Fall

Chapter: one

Haley loved the first day of cheerleading practice. She loved cheering with her two best friends, Brooke Davis, and Peyton Sawyer. Haley was nervous this year. Not for herself or for the cheer squad but for the basketball team. They were getting a new coach after Whitey Durham retired Last year.


Haley walked into the gym in her usual practice attire. A sports bra and yoga pants. She was excited to be cheering her senior year. Especially with Brooke and Peyton. She was also excited to see who the new basketball coach was. So was her other best friend Lucas Roe who was on the basketball team.

The guys got there early as well as the cheerleaders. The boys were messing around with basketballs and the cheerleaders were just talking when everyone went silent they all looked over the the double doors that just slammed closed. In walked a dark haired baby blue eyes young man with a ravens polo shirt on.

"Hello boys and cheerleaders over there. I'm the new basketball coach Nathan Scott." He shook the hands of all the boys and waved to the girls. Haley couldn't help but be attracted to him. As of every other girl practically drooling over him. Haley nudged Brooke in the side with her elbow. "Damn the new coach is sexy." Brooke just laughed and slightly pushed Haley.

After an hour coach Nathan was giving them a brake so Brooke decided to give the girls a break. Haley couldn't keep her eyes off of Nathan. She was about to go talk to him when Rachel Gatina pushed her out of the way and walked right up to him. "Hi I'm Rachel the hottest cheerleader and girl to attend Tree Hill."

Nathan just laughed and he stepped aside from Rachel and looked at Haley who was on the ground. He walked over to Haley and offered her his hand. She grabbed it an they both felt electricity run up their arms. Haley got up and brushed her butt off. "Thanks Coach you didn't have to do that."

He leaned in and whispered "for one she is desperate and for two that was mean of her."

Nathan stepped back and Haley just laughed and then looked over to Rachel. She had the most disgusted look on her face like Haley just had sex with Nathan right in front of her. Haley just smirked and turned around and walked back to Brooke and Peyton. Everyone in the gym was watching the episode.

Nathan called the boys into the huddle but before he could speak one of the guys on the team spoke up. "Wow the new coach has Haley James' attention. Lucky bastard."

Nathan looked up from the clip board. "Guys she is a student I'm a coach. wouldn't work"

Another guy spoke up "so you admit she is hot. Plus I know you only graduated 2 years ago. I watched your games with Maryland university. Not big age difference."

Mean while over with the cheerleaders every girl was surrounding Haley asking her a million questions. Then she heard Rachel speak up. "Look the slut is already hitting on the new coach." she then looked over to the group of boys and yelled "Hey coach be careful Haley just likes to get in boys' pants."

Everyone looked at Rachel before Haley slammed her Pom poms down and ran out of the gym trying not to cry. Nathan tried so hard not to run after her but he couldn't help it. He slammed open the door and looked to his left. No trace of Haley then looked to his right and saw her turning a corner so he ran after her. "Haley wait up. Please." She stopped and wiped her tears away. Then turned around.

"What do you want Nathan?"

"I wanted to make sure you were okay. That was mean of her. You didn't do anything. Do you want to talk about it?"

She nodded her head no as she started to sob again. Nathan knew he shouldn't but he reached out and pulled her closer to him letting her cry into his chest. He got her to sit down up against the wall. She sobbed for a good twenty minutes. She finally stopped but she just sat there in his embrace. He leaned back so she was looking at him.

"Haley do you want to talk about it now? Most girls would get upset about that. What happened?"

"Last year Tim Smith was throwing a party after one of the games. Brooke drug me to the party even though she knew I didn't want to go to tThat particular party. Brooke got really drunk and all these guys that didn't even go to Tree Hill kept coming up to me and trying to talk but I wasn't feeling it, so I told Brooke I was gonna walk home. On my way home a guy came up to me and said he was from the team we played that night. He offered to walk me home because he said a pretty girl like me shouldn't be walking alone. So I accepted his offer when we got back to my place he walked me to the door. He kissed me and I smiled but he forced hisself back on my and opened the door. He found my living room and slammed me on the couch. Then raped me."

By the time she was done telling Nathan she was sobbing again. He knew it was not appropriate for him to be comforting her but he knew she must for some odd reason trust him enough to tell him the story. Brooke came out but Nathan motioned for her to go back into the gym. He rubbed up and down her arm whispering comforting words In her ear. He was so angry at the guy would did this. He knew no girl ever should go though that.

Meanwhile in the gym Brooke had been screaming at Rachel but Rachel didn't know what she did wrong but truly she did. Everyone at the school did. Rachel hated that Haley got all of the attention just because she was raped.