A/N- Still not getting much of a response, but I have decided that I don't care. So the real people that have inspired my Nathan personality and Kady character, me and the guy still go school together but me and the girl haven't gone to school together for a year and half and my guy friend just broke up with his girl that he had for along time, and guess what? He has decided he likes the Kady inspired girl again and wants to go out with her. Believe me, as much I want to stay the real storyline of the drama; he isn't going to still like some stupid bitch after four years. Honestly get over her. Anyways, I'm super annoyed with him; he breaks up with his girlfriend and goes back to an OLD relationship. Sick… So yeah, on with the chapter.
Disclaimer- I don't own anything, as always.
Chasing Dreams
Chapter Three
Close Quarters
It was nine a.m. on Friday morning; everyone was sitting on the nice coach bus. Everyone was practically asleep on their neighbor's shoulder watching The Lion King, since it was a school trip they had to watch something that was suitable for all ages. "Oh my god," Haley said waking up, "I love this movie."
"Its a little kid movie, Hales," Lucas said looking at her like she was crazy.
"Hey, loner," said an annoyed Brooke as she woke up to the noise of her roommates voice, "I actually agree with you, Haley."
"Why are you so mean to me," Haley asked obviously hurt.
"Because, we are supposed to hate each other," Brooke responded, "our best friends hate each other so we hate each other that are just how things work."
"Well, that's stupid," Lucas spoke up, "Just because Nathan and I hate each other that doesn't give you the right to be a bitch to Hales."
"What about Nathan?" Nathan asked from a few seats up.
"Nothing," chirped Haley.
"I know you guys were talking about me," Nathan said angrily.
"Oh my god," Peyton said, she was sitting beside Brooke trying to mind her own business, but Brooke was being a bitch about social status again and now Nathan and Lucas were going to go at it again.
"Lucas!" Nathan yelled as loudly as he could on the bus with teachers and chaperones sitting in various positions, "why are you talking about me?"
"Nothing really," Brooke said, knowing she had caused this beginning of a fight she was going to try and end it, "I was just being a bitch to Haley and I told her and Lucas it was because I couldn't be friends with her because you and Lucas hate each so much."
"Okay," Nathan said, "we are good." Nathan hated Lucas with a passion. He had only found out that he had an older brother a month before they moved to Tree Hill, his dad had explained that when he left high school his high school girlfriend was pregnant. Nathan was angry at his father for so many reasons and took lots of it out on his brother. Nathan knew that his father went and watched Lucas play basketball with his friends, at the rivercourt. Nathan and Lucas had so much in common and they should be the best of friends, but the hatred of their father kept them apart.
"What are your friends fighting about?" Danielle asked Serena. The pair was sitting a few rows back and had heard everything.
"Nathan and Lucas always fight, its nothing," Serena responded like it was nothing.
"Oh, so what is it like being friends with goodie goods?" Danielle pried.
"Kind of boring, that's why I have been hanging out with you so much," Serena explained, "you are definitely not boring."
"Awesome, I love hanging out with because most of my life it has only been Dylan, Dustin, Chris and me," Danielle said, "and guess what, guys are annoying a lot of the time."
"Hah, so true even though I have only been good friends with Nathan for a few months he sure does get annoying being all manly," Serena giggled, "like he could be manly we are thirteen."
"True," Danielle said.
The bus trip was three hours long, but to the students it didn't seen that long. The time passed quickly through various conversations held throughout the bus. They finally reached the camping spot at about eleven thirty a.m. "Okay everyone stay seated," Mr. S yelled out, "we need quiet." Several shushes were heard throughout the bus and they settled down fairly quickly. "So get your bags and tents and pick a spot and begin to set up your tent," he continued, "you may get of the bus."
Brooke looked around the bus to find Serena they hadn't talked all trip, she finally spotted her laughing with Danielle. "Why is Serena always ditching us for Danielle?" Brooke asked Peyton.
"I don't know, but it is starting to get annoying," Peyton replied as she stepped off the bus and began walking towards the trailer that their stuff was on.
"I know!" Brooke said, "Like we have all been best friends, since like grade four and all of the sudden its like, we are only sometimes friends."
"Hey you guys, talking about Serena?" Nathan said coming from behind them carrying all of their bags, "I got you stuff from the trailer."
"Thank you, Nate," Peyton said, "and yup we are talking about Serena again, you know about how she is ditching us."
"Well, I have only been really good friends with you guys for about five months, but I know what you mean," Nathan said.
"Well, if she doesn't want to be friends anymore, I guess that's her problem," Brooke said quietly, "at least we have each other."
"Stop the talking and get setting up our tent," said a bossy Kady as she came up beside the trio, "hey Nate."
"Kady, you are helping too," Peyton said in a pissed off tone, "and you too, Alexis."
"Whatever you guys, I'm going to find Carter," Alexis said, "maybe he will do it for us."
"Lexie," Nathan said calling her by nickname that he had got used to calling her when they had dated, "Carter is setting up our tent with me."
"Ugh, Nate you suck," Kady giggled.
"Ew, Kady leave Nate alone," Peyton snarled, "you guys aren't dating and there is no need to flirt with him."
"Shut up, Peyton," Kady responded, "its not like he is your boyfriend."
"That's not what you told everyone!" Brooke said getting into the action; she never missed out on a fight.
"Girls, enough," yelled Mr. Simpson, he had just approached the group, he knew that the match of Kady, Alexis, Brooke, and Peyton was not going to work, and plus you had Haley in the group; it was definitely going to be a trip to remember. "Just set up your tent and try to get along."
"Okay," said both Brooke and Kady in sugar coated voices, they both had perfected the art of sucking up to people to get what they what even if they had done much to betray them.
Soon Haley and Randi Barber had joined the cheerful bunch to set up the tent. Brooke, Peyton, Alexis, Kady, Haley, and Randi had chosen a spot under some trees that was secluded but room for another tent. Carter, Nathan, Lucas, and Mike were going to be next door. Soon everyone went off in their own directions, Haley and Lucas went for a walk, and so did Alexis, Kady, Carter, and Nathan. Randi and Mike went to find some more of their friends. Peyton and Brooke went looking for Serena.
"There she is," said Peyton spotting their friend over by her tent alone.
"Serena!" both Peyton and Brooke yelled getting her attention.
"Hey you guys," Serena said as she ran over.
"Where's Danielle?" Brooke asked bitterly.
"With Dustin," Serena answered ignoring the anger in the question, "they are dating."
"I know," Brooke said more cheerfully this time.
The group begins to walk around talking about everything. "You guys," said Zach Holt, he was loner that had no friends but didn't seem to care, "Kady and Nathan broke up."
"That happened like four months ago, Zach," Peyton said politely, "and everyone knows."
"Oh," Zach said, "well, Alexis and Carter ran off together and no one knows where they are."
"What, Lexie ran off with Carter," a woman said, she was a chaperone on the trip and also happened to be Alexis' mom.
"Its okay, Mrs. Mackenzie," Brooke said, "she is with Nathan and Kady too and they are just up the hill, we saw them about half an hour ago."
"Okay girls," she responded, "thanks."
"Zach, stop spreading gossip that is months old and stuff that's not true," Serena said to him.
"You guys do it," Zach said accusingly.
"Ours it true and it's not freaking out people's mothers," Peyton shot back.
"Whatever," he said as he walked off.
"So let's go back to the tent," Peyton said.
"Okay, where is it?" asked Serena.
The three girls walk towards the tent and when they got there, there was already a large amount of people their. Everyone was there, Alexis, Kady, Shawn, Kendra, Eric, and Carter rounded out the popular group, Nathan, was also there, and surprisingly Lucas and Haley were also there.
"Hey, what's going on," Brooke asked as they approached the group.
"We are going to play truth or dare," Kady answered, "it should be interesting, are you guys in"
"Oh, we are so in," Peyton exclaimed.
"Awesome," replied Kady as the group of twelve packed into the ten person tent, that Brooke's parents had so generously bought when Brooke told them to so she wouldn't have to touch, anyone while sleeping with her roommates.
The game consisted of the typical kiss so and so and let's see how much food you can stick in your mouth, and who do you like. Nathan was the tenth person in the circle and it was Shawn's turn to tell him what to do.
"So what is it," Shawn asked, "truth or dare?"
"Dare," he said.
"Okay then," Shawn said, looking over at Kady, everyone was well aware of the fact the Kady was still in so called love with Nathan, "Kiss Haley."
"What!" exclaimed Haley, Lucas, Nathan, and Kady all at once.
"You heard me," Shawn said.
"Okay then," Nathan said leaning over and giving Haley a quick peck on the lips.
"I hate you guys," Kady screamed as she left the tent.
"Way to ruin the game," Alexis and Kendra said chasing after Kady.
"Good one," Brooke whispered into Shawn's ear.
The game ended but they people left over sat and talked for awhile and played some cards until they all were called for dinner.
"Ew, I don't get why we have to have nasty hot dogs," Brooke whined, looking at the hot dog on the stick she was holding.
"Brooke!" Peyton exclaimed, "We are camping."
"Shut it," Brooke snapped back.
"Whatever, Brookie," Peyton said, "You're silly."
For rest of the night, Serena, Brooke, and Peyton hung out. At around ten thirty, Mr. Simpson announced it was bed time and they would be checking up on them in fifteen minutes. Haley, Randi, Alexis, Brooke, and Peyton were all in the tent, but Kady was missing.
"Where's Kady?" Peyton asked.
"With your best friend," Alexis said.
"Ugh, why is she chasing him again?" Brooke asked.
"She wants a boyfriend," Alexis responded simply.
"Don't you want a boyfriend?" Peyton asked.
"I have one, me and Carter are back on," said Alexis.
"Peyt, come to the bathroom with me," Brooke demanded.
"Okay," she said, looking around the tent rolling her eyes.
As soon as the pair left the tent, Brooke grabbed Peyton's hand and began to lead her towards the guy's tent. "We getting her," she said simply.
Once they reached the tent, which was only a few feet away, they began to listen to conversation inside.
"Nathan, we all aren't getting trouble because you need to have a girl in here, go to her tent, there is only one girl in there that you haven't kissed or isn't your best friend," Lucas said.
"Lucas!" Nathan exclaimed, "stay out of my business, who cares if I kissed your best friend, it was nothing."
"I don't care about Haley and you," Lucas said shaking his head, "I wasn't one of the people who stormed out," making eye contact with Kady.
"I can't listen to anymore of this," Brooke whispered, unzipping the tent door, "Kady come back to the tent."
"No," she replied.
"Whatever, if you get in trouble it's your own fault," Peyton said.
"Never said I would blame you," Kady said.
"Whatever," Brooke said walking away.
The girls made their way to their tent and got all snuggled in just as the Mr. Simpson knocked on tent to door to check on them. "Everyone here?" he asked.
"Not Kady, she's with the guys," Randi said.
"Oh, thank you," Mr. Simpson said.
"Randi!" Alexis said slapping her, "you were supposed to lie."
"I don't lie," she said.
"Ugh, I hate this," Alexis said beginning a rant, but was interrupted by the yelling of Mr. Simpson.
"Kady O'Grady," he screamed at her, "get out of that tent, now"
"Okay," she said giving Nathan a quick kiss on the cheek, "see you tomorrow." She quickly ran off her tent.
Everyone froze all night and when they woke up they found themselves cuddled up next to each other, the case was the same in every tent throughout the campground. Mr. Simpson had told everyone to pack up their tents and get on the bus as quickly as possible; they needed to hit the trails so they didn't get home really late. The all filed onto the bus about forty five minutes later.
"So we had a problem last night," Mr. Simpson began, "I don't want any rumors to get around and this trip has always been successful but when I check on my students I assume they will all been in their own tents and definitely in a tent of the same gender." "Last thing we need is parent's not letting their children come on this trip because they think their child may come back pregnant." "So please refrain yourself, and don't exaggerate this story."
"Nice going, Kady and Nate," Brooke said looking behind her to find them and found them in the same seat directly behind hers and Peyton's, "what's this?"
"Nothing," Kady said innocently.
"Ugh, whatever," Brooke said.
Everyone sat on the bus quietly as they made their way towards the trails. When they got there, there was a sign stating that the trails were closed and that they would be all week and there was museum that they could go to. Everyone cheered in happiness; everyone was tired and didn't want to hike all day.
"So, I guess, we are going to the museum they told us about," Mr. Simpson announced to the bus.
The bus drove a few miles up the road and they reached the museum. Everyone got off the bus and wandered off in their groups. Nathan and Kady decided to tour the museum with Peyton and Brooke. Serena was off with Danielle again of course.
"I totally have to go the washroom," Peyton said.
"Same here," Kady said.
"Me too," Brooke laughed.
"Well, I will wait for you guys outside," Nathan said.
As the girls walked in they looked at their reflections in the mirror and realized they all looked like crap.
"Oh my god," Kady exclaimed, "We look absolute crap."
"Kady!" Brooke laughed, "We slept in a tent, what did you think we would look like?"
"Better," Peyton said quietly.
"Peyton, you are horrible," Brooke said, all of the girls laughed.
"Kady," Brooke began, "I'm sorry I have been such a bitch, but you told everyone that Nathan and Peyton were dating they weren't."
"I know," Kady said, "I'm sorry, Peyton."
"No problem," Peyton said she wasn't one to hold grudges.
"So we are all good," Kady asked looking around at the two other girls. They all couldn't look more different, Kady had long red curls and freckles, Peyton had her shoulder length blonde curls back in a pony tail, and Brooke the naturally prettiest of the trio, had her dark brown locks flowing down her back looking perfect without effort, but at that moment they all shared one thing, the love of one boy, they all had different loves but they shared that one thing.
"Oh my god, I haven't peed yet!" Peyton squealed. The girls ran into different stalls.
"I have make-up in my purse!" Kady said looking into her purse.
"Awesome, can I use some?" asked Brooke.
"Me too," Peyton also asked.
"Sure can."
After the girls had made themselves up and met Nathan outside the bathroom, they linked arms and looked at lots of the exhibits. They realized that there were other school groups there and there was a group girls crowded around one of the guys from their class.
"Hey, I wonder who they are hitting on?" asked Peyton.
"Let's go see," Kady replied, leading the group towards the crowd of people.
Once the group reached the group they saw the guy the other girls were hitting on, it was Lucas Scott. Lucas had always been attractive but he had been a loner who could never been seen as attractive because of his social status.
"Oh my god," Peyton exclaimed, "its Lucas."
"That's funny," Kady said, "he is pretty hot once you get pass the fact he is a loner."
"Its true," Brooke giggled, "but he is a loser, and he will never been hot at our school."
"Especially considering," Peyton began looking at Nathan, "how hot his brother is." Peyton knew he hated it when his friends called him hot.
"Peyt," Nathan exclaimed, "we are practically brother and sister."
"But we aren't so I can say it just piss you off," she continued.
The group laughed the whole time at the museum and on the bus all the way back to Tree Hill. Kady, Brooke, Peyton, and Nathan were well on there way to becoming a new group of friends. Kady was different when she wasn't trying to be all cool and perfect, popular princess.
A/N 2- So I wrote some of this chapter on Tuesday but I had some test on Wednesday and Thursday so I couldn't finish. I have another two chapters planned out and I hopefully can update soon. This trip to the detail is almost the same as a trip I had when I was thirteen that was awesome. So much drama, and later on there will be the other two trips that I took in grade eight. The winter one was so great. The episode on Wednesday was awesome, wasn't it? I love Keith and Karen so I was super happy. Anyways, please review! I love my reviews, makes me want to update sooner. But anyways! Love as always.
REVIEWS REVIEWS REVIEWS!
-Lauren