Monday morning came around quicker than Brooke expected. She had been running late when she ran into Lucas and Jessica that morning. Jessica had tried picking a fight with her and Lucas just ignored her so she called Jessica a bitch and went on her way. It was now lunch and Brooke was laughing at something Nathan had said.

"Hey guys." Lucas said as he sat down. The entire table went quiet when he sat down and nobody looked at him, except Brooke.

"What are you doing here?" She asked.

He glared at her. "Can I not sit with my friends?" Brooke looked taken aback at his nasty tone but decided to ignore it.

"Oh so you refer to them as friends now? What about your perfect angel? Wheres she?" Brooke asked with a bit of hurt when she mentioned Jessica.

"Why can't you lay off of her?" Lucas yelled and the students in the cafeteria were once again staring at them.

"Tell her to lay off of me! She started this whole thing from the moment I got here. Its not my fault she's a bitch!" Brooke yelled, angry that he was defending someone like her.

"Its not her fault your a bitch either!" He yelled and everyone looked at Lucas as Brooke slapped him and walked away with Haley and Peyton following.

"Your a dick, man." Nathan said before following his girlfriend. Lucas stood there, not knowing what to do. He didn't mean to call her that, he was just angry that she was picking on his girlfriend; again. He decided he was gonna try to apologize again which was becoming a regular occurrence between them. He sighed, threw his lunch away and walked out, slamming the door.

Meanwhile, Brooke was in the library beyond angry. How dare he call her that? He doesn't even know her and he called her that. She threw a book at the shelf and turned around to see Peyton, Haley and Nathan.

"Hey guys." She greeted. They sat down next to her and stared at her. "I'm fine, just a little pissed."

They all nodded and just sat there as Brooke collected her self enough to be calm and told them she would see them later. During cheer practice, Lucas had tried to apologize but Brooke just ignored him while Jessica seemed to be swimming in the fact that she hated him. Technically, she didn't hate him, she liked him still, despite her efforts to forget her feelings, but she didn't want to be around him at the moment, especially after what he called her.

The week was gone in a flash and Brooke was happy that it was the weekend. Since she was throwing the party at her house that night, she had gone and bought the alcohol already and was all set up by the time Peyton and Haley arrived to get ready.

"Great job Brooke!" Peyton exclaimed, once they got in there. "We brought another friend, is that okay?"

Brooke nodded. "Of course, who?" Peyton stepped aside and saw the red-head she remembered as Rachel; the one that disliked her.

"Oh hey Rachel?" She guessed.

"Yeah, your right. Where's your room? I need to get dressed." She said and Brooke pointed upstairs. Rachel rushed upstairs and they heard a door shut.

"You guys brought her? She hates me!" Brooke cried.

"No its just her being Rachel. You guys would be great friends." Haley offered before rushing upstairs with Peyton and getting dressed. Brooke sighed and sat down on the couch as she waited for people to show up. The girls were done before anybody came but once the first people arrived, everybody arrived and by ten, the party was crowded with dancing, drinking, and chatting.

Brooke saw Lucas from the moment he entered and could not seem to take her eyes off of him. He looked too good for words that night and Brooke wanted to jump him. 'Your mad at him, no thoughts about that' Brooke yelled in her mind. She tried to ignore her urges as she went around and greeted her guests.

Little did she know, Lucas was thinking the same thing about her. Without Jessica around, he felt more free and was able to stare at Brooke whenever he wanted. He knew that with the comment he made earlier in the week, he had no chance at all now but he wanted to try.

"Peyton!" A drunk Brooke yelled. Peyton rolled her eyes and caught her before she fell. "I'm gonna go over there." Brooke pointed to nothing in particular and left. Peyton just laughed before grabbing a drink for herself as Haley watched both of them.

"Alright, truth or dare anyone?" Brooke yelled as she sat outside around the fire. Most of the people who were around her raised there hands and joined in while Haley, Peyton, Nathan, and Lucas came a while into the game.

"Peyton!" Brooke yelled. "Your turn." Peyton rolled her eyes and turned to Lucas. She knew the two were mad at each other and she wanted to fix it.

"Lucas." She stated. "Truth or dare?"

"Dare." He said nervously. Peyton kinked an eyebrow before smiling and looking at Brooke.

"Kiss Brooke, twenty seconds, with tongue." She said trying hard not to laugh at the looks that crossed their faces.

"I, well.." Lucas tried to say something. "Fine." Brooke got up and walked over to him. Her lips were on his in less than five seconds and they were suddenly in their own world, already forgetting the fight they had.

"21..22..23..24..25..26." Peyton counted and laughed when she reached thirty which broke apart the lovebirds.

"I'm sorry." Brooke said, laughing a bit. Lucas shook his head and laughed a bit too.

"It's okay. It was nice." She blushed at his comment and went back to her seat. Sure, that didn't mean that they were friends, but she was fully aware that she liked him as more than one now.

Brooke glared at Peyton when she sat down but then mouthed a quick 'thank you' before getting back into the game. Peyton, who was proud of herself, watched the two for the rest of the night. Neither one of them would go near each other, only occasional glances. She knew it would take more than a kiss to get her oblivious friends together, but she was willing to help them.

"Peyton?" Peyton heard someone say behind her while she got a drink.

"Oh hey Jake. Whats up?" She asked nervously.

He smiled. "Do..do you want to dance?"

"I'd love to." She said and put down her drink. She smiled as he led her to the 'dance floor' area and grabbed her waist as she put her hands on his shoulders.

On the other side of the pool, Brooke was watching with a smile. She had hoped everything would work out between them and luckily it had, well, for now anyway.

"Brooke?" She heard Lucas call her name. She turned around and smiled at him.

"Whats up Lucas?"

"Nothing." He began. "I just wanted to say sorry about earlier, you know, when I called you a bitch. I didn't mean it. It's just me being an asshole." She heard the sincerity in his voice and smiled.

"I guess your forgiven Scott and besides I'll let you in on a little secret." She teased as she leaned closer to him. "I am a bitch." He laughed along with her and she smiled; maybe tonight wasn't such a bad idea.

"I'm also sorry that we got off on a bad start." He added. "I'd like to start over."

Brooke nodded. "Alright, I'm Brooke Davis." She held out her hand.

He shook it. "Lucas Scott."

"So Lucas, tell me about yourself." She giggled.

"Well, I'm shooting guard on the Ravens basketball team, my favorite color is blue and I just met a beautiful girl. Tell me about yourself."

She blushed at the comment. "I am co-captain for the cheerleaders, my favorite color is red and my best friend is Peyton Sawyer." She paused. "And I have a cute new friend." She laughed and he joined in too. They continued to talk until they noticed everyone was leaving.

"Hey girl, come say bye to your guests." Peyton said as she grabbed her. Lucas followed them to the door as Brooke said goodbye to the departing people.

"Alright, well I better go." Lucas told her and Peyton. He was about to leave when he heard Brooke call his name.

"Lucas." She started. "Do you want to go out with us tomorrow? Were all going back to the River Court with lunch and stuff and your welcome to join."

He smiled. "I'd like that. I'll see you tomorrow then." He said and hugged her before running out and leaving in his car. Brooke turned around and smiled at Peyton.

"Looks like someone has a crush." Peyton teased.

Brooke made a mock-shocked face. "I could say the same about you." Peyton made an innocent look. "Please, I saw you and Jake. I know you like him anyway and he's totally in to you." Peyton just laughed as Haley walked up with a tired Nathan.

"Were gonna crash here, is that okay?" Haley asked. Brooke nodded and pointed upstairs.

"You can have one of the guest beds." Haley nodded a thank you and walked upstairs with Nathan.

"Me too?" Brooke turned to see the red-head who she thought hated her.

"Um." Brooke paused. "Sure." Rachel smiled and sat on the couch, flipping the TV on.

"You wanna clean tonight?" Peyton asked, hoping she would say no.

"No, we'll clean tomorrow." She said and went to sit down next to Rachel as Peyton yelled that she was going to bed.

"So Rachel, whats up with you?" Brooke asked.

Rachel turned to look at her confusedly. "What do you mean?"

"I mean." Brooke tried to say it lightly. "Why do you ignore me at school and be rude?"

"Oh. Thats just me. I don't really like anyone new at first but you seem cool enough so your my friend now."

"Oh um thanks I guess." She said. "And your mine too bitch."

"Says the slut." Rachel teased and they laughed before turning their attention to the TV and chatting about random things.

Lucas, on the other hand, was deep in thought from the time he left till the early morning. When he had kissed Brooke, he felt something, something that he didn't feel with Jessica. He knew he liked the cheery brunette, but when he felt the spark between them, he realized his feelings might be stronger than he thought they were. He was happy they were friends now, but he still had a feeling that he wanted to be more.

He threw a pillow over his head as he tried to break the thoughts that wouldn't stop interrupting his sleep. He gave up and just sat staring at the ceiling, trying to figure out his feelings.

The next morning, Brooke and Rachel had woken up first and got ready to leave while everyone else was asleep.

"So whats going on with you and Lucas, if you don't mind me asking?" Rachel asked as she poured herself a bowl of cereal.

"Um.. I would tell you if I knew. Honestly, I have no idea." She said.

Rachel smiled. "Well, you would make a really good couple, or at least I think so. Him and that Jessica girl suck, to be honest, and shes changed him into an asshole, but I saw his past self last night when you guys were talking. He seemed happy." She laughed. "Just letting you know bitch!"

"Thanks slut." She laughed at their inside joke. Pretty soon, Peyton and Haley were down while Nathan was in the shower. They were all currently eating, while Brooke was reading the comics.

"This is so hilarious." She said, laughing hysterically. All three girls stared at her, laughing at her behavior.

"How can you be so happy this early in the morning?" Nathan asked when he walked into the kitchen.

"Nathan." She pointed to the comics. "Come read these." He rolled his eyes and read them over her shoulder. After a minute, he began laughing but stopped when he turned around and caught the girls staring at him with their mouths open.

"What?" He said innocently. "They are funny." The girls laughed before going back to eating their food. After an hour of cleaning and joking around, the house was done and they were leaving for River Court.

"Is Lucas meeting us up there?" Nathan asked once they were in the car.

"Yeah." Brooke replied. He had text her this morning saying that he would meet them there around noon. They arrived within ten minutes and got out, excited to just hang out together. Lucas pulled up a few minutes later and got out.

"Lucas!" Brooke shouted from the other side of the court. "Wanna play?" She showed him the basketball.

"Sure." He yelled back and greeted everyone. They all watched the couple on the court as they played one-on-one. Brooke and Lucas would flirt constantly by trying to steal the ball.

"Come on Lucas." Brooke said when she had the ball. He smiled, grabbed her sides and began to tickle her. "No fair." She dropped the ball and Lucas picked it up and threw it in the basket effortlessly.

"I win." He said proudly. She laughed and smacked his chest playfully before engulfing him in a hug. Lucas stood shocked before wrapping his arms around her.

"Congrats. I lost to you and Nathan; I really do suck." She said with mock-sadness.

"Na. Come on, I'll show you how to shoot." Lucas said and picked up the ball. "Alright come stand in front of me." Brooke did as she was told and stood in front of him as he put the ball in her hands and his hands over hers. As soon as he did, she felt a spark and a tingling feeling. She shook her head and listened to what Lucas said. He showed her how and back away as she tried.

She threw it, closed her eyes, and hoped it went in. When she heard the 'swoosh' of the net, she jumped up. "I did it!" She ran and hugged Lucas. "Thanks." She kissed his cheek and ran off to the others. He stood there with his hand on his cheek before smiling and going back to the group.

The others, who had been watching them, smiled. They knew sooner or later that the two would eventually give in to each other.

"Hey man, great game!" Nathan laughed before scooting over to make room for Lucas. Brooke squeezed in between Haley and Peyton and smiled while they gave her a look that said 'We know'. She shrugged innocently and got into the conversation.

Needless to say, everyone enjoyed themselves. Lucas, who hadn't hung out with them in so long, found himself fitting right back in and he was glad that his friends allowed him to do so. He enjoyed spending time with Brooke especially. She made him want to forget about Jessica and just be his old-self. The one that wasn't an asshole and wasn't rude to everyone.

They all departed around sundown and promised to see each other at school. Brooke went home on cloud nine and fell asleep with Lucas on her mind. Lucas stayed up, thinking about her and about what he was gonna do with these feelings. He definitely knew he felt something now and part of him wanted to act on it but part of him didn't want to hurt Jessica. He groaned and fell asleep with Brooke on his mind.

They were both thinking the exact thing. 'What am I gonna do now?'

Brooke: Guess who's in the lobby, I'll tell you. Claire Young and her little hoe posy. We are going down there.
Peyton: Okay. And if an angry dance-off breaks out I got your back.
Brooke: Great. Just don't stick another knife in it.

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