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Chapter 12

Okay, readers, here's the last chapter. This story was fun and I'm going to miss it. I hope you like the ending, but in case you don't I have 2 brand new OTH femslash stories coming very VERY soon. In fact I already have them pretty much completely written. One's Pachel (b/c there aren't enough of those) and the other is Baley, of course. So thanks for reading, and enjoy.

- GraydonGirl

Haley woke up to the sound of her alarm… actually technically she didn't wake up. It doesn't really count if you never went to sleep at all. She lightly pressed down on her alarm clock and turned it off. She lay there staring at the vibrant red numbers on the digital clock. 7:00am.

Haley had been up all night thinking about Brooke, crying about Brooke, getting angry about Brooke, then back to crying about Brooke. This was her problem, she would always run from Brooke. If she did something or if Brooke did something all she could do was run. She wasn't proud of it, but didn't know how to deal with it in any other way.

After laying there for another half hour Haley decided it was finally time to get out of bed. If she didn't deal with it now, she would just be running away. Haley quickly changed and was about to walk out of her bedroom when Brooke walked in.

"Brooke, what are you doing here?"

"Haley, look I just want to talk, please"

"well why don't you email me through Miss. Mysterious just like before?" Haley asked sarcastically walking passed Brooke.

"Haley, please just do me one favour. Today, when you get to school just read the paper. That's all I ask. If you still hate me after that then there's nothing left that I can do." And with that Brooke left. Haley didn't say anything, not that she would have if she could.

Haley arrived at school and saw other kids already reading the school paper. Actually all of the kids were reading the news paper. Some were even staring at Haley and whispering things, but Haley didn't care. She was too busy wondering if she should read the newspaper or not. Haley looked up and down the hall way but didn't see Brooke. Half of her expected Brooke to be groveling at her feet, the other half expected Brooke to be off alone somewhere crying.

The bell rang and all of the students in the hallway started heading for their class. But not Haley. Instead, Haley just stood there and watched everyone scurry around in a rush. It was at this time Haley realized sometimes, just sometimes, there were more important things than class. And this whole Brooke/Miss. Mysterious debacle was one of them. She looked down at her feet and saw a newspaper on the floor a few feet away. She decided no was as good as time as any to read it. She picked it up and the first thing she saw was Brooke's face on the cover with the heading 'Miss. Not-so-Mysterious'. Haley sat down on the bench in the hallway and opened up to the first page.

Dear readers, haters, and everything in between. My name is Brooke Davis and I am Miss. Mysterious. I know what you're thinking. You're thinking 'Brooke Davis now knows all of my deepest and darkest secrets' and it's true, I know everyone's secrets, but I don't know who they belong to, nor do I need to know. Writing for Miss. Mysterious has been one of the greatest influences in my life. It wasn't that I got to listen to all the dirt on anyone, it wasn't even the fact that I got to help other people (which was actually really great), but it was the fact that through this column I was able to fall in love. That's right, I, Brooke Davis, am officially off the market. Well technically I'm not, but I'm hoping that will soon change. Through this column I was able to figure out what everyone's problems were and tried to help them. I heard stories about family problems, self esteem issues, relationship woes… I've heard it all. But what I realized through this paper is that everyone has problems, including me. I lied to the person I love, and when I needed advice that person was always there for me. That person was kind of like MY Miss. Mysterious.

But I screwed up, I screwed up big. I lied to the person I love and I don't know if they'll be able to forgive me. Through this all, I realized that they've been for me when I needed them and I just wanted to take this time to say I'm sorry, and I love you. I love you more than anyone I've ever loved before. I am completely and totally in love with you. There is so much love that sometimes it scares me. It feels like I'm on top of the world and something bad is bound to happen, but when you're there it's just like I get higher and higher. Nothing you will do or say will ever change my mind. I don't care what other people think, I don't care how other people will react. I just wanted to say… That I am in love with Haley James.

Yours truly,

Brooke Davis AKA Miss. Mysterious

Haley put down the paper and looked up at the clock on the wall, it was still period one. On a day like this, there's only one place she would be. Haley ran out of the building, the faster she got there the better. She was no longer running from Brooke. She was running to her.

"alright, Davis. It's on" Jay said zipping up his jumpsuit and grabbing his paint ball gun.

"ok" Brooke said quietly as they both head for the large open playing field.

"are you okay, Brooke?"

"just got a lot of stuff on my mind, but that's why I'm here right?"

"right" he said holding the door open for her.

After playing around for about 15 minutes Brooke was running around in the dark trying to avoid being seen by Jay. She hid behind a post, but thought she heard something so moved behind a large oddly shaped box. She saw a dark figure run out of the corner and she started to chase him down. Then she lost him behind some sort of wall. She was about to check behind it when someone shot her from behind. Brooke turned around to see a figure pointing the gun at her.

"damn! How'd you do that?" Brooke asked in defeat as she pulled off her mask. All of a sudden the figure started shooting Brooke again and again, until they had hit her 8 times. "Jay! What the hell!?" Brooke asked.

"that's for lying to me" Haley said as she pulled off the mask. Brooke didn't say anything, she wasn't expecting Haley to be here. She thought it was just Jay underneath the mask. Without another word Haley started walking towards Brooke and pulled her down into a subtle kiss. Brooke started moving her lips in sync with Haley's, but by the time she finally got the groove right Haley pulled back.

"and that…" Haley started. "… that was for loving me"

Brooke with a smile plastered over her face leaned down for another kiss. "I love you" Brooke whispered softly between kisses. "… sincerely, Brooke Davis"

THE END.

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