OK, so this is my first One Tree Hill story, and yes, it is Femslash, so if you have a problem with that, then I recommend that you don't read this story. For those who don't mind, then please go gently on me, I've read a few on here with the Brooke/Rachel pairing, and I hope that I do the pairing justice. All of my other stories have been centred around the Demi/Selena pairing, so, please be nice. But I've become a HUGE One Tree Hill Fan, or so my friends say, I'm rather obsessed. But hey, they show rocks, and anyway, that's enough of my life, so here we go... by the way, this is set around the beginning of series 5, before Peyton and Lucas get married.
Oh, one more thing, this will EVENTUALLY be Brooke/Rachel, but it is mainly Rachel/OC for the first load of chapters, I think this is going to be a long story, so please read and review.
Disclaimer: I do not own One Tree Hill, Rachel, Brooke, Haley, Peyton, Lucas, Nathan, Mouth, Skills, Jamie, Deb or Dan. However, I do own the... well.. you'll find out if you read on. One Tree Hill is property of Mark Schwann and the WB.
Chapter 1 – Rachel's Confession
"I think I'm gay"
OK, Brooke Davis was not expecting that statement to come out her best friend's mouth. She expected her to say something like, 'I'm leaving' or 'I got fired' but not that. Not that she had a problem with her friend if she was gay; I mean, Brooke had stuck next to Peyton when Felix had spray-painted 'Dyke' on Peyton's locker. It was just a little unexpected. Rachel had always been such a man addict. She had had a new boyfriend every week, and one night stands every other week.
"Brooke, please say something", this sentence brought Brooke back to reality, and she realised she had just been sitting there, all the while Rachel had been growing more agitated and scared at her friends lack of speech and movement,
"Oh Rach," said Brooke looking up and seeing her friends fear, worried about her reaction,
"It's alright; I get it if you're disgusted" Rachel half smiled
"Oh Rachel, it's not that at all, I'm just a bit shocked, I mean, you have always been into guys" Brooke said, getting up of the couch, and walking over to the pacing Rachel in front of her, she grabbed Rachel's hands and then pulled her into a hug, "I'm always going to be here for you, your my best friend"
"Thanks Brooke, I knew I could count on you" smiled Rachel, accepting the hug,
"Can I ask you a question Rachel"? Brooke asked tentatively, she didn't want to upset Rachel or make her think that she was uneasy about her relationship with Rachel,
"Sure" Rachel replied, looking a lot more comfortable now Brooke understood,
"How did you figure out, I mean, um, when did you realise,"?
"To be honest Brooke, I don't know, I think it was back in Senior year, when we had to do those weird assignments, and I was paired with Bevin, I realised, that I didn't feel anything with the guys I slept with, and she kissed me, and I did, nor for Bevin, that's just strange, but for the way it was, and from then on, I think I just knew" Rachel replied, rather shyly, as though she wasn't sure how Brooke would take this.
"Bevin, that's... Wow, so, what about all those guys you had, the boyfriends, the one night stands,"?
"I guess I was scared, I used the boys to mask the truth," Rachel said, being honest and looking vulnerable for the first time in her life, "I was scared to admit to who I really was, and when I found out about how people treated Peyton after the whole Felix incident, I didn't trust anyone enough to tell them, my parents didn't care so I couldn't go to them, and I couldn't risk losing the friends I had, you know, I only had a few, but I didn't trust them enough to tell them, not like I trust you Brooke,"
"Oh Rachel, you should have told us, sure, you and Haley had your differences, but she didn't have to know, and now you, me, Haley and Peyton are like a foursome,"
"A foursome, eh"? Rachel laughed, as Brooke finally realised what she had said and went red,
"I didn't, I just meant that you have come a long way in the past few years, you've a recovered Heroin addict, you've got a great job, made good friends, and your different to the Rachel I met in high school all them years ago," Brooke smiled, once again leaning in and hugging Rachel, but not before noticing the slight smile on her friends face, knowing that this was the reaction Rachel had hoped for, but not believed that she would get.
Rachel stepped into the club just outside Tree Hill, it was a gay club, but she figured now she had come clean, she could be herself, without having to worry about anything, and she was quite nervous about being by herself, but Brooke had been called to work at the very last minute, and apologised, and not wanting to admit her secret to anyone else at this time being, she decided to go it alone, wearing a short skirt, a white shirt and her trademark leather jacket, she was feeling confident, as well as nervous, and for the first time in her life, Rachel wanted to meet someone to have a relationship with, not someone for a casual fling.
The truth of it being, Rachel was getting tired of the whole, 'Slut' image she had, she was not that girl anymore, she was different, as Brooke had said, hell, even Haley had said that. Never in a million years did Rachel Gatina think she would be close friends with Haley James Scott, but after Jamie had been lost in a crowd at a Carnival, and Rachel had found him. Haley figured she owed Rachel, and they found they had a lot in common, they were both insecure as youngsters, but instead of putting herself out, Haley had shied away from it, being invisible.
Shaking the flashback from her brain, Rachel walked across to the bar, ordered herself a Martini, and then turned to pay, realising that a girl, who had to be a few years younger than her had paid for it, when turning to thank her, Rachel found that the girl had disappeared. Downing the martini, she made her way through the girls on the dance floor, and was slightly pleased when one of the girls started dancing with her.
Half an hour later, Rachel realised she was the most popular girl in the bar, everyone wanted to dance with her, but Rachel wasn't enjoying it as much as she thought she would, none of these blonde girls wanted her for a relationship, and that's when she realised she was out of her depth. Looking over towards the bar, she noticed the girl from earlier, looking at her properly, she was able to take her in, long brown layered hair with a side fringe, blue eyes, that were noticeable even in the dark of the club, she was tanned, and was wearing a pair of short black shorts and a grey T-shirt, with buttons down part of the front, the edge a fluorescent blue, and the end of the sleeves fluorescent pink. She had long legs, and was extremely attractive, so much so that she's probably taken Rachel realised with a sigh.
She turned her attention back to the dancers, and was quite alarmed to realise that when she was looking at the mystery girl, a woman who was rather manly had stated dancing with me, and had started to get a bit too friendly, and getting rather worried, she noticed the brunette making a beeline for her, and as she reached her, the manly woman noticed her and quickly backed away. A new song came on, and the brunette moved behind Rachel, placing her hands on her hips, and started to sway with her.
It's
complicated Head
under water
It always is
That's just the way it goes
Feels
like the way it is so long for this
I wonder if it shows
Now I can breathe
It never felt so good
'Cause
I can feel it coming over me
I wouldn't stop it if I could
Rachel was in heaven, this girl was so tender with her touch, yet very prominent, she knew how to make Rachel want more, yet wasn't giving it to her, and Rachel was getting deeper into the song with every grind of the hips and every touch to her hips with the girls soft fingers.
When love takes
over (yeah-ah-eah) Give me a reason
You know you can't deny
When love takes
over (yeah-ah-eah)
'Cause something's here tonight
Tonight,
tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight
I
gotta know
Do you feel it too?
Can't you see me here on
overload
And this time I blame you
Looking out for you to hold
my hand
It feels like I could fall
Now love me right, like I
know you can
We could lose it all
Rachel moved her hand from the other girls back up and into her hair, grinding all the while, ignoring the butterflies in her stomach from the girls' touch, which had moved from her hips and snaked round to her abdomen, meaning that the girls were in very close proximity, which was making Rachel's heart beat faster than usual.
When love takes
over (yeah-ah-eah) When
love takes over (yeah-ah-eah)
You know you can't deny
When love takes
over (yeah-ah-eah)
'Cause something's here tonight
You know you can't deny
When
love takes over (yeah-ah-eah)
'Cause something's here
tonight
Tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight
The girl spun Rachel around and started grinding into her, holding her close, looking into her eyes, as the song started to finish the brunette leaned forward and captured the slightly shorter girls lips with her own, and then walked away, leaving Rachel standing there on her own.
As Rachel collapsed into bed that night, she couldn't keep her mind off the brunette stranger she had danced with that night, who was she? Why was she there? Why had the manly woman backed off when she came over? And why did she leave? These were the questions buzzing about in Rachel's head as she drifted off to sleep.
So, I hope you enjoyed, I enjoyed writing this, Rachel is fun to write for, so please leave a review, telling me if you think I should continue, and I promise you, you will meet the mysterious character again.
Song: When Love Takes Over – David Guetta Ft. Kelly Rowland
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