Chapter Two

Monday morning.

Haley had Math for first period. She loved Math, it was one of her favorite subjects. So she naturally liked Mondays. She was in a happy mood as she stopped by her locker to get her Math book that weighed a ton.

"Hey Nathan, I thought you were going to call me last night. What happened?"

At the sound of that name, she glanced up. It was a name she had come to despise. The bearer of that god-forsaken name has been the reason her bestfriend had almost decided to leave the team.

"I was busy, but hey, Ill make it up to you." Nathan said as he pulled the beautiful blonde into his arms for a kiss.

"You better!" said the blonde. She and Nathan practically made out in front of her.

Gross! This is great, just great! What a nice way to start the week!, Haley said to herself.

"Excuse me" she said as she passed by the couple. She tried to avoid them but accidentally got into their way. "Hey! Watch where you're going! Can't you see we're busy here?" screamed the blonde. She reminded Haley of a snake.

"Yeah, real busy." Haley muttered as she went on her way. Nathan stole a glance at the brunette who just muttered something under her breath.

"Hey, you dropped something. Here." said Nathan, flashing his lazy grin. Haley looked up at him and snatched her handkerchief from his hand and hastily made her way to class with Nathan staring at her, a smirk on his face.

"Stupid bitch. Now, where were we?" the blonde purred as she slid her arms into Nathan's jacket. "Hey Lindsay, I gotta go. The principal just gave me a new room assignment. See yah later." he said as he pulled away from her, leaving a fuming blonde in the hallway.

The bell had just rung when Mr. Smith walked into the classroom. "Ok class, we need to finish the reporting today so we can move on to a new topic next meeting. Also, the principal gave me a memo this morning saying I would have a new student for the rest of the semester. Has any newcomer showed up yet? No? Okay. Anyway, let us continue. So, who goes first? Ah, Haley. Please write your solution on the board and explain to us how you got your answer." he said. "Yes Mr. Smith" Haley replied.

As she was writing her Math problem on the board, she heard the door open and was distracted. She glanced up from her writing to see who it was. She gasped as Nathan Scott walked into the room like a lion strolling into his lair. What is he doing here?, she thought. Its bad enough that I get to see him during English and Biology! Life is sooooo unfair!!

"Mr. Scott, its nice of you to join us!" said Mr. Smith, sarcastically. "Please sit down. We were just getting started."

Nathan shrugged and took the empty seat near the window. He was bored but he didn't show it. Then he recognized the brunette from the hallway. He smiled his sly smile as he watched her glare at him. She's got the hots for me! You want me, don't you?!, he silently asked her from the other side of the room.

"Haley, we're waiting. Stop staring at Mr. Scott and just explain to us your answer." Mr. Smith commented.

Haley turned red and faced the blackboard, willing herself to calm down. She finished her report and sat down on her chair, which was unfortunately right beside Nathan's. She tried her best to ignore him but she could see him staring right at her from the corner of her eye.

"What are you staring at?!" Haley hissed. "I enjoy making girls nervous. That's the fun part of being me, I get to have anyone I want." Nathan replied, his voice husky. "Well you must be a moron or just too air headed to think that I would be nervous around you. Actually, you're both!" came Haley's tart reply.

"Care to share with us your animated discussion with Mr. Scott, Ms. James? It seems you two have something you want to tell the class." said Mr. Smith. "No sir." Haley stifled a scream. She managed to ignore Nathan for the rest of the period and was relieved when the bell finally rang. She got out as quickly as she could.

The day went by pretty fast after that. By the time the lunch bell rang, Haley was exhausted, exasperated, and was thinking of moving into another country! She had to deal with Nathan 3 times a day! Shit! This was one heluva day! she thought as she made her way through the tables in search of her best friend.

"Hey there buddy! I've been looking all over for you! Hey, what's wrong Hales?" Lucas asked as she sat down.

"Nothing, I just had a bad start today" Haley said as she thought of Nathan. "Well, you better get something to eat." Lucas frowned at Haley's slumped form.

"You know what? I've just the thing to make you feel better!" he said with a slight smile. "I don't think anything could make me feel better today Luke." Haley replied with a sigh. "Not even this?" he asked as he held up a small plastic bag that had "Candy Corner" written in front.

Haley looked up to see what he was referring to. Then she smiled and gave him a hug. "You really are the best Luke! Thanks!!!" she said as she gave him a kiss on the cheek and took the licorice. "No problem! I bought some when you weren't here yet. Just thought you might like some. And besides, I needed to thank you for helping me out this weekend." he replied. "Aww. How sweet Luke. You're making me blush!" Haley teased.

"Really?" Luke asked seriously. "What do you mean really? You are so weird these days Luke! Did you seriously think you could make me blush?" Haley laughed.

Nathan was sitting five tables across from them and was watching them laugh. "Hey man. Where were you on Saturday? I thought we had a deal." asked Paul as he sat down beside Nathan.

Author's Note: Paul is one of Nathan's friends. He's also on the Basketball team. He's gonna be popping up sometimes throughout the fic! He's this gorgeous blue eyed blonde who's gonna play a part in this story... you'll know what I mean later on! He's the exact replica of Paul Walker! That's where I got the name!

"I was busy man." Nathan replied. "Busy with what?" Paul persisted. "Nothing man, none of your business." Nathan eyed him.

"Alright man, chill! I was just asking. Jeez." Paul said as he took a bite of his pizza.

"Hey Paul, who's that girl sitting next to Lucas?" asked Nathan.

"Where? Oh that girl. I think she's his girlfriend or something. Why'd you ask?" Paul asked curiously. "Nothing really, she's just this chick who glared at me the whole day." Nathan replied.

"Of course she was glaring at you, everyone knows you've been giving Lucas a hard time on the team. She naturally hates you for that. Guess you can't charm everybody, can you Nate?" Paul sneered.

"Hey man, what's up? What've you guys been talking about?" asked Tim as he sat down in front of the guys.

"Luke's girlfriend." Paul nodded towards Haley.

"Where? Oh. She's not his girlfriend. I think they're bestfriends or something." Tim commented.

"What, you're suddenly the gossip queen?" Paul laughed.

"No! That's Haley. She tutored me a few months back when I was having problems with my grades." he said. "You always have problems with your grades man!" Paul joked.

Nathan silently contemplated what he learned as Tim and Paul were wrestling with each other. Then he let out his slow smile and said to himself, well Haley James, seems like you and I are going to get more acquainted. Nathan sipped his Coke and watched as Luke said something to Haley that made her laugh.