authors' note: Hey everyone we were blown away by the reviews that we decided to update again. Just to let everyone know we are writing this as we go so sorry if sometimes you guys have to wait for an update but I am in school so homework comes first. In this chapter you will find out Haley's secret and we can't wait to find out your reactions to it. We hope you enjoy it and don't forget to review and leave your thoughts. :o)
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Walking around the store Haley couldn't believe that soon it would be Halloween. Looking at all the costumes she didn't think she would be able to find one. They were all to revealing for her taste.
"You know what the best part of Halloween is?" Brooke asked coming to stand by Haley and Peyton.
"What?" Peyton asked humoring Brooke.
"It's the only night we can be all slutty without being judge." Brooke said as if the answer was obvious.
"Only you B. James" Peyton said laughing while Haley laughed too.
"I think I am going to ask the owner if they have a nun costume," Haley said before walking away.
"She's not serious right?" Brooke asked horrified before quickly following her sister.
"Hi I was wondering if you had a nun costume?" Haley asked the owner.
"Oh of course we do. Here it is," he said bringing her to a slutty nuns' costume.
"Hales I would never have expected you as a sexy nun I love the idea!" Brooke said proud of her sisters tastes for once.
"No I didn't, I wanted a real nun costume no slutty or sexy ones or whatever else you want to call those things" Haley snapped pointing at the costume in front of her.
"I…I'm sorry" Brooke stuttered shocked by Haley's tone.
"It's fine" Haley said "must be about that time of the month, you know?" she laughed it off waving her hand around.
"Right" Brooke said disbelief and uncertainty in her voice.
"Hey B. James what do you think of this?" Peyton asked holding up a black angel costume.
"Oh P. Sawyer I love it! Defiantly you!" Brooke gushed.
"What should I get?" Brooke asked tapping her finger on her chin and looking around the store.
"Ooh" Brooke said her eyes big and she ran to a rack.
"What did she see?" Haley asked Peyton.
"Probably a sexy costume" Peyton said the laughter and amusement showing in her eyes.
"Well I guess that means the hunt to find the perfect…" Haley started to say then trailed off.
"Um Haley you ok?" Peyton asked confused of the look on Haley's face.
"Yea be right back," Haley said walking away not even waiting for Peyton's response.
There on a rack by the window was the most beautiful floor length cream dress with gold sparkly accents flowing through it stood.
"Wow" Haley breathed out.
"Would you like to try it on?" A worker asked seeing the look of awe on Haley's face.
"Can I?" Haley asked her face reminding the person of a child who was asking for a piece of candy.
"Of course" the worker said grabbing the dress and leading Haley into the back where the dressing rooms were located.
Seeing her sister going to the dressing rooms Brooke's curiosity got the best of her and she grabbed Peyton hand and pulled her with her.
"Hey tutor sis, come out when you have on the costume" Brooke yelled in the dressing room area.
"Okay" Haley said slipping out of her jeans and t-shirt and putting on the dress.
Walking out of the dressing room Haley held her breath waiting to see how she looked in the mirror. "Wow" she thought. The dress fit her every curve and the top sat right above her boobs where it looked sexy but tasteful. It was fitted on the top then the skirt flowed out. The back, which she hadn't noticed before, crisscrossed then tied on her lower back. Turning around she bit her lip and walked to find Brooke and Peyton to see what they thought of the dress.
Haley walked to the main room where Brooke and Peyton were waiting for her. She was looking down scared of their reaction. After about 2 seconds, which for her felt like an eternity she decided to look up because she didn't hear any comments.
She saw Peyton and Brooke their mouths wide open like they just saw something supernatural.
"Come on guys! Say something," Haley begged embarrassed.
"I...I just don't know what to say." Said Brooke who was absolutely speechless for the first time in her life.
"My god Hales...Your beautiful." Said Peyton impressed. "No beautiful it's not even strong enough" added Peyton shaking her head.
"You're magical," said Brooke
"Exactly!!" Said Peyton loudly. "You look like a Disney princess. You can't even imagine how great you look. "
"Geez lil sis!" Said Brooke with a big smile. "Nobody could look as beautiful as you will tonight. I'm so jealous right now." Brooke added hugging her sister. "You so have to take this dress!!"
Haley nodded. "Thanks guys you're so sweet." Said Haley walking back into the dressing room but only one thing was in her mind. "Will Nathan like my dress?"
After quickly finding a halo for Peyton and a tiara for Haley the girls quickly paid and left the store.
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Lucas was on his bed, his laptop on his knees. He was working on the novel he was writing and today he was really inspired. "Maybe it's the Halloween spirit," He thought to himself.
"Halloween?" He shouted like he had a revelation and looked to his watch. "Shit" he said closing his laptop and jumping out of bed. "I can't believe I forgot!" He added trying to put his shoes on.
It was already six and the shop was closing in about an hour.
He ran down the corridor and bumped into Nathan.
"Hey! Slow down dude!" Said Nathan laughing with his costume on his arm. "What's your problem?"
"I…I forgot to pick up my costume!" Said Lucas panicked. "I was supposed to be there at 3:30 and well…. Gosh I'm so screwed!!" He added running away.
Nathan looked at Lucas running "Run Forrest Run!!!" Nathan shouted overplaying and chuckling to himself as he walked into his room.
Lucas arrived to the shop out of breath and walked to the owner.
"I'm sorry I'm late. I'm Lucas Scott, I reserved a superman costume." Said Lucas still out of breath.
"I'm sorry…" Said the owner sincerely. "I thought you wouldn't come and because you didn't leave any guarantee well…. I rented your costume about 30 minutes ago."
"Nooo!!" Said Lucas like the earth just opened under his feet. "You know what my girlfriend is going to do to me huh? She is going to kill me!! But really kill me!!" Said Lucas walking around in a circle.
"You need to help me! I need a costume. Please tell me you've got one left! PLEASE." Lucas begged.
The owner seemed really sorry for Lucas and started to look in his listing. "Well… I do have something left in your size but…."
"That's fine," said Lucas relieved. "As long as I have a costume I'm saved." He added smiling.
"I would not say that if I were you," said the owner trying to contain his laugher." You better check it out first" he said walking to a costume rack with Lucas behind him.
The owner showed the costume to Lucas.
"You're joking right?" Said Lucas in disbelief.
"I'm afraid not," said the owner. "That's all I've got left," he added handing Lucas the pink and fluffy rabbit costume.
Lucas sighed. "I guess I don't have much choice." He added with such a desperate voice that the owner thought he was going to cry. "I'll take it then."
"It's going to be the longest night of my life," said Lucas shaking his head. "I can already hear the laugher!"
The owner nodded. "I'm sorry for you man. I really am…"
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The girls arrived at the club and looked around to see if they could find the guys anywhere. Haley quickly found Skills in his cop uniform so she turned around and started to talk to him.
"Hello officer" Haley said laughing at his reaction.
"Well you look different," He said looking her up and down and Haley blushed.
Seeing Peyton and Brooke the guys started walking towards them. "Where's Haley?" Nathan thought. There was some blonde talking to Skills but no Haley?
"Hi Girlfriend" Lucas said when they got up to the girls.
Brooke just stared at Lucas. "Why on earth did you choose that outfit?" Said Brooke laughing. "I thought you were going to be my superhero!! And well... now you're my super rabbit! How can you save me now!! You're going to fight with a carrot."
"Haha!! You can laugh!!" Said Lucas in mock hurt. "But I'm a vicious rabbit!" Lucas added grimacing.
"Oohhh I get it!!" Said Nathan laughing. "You are a wererabbit!!"
Brooke started to laugh even harder. "Yeah!! You're my wererabbit!!" Seeing Lucas doing his puppy eyes Brooke hugged him. "Awww Don't worry I find you super hot in this costume. You know I think I like pink rabbits now." Brooke said seductively.
"Hey Brooke where's Hales?" Nathan questioned looking around.
Haley hearing her named turned around slowly and her breath caught in her throat. Nathan was hot. He was dressed as Batman and defiantly filled out the costume.
"Hi Nate" Haley smiled warmly up at him. She had to laugh to herself at his reaction to her costume. His mouth was hanging open.
"Wow you look…Wow" Nathan told her honestly. He couldn't believe this girl would make him feel like a nervous teenager. "Your hair?" He questioned.
"Oh you don't like it?" She asked biting her lips and fiddling with the ends of one of the curls. "It was Brookes suggestion she said I needed highlights and decided on blonde and well with me being a princess she said to curl it, I know I look stupid right?" She rambled not meeting his gaze.
"Hales you're rambling. You don't look stupid, you look beautiful and I love your hair," He said reaching for her hand that was playing with her hair and stilling it. Looking into her eyes all he wanted to do was kiss her.
Staring into his eyes Haley wished he would just kiss her. She knew she shouldn't like him but there was something addicting about his kisses and how they made her feel. "We're just friends" she told herself sternly.
"So Luke what do you think of Hales?" Brooke questioned pointing at Haley.
"Wow Haley you look great!" Lucas told her.
"Baby girl your blonde" Jake said his surprise evident on his face. "I love it," He added hugging her trying to reassure her that her hair looked good.
"So Zorro, will you dance with a dark angel?" Peyton asked holding out her hand.
"Yes I will... this dark angel already stole my heart anyway," Jake said smiling and leading her out to the dance floor.
"You know Cheery I think I am feeling a little sick. I think I need a certain nurses attention," Lucas told her while looking up and down her short little nurse's outfit.
"Oh Broody don't you worry I think I know what will make you feel better. Follow me" Brooke said leading them away from Haley and Nathan.
Haley was just staring into Nathan's eyes. She tried to read his soul and see what he was thinking. Skills didn't notice the intimacy of the moment and interrupted it.
"So Haley..." Said Skills smiling. "I think I need to find you another nickname. I mean bookworm is not good for such a beauty." He added making Haley blush. "Would this pretty princess agree to dance with a humble peace keeper?" Skills asked.
Haley looked at Nathan not knowing what to do. He didn't seem to react so she decided to accept. "Of course sir" she said smiling and giving him her hand.
Nathan followed them with his glance. He could not believe she accepted to dance with Skills. He was a bit angry against Haley without any serious reason. He felt a hand on his shoulder.
"Hey Batman... Would you care to save a poor and lost girl?" Said Rachel huskily.
Nathan turned around. Rachel was wearing a dress so short and tight that it seemed to be a belt. Nathan sighed, He didn't like Rachel she was too slutty for him. "Since when a girl is too slutty for me?" Asked Nathan to himself.
Nathan was about to refuse when he heard Haley laugh on the dance floor and it crushed his heart. "Of course I would," said Nathan with a cocky smile. "Lets go dance."
"Well that's a start..." Said Rachel licking her lips.
Nathan took her hand and walked on the dance floor
Haley was laughing with Skills but at the same time she was regretting not dancing with Nathan. She turned to the bar to look at him but he wasn't there anymore. She started to look around and what she saw crushed her even more than she could have imagined. He was slow dancing with Rachel and she was dancing too suggestively for Haley. "What a bitch!!" Haley thought. Nathan could see her looking at them and wanted to stop dancing but, at the same time, he didn't want to show his discomfort. Haley clearly told him that they had no hope.
Haley stopped moving.
"Are you okay?" Asked Skills worried.
"Umm? Yeah I'm fine but I'm too warm. I guess this dress is the problem. I'll just go and take some fresh air for a minute okay?" She added looking at Nathan.
"Yeah...Okay" said Skills still worried. "Let me come with you." He added taking her to the door.
"No. That's fine. Have fun, I'll be back in 5 minutes." Said Haley firmly leaving no room for arguments.
Skills understood that she needed to be alone and just nodded.
Nathan who saw Haley going out decided to follow her but Rachel retained him.
"Come on Batman... You can't leave me now. Just finish the dance okay?" She asked with fake sadness.
Nathan sighed. The song will be over soon anyway. "Okay" he just said without enthusiasm.
Stepping out in the cold air Haley tried to rationalize with herself that she shouldn't be jealous. Nathan wasn't hers. She was so lost in thought that she hadn't realized someone was following her.
Walking up to her he put his hand on her lower back and whispered in her ear suggestively "Hey princess…what about a pirate kidnapping you to have a little fun?"
Standing frozen in fear Haley had a flashback to the day Jenny was born.
FLASHBACK
December 16, 2005.
Haley was hurrying out of High School. It was six already and she really wanted to meet her goddaughter. She received a text message from Jake at 12 saying that he was at the Hospital and that Nikki was in labor. She wanted to miss class and stay with Jake at the Hospital but she couldn't. She had some stupid tutor lessons to give tonight and she couldn't find anybody available to replace her. Moreover, the principal told her that her best friend having a baby was not a priority and that she needed to honor her tutoring sessions. It was pretty dark already; she was supposed to walk straight home and go to the hospital with her mum who was as excited as Haley to meet Jenny. She picked the name for the baby she thought to herself smiling after Jakes' grandma.
"Hey Haley right?" Some guy in a blue car asked. Haley recognized him as one of Jakes teammates. "Mark I think his name is" she thought.
"Yea what are you doing still at school?" she asked genuinely curious.
"I decided to work out a little more. Do you need a ride?" He asked something flashing in his eyes that Haley couldn't read.
"Um no thanks" She told him. She didn't have a good sense about this guy so she didn't want to get in a car with him.
"I wasn't really asking. Get in the car" He forcefully told her. Haley quickly started running away. Getting out of the car Mark caught up with her easily since he was a basketball player and put his hand on her lower back, grabbing her shirt and pulling her back to the parking lot where his car was. He opened the back door and roughly pushed her inside so she landed on her back.
"I know you want me Haley," He told her climbing on top of her.
"Get off me" Haley screamed wriggling underneath him, which turned him on even more.
Pulling out a knife from the pocket of his jeans he quickly silenced her by showing it to her. "Stay quiet now," He told her moving his hand holding the knife to the button of her pants.
Haley thought she was about to die. She was sure he was going to kill her afterward and started to sob.
"Shut the Hell up Haley! You're going to love it! You'll ask for more." He said starting to kiss her neck. He bit her shoulder and it started to bleed. "Mhmm I like your taste" he said while Haley was screaming out in pain.
Haley found the force to push him away. The pain helped make her stronger than ever. She succeeded in opening the car door by her head and was about to get out when she felt a sharp pain on her thigh. She turned around in shock and saw that Mark stabbed her with the knife. She thought fast and preferred to suffer and die fighting, than die after being rapped.
She pulled her leg with all the force she had left out of his grasp and could feel the blade cutting through her muscles. She fell out of the car with a thud and then started to crawl in the parking lot crying and screaming. "PLEASE HELP ME." She shouted with pain "SOMEDODY HELP ME!"
"I don't know why you are screaming no one is going to believe you. Your just some stupid little girl who was asking for it." Mark said before kicking her making her scream out in even more pain.
Hearing the gym door slam close Mark bent down to Haley's level and left her with these last parting words. "If you tell anyone, no one will believe you and I will make sure you are mine" He told her running to his car and flying out of the parking lot.
"Haley are you okay?" The older janitor asked seeing her lying in the parking lot bleeding and crying.
"I'm…I don't know Hank. I don't know if I ever will be." Haley cried.
"Look I am going to call for a ambulance, can I use you cell phone" he asked seeing the girl he had come to know for 3 years holding her leg and crying.
END FLASHBACK
The song finally finished and Nathan quickly went to find Haley brushing off the complaints from Rachel about him leaving. Something in his gut told him that Haley needed him. Walking out the doors he saw Haley frozen to the spot she was in her face showing she was terrified. He felt a sense of protectiveness and anger flash through his body as he walked up to the pirate and quickly grabbed him by the neck and pushed into in the wall of the building.
"What the hell did you do to her?" Nathan screamed finally recognizing the pirate as Damien West. The fury increasing full fledged as he started punching him.
Haley came back to reality and saw Nathan hitting the pirate who was nobody else than Damian West. Haley ran to Nathan and tried to stop him by hanging to his arm.
"Nathan Stop!!" she screamed with tears in her eyes. "He didn't do anything".
Nathan stopped straight away and stared at Haley. "Don't lie Hales. I saw your face!" Said Nathan shouting. "You were paralyzed with fear."
"I didn't do anything to her man." Said Damian trying to clean up his bloody nose. "I don't need that to have her!! She'll come to me on her own time."
"You better go West." Said Nathan harshly still looking at Haley. "Just go before I change my mind!"
Damian walked away moaning
"What the hell happened there Haley?" Asked Nathan with anger. He was just so scared.
Haley opened her mouth and closed it again. She burst into tears.
"What did that dick do to you?" Said Nathan shouting louder.
"No…Nothing" said Haley who had trouble breathing. "I swear it's just... It's just… "
"It's just what? Tell me Hales for the love of god!!" Said Nathan taking her hands.
"I...I" She looked up. "I need Jake." She begged.
The fact that she asked for Jake in such a sad moment just broke Nathan's heart.
"Ok come on Hales" Nathan said leading her back into the party and straight to the dance floor where he saw Jake.
"Haley what's wrong?" Jake asked looking into Haley's eyes and seeing her scared and her face pale then at Nathan's whose hand had blood on it.
"Tutor sis you look like you just saw a ghost," Brooke said stepping up next to Jake with Lucas behind her.
"Hales did you have a flashback" Jake asked his voice low and soothing but everyone heard him as Haley looked up with such sadness in her eyes that it made his heart break.
"Come on why don't we leave and talk" Jake said before turning to Peyton. "Peyt remember how I told you that if Haley needs me I have to go? This is one of those times. I'm sorry" Jake apologized to Peyton.
"I would be pissed if you weren't there for her. Go we will talk later" Peyton said looking at Haley sadly and kissing him quickly before he talked to Nathan.
Nathan was turned apart, He hated to see Haley like that and he hate the fact that he was not the one comforting her.
"Thanks Nate, for bringing her to me." Jake said before grabbing Haley's hand and leading her out of the club and to his car. Haley wasn't even thinking just walking she just shell-shocked from everything that happened.
They were not in the partying mood anymore and they sat at a table.
"What did happen out there?" Asked Lucas worried.
"I don't know man but I never saw that much fear on someone face". Said Nathan sadly.
Brooke Was lost in her thought.
"Brooke...Brooke..." Called Lucas.
Brooke looked at him and expressed her thoughts outloud. "Maybe it has to do with the long scar she has on her leg."
"What?" They all shouted at the same time.
Seeing their surprised face, Brooke realized that she expressed her thoughts loudly and bite her lips. "Huh... Don't mind me."
"When you're talking about Hales I have to know!" Said Nathan almost begging.
"If someone ever touched my Haley I'll kill him. I swear to god I will" said Nathan to himself closing his fist.
Brooke knew she had no other choice than tell what she knew. "Damn me!" She said angry against herself. She told the gang about the night she saw the scar on Haley's leg and made them swear secrecy. She didn't want to loose the little trust Haley had in her.
Nathan was just boiling inside. He wanted to be with Haley now but he sadly knew that Jake was the only person she needed.