Chapter One: Prologue – Haley and Nathan
Summary: When Lucas finds out about Haley and Nathan's relationship, will he try to break them apart or revel his true feelings to Peyton? *Takes place after Life In a Glass House*
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The whole night was a mess, a complete mistake. Coming to that party and just dealing with everything… it was all such a horrible regret. I thought Nathan changed, I thought he actually was a decent person, someone that had a transformation someone that had a chance to pick up his slack. But he wasn't. It was all a game, an arrogant jerk that just didn't care about me or anyone else, just him and his circle of friends. Will Lucas go along with that circle with Peyton?
Peyton. She seemed like a nice person, someone actually decent and interesting. But she wasn't she just wanted to know what I felt about Lucas. I don't know, and if I do know why should I tell her? She's just another person again in those circles thinking that everyone knows all about her. She can doesn't deserve Lucas, he's too nice, and she's well… not.
Haley James stared at the piece of paper. She had spent her whole period at study hall complaining and just blaring out her feelings into her math binder. She was supposed to be doing her homework, since she had another late shift at the café. But she didn't. She couldn't. She should have just delivered the cakes and left. Just forget about the invitation to stay, she wasn't even dressed for the party. Let alone be ready for one. But absentmindedly she stayed and Brooke along with everyone else just had to mess it up for her. She thought she was always going to be manipulated just another thing that everyone would point and laugh at.
Within a few minutes of studying, Nathan Scott waltzed in looking around the room for Haley. She noticed that he was looking for her, so she tried to duck behind her book. She heard footsteps coming closer to her. Oh so much for hiding. She looked up and saw Nathan standing in front of her, with this backpack slinged on his right shoulder. He was carrying several books and Haley finally remembered, it was their tutoring day. "Hey Nathan, guess you found me."
"Wasn't that hard to look for you." Nathan said. He let down his backpack and slid a chair next to Haley, "Considering that you're always here."
"Okay, I'm not always here." Haley responded defensively. She smiled and grabbed a textbook out of her backpack. Remember Haley, you're supposed to be mad at him… right?
"I have practice in an hour so that's why I came early." Nathan reached down to his backpack and grabbed a piece of paper. "I also wanted to show you this." He handed her the paper and she read what was written.
"You aced the math test?" Haley said, amazed. She flipped though the next few pages and saw only a few errors. "You aced it and you only did a few dumb errors. I'm amazed."
"Only a few? I got like only two wrong, so I got a 98. A+."
"Yeah I know what an A+ is thank you. You know considering that I get them all the time." Haley bragged sarcastically. Nathan took the paper from her and smiled again. He put it back into his backpack and started to stare at the paper that Haley was writing earlier.
"What's that? Another term paper?" Nathan asked, still looking at it. He read that "something was a mistake" and he thought he saw "Nathan – changing."
Haley took it and placed it into her binder. "Oh nothing, it's nothing. Just something I was working on before. So let's get started?"
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"Thanks for the help." Nathan said, he stood up and put some papers into his notebook.
"Oh anytime, just remember to look over those notes." Haley said. She picked up her books and headed out the door. Just as she was walking, a piece of paper fell out from her binder. Nathan picked it up and read aloud.
"The whole night was a mess, a complete mistake. Coming to that party and just dealing with everything… it was all such a horrible regret. I thought Nathan changed, I thought he actually was a decent person, someone that had a transformation someone that had a chance to pick up his slack."
It was the paper that he looked at before. Oh it's nothing he remembered her saying. But it wasn't just 'nothing' it was 'something' and it was about him.
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End of Prologue: So what do you guys think? The beginning is short, but it'll get longer and better as it progresses. At first Nathan and Haley don't really seem like they like each other, but it's all going to change in the future chapters!