Title: Has the world gone mad?

|~ Chapter One ~|~ Chapter Two ~|~ Chapter Three ~|

Author: Tasha Miller

Email: tashamiller2k@angelfire.com

Distribution: You want it I'd be honoured, just tell me where you put it

Disclaimer: I don't own them no matter how hard I wish and wish and wish and wish and wish

Summery: Nicole learns the disturbing secret two of Kennedy Highs couples.

Spoilers: Any season 1 is game as it's all I've seen but I think this is pretty spoiler free considering it's not really in a popular timeline...at least to me

Notes: I don't know if Sam and Harrison ever hooked up but for the sake of this fic they're going out and so Brooke and Josh.

Renne: Has the whole world gone mad?
Mum: No Renne the world has always been mad.

From Harbouring Ghosts By Kerry Lynch


Chapter 1

"You actually went on a double date with Spam?" Nicole asked aghast at what Brooke was telling her

"Well it wasn't a double date really, Josh was cooking for me and Sam and Harrison were home so he offered to cook for them too"

"Well that's different, but still highly unacceptable"

"Sam's not that bad Nicole, and for our parents sake, we have to get along"

"Just as long as I don't have to be anywhere near her" Brooke just rolled her eyes at her best friend.



"So Sam how was your date with Harrison last night?" Lily asked

"Yea Sam, spill, we wanna hear all about it" Carmen added

"It was fine, we had dinner with Brooke and Josh"

"Why would you put yourself through that torment?"

"It's not that bad, besides Josh cooked and he's surprisingly good" Lily and Carmen exchanged a sceptical look as Harrison arrived and draped his arm over Sam's shoulders "Well ladies shall we go to class?"



"Did you get any last night Josh?"

"Is that all you think about Sugar?"

"Damn straight"

Miss Glass looked up at the boys with a glare that could freeze fire Sugar immediately closed his mouth forgetting what he was about to say and lowered his head back to his schoolwork.



"Hey Sam" Brooke said as she walked into the kitchen "What you doing?"

"Thought I'd cook the four of us dinner tonight since the guys are coming over with movies"

"I'm sure it'll be much better than Josh's" Brooke said leaned over and trying to dip a finger into the food to taste it only to be swatted away by Sam

"What time is your dad going to be home?"

"Tomorrow, late he said he's going to surprise you mum by going and spending the rest of her trip with her"

"That's sweet"

"Yea, and it means we have the house to ourselves," Brook said with a playful smile.


Chapter 2

Josh walked into the house and took a deep breath "Wow, something smells good"

"Sam's cooking" Brooke said

"Well let's just hope it tastes as good as it smells"

"I heard that!" Sam yelled from the kitchen

"Where's Harrison?" Josh asked looking around eagerly

"He'll be here soon" Brooke replied as she walked over and joined Sam in the kitchen as Josh sat down at the table

"KO" Josh replied as he picked up a roll from the table

"Hey, no eating till dinner starts" Sam said waving a wooden spoon in Josh's direction just as he was about to protest the doorbell rang

"I'll get it" Brooke said as she rushed off to answer the door.

"Hey" Harrison said as he walked into the room, now anybody watching would be expecting him to go greet his girlfriend but instead he sat down in Josh's lap and kissed him while Harrison's `girlfriend' simply smiled at the exchange.



Nicole was driving along Brookes street when she noticed both Josh and Harrison's cars parked out front "I better go save Brooke from another tortuous double date" she said to herself and swung into the driveway.



Josh smiled at Harrison and offered him a piece of food of his fork Harrison smiled back and gladly obliged Sam look at Brooke "Why do I feel like we're old couple?" She asked

Brooke leaned over and whispered "They're only so cute cause they haven't had sex yet"

Sam started giggling "Yea, but neither have we" Brooke just swatted her arm and started to focus on her dinner. Suddenly there was a knock on the door and Brooke frowned "Who could that be" She mused as she got up to answer to the door. A few seconds later Nicole's voice could be heard and a few seconds after that she walked into the dining room in time to see another of Josh and Harrison's little romantic displays

"What the hell is this?" Nicole asked as Josh looked at her aghast and Harrison blushed and stared down at his plate.


Chapter 3

Nicole looked around at the four other occupants of the room, her arms folded across her chest waiting for an answer "Well?" She prompted

"Maybe we should tell her" Brooke sighed

"No" Josh said sharply "we have nothing to tell her, nothing to explain"

"Oh yes you do Josh" Nicole said, "because if I don't get explanations I'll be telling the whole school what I saw" "But if we explain you'll just tell them what we said" Sam interjected Brooke sighed and began to open her mouth but Josh stopped her "You can't say anything Brooke" tears had started to flow down his cheeks "no-one can find out, my family would kill me, you know that" "So Brooke you and Sam have been covering for the love birds by pretending to go out with them"

"Yes" Sam said quickly before Brooke even thought about telling the truth

"Please Nicole, you can't tell anyone" Josh begged

"She won't" Sam said quietly with a menace "It would tip the scales of popularity too much, she wouldn't gain anything from it, she'd only loose face"

"That's true Spam, but we'll see I'm sure I'll find good use of this information one day" With that Nicole turned on her heel and left. Harrison enveloped Josh into a hug and kissed the tears away while Sam gently wrapped her arms around Brooke "We going to have to watch Nicole, if she ever finds out about us she could easily usurp your throne, and we have to make sure she doesn't ruin Josh's life" Brooke nodded slowly "Looks like our little charade isn't going to last"

"I never expected it to"



Josh sat at the table staring down at his lunch he would usually have his arm draped over Brooke's shoulders but there was no point in keeping up the pretence. "Are you all right?" Brooke asked

"I'm fine" Josh replied

"No you're not Josh, don't worry Josh I'm going to make sure Nicole doesn't tell anyone."

"If she wants to there's nothing anyone could do to stop her, she's very determined"

"Well then we'll just make sure she doesn't want to tell"



"Are you sure about this Brooke?" Sam asked as they followed Nicole making her way to the Novak

"Very, we have to do this for Josh"

"All right" Sam huffed "but I'm only doing it cause you asked so nicely"

"You never could resist my charms" Sam was about to make a comeback but they had just walked into the Novak and their confrontation with Nicole was about to begin

"So Nicole I think we need to have a little chat"

"If you're here to try and protect your little poofter `boyfriend' save your breath he's dead"

"Why Nicole, how could you benefit?"

"Because Brooke this is a great scandal, and it will lower your social standing"

"So you can take my throne eh Nicole? Well maybe we should think about this more, things like the changing time where homosexuality is almost normal, how about the fact that the people love a scandal and I'll be shoved into the spotlight while you get shoved into the shadows Nicole. Then there's the fact that you yourself slept with him and I think I could convince people you turned him gay Nicole"

Nicole glared at her "You wouldn't do that"

"I would Nicole, if you hurt Josh like that, I would"

Nicole just glowered at Brooke then stormed off Sam dusted her hands off and smiled at Brooke "crisis averted" She said happily

"If only, we still have to keep a close eye on her"


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