Hi everybody happy after Christmas, haha anyways I hope everyone had a good holiday whatever it is you celebrate. Um thanks so much for the reviews and this chapter is drama! So have have fun with it and review. Ok read and enjoy…
It was a brisk sonny day, the first day back to school since the winter vacation. Although the rest of the vacation had passed somewhat slowly no one was all that enthusiastic about going back to school. But this meant that they were that much closer to finishing their senior year and getting to go to college.
Madison was at her locker taking out books from her backpack and replacing them with ones from her locker as she did everyday at school, this kind of thing didn't take any thought and, as it turned out, it was when her mind wandered the most. Right now she was thinking about something that had come across her thoughts many a time the last couple of weeks: Steve. The night of her party when he showed up had brought back a lot of unwanted and, until that night, memories that were buried inside her.
Arms snaked around Madison and a voice whispered in her ear "hi babe."
She turned around and faced the thing her thoughts had been fearing.
"What are you doing here?" she asked him pushing his arms away from her.
"I wanted to see where you go to school, you know see how it compared to where you used to go." He paused for a second and looked around "it doesn't compare you should move back with me."
"You're joking." She said looking away from him.
"No I'm really not, I've missed you Maddie." He said "I've needed you."
"I think you should go." She said shutting her locker and grabbing her bag.
"Wait there are your friends." He said pointing down the hall a little and Madison turned to see Brooke, Nathan, and Lucas walking down the hallway.
"Steve they are not my friends." She said.
"Sure they are." He said and then turned to them "hey guys." He waved his hand around as Brooke Lucas and Nathan exchanged glances and walked up to Madison and Steve.
"Sorry he was just about to leave." Madison said quietly and her eyes were avoiding all three of them as she tried to push Steve in the opposite direction.
"Hey I have time." He said wheeling back around to them.
"What are you doing here?" Brooke asked him and he smiled at her.
"Well Brooke I just came to see how Maddie here was living and where she was going to school." He said.
"Hmm, intriguing." Brooke said sarcastically.
"Yeah well sorry but we really need to get to class." Lucas said, he had a bad feeling about this Steve guy.
"Oh well nice seeing you guys." Steve said.
"Right bye." Brooke said and Nathan mumbled something as Lucas didn't say anything and the three of them walked away.
"That Brooke is something else." Steve said.
Madison gave him an incredulous look "don't start with that Steve." She said.
"With what?" he asked her.
"Leave Brooke and everyone else alone and please for god sakes leave me the hell alone." Madison said yelling a little at the end of her sentence.
"Shh…Madison let's not cause a scene here." He said putting a finger over her lips to quiet her.
"I have to go to class, I really think you should go." Madison said walking away from him.
"Whatever but this isn't the last you'll see of me." He said smiling and watching her stomp away.
"Brooke, oh my god Brooke!" Bevin ran across the courtyard at Brooke to the table where Brooke and Lucas where sitting.
"Yeah Bevin?" Brooke said raising her eyebrows at the over excited Bevin that pranced towards her.
"There's a party tonight at my place." Bevin said.
"On a school night?" Lucas asked her.
"It's Friday Lucas." Brooke said looking at him "are you feeling ok?" she asked him.
"Oh right, sorry it's just weird that our first day back is on a Friday." Lucas said.
"Right, whatev it's tonight at like seven at my place" Bevin said.
"Cool I'll totally be there." Brooke said.
"Ok see you later." Bevin said.
"That sounds like fun." Lucas said sarcastically.
"At least we can hang." Brooke said.
"I'm not going." Lucas said.
"Lucas of course your going, you have to go its like required." Brooke said.
"Required?" He asked her.
"yeah, your dating one of the most popular girls in school now you have to attend popular people events you know plus your on the basketball team so that gives you a definite in.
Every guy on the team will be there." Brooke said.
"How do you know?" he asked her.
"Trust me." Brooke said.
"Let's say I do go to the party, will I have any fun?" he asked her.
"Oh I'll make sure you have fun." She said lowering her voice and making it sexy. She turned to look at him and moved into kiss him.
"About to eat here." Haley plunked her tray down on the table across from them soon followed by Peyton.
"Sorry, where's Nathan?" Brooke asked them.
"In the library." Haley said.
"Ok yeah and where is he really?" Brooke asked her.
"In the library." Haley said darting her eyes from side to side confused.
"Since when does Nathan go to the library during lunch?" Brooke asked her.
"I don't know since he had a reason too." Haley said going back to putting Mayonnaise on her sandwich.
"Ok, whatever. There's a party at Bevin's tonight and I know both of you are going to be there." Brooke said.
"Sure I'll go if Nathan does." Haley said.
"Thanks but no thanks." Peyton said.
"Oh and do you have something better to do miss gloom and doom?" Brooke asked her.
"Yeah I'd rather stare at a wall then go to her party." Peyton said.
"Why it's just a party." Brooke said "since when have parties turned into death?" Brooke asked around the table.
"I'm sorry they haven't I just have a lot on my mind right now and I'd like to just relax and go home." Peyton said.
"To draw your freaky drawings?" Brooke asked her.
"If it helps me clear my head then I might." Peyton said.
"Ok whatever I got Haley on my side and Lucas and I know Nathan won't turn it down I guess three out of four will have to do." Brooke said.
"Good, because I'm not going to change my mind." Peyton said.
"Whatever Peyton, whatever." Brooke said
Nathan was in the library searching around on the internet when a frazzled Madison came and sat down at the computer next to him.
"Madison, are you ok?" he asked her.
"What? Oh um yeah I'm fine." She said.
"Your seemed a little weird this morning with Steve and everything." Nathan said.
"In case it isn't clear Steve and I have a complicated past." Madison said frowning.
"You're welcome to tell me about it." Nathan said.
"No I, I can't." she stuttered.
"Madison I'm not Brooke I don't gossip to be cool." Nathan said.
"I'm not really worried about you telling anyone I just can't tell you but um thanks for having some interest or whatever." Madison said opening up the internet.
"Steve, um, Steve isn't dangerous or anything is he?" Nathan asked her.
"Wow this is really none of your business." Madison said.
"I just want to make sure your ok and this guy isn't threatening yo…"
"He's not Nathan and I'd really appreciate it if you would just put your therapy use to some one else who needs it because I am really perfectly fine." Madison said.
"Ok, sorry." Nathan said closing his internet window and getting ready to go.
"Sorry." She said. "I shouldn't have just gone off on you like that; I tend to do that a lot."
"It's ok I shouldn't pry." He said.
"It's just complicated and there's really nothing you could do that would help the situation so there's no point in telling you about it." She said.
"Well if you ever change your mind you can tell me, there might be more I can do then just listen." Nathan said.
"Thanks, and really I mean that because the fact that you're even talking to me after what I did is really amazing." Madison said.
"Madison you didn't really do anything wrong I wasn't dating Haley then." He said.
"Yeah but you were married to her." Madison smiled.
"Right but anyway it kind of helped clear things up a little bit, I mean no offense but Haley is the one for me." Nathan said.
"Yeah I get that now, and also tell Brooke that she should not be around Steve alone." Madison said.
"Why not?" He asked her.
"Cause he likes her and that could just cause all sorts of trouble that you and everyone else really are not going to want to deal with so just tell her to steer clear." Madison said.
"I will, I'm going to um go now." Nathan said.
"Ok see you around; hey are you going to the party tonight?" She asked him.
"Bevin's? yeah are you?"
"I guess I have nothing better to do, see you there." She said.
"Ok bye." He said.
Friday night rolled around and Haley and Brooke arrived at the party together. When they got inside Nathan and Lucas were sitting on the couch in silence.
"That's pathetic." Brooke said to Haley.
"At least their sharing." Haley said.
"Yeah a couch, wow big accomplishment." Brooke said.
"It's a step Brooke." Haley said.
"Yeah I guess." Brooke said and walked around the couch so that she was facing the bored faces of Nathan and Lucas.
"Hello dumb and dumber." She said sitting her self in between the two of them.
"Which is which?" Nathan asked her.
Brooke just turned and gave him a look and he took that as a sign to not ask. Haley finally made her way to the couch and sat down next to Nathan.
"So this is fun." Haley said in the midst of their awkward silence.
"Ugh you guys just aren't in the mood to party." Brooke said.
"What do you propose that we do?" Lucas asked her.
"I don't know we could get something to drink or dance, that's what normal people do." Brooke said.
"She's right; I'm going to go get a drink." Nathan said.
"Yeah me too." Haley seconded that.
"We'll be over there in a second." Brooke said to answer the questioning looks coming from Haley and Nathan.
"Lucas are you going to try and have fun at this party?" Brooke asked him turning her whole body to face him.
"Yes Brooke I am trying." He said.
"Ok then will you come and dance with me?" she asked him.
"Sure, just let me get something to drink first." He said.
"Ok I'll be where the real party's at." She said getting up and walking over to the dance floor. When she got there Madison was a little ways away talking to none other then Steve. Brooke moved a little closer so she could here their conversation.
"Look I don't know how you got here Steve but you're obviously drunk and you need to get out of here before you cause trouble." Madison said.
Steve laughed his same smug laugh "Maddie calm down I didn't come to see you, I'm looking for Brooke." He said.
Brooke raised her eyebrows thinking that was odd.
"Whatever you think you and Brooke could have you can't ok she's head over heels in love with Lucas." Madison said.
"Yeah and so were you with Ben but that didn't stop us from happening." Steve said.
"No I couldn't stop us from happening." Madison lowered her voice to a whisper.
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" He asked her grabbing her wrists.
"You know what it means; you forced yourself on me Steve." Madison said surprising herself; she hadn't ever been able to say those words aloud.
"I did not, you wanted it too and don't say fucking otherwise." He said holding onto her tighter for a second and then letting her go.
"I'm going to go find Brooke." Steve said and as soon as Brooke heard that she quickly tried to leave but Steve spotted her.
"Steve don't." Madison said.
"Shut up slut." Steve said before walking towards Brooke. Madison decided the best thing she could do was to find Lucas or Nathan.
Steve caught up with Brooke and pulled her towards him by grabbing her arm.
"Hey Brooke." He said.
"Hi you know what; I was just about to go find Lucas so if you'll just excuse me." She said trying to keep a smile on as if she hadn't heard anything.
"Hey wait." He said grabbing her waist firmly and pulling her closer "how bout a dance?"
"I don't think Lucas would like that very much." Brooke said
"Well he doesn't have to know." Steve said.
"No Steve, really I'd rather not." Brooke said.
"Come on Brooke I've asked around and I've heard you willing to give it up, what's so different about this?"
"Where have you heard that?" she asked him appalled and trying to get away from his grip.
"Around, school, town pretty much everywhere but don't worry sluts are better anyway." He said.
"Get the hell away from me." Brooke said starting to get a little worried.
"Don't yell, I hate it when girls yell." He said just as Lucas, Nathan, Haley, and Madison came up to them.
"Can you get away from her?" Lucas asked him.
"What's this Maddie, you have to tell the world everything, don't tell me you've told any of these people about our past." He said.
"Steve, no I just…"
"Shut up." He said.
"Please let me go." Brooke said.
"no." he yelled.
"Leave her the hell alone" Nathan said and apparently this pushed Steve over the edge because he pulled out a gun and wrapped his arm around Brooke so her back was to him and he had the gun to her head.
Haley gasped and Nathan instinctively moved in front of her as Lucas's whole mood changed.
"No one move or do anything or she dies." Steve said.
Brooke was breathing hard against Steve and she could feel the tears in her eyes "aw don't be scared Brooke, as long as everyone listens to me I won't kill you." He said.
"Ok Steve, look we can figure this out, nothing has to happen just please let Brooke go." Lucas said.
"Did I say you could talk?" Steve asked him jerking Brooke to the side a little and she yelped from pain.
"No, sorry." Lucas said his heart was racing a million beats a second especially at hearing Brooke being in pain.
"Madison we have something's to settle." Steve said.
"Do you have to do that with Brooke there?" she asked him.
"Oh but I like Brooke." He said and turned to her pressing his lips against hers.
"Get off me." She said and Lucas could feel his insides churning. Haley felt nauseas and she leaned towards Nathan and he took her hand from behind.
"shh, calm down Brooke it's ok I know you just don't want to hurt Lucas's feelings. It's ok to be attracted to me." He said.
"You're sick." Nathan said.
"Nathan." Haley said under her breath.
"Oh Haley, I didn't even see you back there, do you want to come join me and Brooke?" He asked her and Nathan clenched her hand tighter.
"Leave her alone, and please let Brooke go, whatever it is you need to settle with Madison you can do with her alone and you don't need to hold Brooke at gun-point." Nathan said.
"You promise you didn't say anything?" Steve asked Madison.
"No I really didn't I swear." Madison said.
Steve took a moment of silence as everyone in the room was holding their breath. He finally flung Brooke across the room and she went flying into Nathan's arms where Lucas soon was.
"Oh my god Brooke." Haley said and Lucas immediately took her into his own arms as she latched onto him.
"We need to talk." Steve said grabbing Madison but Nathan blocked them.
"Man you don't need to be talking to her while you have a gun." Nathan said.
"This isn't any of your goddamn business, why don't you go tend to your little slut friend over there and leave Maddie to me." Steve said.
"Don't call Brooke a slut." Nathan said.
"Whatever man." Steve started walking towards the door with Maddie but the police arrived and blocked his way "shit." He mumbled.
"Young man we're taking you to the station." An officer said.
"Thank god." Madison said.
Another officer walked over to where Brooke, Lucas and Haley were, Brooke was still wrapped in Lucas's arms.
"We're going to need to ask you some questions." The officer said.
"How did you know to come?" Haley asked him.
"The owner of the house called." He replied.
"Look officer can we come down to the station tomorrow, she really needs to get home." Lucas said.
"We'll need you there no later then 9:00 AM." The officer said.
"Ok, we'll be there." Lucas nodded.
"See you tomorrow." The officer tipped his hat and walked away.
"Brooke?" Lucas asked her and she didn't say anything.
"Brooke do you want me to take you home?" He asked her.
She looked up at him and nodded her head.
"Ok." Lucas said.
Brooke and Lucas arrived at her apartment; Haley had stayed behind with Nathan to answer some questions.
Lucas walked her down to her bedroom where she sat on the bed folding her arms over.
"Are you ok?" He asked her, he didn't really know how to handle any of this she hadn't said a word during the ride home.
"God Lucas I was so scared." Brooke said feeling the tears run down her face and Lucas pulled her into a hug, she winced a little as he did.
Lucas pulled up her shirt a little and saw that around her waist and stomach she was bruised a little bit.
"Brooke." He said softly holding her closer to him as she cried on his shoulder. Lucas stroked her hair and her back; he would stay there as long as he had to just to make sure she was ok.
"Would you stay with me tonight? I really need you." She said looking up at him.
"Of course I will." Lucas said, he would do anything for Brooke.
"Ok." She said lying down on her bed and Lucas slipped his shoes off and lied next to her, loosely wrapping his arms around her waste and tracing small circles across her stomach as she lay her head back against his chest and let sleep take over her.
Nathan and Haley were outside the apartment.
"Thanks for the ride." Haley said.
"No problem, I guess I'll see you tomorrow at the station." Nathan said.
"Yeah." Haley said and Nathan kissed her quickly and started to walk away.
"Wait, Nathan I just, I was really scared tonight but you made me feel so much better I just want to thank you for protecting me." Haley said.
"Haley you're the most important thing in the world to me, you don't need to thank me for protecting you because I really didn't it for myself. If I didn't have you in my life I don't know what I would do."
"That was so sweet Nate." Haley said "ok well I love you." She said.
"I love you too, good night." He said.
"Good night." She smiled and walked into her apartment.
There you have it there is still a lot of stuff to talk about and the next chapter will deal with Steve and Madison's past and that fun stuff but there will still be Brucas and Naley so please review and I will update as soon as possible.
