[b]Part 2[/b]
Later that morning, Haley found herself walking through the bustling halls of Tree Hill High School. First period had just let out, making it seem as if the entire student body stood congregated in the narrow halls, in an effort to make her miserable. Skirting her way through the throng of people, she was beginning to lose her patience. Just when she thought things couldn't get any worse, she felt her monstrous pile of books slip from her grasp.
"Wonderful," She mumbled under her breath, as she bent down to retrieve them. She had gathered all but her History textbook, an item that would come in handy next period. She was about to give up her search, when she felt someone tap forcefully on her shoulder. Looking up, she came face to face with none other than her best friend, Lucas.
"Looking for something?" He asked with a sly grin, the book locked securely in his grasp. She narrowed her eyes in mock anger, and attempted to grab the book away from him. Her efforts were fruitless, because moments later, it remained in her best friend's procession.
"Come on, Scott!" She said with a laugh. "Hand it over, or we'll both be late to class." Lucas shook his head in denial. He wasn't going to budge so easily. "Well, in that case, I won't give it back to you.ever!" And with that, he turned on his heal and proceeded to walk away.
"Lucas!" She said loudly, her voice taking on a slightly higher pitch than normal. "What is that supposed to mean?" Upon hearing her words, Lucas stopped. He stood still for a moment, before turning around to face his friend. When he made no further effort to approach her, Haley began to slowly walk toward him.
"You see, Hales." He said softly, when she was less than a foot away from his still form. "I have this best friend, but lately she's been missing in action. If I keep her book and make her late for class, maybe, just maybe, she'll set some time aside to talk to me." Haley shook her head and let out a loud groan.
"Me, Haley James, missing in action? You've got to be kidding, Luke. We hung out for like.I don't know, [i]6 hours[/i]..just last night! And for the record, your logic is completely messed up. I'd make it to class on time with or without the stupid textbook." Lucas smiled at his friend's outburst. She was right, they had spent a good deal of time in each other's company the night before, but that wasn't why he was upset.
"Yeah, yeah," He said quietly, handing her the book. "I guess you're right. But I wasn't talking about last night." Haley froze in her spot. He was referring to the early hours she had been dedicating to Nathan's studies. What would she say to him? Was it worth lying to her best friend [i]again[/i]?
"Luke." She said quietly, reaching up to stroke his arm. "It's not like I've been [i]avoiding[/i] you. I need these early morning walks to 'destressify' myself. I never meant to hurt you. I'll stop, if it bothers you that much." Lucas shook his head. "Nah." He said finally, looking down at Haley with an indecipherable look. "Do whatever makes you happy, Hales. I was just worried about you, I guess. You're not exactly a morning person, if you know what I mean. I was just a little shocked when I showed up to give you a ride, twice might I add, and your 100 siblings told me you had already left." With that last comment, Haley couldn't help but let out a giggle.
"Why don't you walk me to class?" She asked him finally, pulling him into the now, rapidly emptying halls. They made their way toward her history classroom, talking as laughing as if nothing out of the ordinary occurred. In the back of her mind however, Haley continued to worry that he would eventually find out about her and Nathan, and that made her extremely uneasy.
[b]***Thank you for all the wonderful feedback! Keep it coming, lol! I'm sorry for the lack of N/H interaction. I guess you could call this a transition chapter. I promise there will be a lot more coming up. This is after all, a story centered around them!***[/b]
Later that morning, Haley found herself walking through the bustling halls of Tree Hill High School. First period had just let out, making it seem as if the entire student body stood congregated in the narrow halls, in an effort to make her miserable. Skirting her way through the throng of people, she was beginning to lose her patience. Just when she thought things couldn't get any worse, she felt her monstrous pile of books slip from her grasp.
"Wonderful," She mumbled under her breath, as she bent down to retrieve them. She had gathered all but her History textbook, an item that would come in handy next period. She was about to give up her search, when she felt someone tap forcefully on her shoulder. Looking up, she came face to face with none other than her best friend, Lucas.
"Looking for something?" He asked with a sly grin, the book locked securely in his grasp. She narrowed her eyes in mock anger, and attempted to grab the book away from him. Her efforts were fruitless, because moments later, it remained in her best friend's procession.
"Come on, Scott!" She said with a laugh. "Hand it over, or we'll both be late to class." Lucas shook his head in denial. He wasn't going to budge so easily. "Well, in that case, I won't give it back to you.ever!" And with that, he turned on his heal and proceeded to walk away.
"Lucas!" She said loudly, her voice taking on a slightly higher pitch than normal. "What is that supposed to mean?" Upon hearing her words, Lucas stopped. He stood still for a moment, before turning around to face his friend. When he made no further effort to approach her, Haley began to slowly walk toward him.
"You see, Hales." He said softly, when she was less than a foot away from his still form. "I have this best friend, but lately she's been missing in action. If I keep her book and make her late for class, maybe, just maybe, she'll set some time aside to talk to me." Haley shook her head and let out a loud groan.
"Me, Haley James, missing in action? You've got to be kidding, Luke. We hung out for like.I don't know, [i]6 hours[/i]..just last night! And for the record, your logic is completely messed up. I'd make it to class on time with or without the stupid textbook." Lucas smiled at his friend's outburst. She was right, they had spent a good deal of time in each other's company the night before, but that wasn't why he was upset.
"Yeah, yeah," He said quietly, handing her the book. "I guess you're right. But I wasn't talking about last night." Haley froze in her spot. He was referring to the early hours she had been dedicating to Nathan's studies. What would she say to him? Was it worth lying to her best friend [i]again[/i]?
"Luke." She said quietly, reaching up to stroke his arm. "It's not like I've been [i]avoiding[/i] you. I need these early morning walks to 'destressify' myself. I never meant to hurt you. I'll stop, if it bothers you that much." Lucas shook his head. "Nah." He said finally, looking down at Haley with an indecipherable look. "Do whatever makes you happy, Hales. I was just worried about you, I guess. You're not exactly a morning person, if you know what I mean. I was just a little shocked when I showed up to give you a ride, twice might I add, and your 100 siblings told me you had already left." With that last comment, Haley couldn't help but let out a giggle.
"Why don't you walk me to class?" She asked him finally, pulling him into the now, rapidly emptying halls. They made their way toward her history classroom, talking as laughing as if nothing out of the ordinary occurred. In the back of her mind however, Haley continued to worry that he would eventually find out about her and Nathan, and that made her extremely uneasy.
[b]***Thank you for all the wonderful feedback! Keep it coming, lol! I'm sorry for the lack of N/H interaction. I guess you could call this a transition chapter. I promise there will be a lot more coming up. This is after all, a story centered around them!***[/b]