A new way

I do not own any one tree hill characters or anything else that may be in this story.

Summary- A new way that Nathan and Haley met. Brooke and Lucas are still boyfriend and girlfriend. Rachel is in it. Mouth still likes Rachel. Payton still has feelings for Lucas. Its senior year and Haley and Nathan know each other there just not dating……Yet.

Chapter 1: English Class

Haley was at school and walking down the hall with her friends Lucas and Brooke. Brooke had made her be a cheerleader and Lucas was made a co captain and Nathan was captain. Haley was glad that the school day was almost over one more class to go. Nathan has changed like he did in the first season only Haley and him never dated. Haley was now dating Marcus (One of the guys in the tutor center when Keith and Jimmy died). She walked into her English class and sat at her seat at the back beside Marcus on one side and Nathan on the other. "Hey", haley said sitting down and turning towards Nathan.

"Hey, are you glad that school's almost over" Nathan said turning towards her.

"Yeah I cant wait to get out of here, Its almost the weekend".

"Yeah umm…… there's a party at my house tonight were throwing a surprise birthday party for Skills, do you and Marcus want to come".

" sure"

"kool"

" hey beautiful", Marcus said sitting down in his seat.

"Hey" Haley said leaning over and kissing him.

"Okay so open your books to page 45 and study that page before I give you the practice quiz" said the teacher coming into the class.

"wow this is a lot to study don't you think Haley" said Marcus looking over at her again.

"It's not that much" said Nathan looking at Marcus.

"Okay did I ask you" said Marcus looking at Nathan.

"Stop you don't want another detention for starting another argument in class do you Marcus and Nathan just leave him alone he's crabby". Haley says getting tired of the two fighting.

"Put your books away and lets start the quiz it will take 15 minutes tops" for the next 15 minutes the whole class was silent ad Marcus and Haley were kicking each other know and then when the teacher wasn't looking. Haley got up and started walking to the teachers desk when Marcus pulled her back and gave her his quiz to give to the teacher Haley then looked at Nathan and he handed his to her to. She placed them on the desk and walked back to hers and sat down just in time for the teacher to say that we have a project.

"what again we just had one last week" Payton said sitting at the front of the class cause she had arrived late that day.

" yes another project and its going to be in gropes of 2" all you herd were silent yeses going through the whole class. " but I'm picking the partners " the teacher said at the last minute" everybody know had a mad expression on there face.

" Great" said Marcus "know im going to be paired with someone like Nathan"

" Don't be so negative", said Lucas sitting in front of him.

" shut up" Marcus said with a sad face because he want to be pared with Haley.

" Okay Brooke your paired with Lucas, Bevin your with Skills, Jenna with Jake, Mouth with Rachel, Fergie with Anna, and the teacher went on and on umm Marcus your paired with Haley"

"Yes" said Marcus kissing Haley.

"I'm just kidding Marcus your paired with Payton and Nathan your paired with Haley" Then the teacher handed out the project and told them that's it going to be handed in by the beginning of next month and explaned what they had to do. Then bell rang.

" ohh Marcus Nathan invited us to go to a surprise birthday party for Tim do you want to go."

"Not really why don't we just hang out at your house."

" No that's okay I already told Nathan that I'm going so if you don't want to go that's fine but I'm going."

"Fine I'll see you later, actually I'll see you on Monday"

"Why not tommorow your suppose to come to my house for studying".

" Yeah I cant make it my cousins are coming over"

"How come you can't make it on the weekends and I only see you on the weekdays at school"

"Because im always busy on the weekend"

"No Marcus whats really going on you're my boyfriend your suppose to be able to talk to me"

" I can't tell you"

"why not Marcus'

"Because it will hurt you really badly" at this point Marcus was looking at the floor.

" The only thing that will hurt me is you telling me that your cheating on me" Marcus looked up from the floor and didn't say anything.

"oh my god your cheating on me" Haley ran away from Marcus covering up her tears till she got outside. She went to the back of the school and sat on the ground and just cried.

"Are you okay Haley what happened", said Nathan who ran after her when he saw her run out side.

" No, but I would rather be alone right know if you don't mind'.

" okay fine"

" I don't get it Nathan its my first boyfriend and he goes and cheats on me am I such a bad person or something or am I ugly, do you think he cheated on me because I'm ugly"

" No he couldn't cheat on you because your ugly Haley, your so beautiful, and if he can't see that in you then maby he just wasn't nebt for you maby you need to find someone that treats you right and someone you can depend on".

Haley smiled a little and looked at Nathan.

"Thanks for cheering me up, do you really think I'm beautiful"

" yes, I heard that you were more beautiful then Brooke from most of the guys on the basketball team even Lucas said that your beautiful, but since his girlfriend is Brooke he said not as much as Brooke but he said you were beautiful"

"Thanks" Nathan stud up and put his hand towards Haley. Haley took his hand and they walked to were all there friends were standing.

" oh my god" brooke said walking towards them" what happened"

"I'd rather not say it again but I'm fine"

"okay good because you are coming to my house so we can get ready for Tim's surprise party"

" Brooke I live with you remember"

"oh yeah sorry I keep forgetting anyways lets go"

" okay thanks again Nathan I'll see you tonight"

"bye" Nathan stud there and eventually realized that he was staring at the place were the car use to sit could he like Haley. No there's no way he said to himself.

" dude are you okay you've been staring at the same spot for like 5 minutes" said Lucas watching Nathan.

" yeah I'm fine I just kinda started day dreaming that's all"

"okay well I'll see you later k"

"k bye" Nathan got in his car and drove to his house"

"Hey sweaty, Deb said coming into the kitchen when Nathan entered the kitchen from the other side.

" hey mom so what did Karren say about using her club for Tim's surprise party" Deb walked over to him and pointed to her cheek. "No mom come on I'm 18 not 2"

" Fine then no keys for the club"

"Okay, okay fine", Nathan kissed her cheek and Nathan reached for the key but Deb pulled them away. "What know I want the keys mom" Nathan said with a smile on his face.

" I have two cheeks Nathan" Nathan kissed the other one and then she gave him the keys.

"Thank you"

" I'll see you later okay mom"

"Okay" Nathan gave her another kiss on the cheek for her and not cause he had to.

"Thank you"

'Welcome" Nathan left and set up for the party at the club, Karren and Deb were the chaperons and they were to make sure no one got to drunk they were all aloud to have some beer to drink and if they even seemed like they were drunk they got coffee or juice or water.

"Hey Nathan"

"Hey Haley, how you doing"

" Okay I just came to see if you needed any help putting up decorations or something."

" Yeah sure by the way you look beautiful"

" Thanks"

" your welcome" Nathan handed her some decorations for the tables and some confetti. Haley turned and started walking towards the table closes to her. " oh Haley"

"Yeah" Haley says as she turns around to look back at Nathan who's know climbed up to the top of the ladder to put streamers up.

" Save a dance for me"

"Okay, Haley turns back to what she's doing and blushes a little bit.