questionably at the man before him. "Dad?"

"Nathan, when I told you last night to practice an extra hour of basketball after school yesterday, when did you hear the words "get hit by a bus" enter that sentence?" Dan Scott leered as he paced slowly back and forth alongside the bed.

Nathan closed his eyes and put a hand to his aching head, trying to recollect the previous night's events. And then it hit him as hard as the bus had. "I got hit by a bus!"

"No shit Nathan" his father replied, throwing his arms in the air and accidentally setting fire to one of the many bunches of flowers at the end of Nathan's bed. He hastily put the flames out and brushed himself down.

"Dad you know that the doctor said, you've gotta be less evil in public or stuff is gonna self combust" Nathan scolded with a sigh.

"I know l know, but pulling crap like this isn't going to make it any easier for me not to want to kill and humiliate everyone I meet" Dan snapped back, "I mean Nathan you my heir and if you don't start being more of a huge jerk then a hell of a lot of "stuff" is going to explode!"

"Okay Dan, I get the picture I'll try to be more of an all round asshole" Nathan replied robotically as he had done so many times before.

Dan nodded briskly to himself then as if making a decision picked up one of the potted bunches of flowers, "Look just watch"

"Dad! Nooo, not that again, I know what you can do!" Nathan almost whined.

"Just watch" Dan said sternly, his pride flowing with each syllable. Nathan rolled his eyes but watch anyway with half open eyes. His father proceeded to hold the glass vase in his hands and stared at it intently. Suddenly his eyes seemed to glow alight as if burning like a thousands fires.

Yeah you get the picture...

And all of a sudden the vase was no longer a vase. It was...A GREMLIN.

Ha! Didn't see that coming did you!

"Shamoogalapha!" said the gremlin as it struggled in Dan's grip. Dan just snorted and held up the squirming creature to demonstrate his...demonstration. Nathan gave a long, loud yawn. The scaly, long eared monster scratched at Dan's hand in the silence that followed but he ignored it.

"Do you see Nathan! Do you see the pure maddening power I possess? That you possess deep within your asshole core?" Dan ranted as that familiar mad glint flickered in his eyes.

"Mmm hmm it's really great dad, really. Just I doubt my power comes from the core of my ass" he smirked stupidly making Dan glare down at him.

"You think this is all a joke? Having me get you out of comas because you're too stupid to look both ways before crossing the road!" he fumed bearing down on him. Nathan looked away and used a free hand to rub the back of his neck.

"Who said I didn't know that bus was gonna hit me..." Nathan said drifting off. His father looked at him in confusion.

"You what? Ow!" Dan yelled in pain as the gremlin sunk its teeth into the flesh of his hand, taking advantage of his distraction. Dan dropped it and the creature made a mad dash for the door.

"SHAMALAMAMOO! SHAMAKAKA NOBADOB!"

Dan sent a stream of liquid fire from his eyes at the gremlin and watched as it crumbled to ash. He then rounded on Nathan again. "Are you trying to tell me, that for the second time this year you've tried to commit suicide?"

Oh bravo Dan, gold star!

Dan leers menacingly at the writer.

Don't hurt me...

"How is this Haley chick worth it Nathan? She's just one girl and you proved you couldn't sacrifice her the last time you married her!"

"Hey I tried okay! You try sacrificing a virgin that wants nothing more than to have sex with you every day after the wedding" Nathan defended, crossing his arms. His father sighed and sat down on the corner of the bed. In an almost fatherly gesture he patted his son's arm.

"Don't worry, I'm gonna make sure she doesn't bother you anymore" he said reassuringly.

"Dad I don't want you to kill her! I want her back...I...miss her" Nathan admitted suddenly becoming bashful, "But these days you'll probably find her with Brooke since the two of them have become such close chums" he finished with distaste. Dan Scott seemed to consider this carefully.

"Well if its Haley you want, then it's Haley you'll get" Dan concluded, "I'll do whatever it take for you to become the asshole you truly are" Then without warning he got up to leave. "I'll inform the nurse of your...miraculous recovery"

"Wait, Dad" Nathan blurted out stopping him, "Just...don't hurt her"

"Who? Haley?" Dan asked and Nathan nodded. His father let out a cold laugh, "To defeat the enemy you always attack they're strongest resource, the thing that keeps them strong and alive." He paused and glanced at the smoking pile of ash on the tiled floor, "In this case I believe that resource is Miss Davis. See you at home son"

And as his father left Nathan sat in silence. A truly evil smirk slowly slipped onto his face.

LIL

"I'm happy for you two I really am" Taylor admitted before taking a long swig of her morning coffee, it was her second cup. The first seemed to have made her a lot less glary and much warmer to the two younger girls who sat across the table from her, anxiety etched on their faces.

"I mean it was pretty obvious after a while that Haley had the hots for you," she continued and pointed her fork in Brooke's direction before using it to shovel more scrambled egg into her mouth. Brooke positively beamed at hearing this and wriggled her eyebrows at Haley beside her, who looked like she wanted to be anywhere else but there at that precise moment.

"So when did you first know for sure that your baby sister batted for the other team?" Brooke said without hesitation, making Haley shrink down even further in her chair. Oh the sister/ girlfriend conversation is so not happening. Okay I pinched myself and their still talking. Crap. Just sit here and act dubious, yes be dubiously unaware...la la la well hello Mr Ceiling, you look very interesting today...

Brooke noticed Haley's uncomfortable body language and placed a hand on her knee. She gave it a light squeeze to reassure her not to feel embarrassed or shy; Haley smiled at this simple act. It's amazing how a supposedly airhead cheerleader can make me feel at perfect ease with the smallest of gestures, Haley thought contently as a small smile graced her lips. She placed her own hand on top of Brooke's and squeezed back showing her gratitude.

"Hmmm the first time I noticed?" Taylor stopped in thought, twirling a piece of bacon on the end of her fork. A cocky grin appeared on her face, "Well it was kind of obvious when I found Haley's page of "voodoo Brooke lovin'""

"Taylor! You went down the trash to spy on me? That was private."

"Oh come on Haley it was stalker material, stalker-esque almost" Taylor said off-handishly and chewed on her bacon as Haley squirmed in her seat. Brooke just giggled as she played with a strand of her hair that had fallen between her eyes. Haley glanced at her suspiciously then realisation dawned on her as Brooke wouldn't make eye contact with her.

"You saw it too!" Haley cried in despair.

"Well how else do you think I so "conveniently" knew the words Baley forever?" Brooke explained as she played nervously with the lock of hair between her fingers, giving Haley a guilty smile. "For what it's worth honey...it really touched me, it showed how unbelievably cute you really are and how many hours you must of slaved over it with me in mind"

"Ugh, after just one night of steamy experimenting and she's already calling you honey!" Taylor said in disgust at the mushiness before her, "Forget the sick bucket, pass the sick swimming pool"

Haley made a gross face but Brooke tensed slightly, "We were not experimenting it meant a whole lot more than that, we didn't just think "oh! The movies are good; the popcorns great, why not finish the evening off with a round of French-kiss the best friend!""

"Whoa, you're a tad protective of my lil Haleybub here aren't ya" It was more of a statement than a question and Brooke just stared stonily back at her. "Relax Brooke, I was joking. Just for my sake please keep the affectionate anecdotes to a minimum around me"

The two girls rolled their eyes in unison, saw each other do it and laughed. "By the way Haley, your drawing skills...oh my god!" Brooke commented as she poked at her breakfast with her fork.

Haley suddenly went from ashamed to proud in all of a second. "Well I practice...I'm not the good..." she said quietly.

"Oh listen to Ms Modest" Brooke teased elbowing Haley playfully. Haley gave her a look like "what me? Never!" and Brooke giggled, slyly letting the hand on Haley's knee travel several inches higher up her leg. Haley gave her a warning look but she didn't stop, Haley squealed when Brooke's hand suddenly scuttled up her thigh like a frantic tarantula. Brooke giggled back and poked that damn tongue out again as the two girls rested one another's heads against each other, just enjoying the connection. As Brooke's hand made another stealthy attack on Haley's shorts she punched her playfully in the ribs then leaned in closer as they both eyed the others lips.

"OKAYYYYYYYYYY, I think I'm gonna take a nice long, amnesia inducing shower" Taylor said loudly to the room getting up and putting her plate in the sink, "I think I've seen enough to disturb me for the rest of the day"

"You're just jealous no one wants to kiss youuuu" Haley teased, "Cus you smell"

"Uh huh, sure! Hence me needing the shower" Taylor replied giving her sister a sarcastic thumbs up before locking herself in the bathroom.

"Strange girl" Brooke commented as she rubbed her nose against Haley's, feeling the electrifying sensation that ran through her body just from this tiny touch from the girl next to her.

"It's hereditary I'm afraid" Haley said with a mock sad sigh. Brooke grinned and placed a small kiss on the end of Haley's nose.

"I like you strange don't ever change. There's nothing I don't love about you" Brooke gushed. "Though it really hurts when bacon comes before Brooke lovin'" she implied with a seductive look to match.

"It's not the bacon" Haley said with a chuckle, "It's the fact "she" is here" she nodded towards the sound of the shower in the distance. "Because trust me Brooke, if we were alone I'd be doing much...much more than lovin' you" She insisted hungrily giving her a lustful look.

"Oh really..." Brooke replied shortly as her throat had apparently become very dry. "Well that brings us round nicely to the issue of you coming to my place today"

"I am?"

"There's no Taylor at my place"

"I am"

Brooke laughed at Haley's eager response and pecked her briefly on the lips before getting up and adding her own plate to the sink with Taylor's. Haley followed suit and watched Brooke saunter down the hallway to her room. Having a sudden wicked idea she crept up to Brooke and sighed, "So many clothes and so little time to put them on who could possibly help me" she stopped and watched for Brooke's reaction, "Ah well I guess I'll just have to stand around in the nude till I find something decent to wear" she said innocently and skipped off to her room.

"Ah, you evil tease" Brooke said chasing after her and slapping her ass when she caught up with her. Haley gasped and then pounced on a surprised Brooke, nailing her to the doorframe of her bedroom. Her mouth moved silently with hers and her tongue slid in briefly before she pulled back with a devilish grin.

Brooke pushed her back and then spun her around till they were inside and slammed the door shut, she continued spinning till Haley and her fell against the bed and they landed as a bundle of limbs. Within seconds Haley was on Brooke and the giggles returned

-x-

"Haleyyyyyy, hurry your cute ass up!" Brooke whined from her front door as she swung back and forward on her feet out of boredom. "It's cold out here and this...squirrel keeps looking at me" Brooke gave the squirrel a worried look, "Haley I'm scared, I swear it's giving me a shifty look."

"Aww, leave the poor squirrel alone" Haley called loudly from her room.

"Shifty squirrel"

Haley poked her head out from behind her bedroom door, "Okay, leave the "shifty" squirrel alone and be patient" she teased with a smile, "I'll be out in a minute"

"Yeah, a minute means another half hour more" Brooke mumbled sarcastically to herself and sighing deeply. She knew the language of girls very well.

"What?"

"I just said err...I couldn't possibly love you anymore" she lied, anxiously biting her lips. Wow, note to self: HALEY HEARS ALL.

"Aww Brooky, you're so sweet" Haley gushed from the back of the house, "Five minutes tops, promise"

I knew it...

"What you looking at" Haley snapped at the bushy tailed rodent perched upon the wooden railing. She turned her back on it and felt something collide with her head. "Ow! Oh my god, Haley the squirrel threw a nut at me!"

"Then throw it back!" came Haley's muffled reply, "Come on you don't normally take crap like that" Brooke puffed up her chest.

"I'll give you a nut you lil furry son of a-"Brooke growled as she grabbed the squirrel and tried to crush it between her hands as it went mad. "Stop struggling you'll only take longer to die!"

"What in the world of all that is good and holy are you doing?" Taylor asked as she watched from the door. Brooke froze, turned to face her and looked quickly at the squirrel in her hands and then back at Taylor.

"Umm...I was just petting...this cute little fella" Brooke said flashing a pearly fake smile. Taylor arched an eyebrow and looked at Brooke's hands that seemed to have the rodent in a death grip.

"Really? Because it looks more like you're trying to strangle the thing to death" Taylor said in amusement. She shook her head and walked out onto the porch, "Anyway I needed to talk to you about something, about Haley" she continued as she gave Brooke a serious look.

"Oh of course", Brooke replied suddenly losing all interest in the squirrel and chucking it flying off into a snow covered automobile, "Shoot". Taylor approached her, to the point she was in Brooke's personal space.

Oh shit the sister talk, RUN BROOKE RUNNNNNN!

"Basically Brooke, I believe you care a great deal for the bumbling idiot I like to call my sister, and for the most part I know she feels hell of a lot for you", Brooke smiled at Taylor's words but she sensed a but coming. "But (right on cue) that means I'm trusting you take care of her when I'm not around or when she's with you. It might not seem like a big deal but her well being is a big deal when I'm concerned."

"Okay, well I'll do my best to hold her hand when we cross the road and make sure she doesn't take sweets from strangers" Brooke laughed. Taylor gave a humourless smile and if possible, came even closer to Brooke.

Told you to run...

"I'll stop beating around the...bush" Taylor began, "I am entrusting Haley with you and if you EVER cause her any harm for whatever reason, I will personally shove both those pom-poms of yours so far up your own ass you'll be sneezing them out days later" Taylor was right in Brooke's rather frightened face now.

"Clear?"

"Uh, yeah. Yes you have my word I'll never hurt her" Brooke promised with a sincere look in her eyes. "Unless...I do something sexual that hurts her then that's okay right? I mean...if its good pain...if you catch my drift...just nod if you agree no need to comment...

Brooke, dude, seriously stop before it gets worse.

Taylor gave her a blank look. There was a long awkward pause. "I'm just gonna say we have an understanding...and go drill the mental images out of my head" Taylor turned to go back inside but felt Brooke's hand touch her arm.

"But just so you know Taylor, if you ever hurt Haley for any reason what so ever I too will be bringing on a world of pain" Brooke told her plainly. Taylor laughed and thought she was joking. Brooke pointed a finger at her and gave her a do-I-look-like-I'm-kidding look. Taylor stopped laughing and looked a little taken aback.

"Yeah okay...I won't hurt her..."

As Taylor went back inside Haley bounded down the hall and noticed the confused expression on her sister's face. "You okay Tay?"

"Erm yeah, I think so" she muttered back, as she struggled between the gross mental images in her head and the fact her sisterly protection speech had backfired horribly. She ambled off to her room mumbling to herself as Haley watched her strangely.

"Taylor's acting weird. I mean weirder than usual" Haley commented as she met Brooke on the porch. Brooke grinned, "I put the fear of Brooke into her I think". Haley gave her a questioning look but a quick kiss from the cheerleader made her lose any train of thought.

Brooke smiled at Haley's zoned out look and hopped down the steps and trudged across the snow matted path. Haley followed her down and paused to put her mittens on as Brooke inspected their snow clones. "Sweetie, don't grope my snow boobs" Haley said lightly as if reprimanding a naughty child.

"Hmm good point. Why grope those when...I have the real deal right here!" Brooke pounced on the completely unprepared Haley and had her hands wrapped around her and fondling her jacket clad breasts. Haley screamed in alarm and broke into a giggling fit.

"Get off you horny mofo! They're mine!" Haley protested in vain as Brooke clung on and just laughed at her captive. Haley placed her hands on Brooke's and leaned her head back to whisper, "Brooke wouldn't it be easier to fondle me when we get to your's; where there's no Taylor and I'll be wearing...a...lot...less"

Brooke's eyes glazed over at the mere thought of Haley wearing very little and before she could wait for a reply Haley found herself being tugged energetically in the direction of Brooke's apartment.

-x-

The sound of a key jangling at the lock echoed through Brooke's home as the person outside seemed to be having trouble getting it in keyhole. There was a ruckus behind the door as some one else tried to get the key in followed by an explosion of laughter when they missed as well.

"You do remember how to open your own door right?"

"Yes, I'm not that dense! Don't give me that look, I'm not!"

"Okay, we'll do it on the count of three"

"Fineeeee"

"1...2...3!"

The door flew open and the two girls fell into the house and piled onto the floor laughing like drunken idiots. Haley got up and checked the living room for any signs of life, she returned to the hall and called, "Anyone home?"

Getting no reply she smiled and looked down at the fallen devil beneath her feet, "No Taylor" Haley stated with a twinkle in her eye.

"Now you just have to hold up your end of the deal" Brooke said sultrily as she rose to her feet and slipped her jacket off and proceeded to slowly unzip Haley's.

"And what is that exactly?" Haley asked playing innocent and giving Brooke her cutest look.

"Well, I think," Brooke began as she pulled down Haley's jacket" It had something to do with you-", she came teasingly close to Haley's lips, "-wearing no clothes"

"Maybe I did maybe I didn't" Haley said wriggling her eyebrows in an uncanny Brooke-like way. This was too much for the sexually frustrated cheerleader and she launched herself at Haley, her lips fused to the girl next to her, her hands roamed wildly over the contours of her body; powered by her growing lust.

Haley's mouth moved against Brooke's as if she'd been thirsty for the taste of her for years and Brooke's lips was the oasis she had been craving. Brooke moved Haley to the wall and pressed her against it as her fingers began to tug at the hem of Haley's top. Her hands simultaneously slid up the smooth toned stomach underneath and Haley gasped as she felt how cold they were from the freezing weather.

"Ah, wait...ahh god, Brooke stop a second" Haley pleaded suddenly as she began to lose herself to Brooke's ten talented digits. Brooke ceased what she had been doing, kissing Haley's neck, and looked dazedly at her. Half of her was worried she'd one something and the other half was chanting sex at the top of its lungs. Oh please don't say this is too much for her. I wouldn't be able to control myself! I'd have to turn to frequent masturbation! Sex aids! Sneaking in her room at night and just having my wicked way with her while she sleeps! Oh please, please, please-

Haley raised her hands in the air as if she were under arrest and showed her gloved hands. "Hmmm, I can't do much with to you with mittens on Tigger" Haley said with a soppy grin. Brooke let out a laugh or relief and rested her forehead against Haley's.

"For a minute there I thought I'd gone too far" Brooke admitted sheepishly, "And that would have sucked majorly" She and Haley laughed together and the other brunette raised Brooke's head with her now un-mittened hands.

"Hell no, if anything Brooke you're moving way to slow" Haley said in that innocent little girl tone she could do so well. It turned Brooke on more than the thought of owning the Gucci enterprise. "Now get me on that couch in there and don't stop fondling me until...well until it's my turn to fondle you!"

Brooke didn't need telling twice as she pulled Haley up and she wrapped her legs around Brooke's hips. She leant in for a kiss before Brooke whisked her into the living room with Haley yelling, "CHARGEEEEEEEEEE"

Hey guys I just came into see what you were up to and oh, OH GOD! AHHHHH WHAT ARE YOU DOING! FOR THE LOVE OF JESUS STOP! THINK OF THE CHILDREN, THE CHILDREN!"

Brooke took off her shoe and threw it at the writer knocking him out cold.

Later that evening-

When I regained consciousness

-Brooke had told Haley she wanted to go and visit Peyton so they both set off across the snowy centre of the town to TRIC.

I mean I am writing this thing! And she knocks me out for 5 hours! So don't blame me for you guys missing out on the hot girl-on-girl action! Hey, who threw that tomato!

The girls walked down the white streets of Tree hill, arms linked, enjoying the serenity of the silent night above them. Stars twinkled down at them and a half-moon was visible low in the blanket of black sky. "Very romantic don't you think?" Haley mused aloud as Brooke rested her head on Haley's shoulder.

"Yeah" Brooke murmured in agreement.

Amazing how a lifeless, crater faced, grey rock can be an object of romance. Shows how "romantic" you two are.

"Do you need another shoe beating?" Brooke threatened.

...No

The thumping beat of loud music reverberated from the entrance of TRIC as the club came into view. As they approached the stairs to the club Haley noticed something strange. She could hear what she presumed to be the musical act on stage at that time in TRIC, but from what she could make out they weren't very good. If she was honest they were terrible. Complete crap would be a better description, Haley thought with a bemused smile.

"Man, Peyton really needs to choose her performers a lot more carefully. It sounds like they've tied a cat to the propellers of a fan." Haley said as she cringed at the off key singing coming there way.

"Yeah...aha, she sure does" Brooke replied sounding completely unconvincing and causing Haley to give her a suspicious look.

"What are you hiding Davis..." Haley interrogated her with the same untrusting look, "You know something don't you?"

Brooke smiled but remained quiet as they began scaling the metal stairs. Haley also noticed the serious lack of people that would normally be lining up to get into the club. And then she saw it. The one thing that could install complete and utter terror within her.

Above the TRIC logo a banner had been hung up that read in bold, vibrant letters: Karaoke Night! From six till midnight!

"NO! Oh my god you planned this didn't you? You knew there was karaoke on tonight and you brought me here to my doom!" Haley cried in panic as she looked for any possible exit routes.

"Me? Never! How could you accuse me of such a vindictive act!" Brooke deadpanned with an evil grin. Haley gave her a cornered look and the wailing from inside the club suddenly made sense. She gave a defenceless sigh and rolled her eyes.

"Fine. But if you think I'm singing in front of people, you have another thing coming" Haley huffed moodily as Brooke half dragged her through the entrance.

"Oh but I'm gonna need your support up there on the big stage Hales when we do our double act" Brooke replied coyly watching as Haley's brow dropped to form a very scary face.

"What...the...crap?"

An hour or two and several vodkas later...

"I'm a bitch, I'm a lover
I'm a child, I'm a mother
I'm a sinner, I'm a saint
I do not feel ashamed
I'm your hell, I'm your dream
I'm nothing in between
you know you wouldn't want it any other way
, Brooke and Haley belted out at the top of their lungs as intoxication had given then enough Dutch courage to last several days.

"So take me as I am
This may mean
You'll have to be a stronger man
Rest assured that
When I start to make you nervous",
Brooke sung seductively as she swung her hips to the beat of the music and gave Haley a long wink after saying the word nervous. "And I'm going to extremes
Tomorrow I will change
And today won't mean a thing",

"I'm a bitch, I'm a lover
I'm a child, I'm a mother
I'm a sinner, I'm a saint
I do not feel ashamed
I'm your hell, I'm your dream
I'm nothing in between
you know you wouldn't want it any other way
,"

"Just when you think, you got me figured out" Haley half slurred over the microphone, "The season's already changing
I think it's cool, you do what you do
And don't try to save me"

The girls yelled out the chorus one last time to cheers and whoops from the audience of TRIC. As the chorus ended Brooke pulled Haley to the centre of the stage with her and began the last verse, looking straight at her as each word left her lips. "I'm a bitch, I'm a tease
I'm a goddess on my knees",
She slid sexily down Haley's body and dropped to her knees in front of her giving the crowd a flirtatious look receiving a great deal of wolf whistles and woops. Haley blushed compulsively as Brooke tugged onto her belt and slid right back up to her feet, making as much contact with Haley as she could.

"When you hurt, when you suffer
I'm your angel undercover
I've been numb, I'm revived
can't say I'm not alive
You know I wouldn't want it any other way"
Brooke sung loudly as the song came to an end and the crowd around the stage exploded with applause and whistling. Haley and Brooke hugged as they soaked in the insanity of what they had just done in front of a load of strangers and students from their school alike.

"And that was Haley and Brooke singing Alanis Morissette's I'm a bitch, I'm a lover, and they sung pretty damn well if u ask me" Peyton said through her mike and then introduced the next person to sing.

"Oh my god, I can't believe I just did that" Haley said as she held her hands to her head and laughed. Brooke slung her arm around her shoulder and smiled from ear to ear as they stepped off the stage and went over to the bar.

"You were great Hales; see wasn't so bad was it?" Haley rolled her eyes and agreed unwillingly. She rested her head down on the bars counter and sighed dreamily.

"I think I'm gonna take a nap" Haley said with a yawn and closed her eyes. The bartender smiled down at her and Brooke stroked her hair causing Haley to let out a peaceful sigh.

"I'm just gonna go talk to Peyton for a bit Okay Sweetie, I won't be long" Brooke soothed. Haley murmured "Mmkay" and drifted off further.

Brooke cocked her head at the adorableness before her and then went over to Peyton who was rifling through a stack of cds. When she saw Brooke she smiled ecstatically and scooped her into a hug. "Brooke you two were amazing! The whole girl flirting with girl was a big hit with the crowd, especially the male audience" she said derisively and Brooke laughed.

"Well Haley took some convincing and a lot of shots to get her up on that stage" Brooke said with her trademark smirk. "But she fell to the Brookinator as does everyone"

Peyton gave a loud "Ha" and crossed her arms, "Speaking of Haley…how did things go with her last night?" she asked expectantly. Brooke's giddy smile and glazed over eyes gave Peyton the answer she had hoped for. "Really?" Peyton pushed excitedly.

"Like you said…we were…amazing" Brooke said slowly giving Peyton a sly wink. Peyton hugged Brooke with joy.

"God I'm so happy for you! At last I won't have to tiptoe around what I say with you two lurverssss" Peyton teased and Brooke hit her arm playfully.

"Oh by the way this letter came for you" Peyton mentioned as she pulled a plain white envelope out of her pocket and handing it to Brooke. Brooke gave it an oblivious look over and saw that her name had been scrawled on the front in unfamiliar hand writing. "And you won't believe who dropped it off"

Brooke looked at Peyton and waited.

"Dan Scott"

Brooke was overcome with a sense of dread just by hearing those two words. The letter in her hands now presented an ominous threat to her. Nothing Dan Scott has to say is good. But what the hell has he got to say to me?

Suddenly Peyton looked over Brooke's shoulder and her mouth dropped almost to the floor. "Brooke I think you have to see this…."

Brooke realized Peyton was staring at the karaoke singer on stage and turned around not having a clue what was wrong. When she saw Haley singing softly up in front of everyone her heart skipped a beat and the letter was forgotten instantly. What is she doing…?

Brooke stood where she was and just let Haley's angelic melody take control of her as she listened like she had never listened before…

Like superman crossed with an elephant. Ow! Brooke CD's are not throwing discs! Ow!

"No need to wonder why

Sometimes a gift like this you can't deny

'cause I wanted to fly,

So you gave me your wings

And time held its breath so I could see, yeah

And you set me free"

Haley staggered slightly but composed herself, locking her eyes onto Brooke and giving her a bright smile.

"There's a will

There's a way

Sometimes words just can't explain

This is real

I'm afraid

I guess this time there's just no hiding, fighting

You make me restless"

"You're in my heart

The only light that shines

There in the dark"

"'cause I wanted to fly,

So you gave me your wings

And time held its breath so I could see, yeah

And you set me free"

Haley was singing with all her heart now her emotions were bare to everyone in the room and every pair of eyes was watching her in silence.

"When I was alone

You came around

When I was down

You pulled me through

And there's nothing that

I wouldn't do for you"

"'cause I wanted to fly,

So you gave me your wings

And time held its breath so I could see, yeah

And you set me free"

The song ended and the crowd erupted into applause as Haley took a shy bow and jumped from the stage, running up to a gob smacked Brooke. "That was…incredible"

"It was for you" Haley said above a whisper and before Brooke could comprehend it, Haley leaned up and kissed her. The crowds cheers grew tenfold and a barrage of wolf whistles came their way but Haley didn't seem to care. Peyton watched agape, grinning at her two best friends and saw the complete shock in Brooke's eyes.

"Haley, you do realize you just kissed me in front of half our year and dozens of complete strangers?" Brooke choked out as she stared wide eyed at the lunatic before her. Haley smiled sheepishly and nodded.

"You are so worth it" Haley confessed as she bit her lip and hoped Brooke wasn't mad that she'd let their secret relationship become apparent to everyone in the room. Brooke shook her head and smiled.

"You do realize we're gonna get hell at school for this? People may call us all kinds of mean names and poke us like chimps at a zoo" Brooke lectured mockingly. Haley shrugged.

"I say bring it" Haley stated as she wrapped her arms around her girlfriend's waist, "I'll just use those wings you gave me to fly us away from it all"

Peyton and several people nearby went "aww" as Brooke leaned in and kissed Haley, pulling her in deeply, ignoring all the eyes on them. Nothing could stop her now, not any cruel cheerleader, jerk jock or disapproving parent. Not even Dan Scott could drag her down. Whatever he had to say to her wouldn't bother her because she was stronger than he could ever imagine.

She always would be.

As long as she had Haley's close to her heart.

End of chapter 7