This is an AU Fic with Haley and Rachel pairing set in the first season. Is instead of Nathan.

Its based off a country song called In A Different Light by Doug Stone. If you don't like girl pairings like this: Don't Read. Hope you enjoy.

Every morning I watch you walk in to the office with your business suit and matching shoes

With your hair pulled up neatly, you tug at your glasses and you sit down, just two desks down.

I watch you in the fluorescent glare, and my mind drifts away somewhere

Rachel had just started going to Tree Hill just over a year, and already she was probably the most popular girl in the entire school.

All right, so not everyone was memorized by her; namely Brooke Davis, and her weird emo best friend Peyton.

Oh, well, thought Rachel. Brooke is just jealous cause she's not the center of attention anymore.

As she was turning the corner, she collided with a small blonde haired girl, who was holding a stack of papers. Everything went flying.

"Hey! Watch it!" Snapped Rachel.

"Uh, you are not the only person on the planet", said the blonde. "And look what you did. My papers are everywhere now"

"Whatever." Rachel, said haughtily, as she moved around the mess, and made her way to math class.

Forty-five minutes later, the bell finally rang. Class was over.

"Thank God" Rachel thought, as she grabbed her notebook, and made her way out the door.

"Miss Gattina", the teacher, Mr. Matthews called.

Rachel spun around, and looked at him questioningly.

"I need to speak with you in private." He said as the last students made their way out the door. "Please shut the door."

Rachel shut the door and walked over to his desk. "If it's about all those absences, I have notes to excuse me." Rachel said with an attitude, and started to walk back out.

"It's not just the absences, Miss Gattina. It has started to affect your grades. This is pre-calculus, not basic math. You are in danger of failing my class."

Rachel spun around "I won't miss anymore classes. It'll be fine."

"I think you should use the tutoring center. There is a girl there, Haley James. She tutors a lot of the students I send over. She'll help you get caught up. Go over now, before the center closes for the day."

Mr. Matthews saw Rachel hesitate, and said," the tutoring center is in the library. You do know where the library is, right?"

"Of course." Rachel huffed, and stormed out of the classroom.

As Rachel wandered the hallways, she pondered who Haley James was. She couldn't be a junior, like her, right? Oh well, probably just some ugly loser with nothing better to do, than to study and do homework.

Shit, she thought, the library has to be around here somewhere.

"Hey you." Said Rachel, as she grabbed some kid's backpack. "Show me where the library is." …"Please"

"Yea sure. And I do have a name. It's Lucas." He said as he showed her the way. "I know a few people who tutor there."

"That's wonderful for you" Rachel smirked. "Apparently I need to see someone named Haley, for help in math."

"Ok, I'll point her out to you."

They walked the rest of the way in silence. Lucas turned the corner into a huge room, in the center of the school. They walked over to the right side of the library to a set of desks, where a blonde haired girl, was sitting making corrections.

"Hey Hales. There's a girl here who is supposed to see you about tutoring." Lucas pointed out.

Suddenly the blonde looked up, with an inquisitive look and then it turned to an annoyed look. "Really?"

Oh Shit! Rachel thought. It's the girl that I gave an attitude to, in the hallway. This is not good.