Summary: Nathan and Haley are now Mr. And Mrs. Scott. This is the story of how it happened and what happens now...

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters on the WB show One Tree Hill. Any characters that are not on the show are MINE!

Chapter 2: The elopement to end all elopements

The chapel was small, but beautiful. They were ready to get married and that was all that mattered. All they had left to do was actually say "I do."

"Wow, Nate! We're here in Las Vegas, Nevada! Sin city! The city of lights, sound and more... crazy... people..." Haley said as they stood in front of the chapel and watched all the homeless people and prostitutes walk up and down the street. A couple of the prostitutes had even hit on Nathan, but Haley had told them where to go.

"I know, Hales. This place is amazing, but you know what is even more amazing?"

"What?"

"That I'm here in this amazing place with the woman that I love and couldn't live without."

"Oh, Nate! That's the most beautiful thing you ever said! I'm only sad about one thing, though..."

"What's that, my love?"

"Since we both fell asleep on the plane, we didn't have a chance to write our own vows. Now we're going to have to use the minister's..."

"Oh, I know... I'm really torn up about it too..." Nathan said while not looking Haley in the eye. "Yep, that's too bad... Well, we have to go with the flow, I guess. We have our marriage license and we have the chapel. You have also changed into your beautiful prom/wedding dress and I have become unbearably handsome in my shirt and slacks. Let's do this thing before one of us loses our nerve!"

So Nathan grabbed Haley's hand and went through the door and into the chapel. There, they were greeted by a friendly receptionist named Misty.

"Hello and welcome to The Chapel of Love. My name is Misty. How can I help you two young people?"

Haley smiled at the kindly old woman. "We want to get married. I'm Haley James and this is my fiancé, Nathan Scott." Nathan smiled and shook Misty's hand.

"Well, you two seem like a fine couple. Do you have a marriage license?"

Nathan handed Misty their marriage license and she read it carefully. "OK! Well, give me just a couple of minutes to set up the chapel and prep the official who will be marrying you. His name is Kenneth Chavez and he will be with you in just a moment. Tell me honey, what's your favorite color and kind of flower?"

"Well, I really like pink chrysanthemums, but anything will do."

"Nonsense, dear," said Misty with a sweet smile. "This is your WEDDING!!! It has to be whatever you want, as long as I have it in stock. OK... just hold on one second. I'll be right back."

"OK," said Haley and Nathan at the same time.

Misty walked through a door behind her desk and was gone for about 5 minutes. When she finally came back, she had a kindly looking older man with her who introduced himself.

"So you two want to be married, huh? Well, you look like a wonderful couple and I think you will be very happy together. Now, if you are ready, Nathan, you and I will go into the chapel and wait for Haley to make any last minute preparations. Oh! I almost forgot! Do you have any witnesses? We need two people to sign your marriage license. Misty can be one person, but you need another person to sign, also."

They hadn't thought of that. Haley looked like she was ready to cry while Nathan started looking around at the other couples who were waiting their turn to get married. He saw another young couple who seemed to be all alone as well. He walked over to them with a smile.

"Excuse me, I was wondering if I could ask you a quick question. Do you two have witnesses to sign your marriage license?"

The man looked at Nathan with some confusion. "Ummm... no. I didn't know we needed them. My girlfriend and I just left home to come up here and get married."

"Same with me and my girlfriend. Hey, I have another question. We don't have any witnesses either, so if you two would be the witnesses to our wedding, we'll be the witnesses to yours."

"Well, that sounds like a great idea. Thanks a lot. Oh, and by the way, my name is Jason and this is Katie."

"Nice to meet you. My name's Nathan and this" he pulled Haley over to the couple, "is Haley. So, are you ready to come witness us?"

"Sure, let's go," said Katie. She looped her arm through Haley's and they walked back to the receptionist desk together. "You look really nervous. Are you OK?"

Haley smiled her sweet smile. "Oh yeah... I'm fine. I'm just so excited. See, I love Nathan with all my heart. He's my soul mate."

"Yeah, it's the same thing with Jason and I. It's like you're meant to be together forever. I can't imagine not being with him for the rest of my life."

"That's the kind of thing you want to tell your grandchildren, huh?" Haley smiled and hugged her new friend. "So where are you two from, by the way?"

Katie rolled her eyes and groaned. "Ugh, we love in this little rinky dinky town in Connecticut named Rose Mountain."

"Really? Nathan and I live in a small town in Connecticut, also. Tree hill, do you know it?"

"Yeah! That's only like, 20 minutes away from here. We drove through there today and went to the cutest little restaurant. Maybe you know it, Karen's Café?" Katie was getting very excited because this might turn into a good friendship.

"Oh, of course I know Karen's Café. My best friend's mom owns that restaurant. I work there almost every day," Haley said. "Small world, huh?"

"Yeah... Jason! Babe, guess what? Nathan and Haley live in Tree Hill, Connecticut! That town we went through with the cute restaurant, you know? Isn't that crazy?"

Nathan and Jason walked over since they were talking to Kenneth about the ceremonies. Jason looked shocked for a second and then said, "That's cool. Now we'll be able to keep in touch. Maybe if one of us gets in the dog house, we can come stay at the other person's house, huh?"

Everyone laughed and then Nathan put his arm around Haley. "He's ready to start if we are. Are you ready?"

Haley kissed Nathan's cheek. "I sure am, my love. I have one quick favor to ask of Jason, though."

Jason waited expectantly, "What's up Haley?"

Haley smiled and said, "Will you walk me down the aisle? It would mean a lot to me."

Jason stood there shocked for a second and then recovered and smiled a HUGE smile. "Of course I will. It would be an honor."

"Thank you Jason. And Katie, will you be my maid of honor?"

Katie smiled and put her arm around Haley's shoulder. "Only if you'll be mine."

The girls both laughed and Haley said, "Of course!"

So Nathan walked into the chapel with the minister and they waited to hear the music. Jason and Katie exchanged a quick kiss, then the door opened and she walked through it and down the aisle. Now it was Haley's turn. She took a deep breath, smiled at Jason and saw him smile back. Then she looked at Nathan who was waiting at the end of the aisle for her with a lovesick smile on his face and tears in his eyes.

"My god, she is so beautiful" Nathan thought to himself as he watched the love of his life walk down the aisle toward him where they would forever join their lives together. He smiled at her and she smiled back and he could see that she was crying, as well. He hoped that they were happy tears, but already knew that they were.

Once Haley and Jason reached Nathan and Katie, Haley and Nathan held hands and turned towards Kenneth, while Jason took his place on the other side of Nathan as best man. Kenneth cleared his throat and looked at the happy couples.

"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here to witness the joining of Haley and Nathan, and also Jason and Katie in holy matrimony. If anyone has any reason why these two couples shall not be wed, please speak now of forever hold your peace..." Everyone looked at each other, but no one spoke. "Very well, then. Marriage is not something to be entered into lightly. You must come into it with you mind, body and spirit all ready for the joys and sorrows, challenges and victories. Do you all realize and understand this statement?"

Jason, Katie, Haley and Nathan all replied, "Yes."

"Nathan and Jason, please repeat after me. I promise to love and protect you in sickness and in health, for richer or for poorer, for better or for worse, as long as we both shall live." The boys repeated the vows while looking at Haley and Katie. They were all crying, but smiling at the same time.

"Haley and Katie, please repeat after me. I promise to love and protect you in sickness and in health, for richer or for poorer, for better or for worse, as long as we both shall live." The girls also repeated what Kenneth said and then turned to him for further instructions. "Do you all have rings? Yes? OK, Nathan and Jason, please place your rings on Haley and Katie's hand. Haley and Katie, please do the same for Nathan and Jason."

After they had all swapped rings, they really started to cry. "I love you, Nate," Haley whispered to Nathan.

"I love you too, Hales," Nathan whispered back.

"With the power vested in me by the state of Nevada, I pronounce you man and wife, and man and wife. You may kiss your brides." The couples exchanged a short but passionate kiss. The girls both gave Kenneth a huge hug, and the guys both shook his hand.

"Thank you so much, Kenneth. You made our dreams come true. We will never forget you," said Nathan while wrapping his arms around Haley and kissing her again.

After a few more minutes of celebrating, Kenneth said that they would unfortunately have to take their partying outside since he had other couples to marry and make their dreams come true as well. "Thank you, Kenneth," they all said and left the chapel. Their left hands were a little heavier, their hearts a lot lighter, they decided to go to the Venetian hotel for a quick celebration before rushing back to the airport to catch their return flight.

When they got to the Venetian it was about 1:30 in the morning, and all the restaurants were closed, so they grabbed a taxi together and celebrated all the way back to the airport. Once they got to the airport, they found out that they were going to be on separate flights on the way back home, which they were all a little bummed about, but they knew they would all keep in touch. They exchanged phone numbers and then Jason and Katie had to leave since their flight was earlier than Nathan and Haley's.

"Well, Mr. Scott. This has been a wonderful night. One of the best I've ever had. Too bad we have to go back and live normal lives again," said Haley as she sat on Nathan's lap in the airport lounge waiting for their flight to arrive.

"This has been the absolute best night of my life, Mrs. Scott. And it's OK that we have to go back to Tree Hill tonight, because we can share all the good news with our friends and family."

"Yeah, I guess that's true," said Haley. Then they just sat there for a few minutes staring at each other and knowing that no love could be more complete than theirs. Pretty soon they heard their flight being called and quickly boarded the plane and settled in for the flight home. The next few days would sure be interesting...

A/N: OK, I know that it took me forever to update, and I'm sorry, but I was trying to finish up school and now I'm done, so there will be a lot more updates soon. How will everyone react to Nathan and Haley being married? Will the newlyweds ever talk to Jason and Katie again? And if so, do they really know the whole story there? Review!