Chapter 15: Part I

The Greetings in the Sun...

"What are you doing Maria?" Haley asked groggily as she pulled the sheets over her head, trying to isolate the hyper Maria.

"Get up sleepy head!" yelled Maria once more as she finally pulled the covers off of Haley.

"What are you doing? I still have a half an hour before I get ready for school," screamed Haley as she turned over and shielded the sun out of her face by burring her head on her pillow.

"Well then you should of thought twice of being out so late last night," Maria replied as she got off the bed and walked towards Haley's closet. "So who were you with till the wee hours of the morning?" Maria asked as she flipped through Haley's clothes.

"No one," Haley responded as she shifted on her bed, irritated. "I told you that I had to take a fresh breath of air…"

Last night, Nathan and she stayed out for hours as they talked about diverse things. Last night's conversation was the beginning of their budding friendship; they were finally becoming friends.

"Sure…" Maria retorted unconvinced. "Get up, you have to get ready," she added as she attacked Haley once again.

"I told you that I still have a half an hour," she answered as she lifted her pillow and covered her head.

"Well there is a little change in plans today," Maria commented as she pulled the pillow off of Haley, leaving her with nothing to coat herself with.

"What are you talking about?" Haley asked sleepily as she slowly got up.

"Put your swimsuit on! We are going to the beach!" Maria shouted as patted Haley.

"Huh?" Haley questioned, still dazed and confused.

"Hurry up, we are going to the beach," she repeated as she began to leave.

"Maria we have this little thing called school that we kinda have to go to," she retorted as her eyesight got clearer and she was at last waking.

"Not today," she voiced. "You only have about a little over a week left and we are going to make the most out of this experience," she added as she sat down beside Haley's puzzled formed.

"Why can't we go after school?" asked Haley while she faced her.

"Because I want to," she began. "Oh and I kind of already told Mario that we were going to go," she added innocently as she tapped Haley's leg and got off the bed.

"What?" Haley asked fully awake.

"We are leaving in a half an hour," was the last thing Maria said before she shut the door and left a baffled Haley behind.

Part II

And that is how this dramatic day began. Now, Haley sat in the back seat of Maria's SUV right beside Mario.

'Coincidence?' she asked herself. 'I think not.'

"So Haley you haven't been to the beach yet, huh?" Mario questioned as he tried to make conversation with the hushed Haley.

"Yeah…" she replied as she looked away, uninterested.

"So what do you think of Colegio la Reyna?" Mario persisted.

Haley turned around and faced Mario, lastly realizing that she shouldn't be ignoring him. She started to feel bad that for the past twenty minutes in the car, he continued to ask her questions and all she did was respond with one word answers.

"Okay, I guess…although I am not too fonded of your P.E. teacher…um…Mr.," Haley tried to remember. "You know I really don't know his name," she finished with a smile.

"Yeah you know what? Neither do I," he responded while he began to laugh.

"You've been going to that school for a couple of years and you don't know the name of your P.E. teacher?" Haley asked amazed.

"Nah, I was just joking," he answered with a grin. "The teacher's name is Mr. Ortiz," he finished with a chuckle.

That earned him a hit from Haley.

"That was not nice," she told him with a beam.

"We're here," declared Maria as she pulled the car into a parking spot.

Haley shifted her gaze from Mario to the beach in front of her. She gasped at the beauty before her. She opened the door and smelled the invigorating sent of the ocean water.

"Different from Tree Hill, huh?" asked Lucas as he stared and the ocean- blue water.

"Definitely," she retorted while she turned around and smiled at her best friend.

"What?" he asked her as she continued to grin at him.

"So what is going on with you and Peyton?" she questioned him.

"What do you mean what is going on with me and Peyton?" he shot back.

"Peyton and I," she replied.

"Huh?" he voiced befuddled.

"Never mind…" she told him as she turned away from him. "So there's nothing going on?"

"Hopefully something, but not yet," he answered as he faced his best friend. "Why you so interested anyways?" he asked her as he glared at her intently.

"Just wondering…" she retorted as she looked away.

"What is going on with you and Nathan?" he questioned her with a serious tone, his smile fading.

"What are you talking about?" she verbalized, acting like she was confused.

"I saw him…yesterday when he dropped you off," he commented. "Or should I say when he dropped you off this morning?"

"Where you spying on me?" she asked him as she began to get angry.

"No, I couldn't fall asleep yesterday so I sat outside because I decided that I needed a breath of fresh air. Then I heard noises so I checked out what was going on and I saw him dropping you off," he explained.

"We just talked," she responded as she began to feel uneasy.

"Come on you two, we need to go set up before the others come," announced Maria, interrupting them.

Haley mentally thanked Maria for getting her out of the discussion with Lucas. She wasn't ready to tell him anything that was going on with her and Nathan.

"Others? Who else is coming?" asked Lucas.

"Hey Maria!" greeted an accent as she approached Maria, who was unloading some of the chairs from the back of the SUV.

"Hey Rosa!" she replied her back as she kissed her on the cheek. "Llegasté temprano," she told her.

You arrived early

"Parece," she responded as she helped Maria with some of the chairs.

Seems like

"Gracias," she thanked her as she grabbed a couple of other things.

"Okay none of that when you are with us. We might be in Spanish 7-8, but we really don't know that well of Spanish so from now on no more Spanish," Lucas told them.

The girls began to laugh.

"You've got to be kidding me," voiced Maria as she took out her keys to lock the door. "Hey Luke grab the refrigerator," she instructed him as she glanced at it.

"Nope, we really don't understand it so well so we want to know if you guys are talking shit about us so don't speak Spanish," he declared with a grin as he grasped the refrigerator.

"That really is sad Lucas," she retorted as she shut the door and locked it.

"Hey you guys," greeted Peyton as she joined the group.

"Hey Peyton," both Lucas and Haley said.

"So who else is coming?" asked Haley curious as to who still hasn't arrived.

"Hey Maria," greeted a voice from behind them.

Haley turned around and gasped at the two individuals in front of them.

"Hey Haley," welcomed the same voice.

"Hey Pedro," she retorted as she stood in the same place.

She glanced at the figure beside him and greeted him also.

"Hey Nathan," she voiced as she began to feel nervous.

"Now that we have all greeted each other, let's get ready to have some fun in the sun!" yelled Maria as she led the group to the beach.

"More like drama in the sun," Haley mumbled under her breath as she stepped onto the sand beginning the long day before her.

Chapter 15: Part II

The Hardcore Jealousy Game of Volleyball…

After twenty minutes of setting up, the gang was finally ready to have some beach fun.

"Okay so what do you guys want to do?" Maria asked as she finished putting sunscreen on.

"Uh, lay out?" Rosa stated, as if it was the most obvious thing.

"Oh come on…" Maria voiced while she started to think. "How about we play some volleyball!" she finished with a triumph smile.

"Volleyball?" Haley repeated.

"Yes volleyball," she responded with a grin. "Come on!"

"Sorry I think I'm going to sit out on this one," informed Haley as she began to lie out. "I'm not much of an athletic person. I can't even play basketball and I have been best friends with someone who is on the varsity basketball team back home," she continued. "So I think I'll sit out."

"Yeah I completely agree with Haley, I'll sit out also," she told them.

Haley looked over at Rosa and suddenly began to feel annoyance towards her for agreeing with her. She should've been happy that someone else approved, but just the tiny factor that Rosa agreed with her got her pretty frustrated.

"Get your lazy asses up because I am not playing volleyball without you two," Maria demanded as she stood in front of them with a hand on her waist. "Now."

"What are you going to do if I don't?" Haley shot back as she glared at her. "Leave me deserted on the beach?" she added with a laugh.

Maria stood speechless as she gave Haley an evil smile.

"You wouldn't," Haley said as she rapidly sat up.

"Oh I would," she finished.

"You do know that you are not my favorite person right now, right?" Haley voiced as she began to get up revealing her brown bikini top under a white tank top with black shorts.

"You know you still love me," Maria replied as she escorted them to the area where the guys set up the volleyball net.

"You do know this is manual labor right?" Mario voiced as he got off the sand after finishing setting up the volleyball net.

"You need the work out anyways. You are getting a plumy Mario," Maria replied with a smile. "Just joking," she told him as she walked over to him and hugged him. "I really was joking," she persisted.

"So are we going to get this started or what?" voiced Haley as she stood annoyed by the sun rays hitting her face.

'This is the first and last time I don't bring my sunglasses,' Haley told herself.

"Yeah," Maria verbalized as she finally got off of Mario and inched away from him. "Um k…Mario, Haley, and Pedro, you guys are with me. Peyton, Lucas, Rosa, and Nathan, you guys are against us."

"Why do you get to pick the teams?" asked Haley.

"Because it's my net," Maria stated. "Who in the hell cares? Come on lets play!"

"Great stuck with the Scott brothers," voiced Peyton as she got on the opposite side of Maria.

"Scott brothers?" Maria asked confused. "Are you telling me that Nathan and Lucas are brothers?" she continued surprised.

"Yup," finished Haley as she got beside Maria. "You didn't know?"

"No," she replied, still shocked. "Would have never thought."

"Could we get started," demanded an aggravated Nathan.

"Yeah keep your pants on," she told him. "First to fifteen points wins," declared Maria as she began to serve.

Maria hit the ball beginning the troubled game. The ball flew over the net and hit the sand.

"You guys actually have to hit the ball, you know…" Maria stated as she looked at Peyton and Nathan.

"Yeah I wasn't ready," Nathan responded as shrugged it off.

"Whatever," she replied as she got the ball and served again.

The ball soared over the net, getting bumped by Peyton and Nathan spiking it. Haley and Mario were taken aback as it came down to them, but they weren't quick enough. The ball hit the sand resulting in the loss of the point.

It was Nathan's turn to serve. He hit the ball and over the net it went, but Mario wasn't ready for it. He had his back towards Nathan never seeing the ball coming towards him.

BANG, the ball hit him on his back.

"What in the hell was that?" asked a raged Mario as he turned around and glared at Nathan. "I wasn't ready," he told him.

"It was an accident, so just chill," he told him as he grabbed the ball and turned around, letting a small smile appear on his lips, but disappeared when he faced the group again.

Nathan served again, this time ensuing Mario hitting it over, followed by Lucas spiking it over.

Nathan's team-2, Maria's team- 1

He served again, but resulted in it landing out of the court. It was Haley's turn to serve. Haley served the ball; it fluttered in the air and thump Rosa in the shoulder.

"Oh my God I am so sorry!" apologized Haley as she walked over to her, hiding the wicked grin she wanted to demonstrate.

"It's alright," Rosa snapped as she got away from the approaching Haley. "Just serve again."

"Okay," Haley retorted as she did as she was told and slapped the ball over the net, Nathan hitting it over the net, followed-on in Mario spiking it, and causing it to hit Nathan's shoulder.

"Sorry it was an accident," stated Mario as he walked away.

"I bet…" Nathan mumbled and he threw the ball to Haley.

Nathan's team- 2, Maria's team-2

This time she served the ball and went over the net without someone hitting it on someone else. The game was running smoothly for about ten minutes until it was Lucas' turn to serve.

Nathan's team-8, Maria's team-7

Lucas hit the ball, it went over the net, got smacked over by Pedro, and Nathan spiked it ensuing in hitting Pedro in the chest.

"I am so sorry man," Nathan apologized to his friend. "I swear I didn't mean to hit you," Nathan continued.

"It's alright," he replied. "I'm beginning to think that you are out to get Mario and me," he joked.

"Nah, man just accidents," he responded as a part of him thought it was slightly true.

After five minutes of playing, it was Haley's turn to serve. Haley hit the ball, but it came across a little short. Down the ball went as it hit Maria from behind.

"Okay, everyone the game is over," declared Maria as she turned around, irritated. "I need to go sit and lie down."

It seemed that during one game all the jealousy and anger between all the teenagers came out. What a funny thing jealousy does to people…

"I'm so sorry Maria," she told her as she walked beside her.

"Yeah…" she replied as she laid down on the chair.

"Hey you guys!" acknowledged Brooke as she joined the group.

"Brooke you are hours late," Peyton told her.

"Fashionably late," she corrected.

"Brooke how come you didn't wait for me?" asked Lupita as she appeared behind Brooke, staggering to catch up to her.

"With company," Brooke added, annoyed.

Haley came to the conclusion that it was better for her to leave Maria alone, so she turned around and began to walk away from the gang; Leaving Brooke to lie out and Lupita to annoy her.

Haley secretly began to laugh at the duo.

"Hey Haley you want some company?" asked Mario noticing Haley's departure.

"Nah, I just need some time by myself. Sorry," she told him as she began to walk alongside the beach.

Mario respected her answer and left her alone.

Haley continued to stroll alongside the shore, thinking about Lucas. She never would have anticipated of him knowing about what happened last night, of who she was with. Not even Maria had a clue about what occurred last night. Now, she had to deal with Lucas finding out about Nathan and she wasn't prepared to face him. Not yet.

Haley sat down, yards away from where the group was and reminisced on the different experiences Mexico has brought for her. The water hit her toes as the waves crashed onto the shore. Haley loved the feelings of the beach. Ever since she was young, she always looked forward for the beach.

"You like the beach, huh?" came a voice from behind her.

Haley immediately turned around and noticed Nathan standing with his hands in his pockets.

"What makes you think that?" she asked him as she brought her attention back to the ocean-blue water.

"Friday night," Nathan stated as he sat down beside her.

"Friday night?" Haley questioned him.

"Yeah at the party. When we arrived at the beach house, you paused for a moment and looked at the ocean," he informed her as he finally turned his head side ways, towards her.

Haley gazed at Nathan intently, puzzled to what to say to him. She never knew that Nathan could be so attentive to recognize something so deep about her. Not even Lucas knew that she loved the beach so much and he was her best friend.

They both continued to stare at each other, never breaking their eye sight towards each other.

"Ever since I was younger, my mom always took me to the beach to just look at it. Now I just go to the beach by myself to just give myself some time to think of my different problems in my life," she told him as she faced the shore.

There was silence.

"You know, I've always wanted to watch the sunrise while I am sitting on the beach. You know sitting on the blanket and watching all the orange and yellow radiate off the sun," she said as she began to smile. "But I've never had a chance to do so," she added disappointed.

"I'm sure one day that'll probably happen," Nathan replied as he gazed at her.

"Maybe," she responded as she faced him again and gave him a slight smile.

Haley and Nathan persisted to look at each other as if seeing each other for the first time. With no masks and no knowledge of who they each were. Without the Hot Shot status Nathan had back home and without the good girl image Haley had in Tree Hill.

Slowly the too began to inch closer to each other…

"Hey you guys let's go!" yelled the faint voice of Maria.

And the instant was vanished…

"We better not keep Maria waiting," voiced Haley as broke the gaze and began to get up.

"Yeah we better not," Nathan agreed as he started to stand, although hiding the disappointment in his voice.

AN: Hey what's up u guys! Well here is another hella long chapter for u guys! LOL…hope u liked the chapter. To me it showed all the jealousy going on between the group and some good Naley. They are becoming friends! Yay!

And guess what u guys? I won the Tangled Web Award for best Nathan and Haley story! Yahoo for me!!!

OTHLover04, LucasPeyton4ever, Volleygrl710, NaLeY-LoVeR-23- Glad that u liked my last chapter and I hope u liked this one!!!
CMMJL4EVR- Yup Haley and Nathan are finally over it! Thank god! LOL, and yeah Haley is a little slow in the whole relationship department! LOL…
Lysser8312- It's alright that u used cute. I wuzn't offended by it! LOL…Hope u liked the Naley and the whole dating Pedro thing...well lets just see how that night turns out…
Onetreetheoc73- So what did u think of all the jealousy? LOL, and all the damn hitting? LOL. Hope u liked it and how did I ended playing it out? LOL…
LockerRoomBandit17- So what did u think of this chapter?
Sara- Hey the bigger the review the better! LOL… and ur from AZ? That is awesome cuz so am I! Yeah!
Bluuj- They are just friends, for now at least… Happy that u liked the kiss and both of my stories!!!

Spoilers:


-Going out with Pedro...
-Arriving at the party...
-Guess who's at the party?

Who in the hell would of known that attending one party with a date could bring so much drama to the group?

Well people just informing u all that I have another story out called The Eye of the Beholder: A Nathan Story. It is basically told from his P.O.V. I can't really explain the whole thing, but just go check it out. Trust me u won't be disappointed!

And some bad news… I'm gonna be gone for a week so u guys won't have another update for about two weeks. So sorry u guys for making u wait! But anyways…

With much love,
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