A/N: A different type of Naley romance story. Thanks to my beta: Leeese. Please read and review.

Disclaimer: Only own the plot


Chapter One

Do You Believe in Magic?

Haley carefully pushed her cart through the aisle as she glanced at the rows of food. She studied the items on the shelves. There was nothing she needed here so she moved onto the fruits and vegetables. She went straight to the apples and pulled out a bag. She picked up an apple and looked at it closely before putting it gently in her bag.

She picked three more apples before she moved on. She suddenly felt a tap on her shoulder and she turned around. A guy with black hair was smiling at her. Haley raised her eyebrows curiously at him. "I think this belongs to you," he said as he held out a pen.

Haley looked at it closely before she turned back to the guy. "I think you're mistaken. That's not mine," she told him.

The guy shrugged as he put the pen back in his pocket. He was still smiling as he said, "Alright, you caught me. It's mine. But I thought I would give it a shot."

Haley smiled at his admission before she asked, "You always hit on girls in a grocery store?"

"No, this is my first time. I usually do it in malls or parks," the guy joked as Haley laughed. "I'm Nathan."

"I'm not interested," Haley said quickly and pushed her cart away from Nathan.

However, she could hear footsteps behind her and he easily caught up with her. "Whoa, I hit on you and you automatically assume that I want to go out with you? No, of course not. All I wanted to do was find out your name and hope we can become friends," he told her in a sincere tone.

Haley sighed before answering. "I'm not even sure we can be that," she replied softly.

"Why not?" Nathan asked confused.

"It's complicated," Haley replied with another sigh. "Look, I'm sure that you're a nice guy and all. But it's better that you stay away from me, ok?" She didn't let Nathan answer her. Instead, she pushed the cart away from him. She was relieved when she saw that he wasn't following her. She hated to be so rude to him. But he had to stay away from her. She hoped that she didn't hurt his feelings too much. She turned around for a second and was surprised to see that nobody was there. She frowned, wondering if she had imagined Nathan. She wouldn't be surprised if she did. Nothing surprised her anymore.

She got the rest of her groceries and paid for them before she headed out into the parking lot. She pushed the cart towards her car as she pulled out her keys from her purse. When she looked up, she saw Julian was leaning against her car. She rolled her eyes as she continued to push the cart towards him. "What took you so long?" he demanded as he frowned.

"I didn't realize that I was supposed to hurry," Haley replied as Julian snapped his fingers and the groceries vanished from the cart. She wasn't even fazed by it. In fact, she was used to it by now.

"Well, she has better things to do than wait for you all day," Julian replied before he snapped his fingers again and he disappeared.

Haley sighed relieved. She didn't want to deal with his threats right now. She was exhausted from going out on errands all day. And she was ready to go home and relax for awhile before she went out. She put the cart away before she headed back to the car. She unlocked her car door and was about to slide into the seat when she felt another tap on her shoulder. She jumped as she saw Nathan standing there. "What the hell do you think you're doing? Are you trying to give a girl a heart attack?" she asked annoyed as she glared at him.

"I didn't mean to scare you. I just wanted to let you know that you left your sunglasses at the cash register. And this time, they are yours," Nathan said as he handed her sunglasses to her and smiled.

Haley gave him a confused look. "That's funny because I don't remember seeing you at the check-out line."

"Well, I must have been getting my groceries when you were in line," Nathan replied as they heard a small sound. Haley wondered where it was coming from. "You brought your cat to the grocery store?" he asked her in a surprised tone. Haley looked confused as he gestured to the backseat of her car.

Haley turned to where he was pointing and groaned as she saw the black cat. "No, that's my boss's cat. She must have sneaked inside when I wasn't looking," she said. "Look, I have to go. Thanks for giving my sunglasses back. Good-bye."

Nathan stopped her for a moment. "Can I at least get your name?" he asked her.

Haley was surprised by his persistence. "It's Haley," she replied before she climbed into the front seat and closed the door. She waited until she saw Nathan go back into the market before turning to the black cat. "What the hell are you doing here Nikki?"

The black cat started talking as she moved up to the front seat. "I never get out anymore. So I thought I could sneak in a little ride with you," she said. "And look who is talking."

Haley gave her a look. "Don't even try to pin this on me, Nikki. It's not my fault you got caught and was turned into a cat. You know better than to cross Peyton and Brooke. And not that it's any of your business, but there is nothing going on between me and Nathan. He returned my sunglasses. That's it."

"Brooke won't see it that way," Nikki replied.

Haley could tell that there was an evil glint in the cat's eyes. She knew what Nikki wanted. "Fine. I won't tell Brooke and Peyton about you sneaking out if you don't tell them about Nathan."

"Deal," Nikki said as Haley finally started the car. "Now can we stop and get some ice cream?"

"Sorry, I'm supposed to head straight back home after the errands are done," Haley replied. "Otherwise, I won't be able to go to Tric tonight. And this time, you're not coming along."

"You are so lucky," Nikki replied glumly.


Ten minutes later, Haley pulled the car into the driveway of the Davis mansion. She grabbed her purse before she picked up the cat. She climbed out of the car before closing the door. She then locked it before she headed up to the path to the front door.

She opened the door and quietly walked in the front hall, still carrying Nikki. She was about to let Nikki down on the ground when two women magically appeared in front of them. One woman was a brunette with hazel eyes while the other woman was a blonde. Haley could see that they were both furious. She knew that this wasn't good.

"Give me one good reason why I should let you go out tonight," Brooke demanded. Her hazel eyes were narrowed as she looked at a startled Haley.

"It won't happen again," Haley quickly replied. She knew that it was better to answer her right away than have a long pause.

"It'd better not or your punishment will be worse than hers," Brooke warned her as Peyton took the cat from Haley's arms. "And believe me. You won't be walking on four legs."

Haley didn't say anything as Brooke and Peyton walked out of the hall and towards the kitchen. She was relieved that she didn't get punished, not to mention lucky. She knew Brooke could punish her if she wanted to. And her punishments were never light.

She quickly headed upstairs to her bedroom before Brooke could change her mind. She then closed her door and started rummaging through her closet to find the perfect outfit to wear. She would have chosen the outfit earlier, but Brooke had kept her busy all day with the errands she had requested her to do.

Haley suddenly froze when she heard a familiar voice. "You know, I've been thinking. You've been out all day. Surely, you want to stay in for the night," Brooke said with a smirk. She turned around and was about to protest when Brooke continued. "I'm so glad you agree with me," she said before she used her telekinesis powers to lock the bedroom door and the windows. "Have a good night's sleep. I'll see you in the morning." She then snapped her fingers and disappeared from the bedroom.

Haley quietly groaned to herself as she put the outfit back into her closet. She hated when she was tricked to get in her bedroom and then was forced to stay there for the rest of the evening. But she couldn't argue with Brooke or there would be trouble. So she flopped on her bed and grabbed a book that she had been reading. There was nothing else to do but wait the evening out.