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Chapter 6

This is it Haley! No turning back! She said to herself as she silently made her way towards her first class.

See, no one has noticed you so far, she thought. Heck, no one's even glanced at you! There's no need to feel conscious! Just breathe Haley!

She turned by the fountain to get to her locker.

Just when she thought she made it through the first hall, some guy bumped into her.

"Hey! Watch where you're going! I'm walking here, if you didn't notice. I ----" the guy stammered when Haley looked up.

"I'm sorry I bumped into you like that. I wasn't looking." Haley said with a shy smile.

"No, no, it's ok. It was my fault anyway. I'm Mark. I really should watch where I'm going so I don't bump into pretty girls like you. Then again, it's kind of nice to bump into you Miss…? What did you say your name was again?" the guy said as he gave her his most charming smile.

"I didn't." Haley replied.

"Didn't what?"

"Tell you my name."

"Well then, would you do me the honor of telling me so that I would be able to sleep tonight?" Mark replied flirtatiously.

Haley smiled her most daring smile and watched as Mark helplessly melted into butter.

"It's Haley. Haley James." She said as she walked away, not bothering to see the incredulous look on Mark's face.

"Haley James? But I thought she… I mean why is she…?" He thought aloud as his mouth fell open in disbelief.

Haley-1, Mark-0! Haley thought with a triumphant little cheer as she got to her locker and opened it.

"Pretty good for a first try!" Brooke said as she came up to her with a proud grin. "You should've seen the look on his face! I told you you could make him drool!"

"I did, didn't I?" Haley replied with a smirk. "You know what? This is kinda fun!"

They both giggled and Brooke hooked her arm around Haley's as they walked to first period.

"So, does this mean you'll definitely be joining me and the girls for lunch?" Brooke inquired.

"Yeah, maybe I will." Haley smiled.

"Great!" Brooke squealed as she wiggled her eyebrows. "So, you didn't tell me your brother's reaction when he saw your new look!"

"Well, he was shocked at first, but then I think he took it pretty well. Now he's all smiles when he looks at me." Haley said as she remembered Zach's proud smile when she modeled in front of him.

"Good! I thought he was going to throw you out and demand that I change you back! You know what a kill joy he can be sometimes!" Brooke said with a cute little pout.

"Surprisingly, he even applauded your efforts Brooke. He said he didn't think you had it in you." Haley told her bestfriend.

"Well, I sure showed him didn't I? Everybody seems to be appreciating your new look!" She said as she and Haley noticed the stares they were receiving from the entire student body.

"Everybody except one guy." Haley mumbled under her breath.

"What? Who is this moron who doesn't appreciate a real beauty when he sees one?"

"My big brother's bestfriend. Apparently, he thinks I'm overdoing it."

"Lucas thinks you're overdoing it? Explain."

"Well, when he picked us up a while ago he wanted me to change into something more decent. He kept bugging me about it the whole ride here, but we patched things up. But I still have a feeling he doesn't like this new look to much."

"Nonsense! The guy must be blind. Don't mind him Haley. And I thought Zachy was a kill joy!" Brooke said with another one of her pouts.

Just then, the bell rang and they took their seats.

The lunch bell finally rang and Haley was on her way to the cafeteria.

"Hi Haley! You look great!" Ashley said. She was part of the cheerleading squad with Brooke.

"Oh, uhm, hi. Thanks."

"Hey! Brooke said you were gonna sit with us at lunch."

"Yeah. Did you see Brooke by the way?"

"Nope. I bet she's still by her locker. Come on, I'll introduce you to the girls." Ashley said with a cheerleaderish smile.

"Oh, ok."

They made their way to the table where the whole squad was eating.

"Hey girls! This is Haley. Haley, I want you to meet Sam, Tanya, Tiff, Pam, and Heather. The rest of the girls aren't here yet. Come on, sit down!" Ashley said as she ushered Haley into one of the seats.

"Brooke has told us a lot about you. You're her favorite topic! I'm glad we're finally meeting you!" Tiff said as she smiled at Haley.

Haley was touched that Brooke told all her friends about her, and more than a little guilty that she didn't meet Brooke's friends sooner.

"I'm glad we've finally met too. You guys seem really fun to hang out with." Haley said with a smile of her own.

"Hey there buddy! I see you've met the rest of the squad!" Brooke said as she came up to their table and sat next to Haley.

"They're great Brooke! I'm sorry I only got to meet them now." Haley whispered with a guilty look.

"That's ok. I knew you'd like them once you got to know them." She said as she squeezed Haley's hand reassuringly. "We aren't exactly the Mean Girls on campus!" She said with a smirk.

"So, Haley, tell us more about yourself. I mean, aside from all the stuff Brooke had already told us." Heather said.

Haley looked at Brooke skeptically. "Well, I love to read and I tutor once in a while when I get the chance."

"Yeah, we know. Brooke's also mentioned you're a straight A student and that you can play any instrument you get your hands on. And most important of all, your brother is Zachary James!" Pam said with a squeal.

"Ewww!" Brooke said. "Can we please talk about something other than her brother?"

"Honestly Brooke, I can't imagine why you don't like the guy. He's gorgeous! Not to mention he has an equally gorgeous bestfriend!" Tanya sighed.

"You are so lucky to hangout with Lucas Scott all the time! I hear he's at your place everyday!" Pam exclaimed.

"Yeah, well, that's just because he's bestfriends with my brother." Haley said.

"You mean, you two aren't dating or anything?"

"What? No way! He's like an older brother to me too." Haley said, just as Brooke looked at her skeptically.

"Well, if there's nothing going on with you two, maybe you could introduce us sometime." Pam said with a hopeful look. "I hear your brother's out on the market too."

"Uh, well, he hasn't been dating lately." Was all Haley could say.

"That's because he's so obnoxious he can't even get a date!" Brooke said as she rolled her eyes.

Haley shook her head with a small smile. She was used to hearing Brooke babble about Zach. For some reason, the two don't really get along.

"Well, no matter what it is, I still think it would be cool if you could hook us up. Would you Haley? Please?" Pam pleaded.

"I'll try." Haley said.

"Great! There's this party Saturday night at Steve's place. He's Ashley's boyfriend. You're invited too Haley, so is Lucas and Zachary." Pam said with a gleam in her eye.

Why do I feel like I'm not really invited? Haley thought. "Ok, I'll try to convince them to come."

"Sorry Haley, Pam can be really aggressive sometimes." Ashley whispered.

"That's ok." Haley said.

She really hoped it was ok.

ok, i know there isnt any Laley drama yet!! but i pomise there will be soon!! hehehe!! :)