Chapter 7

'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!'

'More like she can't remember what happened after that! Nathan added in cockily, he was met by Haley's evil glare to which he responded to by smirking.

'You shut up Nathan!' Soraya told him off, not happy with him. 'You had no right calling my dear cousin, Hales a slut! If we were in Montreal, I'd be kicking your ass all the way to Timbuktu!'

Nathan backed off at that, whilst everyone else laughed at Soraya's statement. It was Brooke who finally spoke what most of the people in the room were thinking, but in typical Brooke fashion. 'And the tutor cousin has a bitchy, protective side!'

'Tutor cousin?' Soraya asked quizzically.

'Yup' Brooke answered cheerfully, eyes gleaming happily. 'Haley is tutor girl and you, my friend, are her cousin, so the tutor cousin!'

Everyone but Soraya groaned, Peyton then added to Soraya. 'Don't worry it's her, not you!'

'I think that's kinda cool, isn't it Hales?' Soraya answered genially.

Haley just groaned and explained to the others (except Brooke, who was delighted) by quoting Peyton's words. 'Don't worry it's her, not you!'

'It's not us it's you guys!' Brooke commented smiling at Soraya, raising her hand to her.

Soraya met her hand with hers and gave Brooke a hi-5. 'Amen to that!' Causing everybody to erupt into bursts of laughter.

'Anyways, who's next?' Brooke asked the anticipation was killing her; she needed to know who would be serving who.

Soraya laughed at Brooke's impatience. 'Errrm let me see… I think the person who should be next is…drum roll…' Making everyone groan at her deliberate pause. 'Lucky!!!'

'No!' Nathan said very loudly and rudely, making everyone stare at him. 'I want to go next! If Haley just had her turn then I should too!'

Haley was about to respond when Soraya spoke first cutting her off. 'I was going to let you go next until I found out you called her a slut!'

'Hey I thought you were going to treat us equally and not favour Haley just because she was your cousin.' Nathan said smartly fully believing that he would win that argument, believing being the keyword.

'I would have done the same to Haley.' Soraya answered, pausing for effect. 'If she called you a man-whore!'

'You would?' Haley asked shocked, she thought Soraya really was favouring her because back in Montreal, Soraya would always favour her and Sarah, over everyone else…not. She missed Sarah and Leon for that matter, they were her greatest friends in Canada and she wished she could go see them, or they would come see her.

'Yes I would! I already said in the beginning I don't work like that!' Soraya sighed; Haley knew she didn't do this type of crap in Newport (Soraya and Haley's old high school)plus she really wanted to fit in and be her own person, not just be known as Haley's cousin.

'Ok fine, Lucas can go next…but I want to go after him!' Nathan surrendered; he knew that he wasn't getting anywhere by whinging.

'Go on Broody! Tell Soya… (You don't mind if I call you that, do you?)…what happened on move-pact night.' Brooke cheered her boyfriend of two months on, well almost. It was going to be their 2 month anniversary on March 2nd and she was looking forward to it. They had already agreed that they were going to do something special for that occasion, but doing what they had no idea.

'Nah I don't mind, Hales calls me that all the time!' Soraya added in discreetly, but in a way so that everybody still heard her.

'Sure,' Lucas answered and began to pick up from where Haley had left off.

Lucas had been dancing with Brooke, well pumping his hips into her as she pumped back. He was still having doubts about the whole movie night because now that it was in a public place, his worries had increased tenfold.

'What's wrong?' Brooke asked Lucas, it didn't require a genius to know that something was troubling him.

'I'm worried about Hales…and Nate…and the whole god damned pact!' He sighed frustrated, Lucas didn't mean to vent out like that on Brooke but he had this really strong feeling that something big was going to happen.

Brooke understood that Lucas wasn't really happy with the whole Pact thing and tried to console him, despite the fact that it wasn't really anything to do with him. 'Haley's a big girl and a sensible one too, I'm pretty sure that she can take care of herself, and well Nathan, you know he'll be okay!'

'Yeah…' Lucas began quite unsurely but knowing that it wasn't his place to dictate what would happen tonight between Haley and Nathan. 'Your right, I'm sorry for being such a bore, will you forgive me?'

'Only if you dance with me Broody' Brooke answered as she smiled sweetly and seductively.

'Of course Cheery.' Lucas used his nickname for Brooke, he first started calling her that when Lucas nicknamed him Broody, he said it in a way in which only he could.

Yet he looked over Brooke's shoulder for any sign of Haley or even Nathan for that matter, but only once. Or twice.

'Babycakes' by 3 of a kind finished as 'my boo' by Usher and Alicia Keys , as Brooke and Lucas moved closer and adjusted themselves so that they could move in sync with the slow song, half way into the song, Lucas leaned in to kiss Brooke.

What started as short, chaste and sweet kiss turned into a long, deep and meaningful lip-lock as neither one pulled away until air became a necessity. When they did break apart, they had caught the attentions of a few bystanders, who were smirking at them.

'Let's go some place a bit more deserted.' Brooke suggested mischievously.

Lucas raised an eyebrow and his mouth formed the words 'oh?' and he led her out from the dance floor where there was less people he backed Brooke up and was about to kiss her when they hear a familiar but tipsy voice.

'Lukey!!! How are you my f-f-f- friend? And Brookie!!! You my best girlfriend in the whole wide world!' Said a drunken Haley.

'I do not sound like that when I'm drunk!' Haley exclaimed appalled.

'Hell yes you do!' Soraya answered back, 'And Sarah will say the same I'll phone her up right now if you want! In fact I will!' And so she dialled up her best friend's number on her cell. Once it started ringing, she put it on loudspeaker, so that everyone could hear the conversation and talk.

'Hello' answered a voice that was obviously not Sarah's because it was a male's voice.

'Give it to Sarah,' Soraya spat out bitterly.

Everyone including Haley was shocked at Soraya's voice. None of them had heard Soraya's voice be so cold since she arrived in Tree Hill.

'What no hello, how are you?' Said the male voice tauntingly.

'Hey Leon!' Haley said cheerfully.

'Well at least someone's polite! How you doing Haley? Leon said warmly to her.

'I'm good, you?'

'Do you guys mind, this is coming out of my phone bill! I want to talk to Sarah!' Soraya spoke venomously, once again surprising everyone.

'Ouch Soraya, bitch much? And Sarah's not here; she's gone shopping with the girls, before you ask where.' Leon told her.

Lucas decided to intervene, sensing that the James weren't going to accomplish their intention for making the call. 'Hey Leon, is it? I'm Lucas, we were just wondering does Haley talk like this when she's drunk and I'll quote. 'Lukey!!! How are you my f-f-f- friend? And Brookie!!! You my best girlfriend in the whole wide world!'

'Oh so you're Lucas, Haley's best friend in Tree Hill! Nice to finally talk to you! And yes that is definitely a drunken Haley!' Said an amused Leon.

'Thanks man!' Lucas answered.

'Hey! You're meant to be on my side, instead your fraternizing with the enemy! Aka (also known as) siding with Soya!'

'Oops, my bad! I was just being honest to your best friend in Tree Hill, after all I'm your best friend from Montreal and I like being told the truth about my girl, and I'm sure your other best friend would too!'

'Like I said it's my bill, so say your goodbyes, Goodbye Leon!'

'Bye Leon, love you!' Hales answered.

'Bye Hales, love you too, oh and goodbye to you too bitch.' And Leon hung up.

'Asshole!' Soraya muttered, only to be stared at by 6 pairs of eyes, 'what?'

'What the hell was that about?' Haley questioned her, last time she checked those two were in love.

'Nothing, can we just get back to this please! Soraya said, avoiding her question. She then turned to everyone else and said, 'sorry you had to hear that…we just don't get along.'

'Really because last time I checked, that wasn't the case.' Haley said to her.

'Things change, now can we drop it and let Lucas continue please?' Soraya said half frustrated and half pleadingly.

'Fine, but only for now…we're gonna talk later!' Haley told her slightly concerned, slightly pissed but mainly confused.

'Right, so shall I continue?' Lucas asked, once again easing the tension, that's what Lucas was good at. When he received nods from both Soraya and Haley, he continued re-telling pact night…

'Haley?' Lucas asked unsurely, this didn't sound like her, so unless she got invaded by aliens or something, she was, no she couldn't be! Alas, she was…drunk, causing him to be concerned for her.

'Yes Lukey, who else has the exact same appearance as me, I mean I am Haley…Haley J-J-James, I think- yup I am a James! The one and only- no not only because there are a lot of James…but the only Haley…no there's a lot of Haley's as well!' She giggled unable to stop.

It was at this time Brooke chose to laugh; the girl had no self control and that was the total opposite of who Haley James was, because that girl was all about self-control! 'You are sooooo wasted! She is sooooo wasted!' She said to Lucas the second time.

'That's not a good thing Brooke, because now not only is she drunk off her ass, she broke the pact!' Lucas muttered angrily. 'She is now going to be Nathan's servant!'

'I am not!' Haley sighed fed up. 'I am not drunk, I am not breaking the pact and I am not going to be his servant!' She said that without faltering once, until now that was. 'Well only a little drunk…but you guys can keep a secret right?' One look at Lucas and Brooke's expressions was all it took to set her off on another fit of giggling.

'Well drunk or no drunk, she still retained her feelings towards Nathan…maybe we should let her slide…' Brooke began, and looking at the emotions played across on Lucas's face, it was obvious he was thinking along those lines.

'You know w-what?' Haley asked, snapping out of the reverie she had been in.

'What Hales?' Lucas asked, worried about her health, he didn't know how well she stomached alcohol.

'We should do something fun…something unique…something you normally wouldn't do…something…spontaneous!!' Haley slurred.

'I agree with tutor girl, sounds like a really cool idea!' Brooke agreed happily.

Lucas immediately objected to this idea. 'Brooke! Never encourage drunks!'

Haley pouted at Lucas when she heard this and turned away from him upset. 'You're a mean person Luke, just like Nate and according to reputation and you so is Dan…maybe it's a Scott gene!'

Lucas instantly stiffened at this but was comforted by Brooke laying a hand on his shoulder, whispering to him 'She's drunk; she doesn't know what she's saying.'

'Yeah, I'm sorry! You know I love you…you're my best friend, you're my brother' Haley continued on rambling, nevertheless making Lucas smile.

'See, I told you so!' Brooke stated, imitating a five year old, making Lucas and Haley laugh, although Haley's was more of a snigger.

'That's it!!!' Haley shouted out in delight, causing a few heads to bring there attention on them, but after a few moments of lingering focused their minds elsewhere, when she saw Lucas and Brooke's quizzical expressions on their faces, she briefly explained 'I'm gonna s-st-str-streak!'

'STREAK?' Brooke and Lucas asked shell-shocked.

'Yeah! It's f-fun, you-u-unique, I w-wouldn't normally do it an-and it-it's sp-sp-spontaneous! I am going to go streaking!!!' Haley spluttered.

'She's going to streak?' Lucas asked dumbfounded.

'Haley's going streaking!' Brooke commented incredulously.