A Bond of Friendship
A One Tree Hill fanfiction
Summary: Nathan and Lucas Scott are half brothers. They have an intense rivalry, lessened now by the fact that Nathan has decided to quit basketball, after his father pushed him towards the edge. Nathan is dating Haley, Lucas's best friend, and Lucas is juggling between Nathan's ex- girlfriend, Payton, and the head cheerleader, Brooke. However the rivalry is about to change, when Nathan gets seriously sick. Haley, Nathan, and Lucas bond during the time that he is sick, and this leads to changes that no one was prepared for.
Chapter One
Nathan leaned back in his chair, trying to listen to what his history teacher was saying. But it was a boring subject and only really made sense with his girlfriend, Haley's help. She tutored him, and they had bonded over that time, and eventually became a couple.
Nathan wished she were in his class, because he could use a distraction.
His eyes glanced casually at the clock on the wall. Only a few minutes were left in the class.
Time to end this shit, he thought, I'll just ditch the rest of my classes. I'm tired anyways.
Since he had quit basketball he had nothing to do, and had no reason to stay the entire school day.
When the bell rang, signaling the end of class, Nathan just walked out and drove home. No one noticed.
But as he parked his car, he realized his mom would wonder why he was back so early from school.
I'll just tell her I'm sick, if she even asks. She's settling all those divorce papers; she barely even notices my existence.
Besides the lie wasn't even much of a one. Nathan thought he might even have to cancel his date with Haley that Friday night simply because he felt so drained.
I'll feel less tired if I take a nap, Nathan figured, as he let himself in the house.
***
Haley found herself looking at the clock that day. It was her last class and she was supposed to call Nathan to finalize their plans for that evening.
Those last five minutes were torture to Haley. They seemed to drag on forever.
When the bell finally did ring, Haley quickly searched around for Peyton to get a ride home. She normally walked, but it would be faster, and she was quite eager to get home quickly.
She finally spotted her in the parking lot.
"Hey Peyton!" she called. Peyton turned around.
"Do you think I could maybe have a ride home? I kind of need to get home quickly." Haley asked shyly.
"Sure," Peyton said coolly, "Get in."
As soon as Haley got in, Peyton began backing up. She seemed to be rather in a rush, and Haley asked her about it.
"I'm sorry, are you in a rush, or something? You didn't have to take me," Haley said.
"Oh no, it's really no problem," Peyton said nonchalantly. She pulled into Haley's driveway and cut the engine.
Haley got out.
"Thanks," she said to Peyton, who sped off again.
As she let herself in, she heard the phone ring. Haley rushed to pick it up, hoping Nathan would be on the other end.
It was Nathan. "Hi," he said, in a voice that made Haley want to kiss him.
"Hi," she replied, "What's up?"
"Nothing much really," Nathan coughed, clearing his throat, "About the date."
Haley cut him off, "Yeah, well since we are still on, I was thinking."
"Actually Haley, I'm not feeling all too great," Nathan admitted, "We either need to cancel, or just have a casual dinner somewhere."
"Oh sure. That's fine. You're sick? Do you have a fever?" She asked, her voice full of concern.
"No, I'm just pretty tired, Haley, that's all," Nathan said.
"Oh. Well six then?" Haley asked.
"Yeah." Though Haley couldn't see, Nathan smiled into the phone.
"All right, well bye then," Haley said.
"Bye," Nathan said quietly.
***
The dinner had just started but Nathan was beginning to get a headache, and the nap hadn't helped much. He was still really exhausted.
I must be coming down with something he thought.
He wasn't too hungry either. He only ordered a soda, and to please Haley, some soup.
"Nathan, are you sure you're feeling okay? Maybe we should leave," Haley said looking at him.
"Yeah maybe. But let me pay first." Nathan said. He set some cash down on the table and then they walked out.
"Nathan, what's wrong?" Haley asked her boyfriend, as he leaned against a wall.
"I'm sorry, Hales. I'm just really tired. And I'm feeling a little sick," Nathan said, "I'm sorry I ruined our date."
"It's okay," Haley said, "Let's go home. But let me drive." Her eyes pleaded with him.
"Sure," Nathan agreed, handing his car keys over to his girlfriend.
On the ride home Haley asked Nathan, "Do you ever regret quitting?" She glanced at him quickly.
"Sometimes. But not really, I was tired of my dad always in my face," Nathan said, and then just blurted it out, "They're splitting up."
"Oh, Nathan. I'm sorry." Haley hugged him, because she had now parked the car in Nathan's driveway and the engine was off.
They stayed like that for a long while.
"Let's go in," Nathan said, "I'm tired." Haley agreed. She thought that Nathan felt a bit warm, but decided it was nothing. If he were really sick, he would tell her so.
"We can have some dessert and then my mom or I can drive you home." Nathan said.
He let Haley in first. Watching her, made him realize how much he loved her. How much he wanted to tell her so.
Haley grabbed his hands, interrupting his thoughts.
"Come on sleepyhead," she teased him. He smiled.
"I love you, Haley, you know that." Nathan said seriously.
"I know," she said smiling, "I love you too, Nathan. And dessert is waiting for us. So let's go. I have to be home soon."
Nathan followed her into the kitchen.
Upon entering he noticed his mom look at him closely, like she had gone, when he had come home from school. He had certainly been caught in his ditching. She hadn't asked him any questions though.
"Nathan," she said, "You okay?"
Nathan sighed, "I told you mom. I'm fine, really. Just a little tired. Don't worry about me." Nathan didn't want his mother to have more stress then she already did from those divorce papers.
"Okay." But his mother's look clearly said that she did not believe him. He also noticed Haley looking at him too, a bit of concern in her features. Nathan was now getting annoyed.
"Would you both stop it? I'm fine," Nathan, snapped, "I'll be fine." He repeated this to emphasize his point.
The kitchen fell silent at his words.
"I'm sorry," Nathan muttered, slumping into a chair. His mom looked at him closely. Nathan was falling asleep, and did not notice his mom's hand on his forehead.
"Haley would you please run and get the thermometer?" Nathan's mother asked.
"Sure," Haley obeyed, leaving the room quickly.
"You're warm, Nathan. What's wrong?"
"It's probably just the flu," Nathan muttered coughing. "I only cut today because I was so tired. I'm sorry." Haley soon came back with the thermometer. She handed it to Nathan's mom, who immediately stuck it under his tongue.
Haley noticed, for the first time that night, that Nathan's cheeks were flushed and that his brown eyes looked tired and sick.
His temperature was 102.3.
"Haley, I'm going to take you home now," his mother said, "Nathan needs his rest."
She nodded and they left, leaving Nathan all alone. He decided to go lie down and he dragged himself to the couch.
Soon he heard his mom come in.
"Nathan, honey, you okay?" she asked.
"Yea," Nathan replied weakly.
"Need anything?"
"No mom thanks though."
She came into the room where he was laying down. "Haley's pretty worried about you, you know," his mom told him.
He nodded, "I know. And I really am sorry that I ditched."
"I know. It's okay, Nathan. You weren't feeling good. I understand."
A One Tree Hill fanfiction
Summary: Nathan and Lucas Scott are half brothers. They have an intense rivalry, lessened now by the fact that Nathan has decided to quit basketball, after his father pushed him towards the edge. Nathan is dating Haley, Lucas's best friend, and Lucas is juggling between Nathan's ex- girlfriend, Payton, and the head cheerleader, Brooke. However the rivalry is about to change, when Nathan gets seriously sick. Haley, Nathan, and Lucas bond during the time that he is sick, and this leads to changes that no one was prepared for.
Chapter One
Nathan leaned back in his chair, trying to listen to what his history teacher was saying. But it was a boring subject and only really made sense with his girlfriend, Haley's help. She tutored him, and they had bonded over that time, and eventually became a couple.
Nathan wished she were in his class, because he could use a distraction.
His eyes glanced casually at the clock on the wall. Only a few minutes were left in the class.
Time to end this shit, he thought, I'll just ditch the rest of my classes. I'm tired anyways.
Since he had quit basketball he had nothing to do, and had no reason to stay the entire school day.
When the bell rang, signaling the end of class, Nathan just walked out and drove home. No one noticed.
But as he parked his car, he realized his mom would wonder why he was back so early from school.
I'll just tell her I'm sick, if she even asks. She's settling all those divorce papers; she barely even notices my existence.
Besides the lie wasn't even much of a one. Nathan thought he might even have to cancel his date with Haley that Friday night simply because he felt so drained.
I'll feel less tired if I take a nap, Nathan figured, as he let himself in the house.
***
Haley found herself looking at the clock that day. It was her last class and she was supposed to call Nathan to finalize their plans for that evening.
Those last five minutes were torture to Haley. They seemed to drag on forever.
When the bell finally did ring, Haley quickly searched around for Peyton to get a ride home. She normally walked, but it would be faster, and she was quite eager to get home quickly.
She finally spotted her in the parking lot.
"Hey Peyton!" she called. Peyton turned around.
"Do you think I could maybe have a ride home? I kind of need to get home quickly." Haley asked shyly.
"Sure," Peyton said coolly, "Get in."
As soon as Haley got in, Peyton began backing up. She seemed to be rather in a rush, and Haley asked her about it.
"I'm sorry, are you in a rush, or something? You didn't have to take me," Haley said.
"Oh no, it's really no problem," Peyton said nonchalantly. She pulled into Haley's driveway and cut the engine.
Haley got out.
"Thanks," she said to Peyton, who sped off again.
As she let herself in, she heard the phone ring. Haley rushed to pick it up, hoping Nathan would be on the other end.
It was Nathan. "Hi," he said, in a voice that made Haley want to kiss him.
"Hi," she replied, "What's up?"
"Nothing much really," Nathan coughed, clearing his throat, "About the date."
Haley cut him off, "Yeah, well since we are still on, I was thinking."
"Actually Haley, I'm not feeling all too great," Nathan admitted, "We either need to cancel, or just have a casual dinner somewhere."
"Oh sure. That's fine. You're sick? Do you have a fever?" She asked, her voice full of concern.
"No, I'm just pretty tired, Haley, that's all," Nathan said.
"Oh. Well six then?" Haley asked.
"Yeah." Though Haley couldn't see, Nathan smiled into the phone.
"All right, well bye then," Haley said.
"Bye," Nathan said quietly.
***
The dinner had just started but Nathan was beginning to get a headache, and the nap hadn't helped much. He was still really exhausted.
I must be coming down with something he thought.
He wasn't too hungry either. He only ordered a soda, and to please Haley, some soup.
"Nathan, are you sure you're feeling okay? Maybe we should leave," Haley said looking at him.
"Yeah maybe. But let me pay first." Nathan said. He set some cash down on the table and then they walked out.
"Nathan, what's wrong?" Haley asked her boyfriend, as he leaned against a wall.
"I'm sorry, Hales. I'm just really tired. And I'm feeling a little sick," Nathan said, "I'm sorry I ruined our date."
"It's okay," Haley said, "Let's go home. But let me drive." Her eyes pleaded with him.
"Sure," Nathan agreed, handing his car keys over to his girlfriend.
On the ride home Haley asked Nathan, "Do you ever regret quitting?" She glanced at him quickly.
"Sometimes. But not really, I was tired of my dad always in my face," Nathan said, and then just blurted it out, "They're splitting up."
"Oh, Nathan. I'm sorry." Haley hugged him, because she had now parked the car in Nathan's driveway and the engine was off.
They stayed like that for a long while.
"Let's go in," Nathan said, "I'm tired." Haley agreed. She thought that Nathan felt a bit warm, but decided it was nothing. If he were really sick, he would tell her so.
"We can have some dessert and then my mom or I can drive you home." Nathan said.
He let Haley in first. Watching her, made him realize how much he loved her. How much he wanted to tell her so.
Haley grabbed his hands, interrupting his thoughts.
"Come on sleepyhead," she teased him. He smiled.
"I love you, Haley, you know that." Nathan said seriously.
"I know," she said smiling, "I love you too, Nathan. And dessert is waiting for us. So let's go. I have to be home soon."
Nathan followed her into the kitchen.
Upon entering he noticed his mom look at him closely, like she had gone, when he had come home from school. He had certainly been caught in his ditching. She hadn't asked him any questions though.
"Nathan," she said, "You okay?"
Nathan sighed, "I told you mom. I'm fine, really. Just a little tired. Don't worry about me." Nathan didn't want his mother to have more stress then she already did from those divorce papers.
"Okay." But his mother's look clearly said that she did not believe him. He also noticed Haley looking at him too, a bit of concern in her features. Nathan was now getting annoyed.
"Would you both stop it? I'm fine," Nathan, snapped, "I'll be fine." He repeated this to emphasize his point.
The kitchen fell silent at his words.
"I'm sorry," Nathan muttered, slumping into a chair. His mom looked at him closely. Nathan was falling asleep, and did not notice his mom's hand on his forehead.
"Haley would you please run and get the thermometer?" Nathan's mother asked.
"Sure," Haley obeyed, leaving the room quickly.
"You're warm, Nathan. What's wrong?"
"It's probably just the flu," Nathan muttered coughing. "I only cut today because I was so tired. I'm sorry." Haley soon came back with the thermometer. She handed it to Nathan's mom, who immediately stuck it under his tongue.
Haley noticed, for the first time that night, that Nathan's cheeks were flushed and that his brown eyes looked tired and sick.
His temperature was 102.3.
"Haley, I'm going to take you home now," his mother said, "Nathan needs his rest."
She nodded and they left, leaving Nathan all alone. He decided to go lie down and he dragged himself to the couch.
Soon he heard his mom come in.
"Nathan, honey, you okay?" she asked.
"Yea," Nathan replied weakly.
"Need anything?"
"No mom thanks though."
She came into the room where he was laying down. "Haley's pretty worried about you, you know," his mom told him.
He nodded, "I know. And I really am sorry that I ditched."
"I know. It's okay, Nathan. You weren't feeling good. I understand."