A/N: Thanks for your guys reviews! They really encouraged me to write this
chapter earlier than I thought. Just wanted to vent a little and tell you I
am sorry about the mispelled words and typos.... I am using my uncle's
computer and he doesn't have Microsoft Works or Word just WordPad which
basically sucks ### because it has no grammar correction or anything. Proof-
reading works some of the time but not all the time~ ! Aaaahhhh! Makes me
annoyed with myself! Anways, not that you all need to hear my stupid rants,
so on with the story...
"...these arms remain stretched out to you, mabye someday you''ll accept them....
mabye its too late to save a young girls heart that slowly stopped beating" - The Ataris
"I am glad you came Hales."
Haley turned towards Lucas who at the current point in time was attempting to speak over Peyton's booming rock music.
"What?????"
Haley shook her head as Lucas attempted once again to tell her how glad he was that she was coming on this trip. Haley eventually got the message as she nodded rather hastily, turning back towards her window taking in the scenery of the dark dilluted forest.. It had been a bumpy ride since she had gotten into Brooke's explorer over 3 hours ago....
3 HOURS AGO....
When she had gotten in the car she hadn't expected the vibe to be so high-paced and wild. Brooke had greeted her rather curtly ignoring Lucas's bear hug he always gave Haley when he'd see her. Peyton was drawing in her mysterious notebook only turning for a second to give her a genuine smile of kindness.
"Glad you made it, Haley"
Haley had smiled appreciatively and had one foot within the door before Brooke was pealing out of Haley's driveway.
"This is going to be awesome! Beer, hot guys and two-man sleeping bags! My karma has definitley turned around for me..."
They all had laughed as Peyton turned on some of her punk while they all respectively went to their own worlds of thought...
Haley looked over at a Lucas who was staring outside the front windshield.
"Hey Brooke, how much longer till we are there?"
"Umm, Dont know... its somewhere up these hills. Hey you guys, look for a bonfire... thats were everyone willl be......"
Everyone started looking out through the windows as Brooke rammed her explorer into high gear as they dodged trees and rocks alike...
"How many people are going to be at this thing?"
Haley watched as Brooke turned slightly back towards her and looked her down rather snidely.
"Lets just say everyone who is anyone... with a few exceptions of course..."
If Haley had been a violent person she would have smacked her right across her smug face. It was just like her to make her feel like she wasnt apart of their world. She had thought when Brooke had hooked her and Nathan up on the date, things would be better between herself and Brooke. Fat chance. When Brooke had realized that Haley didnt exactly fit her idea of higher social status... she had reverted back to her usual bitchy ways.
"Jeez thanks Brooke.. you know for having such witty insults, one could wonder why the hell you
can't even pass English?"
Lucas started to laugh as Peyton turned her face away, throwing her strangled laughs into the arm of her jacket. Brooke just looked at Haley with one of her infamous glares.
"Nice Haley, real nice. Can you two put away the claws for tonight? We are gonna have some fun tonight so lets pipe down the insults. You guys can duke it out later."
Haley smiled at Peyton. She had always liked her ability to come into any conversation and turn it around with only a few words. Deep down, she had realized early on that although Peyton was a part of that superficial crowd, she never exactly wore their colors on the inside.
"Hey over there. There they are...."
Both Haley and Peyton turned towards where Lucas was pointing at. Before them was a massive fire surround by at least 50 other kids from their school. Kegs were lined up in a single row of about 8 and two massive tweaked out trucks blasted music over the fire.
Although she'd never admit it out loud, the sight before her did capture her interest and curiousity. She had never been a party girl and had always wondered what parties like these looked like...now she knew. The car pulled to a halt and all four of them got out as their peers came up to them. Haley stood off to the side, as Lucas was bombarded by his fellow players and Brooke and Peyton talked to the rest of the cheerleaders.
Whatever excitement she had felt when arriving on the scene was slowly leaving as she started to feel like she had treaded on something she wasnt suppose to be part of...
"Haley come on. Lets get a drink. You ever did a kegstand? You better tonight girl.."
Haley felt herself being dragged through a massive crowd of people by Peyton. She made quick eye contact with Lucas letting him know it was alright. Peyton linked her arm with hers making her feel like she was safe from the people there she knew she didnt want to know. As they got to the keg, Peyton poured her a drink, gulping her own down without a single breathe in between.
"Here drink it fast or you'll realize it takes like shit."
Haley laughed and swallowed it hard, pushing back the bitterness and inviting the freedom it gave her. She refilled her cup and smiled at Peyton who was half-jokingly dancing to the music.
"This music blows. These people wouldn't know real music if it bit them in the ass...."
Haley was intent on drinking as much as she could, somewhat ignoring Peytons remark until she felt her blood go cold as she recognized a voice not too hard to forget.
"Depends on your definition of real music, Peyton."
Haley could feel his presence behind her and the proximity couldnt be much because she could feel his steps come to a hault behind her. She now stared at Peyton whos joking demeanor turned rather icy and disinterested.
"When did you become an expert on music, Scott. Last time I checked it really wasnt your thing?"
She felt him shift and watched as he passed her and Peyton, grabbing a cup and filling it up at the keg as if both girls werent physically even there.
"Well that was last time, and NOW... we are this time... so mabye you should check again before opening your mouth."
Haley felt the tension a mile away. By the look on Peyton's face she could tell a big fight was about to take place if Nathan didnt check his attitude.
"Yeah okay, whatever. Haley lets get back to the other Scott.. you know the one who actually can carry on a conversation without it having to be about himself?"
Haley watched Nathan's reaction as he drank his beer, not even flinching at Peytons remark. Her eyes scanned his which were currently looking out over the fire as if he didnt have a care in the world. She glanced at Peyton who was looking at her expectantly and nodded slightly as if saying it was time to go for them both.
"I think thats a good plan, Peyton. You should go talk to Scott, that is if you can get him away from Brooke. Hows that going by the way?.."
Nathan's face gave one of his infamous smirks as he quickly passed Payten, moving towards Haley and stopping abruptly only inches from her face. His position blocked out Payten and she knew he hadnt done it by accident.
"We need to talk."
Haley gulped hard as her mind started racing with ways to get herself out of the situation she was now in. A part of her wanted to go and hear all the excuses Nathan could give about why he was such an ass to her on their date but most of her just wanted to bail on him, denying his existence and meaning like he had done to her in front of his friends.
"Theres not anything to talk about."
She had wanted her voice to sound uncaring and cold but what had come out was the echoes of hurt she had felt from his rejection from a couple of nights ago. She watched as he inched closer and realized to the outsider it would look like he was about to kiss her. In fact, her comfortable vibe was now leaving as she noticed people stopping their conversations and looking towards the scene before them.
Haley backed up an inch and he matched it. Her eyes shot up at him with anger and she backed up again trying to put space between them. His movements met hers and she finally relented standing still as the noise of the party was dying down and people were now just watching.
"I think theres a lot to talk about. We can do this here... in front of everyone or we can go somewhere private. Your choice..."
Haley tiltled her head to the left and noticed Lucas's eyes intently on the situation. His stance was tense and she could tell he was about to intervene. The last thing she wanted was a scene and as she was about to relent and go with Nathan, she started to think about his need to hide her from everyone. Mabye he was bluffing right now... mabye he really didnt want people to know about them, whatever they were...
"You sure you want to do that Scott? Afterall, I wouldn't want to hurt your image..."
Her words came out as a shock even to herself as she realized she was letting people in on things that might backfire later.
She watched as his eyes nodded as if contemplating something. It was a look he would get when he was about to score. A look of determination. Once when she had watched him play, she had noticed something that she would wonder about for days to come. His eyes would stare up at the basket and even though there were tons of people cheering his name and opponents blocking his every move, she had always gotten the feeling that at that very moment there wasnt anyone or any distraction there between him and the basket. It was just him and the basket... nothing else. The look he would get was the look he had on his face now. It was the one look she hoped he would give her for the rest of her life.. It was also the look she didnt quite understand fully because if she had, she would have known his next move...
For within a second later, Nathan Scott destroyed the space between them and shattered her world upside down by crashing his lips to hers in a passion she never had known.....
It was as if time had stood still and she felt herself fall......His lips demanded hers and she couldnt bring herself to hold back. It was like the connection wasnt even hers or his but theirs and it was something she couldnt deny even in front of all those people....
Even in front of Lucas.
A/N... --- Okay, folks done for now. Please read and review if you'd like. Thanks for all the comments!
"...these arms remain stretched out to you, mabye someday you''ll accept them....
mabye its too late to save a young girls heart that slowly stopped beating" - The Ataris
"I am glad you came Hales."
Haley turned towards Lucas who at the current point in time was attempting to speak over Peyton's booming rock music.
"What?????"
Haley shook her head as Lucas attempted once again to tell her how glad he was that she was coming on this trip. Haley eventually got the message as she nodded rather hastily, turning back towards her window taking in the scenery of the dark dilluted forest.. It had been a bumpy ride since she had gotten into Brooke's explorer over 3 hours ago....
3 HOURS AGO....
When she had gotten in the car she hadn't expected the vibe to be so high-paced and wild. Brooke had greeted her rather curtly ignoring Lucas's bear hug he always gave Haley when he'd see her. Peyton was drawing in her mysterious notebook only turning for a second to give her a genuine smile of kindness.
"Glad you made it, Haley"
Haley had smiled appreciatively and had one foot within the door before Brooke was pealing out of Haley's driveway.
"This is going to be awesome! Beer, hot guys and two-man sleeping bags! My karma has definitley turned around for me..."
They all had laughed as Peyton turned on some of her punk while they all respectively went to their own worlds of thought...
Haley looked over at a Lucas who was staring outside the front windshield.
"Hey Brooke, how much longer till we are there?"
"Umm, Dont know... its somewhere up these hills. Hey you guys, look for a bonfire... thats were everyone willl be......"
Everyone started looking out through the windows as Brooke rammed her explorer into high gear as they dodged trees and rocks alike...
"How many people are going to be at this thing?"
Haley watched as Brooke turned slightly back towards her and looked her down rather snidely.
"Lets just say everyone who is anyone... with a few exceptions of course..."
If Haley had been a violent person she would have smacked her right across her smug face. It was just like her to make her feel like she wasnt apart of their world. She had thought when Brooke had hooked her and Nathan up on the date, things would be better between herself and Brooke. Fat chance. When Brooke had realized that Haley didnt exactly fit her idea of higher social status... she had reverted back to her usual bitchy ways.
"Jeez thanks Brooke.. you know for having such witty insults, one could wonder why the hell you
can't even pass English?"
Lucas started to laugh as Peyton turned her face away, throwing her strangled laughs into the arm of her jacket. Brooke just looked at Haley with one of her infamous glares.
"Nice Haley, real nice. Can you two put away the claws for tonight? We are gonna have some fun tonight so lets pipe down the insults. You guys can duke it out later."
Haley smiled at Peyton. She had always liked her ability to come into any conversation and turn it around with only a few words. Deep down, she had realized early on that although Peyton was a part of that superficial crowd, she never exactly wore their colors on the inside.
"Hey over there. There they are...."
Both Haley and Peyton turned towards where Lucas was pointing at. Before them was a massive fire surround by at least 50 other kids from their school. Kegs were lined up in a single row of about 8 and two massive tweaked out trucks blasted music over the fire.
Although she'd never admit it out loud, the sight before her did capture her interest and curiousity. She had never been a party girl and had always wondered what parties like these looked like...now she knew. The car pulled to a halt and all four of them got out as their peers came up to them. Haley stood off to the side, as Lucas was bombarded by his fellow players and Brooke and Peyton talked to the rest of the cheerleaders.
Whatever excitement she had felt when arriving on the scene was slowly leaving as she started to feel like she had treaded on something she wasnt suppose to be part of...
"Haley come on. Lets get a drink. You ever did a kegstand? You better tonight girl.."
Haley felt herself being dragged through a massive crowd of people by Peyton. She made quick eye contact with Lucas letting him know it was alright. Peyton linked her arm with hers making her feel like she was safe from the people there she knew she didnt want to know. As they got to the keg, Peyton poured her a drink, gulping her own down without a single breathe in between.
"Here drink it fast or you'll realize it takes like shit."
Haley laughed and swallowed it hard, pushing back the bitterness and inviting the freedom it gave her. She refilled her cup and smiled at Peyton who was half-jokingly dancing to the music.
"This music blows. These people wouldn't know real music if it bit them in the ass...."
Haley was intent on drinking as much as she could, somewhat ignoring Peytons remark until she felt her blood go cold as she recognized a voice not too hard to forget.
"Depends on your definition of real music, Peyton."
Haley could feel his presence behind her and the proximity couldnt be much because she could feel his steps come to a hault behind her. She now stared at Peyton whos joking demeanor turned rather icy and disinterested.
"When did you become an expert on music, Scott. Last time I checked it really wasnt your thing?"
She felt him shift and watched as he passed her and Peyton, grabbing a cup and filling it up at the keg as if both girls werent physically even there.
"Well that was last time, and NOW... we are this time... so mabye you should check again before opening your mouth."
Haley felt the tension a mile away. By the look on Peyton's face she could tell a big fight was about to take place if Nathan didnt check his attitude.
"Yeah okay, whatever. Haley lets get back to the other Scott.. you know the one who actually can carry on a conversation without it having to be about himself?"
Haley watched Nathan's reaction as he drank his beer, not even flinching at Peytons remark. Her eyes scanned his which were currently looking out over the fire as if he didnt have a care in the world. She glanced at Peyton who was looking at her expectantly and nodded slightly as if saying it was time to go for them both.
"I think thats a good plan, Peyton. You should go talk to Scott, that is if you can get him away from Brooke. Hows that going by the way?.."
Nathan's face gave one of his infamous smirks as he quickly passed Payten, moving towards Haley and stopping abruptly only inches from her face. His position blocked out Payten and she knew he hadnt done it by accident.
"We need to talk."
Haley gulped hard as her mind started racing with ways to get herself out of the situation she was now in. A part of her wanted to go and hear all the excuses Nathan could give about why he was such an ass to her on their date but most of her just wanted to bail on him, denying his existence and meaning like he had done to her in front of his friends.
"Theres not anything to talk about."
She had wanted her voice to sound uncaring and cold but what had come out was the echoes of hurt she had felt from his rejection from a couple of nights ago. She watched as he inched closer and realized to the outsider it would look like he was about to kiss her. In fact, her comfortable vibe was now leaving as she noticed people stopping their conversations and looking towards the scene before them.
Haley backed up an inch and he matched it. Her eyes shot up at him with anger and she backed up again trying to put space between them. His movements met hers and she finally relented standing still as the noise of the party was dying down and people were now just watching.
"I think theres a lot to talk about. We can do this here... in front of everyone or we can go somewhere private. Your choice..."
Haley tiltled her head to the left and noticed Lucas's eyes intently on the situation. His stance was tense and she could tell he was about to intervene. The last thing she wanted was a scene and as she was about to relent and go with Nathan, she started to think about his need to hide her from everyone. Mabye he was bluffing right now... mabye he really didnt want people to know about them, whatever they were...
"You sure you want to do that Scott? Afterall, I wouldn't want to hurt your image..."
Her words came out as a shock even to herself as she realized she was letting people in on things that might backfire later.
She watched as his eyes nodded as if contemplating something. It was a look he would get when he was about to score. A look of determination. Once when she had watched him play, she had noticed something that she would wonder about for days to come. His eyes would stare up at the basket and even though there were tons of people cheering his name and opponents blocking his every move, she had always gotten the feeling that at that very moment there wasnt anyone or any distraction there between him and the basket. It was just him and the basket... nothing else. The look he would get was the look he had on his face now. It was the one look she hoped he would give her for the rest of her life.. It was also the look she didnt quite understand fully because if she had, she would have known his next move...
For within a second later, Nathan Scott destroyed the space between them and shattered her world upside down by crashing his lips to hers in a passion she never had known.....
It was as if time had stood still and she felt herself fall......His lips demanded hers and she couldnt bring herself to hold back. It was like the connection wasnt even hers or his but theirs and it was something she couldnt deny even in front of all those people....
Even in front of Lucas.
A/N... --- Okay, folks done for now. Please read and review if you'd like. Thanks for all the comments!