Hi, this is my first fanfic, so if it sucks, than I need you to review and tell me so. Its Naley and Brucas and whatever I can be bothered to add later. The story is pretty self-explanatory. You know the development of their relationship and what not. So I hope you like.

Oh and I don't own One tree hill or anything else related to it, though I wish I owned James Lafferty, cause that could be a lot of fun.

Love Is Strange

He was just one of those people that you noticed, that was always the topic of everyone's conversation. But she was never interested. After all, she had better things to do than contemplate Nathan Scott's love life.

But apparently Brooke didn't.

"So I hear he and Theresa were all over each other last night…Hales…Your not even listening are you?" She asked, her face shifting from gossip mode to annoyed in the blink of an eye.

"Of course I am Brooke, I just don't give a damn."

They were currently walking down the main hallway at school .It was only 8:30 and already Brooke had managed to bore her out of her mind and school hadn't even started yet.

She gave he an "As if " look and laughed, "Whatever, Theresa is a total skank. He could do so much better, like a certain tutor I know"

"Brooke, Nathan Scott is an egotistical, jerk. So what if he's hot. It doesn't mean I like him."

"Ha, you admit he's hot! And also captain of the basketball team" Brooke said with all the gravity of the world.

"Yeah, that too." She said with a roll of her eyes. "Besides, that only means anything in cheerleader land" She teased her best friend.

"Oh, Shut up." She huffed and smacked Haley's arm as the two girls laughed. "Besides, this cheerleader needs to go see her jock boyfriend"

Haley smiled. "Oh, couldn't have you be late for your morning make out session" Her voice dripped in sarcasm. "See ya" she waved as her friend bounced down the hallway happily in the direction of Lucas' locker.

She turned down the hallway that contained her locker. Dread filled her when she saw the figure standing there. It was the same every morning. She knew it was coming. And yet she still found it nauseating.

"Morning James." His trademark smirk plastered all over his face.

"Bite me Scott," she mumbled while entering the combination of her locker.

She honestly had tried to get a new locker. But that stupid a woman at the front desk had just rolled her eyes and told her to live with it. Honestly that was easy for her to say. For the past 3 months she had to put up with him and all his random groupies, meshing faces and unfortunately tongues, right in front of her.

"Well if you say so…" He said leaning in

"Get any closer, and I swear to god, you will never play basketball again" She said, her back to him as she picked her books out of her bag and closed her locker.

"Well your not in a good mood" He said closing his own locker.

"You seem to have that effect on me" She grimaced and turned to leave.

And just as she got to the corner she heard him call " you know you want me"

She turned to look at him and laughed. "You honestly just said that?"

He looked down and coked an eyebrow "That was pretty bad wasn't it?"

She nodded "But, um, don't worry about it, I won't tell any one" She whispered.

"Hey, its not like anyone would believe you, Nathan Scott, without charm? Not possible." He smirked in that infuriatingly sexy way only he possessed.

She giggled despite herself, " Yeah, hell would freeze over, right?"

"Damn straight!" He said with a tilt of his head. He was suddenly standing close beside her. When had that happened?

"Besides, he said leaning in closer, "You mock, but just a minute ago you were ready to kill me and now-"

"Oh don't get too confident, I'm still planning on killing you, I'm just fooling you into a false sense of security first" Okay what was happening here, was she flirting? Haley James does not flirt.

"Oh of course what was I thinking?" The smirk was still present.

"Okay, not that I don't find these conversations between us incredibly entertaining, but aren't you supposed to be going to class now?"

"Aren't I doing that?" She found herself looking at his forehead of all things as it scrunched up in confusion.

"No. At the moment you're just following me to homeroom, which is on the opposite side of the school to where you want to be" She said, imitating his smirk.

"Ah. But your beauty is so captivating, it distracted me" H e said with mock seriousness. She had to smile.

"That's great, but, before, that was code for leave me the hell alone now" Her smile still intact as she rebuked him.

"That stings" He says gripping his heart.

"Nathan", she laughed, "Leave!"

The bell rings, "Thank god" she thinks.

"Okay, now I have to go." He admitted but than smiled, something she had never seen before and was genuinely scarred when she felt her heart flutter. " See you later Hales"

"God, I hope not" she called after him, only to hear him chuckle as he walked away.