LIES ARE KINDER

Pairings: N/H—storyline: set after 'Crash into You'

Disclaimer: The people in my head say I own the characters but there not too bright.

Summary: Haley has trouble over which brother to choose.

As each passing minute ticked by Nathan grew more and more agitated as he waited for Haley. She got mad at him if he was two minutes late and now she had the nerve to be, Nathan checked his watch again, a half hour late. They had to be at school soon.

Nathan nearly jumped a mile when countless books came crashing down onto the table from behind him. "You're late" Nathan put on his most Haley accent. He looked up at the brunette and in a second charm had replaced his annoyance. "Give me a break I've had a bad couple days." Haley took a minute to collect her thoughts running her hand through her hair and then she sat down opposite Nathan. She took a deep breath and then gathered the books from the table and put them by her feet.

After a minute Nathan spoke up "You o.k. you're not your chipper organized self." Haley looked up at the boy and shook her head lightly like she was trying to shake her thoughts from her head... no such luck. "Things just aren't too good between me and Lucas at the moment." Nathan kept his eyes trained on the girl in front of him. His plan was in action.....he couldn't help it but he felt a little guilty. 'Hell no' Nathan silently said to himself 'Nathan Scott doesn't feel guilt.' His 'brother' had screwed him over and now it was pay back "He found my hat in Payton's car..... He's just been avoiding me lately." Haley explained to him even though she didn't have to. "But it's like not you care." Haley spit out. She was angry and he was in the line of fire. "Sure I do..." Nathan purposely lied through his teeth.

"Listen" interrupting him "this tutoring thing is not gonna work out.... I'm sorry but if Lucas found out he wouldn't speak to me... like ever." Nathan felt the smile that tried to curl its way onto his face but pushed it away. He would gloat to Tim later about this. "I thought you two were best friends." Haley gives him a look as if to say 'what's that supposed to mean'. "We are best friends", she said getting a little annoyed. "It's just that best friends don't not talk to you 'cuz they found your hat in someone's car." Nathan kept pushing her. Trying to explain she says "he's not mad because of that ... kinda... he's mad cuz you drove me home... you're not exactly his favorite person you know." Nathan looked away, Lucas always seemed to get his way and it annoyed him.

"I can't help if the guy is overly sensitive." Nathan said as he looked down at her. Haley started getting up and gathering her books together. "Where you going?" Nathan getting a little irritated. This girl got to him and he didn't know why. "Maybe, just maybe, Lucas isn't 'overly sensitive'" Haley did air quotes for emphasis "maybe you just don't have a sensitive bone in your little basketball playing body."

Nathan smiled as he watched Haley walk away from him. She was the only one that had the guts to talk to him that way; I mean he was Nathan Scott, nobody talked to him like that. It kind of impressed him. Nathan thought about what she said. It put a little dent in his plans but it could be fixed. No girl could resist his 'Nathan Scott charm'.... He would get to her somehow.

After leaving Nathan, Haley wasn't in the greatest mood. She walked to school thinking of what Nathan had said about Lucas. "Aagghh", Haley got more and more infuriated the more she thought of the boy. He drove her crazy. The smirk. The stupid famous Nathan Scott smirk. And most of all she hated the way she always had to bend her head backwards up to look at him.

As she approached the school she heard her name being called out. Haley turned around with a smile on her face but it soon disappeared when she realized it was Nathan and not Lucas who called out for her. It was actually kind of funny...they sounded alike. "What" she snapped at him. She really didn't need this right now she had just got rid of him. "Oooh o.k." Nathan wondered what he had done because it couldn't be what he said about Luke. "You just forgot your English book at the dock I thought you might need it" he pushed out his hand with the book in it. Haley didn't know why she was being such a bitch lately. Haley smiled graciously at him, and took the book. "Thanks".

And from across the yard Lucas watched as his best friend smiled and talked with his enemy.

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Hope you liked it. This is my first fanfic so go easy on me but reviews are always welcomed.