I am actually beyond sorry that I haven't updated! It took me absolutely ages to get this chapter the way I wanted it, and when I finally did get it right, I'd literally just updated with C6. But then I forgot and had mock exams and just, ahh. In other, brighter news, remember how I've been saying since September that I've been rehearsing WWRY? OPENING NIGHT IS ON TUESDAY. :D I'm actually so excited it's unreal. Being a 'Yuppie' (fans will know what I mean) I get to do a lot more than the ensemble. We have two dances as Yuppies, 'Killer Queen' and 'It's a kind of magic' as well as 'Radio GaGa'; 'We are the champions' and 'Bohemian Rhapsody' in which we get to do a lot more than the ensemble. BOOYA. We're not in Act 2 until the very end for the latter mentioned songs, but ah well. My family is coming to see me Wednesday and both our headteachers will be there Thursday night. Best part is I'm off time table all week so no lessons and no getting in trouble for not handing in homework, yay. Plus this last rehearsal with the band went a lot better than expected and I'm very excited now.
Wish me luck, the last time we performed, at the Y11 celebration evening, in front of 500 people, I was shaking like mad and that was just singing.
Also, this chapter kind of gives you more of an insight to Haley's life prior to her accident, but not only that, it's kind of based on personal experience. Anything about boys I altered to fit the situation, I don't have any male friends nor have I ever had a boyfriend..so, yeah, anyway, personal. Hard for me to write, but I did it. You might think it's a bit pathetic but I'm just a 15 year old girl, things happen, emotions run high, etc.
anywaaaaaaaaay..
Review replies:
naley12: If you liked that chapter with their relationship you'll love this ;) hehe, thanks for the review + enjoy! x
Godschildtweety: Thanks very much! Enjoy!
kaya17tj: I did originally write something more but I kind of felt like despite having amnesia, saying 'I love you' just after she found out what happened was a bit too much. Thanks for the review + enjoy!
Halle: Thank you so much! I'm glad you like it! Thanks for the review + enjoy!
CoachMom: I know right? XD But Lucas is always so...I don't know, boring, I guess, so I wanted to write him angry. It was fun. XD Lucas is definitely not in love with Haley, he just views her as a little sister, and was trying that whole big brother protective routine. Reading it back it was a bit creepy, though. Thanks for the review + enjoy!
TessyManiac: Thank you! :) Chemistry was a flop hahahaa, Sociology paper 1 went really well and paper 2 was a fail cos I didn't revise enough and I didn't know what to write so I guessed most of it. I know, poor Nathan. :( Thanks for the review + enjoy!
AleshaaaRose10: Thank you for the luck, didn't do much I still failed hahaha. I think GCSEs are the equivalent of like SATs there..lol. No it didn't upset me, don't worry! After the criticism I was given on my last fic I learnt to take it and not get upset, it just helps to know what my readers think, you know? Thanks for the review + enjoy!
hebewe: Just cos...it worked with my story idea, hahaha. No idea why, I'm not a doctor nor ever will be. I felt for him too lol. Thanks for the review + enjoy!
hey-torch: Thanks! :) I'm glad it's out there, too, I can stop skirting around spoilers haha. Thanks for the review + enjoy! x
ObsessivePrincess: You know you are. :-) Except you work so you gots a reason, I just have school lol. Hahahaha. I know, but it's fun to write. XD I know! Thanks for the review + enjoy! xx
Chapter 7
3 years ago
It was a bright Friday afternoon, and school had just ended for the week. A 15 year old Nathan and Haley were enjoying their afternoon together, as was tradition for them. They spent every Friday afternoon together without fail, and had been going by that tradition since they were 10. Now in sophomore year of high school, the two were closer than ever. They were best friends, and had been since the age of 5. They were inseparable; attached at the hip since grade school. Their friendship was undeniable, and everybody knew they'd be best friends forever. They were always hanging out with each other.
Their mothers used to gossip when they younger, hoping their children would realise the obvious attraction between them and get together. For Nathan and Haley, however, it was too weird for them to be in a relationship. They were happy being best friends; they were too much like a brother and sister to be in a relationship. At least, that's what it was like a few years ago. As the pair grew up, it seemed as if the sibling aspect of their relationship had slowly decreased, before it became nothing.
They'd slowly drifted apart slightly in middle school; Nathan was the popular young athlete with great promise to make the varsity basketball team in high school. He was practically king of the school, everybody loved him. Haley was the complete opposite, however. She was unknown to the social hierarchy, and preferred to keep it that way. She was happy with her friends, the few she had, and she didn't need popularity, attention and fake friends to be happy. She figured she'd just let Nathan get on with whatever it was he was doing and keep herself to herself.
On this bright Friday afternoon, Nathan and Haley were hanging out at what they'd deemed as 'their spot'. It was a little picnic area in an opening in the clearing, the perfect place to sit and talk, or to hang out, or to do anything, really. Where the trees created an opening, a river flowed in the middle of the two sides of the clearing. There was an identical opening in the clearing on the other side of the river; however they didn't tend to go there.
Nathan hadn't told Haley where they were going, and once she realised where they were, she questioned it instantly.
"Nathan, what are we doing here?" she asked with a laugh.
"You're so impatient." He laughed in reply. "I told you, Friday is our day to hang out. We don't have a reason for being here."
"But you must have a reason for bringing us here. To this exact spot." She pushed.
"Well it's our spot, for one. Other than that, like I said about ten seconds ago, we don't have a reason for being here." He supplied as an answer.
"Alright, whatever you say." She laughed.
The two walked alongside each other in a comfortable silence through the clearing, until they reached an opening in it with a grassy bank leading down to the river. When they got to this spot, Nathan took Haley's hand in his and led her onto the bank to sit and eat. What she didn't know is he'd had food and a picnic blanket left there for them. They sat down on the blanket, each with a smile on their face and began to dig into their favourites.
"So how does that get me my first kiss?" Haley questioned to Nathan. The newly reacquainted couple were sitting on the couch in their home, revisiting the memories Haley had forgotten. Nathan dug out every picture and video he could find that would help her to remember her old life. They sat together on the couch, as close together as possible; Haley leaning into Nathan's side with his arm around her shoulders.
"Just be patient, Hales. Isn't it you that always tells me 'patience is a virtue'?" He laughs, tapping her nose.
"Well in this case it doesn't apply. You're telling me the story of how I got my first kiss, so come on, carry on." She insisted, looking up at him.
"Alright, calm down." He laughed. "I'll tell you."
Nathan and Haley continued to enjoy their afternoon in the clearing, just like old times. Once they finished eating, the moved the picnic basket aside and laid down on their fronts to face each other.
"So how's high school working out for you?" Nathan asked his best friend. They were nearly half way through their freshman year in high school, and they hadn't had the chance to catch up with each other a lot lately.
"Good. I like it. Definitely more of a challenge than middle school, at least." She replied simply. The truth of the matter was that she didn't really like high school. The girls were all bitches to her, because she was smart. The guys were a lot more…forward than in middle school. She wasn't used to it at all, no boys paid her any attention other than Nathan and Lucas in middle school, and now she'd come to high school, boys, older boys, gave her looks she didn't appreciate.
But, she'd never tell Nathan that. He may be her best friend, but she felt like he was protective over her, and if she said anything, it could put a strain on their friendship. She'd seen the movies, she knew how it worked. The female best friend would tell the male best friend she hated high school and the girls were bitches and the guys were perverts, and he'd instantly threaten to kill whoever it was that upset his best friend. She didn't want that, it was embarrassing.
"Come on, Hales, you know I can tell when you lying. Tell me the truth, please." He looked at her in a way he had done multiple times when they were younger. It was the look that he knew she couldn't resist: the concerned best friend look. "Please." He begged, sitting up and placing his hand on top of hers.
She sat herself up and looked into Nathan's eyes briefly before lowering her gaze to the river in front of them. It was simple and beautiful, just how she remembered. As she debated telling Nathan all about her sad high school life so far, tears filled her eyes with the memories of the pain.
"Oh Haley. Is it really that bad?" He asked as he noticed her tears. When she didn't say anything, he knew it was worse. Even he knew that a girl's loudest cry is silence. "Please don't cry, Hales. You can tell me anything." He pleaded with her, taking her hand in his and using his other hand to make her look at him.
She sniffed and wiped her eyes as she tried to regain her composure. Nathan was right, she could tell him anything. "I'm just…I'm not good enough. Things were easy in middle school, I knew who my friends were and I was happy. It's all different now, it's all changed. You're on junior varsity and next year you'll make it to varsity. You'll forget me again, with all the cheerleaders that will be throwing themselves at you. They're prettier than I am. Guys want them. They're talented, and pretty. I'm neither. Even Lucas is starting to forget me, and he's on JV, too. And the girls…I can't be friends with people like that. They're bitches. I don't know what I did to make them hate me so much, but they do. I can't take it anymore. What am I supposed to do, Nathan?" She sobbed, as she finally told someone of all her problems.
He moved closer to her and pulled her into a hug as she cried, before pulling back and wiping her tears for her. "I don't think you're not good enough, Hales. You're beautiful, like an angel." He smiled.
"Thank you." She sniffed, looking up slightly. "But if that's really true, why haven't I had my first kiss?" She asked.
"You haven't had your first kiss?"
"No. It's alright; you can make fun of now. You've probably had hundreds. You made out with Peyton all the time." Haley admitted embarrassed. Peyton was Nathan's ex-girlfriend; they'd dated since the beginning of freshman year up until around last week. Peyton said she was sick of Nathan's party animal ways and split up with him. Turns out Lucas were almost the male opposite of her, and she'd taken a liking to him almost instantly.
"I'm not going to make fun of you, Hales. You're my best friend, remember?" He smiled. "But you've really never been kissed?" She shook her head sheepishly. "Well…I think you're beautiful, and any guy would be lucky to say you're his girlfriend."
"Thanks, Nate. That's actually really nice." She sniffed with a slight laugh. "But I don't see how I'll get my first kiss, I only know two guys: you and Lucas. But Lucas is more like an older brother, and you're my best friend."
"Well…I'm not your brother. I'm your best friend, sure, but doesn't that make it more special?" Nathan suggested.
"Make what more special?"
"This."
Before she knew it, Nathan was leaning towards her with his eyes shut. She was shocked, to say the least. Nathan wasn't like her brother, well not as much as Lucas anyway, but it was still a shock to be kissing her best friend. And her first kiss, too. She hesitated for a moment, what was she supposed to do? Should she kiss him back, and get her first kiss over with? Or tell him to stop because it wasn't right? After a second, she convinced herself to stop hesitating. She made her decision in a split second and as he got closer, so did she. She closed her eyes and moved her head in the opposite direction to Nathan. He opened his eyes for a second and placed a finger under her chin, tilting her head slightly. Once he was about an inch from her lips, they both closed their eyes and very softly pressed their lips together. At least he knew what he was doing. He knew this was a first for her, so he guided her through it. He kept one hand under her chin and one hand on her waist, bringing her closer to him.
After a few seconds, they pulled away from each other and looked into one another's eyes. The kiss was both magical and innocent. It was like one of those kisses they described as one for the story books, when the sparks flew and the overwhelming feeling of happiness consumes you. A small smile made its way onto Haley's face, and she shyly and slowly looked up to him.
"So…" Nathan said, averting his gaze. "Was it okay? I didn't ruin your first kiss did I?"
"No, of course not!" She exclaimed, looking up at him, as he did to her. "It was…magical. It was perfect, Nathan. I couldn't ask for it to be more special. Thank you." She smiled greatly.
"Good, I'm glad. So…what does that mean for…us, then?" He questioned curiously. He couldn't help but wonder what it meant for them, Haley was his best friend, and that kiss was like something he'd never experienced before. He may only be 15, but already Haley was the best kiss he'd ever had.
"What do you mean? It was just a kiss, right?" She replied.
"Well…yeah, I suppose."
"Did you…um, want it to be more?" She raised an eyebrow at him.
"Um…I suppose you could say that. You're my best friend, Hales. But that kiss…it was like something I'd never experienced. Do you think we should give it a go?" He told her nervously.
"Well…maybe we should. It wasn't that bad, was it?" She suggested.
"If you want to…I think I really want you to be my girlfriend. So what do you say, you up for it?" He asked.
"If you'll have me." She giggled, more out of nerves than anything else.
"If I get to kiss you again, then sure I will." He replied.
With his final statement, Haley's confidence grew and she moved closer to her boyfriend (that would certainly take some getting used too) and pressed her lips against his again, the sparks just as present as the first time.
"Aw, you were so sweet." Haley laughed, looking up at Nathan. She loved the story he'd told her, and couldn't be happier he'd began to tell the truth about her situation and the memories they'd shared.
"You were so nervous; I generally thought you were going to vomit." He laughed in reply. "But that, Haley James, is how you officially became my girlfriend."
"I'm glad you told me. I think maybe I start to understand why everything has been going so fast with us. So now will you tell me the story of when you told me you loved me?" She begged, batting her eyelashes.
"Of course I will. Anything for you, my beautiful girl." He smiled, placing a soft, sweet, chaste kiss on her lips.
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