When We Were Younger
- a very short lighter chapter just to reassure people that I'm still witing! So you'd better keep reading!-
CHAPTER EIGHT – Clouds That Obscure The Blaze of the Sun
Lucas woke up, light streaming through Nathan's windows and a cup of coffee waiting on the table next to him. Locating Nathan pulling on a shirt and he smiled, the smile of a man waking up after sex. Sensing his brother waking, Nathan turned and cocked an eyebrow.
"Morning, you." Lucas said, stretching out on the bed provocatively.
Nathan's eyes followed the movement and he laughed a choked amused sound. "Get dressed! Or we'll be late for school and that would be bad after yesterday."
"Would it though?" Lucas pondered aloud. "I mean, we'll have to face the girls. And if I get out of bed your mom is gonna have questions about why after seventeen years of animosity we're suddenly having nude sleepovers."
"Yeah, well she left for work five minutes ago and Peyton and Haley aren't going to disappear just because we are hiding from them. Besides, I already told you, I'm tired of hiding and running. I'm not about to shout 'I fuck my brother' from the rooftops but I won't be denying the obvious truth to two people who clearly already know." Nathan told Lucas.
Lucas, dressed now in a pair of boxers and a t-shirt, kneeled on the bed and lent in towards Nathan. "Not even if I asked you too?" He asked, eyes penetrating.
Nathan had to look away before he could answer. "You won't." He said, as sure of that as he was of the fact that his mom had already left that morning. But the fact that he couldn't look the older boy dead in his eyes already indicated to Lucas that the balance of power was shifting, Nathan just hadn't realised it yet.
They boys finished dressing and grabbed their stuff, Lucas had considerably less stuff because it was, of course, back at his house. They drove to school in the car Dan had gifted Nathan and arrived at homeroom together, ignoring the stares and whispers about the unusual sighting. Since Luke had joined the basketball team life had been pretty unusual, dating cheerleaders he'd formally scorned for their shallowness and dealing with Dan… but to the general public (and himself) nothing was as strange and unusual as a sighting of the Scott brothers together. This would soon become a common sighting. Karen and Deb would both be puzzled but pleased however confused as to why Haley had disappeared from both their lives, Haley, disgusted with them and herself, would leave to pursue a career in music with Chris Keller, Brooke would remain clueless and her friendship with Peyton suddenly repaired. Peyton would remain an oddity. Dan would plan and plot. And the boys would learn to love.
Of course, nothing is that smooth in One Tree Hill.
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Hey guys. Next chapters I'm thinking skip a few weeks maybe? Or not? I want to do a little bit on Keith and Dan's past relationship, already planning a scene in my mind I just want to know how much you want to know about it? Um… yeah. How much should other characters… eg. Deb, Peyton, Karen, Brooke, Chris Keller… be involved in this story?
Basically I have a few ideas but will need help and motivation to continue. Just feeling a bit down and confused lately and plus exams in less than a month so stressed. But I will try to update, depending on reviews writing can be therapeutic.
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