Chapter one
One way or another:
"Nate's taking you to school today I'm ill" Lucas James barely got out to his sister. He started coughing, clutching his stomach running to the toilet. He'd caught a terrible cough and a cold yesterday.
He'd stayed out all night with Brooke drinking and clubbing. Haley ran after her brother to the toilet where he was bending over the toilet retching and spluttering.
"I'll stay home with you Luke" she told him filling up a glass of water from the kitchen then coming back to Luke's terrible state. He shook his head getting up flushing the toilet.
"No I'll be fine, can't have you looking after Me." he simply stated taking the glass and walking to his bedroom. He took his t-shirt off which was sick stained and chucked it into his washing basket getting back into bed.
"Lucas!" Haley shouted making him groan slightly. "I'm staying home!" she added walking out the room.
"No your not!! Nate's on his way so get" he spluttered a little then carried on his sentence "Ready!!"
Haley walked into her room and decided to go to school; maybe Nathan was looking after him after all? She slipped on her outfit chosen the night before and washed and brushed her teeth.
After ten more minutes of getting ready she heard the front door ring. She skipped downstairs and opened it.
Standing there was the guy she'd practically been in love with for the past three years.
Nathan Scott.
"Hey kiddo" arrgh that word! She sounded like a baby!
"Hey Natey baby" she answered back making him also feel like a youngster, He only allowed Haley James to call him that no one else or there would be consequences.
"Where's your older brother" Nathan asked her walking into the house taking his jacket off chucking it on the dining table.
"20 minutes Nathan. He's only 20 minutes older than me. Hardly my older brother" she protested, he laughed grabbing her by the waste and kissing her fore head.
"But you're our Baby James"
Nathan and Haley ran up to Lucas's room to say good bye. He was sprawled across his double bed, lying on his stomach arms and legs stretched out sleeping.
"I'm guessing he doesn't want a good bye" Nathan said walking back out. Haley quickly wrote a note saying for him to call her if he needed anything and headed out.
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The drive to school was the usual. Haley usually sat at the back but as Lucas was ill she sat at the front. Nathan played his crappy music bopping his head to the rhythm.
"Nate please turn it down!" Haley wined covering her ears.
"Why are you the only one that mines eh? Rachel doesn't mind at all!" he told her shaking his head. Rachel was his former girlfriend. They'd been dating for almost six months which was quite a long time for Nathan.
"Well am I Rachel? Do I look like her?" she asked opening the window to get some fresh morning air.
"Certainly not" he said. Was that a good or bad thing?
The fact that she was his girlfriend and he was practically head over heals for her probably meant no. Rachel and Nathan were like the IT couple at One Tree Hill. They were the post popular and the most envied couple. People practically bum sucked them because they were so stunning. I mean Basket ball Co-captain and Cheerleader (Not head of the cheerleaders because Brooke Davis snatched that role long before Rachel even existed) would of course get together right?
Haley kept silent for the rest of the ride. It broke her heart that she was never seen in that way in Nathans eyes. She was the little sister he never had, great!
Why?
Because that's not what she wanted to be. She wanted to be his girl friend. The one he loved. Course he loved her but he wasn't in love with her, not the way she felt about him. She wanted them to be a couple. But that would never ever happen. The only people that knew about her crush were Brooke Davis and Peyton Sawyer her best friends. The three were like one, each covering different area's on their friendship.
Peyton was Beautiful, friendly and deep.
Haley was Smart, Kind and understanding to any one whatever their situation.
Brooke was sexy, flirtatious and sweet.
They rarely fought apart from the most recent one a week or so ago, which was probably the worst.
FLASH BACK
Haley headed home after a tutoring session with Jimmy Edwards, a really kind guy that had a lot of potential. She got to the front door and heard loud music and the odd scream and laugh.
Opening the door made her want to die.
Nathan Scott on the dining table on top of a girl Haley had not yet recognised.
Haley didn't know what to do. Look? Go? Even though this was her house and she was really tired.
Nathan turned around looking at Haley then the girl underneath her sat up eyes wide clutching her mouth.
Peyton sawyer.
She was meant to be Haley James's best friend. Peyton knew how Haley felt towards Nathan.
Haley stood her ground she may be a bit of a push over but not this time. What was this? Some sick joke?
"GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!" she screamed slowly walking back wards until she bumped into her brother and other best friend who'd just come down the stairs to see what was going on. Brooke instantly knew why she was so angry and shocked but Lucas and Nate were confused.
"Haley…" Peyton went on buttoning up her shirt getting off the table. Moving Nathan too who was still too confused to move.
"Please" she mumbled clutching her stomach falling backwards into Lucas arms.
"Haley just please here me out, we were..." Peyton pushed.
"No!" Haley shouted running upstairs.
Out of every one Peyton and Brooke were the only ones who knew about Nathan. What kind of person does this to a best friend? Why?
They didn't talk for days. Haley avoided Nathan and barely spoke to her own brother. The reason for this was because Lucas had no idea of her outburst he wasn't angry at Peyton at all.
He was angry at his best friend though, he had a girl friend what he was doing with Peyton was wrong.
The only person Haley would properly talk to was Brooke and even that was a strain. After a month they all spoke again.
"I didn't mean anything and I'm so sorry, I swear to you. We were drunk" Peyton pleaded.
"Don't expect us to be like we were" Haley told her.
Haley was however wrong. Their friend ship became stronger and better. They told each other everything from when it happened and didn't hold back on secrets. They'd learnt from their mistakes and didn't want this to happen again.
END OF FLASH BACK
Rachel and Nathan had a fight but soon got together in a couple of days. She'd forgiven him, but what for?
The memory made Haley wince. She didn't wish she was Peyton for getting that far with him though. Because she did believe Peyton when they said they were drunk.
But one thing that made her think was what did they actually do? This subject was forbidden to talk about. But she did wonder. She never asked what happened; she screamed, made a scene then avoided the whole situation.
"What's on your mind baby James?" he asked ignoring the fact that she didn't like the name at all.
"Stuff" she mumbled. She didn't want to tell any one that she still thought about that night walking in on the two. The question that had been bugging her for ages was, did they have sex?
"Oh. Come one tell your natey baby" he winked trying to make her laugh, he succeeded she let out a little giggle.
"Nothing I have a lot on my mind. School work and all" she lied hoping he would buy it.
"Come on I'm not stupid" he said while parking in his usual spot in the car park.
He got out the car walked to Haley's side opening the door. What a gentleman.
Maybe she should ask him? Just say it, did you have sex with Peyton? That's all. He wouldn't freak or anything. He'll be honest. Go on..
"Did you ha..."
"NATHAN" they both turned around looking and Rachel she ran up to her boy friend flung her arms around his neck. He lifted her up and kissed her. It was like they hadn't seen each other in years. In fact they saw each other yesterday.
"I missed you" she mumbled in his ear.
"Me too" he answered putting her down kissing her nose.
"Hey Haley" Rachel said to Haley.
"Hello" Haley said.
"What were you saying?" Nathan asked.
"Nothing to worry about" Haley answered about to walk off but stopped by Nathan.
"Really?"
"Nathan babe! Leave her alone she said nothing. Come on I have something to show you" she grinned taking his hand.
Nathan smirked, "Bye baby James" running after Rachel.
"HALEY!" both Brooke and Peyton were standing up near the entrance of the school.
She walked up to them biting her lip.
"What happened?" they asked.
"Nothings up. Let's go" she mumbled walking into class.
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Every one apart from Lucas, Rachel and Haley were sitting down on one of the school benches at lunch. Lucas was obviously not there and Haley because she was still tutoring someone. And Rachel? Goodness knew where she was.
Peyton and Brooke were whispering to each other trying to figure out what was up with Haley. She'd been edgy all morning and wasn't talking much.
"What are you two talking about?" Jake Jagielski asked.
"It's Haley. She's been acting funny all day." Brooke told the boys.
"Yeah she has!" Nathan agreed nodding.
"What?!" Peyton asked him, how did he know?
"When we were driving here this morning she was acting really funny. Normally she's… well Haley you lot know her, but today she was like weirdly quite and thinking a lot. She was hardly her self." he told them.
"Didn't you ask her what was up?" Jake asked.
"Yeah I did. Come to think of it she was going to ask me something but then I got distracted" he said smiling.
"Distracted how?" Brooke asked him.
"Rachel came and well we went to the toilets and well you can guess what happened."
Every one sighed rolling there eyes.
"I've been bugging her about it all day! What would she ask you and not me?" Brooke asked her self thinking hard.
Haley came over sitting down with the group getting her lunch out not saying a word. The others just stared at her expecting her to do something.
"Earth to James" Peyton said waving her hands in front of Haley.
"Sorry" Haley mumbled watching every one watch her. What's every one looking at? Why?
"We know something's up baby James cut the act!" Nate told her watching her go red.
"Come on we're your friends. The only people in the world that won't judge you whatever you've done we've probably done and worse. We all love you" Brooke said.
"I've just been thinking lately" Haley said. This was it. She was going to ask the question. All four of the friends, Brooke, Peyton, Nathan and Jake were silently listening to Haley.
This would be a lot easier if they weren't all staring at her.
God!
She was glad Luke wasn't here
He would make this embarrassing…
Or probably shout at her for being so nosey.
Get on with it!
Ok here it goes…
"Did you two have sex?" she asked looking at Peyton and Nathan.
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