A/N: I think I actually like the way this is going! Here it is!!!
COURAGE Chapter 6 * * * * * * * * Coach Durham had talked to Nathan earlier. It was about him joining the team. Nathan avoided it and said he'd think about it, which really meant no. Nathan was a great ball player but he didn't want to join the team and become one of the "Jocks". Nathan was on his way to sneak up on Haley, who seemed to be worried about something or another the way she was pacing. He put a smile on his face as he got closer to her. Suddenly he saw Lucas come out of a classroom. A second later him and Haley were in each other's arms, laughing and spinning in the air. Nathan's jaw dropped at the sight before him. 'What the hell is going on?!' he thought to himself. His heart stopped and shattered. The thought of Haley with him broke his heart into a million pieces. 'NO!,' he thought, 'how could she do this to me, she is my best friend! She knows how I feel about my " brother"! Sweet, innocent, beautiful Haley. My Haley.' Nathan was angry. Angry at the fact that Haley had done that to him. Angry that Lucas was with Haley, all the fucking time! Angry that Lucas was with his father. Angry that Lucas was the one who lived a pleasured life at his expense. Angry that he let Lucas do this to him. 'Everything, he took everything from me!' Nathan felt fury, depression and regret that he kept the way he felt from Haley, all at the same time. He turned abruptly on his heal and made his exit. He had decided already that he would never talk to Haley. Then he figured that was impossible, so he thought about it and decided that he won't talk to her if he had the courage to go along with it once he saw her. He also decided that he would get back at Lucas for doing this to him, he will. * * * * * * * * * * Still in his arms, Haley was looking straight into Lucas' eyes. He leaned his head in a little closer to her. His lips brushed hers softly, it felt as if a feather had touched her lips ever so gently. It was as if he was waiting fro her to protest and when he saw none he leaned in closer. The kiss was simple and sweet and short. Haley drew back quickly, suddenly realizing what was going on. She let go of him and squirmed out of his grasp. His face fell and suddenly he felt a wave of shame and rejection engulf his mind and body. " What's the matter?" he asked her with a disappointed and hurt tone. " Lucas, look tutoring you is one thing, but..," " But.?" " But, this.us. it won't work out," she said looking down and closing her eyes fro a second as if to take in the words that had just left her mouth. " What? Why? Is this about Nathan again?" " No, well, yes. But, look Nathan is my best friend and I know how he feels about you and me. Just the fact that I'm tutoring you upsets him. He won't say it, but I know him and I know that he won't like this." " Haley," he says in almost a whisper. He walked up to her and held her hand gently in his own. With a pleading look, " Haley, give me a chance, give us a chance. Nathan is your best friend but he doesn't control you. Think about this. I'm willing to risk anything that I can for this, for us. I want to be with you, Haley. I promise I'll try to talk to Nathan. Not about this, but I'll try to talk to him, to get to know him. C'mon if he's my friend there is no way that he can reject me," Lucas finished off with a smirk that translated into something like 'You know how cute and charming I am, how can someone resist me'. He was just trying to lighten the mood, of course. " Heh, fine!!!" she sighed and turned around, but Lucas pulled her back towards him. " Ms. Haley James, do you know.that you are very beautiful?" Lucas says bringing her hand up to his face and kissing it lightly. Surprised at the way Lucas was acting she smiled and blushed. " Mr. Lucas Scott, do you know that.I'm leaving now," she says and quickly turns and before he can catch her she ran down the hall, yelling a " Catch ya' later!" Lucas couldn't believe it. He kissed her! She will be his. He's going to care for her so much that even if Nathan forbade her from ever seeing him again, she wouldn't be able to stay away from him. He did a small victory dance across the hall and was off to basketball practice. * * * * * * * * * * * As he walked into the gym he saw Nathan talking to Whitey. He smirked at him and gave him a head nod. Nathan just looked away and continued talking to the coach. ' Its OK. You're doing this for Haley. Remember this is for Haley.' He thought silently and began practice. Later Lucas found out that Nathan had joined the basketball team. After seeing him play, Lucas had figured Whitey had offered him a place on the team. He was good, really good. Lucas didn't feel threatened, but he knew that his father would never let him go about it. Not only was Nathan now "competition" (even though they were on the same team), but Dan Scott felt that Lucas was superior to Nathan only because Dan chose one over the other. Lucas didn't respect his father much. But his father was the only one who intimidated him to no end. If he didn't do what daddy dearest said, he would never be able to live it down. All throughout practice and even in the locker room, Lucas tried to talk to Nathan, like he had promised Haley. Nathan just avoided him, or pretended he couldn't hear him. Still Lucas decided he would try to talk to him later. Lucas and Nathan had Chem. class together. The only reason Lucas was willing to talk to Nathan even after he ignored him was Haley. He had promised Haley and so he felt a sort of obligation to come through. Lucas was determined to become friends with Nathan and it seemed that Nathan was determined to do the exact opposite. Lucas was strong and he knew that he would get Haley with or without Nathan's approval. He just hoped he had the courage to ask her the question. The one question that Lucas dreaded. The question that Lucas could never ask any girl it was just assumed after a while. The question that Lucas had to ask because he didn't want to wait a while with Haley. He didn't want Haley or anyone else to just assume the obvious. He wanted it to be official. He wanted to ask Haley to be his girlfriend. He just hoped he had the courage.
The end for now!! I know this chapter was a little well almost useless but I wanted to put it there to explain a few things and so there it is! Have fun and REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!!!!
COURAGE Chapter 6 * * * * * * * * Coach Durham had talked to Nathan earlier. It was about him joining the team. Nathan avoided it and said he'd think about it, which really meant no. Nathan was a great ball player but he didn't want to join the team and become one of the "Jocks". Nathan was on his way to sneak up on Haley, who seemed to be worried about something or another the way she was pacing. He put a smile on his face as he got closer to her. Suddenly he saw Lucas come out of a classroom. A second later him and Haley were in each other's arms, laughing and spinning in the air. Nathan's jaw dropped at the sight before him. 'What the hell is going on?!' he thought to himself. His heart stopped and shattered. The thought of Haley with him broke his heart into a million pieces. 'NO!,' he thought, 'how could she do this to me, she is my best friend! She knows how I feel about my " brother"! Sweet, innocent, beautiful Haley. My Haley.' Nathan was angry. Angry at the fact that Haley had done that to him. Angry that Lucas was with Haley, all the fucking time! Angry that Lucas was with his father. Angry that Lucas was the one who lived a pleasured life at his expense. Angry that he let Lucas do this to him. 'Everything, he took everything from me!' Nathan felt fury, depression and regret that he kept the way he felt from Haley, all at the same time. He turned abruptly on his heal and made his exit. He had decided already that he would never talk to Haley. Then he figured that was impossible, so he thought about it and decided that he won't talk to her if he had the courage to go along with it once he saw her. He also decided that he would get back at Lucas for doing this to him, he will. * * * * * * * * * * Still in his arms, Haley was looking straight into Lucas' eyes. He leaned his head in a little closer to her. His lips brushed hers softly, it felt as if a feather had touched her lips ever so gently. It was as if he was waiting fro her to protest and when he saw none he leaned in closer. The kiss was simple and sweet and short. Haley drew back quickly, suddenly realizing what was going on. She let go of him and squirmed out of his grasp. His face fell and suddenly he felt a wave of shame and rejection engulf his mind and body. " What's the matter?" he asked her with a disappointed and hurt tone. " Lucas, look tutoring you is one thing, but..," " But.?" " But, this.us. it won't work out," she said looking down and closing her eyes fro a second as if to take in the words that had just left her mouth. " What? Why? Is this about Nathan again?" " No, well, yes. But, look Nathan is my best friend and I know how he feels about you and me. Just the fact that I'm tutoring you upsets him. He won't say it, but I know him and I know that he won't like this." " Haley," he says in almost a whisper. He walked up to her and held her hand gently in his own. With a pleading look, " Haley, give me a chance, give us a chance. Nathan is your best friend but he doesn't control you. Think about this. I'm willing to risk anything that I can for this, for us. I want to be with you, Haley. I promise I'll try to talk to Nathan. Not about this, but I'll try to talk to him, to get to know him. C'mon if he's my friend there is no way that he can reject me," Lucas finished off with a smirk that translated into something like 'You know how cute and charming I am, how can someone resist me'. He was just trying to lighten the mood, of course. " Heh, fine!!!" she sighed and turned around, but Lucas pulled her back towards him. " Ms. Haley James, do you know.that you are very beautiful?" Lucas says bringing her hand up to his face and kissing it lightly. Surprised at the way Lucas was acting she smiled and blushed. " Mr. Lucas Scott, do you know that.I'm leaving now," she says and quickly turns and before he can catch her she ran down the hall, yelling a " Catch ya' later!" Lucas couldn't believe it. He kissed her! She will be his. He's going to care for her so much that even if Nathan forbade her from ever seeing him again, she wouldn't be able to stay away from him. He did a small victory dance across the hall and was off to basketball practice. * * * * * * * * * * * As he walked into the gym he saw Nathan talking to Whitey. He smirked at him and gave him a head nod. Nathan just looked away and continued talking to the coach. ' Its OK. You're doing this for Haley. Remember this is for Haley.' He thought silently and began practice. Later Lucas found out that Nathan had joined the basketball team. After seeing him play, Lucas had figured Whitey had offered him a place on the team. He was good, really good. Lucas didn't feel threatened, but he knew that his father would never let him go about it. Not only was Nathan now "competition" (even though they were on the same team), but Dan Scott felt that Lucas was superior to Nathan only because Dan chose one over the other. Lucas didn't respect his father much. But his father was the only one who intimidated him to no end. If he didn't do what daddy dearest said, he would never be able to live it down. All throughout practice and even in the locker room, Lucas tried to talk to Nathan, like he had promised Haley. Nathan just avoided him, or pretended he couldn't hear him. Still Lucas decided he would try to talk to him later. Lucas and Nathan had Chem. class together. The only reason Lucas was willing to talk to Nathan even after he ignored him was Haley. He had promised Haley and so he felt a sort of obligation to come through. Lucas was determined to become friends with Nathan and it seemed that Nathan was determined to do the exact opposite. Lucas was strong and he knew that he would get Haley with or without Nathan's approval. He just hoped he had the courage to ask her the question. The one question that Lucas dreaded. The question that Lucas could never ask any girl it was just assumed after a while. The question that Lucas had to ask because he didn't want to wait a while with Haley. He didn't want Haley or anyone else to just assume the obvious. He wanted it to be official. He wanted to ask Haley to be his girlfriend. He just hoped he had the courage.
The end for now!! I know this chapter was a little well almost useless but I wanted to put it there to explain a few things and so there it is! Have fun and REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!!!!