-1The Pro's and Con's of Breathing: Chapter Four

Dedicated to Leah, begging me to update… She 'Owes' me!

Thanks for the review, this is kinda short, but oh well.

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They pulled into Brooke and Nathan's driveway, and Haley gathered her bags and began to walk up the stairs. Haley's bag hit the side of the stairs, and ripped, each step something fell out of the bag. "Hey Brooke, can you get that?" She laughed, Brooke sighed and picked it up, as another thing fell out. "Hey Lucas, can you get that-" Something else drops. "Brooke can you get that?" She laughed bouncing up the stairs as they picked the stuff up.

"Ha, I like her." Nathan laughed once she was out of ear shot.

"Yeah? Well don't get any ideas okay? She's not like any other girls, okay? She's different, and she's my best friend, and if you ever even THINK about doing something, to mess up our friendship, swear to I'd kill you, got it?" Brooke told him, waving her pointer finger in her face, while still trying to hold the rest of Haley's stuff. Nathan nodded.

"I won't do anything Brooke, don't worry." He told her, but also feeling a little hurt. "I wouldn't do anything to hurt her." He told her sincerely.

"Ahaha! Sure, that's a good one!" Brooke laughed, walking up, and Lucas just kept his mouth shut, he'd learned to do that, from pass experiences, also, just because Brooke told him too. And they all entered the house, being met by 2 dogs.

"Whoa, where'd we get these!" Nathan asked, getting down on one knee and petting them both. "I've always wanted a dog, they kick ass!" He exclaimed as Haley walked into the room, the dogs both raced up to her. She laughed slightly and bent down.

"Hey guys, miss me already?" She asked in a squeaky pet kinda voice. Nathan laughed slightly. "It's hard to stop." She said in the voice again. "No seriously, can't stop." She squeaked, and they both laughed.

"I'm guessing they're yours?" He asked, as Brooke and Lucas went to find something to eat in the kitchen, Haley nodded.

"Yeah, they're names are-"

"Cookie Monster and Pumpernickel, right?" Nathan asked her looking down at her, she looked up and raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah…" She told him confused.

"Well, it was on the project. Where's the cat?" He asked her, she hid a smirk.

"I'll only tell you if you say the full name." She laughed, he looked at her sheepishly and laughed slightly.

"Never mind, I don't even want to know where she is." He smirked, she dropped her mouth and made a gasp.

"Yes you do!" She told him. "C'mon, just say it, just say it!" She begged.

"Ahh… C'mon Haley, no, It's stupid."

"OH! Are you saying my cat's name is stupid?" She gasped again, he laughed.

"Yes, what are you gonna say about that?" He challenged.

"I'm just going to refuse to talk that's all." She smirked. He gave her a look and smiled.

"You won't follow through with that." He laughed.

"Oh I will, don't you worry. Starting now." She started, zipping her mouth and throwing away the pretend key.

"Haley C'mon." He told her, she shook her head as Brooke and Lucas entered, they took a look at the two of them, Haley with her eyebrow raised staring at him intently, and Nathan staring at her like she was crazy.

"What are you two doing?" Brooke asked, laughing slightly.

"Haley here is challenging not to talk to me, because I won't say her cat's full name." He laughed, and Lucas chuckled. "The names stupid, I'm not saying it!" He told them, eyeing Haley as he said that, he saw her begin to protest, and then close her mouth. Nathan laughed and rolled her eyes.

"Haley? Not talk! That's bullshit!" Brooke bubbled over with laughter. "She won't last."

"I totally agree!" Lucas laughed, Nathan smirked at Haley and she just waved them off.

"I know, just meeting her, I find she's quite the talker." Haley groaned and Nathan quickly looked at her. "Hey your pushing it James, watch yourself, you almost lost." He smirked, and she gave a 'oh-good-thing-you-told-me-I-didn't-know-that' look. Brooke looked between the both of them, then at Lucas, who gave her the same look. What they didn't get, was, Nathan was never this nice, including with the girls that he wanted to screw. Which was not as nice as this. Was he actually feeling more for a girl than just a good bang?

"Hey, Haley, I'm going to Burger King, what would you like on your burger? Everything, and no ketchup right?" Lucas smirked. She widened her eyes and shook her head. "No plain?" He asked again. She shook it once more. "I don't get what your saying Haley, please speak." He laughed again, as they all chuckled along, Haley looked between them all, and raised her hands up in defeat.

"Assholes. Cheeseburger, just ketchup." She answered.

"Aha! You talked! You lose!"

"I didn't lose Nathan!"

"You so did. I mean, C'mon Haley, you said you wouldn't talk, and I think so far, you've said, 2 sentences!" He told her. "Therefore you lose."

"Therefore I win!" She told him back, he looked at her confused.

"That makes no sense though…" He stated confused. Brooke and Lucas smirked. Maybe Nathan found his match. Nothing was easy with Haley. No, No. No way. He's not going with Haley. Never.

"It does in my book." She smirked back.

"Well… we're going to Burger King… So Haley, Cheeseburger, Everything, No ketchup, Nathan, same as always right?" Brooke smirked, Nathan nodded and Haley frowned.

"NO EVERYTHING! YES KETCHUP!" She shouted, they all looked at her, and chuckled slightly. "You know I hate everything. And I love ketchup. You know that, don't mess with me!" She explained, walking out of the room.

"Alright Hales, calm down we get it." Lucas laughed, grabbing Brookes hand. "Well, we'll be back… you two okay alone?"

"I dunno…" Nathan laughed. "She's a little crazy."

"HEY! I am not crazy!" She yelled. He smirked.

"Yeah, we'll be fine. Don't worry." He laughed. They nodded and headed out. "Oh what to do…"

Haley thought. I know what not to do, and it'll be hard.

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