Prologue
bAU!/b :D WRITTEN for request made by Princessj1785 at OTH message
board :). Haley - Lucas's half-sister, Nathan - Lucas's best friend.
They're in high school. Haley hadn't noticed Lucas's existence yet. And
Haley plays tennis, and is friends with Peyton and Brooke.
"Haley, honey, could you come by Karen's Café after practice? I need you to help me out tonight." Deb called out after Haley who was rushing to get ready.
"But mom." Whined Haley, trying to find her white with light blue tennis shoes that would match her outfit perfectly. "I can't. I have to meet up with Peyt and Brooke after practice, I told them I'd give them a ride tonight."
Deb stood in Haley's doorway, arms crossed with a small frown resting on her lips. "But honey, Karen and I both need help tonight. Karen's son has a game and so he can't come in to help out."
"When did Karen have a son?" Questioned Haley, her voice muffled from behind the walk-in closet. "Anyway, why do I have to go? I promised my friends that I'd stay after to watch the basketball game, since Brooke told me about some cute guys in Varsity." Then Haley walked out of her huge closet in form-fitting jeans and a low V-neck shirt.
Deb, still with her arms crossed, gazed sternly at her daughter. "Just try to help tonight okay? Even if you come late, that'll be perfect. We need all the help we can get." She told Haley, who was picking up her signature bag.
"I'll try, mom, but don't wait up." Haley replied, slipping through the space between her mother and the doorway.
Smiling, Deb said, "Great!" But then remembering that Karen's son was also going to the basketball game, she asked after Haley, "If you happen to see Lucas, cheer for him okay? And maybe you could also give him a ride?"
Raising one perfectly tweaked eyebrow, Haley turned around, "Who is Lucas and why should I give him a ride? Mom! Stop trying to boss me around!"
Sighing, Deb's shoulders fell. "Sorry, honey. I just thought since Karen's son, Lucas, is playing tonight and you're going to be there too, then maybe you could give him a ride to the café."
"Uh, no. Sorry, mom, but I don't know who that is, and I'm not going to give rides to people I don't know." Haley then turned and walked briskly out the door. She yelled, "Bye mom! See you later." Then unlocked her car and drove off.
Deb shook her head, still in the same place she had been the whole morning, Haley's room. "Seeing as how I owe Karen, I'll just let Karen know that Lucas will be getting home by Haley. And Haley will have to give him a ride, whether she likes it or not." Then, she walked out of her room, grabbing her things to get ready for another day's work in Karen's Café.
Meanwhile, at school, Haley had just parked her car into her spot, which she had picked in the beginning of school. She pushed the door open and stood up.
Surveying her surroundings like she did every morning at school, she spotted her friends, which included Peyton and Brooke. Locking her car, Haley ventured over towards them, but in her rush, she did not see a guy walking in her direction.
Before Haley had a chance to wave, she fell on the floor dropping her bag, spilling its contents.
"Watch it!" She yelled at the blonde on the floor beside her, picking up his things. "Sorry. I wasn't watching where I was going." He apologized, helping pick up her bag. "Are you okay?" Angrily, Haley snatched it out of his hands and hissed, "Obviously you weren't watching. Don't touch my stuff, and can't you see that I'm alright? Now leave me alone and go away." Rejected, the blonde shrugged his shoulders and walked away. Getting up, Haley turned to see Peyton and Brooke walking towards her with concerned expressions. "Haley, you okay?" Peyton asked, picking up Haley's dropped history book. "Yeah. Some geek didn't see me, that's all." Haley waved off the concerned looks, and said, "So what's going to happen after school?" "Well, Hales, seeing how your practice ends a lot earlier than when the basketball game begins, we'll go to your house. You can get changed there, while Peyton and I just chill. And then after the game, there'll be a party at Tim's house, so if you're up for it, we'll all go there, but if you can't, then we'll see," answered Brooke, smiling and gazing past Haley. "Uh, Brooke, who are you staring at?" inquired Peyton, trying to follow Brooke's gaze. Pointing at the tall brunette in the letterman jacket, Brooke answered, "Nathan Jamison. He's in the starting 5 for Varsity." Then dreamily, Brooke asked, "Isn't he hot?"
"Sure, Brooke, whatever you say." Peyton and Haley answered. "You think every guy out there is hot."
They hadn't been able to see Nathan clearly, since he had disappeared into the crowded hallway. "Remember Terrible Todd? You had a crush on him for weeks, and we still don't know why you did." Haley said, then bemused, she asked, ". Brooke, you listening?"
Then rolling their eyes at Brooke's still dreamy state, they hooked arms and started walking towards their first class. Brooke, snapping out of it, called after them, "Hey! Don't forget about me!"
Then, she ran up to catch up to them, who had waited, laughing. Smacking both of them lightly on the arm, Brooke hooked her arms through Peyton's and Haley's. Then all three of them stalked off towards their US GOVERNMENT class.
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"Haley, honey, could you come by Karen's Café after practice? I need you to help me out tonight." Deb called out after Haley who was rushing to get ready.
"But mom." Whined Haley, trying to find her white with light blue tennis shoes that would match her outfit perfectly. "I can't. I have to meet up with Peyt and Brooke after practice, I told them I'd give them a ride tonight."
Deb stood in Haley's doorway, arms crossed with a small frown resting on her lips. "But honey, Karen and I both need help tonight. Karen's son has a game and so he can't come in to help out."
"When did Karen have a son?" Questioned Haley, her voice muffled from behind the walk-in closet. "Anyway, why do I have to go? I promised my friends that I'd stay after to watch the basketball game, since Brooke told me about some cute guys in Varsity." Then Haley walked out of her huge closet in form-fitting jeans and a low V-neck shirt.
Deb, still with her arms crossed, gazed sternly at her daughter. "Just try to help tonight okay? Even if you come late, that'll be perfect. We need all the help we can get." She told Haley, who was picking up her signature bag.
"I'll try, mom, but don't wait up." Haley replied, slipping through the space between her mother and the doorway.
Smiling, Deb said, "Great!" But then remembering that Karen's son was also going to the basketball game, she asked after Haley, "If you happen to see Lucas, cheer for him okay? And maybe you could also give him a ride?"
Raising one perfectly tweaked eyebrow, Haley turned around, "Who is Lucas and why should I give him a ride? Mom! Stop trying to boss me around!"
Sighing, Deb's shoulders fell. "Sorry, honey. I just thought since Karen's son, Lucas, is playing tonight and you're going to be there too, then maybe you could give him a ride to the café."
"Uh, no. Sorry, mom, but I don't know who that is, and I'm not going to give rides to people I don't know." Haley then turned and walked briskly out the door. She yelled, "Bye mom! See you later." Then unlocked her car and drove off.
Deb shook her head, still in the same place she had been the whole morning, Haley's room. "Seeing as how I owe Karen, I'll just let Karen know that Lucas will be getting home by Haley. And Haley will have to give him a ride, whether she likes it or not." Then, she walked out of her room, grabbing her things to get ready for another day's work in Karen's Café.
Meanwhile, at school, Haley had just parked her car into her spot, which she had picked in the beginning of school. She pushed the door open and stood up.
Surveying her surroundings like she did every morning at school, she spotted her friends, which included Peyton and Brooke. Locking her car, Haley ventured over towards them, but in her rush, she did not see a guy walking in her direction.
Before Haley had a chance to wave, she fell on the floor dropping her bag, spilling its contents.
"Watch it!" She yelled at the blonde on the floor beside her, picking up his things. "Sorry. I wasn't watching where I was going." He apologized, helping pick up her bag. "Are you okay?" Angrily, Haley snatched it out of his hands and hissed, "Obviously you weren't watching. Don't touch my stuff, and can't you see that I'm alright? Now leave me alone and go away." Rejected, the blonde shrugged his shoulders and walked away. Getting up, Haley turned to see Peyton and Brooke walking towards her with concerned expressions. "Haley, you okay?" Peyton asked, picking up Haley's dropped history book. "Yeah. Some geek didn't see me, that's all." Haley waved off the concerned looks, and said, "So what's going to happen after school?" "Well, Hales, seeing how your practice ends a lot earlier than when the basketball game begins, we'll go to your house. You can get changed there, while Peyton and I just chill. And then after the game, there'll be a party at Tim's house, so if you're up for it, we'll all go there, but if you can't, then we'll see," answered Brooke, smiling and gazing past Haley. "Uh, Brooke, who are you staring at?" inquired Peyton, trying to follow Brooke's gaze. Pointing at the tall brunette in the letterman jacket, Brooke answered, "Nathan Jamison. He's in the starting 5 for Varsity." Then dreamily, Brooke asked, "Isn't he hot?"
"Sure, Brooke, whatever you say." Peyton and Haley answered. "You think every guy out there is hot."
They hadn't been able to see Nathan clearly, since he had disappeared into the crowded hallway. "Remember Terrible Todd? You had a crush on him for weeks, and we still don't know why you did." Haley said, then bemused, she asked, ". Brooke, you listening?"
Then rolling their eyes at Brooke's still dreamy state, they hooked arms and started walking towards their first class. Brooke, snapping out of it, called after them, "Hey! Don't forget about me!"
Then, she ran up to catch up to them, who had waited, laughing. Smacking both of them lightly on the arm, Brooke hooked her arms through Peyton's and Haley's. Then all three of them stalked off towards their US GOVERNMENT class.
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