I own no one from One Tree Hill, Hayden and Clover are my own creations but I have no rights over anyone else. Wooh.
Reviews are welcome and very appreciated, I'm new to this whole writing thing. Should I continue this story or just scrap it?
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Lately Karen's been seeing a lot of her son and his friends, for one reason or another, Karen's Café has become there after school hanging out place. But I guess it's a kind of safe place for Lucas and Haley and since things haven't exactly been going smoothly this year at Tree Hill High for them, they needed it. Sure, nothing awful has happened, but its halfway through senior year and none of the tension has been lifted. Haley and Nathan are still on the rocks, its like he's pretending that they never even dated much less were married. As far as Lucas and Brooke? Nothing eventful has happened on that front either, she still refuses to be exclusive and that's still all he wants. So Lucas would always walk Haley to work at the café and one day the rest of the gang just followed and they have been going there every day since.
"God, can you believe she said that!" Brooke exclaimed after telling a very animated story to her best friend Peyton whose only reaction was to shake her head with a smile, sipping at her coffee.
Haley had finally sat down next to Lucas, stealing a swig of his drink when something in the window caught her attention. She was so focused on the figure that she didn't even notice Lucas address her.
"Hales?" Lucas said, waving his hand in front of her face "You in there James?" Lucas never got an answer, Haley's eyes followed that figure all the way up the door of the café and she stood slightly as it opened, grabbing everyone's attention.
"Hayden?" the brunette asked, her eyes locked on the mysterious stranger who just walked into Karen's while Lucas's head shot up, getting to his feet as well, as the gang took in the sight of the new comer. Clad in baggyish jeans littered with pockets and a tight black tee-shirt underneath his leather coat. The darkness of his outfit clashed slightly with his moderately pale skin, bright blue eyes and sandy blonde hair, streaked with red.
"Why if it isn't Little Haley James!" he exclaimed with a huge grin, showing off his dimples as he dropped his bags and held his arms out to the girl. Haley wasted no time running to him and jumping into those arms, getting spun around in the process as Lucas made his way over. Finally he placed Haley back on her feet and turned his attention to the young man standing in front of him.
"Lucas, its been to long man…" was all Hayden said as the two men embraced. After pulling away from Lucas he slipped his arm around Haley and the three of them became acutely aware of the stares coming from Peyton, Brooke, and the rather nasty one coming from Nathan.
"Oh guys, this is Hayden, he was like our third musketeer until his family moved sophomore year…Hayden this is Peyton, Brooke and Nathan" was all Lucas could muster, still shocked and extremely happy to see his old friend.
"As in…Peyton, Brooke and Nathan?" Hayden asked, his eyebrow cocked, looking over at the table.
"Long story" replied Haley "But yes, that would be th-" all the eyes fell on Haley and why she had suddenly stopped mid-sentence, the answer becoming clear once the café door closed and the beautiful blonde came into view.
"What? No big Hello?" she said, smirking and holding her hands out in mock confusion.
"Chloe…" was all that anyone heard before Haley launched herself towards the blonde, who received her with open arms and a fit of giggles before the two broke apart.
"God James, times been good to you!" Chloe stated, taking a step back to admire the brunette standing in front of her.
"Ah, sis, out of my head!" Hayden said playfully as Lucas lifted the blonde off her feet in a bear hug. The interactions between the four which included some twirling, checking out and a lot of laughter was interrupted by the sound of someone clearing their throat from the table behind them.
"Hey, fill us in here." Nathan grunted, a little harsher then he probably meant, but hell, he didn't like these two already, they've both already made a pass at Haley who was slowly making her way back over to the table.
"Oddly enough, Luke and I did have friends before we met you guys" Haley said with a grin, "we were all inseparable since sometime during elementary school…then like Luke said, they moved about two years ago…" Haley was interrupted by the blonde who came up behind her, snaking her arms around her waist and hugging her from behind.
"But now were back baby!" Chloe said with a smile, giving Haley a kiss on the cheek which earned her an awkward smirk from the brunette and raised eyebrows from all three at the table.
"And you are?" Brooke questioned, watching the two girls interact, still not to sure about her feelings on these strangers, but Hayden at least was pretty hot.
"I'm Clover. Most people just call me Chloe-" She began but her sentence was cut short by her brother.
"She's my annoying kid sister and no attention should be paid to her" Hayden remarked, an adorable grin on his face. This earned him a slap on the arm and a smirk from Lucas who had followed him back towards the table.
"Kid sister? I'm just as old as Hales and Lukie, technically you're the loser hanging out with people a year younger then you" Chloe shot back, before turning her attention back to Lucas and Haley "We are so going out tonight guys, we are going to paint this incredibly small town!" Haley grinned back at Chloe and leaned into Hayden who had put his arm around her waist. Nathan exchanged glances with Brooke and Peyton, all three equally confused about the sudden happiness and loving affection of the usually sullen Haley James.
"I hate to ask the big question" Lucas said as Chloe slid over to the other side of her brother, putting her arm around his waist and grabbing Luke so they were all in a line, linked together "But how long are you two staying for?"
"For awhile man, maybe forever" Hayden remarked "I'm going to school up in Charleston but Clove wanted to go to high school with you two again, so I'm more then happy to make the commute and live in Tree Hill". This earned various reactions, a clap on the shoulder and genuine smile from Lucas, Haley looked like she was about to burst from excitement, Chloe let out a loud "woohoo" and the table that used to be Lucas and Haley's life let out a collective groan.
"This is going to be one helluva year" Chloe stated as she sat down on Lucas lap. Everyone in the room nodded in agreement, some with a smile, others with a glare.