Hey, thanks for the reviews. Here's the next chapter. Like I said, its back to Nathan's POV. Also, I'm writing two other stories, "Are You Brave Enough To Leave With Me Tonight" and "The True Meaning of Christmas". The first one is similar to this fic in that it deals with serious issues while the latter is my attempt at writing a somewhat humourous story. So please go read those. And don't forget to leave comments since they are REALLY encouraging. When I find that I've posted an update and people don't leave comments, I get really sad and don't feel like writing. So please please please leave me comments since as you all know, I am a new writer and KIR is the first fanfic I've written so any sort of comment boosts my confidence. Anyway, I'll stop babbling. Enjoy the update!

Nathan's POV ( continued from chpt.3 so go back to refresh your memory)

I had forgotten how it felt to be happy. That is, until the day that Haley came into my life...

I remember that day like it was just yesterday. It was raining outside. It felt like a storm
was coming. Whitey had made me stay back and run suicides after practice for being

late. By the time I finished running, it was pretty late and everyone had gone home. So

there I was, stuck in the pouring rain with no way of getting home since my car was at

the garage getting fixed. Having no other option, I decided to walk over to my brother

Lucas's how since he lived nearby.

The streets were deserted, not a car in sight. Everyone was a home enjoying

themselves while I was out trudging in this horrid weather trying to get to my pain in the

a$$ of a brother's house who had bailed on me. Luke was supposed to be my ride

home but guess what, he conveniently "forgot" about that. I was so caught up in my

thoughts, that I didn't realise that I was only a block away from Luke's house. Once I

became aware of my surroundings, I realised I was no longer alone. There, in front of

my stood an angel. My angel. From afar, I could make out that the person standing

before me was most definately Haley. However, I got the feeling that only her body

was present. Her mind was far off in some distant land. The Haley I saw in front of me

was not the one I had grown accustomed to seeing at school. This was entirely

someone else. This was the girl behind the facade that I had been so keen on finding

out about. Her glowing smile was nowhere in sight and that twinkle in her eyes was

gone. All I saw in them now was sadness. It pained me to see her standing motionlessly

like that. Not just the kind of pain you feel when you see some you love get hurt, it was
the kind of pain that made you hurt both mentally and physically. My throat was

constricted and I couldn't even move. For the first time in my life, Haley was looking at

me. Not at someone around me but ME! In fact, she wasn't just looking, she was

actually staring. Her gorgeous brown eyes seemed to call out to me.

Even in her saddest moment, Haley looked like a goddess to me. I don't know what

came over me but at that instant, I felt the dire need to kiss her. I longed to taste her

luscious ruby lips. They seemed so soft and inviting, I couldn't resist. So in my trance, I

walked over to her, took her into my arms and kissed her with every fiber of my being.