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Chapter Two

Someone To Witch Over Me

The next evening, Haley was able to get away to sing at Tric. It was the club that Peyton owned and managed. Haley loved singing. It was her only way of escape. Yet, she was even a prisoner of that. Peyton was her manager and the club was the only place she was allowed to sing.

On Friday nights, both Brooke and Peyton would come to hear her sing. They would sit at their private table where they could have the perfect view of her on stage. She knew that it wasn't about enjoying her singing. It was just another way of keeping track of her.

Haley was glad that Brooke wasn't there tonight. She always got nervous around her. She was always afraid that she would cast a spell on her to sabotage her performance. Luckily, she had never done that to her while on stage. Well, she hadn't so far.

Haley finished singing her song. She then smiled as the crowd applauded and cheered for her. She bowed twice as the applause kept on coming. She straightened as the audience started shouting 'encore'. She grabbed the microphone and waited for the crowd to simmer down before speaking. "I suppose I can sing one more song. Are there any requests?"

She was surprised when she heard a familiar voice. "I have one," said Nathan as he made his way through the crowd up to the front. He and Haley locked eyes with each other as she tried not to show her surprise. She didn't want anybody to get suspicious. "I mean if you don't mind taking a request from me."

"What's your request?" Haley asked him, hoping her voice sounded neutral.

"I would like to hear your first song again," Nathan replied with a smile.

"Your wish is my command," Haley said before she gave a nod to the band. The music started playing and Haley started singing again. As she continued her song, she couldn't take her eyes off of Nathan. He kept smiling at her and it made her a little nervous. She tried to ignore it and just continued to sing.

Suddenly, there was a loud boom. Haley jumped and immediately stopped singing. The band stopped playing as well. Everyone turned to see that the speakers were blown out and were now broken and useless.

Haley knew instantly that it wasn't an accident. She looked around for the culprit and saw Chris smirking at her from backstage. She put the microphone back on the stand before marching over to him. She glared at him. "What the hell are you doing?" she demanded. "You ruined my set!"

"I was just having a little fun," Chris replied. "Besides, nobody should be flirting with my girl except me."

"How many times do I have to tell you that I'm not your girl?" Haley exclaimed angrily as he came closer to her. "Get away from me," she said as she tried to push him away from her.

"You're so lucky that I can't make a love potion. Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to resist my charm," Chris whispered in her ear as he gripped her waist.

Haley didn't reply. Instead, she struggled to get out of Chris's grasp. "Let me go," she cried.

"Say 'please'," Chris said as he smirked.

"I really don't think the lady needs to," said a familiar voice. Haley turned to see Nathan coming towards them. He had an angry look on his face. "Now let her go and there won't be any trouble."

"Why don't you mind your own business?" Chris said as he glared at Nathan.

"Haley's my friend. So she is my business," Nathan replied not backing down.

Chris let go of Haley and walked over to Nathan. "And what do you think you're going to do about it?"

"Nothing," Haley replied quickly. She didn't want Nathan to cause trouble. "Come on, Nathan. I'll walk you out," she said as she pulled him away from Chris. Chris and Nathan glared at each other as they walked off.

They arrived back into the main room of the club, where they saw that people were leaving. Owen was standing next to the speakers and Haley could tell that he was pretending to fix them. He then noticed Haley and Nathan. His face turned to a frown as soon as he saw Nathan.

Haley knew that she had to get Nathan out of there as soon as possible. She quickly led Nathan to the exit. They didn't say anything until they were off the stairs. "You were really great tonight," Nathan told her as they walked to his car.

Haley turned red, embarrassed by his flattery. "Thanks, it's always been there. I just didn't embrace it until high school."

"Have you ever thought of going professional?" Nathan asked her.

"I would love to, but I have to stay here," Haley replied. "My family needs me."

"What about your job?" Nathan asked curious.

Haley didn't answer at first. "Let's not get into that," she replied.

Nathan looked at her. "You are very secretive, Haley. But then again, so am I. So we're even."

Haley smiled. "I suppose so." They then reached his car and there was an awkward silence. "Well, will I be seeing my stalker again soon?"

Nathan laughed. "I'm your stalker now?"

"Well, you do seem to pop up everywhere I go," Haley pointed out as she heard her name being called. She sighed as she said, "I guess I have to go."

Nathan nodded understandingly. "Are you playing tomorrow?"

"I don't know yet," Haley replied as she heard her name continued being called. "I'll be right there," she called towards the stairs.

"They really like to keep you on your toes, don't they?" Nathan asked her with a frown.

"You have no idea," Haley muttered before she gave Nathan a smile. "I'll see you later."

Nathan returned the smile. Haley saw that it made his eyes sparkle. "You can count on it."

A few hours later, Haley arrived back at the mansion. She was exhausted and was ready to go to bed. She was about to head up the stairs when she heard Brooke calling her name from the living room.

Haley sighed and walked into the living room, where Brooke was waiting for her. She knew that she was in trouble with the way that she was looking at her. She wanted to defend herself. But she knew that she wouldn't have a chance.

"How was your evening?" Brooke asked her as she started walking around Haley in a circle. "I heard it was uninteresting until the very last song when you asked for a request. Care to explain what happened there?"

"Nothing happened," Haley protested. She did her best not to tell her Nathan's name.

Brooke raised her eyebrows as she stopped in front of her. "Really? Because that's not what Chris or Owen said. They said that it looked like you two knew each other." She snapped her fingers and a cup full of clear liquid appeared in her hands. "So you are going to tell me everything you know about him, one way or another," she said as she held the cup out to Haley.

"There isn't much to tell," Haley said defiantly as she kept her hands by her side. "So you would be wasting a potion."

"Why are you protecting him?" Brooke asked before she had a thought. "That's right. You're afraid of what I will do to him after I find out the information I want from you. Well, you know how much I hate you keeping secrets from me. So it would be just easier for you and me if you just tell me about this guy. And then I'll decide what I want to do about you and your new friend."

"Don't hurt him," Haley exclaimed.

"Honor our agreement and I won't," Brooke replied. "I would let you two become friends. But that always leads to something more."

"You may be a witch, but you have a lot to learn about mortals. Just because you're friends with a person doesn't mean you will automatically fall in love with that person," Haley said.

"Well, you can prove your theory once you drink up that potion," Brooke said. Haley didn't move. Brooke glared at her. "Drink it or you'll be spending all day with me, Peyton and Rachel helping us test out our new spells and curses."

Haley sighed. She hated when she was forced to be their guinea pig. Those curses and spells only were fun for those three. But she would never tell Brooke about Nathan, not this time. "I'll take the punishment," she replied before she started walking out of the room.

"Then get a good night's sleep. We are starting at dawn," Brooke told her before she snapped her fingers and the cup disappeared. She then smiled to herself. "You may have gotten out of telling me this time, Haley. But I will find out who your new friend is. I always do. Then the fun really begins."