AN: Thanks to everyone who has reviewed so far.
Am a bit disappointed that my reviews have dropped off a bit
Would just like to know if people are enjoying my story
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Disclaimer: I do not own One Tree Hill or its characters they belong the Mark Schwahn and the CW.
Neither do I own the song used for the title of this story it belongs to Gavin De Graw.
Chapter 21 Part I
Rusty Halo
"Wake up sleepyhead." Nathan whispered softly in Haley's ear, stroking a hand down her back.
"Hmmm….no….tired." Haley muttered snuggling deeper under the covers.
"C'mon Hales it's time to get up." He said placing an open mouth kiss on her bare shoulder.
"Just a little bit longer. It's not my fault somebody kept on waking me up last night." Haley said grumpily not bothering to open her eyes.
"Hey. It was you idea to and I quote 'put a dent in my year's supply' last night. So don't put all the blame me. And let me remind you that you didn't need much convincing." Nathan said turning her over to face him.
"Besides you have to get up now coz Brooke just rang to say that she will be over shortly with your Halloween costume." Nathan told her leaning down to kiss her.
Haley's arms snaked up to wrap around his neck pulling him down she deepened the kiss, groaning slightly when he broke the kiss.
"Unless you want to spend all day in bed you'd better get up now." Nathan said
When she still made no move to get out of bed Nathan decided to take action and started tickling her.
"Nathan….stop…..tickles!" Haley squealed trying to twist away from him.
"It's meant to that's why it's called tickling. I'll stop if you promise to get out of bed."
"Ok, ok I promise I'll get up." She said rolling away from him and getting out of the bed.
"Happy now?" Haley asked.
"Not quite…." Nathan said before striding over to her, picking her up and tossing her over his shoulder.
"Nathan….what are you doing?" Haley asked with a laugh.
"I decided I'd have a shower with you this morning." He said with a smirk as he placed her on her feet in the bathroom.
"Did you now?" Haley asked with a smile and a raise of her eyebrows.
"Yep and this time don't even think about getting me all worked up and then turning the cold water on." He warned.
By the time Haley finally made in into the kitchen Brooke was already waiting impatiently for her.
"I was beginning to think I was gonna have to drag you out of that bedroom and away from Boytoy." Brooke said with a smirk.
"Tigger…" Haley said rolling her eyes.
"What? It's not my fault you two nymphos can't keep your hands off each other." Brooke said.
"I was having a shower." Haley told her
"Sure you were. Maybe next time shut the bedroom door it tends to block out the screaming." Brooke said smirking again.
"Brooke! You could have waited outside if the noise was a problem." Haley said trying not to blush.
"What and miss embarrassing you. Not a chance."
"Ha ha. Nathan said you made us costumes for this Halloween party at Tric tonight?" Haley said knowing that would distract Brooke from embarrassing her further.
"Yeah you're gonna love it. We are gonna look fabulous." Brooke told her excitedly turning to get a bag off the floor.
"What are we going as this time?" Haley asked slightly worried thinking of the time Brooke made her go to a Halloween party as Wonder Woman, Peyton as Storm from the X-men while she had gone as Cat Woman.
"I am going as the Devil and you my angelic friend are going as an Angel." Brooke told her with a grin.
"Um ok. Not quite what I expected but I think I can live with that." Haley said relieved by Brooke's choice of costumes.
"Good, because you area going to look sooo hot. Between you and me the boys in Tree Hill won't know what hit them." Brooke said with a smirk
"Hales you don't have to go tonight if you don't feel up to it." Brooke said when she saw the reluctance on Haley's face.
"No I want to go. It's just….."
"Just what?" Brooke questioned her gently.
"Tutor Girl nothing is going to happen. Besides you'll have the devil watching your every move, not to mention Boytoy. Oh and did I mention the Devil is wearing killer Jimmy Choo's and knows how to use 'em." Brooke told her waggling her eyebrows.
"So I heard." Haley said with a smile, sorry she missed Brooke in action last weekend.
"Remind me to never piss you off." Haley added.
"Ok your outfit is finished but I just need to add a few feathers to my outfit." Brooke said situating herself at the dining table and spreading out everything she needed to finish her outfit.
"Brooke you do know that the Devil doesn't have sequins or feathers or breasts for that matter." Haley told her friend
"Well in my universe she does. She's a feathery devil." Brooke said poking her tongue out at Haley.
"Ok. Show me my outfit. And please tell me it doesn't have feathers or sequins."
"No sequins this baby but it does have feathers. Your wings have feathers. You're an Angel duh." Brooke told her rolling her eyes.
Brooke showed Haley her outfit; a form fitting white dress, floor length, with three-quarter length sleaves and a scoop neck.
"Your wings are next door and I also have a silver belt for you to wear and of course your halo." Brooke told her.
While Brooke put the finishing touches on her costume Haley sat herself down with her notebook and pen wanting to get on paper the tune that had been running through her head all morning.
Nathan sauntered into the kitchen a few minutes later wearing only in a navy blue pair of basketball shorts worn low on his hips and a smirk. Going over to the cupboard and got out some Cracker Jacks for his breakfast, quickly opening the packet he started munching on his 'breakfast of champions.'
Walking up behind Haley he wrapped his arms around her and nuzzled his face against the side of her neck.
Haley giggled and turned her head to press her lips against his. Breaking the kiss Nathan lifted her up so that he could take her seat and pulled her down to sit on his lap, wasting no time in covering her lips with his. Haley wrapped her arms around his neck a returned his heated kiss.
"Um hello, another person in the room. As much as I'm enjoying the free show it's kinda distracting and I really don't want to stab myself with this needle and thread." Brooke said to them.
"Sorry Tigger." Haley said trying to appear repentant but not really succeeding.
"Well lucky for you two horn bags I am now finished my fabulous costume." Brooke said.
"So Toyboy what are you and Broody going as tonight?" Brooke asked
"You'll just have to wait for tonight." Nathan said refusing to give anything away.
"Oh come on. Please tell us. How can we be sure if we match." Brooke said with a pout.
"Come on Nathan? It's only fair you saw our outfits." Haley said focusing her puppy dog eyes on him.
"Nope not gonna work Hales." Nathan said with a shake of his head and was saved from any further questions when his phone rang.
Nathan reached over to where his cell phone sat on the table and picked it up.
"Hello."
"Hi Nate how are you?" His Mom asked him
"Hey Mom what's up?"
"I was just wondering if I could get you to come over to Tric to give me a hand setting up for tonight? I've had a couple of the guys who usually help call in sick and Deb and I are trying to get all the food finished."
"Sure what time do you want me?"
"The sooner the better, Lucas is going to come over and help too." Karen told him
"Give me half an hour and I'll be there." Nathan told her before hanging up.
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Thirty-five minutes later Nathan pulled up in his Land Rover outside Tric with Haley and Brooke, who had insisted on coming with him to help set up.
They had no sooner walked into the club when a blur of pink and white launched it's self at Nathan. He reached down and picked up a fairy-clad Maggie picking her up and spinning her around.
"Hi Natey you're finally here! I've been waiting for you to get here for forever. Loulou wouldn't let me ring you to see where you were." Maggie pouted.
"I keep on telling you not to pay any attention to what Loulou says." Nathan told her
"Hey…" Lucas said walking over to join them
"You look pretty today Mags." Nathan said
"I know. I'm a fairy princess. Do you have candy?" She asked with an impish grin.
"Hmm I don't know." Nathan said placing her back on her feet and reaching into his back pocket for a lollypop.
"Oh I see what's happening here. You only liked me for my candy." Lucas said to his young cousin with a pout.
"Thanks Natey." She said and then noticed Brooke and Haley.
"I still like you Loulou." Maggie told Lucas with a smirk
"Hi. Do you have candy for me too?" She asked the girls.
"Um no sorry." Haley said
"Maggie Mae Scott what have I told you about asking people for candy." Deb Scott said as she reached her daughter.
"But Momma its Halloween." Maggie said pouting.
"Yes I know but you haven't even been trick or treating yet. No more candy until after lunch." Deb told her daughter.
"Hi Nate. I see you brought extra help. Hi girls thanks for coming. Sorry but I have to run back to the Café to pick up the food." Deb said, picked up Maggie and ran out the door.
"Bye Natey bye Loulou." Maggie called out waving over her mothers shoulder.
"Oh my god she totally has the two of you wrapped around her little finger." Brooke said with a shake of her head.
"Natey and Loulou?" Haley asked, she and Brooke trying to stifle their laughs.
"At least she doesn't call me Loulou." Nathan said with a smirk punching his brother in the arm.
"I might have to start calling you Loulou from now on." Brooke said to Lucas with a grin.
"Don't even think about it Pretty Girl." Lucas said with a scowl
"I'll make you a deal. You tell us what you and Toyboy are wearing tonight and I promise I will never mention the name again." Brooke said sweetly running a finger down his chest.
"Alright, alright. I'm going as……"
Lucas was saved from answering when Karen walked into the room carrying boxes, both Nathan and Lucas rushing over to relieving her of what she was carrying.
"Thanks boys." Karen said with a smile
"Hi girls, you didn't have to come down and help." Karen said when she saw Haley and Brooke before walking over to them and greeted both of them with a warm hug.
"I can't promise we'll be any good at hauling boxes or anything but we can help with decorations or something." Brooke told Karen with a smile.
"That's perfect. If I got one of the boys to do it I'd probably end up re-doing it myself later." Karen said with a laugh.
"Hey…" Both Nathan and Lucas said at the same time.
"Sorry but you know it's true." Karen said
"Where are Dad and Uncle Keith? How did they manage to get out of this?" Nathan asked
"Oh trust me they did not get out of it. They are out picking up things as we speak." Karen told him.
Karen proceeded to give Nathan and Lucas a list of things that needed to be done and showed Brooke and Haley where the decorations were.
An hour and a half later they all stopped for lunch when Dan and Keith Scott arrived with food from the Café.
"Yeah that'd be right you two turn up when all the hard work is done." Nathan said from his spot next to Haley when they walked in.
"You're obviously not hungry today Nate." Keith said to him
"And who are these lovely ladies?" Keith asked as he spotted Haley and Brooke sitting at the table with Karen.
"I think you know my Mom," Nathan said with a smirk, "this is Haley James my girlfriend," Nathan said throwing an arm around her, "and her friend Brooke Davis."
"Nice to see you again Haley, Brooke." Dan Scott said sitting down next to his wife, "Girlfriend huh?" He whispered to Karen sending her a smirk.
"Hi Haley, Brooke my two idiots of nephews have been talking about you non-stop and Maggie told me you were both beautiful. She was right." Keith said taking a seat.
After they finished lunch Karen asked Nathan if he could make sure the dressing were clean and stocked ready for the band and Haley volunteered to help him.
"So I'm your girlfriend am I?" Haley asked him as they walked arm in arm towards the dressing rooms.
"Only if you want to be." Nathan told her.
"Oh I think it's safe to say I want to be." Haley said grabbing him by the collar and pulled his head down so she could kiss him.
They finally broke apart when breathing became an issue and reluctantly went into the dressing room to do what they'd been asked to do.
Nathan took a quick look around the room and everything appeared to be where it should be. He opened the bar fridge in the corner of the room and it was filled with water and beer.
"So do you know who the band is tonight?" Haley asked as she looked around the room. It was pretty nice compared to some of the venues she had played in over the past year. There was a couch along one wall with a door that obviously led to a bathroom, on the other wall was a massive mirror surrounded with lights and in front of it was a dressing table and chair.
"I'm not sure, I didn't ask." Nathan said moving towards her. Backing her towards the dressing table he lifted her up on it and stood between her thighs and lowered his head to place an open mouthed kiss on the side of her neck.
"Nathan what are you doing?" Haley gasped slapping him on the back of the head.
"Ow that hurt Hales. I'm just kissing my girlfriend. What's wrong with that?"
"Yes but with us a kiss is never just a kiss." Haley said
"Trust me that's a good thing Hales." Nathan said kissing her again.
They were soon lost in their kiss not really caring where they were when the dressing room door swung open.
"Well if I had of told me this was part of the deal I would have been here ages ago." A voice said from the doorway.
Nathan and Haley broke apart breathing heavily and Haley hopped off the table.
"Well, well Haley James. You certainly have changed. If I asked real nice would you do that for me too?" He said strutting into the room.
"Sorry man but she's taken. Come on Hales." Nathan said taking her hand.
His touch brought her out of the daze she'd been in.
"Chris what the hell are you doing here?" Haley asked
She must have really angered someone in a past life, she thought because that was the only reason she could think of that Chris Keller was standing in front of her right now.
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AN: Hope you enjoyed part I of this chapter.
I had to cut it in half because it was too long.
PartII should be up tomorrow.
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Thanks Laura
TITLE SONG: Rusty Halo by The Script (if you haven't heard their album yet you should check it out)