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1993

"Haley, Brooke come on girls go play, have fun." Lydia James called out to her kids.

The girls ran and started to play on the playground. Haley went straight to the monkey bars, while Brooke went to the swings.

"Broooookeee! Help me I'm slipping!" Haley yelled across the park. "Brooooke!" Then all of sudden she slipped and fell off the monkey bars. She saw as the ground came closer and closer. As she closed her eyes she felt someone catch her then fall on the ground with her in their arms.

"Oh my god thanks Brooke…" she was cut off when she saw it wasn't her sister's arms she was in but instead a raven hair, blue eyed boy.

"Ummm, hi I'm Nathan" he said I he started to get and held out his hand.

"Hi I'm Haley…thank you so much. I could have fell and got hurt and you just came out of nowhere and helped me. Thank you so much…" she rambled and through herself at him and hugged him.

"Hey it's no big deal," Nathan said as he gladly accepted the hug. He would never hugged a girl, he thought they had cooties, he had never thought a girl would hug him and he would like it. He knew there was something special about her. And he hoped he would find out what it was.

5 years later 1998

" Haley come on you can do it!" Nathan exclaimed. Haley threw the ball and of course she missed.

"Uhhhh! I suck Nathan!" Nine year-old Haley screamed.

"No you don't Haley you just need to practice," Nathan said while wrapping his arm around her.

"Yeah I guess," Haley agreed. Basketball was never been her thing, but she'd give it a try just for Nathan. It was his favorite sport after all.

"Come on let's go catch up with the Brooke and Lucas." Nathan suggested. Lucas was Nathan's older brother.

Back home at the Scott house Lucas and Brooke were joking around in the living room.

"Hey guys" they shouted.

"What's up?"

"Nothing, we're going to head upstairs." Nathan quickly stated.

Nathan and Haley never really hung out with them while they were hanging all over each other. So they went up to family room. Nathan lay sprawled all over the couch and watched Haley as she played the piano. It was one of his favorite things to do. So he just sat and listened.

2 years later 2000

"Nathan, Haley!"Brooke yelled up the stairs. Nathan and Haley were currently in Haley's room joking around.

"Nathan give that back!" Haley yelled.

"What're you gonna do if I don't?"Nathan teased.

"I'll, I'll…" Haley stuttered.

"You'll what?"Nathan asked making her flustered.

Haley leaped off the chair and landed right on top of Nathan as he landed on the bed. Nathan flipped her over and began tickling her.

"Na-than st-op!"Haley laughed.

"Or what?" Nathan challenged. The two could be heard laughing all the way downstairs. Suddenly the door swung open and Mr. James stood there watching the two.

"hmmhmm," he coughed. Nathan and Haley jumped apart immediately.

"Haley we would like you to join us downstairs, Nathan I'm afraid it's time to go." He said.

Nathan got up and hugged Haley, "call me later", he whispered in her ear. She nodded and watched him leave. Haley then went downstairs and sat down next to Brooke.

"Girls, we called you here to tell you some big news." Lydia told her girls.

"Your mom and I want you to know first that this isn't your fault. It's your mother and I decision and we just don't feel the same way anymore about each other…" he was cut off by a pissed off Brooke.

"What do you mean you don't feel the same anymore?! What are you trying to say?! That you're getting a divorce!" She yelled with such force.

Jimmy James looked away from his daughter, not able to look her in the eye. "Sweetheart…,"he started slowly, "…it's just best if we get a divorce."

"And…" Lydia continued, "since were separating I thought it would be the best time to visit your grandmother back in New Jersey."

"So what? Where gonna visit grandma and come back?" Haley asked confused.

Lydia turned and looked warily at Jimmy. "Umm, no sweetie we're going to stay with grandma."

"For what? A few weeks?" Brooke asked

"No girls, we are going to be moving to New Jersey and living with grandma, but your dad is going to stay here in Tree Hill." Lydia explained.

"WHAT?!"

Haley couldn't believe what was happening. So she ran. She went straight into the house, tears in her eyes.

"Haley?"asked Dan.

"Hi Mr. Scott," she sobbed making her way up the stairs. She opened the door and went straight to Nathan's arms.

"Haley? Hales what's wrong?" Nathan asked worry in his eyes.

"I'm moving," she sobbed. Nathan immediately froze.

"What?"

"I'm moving!"

"When?"

"Tomorrow."

"Hey, hey, it will be okay, alright? We will get through this. We'll write letters and emails and we'll call each other."

"It's not going to be the same."

"I know."

"I can't leave you Nathan, you're my best friend. I don't want to grow up without you."

"I don't want you to leave either, but it's gonna happen. Remember this though everything is gonna change and you're gonna leave, but you will always be my best friend."Nathan whispered in her ear as she sobbed into his chest, soaking his T-shirt.

"Bye dad, we love you so much and we promise to visit." The girls promised hugging their father goodbye.

"I love you my girls, you can come to whenever you need. I will always be here."

"So did you see Nathan yet?" Brooke asked Haley as they walked to the car.

"No he was supposed to be here by now." Haley said while looking around. "Where's Lucas?"

"Home. I saw him last night after you said goodbye to him. He was pretty upset but it doesn't beat how Nathan was acting. I mean you should've seen him after you left. He was snapping at everyone and moping around it was like if he lost the most important person in his life, he was heartbroken." Brooke informed her. Haley couldn't help but shed a tear.

"Umm I forgot my bag, I'll be back." Haley turned to walk back, but was pulled by someone. "What the…Nathan?"

"Hey I couldn't let you leave without saying goodbye first."

"God I'm gonna miss you so much." She cried.

"Hey don't cry Hales, I'm going to miss you too, more than you know." Nathan tried to sooth her.

"I love you Nathan, don't forget me."

"I'll never forget you. I love you too!" And with a quick step he leaned down and brushed his lips against hers. Haley didn't waste any time and kissed him back. "Always and Forever Hales."He whispered.

"Come girls, time to go!" Lydia yelled.

Haley went up on her tiptoes once again and pressed her lips to Nathan's once more. "Bye".

Haley ran to the car and sat next to Brooke. She looked backed as Nathan and the life as she knew it disappeared.

"Pfft… and they said they were just friends." Brooke remarked as they passed the "You are now leaving Tree Hill" sign.