Author's Note: Another chappie…and this one ain't so much with the happy…or is it?...i guess you're gonna have to read to find out...

Disclaimer: I own as much as a bum on a street…minus the crack.

Anyywhoo...

Here's the next chapter...

CHAPTER 19

Brooke entered the school happily as she looked for Nathan.

She spotted him near his locker and she approached him.

"Hey babe," Brooke said before she gave him a peck on the lips.

"Hey," Nathan said as she pulled away.

"So are we meeting up after school?" Brooke asked.

Nathan looked at her apologetically. "Actually…I was gonna do something with Hales."

"What are you gonna do?" Brooke asked confusedly.

"Just hang out," Nathan shrugged. "We haven't done that in awhile."

"I understand," Brooke nodded. "I'm gonna hang out with her on Friday, she called me yesterday to set it up."

"Really? You sure she didn't think you were Peyton?" Nathan teased.

"Shut up," Brooke laughed as she pushed him playfully, causing him to laugh as well.

"Hey look, here come Jake and Haley," Nathan said as he spotted them coming, hand in hand.

"Hi guys," Brooke and Nathan simultaneously.

"Hey," Jake and Haley said simultaneously as well.

"Oh no…now you're all talking in unison," Lucas groaned with Peyton by his side. "Kill me now."

Peyton laughed while the rest of them glared at him. Lucas just shrugged indifferently.

"Hey you're just jealous," Haley told him playfully. "You wish you had my man."

Everyone laughed, and Lucas' face scrunched up in disgust. "Psh, Jake wishes I went that way."

"I wish many things Luke…but my wishes have nothing to do with you," Jake told him. "They mostly involve Haley."

Haley blushed, Brooke smiled, Peyton smirked, and Nathan and Lucas fake gagged.

"Okay…I gotta go to class," Haley said, still blushing. "Come on Brooke."

"Yeah I gotta get going too," Peyton said. "Later."

And with that the girls were gone, leaving the guys alone.

After a moment Lucas spoke up, "Jake you're such a kiss-ass."

"Yeah," Nathan agreed. "And you're making us look bad."

"Don't hate the player, hate the game," Jake said as he brushed his shoulders off cockily.

Lucas laughed, he knew Jake wasn't a player, he was just a sickenly sweet guy.

"Look Jake…you could go and act all gangster, but we know the truth," Nathan said. "Haley has you whipped."

"Look homie…" Jake said playfully. "Even if I was whipped…you shouldn't be one to talk."

"What's that suppose to mean?" Nathan asked offended.

"It means that Brooke has you whipped…whipped like the family pig," Lucas explained knowingly. "Am I right Jake?"

"True that," Jake nodded.

"Okay Jake enough with the gangster," Lucas said.

"Sorry," Jake said as he looked down.

Nathan rolled his eyes. His friends were idiots. But as much as he hated to admit it they were right. He was whipped. But he would never admit it out loud.

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"I'm whipped!" Nathan exclaimed happily.

"Okay I got that," Haley said from her position next to him. "But can you keep it down?"

"Why should I?" Nathan asked. "It's not like we're out in public."

"No, but I really don't see the need you have for yelling it in the car," she explained. "And if you don't stop I'm gonna get out of the car, and not help you find a ring."

"Fine, fine," he surrendered and changed he subject. "So what's Jake doing?"

"He's at home with Jenny," she answered as she looked at the houses that they were passing by. "Where's Brooke?"

"At her house cooking," Nathan said simply.

"Brooke? Cooking?" Haley asked making sure she heard right.

Nathan nodded.

"But Brooke can't cook," Haley said. "And she hates fire."

"She does?" Nathan asked with confusion all over his face.

"Yeah…" Haley nodded vigorously. "Ever since a firework lit her cat up."

Nathan started laughing.

"It's not funny Nate," Haley told him seriously.

"Oh come on," Nathan said as he tried to hold back his laughter, but failed. "Just picture the little furball on fire."

Haley stared at him with disbelief, which caused Nathan to stop.

"Sorry…I have cat issues," he explained shamefully.

Haley rolled her eyes and looked out the window again.

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Lucas was going to go to Taylor's house, but thought against it, since he felt that it made him look needy. So instead he opted to go to Brooke's house, seeing as Haley and Nathan were hanging out.

As he was nearing her house he was able to smell smoke.

The closer he got, the stronger the smell.

Then when he was able to see her house, he began to run towards it.

Her house was on fire.

The ambulance was there and there were a lot of paramedics. One of them was carrying a body, so Lucas went towards that man and looked at the person in his arms.

"Oh dear god…" Lucas whispered. "Brooke."

And with that he collapsed to the floor, with tears streaming down his face.

The end of chapter 19

A.N: Oh I know…you all hate me, but do you really? cause I'm pretty sure that this story was starting to get boring...although i did say it was gonna be a little problem, but i figured a big problem is wayyy better...anywhoo all i gots left to say is this: THE DRAMA IS NOT OVER YET! So please review! And maybe I'll give you the next chapter tomorrow...maybe...it all depends...