Disclaimer: As much as I would LOVE to own Sophia Bush I don't, so don't sue me.

Background: This starts with them in their junior year of high school, everything is like when the show began so I'm just changing some things around and basically righting my own story. This is going to be Baley! Hope you enjoy!

Story: And Then Suddenly it Hit Me

And so it began...

Haley's POV

I bolted upright in my bed covered in sweat; I'd been having the same dreams over and over again for the last month. Not only did they confuse the hell out of me, but they scared me too. For days I'd asked myself over and over again why I was having these dreams and just exactly what they had meant, and each time it seemed to always come back to the same answer that I so badly wanted not to be true, and it was I was that I Haley James liked girls and not boys. Yes I was dreaming about a girl, but she wasn't just any girl, she was Brooke Davis captain of the Ravens cheerleading Squad and one of the most popular girls in my school.

You see ever since what had happened that day during our sophomore year my best friend Lucas and I had done a pretty good job steering clear from Brooke Davis and her evil cheerleading posse, but that had all changed about month ago.

One-Month Ago...

Haley's POV

It was the first day of our junior year and everything had gone just the same as the year before. Lucas and I were still getting glares from people as we walked by them to get to our classes, and I was sure that basically everyone aside from the freshman still hated us. Luckily for us we seemed to have every class together except for two, which were my advanced math and science classes. Lucas and I had been friends since we were in kindergarten and he took the blue shovel I was using in the rice box because the yellow one was the color of a girl Power Ranger. For years after that we would think back to that day and laugh, but since the last year I had never been so thankful it had happened. Finally ninth period came and as we walked into our English class, I looked to my right to see none other than Peyton Sawyer talking to Lucas's twin brother Nathan. I felt Lucas freeze as he watched Nathan flirting with Peyton in the corner and I touched his arm trying to calm him down. He turned sharply, and then looking into my eyes he nodded knowing that I understood everything. Every time I think back to the last year I just can't seem to understand how so much had changed since freshman year.

Normal POV

Just then the teacher walked in, her name was Mrs. Thatcher and Haley had known that from two years prior. She was a tall woman with light brown hair, and had worked with Haley during freshman year so she could start her tutoring. Everyone had taken a seat, her in the back and with Lucas on the other side of the room next to Jake. The teacher was about to speak when suddenly the door flew open and in came none other than Brooke Davis.

"I'm very sorry I'm late Mrs. ugh...Thatcher." said Brooke looking down at her schedule, "I was just taking care of something." said Brooke as she straightened her skirt.

"I'm sure you were Ms. Davis, now will you please take a seat." spoke the teacher

As Brooke looked around the room for an empty seat she looked towards Peyton who just shrugged her shoulders and pointed towards the only seat left. To her misfortune that same seat happened to be right next to Haley James. Haley watched her sit down, and as she looked around her she had Brooke Davis to her left and one of Brooke's cheerleaders Tori Booth to her right, she hadn't felt this uncomfortable in her life.

Brooke's POV

I slowly sat down feeling my arm brush up against hers causing goose bumps to spread over my body. I cringed angry with myself for feeling this way; Brooke Davis was not suppose to feel this way for anyone, especially not for another girl. I'd been having these feelings for Haley since about mid way through our freshman year, and that's when everything got messed up. When we were freshman it was just the five of us, Lucas, Haley, Peyton, Nathan, and I, and no one ever thought that would change. To tell you the truth I never thought it would either, but then as my feelings slowly changed from the you're my best friend kind of feelings to I'm really trying hard not to just grab your face and kiss you kind right now sort of feelings, things got bad.

Instead of facing my feelings for Haley, I freaked out seeing her with Nathan, and at the beginning of our sophomore year with the help of another, I started a rumor that Lucas and Haley were sleeping with each other behind Nathan and Peyton's backs. Lucas had been crushed when Peyton had left him, and Haley didn't even come to school for a week because of how much people hated them. Of course Haley and Lucas had no idea that it was me who had done this, and so I just went along with everyone else shunning Lucas and Haley from our group. Last year they had only had each other due to my cruelness and I felt so guilty that I could never look Haley in the eye again fearing she would see right through me.

So as she sat next to me I could've just turned away and talked to the Gothic girl next to me, I believe her names Sarah or something, but instead I smiled awkwardly at her receiving a small smile from her. God only knew how I had missed that smile over the last year and a half.

Haley didn't really smile much anymore, and I couldn't blame her, she really had no reason to. I had caused the whole school to shun her and Lucas, and so for a whole year I watched as people knocked her books out of her hands and called her names like bitch or whore, and each time it happened I felt like I lost a part of me with each book that hit the floor and each word so cruelly pointed at her. Suddenly I heard the teacher speaking.

"Alright class, now that we're all settled in and Ms. Davis has decided to join us I just thought I'd let you know that this will be our final seating arrangements." said Mrs. Thatcher

Quickly glancing at Haley I saw fear wash over her face as she realized that she would have to sit next to me everyday for the rest of year. She was scared of me; Haley James was scared of me! It was weird to think of it that way because truthfully I had been terrified of Haley for the last two years, scared that if she looked at me just right way that she'd be able to see right through my act know just how I really felt about her. I remember the day I realized that I liked her as more than just a friend like it was yesterday.

Flashback...

"And he totally didn't even care that I was making out with Jake like right in front of him!" complained Haley as she and Brooke sat in the library

"Nathan's just a dumb ass Hales, I know if I were him I probably would've punched Jake out. " said Brooke as she picked up a dictionary.

"Thanks Brooke, to bad you're not a guy, or you'd be perfect for me." said Haley with a laugh

"Yeah...to bad." said Brooke as she began desperately searching through the dictionary

"What are you looking for?" asked Haley as she grabbed the dictionary from Brooke

"A word." smirked Brooke as she looked up at Haley

"Well I knew that." said Haley laughing at how stupid Brooke was being, "But what word would that be?"

"Nathan." said Brooke, "I figured if you saw the words 'Dumb and Ass' next to it you'd finally agree with me Tutorgirl." joked Brooke

"I love you Tigger." said Haley laughing at Brooke until she noticed that her grin had disappeared, now longer showing off her adorable dimples, "Are you OK Brooke?" asked Haley, "You look like you've just seen a ghost." stated Haley

"Yeah, yeah I'm fine I just need to get some air." said Brooke,"I'll be right back, oh and Haley."

"Yeah Brooke?" asked Haley

"I love you too.," said Brooke before she bolted out of the library.

I ran straight to the bathroom the moment when I Left Haley. I locked myself in one of the stalls and fell back against the wall; I shook as I began to cry at the realization that had hit me full force. "I like Haley!" Somewhere along the line my feelings for her had changed, and I had started to see her in a different light. I didn't just want to be friends with Haley, I wanted more, much more. "Oh god..." I slowly slid down the wall onto the ground my hands covering my face. "How could I fall for my best friend?"

End flashback...

It killed me to know that it was my fault she was like this now. She use to be so happy, a smile always planted on her face. It was at that moment I promised myself that the smile that had forever been imprinted in my mind would come back again, and this time for more than a mere two seconds.

So tell me, like or no like? Well I hope it's like! I will now be doing this story and my other one. Read and Review please. :)