Here is part B, I hope that you guys like this part, seeing as many of you are pathan fans. On the topic of pathan, I'm trying to write another one-shot on the Peyton/Nathan relationship, but I don't have a setting, so if any of you guys have an idea for one PM me or just post it here. Now what you all have been waiting for… maybe.

Disclaimer: I own nothing, but Reagan.

Couples: Jaley, Pathan, and Brucas.

Chapter 4 Part B: How Low

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"Washing our hair? Dude, what were you thinking?" Jake slapped him in the back of the head, as they walked out of the room.

"I couldn't think of anything else!" Lucas exclaimed as he rubbed the back of his head.

"But, washing our hair, dude?" Jake asked, again.

"Who's washing their hair? Because I know it's not Lucas, he never takes a bath." Brooke joked.

"You would know." Jake muttered.

"What was that Jake, speak louder." Brooke said, causing Haley to laugh.

"I … I asked why… I asked why you girls are still here." Jake stuttered.

"Yeah, that's what I thought." Brooke said before turning to Haley and seriously asking, "Hey, Tutorgirl, why didn't we leave?"

"Maybe because everything you want to do is too far away to walk!" Haley exclaimed.

"Don't be jealous, Tutorgirl." Brooke said, before turning to Lucas. "Hey, you have your car, right?"

"Yeah, if you want I can take you somewhere?" Lucas offered.

"That would be awesome! You're okay here, right, Tutorgirl?" Brooke asked.

"Yeah, I need to talk to Jake anyway." Haley said before smiling at Jake.

"But, what about girl's…" Lucas started asking.

"You heard her, she has to talk to Jake, come on!" Brooke said pulling him away. "Oh wait, I forgot my purse, why don't you go hold the elevator."

Lucas was confused but did what he was told anyways, while Brooke ran back to Haley and Jake. When she got Haley was looking at her smiling and holing her purse out for her. Brooke grabbed it before pulling Haley into a hug and whispered, "Thanks, Tutorgirl, go get Jakey!"

After Brooke ran away, Haley turned around to see a confused look on Jakes face.

"She's just happy she got her purse back." Haley explained.

"But didn't she give you her… never mind." Jake said as he shook his head in confusion.

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"Aren't you going to ask me how I feel?" Nathan said, breaking the first uncomfortable silence that they had ever had together.

"How do you feel?" Peyton asked, walking up to him and after hesitating for a second grabbing his hand.

"I feel better now that you're here." Nathan said, smiling at her.

"How long have you been waiting to say that one?" Peyton asked sarcastically.

"From when I work up in the hospital a single man, to until you came here."

"Nathan…"

"Do you love me?"

"You're my best friend, of course I do." Peyton said, before see saw the seriousness in Nathan's eyes. "Oh, you mean am I in love with you? Yes, Nathan, I am. I can learn to understand if you do love me like…"

"Peyton! Just stop okay, I understand and honestly, I am in love with you, too. So just kiss me as carefully and lightly as…"

Before Nathan could finish, Peyton had sat her lips gently on his, trying to give him as much passion as she could without hurting him.

"Wow," Nathan said as Peyton pulled away from him.

"You sounded like a girl right then." Peyton laughed.

"Yeah, well you sounded like Brooke earlier. And here I thought annoying rambling was her thing." Nathan laughed.

"I wouldn't know if Brooke rambled or not, because you keep me away form that part of your life." Peyton said sadly, causing Nathan to feel guilty for the past year.

"I told you that I'm sorry, Peyton. I don't know what else I can do to show you."

"You can kiss me again."

"Well, come here then."

They kissed for a couple minutes before the nurse kicked Peyton out, while she looked at his head. When the nurse walked out, Peyton walked back beside Nathan's bed and occupied her seat again.

"Hey, Nathan, how bad is it?" Peyton asked, worried about what the answer might be.

"It's fine, I just needed a couple stitches and I should be out in time for the first day of school." Nathan replied in a calming voice, while taking her hand in his.

"How many stitches are 'a couple'?" Peyton asked in a knowing voice.

"Sixteen."

"Ouch, she really wanted to hurt you."

"Thanks, that makes me feel better.' Nathan said, noticing something in her eyes. "Peyt, what's wrong?"

"Is Jake cheating on Nikki?"

"Not that I know of, why?" Nathan asked confused at why she would even think that.

"Because I saw him in the lobby with a girl and they wee defiantly not washing his hair." Peyton said, causing both of them to laugh.

"They were pretty obvious. But, don't worry about Jake; we can become detectives when I get out of here."

"I know what we can do while you're in here." Peyton said as she leaned down to kiss him.

"I should've got put into the hospital sooner."

"Shut up, Nathan" Peyton said before letting her lips touch his.

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Haley and Jake had been sitting down in the hospital cafeteria for the past 30 minutes, after Haley decide that all this drama had made her hungry. They had talked about his parents as well as her parents and why they moved her to Tree Hill, but Haley had yet to mention what she had seen earlier.

"Do you think we should go check on Nathan?" Haley asked hoping he would say yes before she told him things that were none of her business.

"I don't think it would be smart to go quite yet." Jake laughed, confusing Haley.

"Why?"

"Because Peyton went in right before me and Luke left and being one of the few who knows his true feelings for her, I can honestly say that either she left the room and he is too depressed to see anyone or they are making out and well, I'm saving us on that one."

"Who is Peyton?" Haley asked.

"I forgot you didn't know many people for a minute there. Well, Peyton is Nathan's best friend since they were… well, I don't know exactly, but young." Jake said not noticing that he had grabbed Haley's hands and started ribbing circles on the band with his thumb. After not getting a response from Haley, he realized his mistake and let go of her hands. "Sorry, I didn't mean to do that, it's just the…"

"It's fine." Haley assured.

"No it's not, I'm with Nikki and we have enough drama already. Plus, I don't want you to get in trouble with Nikki, she is… tough."

That was the last straw for Haley. Jake was so nice what did he do to deserve it? Nikki cares nothing about him as far as Haley could tell and here he was upset with himself over possibly hurting both her and Haley. She had to tell him, he deserved to know. "I saw Nikki go to a place that gives abortions."

"WHAT!" Jake yelled, making everyone look at him. "Sorry, everyone, just go back to eating. Haley what are you taking about?"

"I was walking down the street, trying to remember where everything is and then I saw Nikki, but that's when I noticed that she walked into a place that gives abortions." Haley said quickly and quietly.

"I can't believe it, it seem surreal."

"I know I shouldn't have spied, it's just you're my first friend her in Tree Hill and I thought you should know." Haley said, scared that Jake would be mad at her.

"I'm not mad at you I just… have to go talk to Nikki. Will you be okay?" Jake asked.

"Yeah, I'll be fine, just go." Haley watched as Jake ran off, still not convinced that she did the right thing. That was until she saw Jake run back to her and the next thing she felt was his lips against her cheek and he mumbled a thank you in her ear. "Yeah, I did the right thing." She whispered to herself with her hand still on her cheek.

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"Okay, the song is over now." Lucas said trying to sound annoyed, when really he couldn't stop laughing.

"So, what? There are more songs." Brooke replied.

"We agreed that we only had to listen to your favorite song on that CD." Lucas whined.

"Well, I can't help it if when we made that deal you didn't know that all of the songs are my favorite."

"Brooke…"

"Fine, but only if we stop for ice cream, deal?"

"Oh, no, I'm not making deals with you again. I've officially learned my lesson."

"Please, Lucas. Please, I want it so bad." Brooke begged.

"Fine, but you better turn this music off." Brooke smiled, showing Lucas her dimples and he knew he did the right thing.

"Yay! You're buying!" Brooke said as she jumped out of the car, right after Lucas pulled into the ice cream store. "And you know that Britney Spears isn't bad, it is your CD after all."

"Brooke, don't say that so loud, people might hear you." Lucas said as he followed her inside. When Brooke didn't respond he followed her gaze and noticed Bevin sitting and holding hands and locking lips with a guy, who defiantly wasn't him.

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Jake walked up to Nikki's house, knowing that she drank last night and should have a hang over the size of Russia. After seeing her car in the driveway and her not answering, he knew that he was right. He took the key that was hidden in the plant on the patio and walked in. When he got up to her room he could see her asleep on the bed.

"Nikki, we need to talk." Jake yelled.

"Jake, what do you want?" Nikki said pulling the pillow over her head and turning on her side; it did not go unnoticed by Jake how she flinched from pain when she turned over.

"Did you find out if you were pregnant or not?" Jake asked.

"Don't worry I'm not." Nikki mumbled under her pillow.

"Are you sure? There's nothing you want to tell me is there?"

"No, now can you leave?"

"So, you didn't get an abortion?" Jake asked forcibly.

"No, Jake." Nikki now pulled the pillow off and tried to sit up.

"Then why are you in so much pain, Nikki?"

"What do you want me to say, Jake? Do you want me to say yes? Because if that will make you happy then that's what I'll say." Nikki said, also getting angry.

"I want you to tell me the truth!"

"I'm moving Jake." Nikki said coldly. "You want the truth? Well, yes, I did get an abortion and now, I'm leaving you and this useless town."

"What?" Jake asked, still taking in the information.

"Don't act like you'll miss me, Jake, we both know you won't."

"I will miss you, Nikki, but right now, I couldn't care less if you leave or not." Jake said as he walked out.

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I hope you liked it. I have to say that this whole chapter has been extremely fun to write and the next one should be up soon.

Next time…

First day of school

Brooke and Bevin confrontation

Does Nathan acknowledge Peyton?