Title: Into the Rush
Rating: M
Author: alienangel19852003
Fandom: OTH
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters and I prolly never will. I do not own the lyrics to Rush either.
Dedication: To both of the Bretts in my life I can't wait to you deliver those packages to me.
Author's Note: AU season two. Haley and Lucas are best friends. Deb is dead Nathan lives with Dan. Nathan and Haley never married never dated. Nathan and Lucas are friends. Nicki does not exist. Anna and Felix are Brooke's next door neighbors. Some incest and slash. Some dark themes.
Summary: Haley James is beautiful, bright and talented, but extremely shy will she be able see through the smooth talking Latin pretty boy? Lucas Scott is brilliant, reserved, and let's face it a future NBA superstar but he has to overcome an injury. Nathan Scott is cocky, strong, and a rising basketball star in his own right, but he lives under the thumb of an abusive father and has a secret hidden behind his blue eyes. Brooke Davis is pretty, rich, and popular, but no one knows the real her not even her best friend. Peyton Sawyer, is intelligent, artistic, and she has killer legs, but her growing coke addiction could derail her future.
Prologue
Into your head, into your mind
out of your soul, race through your veins
You can escape, you can escape.
Haley James loved singing and dancing around the café after closing while she cleaned, and this was the perfect song. She wished she could escape literally, her home life was crumbling her parents were still going strong as strong as they could when her mother spent every waking moment in the bottle. And Haley's older sister Taylor was living at home again and coming in at three drunk and sick and of course Haley took care of her instead of studying for exams.
The things Haley treasured the most were the relationships she'd formed outside of her immediate family. Karen Rowe had been a mom to her as long as she could remember. And Karen's son Lucas was a big brother that didn't stuff Haley in the hamper. Peyton Sawyer and Broke Davis had even become fixtures in her life. She definitely didn't see that coming.
Into your life, into your dreams,
Out of the dark, so light again.
You can exclaim, you can exclaim.
It was Friday night closing time at the café and she was sweeping up singing unaware of her audience. She whirled around mid verse to see a tall gorgeous Latin man standing in the doorway.
"Oh God…" Haley said blushing and running a hand through her honey colored hair.
"We… we're closed," she stuttered.
The stranger smiled revealing perfect white teeth against beautiful tanned skin.
"It's a shame I was hungry,"
Haley blushed there was something about the way he said it that made her think she might have been on the menu. When she finally managed to compose herself she asked, "Are you new here? I haven't seen you around?"
"Yeah we just moved. I'm going to be starting Tree Hill High tomorrow, my name is Felix Taverez " he said.
"I'm Tutor Girl…" Haley blurted and then immediately wanted to die.
"I mean I'm Haley, Haley James."
"It's nice to meet you Haley Tutor Girl James." Felix said and then he was gone.
Can You feel it, can you feel it,
Rushin' through your hair,
Rushin' through your head,
Can you feel it, can you feel it,
Lucas Scott stood front and center on the river court shooting and missing his seventieth consecutive free throw.
"I could swear you're getting worse."
Lucas turned to see his younger brother step out of the shadows this time sporting a new bruise under his eye.
"Nathan…" Lucas said dropping the ball and walking over to his brother.
"Just another present from Daddy Dearest."
"We have to tell someone we can tell my mom." Lucas said.
"No. You are not getting mixed up with him. He's my problem." Nathan stated firmly.
Something seemed to swirl in the air between the two brothers, Lucas had no idea what it was he'd felt it before. Nathan was trying to protect him from Dan and Lucas thought it was sweet. He couldn't think Nathan was sweet, there was something wrong with that. And something very wrong with the way he and his brother were looking at each other.
Don't let nobody tell you, your life is over,
Be every color that you are,
Into the rush now,
You don't have to know how,
Know it all before you'll try.
"Let me help you." Lucas said.
"You can't he said he would…"
"Would what Nathan?" Lucas asked.
"Never mind. Let's play some ball." Nathan said.
"No. We are not avoiding the subject tell me what that bastard did to you or I'm going to tell Coach Whitey and Keith what's been going on. And they will believe me." Lucas said putting a hand on Nathan's shoulder holding him into place.
More than you land spinning around,
Lifting your feet right off the ground,
You can't believe this is happening now.
Nathan looked angry for a second before his resolve broke. And he let out a choked sob.
"He was going to tell everyone, that I'm gay."
"What?" Lucas asked instinctively pulling his hand away.
"I'm GAY Luke." Nathan screamed.
"Gay like gay happy or gay like you like men?" Lucas asked.
"I knew you wouldn't understand." Nathan started to walk away.
"No I don't understand but I'm not turning my back on you."
"No but your looking at me like I'm some kind of freak."
"You've always been some kind of freak as long as I could remember. The gay thing doesn't change that." Lucas said.
"Funny. I'm having a personal crisis and you tell me I'm a freak." Nathan said.
"Can I ask you to do something for me?"
"Anything." Nathan stood still his back turned to Lucas.
Lucas walked around him and stared for a moment, "Kiss me."
"What?"
"I asked you to do something for me and you said anything, and I said kiss me." Lucas said.
"Lucas, we're brothers. We can't."
"Tell me you're not attracted to me. I've always wondered what this was that I felt around you it's similar to what I felt around Peyton, sexual tension."
"Are you fucking kidding me?"
"No and I can prove it." Lucas leaned across the small space and kissed Nathan's lips.
It was a quick kiss just a brush of his lips to Nathan's and he pulled back.
"You kissed me."
Lucas nodded. He watched his brother for a second confusion flickered across his beautiful chiseled features before he sighed and then leaned forward kissing Lucas. This kiss was much different from the first one.
Don't let nobody tell you, your life is over,
Can You feel it, can you feel it,
Rushin' through your hair,
Rushin' through your head,
Can you feel it, can you feel it,