If We Ever Meet Again Chapter 1: The Girl Next Door, an one tree hill fanfic

I'm Back! With a three part story I think you all will love, the point of view switches within this chapter from Haley, to Nathan, and then in 3rd person. I think it's easy to pick up on. This idea was originally given to me by Kaya17tj and it has transformed a lot since you gave it to me almost a year ago, but it has turned out wonderful all because of you. She has been my rock giving me ideas, helping me decide different things, and editing it. So thank you! Also to thank Jodiesophiamerrygold, for betaing! And check out her new story which will be out soon Gone Before You Truly Existed, because I got a sneak peak and it is amazing, and also read her story Opposites Attract because there is a lot of drama in the next, what ten chapters or so would you say Jodie? But it's awesome, like everything she writes : )

Also, Naley12 if your reading, I have been working on Look After You: The Sequel (that's not the name, I am still undecided about that) and I think it is coming along great and I have a lot of new ideas and plot twists, so look out for that.

And finally, I post updates on my profile about new stories and updates, so be sure to check it out, it will also have story/chapter previews. Anywayyyy, I hope you like it and five reviews will get you the next chapter the day after I get the fifth, or else it will be up a week from today! I really want to hear your opinions good or bad, I want to know if you like it, just don't be too harsh, even if you just say like it, that will bring a smile to my face. Thanks guys, enjoy!

My name is Haley James and this is my love story….

Let me tell you about myself: I am a 17 year old junior at Tree Hill High in Tree Hill, North Carolina and I am nerd. The kind of nerd that always sits in the front of every class with glasses, and studies for fun! But music is something I love. I started playing the piano at 5, then vocal lessons at 12, and then at 14, I taught myself the guitar. I take all AP courses and every music course my school has to offer. Also I am in drama. I played the lead town's person in the last play! That's right town's person. All the popular kids got the important roles, it didn't matter that half of them were tone deaf and couldn't sing to save their life. It's probably good though because I have really bad stage fright.

My other passion is tutoring. When I am tutoring someone and they get it, that light goes on, I feel good. I feel worthy.

I have one best friend, Lucas Scott (its quality, not quantity, right?) and we have been friends forever. We are practically sister and brother.

Then there is my crush. Always popular Nathan Scott - he is my next door neighbor. We were really close as kids, like extremely close. Our bedrooms are facing each other and we both have a huge window. So if the curtains were open, you could see in. We used to have this signal - flick our lights three times in a row if we wanted to play or if we needed to talk. And then our parents got us white boards to write messages to each other. But then middle school came, he became popular and didn't really talk to me anymore. In about 6th grade, I developed a major crush on him and have had it every day since. He has deep blue eyes, dark brown hair, very muscular, and tall. Your typical tall, dark, and handsome man. I just want to tell him, but he is dating the school's head cheerleader Brooke Davis - gorgeous girl and oh so popular. They are the power couple who rules the school.

And you probably guessed, that my crush and my best friend are brothers, well half-brothers. Their father, Dan, met Lucas's mother, Karen, in high school. They dated, got pregnant, but he left her for Duke University. Then Dan also got Nathan's mother, Deb, pregnant in college. Lucas and Nathan do not get along because Dan made Nathan hate Lucas growing up.

Dan is one of the meanest people you'll ever meet. He forced Nathan into basketball and for him to be perfect at it. I would watch sometimes, acting like I was coloring the side walk with chalk or jumping rope. I would see Dan yell at Nathan if he missed a free shot or did something wrong. As for Deb, she was never really a mother; after all she sat by and watched this all happen.

Then there is Karen. She is a wonderful person and mother. She made it work as a single mother when her parents kicked her out. She owns Karen's Café. I work there after school and sometimes on the weekend. For a father figure, Lucas had his Uncle Keith (Dan's Brother). Keith is a great man and he has been in love with Karen all of his life. He finally admitted it last year when he asked her out. She, of course said yes. They are still going strong; it's almost their one year anniversary.

Ok, now onto my family - I have 3 brothers and 3 sisters, but that is a whole other story. I am the baby of Lydia and Jimmy James. They are wonderful yet crazy parents, but I love them. They are the type of people who live every moment and 'grab life by the neck'.

As I sit here writing a song, (yes, I write my own songs) I see Nathan walk into his room. He waves at me so of course, I wave back. Then I grab my guitar and start to work on a melody. My windows were open and I saw Nathan go and open his windows, to hear me. I let out a chuckle before I start singing. He brought out his white board and wrote 'you are way better than a lead town's person'. I laughed as he closed his curtains. Why was Nathan all of a sudden being so nice? He used to either keep his curtains closed or just ignore me. While I blasted my stereo, not caring if the entire neighborhood could hear, and danced around my room crazily, singing along. Not knowing that Nathan was peeking through, watching and thinking 'why did I ignore her all these years? She seems cool, definitely not the Haley I thought she was.'

Now you probably want to know more, like how I met Lucas? What happened between Nathan and me? But just be patient.

Lucas and I met in kindergarten. I was sitting coloring then Lucas came up to me and asked if he could join me. Then he began to read. We've been almost inseparable ever since. And I don't know everything that happened between Nathan and me. We were friends until he just started ignoring me. But I guess it was because he became popular and I am just geeky Haley James, always was and probably always will be.

So that's my story, for now. Wait and see how my life will change in the next year, let alone next month.

One day, Haley sat in her room composing while Nathan sat in his room shooting around his basketball. Lucas walked in to Haley playing her keyboard. Nathan could hear them talking because once again their windows were open. "Hey Hales"

"Hey Eugene" Haley said as Lucas eyes bugged out "I thought I told you not to call me that Bob. Now I will just have to tickle you."

"Noo Lucas, please no." Haley begged, hiding behind her desk. "Too late Hales" Lucas yelled as he began chasing her around the room finally trapping her on the bed, beginning to tickle her.

"Lucasssss pleaseee stop."

"You don't like it, do you? Promise you will never call me Eugene again"

"I promiseee" Lucas then stopped tickling her as Haley walked to the door and said "Eugene" then ran.

Nathan then decided to go outside and play basketball. Then Lucas and Haley walked out, stood in here driveway and he heard them talk "Piggyback ride?" Haley questioned as Lucas mumbled a fine. As Haley jumped on his back and Lucas began to walk past Nathan's house.

"Hey Nate" Haley said and Lucas nodded. "Hey guys" Nathan said then shot the ball and it went in.

"Hales, where are we even going?" Lucas asked.

"The rivercourt, duh. To see Marvin, John, and Ferguson."

"Hales, why do you not call them Mouth, Junk, and Fergie?"

"Because they're not their names"

"So? Wait, I have to carry you the whole way?" He said finally realizing.

"Yes and you have to run because we are late, now go." Haley said pointing in front of her then waving shyly at Nathan. He waved back.

The next day when Nathan walked into school, he was told to go to the office. Principal Turner then told him that if he did not take a music or art elective class of some sorts, he would not move up to a senior next year. He went with music since he can NOT draw to save his life. So he ended up picking Music Theory - listen to music and say whether he likes it or not, can't be that hard, right? So that afternoon he went to his music theory class. Soon he found out, music theory is not what he thought it was. He had to study about writers and write his own music. It was going to suck. Then he saw Haley in the corner with her head in a book, as usual, so he went and sat at her table. His feelings were really starting to change about her. He kept wondering why he ever ignored her, she is actually pretty cool.

"Hey" he said with a smile.

"Hey," she said back "what are you doing here?"

"Forced or else I can't become a senior. So I don't know anything about any of this, do you think you could tutor me? I need to do good because I am already border line in my other classes." He was pretty sure she was a tutor. She was always in the tutoring center.

"Sure but I need you to commit to it. Come on time, and don't tell Lucas."

"Deal as long as no one finds out. It will ruin my reputation."

"7 A.M. Dock Street Market, tomorrow."

"Perfect."

"Now shut up Mr. Finestra is talking."

"Breakfast of champions" I said as approached the table at the docks.

"You're late" Haley said annoyed.

"Sorry, stopped for breakfast. Want some?" I said placing two coffees and a box of cracker jacks on the table.

"You promised you would be on time," She said but I ignored it then broke open the box of cracker jacks and pulled out the prize "Please be a cheat sheet," then I opened the wrapper. It was a bracelet, a pink beaded bracelet. I grabbed Haley's arm and put the bracelet on it "it's for you." as I looked into her eyes I said "Don't say I never gave you anything."

She smiled, looked up at me, and then said. "Do you see this book? (Music theory) Because this book it me, I am music."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"It's supposed to mean that you could work your whole I am Nathan Scott Mr. big shot scoring my touchdowns on someone else" Haley said before I interrupted "I don't even play football."

"Whatever! The point is at the end of the day all your bluster and BS don't mean anything to music. Cause music doesn't care, and neither do I."

"Does English care? Because I suck at that too." I asked stupidly before I said. "Haley, I remember when we were little, you never treated me differently because I was amazing at basketball" she scoffed as I

said that "or because I was rich, or because my daddy always gave me everything I wanted. You wanted to be my friend because I was me, and you were you. You never treated me differently or put me to a higher standard because I was Dan Scott's Son. And that's one of the things I liked about you."

"We were just kids, none of that mattered to me. Much like none of it matters to me now. I have been friends with Luke since kindergarten. The people who made fun of us then, now come up to us and start talking to us because he's 'popular'" Haley said using finger quotations "we just talk to them until we have a chance to get away. He isn't interested in the party scene or the popularity, just the basketball."

"Wow" I said then I said "I just need you to know, no one can find out about this. It would ruin my reputation and all that." I told Haley.

"You mentioned that already." she said plainly

"Here, this is for you" I said handing her the coffee.

"I don't like coffee" Haley said as I put it down dejectedly then we started tutoring.

The next day, I got a note in homeroom saying to come see the coach. I walked into Whitey's office, then Whitey sat me down and told me "Son, if you don't pull up your grades, you can't play basketball anymore" So I need Haley's help, yet again. As I continued to think about Haley, I had to wonder why suddenly was I getting feelings for her? I have a girlfriend, remember Brooke? She's a hot popular cheerleader. What could be better than that? Haley. It was simple as that.

About a month later, we still had tutoring every morning but now I was tutoring him in every subject. And on the nights before test, we would study at one of our houses.

We were sitting in my room when I said "if x plus y equals 64x squared and x equals 32, what does y equal?"

About a minute later, Nathan answered "131"

"Yes!" I said joyfully, when suddenly Nathan leaned in and kissed me gently.

"Nathan, you shouldn't have done that" I said, confused. He has a girlfriend, Haley. He has a girlfriend. I reminded myself.

"I wanted to" he said to me, and then I whispered "Yeah" and kissed him again. A few minutes later we pulled apart.

"We can't do this Nathan. You have a girlfriend" I said, although I didn't want to.

"I don't love Brooke, Haley. The only reason I am with her is because we are the popular couple. She is my ticket to fame, and to the parties. But she means nothing to me, Hales. You do, you mean so much to me. Over the past few weeks, I have developed feelings for you that I have never felt before and I cannot deny that any longer. But the thing is, if I bring you into my crowd, they wouldn't accept you. That's the only thing I have mixed feelings about, nothing that has to do with you. So I need to keep my relationship with Brooke. The people I am friends with are shallow, and don't like people of you. I don't like that about them. They would torture you and they would never accept you. They don't care about how you are as a person. All they care about how much money you have. I have to be with Brooke but I want to be with you."

"I love that you are different than that. I have never been a big fan of Brooke but are you sure you want to do this?" I asked. I practically just fell in love with him from that speech.

"I have never been so sure of anything in my life." He said then questioned "You?"

I said "Me either" then leaned in and kissed him again.

Nathan and I talked, both agreeing that it would be best to keep our relationship a secret. He would still stay in his relationship with Brooke, but be with me.

We were sitting in the back of the library, doing what looked like tutoring from afar but this is considered it a date to us. "So you want to go on a date Friday night?" Nathan whispered.

"Sure, where?"

"I was thinking you could come over after I get done my shift at the dealership." That was Dan's newest pressuring point with Nathan, to get him away from me. So Dan figured that training at five a.m. every morning and two hour practice after school were not enough, he would also make him work at the dealership for three hours after school practice. As you can see, he doesn't like me very much. "My parents are going away for the weekend so the house will be empty."

I looked up at him, "Don't you get tired of this?" then I put my face back in my Environmental Sciences book, pushing up my glasses.

"Get tired of what?"

"Us, hiding and always needing to hang at our houses. Afraid to leave and get caught together because of Brooke and your reputation." I said not looking up.

Nathan took a quick glance around checking for people. Nope no one; after all it was five p.m. on a Wednesday. "Hey, look at me" he lifted my chin up so his eyes met mine. Brown met blue. "No, because it means I get to spend time with you. Yes maybe, it is a pain to be so secretive but it's worth it in the end. Right?" He noticed my eyes becoming glossy then leaned in for a light kiss. After he pulled away reality set in for me "Nathan, you shouldn't have done that. Anyone could have seen, Brooke could have seen!"

"So what? I mean let's not go shouting it out. But I think Brooke is cheating with me anyway. The last time, I talked to her was last Saturday night when I went with her to a party. We spent a total of ten minutes together and then she just disappeared, probably with a guy."

"Ughh" Haley grunted as she pushed her glasses back up again. "I hate these things, not only are they ugly but they don't fit right!"

"They may be ugly, but on you they don't. You're beautiful no matter what you wear. You got that whole hot librarian thing going on. "He said with a smirk as I looked back at him with a small smile, glancing around then pecking him quickly whispering "Thank you" against his lips.

I nervously stood in front of Nathan's house in a blue v neck shirt, a high waisted black and white striped skirt, black sandals holding a black purse. I knocked twice before turning the door knob to find it unlocked, and stepped in "Nathan, Nathan where are you?" I shouted throughout the house. I could smell food so I walked towards the kitchen. I saw Nathan on the patio lighting a candle. I walked through the patio doors knocking on them "knock knock" I said with a smile as he looked up surprised "You're early" he muttered before looking at his watch "or I am running late."

He then started to walk over to me. He was in black pants with a blue button up shirt, the first two buttons undone letting you see his white t-shirt under it. "Hey gorgeous" He was now right in front of me, leaned in and kissed me long and gently. "You look amazing tonight"

"You don't look half bad yourself" I replied with a smirk.

He pulled back and reached for something on the table "These are for you" A bunch of purple wild flowers. "They're beautiful, they look familiar."

Nathan looked down with a devious smile on his face "They should" he looked up "I stole them from Mrs. Henderson's garden."

"Nathan!" I scolded. Mrs. Henderson was an elderly woman that lived across the street from us. "Hey, she will never notice."

"Thanks for the stolen flowers, I guess" I joked as I surveyed the back deck. On the patio table, he had an empty vase which I guessed was for the flowers. Then two plates which were covered so I couldn't see what we were about to eat, a bottle of what looked like champagne. Then he had candles lite all along the deck. "It's beautiful out here."

"You're beautiful" He said looking into her eyes "Good answer" I whispered leaning in to kiss him.

A few minutes later, we sat down to eat. Nathan revealed prime rib and macaroni and cheese. "A little bit of bubbly?" Nathan questioned popping the champagne.

"I shouldn't"

"Who ever got drunk from champagne?"

"Fine."

"So apparently I am throwing a party tomorrow night."

"Really?" I questioned taking a sip of the champagne.

"Yeah, Tim invited a ton of people to my beach house and told them I was throwing it so people would come. Be my date?"

"Nathan, we can't"

"But that's what you think. So what we do is you and Luke come, since he is on the basketball team. He is automatically invited. I will have Brooke come then we let them mingle because I think they like each other. At 9:30 we meet out on the beach, walk down the beach and no one will ever know. I mean by that time everyone will be too drunk to realize we are not there."

"You just got yourself a date Nathan Scott."

I walked out of the house at 9:20 to try and find a place to wait for Nathan; I decided to walk to the left, going down a few houses. I rolled up my pants and stuck my feet in the water. It was beautiful out here. The water was cold but I loved the feeling. I soon felt two warm familiar arms wrap around me. I fell back into them as he put his face in the crook of my neck and laying a kiss there. "Hey beautiful."

"Hi, it's beautiful out here"

"You haven't seen nothing yet, come with me" he took my hand and lead me down the beach. I eventually grabbed his arm and rested my head on his shoulder. There was a rocky area ahead of us, so Nathan climbed over then took my hand and helped me over.

"Oh my…Nathan it's amazing here" he walked over to under the rocks and pulled out a blanket.

"I hid it this morning" he explained then put it down as we sat on it. "I figured whenever we were missing each other and couldn't be together at that moment, we could come here and remember tonight." He said looking down in my eyes "Hey what's wrong?"

"Sometimes, I wonder why you're with little ole' me. I mean you're popular and could get any girl you wanted but you're with me." I said as he lifted my chin with his hand.

"Hales, you are so amazing, I don't know why you're with me of all people but I am glad because I don't know what I would do without you."

"I just sometimes I feel incredibly disconnected, really uncomfortable in my own skin, like I don't fit in in this world, like I was born at the wrong time. I just feel like I don't belong."

"Want to know where you belong, right here" he lifted my hand and put it on his heart "you will always belong, right here with me." I leaned into kiss him.

Weeks went by like days and life was well for the two. They decided it would be best not to tell Lucas because Lucas didn't see the Nathan Haley saw. He was a different person around her. When Haley did tell Lucas about tutoring but he got mad, before Haley could explain that he really wasn't a bad guy, he just had some troubles with school.

They were in love with each other, yet they wouldn't dare tell each other. It was too soon.

I looked across the quad to see Nathan flirting with Brooke and then joking around with all his friends. I couldn't help feel betrayed, alone, and cheated on. And yet it was the other way around, I was the one helping Nathan cheat. And seeing him with his friends I realized, that was a world I would never fit in. I would always be an outcast to them. And that they would always be the jocks and the popular and I would always be the geek.

Nathan and Haley were sitting on his couch watching a movie while his parents were at work. Although Haley wasn't really watching the movie, but deep in thought. When the credits started rolling through Nathan squeezed her shoulder with his hand that was wrapped around her "Did you like the movie?"

"Huh?" She said as his voice shook her out of her trance "Oh…Nathan, we need to talk."

"About what?" He questioned as she turned so their faces faced each other.

"Nathan, I can't do this anymore. I can't keep this a secret anymore. I mean, I am lying to my best friend. And I guess, I'm not as important to you as I think I am because if I was, you would have broken up with Brooke and we would have been together, for the real, not just in secret. Yet you haven't. We talked about it many times. You keep saying that eventually you will break up with her but I can't keep waiting forever. My heart is breaking every day and I can't do this anymore. I am putting myself on the line. I'm sorry Nathan, but we're…we're over." Haley said through tears.

"Hales"

"I feel like you're two timing me, like your dating me and Brooke, it's not fair to either of us."

"But Haley, you mean so much to me. If that's what it takes, Brooke and I are over."

"No Nathan, if I meant so much to you, I wouldn't feel like this. Afraid someone will find out and we will get caught. Or the way I feel when you're with your friends and you see me, you make fun of me when you're with them. It hurts, it just hurts so bad. I've worn my heart on my sleeve, but that's going to change. I'm done… we are…done." She said not looking up at him to see his dark blue eyes looking down at her, with sadness, sorrow, and regret. His heart broke when she said these things to him. He is trying to think of something to say, but he didn't say anything, what could he say to her to make her change her mind?

"Hales, please don't do this. It will change I will change it, I promise. I will break up with Brooke and tell everyone my true feelings for you. I don't want this," he grabbed her hand but she pulled it back "us to end."

"And you think I do?" She was angry now "If you think I want us to end you're wrong. But we have to, I feel like all we do is go in circles."

"I will change"

"Too late" Haley said, she grabbed her keys and ran out the door. She ran to her house, thankfully her parents were gone for the weekend. She shut her door then slid down, sobbing. Little did she know, Nathan was doing the same thing on house over.

Nathan had sent Haley hundreds of text messages and left her many voicemails, but she wouldn't answer. Her curtains were closed so Nathan couldn't see her. He knocked on her front door but she wouldn't answer. The next day he saw Lucas come over.

Lucas walked into the house to see Haley on the couch crying. He instantly walked over to her and sat next to her "Hales what's wrong?"

She wiped her eyes and cleared her throat "Luke, I need to tell you something. I have been lying to you, and you're going to hate me but for the past few months, Nathan and I have been seeing each other."

"What? Hales you know how he is!"

"No, Luke. He is a different guy than what you know him as. I swear, he is like a 180 around me."

"Maybe I should meet this man then…why are you crying?" he asked wrapping an arm around me

"We broke up because I couldn't stand it anymore. I mean it wasn't exactly him. It was just that I couldn't stand him being with me and Brooke"

"Wait so you were going out with Nathan while he was going out with Brooke?" He questioned as I nodded.

"It hurts Luke, it really does…I love him" I finally confessed out loud.

"Oh, Hales, I guess I should tell you…"

Nathan thought of the next thing he should do, he got into his car and drove across town. He pulled up to Brooke's house and knocked on the door, she answered. "Look Brooke, I think it's time to break up."

"Why?" Brooke asked.

"Because, um... I've been cheating on you. Haley and I have been dating for the past three months."

"Oh… Nathan, I have to tell you something… Lucas and I have been secretly dating for the past two. I think I love him. I was going to end us soon."

"Well I wish we would have ended it sooner. Haley broke up with me and I don't think she's ever going to talk to me again, let alone forgive me."

"What happened Nate?"

"She said she felt like she was getting two timed and she couldn't handle it anymore. But I don't know what I'm going to do without her."

"It will all work out Nate."

"I'm glad you're so sure" He muttered sarcastically. "I have to go, but don't be looking for Lucas, he is at Haley's house."

Nathan pulled up then knocked on Haley's door. Lucas answered. "Hey man."

"Look I know you've been dating Brooke. Just treat her right okay. She's a special girl. Lord knows I didn't treat her right, but she's not the one I want to spend the rest of my life with. That's Haley. "

"I will don't worry, I love Brooke."

"Good I'm happy for you. Look, is there any way I could talk to Haley?"

"Sure, but don't tell her I let you in."

"Haley?" Nathan questioned, wandering into the kitchen.

"I heard what you said"

"I broke up with her Haley, because you are so much more important to me than popularity."

"But that's not the point Nathan; you should have done it months ago. It shouldn't have taken me breaking up with you to do so. Can you please leave?" Nathan dejectedly walked out of the house. But not giving up, he would never give up on her.

Haley got up on stage and saw him. Then she mouthed to Lucas "What is he doing here?" Since the break-up Nathan has been trying everything to get Haley back, he sent her flowers, candy, he told all his friends, he wrote her letters, texted her all the time. But she couldn't go back to him, she couldn't get hurt again.

Lucas mouthed back "It's okay, just sing. No Fear."

"No fear" Haley mouthed back. It had become their 'thing' every time before she would begin a performance he would tell her 'No Fear' and that was it she had no fear.

"Hey guys! I have 3 songs in my set then Chris Keller will join me for a song. Then the dj and karaoke will be out."

Everybody cheered before Haley said. "I am going to do a cover of the song Where I Stood by Missy Higgins and then Never Again by Kelly Clarkson" everyone cheered again before Haley started.

I don't know what I've done
Or if I like what I've begun
But something told me to run
And honey you know me it's all or none
There were sounds in my head
Little voices whispering
That I should go and this should end
Oh and I found myself listening

Cause I don't know who I am, who I am without you
All I know is that I should
And I don't know if I could stand another hand upon you
All I know is that I should
Cause she will love you more than I could
She who dares to stand where I stood

See I thought love was black and white
That it was wrong or it was right
But you ain't leaving without a fight
And I think I am just as torn inside

And I won't be far from where you are if ever you should call
You meant more to me than anyone I've ever loved at all
But you taught me how to trust myself
And so I say to you, this is what I have to do.

Then after the applause died down Haley began again.

I hope the ring you gave to her
Turns her finger green
I hope when you're in bed with her
You think of me

I would never wish bad things
But I don't wish you well
Could you tell
By the flames that burned your words?

I never read your letter
'Cause I knew what you'd say
Give me that Sunday school answer
Try and make it all okay

Does it hurt
To know I'll never be there?
Bet it sucks
To see my face everywhere

It was you
Who chose to end it like you did
I was the last to know

You knew
Exactly what you would do
Don't say
You simply lost your way

She may believe you
But I never will
Never again

If she really knows the truth
She deserves you
A trophy wife, oh how cute

Ignorance is bliss
But when your day comes
And he's through with you
And he'll be through with you
You'll die together but alone

You wrote me in a letter
You couldn't say it right to my face
Well give me that Sunday school answer
Repent yourself away

Does it hurt
To know I'll never be there?
Bet it sucks
To see my face everywhere

It was you
Who chose to end it like you did
I was the last to know

You knew
Exactly what you would do
And don't say
You simply lost your way

They may believe you
But I never will
Never again

Never again will I hear you
Never again will I miss you
Never again will I fall to you
Never

Never again will I kiss you
Never again will I want to
Never again will I love you
Never

Does it hurt
To know I'll never be there?
Bet it sucks
To see my face everywhere
It was you
Who chose to end it like you did
I was the last to know
You knew
Exactly what you would do
And don't say
You simply lost your way

They may believe you
But I never will
I never will
I never will
Never again

Haley was really getting into her performances as she kept singing. The fear was suddenly gone. "And the next song I am going to sing is a song I recently wrote myself. It's called Halo."

I never promised you a ray of light
I never promised there'd be sunshine every day
I'll give you everything I have
The good the bad...

Why do you put me on a pedestal?
I'm so up high that I can't see the ground below
So help me down, you've got it wrong
I don't belong there

One thing is clear
I wear a halo
I wear a halo when you look at me
But standing from here
You wouldn't say so
You wouldn't say so if you were me

And I… I just wanna love you
Oh, oh I… I just wanna love you

I always said that I would make mistakes
I'm only human and that's my saving grace
I fall as hard as I try
So don't be blinded
See me as I really am
I have flaws and sometimes I even sin
So pull me from that pedestal
I don't belong there

One thing is clear
I wear a halo
I wear a halo when you look at me
but standing from here
you wouldn't say so
you wouldn't say so if you were me

And I…I just wanna love you
OOhh I…I just wanna love…you

Like to think that you know me
But in your eyes
I am something above you
Its only in your mind
Only in your mind

I wear
I wear
I wear
I wear a halo

One thing is clear
I wear a halo
I wear a halo when you look at me
but standing from here
you wouldn't say so
you wouldn't say so if you were me
I just wanna love you
I just wanna love you
(I just wanna love you)
Heya Hey Hey Hey…Hey Hey Halo
Heya Hey Hey Hey…Hey Hey Halo
Heya Hey Hey Hey…Hey Hey Halo
Heya Hey Hey Hey…Hey Hey Halo

"And for my last song please welcome the amazingly talented Chris Keller" everyone applauded for the last time. He was carrying an acoustic guitar and an electric guitar he raised them, raising his hands in the air then handed Haley the acoustic guitar he mouth "You ready?"

Haley nodded and he started strumming to his guitar, starting the song. Then Haley began to sing and play her guitar.

Dancing where the stars go blue
Dancing where the evening fell
Dancing in my wooden shoes
In a wedding gown

Dancing out on seventh street
Dancing through the underground
Dancing little marionette
Are you happy now, yeah

Where do you go when you're lonely
Where do you go when you're blue
Where do you go when you're lonely
I'll follow you
When the stars go blue
When the stars go blue
ooooooo

Laughing with your pretty mouth
(laughing with your pretty mouth) yeah
Laughing with your broken eyes
(laughing with your broken eyes)
Laughing with your lover's tongue
In a lullaby, yeah

Where do you go when you're lonely
Where do you go when you're blue
Where do you go when you're lonely
I'll follow you, yeah yeah

Where do you go when you're lonely
Where do you go when you're blue
Where do you go when you're lonely
I'll follow you, follow you, follow you, yeah yeah
When the stars go blue
When the stars go blue
When the stars go blue
When the stars go blue

Where do you go when you're lonely
Where do you go when the stars go blue

Then they both bowed and walk off stage.

Haley ran and jumped into Lucas' arms exclaiming "I did it"

"Yes you did and you we awesome!"

"Thanks Luke, no fear right?"

"No fear" Lucas said before they laughed and that was the first time she saw Nathan standing there. "You were great Haley" Nathan said shyly.

"Thanks"

Then Lucas decided to start a conversation "Hales, you didn't tell me you were playing Halo."

She smiled and stated "It was a surprise, plus you heard it before."

"Well I heard like a verse, and then you saw that I walked into your room and slapped me for not knocking."

"Well can't a girl get some privacy?"

"It's okay Luke. I have heard her practicing for weeks" Nathan said.

"Hey Chris man, you were great" Lucas said as Chris walked over and they shared a manly hug.

"Ehh I just sang background, Its H.J. who is the amazingly talented person in this club. Who also proved she had some edge tonight with Kelly Clarkson, you brought down the house"

"Thanks Chris" Haley started before she remembered something she had to tell him "Oh My God, Chris, I forgot to tell you! I got in; I got accepted to Ryan's School of the Musical Arts!"

"Yes!" Chris exclaimed as Haley jumped into his arms and he twirled her around "I knew you could do it. I told you, you would get in. When are you leaving us?"

"A week" she admitted.

Then Nathan stuttered out "Wait... you're… you're leaving?"

"Yeah it's in Charlotte. I still can't believe they accepted me, it's so surreal."

"You're going to do great Hales, you will surely be missed." Lucas said.

"Luke, I don't know if I can do this. I have seen you almost every day of my life and now I will barely see you." Haley said on the verge of tears burying her head in his chest.

"It's going to be hard but, we have cell phones, Skype, Facebook, and you said you were going to start a blog when you get there. And I will come up to see you whenever I can and you will be home for holidays and some parts of the summer. Plus we have Duke in a year from now. So no moping, this is a happy occasion."

"Yeah Hales" Chris said. Nathan cringed, this punk is calling her Hales "Plus I will be there to keep you company."

"Oh joy" Haley said jokingly

"It will be my third year there. So I know where to go, stick with me and you will not get lost. I will watch your back, don't worry" He finished with a smile before adding. "I will be the new broody Lucas" Chris said jokingly doing the squinty eye thing Lucas always did.

"Lord help me if that's true" Haley said sarcastically.

"Haley, we need to get some drinks into your system, drunk Haley is fun Haley!" Chris said.

"Designated driver," She stated then said "besides you have only seen me drunk once anyway, back last month."

Nathan thought 'we broke up last month, did I cause her to drink?'

"Yeah but it was so funny. Especially when we were taking you to the car, you started talking to Luke's mustang like it was a person then you threw up on Luke"

"Hey! That was not funny" Lucas stated

"New subject, Lucassssssss, come sing karaoke with me please? It's our last song before I leave." Haley begged. She had been asking since this morning this time he finally gave in "Fine"

"Okay so we will sing airplanes, me being Haley Williams, fitting right, and you B.O.B. you've seen the video right?" Lucas nodded.

"You sure Hales?" Lucas asked

"No fear right?"

"Absolutely, no fear"

Nathan began to sing along with karaoke looking at Haley the entire time.

It's been so long

That I haven't seen your face

I'm tryna be strong

But the strength I have is washing away

It won't be long

Before I get you by my side

And just hold you tease you squeeze you

Tell you what's been on my mind

I wanna make up right now na na

Wish we never broke up right now na na

We need to link up right now na na

I wanna make up right now na na

Wish we never broke up right now na na

We need to link up right now na na

The entire crowd started clapping along to the music, of course, they all knew what he was singing about because the news about Haley/Nathan/Brooke/Lucas love rectangle spread around quickly. Lucas looked to Haley to make sure she was okay.

Girl I know mistakes were made between us two

And we show our eyes that night

Even said somethings weren't true

Why'd you go and haven't seen my girl since then

Why can't it be the way it was?

Cos you were my homie lover and friend

I wanna make up right now na na

Wish we never broke up right now na na

We need to link up right now na na

I wanna make up right now na na

Wish we never broke up right now na na

We need to link up right now na na

I can't lie

I miss you much

Watching every day that goes by

I miss you much

Until I get you back I'm gonna try

Yes I miss you much

You are the apple of my eye

Girl I miss you much

I miss you much

I can't lie

I miss you much

Watching every day that goes by

I miss you much

Until I get you back I'm gonna try

Yes I miss you much

You are the apple of my eye

Girl I miss you much

I miss you much

I wanna make up right now na na

Wish we never broke up right now na na

We need to link up right now na na

I wanna make up right now na na

Wish we never broke up right now na na

We need to link up right now na na

I want you to fly with me

Want you to fly

I miss how you lie with me

Miss how you lie

Just wish you could dine with me

Wish you could dine

One that would grind with me

I want you to fly with me

Want you to fly

I miss how you lie with me

Miss how you lie

Just wish you could dine with me

Wish you could dine

One that would grind with me

One that would grind

I wanna make up right now na na

Wish we never broke up right now na na

We need to link up right now na na

I wanna make up right now na na

Wish we never broke up right now na na

We need to link up right now na na

After he was done everyone applauded as he walked of the stage towards the bar and Haley.

She told him "That was good"

"Thanks"

"Hales, I am going to go check on our music" Lucas said walking away.

"Haley, I meant what I sang." Nathan admitted hoping somewhere somehow she could forgive him and they would get back together.

"So did I Nathan" Haley said walking away from him. Truthfully she wanted to get back together with him but just couldn't. It was too painful to forgive and forget about. It was just too soon.

A week later, Nathan saw Haley packing up her bags.

Nathan wrote on his board 'so I guess you're leaving?'

Haley wrote back 'yep'

Then they each wrote 'bye'.

Haley wrote something else on the board but left it on her bed. Nathan began writing something else too but when he looked up, she was gone. Then he looked down at his board then ran out of the room, down the stairs, and out the door. But she was gone. He saw her driving off down the road.

So what did the write on their white boards? Any guesses, well you will have to wait til the third part to find out, review!