Ok so this is my first Naley fic. Please don't stone me if it is of the sucky nature. Umm the idea wasn't fully mine. It's from a challenge issued from a friend. So here we go.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything from OTH. That belongs to Mark whom in my opinion isn't treating it very well. But that's a whole other story, isn't it?
This takes place end of season one/beginning of season 2. The whole Chris craziness didn't happen. So yeah enjoy.
Nathan was on his way home from a long twelve-hour day at Dan Scott Motors, where he tunes up cars for a living. He liked his job despite the fact that every pay check had Dan's name on it. As he turned onto the road that would take him to his apartment, he saw what appeared to be a dog laying on the side of the road.
He slowly maneuvered his car to the side of the road so he could check on the seemingly lifeless animal. He got out and jogged across the street making his way toward the black and white dog. Hearing someone jog toward him the dog lifted his head. When Nate got to him, he knelt beside him and started to rub his side.
"Hey boy," he said calmly still rubbing the dog's side trying to check for any injury. As he petted the puppy, the dog's tail began to wag excitedly. It didn't take much time until the dog was on his feel. "You seem to be ok," Nate said with a smile. "Why don't you have a collar boy?" Nathan said talking to the dog as if it were human. Do not even think about taking it home. Haley will kill you. He thought to himself. "C'mon boy, I'm taking you with me." He said as he jogged back to his car, the small dog hot on his trail.
When he pulled into the parking lot of the apartment complex, he saw Brooke's car. "Good we have visitors." He said looking at the puppy. "So she can't get that mad at me." He parked in his usual spot and got out of the car. Before going up to his apartment he opened his trunk and got out his letter jacket, put it on, and buttoned it up half way. Then he walked back to the driver side door. "Don't look at me like I'm crazy, this is to hide you until we get a chance to umm . . . ask her." The puppy cocked his head in response. "I am not whipped . . . shut up," he grumbled as he picked the small canine up with one arm and placed him in his half-buttoned jacket. "You stay in there and be still. We don't want to get caught until I'm ready. Deal?" He said looking the dog right in the eyes as he finished buttoning the jacket.
He walked the rest of the way to his apartment and took a deep breath before he opened the door. As he walked in, he saw that Peyton, Brooke, and Lucas were all over.
"Hunny I'm home," he said in typical 50's fashion. "Hey guys," he said looking over into the living room.
"Hey," they all replied in unison.
"Where's Haley?" Nathan asked.
"I'm right here," she said walking in from the back.
"Hey you," he said smiling from ear to ear.
Mmm, mmm, mmm, could be heard from his chest. Nathan's hand quickly shot up to try and quiet the puppy before anyone noticed.
"You ok?" Haley asked giving him a strange look.
"Yeah I'm great. Why do you ask?"
"Umm . . . maybe because you're wearing that jacket when it's 100 degrees outside," Lucas piped in from the living room. Nathan shot him a glare which caused the three girls to laugh.
"But really are you ok?" Haley said putting her hand on his arm, as she placed her hand on his arm the puppy let out a bark and started squirming. "OH MY GOD! What was that?" She asked as she jumped back.
"What was what?" Nathan asked trying to play dumb.
"Why was your chest barking?" Haley asked glaring at her husband.
"Barking chest? Now that's real talent, Nate." Peyton said with a grin walking toward the couple, Lucas and Brooke following.
Just as they got there the puppy stuck his nose out of the neck of his jacket.
"Shit." He exclaimed seeing four sets of knowing eyes dead locked on him. He started to unbutton his shirt being careful to keep a hand on the puppy so he wouldn't fall. As soon as the jacket was opened, the dog jumped out of his arms.
"Aww he's so cute," Peyton and Brooke said in unison.
"NATHAN!" Haley yelled.
"Yes?" He said smiling sweetly at his wife.
"Where did you get that . . . that dog?"
"Hales I found him on the side of the road. I was trying to do a good thing. I thought he was hurt so I checked on him but now he seems to be fine."
"Ok then, since he's fine you can take him some place else? I mean honestly Nathan, we cannot have a dog. That would just be too much. They smell, they're dirty, you have to buy them food, take them to a vet."
"It would be good practice for when we have our own children. Listen if after a few weeks you still feel that we can't handle it I'll find him a new home."
"I don't know," Haley said looking at the little intruder.
"Aww c'mon Hales, have a heart," Brooke said looking up at Haley from her spot on the floor beside the puppy.
Haley crossed her arms and glared at all of them.
"Yeah, look at him he's so cute," Peyton said in a not so Peyton tone. "What kind do you think he is Nate?"
"By the looks of it I think he's an Alaskan Husky or he at least has a little Husky in him. I mean look at those blue eyes."
"Can we keep him Hales? Please?" Lucas said sounding like a four-year-old child.
"But . . . but I'm a cat person," Haley said defeated, knowing that she was already out voted by the other four.
"You'll learn to love him Hales," Nathan said putting an arm around her. "I'll even let you name him."
"Oh man I wanted to name him," Lucas said looking sad, earning him looks from everyone in the house. "What? My mom never let me have a dog."
"Fine, name him Luke." Haley said smiling.
"Let's call him Chad. That's a good strong name."
"Yeah but now none of us will be able to name our sons that, if we wanted to," Brooke said jokingly.
"Ok then, Chad it is." Nathan said grinning ear to ear.
Ok that's chapter one of my first Naley fic. As I said before please don't kill me if it sucked. But umm let me know if you liked it and you think I should keep going. Please?