Title: Travling Soldier
Author: tjmack
Category: Romance, Drama, also very Angsty
Spoilers: No real spoliers
Summary: Set Now: Nathan and Haley have never met, Haley is twenty-two years old and works at her best friend, Lucas's mother's cafe. Luke is Twenty-Six and just happens to be Nathan's older brother, but they've never met because they're father Dan never claimed Lucas. Nathan is Twenty-five, and his only way to get out from under his father was to join the army. Fate sets in an war hero Nathan Scott returns to Tree Hill, and goes to Karen's Cafe to see his brother. Instead he finds a cute, quirky girl there, and instantly falls in love with her. But what will become of they're relationship when Nathan is called back to duty. Full of heartbreaking angst, and some great fluffy moments. Notes: I don't own OTH or any of the characters...please R&R
Chapter One: Meet Haley
Haley knew today was her day off, but she just loved hanging out with Lucas and Karen. She didn't have anything better to do. Brooke was prepping for her wedding, even though she hadn't picked her maid of honor or her bridesmaids yet. Haley figured that Peyton would be her maid of honor, she knew they had, had some problems in the past, but they were best friends. Peyton, was out of town, at an art convention. Chase was probably with Brooke, since they got engaged they've been attached at the hip. She walked in and sat down at the counter. Karen noticed her sitting there and walked over to her.
"Haley, you know it's your day off right?" Karen asked.
"Yeah, I do," Haley said.
"Well, can I get you anything," Karen asked.
"Yeah, I'd love a cup of coffee, and a cheeseburger," Haley said.
"Alright, I'll let Luke know," Karen said, with a smile on her face.
"Oh, no, Luke is cooking," Haley asked.
"Well, of course," Karen said.
"Don't tell him it's for me," Haley said, remembering all to well what happened last time.
Beginning of flashback
"Oh, Hales, this cheeseburger is for you?" Lucas asked
"Luke, you that it is," Haley said, looking aggeravted.
"Oh, well in that case, I'll make it extra special good," Lucas said, trying to hide his smile.
"Sure, sure," Haley said, not really paying much attention to him.
A few minutes later, Lucas plopped down the most delicious cheeseburger down, in front of her.
"Oh, Luke, this looks delicous," Haley said.
She picked it up, and took a huge bite. Her face automaticly changed, and she spat it out on her plate.
"You asshole," she yelled.
"What Hales, I made it special for you," Lucas said, trying to hold in his laughter.
"You know damn well, I don't like onions," she said, taking a huge drink from her soda.
"Oh, you don't like onions," Lucas said, and then let his laughter out.
She hit him playfully.
"You ain't making me another sandwiches," Haley said.
End of Flashback
A few minutes later, Karen brought up her cheeseburger.
"I checked, there aren't any onions," Karen said, sitting it down in front of her.
"Okay, thanks," Haley said.
Lucas emerged from the kitchen area, looking confused.
"My mom said that cheeseburger wasn't for you," Lucas said.
"Well, it was," Haley said, as she laughed slightly.
"Well, that is totally beyond, not fair, I was gonna make it extra special for you," Lucas said, with a beeming smile on his face.
"Remind me, one more time, why do I hang out with you?" Haley said.
"Cause you love me, you know it's true," Lucas said, trying to not laugh.
"I know that there is a reason, I do however know, that it isn't that," Haley said.
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"Brooke, you've looked at twenty different colors, I'm sure one of them will work," Chase said, trying to calm her down.
"No, Chase they won't, because I have to like them, and everything that they have shown me," she stopped long enough to catch her breath, "They suck, okay, it's plain and simple," Brooke said.
If Chase had known what a monster this was gonna turn Brooke into, he would have waited, till maybe, never. He laughed to himself, at Brooke screaming histrically at the lady, showing her this hidieous pink color. He loved her so much, but god she could be so Brooke sometimes.
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Haley sat in slience for a little while, and finished her coffee. Karen could hear the sound of an empty coffee cup a mile away. Just as she had figured, Karen popped up, and filled her cup back up.
"So, hows Luke and Peyton doing?" Haley asked.
"Oh, they're doing good," Karen said.
"Well thats great," Haley said.
"Yeah, he just got back to town yesterday," Karen said.
"Didn't they leave like last week sometime," Haley said.
"Yeah, he just hates leaving her behind," Karen said.
"Yeah, true," Haley said back to her.
Karen left to go refill someone elses coffee, and to take someone elses order. Lucas's came up behind her, and looked really weird.
"What is it Luke, is it Peyton," Haley asked in a concerned voice.
"No, I just got a call from my brother," Lucas said.
"You mean that guy Nathan, that you've never met," Haley said.
"Yeah," Lucas said, he looked as if someone had hypnotised him.
"Well, what did he want," Haley asked
"He said, he was coming to town, to see me," Lucas said.