AN: Please Read: Some people were getting A Cinderella Story vibe from this, so I have made changes and tried not to mess up the previous chapters. Also the song used is one I made up. Thanks for reviewing!

Chapter Ten

There were five minutes left of the first half and the Ravens were up by five points. Haley sat with her elbows rested on her knees, as she twirled a strand of hair nervously around her index finger. She had been staring at the court but she had no idea what the score was, she couldn't concentrate on anything apart from the butterflies that were causing havoc with her insides. They were seated half way up the stands giving her a good view of everyone's comings and goings. The only problem was L hadn't told her how they would recognise each other, and now that she sat there thinking about it, she thought it strange.

Lucas passed to Nathan who slammed the ball right through the net, he looked up into the crowd. Everyone was cheering, but Lucas heard nothing, he was drawn to her, sitting there, waiting for him and all he had to do was walk up to her. Who was he kidding in two minutes time the buzzer would go and he would be that much closer to losing her. He thought that talking after the game was a good idea, that way they would have no interruptions, and if things played out the way he thought they might, he would need some time to explain everything.

Brooke stood on the sidelines waiting for the first part of her plan to come into action.

The opposing team put one through the net just as the buzzer signalled half time. The players left the court and headed for the benches, while Brooke walked centre stage.

"Oh this will be interesting." Lex replied sarcastically, when she saw the head cheerleader. Haley only mumbled.

"It's now the time you've all be waiting for. The girls and I have been working on a new routine, and we have an extra special song to accompany it."

The girls took up their positions on the court, Brooke nodded and the music started. It was obviously an upbeat remix, and as the song began, Haley found herself recognising the tune. She absentmindedly hummed along and even began reciting the words.

My dreams were all I had

Like falling stars, I held them tight

Prayed throughout the night

Someone would keep them safe

Needed a friend

Someone who cared

Told me life wasn't always fair

But you always knew

Just what to do

She suddenly stopped. She knew the song, she had written the song, it was in one of the letters that she had written to L. What the hell was going on?

"Good song." Lex replied bobbing her head.

"Thanks." Haley replied looking around the audience trying to find out who was responsible. "I wrote it."

"What?"

Lucas looked up as soon as he recognised the song, it was Haley's. But why would Brooke have it? No one even knew that Haley wrote music, she had said so herself that she had self-esteem issues, so giving the song to the head cheerlead of all people probably wasn't the best of ideas.

As the girls completed the routine, Brooke looked to both Lucas and Haley. They were confused, good. As soon as they left the court they would know exactly what was happening, and Lucas would know what it felt like to be hurt.

The final whistle blew, with the Ravens still victorious. Lucas looked up to Haley, she looked nervous and a little confused, and he knew exactly how she felt. He would head for the showers, he didn't want to meet her smelling of sweat, great first impression that would be. He knew he had time, he would only be a couple of minutes and it always took at least ten before everyone was out of the gym. He would question Brooke about the song, and finally meet Haley face to face.

The crowd had already started filing out of the doors into the corridor. Haley and Lex walked down to the court. She had no idea who this L was, or how she would know who he was when she saw him. She was about to ask Lex if she was doing the right thing, when she was interrupted by laughter.

"Who's Haley James?" One guy yelled above the noise.

Lex looked at Haley and they both made their way to the corridor. Everyone stood by the lockers, each flicking through their own copy of a stack of paper, laughing and commenting. When they saw her arrive, those who recognised her stopped their laughter, waiting for her response.

"What's going on?" Lex whispered.

"I have no idea." She replied, noticing some papers stuck to the lockers. She ripped it off, flicking through the pages her heart sank. The letters she had written and the letters she had received from L, were staring her in the face.

Lucas came out of the changing room looking for Brooke. He saw her standing at the end of the corridor, it wasn't until he was closer that he realised that a crowd had gathered, they were laughing at something.

"Brooke, what's going on?" she only smiled and looked towards Haley.

Haley got to the last page of the letters, there was one she hadn't seen before.

Haley

I tried so many times to tell you the truth, about who I am, the things that I've done. But each time I try, I think of you and my own selfishness wins out every time. I'm afraid, afraid that if I tell you the truth, that I could lose you. You can never understand what your friendship has meant to me, I feel like a new person, or rather the person I have been hiding from everyone, including myself. But lying to you is one of the hardest things I have ever had to do, and this is the other. When I found your journal, I didn't just return it…I read it, all of it. It was because of what I read that I realised that I wasn't alone. I'm sorry that I hurt you. I hope that some day you can forgive me.

Lucas Scott

Haley looked up from the letter to see Lucas standing next to Brooke. He followed Brooke's gaze and soon he and Haley were staring at each other. Haley couldn't stop the tears as they began streaming down her face.

"Brooke, what did you do?" Lucas seethed.

"Revenge." Was all she said, handing him a copy of the papers. He flicked through them, as anger built up within, he stopped on the last page.

He looked up to Haley who was making her way out of the school. He had to stop her, but first he had to deal with Brooke.

"Revenge? What for, because I wasn't hanging out with you, because I was writing to Haley, because I wouldn't go out with you? Or was it because you were jealous!" Lucas yelled. The corridor became silent, as everyone looked at Brooke, waiting for the reply.

"Jealous, of tutor girl?" she laughed. "Why would I be jealous of her?"

"Because, she had the one thing you could never have…me." The smile was wiped from her face, as his eyes bore into hers. "If you've ruined this with Haley, I will never forgive you." He whispered, turning he ran after Haley.