Chapter 8-'Hales'

Haley was up in the tutoring center finishing grading some papers that belonged to her tutorees. She put the last red correct mark on the paper and put her cap on the red pen and put it in her bag. Then she heard the door squeak open and she looked up and she let out a quiet sigh when she saw Nathan standing in the doorway.

'What the heck is he doing here?' Haley thought to herself as she shook her head slightly and looked back down at the stack of papers.

Nathan walked furthur into the tutoring center with a small slip of pink paper in his hand and his raven jacket on. He was failing English. Like really failing english. The whole term he hadn't passed one test and if he wanted to stay on the basketball team he had to bring up his grade. The only way to do that was to get a tutor. So he made it his obligation to get Haley, the best tutor of the school, as he tutor. Eventhough hes failing, the real reason he was there was because he needed to be with Haley. Inside him, he could feel some deep feeling for her like more than just friends, something he never felt with peyton. And the only way he could test those feelings...was through tutoring. The thing is would Haley even WANT to tutor him?

Nathan walked up to the table Haley was sitting at it and rested his finger tips on it. Haley looked at him with a 'what are you doing here?' look.

'Looks like your my tutor' Nathan said holding up the pink slip of paper.

'Let me see that' Haley said leaning over the table snatching the piece of pink paper away. She looked it over and it said he was failing English. There were plenty of English tutors so he could just go see someone else. She looked at him and then handed him back the slip. Why should she tutor him after the way he treats her everyday. After the way he makes her feel everytime she's around him.

Nathan looked at her with furrowed brows being confused as he shoved one hand in his pocket.

'I'm sorry Nathan but I'm not tutoring you' Haley said putting her black notebook in her bag and shaking her head. She didnt want to tutor him...at all. For all she cared, he could get kicked off the basketball team and fail English.

'Why Not?' Nathan asked as she crinkled up his forehead, holding the slip of paper in one hand.

'You know why not. We can't be in the same room and not argue Nathan. For me to tutor you we'd actually have to get along.'

'So we will.' Nathan said holding his hands out to the side.

'No' Haley said with a slight laugh as she shook her head and stood up 'You KNOW we wont. We always fight. It's what we do best.'

'Come on Hales' Nathan said and then he suddenly froze. Hales. No one called her that except Peyton.

Haley suddenly looked at him as she was slipping her bag across her chest. 'What..What did you jsut call me?' Haley asked sort of shocked, not expecting him to call her that.

'Why would he call me that?' Haley thought as she tucked a piece of hair behind her ear. 'He hates me...why would he call me Hales?'

Nathan thought quickly trying to make a comeback of what he just did. 'Uh...Nothing Nothing..I said Haley' Nathan said quickly as his face turned a slight shade of red and turned his head away slightly so he could try and hide it.

Haley squinted her eyes slightly and looked at Nathan. Maybe she heard him wrong. Maybe it was jsut in her mind. She quickly shook her head and shrugged her shoulders and slipped her crochetted hat on her head. 'Okay whatever'

'So you'll do it?' Nathan said raising his eyebrows, looking hopeful. He really needed her to tutor him. And not just so he could pass English.

Haley looked at him and let out a soft laugh. 'No...I told you it wont work out Nathan and you know it.' She walked right past him and out of the tutoring center so that a huge fight wouldn't occur.

Nathan looked over his shoulder as he watched Haley walk away and he closed his eyes and let out a sigh. In his mind, he knew that she would say no. But he wasn't going to give up. He needed the best tutor and the best tutor was Haley. But what he wasn't telling Haley was that he felt like his feelings for Peyton were dwindling down and his feelings for Haley were beginning to grow.

...Well maybe I'm in love
Think about it every time
I think about it
Can't stop thinking 'bout it
--Accidently in Love by the Counting Crows

A/N-Notice how I used a verse from the Counting Crows song for this chapter) i thought it fit well and I got to use the song that my fic is named after ) this song may be used in chapters to come also. So tell me what you think...this is all i have written so far...and also THANKS so much for the reviews! its really motivating me to write! i already have another chapter typed up and im working on the one after that! Leytonunit, thanks for the advice! im so gunna use it!

Next Chapter: Peyton and Lucas's first conversation!