Title: Not Like the Movies

Pairing: Brooke/Lucas

Hazel eyes scan the room, landing on a pair of distant baby blues. She feels the pain stabbing at her chest. His words vibrate in her ears, playing over and over again like a film reel. "You told me to fight for you and I did. But you never fought for me…" Never fought for you? The audacity the blonde has to even think that, let alone say it out loud. Never fought for him? All she did was fight for him. But a person can only fight for so long. And she was sick of fighting a battle that she was destined to lose. Instead she replied with a simple… "And I'm not going to." She knew that she didn't stand a chance against his beloved Peyton Sawyer. She was like some kind of saint to him. And he would never stop fighting for Peyton Sawyer.

They might not be dating right now but Brooke knows that it will only be a matter of time until they are. They are emotionally connected to each other; one in the same. In fact, the whole time that she was dating Lucas, she felt like she was just dating the male version of her best friend. But, surely the two of them would be a bad combination. After all they were too alike. There was no difference, no opposition; nothing to have playful little arguments about; nothing new to talk about. With her and Lucas, conversation always flowed easily because they never ran out of things to talk about or do. Because they were different; they were polar opposites. And she liked it that way. It was a nice change.

The cheering; the anticipation that comes from the stands is enough to break her from her thoughts. 1 second. That's the time that is left on the clock when the ball leaves his hands. The buzzer goes while the ball is in mid-air. If the ball goes in, the Tree Hill Ravens are the North Carolina State champions. And her ex-boyfriend is the hero of the game. Orange meets white as Lucas's shot swishes into the mesh effortlessly. Putting on a fake smile, Brooke shoots her pom-poms up into the air, hooting and hollering as the crowd goes wild and looks of disappointment cross the faces of the opposing team. Lucas is lifted up by his teammates as she chants for her ex-boyfriend.

When he is let down, Lucas makes his way towards her, almost instantly, a goofy smile on his handsome face.

"I did it Brooke!" he yells, enthusiasm dripping from his usually broody voice. He throws his arms around her and she can't help but feel extremely weird. It's awkward but at the same time she can't ignore the rapid beating of her heart.

"You did!" she cheers, pulling away and looking at him intently. The smile on his face tells her that he has never been so proud of himself. "I'm so proud of you!"

"This has got to be fate, right?" he asks after a moment, the smile dissipating into a look of seriousness.

"What do you mean?" she asks, looking at him expectantly.

"Peyton asked me one day who I wanted standing next to me when all of my dreams come true. I said you of course. And it's always you who is standing next to me. It's you Brooke."

"Lucas…"

"I love you Brooke. I never stopped."

"You don't love me," she whispers, a tear falling from the corner of her eye. "You love the idea of loving me."

"But I…"

"Peyton is the one you want standing next to you when all of your dreams come true," Brooke states forcefully. "Don't try to hide behind me any longer Lucas. The heart wants what the heart wants."

"Brooke… I never wanted to hurt you."

"I know you didn't. But you are only hurting me by pretending to love me."

"I did love you," he whispers painfully. "I still do… But you never wanted me to love you. You pushed me away. You wouldn't let me love you."

"Lucas…"

"I can't explain it," he smiles slightly. "The feeling that I get when I am around you…. It's a feeling that I have never felt before with anyone else. There is something telling me that fate wants us to be together."

"Go to Peyton," she whispers, pushing him away from her slightly. "You and I can never happen again. But, you still have a chance with Peyton."

"But Brooke…"

"This is my sacrifice. Now go."

He looks at her sadly, defeat growing in his eyes. Because he knows he didn't try hard enough to keep her. He just let her go. He didn't put up a fight. He watched her walk away. And he is going to have to live with that regret for the rest of his life.

He walks up to Peyton, his eyes still locked on Brooke who is standing behind Peyton. "It's you Peyton. You're the one that I want standing next to me when all of my dreams come true." The words come out sure and steady, but he doesn't believe them. Not for a second.

She blinks at him for a second, her green eyes wide with surprise. A smile breaks out across her face and she leans up on her tip-toes, her lips brushing across his. He pulls her in for a passionate kiss. But he doesn't feel the passion that he should; the passion that he feels with Brooke. She's just not Brooke. His eyes are still focused on Brooke who sends him a smile. But he can see the pain in her eyes; she is breaking. Giving him up was the hardest thing she's ever had to do but he understands why she did it. She's tired of hurting and she's tired of fighting for someone who can't fight back for her.

He has a beautiful blonde in his arms but the beautiful brunette with the broken smile is the one that is on his mind. The ending is tragic; full of pain and hurt. It's not a fairytale ending; not like the movies. If this were a movie; Brooke would be in his arms, not her tortured best friend. But this isn't movie. This is reality. And in reality; their relationship is dead.

AN: Okay, so that was kind of depressing, not gonna lie. And to be honest I love Brucas but I feel like it really wasn't meant to be between them for obvious reasons. But, Lucas did love Brooke and I wish he would have realized that he didn't fight for her enough and that he has to live that regret for the rest of his life. I am open to doing any requests for one-shots and drabbles so leave me a message or a request in a review and I will try to work with it the best I can. I already have a Brooke/Chase one, a Victoria one, a Skills one, a Bevin/Tim/Skills one, a Leyton one (although sort of anti-Leyton in a way), a Brooke/Clay one, and a Brooke/Peyton one all ready to go. So let me know which one(s) you guys would like to see next.