HEY GUYS I REALLY REALLY REALLY NEED YOU TO READ THIS! oKAY SO IN THE FIRST COUPLE OF LINES 22VODKASHOTS AND I AGREED ON A NAME FOR TE GROUP OF TEENS, BUT WE DON'T LIKE THE NAME WE NAMED THEM "THE SEVEN" BUT WE NEED YOU GUYS TO COME UP WITH A BETTER NAME FOR THEM! LOL. SO COULD YOU PLEASE?!?! OKAY AND I DON'T HAVE A REGULAR UPDATING SCHEDULE I MEAN I'M IN COLLEGE AND IT DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH HOMEWORK THEY GIVE ME EACH DAY, AND THAT DETERMINES WHEN I HAVE TIME TO WRITE. BUT IT'LL BE FAST I PROMISE, WELL AT LEAST I HOPE. BECAUSE 22VODKASHOTS AND I ARE REALLY EXCITED TO GET FURTHER INTO THE STORY, TO WHEN THE DRAMA BEGINS, BECAUSE THERE'S ALOT. LOL. AND BY THE WAY DOES ANYONE LIVE IN THE MIDWEST (OF THE U.S.) WHERE WE JUST GOT ALL THAT SNOW, THERE'S A BUTTLOAD OF SNOW IT'S GETTING ON MY NERVES! LOL
ANYWAY I HAVE AN AMAZING CO-AUTHOR NAMED 22VODKASHOTS, SHE IS SO THE ROBIN TO MY BATMAN, AND I LOVE WORKING WITH HER SHE'S AWESOME. SHE'S GOT SOME AWESOME STORIES, THAT I SHOULD PROBABLY LET HER WRITE BUT I'M SELFISH SO SHE HASN'T BEEN UPDATING THOSE AS MUCH. LOL. BUT SHE'S SUPER FUN TO WORK WITH.
ANYWAY DONE WITH THIS HUGE AUTHOR'S NOTE NOW.
22VODKASHOTS AND I DON'T OWN ANYTHING, EXCEPT FOR ALL THE DRAMA WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING THE CHARACTERS THROUGH.
Chapter Two
Third POV
Each member of "The Seven" as the other students of Tree Hill called them woke up with crazy headaches all thanks to the INSANE amounts of alcohol they ingested at the party the night before.
Dean was upset with himself because of all the alcohol he took in, when he promised himself he wouldn't because of her. Too late now though and from the looks of things last night she took in just as much as he did.
*RING RING*
"What idiot would be calling at this time in the morning? Ugh!"
"Hello?"
"Hey man the gang's meeting at Karen's for breakfast, err, lunch, whatever, just meet us in twenty."
Twenty Minutes Later the gang is at Karen's Diner
"That party was AMAZING last night right guys?" the gang just rolled their eyes, Dean held his head.
"Whoa keep it down Brookie, my head feels like it's going to go bang," Dean whimpered, as Peyton laughed at him. "What so funny glasses?" He was referring to the fact that she had donned a pair of dark sunglasses to hide her blood shot eyes.
"Nothing" she mumbled taking a sip of the coffee, Jake give her, Nathan looked at Brooke who was practically jumping up and down in her seat.
"How are you so fucking hyper right now Brooke," Nathan asked narrowing his eyes at her, Haley chirped in "'Cause she still drunk," she smiled sweetly at Brooke, who give her a look.
"Whatever, you're just jealous because I had more fun at the party last night then you did?" Haley pulled a face while the Jake and Lucas laughed.
"I don't think I can take this, this early," Dean mumbled to Nate who nodded in agreement.
"Umm no I had more fun last night, Brooke." Haley shot back ignoring the guys, Peyton shook her head and then cringed slightly.
"Oh whatever Haley, I met and had sex with an AWESOMELY hot, SEXY guy last night, so HA!"
All four guys raised their eyebrows, as Peyton pulled her sunglasses down a bit.
"No Brooke the guy I slept with was MUCH, MUCH SEXIER THAN YOURS! Duh! Geez he was AMAZING! He knew exactly what to do."
Ok now they had all their attentions as they stood up to face each other.
"Whatever Haley maybe you met him last night, when he past you for me" Brooke smirked at her, Haley was dumbstruck.
"Ok fine count of three ready?" Everyone knew what they were going to do, count down then yell the name out to see who got the better reaction
"Yeah" Brooke answered.
"One" Haley started.
"Two" Brooke continued.
"Three" The rest of them shouted.
"DAMIEN WEST!!!" They said at the same time.
Every one of them shared looks before bursting out laughing at the thought.
"WHAT?" Again same time, while "HE'S MINE!" They turned to face the guys, Peyton wrapped a arm over Haley's shoulder.
"So who was first?" she smirked when Brooke and Haley glared at her.
"He played us that ASS!"
"Oh yeah, he played us good," The girls looked at the guys, who just stared at them.
"What?" All four said at the same time, Brooke and Haley smiled as they both thought of the same thing.
"We're going to play him like he played us," Brooke started.
"Only we have something he didn't," the guys furrowed their brows.
"Four best friends," Brooke, Peyton and Haley laughed as the guys smiled at what they meant. After the exchange of looks, they all jumped again when Brooke shouted out loud,
"OMG, did you guys see how bad Tim failed to do anything at the party?"
"Seriously Brooke!" Dean shouted at her, she flashed him a sweet innocent smile, Haley almost jumped out of her chair making Lucas jump awake.
"Or how about how Erica Marsh should learn to hold her alcohol?"
"WHAT?!?!" They all shouted at Haley.
"Oh you guys didn't hear? HAHA. Funny story Erica got SOOO drunk last night, then fell into the hot tub and tried to drink it because she thought it was alcohol. The girl was SOOO out of it last night."
"That girl cracks me up" Jake laughed to himself.
"Didn't she use to fancy Jake or was it Nate?" Peyton asked, and received looks from both boys.
"It was Dean, remember she went to every game cheered him on and then snuck in to the boys changing rooms to see him naked, only instead she found the coach," Brooke answered taking a sip of her coffee.
Dean, Nathan, Jake and Lucas laughed at the memory.
"Good times," Dean laughed forgetting about his headache, the girls were laughing too until Tree Hill's biggest slut walked right up to their table, pushing her way past Brooke to stand in front of Jake
"Hey Jakey, I had lots and lots of fun last night! Didn't you?" The girls leaned round to give Jake a look; he smiled up at her ignoring the looks and laughing from the guys
"Hey Nikki, yeah I did have lots of fun. It was great getting to know you." When Jake said this, the three girls looked at each other with questioning gazes then looked at Jake again, with the same expression on their faces.
"Well, well, well Jake. You spent time with her? Why?" Brooke begin, making Nikki glare at her, Peyton and Haley glared right back.
The guys held their laughter, they knew the girls where protective of them as they were of them, but it was always funny for the guys to see the girls interrogate potentials.
"Because Brooke, she's really nice once you get to know her." Jake shot back forget Nikki was standing there.
"Whatever Jakey, I'm done girls can I interest you in some shopping?" Nikki rolled her eyes.
"Of course! Duh! I love shopping!"
"Yay, so Haley is in what about you P. Sawyer?"
"Yeah I guess so." Peyton shrug anything to get away from Nikki.
"Wait guys don't forget about the party tonight!" Lucas added, watching them leave.
"Great another all nighter," Nathan laughed "Can I interest you guys in some basketball?" Dean nodded followed by Jake and Lucas.
"And the party tomorrow night!" Lucas added again, all six turned to face him, Nikki included.
"What?" he asked.
"Are you like an events planner?" Haley laughed at him.
"No I was just remembering you," he sulked as they laughed and left the guys to their slut of a friend.
"Ok we won't forget that is Lucas" Peyton smiled.
"Later guys! Hoe!" Peyton bumped her as she left making Nikki stumble slightly "Oops my bad" Peyton smirked leaving.
"Bitches! God how do you even hang out with them, they are sooo rude." The guys gave her and Jake look, ok so the girls weren't all that friendly but they were by no means bitches, well no to the guys anyway.
"No they aren't Nikki, they're looking out for their friend," said Luke.
"Oh well it doesn't mean I have to like them." She answered him dryly, "So are you going to invite me tonight or what Jakey," she smiled sweetly while the guys leaned forward for the answer, Jake swallowed down hard.
"Sure."
"Oh bitch fight," Nathan whispered to Dean who sniggered.
The Party
Peyton watched as Dean and Nate done belly shots off Bevin Prince's stomach.
"Hey hot stuff" Peyton turned to find Marvin McFadden hitting on her, she laughed Marvin known as Mouth to them was an alright guy, he had a crush on Brooke, Peyton remember her making him a valentine card once and was sure that what started it off.
"Hey mouth, so how much you had?" she eyed the empty cup, he looked down smirking at her.
"A lot," she eyed him.
"You know you don't have to pretend in front of me, there's nothing cool about getting drunk," he looked down sheepishly.
"Ok so I've only had one, but I feel really drunk," Peyton smiled.
"Why don't you go get some air and then come back join the fun." he nodded, Peyton was the mother of their group and even though Mouth wasn't part of the group he always helped them out with hall passes and get out of class slips.
So the least she could do was help him out.
Lucas tapped her shoulder as he watched Mouth leave, "Ok quiet one what's wrong with you?" he slurred at her.
"Nothing I'm just not in the party mood tonight that's all," she smiled at him.
"Are you alright?"
"Peachy, now go have fun while I go check on the girls," she laughed as she left him standing there; Lucas frowned as he watched her leave.
Jake took a deep breath, tonight would be fun. NOT!
Pushing open the door, he waltzed in like he owned the place, catching Nathan and Dean's in the kitchen with a topless Bevin doing belly shots.
"Ok glad to see you guys don't have a problem with sharing," He smirked as Nate and Dean laughed.
"So where's Nikki?" Lucas asked as he came into the kitchen pulling himself up onto the counter beside Jake.
"She's coming," he mused over the words.
"Have you told the girls yet?" Dean asked taking a drink of his beer.
"No but she's always at these parties," he defended himself.
"Yeah but this is one of Brooke's private parties, you know cheerleaders," Nathan nodded to Bevin who giggled, "Jocks" Dean tipped his beer, "Basketball stars," Nathan and Lucas smiled proudly, it was then Sarah Blake, the new hot cheerleader walked by catching all their attentions.
"And freaking hot girls; hey sweetheart wait up" Nathan smiled as he headed towards her.
The other three shook their heads.
"Hey Jakey, you kinda of took off there," Lucas smirked at Dean who laughed at him.
"Hey boys so what do you think," she twirled in her outfit.
"Very nice," Dean pursed his lips as Lucas took a big gulp to keep from saying anything.
"Hey, sweetie why don't we go get drinks."
"Yeah."
Dean and Lucas watched them leave with one more glare from Jake; they gave him the thumbs up before heading to find the girls and Nate.
Haley was having a blast talking to some random hot guys from the basketball team.
"Ok we have a problem," Peyton whispered coming up behind her, Haley frowned when Peyton pointed but followed her finger to see what she meant.
"He didn't."
"Oh but he did," Peyton stood up right crossing her arms.
"Where's Brooke?" Haley asked suddenly aware that the brunette was nowhere to be found, Peyton and Haley searched endlessly for the brunette but instead found Nathan with his tongue down Sarah Blake, just as they were about to say something, raised voices could be heard from the living room.
"Uh oh," Peyton said, Nathan pulled back from Sarah.
"Is that Brooke?" Nathan asked, all three exchanged glances as they run to the living room pushing their way past the crowds to find Dean, Lucas and Jake standing up front with beer and chips in the hands watching.
"You weren't invited slut," Brooke shouted at the other brunette.
"Jakey invited me" she answered smugly.
"His name is JAKE, not Jakey!" Brooke shouted.
"He answers to it, " She smiled at Jake who smiled and looked away before Brooke caught him, Brooke turned to Jake, who just shrugged at his friend.
"Whatever" Brooke spit out and walked away leaving Nikki smiling at her.
"BROOKE!!" Jake shouted after her, following her out the others gave Haley a look to follow too.
"Jake!" She ran after him to try and clam the situation down.
After the somewhat shouting match the party went back to normal the guys were busy going between girls, including Jake when Nikki wasn't wrapped round his neck.
The girls were busy bitching about the new addition to Jake's life while hitting on random guys passing them.
It was then, and only then, did they notice none other than Damien West waltz in with blonde cheerleader Ruby Stark.
"Hey girls," the bubbly blonde smiled as she pasted them, Damien smiled smugly at the three as he pasted with his arm draped over her.
"Oh it's so on," Haley went to find the guys, she found Lucas standing talking to Bevin.
"He's here," she nodded her head to the corner of the room before leaving letting the guys make their move.
Now the last thing the guys wanted was to get caught for fighting 'cause heaven knows they don't need that on their already long rap sheets, while Nathan and Dean don't anyway. They waited till he was alone and then cornered him outside.
Jake and Nate wrapped an arm round him as they led him outside laughing about the last party like they were friends, the girls kept an eye on things inside. Dean and Lucas waited outside for them rather impatiently; they wanted to beat the dude up.
"Yeah, last party was off the chain, man."
"So we hear you hooked up with Haley?" Nathan asked smiling at him, they watched Damien face turn white, he half smiled not sure what was going on.
"Yeah she's cool, I really like her," He lied.
"That's good to hear" Jake said squeezing his shoulder a little more tightly
"Uh I thought he hooked up with Brooke?" Dean's voice could be heard behind him, he glance behind and smiled.
"Hey man," now the rest of the gang were tough but Dean was the one to watch out, "We talked and hit it off by no means did do both."
"That's funny cause Brooke and Haley said."
"Your gonna believe two chicks?" Damien asked looking directly at Lucas who just nodded, Nathan stepped up behind him.
"Two chicks who happened to be our best friends."
"So yeah I believe we are," Jake closed the gap as the others did so he could move, Damien was freaking out, trying but failing to come with any excuse to get out of this situation.
He turned to Dean who was smiling, and then his fist collided with Damien face. The fight didn't last long simply because well Damien didn't fight back to scared Lucas and Jake held Dean back while Nathan bent down to face him.
"So here's the deal West, you STAY away from our girls, you don't look at them, breath the same air as them or we'll let Dean finish you off." Damien just nodded. "Good, ok guys I think another round of belly shots is in order," The guys smiled at him.
"Sarah, Bevin, Ruby!" Nate shouted heading back to the house followed by the other three.
Monday Morning
The parties had all blurred into one over the weekend, so it was no surprise that come Monday morning nobody was willing to get up.
"Urgh, Dean, man get off me!" Peyton pushed at Dean, for some strange reason Dean and Peyton were all in the same bed, fully clothed.
"What?" he rolled off the bed hitting the floor hard "Why am I here" he looked around "Where is here?" he asked looking up at her.
"My bedroom," she laughed, he frowned as he looked around.
"Oh yeah he lay back down on the floor," until something crashed in the bathroom.
"What was that?" Peyton asked jumping down beside him.
"Stay here" Dean stood and opened the door, to find none other than Nathan hanging over the bath sink.
"Hey bro couldn't give us a hand could you?" Dean and Peyton let out a laugh he had spelt in the bath all night.
"I wonder what the rest got up to." Peyton laughed as she watched Dean try to pull Nathan up.
When the three got to school they saw that Brooke and Haley looked like they hadn't been out at all, their hair was done newly applied makeup and fresh clothes, if it hadn't been for the sullen looks or dark glasses that adorned their faces.
Jake and Lucas sat talking over old basket ball games and football games, no mentioned Damien West and none of the girls dared asked what happened last night.
"Hey my lovely friends," Peyton swung her bag on the table.
"Your way to cheery P. Sawyer," Haley rubbed her temples; Dean came up behind her and tapped her shoulders.
"Uh the baby ill?" he laughed as he massaged her shoulders.
"I'm suffering trust me but I had the best morning," all four looked at her, she smiled down at them "I woke up with not one but two guys" Dean bit his lip to keep from laughing.
"Really who?" Brooke shades fall off her face as she got all excited about this new batch of information.
"Nathan and Dean," Dean let out a laugh as the rest pulled.
"Awe you spelt with Nate and Dean?" Lucas said as if it was a bad thing.
"Who spelt with Nathan and Dean?" Nate asked just joining the conversation.
"Peyton," Jake answered for him, making Nate laugh.
"No see after we left the party we decide to go to Dean's you know finish the night off, but somehow ended up in P's Bath tub while Dean ended up on the floor."
"Hey I was in the bed, until Blondie here kicked me out."
"You should have seen you face; 'Where am I?" She mocked him, making Dean pull a face at her.
"Thank god for that, for a second I thought you guys were into to each other," Jake and Haley shared a look.
"UH NO," they all exclaimed together.
Brooke laughed, "Ok chill, just asking," Dean wrapped an arm round his best friend.
"Awe Brookie you not so well today," he mocked her with a her a petted lip, she pushed his face away making him laugh.
The bell rung making all seven groan.
Monday was the worst day ever, the gang passed each other in the halls and nodded as they went to their next class, it felt like it was never going to end.
At lunch they had no energy to even bother with the guys and girls that swarmed round their table trying to hit on them or be their friend and the girls certainly didn't have the energy when Nikki came over and made herself comfy at their table.
Haley was glad school was over she was waiting on the rest at their table so they could say bye to each other.
Peyton came bouncing over smiling, "What's up with you Hales?"
"Just tried, how come your still so bubbly," Peyton just shrugged, Haley eyed her.
"Hey guys ready?" Lucas and Nate came up behind them, making Haley forget about Peyton.
"Yeah" they both answered.
Jake, Dean and Brooke came out arguing over something, "You can't honestly tell me that you're cool with Nikki hanging around us."
"Brooke it's his life, not mine I can deal with it if he can," Dean defended himself.
"Whatever," Brooke answered. "Hurry Luke I got things to do."
"Brooke please try to be nice to her for me," Jake smiled at his best friend.
"Jake I'll make no such promises but I can promise you this she steps outline I will kill her," Brooke smiled sweetly at him.
"Ok fine, Hales lets go," Jake started heading towards his car. "Bye guys" He shouted as they all headed in different directions.
The drive home had been filled with silence, Jake was in a somewhat funny mood because of Brooke.
"So see you tomorrow," Haley smiled at him, dragging his attention to the fact she was there.
"Yeah see you tomorrow," he smiled at her, before pulling her into a hug, "Hales about today."
"Yeah," she furrowed her brow.
"What do you think of Nikki hanging round the group, you know your opinion means more to me?" She smiled at him.
"Do you like her?"
"I guess so," he answered unsurely.
"Look J, if you like her then great but Brooke and the rest of us girls will probably kill her if she hurts you," Jake smiled he knew that "If you're just using her then fine, but don't flaunt it under Brooke's nose so much you know how she gets about things like that" Jake nodded.
"You're a good friend Hales," they shared another hug. "Ok so I better go," he pulled back, Haley frowned.
"Are you sure you're ok?"
"Peachy," he smiled at her. "Now go before I have to kick your butt off my seat," he laughed at her, as she got out.
Friday Morning
The days blurred into the other, and before the gang knew it was Friday again and that meant more parties, only this party was at Tric so it would be filled with lots of potentials for each. Jake had been acting strangely towards Haley and Brooke all week; Nikki had been spending more and more time with the group and with Jake. And when the guys even started to voice their opinions Jake just shrugged.
Haley watched for Jake car and smiled when he pulled up running out to meet him.
"Hey buddy," she laughed. "So what we listening to?" she turned up the song and smiled, "I love this song!"
"I know you do," He smiled at her, and then turned back to the road. Haley could see the wheels turning in Jake's head.
"Hey so you wanna talk about?"
"Talk about what?"
"What's making you look like you're about to explode" She laughed
"It's nothing."
"Ok fine whatever," she went back to dancing and singing along with the song, Jake bit his lip and pulled the car over.
"Hey what you doing?" she shouted as he got out. "Ok random move genius what is the matter."
"Everything," she furrowed her brows, "Brooke, you."
"What about me?"
"Hales, I can't keep pretending anymore." She was getting nervous now.
"Pretending what?" She smiled to hide it, he knew she knew but if she wanted him to say find he would.
"What happened that night?"
"Jake," her voice held a warning tone. "We agreed it was a mistake we moved on."
"No you moved on, I stayed stuck there wishing, hoping," She hung her head, she couldn't look at him.
"Jake we promised we wouldn't, the guys would freak out if they knew, Brooke would freak out big time."
"I don't care Hales." He stood to meet her face to face making her face him.
"Why are you bringing this up now?" She asked confused, with a deep breath he pursed his lips thinking.
"I need to know how you feel," her eyes widened at him.
"Feel?" Her voice was shaky.
"If you see me in a whole other light other than your best friend."
"Jake," she started and paused when he kissed her, she pulled back from him making the realization hit him hard "I'm sorry, but I don't feel that way."
With a simple nod he got back in the car, Haley bit her lip wanting to cry, but instead just got back in the car going over and over in her mind what had brought this on.
Before she could fill the silence he turned up the radio and drove onwards to school.
All Haley knew was she had to be on her game when it came to Jake, she didn't want him to find out about what happened that night, and she certainly didn't want the gang to know.
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