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11: The Boys Will Be Out for a Fight

After they chose dress styles for Brooke's wedding, Brooke and the other girls spent some girl time at the living room. They spread a mattress on the floor in front of the TV and ate ice cream as they lounged on the floor. Jo suggested they watch Notting Hill, and everyone agreed.

While the girls were busy watching at the living room, Sam and Lucas played pool at the gazebo. Sam enjoyed talking with Lucas; they both agreed on many stuff like books and the songs they like.

"How's Brooke's life here?" Lucas asked as he took a shot; he had been meaning to ask someone from the Winchester household how Brooke was doing in their house.

Sam smiled. "She's great. We already feel like she's a part of the family."

"Sure she is," Dean interrupted as he walked into the gazebo with a smirk. He enjoyed making Lucas stirred up that he just wanted to do it again.

Lucas shook his head and ignored Dean and went on with playing.

"Anyway, how long have you been friends with Brooke?" Sam asked.

Brooke was more than a friend to Lucas. "We've known each other since we were kids. That's why Brooke's special to me. Take good care of her."

Dean snickered. "Special, huh?"

Lucas was about to take a shot but stood straight up and locked his gaze with Dean. "What's wrong with you?"

Sam was quick to get in the way. "Let's not fight, okay?"

Dean and Lucas ignored Sam and went on with exchanging heated glares.

"I love Brooke and she loves me. You? She doesn't love you. You're just arranged to be married by your parents," Lucas blurted out.

"You know about the arrangement?" Sam asked; his voice filled with surprise. He tried to think of how Lucas got hold of that information.

Dean sneered as his fists clenched; this guy's got balls. "So you know about the arrangement? If you do 'love' Brooke, you should've done something to take her away from me. You should've stopped her from doing this."

Lucas was taken aback by what Dean said. Sure, he loves Brooke. But Dean did have a point. He pulled himself out of his thoughts; this was not the time for self-searching. He wouldn't let Dean win the argument. "Brooke gave up everything – her friends and her life in Tree Hill – to marry you. And while she's hurting, you're out partying. I bet you didn't even know what she'd gone through to accept that stupid arrangement your father made."

Dean's blood boiled as he set his eyes on Lucas; the nerve of him to talk to him like that. With that, Dean lunged towards Lucas and punched him straight in the face. Lucas fell back but jumped up to fight with Dean.

The girls heard the commotion outside, so it was natural for them to go and check it out. When the girls reached the gazebo, they saw Dean and Lucas engaged in a fist fight – Lucas' back was pressed against the pool table as Dean threw him punches; it was pretty obvious who had the upper hand in the fight.

"Dean!" Brooke shouted.

It was effective; Dean let go of Lucas the moment he heard Brooke. But just when he turned to face the brunette, Lucas grabbed his collar and punched him in the face.

Brooke was surprised to see Lucas act like that; she had never seen him like that before. "Stop it!" she screamed as she made her way towards the boys.

Dean saw Brooke coming towards them out of the corner of his eye. He dropped his fist and backed away because he didn't want Brooke to be hit accidentally by him or Lucas.

Brooke placed herself in between Dean and Lucas and glared at the two of them. "What happened?" she asked as she folded her arms across her chest.

Dean smirked. "Ask your boy toy here."

"Your 'fiancé' had the nerve to tell me in my face that I don't really love you," Lucas defended.

"Because it's true," Dean snapped.

Lucas was about to lunge towards Dean but Peyton and Haley held him back.

Brooke felt like she was in the middle of a crossroad and she didn't know which way she'd go. And then she remembered the night when Dean voiced his thoughts about Lucas not stopping her from doing the arrangement. "Dean has a point, Luke."

Lucas felt betrayed. "What?"

"If you love me, you should've pulled me out of this arrangement," Brooke spoke quietly.

Now it was Peyton and Haley's turn to be surprised. "Arrangement?" they asked in unison.

Lucas gulped; he didn't know what to say to the brunette. "I…"

That was enough for Brooke; at that instant, her instincts told her which way she should choose. "Come on Dean." She took Dean's hand and went inside the house.

Sam shot a sympathetic glance towards Brooke's friends before he went inside. Peyton and Haley couldn't register in the recent secrets that were revealed. Lucas couldn't accept the fact that Brooke chose Dean over him.

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"What is wrong with you?" It was obvious in Brooke's voice that she was upset.

Dean scowled as he sat on the bed. "I was just telling him the truth."

"You shouldn't have said that in his face. You don't have any right to do that."

Dean wasn't willing to give up; he won't let Brooke win the argument. "If I didn't tell him that, you wouldn't have seen the look on his face when you told him that I have a point!"

Brooke dropped her gaze away from Dean and looked away. When she spoke this time, her voice was much calmer. "If you respect me – even just a little – you should've considered what I would feel if you confront my friends like that."

"I'm sorry," Dean said; sincerity overwhelmed his voice.

Brooke was surprised; it was her first time to hear Dean say those words sincerely.

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Downstairs at the living room, Peyton and Haley showered Lucas with questions, but Lucas opted not to talk.

"How long have you known that this was all just an arrangement?" Peyton asked as she sat in front of Lucas, but Lucas just looked away.

"Can I have a moment with you?" John's cool voice startled all three of them.

John had just arrived from a business trip right after Dean and Lucas' fight. Jo told him everything, and John could not believe that Dean would fight with one of Brooke's friends.

"Jo told me that you already know about the arrangement," John said as he sat in front of Brooke's friends.

"Yeah…about that," Peyton started, "How come we never knew about this? Brooke never told us anything about this arrangement."

John looked at them sympathetically. "Don't blame her. I asked her not to tell anyone. But it seems to me that Lucas knew about it."

"She had a life in Tree Hill," Haley murmured. "And you took it away from her."

"I already made a choice, Hales," Brooke said as she entered her room with Dean right behind her. "Dad's job was on the line."

Haley bit her lower lip and wrapped the brunette in a tight hug. She could imagine how much the arrangement tore Brooke, so she decided that nagging her about not telling them the truth wasn't going to do any good. "Just…no more secrets, okay?" Haley whispered.

Brooke nodded as she pulled away from her best friend. "Promise."

John cleared his throat and stood up. "I don't want anyone else to know about this arrangement."

Everyone inside the living room nodded.

"And Dean," John said as he turned to look at his son. "I don't want this to happen again."

Dean looked down as he nodded; he felt like a toddler being scolded by his parent.

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"Ellen asked me to run some errands. Wanna come with me?" Dean asked as he donned his jacket.

Brooke looked up from the magazine she was reading. "Sure." She jumped out of the bed and grabbed her coat; she wanted to get out of the house to clear her head.

When they got downstairs, they saw Lucas at the porch. Lucas still couldn't bear to look straight into Brooke's eyes after his fight with Dean earlier. Brooke passed by him without giving him a single glance, while Dean looked at him like he wasn't supposed to be in his house; the tension between the two of them was still there.

"Is he always that broody?" Dean asked as he got into his car.

Brooke looked away. "Let's not talk about him."

Dean shrugged. "If that's what you want."

"Thanks," Brooke sighed.

The two of them spent the ride to the pharmacy in silence. Somehow, Dean sensed that Brooke doesn't want to talk about anything at all, so he just kept quiet. Brooke, on the other hand, felt thankful that Dean actually considered her feelings this time.

After they bought what Ellen needed, Dean and Brooke went to the park. It has become their favorite place; the place where they can be away from the paparazzi, away from all the tension.

"You don't look good when you're sulking," Dean said as they walked.

Brooke faked a smile. "I'm not sulking."

"Yes you are. And you're not good at lying either." Dean smirked. "Don't agonize yourself with what happened earlier."

Brooke shrugged and buried her hands in her pockets. "I just…Lucas was the first guy I really loved."

"I've been there. I know the feeling." Dean avoided Brooke's eyes; he didn't want to see the concerned look on her hazel eyes.

Brooke knew what Dean was talking about, and she knew how hard it must have been for him. Brooke stopped walking and smiled at him. "Let's eat ice cream."

Dean chuckled; sure, Brooke knows how to get in his nerves, but she also knows how to brighten someone's mood. With that, Brooke took his hand and they walked to the ice cream cart hand in hand.

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Ever since the fight earlier in the afternoon, Sam couldn't help but watch his brother secretly. Since yesterday, Dean was not himself; whenever Brooke was around with Lucas, Dean would stick with her and get all lovey-dovey with her. And when the two of them fought because of Brooke, Sam knew that there was something definitely wrong with his brother.

"Is it a girl?" Dean's voice surprised Sam.

"What? No," Sam replied as he watched his brother sit in front of him.

Dean handed his brother a bottle of beer. "Then what are you thinking of?"

Sam was surprised; it's been a long time since Dean sat down with him to have a conversation with him. "I was just thinking…I think this arrangement is changing you."

Dean raised his eyebrows as he took a swig of beer. "Changing me?"

"Yeah; look at you – you're having a casual conversation with me." Sam chuckled. "It's been a long time since we did this."

Dean didn't want to admit it, but he sure did miss his bonding moments with Sam. Since Alice's death, they drifted apart slowly, and almost became nothing more than acquaintances. Now, the more Dean thought of it, he wanted to have his relationship with his brother back.

Right then, Lucas came out of the house and walked right into the gazebo where Dean and Sam were.

"I wanna take Brooke home," Lucas said firmly.

Dean scoffed and stood up to face Lucas. "You can't do that."

Lucas mirrored Dean's scoff; he had been thinking about it all day. He wanted to take Brooke away from the engagement. He wanted her to be back in his arms. "I'm her real boyfriend."

"Look," Dean said as he put down his beer bottle. "This is Brooke's decision. She already chose who to side with, in case you forgot."

Lucas braced himself for another possible fight with Dean, because he wasn't going to let him win this time. "She doesn't love you, Dean. And believe me; she won't learn to love you. You're not the right guy for her."

"And you are the right guy for her?" Dean snapped. "Don't tell me that I'm not the right guy for her. I happen to know where I'm standing, unlike you who didn't even have the guts to protect Brooke from me especially when you knew that this is all just an arrangement. You only want to take her away now because you felt guilty."

Sam knew he had to interfere now, because Dean might hit Lucas anytime now. "Lucas, just…get back inside. Get some rest."

Lucas heaved a sigh; at that moment, he knew he didn't have any chance at all to take Brooke back. Dean was right – Brooke already chose who to side with. With that, Lucas dragged himself back to the house. Besides, he knew that fighting with Dean would just make Brooke more upset at him.

When Lucas was out of their sight, Sam sat back down and looked at his brother intently.

Dean noticed the way Sam looked at him. "What?"

"Are you falling for Brooke?" Sam asked. It was the only reason he could think of; ever since Brooke came, their lives changed, especially Dean's. The more Sam thought about it, the more it made sense. The way Dean felt protective over Brooke, the way he made Lucas jealous, the way he secretly glances towards Brooke since yesterday – they were all signs.

Dean tried to fight away the sudden surge of feeling he felt when Sam asked him that question. No, he's not falling for Brooke…well at least that's what he wants to think. But then again, he's really comfortable with Brooke now. And he was indeed acting strange lately. Dean stared at his brother for a couple of seconds, and then walked away without saying another word, leaving Sam dumbfounded.

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