Heya! YOU GUYS ARE INCREDIBLE! I am serious, your reviews were amazing and I really do appreciate them! Thank you so much for taking the time to do that. OK, just a shout out!!
Seth-n-Summer4ever – Thank you so much! Yea, some background info was needed and more will be added!
Becky89 – I'm really glad you like the story! Thanks so much!!
Iluvmedou – Wow Natalie, THANK YOU! That was just the effect I was going for, and imp really pleased that you appreciated that!
Brucas3 – Yea, although it is a terrible disease you definitely get time to say goodbye. Thanks so much for your feedback!
BRUCAS EQUALS LOVE – HELL YES! Brucas does equal love! I love dark Brooke stories too, especially when Lucas or Nathan help her! Your awesome, thanks for your comments!
Toddntan – hahaha! We both rock! Thank you so much! Yea, I am going to Make Miley a very brave girl because usually in real life that it how it works out. This is a heart wrenching chapter as well, and I'm really please you liked the flashbacks. Trying to make it real as possible! Hope you enjoy it!
Ravens23Nate – Omg yes, thank you for mentioning that! Excellent idea to put Naley in, I was not going to do it as first but your point was extremely valid. Nate is trying to hold it together for Brooke and the family but is also grieving the death of his little sister! THANK YOU!
xXprettygirlXxXboyfriendXx – Ahhh my favourite reviewer haha. OO I know, Miley is just like a mini little Brooke and I think Brooke is the best character EVER so yeh. You motivated me again to write the next chapter! The fact that writing about this made you cry is really awesome to me, because this is from personal experience and I worked really hard on it so THANK YOU AGAIN! Brucas is coming soon, woo!
LnL34ever – Haha as long as you review, you'll be in the shout outs! I love my reviewers!! I HATE PEYTON TOO! GRRRR and Pucas, so I think a good old fashion Brucas / Brathan story is what we need! Aww, that is so sweet, it means allot to me that it did touch you and make you cry because I think it's a really horrific thing to happen to ANY family. Yep, we definitely have some Brucas coming up so stay with me!
x-LovingLaffert-NaleyDaley-x - Thank you so much! Yea, it is probably a great idea to do some naley. but it will only happen in the later chapters!! Hope you enjoy this chapter!!
OK, In case you didn't read those shout outs, I think Ravens23Nate and x-LovingLaffert-NaleyDaley-x - make a valid point about Nathan having someone to lean on. For the moment it will be Brooke. But trust me, we will get some Naley happening! Although it's a Brucas story, some Naley on the side would be fabulous.
This chapter will be really sad, so if you want to get the mood go to this video and play it while you are reading. Song is Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley but you have to skip to the 50th second or so. If you don't want to, that's cool as well! Sorry, I tend to leave long Authors notes. ON WITH THE STORY.
-Fall Out Girl 23
Brooke pulled up at the church. The clouds were overcast as if they were in remembrance of the great tragedy that had become Miley's death.
"I must not cry I have to be strong. I Must not cry, I have to be strong" Brooke recited it in her head like a mantra. There were no words, no actions, nothing to express the rush of feelings the young teenager was feeling. An empowering, heart breaking feeling of grief, her little baby sister had been cruelly taken away. A feeling of anger towards God for not stopping this, the doctors for not curing her, Brooke for not taking the initiative to do more for Miley, and just the absolute cruelty of a 14 year old who had the potential to bring so much to the world had been killed by a disease that could not be stopped. And the last feeling could not be expressed, as it pierced straight through her heart, Brooke missed Miley uncontrollably. Her laugh, the way she lit up the room, her soft brown locks of hair and the courage that Miley had displayed throughout this traumatic series of events.
Nathan had caught sight of his twin's face, a look of despair, so he took her hand and held it tight. As soon as they stepped out of the car, they would have to deal with the sympathetic faces staring at them, and the finality of their sister's death. Both of them bravely stepped out of the car, holding onto each other for dear life. Janice and Dan followed the, Janice just a shadow of her former self. Her distraught features etching itself forever in everybody who saw its mind.
Brooke kept fighting back the choking feeling in her throat, and thought she would make it through the church doors, before she caught site of the limousine. The black limousine that held the dead body of Miley, the wood coffin with a lush bunch of flowers perched on top of it. A sob escaped Brooke's lips, and the world seem to close in. The back of her eyes started to burn as the tears started to swell.
"Nathan Promise you will never leave me" Brooke said meekly, still gripping Nathan's arm.
Nathan looked down at his distressed sister and pulled her into a hug. "Brookie, I will always be here for you, I promise. We will get through this together."
It was going to be a hard day.
Lucas was seated in the church, dealing with his own emotions. Yes, he had no right to feel so upset, but he could not stop himself. Someone younger than him had died that someone who had once been like a little sister to him. Miley would never experience marriage, or have any children, or her first kiss or graduating from high school.
The handsome young teenager heard the church doors open and swivelled his head around to see who had entered. His breath caught in his throat, the Scott Twins had arrived. Lucas could not take his eyes off Brooke; the young girl looked absolutely amazing. Her brown hair tumbled down her back, and the plain black dress she had on hugged her figure amazingly.
There were no words to describe how beautiful she looked, but as he looked closer Brooke just looked Broken. Her eyes were tear stained, and was leaning on Nathan for support that had also grown up considerably. As Lucas looked at his former best friends, he wanted to go up and say how sorry he was and that he was there for them but instantly dismissed the thought. He had kept out of contact for years, and Lucas felt he had no right to even be here.
The children walked up to the front of the church, and Brooke and Nathan caught sight of the young, handsome blonde that was staring back at them. Their eyes widened. Lucas Roe was sitting here at their little sister's funeral.
"Look who it is Nathan" Whispered Brooke and nudged her brother.
"Lucas Roe. I cannot believe he is here. Of all places to see him again."
"I'm Glad he is here" replied Brooke and shot him a small smile which he returned. Not a sympathetic smile, but a supportive encouraging smile which is what made Brooke get to the front of the church.
The service had been an extremely distressing time. There were photos of Miley on a slideshow in the background, and Lucas appeared in a number of them. Tributes, reflections, readings had been expressed and there was not one dry eye in the church. 14 year old girls were sobbing in each other's arms, Janice and Dan had tears running down their cheeks and Brooke had her head buried in Nathan's chest. But the image that would Burn in Lucas' mind until the day he died, was the coffin being carried out of the church. Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley was playing, and the strapping Nathan was at the front of the coffin tears just streaming down his face. Eyes were bloodshot, and pride had been pushed aside as everyone grieved for Miley Scott.
Outside the church, everyone was putting on brave smiles and introducing themselves to one another. It was an especially traumatic event because the victim had been so young. For Brooke, everything was going in slow motion. The whole ceremony she had buried her head in Nathan's shoulder and just cried, not able to sit up and bear catching sight of the coffin again. But in the end, as she walked down the aisle of her sister's funeral, Brooke looked up. A surge of courage empowered her because she knew Miley would not want Brooke to be so sad. That was not the person she was, and the world was at a loss because it never got to experience the full beauty of Miley Scott. Brooke remembered when Miley was brought home, being looked after by palliative care. The care that was provided to people who were dying. The family did not want to accept it, especially Nathan who had a fit when he heard she was coming home. Brooke remembered one afternoon; Miley was getting sicker and sicker by the minute. She could hardly move, and was in incredible pain so they brought in a hospital bed to make her more comfortable.
It was one of those days. It had been raining and the sun was peeking out from behind the clouds. Although the clouds were still grey, there was that stream of sunlight that lit up the wet streets and dried the rain off the grass. Brooke had been with Miley the whole afternoon, chatting about celebrity news and wether Brooke should cut her hair or not.
"I'm telling you, I think I should cut it short. It looks so good on you!" Brooke giggled and Ruffled Miley's hair.
"Dear God Brookie, you always want to be like me! Well you know, I'm one of a kind" Miley replied jokingly trying to smile, but Brooke saw right through it. Miley was in pain, she was hurting and dying...but there was nothing Brooke could do.
Brooke took Miley's hand and smiled her full dimpled smile, "If only I could be like you" Brooke thought to herself.
"Hey Brooke" Miley asked suddenly.
"Yeh Honey?"
Miley scrunched up her lips to one side, and re positioned herself. "Do you think there is an afterlife? Like heaven or something?"
Brooke was completely taken by surprise. She looked up at Miley's face, which was white and had dark circles around her eyes. The poor girl had lost allot of weight, and hardly looked human at all, so Brooke squeezed her hand.
"I'm sure there is Miley, I mean there has to be. Where do you think Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe went?"
"But what if there isn't? What happens to us then?"
"I think you have got to have faith."
"Aww Brookie! That was deep. But, I don't think I'm afraid of dying. Just of leaving everyone behind"
Janice had been witnessing all of this from the doorway and decided to intervene as she saw Brooke was having trouble dealing with this.
"Brooke Honey, could you go and check on the Lasagne Karen brought over? I think its burning."
Brookes head swivelled around and looked at her mother. She saw that Janice wanted to talk to Miley, so Brooke smiled at Miley and walked out of the room. Janice carefully walked over to Miley's bed and sat in the chair looking at her daughter who had fallen into a deep sleep. The woman stroked her little girls head, and kissed her forehead. Looking at her doe eyes, and remembering all the happiness and joy that she had brought to their family, tears started to roll down Janice's cheeks.
"Oh my dear little girl. What on earth am I going to do without you?" as more tears started to flow down her face. Suddenly she felt a squeeze on her hand; Miley's eyes opened slowly and took in the sight of her mother.
"Don't give up on me Mum; I'm not going down without a fight. I promise you. You cannot get rid of me that easily."
As Brooke watched Miley's coffin being put into the limousine a sense of finality swept over her, which just scared her to pieces. There was no coming to terms with her little sister dying; it had to be a bad dream.
"This is all just a bad dream" Brooke murmured, "It has to be". Everyone was coming up to Brooke, giving her their sympathies; tell her that everything was going to be ok.
Brooke nodded her head and smiled at one last sympathiser when she decided that she could not take it anymore. Everything was going dizzy, the colours were mixing into one, the faces that came and went did not register nor did they mean anything. The young children were trying to get a look at the traumatized teenager, and more adults just kept looking at her with kind smiles. Just when she thought she was going to collapse, two 16 year old girls came put their arms around her and led Brooke away from the crowd.
"Hey B. Davis my girl." Haley said as she and Peyton enveloped Brooke into a big hug. Peyton, Haley and Brooke had been best friends ever since middle school. Peyton the brooding artist with her sarcastic humour and love of music, Haley the shy tutor girl that was always the rational mind in the threesome and Brooke was the chirpy, energetic one that came up with the crazy ideas. They were inseparable. All three of them knew when a traumatic event occurred no words were to be spoken just hugs and ice cream. When Peyton's mum had died Brooke and Haley had been there 100, at the hospital, sleeping over, helping Peyton get through it. And now was the time to return the favour.
Brooke started sobbing into her best friends arms, finally being able to let her true feelings out with no judgemental eyes staring upon her. Peyton and Haley also had tear stained faces as Miley was like a younger sister to both of them as well. They just stroked Brooke's hair, as all three teenagers grieved together. Helping each other through. Brooke had never felt so empty, so broken, so absolutely distraught as she did in this moment.
"She cannot be gone. Please Bring her back, she cannot be gone" Brooke sobbed and hiccupped. Her chest heaving as more and more tears ran down her cheeks. Haley and Peyton looked on, tears streaming down their cheeks as well. Every sob was heartbreaking; every tear burned down their cheeks and splattered on the pavement beneath.
"Oh Tigger" Haley whispered, stoking Brooke's hair as the heaves started to stop. The only comfort Brooke had was coming from these girls and Nathan. She truly did not know if she would have been able to cope if they were not there.
"I don't know what I would do without you two" Brooke whispered, hiccupping and sniffing. Peyton and Haley just looked at their broken friend,
"You Will never have to find out. Anything for you B.Davis" Peyton said holding Brooke tighter.
"We will always be there" Haley added, "Best friends forever"
I know it was short, but until I get the story line moving and a plot set up the chapters have to be quite short. BUT they will get longer! Please please REVIEW! I would love to hear your feedback and useful comments are always appreciated! Some more Brathan in the next one, and dun dun duuunnn BRUCAS! Ok, i also need some help on how Brucas should be introduced. I am thinking at the wake, but some suggestions would be great as well! Should they be comfortable together? Or should Brooke be really closed and distant at first? Anyway, sorry but this is my first story and some help would be GREATLY appreciated! Alright, see ya guys soon!
-Fall Out Girl 23