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Brooke woke up to her phone buzzing. She groaned and shielded her eyes and saw she had twenty messages and three missed calls. The calls were from Abby,Spencer,and Morgan and the texts were a combination from those three but a majority from Abby.

She had a bad feeling in her stomach and she wasn't sure if it was from all that she drank or something else. She clicked her message icon and saw the the last text that Abby had sent, 'The park 2..checked with Spencer you're free...you owe this to me.'

She looked and saw it was 11:30. Everyone around her was still sleeping and Brooke could tell they wouldn't be waking up anytime soon. She stood up and grabbed one of towels and washcloths that Leighton had laid out the night before and went to go shower.

Christina woke up to find everyone still sleeping except for Brooke who was presumably in the shower. She saw that Brooke had left her phone out and grabbed it to see if Jake had texted Brooke like he said he was going too.

She wasn't surprised to see Jake hadn't texted but was surprised to see a bunch of texts from Abby. She read the one that told Brooke to meet her at the park and figured that was why Brooke was showering.

There was no way that Brooke could be going because it could ruin her reputation as a cheerleader to hang out with Abby. Christina had to make sure Brooke knew her priorities and that the varsity cheerleaders were her new friends,not some girl who couldn't even dress right.

Christina grabbed her own phone and sent a text to Jessie,Abby's sister,and told her what needed to be done. She waited five minutes and then got the response she needed, 'Done:).'

Christina did her part and then she waited. Brooke was about to see that her true friends were the ones who were there when old ones bailed.

"Where are you headed too?" Christina asked as Brooke stepped over the still sleeping girls.

Brooke debated lying to Christina but figured it probably wasn't worth it, "Abby want's me to meet her at the park."

"Didn't Leighton and I talk to you about that?"

Brooke nodded, "I know but it's important. I already skipped lunch with her this week and I feel kinda bad."

"Fine,go but remember who your real friends are. Brooke,Abby is probably jealous that you made varsity as a flyer and knowing her she will ruin your friendship."

"I don't know,I've known Abby for a long time and that isn't really her style..." Brooke trailed off,suddenly unsure about how Abby really was feeling.

"I'm just warning you,Flyer. Things are different now. You're at the top and she's...well she's not. Call me later,okay?"

Brooke smiled and waved and then headed out to meet her friend.

Jessie came running into Abby's room, "Hey Abs,mom is taking us to that exhibit in the museum you wanted to go to,are you coming?"

"What?When did she decide this?"

"Like five minutes ago,come on!"

"Jess,I can't. I'm meeting Brooke in like twenty minutes!"

"Text her and tell her you can't come,she'll understand. Besides,she knows how much you have wanted to go and this is the only day mom can take us."

"I need to talk to her though..."Abby trailed off not sure what to do.

"I'll text her for you then."

"Ugh,fine. I'll tell her something came up and we can reschedule for another time," Abby said as she reached for her phone and texted Brooke.

"Yes! Now hurry up and get dressed we are leaving soon!" Jessie hollered as she went back to her own room.

Abby got a reply almost instantly, 'that's cool-have fun and ttyl.'

Abby smiled and went to get dressed.

Christina laughed as she texted Abby back,Jessie had done well. She just hoped she managed to switch the names back before Abby realized.

She felt somewhat bad using Jessie like this but it had to be done. Brooke and Abby needed to realize there was a social ladder and they couldn't be friends when one was on top and the other was on the bottom.

Brooke waited for Abby at the park but she still wasn't there. Brooke looked at her phone and saw it was 2:15,Abby was never late so Brooke shot her a text, 'Hey,you coming?'

She sat down and waited for Abby to respond. It took a few minutes but a response finally came, 'So sorry completely forgot...out with some people,text ya later:)'

Brooke was shocked,that wasn't typically like Abby but maybe Christina was right. Things had been a little off with Abby lately,maybe it was time they went their separate ways.

Brooke stood up and decided to just head home,change clothes and go for a run before supper with Spencer and his team. She was walking away when she heard someone call her name.

"Brooke! Hey,wait up!" Christina hollered.

Brooke turned around, "Hey,what are you doing here?"

"I had a feeling you may need a friend," Christina said as she slung her arm around Brooke's shoulder.

Brooke didn't say anything but instead walked in silence with Christina.

"I'm guessing she bailed on you,huh?" Christina said after a few minutes.

"You guessed right,and it wouldn't be so bad it was the way she was so...nonchalant about it,you know? It was like it was no big deal to her,and she was the one who wanted to meet in the first place!"

"Friends suck sometimes," Christina said understandingly.

"I'd say."

"But,you know what? Screw Abby. You don't need her,you have us now."

Brooke was a little shocked at how easily Christina wanted her to blow off her friendship with Abby but saw it as wise to not say anything about that specifically, "Yeah I guess."

"You guess?"

"No,I mean I'm excited to have you guys as friends it just-it's hard because we have been friends for so long."

"Yeah well if your friendship meant anything to her,she wouldn't have just deserted you like that,right?"

Brooke bit her lip, "Right."

"Good,so now to cheer you up let's go get some ice cream!"

"I don't think I can eat anything," Brooke said as they headed out of the park.

Christina looked at her, "Yeah,you probably shouldn't anyways."

Brooke looked a little shocked and Christina quickly jumped in, "Not that you're fat or anything but you are a flyer and you guys are usually really tiny and you are tiny but it wouldn't hurt to maybe lose a few more pounds. It would give you more height because they could throw you higher."

"Oh,um right,okay..."Brooke said,suddenly feeling very self-conscious.

"I can teach you a few tricks,as long as you do everything in moderation you'll be okay," Christina said as she gave Brooke's shoulder a reassuring squeeze and slipped Brooke's phone from her pocket with her other hand.

Brooke pushed herself to run as hard as she could the last two blocks of her run. She ignored the slight cramp in her leg and blinked back the spots she was seeing,she was determined to finish strong.

She sprinted to the lawn and collapsed in exhaustion,she hadn't run that hard or pushed herself that much in awhile. She felt someone standing over her and opened her eyes to see her brother.

"You okay? You looked like your legs just gave out," He commented looked down on Brooke.

"So...so tired,need water," She mumbled trying to catch her breath.

Spencer laughed and helped her up, "Let's go. We are meeting the team around six at Morgan's so you need to shower and get changed."

Brooke allowed herself to helped up by her brother and followed him inside.

"Hey,has Abby called at all?"

"No,why?I thought you two were meeting at the park earlier."

"We were going to,yeah,but apparently she had something better to do," Brooke said as she headed towards the stairs to get clean clothes.

"Everything okay between you guys?"

Brooke paused on the stairs and looked at her brother, "Kinda. I don't know. Things have been weird since I made varsity and she didn't."

Reid looked thoughtful, "Is it because of your new friends?"

"What are you talking about?"

"I think maybe Abby is feeling left out,you and her have always been exclusive. You two have always been friends,just the two of you and no one else. Now,suddenly you're becoming friends with these different people and I think it's affecting your friendships. You need to find that balance,kiddo."

Brooke felt her face grow hot, "Abby is the one is suddenly acting all different."

"Is she?"

"She is. It's like she wants to show everyone that we are friends and it's..annoying."

"I can't say for sure either way because I haven't seen you two together since this whole cheerleader thing happened but I can say that I have noticed a change in you."

"I'm still the same old Brooke that I was before."

"No,you're not. It's not all bad though, I mean you are more confident,more outgoing,more dedicated to cheer then I have ever seen but I also see how much it is taking a toll on you."

Brooke felt herself getting defensive, "It is not taking a toll on me."

"You look tired,Brooke. If I didn't know better I would say you lost another pound or even two. You're always at cheer practice and sure you look like you're having fun but I wonder if it is for show sometimes."

"Yeah,I've been tired but I've been working hard,Spencer. I haven't cheered in awhile so I have to get back into it. And of course I'm having fun,if I wasn't I would't be cheering."

Spencer noted she didn't comment about the weight loss, "Fine,but if you still look like this next week we may need to talk."

"Fine. I'm gonna go shower and I'll be ready in like half hour."

"Okay,and Brooke?"

"What?"

"I do love you,you know."

"Love you too,Spence."

Reid had curled himself up into a lawn chair and watched as Brooke performed a tumbling pass for a very amused Emily,Garcia,JJ,and Hotch.

"What's eating at you tonight,pretty boy?" Morgan asked as he sunk down into the chair next to Reid.

"What?"

"I asked what's going on in that head of yours. You've been preoccupied tonight and you and Brooke have kept your distance from each other."

"Oh,nah just a little sibling spat."

"About what?"

"Nothing major,just...do you think she looks different?"

"Different how?"

"Just different."

"Well she looks tired but it was just the first week of school so that's to be expected,and she looks like she maybe lost a little weight but nothing major,why?"

"I'm just worried about her,I guess."

Rossi who had been listening came and sat down next to Morgan and Reid as Brooke bowed to their clapping teammates, "You have a reason to worry,kid."

Reid looked over at Rossi who tipped his glass towards Brooke who was trying to flip Hotch on the ground,much to the delight of the other three girls, "She's a smart girl. She fooled you once,hell she kept a group of profilers in the dark about her struggles. She knows what we look for and does what no one would expect."

"Exactly."

"But,this time she knows we are watching her a little more closely which means if she does fall back into her old habits she will find new ways to do it."

"So what do I do?"

"Just keep talking with her,watch her,eat with her as much as possible,if you think she is acting shady call her out on it."

Morgan looked between the two of them, "You gotta give her space though. You have to show her you trust her,smothering her may cause a backslide."

"Morgan's right,it might. You just need to find that balance."

"I was just talking to her about balance earlier today," Reid noted.

"Well then it looks like both Reid kids need to find a healthy one," Rossi said as he stood up, "She'll be okay,Reid. We're here for her and for you if you guys need us,you know that."

"You're right,thanks guys."

"Anytime,kid. Now what do you guys say to eating?"

Morgan jumped up, "I'm all in for that! Hey Hotch,how about you lower the risk of getting your ass kicked by a girl and get over here to help grill!" Morgan shouted.

Hotch laughed and untangled himself from Brooke who nearly had him down and jogged over to Morgan, "Let's do this."

Brooke stretched out and laid her feet on Morgan's lap who laughed and pushed them off, "Can we just stay here tonight?" She asked as she put her feet back up on him.

Morgan looked at Reid who shrugged his shoulders, "That's your call."

"Can we please?" Emily asked,pretending to beg.

"Yeah! We can just stay in and watch movies, I have no where to be tomorrow," JJ added.

"If they are staying,I'm staying," Garcia said as she leaned up against the couch.

"Fine,sleep over at my place," Morgan said,pretending to be mad.

"YES!" Brooke shouted with the other girls.

"Hotch and Rossi,you guys in?" Morgan asked.

"As tempting as it sounds,I have my very own bed that is calling my name," Rossi said.

"I'm with Rossi on this one, I need to sleep in my own room."

"Please guys?" Brooke asked,giving them the puppy dog look.

"Sorry,Bella.I'm going to have to pass but watch a scary movie for me,okay?" Rossi said as he gave her a pat on the head.

"Fine. Hotch?"

"No can do,kiddo. I need a good night's sleep. But like Rossi said,watch a movie for me."

The two older men let themselves out and the rest of the team settled in to watch a few movies and eat popcorn until they fell asleep.

Brooke made sure everyone was sleeping before she slipped off the couch and headed to the kitchen. She made sure use her phone as light as she looked for the case of diet pop and when it was found,she took a can and headed up to the bathroom.

She made sure the door was locked behind her and that she had laid a towel down in front of the crack to make sure no light seeped out.

Brooke opened the can of pop and chugged it as fast as she could,just like Christina had taught her. As soon as she drank as much as she could,she leaned over the toilet and shoved her finger down her throat and made everything she had eaten come right back up again.

Christina was right,she did feel better and it wasn't as difficult as she had thought. Brooke smiled at herself in the mirror,she was going to prove to everyone that she had what it took to be the best;the best cheerleader,the best sister,the best student,the best at everything,and nothing was going to stop her.