A/N: Hey everyone! I'm so sorry about the delay in updates, I've been trying to finish my first Naley story - For Better or For Worse - and I pushed everything else to the back, but I'm trying desperately to make up for it and update all my stories each week.

Enjoy!

4. The Beginning of A Beautiful Friendship

*March 22nd, 2010*

"I can't believe you and my brother are seeing each other" Brooke said as she, Peyton and Haley were unpacking their things in the dorm room.
Haley shook her head as she looked at Brooke over her shoulder "We're not seeing each other"
"Whatever you say Tutor Girl"

Haley spun around and looked at Peyton in confusion "Tutor Girl"
Peyton rolled her eyes "Nicknames were made for Brooke Davis. She's got one for everyone, and she's got couple and friendship names for people too"
"Like me and Lucas, Brucas. Nathan and Lucas are just Scotts" Brooke explained as she assessed her wardrobe space. Her eyes lit up and she turned around looking at Haley excitedly
"OOOH! You and Nathan can be Naley!" She said looking at Peyton "Even their nickname is perfect. I'm telling you they're hooking up sooner or later"

"We are not!" Haley said once again.
"Are you saying you don't like him?" Peyton raised an eyebrow
Haley shrugged "he's alright" Lie she thought "I just don't know if he's my type" LIES "I'm really not looking for anything right now" Good god woman LIIIIIES!
Peyton looked at Brooke with a less than convinced face as Haley turned her attention back to unpacking.

"So what's the deal with you and Nathan?" Jake asked as they walked around campus
Haley groaned frustratedly "God, what is with everyone today!? You, Brooke, Peyton. Can no one understand that we're just friends, if even that? We met last night"
Jake put his hands up in surrender "Hey, I'm just asking. There's a sort of spark between you two, we can all see it" He spoke "And he's the first decent guy I've met since Justin"

Haley scoffed at the mention of her ex-boyfriend "Yeah, and look how great that turned out"
Jake sighed heavily "Hales, you know that wasn't-" haley cut him off
"It doesn't matter, I've gotta get to my dorm, Quinn said she'd drive the rest of my stuff up so she should be here soon" she said walking off from Jake, who groaned at his stuff up.

"So Haley Bob, all ready now for college?" Quinn said as she flopped down next to her sister on the bed
"Our parents are horrible. Who names their kid after a frickin cat!?" she flopped her hand over her face
Quinn chuckled "Ours" she stated simply "You know you wouldn't want them any other way Hales" she nudged her sister's shoulder
Haley shrugged in agreement as the two sat in silence

"So, whose this guy Jake was telling me about on the phone? Nathan?" Quinn asked after a moment
Haley groaned "Really? He's just a guy that I met, He's Lucas' half brother. You remember the Karen, Dan, Deb mess"
"Ooooh yeah, Tree Hill had some good drama growing up" Quinn replied bumping her sister's shoulder "Do you like him?"
Haley looked down at her hands on her stomach "I don't know. He's just...He's really nice, and he's the first person that doesn't treat me like I'm made of glass. Even when I mentioned James. He didn't ask me how I was feeling about it all or any of that, He just comforted me" she said "It was kinda nice"

Quinn smiled "I think that's more than liking him Bob"
Haley blushed slightly at the realisation that she could see herself falling for Nathan Scott
"Does he know everything from that summer though?" Quinn asked
Haley sighed and turned her head to look at her sister "No"
"Hales, you can't-" Quinn sighed
"I know" Haley cut in "But I only just met him, can't I just enjoy myself for a little while before I have to ruin it all? I promised James I'd live my life, just let me do it my way Quinn"

Quinn shook her head, agitated "Fine, but under protest" she said
Haley smiled "Thank you Quinn, you're always here for me"
"I'm never leaving you" Quinn said taking her sister's hand in hers "Except for right now to shower so we can head out!" she exclaimed standing up and pulling her sister up too

"Get ready, we're leaving in an hour. That should give us plenty of time to get you and me both good and drunk"
"Aren't you supposed to be all sensible now? You're 25, steady boyfriend and job. Aren't I supposed to be the crazy one?" Haley yelled at her retreating figure
"You and I both know that you've never been the crazy one!" Quinn yelled from the bathroom
"True" Haley muttered "Fine, let's go!" She yelled as she went to get ready

Quinn and Haley arrived at the club, Trixie's. It was around 9:00pm and the place was getting crowded
"This is the life!" Quinn said as she and Haley sat in a booth near the stage. She looked to her younger sister and sighed when she saw her focusing solely on her drink. She picked up a chip from the bowl on the table and threw it at her
"Hales! Come on, I'm only here tonight can you at least pretend to enjoy yourself?"
Haley smiled apologetically "You're right, I should be having fun" she stood up "how about we dance?"
Quinn raised an eyebrow at her "Seriously? That alcohol must be hitting you harder than I thought" she said as she stood up and joined Haley on the dance floor.

Brooke, Peyton, Lucas, Jake and Nathan had all just arrived. Quinn had invited Jake and Brooke when she met her and told them to invite the rest of their friends.
Brooke's eyes scanned the bar as she saw Haley and Quinn get up from their booth and head to the dance floor. She grabbed Peyton's hand and dragged her to them, yelling at the boys to man the booth.
Nathan shook his head at his sister's antics before grabbing some drinks from the bar and heading towards Lucas and Jake who were sitting at the booth Quinn and Haley had left.

"Haley looks like she's having fun" Lucas said as he looked to his old friend and her sister
Jake smiled "Yeah, it's been a while since I've seen her this happy. She'd normally just curl up in bed and read, it's nice to see her getting back to normal"
"Yeah" Lucas smiled in agreement. He had heard from Jake about James and Justin, as well as through his calls and letters with Haley.

Nathan frowned at the two friends, he could tell something was going on and that it was involving Haley, but he knew it wasn't his place to but in. He picked up his beer and took a large gulp before heading standing up
"I think I'm going to go join them, anyone else?" he smirked
Lucas grinned cheekily "I guess I could steal Brooke away" he said as Nathan groaned
"Dude, you've had a crush on her for years, it's getting pathetic" he said as he looked at Jake, who was staring dreamily at Peyton

"She's single you know" Nathan said breaking Jake out of his trance
"Oh I know, we hung out at that party when you and Haley disappeared" he said
All three boys walked out to the dance floor, Lucas grabbing Brooke and Jake grabbing Peyton. Nathan walked nervously over to Haley, who had now been left alone as Quinn went out the back to take a call
"You look good" Nathan leaned down and spoke in haley's ear

Haley smiled and turned around, grinning at Nathan "What are you doing here?"
"Quinn invited Brooke and Jake, and they brought me, Peyton and Lucas. You want to dance?" he asked
Haley shook her head as Nathan spun her around so that her back was to his chest. He normally hated dancing but for Haley James, he'd do just about anything.

They moved in sync to the music, their bodies in time with each other. Haley had her body pressed against his fully and could feel every inch of his well defined chest. She reached behind her and brought his hands to rest on her hips.
They danced like this for a while, not noticing that their friends had all gone to get a drink, or that Quinn had come in with her fiancee Clay.

"Who's Haley having sex with out there" Clay said feeling protective of his baby sister-in-law
Quinn rolled her eyes at him "they're dancing. I do recall you and me dancing like that quite a few times" she chuckled as he winked at her "That's Nathan, Lucas' brother. He plays for Duke, you should take a look at him"
Clay looked at her curiously before sitting down "I just might"

Nathan and Haley returned to the table about 45 minutes later, not noticing the looks all their friends were giving them.
Haley let out a squeal when she saw her future brother-in-law at the table as Clay stood up and hugged her lifting her off the ground and spinning her around. Nathan looked at the man, feeling a surge of jealousy course through him at the way Haley reacted to seeing him. Relax dude she's not yours, play it cool he thought.

Clay put her down and Haley placed her hand on Nathan's arm as she introduced them
"Clay this is Nathan" she said as Clay stuck his hand out
"Nathan this is Quinn's fiancee Clay" She said. Nathan felt a huge gust of relief hit him as he heard her say that.
Nathan smiled brightly "It's nice to meet you man"

Clay smiled back "You too, I've actually already heard a lot about you" he said
"Nathan looked at him curiously "Really? Can I ask why that is?"
"Well" Clay said looking at the group of friends then back to Nathan "I'm actually a sports agent" he said
Nathan's eyes widened slightly, feeling the excitement set in at the prospect of finally getting a representative. All the ones he'd met so far were only interested in making money and signing him quickly to any team that would take him.

But something about Clay made Nathan think this partnership could work. Maybe Clay was the agent Nathan had been looking for
"Well then, how about we talk a little business sometime?" Nathan smirked
Clay chuckled "I have a feeling this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship" he said slapping his hand on Nathan's back

A/N: OK! And there's chapter 4! I'm not sure how I feel about it, especially how I feel about the way I introduced Clay, but I want Clay and Quinn in this story and I wanted a different storyline than the show in terms of how they meet. So, I hoe you liked this chapter and as always PLEASE REVIEW and let me know what you think or if there's anything you'd like to see

- Maddie :)