A/N: I have not idea how to do italics or bold so the song lyrics are in //
Chapter 2
When they arrived at the dance the gym was already full of people dancing. "Wow looks like one hell of a party." Haley's comment reeked with sarcasm.
"Don't be so positive little miss sunshine." Lucas smiled giving her a nudge. "We're gonna go dance OK?" Haley shrugged and nodded reluctantly as he leaned down to her ear and whispered. "You'll be fine. I promise." A shiver ran down her spine as he warm breath traveled across her neck. She closed her eyes, as his husky voice echoed in her ear and the scent of his cologne drift threw the air. When she opened them again, he was gone. Letting out a sigh, she scolded herself for how much she enjoyed that moment. The moment when her best friend in the world seemed like more then that...the moment when she wished that it was Peyton who was watching her and Lucas dancing right now. Wishing it was her.
"Hey. If it isn't my beautiful tutor..." Nathan's voice whispered from behind as she turned to face him; noticing that he was alone.
"What? No date?" She questioned, raising an eyebrow; Nathan Scott was never without a date.
"Decided to go stag." He nodded, look down at her. "You?"
"Me too... only it wasn't exactly by choice." She replied.
"Please. I'm sure there were plenty of guys who wanted to take you...a pretty, smart girl like yourself." He flirted, as his gaze drifted to Lucas and Peyton on the dance floor. "Sickening isn't it?" He pointed.
"Actually no." she disagreed even though it was true. "I'm happy that he's happy."
"That's a load of crap." He smirked as her eye snapped back to him. "You're jealous."
"What?!"
"Admit it. It so obvious."
Haley let out a coughy, laugh and shook her head. "Lucas was right about you." She snarled before turning her back to him.
"I didn't hear you deny it." He pointed out.
"Lucas is my best friend...so yeah maybe I am a little jealous that he'd rather be here with some girl instead of me, but I don't have feelings for him." She insisted.
"Huh. Interesting."
"What?"
He leaned over and whispered. "I never said you had feelings for him." Pulling back, he smirked with satisfaction. "By the way your 'best friend' looks awfully jealous over there." At Nathan's comment, Haley turned to find Lucas staring at her and Nathan. It was obvious that he was upset. Before she knew it, Lucas was walking towards them; leaving a confused Peyton standing on the dance floor alone. Shaking her head she walked over to a group of cheerleaders.
"Haley." He interrupted, ignoring Nathan presence. "Ready for that dance now?" He asked, obviously trying to get her away from his 'brother'.
"Ummmm...."
"Come on. This is our song." He insisted.
"Since when?" She questioned, confused.
"Since now." He retorted. "Come on." His hand brushed over her, as he locked their fingers and began to walk towards the dance floor. At that moment she was helpless, she could feel her knees get weak at his touch.
//Maybe it's intuition
But some things you just don't question
Like in your eyes
I see my future in an instant
And there it goes
I think I've found my best friend//
As they reached the center of the dance floor, Lucas slowly drew her body to his and wrapped his arm around her waist. "So...it was bothering you that much?" She questioned, happy that she was able control the shaking in her voice.
"What was?" He pretend not to know what she was talking about.
//I know that it might sound more than a little crazy
But I believe//
"Me talking to Nathan. It bothers you." She replied, looking into his eyes.
"No it doesn't. I just wanted to dance with you. That's all." He lied, tightening his arm around her waist so that she couldn't pull her face back to look into his eyes.
"Smooth move." She laughed. "You know that I can always tell when you lying. You do this twitchy think with your eye." she explained.
//I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life//
"Is that so. I had noo idea." He smirked and they were silent for a minute.
"So really. Why does it upset you so much?" She asked once more, remember Karen's words 'go for what you want.'
"I told you it....."
"Don't even say it didn't, because you wouldn't have left the girl that you've been crushing on for months on the dance floor alone, just to dance with little old me."
"Well, you're more important then her." He was obviously embarrassed that he had said it, she could tell because she felt him shudder slightly.
//There's just no rhyme or reason
Only this sense of completion
And in your eyes
I see the missing pieces
I'm searching for
I think I've found my way home//
"Well, same goes for you. You're more important then anyone in the world to me. You know that." She smiled warmly as he loosened his grip so they she could look in his eyes again. "I would never do anything to hurt you Luke."
"I know. I just... I don't like seeing you with him..."
"Lucas...you know I'm tutoring him. I know you don't like him... I unders...."
"It's not like that....you...you've never really talked to another guys before. And when I see you doing that, I just get mad..." He admitted.
//I know that it might sound more than a little crazy
But I believe//
Haley smiled as she rested her chin on Luke's shoulder and he pressed his cheek to her's. "It might sound a little caveman...but you're mine...ya know?"
"Yea." She whispered, unable to put together any other words as she closed her eyes and they continued to dance.
//I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life//
"Soo you'll stop talking to him?" His voice was hopeful.
"Nope." She smirked and he did the same.
"I didn't think so." He nodded slightly and she let out a small laugh.
"You know me soo well.." She commented in a half serious, half joking tone.
//A thousand angels dance around you
I am complete now that I've found you//
"Maybe to well." She finished as she closed her eyes once more and enjoyed the rest of her time in his arms. She was content with his friendship....for now.
//I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life//
The End
Song Credit: I Knew I Loved You by Savage Garden
Chapter 2
When they arrived at the dance the gym was already full of people dancing. "Wow looks like one hell of a party." Haley's comment reeked with sarcasm.
"Don't be so positive little miss sunshine." Lucas smiled giving her a nudge. "We're gonna go dance OK?" Haley shrugged and nodded reluctantly as he leaned down to her ear and whispered. "You'll be fine. I promise." A shiver ran down her spine as he warm breath traveled across her neck. She closed her eyes, as his husky voice echoed in her ear and the scent of his cologne drift threw the air. When she opened them again, he was gone. Letting out a sigh, she scolded herself for how much she enjoyed that moment. The moment when her best friend in the world seemed like more then that...the moment when she wished that it was Peyton who was watching her and Lucas dancing right now. Wishing it was her.
"Hey. If it isn't my beautiful tutor..." Nathan's voice whispered from behind as she turned to face him; noticing that he was alone.
"What? No date?" She questioned, raising an eyebrow; Nathan Scott was never without a date.
"Decided to go stag." He nodded, look down at her. "You?"
"Me too... only it wasn't exactly by choice." She replied.
"Please. I'm sure there were plenty of guys who wanted to take you...a pretty, smart girl like yourself." He flirted, as his gaze drifted to Lucas and Peyton on the dance floor. "Sickening isn't it?" He pointed.
"Actually no." she disagreed even though it was true. "I'm happy that he's happy."
"That's a load of crap." He smirked as her eye snapped back to him. "You're jealous."
"What?!"
"Admit it. It so obvious."
Haley let out a coughy, laugh and shook her head. "Lucas was right about you." She snarled before turning her back to him.
"I didn't hear you deny it." He pointed out.
"Lucas is my best friend...so yeah maybe I am a little jealous that he'd rather be here with some girl instead of me, but I don't have feelings for him." She insisted.
"Huh. Interesting."
"What?"
He leaned over and whispered. "I never said you had feelings for him." Pulling back, he smirked with satisfaction. "By the way your 'best friend' looks awfully jealous over there." At Nathan's comment, Haley turned to find Lucas staring at her and Nathan. It was obvious that he was upset. Before she knew it, Lucas was walking towards them; leaving a confused Peyton standing on the dance floor alone. Shaking her head she walked over to a group of cheerleaders.
"Haley." He interrupted, ignoring Nathan presence. "Ready for that dance now?" He asked, obviously trying to get her away from his 'brother'.
"Ummmm...."
"Come on. This is our song." He insisted.
"Since when?" She questioned, confused.
"Since now." He retorted. "Come on." His hand brushed over her, as he locked their fingers and began to walk towards the dance floor. At that moment she was helpless, she could feel her knees get weak at his touch.
//Maybe it's intuition
But some things you just don't question
Like in your eyes
I see my future in an instant
And there it goes
I think I've found my best friend//
As they reached the center of the dance floor, Lucas slowly drew her body to his and wrapped his arm around her waist. "So...it was bothering you that much?" She questioned, happy that she was able control the shaking in her voice.
"What was?" He pretend not to know what she was talking about.
//I know that it might sound more than a little crazy
But I believe//
"Me talking to Nathan. It bothers you." She replied, looking into his eyes.
"No it doesn't. I just wanted to dance with you. That's all." He lied, tightening his arm around her waist so that she couldn't pull her face back to look into his eyes.
"Smooth move." She laughed. "You know that I can always tell when you lying. You do this twitchy think with your eye." she explained.
//I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life//
"Is that so. I had noo idea." He smirked and they were silent for a minute.
"So really. Why does it upset you so much?" She asked once more, remember Karen's words 'go for what you want.'
"I told you it....."
"Don't even say it didn't, because you wouldn't have left the girl that you've been crushing on for months on the dance floor alone, just to dance with little old me."
"Well, you're more important then her." He was obviously embarrassed that he had said it, she could tell because she felt him shudder slightly.
//There's just no rhyme or reason
Only this sense of completion
And in your eyes
I see the missing pieces
I'm searching for
I think I've found my way home//
"Well, same goes for you. You're more important then anyone in the world to me. You know that." She smiled warmly as he loosened his grip so they she could look in his eyes again. "I would never do anything to hurt you Luke."
"I know. I just... I don't like seeing you with him..."
"Lucas...you know I'm tutoring him. I know you don't like him... I unders...."
"It's not like that....you...you've never really talked to another guys before. And when I see you doing that, I just get mad..." He admitted.
//I know that it might sound more than a little crazy
But I believe//
Haley smiled as she rested her chin on Luke's shoulder and he pressed his cheek to her's. "It might sound a little caveman...but you're mine...ya know?"
"Yea." She whispered, unable to put together any other words as she closed her eyes and they continued to dance.
//I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life//
"Soo you'll stop talking to him?" His voice was hopeful.
"Nope." She smirked and he did the same.
"I didn't think so." He nodded slightly and she let out a small laugh.
"You know me soo well.." She commented in a half serious, half joking tone.
//A thousand angels dance around you
I am complete now that I've found you//
"Maybe to well." She finished as she closed her eyes once more and enjoyed the rest of her time in his arms. She was content with his friendship....for now.
//I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life//
The End
Song Credit: I Knew I Loved You by Savage Garden