Disclaimer: OTH belong to Warner Brother's studios. Al though, I know two brothers that I would like to own.

Hey! This is my first attempt for an OTH fanfic. In this one, Nathan and Haley don't know each other yet. She isn't tutoring him and he isn't using her as a plan to get at back Lucas. Haley is unusually unhappy.

In this chapter well, just read....

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A huge sorry for the very too long delay......... FORGIVE ME

This chapter contains R-rated scenes...

January 1rst 05-few modifications at the end of this chapter

Truth hurts

Chapter 7: Bad news

Haley tossed in the big bed; she knocked Nathan which awoke him. He slowly opened his eyes, glad that he didn't wake up with a headache. He hadn't drink a drop of alcohol and he was glad that he could remember what happened between him and Haley. Ha had never experienced such a passionate night with someone, just next to her made him content. He laid his hand on her shoulder, he gently shook her.

He waked her from her dreams. She opened her eyes and tried to sit in the bed. She couldn't she felt dizzy she had a hang over. She grunted and tried to go back to sleep.

"Haley we need to get up?" said a gentle voice. Oh my god!!! She got out of the bed in a jump, startled. She noticed that she had the top of her unzipped dress hanging around her hips. She was in a bra. No sound managed to come out of their mouth. Nathan stared at her as she hurriedly put her top were it belonged.

"Did we?" asked Haley, starting to blush at the idea of her and Nathan doing.....

"No." said Nathan with no trace of any disappointment. He took the covers off him, got out of bed trying to find his shirt. It wasn't the first time she had seen him, bare-chested. "Haley, do you remember about last night?" asked Nathan putting his shirt on which made his hair messier.

"Well, I remember the whole kissing part, if that is what you want to know." said Haley, again blushing furiously. She couldn't believe that had slept next to him and that they kissed so much the other night. "Thank you. You know, for not wanting to go over the limit" started rambling Haley, not wanting to stare in Nathan's eyes.

"The want was here Haley. And it's still there" said Nathan in a serious tone that surprised her. All of the sudden she realized that he was slowly walking to her. She took steps back until her back was flushed against the wall. Nathan was close to her, his blues eyes piercing hers. It was hard for both of them to say anything because everything had already been said. He kissed her once again, pressing his body flush against hers. She knew that it was cliché to think like that, but she knew that there were sparks between them. She responded to his kiss with an equal passion, they couldn't get enough of each other.

Nathan was really maintaining her on the wall. She was crushed but she didn't care at all. They obliviously both loved being in close proximity. Again, Haley understood that they weren't going out, that they weren't boyfriend and girlfriend. What were they for each other?

Haley interrupted their long kiss. She saw his confused look. "What are we? Are we just teenagers in raging hormones? Are we friends? Lovers? I don't understand..." said Haley looking in his eyes for an answer.

"What if we are in-between? We are friends but at the same time we are much more than that. To be honest it doesn't scare me at all. The only thing I'm afraid at this instant is that you are going to regret and avoid me, again." admitted Nathan, allowing himself to show his sensitive side to Haley, knowing that what she liked about him was that he could open up to her.

He could see the stars appear in her eyes when he pronounced these words. Haley circled her arms around his waist and gave him a hug. She murmured a little "me too". Then they heard a loud knock on the door.

"Who is in this room?" asked the hostess.

"It's us Brooke!" shouted Nathan. He got away from Haley to unlock the door. (Well, they needed some privacy)

"So I see that you to made peace." declared Brooke with a huge smile. "Not that I want to kick you out or anything but it's very late. It is passed lunchtime." said Brooke entering the room pointing the alarm clock.

"Brooke did you see Ha-"asked Lucas walking in the room, totally not enjoying the sight before him.

"Well, here she is. Anyway, I have to take care of someone." said Brooke too happily. Haley knew why the girl was so perky.

"Brooke are you on drugs because I swear the last time I saw you smiling like that was because you rem-

"Nathan, she is smiling because of Jake." interrupted Haley. Nathan just stood with a look asking thousands of questions at a time. This only managed to make Brooke laugh which lighten the atmosphere in the room.

"I'm leaving you Haley, good luck with these two." said Brooke leaving winking at the small brunette.

"What were you doing with him?" asked Lucas to his best friend with obvious pain in his voice. That only managed irritate Haley.

"Don't give me a guilt-trip alright. I have a life outside of you, why does it bother you so much that it is with your half brother?" asked Haley getting emotional. She felt Nathan big hand slowly brushing her back.

"It's just I don't know what you see in him." was all he managed to say.

"I don't see what Peyton's sees in you then." spat Nathan venomously.

"Well at least I didn't treat like some insignificant trophy that you only show off on public events." retorted the blonde young man.

"Well if you think I'm going to do that to Haley you are wrong. TOTALLY! I –I mean she's – I even more than like her, do you understand? Why am I justifying myself t you anyway, you probably think I'M not worthy of her. And for once I should probably agree with you." finished Nathan slowly and painfully. His hand was not comforting her anymore, it was reaching for shoes. He was leaving, running away. He was letting his big brother win. Somehow the way Lucas had talked to him reminded him of Dan's reproaches about his bad games at b-ball.

Lucas wasn't expecting that at all. He just watched Nathan get pass him descending the stairs, in the mean time Haley was just holding her head with her to hands. She didn't want to cry but she somehow felt like she had to. That's when it occurred to her, she loved Nathan. She slowly watched her best friend, she knew he wasn't happy about himself. She slowly got up on her feet again.

"Look Lucas, I know I should be pissed at you, but I don't have the energy just drive me home please." said small girl trying to smile. Lucas just nodded. "You're my best friend, but he's, not really in fact what you call a friend , but I want him to be my boyfriend but most importantly your brother." and with that she gave him a strong hug, even thought she wasn't the strongest around.

Haley slowly entered her house. It was vacant. She went it the kitchen and saw a note addressed to her on the counter. It was Amy her big sister, things were not going as they were planned. She didn't know what to do. She dialled Nathan's number.

"Hello." said a much older voice than Nathan's.

"Mr. Scott, I really need to speak to Nathan its urgent." said Haley almost crying on the phone. Dan slowly brought the phone down and yelled Nathan's name. The young boy took the phone.

"What is it?"

"Nathan its me." said Haley beginning to cry.

"Haley, are you okay?" asked Nathan, his voice filled with concern.

"Could you give me a ride to the hospital, it's my sister. Nathan I don't want her to die, I-

"I'm already on my way." and then he hung up. Dan was looking at him with a confused look.

"Who's Haley?"

"Dan I can't really answer that right now, could you pass me your car keys?" asked Nathan in a hurry.

"I don't what is going on but on the way to this girl's house, you can explain it to me." said Dan motioning his son to go out of the house with him.

"Dad!" whined Nathan.

"I'm driving you, that is all! You take care of her while I'm driving us to the hospital." ordered Dan. Nathan was surprised but he just nodded.

When they arrived at the James's household, Haley was already outside, she ran to the car and was surprised to see Dan in the driver's seat.

"What are you waiting for? Get in the car." said Dan with no trace of harshness in his voice. She climbed in the car next to Nathan. She looking at Nathan and murmured a small thank you. Dan saw that in the mirror and a cornered smile appeared on his features.

"Mr. Scott, thank you." said Haley trough her silent sobs.

"You welcome, my name is Dan." said the man. Haley was surprised she always thought that Dan was a bad man with an aggressive temper. He seemed nice even though what he didn't to Karen, years before, sucked. She silent watched him drive her to the hospital; Nathan was sitting next to her biting his lower lip. He never saw his dad this calm, so different than usual, well it was true that the only thing they ever spoke of was basket- ball. Apart from that, nothing else was exchanged between them. They didn't share a bond at all.

In the room 104

There lay Haley's sister, tubes everywhere next to her bed. Her breathing was slow and barely audible. Mrs. James was asleep next to her husband. We could see traces of dried tears on her cheeks. The young girl slowly entered the room hating immediately the sight of her sister dying this way. Her big sister Meagan looked so small and fragile in the huge bed. Her sandy blond hair was framing her ashen face. She slowly opened her eyes; her blue eyes were drained and clouded of pain. She murmured her little sister's name trough her small gasps of air. She had trouble concentrating on breathing. Nathan watched the scene, Haley had lied. Her sister didn't have breast cancer, she would already be cured.

"Mrs James, your parents agreed to treat her with chemo therapy." said the nurse interrupting the silent reunion between Haley and her big sister. Meagan was shaking her head not wanting to through all of this.

"She doesn't want to." said Haley in a monotone voice.

"Look, young girl it is possible to-

"Who are you?" asked the father while rubbing his eyes. Nathan gulped feeling like an intruder.

"Nathan, Lucas's little brother. I asked him for a ride." said Haley to her dad. Then nothing else was said until some tall blonde boy came in. Haley was doing her best not to blow her again in front of the members that weren't part of her family.

Haley!" said Lucas wrapping her in his arms. Nathan was feeling even more uncomfortable. He hoped Lucas hadn't seen.

"How did you-

"Dan." said Lucas bitterly. He turned his gaze to the patient's bed, where Meagan laid. He could feel his eyes getting watery. Then he watched Haley's parents holding hands tightly. The he glared at Nathan for a brief instant, and then he relaxed. His little brother was now a part of Haley's life, he might as well be in his, well at least accepted in Lucas' life. He would have to deal with it.

The nurse came in and told Nathan, Dan and lucas to leave because the room was too crowded. When they left, Haley took the opportunity to continue her conversation with the nurse.

"By the way it would useless to do a chemo therapy on her because the cancer won't leave you dumb BROAD. Don't you know that she is going to suffer from this until she dies? It won't leave her alone. You are going to kill her with all of these useless treatments. My parents lied to me, she doesn't have breast cancer. It is her brain!" Haley was unable to look at her sister, she was just crying in front of the nurse. She had seen the documents in her parents' room; she knew that they were hiding something. Her sobs sounded as like her heart was breaking in two. Her parents got up on their feet. Haley's mother tried to reach her but the girl backed away.

Haley just walked to her sister's bedside. "I love you Meg." said Haley fighting back the tears.
Her sister was sleeping peacefully. She shot a death glare at her parents and started to yell at them for lying to her for all this time. Her anger was out of her control.

Hope you like this modified chapter. The motives for me changing this chapter was due to the fact that i wanted the following chapter to make as much sense as this one did.

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