''Guys! Guys!'' Haley James shouted as she headed toward their lunch table, sometimes she hated that it was in the middle. It always took her longer to meet her friends.
Nathan automatically smiled as he heared her voice, his smile widened when she sat next to him. ''What is it, Hales?''
''It's been ten years.'' she stated.
''Ten years since what?'' Lucas asked, getting confused.
''Since we all became best friends.'' she said with a huge smile on her face. ''When I was younger I had a journal-''
''Of course you have Tutor Girl, or should I say Journal Girl.'' Brooke said with a smirk, causing the rest of the table to laugh, and Haley to glare at her playfully.
''As I was saying, I had a journal, and I wrote in it the day we met. I found it yesterday, and it has todays date, but ten years ago.''
''So I've really been best friends with you losers for ten years? Jeez.'' Peyton said, but really she was fighting the smile that wanted to appear.
''You know you love us P. Sawyer.'' Brooke objected.
''That day was awesome.'' Lucas said, remembering it like it was yesterday.
Flashback-
Seven year olds Lucas and Nathan Scott walked out of their house with their mom, Deb. They looked over their small garden fence and saw a little girl with blonde curly hair, sat on her porch drawing something.
''Boys.'' Deb whispered, so the little girl wouldn't hear. ''Why don't you invite her along? Her mom died last year, I bet she could use some friends.''
''But mom, she's a girl.'' Nathan whined.
''Girls have cooties.'' Lucas added, with the same amount of whinyness.
Deb glared at her sons. ''I wasn't asking. I was telling. Invite her along with us.''
The boys sighed and walked into the curly haired girls garden, they walked up the path towards the house. The curly haired girl didn't even acknowledge their presense, she had headphones in and was totally focused on her drawing.
They walked onto the porch, and Lucas tapped her on the shoulder. She jumped and dropped the notepad out of her hands, she glared at Lucas and pulled out her earphones. ''What are you doing you stupid head! You scared me!''
Lucas jumped back a foot and held his hands up in surrender. Nathan started laughing, he couldn't believe that this girl had scared his twin brother like that.
''What are you laughing at dumbo?'' she shouted at Nathan, which caused all his laughter to stop.
''Woah, you're mean Curly!'' he shouted back.
She smiled devilishly, ''What do you losers want anyway?''
The boys sighed and looked at their mom, who was stood on the sidewalk. She smiled at them and nodded her head in the girls direction, her way of telling them to hurry up and ask her.
''We wanted to know if you wanted to come to the park with us?'' Lucas asked slowly, incase she bit his head off again.
She raised her eyebrow at them, ''Why? Do you guys like me or something?''
''Eew, no way. Do you want to come with us or not?'' Nathan asked impatiently. Tony Roberts is always on the park, and everytime Nathan gets to the swing, Tony beats him to it and stays on for ages. Nathan wants to get there earlier so he can actually get a go.
She shrugged. ''Sure. It could be fun.'' she said nonchalantly and stood up.
''It will be, you're with the Scotts now.'' Lucas said confidently, as he and Nathan followed her off the porch.
''What makes you two so special?'' she snorted.
''We're awesome at basketball.'' Nathan bragged. ''We're going to be in the NBA, and play for the Lakers.''
Peyton rolled her eyes at him and smiled at Deb.
''Hi dear, are you ready to come to the park with us? Do you have to tell your Dad?'' Deb asked sweetly.
''He's not home.'' she said.
''Okay, lets go.''
Tony Roberts had been Nathan to the swing, yet again. So Nathan sat on one of the benches on the park, he spotted a pretty girl playing in the sandpit. She had brown hair that was in plaits, and she was wearing denim dungarees with a red t-shirt underneath.
He was knocked out of his daze when he heard his brother shouting.
''Give it back!'' Lucas shouted jumping in the air. An older boy had just came up to him while he was reading his book and snatched it out of his hands. The older boy has been holding it up in the air, and Lucas can't reach.
The small girl ran over.''Give it him back you doofus!'' she shouted kicking the older boy in the shin, causing him to drop the book and rub his knee.
Lucas bent down and picked up his book as the older boy ran off. ''Thanks.'' he smiled at the small girl.
''You're welcome. I'm Haley James.'' she introduced, sticking her hand out for him to shake formally.
''Lucas Scott.'' he stated, shaking her hand.
''Woah, Luke. I just saw what happened, are you okay?'' Nathan asked running over to them, trying to hide his jealousy over the fact that Lucas had met the pretty girl in worn out dungarees before him.
Lucas nodded. ''Haley kicked him.''
''Haley?'' Nathan asked, acting as if he didn't know who she was.
Lucas pointed to the small girl, she sent Nathan a small wave. ''Hi.''
Nathan smiled widely at her, something that didn't go unnoticed by his brother. ''Hi, I'm Nathan.''
She giggled and tapped him on the shoulder, ''Tag, you're it.''
The boys laughed as Haley ran away. Instead of going with the easy option and making Lucas it.
Nathan ran after her.
Peyton walked around the playground, completely bored. She didn't even know why she agreed to come here. As soon as they got here, Nathan ran to the swings, Lucas started reading a book on the bench and Deb's phone rang so she had sat down and spoke to whoever called her.
''Excuse me?'' a girls asked Peyton as she walked past the seesaw.
Peyton turned to the girl. She was wearing a denim skirt and a thin strapped pink top. Wearing flip flops, which aren't really appropriate for a playground. The girl smiled at Peyton, showing her dimples.
''Yes?'' Peyton asked.
''Would you play on the seesaw with me? It needs two people and I came here on my own.'' she told her sweetly.
Peyton would normally tell her to shove it, but this girl looked to sweet to say no to. ''Sure.''
''Gee, thanks.'' she said, surprising Peyton by giving her a hug. ''I'm Brooke by the way.''
''I'm Peyton.''
''Nice to meet you Peyton. Lets seesaw!''
After playing tag for half and hour, Lucas remembered that they'd brought Peyton with them to the park. So he, Nathan and Haley went looking with her. Nathan insisted on going with Haley, because she didn't know who Peyton was. But Lucas knew that it was for other reasons.
Lucas then saw her with a girl with dark brown hair, sat under a tree. Playing rock, paper, scissors.
''Peyton! Hey!'' Lucas called running over to them.
Peyton smiled at him, ''Hey Luke.''
''We've been looking for you everywhere.'' he said in relief.
''Sorry, I was with Brooke.''
Brooke waved it him, ''I'm Brooke.''
Lucas chuckled, ''I figured, I'm Lucas.''
''I figured.''
''Where's the other loser anyway?'' Peyton asked Lucas, referring to Nathan, obviously.
Lucas smiled, ''He's with Haaaaley.'' he said in a sing song voice.
''Who's Haley?'' she asked.
''She's mine and Nathan's new friend.'' he answered. He doesn't know Peyton that well yet, so he's not going to tell her that her thinks his brother has a crush on the small girl in plaits.
''Do we have to go now?'' Peyton asked, dissapointment clear in her voice. She figured since Lucas had come running over to her, that they'd have to go. She honestly likes Brooke, even though she's the complete opposite of her. Brooke's one of the few people who've made her smile since her mom died.
Lucas shook his head, ''Nope, we were just worried about you.''
Peyton scoffed, ''Yeah, I bet Nathan was so worried about me.'' she said sarcastically, which cause Lucas to smile. For a seven year old, she sure was fiesty.
''Well I was.'' he said reassuringly, and sat down opposite them on the grass. ''I think Nathan was a little distracted.''
''By what?''
''Hey guys.'' Nathan said walking over to them and sitting down next to Peyton and ruffling her hair, just to annoy her. Haley smiled shyly and sat down next to Lucas, inbetween him and Brooke. They were now formed into a circle, Peyton leaning against the tree, Brooke on her left side, Haley next to her, with Lucas then Nathan next to Peyton.
''Nathan, you're such a doofus.'' Peyton whined. Haley laughed, Nathan sure was a doof, but he really made her laugh, and he is cute.
''Hi, I'm Brooke.'' she introduced cheerily.
After exchanged 'hello's' with Haley and Brooke then playing catch with a rock. They got bored...
''I know. Seen as Nathan and Lucas know Haley and Peyton. And Haley only knows Lucas and Nathan. And I only know Peyton, really. Peyton doesn't know Haley either. Why don't we learn about eachother?'' Brooke suggested.
''That's a great idea.'' Haley said.
''Yeah.'' Nathan agreed.
''Okay I'll start. I'm Brooke Davis, I'm seven. I don't have many friends, because my daddy has lots of money. Either people like me for my money, or people don't like me because of my money.''
''I like you Brooke.'' Peyton assured her.
''You're okay... I guess.'' Nathan said.
''Thanks guys, you too Nathan, I guess.''
''Me next. I'm Lucas Scott, I'm seven too. Nathan's my twin, and I like to read. I'm good at basketball, that's what my dad says. And I'm the top of my class at school.''
''I'm Peyton Sawyer. I live with my dad, he takes me out on his boat sometimes. I love music, and drawing. If you touch my dravings, and I'll hurt you.'' she threatend. Causing the boys to gulp in fear, Peyton looks like the type the would kick you where it hurts.
''I'm Nathan Scott. I'm the bestest at basketball, and I'm awesome. Enough said.'' He said arrogantly. ''You're turn Hales.'' he encouraged Haley, he knows she's shy.
''I'm Haley James. I have three brothers and three sisters,'' she laughed at their surprised faces. ''and like Lucas, I like to read. And I love mac and cheese.''
After another hour of getting to know eachother. Deb told them that Lucas, Nathan and Peyton had ten minutes before they had to go because Larry, Peyton's dad would be worried about her. And she had to get to work soon, she was working later tonight.
''You know, I think we could be the best of friends.'' Brooke said, with a small smile on her face.
''Me too.'' Lucas agreed.
''Yeah, but how can we be sure? My sister Vivian has had lots of best friends, all at different times. How do we know that we're gonna stay this way?'' Haley asked. She honestly likes these people, she doesn't want to get false hope for their friendship.
''Simple. We make an oath.'' Brooke stated.
''What's an oath?'' Nathan asked.
''Nathan, my dumb friend. An oath is a special promise, that we can't break. Or really bad things will happen. An oath is sacred to, so it's really special. Just like our friendship will be.'' Brooke explained.
''So what are we promising, that we'll be friends forever?'' Peyton asked doubtfully.
''Yeah, well no. Not forever. Ten years? Lets promise that in ten years, we'll be best friends like we sort of our now. And if we are, then we'll hope for forever. Because if we can survive for ten years, are friendship must be pretty darn strong, I think we would be able to survive forever after that.''
They all nodded, ''Okay, lets do it.'' Haley said.
''Okay. We, Brooke Davis, Peyton Sawyer, Lucas Scott, Haley James and Nathan Scott make a oath today that we hope to be best friends in ten years time. Then we hope to be forever after that.'' Brooke said loudly, her voice filled with hope.
''So what happens now? Is there magic?'' Nathan asked excitedly.
''In ten years, maybe.''
Flashback over-
''We really did it.'' Peyton said. ''We've been best friends for ten years, ten whole years.''
''But where was the magic?'' Nathan asked.
''Our friendship lasted for ten years. That sounds pretty magical to me.'' Haley said.
Lucas looked over to Brooke and noticed she was pretty quiet. ''Brooke, can I talk to you for a minute?'' he asked standing up already, he wasn't going to take no for an answer.
Brooke shrugged, ''Sure.''
They walked away from the lunch tables and sat on one of the many benches that was around Tree Hill High. ''Brooke, are you okay? You've been pretty quiet all day, most of the summer actually.''
''I'm fine Luke.'' she said, still half in her daze, thinking about... Julian. Of course.
''Is it about that Justin guy?'' he asked softly, placing his hand on her shoulder.
''It's Julian, and yeah. How do you know me so well?''
''Ten years Brooke, ten years.'' he reminded her. ''Did he call?''
Brooke sighed. ''I told you Luke, I didn't give him my number. I need to just face it, I'm never going to see Julian Baker again.''
''You never know Brooke. Maybe you'll meet him next summer. Or see him at another work function. You could 'randomly' go to L.A. and bump into him there.'' he suggested.
She raised her eyebrow at him, ''One. That's really stalkerish. Two. He told me he's moving away with his mom. He didn't even know where he was going.''
Lucas sighed, ''Brooke, are you sure you didn't get...'' he stopped mid sentence, he can't tell her that it would really hurt her, even though it's what he thinks.
''Get what Lucas?''
''Played.'' he said quietly, not trying to hurt her feelings, unsuccessfully.
''What are you talking about Lucas?''
''He didn't say he wanted to see you again. He didn't get your number, and he 'moved away'. Brooke, if you like him more than he likes you, then he's not worth it.''
She was quiet for a couple of seconds, ''You're right, you're right. Who moves away and doesn't know where they're moving to? I'm Brooke Davis, I've spent a whole summer pining over a guy who doesn't even like me.'' she stated, her voice quivering slightly.
''Brooke, I don't mean-''
''No, you're right. Thanks Luke.'' she smile weakly and patted his shoulder, she stood up in marched in a random direction. Which Lucas then realised that it was the direction towards the girls bathroom.
''Lucas Scott, you idiot.'' he muttered to himself, wiping his hand over his face.
Nathan and Lucas Scott walked in the changing rooms for P.E. after lunch. Lucas was still beating himself off about what he said to Brooke, he was only trying to make her feel better, now she just feels bad about herself.
''Hey, has anyone seen the new guy?'' One of the guys in their P.E class, who is also on the team, Tim asked.
''Yeah, I saw him with that Lips guy at lunch.'' another guy in their class said. ''Have you seen him, Scotts'?''
Lucas shrugged, ''Don't think so, what's his name?''
Tim laughed, ''Of course you two wouldn't notice him, you're surrounded by three of the top five everyday. I still don't see how Jagielski and Keller got Peyton and Haley.''
Nathan and Lucas sighed, they've had to explain to the guys a million times that they don't see any of them in that way, even though Nathan's lying of course. ''What's his name?'' Nathan repeated for Lucas.
''Julian Baker.''
AN: Hehe, I'm so bad. I know I shouldn't have left you on a cliffhanger, but it could have been worse. This just means you'll get more in the next chapter.
This chapter was more of a filler. I wanted to show the importance of the friendship between B, P, H, L +N. And I wanted some Naley.
I know it was weird that Brooke and Lucas talked about Julian. But I already feel like there has been to much Haley, as much as I love her I don't want to over Haleyise the story. They'll be enough Naley for that;). I wanted to show how close Brooke is with eveyone, and I felt that I shown that with Peyton in the flashback. And Nathan wouldn't be best to have a relationship conversation with, c'mon, he's got his own problems.
On A Lonely Night Readers- Don't think I'm not writing the story because I am. I'm about to start writing the next chapter now actually so it may be up tomorrow, if not definetely Thursday. All My Heart is the beginning of the week story and On a Lonely Night is the end of the week story. Also On A Lonely Night will have longer chapters than All My Heart so it will take me longer to update. By longer I mean by a day, maybe two if I'm busy, so please don't give up on it or anything.
If you don't read On A Lonely Night please check it out, it's a Naley story. But I'll be adding some Brulian in the next couple of chapters.
Please Please Please review. This is my most popular story. It's twice as popular as WHTH was at the beginning:). You reviewers are awesome!:D