Chapter 6

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

'Then who's next?' Brooke asked excitedly, she was enjoying this—she could just feel the fireworks that were waiting to be ignited.

'I was getting to that' Soraya smiled at Brooke's eagerness, she was glad that Brooke was enjoying this. 'Errrm, Hales should go next!'

'I object' Nathan answered, it wasn't that because he thought Soraya would favour Haley, he knew Soraya had a mind of her own. However, Haley could manipulate people to side with her and as Soraya was her cousin, Soraya was an easy target for Haley.

'Oh shut up Nathan' Soraya muttered groggily, she loved how Nathan would always annoy Haley but sometimes there was a limit, and Nathan had reached his.

'Yeah Nathan, shut up' Haley mimicked Nathan's previous actions, (when Haley interrupted Peyton) but she too, like Nathan, was silenced by one of Soraya's dirty looks.

Soraya urged Haley to tell her version of what happened last night. 'Go on Hales; tell me your part of what happened yesterday at movie—no lets rename it as Pact Night. Seeing as there was on movie!'

Everyone looked at Nathan, when Soraya said that and laughed. 'What?' He asked acting innocent, though everybody knew that it was fake. 'It wasn't my fault, really!' Nathan added looking at their disbelieving faces.

Haley cleared her throat 'Erghh humm' to get everybody's attention. 'So this is what really happened—not that Brooke and Peyton were lying or anything but others may.' She said pointedly to Nathan, who simply glared back at her. 'Anyways, back to movie—sorry Pact Night…'

'Let's go then' Haley said nervously, she was nervous about tonight—she was now in a night club. She hadn't really done this for a while, two years to be exact.

Haley had been to night clubs before but not in Tree Hill, and definitely not with the people she was with right now. No, she had done this with when she was in Montreal (2 years ago) with Soraya, Sarah, Leon and the others back in Newport, her old school.

As Haley headed in, she smelt her long lost acquaintances; nicotine and alcohol, or Nick and Al as that was how she would prefer to call it. She smiled at the memories she recalled from when she was in Canada.

'What are you smiling at?' Lucas asked her, smiling warmly at her.

'Nothing, just missing Soraya' Haley answered Lucas. He didn't really know what went on when she was in Canada but she preferred it that way. The less he knew the better.

All Lucas knew was that, she Haley had a cousin called Soraya and that she had gone to live with her for two years because Haley and Soraya's parents went out on a lot of business trips and at that time they thought the two James girls were too young to be left alone, so they sent Haley to live with Soraya in Canada, because apparently Canada was a better place for the teenagers to grow up then America.

'Aaawww how is she?' Lucas asked as he had met Soraya once when she had come to visit Haley's family when they were 12, for two weeks. She was a spunk girl, very friendly though.

'She's good, enjoying life--' Haley answered but got interrupted once again by none other than Nathan.

'Can we move already…I want to go and enjoy myself, in the nice warm area' Nathan added his eyes light ting up when he said 'warm area.'

'More like a girl's warm area!' Brooke added in, which elicited a laugh from Peyton and Jake, Lucas and Haley just rolled their eyes.

'I'm a guy…can you guys blame me?' Nathan asked smiling sheepishly.

'Well yes!' Peyton answered but then added, 'we can blame it on the male genetics!'

Everybody let out a peal of laughter as they walked up to the bar to get something to drink, all eyes on Haley.

'Go on Hales, drink up!' Nathan said to Haley as he eyed the other girls in the club who were wearing mini skirts.

Haley glared at Nathan and rolled her eyes when she saw what he was looking at. Nevertheless, she got herself ready to order.

The bartender was busy with a lot of people but when Haley beckoned to him, twirling her hair around her forefinger and using her eyes in a seductive manner, he immediately came to serve her.

'What can I get you miss?' He asked her avoiding the angry looks he was receiving from other people, who had been waiting longer then Haley, to get served.

Please, call me Haley…Jack.' She answered looking at the nametag of the bartender. 'Can I get a martini?'

'I'm going to need some ID, Haley' Jack grimaced, he didn't want to ask but he had to, just in case.

It's a shame you don't think I'm old enough, but here.' Haley pulled out a fake ID without batting an eyelid.

Jack glanced at the ID and began to frown. 'This doesn't look like a normal ID!'

Nathan who had been staring in awe snapped out of his daze and started snickering but was silenced by one of Haley's looks.

'That's because it's a Canadian ID, I'm from Canada—well for two years I was.' Haley answered smoothly.

'Oh right, I'm sorry for slightly doubting you—it's just standard procedure to look for IDs.' Jack began nervously, 'I really did believe you were legal though.'

Brooke and Peyton, who had also remained silent, both scoffed.

Haley however just smiled. 'Well how about you make it up to me by serving me 5 more drinks—free of charge. , and I'll pay for the one I ordered in the beginning.'

Judging by the looks on everyone's faces, 'she had come out too strong' Haley thought to herself after all it was two years ago since she last did this and the friends that she was with at the moment thought of her as the innocent one. She sighed and then said 'how about two shots —for free and the 1 I ordered earlier for me, also free?'

'3 martinis—on the house, coming right up' He winked at Haley and went off to prepare the drinks.

Haley smiled at him and turned around to her friends who were staring at her agape. 'Sorry guys, I tried to get you lot drinks as well but well you saw his face and it is my night after all.'

She turned around once more to face the bar and was greeted with the sight of Jack putting the drinks down and went off to serve someone else. She picked up the first glass of martini and gulped it down in one shot. She then picked up the second glass and did the same, and finally she repeated this motion with the third glass.

Haley then turned to Nathan and said I'll have the other shots later, right now I'm gonna go dance.'

Haley then walked off onto the dance floor and began dancing to 'Babycakes' by 3 of a kind while the others stood there awestruck.

'Wait!' Brooke interrupted Haley. 'Tutor-girl, where did you learn to flirt with a bartender like that? And get drinks on the house? And down shots like that? Because honey that could not have been your first time!'

'Damn right it wasn't!' Soraya quickly smiled slyly at Haley and looked away, but everyone caught it and turned their attention to Haley, who blushed slightly but met their stares, and then they all turned to Soraya waiting for her to continue. 'She' Soraya indicated to Haley, 'Is a pro in partying and getting what she wants.'

'No way!' Nathan butted in, 'she is such a goody two shoes!'

Soraya laughed and began to retort. 'Please, Haley and innocent are complete opposites!'

'Soraya' Haley attempted to silence her with one of those looks that say 'you better watch it!' Attempted being the keyword as she took no notice and began contemplating the matter with Nathan. 'I was in the middle of telling you something and I'd like to finish!'

'Sorry' Brooke said as Peyton, Jake with Jenny in his lap, and Lucas just nodded their heads.

Nathan and Soraya on the other hand were still arguing about whether Haley was a good or bad girl, until Haley purposely cleared her throat extra loudly and those two contemplators were met with 5, excluding Jenny, evil stares and they both quietened almost immediately and joined the others in waiting for Haley to continue her retelling of Pact Night.

Haley was enjoying herself, it had been a long time since she last let loose, and boy did it feel good.

She was still dancing to that same song and had caught someones eye, so there she was moving to the beat when a random guy came up to her and asked her to dance with him.

'Why not?' She answered and began to dance with him, well more like grinding down on him, as she did so; she felt a pair of eyes piercing back, but did not turn around—there was a lot of people who would be looking at her tonight after all Brooke did make her look nice.

After the dance she gave the guy a long and sweet kiss, well more like lots of them and touching too, so technically it was making-out but there was no passion in it. She pulled away from her make-out session and said 'I'm gonna get us a drink'

As she was walking off the dance floor, she saw Brooke and Lucas in a deep lip-lock and made a disgusted face, then smiled to herself. If anyone deserved happiness it was Lucas and Brooke, they were both amazing and meant a lot to her. Lucas was a brotherly figure to her and she loved him for it. Brooke was her 'girlfriend' so to speak; she was her closest confidant, alongside Peyton.

She also saw Peyton and Jake dancing together—they would make such a cute couple, Haley thought to herself.

However, there was no sign of Nathan 'figures' she thought. 'Probably fucking some hoe.' For some reason this bothered Haley more than it should have. She sat on the stool that was in front of the bar and ordered two shots of vodka.

'Well look who it is?' Said Nathan as he saw Haley order.

'Oh you're here, would have thought you were getting some from one bimbo slut or the other.' Haley muttered as she downed a shot of vodka.

'Bit harsh aren't we Haley?' Nathan smirked, that seemed to be his signature expression. He then drank the other shot of vodka that Haley had ordered.

'Hey! That was for—'Haley began but got cut off by Nathan.

'For who Haley?' He asked prying in an almost innocent way. When she didn't answer he then added. 'Was it the guy you were groping with on the dance floor?'

'Excuse me?' Haley asked her voice turning sharp.

'I'm not in your way!' Nathan smirked yet again, riling Haley up.

'Let's just skip this charade and get back to the point shall we?' Haley proposed, not in the mood to play cat and mouse with him. 'So what if I danced with a guy and kissed him? What is so wrong with that?'

'You know that would be ok…if that was what you were doing! Nathan retorted with a knowingly smile.

'Ok then, you tell me what happened between me and…and…me and…' Haley trailed off. She had just given Nathan a point to establish.

Nathan raised an eyebrow as if to say 'I got you!' He then began his assessment of the situation Haley had been in. 'In my humble opinion--'

Haley scoffed at this comment. 'Humble my ass!'

Ignoring Haley's comment he continued. 'You were dancing, strutting your stuff when the average guy comes up to you and asked you to "dance" while in his mind he was undressing you, and thinking of how he would screw you and how many ways to make you scream his name!' He stressed to her without any avail.

Haley just rolled her eyes looking bored from this 'lecture' of his. Yet for some reason she felt inclined to listen so she motioned for him to continue.

'You said yes, you would dance with him, knowing that guys like him practically live their life based on sex and then you both grinded down dirtily on each other, turning him on!' Nathan continued exasperated with Haley's lack of attention.

Haley now had half a mind to just strangle him, yet she wanted to see where Nathan was going with this, so once again she listened.

'When the song finished you made out with him, for everyone to see and to top all that off you have on idea what the hell his name is!' Nathan paused to take a breather before finally concluding. 'So I wouldn't be calling anyone a slut tonight if I were you Haley!'

Nathan smoothly finished his speech and walked away with style, leaving a very pissed off Haley behind.

'Who the hell did he think he was calling me a slut?' Haley angrily thought to herself, she ordered 2 more shots of vodka to drink, so that she could calm her mind.

Furiously, she gulped them both down, and thought, 'how on earth was that being a slut? Really, a dance and a kiss is all that's required to be a slut! I wonder what strippers would be classified as…oh wait strippers!'

Haley needed more drinks, but maybe she should avoid vodka, it might get her drunk, so instead she called for two martinis.

Whilst she waited for her order to arrive, she thought of ways to get revenge from Nathan, he certainly wasn't getting away with calling her a slut, without a bruise that was a promise!

Once her drinks had arrived, she wasted no time consuming them. Well, if she counted correctly, she had drunk 8 shots of alcoholic drinks, may as well do the whole 10! Therefore, she ordered two more shots, to make 10 glasses. She ordered another martini, because that was her favourite and vodka, because she needed something strong.

Now that she had devoured 10 glasses of alcohol, Nathan no longer had a right to say that she didn't fulfil her pact, hell she accomplished it to the max!

Once again, her thoughts reflected back onto Nathan's little speech; rage filled her veins once more, as she went back to planning on how she would get him back for that comment of his—calling her a slut, she didn't come anywhere near close to being one! Well, at least the Haley he knew of didn't. If he had said that to her when she was the old Haley in Montreal then she may have let it slide…

Haley sighed, reminiscing about the past wouldn't help matters, she needed more drinks, after all 5-10 was only the minimum if she recalled correctly, this was going to be costly, shots of alcohol aren't cheep and she had paid for 7 of them already, it was a good thing she had just got her wages from work.

Haley worked at Karen's café, Karen was the mother of Haley's best friend Lucas, she was more of a mother to Haley then her own mom was.

'That's all folks!' Haley finished off. Truthfully, the rest was blurry to her but she didn't want the others to know that so she pretended to be hungry, by digging in to some junk food. 'Soraya, that's your cue!'