A/N: Thank you all for your comments and hopefully you havent given up on me :) Im sorry Im so damn slow to write hehe! Well.. enjoy!
Nathan walked around the river court – remembering everything that had happend there. As he walked back and forward memories kept flashing in his mind. He had to smile thinking about the time when he was a jackass and Lucas was the nice guy. How things had changed.
They were always up in each others buissness no matter what. Nathan kinda liked that.. it was a good feeling – the feeling of being cared about! Even though all Lucas wanted was Peyton and Nathan wanted Haley. Now both Peyton and Haley had ran away to each corner of the world .. well Lucas had left too and Nathan, but Brooke stayed and helped Karen out with the cafe.. did Lucas know she never went to college?
As Nathan was lost in his own thoughts he heard someone walking behind him, but quickly turned. He turned around to see the back of Brookes head.
"Hey" He said and Brooke turned around. "Where are you going?" He asked moving closer to her.
"Well.. sometimes I come down here to get.. some space you know. Tree Hill can be very messy even now" She said and gave him a famous Brooke Davis dimpled smile. He couldnt do anything but smile back.
"well.. to me it seems as you are avoiding me.. I havent heard a word from you in a few days" he said and Brooke shook her head.
"no you are the one avoiding me.. you know where to find me" She said and Nathan laughed a little as Brooke stood in front of her with both of her hands in her pocket. She had her red-black hair laying on her shoulders. She had cut it from the last time he saw her. Her hazel eyes were watching his as she was waiting for him to say something.
"Yes but that was one year ago.. now Im pretty sure your more mature and I doubt I would find you in a party getting wasted" He said and Brooke half-smiled. She had changed. She had learned the value of money – thanks to Karen. She now knew how it was like out there.. having a job and having to support herself. Nathan probably didnt know that completely yet – he still got money from his mother, wherever she was now.
"yes" She said proud. "I have changed, and every summer I get to see how Karens day is everyday" She almost whispered the last end. She felt kinda bad lying for him – but they never was that good friends anyway.
"why is she lying? Theres no need to be embaressed.. alot of people take a year break from college.. and Brooke sure didnt seem to be the last one in Tree Hill to do it.. I would probably be more surprised if Haley did it.." Nathan thought to himself as he was carefully watching Brooke. She began to feel uncomfortable.
"What?" She finally said after a while from wondering what was inside Nathans head.
"Nothing.. I just started thinking.." He spat out all in one. He took a break to sigh and looked at the river. "..about last year. How things changed"
"yeah people changed too you know" Brooke laughed and looked at the same direction as Nathan. Her smile faded as she looked at Nathan. "The graduation party" She remembered with a big smile on her face. She had to laugh at the way everyone was acting – especially Nathan.
"oh no" Nathan laughed and closed his eyes – remembering.
FLASHBACK
"Come on Nathan! Lets go for a swim" some drunk girl whined, pulling Nathans arm. Some girl that had followed him through out the entire party.
The party of the year – that of course Brooke Davis had pulled together..at the river court! It wasnt the first place she would have put it but no one could have it anywhere else.
"No not now.." Nathan said trying to get her off his arms. He moved his shoulder as she put her chin on it.
"come on party pooper.. its the last year! Have some fun!" She screeched into Nathans ear. He shrugged his shoulders and pointed in the direction where Tim was standing alone by the beer.
"there, that guy is willing to do anything" He said and the girl ran over to Tim dragging his arm.
Nathan sighed as he looked at all the people taking off their clothes and jumping in the water. Most of the people were drunk, while the others had to come with them and make sure they didnt drown.
"Having fun are we?" a voice behind him said. Nathan turned around and smiled as his eyes met Brookes.
"well if fun is sitting here by my side, drinking my beer waiting for a girl to come rescue me from this.. then yes. Im having fun" he said and looked over at the water again. Brooke rolled her eyes and sat down next to him with the beer in her hand. She handed it over to him, but he didnt accept it.
"Ok Nathan, this is not having fun! I know Haley left..again but you gotta learn how to let go! You did the last time. Beside.. its time to have fun now!" She said and Nathan looked at her with a blank face. "what?" She asked as she widened her eyes. Nathan smiled and quickly grabbed her hand, making her lose the beer.
"Nathan!" She screamed and laughed as he began taking off his sweater and jumped into the water with her behind him.
Brooke quickly pushed her head out of the water as she looked around after Nathan. She looked around herself a hundrer times but she could only see drunk girls making out with sober guys. Pathetic. She then felt something beneath her feet. The minute she looked down Nathan grabbed her by the waist and lifted her up from the water.
"Nathan!" She screamed louder and he let go as she fell in the water again. She quickly got up and hit his shoulder. "dont do that again!" She yelled and quickly got out of the water.
"Hey Brooke" Nathan screamed from the water. She turned around and looked at the big grin on his face. "Its time to have fun" He said and Brooke couldnt help but give him the dimpled-brooke davis smile. She then began to run into the water again – even though it was very cold. She couldnt feel anything..
END OF FLASHBACK
"you were a crazy one" Brooke said, laughing of him.
"How do you know Im not still one?" He smirked. Brooke raised an eyebrow and looked at him with the "smart-face". And before she knew it he began tickling her.
"Nathan no! You know I hate it" She said in between the laughs. But he didnt stop. He kept on and Brooke couldnt stop laughing and before they both knew it they were both on the ground. "Stop it stop it" Brooke kept on screaming and then he finally stopped.
"ok Im gonna be nice this time" he said
"Since when was Nathan Scott nice?" Brooke said and laughed.
"Since when was Brooke Davis good?" Nathan said and winked playfully at her. Brooke got up and took his arm to help him up. But that wasnt all she did. She leaned in so she was only inches away from his ear.
"Your right" she whispered slowly and suddenly she pulled his arm and jumped in the water, with Nathan following her. They both lifted their heads up from the water and looked at each other.
"Brooke Davis – you will never change" he said and laughed. He leaned his head back so his hair touched the water. It was summer so the sun was shining and the water wasnt that bad either.
"Nathan Scott – have you changed?" Brooke asked mysteriously and Nathan looked at her and shook her head.
"you and me, we never change"
