A/N: I have to mention the line I totally stole from Grey's Anatomy in the last chapter, that othnaleyfan4 mentioned. I couldn't help it as it's just so funny and one of the best lines.

Thanks for those that reviewed. I'm spoiling you now cos this is the third update in a week. If you're reading my other story, I haven't abandoned it. This one just seems to have hijacked my brain at the moment but I will get back to it soon. Here's the latest update, so enjoy.

See Who I Am

It was the night of the party and all the invites were given. Even Gigi was invited but she wouldn't be turning up. She didn't do public appearances. Nobody knew who she was. Rumours went round about her identity, everybody's name was mentioned, even the unpopular and the faculty.

Peyton was driving with Haley to the party. Lucas had already made his way there. Brooke decided to invite Peyton, just to get Haley off her back. Brooke had been ignoring Peyton, which wasn't unusual, but Peyton was trying to talk to her about their project.

Peyton and Haley walked through the front door and instantly spotted Brooke, with a plastic cup in her hand.

"Tutor girl, you made it." Brooke pulled her into a hug, trying not to spill her drink.

"Of course Brooke." Both girls pulled away.

"Hello Sawyer didn't think you'd actually show up." Brooke's tone was more abrupt then when she addressed Haley.

"Seeing as you've been avoiding me, I thought it would be a good time to catch you so we can discuss our project." Peyton said.

Brooke rolled her eyes. "How about you do it all and I just put my name on it."

"Tigger." Haley shouted.

Brooke's head instantly turned to Haley. "Play nice." Haley continued. Brooke exhaled and gave in. "How about you come over to mine tomorrow around 5pm and we'll get started."

Peyton nodded "5pm it is."

"I'm gonna go and have myself some more drink." Brooke spotted someone walking through the house, that she wanted to talk to, and followed their path.

Peyton turned to Haley, "Ok, I know about her annoying nicknames but when did you start giving her one?" Peyton stood with a quizzical look on her face and her arms crossed. "You sure there's nothing going on between the two of you."

Haley just laughed. Ignoring her words, she pulled the other girl. "Let's get a drink and mingle."

Nathan and Brooke were standing, watching the crowd. "I see you started being nicer to Peyton."

Brooke looked at Nathan. "Whoa, don't get ahead of yourself. I'm not being nicer, I'm more tolerant of her existence and we've got that stupid project to do."

Nathan wasn't looking at Brooke but eyeing up a girl, standing across the room.

Brooke continued talking, "Anyway Haley has asked me to be nice to Sawyer, as a favour."

"When did you start doing favours for anyone but me." He asked.

"Since you started acting secretly." Brooke was joking and serious at the same time.

Nathan turned to her. "It's not like you aren't hiding anything Brooke. I'm going to get another drink." Brooke downed her drink while she watched Nathan walk off.

The usual party games were happening, strip poker, beer pong; you name it and it was being played. Lucas had been catching up with his basketball teammates. Haley and Peyton hadn't really spoken to him all night.

Lucas joined the team last year and it wasn't all plain sailing. When it came to the Scott brothers everyone would dub it BOGTCOF (buy one get the crap one free). Lucas had shown everyone that he wasn't here to make up the numbers but make a real contribution to the team.

He finally felt accepted by everyone including a certain Nathan Scott. The two of them had a pretty healthy relationship considering who their father was and his constant need to have the two of them at war. Luckily for the boys, Karen and Deb decided upon themselves to have the brothers get along.

One of Rivercourt's finest had brought his friend Skillz to the team and the two of them were standing with their drinks checking out the girls. Skillz was a self-confessed ladies man without really getting any ladies that anyone knew of.

"Yo. There are some fine looking ladies in da house tonight." Skillz noticed someone that caught his eye. "Skillz is gonna have me some of that."

"I'm pretty certain you say that at every party but you always end up at the Rivercourt with the rest of us." Lucas piped in.

"And your point would be." Skillz eyes temporarily moved away from the direction of the cheerleader his was looking at.

"Let's go to the Rivercourt." Lucas replied.

"I'm right with you there." Skillz followed Lucas out the house.

Most of the partygoers were drinking and Brooke had certainly had her fare share. Haley found her with a cup of drink in her hand.

"Hey Tutor girl." Brooke slurred. "Are you enjoying yourself?"

"Yes I am." Haley answered.

"Where's your boyfriend Scott?" Brooke asked before having some more drink.

"Scott!" Haley was confused. She didn't have a boyfriend and didn't know a boy called Scott.

"Yeah Lucas Scott." Brooke elaborated.

"He's not my boyfriend, just a friend." Haley clarified.

"I thought you were going out. You're like joined at the hip." Brooke put one of her hands on her hips for more emphasis.

"Like you and Nathan." Haley questioned.

Brooke looked at Haley and let Haley's words sink in. "Ok, I get your point."

"Anyway if you were to ask Peyton, she would tell you that she thinks you and I are dating." Haley enlightened Brooke.

"Well I would never ask her such things. That would require the two of us to actually have a conversation." Brooke took another sip of her drink when she heard a familiar voice.

"And things like that never happen." Peyton said walking over to them.

"And just like that she appears like we've summoned the devil." Brooke put her fingers on the top of her head to make devil horns.

"I thought you were the devil, Davis." Peyton grinned at the other girl.

"I can be your worst nightmare instead." Brooke moved closer to the blonde girl, showing her seriousness. However she was slightly unbalanced in her movement and stumbled. Thankfully Haley caught her and only the three of them witnessed it.

"Brooke, a quick word please." Haley pulled Brooke aside, not waiting for a response. "You said you were gonna play nice and that was not it." She continued.

"Well one can not have things like that held against them when they are at such a fabulous party." Brooke stated.

"Please Brooke. I'm not asking much." Once again Haley pulled Brooke but back in the direction of Peyton. "I'm going home now Brooke, but I'll see you in school."

"Great we're going." Peyton said a little bit too enthusiastic.

"Erm, I thought that you could do me a huge favour instead." Haley said tentatively.

Peyton squinted her eyes. "I'm not sure I'm going to like this."

"Can you make sure Brooke is alright? I would but I have to be up at the crack of dawn and it seems like the whole basketball team including Lucas and Nathan have disappeared." Haley looked pleading.

"I'm so going to regret this aren't I." Peyton asked, already knowing the answer.

"I'm perfectly fine to look after myself Tutor girl." Brooke tried to sound sober. "Could you stop moving though, you're making me dizzy."

"Well I'll be moving out the front door, take care Brooke and thanks Peyton." Haley started to make her exit.

"You owe me Haley James." Peyton called out after her.

"You're clocking them up now aren't you Tutor girl." Brooke shouted.

Peyton looked over at Brooke who was drinking some more alcohol. Peyton took the cup away from her. "I'm cutting you off now Davis and this party too."

Peyton walked over to the stereo and turned the music off. "The party's over everyone so go home."

Everyone groan and slowly made their way out. Peyton made sure the doors were lock and walked back to Brooke, finding her sitting on the stairs with another cup in her hand. "What am I going to do with you?"

"Nothing, but you should go and just leave me." Brooke's free hand was keeping her head up as she was feeling a little light headed.

"I would love to but I think Haley would kill me. Do you want a ride home or are you gonna stay here instead?" Peyton asked, she wasn't sure why but she did anyway.

"I'm gonna stay. Can't let all this booze go to waste." Brooke lifted her head up and smiled.

"No more for you." Peyton grabbed the cup from Brooke and helped her upstairs.

"This is so not how I wanted the evening to turn out." Brooke groaned.

"We can't always get what we want." Peyton mumbled not thinking that Brooke could here her.

Brooke did here and responded. "Don't I know it." Peyton walked Brooke into her bedroom while Brooke was speaking. "We could totally have a party in here. I think I still have some drink left from when I was last here."

"This must be the most that we've spoken to each other since I've been back." Peyton stated.

"And I'm still alive. Yeah for me." Brooke lifted both her hands in the air like she was doing a cheer.

"Your mouth will get you in trouble one day." Peyton had a feeling, or you can call it an incline that her statement could actually be true.

"Or get me out of trouble." Brooke flashed her trademark smile, showing off her dimples.

Peyton helped Brooke into bed, taking her shoes off and pulling the covers over the brunette.

"You can stay, but only if you want to." Brooke was being too nice and had to come up with a reason for offering. "It is kind of late and Haley would kill me if anything happened to you."

"Why are we both scared of Haley?" Peyton enquired.

"Because Tutor girl is scary. She tries to play innocent but I know her game." Brooke tapped her head to show that she was knowledgeable about Haley.

"Are you sure you're Brooke Davis because you're actually talking sense or is being drunk the only time you talk sense?" Peyton laughed at her own question, watching Brooke's face change.

"Very funny Sawyer. You wouldn't want to push it too far with the drunk girl who at any moment can throw up all over you." Brooke felt an uneasiness building up inside. "Or maybe now will do."

Brooke ran into the bathroom and threw up in the toilet. Peyton followed behind holding the other girl's hair and stroking her back. Her concern for her drunken nemesis had stunned her, but she continued anyway.

"I'm just gonna quickly grab some water for you." Peyton said before disappearing.

Brooke moved herself from the toilet bowl and sat with her back to the wall. She couldn't help the tears that were rolling down her face. She was starting to breath hard, while crying continuously. This was how Peyton found her. She grabbed a hand towel and wiped the tears and sweat from her face.

"Breath with me Brooke, nice and slow." Peyton held her hands on Brooke's face, trying to help even out her breathing, making sure that their breaths followed each other.

It took a while for Brooke to calm down. She washed her face and drank some of the water. Peyton helped her back into the bed, where she stayed.

"Are you drunk enough to forget this Sawyer?" Brooke's words were more a question of hope.

"No, but you might be." Peyton sat on the bed so it was easy for Brooke to look at her.

Brooke groaned. "You're so gonna use this against me, aren't you?"

"Newsflash Davis, I'm not you. That's just not my style. Anyway you should get some rest and I'll go into one of the other rooms. I'll be gone before you wake up."

Brooke reached out and stopped Peyton as she was getting up from the bed. "Stay in here, if you want. Your conversation isn't half bad."

"There's a complement in there somewhere. Are you sure?" Peyton looked Brooke straight in the eyes and saw her seriousness.

Brooke nodded, "just don't hog the covers."

"Somehow I get the feeling that you'll be doing that." Peyton kicked her shoes off and settled into bed, careful not to overcrowd the other girl. She looked over at Brooke and both girls shared a smile for the first time. "Thanks Sawyer."