Chapter 1: You Need A Friend, I'll be Around
"Where you off too?" Nathan asked Lucas, who was on his way out of the apartment.
"A date," Lucas replied.
"Lucas-what a stud," Kristin said teasing Lucas.
"Yeah, yeah, I know," Lucas said trying to be cocky.
Nathan and Kristin laughed from their place on the couch watching a movie, while Lucas went to get a glass of water, when he heard a knock.
Lucas went to answer the door, to find a very drunk Haley on the other side.
"Haley?" Lucas asked.
At the name of his best friend, Nathan turned around to see a tear-stained, but nonetheless, drunk Haley standing at the door.
"Lucas!" Haley screamed, throwing her arms around him, "I missed you! I haven't seen you in like 10 days!"
"Haley, are you drunk?" Lucas asked.
Haley started giggling uncontrollably, "Yeah, but don't tell Nathan!"
Nathan started walking over towards Lucas and Haley, leaving Kristin to only roll her eyes and mumble something under her breath about Haley.
"I got it, man," he said to Lucas.
"Hey Hales," Nathan started.
"Hey Nate!" Haley screamed.
"Haley, what's wrong?" Nathan asked, as Haley jumped on the counter, almost falling off.
"Woah, Hales," Nathan said catching Haley.
"Thanks Nathan! You're my hero!" she sighed dramatically, then started giggling.
Nathan took a look at Haley's tear stained eyes and not only felt bad for her, but knew something was really wrong with her.
"Haley," Nathan started, "Where's Chris?"
Haley immediately stopped giggling, as her eyes filled up with tears again, and she broke down in tears.
"Okay, Okay," Nathan said, "I got you."
Nathan picked Haley up off the counter, and carried her into his bedroom, apologizing to Kristin over her head.
"Why do bad things always happen to me?" Haley got out through sobs.
"Ok, Hales, go to sleep—we'll talk in the morning," Nathan whispered, putting her down on the bed.
Nathan walked out of his room, to only find Kristin gone, and he turned around and headed back into his room.
Nathan woke up early the next morning, to find Haley still asleep next to him. He looked around to see what woke him up, and when he couldn't find anything he started to fall back asleep, when he heard a knocking and realized what it was.
"Hey," Nathan said to Kristin.
Haley woke up to the noises in the living room and was about to walk out until she heard the voices.
"Is Haley still here?" Kristin said, saying Haley sarcastically.
"Yeah." Nathan said.
"God." Kristin mumbled.
"Do you have a problem with it or something?" Nathan asked.
"Yeah, I do," Kristin said.
"What? She's my best friend." Nathan argued.
"Who needs your attention 100 percent of the time!" Kristin argued back.
"What are you getting at Kristin?" Nathan asked.
"Pick." She stated.
"What?" Nathan asked.
"Me or her," Kristin asked.
"Do you even have to ask me that. Get out." Nathan said.
"What?" Kristin asked, shocked.
"Get the hell out of my house, you have some nerve to even make me choose between my best friend and some slut," Nathan said.
"Excuse me." Kristin asked.
"You heard me-get out," Nathan replied.
Haley walked slowly towards the door, watching Nathan's back, and knowing he was tense.
"Hey," Haley said.
Nathan turned around and saw Haley and immediately softened up, "Hey," he said softly.
"How are you doing?" Nathan said.
Haley plopped down on the couch, moaning and putting her hand on her head.
"That bad?" he laughed.
"Yeah," she giggled.
Nathan handed Haley a Tylenol and a glass of water.
"Here," Nathan said.
"Thanks," she mumbled.
"You gonna tell me what happened?" Nathan said softly.
"No," Haley replied quickly, "How's Kristin?"
Nathan breathed in quickly and Haley noticed and smirked.
"What happened?"
"She told me to pick between you and her," Nathan said looking at her.
Haley heard what happened, but definitely didn't hear that.
"What!" Haley exclaimed.
"I picked you, Hales, don't worry," Nathan said.
"Nate…" Haley started, "You should go after her."
"What?" Nathan exclaimed.
"Nate, she's your girlfriend," Haley started.
"You're my best friend." Nathan said, "And that's that. Now tell me what happened with Chris?"
"Well, how about we start off—I saw Taylor yesterday," Haley said.
"How is she?" Nate asked.
"Pregnant," Haley said.
"And that ties in with Chris because.." Nathan said.
"He's the father." Haley spat out, tears pouring out her eyes.
"Oh, Hales…" Nathan said moving over a little to Haley and wrapping his arms around her.
"I don't understand what I did wrong, Nate.."
"Nothing, Haley I promise you that." Nathan said kissing Haley's forehead, letting Haley cry into his chest.
"I swear, I'm gonna kill him," Nathan mumbled, causing a giggle from Haley.
Nathan laughed, as Haley put her head up to Nathan's and putting her forehead against his, "What would I do without you?" she asked him.
"Well, what would I do without you?" he challenged.
"Die," Haley said smirking her Scott smirk she's grown to master.
"Hey!" he said.
Lucas awoke to a strange bed, with a strange body next to him and couldn't remember the night before. Looking around, he realized the room wasn't all to unfamiliar.
"BROOKE!" he screamed.
"LUKE!" Brooke screeched back.
"Hey, Peyton?" Jake said walking in to their bedroom.
"Yeah," she replied.
"I got something to tell you," Jake said.
"What's up?"
"Look, I know you love me. And I know you know I love you. And I was planning on making this long and romantic, but I realized there's one too many reasons to ask you this, and it all comes down to that I love you…Peyt, will you marry me?"
"YES!" Peyton screamed.
"So, what do you want to do tonight?" Nathan asked Haley.
"I don't know," Haley said groaning, frustrated, lying on the couch putting her feet in Nathan's lap.
"Haley! I hate feet!"
Haley giggled as Nathan sighed and rolled his eyes, when suddenly an idea popped into Nathan's head.
"Hales! Let's get drunk!" Nathan exclaimed, jumping off the couch.
"Nathan, I just got drunk last night, come on…." Haley whined.
"Hales, it's more fun with your best friend…" Nathan said trying to get her to agree.
"Okay…." Haley agreed.
Up Next:
…A drunken night leads to a shocking revelation
…What happened with Brooke and Lucas?
…Is there a twist with Jeyton?
