Chapter 12

Accomplishing the Unexpected…

I sat down in my kitchen during Monday afternoon, aggravated.

"We have been studying for two hours; can we take a break now?" Nathan asked for the tenth time since the tutoring commenced.

"No," I replied irritated by his persistence. "Besides I'm the only one who seems to be making an effort, even though I'm the one who is passing English and Economics," I spat out.

"I'm not failing English," he stated.

"Yet," I corrected for him.

"Hey Mr. Jackson loves me," he said. "He still hasn't hammered me for being absent so many times."

"Can we just finish this chapter in Econ before we take a break?" I asked him.

"Haley it's been two hours, I don't think there's any hope for me to focus on school work for the rest of the day."

"Too bad," I answered as I focused on the chapter. "Now, the…" I continued to lecture Nathan, before his voice interrupted me again.

"Do you ever do something unexpected? Out of the blue? Without thinking of the consequences, but at the heat of the moment?" he unpredictably questioned me.

I stared at him in bewilderment.

"We aren't going to get anything done…" I thought out loud as I loudly slammed the Economics book closed, giving up. "Fine," I said as I began to think. "There was this one time that I jumped off a swing…I was swinging so I told myself, 'Hell lets jump off the swing,' so I did it…it resulted in me spraining my arm but it was so cool…thrilling actually."

Nathan stared at me for a long moment before he spoke again.

"What?" I asked him.

"You jumped off a swing?" he questioned me, baffled.

"Yeah…" I retorted, proud of my accomplishment.

"Wow Haley that really is something. You are such a rebel…" he sarcastically said.

"What? I look at the consequences before I do my action. I'm sorry that I am a safe person," I snapped at him. "You see…I'm not like some people, not mentioning any names," I added as I glared at him. "I don't like to get arrested for some stupid thing that I did in the heat of the moment."

"Hey now," he answered. "It's not my fault that the cop happened to be around when I decided to take a little run," he commented.

"You were naked Nathan," I told him.

"Whatever, I like to call it expressing my freedom," he smirked with triumph. "But I happen to like living in the moment," he added. "Haley how do you expect yourself to enjoy life if all you do is plan and do what is secure?" he continued. "Where the hell is the excitement in that?"

"The excitement that I am going to be alive the next day," I smart ass answered, "without being in trouble with the law."

"Haley, you are honestly telling me that you don't wish to do something different and unpredicted for once?"

I rapidly got up, walked over to Nathan, and gave him a hug. While I did so, I couldn't help but feel something electrifying when I touched him, but like last time I just shrugged it off.

"How about that?" I asked him as I walked back to my chair and sat down.

"You honestly think that giving me an unplanned hug is going to change my perception of you?" he questioned me.

"It was unexpected wasn't it?" I shot back.

He just shook his head in disapproval and rapidly shifted his gaze to the backyard. Within moments, his face lit up and he started to beam with wickedness.

"Come on," declared Nathan as he got up.

"Um…where do you think you are going?" I asked him as I made no attempt to get up.

"We are going outside," he announced as he walked over to me and offered his hand.

"Why?" I asked him as I quickly glance at his motion, hesitant.

"Would you stop asking so many damn questions and just come with me?" he proclaimed.

I uncertainly got off of my seat, glanced down to his hand, and ignored it as I persisted to stroll to the front door.

He abruptly began to chuckle, at the rejection of his gesture.

"Okay…" he said as he started to walk towards the back. "Sherlock, it's this way," he told me as he walked to the rear door.

I turned around and walked towards the back, irritated that I made a mistake. I passed the living room and the kitchen till I reached the back door. I slid the entrance open and joined Nathan outside.

I looked at my surroundings. The backyard was large and beautiful. There was a table with chairs positioned in one corner. The grass was green and freshly mowed because of the keeper my dad pays to come every two weeks to maintain the yards clean.

I moved my stare to the sky and I at last notice that it had become dark. Stars radiated in the night heavens as the moon was full and emitted luminosity below.

"What are we doing out here?" I ask him as I eyed him, confused.

A smiled tugged on his lips as he gazed beyond me.

I followed his gape and observed what he was looking at. A disapproving expression emerged on my face.

"No," I repeated as I crossed my arms.

"Prove it," he stated.

"I don't have to prove anything to you," I snapped.

"You're right, you don't," he calmly said.

I eyed him, perplexed again.

"I don't?" I asked.

"Yeah, see, I personally don't think that you are so…" he voiced. "It's something I'll expect from you," he added as he started to leave.

I watched his slowly retreating figure as I contemplated on what to do.

'I could just do it and prove to him once and for all that not all my actions are planned…' I told myself.

'But why do you have to prove anything to him?' asked another voice within me.

Before I know it, I was taking off my shoes and socks. I looked at the water in the pool one last time before I dived in. The cold water hit my warm body like a thousand stabbing knifes, Titanic! but I persevered to swim. The heaviness of my jeans and the looseness of my t-shirt made it more difficult to swim, thus resulting in me to swim harder then usual. I persisted to swim under water till I reached the other side of the pool. Rapidly, I pulled my head above the water and took a massive breath.

Wiping the water away form my eyes, I at last was able to see. A slight smile of victory materialized on my lips as I notice Nathan gazing at me intently, somewhat astonished. Though, as soon as it appeared, his bafflement was replaced with an emerging smirk. He swiftly started to clap as his infamous smirk danced on his lips.

"Bravo," he verbalized as he clapped his hands again. "Bravo…"

"Point proven," I replied as I smiled, trying to hide my coldness.

"Not quite," he voiced while he walked towards the pool.

"What are you talking about?" I asked him, bemused.

"See…" he commenced. "I told you what to do so technically it wasn't unexpected," he retorted as he put air quotes around 'unexpected'. "You didn't prove anything," he continued as he approached the end of the pool and kneeled. "Nothing," he added with his trademark smirk.

"I see…" I voiced with evilness as my hand grabbed his legendary letterman jacket collar and eyed him.

"You wouldn't," he responded with slight terror in his eyes, for the first time becoming visible.

"Oh, I would," I said as I yanked his collar and sent him flying towards the water.

All 175 pounds of the Primary star of the Raven's Varsity basketball landed in the water with an immense splash. I immediately erupted in laughter as I witnessed Nathan's hysterical form move around the water crazily till he finally found footing and brought his raged body above the water. A look of rage and bewilderment came into view on his face. Though, it just caused me to laugh even harder.

"You think this is funny?" he questioned me, mad.

"Hilarious," I corrected as I continued to chuckle.

"Why in the hell did you push me in?" he asked me.

"To prove that I can do something unforeseen," I mocked him. "And I've completed it!" I voiced with success.

"At the cost of destroying my $500 letterman jacket?" he persisted as he pulled it off and set it on the concrete floor.

"Your problem that you wear it everywhere you go. You know flaunting your basketball skill," I stated, my laughter soothing down. "Besides you can buy a new one. Just go to mommy and daddy and they will be delighted to buy you a new one. You'll have it within a month or so…but I just don't know if you'll survive without it…" I rambled on.

"So I do have basketball expertise, huh?" he asked me, his rage disappearing swiftly, replaced with cockiness once again as he eased his way toward me.

"Well I think you're supposed to if you've been on the team for four years now," I remarked while I maneuvered my way back.

I kept backing up till my back hit the wall and yet again, I was trapped. Nathan continued getting closer and closer to me as I felt his eyes roam around my wet figure. I uncomfortably folded my arms over my chest, causing him to grin wider.

"Wearing a pink bra with a light brown shirt?" he asked me.

"Brings out the Princess in me," I remarked. "It's not like I expected for this to happen."

"So what happened with your black lacy one?" he persisted, remembering.

I rapidly started to blush at the memory.

"I burned it after I found out that you touched it," I shot at him.

He smirked once more and I quickly started to smile, wanting to slap his off of his face.

Soon, without notice, my eyes began to wander around his torso. My eyes shifted from his dark wet jeans to his black shirt that wedged onto him. They continued to travel around his chest, suddenly noticing something on his left nipple. I abruptly started to laugh, knowing that it was a nipple ring.

"Enjoying the view?" he asked me, as he noted me checking him out.

"What view?" I injected back, not wanting to admit that I was looking.

That earned me a laugh from him.

"Whatever you say James…" he said as he got closer to me, being only centimeters away from him.

"Let me breathe Scott," I told him, trying to look at his eyes, but my gaze stayed on his close proximity chest.

"Are you sure?" he asked me, glancing at my face.

Suddenly an entire innovative emotion fulfilled me. The same sentiment I felt at the party Friday night when I was caught in his room.

Which was kind of the same predicament I was in right now…

I had the odd sensation to touch and kiss him, the passion to rip his soaked clothes and…well…

I felt his hot breath on my neck, leaning closer to me, and unexpectedly I started to breathe harder, knowing of what was to come. I at last, lifted my face towards his, ready to fulfill his needs and mine.

"Where are you guys?" asked a voice, opening the sliding door.

'Shit,' I told myself as I reacted to my brother's sudden appearance.

Nathan pulled away from me, surprised, as he heard my brother's tone while it resulted in me heave away from him.

"Why in the hell are you guys in the pool with your clothes on?" he asked us, noticing our wet figures.

"Just decided to take a little swim," I told my brother as I sauntered towards the pool stairs.

"During the middle of October?" he asked me, not convinced.

"You could never go wrong with a dip in the pool," I told him, as I got out of the pool. "Well nice to bump into you, but I kinda need to go change so I won't catch pneumonia," I declared as I headed for the back door. "Later," I said, leaving the scene as soon as I could, never knowing of the conversation that Steven and Nathan had.

"What the hell happened?" Steven asked Nathan.

"What Haley said, we decided to take a little swim," he answered as his shock subsided and walked in the direction of the stairs to exit the pool.

"Do you guys actually think I'm that stupid?" he declared.

"Just a little dare," Nathan voiced as he shrugged off his wet pants. "It was nothing," he added as he passed by Steven or at least tried.

Abruptly, Steven grabbed Nathan's wrist and caused him to come to a halt. Nathan turned around and faced him.

"What the hell are you doing man?" Nathan asked him, surprised by his motion.

"You know she's off limits right?" Steven questioned, serious for the first time.

"Who? Haley?" he verbalized.

"Yeah," he said, "I know how you treat girls, you go through them like a pair of shoes and I don't want my sister to go through with that."

"I never said that I was interested in her," Nathan said.

"Don't think that I didn't see what was happening in the pool, alright?" Steven persisted. "So lay off of her, got it?"

"And if I don't?" Nathan challenged.

"Then you'll regret that we ever became friends," he forewarned.

Nathan gazed at Steven, unsure of his seriousness, but by the look in his eyes, he knew that Steven's threat was reality.

Nathan turned around, picked up his damp jacket, and headed for the backyard door, not responding back to his friend's warning. What he thought was fun, had ended up turning into something treacherous. He couldn't help, but feel discontent as he opened the door and abandoned the person he began to experience affection for the first time.

AN: Hey what's up u guys!? I know, it has been a hella long time since i updated this story. Technically it has been 16 days since I last updated, but I am so sorry u guys! I have skool now and it has been so hectic with that. I'm taking College Alegbra with a very suxy teacher so I have homework every night and it's so stressful. I also have to take the SAT's and need to start looking for scholorships and I need to apply to the University I want to go to. So right now I have a lot on my plate so excuse me for the lack of updates. I really am sorry, trust me if I was able to update more I would. So that is kinda the reasons I haven't updated and I have been going out with my friends and partying...LOL, I like to call it living my Senior year up! LOL...but sorry once again u guys.

Now, I hope that you guys all liked this chapter. I personally didn't like it so much, but oh well... I know that it wasn't as lengthy as they usually are, but I think that in the end it wuz a decent length. But now we have found out somewhat of how Nathan feels towards Haley and the big talk between Steven and Nathan is cleared now. But alas, the Naley sexual tension...oh my...now that was hot, right?

Aiesha- Need to kiss already? And hook up? LOL, sorry that they didn't hook up yet or kiss, but TRUST me it's coming so be patient my reader. It'll be definitely worth ur wait.
HaleynNathan23- Damn i wish i lived in Canada then. First hour starts at 7.20 so i have to be up at 6 to be ready on time. I still disagree with Nathan's hair being black. It's dark brown at the verge of black, but not black-the definition of a brunette. Yes i do like incorporating the shows history and lines in my stories cuz i feel that the stories have to follow somewhat part of the show...But i still don't think its a big deal about Go Ravens...but whatever. Sex on the Beach? Never had it, but i have had The Hulk and I didn't like it just like Haley didn't either. Well i hope u liked the update.
Onetrueself- Good to see u back to reviewing for my story! LOL...well I'm glad that u liked the last chapter and i hope u like this one also!
LET- Thanks. I am so happy that u like my story and i hope that this chapter didn't come to short to what u expected. Hope it wuz an interesting update!
Volleygrl710- Sorry that there wuz no Naley kiss in this one, but u have my word that it is coming REALLY soon! Trust me and it is going to be better then ever! LOL...well i hope that u also liked this update and as i explained in my AN, I am so sorry for not updating sooner.
CMMJL4EVR- Yeah i also thought that Nathan had to pay up for also messing up in the bet. I'm glad u liked the last chapter and i hope u liked this one also. Cheerleading again? Hum...i don't know...
OTHLover04- I hope that this chapter didn't come short to what u expected.
superpinkie- Yeah he did do half of the bet, but it did backfire on Haley. But hey, he's a little smart sometimes, right? LOL...Glad that u like Peyton and Steven and a fight scene with Steven Garrison? Hum... I don't know still. LOL.
LockerRoomBandit17- Glad that the last chapter "rocked." LOL... I hope this one also did! Drinking bud's r great huh? LOL...yeah mine are great too. SO i am guessing u go to HS parties a lot...I try to go to them when i am invited. To tell u the truth i did go to one last Saturday and it kicked ass. We actually played quarters and damn did it get interesting. LOL. Well don't party too hard, i don't want u to get alcohol poisioning or anything...
LadyChrisie- Glad that u also like this story.
Shelly- Glad that u like my story and the sexual tension. This chapter didn't fall short on that! LOL...well sorry for the long wait for this chapter, like i said before in my AN i have been busy.

Spoilers:

- Halloween Party?
- Costumes?
- Naley kiss for real now?

Who would have thought that costumes brought out a different side from people?

Well like I said, I am so sorry for the delay, but I hope that the reviews don't come short. I LOVE to read my readers feedback, it keeps me in touch on how I am doing in this story. So please everyone REVIEW!!!

So everyone take care of yourself and till next time! Hopefully the next time I update won't be around Halloween like in the story! LOL! Trust me it won't! ha ha ha...

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