Hey guys, I know what you must all be thinking right now, 'another story uh…' but I got a story request from xxlovin-laffertyxx (I love your nickname ;-P) and I thought the idea was so good that I decided to write it asap.
Here's your story xxlovin-laffertyxx, I hope you enjoy this as much as everyone who can enjoy this new story with you.
I hope it doesn't sound too weird since it's the first time I'm writing a Naley story.
Enjoy!!
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Haley sat at one of the tables on the quad. It was dinner time and she was out of class to grab something to eat. A cool breeze brushed her cheeks. She brought her hand to her cheek and could feel to feeling of her burned skin. The whole left side of her face was burned. She had had a few surgeries to fix that but it was still visible.
She ate alone, sometimes hearing a few shouts toward her. People would call her names. The one she hated the most was freak. There was also monster and ass head. Those, she could care less but it still hurt a little. People were so mean and fake. Some of them lied just to fit in. Those who were trying to stand out were just brought back to reality by people shouting names. Every single crew had a name.
The emos were ignored or laughed at, you couldn't be part of a band or you'd be a geek, you couldn't have no friends without being called a loner or a loser and everything made it ten times worse.
Haley was one of them. She had no friends. Well, she used to…in the past time, she had Lucas, her best friend in the world. He made her feel whole again. Ever since the fire happened and took his dad's life, Lucas had always been the one for her. He had never seen anything ugly in her. Even her body, burned and full of scars couldn't make him go away…that was until he got popular.
She knew it would happen but when it did, it had hurt a thousand times more than when she anticipated it. Alone. She was always alone.
"Hey, check this out, here's the freak!" someone shouted.
Haley knew this voice all to well. It was coming from the most popular, the most beautiful and powerful girl of the school, Brooke Davis. She hated her. Every wealthy kids, she actually despised them. They always thought they were the top of the world when they were nothing, really. Even if Brooke was like the prom queen of the school, she had nothing on Haley. No power, no strength. She couldn't get to her like she got to anyone else she teased.
Of course, the little crowd around Brooke started laughing. Some were whistling to her while the others shouted names in her direction. Haley could care less. She knew she was better than that.
She waited for the little crowd to evaporate so she could have free way into the school. The bell rang; she knew this was her cue. Time to get back in class and receive the annual nicknames. Sometimes, she wondered if even the teacher was scared of her. She was really smart but she never had the chance to prove it. No one would let her talk or give her answer and when she did, the names would come rushing back and she would feel hurt again and go back at home, crying.
Her life was a living hell. She hated being at school as much as she hated being at home with her mom. Things had never been the same after that night, the night her died was taken away from her.
She had always had a bond with his father. They connected. Every time she couldn't sleep, she would just join him and curl up in a ball in his arms. Then, sleep would come immediately and she would feel good. It was so long ago since she had that feeling, comfort.
She walked at her locker, past Lucas and his new friends, the jocks and the chicks. He saw the sadness in her eyes but didn't say a thing. He just watched her as she opened her locker and took her books out. Brooke noticed his eye connection, of course, she was wondering why he wasn't looking at her.
"Hey handsome, why are you looking at her?", she made emphasis on the her like if she was dirt.
"Why are you making everything to hurt her?" Lucas snapped.
"I thought you liked it, you said it was funny!"
"Well, it's not…I'll be late for bio" he said, leaving her behind and walking toward his next class. Haley noticed him walking behind her. At that point, she didn't care. Brooke shot her a death glare. Not really understanding, Haley rolled her eyes and walked away to bio.
The class started filling up when Haley walked in, entraining the laughter of a few guys. She rolled her eyes and took a seat in the back, the most isolated one. There was always an empty desk next to her, reassuring her a little so she wouldn't have so jerk picking at her while she worked.
They laughed. She could her it now, the whispers and the whistling. She knew it was coming. The day they would stop would be worrying. They always talked. Even after years, they still had something to say.
Haley would usually wear some long-sleeved shirts and pants. The only part she was forced to show was her hands and her face, slightly injured compared to the rest of her body. The bell rang again and the teacher placed himself in front of the class, motioning for the students to stop talking. Slowly, the whispers stopped and it was finally quiet.
"Hello everyone, good afternoon", the teacher greeted. A groan indicated the student's response.
"Nice too see you're good too. So, special planning for today! Take out your book and open it, page 246 "
We could hear the sounds of the pages turning. When all the noise stopped, the teacher smiled and took a quick look at his book.
"You'll all make teams of too and complete the six pages about animal mitosis"
The complains of students came into the front which almost made the teacher smile. He didn't feel like giving a course today.
"Guess who's going to be alone!", someone shouted. It was Tim, one of Lucas' team mates in the basketball team. Brooke was the first one to laugh. Her best friend, Peyton let out a small chuckle and Lucas sent a death glare to Tim.
The students made pairings and started working. Haley was already nose in her book, working hard. She was a great student, always in class, well made homeworks and projects. She could really be what was called a nerd. A knock on the door made a few people look up from their sheet then turn their eyes back down when they saw Principal Turner in the doorway. Brooke looked at the Principal, getting the teacher out of the class for a second. When he came back, his expression had changed, there was some news.
"Guys, I need your attention for a sec, Principal Turner just announced me that we had a new student in our class. He just came all the way from South Carolina…Mr Turner?"
The Principal entered the room with a large smile followed by a shy, tall brunette guy. From where Haley sat, the guy looked really hot. She was sure he was even better in a close view. She couldn't say anything though. She would just be laughed at.
"Everyone, this is your new class mate, Nathan Scott"
"Hi Nathan, I'm Brooke", screamed the blushing girl, waving her hand just to be noticed.
Nathan just showed his palm for a 'Hi' and looked at the class. There was only on seat left next to a girl with brown hairs. She looked deep in her work and not really taking care of what happened in the front.
"You can take the empty seat Nathan, we're working in pairs in our book. I guess you can follow with Haley until we get you a book", the teacher said. Nathan quickly nodded and made his way to the empty desk in the back of the class. He heard the laughs of the others followed by some poor him! And some with her?!
Haley huh, so that's your name?!, Nathan thought as he walked to the desk and sat beside her. All the other seemed to have got back to work. She didn't even look up for him.
"Uh, hi I'm Nathan…" he tried, stretching his arm.
"I'm Haley…", she didn't even look up.
"We're partners..."
"So?"
"Well, you were working alone"
"I work better like this anyway" she snapped never looking at him.
"Ok, I guess I'll stare at my thumbs for the rest of the class", he smiled but she never saw it.
She was deep in her work. Maybe there was something else though. It all came clear to her but she couldn't admit it. Maybe she was scared of making friends because they would all leave. They always leaved. She had watched Lucas go, she wasn't going to do it again. That pain was the worse one, the one she never wanted to feel again. The loss of someone was the most hurting thing. When you loved and trusted someone and realized one day there is no reciprocity anymore. It hurt and broke her once, she wasn't doing this anymore.
This was bugging her though. Why was she so cold with the new guy, Nathan? He was trying to be sweet. Pity…this was all about pity, she was sure.
"What do you want exactly" she snapped, finally turning to him. He saw her face, the scars on it and the pain in her eyes. She really looked beautiful. She was probably the first person he met that didn't care only about her hairs and her makeup. This girl was real.
"Hum…work I guess…"
"So this isn't about me?"
"I don't…"
"I'm scaring you aren't I? You hate what you see. Well, I'll give you a trick, go be with the people like you and don't bother…about me I mean"
"People like me?"
"The jocks, the popular…you belong there. I don't…"
Brooke turned back a Nathan for what seemed like the hundredth time. She enjoyed what she was seeing and she would definitely try to get him. Brooke Davis always had what she wanted and this wasn't over now. She would always get what she wants. Peyton shoved her, getting back, down on earth.
"Earth to Brooke, I'm tired of working all alone. Would who mind doing something?"
"Sorry Sawyer…he's cute uh..", she winked.
"Who?" inquired Peyton.
"The new guy…Nathan. He's hot!"
"What does Brooke Davis talks about in bio?" Lucas asked with a grin.
"Guys of course…and party!", she chuckled. Lucas laughed at her innocence. She was so…Brooke Davis. People thought of her like a slut because of the way she acted but deep inside, she was a good girl even if she was bitchy in times.
"He's got your name uh" said Peyton.
"Yeah…Scott…it's weird", Lucas said
The two girls and the boy nodded and looked toward Nathan who was now talking with Haley.
"Don't tell me he really has interest for that monster?!", Brooke covered her mouth with her hand, laughing underneath her breath.
Nathan had tried talking to Haley but she wasn't really paying attention to him.
"I'm not scared ok, there's nothing wrong with you!"
"Nothing wrong?! Go tell that to the bitch right there who won't stop calling me freak!" Haley spat. Nathan turned to see Brooke, laughing with Tim.
"Brooke?"
"Everyone!! They're all staring like if I was a zoo attraction!"
"She looked nice…"
"Brooke Davis is anything but nice!"
Nathan frowned and looked at Haley. He suddenly broke into a nervous laugh. Haley stared at him in the eyes in total disbelief then she started laughing too. They both laughed until they heard the teacher again.
"Class is over guys, get your books. Nathan and Haley, I want to see you two"
Everyone left except Nathan and Haley. Nathan didn't really have any stuff to gather so he watched Haley pile her books. They walked together to the teacher's desk and waited for everyone to get out.
"Bye, freak!" Tim shouted.
"Hey Bambi, you call her that again and I'll make sure you don't call again" Nathan gritted his teeth and clenched his fists in ball. Haley blushed.
"Ok dude, sorry…"
"I don't care…tell her, not me!" he shouted. Tim made a grimace and threw a small, shy sorry at Haley before he left, almost in a run. Nathan turned back to Haley who had suddenly found her shoes really interesting.
"Thanks…" she murmured
"Na, that's cool. I wasn't going to let him talk to you like that…"
The teacher came back in the class and smiled at the both of them as he closed the door and put something in his desk.
"So you two probably wonder what I want uh…well, as it seems like the two of you connected today, I ask you, Haley, to help Nathan out with his integration in the school. You can show him off…town, school, you can show him some places. I don't you where you, teens go anymore but I'm sure you can help"
"Hum…yeah sure, I'll do it"
"Thanks", the man smiled. "You two are already introduced so go on with your stuff!"
Both nodded and walked out the class. On their way to the lockers, Haley explained a few things to Nathan: where their next class was, where the lockers were, the cafeteria, the library, the gym and every little things he could need. She finally stopped at her locker and grabbed her books while he stood beside her.
"I had a great time", Nathan blushed slightly causing Haley to smile.
"Yeah, me too"
"Maybe I can take you out tonight…you could show me off and I could thank you for your help" he proposed. Haley hesitated.
"Hum…I don't know. There's my mom and, and work and huh…I don't know"
"Please. I'm begging you!". He really looked convinced. Haley smiled.
"Fine, we'll leave after school and I'll show you around"
They both smiled and walked for their next class.
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Nathan got out of his first classes and walked outside to wait for Haley. She, on her side, went to her locker to grab her pack, her books and get back home.
Nathan waited, he looked almost lost. He just stood there and watched around himself. Brooke saw him from afar and smiled at her friends.
"Check this out!", she grinned and ran to Nathan.
"Hey handsome, you lost? I could show you around my bedroom!" she grinned naughtily.
"No thanks uh Brooke. I have plans for tonight"
"With Chewbacca?"
"Haley!"
"I know her name's Haley…"
"Shut up, Brooke" he said as he walked to Haley who stood behind Brooke and took her hand.
"Well, let's go!" Haley exclaimed and they left Brooke, her mouth wide opened in shock. It's not going to stay like that! Nobody says no to Brooke Davis, she thought. I'm not going to let this happen.
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They had stopped at a restaurant Haley specially liked. She had sowed him a few places she liked going and hadn't stop asking him about why he came to Tree Hill and what his family looked like.
In a night, she had learned that his dad was named Dan and that he was a really rich man, his mom, Deb was owning a company and his dad owned a dealership. They had laughed at some jokes Nathan made or some stories he told about his life.
"Why did you move here?" she asked.
"Well, my mom bought an old club and she planed on restoring it so…we all moved"
"You happy?"
"Well, I am now that I know what's in this town", Haley blushed.
"So what do you order?" Nathan asked.
"I don't know, I was thinking about mac and cheese"
"Woah! The smart girl, fan of mac and cheese!"
"What's wrong with that?" she laughed.
"Well, nothing"
She was gonna say something but the waiter came right next to the table with his pad, ready to take the orders.
"What can I get you kids?"
"Two mac and cheese" Nathan announced proudly.
Haley smiled as Nathan handed the menu back and stared at her. They had really connected that day.
"So what about you? How's your family?"
Haley started stuttered on the same note. She was definitely ashamed and taken aback by the question. Her eyes filled with hurt and pain and her face took a bad shade of red. Nathan noticed her discomfort and quickly apologized.
"Look, I'm sorry. Whatever I said, I didn't want to hurt you"
"It's okay. You couldn't have known…let it go, ok", she assured. Nathan felt really bad for asking. What was so wrong with Haley to freak out like that? Does it have something to have with her scars, he thought to himself. I'll let her come to me though, tell me by herself. I want her to trust me, he thought.
They ate in silence for the rest of the supper until Nathan broke the silence.
"Look, I didn't want to make it awkward between us…Any stories to tell me?", he asked. She smiled, making him smile.
"Hum…my life kinda ended when uh my dad died…"
"Sorry. I'm really sorry"
"It's ok…I was twelve anyway"
"Life sucks don't you think?"
"I agree on that point…"
On that, they finished their plate and laughed all along. At the end, Nathan paid the note and they left, hands in hands.
Trying to finish the night in beauty, Haley brought Nathan to the port and they walked near the water in the cold night. Haley started shivering.
"You cold?"
"Yeah" she replied.
Nathan nodded and took his vest off, leaving him only in his t-shirt. He put the vest over Haley's shoulders.
"Thanks", she smiled.
"You…"
"Well, well, if this isn't the cute little couple! The freak and the geek…sounds good to me", Brooke announced walking up to them with a crowd of girls Haley recognized as the cheerleader team. There was Theresa, Bevin, Kenzie and a few other girls Haley didn't really know.
"Brooke, what are you doing here?" Nathan asked.
"Ohh! Geeky defends the Leyley monster! That's so adorable!", she exclaimed, clapping her hands. The girls laughed and surrounded Nathan and Haley.
"Brooke, what don't you go screw one of the basketball players?", Haley sighed.
"Right, no I had enough of Lucas tonight", Brooke knew it would hit a nerve in Haley.
"What do you want?"
"I just want to make myself clear…to Nathan. You don't know who you're hanging out with"
"Well, neither do you" Nathan spat.
"Sweet…! So, did you know she killed her dad? Right, you didn't because she didn't tell you! That's the truth though…she put the fire in her house and it killed her daddy…no wonder why she's all burned. Karma's a bitch!" Brooke spat. Haley's eyes were full of tears and her blood rushed in her ears. Nathan looked shocked and the girls were all laughing.
"Ugly leyley killed her dad, right leyley. Don't go near Nathan or you're going to kill him too. Nathan I think you should runaway. It's not too late"
"It was an accident" Haley cried.
"Yeah, go tell that to your dad, or maybe your mommy…O right, she hates you know doesn't she?!"
Haley had enough she turned on her heels and started running in the night. Nathan wanted to go after her but his legs just wouldn't move. It was like his head and his heart weren't connected anymore. His heart wanted to go but his head kept him in the same place where he'd been witnessing everything.
"How could you be so horrible, Brooke?"
"I'm not! I'm saving your life!"
"Don't come near me or Haley again…EVER!" he snapped before turning the way Haley came. He ran until he realized he had no idea where he was going.
Haley ran through the night, her face wet from tears. She ran and ran until she couldn't feel anything anymore. She didn't want to see Nathan ever again. He was just going to look at her like all the others now. Brooke had ruined everything…again. She had also taken Lucas away from her. Why was life such a bitch to her?
Her small house came in view. The lights were on which meant her mom was there. Lydia, her mom was really the last person she wanted to see right now and she knew their presence together would just hurt her more. She stopped running when she came down her driveway and looked at the house that she thought could fit the living room of Nathan's house. She hadn't seen it but from the jobs his parents had, it must be big.
She looked at her small house and decided to finally go in. On the porch, she hesitated than put the key in the hole and turned the doorknob. She walked in as silently as possible when her mom came in view, completely drunk with a vodka bottle in her hand. She almost felt frontward when she took a step forward.
That was Haley's life. Her body was burned, her dad was dead, she had no friends, Nathan would hate her and her mom was drunken twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week…Her life was hell.
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Well I hope this made you want to know what happens next, lots of drama, romance and more and more stuff to come. Lucas discovering Nathan is his brother, Haley's past, Naley drama and romance and full of other stuff so stay tuned.
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