Rated: T

minor language, sensuality, ect.

Author's note: Hi loves, I apologize for the long wait for the updates but here I am again.

This chapter is based on different things. Short and simple.

Tell me what you think.

xoxo, Annie

Chapter11

Later that night, Nathan brought me home and helped me back into my room. I was so glad that nothing was in my room when I arrived. But some of my essay papers were flown upon the ground, with the autumn wind and all. I picked them up and stacked them perfectly back on my desk. Then I rushed back to the window, hoping to still see him outside.

"I'm happy you came tonight." I stated as I hung in the sill of my window.

"I knew you'd be." He smiled.

"Maybe we could do this again, maybe when I'm not too busy with school." I asked.

He smiled that brokenhearted smile and nodded.

"I'm up for anything with you."

I was still in shock of how long he had admired me. We were so young then, and I didn't realize that he was one of the kids I gave candy too. It was such a faded memory, but I hope someday, I could see it again. Feel that moment once more.

We stared longingly into each other's eyes. My heart was racing so much, I thought I was going to have a heart attack. I have a theory that he could hear my heart beat when I'm with him. It's just a theory. Then I remembered what he told me earlier when gave me my bracelet.

"Nathan," I said softly.

His eyes looked up at me, dazzling with the moonlight.

"Remember what you told me earlier… that promise?"

He smirked. He was probably feeling a bit embarrassed. I didn't think he could be a romantic at all.

"Yes, I remember."

"Are you standing by that?" I was curious.

He looked at me intensely, analyzing every feature upon my face. I felt unconscious.

"With all my heart, Miss Haley." He answered after those few seconds.

"Haley." I corrected.

"Goodnight." He answered.

"Good morning, you mean." I looked down at my watch around my wrist, realizing it was already passed one-o-clock.

I heard a soft chuckle from him leaving me in admiration as he left. I closed my sill and I laid upon my bed softly. And I dreamed of him that night.

"If only I could sleep with a smile like you.." I heard a voice say as I fluttered my eyes open from my slumber. I looked to the foot of my bed, and saw my best friend dressed for school.

Brooke Davis really had a way with entering my room without me knowing. Or even being awake when I assume she's asleep.

"You know, Brooke.. I'm going to buy myself a lock next time." I stated as I slowly sat up from under my covers. I could feel the disaster upon my hair, cause it wasn't in the places it was suppose to be.

She laughed lightly, slapping my leg.

"Trust me, that's not going to work."

I rolled my eyes and sighed, thinking about earlier that day.

"I saw him last night." I spoke. And I was ready to hear a squeal, feel a jump upon my bed and a clap from her hands in about two seconds.

Actions.

"I figured, since you were smiling for a while, and calling out his name when you were sleeping." She laughed.

"No I wasn't!" I gasped, throwing a pillow at her.

"No, really you were." She smiled as she lifted the back of her hand across her forehead. "Oh, Nathan! You're so handsome! Oh, Nathan! Kiss me!" She joked.

"Shut up! I did not say that!"

"Yes you did, I could hear it downstairs."

My heart stopped, realizing that my parents could've heard.

"How loud was I?"

She laughed again, almost rolling off the bed. "Don't worry your ass off. Your parents weren't even home. I was the only one who heard." I sighed in relief. "But man, if Nathan was here, he'd be pretty turned on."

I grabbed a pillow, stuck it in front of me, and placed my face in it. "OH GOSH!"I mumbled into it.

"Well come on, sleepy head. We have a big day ahead of us." Brooke patted the back of my nest-like hair and I groaned.

We both climbed out of Brooke's car when we arrived into the school's parking lot. I think I was almost deaf from how loud Brooke was playing the new Britney Spears single in the car. I thought I was about to scream.

"Next time, I'm going to control the radio. I don't think I can stand your pop music any longer." I complained, wiggling my ear.

"That song is badass."

"Well I'd like to shove my foot up that ass if it meant that I didn't need to hear again."

"Your slow, dark music isn't that appealing either.."

"You like them Brooke, don't lie." I laughed as I readjusted my messenger bag upon my shoulder.

We both walked around the outside of campus, smiling at everyone as they passed by. Some were even glaring at me, probably from the rumors they heard about me and Nathan. I was becoming more mature about it, and didn't even bother. They had no business in being disappointed in me, at all.

"Hi, Haley. Hi, Brooke." Matthew greeted us, walking from his group of friends from the quad.

Brooke rolled her eyes at him, shifting her hip to the left.

"Hi, Mathew." Brooke replied with an annoyed tone.

"Hi, Matt." I echoed, feeling the same vibe as Brooke.

"How are you guys?" He asked.

Was he trying to have small talk with us? It wasn't exactly what we wanted to do to begin our school day but it wasn't as bad as I thought. Yet, Matthew still bothered me.

"We're fine, we're about to go to class." Brooke answered as she picked at her red nails.

"Well that's good, I am too. Where are you headed?" His eyes maneuvered to me. I really hoped that he wasn't going to ask me if he could walk me there. I hope not.

"To class."

I laughed at the irritation in Brooke's voice.

"What about you Haley?" He ignored Brooke's reaction and turned to me, as if I was the only person around. I struggled as my head went blank. I didn't want to be mean to him and say no, but then I didn't want to say yes either.

Brooke stared me down. She gave me that look, signaling the word "No".

I smiled at him lightly, then I looked over his shoulder and narrowed my eyes at the subject I saw. My heart began to pulsate and my smile became even wider.

"I'm going to go meet a friend." I answered.

Matthew followed my eyes and turned to see Nathan standing by one of the school buildings. Nathan waved lightly at Matthew and looked back at me.

Matt was apparently annoyed that I was leaving again with Nathan. He was always like that, feeling jealous every time a guy came along. He always thought he could be the only who could have me, for his own. It just frustrates me at the fact that he thinks because our parents are buddies, he has permission. Kill me.

I put my hand on Brooke's shoulder, excusing myself, and I walked passed him. I was so happy to see Nathan, I think I skipped my way to him. Embarrassing.

"I think that beast was about gobble you up." Nathan greeted me as he gently held my hand.

"Who, Matt?"

"No, Brooke." He said sarcastically.

"He does that a lot. He's always trying to keep me for himself."

Nathan furrowed his eyebrows at me, unappealing to his ears.

"Keep for himself.." He echoed.

"Yeah ever since two years ago, he's fallenhead over heels for me."

He was quiet. His eyes turned a faded blue and he pressed his lips together.

"Well you are taken, I hope he knows that." Nathan declared after a few seconds.

I rose an eyebrow, and played with his hand as I smiled. "By who?"

He looked annoyed and sighed as he lead me inside the school. He never did answer my question, which lead me to suspicion. Was he thinking that it was an obvious answer? Because I wasn't exactly sure what we were at all. Friends? More than friends? More than that? Nathan left me in mystery. I really didn't know a lot about him, but that's what I loved. I liked trying to find answers and living in suspense.

"Sammy wants to see you again." He finally stated, deliberately parting away from my question.

"Ohdoes she?" I asked.

"She really likes you. Did you see how dressed up she was?" Nathan laughed remembering the excitement in his little sisters eyes that night. I was impressed by how much she wanted to please me.

"Yes, I noticed." I smiled. Our hands still twined together as we walked down the hall. Those few faces I saw earlier, the glares, grew in population. Their faces were smug, disappointed at the sight they saw as me and Nathan walked together. They were disgusted at us, some weren't even about how we didn't match at all. There were girls who had eyes filled with jealousy because I had Nathan.

Nathan may be known for causing trouble, and causing dilemmas in town but there were many girls who swooned over him. He was gorgeous. His lips were a perfect full shape, his eyes glistened within light. It dazzled many of the girls in school. His laugh and tone of his voice was so angelic, no one, especially I, wanted him to stop speaking. The bad deeds he does were just the cherry on top of his attraction to many of the girls around town. He had that certain roughness, that many of the boys didn't have. Matthew especially didn't possess that kind of quality that Nathan had. And I was lucky enough to be even close to Nathan. Because before I met him, I was just like those other girls. They refused to admit their crush on Nathan because they were afraid to hear what their parents would say. Me, especially, kept my feelings quiet. He intimidated me. And now, he didn't.

I wasn't just attracted to his physical aura but his personality, his life. And that's something no one else could experience.