Chapter 10

The commencing of the life-altering tutoring sessions and Tim's abruptness…

I sat inside the tutoring center on Monday morning. I still haven't talked to Lucas since Saturday's morning's incident. He has done a good job so far in ignoring and hiding from me.

Now, alone in the tutoring center, I stared outside the window, pondering in what to do with my Lucas' dilemma. I tuned out the outside world as I tried to figure out a solution to my problem.

Never hearing the approaching footsteps.

Suddenly, someone knocked on my table pulling me out of my thoughts. I looked up and a frown appeared on my face. I stared at the person who has caused me so many problems with my best friend.

"Thinking about me?" he cockily asked.

"Oh yeah, I was having a hot daydream involving you, me, and some whipped cream," I sarcastically answered as I rolled my eyes.

"So you've had that one too?" he questioned me as he sat down beside. "You want to make it into a reality?" he persisted as he gave me a wink.

"Arg," I voiced as I gave him a disgusted face. "In your dreams," I added.

"Oh that is not the only thing we do," he said as his trademark smirk appeared on his face.

"What are you doing in here?" I asked him, changing the topic.

"I just came to say hello to my new tutor," he responded with a smile.

"Come again?" I voiced, surprised and confused.

"Haley James," he read out loud from a piece of paper. "That is what it says on my transcript," he retorted as he passed me the paper.

Sure enough, I was Nathan's Scott's new tutor.

"Sorry I can't help you out," I told him as I gave him back the paper.

"Why?" he asked me puzzled.

"Because first of all I am Lucas' best friend and second, do you honestly think that I want to tutor you?" I questioned him.

"First, I'm sorry that you are Lucas' best friend and second, isn't it your job to help me out?" he asked me. "You are a tutor and you are supposed to help people who are having trouble."

"True, but it's not my fault that Steven and you always went out to McDonalds in the mornings. Thus resulting in you two failing your classes early on this semester," I shot back.

"That is beyond the point Haley," he told me as he appeared defeated for the first time. "Haley I need to keep my grades up so I could keep on playing ball and so my parents would finally stop bothering me. I also want to do it for me. I want to prove to people that there is something beyond the image they perceive of me," he added.

I looked at him for any trace of lie and I couldn't find it. Nathan Scott just spoke the truth.

"I don't know Nathan," I answered, defeated. "I don't want to betray Lucas more then I already have," I truthfully told him.

"Haley, we didn't do anything wrong," he responded. "It's his fault that he is acting like an ass. But can you please help me out?" I asked me, his usual strong voice turning soft. "I really need your help. You're the best that there is."

I looked at him and considered on what to do. Abruptly, the kind side came out of me knowing that I shouldn't hold a grudge against someone who needed my help.

"Fine," I agreed, suddenly feeling that I done something wrong.

"Thanks Haley," he replied as he gave me a smile. "You won't be sorry!" he added before he left the center.

The funny thing was that I have already started to regret my decision.

Little did I know that it was just the beginning to something dynamic and troubling.

Nathan Scott was going to change my life in an immense way.

Part II

"Haley they didn't have my apple!" Steven complained as he joined me and the rest of the group that sat in the table during lunch.

"Your apple?" I repeated with a laugh. "Steven you already have enough," I told him, baffled by how much food was in his tray.

"Haley I need my fruit," he continued on complaining. "How do you expect for me to become a healthy growing boy?"

"Steven, you are already a big boy," I replied.

"Are you calling me fat?" he questioned, offended.

"Oh my God, Steven you're a guy," I began. "Who in the hell cares if your fat?"

"I do," voiced Peyton. "I don't want to be going out with someone who is all chunky and fat," she added, pretending to be disgusted. "That really isn't hot."

"More cushion for pushing," gagged Tim.

Everyone turned around and gawked at him.

"What?" he asked confused.

"Dude, you've been watching How High too much," Nathan finally responded, still amazed at the words of his friend.

"Tim are you trying to act black?" Peyton asked annoyed.

"It was just a joke," Tim announced. "God…" he added as he brought his full attention to his fries.

"Hey Haley why aren't you with Lucas?" questioned Steven as he changed subjects and gave his full attention to his baby twin sister.

"I just wanted to be with my twin brother," I sweetly told him. "I've been thinking that we really don't spend enough time together and we really should," I continued.

"That's bullshit," he replied. "So what's up?" he seriously asked me.

"We currently have some differences," I told him as I glanced over at Nathan. "In addition, some people really know how to devastate some friendships," I added as I glared at Nathan. "But I'm going to talk to him later today and all will be mended," I added with a reassuring smile.

"That's good…" he retorted as he ate his hamburger.

"So who ended up winning the bet?" interrupted Tim.

"Yeah I was meaning on asking also," added Peyton. "Who is the victor?"

"I am," Nathan replied with a triumph smile.

I turned around and faced him, astounded.

"Bullshit," I snapped. "I won."

"Haley you lost once Steven found you and Steven Garrison together," he shot back.

"Steven Garrison?" repeated Tim. "That's disgusting."

"First of all, nothing was going to happen if Steven wouldn't have walked in," I declared as I stared at Nathan. "And second, what in the hell is the big deal with Steven Garrison?" I questioned the entire group.

"You know that we are rivals with Bear Creek and that stupid dick and his friends crashed one of our parties a month ago and well…words were said and…" Steven commented.

"I didn't know that…" I verbalized.

"Well you weren't home that night. I think you were out with Lucas or Peyton that day…" he declared.

"But I still don't know what you guys are freaking out so much. I didn't sleep with him. What's the harm with making out? You guys do it all the time, but since I did it. It's a big deal," I stated to the group.

"Haley you specifically said that when you were going to let loose you were going to be responsible," Nathan informed me.

"Making out with a guy is irresponsible?" I questioned him, bewildered.

"There were clothes flying," Steven pointed out.

Everyone stared at me.

"Go Haley!" yelled Tim.

I glanced at him and rolled my eyes.

"Whatever…" I said, shrugging them off. "Besides how do I know that you were not with another girl or something?" I asked Nathan.

"I was with you for most of the night," he informed me.

"What about Stephany?" Tim asked.

Nathan glared at Tim while I began to smile.

'Looks like Nathan might not have won after all,' I told myself.

"Stephany?" I asked with a smirk.

"Just an old friend that I caught up with," he answered rather quickly.

"Oh, and old friend?" I repeated. "So Tim, what did Nathan and his 'old friend' do?" I asked him with air quotes around old friend.

"Me and Stephany just caught up," Nathan responded.

"No Nathan, I was asking Tim," I told him. "What did Nathan and Stephany do?"

"They talked and then he took her upstairs…" Tim began. "Well let's just say she fell for the Nathan Scott charm and…well…"

"We kissed, is it a crime?" Nathan interrupted irritated.

"Oh so I get it, it's alright for you to make out with some random girl, but if I do, it's reckless and irresponsible," I sarcastically replied. "That would explain why you were upstairs…" I added with a devilish smile. "Everything is so clear now."

"That's bullshit," Nathan snapped at me. "I kept my part of the deal. I didn't drink," he stated.

"And I drank and let loose," I shot back. "I kept my part of the bargain also."

"How about if we have on of them to decide who's really the winner?" suggested Nathan with a devilish smile.

"I really don't want to be in the middle of this," voiced Jake.

"Obviously, Haley and I can't decide so we'll let you guys contemplate on who won," he told the group.

"Okay…" verbalized Tim. "I say Nathan won," he answered.

'Holy shit,' I thought, knowing that I wasn't going to win.

I looked over at Jake hopefully.

"I'm not voting," he declared. "I'm not getting in the middle of this."

My gaze shifted to my brother.

"Well…" he began. "I did walk in on you two making out like crazy beginning to take off your clothes…"

I looked over at Peyton.

"Clothes were flying…" she commented.

"Unbelievable!" I yelled, aggravated.

"How about this…" voiced my brother. "Since nothing happened between you and Steven, then technically you didn't really sleep with him and weren't completely irresponsible. Therefore you should only do half of the bet…"

I gave him the death glare.

"Either that or you do the entire thing," he told me. "Your choice," he stated.

I looked over at everyone and they also nodded their heads in agreement. I sat for a few seconds, silent, contemplating if there was any way out of it, but I knew that Steven's proposal was the best.

Now I debated, should I prance around in a cheerleading uniform or should I walk around the basketball game and hold up a sign saying that Nathan Scott is the hottest thing alive?

'Hum,' I wondered, 'which one was the better choice?' I mockingly asked myself.

"I guess I'll take the first half of the bet," I announced, defeated.

"Which is?" Nathan dumbly questioned, knowing that it was going to rile me up.

"I'll wear the cheerleading outfit," I started, "and I'll do a cheer."

Nathan wickedly smiled.

"So you don't want to declare your undying love to me to the entire school?" Nathan evilly asked.

"Oh but Nathan, didn't you know?" I foolishly began. "I already did. You know in the girl's bathroom there is a specific wall where all the girls proclaim their perpetual love for the Great Nathan Scott? Well I finally confessed and wrote my name down, joining the considerable amount of girls," I sarcastically said.

"See I knew it was only time before you came clean," he answered, amused by my sarcasm.

"Arg…" I voiced, annoyed of Nathan.

Usually I would have another comeback ready but today it seemed that I couldn't come up with one.

'That's strange,' I stated to myself.

"See you Friday night with your cheerleading uniform," declared Nathan as he got up. "Hey Peyton, why don't you teach her the Nathan is the greatest cheer. You know the one that goes… 'Nathan you are the best and the ruler of the court. Keep ruining and make the basket, Mr. Hot Shot,'" he added before he departed the table with a laugh.

"Ahha," I announced aggravated at Nathan.

'Why in the hell did I have to agree with the bet?' I asked myself.

Well now I had to live up with the consequences…

'Friday night here I come,' I cheeringly told myself.

AN: Hey what's up u guys!? Well here is the chapter! Finally! LOL…its just that I have now two other fics and everything, I didn't have time to type the new chapter. Plus, Friday I wuz planning on going out, then I didn't so I wrote some of the chapter and Saturday I ended up going to my friend's house cuz her parents were out of town, but finally today, which BTW I still only have about 6 hrs of sleep and its past midnight and I'm still not asleep. But anyways, I hope u guys liked the chapter. This one seemed to contain a hella lot more humor. LOL.

BTW, I didn't know how the whole Nathan is the best chant went to I made one up. I know it suxs, but I'm not a really a making up cheers kind of person…

Volleygrl710, OTHLover04, NaLeY-LoVeR-23, s, and iluvjames -Hope u guys liked the update! And thanks so much for reviewing!!! U guys r the best!!!
Lysser8312- Yeah he gave her his sweater! Awww.... Yeah good job Nathan for taking care of our drunken Haley...LOL. Well hope u liked the chapter!
Bluuj- Out done myself? Kick ass! Thanks! LOL... Yeah no Naley happened at night, but just keep on holding on and some will eventully come! LOL...
LockerRoomBandit17- That is so messed up that ur friends will just laugh at ur drunk and puking self! Just make sure if ur thinking of getting drunk to have some other friends around and would be willing to hold ur hair! LOL...well hope u liked the update!
NALEYFAN!!- Sorry for the delay. As explained above in my AN i wuz busy! LOL, and thanks for saying that i'm an awesome writer! Always thrilled to hear that! Well hope u liked the chapter!!!
aarsgal- Sorry Haley didn't win the bet, at first i thought i wuz going to have each of them do half of the bet, but i kind of forgot that Nathan had to drink or sleep with a girl and completely forgot to include that do that. But hopefully in the Party Chapter they'll be some embarrasment of Nathan...hum...LOL. Become Naley so soon? LOL...not yet!

Spoilers:

Friday night…

-Lucas and Haley talk…
-Haley in her cheerleading uniform…
-Seeing Nathan and Lucas…
-Doing the cheers…
-Party?

How will one night of acting like a different person change Haley?

Well my friends, time for some bad news, I'm going to be gone the 14-21. Yup, going to be gone for an entire week and that unfortunately means that there won't be an update in like 2 weeks!!! But maybe if I have time, I could give some shout outs when I'm there, oh I'm going to Cancun! Hell Yeah! OMG I can already see all the hella fine guys there! Ahha!

Well much love,
Sleepneeded911

So for those of u who read The Spanish Experience, Chapter 15 is up. Also, I have a new fic out called The Eye of the Beholder: A Nathan Scott Story. This story is told from Nathan's P.O.V. I really dont know how to explain it, but i think it's good and since u've already read my writing u guys won't be disappointed of it. I promise!!!