Okay so I decided to update. HaPPy NeW YeAr EvErYoNe! And today is my sister's birthday so I decided to give you guys a gift because I'm in a good mood. Please wish her a 'Happy Birthday' thanks! Oh and by the way, i loveed your reviews! It made me want to update sooner so more of thosefaster updates! Enjoy Chapter 8!

Chapter 8

Lucas woke up and felt somebody next to him. He looked over and saw Brooke, fast asleep on his chest. Suddenly, memories of last night hit him and he remembered why she was here and he remembered how she got there. He smiled and continued to watch her sleep…until his alarm clock went off. 'So much for lying with her ' he thought. She lifted one eye open and then closed it and sighed.

"Morning Brooke." Lucas said. He didn't think calling her 'pretty girl' was the best move right now.

Brooke grumbled and rolled over. Lucas laughed and got up out of bed. He walked into the bathroom and started brushing his teeth.

"You know, you never were able to tell me about what happened between you and Peyton." Lucas called from the bathroom.

He spit, dried his mouth, and walked out of the bathroom to get changed.

"We talked, laughed a little, and then we both got tired so I had to come here. I couldn't make it home." Brooke said.

Lucas laughed.

"Oh so you just used my bed as a place to crash?"

Brooke smiled.

"Yep." She replied.

Lucas pretended to be hurt.

"You know Broody, I would take that as a compliment. Brooke Davis doesn't just crash at people's houses that she doesn't like." Brooke said and smirked, her dimples showing.

"Well I don't." Lucas said and decided to play along.

"You know you're my favorite person to be with." Brooke said and laughed. She loved these morning conversations.

"Now that's a compliment." Lucas said and wrapped his arms around her. Memories of what they had clouded Brooke's mind. Things were different now, and she wasn't sure if they could ever be the same again. She pulled away.

"Brooke…" he began.

"No, it's not the same. Were just fooling around." Brooke said before he could say anything else.

"Brooke, both you and I know it's not just fooling around." He said.

"I…I can't talk about this." Brooke said and gathered up her stuff.

"Don't go Brooke." He cried desperately.

"I have to." She said gathering up more of her things.

"Why?" he pleaded.

"Because if I stay, it's like were together. Boyfriend and girlfriend. And since were not, I don't want to imagine it because it will hurt too much." Brooke said and opened the door.

"Goodbye Lucas." Brooke said and walked out before Lucas would say something that would make her stay.

Lucas watched her walk away. He didn't know what to say. I mean, they weren't really going out and he knew there were definitely strings attached…but what was he going to do?

He walked to school alone. He didn't really feel like talking to anyone. When he arrived he saw Brooke, cheery as ever, talking to her cheerleader friends. Then Peyton walked up to Brooke and they started talking.

"Hey Brooke." Peyton said.

"Hey P Sawyer, have you decided whether to talk to Jake or not yet?" Brooke asked.

Peyton looked at the floor.

"I'm sorry Peyton, come on lets go inside and talk." Brooke said and led her inside. Brooke saw Lucas staring, so she waved. He waved back and she went inside with Peyton.

"I just don't know what to do Brooke, I mean I want him back in my life, I've missed him so much but I'm so afraid that he's just going to up and leave again. If he does it again, I don't think I'll ever be able to recover."

"I don't think Jake will leave again." Brooke said. She was still skeptical of Jake, but she cared for Peyton, and Jake did say that he loved her.

"But what if he does?" Peyton asked. Brooke hated the 'what if's' they never solved anything.

"Well, I think we can sit here all day and contemplate whether he's going to leave or not but he could be leaving right now without knowing how you really feel." Brooke said.

Realization hit Peyton.

"You're right. I have to talk to him."

"Is he coming back to Tree Hill High?" Brooke asked.

"I don't know…we didn't really talk about that. We were too busy yelling." Peyton said and laughed.

"Yeah, I heard." Brooke said.

"Were we that loud?" Peyton asked and smiled.

"Pretty much yeah." Brooke said and they started laughing and walked to class. They both needed to be with people, and they were each other's perfect company.

After talking to Peyton, Brooke walked over to Lucas, who was sitting down at a table reading. She never knew why he would read at lunch, but she thought it was cute anyways.

"Hey Broody." Brooke said.

Lucas looked up and put the book down.

"This seat taken?" she asked and smiled.

He shook his head no and she sat down.

"Look Lucas, I just…I didn't want things to get complicated, and they did." She said quietly.

"But they got complicated because of our feelings toward each other. The feelings not gone Brooke and you know it." Lucas said.

"You're right." Brooke said, it was barely a whisper.

"What?" Lucas asked.

"I said you're right. You're so right Lucas. I still love you. I do! How crazy is that right because you kissed my best friend twice behind my back, we just broke up weeks ago and now after all of that I still love you. And at the same time I hate you for making me feel so much and think so much but no matter how hard I try I just can't shake the feeling. So you're right Lucas, the feelings aren't gone. They never were. So what are you going to do about it now?" Brooke said almost yelling. She was standing now, and everyone outside was looking at them.

Lucas stood up so he was facing her and looked deeply in her eyes. Those eyes that he once had for himself. He had once had her, and he let her go. He said he wouldn't, and he did. He wanted her back again so much that it hurt. So he did something that he had wanted to do ever since he saw her run into bathroom that day in lunch that started it all…he kissed her. In front of everyone. He kissed her in front of everyone like they were a couple again. People gasped, some cheered, most just stood there. Peyton, Haley, Nathan, Mouth, and Rachel were all there. They saw it, and they clapped and shouted.

Rachel shouted 'You're such a slut!'

Peyton shouted 'Go Brooke!'

Nathan shouted 'You go dude!'

And Haley and Mouth just clapped and whistled.

When they broke apart, all Brooke could do was look at him, shocked.

"Brooke…" Lucas began but was silenced with a kiss by Brooke. She wrapped her arms around him and pulled him closer. His arms were on her back, almost protecting her from the world like he had wanted to do for so long. They broke apart once again because of the bell.

"That damn bell gets us every time." Brooke said and Lucas laughed. He held out his hand and she took it and they walked to class, the audience gone, and only school left to face.

Brooke was so bored she could literally faint. She wanted to do something…with Lucas. She just wanted to be with him, and that scared her. So she passed him a note.

Lucas,

Meet me in the hallway. I'll go first then you.

-xoxo Brooke

Lucas smiled and nodded. Brooke got up and asked the teacher to go to the bathroom. He said yes, and she walked out. Lucas then got up a minute later and he was able to go too. Brooke was leaning on the wall waiting for Lucas. He looked around for Brooke but was immediately pulled into her. They moved from wall to wall just like they had before. She and Lucas would just laugh and deepen the kiss. They broke apart and Lucas needed to ask Brooke something that he wasn't so sure of.

"Brooke, are we…back together?"

Brooke didn't know what to say. She hadn't really thought about it. When everyone had seen them kiss at lunch she was so caught up in the moment she didn't really know what was going to happen afterwards. She was scared again, to put her heart on the line even though she knew Lucas was worth it. But she had trusted him twice now, and if he broke the trust again, she didn't know what she would do.

"I…I don't know." She said quietly.

Lucas looked hurt. He was so sure that she was his again.

"Brooke, please." Lucas pleaded.

"I just…I need to think about it." she said and pulled away.

He sure did know how to ruin a moment. All she wanted to do was just be with him and he had to go and talk about where they stood in their relationship. She then thought about what they had talked about after the banquet and realized that Lucas didn't think they were right for each other.

"Brooke…" He pleaded again.

"What happened to 'not being right for each other'?" Brooke asked getting a bit angry.

"I…I don't know." Lucas said and looked down at his feet.

"Well until you can figure it out were not together." Brooke said. It hurt her so much to say that but she needed to be strong, for her heart, and for herself because she couldn't risk it again. Lucas watched Brooke walk away again and his heart was now, officially, broken.

Okay so I bet you guys are mad at me but I promise that things will get better. I just needed them to have this conversation. But I will be updating a lot faster now so the next chapter should be out in a couple of days. Please review to tell me what you thought!