A/N: Thank you to missdenmark and Marissa Davis for your ideas I'm thinking of using them in future chapters!

Nathan walked out of his first class of the day happy that now he got to spend the rest of the day with Brooke, the girl that had slowly wormed her way into his heart and mind. Nathan walked down the hallway smiling at those that said hello to him and some of his teammates but the smile instantly faded when he saw Brooke at her locker laughing at something some guy was saying to her as he leaned up against the locker next to hers. Nathan caught Luke's eye and decided that he didn't want to deal with Luke right now so he totally bypassed his locker and kept walking out down the hallway.

Luke looked over at Brooke who was smiling that smile that she only seemed to smile whenever Nathan was around, it made him angry to see the look of anger and hurt on his brother's face when he saw Brooke with this mystery guy. Luke caught Haley's eyes from down the hall and she looked at Brooke shocked that she would actually try and screw things up with Nathan by flirting with the new guy. Haley having to walk over to her locker which was past Brooke dreaded walking over to her locker. She put on her happy face and walked down the hall hoping that Brooke was too oblivious to notice her. Of course the minute Haley got within two feet of Brooke she was calling her over towards them. "Haley! Meet Felix." Haley looked at Felix and wanted to slap the smirk off his face.

"Hello Felix."

"Hey."

"Well it was really nice meeting you but I have to go meet Luke and Nathan." Haley said stressing Nathan's name before walking away from Brooke and Felix angry at Brooke for throwing away her chances with Nathan for some new guy that was paying attention to her. Haley loved Brooke like her own sister but she was being stupid. Shaking her head as she walked away Haley's heart broke when she saw Nathan with Luke waiting for her by her locker. They were talking in hushed tones but Haley knew that Luke was telling him that it was probably nothing that he had nothing to worry about. Haley walked over to him and when Luke went to hug her she shook her head not wanting to rub salt into Nathan's wounds. Luke nodded and looked over Haley's shoulder at Brooke who was now walking away with the new guy and saw Nathan starring at the spot she was just in his shoulders slumped and a look on his face like someone had just kicked his puppy.

Haley sighed as she shut her locker and pulled Luke away from Nathan. "Look go find Brooke and talk to her, I'll talk to Nathan." Luke nodded and went off in the direction of where Brooke had walked off with the new guy trying to keep his anger in check. He didn't want to blow up on her because for all he knew Brooke could just have been told to show the new kid around at least he hoped that was all it was. Haley grabbed Nathan's arm and dragged him off towards the tutoring center where she knew that they could talk. "Nate don't let that get you down."

"Haley you don't understand."

"So what's she's talking to Felix, big deal."

"No it is a big deal Haley; she gave him the same smile that she usually just gives to me. She was laughing and flirting with him Haley. You don't get it." He sighed putting his head in his hands. 'This is why I don't let people in.' Nathan thought bitterly as Haley tried to cheer him up.

"I'm sorry Nathan." Haley tried to console him but knew that nothing was going to help.

Luke stopped a few feet away from Brooke when he saw her lean towards the new guy and laugh at something he said. Without thinking anything threw he marched up to Brooke completely ignoring the new guy. "Hey Luke, this is Felix." Luke didn't even register the new guy's name because he didn't care.

"I need to talk to you."

"Can't you see I'm busy?" Brooke said motioning with her head to Felix sitting next to her.

"I don't care; I need to talk to you now." Brooke went to reply when she looked up and saw the furious look in his eye and knew better than to question it.

"Alright, um Felix I'll talk to you later." Felix kinda confused as to what was going on nodded and walked away leaving the two alone. "What the hell is your problem?"

"What the hell is your problem? Geez, why don't you just kick Nathan in the balls while you're at it?"

"What are you talking about?"

"He saw you and Felix getting awfully cozy at your locker this morning."

"So?"

"So?! God Brooke open your eyes, he likes you and you just crushed him."

"He should've said something earlier!"

"Yeah right and run the risk of being rejected, that's not Nathan and you know it."

"Well how was I supposed to know that he had feelings for me?"

"Um I don't know you spend all of your time with him."

"Why are you being like this?" Brooke asked referring to his sarcastic and angry demeanor.

"I'm being like this because you're hurting the guy you love. You should've seen his face Brooke, but no you're all wrapped up in the new guy. Well I hope he makes you happy because I think you just screwed your chances with Nathan." Before Brooke could answer Luke walked away from her leaving her to think about what he just said.

Luke found Nathan and Haley sitting in the tutoring center, Haley trying to cheer Nathan up and Nathan sitting with his head in his hands not wanting to be there anymore. When Haley saw Luke she knew that things with Brooke didn't go smoothly and she felt a little bad for Brooke having to deal with Luke. "Hey." Luke greeted seating down across from Nathan. Nathan looked up and shook his head telling the two of them he didn't want to talk about it.

"I have to get to class." He grabbed his stuff and walked out of the tutoring center leaving the couple feeling horrible for him.

"I take it things with Brooke didn't go well?"

"I told her that I thought she screwed her chances with Nathan."

"I hate to say it but she probably did, he's heartbroken Luke."

"Well he really cares about her and his face when he first saw them together, it was so sad."

"I don't know what we're going to do."

"I don't know either Hales, I really don't."

Nathan walked into his class a few minutes late pass in hand from Whitey and sat down across from Brooke not really looking at her. Brooke looked over at him and sighed when she saw the hurt expression on his face. She wanted to lean over and talk to him but he hadn't even looked at her since he walked into class and she realized that maybe Luke was right, maybe she had screwed up her chances with Nathan by flirting and talking to Felix.

Class dragged by with the two once talkative always together friends not uttering two words to each other, as Brooke struggled to keep up in Math she was slowly beginning to wish that she hadn't made friends with Felix and openly let him flirt with her. She decided to at least apologize to Nathan for hurting him and when she turned to talk to him the bell rang and he shot up out of his seat. Nathan walked out of class feeling no better than when he had walked in and right now he just wanted to get drunk and completely forget all about Brooke and her stupid smile. Haley watched Brooke sadly walk to her locker mustering a fake smile when Felix walked up to her. 'I hate to say it but I hope she is happy with him.' Haley thought as she walked over towards Nathan's locker. "Hey, how was class?"

"The entire time I thought boy I could really use some alcohol right now." Haley nodded knowing that Nathan only got the urge to drink when his life sucked. "I just wish that I could get over it and move on with my life." Haley looked up at Nathan and a light bulb went off in her head.

"Well I think I might have an idea."

"What?" Nathan asked as he shut him locker and starting walking with her down the hallway and past Brooke and Felix.

"Just follow me." He opened his mouth to question her but she was already taking off down the hallway. Haley stopped at the library and walked over to one of the computer. Nathan sat next to her watching all the happy people around them wondering what Haley was up too but every time he turned towards her to ask she told him to turn his head. When she was done she handed him a folded up piece of paper. "Do not open this and after the bell rings slip this in Brooke's locker."

"Haley I can't keep being late to class."

"I'll tell Mrs. Henderson that you aren't feeling well, don't worry." He went to question her but she silenced him and sent him off to do what she told him too.

Brooke watched Nathan yet again walk into class late and sighed, he was avoiding her and with Felix following her everywhere she went now she knew that he would never talk to her. She took a deep breath not wanting the tears in her eyes to fall and just hoped that maybe just maybe Luke was wrong that maybe just maybe she hadn't screwed up her chance with Nathan. Nathan looked over at Brooke and wanted to shake her, make her see how much she was hurting him. He wanted to scream at her to make her feel an ounce of what he felt and when he saw a tear slip from her eye he wanted to say that she deserved it but it just hurt him even more.

When the bell rang Brooke bolted from class not wanting to be there anymore, she just wanted to go home and crawl into bed with a tub of ice cream. She sighed when she saw Felix waiting for her at her locker. He smiled at her but she shook her head holding her hand up to silence him. "Look Felix I'm sorry but I can't talk to you."

"Why not?"

"Because I just can't now please leave." He looked at her and shook his head muttering whatever under his breath as he walked away and found a new girl to talk to. Brooke opened her locker and the white folded up piece of paper fell on her shoe. Looking around the hallway Brooke bent down and picked up the piece of paper.

I was hanging with the fellas
Saw you with your new boyfriend, it made me jealous
I was hoping that I'd never see you with him
But it's all good, 'cause I'm glad that I met him
Heh
'Cause now I know the competition's very slim to none
And I can tell by looking that he's not the one
He's not the type you said you liked
His style is wack, clothes are bad
Come on, girl, let him go
I want you back

Call me a hater, if you want to
But I only hate on him 'cause I want you
Say I'm trippin' if you feel like
But you without me ain't right
You can say I'm crazy, if you want to
That's true-- I'm crazy 'bout you
You could say I'm breakin' down inside
'Cause I can't see you with another guy

It makes me ill
To see you give
Love and attention at his will
And you can't imagine how it makes me feel
To see you with him
Oh, it makes me ill
To see you give
Love and attention at his will
And you can't imagine how it makes me feel
To see you with him

Girl I know that we broke up
But that doesn't mean you should give the cold shoulder
'Cause you know that I truly do adore ya
And that other guy can't do nothin' for ya
Uh, see
I can tell that you don't really love that guy
But there's no need for you to go and waste your time
I think you know I love ya more
Girl you gotta let him go
I want you so just give him the boot

Call me a hater, if you want to
But I only hate on him 'cause I want you
You can say I'm trippin' if you feel like
But you without me ain't right
You can say I'm crazy, if you want to
That's true-- I'm crazy 'bout you
You could say I'm breakin' down inside
'Cause I can't see you with another guy

It makes me ill cause you used to be my girl
It makes me ill cause you used to be my girl
So baby come back to me

Brooke looked at the paper wondering who would leave it in her locker. She looked up and saw Haley and Luke looking at her but they both looked away when she glanced at them. She watched Nathan walk right past them without even acknowledging them and wondered if Nathan was the one who had put the note in her locker. Smiling a little bit to herself she shut her locker walking to her English class already hatching a plan to get back on Nathan's good side.

A/N: So I had to throw in some drama this chapter because it can't always be sunny in paradise but don't worry Brathan will be together again soon enough. Nathan's note was "Makes Me Ill" by NSYNC.