She was surprised to see that Nathan had followed her out of the auditorium
and with her towards the direction of the tutoring center.
"Are you stalking me Scott?"
"Please James, like I don't have better to do. But someone didn't seem the catch exactly who she was tutoring."
"What are you talking about Nathan?"
"I'm your next 'student'."
"You have got to be kidding me."
"Afraid not. I can't flunk English this year, being that it is my last year so I can't graduate or go to UCLA on a full scholarship flunking English."
"I didn't know you were going out of state for college."
"There are many things you don't know about me Haley."
"It's just weird, because I was thinking about moving out there too. My sister is a English professor in UCLA so I can get a full ride if I go there."
"So you're stalking ME then?"
"More like the other way around Scott. Don't go thinking so highly of yourself."
They both turned into the room, as Haley pulled out a folder.
"Well what do you know? Nathan Scott, English."
"What, you thought I was lying?"
"I wouldn't put it past you. Anyways, what book are you needing help on?"
Nathan cringed a little.
"Pride and Prejudice."
"Why'd you cringe?"
"I'm not a big fan on romance novels."
"It's not only a romance novel you know. What do you need to do for it?"
"I have a test in a week and a critical analysis paper due at the same time."
"How far along are you on the book?"
" 'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.'"
"You memorized the exact line? Impressed."
She opened her own copy of the book and sighed.
"That's the first line Nathan."
"I know that. I got that far and kept reading that line over and over again because I couldn't go to the next line. And then I looked at the book itself. It's long."
"God, Nathan, what's wrong with you?"
"I just don't read that much you know? Lucas was always the one that would help me."
"And you're here because?"
"Lucas is too busy with basketball and all these AP classes."
"So I end up having to help you. Wasting my time."
"You're the tutor. You volunteer your time to teach and help people like me."
"Well, let's start. Umm, first we need you to read this book. And you need to finish in an abnormally short amount of time. How about. you finish volume one tonight, two tomorrow, and three the day after."
"That's just it. I can just get cliff notes."
"That isn't enough time Haley. If I finish reading by Sunday and start on Monday, I won't be able to finish that paper in time."
"Whose fault is it for procrastinating? How long did you have to do this?"
"Since September."
"That was two months ago!"
"Look, I came here for help. Just help me."
"How can I do that when you haven't finished reading the book?!"
"Haley, I'm not asking you to do my work, just work with me on this ok? Just prepare me enough for a C."
Haley sighed in defeat. They were going in circles.
"Fine, but only this time. I'm serious Nathan."
"Ok, just help me out ok?"
"Ok, well tell me the basic storyline at least Nathan. Or what you know about it."
"It's about this girl name Elizabeth."
The day was tiring. The week was tiring. She spent her entire weekend with him, damn her conscience. She wouldn't be able to live with the small voice yelling at her for letting one of her pupils fall. When she told Peyton, all she got was a pat of sympathy. And the strange part was, it didn't kill her. She actually somewhat enjoyed her time with him. He didn't act like 'I'm Nathan Scott, bow down before me' when they were in a tutor session. And during that time, they worked on their lines.
Things didn't get all weird until day of the test, after everything was done. She wouldn't have to tutor him anymore, but they still had a week to go before the play. They had delayed the practice kiss for a long time. And Mrs. Kerr noticed, yelling at Haley whenever she could. Of course not Nathan though. So that was the day they both mutually agreed to work on the kiss. After school, when the auditorium was empty and virtually the entire school was deserted, They did those famous lines again.
"Then move not while my prayer's effect I take. Thus from my lips, by thine my sin is purged."
He leaned in as she closed her eyes a bit. As their lips came into contact, there was a distinctive spark that went off in both of them. He moved his hand possessively onto her hips, as she placed her arms around his neck. When the realization hit them, she stopped and pulled away, opening her eyes. She silently whispered her line.
"Then have my lips the sin that they have took."
She pulled away; ready to leave, but he held her in place.
"Sin from my lips? O trespass sweetly urged! Give me my sin again."
He leaned down, capturing her lips in his again. But this time, she had her mind working, as hard as it was to focus, feeling a bit dizzy from his kisses, as though he had put a spell on her each time they came into contact. She tried to firmly say her line, but it came out somewhat of a whisper, again.
"You kiss by th' book."
She found some strength in her as she pulled away.
"Umm, that was good. What's the next part?"
He stood for a moment, awestruck. How dare she ignore the fact that the kiss was more than a stage kiss. But he quickly dismissed all thoughts in his head, acting as though nothing had happened.
"Oh yeah, the balcony scene."
And they just continued their lines, ignoring the rest of the kissing parts.
A/N" Writers block again. Oh well. I tried very hard. Lines from William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and also from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.
"Are you stalking me Scott?"
"Please James, like I don't have better to do. But someone didn't seem the catch exactly who she was tutoring."
"What are you talking about Nathan?"
"I'm your next 'student'."
"You have got to be kidding me."
"Afraid not. I can't flunk English this year, being that it is my last year so I can't graduate or go to UCLA on a full scholarship flunking English."
"I didn't know you were going out of state for college."
"There are many things you don't know about me Haley."
"It's just weird, because I was thinking about moving out there too. My sister is a English professor in UCLA so I can get a full ride if I go there."
"So you're stalking ME then?"
"More like the other way around Scott. Don't go thinking so highly of yourself."
They both turned into the room, as Haley pulled out a folder.
"Well what do you know? Nathan Scott, English."
"What, you thought I was lying?"
"I wouldn't put it past you. Anyways, what book are you needing help on?"
Nathan cringed a little.
"Pride and Prejudice."
"Why'd you cringe?"
"I'm not a big fan on romance novels."
"It's not only a romance novel you know. What do you need to do for it?"
"I have a test in a week and a critical analysis paper due at the same time."
"How far along are you on the book?"
" 'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.'"
"You memorized the exact line? Impressed."
She opened her own copy of the book and sighed.
"That's the first line Nathan."
"I know that. I got that far and kept reading that line over and over again because I couldn't go to the next line. And then I looked at the book itself. It's long."
"God, Nathan, what's wrong with you?"
"I just don't read that much you know? Lucas was always the one that would help me."
"And you're here because?"
"Lucas is too busy with basketball and all these AP classes."
"So I end up having to help you. Wasting my time."
"You're the tutor. You volunteer your time to teach and help people like me."
"Well, let's start. Umm, first we need you to read this book. And you need to finish in an abnormally short amount of time. How about. you finish volume one tonight, two tomorrow, and three the day after."
"That's just it. I can just get cliff notes."
"That isn't enough time Haley. If I finish reading by Sunday and start on Monday, I won't be able to finish that paper in time."
"Whose fault is it for procrastinating? How long did you have to do this?"
"Since September."
"That was two months ago!"
"Look, I came here for help. Just help me."
"How can I do that when you haven't finished reading the book?!"
"Haley, I'm not asking you to do my work, just work with me on this ok? Just prepare me enough for a C."
Haley sighed in defeat. They were going in circles.
"Fine, but only this time. I'm serious Nathan."
"Ok, just help me out ok?"
"Ok, well tell me the basic storyline at least Nathan. Or what you know about it."
"It's about this girl name Elizabeth."
The day was tiring. The week was tiring. She spent her entire weekend with him, damn her conscience. She wouldn't be able to live with the small voice yelling at her for letting one of her pupils fall. When she told Peyton, all she got was a pat of sympathy. And the strange part was, it didn't kill her. She actually somewhat enjoyed her time with him. He didn't act like 'I'm Nathan Scott, bow down before me' when they were in a tutor session. And during that time, they worked on their lines.
Things didn't get all weird until day of the test, after everything was done. She wouldn't have to tutor him anymore, but they still had a week to go before the play. They had delayed the practice kiss for a long time. And Mrs. Kerr noticed, yelling at Haley whenever she could. Of course not Nathan though. So that was the day they both mutually agreed to work on the kiss. After school, when the auditorium was empty and virtually the entire school was deserted, They did those famous lines again.
"Then move not while my prayer's effect I take. Thus from my lips, by thine my sin is purged."
He leaned in as she closed her eyes a bit. As their lips came into contact, there was a distinctive spark that went off in both of them. He moved his hand possessively onto her hips, as she placed her arms around his neck. When the realization hit them, she stopped and pulled away, opening her eyes. She silently whispered her line.
"Then have my lips the sin that they have took."
She pulled away; ready to leave, but he held her in place.
"Sin from my lips? O trespass sweetly urged! Give me my sin again."
He leaned down, capturing her lips in his again. But this time, she had her mind working, as hard as it was to focus, feeling a bit dizzy from his kisses, as though he had put a spell on her each time they came into contact. She tried to firmly say her line, but it came out somewhat of a whisper, again.
"You kiss by th' book."
She found some strength in her as she pulled away.
"Umm, that was good. What's the next part?"
He stood for a moment, awestruck. How dare she ignore the fact that the kiss was more than a stage kiss. But he quickly dismissed all thoughts in his head, acting as though nothing had happened.
"Oh yeah, the balcony scene."
And they just continued their lines, ignoring the rest of the kissing parts.
A/N" Writers block again. Oh well. I tried very hard. Lines from William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and also from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.