So here it is! I have been talking about this forever, I mean I have been writing it since like September, but at that time it was on the backburner, but for the past two months I have been working on this like crazy! I am totally in love with it. I can't wait for you all to read it. Their are a few mysteries but will soon be unfolded :) And I have recently decides that after the first initial 23 chapters, their will be a second part to it with a time jump! Oh and I have written in a huge cliffhanger at the end of chapter 23 just to let you all know ;) This will be updated once a week but I do not know what day yet. I love the way this has turned out so far so right now I have the feeling of 'Let's kick it out of the nest and see if it flys' :)
This is titled after the song I'll Stand By You by the Pretenders but the cover I LOVE is Carrie Underwood's so go check that out!
To those who celebrate it, Merry Christmas! and to those who don't Happy Holidays! And I guess our dreams of a One Tree Hill Christmas episode arn't going to happen. :(
To Jodie, Jen, and Ashley-Merry Christmas Eve girlies! (-did i spell that right?) I hope you all love it because I have been talking about it forever, you all have helped me with it in some way too so thank you soooo much. I love you all, your all amazing, now get your butts in gear and update ;) Can't wait to read them!
Disclaimer: I do not own anything.
Background: Haley and Lucas are siblings who are moving to Tree Hill after a tragic event, to live with their Aunt Karen and Uncle Kieth along with their cousin Lily. Haley is 17 and Lucas is 18.
Brooke and Nathan Scott have been mistreated and verbally attacked by their parents for years but have stuck together throughout it all. Nathan is 17 and Brooke is 16. Brooke and Peyton Sawyer have been best friends for what seems like forever and Brooke is in a serious relationship with Julian Baker.
Oh and fair warning, I use a lot of quotes in this!
Thank you all for reading and be sure to review!
Oh and here is the summery I posted on my profile if you want to read it beforehand.
When tragedy strikes Haley and Lucas James move to Tree Hill and life with their Aunt Karen, Uncle Keith, and cousin Lily. They make new friends, and find new love interests for both of them, but will their past come back to haunt them? Only six people in town know the truth, what will happen when others find out. Join Haley and Lucas as they fall in love, and feel like they finally fit in. They don't get that 'look' when they walk down the hallways at Tree Hill High like they did in Honey Grove. Read teenage drama at its best when you follow the lives of the the sixteen year old best friends, Peyton and Brooke, then Julian and Nathan who are seventeen. Thirteen months may separate them but Brooke and Nathan are close siblings, who bicker but then they get over it and go back to sticking together, because with their parents, they need to.
Brooke and Julian are in love and planning their future together, when something happens will they be forbidden to see each other? Nathan want's to find someone who understands him, someone who he can talk to, truthfully he is just looking for an escape from his parents who are close to monsters, will he find that in Haley? Peyton just feels alone, she feels that no one wants to stick around her for long because she is so screwed up, except for her best friend Brooke, even though now she is spending more time with her boyfriend Julian, but will Lucas be that one person who sticks around or will he leave her just like everyone else did? Lucas wants to get past everything and reinvent himself, in the last few months he hasn't been a good brother to the one person who has always been their for him. He hates the guy that has been will Tree Hill be a new start for him, or will he just mess up things worse when his past comes back to haunt him, destroying everything he has built up? Haley just wants to move on and be able to trust guys again after a unlucky relationship, will Nathan be that guy that changes everything? Haley is slowly drowning as things just keep piling up, will Tree Hill revive her, will Nathan throw a life saver out to her or will a person from her past pop it? Will Tree Hill be just what she needs, or will it demolish everything she loves and has worked for her entire life?
Nathan wants to play in the NBA. Peyton wants to own a well known record label and be a famous artist. Julian wants to be a big shot Hollywood producer and director. Brooke wants to be a fashion designer. Lucas wants to be the next great American novelist. Haley doesn't know what she wants to do, she loves to tutor people and she loves singing, but no one even knows she has talent, will she come out of her shell and possibly get discovered or will she crawl back into her shell and take the safe route? They have big goals, will they be accomplished?
Join six friends on the journey of life. Tears. Friendship. Relationships. Romance. Drama. Pain. Recovery. Healing. Lies. Humor. Fights. Sibling Rivalry. Bickering. Trust. Betrayal. Forgiveness. Love.
This summer is going to be a hot one, but for a whole other reason besides the weather.
Naley, Leyton, and Brulian, with lots of Laley along with Keith, Karen, Crazy Carrie and a sprinkle of the Brathan sibling relationship.
I walked into the café only for my Aunt Karen to greet me. "Oh Haley I've missed you" She said putting down her tray and immediately hugging me. Karen was my mother's sister, she married Keith around ten years ago and they have a five year old daughter, Lily. She looked behind me "Where's Lucas?"
"He was parking the car" I was seventeen and my brother, Lucas, was sixteen.
"I didn't know he had his license."
"He doesn't, only I do, but he needed to learn so I taught him, they were able to teach me before…" I trailed off as Lucas walked in "My Boy" Karen said breaking away from me and hugging him.
"Did you change your hair?" He asked.
"If by "change," you mean "drag a brush through it", then yeah."
I walked behind the counter and grabbed two mugs, I loved it here, there was just this feeling, I mean it wasn't home but it was a close second. I loved that no two mugs in the café were the same, it gave the café that original feeling. I picked up the pot of coffee inhaling the smell before pouring us each a cup, then adding sugar.
"Umm, excuse me, may I help you?" A raven haired, blue eyed man wearing an apron asked. They were the most beautiful eyes I had ever seen.
"Oh…Hi this isn't what it looks like… I umm, I was just getting some coffee for me and my brother, he's over there, and yeah… his name is Lucas… I guess I should tell you mine, Haley, Haley James, and if you didn't pick it up yet, I ramble, a lot." I said finally stop rambling after I just made myself look like an idiot.
"Good to know, but uh you can't be back here."
"Do you work here?" I spit out, it was so dumb, what did it matter? Oh right because I definitely want to spend all summer working next to him.
"No, just helping out because the two people who do were late, I am normally just a regular customer, I come here a lot" Good to know.
"Nate these were the late workers." Karen explained walking over with Lucas.
"Oh we have to work here?" Lucas questioned unenthusiastically.
"Come on Luke, you know you love it" When we would come for the day we would always help out.
Karen then introduce us "Nathan, they are my niece and nephew, Haley and Lucas. Haley is your age. Lucas is one year younger. They are going to be staying here." He nodded.
"Cool, I always wanted to stay somewhere else for the summer, you could kinda reinvent yourself, break away from your family and be whoever you want."
"Yeah" I whispered looking down as Luke grabbed my hand across the counter.
"Oh crap did I say something," He said.
"No its fine" Lucas said gently as he took a sip of his coffee and then started coughing "How much sugar did you put in this?"
"My normal amount" I said shrugging it off.
"Sorry for that Aunt Karen she probably just emptied your sugar jar." I punched him in the stomach "Oww!"
"Shut up Pucus!"
Nathan started laughing "That's a good one"
"So…" I lead off as Lucas still rubbed his stomach trying to get sympathy "Where is Uncle Keith and my Lily bear?" I questioned.
"He took her down to the shop because he needed to fix a car and I had my hands full with the café because my workers were late."
"Sorry the mustang needed work before we left so it set us behind like an hour, I think the battery is almost dead….Or it may have been because Haley and I had a fight that if she continued another awful rendition of Mustang Sally that I would throw her out of the car because she does it every single time." Lucas said rolling his eyes.
"I don't sing it every time, and it's not awful! The battery is probably dead because you leave the lights on all the time."
"No I don't"
"Yeah ya do idiot! I can see the lights from my room...well I could"
"You're crazy"
"No I'm not! And your radio is way too loud, and it smells like cat poo"
"What no it doesn't"
"Have you ever heard of an air freshener, plus its way to old, it's not worth all the money that has been put into it. I mean Mom told me that you were conceived in it!"
"What! Gross, why would you tell me that, did you want me to think about that, Oh God! Party foul on the mental image!"
"Calm down you dork, how do you think we got here? The stork!" I could hear Nathan laughing about our bickering.
"Would you shut up about that, and besides I got that car, and you got that locket you're wearing, how would you feel without it, I need to keep fixing the chain all the time, but I don't complain because it's what you have left. I never once told you to get rid of it!" Lucas yelled then stormed out. "I'm going for a walk."
"Lucas, Lucas, it's raining!" I yelled after him but he blew me off "Damn it" I muttered under my breath.
"He will be fine Hales"
"I know, but he is the one that has been strong throughout all of this, and here I go getting into a fight with him about the Mustang, he loves that thing, it makes him feel connected to him still. I just…I took it to far this time."
"I know baby" Aunt Karen said pulling me into her in a bone crushing hug, then kissing the top of my head. "He just needs to blow off some steam because he has been trying to stay strong and not break down in front of you. Let's just get back to work." When I turned around I knew Nathan wanted to ask what we were referring to but he just brushed it off, I guess he felt it wasn't his place. "Haley Bob James, while you're at it get out of that sweatshirt, it is soaking wet and you are going to get pneumonia." Karen said, she sounded like my mother.
"Yes Mom" I said sarcastically. Nathan walked into the back with me "Your middle name is Bob?"
"Yes, it's a long story, do you have a problem with that?"
"Nope, mine isn't much better, Royal, I guess middle names are meant to embarrass you" I nodded then got to work.
A half hour later Lucas walked in, I immediately put my tray down at an empty table and went to hug him "I am so sorry."
"I know, you were joking and I took it seriously, I love you Hales"
"I love you too Luke" I then saw Keith walk in holding Lily "Princess" I shouted grabbing her from Keith's arms.
"Haley!"
"Uncle Keith" Lucas said giving him a man hug before I handed him Lily and hugged Keith .
After a few minutes of talking about our trip Karen cut in "Well, the café is empty, lets shut down then we will have dinner, Nathan you are welcome to stay, maybe you can show them around after."
"Thanks for the offer Aunt Karen, Nathan" I said quickly before he could respond "but I really just want to go home and sleep, it's been a long day, well actually month" I said gently as she nodded.
"Here" She pulled out her purse "Take the house key, why don't you go home, if you get hungery the fridge is filled with food anticipating you two, especially Lucas" she threw Lucas a look "we will be home soon, but Lucas no more driving without an adult older than twenty one, Keith can take you out for driving lesson, not your sister who just got here license a few months ago."
"Hey" I cut in "I will let you know that I am an amazing driver."
Lucas scoffed "Sure lets just ask that pole you hit."
"Hey it came out of nowhere" I yelled at him then turned to everyone "it really did, and I barely grazed it." They all just laughed at me.
"It came out of nowhere" Lucas said trying to mock me. I hit him before walking towards the door. "Get in the car Pucas or your walking."
Thank you all so much for reading and be sure to review! If I get 10 reviews I will update early :) Anyone have any guess of whats going on, even though its probably obvious.