So I previosly wrote some stories for another show but I decided to go in a different direction. I hope anyone that follows me or has favorited my stories understands that I've just lost interest in the other show and have no more inspiration for it. Anyways, I'm obsessed with One Tree Hill and Naley. I took a couple of things from the actual episode for the shooting but for the most part it's my own spin on things. Hope you all enjoy. XO

P.S. I don't own anything, except my own original characters.

CHAPTER 1

Today wasn't going to be a normal day. Nathan Scott knew that the second he woke up. There was just something about that morning that made him feel uneasy. The way the dark clouds loomed over Tree Hill and hid the light from the sun, when just the day before it had been hot and bright. It was now gloomy and Nathan hated gloomy.

Nathan got up slowly and rubbed the sleep from his eyes. It was only 6AM but the basketball team had an early morning workout and if he missed the bus with the rest of the team, Whitey would have his head on a stick. He stretched out and quickly got himself dressed for practice before stuffing some school clothes in his duffel bag and grabbing his water bottle from the kitchen. He headed for the front door before he stopped and looked around the dark apartment. He hadn't realized how empty it had seemed until now. Haley's books weren't scattered around the kitchen table anymore, her piano wasn't sitting in the corner by the living room window since he had trashed it in a fit of rage and her movie stash that consisted of 80's classics like The Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles that she had made him watch a million times had disappeared. He shut his eyes and imagined Haley was still there, kissing him goodbye and promising to see him later at school. He opened them again and felt his stomach drop when the same empty apartment came into view again. He made a mental note to remind himself to ask Haley to move back in. They may had been having some problems, but Nathan seriously missed his wife.

It was almost 6:40 when Nathan finally pulled into the school parking lot where the rest of the team and the bus were waiting. Lucas spotted Nathan's car from the crowd and jogged his way over to meet him.

"What's up dude?" Lucas greeted him as Nathan shut the car door and threw his bag over his shoulder.

"Hey. How's Haley?" Nathan asked.

"Well I'm fine Nathan, thanks for asking." Lucas smirked. Nathan rolled his eyes.

"Come on dude. I haven't seen her in like two days. Seriously, how is she?" He asked again as they both made their way over to the rest of the team.

"She's okay. She misses you though and I'm pretty sure she's getting tired of my cooking. You know she told me I'm the first person to ever screw up mac n' cheese?" Lucas shook his head at the memory. Nathan laughed.

"You can't screw up mac n' cheese with Haley. Remember, it's the food of the Gods to that girl." They both laughed this time. Whitey ushered them onto the bus with the rest of the team and shot Nathan a look that warned him of how close he was cutting it. Nathan nodded back in understanding and took his seat next to Lucas. A strike of lightening pierced the sky from across town and Nathan suddenly felt uneasy again.

"Do you think this storm is going to be a big one?" Nathan asked Lucas as he kept his eyes on the spot where the lighting had struck. Lucas shrugged.

"Who knows? But you know when it storms in Tree Hill, it usually storms hard." He replied. His answer didn't make Nathan feel any better.

Haley James Scott sat in the tutor center and typed away furiously on one of the computers. She pushed the strands of hair that had fallen out of her ponytail out of her face and huffed as she reread her notes again for the fourth time that morning. She couldn't believe how frustrated she was with this essay, or how she had let a bimbo like Rachel Gatina get under her skin. It wasn't a secret to anyone that Haley and Nathan had been having problems lately, but Rachel openly flirting with her husband and telling everyone she had slept with him wasn't helping matters at all. Nathan had denied the rumors again and again, and had begged for Haley to believe him. She did, knowing Nathan would never stoop to sleeping with another woman, but that didn't mean it made her feel any better.

Haley let out a huge sigh as she threw her notebook aside and began typing again. She was so focused and wrapped up in her own head that she hadn't even heard the shouting from the halls until a loud bang pulled her from her thoughts. Haley stood up quickly and ran to the door and watched as students ran frantically in all directions. She couldn't understand what anyone was shouting at each other, all she could process was the hysterical crying and the screams. Haley reached out to a girl that was running by and stopped her.

"Hey! What's going on?" She asked. The girl yanked her arm away and stared at Haley like she was crazy.

"Somebody has a gun! Haven't you heard anything!" She cried. The girl didn't hesitate to take off again, leaving a very confused and terrified Haley behind.

"Run!" Someone else shouted as the hall frenzy continued. Haley shook herself from her frozen state and quickly threw herself in with the rest of the students. She tried her hardest to stay calm but as people pushed and ran into her, full panic mode set in. It felt like her lungs were shrinking and she couldn't catch her breath. She heard another bang and suddenly a sharp pain ran through her side. A blood curdling scream pierced her ears and it took her a second to realize it had been her own. She clutched her side quickly but the pain was too much and she found herself falling as someone slammed into her. She hit the wall hard and then slid down to the ground. She looked around frantically in every direction. No one was going to stop to help her and she knew she couldn't make it to the front doors alone. She looked above her and realized that she had fallen in front of the chem lab. Trying to hold in cries she desperately wanted to let out, Haley reached up and grabbed the knob of the door. She turned it and was able to push it open enough for her to crawl in and lock herself in. Haley rested her head against the door and listened as the commotion got quieter. She took a few deep breaths and closed her eyes, trying to subdue the horrible pain that was causing her body to shake. Her hot tears stung her eyes as she felt the warm liquid seep through her hands, covering her in it. She looked down at her blood stained blouse and couldn't help the bile that was rising in her throat. She leaned over and threw up what little she had in her stomach. She wiped her mouth with her sleeve and began to cry harder. She was alone. She was injured and alone. She was probably going to die and she didn't have anyone here to talk to her or to listen as she told them her last words to Nathan.

Nathan.

She wondered if he had gotten to school yet or if he was still safely on the bus with the rest of the team. If he was at school, did he make it out safe? Was he still alive? Or was he bleeding out like she was right now? Haley couldn't handle the image of Nathan laying in a pool of blood somewhere. He had to be okay. Nathan Scott had too much to do in life. Too much to prove. He was too much of a good man to die now. Haley shook those nasty thoughts out of her head and repeated to herself that he was fine. Nathan was going to be just fine. She had to believe that.

The bus had just pulled up to the school when the whole student body of Tree Hill High had busted out of the school doors screaming and crying. The team had exited the bus and stared at the scene shocked. What in the hell was going on? Nathan and Lucas looked at each other, exchanging looks of panic and terror.

"Hey! What in the world is going on?" Whitey had stopped a student as he tumbled over his feet trying to run away.

"Some psycho started shooting up the school!" He yelled. Whitey released him quickly and shouted for all nearby students to get on the bus. Nathan spotted Brooke and Peyton running towards them.

"Brooke!" Lucas ran to meet his girlfriend and took her into his arms. She was hysterical. Peyton looked even worse.

"We don't know what happened! Everything was fine and then all of a sudden this guy just started shooting! He shot someone Lucas! He actually shot someone!" Brooke cried. Nathan felt his heart drop. He looked around in every direction, trying to spot that familiar long blonde hair that he loved so much. He couldn't see her. He couldn't see Haley anywhere and it was making him lose his fucking mind.

"Nathan! Nathan!" Rachel ran towards them with tears staining her face. She ran into him and threw her arms around him like her life depended on it. Brooke quickly grabbed a hold of her and pulled her away.

"Now is not the time for you to try to bust a move Rachel, especially on Haley's husband! She's missing and in case you haven't noticed, he's not interested!" She shouted as she shoved Rachel away.

"Wait!" Rachel stopped herself from stumbling backwards and pushed past Brooke again to get back to Nathan.

"It's Haley! She's still inside!" She shouted. All the blood quickly drained from all of their faces. Nathan swallowed back the vomit that was threatening to come up.

"Why is she still inside? Why didn't she leave with everyone else?" Peyton asked. Rachel looked down and bit her lip nervously.

"Rachel? What happened?" Peyton asked again slowly. Rachel looked up at them again and gave Nathan a look of complete and utter despair.

"She got shot."

Super short chap but I promise they will get longer and have more detail. This was just a starting point. So how does everyone feel about Haley being the one to get shot, not Peyton? I always wanted to know how Nathan would have reacted if it had gone that way. Be honest and let me know what you think!