A/N- New chapter...hope you like it(don't think so) Just beforehand let me say that I'm sorry...

Chapter 6-

"Excuse me," a voice said, "Can you tell me where room 114 is?" Brooke turned toward the red head and stared for a minute. This girl had to be new, Brooke didn't recognize her. The girl stood there and smiled sweetly waiting for a response.

"Um, take a right at the boys' bathroom and it is the first classroom on the left," Brooke answered.

"Thanks a lot and my name is Rachel," the girl said and put her hand out for Brooke to shake.

"My name is Brooke," Brooke said as she completed the hand shake.

"Nice meeting you."

"Same to you and maybe you could have lunch with me and my friends at lunch time?"

"Definitely, I'm new and I feel so lost because I don't know anyone."

"I definitely know what lost feels like," Brooke said looking away, "Anyway, I'll see you at lunch."

"Thanks again," Rachel said turning and walking to her class.

"Who was that?" Peyton said while she approached Brooke.

"Her name is Rachel and she is new here. I invited her to have lunch with us today. Why do you ask? Are you jealous P. Sawyer?" Brooke joked.

"Of course I'm jealous," Peyton kidded. They shared a laugh and walked their separate ways.

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Lucas was day dreaming about how he would tell Brooke how he feels when he bumped into someone.

"Wow, I'm really sorry," Lucas said bent down and picked up the books that fell.

"No it's okay," he heard a voice say. When he looked up he saw a beautiful girl picking up some loose papers that also fell.

"I'm Lucas, are you new here?" Lucas said returning her books.

"Hi, I'm Rachel. I just moved here yesterday."

"Where did you used to live?"

"New York."

"Wow, from New York to Tree Hill? It must be a big adjustment."

"Yea it is. I'm just trying to get by."

Lucas nodded and then said, "If you want to, you can sit with me at lunch, just so that you're not by yourself."

"I'm kinda going to sit with a girl I just met today. Her name is Brooke."

"Brooke huh? I sit with her at lunch so I guess I'll see you then."

"Yea you will," Rachel added with a smile and then walked into a classroom.

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Lucas sat in his English class and couldn't forget Rachel's smile. Someone tapped him on the shoulder and he turned around and saw Rachel in the seat behind him. Lucas was shocked and didn't say anything. He just smiled.

"Are you happy to see me?" Rachel whispered.

"Yea, it's just I didn't see you come in."

"I'm really sneaky," she whispered and gave him chills.

"Excuse me Rachel and Lucas, stop the talking."

"Sorry," Lucas apologized.

But little after that, he felt another tap on his shoulder. He turned around without the teacher noticing.

"Yes?" Lucas asked adding his charming smile.

"I just wanted to see you and give you my number. Call anytime." Lucas grabbed the paper and in perfect timing the bell rang. Rachel got up and turned back once before she left the classroom, leaving Lucas in shock.

"Lucas, you got in trouble but not for talking to me," Brooke said when she saw Lucas on her way to lunch.

"Yea, are you proud?"

"Of course," Brooke said.

"I'll see you in a few; I have to drop something off at my locker before lunch."

"Okay, I'll save you a seat." Brooke couldn't help but staring. He was her everything but could never admit it. She wished that day would come sooner.

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"Okay everybody, this is Rachel. She is new and is gonna sit with us today," Brooke said introducing her to her friends.

"Hi Rachel," everyone said.

"Rachel, this is Haley, Peyton, Nathan, and Lucas isn't here yet," Brooke said pointing to everyone as she said their name.

"Is Lucas the hott blond guy with those sparkling blue eyes?" Rachel asked.

"If that's what you think."

"It doesn't matter if you tell him this but, I kinda have a thing for him," Rachel said as she lowered her voice and winked.

"Wow, do you have anything to say about that Brooke?" Haley asked. Haley, Peyton, and Nathan looked at Brooke. She was just about burning holes in Rachel's head. What the hell? He would never choose her over me! What if he did? Brooke didn't know what to say next. Rachel seemed like the kind of person who was confident enough to tell the guy she liked how she felt without being afraid of rejection. Brooke wasn't. What if Lucas felt the same way about Rachel? She saw the way they were flirting in English today. Her thoughts were interrupted by someone tugging her perfect ponytail. She turned around and saw Lucas there with his perfect smile.

"Hey there Hottie," Rachel said to Lucas.

"Hey?" Lucas responded. No one has ever called him that to his face at least and he wasn't sure what to say back.

"I got to go," Brooke said as she turned and ran toward the bathroom. She couldn't stand to see someone else flirting with Lucas. He was hers yet not hers all at the same time. She loved Lucas. She never admitted it to even herself until now. As she splashed some cold water on her face she looked up and said, "I love him, I love Lucas Scott."

"You finally admitted it." Brooke turned around and saw Peyton leaning against an empty stall.

"Yea I did and I don't want to hold it in anymore. But, I don't know what to do about Rachel."

"Don't let anyone stand in the way of this Brooke, you know how you feel and you shouldn't let anyone stand in the way of it, especially her."

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After school Brooke caught Lucas before he left and wanted to talk to him.

"Hey Luke, I just wanted to know if you wanted to maybe catch a movie later," Brooke was hoping the answer was going to be yes.

"Brooke, I'm sorry but I was going to go to the movies with Rachel tonight. She asked me last period and I said yes."

"Oh, is it like a date?" Brooke said trying to sound like her normal self but was dying inside.

"Yea, I guess," Lucas said with a smile.

"Oh ok, have fun. I'm going to sleep at Peyton's house tonight anyway." Lucas nodded and Brooke walked away crushed.

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Brooke couldn't believe it, she was too late. Lucas and Rachel were going on a date. Why did she expect the best? She now realized how stupid she was by putting her feelings on the line for someone who thought of her as just his best friend.

"I put my feelings in the line and he crushed them," she explained to Peyton at her house.

"Brooke, calm down. He isn't trying to hurt you and neither is Rachel. She hardly knows you."

"I know but, I put everything out there for just one little movie date and now everything hurts more than it would if I wouldn't have said anything."

"No Brooke, you tried and that counts."

"I failed and that also counts. Why couldn't I have told him how I felt when I had the chance?" Brooke was starting to cry.

"Brooke, you can't beat yourself up for that. I'm sure he doesn't know how you feel and you don't now how he feels either. He could just be going out with her because he doesn't know how to say no, especially to you."

"Maybe you're right but he was flirting with her today."

"That probably wasn't flirting, it was just being nice to the new girl," Peyton said uneasily.

"Yea sure, I just hope that you're right." Brooke answered.

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"So Lucas, how'd ya like the movie?" Rachel asked as they got into the car.

"Would you kill me if I say it was boring?"

"Well I picked that because I really didn't think that we were gonna watch it," Rachel added a little smirk and made Lucas smile.

"Oh. I'm sorry I didn't live up to you're expectations," Lucas said.

"It's not too late," Rachel said as she grabbed Lucas head and brought him into a kiss.

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A/n- I know the Brucas fans are hating me right now but don't worry they will be together sooner than you know.