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So If You're Mad Get Mad

I lay in my bed reading until I noticed it was nearly midnight and I had to work the next morning so I flipped my book closed before going to turn out my light. Their was a knock on my window and I jumped.

"Haley, its me." Nathan whispered. I opened my window more and let him step in before hitting him.

"Don't scare me like th...what happened to you?" That was when I noticed his black eye.

"Please can we not talk about this tonight, I just...Can I stay here...just to sleep and you not tell anyone please?"

"Nathan...are you like...in trouble?"

"What..no no...not with the law or anything." He said as we crawled into my bed.

"I should get you ice for that." I said running my fingers along the bruise.

"I have had it for a few hours, it isn't going to change anything." He whispered. "Besides you should see the other guy." He joked.

"Do you think this is funny? My boyfriend shows up at my window at midnight with a black eye, Nathan what is this!"

"Dan hit me Hales."

"What? We...we have to go to the police Nathan."

"No don't that will just make it all worse."

"Nathan..."

"Haley don't go their." He warned.

"Well why did he hit you?"

"Haley, please just leave it okay. I just want to sleep."

"Fine" I whispered as I lay there in the silence seeing him drift off to sleep.

When I woke up the next morning I saw Nathan still sleeping and snuck out of the bed. I walked downstairs to see Karen making a cup of coffee.

"Hey Hales"

"Morning"

"I am going to get going to drop Lily off, Kieth left already and Lucas is asleep so head over whenever."

"Okay thanks Aunt Karen" I said grabbing a plate out of the cabinet.

"Oh and tell Nathan I said hello."

I turned around slowly. "What...what do you mean?"

"Haley his car is outside. I know he is upstairs, just don't do it again and if he needs a place to sleep tell me. I don't want the two of you sharing a room."

"Nothing happened, he just showed up last night and I don't even know why. He has a black eye...and he told me Dan gave it to him but he wouldn't tell me anything more. But please don't say anything to anyone okay?"

"I'm not going to say anything right now, but if things get worse you have to tell me okay. I am trusting you with this because I know you will do the right thing...and just, you see how this has all affected Brooke and all."

"We aren't...we aren't doing that and we don't plan on doing that anytime soon."

"I trust you Haley, I really do its just sometimes people get carried away."'

"I know."

"Alright I have to get going, head up in a little bit."

"Okay."

I walked into my room put the lights on, opened the shades, and pulled the blankets off Nathan. "Get up" I said as he groaned. I sat on my chair across from the bed.

"So are you going to tell me what happened last night?"

"Hales its not important."

"Okay so maybe its not important, but maybe it is and considering my boyfriend showed up with a black eye in the middle of the night I think it is." Nathan smirked at me "What?"

"You called me your boyfriend." I stormed into my walk in closet and started getting changed.

"I'm sure I have called you that before Nathan but if your not going to tell me anything then you should go before Lucas realizes you are here. Karen knows and told me not to let it happen again."

"How?"

"You parked your car across the street idiot."

"Oh"

"Here take my key" I dug it out of my purse and placed it on my desk "And lock up when you leave because Lucas is still asleep and if he wakes up and sees you just say you left something here the other day and stopped by to get it."

"Hey man what are you doing here." Lucas asked Nathan when he walked out of Haley's bedroom. "And what happened to you?" He asked taking in his appearance.

"I left my ipod here the other day so Haley gave me her key to come and get it."

"Mhhmm" Lucas said. "I know you slept here and I trust you with her man, but if you hurt her. I wont hesitate in hurting you because she doesn't deserve it."

"Look nothing happened, I just needed to get out of my house."

"I understand, just be honest next time." Nathan nodded.

"Luke if anyone asks...I just need you to cover for me and say that you punched me because you saw Haley and I in bed together but you didn't know nothing happened."

"Nathan..."

"Lucas if I could tell you what happened I would but I shouldn't."

"I'm not going to get into any trouble for this am I?"

"Nah...I'll say we worked it all out, and like you said if I hurt her you will hurt me, you though something happened but it didn't."

"Alright...so you want to go play a game of one on one?"

"Hey Brookie" I said as she took a seat at the counter.

"Hi Tutor-girl" She said flipping through the menu.

"Are you okay."

"I didn't get much sleep last night...Dan and Deb were fighting all night again...and I haven't been feeling that well."

"Has it always been that way?"

"Mainly but its been worse this past year. See my mom quit her job last year to 'spend more time at home'" Brooke scoffed. "And ever since they have been fighting constantly and all my mother does is drink, and we are pretty sure she is had an affair at some point."

"Oh Brooke." I said laying my hand on her arm.

"Its okay I mean I just don't see why they don't get a divorce already." She paused "Oh Hales I'm sorry for complaining to you about this when you probably are wishing you could be with your parents right now."

"I do, but I mean my parents and my parental situation is nothing like yours so its okay, and I recommend the toast for you this morning then if the baby is making your stomach turn."

"Thanks Hales" She said as I placed the order in.

Soon enough Lucas and Nathan showed up taking seats at the counter as well.

"Luke, here" I said throwing a skirtish apron at him "Put that on and get behind the corner we are short staffed."

He walked over next to me and apron against himself. "I look like an idiot."

"Dude, I saw you in your headgear" I stated grabbing the coffee pot and pouring a glass "Take that to table five."

"Don't call me dude. And I thought we promised not to talk about that in public?"

When he walked back over I said "Dude, I can call you dude if I want to, and I never promised you anything."

"Never, ever bring it up again or I will bring up the ball pit story"

"Wait a minute what is the ball pit story?" Nathan questioned.

"Don't you dare Lucas!" I threatened.

"Our little Hales almost drowned in the ball pit."

"I am going to kill you!" I yelled at they all laughed. I began slapping Lucas before Karen yelled from the kitchen.

"Alright you two, break it up, Lucas come get this platter."

He sighed and walking into the kitchen.

"Lucas whats up with you and Peyt?" Brooke asked.

"She isn't speaking to me, at all."

"Oh..." then she paused. "Nate did Mom tell you, grandma and grandpa are coming this weekend."

"Great, just great"

"This means I am going to have to tell them I am pregnant."

"Or you could just invite them to the hospital after the baby pops out." Nathan suggested.

"'Pops out' Nate really?"

"I really don't want to think of how that baby got into you and how it will come out." He said shaking his head in disgusted as everyone else laughed.

"Hey Nate can I talk to you?" I asked as he nodded and we walked into the back hallway.

"So I know you don't like your parents a lot and everything and maybe you feel weird complaining about them to me when mine are..you know but you can talk to me about anything."

"I know Hales, its just I don't want to bother you with that junk."

"Your problems are my problems. I want you to feel like you can talk to me about anything."

"I do baby"

"Brooke filled me in on the fighting and everything."

"I want you to know that I would trade my parents to have yours back any day."

"I know you do, and you have been amazing to me Nathan. So this, uh, dinner is going to be pretty bad, huh?"

"Yeah, a massacre. My grandma's okay. It's just my grandpa's pretty intense. You've met my dad. Just imagine where he comes from."

"Scary."

"Yeah, you should come though. Maybe you'll make everyone behave."

"I'll come if you want me to."

"No, I wasn't serious. I wouldn't put you through that."

"No, I mean, if you're asking, of course, my answer is yes."

"Well, then, I'm asking."

"Well, then, I'm coming."

"Good"

"So have you and Brooke always been close?"

"Not really, I mean when she was first born and I first met her, I hit her."

"What?"

"Yep, I hit her, she was only a day old. And then I used to hide her bottle, and it drove my mom crazy."

"No wonder."

"Brooke took the attention off of me and I didn't like it. One time I remember locking her outside and it took my mom forever to find her. But then when I started going to school I started to miss her and that's when we got close."

"See I saw Lucas a baby doll I think, when I got old enough I would convince him to play dress up and he would go along with it. I had another sister too...Vivian...she was three years older than me but died when she was about two months old. They diagnosed it as SIDS. Apparently they think she had anemia, and she was born small so that contributes, my mom didn't breastfeed her, and she used to roll onto her stomach but she couldn't roll back over, which all have to do with SIDS.

"I'm sorry Hales"

"Its okay, I mean I want to feel upset about it but I never even met her so its hard to think about it, and in a way my parents didn't really know her either."

Nathan and I paused as we reached the door. He let out a long breath, gave me a small smile before grabbing my hand.

"You ready for this Nate?"

"I don't think I ever am or will be but we might as well get it over with."

He slowly opened the door and lead me in.

Deb, Dan, Keith, Karen, and two older people were sitting in the front room of the house.

"Grandma, Grandpa" Nathan said as they both started to get up. "This is my girlfriend Haley."

"Its so nice to meet you dear." Mae said enveloping me in a hug as Nathan and Royal shook hands. Mae quickly moved over to Nathan "Nathan honey" She quickly hugged him too as Royal moved to me.

"Hello Haley"

"Hi" I said as he gave me a light hug.

They sat back down. "Hi Mr. and Mrs. Scott"

"Hi Haley" Deb said as Dan just gave me a polite nod. Nathan and I sat down across from then.

"Nathan how come we didn't know you had a girlfriend!" Mae scolded.

"Sorry grandma."

"How long have you two been together?"

"Umm...about two months now. We met at Aunt Karen's cafe." I said.

"Karen she is your niece."

"Yep she is." Because it was so sudden not many people had found out about their death nor remembered who they were.

"Haley and Lucas are living with us because her parents are on an extended business trip."

"That's nice of you" Mae said looking to Karen and Keith.

"Well she is family, and that is what you do for family."

"So Nate how is your game?" Royal asked.

Mae hit him "Royal I told you no basketball talk tonight."

"I asked one question Mae!"

"The official season hasn't started yet but I have been organizing some unofficial captains practices down at the rivercourt to get started with training."

"Thats good son."

A half hour later after Brooke and Julian arrived we moved to the table.

"So we have some news for you." Deb said quietly to Royal and Mae.

Before we could speak Dan blurted out. "I am going to run for mayor."

Every eye in the house flew to him as every person said "What?"

"I am running for mayor this year."

"Are you kidding me?" Nathan said. "First off mayor? Are you crazy, and second off why do you have to be the center of attention ALL the time, you can't even let Brooke tell Grandma and Grandpa what she had to say."

"Well what do you need to tell us honey." Mae asked.

"Well you see...I'm pregnant." Royal quickly spit out his drink.

"What?"

"Brooke..."

"I know...I know I'm a disappointment and the world is suddenly going to end now but before you can ask I am keeping it."

"Well are you to getting married its only the right thing to do."

"We aren't getting married just because I got pregnant, maybe down the road we will but not now."

"This isn't right, you either get married or get rid of the baby."

"Well I'm not doing either so if you don't support me I don't need you in my life."

"Don't you talk like that to us."

"Are you kidding me right now. Brooke will be an amazing mother, unlike the son you raised. It is a shock Brooke and I grew up fine because he is a monster." Nathan said getting angry.

"Don't you speak of your father like that!" Royal said again.

"He is horrible. Do you want to know how I got this black eye huh? From him. Your son hit his son. And do you want to know why? Because I didn't knock down the shot." Gasps were heard from around the table. "And I bet you don't know that he has a disease called HCM that is generic and very fatal but he didn't tell any of us until years after he found out because he didn't want to ruin my career!"

"Danny! Is this true?" Mae yelled.

"Wait! Its generic, as in you were risking our children's lives because of a stupid game!" Deb yelled slamming her hands on the table.
Dan said nothing but only looked away.

"Are you going to admit it! Are you Dan" Nathan said getting up and yelling. "or are you going to sit their and play dumb and innocent like you always do!" Dan stood up quickly.

"Nathan sit down and stop yelling."

"Why should I?"

"Because you are my son and you will listen to me damn it!" Dan yelled walking right in front of Nathan.

"You don't scare me anymore, you hit me once and its not going to happen again."

I quickly stood up behind Nathan. Saying quietly "Nate sit down, come on its not worth it. Lets just go. Please"

Nathan relaxed as I place a hand on his back but soon tensed up again as Dan began speaking. "Yeah Nathan listen to your little pathetic girlfriend." Nathan didn't hold back this time as he quickly punched Dan. Before Dan could retaliate Keith grabbed him, as I pulled Nathan out of the room.

"Nathan you can't do that! You can't go around acting like a hero!"

"Haley, did you want me just to sit there and watch him bad mouth you after everything else he has done."

"Yes! You should have walked away. This just says you sink to the same level as Dan."

" I will, okay. I'll - I'll let you in if that's what it takes, I'll let you in. It's just... sometimes I'm afraid that if I do, you'll see the real me. The guy I was before you. And I'm not proud of that person, okay; the one that I used to be. But if I have to be that guy to keep you safe, then that's who I'm going to be. "Look, if you want me to apologize for defending you, or for fighting back when somebody hurts you, then I can't do that...I won't do that, okay because the truth is: that's a guy I'll never be; a guy that just stands by and watches while the world hurts you. Can you understand that?"

"Nathan could you come in here please?" Deb shouted.
Julian, Mae, Royal, Karen, and Keith had all left the room as Dan sat at his chair with a bag of peas on his eye, and Brooke sat on the opposite end. "Haley could you give us a minute alone?" Deb asked.

"Whatever you want to say to me you can say with Haley here"

"Fine then, Dan I want a divorce, and I want you out of this house. You are beating up the children and risking their lives, I have put it aside for seventeen years but this is the end.

"You need my signature, and I will give it to you, after my campaign is up but until then if you want this divorce, you Nathan and Brooke will act like you love me, will come to events and will not speak badly of me in public."

"That is absurd!" Nathan said

"Are you crazy!" Brooke yelled.

"You have got to be high, or drunk or something.." Nathan said shaking his head.

"That's not high that's smoking crack!" Brooke yelled.

"Don't be saying that stuff now that I am a mayoral candidate.

"I'll do it" Deb whispered. "As long as you sign the divorce papers now, I don't care if you post date them until the day after the election but you better sign it."

"Deal"

"Mom" Nathan said.

"No Nathan, its our way out and I am going to take it." Deb said as Dan rolled his eyes.

I hoped you guys liked it and here on my thoughts on 9x08

I hate how unsympathetic Brooke is to Nathan being missing,

Skills! Baby Proffer and Sports Coordinator, haha

I loved Haleys voice over about how Nathan does everything for them, and how he chose mint chocolate chip for her, I love him so much, Naley couldnt have had thier last conversttion or last kiss because their love is to strong now to make it through this, he has to come home. This made me cry so bad

I will never look at mint chocolate chip or rocky road the same

Deb 3

FIND HIM DAN FIND HIM

David!

Dan and Deb in the same room I love their little moment, but I didn't like when Deb said he is all I have because that was what Haley said to, Nathan I think, Deb hasn't even been around much to say that...I don't know, its just didnt feel right.

"we are in Tree Hill, Nathan's missing and how many Demetris do you know" Hahaha

I knew that his dad was abusive!

I knew Logan was his son!

I bet chuck isnt going to like chase anymore

Clay you *** how could you just leave Logan again!

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