As Days Go By, an one tree hill fanfic

So this is another one of my fics inspired by a song. This is Naley.

I asked my friend if I should add Jamie but she said: "No, he's a scene stealer and he's annoying" I asked her what happened to him being cute and she said: "That was SO 2 seasons ago. lol

So I made this AU to fit better with the song.

ENJOY.

Naley- As Days Go By

"Ugh," Haley said as placed her head on the counter after she crumbled up another piece of paper. The doorbell rang a few seconds later and Haley got up to answer it.

"Hey, lil' mama. What's up?" Skills asked when the door opened.

"Hey, Skills, what are you doing here?" Haley asked as she let her friend into her home and closed the door behind him.

"Just wanted to see what you were doing?" The duo walked into the kitchen where Haley was working at the counter. "Whoa. What happened here?" Skills asked about all of the balled up and scattered papers around the counter.

"I'm trying to write a new song, but I'm coming up blank."

"It looks like you're coming up with plenty to me." Skills picked up a piece of paper and read what was on it. "What's wrong with this one?" Skills asked before reading the writing aloud.

As days go by
I'm missing you baby
Patiently waiting
For you
To hold you
To thrill you
To feel you
Tender kisses
Give you the love you've been missing
Boy I can't wait till you come back home
To have you all alone

I'm missing you baby
Patiently waiting
For you
To hold you
To thrill you
To feel you
Tender kisses
Give you the love you've been missing
Boy I can't wait till you come back home
To have you all alone

"Dag, girl is this bout Nate?"

Haley shrugged nervously.

"I think it's straight, but I think you should add a lil' hip hop to it?"

"What?" Haley asked, not understanding what Skills meant.

"I think you need a guy on the track."

"Skills-," Haley interrupted.

"Listen to me, Hales, try something different."

Haley sighed. "What do you have in mind?"

"Okay, let me see if I can come up with something," Skills sat beside Haley at the counter and started writing on a piece of paper.

Now I done came a long way
But ain't gone too far
And hope this love letter don't
Leave a big scar
So baby just hold on
Lil' momma just be strong
Cause no one knew the war
Would last us so long

Skills handed the paper to Haley.

"Skills, I like this." Haley said after she read over the lyrics.

"Told you; sometimes you have to do something different."

"I think this could work. It could be like a call and response thing."

"A what?"

"A call and response. It's a musical term, basically one player does one thing and another player plays a response to that." Haley sighed after a moment of thought.

"What?" Skills asked.

"That's all I had and I've been sitting here for almost two and a half hours." Haley put her head on the counter in front of her in frustration.

"Okay, well, how about I try to come up with something and you just relax over here on the couch, maybe take a nap." Skills said as he pulled Haley up from the barstool and guided her over to the couch.

"Skills, I really want to finish this song."

"I know, but you're stressed and frustrated right now. You're not gonna get anywhere right now so just listen to Uncle Skills and rest." Skills said with a smile.

"Okay," Haley said with a smile and lay down on the couch. Skills went back over to the kitchen counter and began writing.

Three Hours Later

"Skills!" Haley yelled as she looked at her watch and rolled off the couch.

Skills came running down the stairs. "What happen?" He asked panicked.

"Why didn't you wake me up?"

"I thought you could use the sleep. But I think I finished the song." Skills said successfully changing the subject.

"Ok. Where is it?"

"Right here." Skills pulled a folded piece of paper from his back pocket and handed it to Haley.

Haley read through the lyrics quickly and then looked up at Skills.

"What?"

"This is really good."

"Really?" Skills asked shocked.

"Yeah, I really like it. I like how you kind of gave another side to what I was talking about and trying to express."

"I told you, you needed a guy on the track," Skills shrugged. "Plus, I was trying to follow that call and response thing."

"This is really brilliant, Skills. You did a good job."

"Thanks."

"I don't know if I could use this for my album, but I don't think this should go to waste."

"What do you mean?"

"I think we should record it anyway. I mean, I'm sure you worked really hard on it. So let's go record it." Haley said as she grabbed her jacket. Skills looked stunned for a few moments before he grabbed his coat too and they headed out.

Four Months Later

The gang waited anxiously at the terminal where Nathan's bus was to arrive. When the bus pulled up Haley smiled. Her smile grew even wider when she saw her husband step off onto the ground. Haley ran to him and jumped into his arms.

"I'm so glad you're home," Haley whispered in his ear. "I love you."

"I love you, too." Nathan said before kissing his wife. Nathan let her feet touch the ground again. The two walked back to the group and into the terminal. Nathan greeted everyone with hugs. Before turning back to Haley and announcing that he had a surprise for her.

"What?" Haley asked confused before she heard her voice singing.

I'm missing you baby
Patiently waiting
For you
To hold you
To thrill you
To feel you
Tender kisses
Give you the love you've been missing
Boy I can't wait till you come back home
To have you all alone (as days go by)

Nathan started in after the recording.

Now I done came a long way
But ain't gone too far
And hope this love letter don't
Leave a big scar
So baby just hold on
Lil' momma just be strong
Cause no one knew the war
Would last us so long

The rockets the red glare
The bombs up in the air
I'm just doing my duty
But missin' it right there
So as days go by
I'm counting every minute
Wishing I was home
For sure with you in it

But the soldiers that
I'm runnin with
Are ready to blitz
This ain't no video
This is just as real as it gets
I made some lifelong friends
Holdin' down the front line
And girl I can't wait
To get back in your sunshine

Haley: As days go by
I'm missing you baby
Patiently waiting
For you
To hold you
To thrill you
To feel you
Tender kisses
Give you the love you've been missing
Boy I can't wait till you come back home
To have you all alone (as days go by)

Nathan: Now as days go by
My time is spent reflecting
On all the lil' things
You said I was neglecting
They say you never know
What you have until it's gone
Didn't know back then
But I will from now on

When I try to channel out
All the fear and the stress
I picture me and you rollin'
Looking dressed to impress
And to know you'll be there
When I'm back from Iraq
And feel good to know
A real chica I have on my back

Give everybody hugs
And tell 'em I really miss 'em
And your boy be back
When I'm through with my mission

Haley: (As days go by)
I'm missing you baby
Patiently waiting
For you
To hold you
To thrill you
To feel you
Tender kisses
Give you the love you've been missing
Boy I can't wait til you come back home
To have you all alone (As days go by)

(I'm missing you baby)
I'm missing you baby
Patiently waiting
For you
To hold you
To thrill you
To feel you
Tender kisses
Give you the love you've been missing
Boy I can't wait til you come back home
To have you all alone (As days go by).

The song ended with everyone in tears. Nathan wrapped Haley up in a hug.

"How did you know about the song?"

"Skills sent it to me." Nathan and Haley smiled toward Skills. "There's something else."

"Really?"

"Yeah, I'm retiring from the military."

"Really?"

"Really."

"I love you."

"I love you, too."

The whole gang was all smiles as they left the terminal. The gang was finally whole again after being separated by two tours of duty in Iraq by Nathan.

So this is the end. I hope you guys liked it. I was a little worried about if I got Skills character right so... Tell me what you think...HONESTLY. If you want to hear the song check out the link under my One-Shot stories at my profile.

The friend mentioned above said that she didnt like how the song was sung...she's still undecided as to whether Haley could have done a better job (cuz she's a loser lol ;)

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