AUTHOR'S NOTE: Hey, guys! I'm so sorry for the really late update. I posted the last chapter, and then I went to camp for 2 weeks. I really tried to write, but I didn't have much time. When I got home, I've been unpacking and seeing my friends and family. I'm sorry if any of you lost interest in this story, but I promise I will update more often from now on! Just so you know, anything I say about Duke University is probably wrong. I don't know anything about that school besides it's school colors, where it is located and that they are the Blue Devils. Hope you like this chapter. Enjoy and please review!

Chapter 2

November 15, 2011

Nathan and Haley walked the halls of Duke's school of business and education. They were arguing, of course, about something very stupid, but very typical for them to fight about. Reading books, or watching TV.

"I get headaches when I read," Nathan argued.

"Loser," Haley scoffed.

"Nerd."

"There are more than a million books to read, but there is only a certain amount of TV to watch."

"So what?"

"You can use your imagination while you read. When you watch TV, they tell you how it really is. You can't imagine," Haley replied.

"Only weirdos like you use their imaginations."

"Because it is SO WEIRD to imagine things. You imagine all the time, Nathan."

"Yeah, how so?" Nathan sarcastically inquired.

"Well, you imagine that you're actually good at things. You imagine that people like you. Would you like me to continue?" Just then, a boy bumped into Nathan and spilled all of his books.

"Hey, watch it, idiot." Nathan snapped to him. The boy dug his hands in the pockets of his sweatshirt and fiddled with something in it.

"Are you going to apologize?" Nathan asked. Haley punched his arm.

"Could you not be an asshole for like one second of your life?" Haley studied the boy a little closer.

"Wait a second, aren't you Jimmy Edwards?" Haley asked in a soft voice.

"How do YOU know ME?" Jimmy said angrily.

"I'm friends with Lucas and Mouth. You're friends with them, right?" Jimmy Edwards was someone Haley heard about while visiting Tree Hill. At the thought of him, Haley shuddered. The way everyone talked about him, they all seemed so worried. They all did a time capsule project in senior year, and Jimmy's was really dark. He said how everyone in that school was fake and liars. It scared everyone, and no one ever talked to him again. Him, their friend, Mouth, Skills, and Lucas were all really good friends. But as Lucas and Mouth became a little more popular as did Skills, Jimmy felt ignored. He was bullied on a lot, and even more so after his video released.

"Not anymore," Jimmy replied almost blankly.

"Yeah not ever, loser. Now get lost," Nathan interjected. Jimmy glared at him and quickly walked away.

"What the hell, Nathan? Jimmy was their friend. I would know," Haley yelled.

"That's funny. I just thought you were a wannabe. Haven't you caught on by now, Uptight Virgin? No one in our group likes you. It's just Brooke. She's trying to be nice to you because she is your roommate. As is everyone else. No one wants to be your friend," Nathan said arrogantly.

"Yeah, because that's the truth."

"You know it is."

"Trust me, Nathan. If Brooke didn't like me, she would make it known."

"Trust me, Uptight Virgin. She's gotten weird since the first time she started dating Lucas. She got like…nice," Nathan said and shuddered sarcastically.

"Okay, first of all, there is nothing wrong with being nice. Obviously you would know nothing about that. Second of all, do NOT call me Uptight Virgin. Third of all, you need to be nicer to Jimmy Edwards because he seems like a pretty good person."

"Good person?" Nathan scoffed. "The kid practically said everyone in my school was a douche bag."

"Because people like you and your stupid friends picked on him and no one else paid attention to him. So that's all he knew!" Haley fired back.

"He's in college now. He needs to stop being a wimp and get into the college life."

"He can't because people are bullying him here too! Including you. We aren't in high school anymore. Can't you and your stupid friends just let him go?"

"I cannot believe I'm having this conversation with you. Why the fuck am I walking with you anyway?"

"I don't know, why are you?"

"I don't know."

"Then leave!" Haley yelled.

"Fine!"

"FINE!"

"Okay, so by that he really means…?" Haley lead on to the boy she was tutoring, Austin.

"That society is crashing and most of the people who are trying to help it out are really the ones breaking it?" He questioned, unsure of himself.

"Be confident, Austin. You know this," Haley encouraged.

"And we need to make sure the people helping society really care about what's going on," Austin said slowly but surely. He looked at Haley and smiled.

"You got it," Haley said and gave him a large smile. Austin breathed a sigh of relief. "See? That wasn't so hard!"

"It was okay. You've helped me a lot, Haley. Thank you," Austin said genuinely and checked his watch. "I've got to go. But thanks! See you next Tuesday!"

"Bye, Austin!" Haley called. She mentally patted herself on the back. She leaves tutoring people. Especially in English. Haley really should be in a higher grade because so far, this semester has been a little easy for her. But Haley liked it that way, because that meant she was able to have more time to tutor. When she says someone get it, and that light just goes in their head, it makes her feel so good. And worthy. That's why she's majoring in education and minoring in English. Caught up in her thoughts, Haley almost forgot that she too had some place to be. She grabbed her bag quickly and rushed out of the tutoring center.

"Hey! Sorry I'm late," Haley said to Brooke, Peyton, and Anna who were waiting for her in her dorm.

"It's okay, Tutor Girl. I'm still getting ready," Brooke replied. Haley smiled.

"Course you are, Tigger," she said, using the fond nickname for the overly excited and bouncy girl.

"I heard this party is going to be awesome," Anna exclaimed, clearly excited. Haley shrugged her shoulders. She wasn't into the whole party scene. She was fine with going to them and getting to know more people, but she wasn't into drinking, so the parties were never what she would call "awesome".

"Yeah, if they don't kill us with the lame-ass music they play on the radio," Peyton added. She was always complaining about the music played. It was always the same music that was played 500 times a day on the radio. While it didn't bother Haley too much, it very much bothered Peyton. Peyton is not into main-stream music. At least not main-stream 2011. She liked bands like Led Zepplin, The Pretenders, Tesla, Honorary Title, Fall Out Boy, Jack's Mannequin, Angels & Airwaves and Jimmy Eat World. No Katy Perry or Justin Bieber was ever playing in Peyton and Anna's dorm.

"Oh quit your whining, P. Sawyer!" Brooke quipped.

"It probably won't bother you, B. Davis, because so many boys will be talking to you that you won't even be able to hear the music." Peyton shot back.

"And what's the matter with that?"

"Only one boy should be talking to you, and you know it!"

"Would everyone stop talking about how me and Lucas should be non-exclusive?"

Haley cleared her throat softly. "Lucas and I," she corrected. Brooke glared at Haley.

"Maybe we should talk about how Naley walked together to their classes a few days ago."

"Naley?" Anna questioned.

"Nathan and Haley!" Brooke said matter-of-factly. She turned back to Haley. "What do you have to say about that, Tutor Girl?"

"He happened to be there. I was walking to my class reading a book and he said that only losers read and we got into this big argument about books versus television and then he bumped into Jimmy Edwards and called him an idiot and a loser and-"

"Wait," Peyton interrupted. "Jimmy Edwards?"

"Yeah," Haley said quietly. "Nathan was an ass to him like always and I yelled at him for it and tried to be nice to Jimmy. But he totally wasn't having it. It's not high school anymore. People need to stop bullying him."

"It was worse in high school," Anna started. "When I first moved here, I saw him being bullied and thought I was going to get attacked or something every day. They were pretty harsh to him."

"No wonder he was so angry in that video," Peyton said somberly. Haley looked around awkwardly.

"Okay!" Brooke said happily. "Let's talk about something else. Like Naley!" Haley rolled her eyes.

"He then told me that none of you guys were actually my friends. That you were all pretending to be nice to me, but you hate me."

Brooke scoffed. "What is with that boy?"

"Same as always. Everything." Haley chuckled. There was a knock at their door.

"I'll get it," Haley called out. She opened the door to find Lucas, Jake, Nathan and Skills waiting outside.

"Hey, guys, come in. We're almost ready," Haley said and stepped aside so they could enter. Once inside, Nathan surveyed all the girls.

"We got some fine ladies in this dorm tonight!" he turned to Haley. "Well, kind of." Haley laughed sarcastically.

"Your little jabs are getting really old, Nathan," she replied.

"So you admit that I'm getting to you?" he flashed his smirk.

"No. I'm admitting that you are a-"

"WOULD YOU GUYS STOP FIGHTING?" Brooke yelled.

"He started it!" Haley called out.

"No you did! We had a perfect little clan and then you decided to break it up!"

"So that's what this is about? You were the center of attention and now I'm here and suddenly everyone is seeing what you really are."

"Come on, Hales. Don't turn this into some stupid sob story. I'm not you," Nathan scoffed.

"Not shit, Sherlock. You couldn't be me if you tried!"

"I bet I could. It's not too hard to be a high-strung bitch. But, the virgin part may be hard to do for me."

"Clearly," Haley jeered.

"STOP!" Lucas shouted this time. "Jesus, guys. Just stop it. You're acting like children. It's annoying as fuck! Can't we just have one night where you two try to get along?"

"Sorry Lucas," Haley said sincerely. She turned to Nathan. "I can try if you can."

"Fine. Whatever," Nathan scoffed.

"Good enough. Let's go," Jake said and went to the door. As everyone else started to leave Brooke and Haley's dorm room, Haley slowed down a little and took a good look at Nathan.

Maybe he's not such an ass after all. Maybe he's just insecure about me being in their group.

Haley actually started to feel sympathetic for Nathan. Nathan could feel that he was being stared at, so he quickly turned around. He saw Haley flinch and put her eyes to the ground.

"Well. Are you coming, Haley?" Nathan asked. Haley's head snapped up and gave him a wicked grin.

"That's what she said," she said and chuckled.

"I guess 'she' isn't you. You are the Uptight Virgin after all," Nathan jeered and left the room. Haley took a deep breath to calm herself.

Okay, maybe he is just an ass.