Nathan and Brooke sat in class in the back with Peyton and Luke. The teacher was droning on and on about some paper they had to write and present today but it seemed that Nathan was the only one paying attention which was a shock. Brooke was dozing behind Nathan hidden so the teacher couldn't see her. She was so tired and today was just one of those days.
Brooke awoke to the sound of screeching desks on the tile floor and she lifted her head looking at Nathan who had his desk turned towards her. "Morning sleepy head." He joked as Luke and Peyton moved their desks by theirs.
"So what are we doing?"
"We have to write about our heroes."
"Why?"
"Because the teacher said so." Peyton joked nudging Brooke lightly. Nathan just laughed and got to work on his paper while Brooke just put her head against his shoulder trying to sleep a little bit more. If she was called on to share she would come up with something on the spot because she needed to rest. Nathan just kissed her forehead and smiled down at her.
Brooke was starting to hate today; every time she fell asleep something woke her up and this time was no different. The moment she drifted into a peaceful slumber someone's high pitched voice woke her up, she cursed the girl out in her head groaning silently. She just wanted to sleep. She went to lay her head back on Nathan's shoulder but he wasn't there she opened her eyes and he was standing in the front of the room with his paper in his hand.
"Everyone knows who I am but I don't think you know who my hero is." Nathan started starring at Brooke who was looking at the desk with fascination. "My hero is Brooke Davis. She is strong and confident and I don't think that anyone could do anything she's gone through. She is always putting others before herself making sure that everyone else is happy even while she's breaking down on the inside. It's very rare that you see Brooke Davis without her megawatt smile and you can count on her to make you laugh when you're done. She's not just the slut cheerleader everyone makes her out to be. She's an amazing person and I wanna know Brooke will you marry me?"
Nathan shook Brooke away and she woke up with a start looking around. It was all a dream. She was still in P.E. he looked at her like she was crazy by the look on her face. "You ready to go to class?"
"I slept the whole class?"
"Yeah I told the teacher that you weren't feeling good so she let you sleep. What's wrong?"
"Nothing, you just scared me a little." He nodded and looked at her again trying to read her face but found nothing and walked with her to class. Brooke couldn't shake the weird feeling that she was feeling. That dream felt so real it was creepy how real it felt to Brooke. It's not the first time she's thought of something like that happening. She always wanted her marriage proposal to be in front of everyone.
But the one person who was asking her never changed; it was always Nathan Scott. Back in freshman year when Brooke made the cheerleading squad and Nathan made the basketball team Brooke knew that they would both be the cliché romance of their class. She had given into the cliché and had feelings for him. But she gave up those feelings when Peyton announced that she and Nathan were going out.
That was the first time that Brooke had ever truly suffered a broken heart. She knew that some time or another; her and Nathan would eventually hook up but she never thought that they would be dating or expecting a baby before they graduated. Everyone thought that Nathan and Haley would end up together but Brooke always knew that it would fizzle out because Haley was trying to change Nathan into something he wasn't. You can't change who a person has been since well forever.
"Brooke! Brooke!" Nathan called waving his hand in front of Brooke's face trying to snap her out of whatever she was in.
"Huh?"
"What's with you?"
"Sorry I spaced again."
"You feeling okay?"
"Yeah I'm feeling fine, just zoned out."
"I can tell, you sure you're okay?"
"Yeah just a little out of it." She leaned into him and he wrapped his arm around her waist and walked towards their math class. She loved having Nathan around he was always the best.
"Hey Nathan dude I'm throwing a huge party tonight you should come." Tim exclaimed falling into the seat in front of Nathan's. Nathan looked amused and interested at first but he wasn't in a party mood.
"Sorry Tim I got other plans?"
"With Haley?" Nathan smacked him upside the head and pointed towards Brooke who was yet again spacing out. "Oh sorry. Hey Brooke." She didn't answer just starred off into space and had a far off look in her eyes.
"Brooke!" Nathan shook her gently concerned to why she was spacing out this much.
"Huh?"
"You spaced again."
"Sorry it's just this dream has me thinking."
"About?"
"Nothing important." She shook her head before getting out her math homework. She just wanted to get out of school and go home to go back to sleep. She wasn't sleeping and it was bugging the hell out of her.
Nearly an hour later Brooke sluggishly made her way out of Math and to her locker dragging her feet she was more tired than anything now that she had actually paid attention. Nathan had gone to his locker which was closer to the class then Brooke's and he met up with Brooke at her locker.
"Hey Nathan." Brooke mumbled leaning her head on his shoulder while she twirled the lock to open.
"You feeling okay?"
"Yeah I just had this weird dream during P.E. and it's got my mind overworking making me tired."
"What was your dream about?" He asked while she threw some stuff into her bag before they walked off.
"We have to right this paper in English about our heroes or something and you stood up having actually paid attention and you went on and on about me then asked me to marry you." Nathan looked at her over the car leaning on the top to look at her.
"Well you are my hero." She laughed getting into the car. The ride back to Nathan's was silent as Nathan's mind was in overdrive. He had decided today after talking to Peyton that he was going to propose but didn't have any ideas but now that Brooke told him about her dream that maybe just maybe he would do at school. It was a long shoot but then he knew all their friends would be there and she would never expect it. He pulled into his driveway thankful to have both of his parents away he made a mental note to call Peyton and talk to her because she of all people besides Brooke would know what Brooke what want.
