Light in her Darkness

Chapter three

AN: Sorry for the LONG wait, expect more updates soon.

Hours after Haley parted ways with Brooke she still thought of her words. 'I've made you my new project. I'm going to do everything in my power to get you guys together.' Haley was scared to see what Brooke would do and she was sure Brooke would do something.

Brooke would be back in half hour to pick her up for the party so Haley stood from the bed and began to get ready. Before leaving the mall Brooke forced her to promise to wear the new top she bought so she would. The top was black, thin strapped and low cut. It was everything Haley wasn't but she put it on with a pair of dark blue jeans.

She looked in the mirror now; she had done her make-up differently to match the new outfit. She looked like a stranger in her own eyes and strangely Haley liked it. With a bitter sweet smile she left her room.

Karen was working late at the café; she knew about the party and told Haley to have fun. Haley had no clue where Lucas was and she didn't care. As she walked outside, Brooke pulled up.

"Hell yeah!" Brooke yelled when she saw Haley. "That is the outfit, I freakin love it. You look better then me, almost." She said as Haley got in the car.

"Thanks." Haley said as she felt herself blush, she felt so out of her skin but it was nice to know Brooke thought the look worked.

They drove to the party. It wasn't hard to miss, there were tons of cars parked out front, loud music. It was the place to be that night. "I know you don't do the hooking up thing," Brook said before they got out the car. "But you have to at least kiss one guy tonight."

Haley shook her head as she and Brooke made their way inside. "I'll be back." Brooke quickly said before leaving Haley to catch up with someone she saw.

Don't freak out, she told herself as she looked around and thought of killing Brooke because of this.

"Here."

Haley took the drink someone gave her. "Thanks." She said to the person as they walked away. She had no idea who they were but she welcomed the drink. She drank whatever was in the cup with no thought of what it could be because she just didn't care.

Haley walked over to the bar and refilled the cup up with something new. She stood there and drank it as she watched the crowd. Some people were drinking, some were dancing. She looked at the door and felt worse as she watched Lucas and Peyton walk in with smiles on their face. She looked away and finished the second drink.

"Why is this bothering me?" Haley asked herself as she poured another drink. She never drunk like this before, a beer once and that was it. But she liked liquor tonight; it was the friend she was missing.

"How's it going with you and Peyton?" Nathan asked when he and Lucas were away from the girls.

"Ok."

"You hesitated and said ok, that's the death line for breakupvill." Nathan said with a laugh, he warned his brother not to get involved with Peyton.

"Whatever." Lucas said and thought about it, Nathan was right, it wasn't going to work with Peyton but he wasn't sure how it end it. Peyton was a great girl, just not the girl for him.

"Oh my god."

Lucas looked where Nathan was and agreed, oh my god. He was shocked, beyond shocked. He never would've thought he would live to see this.

"Isn't that Haley James?" Nathan asked.

"Yeah." Lucas answered as he watched Haley dance along the table with a lot of guys watching her, getting to close. He looked at her; he couldn't believe he was looking at Haley, plain and simple Haley. He couldn't deny the fact she looked good but it wasn't her, she wasn't herself and he saw that in her eyes. "I'll be back." He told his brother before walking away and closer to Haley.

"Luke! Hi!" Haley said with a huge grin when she saw him.

"Haley what are you doing?" Lucas demanded as he pulled her off the table but she was resistant.

"Leave me alone, I'm having fun." Haley said as she pulled her arm free.

Lucas groaned as he made up his mind for his next move. He grabbed her and this time threw her over his shoulder and carried her out the house.

"This isn't funny or fun. Leave me alone Luke!" Haley said as he hit him on the back but he didn't put her down until they were outside. "Thanks." She said once she was back on solid ground.

"Haley what the hell are you doing?" Lucas demanded. He was so upset with her but what struck him as odd was what made him mad; was to see so many guys looking at her, wanting her.

"What?" Haley simply asked with a shrug. "It's a party; people have fun and get wild at parties. Try it some time Luke." She told him as she tried to go back inside.

"Hales wait." Lucas said as he grabbed her arm.

"I said and said stop calling me that." Haley said more serious then she had been before; she looked into his blue eyes. "What's the big deal?" she felt like she needed another drink, it was all becoming too serious again.

"That's not you Hales, that girl isn't what you are." Lucas said, he wanted to make her understand she didn't need to be that girl either, she was fine the way she was.

"Whatever or who I am isn't your problem Luke. Why are you so mad? We aren't friends; we live together but barely see each other. What's go you so upset?" Haley asked as she stepped closer to him. She never gave him a chance to answer instead she kissed him full and hard on the lips.

Isabelle A.