Chapter 5

'Okay, I'm thirsty now! Be right back!' Brooke told her as she got up and went into the James kitchen to get her some water to drink.

Everyone else had rearranged themselves after Brooke got herself a drink, as their previous position became uncomfortable from staying like that for so long.

While Brooke was still quenching her thirst, Peyton had also decided to find out a bit more about Soraya.

'So Soraya James right? Peyton asked, checking to see if that was correct. She seemed really nice like Haley but more daring than her.

'That's right, the one and only!' Soraya laughed with everyone joining in.

Peyton grinned, this girl definitely wasn't shy. 'So how old are you?'

'Sweet sixteen!' Soraya grinned, 'going on to seventeen'

'Not for another 6 months!' Haley added in between.

'Soraya was speaking,' Nathan cut in. 'Haven't you heard it's rude to interrupt someone when they're speaking.'

'Right and what you're doing is not interrupting and being rude?' Haley asked her temper was beginning to flare up.

'I'm telling you now; I'm not putting up with this attitude of yours during the two weeks in which you will be my servant.' Nathan answered getting cocky again.

Haley was about to respond to that comment when Lucas joined the conversation. 'Not this again! Why don't we just wait for Brooke to come and then we can continue with the retelling of events. Sorry Soya, sorry Pey, but we got to wait for Naley to calm down a bit, or else it'll be world war three!'

'Did Naley get into a fight again?' Brooke asked amused. She thought the arguments Nathan and Haley went through were extremely funny. If only they could see what a great couple they would make, but then again she didn't need anyone rivalling her and Lucas' relationship. 'And upset my broody in the process?'

'Haley did' Lucas pouted making everyone laugh.

'It was Nathan too!' Haley added in, annoyed.

'Do you want me to continue Soraya or should Peyton take over?' Brooke asked Soraya.

'Errrm' Soraya pondered for a few seconds. 'Peyton you take over…please?'

'Sure, now this is what happened according to my senses…' Peyton began telling them her viewpoint.

Peyton was waiting outside, leaning against the front door. She knew that if they came in to collect her they wouldn't leave the house for another hour or so, well Brooke definitely wouldn't. She was wearing a short denim skirt and a loose black tank top, with knee-high boots. It may have seemed very over the top that Peyton, Haley and Brooke had dressed up but they had a good reason why.

Nathan had phoned everyone up and told them that he had changed his mind and decided to go clubbing instead. She didn't like the idea, but his beach house had construction work going on. He claimed that clubbing with people you didn't know was better than a high-school party with familiar faces everywhere. And, Peyton agreed with that.

He had also given Brooke instructions to make her dress appropriately for the night, Nathan had asked Peyton as well but she had to work on a sketch for the local magazine 'THUD' and the deadline was today. Well at least he had made sure Haley was prepared physically, she sighed.

She got up as she saw Brooke's car stop outside her house, she ran towards it and sat in the backseat as Haley was in the front.

'Hey guys' Peyton greeted the two, as she made herself comfortable.

'Hey,' Brooke and Haley replied.

'What's up?' Haley asked her, as she tucked her hair behind her ears. That was one of her many habits.

'I had to hand in my sketch today…it's so crap!' Peyton answered frustrated.

'Peyton don't put yourself down! I'm sure you did great' Haley answered earnestly.

'Yeah babe, you rock and you know it!' Brooke added in.

'Thanks guys, I don't know where I'd be without you two!' Peyton smiled gratefully.

'Not on earth for sure!' Brooke answered smirking.

Haley on the other hand simply said 'Your welcome' in return.

The car had stopped as Brooke finished parking but it was not in front of Nathan's beach house as Haley had assumed but outside the new nightclub 'TRIC'.

Haley, no doubt, was confused, as far as she knew, they were meant to go to Nathan's house at 7:30pm.

'Why are we here?' Haley wondered aloud.

Both Peyton and Brooke just stared at Haley; it was Brooke who finally spoke. ''For your pact!'

'That's at Nathan's beach house though' Haley answered oblivious to the fact that some other guys at the club were checking her out.

'No…he phoned us all and told us that we were going TRIC instead because his beach house had construction work going on.' Peyton answered warily, why was Haley acting like she didn't know, unless…

'Yeah sweetie, why did you think I helped u get ready for? I wasn't going to make you look gorgeous for a night where we sit and watch movies with only 6…7 including Jenny, people' Brooke answered looking at Haley as if she had a grown a second head.

'I never got any phone call telling me about this so called change of plan?!?' Haley replied confused.

'You mean you didn't get a phone call from Nate?' Brooke asked, slowly adding things up.

'Nooooooooo' Haley answered, still baffled.

'Lord! You mean you had no idea we were heading to TRIC today?' Peyton asked, the volume of her voice rising steadily.

Although not nearly as loud Haley's voice when she practically shouted 'NO I have no idea what's going on so can someone find Nathan so that he can tell me why I'm the only one who doesn't know what the hell is going on!'

'See Soraya' Haley interrupted Peyton. 'He didn't even tell me what was going on and he expect me to be his servant'

'It's not my fault I forgot!' Nathan answered fighting to hold back a grin, he hoped that didn't sound like the stupid excuse it was.

'Yeah right!' Haley answered, rolling her eyes. 'Soraya, you may as well just declare me the winner- sorry for being correct!'

'Haley,' Soraya answered faking a sweet smile. 'I think you should shut up and let Peyton continue.'

'Yeah Haley, let Peyton continue.' Nathan added in but had shut up when Soraya gave him a look that said 'don't push it'.

'You were saying Peyton?' Soraya turned back to her.

'Yeah, so…' Peyton resumed.

Although not nearly as loud Haley's voice when she practically shouted 'No! I have no idea what's going on so can someone find Nathan so that he can tell me why I'm the only one who doesn't know what the hell is going on!'

'Haley, Haley, Haley' Nathan chanted her name like she was little girl. He had arrived and had heard the last part of the girls' conversation. 'It's a lovely night…don't you agree?'

'Cut to the chase Nathan…why are we here?' Haley snapped angrily.

'For the Pact!' Nathan simply answered as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

'I got that, but we were meant to meet you at the beach house.' Haley answered stifling a yawn, arguing with Nathan was awfully tiresome.

'Well, there's some construction work going on that I didn't know about until my dad had an argument with one of the builders.' Nathan answered his voice becoming spiteful when he mentioned his dad. He took a deep breath to calm himself down before he continued. 'So, I had to change the location. I thought TRIC was better then a high school party, we could always go to Tim's if you really want…'

Haley's anger had calmed down a bit when she saw Nathan get mad. 'How about we just wait for your beach house to be fixed and then after that we can do this whole Pact thing?'

And, that was when it hit Peyton. He had planned the whole thing. Being Nathan's ex, she could read him better then everyone else and she had realised that Nathan purposely didn't tell Haley about TRIC. He had known that Haley would have refused to do this if she had phoned him about the change of plans. Now, because she was already here, it was easier to persuade her to do this in the nightclub.

Brooke seemed to have figured this out as well, but she reacted to this more positively then Peyton, because she then added in. 'Haley, we're already here so you may as well get it over and done with, I mean Lucas and Jake have already arrived.'

Haley had turned around and sure enough, Lucas and Jake had got out of their cars and were walking up to the four.

'Hey guys' Everyone greeted each other.

'Hey Luke,' Brooke greeted him cheerfully 'you have to help me and Peyton and Nathan, to convince Hales to do the Pact here!'

'Why would she need convincing if she's already here?' Lucas asked confused.

'Well see Nathan here forgot to tell Haley about the change of plans, so she only found out a few minutes ago.' Peyton answered for Brooke.

'You forgot to tell her' Lucas asked Nathan not believing it.

'Yeah, sue me for bad memory' Nathan muttered sarcastically.

Jake then said something that surprised everyone. 'Haley, you may as well just do it now. You know, get it over and done with?' He knew the group thought he was crazy but it was just that he didn't get to go out a lot with his friends, because he had to look after Jenny. So he wanted to make the most of it.

'Ok then,' Haley answered as if she had never made a fuss in the first place, everyone was shocked but none of them voiced their thoughts. Except Nathan, that is. 'So when I ask you to do it tonight you won't but if Jake does then you will? That's rude James!'

'Well excuse me, if I trust Jake more then I trust you!' Haley answered rolling her eyes.

Brooke decided to end the conversation, she now wanted to go in and let loose like a normal high-schooler, well a normal popular high-school student. 'Oh who the hell cares, if she agreed with Jake and not you, get over it Nate, I think we should all go in now.'

Everyone murmured their agreement and so that was the beginning of all the drama all created by a single pact.

'So that's all from me' Peyton finished off.