Chapter 10

Easing down on the war… or maybe not.

Part II

In the Quinceñera

"That was awesome!" exclaimed Haley as she clapped with everyone else in the room.

"That was actually good," added Peyton as she too applauded.

"Told ya," responded Maria as she continued to applaud. "I told you that you didn't want to miss this," she said as she referred to the vals.

All the damas and chambelanes did a magnificent job doing the dance. The dance lasted for about four to five minutes with the Quinceñera as the center of attention. Some dancing music from the DJ began to play, signifying that the dance part of the night had begun.

"So the valses open you the dance part of the night?" asked Haley as she looked at Maria.

"Yup," answered Maria as she began to look around.

The Quinceñera and some damas and chambelanes began to dance to the music that the DJ was playing.

"Hey Maria," greeted a guy in a similar black tux as the other chambelanes. "Gustás a bailar con migo?" he asked as he took out his hand.

"Claro que sí," she responded as she accepted his hand and led her to the dance floor.

Haley and Peyton sat around focusing on Nathan and Rosa conversing with each other. They appeared to be getting along and they both could tell that Rosa began to fall for some of the Scott charm.

'I can't believe that I have to sit down and see this,' Haley told herself as she tried to move her eyes away from them, but something kept averting her eyes back.

Suddenly, Pedro appeared beside Haley with a persisting smile.

"Would you like to dance?" he asked her as he held out his hand.

Haley shifted her eyes from him to Nathan and Rosa and from the looks of things it appeared as if Rosa convinced Nathan to dance.

"Sure…" she answered as she got up and accepted.

'What the hell am I doing?' Haley questioned herself as she began to dance with Pedro.

Unexpectedly, her eyes began to travel where Rosa and Nathan danced. Her eyes really focused on where the two danced and where they hands were placed at. From the looks of things, Nathan looked a little uncomfortable as he 'tried' to dance and it amused her.

'Never thought that the Great Nathan Scott didn't really know how to dance…' she told herself as she let out a chuckle.

"What's so funny?" asked Pedro puzzled, as he gently pulled away from her, a little, and looked at her.

"Nothing," she replied as she closed the gap between them and continued to dance.

As she kept on dancing she never saw Nathan's blue eyes catching her every move as she danced gracefully with another guy.

Part III

-Nathan's P.O.V.-

I don't know what made me keep checking on Haley and Pedro, but it was something that I couldn't resist. I have to give Maria props, Haley did looked spectacular tonight. She wore a simple red dress, but it hugged her in all the right ways and she made the simple red dress, seem something more. She wore her hair down in beautiful lose curls which made her even more radiant. I couldn't place what I was feelings towards Pedro and her…but it was an emotion that I really haven't felt before.

"Nathan?" called a voice.

Nathan pulled away from his wild thoughts and looked up at the calling voice.

"Yeah?" he asked Rosa as he pulled away from his thoughts.

"What are you so pensive about?" she asked curious.

"Nothing of much importance," he answered as he pulled away from her. "You know I think I need a drink so I'm going to get one," he told her as he walked away without her answering.

'God how come I have a girl all over me and all I can do is stare at Haley. Come on its Haley James. Haley, straight A, honor roll, perfect attendance, tutor James,' Nathan thought. 'What the hell is happening to me?' he asked himself, bewildered as he got a drink and walked back to the table where Peyton sat by herself.

"So why aren't you dancing?" he asked her as he sat down.

"Well since there are so many guys asking me to dance…I really don't know," she replied sarcastically as she looked away.

"I was just asking," he said as he turned his attention back to the dance floor.

He noticed that Rosa was now dancing with some other guy and Maria was still dancing with the guy she was dancing before. However, his eyes shifted back Haley and Pedro as they now danced to some ranchera music and it appeared as if Haley was having a difficult time dancing to it.

"So what's up with you two?" asked Peyton as she observed who he was staring at.

"What the hell are you talking about?" asked Nathan as he looked somewhere else as he kept adjusting from his seat.

"You know who I'm talking about," she simply told him as she stared at him with a knowing look.

"Obviously I don't," he answered as he got off his seat.

All of a sudden, laughter began to draw near them.

"I told you Pedro, I can't dance to that type of music," Haley said with a giggle as she sat down on her chair.

"Come on, it wasn't that hard," he responded as he sat on the chair next to her.

"Well you weren't out there looking like a fool," Haley answered as she took a sip of her drink.

"Nah, you didn't look bad. You couldn't," he retorted as he gazed at her.

"Well I just did," she said, ignoring his last comment.

She looked up at Nathan as he just stood.

"What the hell are you doing?" she asked him as she looked at him strangely.

"Nothing," he replied as looked away.

"Okay…" Haley said as she turned her head straight ahead.

"Come on…" Pedro narrated as he grabbed Haley's hand, "you came to a party to dance and now let's go."

"I just sat down," she protested as she got dragged off her chair.

"No complains, now lets go," he continued as he led her to the dance floor.

"She looks like she is having a good time," Peyton voiced as she looked at them leave.

"Yeah well I'm glad for her," he coldly answered.

"Come on," Peyton responded as she grabbed Nathan's hand.

"What are you doing?" he asked her while he was led to the dance floor.

"I came to a party and I want to dance," she told him as she began to dance.

Nathan just stood without making any movement.

"Nathan, I kind of need you to dance too," she told him as she pushed him to move.

"I don't want to dance," he replied as he stepped back.

"Come on Nathan. I have just sat around and no guy has asked me to dance so can you please do me this favor and dance with me. Please," she pleaded him as she stopped dancing.

"I don't want to," he continued to object as he began to walk away.

"Fine, I'm going to find someone else to dance with me," she told him as she looked beside her.

Only feet away situated Haley and Pedro who was dancing. Peyton looked back towards Nathan and noticed that he didn't move from where he originally stood.

"Hey there Haley, I'm going to steal your partner for a couple of dances," she stated as she began to dance with Pedro.

Haley stood dazed as to what Peyton just did.

"So Haley looks like you have to dance with Nathan, darn…" she whispered to her.

"Guess that's you and me now," Haley told Nathan as she approached him.

"I was going to sit down," he responded as he began to walk away.

Suddenly, the upbeat song changed to a slow tempo. Couples closed the gap between them and began to dance gradually.

"Come on, just one slow song," she told him as she grabbed him and they began to dance slowly.

Nathan didn't protest any more and danced with Haley.

"So I just wanted to tell you that I'm sorry for what I said to you last night," she said as she looked away.

"It's alright," he answered as he began to stiffen again, remembering what had happened.

"Even though most of the stuff I said was true…" Haley added under her breath.

"What?" he questioned her as he inched away from her. "What did you say?"

"Nothing…just that," she stuttered, "…you have to admit that most of the stuff I said last night was true," she told him.

"This is unbelievable. First you apologize and then you continue to bring up the thing that made you say sorry in the first place? You have to be kidding me," he vocalized as he got farther away from her.

"Nathan…" Haley began.

"You know what? Let's just end this whole let's 'trying to be friends thing' and move on," he snapped. "Tell Pedro that I'll see him at home," was the last thing he said before he left the party, leaving a bewildered Haley behind for the second time in two days.

AN: Hey you guys! Well I hope that you guys liked this chapter! I finally decided to include some of Nathan's thoughts, even though the chapter ended with Haley's. LOL…

Jenna- That's awesome that you're going to Germany for 2 weeks! That's awesome. I wish I could go too, lol, but I am going to Spain for 2 weeks in the end of July. So I guess I get to go somewhere too and I have a benefit though…I speak Spanish! Good luck there and I hope you have an awesome time. BTW, yeah I still haven't included that the newcomers know that Nathan and Lucas are brothers, but that'll happen with time.

Valentines-hater- I'm glad that you love this story! LOL, I'm glad that people are liking it and that makes me so happy!!! :) Yeah I kind of like Pedro too, but I also like Mario! They are both adorable! About the drama thing, I think that there is plenty to come!

Evcrules- I'm glad that after waiting for a week for the following chapter that it wuz worth the wait! LOL, and i also love the different people coming in between Haley and Nathan. And let me tell you, there are more to come!

LucasPeyton4ever- I'm glad that you love it and are glad that it's a Leyton.

Rookiie- I know, Nathan and Haley should end up together and trust me…THEY ARE! Glad that your liking the Leyton.

GregaSerrs- Are there more couples? Yup! And they are right under your noses. Just keep reading and find out! And yes, amongst the couples is Leyton…

S- So I'm guessing that you're waiting for the Naley? LOl…thanks for the 3 reviews and all of them saying 'Naley.' So you won't be disappointed in the end!

LockerRoomBandit17- So you love envy, huh? Yeah I do too and especially in a story. The envy and jealousy is what makes this story a lot better! Glad you loved the chapter, chapter 10 was actually one of my favorites.

Lysser8312-I'm happy that you liked the chapter and love the story! Yeah, and the Naley is slowly form, but first the two need to get rid of their attitudes toward each other and that is going to happen soon…And Leyton will also be included in the fic, but not as much as Naley!

CMMJL4EVR- Always happy that Peyton is around…she finally decided to give her a wake up call! Lol. I promise you that I'll keep up the good work! LOL…

Bluuj, Keke8148, NaleyloverAlways, Sarah, and OTHLover04- Glad that your liking the story!

Glad that so many of you guys liked the last chapter. It was personally one of my favorites!

OMG, thank you everyone for your reviews! They seriously rocked! I wuz so amazed at how many people reviewed and now that I know what you guys are capable of, I expect the same amount of REVIEWS!!!

And to the new comers…PLEASE REVIEW!

Spoilers:

-In P.E. class…

-Nathan and Haley partners?

-Three legged race…well sort of…

Will these two finally set aside their differences and be civil to each other to complete a P.E. assignment? Or will they have to stay after school to finish it?

Well just wait and see! Next update will be on Friday!

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