A. N: Hey guys this is my new story. I'm pretty excited about it and I hope you're going to like reading it as much as I love writing it. I just want to thank Kelly (aka HJS-NS-23) for her help, she is the best beta and a great friend. I love u girlie. Don't forget to review and tell me what you think. Take care. xoxo )

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Prologue:

"Come on Hales." Said Brooke lying on Haley's bed and hugging her best friend tightly. "You're tutor girl! A strong independent and smart sophomore student." Added Brooke wiping Haley's tears away. "Nathan Scott is not worth it. Get out of bed and let's go take a walk. It's Sunday!"

Haley turned around to face her friend. Brooke was always there to cheer her up. "I know cheery!" Said Haley her voice shivering with emotion. "It's just that…. it's just that I always hoped that something could happen between us and that one day he'll see me Haley James as I am and that he'll love me like I love him."

Brooke put their foreheads together. "If he hasn't seen how special and unique you are by now sweetie I don't think he ever will." Said Brooke nicely. She was really pissed against Nathan without any legit reason to be. "He's not good enough for you."

"I need a break," said Haley finally looking at the ceiling. "I just can't deal with this anymore. I can't keep seeing Nathan dating other girls! I'm not strong enough."

"What's on your mind?" Brooke asked worried and curious.

"Well…" Haley stood up and walked to her test picking up a black brochure. "There's this program that's pretty interesting for me." She said handing the brochure to Brooke. "It's a chance for me to go and study my junior year in a foreign country."

"You can't be serious!" Said Brooke ripping the brochure out of Haley's hand. "Don't you think it's a bit extreme?"

"Why do you say it's extreme?" Asked Haley confused sitting back down beside Brooke.

"Ummm…I dunno." Said Brooke pretending to think tapping her manicured pointer finger against her chin. "Going to Europe to forget about a guy…hmmm…how is that extreme?" Brooke asked with sarcasm.

"I'm just applying to it you know." Said Haley softly. "And even if they accept me I don't think I'll take it. Plus they only take about 20 US students a year for about 300 applications. You know they fund everything." Added Haley frowning.

Brooke sighed. "I can't believe that you're not ready to face reality and move on by staying here." Said Brooke knowing she wasn't being totally fair with Haley. She saw her cry too many times over Nathan Scott. Damn Scott!! Why does he only see her as a friend? Grrr stupid idiot she thought.

"Come on Brookie! You know perfectly well that I've been in love with Nathan since what? 3rd grade and that he's my brothers' best friend!" Said Haley stating the evident. "I can't go anywhere without seeing him, plus it doesn't help that Tree Hill is such a small town."

"I know…" Said Brooke giving up, before finally smiling. "I don't have to worry though you won't go anyway." She added kissing her friends cheek.

"Why? You don't think they'll accept me?" Asked Haley hurt.

"Oh I do!" Said Brooke sincerely. "But there's no way that Lucas will let you go! He's the craziest over protective big brother on the planet! There's no way he's going to let you travel half way around the globe without him looking after you." Added Brooke proudly.

Haley grimaced. She knew it's going to be almost impossible to go if Lucas had his saying in this. He took over the role of being her father when Keith James died 8 yeas ago and even if they were twins Lucas would always see Haley as a baby because of him being born 7 damn minutes earlier. But Haley had already mentioned the program to her mother Karen and she wasn't going to tell Lucas anytime soon. "We'll see…" She just said sighing and lying back on the bed. "Show me some love…" She said with a smile.

Brooke laid back beside Haley and hugged her tight. "You know…I was thinking and..."

"B. Davis thinking? No way…" Said Haley with a laugh.

"Stop it!!" Said Brooke still hugging her best friend. "Maybe we shouldn't go to the same parties as Nathan." Brooke took a deep breath. "I mean then you won't have to see him hook up with random girls."

"Mum only lets me go to the parties because she knows that Lucas will be there." Said Haley finally calmer. "And we've got to face it…I'm a klutz, a dorky klutz!" She added with a desperate laugh. "I could never get into a party if I wasn't Lucas James' sister. The great Lucas James the co-captain of the basketball team," added Haley gloomily. She was invisible to most people and the ones who actually talked to her were doing so for two reasons…Getting to Lucas or to get some tutoring. Haley sighed.

"But your best friend is a Cheerleader!" Said Brooke trying to bring a real smile on Haley's face again. "Plus if I can kick Kathleen's butt I could totally be the captain of the cheerleader team next year!" She added more seriously.

Haley smiled. She didn't know how she could have survived without her best friend to cheer her up. They were really different, almost complete opposites, but they became friends just after Haley's dad died. Brooke came to visit everyday to make sure Haley was doing ok and they became best friends ever since. "I love you B. Davis." Said Haley gently.

"I love you too H. James." Said Brooke rocking Haley in her arms. "And you deserve so much better than this." She added lost in her thoughts.

Monday Morning:

"Come on Haley!" Said Lucas exasperated. "Hurry up …if I have to come up it's going to be bad."

"Whatever!" Said Haley coming down the stairs. "I couldn't find my Algebra book."

"Ohmygosh!!" Said Lucas with big eyes clearly exaggerating.

Haley stuck her tongue out.

"Really grown up little sister." Said Lucas with a laugh.

"I know…and I'll drive!" Said Haley taking the keys from her brothers hand and running to their car.

Once they parked in front of Tree Hill High, Nathan ran to them. Haley took a deep breath and got out of the car.

"Baby J!" Said Nathan putting an arm around her shoulder and smiling. "So did you like the party on Saturday?"

"I guess…" Said Haley with slight annoyance in her voice. "And stop calling me Baby J! I'm not a baby anymore." She said frowning.

"I guess someone's PMS," said Nathan laughing and rolling his eyes before Haley punched him.

Peyton Sawyer walked up to them the trio as Lucas stepped up to meet her.

"Here's my girl…" Said Lucas kissing his girlfriend. He had been dating Peyton since the summer before freshman year. Haley always made fun of them by saying that they were perfect for each other. When tortured athlete meets tortured artist! Haley kept saying.

"So big J…" Said Nathan finally concentrating his attention on Lucas. "Still up for some NBA live this afternoon?"

"Big J huh?" Asked Peyton raising an eyebrow.

"You know it don't you?" Asked Lucas cockily as Peyton's jaw dropped surprised before blushing.

"Eww!!" Said Haley disgusted closing her eyes.

Lucas blushed too. "I can't do it…" He said looking at Nathan. "You won."

"What?" Asked Peyton confused scrunching her eyebrows together.

"I bet big J here that he couldn't play the cocky guy with you." Said Nathan proudly. "And I won."

"Yeah…who would have thought that being a dick would be that hard!" Said Haley her voice laced with sarcasm.

"Oh baby J…You're breaking my heart!" Said Nathan jokingly.

"No I'm not," said Haley starting to walk away. But you're defiantly breaking mine. She added to herself.

Nathan walked up to her and put his arm around her shoulders again. "Come on, I'll walk you to class. I think the emo couple needs some alone time before class." He added pointing to Lucas and Peyton who were giving each other googly eyes. Another minute and the two would probably be making out.

Haley helplessly looked for Brooke, needing her because Nathan was too close to her and the contact with his skin against hers was sending some electrical shocks through her spine.

"Hey Hot shot let go of my BFF." Finally said Brooke behind them. They were almost in front of their literature class. "Don't you have some skank to screw?" She added taking Haley's hand and pulling her toward her in order to break their embrace.

"I actually do! Why you want some piece of me?" Said Nathan brushing off Brooke's comment its not like it hurt him at all. "That one's on my list..." He added pointing to a red head in a cheerleading outfit.

"Rachel Gattina?" Said Brooke with a laugh. "Yeah she's defiantly your type! So easy! Not even a challenge. Well...The challenge will be going to be to sleep with her without getting STDs'," She added bursting into laugher as she pushed Haley into the classroom. She didn't want Nathan to be able to see the pain in her friend eyes and he talked about some random girl he was going to screw for the hell of it.