PLEASE READ - A/N – The following chapter takes place during Season 4, Episode 12: Resolve; which aired January 24, 2007. I tried to figure out certain dates and such, so I've made the end of their senior year happen in 2007. This chapter takes place two months earlier from the previous chapter.

…

2 Months Earlier

Most days of the year are unremarkable. They begin, and they end, with no lasting memories made in between. Most days have no impact on the course of a life. May 16 was a Wednesday.*

…

I got bruises on my knees for you,
and grass stains on my knees for you.
Got holes in my new jeans for you,
got pink and black and blue.

…

Brooke debated on what to wear; the chose right now was between a black blouse and her brand new "clean teen" shirt. It's always nice to have options, but she had had her eye on that black blouse since she saw in her closet this morning, and let's get real; "clean teens" was a bit hypocritical for her to engage in, all things considered. It was all Rachel's fault that she even had a choose between two shirts, if she hadn't convinced her to steal the key to the answer sheets, Brooke would already have the black blouse over her head and been well on her way to make-up. It was already 6:55, school started at 7:15 and it would take at least ten minutes for her to get to school and she had to talk to Rachel before class and today was just not her day. 6:56…why is time flying by? Black blouse it is.

…

"So, that Chase boy was yummy, don't you think?" Popping her gum, Rachel turned around in her seat to give Brooke a sly wink.

"Mhm." Brooke agreed, thinking of the boy she had met this morning, and of the same boy she had tried to seduce in the library, to the utter dismay of Mouth.

"So, you know how Lucy is in second period with Scott and his hoe?"

"Which Scott?"

"Which one has the hoe?"

"Oh, so Lucas?"

"Well, long story short, he's fucking your ex."

"He's fucking himself?"

"Your ex-best friend, dumbass."

"Oh."

"Don't look like your puppy just died or anything…"

"I don't have a puppy."

"What is with you today?"

"Ms. Gatina, want to share with the class?"

"Sorry, Mr. Holden." Rachel said, innocently fluttering her eyelashes. She waited until their English had turned back to the board and then whispered, "So, what is with you, slut? Pining after the blonde?"

"Yeah, I'm into girls."

"I'm talking about Lucas, don't play stupid with me."

"I'm not. Did I ever tell you how beautiful you are, baby?"

"Cut the crap, Davis. What's going through that ugly little head of yours?"

"Ways to seduce you, of course."

"Don't make me slap you."

"I don't like Lucas, Rachel."

Satisfied, the red head turned around and started writing the notes on the board down on her paper.

And in the following moments, Brooke felt like she was lying.

…

"You screwed me over for a guy who won't screw you," Rachel stated calmly, but the fire was evident in her eyes.

She was being a tad harsh, Brooke was just trying to kick that lying feeling away, and she was going to use Chase to do that. Rachel had to understand, using boys was her expertise. And though it felt like she had to choke the words out, she said, "Oh, please, like I couldn't get Chase after a little... chase. "

Chase…chase. Name…high-speed "chase."

Irony at its' best.

Rachel raised an eyebrow and gave a 'wow, can you really be this clueless?' look her best shot, "I think you're forgetting something. See, Chase is into smart-born-again-virgin Brooke, not stupid-slutty-I-cheated-on-the-Calculus-test Brooke."

Best friend say what?

Time to chase Chase, ha ha.

Kill me now.

…

*Expert from (500) Days Of Summers. Date was originally May 23rd.