AN: Hey you guys! I'm glad that you guys like this story! Sorry EvilKitty13, I'm going to keep José. He adds some humor to the story. Thank you to everyone else who reviewed! Thank You!

Chapter 4: Late Friday

"Come on you guys, help us unload the food," Nathan told everyone as he walked into the living room an hour and a half later.

Nathan and Haley walked over to the living room and acknowledged that the guys were still playing the video game, but were now eating pizza.

"You guys knew we were bringing food," stated Nathan while looking at the pizza boxes on the coffee table.

"Dude you were taking a long time," stated José while chewing on a slice of pizza.

"Whatever man, just help me unload the car," replied Nathan annoyed.

"Okay we are on our way," responded José as he stood up from the couch.

Five minutes later all the paper bags were out of the car and on top of the kitchen counter.

"Geez, we have a lot of food," exclaimed José with a big smile on his face. "It's heaven..."

"The party has arrived!" exclaimed Tim as he walked unexpectedly through the door. "We have all different kinds of alcohol for whatever mood anyone is in," said Tim while holding some Vodka in one hand and his girlfriend in his arm.

"Yeah!" cried José again as he walked outside.

The others then began to follow him.

'Wonder where Lucas is at; He is taking a long time,' Haley wondered while looking around the house.

"Hey," called a voice to Haley.

Haley turned around and spotted Peyton.

"Hey, I was wondering where you were at," replied Haley.

"Yeah, I was up in the bedroom drawing," Peyton remarked, sort of sadly.

"Is something wrong?" asked Haley with concern.

"Nah, it just feels a little funny being around Nathan," Peyton uttered, not so surely.

"Yeah, whatever you say," Haley answered, knowing that that wasn't the genuine reason she was depressed.

"Well, I'm going to look for Lucas. He's been gone for awhile now," Haley responded noticing a flash of sudden sadness crossing Peyton's face, but disappeared as fast as it became visible.

"Okay then. I'm going to go help them unload the car of alcohol," Peyton said laughingly, while walking through the door to the outside.

"Yeah..." Haley replied by her sudden confusion.

She stood for a few seconds in the kitchen and then went outside. She noted that most of the group were around Tim's car opening up some drinks, but recognized two people were missing, Lucas and Brooke.

"They really are taking a long time," vocalized Haley aloud, beginning to worry.

She began to wander away from the cabin and the group.

"Smells so good," mumbled Haley as she walked deeper into the woods, regarding the enriching smell of the Pine trees.

She was abruptly interrupted by noises a few feet away.

"What the Hell?" Haley asked herself aloud as she approached the sounds.

Soon the two figures came visible because of the bright moon illuminating over them. She recognized something similar about the beings.

'That's odd; the guy has the same grey sweater as Lucas and the same blonde hair. The girl has the same coat and brown hair as Brooke,' wondered Haley.

Finally, processing the scene before her and the similarities between the two individuals, she gaped aloud.

"Lucas!" Haley exclaimed noticing the blonde boy jump in response to his name being called out.

Lucas turned around and noticed his best friend's surprised look.

"Haley!" Lucas blurted, getting off of Brooke and began to run towards her.

"Haley what's wrong?" Lucas asked her as he grabbed her hand when he finally reached up to her.

"Lucas, how can you..." Haley replied, not finishing her sentence and beginning to tear.

"How can I what?" Lucas asked baffled.

Haley paused, deciding if she should tell him now, how she truly felt about her best friend.

"How can you not see...How can't you not see that Peyton likes you," Haley lied.

"What makes you think that?"

"Well she seemed really sad when she arrived at the cabin," Haley said as she wiped away her tears. "What happened in Tim's car?"

"Nothing really," Lucas responded thinking back a couple of hours ago. "Nothing much, just that Brooke was all over me."

"Well I can see that," Haley responded looking at the confused Brooke getting off the snow. "You know what? It's nothing; I just finished watching a movie and it was a chick flick. You know how I get with those kinds of movies," Haley said lying again to her best friend.

"Oh, I see. I told you to keep away from those movies," Lucas said as he wiped away a tear from her face.

"Well, I'll see you," Haley replied continuing to walk towards the cabin. "Make sure to bring some wood in soon, everyone is starting to get cold."

"Yeah, okay. We'll be right there."

Haley walked away from Lucas and soon enough there were tears streaming down her face wildly.

'Lucas, how can you be so blinded?' Haley asked herself the real question she was going to ask Lucas moments ago.