Chapter 3
'That's the shocker though!' Soraya replied 'So anyways what happened?' She looked towards Brooke and Peyton.
'On movie night?' Peyton asked, a grin emerging on her face as she recalled that occasion.
'Well, obviously Pey…we just told her when the pact was made! So obviously she wants to know what happened during movie night!' Brooke answered for Soraya.
'Duh!' Haley added, rolling her eyes and wrapping her hair around her finger. Though she stopped as all eyes were on her, all of them except for Soraya shocked.
'What?' Haley asked irritably, pulling her denim jacket tighter around her waist, as the wind picked up more force and speed.
'Did Haley James just say and I quote 'duh!'' Peyton asked, her eyes almost popping out of their sockets and her curls bouncing vividly.
'Looks like even Haley has her girly moments!' Brooke smirked. 'Or she's trying to impress someone namely her dear cousin Soraya!'
Soraya scoffed. 'Oh please, I lived with Hales for 2 years! Trust me people; there ain't nothing she's done that I don't know about!'
'Apart from the movie night!' Nathan answered cockily. 'Oh and Hales, try to wear something more…open during the 2 weeks or fortnight as you prefer to call it.'
'NATHAN!' shouted everyone in the group including Soraya. Trust Nathan to mention revealing clothes. Their voices aroused looks from other people on the campus, girls all flicking their hair back when they saw Nathan. Soraya just laughed at this.
'What? Nathan feigned innocence. 'I need my servant to blend in with my crowd so that it won't attract unwanted attention.'
Luke just sighed in resignation 'Hales man, I told you this wasn't a good idea!' He pulled Brooke closer to him, and she snuggled into his chest.
'I already told you people, I didn't break any pact so I am not going to be anyone's servant' Haley stubbornly stated.
'Haley damn it, you broke the pact, you got drunk! All of us, meaning Lucas, Jake, Brooke, Peyton and I were there and saw the whole thing, so would you just get off your high horse and admit it!' Nathan fumed.
'I hate to interrupt your discussion, but may I just say something.' Soraya interrupted, the others waited for her to go on 'How about I listen to the whole ordeal, or event as I'd prefer. And I'll be the judge of whether she broke the pact or not, my verdict will decide who is going to be the servant.'
'No, I mean you'll-' Nathan began but didn't quite succeed in finishing what he was about to say.
'No, I won't side with Haley just because she's my cousin!' Soraya cut him off, getting pissed. 'I don't work like that, innit Lucky?
Lucas just nodded, but Brooke decided to ask her question. 'How do you guys know each other so well and Lucky?'
Haley, Lucas and Soraya all erupted into laughter at Brooke's outburst. Soraya took the liberty of answering the question.
'Well, when I was five my parents brought me to Tree Hill to visit Haley and at that time I met Lucas too, since then I've always kept in touch with the two and I always called him Lucky because good things would always happen when he was around!' Soraya's voice was very bitter when she said the word parents another thing that went unnoticed, this time by everyone.
'I think that might be an idea, you know her being the judge over the pact' Peyton commented. She just shrugged off the stares the rest of the group was giving her and went back to her sketches. Peyton enjoyed sketching during her free time.
'You know, I think Peyton might have a point!' It was Brooke's turn to get the stares. 'I'm serious guys, I mean Soraya seems like someone who will speak her mind regardless of hurting anyone's feelings and it would include her into our group more.'
Lucas chose this moment to give his uptake on the situation. 'I reckon this decision should be up to Haley.'
'Well, I guess I'm okay with it,' Haley answered uneasily. Brooke's point was just too true, that's what worried her the most.
Nathan noticing Haley's apprehension made his decision. 'I agree with everyone, Soraya, We declare you in charge of the decision about who will be the servant.'
'Awwwww,' Soraya grinned 'That's so sweet of you guys, but I would like to hear this story somewhere warmer, how about Haley's? You guys do bunk school right?' Soraya asked wearily.
'You mean skip school? Yeah, we sure do.' Brooke answered. 'I'm riding with Lucas, preferably alone.' She added eyeing everyone else.
'I got to go pick Jake up first, so I'll catch up with you guys in about 15 okay? Peyton asked.
'I guess that leaves you two with me.' Nathan stated the obvious. 'Looks like I got the two James!'
'Ha-ha' Haley replied with sarcasm 'Real funny Scott, you should consider being a comedian as a career.'
They all got up and headed to the cars they were travelling in, each in their own deep thoughts about the situation. The air seemed to be getting cooler with heavier winds and coloured leaves flying past, students' hair going all over the place, each person fastening their jackets or coats.
Brooke, with her long fair brown hair was the captain of the Raven cheerleaders', and easily the hottest girl in the school. You would never see her in a pair of jeans and t-shirt, as that was too simple for her liking. She was either revealing her arms, legs or her body, sometimes more than one but always one at the very least! That was just her, just Brooke! At the moment she had just gotten into her car with Lucas to go to Haley's house.
She liked Haley, even though at first she only befriended her for Lucas' sake, but overtime she had grown fond of the girl, despite the fact they were contrasts, they had seemed to form some sort of a bond. Haley kept her grounded even if it was just a few snide comments; it controlled her strong untamed impulses. Haley balanced her friendships, while some of friends such as Theresa and Chloe were only there because of their title and only gossiped, creating a weak friendship, Peyton and Haley was the exact opposite, they're titles clashed but that only strengthened they're friendship, they talked about anything but gossip and sex, seeing as Haley was a virgin, she talked about that with Peyton though.
Brooke smiled at her beau and leaned in to kiss him. Sometimes she wondered if her relationship with Lucas was even real, he was just so amazing the way his green eyes lit up when he smiled. Lucas was just something else, he was definitely hot and he also cared about her as well as her body. At times she wanted to melt into him. His green eyes were innocent yet luring, his hair a typical teenage American blonde style yet it was original in its own way, his personality giving and caring even showing through his usual broody expression and .
She began to lose herself in the kiss as her hairs entwined into his natural blonde hair and pulled him closer to her, her tongue meeting his halfway. Brooke's hand travelled to his body, pushing up at his shirt. Lucas abruptly broke the kiss.
Lucas looked at his girlfriend's questioning eyes and began to explain. 'We got to get to Haley's, and if we're late well…we'll die of embarrassment!'
Brooke let out a small laugh as her crestfallen face cheered up again. 'Only you Broody, but I'll save you the lecture from tutor girl!'
'Thank you cheery, I'm, honoured!' He rolled his eyes in good fashion. 'Now buckle up!'
'Oh don't worry I will!' Brooke smirked, her cheeriness back in full force.
Lucas just laughed, put his seat-belt on and drove to Haley's house carefully, yet in deep thought. He looked at Brooke from the corner of his eyes and sighed in content.
If someone had told him a year ago that he would be dating Brooke Davis, he would have told them to drop dead. Yet now as she sat there looking out the window, hair blowing gently from the wind, and he thought of how incomplete he would have been if Brooke wasn't there anymore. He tried to imagine being without her once but stopped immediately when he realized, that he wouldn't be here if she wasn't there.
Lucas knew he wasn't exactly ugly when it came to looks or personality for that matter but never in his wildest dreams would he have thought that Brooke would have taken a fancy to him. She had so many different sides to her, most of the time she would be cheerful and her face would beam with delight. At other times she would be moody, her face frowning, yet even then she looked pretty. That was what he liked about her, she had so many different personas that he could have kicked every guy that thought she was only a brainless slut.
Lucas manoeuvred the land-rover with ease into the driveway and parked the car. 'You ready?' he asked his girlfriend as they got out of the car and she walked towards him.
'Yeah, let's go and let the games begin!' Brooke answered humouredly, they laughed as they went into Haley's house.
Peyton's journey to Haley's home was longer than Brooke and Lucas' as she had to take a detour to Jake's house first. She rode to his place with loud music blaring out. She was listening to Gavin Degraw 'I don't wanna be' nodding her head along to the music; she had a great liking for music, not the latest Rap or R'n'B but something more soulful.
Peyton may have seemed like your average cheerleader with blonde hair that fell in loose curls, yet that's where the stereotyping finished. She had piercing eyes that screamed danger, and her attire along with her attitude was anything but sunshines. However, since she started hanging out with her new friendship group, she had become perkier and friendlier to others and even her eyes seemed to have become more tamed.
Another reason she may have softened was because of a certain someone or someones; Jake and Jenny Jagelski. Jake was a good friend of Peyton's and she was a babysitter for his daughter Jenny. She had first really talked to Jake when he introduced Jenny to her, she had then offered to look after Jenny while he practised basketball and then he also asked himself once. Overtime she had officially become Jenny's babysitter and her friendship with Jake grew into a strong bond. The only thing was that only the group of friends knew about Jenny.
However Jake only a friend was, Peyton thought out aloud, a really good friend, a close friend, one of her best friends but still just a friend. He was cute with his baby boy features but she couldn't have real feelings for him in a more than friendly way, could she?
Shaking her head as if to shake off her thoughts, she stopped the car, got out and walked towards the door, she knocked thrice and waited for the door to open. She briefly heard Jenny's voice making baby noises and footsteps and the door opened to reveal Jake with Jenny on his shoulder.
'Hey' Jake answered when he saw Peyton; she looked good with a black and red t-shirt saying 'Attitude' and a denim skirt that stopped two inches before the knee, with black boots that came halfway up between the knee and the ankle.
'So, you ready?' Peyton asked, biting her lip and playing with her curls on her finger.
'Ready? For what?' Jake asked with a puzzled expression on his face. Had he forgotten something Peyton had told her, he didn't want her to think that she didn't listen to him, which couldn't be further from the truth.
'Oh, I'm so stupid! I haven't even told you!' Peyton answered annoyed at herself for being so stupid. She always seemed to be even more of a klutz when Jake was around, she just couldn't explain it.
Jake laughed as Peyton got flustered, he couldn't even believe her, sometimes she could seem so cold upfront and yet she had such a good heart. Jake had been in that position once upon a time, before Jenny that was, and while that wasn't too long ago he couldn't imagine life without her.
Jenny, his pride, his soul, his everything. Not a day passed and he couldn't imagine his life without her. He remembered how he and Nikki were so lost and confused when they first found out about Nikki's pregnancy; they had considered having an abortion, when he looked back at it now he couldn't believe they even had that thought, because without Jenny he was incomplete.
'Well why don't you tell me about it then?' He asked smiling at her, his dimples showing on his face matching his dark brown curly hair and eyes that gleamed.
'Well basically, Haley's cousin Soraya is in town and Haley and Nathan can't agree on who won the bet and who lost, so they're going to tell Soraya about movie night and she's got to decide on who wins and loses the bet…you want to come?' Peyton babbled gasping from the lack of breathing.
'Wow! I don't think I'd want to miss that but my folks ain't home so I got no one to look after her.' Jake answered frowning.
'Isn't it about time you took her outside the house somewhere besides the park' said Peyton. She wished he wouldn't keep her at home all the time.
'You know what Peyton' Jake exclaimed 'you're right, we've all become good friends, I shouldn't hide her from this town! I'll take her with me to Haley's, hopefully they won't mind.'
'Don't be silly' Peyton laughed, 'and that sounds like a great idea let's go already.' She was glad Jake listened to her, looks like she made a good impression on him this time, why she cared about his opinion was beyond her, but she brushed that thought aside.
They got into the car quietly only hearing Jenny's gurgles. All of them listened to the music contently in silence until Peyton parked up in the driveway alongside Brooke and Lucas' car, surprisingly they had arrived their before Nathan, Haley and Soraya.
'Hey,' Brooke greeted. 'You guys haven't seen the two James and the other Scott, have you?
'Nope, I thought they would've already been here by now, but obviously Nathan and Haley probably having an argument about which route to get home, poor Soraya doesn't even know what a bad combination they are!' Peyton joked.
Lucas, Brooke, Peyton and Jake and even Jenny began to laugh at that probable scenario.
Meanwhile, Nathan, Haley and Soraya were having an interesting time getting to the James Residence.
Soraya followed Haley and Nathan to his car quietly pondering her thoughts when a guy came up to her.
'Hey there, you new around town?' It was the guy whom Soraya had been eyeing previously.
Soraya's eyes sharpened and she smiled brightly showing her perfectly aligned brushed teeth. 'Yeah, I am—care to show me around sometime?'
'That would be a great idea,' He smirked playfully. 'Name's Jason, you want to name a time or place?'
'How about Friday night at seven?' Soraya flipping her hair back flirtatiously.
'You catch on quick, not what I'm used to but nothing a little time won't change!' Jason winked, edging closer to her.
'Well, don't get use to it, I don't tend to settle easily' Soraya grinned, creating distance between the two.
'Really, oh and does this unsettling girl happen to have a name?' Jason smirked, closing the distance she created.
'Soraya and look me up at the directory under the James residence, bye!' She ruffled his hair and walked in between Nathan and Haley.
'Oh I will.' He raised an eyebrow to look impressive. 'Hey Nate, how's it going oh and Haley, you are the bomb girl…how I got a B in my essay is totally you!
'Hey Jase' answered Haley and Nathan; however Nathan just grinned while Haley rolled her eyes.
Soraya walked alongside Nathan and Haley in silence until Nathan spoke. 'So you got a date with Jason within 2 hours of arriving in high school…nice!'
Well what can I say; solo and I just don't gel' Soraya let out a laugh. 'Ain't that right Hales?
'Really Soraya? You just got here and all, then you go throwing yourself at a football jock? What you couldn't have waited until you settled in or something?' Haley began a lecture but was interrupted by Soraya's teasing voice and Nathan's snickering.
'Easy mummy, it's just one day—night actually, with someone who seems nice and whom I wouldn't mind getting to know better…what could possibly be wrong in that?' Soraya questioned, trying to sound innocent.
Haley however wasn't buying any of it. 'Getting yourself into a relationship, when you just got out of one back home, maybe that's what's wrong with it?'
'Who the hell said I was looking for a relationship sweetie?' Said a much taken aback Soraya. 'I'm just looking for a good time in ways you can't provide Hales'
'Oh my God! I think I'm gonna puke' Haley pretended to throw up. 'Do not mention that in front of me please'
'You asked' Soraya shrugged.
'No need to be blunt! Haley answered.
The two James stared at each hard other until Soraya cracked, she began laughing and soon after Haley followed suit.
Nathan also laughed at the exchange between the two, he could tell the two cousins were pretty close just by looking at how they talked to each other and how they laughed off conversations which would usually embarrassing.
He liked Soraya, even though he only met her two hours ago. Soraya was friendly, outspoken and clearly she had potential for being a popular girl. He couldn't believe she and Haley were even related, but then again they did resemble each other quite a bit. They both had brown hair but the shades of them were different, Soraya's hair was dark brown with light brown streaks and Haley's was medium auburn. Their eyes were an identical colour of milk chocolate.
Haley, Nathan thought, was an extremely ignorant girl who was ever so sarcastic. She would always criticize him and pick arguments over little things, of course he didn't do anything back, and he had always been polite to her. Nathan chuckled to himself. Even a blind person could have seen through that lie. He didn't know what came over him when it comes to Haley, an emotion he can't put a name on triggers and he becomes even cockier and even more of a jackass.
'What are you laughing at?' Haley asked turning into bitchy mode. She couldn't stand Nathan, he was an arrogant bastard as far as Haley was concerned. All he cared about was Basketball, if he even cared about anything that is, he had no respect for others and treated people like crap. Lucas for one was living proof, it wasn't Lucas' fault that he and Nathan shared the same father, hell Lucas didn't want Dan as his father just as much as Dan didn't want him. Although that was more Dan's influence then Nathan's, Haley knew that but still, all she knew was that when it came to Nathan, she just for a lack of better wording turned into a bitch.
Dan Scott, Lucas and Nathan's 'daddy dearest', Haley had to hold back a laugh at that though. Dan Scott should have been nominated as worst daddy of the year, abandons his first-born child, and pressures his other son so hard that he succumbs to drugs to deal with it. When Haley saw Nathan fall at that game, she felt something she never thought she would have felt for Nathan, compassion—however that didn't last very long, as soon as he healed, he was back to his usual conceited self.
'You sound like a mother! Seriously have you heard yourself? I think I'll have to be loosening you up during the fortnight when you'll be working with…sorry for me!' Nathan answered his smirk becoming omni-present.
'I am not gonna be your servant' Haley sighed frustrated.
'Yes, you are' Nathan replied.
'No I'm not' Haley bit back.
'This is gonna be a loooooooong drive' Soraya thought to herself, as she got into Nathan's car. She blocked out their voices that were bantering relentlessly and tried to define the relationship. Try being the keyword.
Nathan and Haley's relationship was like one of those you read in a book. It was like one of those where they begin hating each other and overtime became the best of friends. Yet those relationships were the ones that were usually created when the two people were of the same gender.
Soraya shook her head at the complexity of the situation between the two. This would need time to figure out she thought, and for once she would have time because she was not going back to Montreal, there was nothing left for her in that place anymore, except Sarah and maybe cheerleading.
'Finally,' a voice broke her thoughts as she walked to Haley's house with Nathan and Haley. Not much had changed since the last time she had come, she was glad Tree Hill was a small little town where nothing ever changes. It reminded her of Montreal in that sense, but with a lot less drama. Or so she thought.
'Hey Brooke' Nathan and Haley said simultaneously. Soraya followed suit a few seconds after the two.
'What took you guys so long?' Peyton asked, we've been here for a good twenty minutes you know!'
'I bet there was a Naley fight, and I can see by the looks on all your faces that I'm right!' Jake added in, Lucas had stomach pains from laughing so hard.
'If a Naley fight is Nathan and Haley fighting like a pair of five year olds, then hell yes there was one!' Soraya fumed. 'Honestly, it's no wonder you guys avoided riding with them. I mean if I knew what they were like I would have run a mile to Hales' place instead of going with them two.'
Everyone laughed at Soraya's outburst, even Nathan and Haley, although theirs was sarcastic it was still a laugh.
'Whatever Soya, don't act like it wasn't all our fault, you took your time with Jason Samuels!' Answered Haley rolling her eyes.
'Yeah, the girl got potential, a real smooth talker!' Nathan grinned.
Lucas raised an eyebrow. 'Is that right? Well Ms Soraya shouldn't be hooking up with anyone after only being here for less than three hours!'
'What is it with you guys? I do not want a relationship, I just want some fun and you're too brotherly for me to have it with you, that and you have a girl.' Soraya sighed frustrated.
'Oh, this James is naughty!' Peyton laughed at what Brooke just said. 'I love her already!'
Peyton gasped. 'Oh my god, I totally forgot! Jake this is Soraya, Soraya that's Jake.'
Hi, nice to meet you Soraya,' said Jake earnestly.
'Hey,' Soraya answered. 'So your Peyton's boyfriend?'
'No, we're just friends! And this is Jenny, my daughter.' Jake introduced Soraya to Jenny.
Soraya smirked when she was Peyton and Jake blush; they definitely like each other in a more than friendly way. 'She's so cute, can I hold her?'
Soraya took Jenny off Jake and held her close, rocking the baby gently. Haley smiled at this Soraya had always been good at babies, unlike Haley.
'And you say I'm the mummy?' Haley laughed shaking her head.
'Whatever, besides doesn't someone have to tell me about 'movie night'?' Soraya answered cockily.
'Oh yeah, I'll tell you all about it.' Haley replied.
'No, I will, you were to drunk to remember anything!' Nathan interrupted.
'Before this becomes another 'Naley fight' as you all put it, I'll say how it's going to work. Each of you except maybe little Jenny because I don't do baby language' everyone laughed at Soraya's comment. 'So what I propose is that everyone take it in turns to give me the whole story, that way we get everyone's opinion on the whole thing, sound good?'
Everyone nodded at this, and so it was arranged. They all headed into Haley's living room, dumping their stuff on one corner of the room. This was going to be a long night, they all knew that. Haley, Lucas and Soraya went into the kitchen and gathered up snacks for everyone to dig into whilst Nathan, Brooke, Peyton, Jake and Jenny laid mattresses on the floor as they were going to spend the night in the James residence.
When all was settled everyone sat in the positions most comfortable with them, as they got ready to retell the events of movie night.
Ch 3 is complete, that was 15 pages on Word! I am now gonna try to make a banner for this story, or find someone who can make it for me… (Hint hint) I will now focus on the long awaited movie night! Let me know what you think or want to happen in movie night…it'll help me with chapter 4 I'm sure.