Seventh Chapter already, hoping I get to the 10 chapter mark! Sorry to all the Naley lovers for making them break up!
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"I'm sorry for earlier, Nate." Nathan rolled his eyes, he was starting to regret calling Lucas for help. He'd been hearing Lucas's apology over and over again for an hour. Nathan had already accepted his apology numerous times.
"I was wrong about you Nathan," Lucas explained again, "Your nothing like Dan. I mean, you actually asked for help and didn't close everyone out."
Nathan just nodded, "I know, man. It's okay. Plus, I hit you."
Lucas smiled, "Ya, you need to work on your punch."
Nathan rolled his eyes again, "okay, so now that we're done with the apologies, can we get back to work?"
"Right, so why are we hiding behind a dumpster?"
Nathan peered around the dumpster, looking at the streets. All clear. They were in an alleyway outside of the town Hall and Nathan hadn't told Lucas what he had planned for them to do.
"We're going to break into town hall." Nathan stated.
Lucas's eyes widened, "What?"
Nathan looked around for awhile, finally spotting a fire escape.
"First of all, Luke, give me a boost."
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Haley had been in the bathroom for awhile, and Brooke was getting worried. She had left the door open and Brooke could hear Haley throwing things around.
Finally, Brooke decided it was time to figure out what was going on. She walked into the bathroom just in time for a pack of birth control pills to skid across the floor. She picked it up, it was already open.
"Your out." She stated, causing Haley to turn around, "Looks like you're missing a few days."
"Ya, I ran out a few days ago. I need some more."
Brooke tilted her head to the side, "What are you looking for?"
Haley sighed and turned around, "I don't know, this is what I do when I'm upset."
"What happened?"
"Nathan and I had a fight earlier and I think we broke up." She said quietly.
"What were you fighting about?"
"Dan stuff."
Brooke laughed, "Tutor-girl! You're not broken up!"
"We're not?" Haley was confused.
"No, Nathan was just protecting you."
"He was?"
Brooke rolled her eyes at her friend, "He doesn't want you to get involved with Dan, Haley. Can't you see that?"
"But whatever it is, we need to get through it together."
"That's why," Brooke put her finger up matter-of-factly, "You need to go over there and talk to him. With everything that's going on, I think he needs to see you right now."
Haley nodded, "You know, Brooke, your right. I should go over there and talk to him."
Brooke nodded, then held the pills up, "I'll get you some more, okay tutor-girl?"
Haley hugged her friend, "Thanks Brooke, I appreciate it."
"No problem, Haley. Now go get that boy of yours."
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"We really shouldn't be in here, Nate." Lucas whispered to his brother, his tone was begging Nathan to stop.
Nathan looked around the room. He never thought he would ever find himself breaking into the mayor's- Dan Scott's- office.
"Okay, what exactly are we looking for?" Lucas asked.
Nathan searched the room with his flashlight, "A desk."
There was a loud banging sound, "Damn, I found it."
Nathan shone his flashlight on his brother's pained face. He was holding his knee, cursing.
"Be careful." Nathan mumbled, shining his light on the desk. Sure enough, there was a computer.
Nathan sat down in the big chair, turning to the computer. He turned it on and it immediately asked him for a password. He typed it in and watched as the screen read 'Access Granted.'
"How did you know the password?"
Nathan smiled, "I found it out awhile ago without telling my dad. It's such a good password that he uses it for everything."
Lucas laughed, "Well, it's not such a great password anymore, is it?"
Nathan looked at the computer screen and clicked on the files it contained. Sure enough, he found the files for the citizens of Tree Hill.
"Lucas, can you go cover the door?"
Lucas nodded and walked over to the door. When Lucas was gone, Nathan pulled out the two pictures he had. He looked up each shooter by their appearances. Sure enough, he found all of their names and addresses.
Peyton and Mouth's shooter: Chase Watkins
Lucas and Tim's shooter: Eddie Samuels
Nathan and Haley's shooter: Craig Jacobs
Nathan glared at the last picture, the one of Craig Jacobs. He stared at the man's face, he would be able to pick that face out from a crowd. Even now, he could remember the look of horror on Haley's face, and the feeling of the cold, metal of the gun pressed up against his forehead.
"Nathan, I think someone's coming." Lucas hissed.
Nathan quickly copied down the information on a sticky-note nearby, peeling it off the pad. He stopped and picked up the pad, frowning. He could see the dents on where he had written, and he could read what it said. He peeled off more sticky-notes until there were no dents left.
"Nathan!" Lucas hissed again, "We have to go!"
Nathan could hear the footsteps too, it must have been the guard. He turned off the computer, shoved the post-it-notes in his backpack and climbed out the window. Lucas was right behind him, and they quickly jumped down the fire escape and ran down the alleyway.
"What was that all about?" Lucas asked angrily.
"What do you mean?"
Lucas rolled his eyes, "We just broke into town Hall, Nathan!"
"So we did a little B&E, so what?"
"We broke into the mayor's office, high-jacked a government computer, stole classified information and ran away! Nathan, you can't possibly think we could get away with this!"
Lucas was doing it again, he was being the negative one. The smart one, actually. Nathan knew he would get caught eventually, but he had time before that to catch the guys who had shot at the kids from Tree Hill High.
"If anyone asks, Luke, this never happened."
"Nathan! What are you planning on doing? Finding these guys and making them squeal? They have guns, Nate, guns! They'll shoot you!"
Nathan shook his head, "You're my older brother, Luke. I understand you want to protect me, but I care about you too much to get you involved."
Lucas felt something twist in his stomach, there was something wrong. Something was going to happen, something bad.
"Nathan! They are going to kill you!"
Nathan smiled, "Let's see them try."
With that, Nathan walked back to his car and drove off. Lucas headed for his own car, watching Nathan speed away. Something was wrong, he could feel it. Was it possible?
Was Nathan Scott losing his mind?
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Nathan had only been home for an hour before he heard the front door open. He felt himself stiffen, was it Dan again? He listened for the footsteps, then they reached his room doorway.
"Nathan?"
His breathe caught when he heard her voice. He spun around and came face-to-face with Haley. He immediately felt the weight of everything today weigh on him. Her face was red and puffy, she had been crying, and all he wanted to do was comfort her.
"Haley." He wrapped his arms around her in a tight hug. "I'm so sorry, Hales. I over-reacted and I just wanted to help you. I'm sorry, I'm so sorry."
She pulled him back and looked at his face, which was red now.
"I just, I-"
"It's okay." She cut him off before he began to cry, "I know you were trying to protect me from Dan, but we need to do this together."
He smiled at her. She reached into her pocket and pulled out the necklace that had his ring on it.
"I think this belongs to you." She put it back around his neck.
"I'm sorry, hales. I would never want you gone," He whispered to her, "I love you."
"I love you too." She kissed him passionately. He kissed back and before she knew it, he had pushed her on the bed.
"Nathan-" He was now kissing up and down her neck.
But she didn't stop him, it was too romantic, too right.
He kissed her again, "I love you so much."
"I love you too. Always and forever."
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Chapter 6 and they are back together! YAY NALEY!! Please review!
