The sun light engulfed Peyton's room. Groaning she used her pillow as shield before giving up and pushing the covers away. She rubbed her eyes and looked at her clock the time 8:30 in big red lights. She didn't start school at Tree Hill High until next week and still her body wouldn't let her sleep.

Getting out of bed she knocked the wrinkles out of her lime and dark green striped tank top with matching dark green shorts. Yawning she walked over to her closet and pulled out her thin knee length robe, putting it on she headed to the kitchen and saw Karen preparing breakfast.

Karen sipped her cup of coffee as Peyton walked into the kitchen. "Peyton you're up early today".

Pushing her blonde hair behind her ears, Peyton sat down in a chair. "I haven't been able to sleep well since..." Peyton said trailing off.

Karen sat next to the girl, grabbed her hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze.

"Karen, it's going get easier right"? She asked, her eyes filling with tears.

Karen gave her a smile small before answering. "I'm sure it will". She looked at the clock realizing she had to leave. "I'm sorry but I have to head down to the Cafe. So help your self to breakfast and don't let Lucas sleep too late because I don't want you cooped up in the house all day". She gave Peyton a hug and grabbed her car keys and was out the door.

Peyton looked around the kitchen wondering if she should wake Lucas up because she didn't want to eat alone. She got up from the chair and walked to his room. Slowly she knocked on the door. "Lucas" she yelled hoping he would wake up, after a few more tries she gave up and opened the door.

She walked over to his bed and sat on it, she tilted her head to the side he looked cute when he was asleep. Gently she began to shake him. "Lucas, wake up".

Lucas turned over on to his side and mumbled "five more minutes mom".

"Lucas I'm not your mother it's me Peyton. Come on... wake up I don't want eat all by myself".

Two minutes later his eyes snapped opened and he looked up to see Peyton hovering over him. "Peyton is there something wrong"? He asked while slightly groggy.

Peyton was about to answer when Lucas' back door opened. "Lucas I... what the hell is going on here"? A voice screamed.

Lucas was startled and jumped up only to bump heads with Peyton who in returned cried ow and began rubbing her head. "Brooke" he said jumping out of the bed.

"I don't believe you... I know I said I wanted us to be non exclusive but I thought we made it clear that weren't going to sleep with other people. I've should of known better". She stomped out the door.

"Brooke, wait you don't understand"! He looked out the door, she was long gone sighing he closed it and turned to Peyton.

"Luke I am so sorry about what happened. It was just that your mom had left and I didn't want to eat alone so thought I'd waked you, plus your mom told me to wake you any way. She said something about not letting you sleep too late; also she said she didn't want me cooped up in the house all day". He cut her off by laughing. "I just wrecked your relationship with your girlfriend... and you're... laughing" Peyton said not amused.

"I'm sorry, it just that ...you ramble a lot like Haley does. Since I'm awake now I'll eat with you" he running his hand through his hair.

She stared at him confused. "What about your girlfriend aren't you going go after her"?

He shook his head. "I'm going to let her calm down and have Haley explain everything since she's her roommate and I haven't had the chance to tell her about you. I'm not going to run after Brooke and leave you here all alone". Grabbing her hand he pulled her out of the room and into the kitchen.

They both fixed their plates before sitting down at the table. "So explain to me why you can't eat alone" Lucas asked.

Peyton cracked a smile. "What? I don't like to eat alone when there's other people here... so sue me".

Lucas smirked at her glad the awkward tension from yesterday was long gone. It was nice talking to her, they didn't talk yesterday much which he understood she was settling in and grieving over her mother's death. His smile widened as he thought of how she looked yesterday. Her hair was pulled back in one braid and her eyes lit up when she laughed at the look on his face.

Peyton cocked an eyebrow. "What are you smiling about" she asked intrigued by look on his face.

"It's nothing" he replied. Boy was he confused, he hardly knew Peyton but found himself liking her, but what about Brooke. Ah Brooke the girl who had broke his heart after announcing she wanted to non exclusive he loved her, but there was just something about Peyton. "Okay before get ready lets do dishes".

"Um mm... how about you do the dishes and I'll... supervise" she said tossing him a dish towel.

He shook his head. "I don't think so" he threw the towel back at her and collected the plates from the table.

"Please" she begged giving him the puppy dog eyes that her friend Alicia's always used, hoping it would work.

"Sorry that's not going to work on me, my best friend is a girl, remember"? Rinsing off the plates he placed them in the dishwasher and started washing the pans.

Her smile faltered slightly. "Fine "she said giving up. "But you're on my list and believe me... that's not a place you want to be".

"Funny".

"You think I'm kidding just wait", she continued cleaning. Ten minutes later the kitchen was clean and the two ran off to get ready.

Peyton had just finishing showering and putting her clothes on. She decided put her hair in its usual curly state. She grabbed her bag off the floor and placed one the straps on her shoulder, she made her way to living room.

"Finally, do you know how long I've been waiting for you" he asked getting up from the couch.

"Chill, I was only forty five minutes" she bended down and tied her shoes. "Let's go" she linked her arm with his. It was weird how comfortable she was around him. She didn't know what is was but something was there.

They had spent most of the morning going to various spots, the beach, mall, and a few other places. The two had stopped around lunch time and ate at Karen's Cafe. Last they stop at River Court.

"Do you mind if I practice for a few"?

"No go right ahead" she said. "Wait a minute I'll come with you" and she grabbed her bag and got out of the car.

Lucas carried a bag that held his basket ball, slowly him and Peyton made their way to a bench he took the ball out the bag and tossed it aside and begin shooting hoops.

Peyton glanced at him a few times before opening her sketchbook and drawing. Sixteen minutes later Lucas made his way back over to Peyton".

"What are you doing"?

"I'm drawing".

"Can I see"?

"Nope, sorry only really good friends get see my drawings".

"Ouch" he said pretending to be hurt by her comment. "So what am I"?

She furrowed her brow. "You're a... acquaintance".

"An acquaintance"?

"Yep, you have to work for my friendship".

"Oh do I now"? He asked with a sly smile.

"Yeah" Peyton replied looking into his blue eyes.

She watched as placed his basket ball in a bag that said property of Lucas E. Scott. "Lucas what's your middle name"?

"I'm sorry; I only tell really good friends my middle name.

Peyton scoffed. "Don't use my words against me". She reached into her bag and pulled out her water bottle. "Thirsty"?

"Yeah"

She twisted the cap off the bottle and was getting ready to hand it to Lucas when she dumped the water on his head. "Would you look at that... you're all wet".

Lucas shook the water out of his hair. "Peyton what the hell"?

"Hey I told you earlier that you were on my list" she said as she picked up bag and backed away from. "That little joke you just told... pushed me over the edge".

"You're going to regret that"!

Haley sighed relieved that school was over for the day, she was free from Nathan and his dirty looks. Opening her locker she grabbed her backpack and stuff books into it. She knew why Luke hadn't been at school but where was Brooke? On cue an irrational Brooke almost knocked her over.

"Brooke" Haley yelled gripping her heavy backpack.

"Sorry tutor girl" she said apologetically.

"What's wrong"? She asked concerned as they made their way down the hall and out of the school doors.

"It's him" she hissed.

"I'm guessing you're talking about Luke".

"Haley don't' you dare say his name"!

"So it is. What did he do"? Haley looked at her watch; this was going take a while.

"That jerk cheated on me"! She huffed.

"What? When? How? I mean how did he cheat on you if your non exclusive"?

Brooke clenched her teeth. "We agreed that weren't going to sleep with other people. But this morning I went to talk to him, and find him with some trampy girl"!

Haley frowned that didn't seem like Lucas, he wasn't the type to have one night stands. "Brooke, are you sure"?

"Jeez Haley" she said as she fidgeted with the straps of her purse. "It's not rocket science; some slut was on his bed in her robe".

"What did she look like"?

"Blonde hair, green eyes, wait why do you care"?

"Brooke, I know her that's Peyton she's Karen's goddaughter. I think you made a mistake".

"What"?

"You probably walked in on something completely innocent"!

Brooke realized that there was a possibility that Haley right. "Omg, you've got help me fix this"!

Haley bit her bottom lip if her theory about Lucas and Peyton came true, things were going get ugly and fast".

"Lucas, stop... please"! Peyton begged, as he continued to tickle her mercilessly.

"Didn't I tell you were going to regret that"?

"Yes, you did...I'm...sorry" she laughed.

He finally let her up and she started to catch her breathe.

"Thank you, Luke...for showing me around today. I had fun". She wipe the grass off her clothes as she picked herself up from the ground".

"Your welcome...I had fun too. So tell me what's a guy got to do to be your friend"?

She smiled at him. "I don't know you tell me" and she walked off towards the car".

He shook his head. Peyton Harp was definitely something.

A/N: Hope you liked this chapter. I just wanted to warn you that it may be a while before Peyton and Lucas become a couple. But don't worry the next chapter they will get much closer and some where down the line they may have a kiss or two or more you'll just have to wait and see.