Life is Unpredictable
Disclaimer: I do not own One Tree Hill or any of its characters.
Author's Note #1: Thank you for all the great reviews I've received. I love hearing from you. I had hoped to get this chapter out to you sooner, but wasn't able to. Just to let you know, Brucas and Leyton will be mentioned in this. There will probably be more Brucas than Leyton, but Naley really is the focus of this story. Please continue to let me know how you feel about this story. I love reading what you have to say.
Author's Note #2: This chapter takes place on the same day as the last chapter.
Chapter 2:
It was lunch time at Tree Hill High and Peyton Sawyer and Brooke Davis were sitting at a table outside waiting for their boyfriends to join them for lunch.
"Well, if it isn't little Virgin Mary" Brooke exclaimed sarcastically as she spotted Haley walking by.
"Brooke, be nice" Peyton replied, turning back from looking in Haley's direction.
"What? I didn't say anything that wasn't true." Brooke stated defensively, but with a smile and seemingly not understanding that she had said anything wrong.
Peyton simply gave her that look that told Brooke she shouldn't have said what she said. "You know Haley's not that bad. She's actually pretty nice" Peyton replied.
Brooke just gave her an annoyed look then said, "Do you really want to see me throw-up right here. My stomach can really not take you defending her". Peyton just looked at Brooke and remained silent, even though her gut told her she should say something more in defense of Haley.
With Peyton's quietness, Brooke moved on to what she deemed more important things. "So, P. Sawyer are you psyched for the party at Nathan's beach house this Saturday?"
Peyton was hesitant in her reply knowing what Brooke's reaction would be, "Umm…well Brooke….see I'm not going to the party".
"What? What do you mean you're not going? Everyone's going" Brooke exclaimed, appalled that her best friend was going to miss this party.
"I have plans with Jake" Peyton stated and then quickly said, "Brooke don't give me that look". It was said in response to a look Brooke was giving her after what she last said.
"I just don't get you sometimes P. Sawyer. You would actually rather play house with some guy than go out and have fun" Brooke replied.
"I'm not playing house" Peyton exclaimed.
"Will Jenny be there?" Brooke asked.
"Yes" Peyton replied.
"Then you're playing house!" Brooke exclaimed to Peyton, who was now frustrated with Brooke's lack of understanding. The truth was she's never really understood her and Jake's relationship.
She and Jake actually met through Nathan surprisingly. Jake is on the basketball team and happened to be at one of Nathan's parties. She was a little familiar with him before that, because of her being a cheerleader she saw him on the court. However, Peyton knew how most of the basketball players were (aka just like. Nathan) and was weary about dating any of them. Jake, though, was different and then she learned about him being a single father to his daughter Jenny and that seemed to embed him even more into her heart.
The two started dating almost immediately after they met at the party. Most of their dates comprised of simply staying home, having dinner and watching a movie while Jenny slept and Peyton was completely happy with that. When she was with Jake she had never felt so safe in her life. Brooke, though, couldn't understand Peyton's happiness at staying home and as she puts it playing house with a guy when she could be out partying.
Haley took a seat outside under a tree waiting for Lucas to join her for lunch. She had noticed both Brooke and Peyton watching her as she had made her way by them and over to the tree. Some days Haley could not understand how Peyton could be best friends with Brooke Davis because about Peyton seemed to be the complete opposite of Brooke; Peyton was actually nice.
Peyton's boyfriend Jake plays on the basketball team with Lucas. Jake was the only one from the team who befriended Lucas and didn't join into Nathan's hazing of him. At first Haley had been weary of Peyton when Lucas suggested they hang out with Jake and Peyton because she was Brooke Davis's best friend after all. However, she quickly learned how different Peyton was from Brooke and the two got along quite well. She, Lucas, Jake and Peyton would hang out together from time to time; of course though at school she and Peyton would act like they don't know each other.
Haley was brought out of her thoughts when Lucas sat down next to her.
"Hey Hales, what are you thinking about?" Lucas asked taking his sandwich from a brown paper bag.
"Oh nothing…So, how was practice this morning?" Haley asked, smiling at her best friend.
"Don't ask" Luke replied.
"What did Nathan do this time?" Haley asked.
"Actually Nathan doing something wouldn't be as worse as what happened today. The coach benched Nathan and me for the next game because of what happened at last night's game" Luke explained.
"But it wasn't even your fault; Nathan started it" Haley replied, angry that Nathan's stupid stunts were getting Lucas into trouble.
"Yeah well, the coach doesn't really care about that part. We also got a warning; that if we don't start getting along, at least on the court, then he'll continue to bench us until we do" Lucas said.
"Can he do that?" Haley asked.
"He's the coach, he can do anything". Lucas stated than took on a sarcastic tone when he said, "Although I'm sure Nathan will probably go home and tell daddy and then daddy will fix it for him".
Nathan Scott was not happy as he marched over to where his girlfriend and her best friend were eating lunch and slammed down his book bag onto the table.
"Whoa, what crawled up your butt?" Peyton said to Nathan because of his fowl mood.
"My bastard of a brother…it was bad enough that he's trying to take my spot on the team, but now he's causing me to get into trouble as well" Nathan exclaimed, clearly very mad.
"What happened?" Brooke asked.
"Whitey's benched us for last night's game and he's threatening to bench us again if we don't start getting along. Can you believe this because of Lucas I'm going to lose playing time and if I don't play we don't win and there's no way I'm going to be on a losing team, especially not with the scouts coming around soon" Nathan said.
"Well maybe you should give Lucas a break then and try and get along with him for you and the teams sake?" Peyton suggested and got a glare from both Brooke and Nathan as if her idea was the most bizarre thing ever. "Ok, never mind" Peyton quickly said deciding to stay out of this conversation.
Brook then turned back towards Nathan and asked, "Can't your dad do something? Like talk to Whitey?"
"I can't tell my dad about this, he'll go ballistic. I mean he doesn't want Lucas on this team anymore than I do, but if he finds out about all the stunts that I've pulled to try to get Lucas off the team is causing me to now lose playtime he's going to be furious. I have to figure out something on my own to do" Nathan exclaimed.
"Like what?" Brooke asked, curious as to what her boyfriend had in mind.
"I don't know, but what I do know is that it's got to be something bigger than what I have been doing, it's got to be something more personal. I'm not letting him stand between me and my basketball!" Nathan stated.
Brooke had only ever seen this side of Nathan a couple of times before and both times someone always got hurt and it was always the second party. Whenever Nathan Scott had revenge on the mind it was never a good thing and she couldn't help but feel a little sorry for anyway who got caught in the middle of this.
"Now I just have to figure out what it is exactly I'm going to do" Nathan said, as his eyes glanced casually around the numerous students around him, when suddenly his eye caught two figures and an evil smile was brought to his lips. Brooke looked to the direction that Nathan was looking at then turned back to him waiting for him to explain what he was thinking.
Nathan looked back at Brooke and said, "What's the best way to defeat an opponent, identify his weaknesses and attack them".
Brooke looked back to where Nathan had been staring and then back at Nathan and asked in a confused voice "Tutor girl?" Nathan just smiled.