A/N Hey guys! Thank you so much for the reviews you guys are awesome. Here is chapter 4. In this chapter the focus is more on Brase and Naley. I hope you guys like it.
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Chapter 4
It was the end of the day and as Haley and Brooke walked out of their final class for the day to head to cheerleading practice, Brooke noticed a tall, brown haired, very handsome boy eyeing Haley. Looking closer she realized it was Nathan Scott. Haley had told Brooke the reader's digest version of what had happened earlier that morning, all she told Brooke was that she and Peyton had a not so chipper run in with Lucas Scott and his pose. Now seeing how Nathan was looking at Haley, Brooke knew there was more to this run in than Haley was telling her so she decided to question Haley about what happened that morning even more.
"So….uh….Haley can I ask you something?!" Brooke asked a little more quietly than normal, as her and Haley made their way into the girl's locker room to change.
"Sure girlie. What's up? You are acting a little strange. Why are you talking so low?" Haley said curiously. She had noticed Brooke's attention as they were walking to the gym drift off as they were talking but she did not say anything about it.
"It's about this morning….with Lucas Scott…did his brother Nathan happen to be there?" Brooke asked with a small smile on her face as she saw Haley's eyes widen with shock on what Brooke was asking about.
"H-he might have been!?" Haley stuttered with a questioning tone as if she was not really sure. Although, Brooke could see right through her, it was the advantage of being friends for so long.
"Don't even Haley! I know you! He was there and you have a little thing for him don't you?" Brooke said with a satisfied smile upon her face.
"Fine…fine maybe he was there…" Haley said defeated, "but I most certainly do not have a thing for him! I mean he is a Scott and I c-can't have a thing for him." Haley explained to Brooke as they headed out of the locker room for practice.
"Well he definitely has a thing for you, Miss Sawyer! He was eyeing you like you were a porter house steak a couple minutes ago when we were walking down the hall!" Brooke chuckled
"Okay, whatever Brooke." Haley chuckled trying to play off Brooke's comment. Although, a part of her was chuckling because she could not believe that Nathan was looking at her in such a way.
"All I'm saying is if tall, dark and handsome was into me and I was into him. Nothing would hold me back. Just think about it Haley." Brooke said. She knew, like Peyton, Haley really never put herself out there in the dating world. So when she saw one of the hottest guys in school checking out Haley she was going to make sure Haley took full advantage of it.
"Thanks Brooke. Oh…uh… speaking of, how did it go with what's his name? That new guy you were oh so eager to sit next to this morning?!" Haley asked with curiosity.
"AHH! It was great. His name is Chase, Chase Adams by the way!" Brooke squealed thinking back to earlier that day.
"So….you gonna tell me what happened? Or what?" Haley joked quite aware that Brooke's mind was now on Chase.
"Oh! Yeah, sorry." Brooke said with a smile on her face
FLASHBACK
Brooke walks into her first class of the day which is chemistry. She notices that Chase is sitting next to Shelly again. Brooke notices that Shelly is looking her way with an "I Win" look on her face. At the point Brooke mumbles to herself "game on". She gathers herself and walks past Shelly and Chase, catching his attention as she walked to a seat towards the middle of the classroom. The class soon began and their teacher walked in.
"Good morning everyone. Nice to see you." Mrs. Allen said to the class "Now before we get started I want to remind you that we have a big lab project that is being assigned today and the person that is sitting next to you is your partner for this project. So, if you wish to change partners I suggest you do it now while I am getting everything prepared."
After Mrs. Allen had finished talking Brooke looked around the room noticing that no one was really changing partners. Not that she did not mind working with Tim, she would have preferred to work with Chase. She was too caught up in her thoughts to notice that Tim was no longer sitting next to her.
"Hey. Brooke Davis, right?" A voice came from the person who was now sitting in Tim's abandoned seat.
Brooke looked to the side and was shocked but happy to see none other than Chase Adams. "Yeah. Your Chase right?" She asked trying to control her happiness.
"Yeah, look I was wondering if you mind being my partner because… well you see Shelly is just focused on hitting on me and I really want to just do the project." He finished with a small chuckle. With hearing that Brooke was a little disappointed but then he said, "Besides if this project is going to take most of the semester to complete, then I rather do it with a beautiful brunette." He said with a smile upon his face at which she looked down to hide the fact that she was blushing.
It was almost the end of the period, when Chase turned to Brooke and said, "Do you want to set up a time to meet up later this week either at my place or yours so we can continue to work on the project?"
"Yeah, sure." She said shocked. She knew it was technically not a date but a girl could dream right? "Here's my number." She said as she handed him a slip of paper with her cell number on it.
"Okay, Thanks!" He smiled, "I'll call you later." He said with a wink before walking out of the classroom.
Even if he was just calling so they could work together on a stupid chemistry project, he was still calling her and she couldn't believe it.
END FLASHBACK
"So that's what happened." Brooke finished
"Wow, okay. Well I'm happy for you Brooke, hope everything works out." Haley stated with a genuine smile. At the same time the boys come running onto the gym court and begin to practice lay ups. Brooke nudges Haley.
"What?" Haley asks
"Oh, nothing…it's just doesn't Nathan look good out there on the basketball court?" Brooke asked Haley in the sweetest and most innocent tone.
"Come on Brooke. Knock it off!" Haley said to her friend. "But, yeah he sure does." Haley said softly thinking no one could hear her. Little did she know Monica had walked right up behind her and the rest of the squad as she said it. A smile grew on Monica's face knowing that Nathan hadn't even done anything to Haley yet and she was already falling. "Damn this is going to get good." Monica thought to herself as the girls started practicing their routine.
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Nathan was heading home after having to stay an extra 40 minutes after practice to go over some new plays with the coach. Lucas left right after practice was over, claiming he had other stuff to do, leaving Nathan with no other choice but to walk. He was walking toward the front of the campus when his thoughts were filled with Haley. He was trying not to notice her and her friend Brooke looking at him all throughout practice but he did and he had to admit he was happy that she was checking him out. He then saw that the tutor center was still open. He knows Haley is Peyton's cousin and that they ride together. So he was hoping that maybe this meant that Haley would be there and he could ask her out or something. When he walked into the tutor center he noticed the curly haired blonde from this morning.
"Hi. May I help you? Are you looking for something? Someone?" She asked in a more pleasant tone than he remembered she had this morning.
"Um…Yeah actually…I was looking for Haley." He said nervously. As soon as Peyton heard her cousins name come out of his mouth her head snapped up to look at him. She noticed he looked familiar and then the buzzer went off he was the one standing with Lucas this morning. She narrowed her eyes at him.
"What do you want with Haley?" Her pleasant tone now gone, replaced with a tone that could only be described as hard ass.
"I…um…was actually wondering if I could have her number? I mean I don't know if she has a boyfriend or not…." Nathan started but was cut off by Peyton.
"No…" Peyton said all too quickly, before she could finish Nathan cut her off.
"Great! Well do you mind maybe giving me her number? But, please do not tell her that I asked you for it or that this conversation happened at all. I like my resources to remain a mystery." He said the last part with a slight chuckle.
"I meant, No you cannot have her number and you certainly cannot date her!" Peyton emphasized
"Okay, well I'm sorry to have bothered you." Nathan said in disappointment as he turned around to leave.
"Hey Nathan?" he turned to face her. "you're friends with Lucas right? Can you tell him that our first tutor session is tomorrow right after classes for exactly one hour, it he's late I will deduct the time from the one hour. So he better not be late." She said
"I'm sure he'll be on time if he knows what's good for him." Nathan said with a smirk. "By the way Lucas and I aren't friends. We're brothers. Half-brothers actually."
"Oh! That's worse!" She said sarcastically with a smirk playing on her lips
"I know what you think of him. Believe me. I heard the rumors too, and if I weren't his brother I would think the exact same thing about him. I know he can be a jerk but, underneath the façade he is a good guy who cares. It just takes awhile to see that side of him, so just give him a chance before you attack him." Nathan pleaded
"I'll try" She said in an unconvincing tone
"Good. Well I'm gonna go. It's a long walk home." He said as he turned to leave
"Nathan, do you need a ride? I mean I know we do not know each other very well but…." She offered
"Don't you have a full car taking home Haley and your other friend?"
"Well actually they normally get a ride home from Theresa after practices so there is plenty of room. But if you rather walk than be stuck in a car with me that's fine" She said with a playful smile on her face
"Sure yeah that would be great thanks. I promise I will pay you back…I'll buy you lunch tomorrow." He said. Peyton noticed he was totally different from Lucas. She could see herself being really good friends with Nathan and he could also see himself being really good friends with her.
"Sure, okay. Just give me a couple minutes to straighten things out here and then we can go."
"Okay" He said, hoping in the back of his mind that Lucas would not do anything to ruin his friendship with Peyton.
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