Summary: Haley and Petyon are from Boston, MA and are going to be Freshmen at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill where they meet Brooke, Nathan, Luke and Jake.

Chapter 1
Haley James and Peyton Sawyer have been friends since they were born at Cape Cod hospital in 1985 just 2 days apart their mothers were best friends, but Petyon's mom died in a car accident on suicide alley, she was hit by a drunk driver. Haley and Peyton were like sisters, they did everything together, including going to the same college.

"Peyt I hate this airport, I swear every time I come here they wand me, I mean come on I'm a 18 year old college freshmen! Argghhh as if today wasn't gonna be hard enough, I mean what if no one at UNC likes us, what if "

"Chill Hales. One its Logan International Airport, they like to make sure nothing gets by that shouldn't it wasn't that bad..I mean the guy that wanded you was hot and Brooke seems really nice so I'm sure living in a triple wont be that bad."

"The fact that he was hot is completely besides the point."

Haley and Peyton continued their bantering as they walked to their terminal. When they borded the plane and it started to taxi down the run way Haley grabbed Peyton's hand and Peyton just laughed at her best friend,They flew all the time yet Haley still complained about airports and flying.

Once they got into the air and Haley released Peyt's hand the two girls fell asleep, they were on the 7:00 flight to Durham Airport so that they could be at school at a decent time. They awoke to the flight attendant announcing their arrival in North Carolina.

Chapter 2

Haley and Peyton stepped off the plane and quickly made their way to bagggage claim where they picked up their 5 suitcases each and made their way to the mini van taxi and told him to go to UNC.

When they arrived in front of the dorm the rude and obnoxious cabie threw their bags on the lawn and left after being paid, but with the lack of a tip. The girls just stood there completly dumbfounded surrounded by their bags.

"Peyt, how the hell are we gonna get all this stuf to our dorm!"

"Hales chill, everything will be fine we'll just do it in trips come on"
So they started to gather their bags when they were interupted by a tall dark haired guy...
"Excuse me but I couldn't help but notice your situation w/ that cabie and all, would you like some help with your bags.O and I'm Nathan Scott by the way."

"I'm Peyton Sawyer and this is my friend Haley James, it would be wicked awesome if you could help us, we would owe you big time. We're in McGavran-Greenberg 223"

"Ok first of that is so cool- your third roomate is my brothers girlfriend Brooke and we live in the room across from you. And 2 did you just say wicked, where y'all from?"Nathan said

Haley blushed and Peyton could tell that her friend had taken an instant liking to Nathan and therefore wouldn't be speaking much so she took the question while laughing.

"Umm were actually from Boston, well Cape Cod to be specific. I guess wicked is a Massachussetts thing, sorry.And we talked to Brooke on the phone she seems really great"

"Well Luke would agree with you on that one. So Haley your aweful quite"

"Ummm I I sorry."Haley stuttered as she blushed

Nathan felt aweful he was just trying to get her out of her shell, he thought she was gorgeous and he wanted to get to know her.

Peyton started to talk but Nathan interrupted her.

"I'm sorry Haley I didn't mean to embarass you."

and before he could finish they reached the room and Brooke swung the door opened and yelled at Nathan to not harrass her roomates, introductions were made and Nathan told the girls he'd get Jake and Luke to help with the rest of the bags.

Chapter 3

The 3 girls hit it off imediatly, they all had similar interests in music and TV, they were all obsessed w/ the WB. Haley continued to be fairly quite until Brooke asked her a question

" So Haley you have the hotts for Nate huh?"

Haley blushed and said " What...um no I just met him I don't even know him"

Peyton giggled as her friend giggled and Haley just glared at her.

"Haley its ok I may be dating his brother but I'm not gonna go shouting that you like him from roof tops and besides I think he likes you too."

"Well ya I think hes hott, but I've had experiences where people who I thought were my friends told the whole school who I liked and I never really lived it down.That and I'm really shy around guys I like..I don't really have any experience in that department."
Brooke felt bad for her new roomie and she was determined to help her out. " Haley don't even worry about it, I'm not like that but I completely understand where you are comin from, I promise not to say anything"

Just as Brooke finished there was a knock on the door and at the same time all 3 girls yelled come in and in waled Nathan and two other very fine members of the male specimen.

chapter 3 cont Still meeting

"Hey guys" said Brooke

Luke walked over to his girlfriend and kissed her on the cheek.

"Luke, Jake, I'd like you to meet my new roomies from Boston Haley James and Peyton Sawyer."

"I hate to be rude but uhh where do u want these bags they're getting kinda heavy" Jake said while trying to pry his green eyes offof the gorgoeus girl with curly blonde hair, when he had done that he noticed Haley she was pretty too but he knew that she would be good for Nate, he talked about her the whole time they were getting the girls bags.

Peyton couldn't help but check this guy out, she was instantaneously attracted to him. But she quickly asked the boys to set their bags down in front of the closets.

The gang made small talk for a few before Brooke kicked the boys out and told them to meet them in the floor lounge at 5:30 for dinner. She wanted more time to get to know her romies and get the scoop on what they thought of the boys. As soon as the door closed Haley started freaking out. Jumping up and down

"OK Ok I cave I admitt that I think Nathan is wicked hott!"

"Wow Hales, I haven't seen you like this since Brett" and for Brookes benefit she added, " Thats the guys who everyone knew she like back in middle/high school"

"Ooooooo, well why didn't you talk to Nate...oh and Jake was so checking you out Peyton"

"Are you trying ot say that out of all three Luke is the only one thats taken?" Peyton asked shocked

"Ya well Jake is kinda quiet, he's really into music and hes an awesome guitarist. And well Nate is just Nate. Him and Luke are actually half brothers, long story for another time, but their father is a jackass especially when it came to Nate playing basketball so he never really had time to date and then he and Luke started acting like brothers and we all just hung out together."

"Thats so I don't know it pulls at my heart and I didn't talk to Nate because I might as well be 12 when it comes to guys, especially ones that I like" Haley said
"If ya hadn't noticed Hales here is a sentimentalist slash romantic" Peyt told Brook wich erned her a glare from her best friend, Brooke just laughed at the 2 and said "I think we are all gonna become great friends and I'm sure as hell gonna do best to hooke you guys up w/ Nate and Jake and protesting isn't a choice Haley. I'll just have to amke sure people sit in the right places at dinner"

The girls shared a laugh and then started unpacking and setting up their laptops and stuff when Peyton realized that they could see into the boys room from thier window and that Jake appeared to be changing and she whistled which made both her roomies come over and they all looked into the biys window. Then Nate pointed and Jake looked up and saw the girls and the girls ll ran away from the window laughing.

It was 5:20 and the girlshadn't even realized so they quicky got freshened up and went to meet the guys.

"Glad to know I provided a free show for you guys" Jake said laughing when they all met up in the lounge"

"Give it up Jakey you know you were just hoping Peyt here would catch a glimpse of you" Brooke retorted good naturedly

Haley sensed the discomfort of Peyton and Jake were having so she took a chance and intervened.
"So Nate what do you do for fun"
And the gang headed to the elevators and made their way to dinner.

Haley and Nate talked all the way to dinner and the rest of the gang just kinda hung back to give them some alone time, plus Brooke pretty much made sure everyone stayed back, she wanted them to get the cahnce to talk and to know eachother a lil better.

They arrived at the dinning hall and got their dinner and found a table and true to her word Brooke made sure Nate and Haley were together and of couese she and Luke sat nxt to eachother so that conviniently left 2 spaces for Peyt and Jake to sit next toeachother.

Dinner was fairly quiet because everyone was still pretty nervous about their first day/night at college. So the gang really just talked to whoever they were sitting next to...looks like Brookes plan was coming along just fine.

" So you, Luke and Jake are all here on basketball scholarships?"
"Ya we all played together in high school."
"Thats cool"
"So why'd you chose UNC its far away from home"
" Your gonna think this is crazy but I came to North Carolina when I was five and I instantly fell in love and UNC has been my dream school fo forever and a year." Haley answered w/ a slight blush
"Thats cool. So tell me about your self. What do you like to do?"
Haley couldn't believe she was actually holdig her own in a conversation w. a guy...usually Peyt had to bail her out.
"Umm, well I was President of Student Council and much to my shagrin i was a cheer leader. Peyt did StuCo w/ me so cheered w/ her. I liked it but hated it at the same time."
"Why did you hate it?"
"I was really shy in high school and didn;t have a lot of friends even though I was a cheerleader and President of studdent council. I was really self concious and hated the uniforms."
" I bet your boyfriend had to fend off all the guys" Nate said good naturdly
Haley blushed...
"Ummm actually I've never hade a boyfriend."
"O" Nathan said shocked
"I guess the guys at my high school were looking for things that I wasn't willing to give and thats fine whatever I had more important things to do like make sure I knew the cheers and running Student Council and planning dances and.."
She was cut off by Nate
"Hales you don't have to explain anything to me, I've never had a girlfriend either. I think its kinda sweet actually"

Haley blushed but before the concersation could continue she noticed the rest of the gang getting up and so her and Nate got up and followed the gang to put their trays away and make the treck back to their rooms. On the way back to the dorms they decided to have a movie nite in the girls dorm. The guys would come over in 2 hrs to hook up the tv and stuff to give the girls some more time to settle in.

The girls chatted while they made their room the way they wanted it.

"Hales I am SO proud of you!" Peyt beamed

Brooke looked at them bewildered, Haley saw the look of confusiona and clarified for her.
"Peyt usually has to help me out when I'm talking ot guys and me and Nate had a long conversation w/ no help."
"O so he is Nate now huh!" Brooke teased, Haley blushed.
"God I feel like I'm 12 or something, I like him sooooo much. But enough picking on me. You and Jake looked pretty cozy and what about you Brooke your the one that has a boyfriend."
"Hey Brooke I don't think Hales here is liking the 3rd degree."
"Ya know Peyt I think you might be right, but hey life isn't fair so spill Hales"
"I just told you that I liked him what more do you want from me!"
"Well what did you guys talk about?" asked Brooke
"We just talked about what we liked to do and how he was here on a basketball scholarship"
"I suppose you conviniently forgot to mention you'll be cheering here" Peyton quipped

But before Haley could respond or Brooke could ask questions the boys walked in the already open door and Nate asked
"Who is cheering here?"
Haley was not happy and she didn't know what to say so she meekly just raised her hand and said me from her spot at her desk, conviently right next to where Nathan was standing.Jake was the first to break the silence," So your all cheering for the tarheels, thats awesome. Now lets get this party started"

Booke and Luke climbed up on her bed, it was a tight fit but Brooke didn't mind she loved it when Luke held her.

Peyton could tell that Haley was about to make a b line for her bed so she motioned for Jake to ask Hales if he could sit on her bed and of course she couldn't say no and Peyt joined Jake so it was her and Nate on the floor pillows. And since Haley was the only one of the girls not situated she got to choose the movie and she chose Pearl Harbor she figured it had the action for the guys and the romance and HOTT actors for her and her roomies.

The movie was almost over when Haley realized that her and Nate were the only concious people in the room. Jake and Peyton had made them quite comfy on Haley's bed, good for them, she thought but let out a groan that didn't go unnoticed by Nate.
"Looks like you have company for the night"
"I love Peyt but I'm gonna kill her, theres a reason why I have the bottom bunk and now I get to spend the first night of college on the floor."
"Or you could sleep in my bed and I'll sleep in Luke's bed."
"I don't wanna put you out"
"Its not a big deal, come on"
"Ok let me just grab my robe and slippers"
Haley grabed her pink robe w/ turtles on it and put her pink slippers on and followed Nate into the hall and out of her suite and into his.
As he opened the door to his room he asked Haley
"So you have a turtle fetish or something" refering to her turtle pajama pants and shirt and robe
"Ya you could say that"
"I'll be right back I'm just gona go change"he grabbed a white beater on his way out.
He was just gonna sleep in his boxers but he didn't want to make haley uncomfortable so he went to the bathroom to take his clothes off and put his white beater on. When he went back into his room Haley was standing in the same spot she had been in when he left.
"Umm Haley"
She whipped around, she had completly zoned out
"Ya"
"My beds obviously the bottom one so you can get comfortable Luke's is the one right above mine."
She thanked Nathan profusely as she climbed into his bed and they fell into a comfortable conversation after he had climbed the ladder onto Luke's bed.
They both fell asleep with huge smiles on their faces.

Girls Dorm...
Peyton slowly begins to wake up and she stetches and hits something solid and rfealizes it wasn't the was when he moans. She bolts up and realizes shes in Haley's bed w/ Jake.
-it,Hales hates heights, wait where is hales!"
"Everyone up Hales is missing" Peyton yelled
Guys Dorm...
Haley was sleeping the best sleep she had ever had when she was awoken by the fact that her bed was shaking uncontrollably so she shot up and saw Nate looking at her through the bars at the end of the bed which were used as the
ladder.
"Morning sunshine" he said. He really wanted to say morning beautiful but he didn't want to scare her away. He had only known this girl for almost 24 hrs yet he felt this connection to her but he knew that the best way to have something with her was to be her friend first so that's what he was gonna do he
was gonna be her friend.
"Good morning, thanks again for letting me crash here."
"No prob, what do ya say we go wake up the bed steelers and go grab breakfast?"
"Sounds good to me. So how did you sleep on the top bunk" Haley asked, she still felt guilty about taking his bed but she did sleep the best she had ever slept.

"It was ok, how bout you?" he asked
"Good" she didn't want to tell him how well she really slept. "I'll go wait for you in the suite room."
"OK, I'll be right out."

Just as Nate entered the suite room the door flew open and in came Peyton, Brooke, Lucas and Jake.
"Haley you scared the # out of me" Peyton yelled
"Well if someone hadn't been sleeping in my bed then I wouldn't have had to stay in Nates room" Haley shot back and then stuck her tongue out.
They all laughed at the two friends and Brooke said,
"She has a point there Peyt"
Luke interrupted and said "Hey lets get this show on the road and go to breakfast"
"Let me just go put some clothes on real quick" Haley said as she walked out of the suite, followed by her roomies.

"So bro, what happened with you two last night?"
"Absolutley nothing man. She didn't want to sleep in Peyton's bed cuz she doesn't like heights so she was gonna sleep on the floor, because might I add she seems to think her dear friend is head over heels for our dear friend Jake here and didn't want to disturb them. So being the gentleman that I am I offered for her to sleep in my bed, and before you add your to cents big bro I slept in you bed."

What happens next?

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