So here is the Sparks Fly rewrite. I have been working on this forever to get it perfect, and here is the deal: One chapter a day for 31 days to last the entire month of October. Sounds fun right? I think so.

Sparks Fly was one of my favorite stories to write. I enjoyed the journey and the course along with the story lines and character development. This all lead me to rewriting it, along with the fact that it had the most readers last I checked there were over 30000 page views which is amazing, seriously thank you guys so much. And after this...I'm going to have to leave this story behind and move on. This was one of my favorites and that is going to be a very hard thing to do.

The main plot line is the same but as you will see I added a lot, I twisted one storyline around and moved other things to different points. One of the biggest changes what Haley herself. I gave her more depth as a character. Their was something else going on in her relationship with Damien and that now explains so much more and allowed me to take her character one step further. Now this chapter isn't that much different but eventually it picks up! I really hope you guys like this and tell me what you think :)

I walked into Tree Hill High on the first day of my senior year. I had attended Tree Hill public schools all my life until freshman year of high school when I transferred to Oak Lake Academy, a private school that was over a half hour away. It was advanced and I thought it would help me get into college, but this year I decided to transfer back to Tree Hill High. Everyone I knew went to Tree Hill High. My best friends, Jake, Brooke, Lucas, and Peyton, were my support system and everything I ever knew which influenced me to return to T.H.H.

Jake is my twin brother and he is older than me by five minutes.

Brooke Davis is my best friend, she has been since the day my brother and I moved into our, at that time, new house when we were five, Brooke lived across the street and we soon became best friends. Brooke and Jake have been dating for three years. When her parents moved to L.A. last year they agreed to let her stay with us.

My mother often visited this cafe when Jake and I were growing up, Lucas Scott's mom Karen, owned it. Karen and my mom talked a lot, I met Lucas there and we have been best friends ever since. I also created a strong bond with Karen after spending so much time there; she was like my second mother. Lucas had been dating Peyton Sawyer for about a year now. She was always the girl next door to him, which caused us to get to know each other well since they were practically attached at the hip as kids.

We all had split up to go to our lockers after we walked into school. Principal Turner tried to make me attend a tour with the other new students of the school but Brooke quickly convinced him that she could handle it. She also told me they were boring as hell.

"Well well if it isn't little ole Haley James." Nathan Scott said as he approached my locker and leaned on the one next to me.

"Nathan Scott the one and only" I said with a smile. "I haven't seen you in forever, how have you been?" Nathan was Lucas' cousin.

"Pretty decent. What are you doing here?"

"I missed it, and this is the place I would rather be so I transferred back. This is where my friends are…it's home." I said throwing some copy books in my locker.

"Cool, we should hang sometime then."

"Sounds good, I have been helping Karen out and working at the cafe so you should stop by sometime."

He nodded. "How has your first day been so far?" He questioned before I heard Brooke yelling through the hallway.

"TG, what's your lunch?"

"Fifth" I said as walked to stand next to me.

"Meee tooo" She squealed.

"B, how much sugar have you had this morning?"'

"For your information, I haven't had any, just two mocha caramel lattes no foam!"

"Brooke! Do you know how unhealthy that is?"

"Haalesss don't get all fancy talk on me, I was so excited. I mean you're here"

"I know" I said rolling my eyes at her.

"Does Brooke Davis have to slap a bitch?"

"Why is bitch being a Brooke?" Nathan stood there confused as I smirked at Brooke.

He asked "What does TG mean?"

"It's her nickname, Tutor Girl, she has two others, TM and TS for tutor slut."

"Brooke."

"Hey at one point it was your nickname."

"That doesn't sound like Haley to me." Nathan said defending me.

"You know..." She said drifting off tilting her head.

"Yeah I know" I eyed her to drop the subject. "So where are Luke and Jake?"

"Right here" A deep voice said from behind me. I turned around and quickly hit Jake with my notebook. "How many times do I have to tell you not to do that! Jerk. Go be with your better half!"

"Hey I know you don't mean that Haley Bo..."

"Don't say it or I will hit you again Jacob!"

"She is just jealous that she is starting off the year solo while we have each other and Lucas has Peyton." Brooke said grabbing Jake's hand.

"Mhmm that's it Brooke" I said trying to avoid the silence by shutting my locker. "Especially after last year."

"It's okay Hales, I am too" Nathan said with a wink. Before anyone could say anything else the warning bell rang and we all headed off to our homerooms.

As my shift at the café drew to a close I threw the rag in my hand back into the sink before wiping my hands off. I only had a minute left in my shift. I lifted my apron over my head and hooked it on the rack. Walking out of the kitchen I heard the door chime and saw Nathan walking in. "I didn't think you were coming."

"I am a man of my word Haley James."

"Oh you are are you?"

"Absolutely."

"Well what would you like to eat?"

"I'm not hungry, I just stopped by to see you."

"That's nice of you but my shifts over in oh...ten seconds."

"Well I can walk you home if you want?" He asked optimistically.

"You don't have to do that."

"I want to."

"Okay. Give me one second." I walked back into the kitchen and as I clocked out I said "Karen I'm heading home."

"Have a good night honey."

"You too." I grabbed my purse from behind the counter and smiled up at Nathan. "Okay I'm ready to go."

He smiled back and motioned to open the door for me. "So how have you been?"

"I've been good. It's been crazy and hectic but that never stops."

"I know what you mean. Basketball workouts just started and I'm sick of them already."

"You mean your dad let you go all summer without working out?"

"No, but he still makes me do his workouts in addition to Whitey's.

"That's got to be brutal."

"Believe me it is. Which is why I am so glad it is senior year."

"Me too, we can finally get out of high school."

"So what was all that stuff you and Brooke were talking about earlier?"

"Oh nothing important, it's just inside stories."

"I get it, you two have been best friends for as long as I can remember."

"Ever since she knocked on my door to introduce herself and then insulted my outfit."

"She did that?"

"Yep, at the age of five she told me about color wheels and matching clothes with skin tones."

"She is crazy."

"I would never deny it. And I don't think she would either."

"You want to know a secret?"

"Risky business...go for it." I said biting my lip.

"I had a crush on you in the eighth grade, I was heartbroken when you left but when I saw you in the hallway today, my feelings resurfaced." I stopped walking and just stood there for a minute, I had had a crush on him when we were kids but I never expected him, the most popular kid at school, to have a crush on me, Little Ole Haley James

"Wh..what?" I stuttered out.

"I like you Haley, I really like you so will you go out with me?"

"I..I'm sorry Nathan I can't I'm not a normal girl."

"That's what I always liked about you, you weren't like all the other girls."

"I have a lot of baggage Nate, stuff you wouldn't understand, I'm sorry." By then we were at my house. I leaned up and kissed him on the cheek before running inside.

I instinctively walked into my room. I stood over her as she smiled. "Hi baby girl, Mama's home."

"You're my favoritest person ever, do you know that?" I leaned over and picked up Sophia. "I missed you today Sophia, did you miss me" I walked with her into the kitchen and sat her in her high chair before making a bottle to give to her.

"Hi TM"

"Hey B" I handed Sophia the bottle as she gave me a toothless grin that I returned.

"Guess what."

"What?"

"Nathan asked me out today, he said he has had a crush on me since the eighth grade."

"No way! What did you say?" She asked enthralled sitting on the kitchen counter across from me.

"I said I couldn't, that I wasn't like like other girls, and had a lot of baggage then I ran into the house."

"No you didn't! Haley that was Nathan Scott. You used to dream about marrying him."

"Shut up okay, I was a child" I said throwing the hand towel at her "I have a daughter to protect through this all Brooke, no one knows about her and I want to keep it that way, if I do this all of that is a shot to hell."

"You can't protect her forever eventually you have to live life."

"She is my baby and I don't want anything to happen to her."

"I get that, believe me Sophia is my number one concern every day and I love her almost as much as you do but you can't stay hidden in this little shell forever."

"I know..." I sighed.

"How is Sophie doing today?"

"Fine, she is really starting to teethe, and I think she missed me, I have been home with her for the past eight months besides the two days a week I work."

"Yeah but she probably had a lot of fun with grandma Lydia though." My mom would be watching her two days a week and the other three she would go to daycare.

"Thanks for watching her while I worked."

"No problem I love that little girl, it's the least I could do I mean you're letting me stay here for free."

"I love you, you know that?"

"I know, I love you too" She jumped down from the counter to hug me as Sophia burped.

"Well that's attractive" I joked.

"Little girl we need to teach you some manners" Brooke joked.

Only my parents, Jake, Brooke, Lucas, Peyton, Karen, and Keith knew about my eight month old daughter. I had gotten pregnant at my old school and I was sick of all the whispers every time I walked down the hall so when I was eight months along I went on maternity leave and then I finished the year at home with my work being sent to me.

I walked out of my room and grabbed my phone, plugging my headphones into it. Walking down the stairs I found Brooke and Jake on the couch. "I'm going for a run, can you guys just keep an ear out for Soph?" I asked placing the baby monitor next to them.

"Sure Haley Bob" Jake said with a smirk.

"Would you quit calling me that!" I yelled walking out of the house, blasting my music and beginning to run.

As I approached the rivercourt and closed my eyes enjoying the fresh air, then I ran into something hard. I opened my eyes to see Nathan.

"Sorry" I said pulling out my headphones "I'm such a klutz."

"It's okay."

"I wasn't paying attention to what I was doing." Before I could explain more my phone began ringing and I quickly answered it.

"What's wrong?" I asked moving away from Nathan.

"Why would something be wrong?"

"Because I just left the house for my run ten minutes ago"

"She is still asleep, I just wanted to make sure you were okay, you left the house in a storm Haley Bob"

"I told you to stop calling me that! If you don't I will throw my phone into the river and tell mom and dad you did it. They will make you buy me a new one."

"Like mom and dad would believe you, I'm the perfect child considering what you did while you were away at private..."

"Don't even think about finishing that sentence Jake. I can't believe you would even dare say that, you're my brother you're supposed to help me, not kick me when I'm down. Especially considering!" I yelled before slamming my phone shut.

"What's wrong buddy?" Lucas asked, I turned around to see him and Nathan staring at me.

"It's Jake...he..he said...mom and dad...they can't trust me anymore because of what happened...at Oak Lake, I can't believe he would use that as a punchline." I said with a few tears falling as Lucas hugged me.

"Why would he do that to you? After everything that has happened to you, what you have gone through... I can't believe him. "

"Neither can I." I muttered confused.

"You okay Hales?" Nathan asked. I loved the way my nickname just rolled off his tongue so easy.

"Yeah, I should probably get back to my run to get into shape."

"I think you look perfect that way you are."

"Thanks" I mumbled. "Should have seen me a few months ago."

"What was that?"

"Oh nothing, I have to get in shape because Brooke is making me be a cheerleader."

"You will do fine Hales." Lucas said. I gave a him a quick hug. "Call me if you need me"

"Alright see you guys later."

When I walked in I quickly took the baby monitor and started to head up the stairs.

"Listen Hales..."

"I don't want to hear it, leave me alone."

"Hales, I shouldn't have said that" He said reaching out and turning me around by my arm to face him.

"You're damn right you shouldn't have said that! You said mom and dad can't trust me because I got pregnant, and the fact that you implied that she is a mistake…Maybe it's bad timing and wasn't planned but she will never be a mistake not to me!"

"I didn't mean it okay? I know she isn't a mistake, I love her so much. And I know that they can trust you because you are amazing Hales."

"I guess I blew it out of proportion." I admitted. "It's just after everything that happened at Oak Lake...and well you know what I went through its little things like that that really get to me...especially the teasing even if I know you were just kidding."

"I'm really sorry Hales." He said pulling me into a hug.

We started a ritual when we were twelve that every Friday night we would get together and have a movie night. Tonight it had to be at Lucas's house since Peyton had invited Nathan. Brooke and Jake had left a half hour ago, I was just about to put Sophia to bed when she spit up on me, after I changed she was fussy so I had to rock her to get her to fall asleep. Just as I thought my night couldn't get any worse when I got to the car I noticed that it was nearly out of gas so I walked, and ended up being over a half hour late.

As I walked in Brooke greeted me "TG you're late, you're never late"

"I split soda on myself so I had to change and clean it up, then someone left the car on E so I had to walk." I glared at Brooke who had the car last. "Can I have a glass of water Luke?"

"Sure" Lucas said about to head into the kitchen before Nathan stopped him.

"I will get it anybody else want something?" They all gave him their orders before he went off to get them.

"What really happened?" Jake whispered.

"Sophie spit up on me then she was fussy so I had to rock her to sleep which took a while." I whispered back as a grabbed a pillow laid down on the floor, my legs and arms sprawled out.

"Rough day Hales?" Nathan asked walking back in. I looked up from where my head was buried in the pillow "Yes, very" I then eyed Jake as he put his arms up in surrender.

"Hey I apologized."

"I know"

"What happened?" Peyton asked as Nathan took a seat next to me on the floor.

"He kept calling me Haley Bob"

"Haley Bob?" Nathan questioned.

"My parents decided to give their twin angels wonderful middle names, I am Haley Bob James and Jake is Jacob Calvin James. I mean they are terrible, I hate my middle name."

"I am with you" Lucas agreed as Brooke nodded too before saying "P. Sawyer you're the only one with a good middle name, Elizabeth, I mean we have Eugene, Calvin, Bob, Penelope, and Royal."

"Wait your middle name is Royal?" I questioned looking at Nathan, figuring it out after narrowing it down that it was the only one I didn't recognize.

"It is my grandfather's name, do you have a problem with my grandfather?" Nathan said.

"No"

"Good Bob" I threw my pillow at his face, he dodged it and started to tickle me. "Nathaaan Stooppp pleaaaseee"

"Fine, I'll be nice James and let you off with a warning." He smirked.

"I can easily say that I will not give my child a horrible middle name." Brooke said as everyone but me nodded.

"What about you Hales, you didn't agree" Nathan said.

"Yeah, my first daughter's middle name will be Brooklyn." Haley said slightly smiling at Brooke while Peyton, Lucas, and Jake all looked at her.

"Hales" Brooke said smiling.

"How about that movie" Jake said interrupting.

Lucas and Peyton cuddle on a big armchair, I sat in between Nathan and Brooke on the couch, and Jake sat on the other side of Brooke.

About half way through the movie I fell asleep. When I woke up a half hour later my head was on Nathan's shoulder and his arm was around me, lightly stroking my arm. I hated to admit it but it felt nice, like I belonged there. Then something flashed up on the screen I jumped up startled. "Woah, you okay?" Nathan whispered to me.

"Yeah, that thing just scared me, sorry for falling asleep on you."

"No problem"

"It's just been a really long day."

"Do you want me to drive you home, I was going to leave soon anyway, I have training early tomorrow morning and all and it doesn't look like Jake or Brooke want to leave yet." He questioned while I pondered the thought, it would be nice to get into my nice warm pajamas then into my nice comfy bed and drift off to sleep.

"Okay that would be nice, thanks."

"Hey guys, Nathan is going to drive me home so I will see you tomorrow" I turned to Lucas and Peyton giving them a hug before I turned to Jake and Brooke "I will probably be out cold by the time you guys get home so just keep it down, I know how you like to trip on the stairs in the dark Brooke."

"Ha Ha" she replied dryly.

"Especially when we try to sneak out or into the house" Jake said as Brooke hit him.

"Haley tripped me."

"I wasn't anywhere near you. " I defended "But anyway, goodnight, I love you guys" I said hugging Brooke and Jake.

"We love you too TG" then Nathan and I were out the door. Once we were in the car I started to talk "Look Nathan about earlier"

"It's okay, I get it you don't want to go out with me."

"It's not that, I can't, not right now. I am getting over a lot right now and I just can't. There is a lot of stuff you don't know about me Nathan."

"And that's okay, I can get to know you better. Isn't that the point of dating?"

"I guess, I do want to date you but I just need some time."

"Okay, I can accept that, I mean I really want to date you so if I have to wait, I have to wait." He looked over and smiled at me. "And I don't want to pressure you so if it gets too much just let me know."

I smiled as my heart started beating fast. He was a good guy, and when I was ready he would be there. He would wait.

"Here is my stop, thank you for driving me home Nathan" I said kissing his cheek getting out of the car. My thoughts about him being a good guy were confirmed when he waited for me to get inside the house before driving away.