So... this is the first story I published on FanFiction, I have no claims to be good so please don't hold that against me. Just to note, I do not own any of these characters. This is a Naley with a side of Brucas and Jeyton. Please R&R and please do enjoy .. i hope. P
Chapter 1:
Haley James, Brooke Davis, and Peyton Sawyer stood shoulder to shoulder, hands sifting through clothes, and minds lost in the dreams of summer vacation. Three pink suitcases (courtesy of Brooke) laid side by side on Haley's bed, neatly folded clothes stacked in them. The end of Junior year had just ended and the three best friends had decided to spend their summer before senior year at Brooke's cabin near the lake. Brooke held up a pink Victoria Secret lace cami and matching underwear.
"Think Lucas will like it?" Her eyes glistened as her smile turned to a grin.
Haley turned to Peyton, sticking her finger slightly down her throat.
"Brooke please he's my best friend, practically my brother, not my make-out partner." Haley almost gagged as those last words exited her mouth.
Peyton rolled her eyes and nudged Brooke lightly in the arm.
"So.. you and Lucas are planning to hook up at the cabin?" She raised an eyebrow, a talent taught to her by Lucas.
Brooke bit her lip and grinned.
"Maybe.. I have a hot tub you know." She fell into her thoughts.
Haley smacked Brooke on the arm as she strolled over to her closet and raked her hands through the hangers.
"So lets not talk about Brooke and Lucas anymore, it's grossing me out."
She paused for a minute. "So, Peyton how's Jake doing?"
She threw four hangers on her floor, taking the contents of them and throwing them next to her suitcase. She neatly folded her clothes and placed them into her suitcase.
"For the last time, me and Jake are just friends." She protested.
As her two best friends knew, it was a lot more. Brooke stuffed her last pair of designer jeans into her suitcase and zipped it shut.
"Sure P. Sawyer." She rolled her eyes and grinned as she started throwing her own designer clothes in Haley's bag.
"Geez Brooke I'm not you I don't need twelve different designer outfits to go camping." She denied the clothes, but Brooke continued to fold the clothes and neatly pack them in Haley's suitcase.
Brooke cocked an eyebrow. "Who knows? Maybe you'll get along really well with someone there." She grinned and added a leather black belt with fake jewels surrounding the belt buckle, four pairs of various earings, and a bottle of Brooke's favorite perfume, Lovely Girl.
"Oh yeah Brooke..Hmm the only other people are Theresa, Mouth, and ...Nathan." She paused with the last name.
Sure, Lucas and Nathan forgave each other, now not only brothers by blood, but by heart, but Haley could'nt seem to forget the past. All those times he tortured Lucas and caused him pain. She knew the real Nathan, what was in his heart, how everything he did was just a result of Dan's mistakes, but until he himself could realize what an ass he was, she just wouldn't forgive and forget.
Brooke drapped an arm over Haley's shoulder.
"Hey you never know girlie." She let out a sweet smile, one that contained no sarcasm, just a caring heart, something that was highly unlike Brooke. "But, I promise you will have fun."
Peyton laughed as all the color was drowned from Haley's face and the excitement in her eyes faded. She too embraced her best friend. Lucas's car horn beeped and the three best friends jumped out of their warm embrace.
"That's Lukie!" Brooke smiled and as they expected her eyes glistened. Everytime she mentioned Lucas's name, her eyes lit up and she went weak in the knees. She hugged Haley one last time as she pulled her suitcase off Haleys bed and rolled it through the door.
Peyton glanced at Haley as she zipped up her suitcase and pulled it off the bed.
"You'll be okay.." And with that she rolled her suitcase over to the door and waited. Haley traced the letters "H.J" neatly sewn below her zipper with her finger and zipped her suitcase shut as well. She rolled it over to her door and paused for a moment. One last look at her room and she turned off the light and shut the door behind her.
The two girls rolled their bags down the stairs and out the front door.
"Hey Hales!" Lucas threw his bag into the trunk and hugged his best friend, as Nathan loaded the girls bags into the car.
"Mouth and Theresa are going to meet us there." He stated as he watched Haley look around for them.
"Shotgun!" Brooke yelled, finally noticing the available seat next to Lucas's. There was no chance in hell that she was going to let one of her friends have her seat. Peyton laughed and followed Brooke into the car, making sure to sit in the backseat. Jake, noticing his perfect oppurtunity to talk to Peyton for an hour and a half, followed and took the seat next to her.
Lucas cringed as he realized there was only one seat left in the samll car. He thought, scratching his head and staring at his car. He glanced up at his small, skinny best friend and took a shot.
"Hales..."
"What?" Haley answered, slightly confused. She stared at him in the eyes, his weakest point, it was then that she knew what he wanted her to do.
"No...no way." She shook her head in opposal.
"Please Hales.. you know you're my best friend, and I love you, and it's only an hour and a half." He locked his hands together and stared at her chocolate brown eyes.
"Fine.." She forced a sweet smile.
"Thanks Hales." He kissed her on the cheek and jumped into the drivers seat.
It's okay, you can do it. She thought to herself as she stared at the ground. She took a deep breath and looked up to see none other than Nathan Scott smiling at her.
"Oh no." She whispered and took one last breath before entering the backseat of Lucas's car before setting off on the highway to hell.
"So...Haley." Nathan looked up at Haley who was sitting uncomfortably in his lap.
It was ten minutes into the drive and Haley's worst nightmare had come true. Not only did she have to sit on Nathan Scott's lap for the whole ride, but she had to talk to him as well. She took a deep breath and opened her mouth to speak.