A/N woot woot! Haha I'm such a dork well anyways heres the next chapter thank ya too whoever reads and Tutorwife123 hehe thanks for the long review hey atleast you review all the time even if they we're just one-liners lol you're the best! But yeah uhm keep the long reviews me likes lots (nod nod) hehe thanks to 101naley101 too haha yup tim time is priceless I miss my tim time on the show too lol damn you Mark! I think I'm gonna petition to bring him back hehe well without further ado the next chapter:D

Five- It's never been proven

Nathan sat at the table at lunchtime, Tim next to him talking about something… or another.

"So yeah man she was so hot and she could'nt get enough of me she was all Tim baby I want you so much and…" Tim continued talking, thinking Nathan was listening but Nathan seemed more interested in his food his eyes glazed.

He wanted to start dating again but he was afraid, would Brooke be mad?

I know she told me that I had to move on and she wanted me to move on but is'nt it like I never loved her? Because I did and I don't want her to doubt that. What kind of a loyal boyfriend would I be if I became someone elses? It's all so confusing, what did I ever do in my past life to have one like this now?

Nathan was shaken out of his thoughts as Lucas patted him on the shoulder.

"Hey Nate, is something wrong?" Lucas asked obviously concerned.

"Everythings perfect Lucas honestly how many times do you have to ask me that?" Nathan snapped grabbing his bag and walking out of the lunchroom the whole table's eyes following him as he slammed the double doors.

"Woah whats wrong with him?" One of the boys from the basketball team asked, Josh.

Lucas sent Josh a death glare who just shrugged. Lucas started to get up to go after him when Peyton pulled him back down again.

"Leave him Lucas, I'm sure he wants to be alone right now." Peyton reassured him.

Lucas just nodded his head and continued eating his lunch laughing with the rest of the table at Tim's newest story of him "nailing" a couple of hot chicks the other night but he still could'nt shake off the nagging feeling about what was wrong with Nathan.

Haley was walking across the school campus when she saw Nathan running across the carpark. Nathan? What the hell is he doing here? Haley decided to follow him so she creeped behind one of the buildings and watched Nathan climb into his car.

Once he was in the car he just sat there. Why the hell is he alone? In his car? At lunchtime? Okay James your reading way too much into this. Just as Haley was about to turn away and head back into the school she saw Nathan lean his head onto the steering wheel.

Oh my god! Whats wrong with him? Haley continued to watch and after a few minutes when Nathan lifted his head she could swear she saw a few tears. Nathan Scott crying? No way okay I am so crazy I'm totally hallucinating. Haley shuddered to herself and walked back into the school for real this time.

Nathan wiped away the few fallen tears… he did miss Brooke but honestly the reason he was crying was because he was confused as hell? He knew he just had to find a way, a way to let go.

Nathan walked towards the tutoring center. Just his luck, having to get tutored by some geek and ofcourse he had to agree to it otherwise he'd be kicked off the basketball team and he could'nt let that happen. He sauntered into the room, and noticed Haley sitting at one of the tables.

"You need tutoring too huh?" Nathan asked.

"No I'm actually a tutor and you Nathan Scott are my tutee." Haley announced with a bright smile she still could'nt get the image of Nathan crying out of her head.

"Tutee?" Nathan raised his eyebrows "Well okay lets get started but before we do…"

"Yeah?" Haley perked up, curious to know what he was going to say.

"I was wondering if umm maybe you'd stay quiet." Nathan lowered his gaze.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Haley asked slightly annoyed that he as telling her to stay quite!

"Umm you know about earlier." Nathan cleared his throat. "I know you we're watching me Haley."

"I was not!" Haley insisted "Okay maybe I was." She admitted when Nathan threw her a skeptical look.

"So I know you probably don't want to talk about it but I'm here to listen if you want to kay?" Haley smiled at him reassuringly. Hey any chance to hang around Hot scott.

Nathan smiled at her for a while then it faded "Wait you… you don't know about Brooke?"

"Umm no? Whos Brooke?" Haley asked obviously confused. "Is she your girlfriend? Is that why you we're crying? Aww it's okay Nathan I'm sure you'll work it out." Haley reassured him slightly pissed that he was taken.

Nathan laughed bitterly "Yeah I don't think so Haley."

"What? Why not? I mean I don't mean to go all cheeseball on you but you gotta have faith." Haaley nodded her head as if to say she was definitely right.

"Well it's kinda hard since Brooke is dead, she died two years ago." Nathan looked back down at his books acting as though that was how conversations usually went.

Haley gasped inwardly then looked towards Nathan "I'm so sorry." She offered.

"Don't be."

"Do you… do you want to umm talk about it?" Haley asked somewhat nervous, she did'nt want him to think that she was trying to be nosy. Curious Haley remember curious that's what it's called.

Nathan looked at her and realised she was sincere. He contemplated the decision until he found his answer.

"Wow." Haley looked at him as Nathan just finished telling her about how Brooke had died. "I'm so sorry it must be really hard for you."

"It was and I mean I do miss Brooke with all my heart but I feel like I'm ready you know, I'm ready to move on. I'm just scared would I be disappointing Brooke? Because I never wanted to or want to be that kind of guy Haley." Nathan shook his head and sighed deeply.

"Nathan ofcourse you would'nt be dissapointing her, you just told me yourself that Brooke wanted you to find love again did'nt she?" Haley looked at him straight in the eye.

Nathan returned her stare "Yeah she did and I do want to, I mean I want to find love again but what if I keep on feeling guilty? I know it sounds stupid but what if the whole time I'm with some new girl and it feels like I'm betraying Brooke? I don't want to spend my whole life drowning in some kinda of guilt."

"You won't feel guitly, because you'll be able to hear Brookes voice telling you to let go because she has to." Haley bit her lip and continued, "You will find true love again Nathan, I mean people say that you only find true love once but do you know what I believe?"

"What?" Nathan asked, he could'nt believe that he was talking to someone about what was eating him up inside but with Haley he felt as though he could even though he just met her a few days ago. He glance up at her urging her to continue and she did.

"I believe that you can find true love more than once in your lifetime if you search hard enough. I mean it's never been proven has it? That you can't find an amzing real love the second time around." Haley looked up at him to see him looking at her intently.

Nathan nodded at her "I think you might be onto something Haley James." Nathan winked at her and Haley blushed.

"I think so too, so shall we get started?" Haley asked gesturing to the books that lay scattered on the table.

Nathan groaned playfully "I suppose we have to."

"You bet your ass we do come on, open up that english book to page forty five." Haley smiled when she saw Nathan so the same.