"A/N: Hey guys this is my first full length story, wrote a one shot, for this site. Most of my stuff for One Tree Hill will be about Naley with of course a bit of the other couples. Anyways I always welcome reviews and comments, so this is just the first of many stories I have in store for you
New Way Home- Haley James has been a substitute teacher for the past 3 years at Tree Hill high, but when she gets promoted to a full time teacher in La will she take it? She decides she will, moving from her apartment with her friends Peyton and Brooke to a loft with her best friends, LA Times writer Lucas Scott. Yet when she arrives she discovers something she's never known about Lucas; he has a brother. Most of all his brother is Lakers basketball star; Nathan Scott.
"Nathan Scott, star player of the LA Lakers, was seen last night having a hot and heavy make out session with heiress Paris Hilton, sources say." Lucas read to Nathan, who was sitting at the island table eating his breakfast. Lucas looked up from the newspaper he was reading from and set his attention on his brother.
"Do you have anything to say?" Not looking up Nathan carelessly shook his head, keeping his head down to his cereal bowl. Lucas took a sip of his coffee as he gave his brother a blank stare waiting for him to redeem himself.
"You know Nate, I don't know what's more embarrassing, to read that and know I'm related to you or," He emphasized his last note. "To write that and know I'm related to you."
Nathan laughed as he stood up to put his plate in the sink. "Whatever Luke."
Luke let out a sigh. "Whatever Luke? Is that all you can, say, Nathan-"
"I just don't get why you won't go to Kenny and tell him to give you another section to write about. I know, you know, shit the whole LA area knows you're a much better writer than the gossip column." Nate interrupted as he leaned against the counter, waiting to see what lame excuse Luke had this time.
Luke set down his cup and remained silent. Nathan watched as Luke stared off into space, feeling he went too far to early he opened his mouth to say something, but before he could Luke spoke up.
"Don't you think of tried Nate?" Luke asked as he finally looked at Nathan. "Its not that easy, I tell him, I ask him, what else can I do?"
"Show him." Nate said sternly. He let out a big sigh as he continued. "Show him those books you've been writing. I'm sure those will give him a good hint or you could stop being a pussy and just get them published. They are that good Luke. And when you finally do that you can quit that so called job of yours at the LA Times."
Luke let out a laugh as he walked over to his brother, who had his "Million dollar grin", or what the public called it. "You really think so?" Luke asked as he crossed his arms in front of Nathan.
"Yes…also it would get you out of my personal life." He said jokingly as he slapped Luke's hand.
"We'll see, I'm going to be late for work." Nathan nodded as Luke walked out the door.
"Haley!"
The sound of Brookes screaming voice echoed throughout the apartment. Haley let out a grunt as she pulled the covers higher above her head.
"Haley James wake up!" Brooke screamed louder as she stood outside her door. Getting up abruptly, Haley opened her door and stuck her head out. "I heard you!" She screamed, making sure she was just as loud as Brooke.
Peyton sat on the kitchen counter drinking her cup of coffee trying to hide her smirk that was being brought by her two best friends having a yell fest.
"Sometimes I wonder about Haley. I mean she's like bi-polar; sweet one minute and evil the next!" Brooke rambled on to no one in particular as she violently scrambled her eggs. "Like honestly she needs to be medicated or something because one day-" Peyton looked up when Brooke stopped talking and found her staring at the TV.
Following her gaze she saw what captivated Brooke's attention; on the TV screen was a program on puppies. "Awe! I love dogs; they are the cutest things ever!" Brooke cooed.
"Whoa, one minute your about to cut off Haley's head and then your all giggles and smiles when images of puppies come on? I'm starting to think it's not Haley with the bi-polar issues." Peyton states as she poured herself another cup of coffee.
Brooke threw her a death glare as Haley walked in.
"Good morning." Haley sang as she grabbed a cup from the cabinets and began to pour herself some coffee. Peyton nodded as Brooke showed her stubbornness and began ignoring Haley's presence.
"Okay you're not seriously doing that?" A dumfounded Haley asked. Brooke clanked her dish down as an answer. "You got to be kidding me." Haley mumbled, Brooke turned around and began to give a response when the phone rang.
"Got it!" Shrieked Brooke as she raced toward the phone. "Horny sex kitten, what's your pleasure?" Brooke asked seductively.
Peyton shot a look at Haley who was rolling her eyes at Brookes open sexuality. Yet they both walked closer when they saw Brookes faces go from playful to shock.
"Uh-oh, I'm going to take a wild guess and say that wasn't chase." Peyton whispered as Brooke walked over with her hand held over the receiver and stood in front of Haley, who now had a questionable look.
"What?" Haley asked as she crossed her arms, waiting for Brooke's response.
"It's your boss." Brooke said in a whisper. Haley felt her mouth drop and her eyes open wider, Brooke looked at Peyton for help but was shot down when Peyton turned around not able to see what would happen. Yet instead of a blood bath that both girls imagined, Haley snatched the phone and walked to the privacy of her room.
"Okay, I can't believe you just did that Brooke!" Peyton said as the laughter she was trying to hold in burst out. Brooke, who was now full of embarrassment and regret, started to clean in a way to keep her mind off of what her mistake could do to Haley's career. "Shut up! How I was I suppose to know it was for Haley?"
"Well you two do live together so that should've been a good guess." Broke let out a sigh as she rolled her eyes. "You are so not making this situation better. What's Haley going to say, I mean, what if-" She set down the spatula and began to pace the floor, mumbling quietly to herself.
Peyton quickly walked over and steadied her. "You're going to dig a hole in the ground if you keep that up."
"What if Haley loses her job? I could never forgive myself; she'll be homeless by the age of 22." Peyton let out a small laugh of confusion. "Why would she be homeless?"
"I can't let her live here if she can't pay the rent." She stated seriously as Peyton rolled her eyes and walked over to the couch.
Haley quietly walked back into the kitchen, the phone clutched tightly in her hand as she made her way to where Brooke was with a blank expression.
Brooke looked up from the dishes and saw Haley's return. She dropped the dish she was holding and placed her hand to her mouth. "Haley I am so sorry! I didn't know; please don't be mad at me." Waiting for her to yell or throw something at her, Brooke was met with no acknowledgment. "What?"
Haley slowly lifted her eyes which she had downcast on the floor; she shook her head as she felt the tears begin to form. "God Brooke, I'm going to miss you." She blurted out as she brought a very stunned Brooke into a hug. Startled and confused Brooke hugged her back and met eyes with Peyton who seemed more confused and surprised then she was.
"Miss me? Haley you're not moving because of what I did? I said I was sorry!" Haley let out a laugh as she let go of Brooke .She stood in silence looking at her two best friends. "I'm moving."
Jumping from the couch, Peyton made her way to where Haley and Brooke stood. Standing side by side with Brooke, Haley smiled as she saw both of her friends with the same expression. "Haley, what are you talking about?"
Now with a full grin plastered on her face, she wiped away he tears that had fallen down her cheeks. "That was Mr. Franklin. He called to inform that I won't be a substitute for Tree Hill high anymore-"
"Brooke you got Haley fired!" Peyton yelled as she swatted Brooke on the arm.
"Ow!" Brooke whined as she covered the place on her arm where Peyton had hit her. Haley shook her head; she was going to miss them.
"No, I didn't get fired." Haley said butting between her friends bickering. They both stopped and turned to Haley. "Haley what are you talking about?" Brooke confusingly asked.
Keeping her brave face on Haley continued to smile. "I won't be substituting anymore because I got a full time teaching job!" Both girls shrieked as they jumped up and down with excitement. Haley laughed as the two girls pulled her into their jumping frenzy.
"It's in LA."
Haley could sense the fireworks begin to build as the jumping stopped and their screams of happiness died down. Peyton shot a look at Brooke who couldn't seem to do anything but give back the same look.
Seeing neither one could form any words, Haley continued. "Um- I'm moving to California. The jobs there in LA and I know it's really far from Tree Hill but…" She took a deep breath. "This is what I've always wanted. To teach, be a teacher, mold young minds. It wasn't easy saying yes, but I did and I hope you guys aren't totally mad at me."
Waiting for their response, Haley became nervous when neither said nothing and continued to stare at her. Now she wasn't expecting them to right away throw her a going away party yet she thought that congratulations would be a start.
"Okay, someone please say something."
Peyton was the first to come out of her daze. She let go of Brookes arm and walked over, she placed her hands on both of Haley's shoulders. Haley raised her eyebrows, unsure of what Peyton was either going to hug her or strangle her.
"I'm happy for you, you deserve this. So no matter where you go, you'll always be one of my best friends…Miss. James." Haley rolled her eyes and pulled her into a hug.
"Me too hales. You deserve everything you get in life and this is just the beginning of it all." Peyton let go of her grasp on Haley and pulled Brooke into it.
The three of them stood in the kitchen hugging. "Thanks guys, if I could find a way to bring you guys with me I would." Haley mumbled against Peyton's shoulder.
Brooke nodded. "Well try really hard, that way Miss. Sawyer here can quit her so called job at Tric." Brooke teased.
"Hey I get to listen to some awesome bands-" Peyton tried to argue. "They have you cleaning up tables P. Sawyer, that's not much of a job. You love music, and that's where you should be; bossing bands around and working with the masterminds of the music business." Peyton shrugged at Brookes comment.
"Ya, well, it's never going to happen. That's life." Brooke rolled her eyes.
"What about you Brooke, are you happy at Target?" Haley questioned. Brooke shifted her footing as she looked at the floor. Haley shook her head. "Didn't think so, you shouldn't be stocking clothes you are made for the runaway, designing outfits for celebrities and having your own store."
Brooke shrugged. "Peyton's right, its how life is. Now enough about us Haley, this is your moment. So when do you start?"
Haley sighed as she flopped on the couch. "As soon as I can find a place."
Peyton scrunched her nose, deciding whether or not to bring up the subject. But before she could think it over she couldn't help but blurt it out. "Why not live with Lucas!"
Both Haley and Brookes head shot up, yet the difference was Haley was smiling. "You're so right Sawyer, why didn't I think of it. Going to go call Lucas!" Haley exclaimed with excitement as she skipped to her room.
Peyton smiled at her brilliance yet felt it slowly disappear as she was met with Brooke's evil glare. "What did I say about bringing his name up in my presence?"
Lucas sat his desk trying to look busy. Yet if that meant playing his twentieth game of solitaire then he was busy as a bee.
Letting out a sigh of frustration Lucas re shuffled the cards for his next game. As he was busy thinking of his next move his cell phone started to vibrate. He quickly exited his game and placed his cell to his ear.
"Lucas Scott."
"Luke I am your father." The person on the other line said. Luke let out a chuckle as he leaned back into his chair.
"Okay Haley that had to be the worst impersonation of Darth Vader ever."
"Whatever. So what you doing?" Haley asked she randomly looked at the magazine in front of her.
"Well it's this thing called a job hales, now that we're grown ups we kind of need to have one." Luke teased as he grabbed his foam basketball and began shooting hoops.
"Ha-ha, even hundreds of miles away your sense of humor still sucks." Haley teased back. She missed Luke, he moved LA right after graduation, yet he would come back to Tree Hill for all major holidays and any chance he got.
They had been best friends since Haley could remember, yet her mom told her that their first meeting was when they were two at the Karen's Café. Oddly when Haley started ninth grade she started to work for Karen.
When her parents decided to pack up their things and travel it were Karen and Lucas who took her in. They were her family, and nothing could ever change that.
"Okay hales, be nice. What do I owe this pleasure of your voice through my cellular device?" he asked as he watched the foam basketball bounce off the rim.
Yet Lucas was met with no response, he pulled his phone from his ear and found that it wasn't dead or a disconnected call. "Haley? You still there?"
"I'm here. Actually I have some major news for you. Ready?"
"As I'll ever be."
"I got a permanent teaching job…in LA." Luke smiled at her news.
"Hales, th-that's amazing! When do you move down?"
Haley took a deep breath and set her magazine aside. This was it. "Actually I start as soon as I can find a place but, it's LA, you know? Its going to be a struggle to find a place this fast and cheap, so I had this wild idea, actually not so wild considering our background history and all, but-"
"I would love if you stayed with me." Luke said interrupting her rambling. Haley fell back on her bed and began to scream, Luke pulled the receiver away from his ear as Haley shrieked.
"Oh thank you, Luke! Gosh it will be like old times yet we can't take baths together, that's where I draw the line." Haley said through her laughs.
"I'm excited too, but hey I have to go, I'll call you later tonight when I get off. Okay?"
Haley couldn't stop smiling; all her dreams seemed to be going the way she wanted it to. "Okay, thank you again Luke. Love you. Bye."
"Love you too, bye."
Haley hung up the phone and put her face to the pillow let out a big scream of excitement.
Nathan opened his front door stumbling in, he had just finished practice two hours ago and headed for a bar. As soon as he got there he was swarmed by tons of women, like most nights he chose his pick, drank until they couldn't remember each others name, and went back to his place to have meaningless sex.
"Wow this is your place, what are you a basketball player?" The tipsy blonde slurred as she pulled Nathan by his shirt. He gave her his trademark grin as he began to undo her straps of her dress.
"I like to think so."
He then reconnected their lips as he pulled her into his room, all clothing was nearly removed. He began to kiss her neck when he felt the blonde he brought home begin to shudder. Nathan pulled back as he saw her immediately cover her mouth.
She violently pushed Nathan off and leaned over the edge of the bed and through up.
Nathan shook his head. "Shit." He got up and grabbed a pillow and blanket and headed towards the guest room.
This wasn't the first time one of his meaningless picks for some random drunken sex ruined the fun by throwing up. He sighed as he threw himself on the bed and began to doze off.
He had gotten use to his media life, the one where he was constantly followed by paparazzi, the one where he could get any girl he wanted, the one where he could do no wrong, yet that wasn't enough for him.
He hated being followed, never having any alone time, he hated how every girl he got was the same; there was no chase, he hated that no one saw him as who he really was; a person with different levels and emotions.
Yet if he changed all that he was scared that the one true thing he did have would go away. Basketball.
Okay so this was the first chapter, as you can tell not much naley in this but trust me it will be here sooner than you think So please review and the next chapter shall be up soon