A/N: How I do this I do not know...but after I wrote my first exam I just started writing...and from that this first chapter came. It will be Naley...so let me know what you think.
Chapter 1
Haley James stood next to her friends outside of the dorm that some of them shared. She looked over to Peyton Saywer and her boyfriend Jake Jagielski – they had been together since their junior year in high school. Peyton was a petite blond with brown eyes that was a magnificent artist. Jake was tall with brown hair who use to be a basketball player... and he happened to be Haley's stepbrother...Haley's mother married Jake's father when they were in Junior High. Then there was Chris Keller...Haley's ex-boyfriend. He was a year older than them, had light brown hair and loved to sing with Haley. Nobody in the group could understand why they – the perfect couple – had broken up. Only Chris and Haley knew the real reason. But they were still close...because of those same reasons that caused their break-up. Lastly there was the twins: Brooke and Sophia Davis. Haley smiled as she thought about them. They were definitely the drama queens in their group of friends. They were identical twins, which, if you didn't know them well made it very hard for you to differentiate between them. Luckily for them Brooke always wore her hair straight while Sophia always kept hers in perfect curls. They were beautiful to say the least. Brown hair and brown eyes and a body Haley would kill for. Haley liked to say she was average...average blond/ brown hair with average brown eyes and an average body. Between this group there was so many different personalities. Peyton the artist. Jake the basketball player. Chris the musician. Brooke the cheerleader. Sophia the dramatist. Haley...the Haley. Sure she was a cheerleader, she could draw, she had a great voice, she could act...but what made her her was something that couldn't be defined to any group. But she liked to think she was the academic one of the group.
Artist. Basketball player. Musician. Cheerleader. Dramatist. Academic.
That was what they were...but they wouldn't have it any other way. They were friends since forever and now they were all together at the same University.
"Yo James! You got to wake up!" Jake called as he waved his hand in front of Haley's face and she only smiled. When their parents got married Haley had decided to keep her dad's name...kind of like in memory of him. Jake of course grabbed the opportunity and from there he hardly ever called her on her name.
"I'm awake...I'm just..." she started to explain.
"Dreaming as our beloved friend always does." Sophia interrupted, laughing.
"Yeah! Come on Tutorgirl, we're in uni! Time to live a little..." Brooke joined in as she hooked her arm around her sister's.
"Yeah! Let's get wasted!" Sophia agreed and everyone laughed. She was younger than Brooke by two minutes...but sometimes she acted like she was years younger. Haley looked uneasy about the plan and Peyton saw it.
"Why don't we settle in first...we can party later." Peyton suggested as she took Jake's hand. Brooke sighed as she and Sophia agreed and they all walked into the building. Chris stayed back and took Haley's hand.
"Hales...it will be okay." he said and Haley smiled at him. He enveloped her in a hug but only for a few seconds before she pulled away.
"I hope so Chris...I really do." she said softly as they walked after their friends, not letting go of each other's hands.
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Nathan Scott was standing outside of his room chatting with his friends: Tim Smith – the local idiot and Lucas Scott – Nathan's older brother and his best friend. Nathan had black hair, blue eyes and a body that only years of working out could give you. Lucas had blond hair, blue eyes and also a body that you could only get from working out. They were the sons of Dan and Karen Scott. They had both earned their father's basketball abilities but each one was so different. Lucas was a strong academic student who loved to read and had long term relationships. Nathan on the other hand just did enough in school to let him stay on the basketball team, only read cliff notes and didn't have girlfriends who lasted longer than two days. Brothers who were total opposites but who couldn't be closer. Nathan had many people that adored him but he never really had friends...sure a lot of people would call him their friend but Nathan's standards for being a friend was different than anyone else's. Then there was Tim. He wasn't really his friend but they had known each other since high school and Tim was always good to him...so Nathan called him his friend.
"So what do you know about your new roommate?" Lucas asked.
"Nothing man...only the surname. James is suppose to be this brainiac. Graduated top of his class and shit." Nathan said with no real interest. He was pissed when Lucas was transferred to another room...why he didn't have a clue. Well, that's what happens when your father owns half on the businesses in New York. Nathan pissed him off by all most failing and he splits the brother's up...well it was the only reason Nathan could think of.
"This can only end well...Nathan Scott – party-animal extraordinaire roomed up with a bookworm...hmm yeah right." Lucas laughed and Nathan gave him a death glare.
"Well I'm use to it...after all YOU use to be my roommate." Nathan said with his cocky-smirk.
"Oh no you didn't..." Lucas said with the same smirk.
"Hey guys! Look at that new pieces of meat heading our way! Tiny Tim is getting hungry just watching." Tim said and Nathan gave him a disgusted look.
"Keep shit like that to yourself man...that's uncalled for." he said almost gagging. Then they all turned to see Haley, Chris, Jake, Peyton and Brooke walking towards them.
"I bet you one of those guys is your roommate." Lucas said hurriedly before the friends sopped in front of them.
"Room 621...this is it James." Jake said as he glanced at the door and then at Nathan. Nathan, Lucas and Tim watched as Chris stepped forward hand in hand with the most beautiful girl that Nathan had ever seen. Lucas' attention was on Brooke and when Tim stared at Peyton Jake pulled her closer to him.
"You have got to be kidding me!" Haley said outraged as she let go of Chris' hand.
"Is this suppose to be some sick joke?" she continued as she stared at everyone.
"What?" Tim asked confused.
"Yo...who the hell is James...cause we kinda have to speed this up." Nathan said impatiently and Haley gave him a look that could kill. How does a beautiful girl give a look like that? he wondered.
"What had it got to do with you?" she asked.
"His my new roommate..." Nathan said defensively and Haley's eyes grew with disbelief.
"Okay...seeing as this is a little awkward let me explain. This is Haley James...YOUR new roommate who also happens to be a G-I-R-L." Brooke said cheerfully as everyone finally realised what was going on.
"Shit! I knew that asshole would do something like this!" Nathan yelled and turned to his brother who only shrugged.
"He is
the most evil man on this planet." Lucas agreed but shook his head.
Dan was up to something...
"Shit!" Nathan said again as he and
he and Lucas turned back to the others.
"This is bloody unacceptable." Chris finally spoke, causing all eye to go to him.
"Chris, this is not the time or place...just let me place my things in the room and then we'll talk." Haley said softly but Nathan could hear her voice was strained.
"Fine." he said shortly.
"So...let me introduce us...seeing as Nathan has obviously forgotten his manners. I'm Lucas Scott, thát is my younger brother Nathan and this...well this is Tim Smith." Lucas said quickly. Tim almost jumped through the roof at his name being mentioned.
"Well, I'm Jake Jagielski, this is my girlfriend Peyton Saywer. That is Brooke Davis." Jake said as he pointed to Brooke who traded a sweet smile with Lucas.
"Oh and of course my step-sister Haley and Chris Keller." Jake finished.
"Nice to meet you al." Lucas said and smiled at Brooke.
Suddenly a bubbling voice was heard coming towards them. Lucas, Nathan and Tim found themselves staring at Sophia who had just walked up.
"Dude sweet! Twins!" Tim said and Sophia stared at him with an open mouth before turning to Brooke.
"Why didn't you tell me we are twins?" Sophia asked seriously before all of them burst out laughing.
"Hey...I'm Sophia Davis." she added as she turned back to Lucas who introduced them again.
"Guys...listen why don't you go find your rooms and I'll catch you later." Haley said.
"Yeah...Lucas and Tim here can escort us." Brooke giggled as they walked away, leaving only Nathan, Haley and Chris standing outside the door.
"I'll wait for you." Chris offered but Haley shook her head.
"It's fine Chris...I'll be fine." she said softly and he nodded and walked away.
Haley followed Nathan into the room and gasped. You couldn't call it a room...it was massive and had two bedrooms, a bathroom and a kitchen and lounge.
"Listen...my dad must have organized the wrong roomie...it will be sorted out soon." Nathan said quickly.
"It's okay...I mean lots of girls room with guys...I just thought I'd be paired up with..." Haley paused.
"Your boyfriend, Chris, right?"
"He's not...he's my ex."
Nathan couldn't help a look of hope cross his face. Maybe he still had a chance. He sat on the chair in the kitchen and watched as Haley moved into the bathroom. Luckily from where he sat she couldn't see him looking at her. Suddenly she pulled out her cell phone as she started to struggle to breathe.
"Chris...help...I don't...know...where...I put...it." she got out at last as Nathan stared an listened worriedly.
"You're having one now?" Chris asked worriedly.
"Yes." Haley finally got out as she sat down on the couch and the phone dropped to her feet. A few seconds later Chris burst into the room and sat next to her.
"Do...you...have one?" she asked roughly as her breathing became more and more harder.
"Yes...I always keep a spare." Chris said as he pulled out a needle and injected her in the arm. Haley started shaking and Chris hugged her to him till her breathing returned to normal and she stopped shaking.
"I'm okay now." Haley said softly.
"But for how long this time Hales? How long till you have another one?" Chris asked and Nathan stood up and made his way to his bedroom.
Great. Fantastic. Dad stuck me with a druggie. he thought but felt a bit disappointed. He really liked her for those few moments. She could have been the one to make him change. But as he walked away he felt that this was not the end...that there was more to Haley than meets the eye...and he would find out.
