Part 3
Nathan glanced at Haley from where he sat in the back of the classroom. He viewed her profile and smiled slightly when he saw her nibbling her pencil while looking at her paper in deep concentration. In fact if she concentrated any harder she might just make the paper burst into flames.
It was times like these that he enjoyed the most. He didn't have to worry about the repercussions of just being able to look at her, to study her. She never noticed, and when she turned around, he would always glance down, pretending like there was nothing out of the ordinary. She never knew that he watched her. She never knew how much she intrigued him, even before he knew who she was; the best friend of Lucas Scott, Haley had always been a mystery to him. It wasn't until recently that he had started showing any special interest.
What had once started out as a way to get under Lucas's skin had now backfired and gotten under his skin instead. Now all that was really left of his carefully arranged plan was instead, a growing obsession to be with her, to be around her. It was nothing like he had ever felt before.
He looked at her, and just being around her made him want to strive to be a better person. Not only for her but for him too, she made him want to be something more. He was tired of continuously being what people expected him to be. He was used to it, but he was so damn tired of it. Yes he still was Nathan Scott, but in private, with her, he could just be the real Nathan, not the superficial one. She seemed to understand him and despite all of what she saw, the good, the bad, and the ugly. she still wanted to give him a chance.
It was hard though, breaking old habits. Certain things were expected, he had been so use to getting what he wanted when he wanted it. It was habit now. He would be lying if he said that he didn't want to hurt Lucas, because honestly some part of him did. The thing that changed though was his feelings. he didn't want to hurt Haley. He didn't want to destroy her relationship with Lucas, because he knew it would kill her, and that would hurt him. Yeah he was jealous of their relationship, but Lucas had been there for her, and he had not. He'd never admit it to anyone, but part of him really did want to give Lucas a chance.
The past week seeing Haley the way she was, was like she was half there. It made him rethink his plan.
He really did enjoy Haley's company. The bonus was ticking Lucas off in the process. He still disliked Lucas but that's what years of drilling from his dad had done to him, and it's hard to erase all that. He knew what Haley said about Lucas was true. That he really was a good guy and wasn't out to steal the spotlight from him or threaten his family, and
Nathan understood that Lucas was simply just "trying" to exist. He understood that Lucas was trying to be more than just a shadow, but Nathan just couldn't seem to get past these feelings that had been programmed into him for so long, it was almost like second nature.
He couldn't stand to see Haley like this, she barely talked and whenever somebody walked through the tutoring center's door she would look up expectantly hoping it might be Lucas. Nathan wasn't blind. They had a friendship that most people would never experience. It was pure, it was family, and it was something Nathan had never experienced. It was friendship at its best, and he seemed to be ripping it into shreds.
Nathan would be lying if he said he never would "not" rub Haley and his growing closeness in Lucas's face, but he didn't think he could live with himself knowing he had helped to destroy a friendship that precious. It obviously meant a lot to Haley, and Lucas was a fool to even let Nathan come in between him and Haley's friendship. If Nathan had someone like Haley in his life and had something like that, he would never ever consider letting something get in between it. Nathan knew even though both Lucas and he had problems with each other, it was unfair to let that be the cause of destroying something that meant a great deal to someone else. Nathan wasn't that cold hearted. He was surprised Lucas would even go so far.
Really what Nathan wanted to do, was to be able to talk to Haley again. Without a large black cloud hanging over her head, and looking like she had been kicked one too many times. He knew Lucas and Haley hadn't talked in a week, and because of that, that's why when the bell rang he quickly got up from his seat giving Haley one last look.
So here Nathan Scott stood, waiting, in the last place anyone in the World would expect to find him, at Lucas Scott's locker.
End of Part 3.
Nathan glanced at Haley from where he sat in the back of the classroom. He viewed her profile and smiled slightly when he saw her nibbling her pencil while looking at her paper in deep concentration. In fact if she concentrated any harder she might just make the paper burst into flames.
It was times like these that he enjoyed the most. He didn't have to worry about the repercussions of just being able to look at her, to study her. She never noticed, and when she turned around, he would always glance down, pretending like there was nothing out of the ordinary. She never knew that he watched her. She never knew how much she intrigued him, even before he knew who she was; the best friend of Lucas Scott, Haley had always been a mystery to him. It wasn't until recently that he had started showing any special interest.
What had once started out as a way to get under Lucas's skin had now backfired and gotten under his skin instead. Now all that was really left of his carefully arranged plan was instead, a growing obsession to be with her, to be around her. It was nothing like he had ever felt before.
He looked at her, and just being around her made him want to strive to be a better person. Not only for her but for him too, she made him want to be something more. He was tired of continuously being what people expected him to be. He was used to it, but he was so damn tired of it. Yes he still was Nathan Scott, but in private, with her, he could just be the real Nathan, not the superficial one. She seemed to understand him and despite all of what she saw, the good, the bad, and the ugly. she still wanted to give him a chance.
It was hard though, breaking old habits. Certain things were expected, he had been so use to getting what he wanted when he wanted it. It was habit now. He would be lying if he said that he didn't want to hurt Lucas, because honestly some part of him did. The thing that changed though was his feelings. he didn't want to hurt Haley. He didn't want to destroy her relationship with Lucas, because he knew it would kill her, and that would hurt him. Yeah he was jealous of their relationship, but Lucas had been there for her, and he had not. He'd never admit it to anyone, but part of him really did want to give Lucas a chance.
The past week seeing Haley the way she was, was like she was half there. It made him rethink his plan.
He really did enjoy Haley's company. The bonus was ticking Lucas off in the process. He still disliked Lucas but that's what years of drilling from his dad had done to him, and it's hard to erase all that. He knew what Haley said about Lucas was true. That he really was a good guy and wasn't out to steal the spotlight from him or threaten his family, and
Nathan understood that Lucas was simply just "trying" to exist. He understood that Lucas was trying to be more than just a shadow, but Nathan just couldn't seem to get past these feelings that had been programmed into him for so long, it was almost like second nature.
He couldn't stand to see Haley like this, she barely talked and whenever somebody walked through the tutoring center's door she would look up expectantly hoping it might be Lucas. Nathan wasn't blind. They had a friendship that most people would never experience. It was pure, it was family, and it was something Nathan had never experienced. It was friendship at its best, and he seemed to be ripping it into shreds.
Nathan would be lying if he said he never would "not" rub Haley and his growing closeness in Lucas's face, but he didn't think he could live with himself knowing he had helped to destroy a friendship that precious. It obviously meant a lot to Haley, and Lucas was a fool to even let Nathan come in between him and Haley's friendship. If Nathan had someone like Haley in his life and had something like that, he would never ever consider letting something get in between it. Nathan knew even though both Lucas and he had problems with each other, it was unfair to let that be the cause of destroying something that meant a great deal to someone else. Nathan wasn't that cold hearted. He was surprised Lucas would even go so far.
Really what Nathan wanted to do, was to be able to talk to Haley again. Without a large black cloud hanging over her head, and looking like she had been kicked one too many times. He knew Lucas and Haley hadn't talked in a week, and because of that, that's why when the bell rang he quickly got up from his seat giving Haley one last look.
So here Nathan Scott stood, waiting, in the last place anyone in the World would expect to find him, at Lucas Scott's locker.
End of Part 3.