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Chapter 2

"Lucas, I can't believe you're leaving me here. You're supposed to be my best friend." Haley whined. It was still Sunday night and Lucas had finally calmed Haley enough so they could leave. Jake, Peyton, Brooke and Tim had left long ago and it was only Lucas left.

"You'll be fine. Just go to bed, get a good night sleep and I'll see you in the morning." He said hugging Haley.

"Yeah..." she mumbled hugging him back.

"Alright, I gotta get home now. I'll see you tomorrow." He said. "Bye Nate!" he yelled to his brother who was busy going through his fridge for a snack.

"Bye." He yelled. "See ya at practise tomorrow."

"Ok. Good night, buddy." Lucas said before leaving.

Haley looked at the closed door and sighed. She turned to look at Nathan and stayed quiet for few minutes.

"Alright, here's what we're gonna do." Haley finally started. Nathan turned to look at her curiously. "Since we both want these 2 weeks, to be as painless as possible, we won't talk to each other at all. You will write down on a piece of paper, if you're capable of that, what you want me to do. Laundry, vacuuming, dishes, whatever. But no talking!" she finished.

Nathan blinked once and then took a pen and a piece of paper and wrote something down. He threw the notepad towards Haley who caught it easily.

"Blow me." She read out loud. Haley threw the notepad as hard as she could towards Nathan who just laughed while dodging it easily.

"So, this is how it's gonna be, huh?" she said irritated. "Well, if you think I'm just gonna sit here and let you torture me, you're sadly mistaken."

"You're the one who lost." Nathan reminded her smirking.

"Oh, I will do my part of the deal, don't worry. Just remember: I'm not just your slave, I'm also your roommate. And when I say I can make your life a living hell, you better believe it." she said seriously.

"Bring it on." He said without blinking. "And while you do that, clean the kitchen. I'm going to bed." He added.

"Wait, where am I supposed to sleep?" she asked. Nathan turned to look at the couch.

"You're kidding, right." Haley said.

"Well, there's always my bed..."

"Excellent." She said.

"...but I'm gonna be sleeping there." Nathan finished with a smirk.

"The couch is perfect." Haley said and started to clean the kitchen.

"That's what I thought." Nathan said.

"I need a pillow and a blanket." Haley said.

"Don't have any extra." He said unapologetically.

"What? You're kidding."

"Nope." He said grinning. "Oh, and I expect breakfast to be ready by 7.30 tomorrow morning." He said.

He saw the furious look on Haley's face. "And in case you're thinking of smothering me with your non-existent pillow, I'm locking my bedroom door." He said before leaving.

"Smarter than I thought." Haley mumbled when he was gone.

She cleaned the kitchen as fast as she could. She then realized that she had no tooth brush, no pyjamas: nothing. Haley sighed angrily and went to lie on the couch. She used her arm as a pillow and her coat as a blanket.

Needless to say, Haley didn't sleep much that night. The more she was awake, the angrier she got. Around 3 am when she still hadn't fallen asleep, she swore revenge on Nathan. So she grabbed her cell phone, set the alarm for 6.30 which was one hour earlier than she normally woke up. With a cunning smile, she finally drifted to restless sleep.

Haley woke up to the sound of her alarm at 6.30 Monday morning. For the first wonderful seconds she didn't remember any of the previous day's events but when it all came back, she groaned. She then remembered her plan of revenge and got up from the couch with a grin.

One hour later, Nathan woke up to the sound of his own alarm. When he heard the distant sound of a Lucas, he suddenly remembered everything that had happened the previous day.

"You ready with my breakfast?" Nathan asked when he got to the kitchen. "What's up, Luke."

"Nothing, just came to check you're both still alive." He said smiling.

Haley glared at Nathan who was dressed only in his boxers. While she noticed how well built he was, gorgeous even, what caught her attention more was the golden necklace around his neck and her golden ring hanging from it.

"Do you have to wear that all the time?" she asked annoyed.

"Boxers? I could go commando, but-"

"I meant the necklace, asshole." She said irritated.

"I know you did. And yes, I have to wear it 'cause I want to rub it in your face that I owe you. So, get used to it." he said and started to eat his breakfast.

"You don't owe me!" Haley snapped.

"Whatever, slave." He said his mouth full of food. He started to talk with Lucas about basketball while eating his breakfast.

After he was done he turned to look at Haley who was going through her school bag to make sure she had all of her books.

"Make me lunch while I'm showering. Peanut butter and jelly sandwich. No crust." He said before heading towards the bathroom. Haley grinned while making the sandwich. Lucas turned to look at Haley.

"So, how's everything-"

"Shhh!" Haley said trying to listen what was going on in the bathroom. She heard Nathan open the bathroom door, close it, turn the shower on...

"3...2...1..." Haley counted down. And right on time, Nathan screamed.

"Oh Hales, what did you do?" Lucas asked.

Right then Nathan ran to the kitchen with only a towel wrapped around himself.

"There's no hot water!" he yelled.

"Too bad. I know how much you like your long, hot morning showers, Tiffany." she said smiling while making him his lunch.

"What the hell did you do!" Nathan yelled ignoring the fact that she was still calling him girl names.

"Nothing. Just took a shower."

"For how long!"

"50 minutes." She said innocently. She hadn't taken her eyes of the lunch she was making. Lucas groaned knowing that he would have to witness a huge fight.

"What!" he yelled. "Bitch!"

"You say it like it's a bad thing." She mimicked his voice using his words from the previous day when she had called him a manwhore. Haley finished making the lunch and put it in a zip-bag. She then turned to give Nathan a glare that could kill within seconds. If only, she wondered.

"I want a fucking pillow and a blanket." She hissed.

"You're still pissed off about that?"

"Yeah!"

"You're such a princess!"

"Do not call me a princess!"

"Whatever, princess. I told you, I don't have any extra pillows or blankets! And I ain't buying any. Especially for you!"

"Then it's goodbye to hot water." She said annoyed. "If I don't have a pillow and a blanket, I can't sleep. So when I don't sleep, I might as well shower that time, just to make sure there's no hot water left for you." Haley said angrily. She wasn't caving on this one. And Nathan sure as hell wasn't buying anything for her.

They were deadlocked. And it was up to Lucas to solve it.

"Nathan, why don't you drive Haley home after school. She can grab some clean clothes, school stuff and her own pillow and a blanket." Lucas suggested. Nathan and Haley looked at Lucas, then at each other.

"I'm fine with that." Haley said.

"Yeah, whatever. Ok." He mumbled.

"Good, crisis solved." Lucas said.

"I'll be right back." Nathan mumbled while going to get ready for school without his beloved morning shower.

"So, how are you really holding up, Hales?" Lucas asked.

"Fine..." she said in a bad mood. "I just hate cooking and cleaning and all that shit. I mean, I totally get the whole idea of it, just not as it applies to me." She whined.

"You'll be fine. And shouldn't you be used to cleaning your whole house when your parents are gone?"

"Yeah, you'd think so but it's just so different here. I mean, every piece of furniture just reminds me of him and instead of cleaning it, I just want to break it to pieces." Haley said making Lucas laugh.

"It can't be that bad. He's really a cool guy once you get to know him." Lucas defended his brother.

"You better defend me to him as much as you defend him to me."

"You can bet on it, buddy." Lucas said smiling. "I gotta pick up Brooke before school. See you there." He said and left saying goodbye to both of them.

Lucas was walking towards his car when a thought occurred. He knew how Haley drove and wondered if he should've reminded them about it. Nah, she can't be crazy enough to drive.

"So, you probably want me to drive?" Haley asked when they were making their way towards Nathan's Mustang.

"Well, chauffeur was on the list..." he said handing her the keys. Haley accepted them with a devilish grin.

10 minutes later

"Scratch chauffeur off the list! You're never ever driving my car again!" Nathan yelled while getting out of the car and grabbing the keys from a smiling Haley.

"Oh, ok." She said grabbing her bag from the back seat and starting to walk towards the school. But Nathan wasn't done with the yelling. He took his back bag and ran next to her.

"I mean, Jesus Christ! You drove a one-way-street the wrong direction! And you drove 25 miles above the limit. You know, they have cameras and shit!" he yelled.

The satisfied grin on her face never left while she continued her fast walk towards the front doors of Tree Hill High. She opened them but didn't wait for Nathan to get in. After almost colliding with the doors, Nathan opened them annoyed and walked after her.

"Remember how I just said you're never driving my car again? Forget that, you're never even touching my car again! God, were you trying to get us killed!"

"Can't say the thought hasn't crossed my mind." She said and noticed Brooke, Jake, Lucas and Brooke by their lockers.

"Hey, you're both alive!" Peyton said and high-fived them both. Jake noticed the angry look on Nathan's face.

"What's wrong?"

"That bitch tried to kill me!"

"Don't call her that." Lucas said.

"Like I care." Haley huffed glaring at Nathan.

"What do mean she tried to kill you?" Brooke asked.

"Well, first she ran a stop sign then she almost hit a school bus-"

"Wait, wait, wait." Lucas cut him off and turned to look at Haley. "You drove?"

"Yeah." She said grinning.

"Haley, you hate driving." Lucas said. "You suck at driving."

"You're telling me this now!" Nathan asked furiously.

"Sorry, man. I never thought she'd actually drive. She hasn't done since she barely passed the driver's test. She doesn't even have her own car."

"Somehow I don't doubt that!" he said glaring at her. Haley just smiled as she opened her locker.

"So, you're getting some stuff from Haley's after school?" Lucas asked from Nathan wanting to change the subject.

"Yes, I value my hot showers." He said annoyed. "But I've got practise after school so you're just gonna have to wait." He said to Haley.

"Yeah, I've got tutoring anyways."

"Be at the gym by 5." He said and started to leave towards his class.

"Wait, you share math with us, right?" Brooke asked from Nathan.

"Yeah?" he asked.

"So, we're almost ready. Just wait few more minutes and we'll all walk together." She said.

"And walk with the she-devil?" he said glaring at Haley. "No thanks." He said and left.

"Bye, Jamie." Haley yelled laughing after him.

"What's with the girl names?" Jake asked.

"Just a habit." She said with a smile.

"You really should be nicer to him." Lucas said to Haley when Nathan was out of earshot.

"Like he is? Please, Luke." Haley said and turned to look at Brooke. "You ready, chica?"

"Few... more... seconds." She said applying lip gloss on her lips. "Ready! The wonderful world of math is only 5 doors away." She said and hooked her arm through Haley's .

"Bye, babe." Brooke yelled to Lucas before starting towards their class. Haley and Brooke took their seats from the back of the class, like always. Haley glared at Nathan who was sitting also in the back of the glass, just different side.

"So..." Brooke whispered while opening her book. "How are things with you and Nathan?" she asked grinning while stealing a glance towards a very annoyed looking Nathan.

"Were you not just there? We hate each other. Besides, there is no 'me and Nathan'." Haley said. "He's doing his best to annoy me and I do my best to return the favor."

"You know, there's a fine line between love and-"

"Save it, Brooke. We have this same conversation every morning and every morning I tell you to drop it." she said. "The only thing Mandy and I agree on is the mutual hatred towards each other. I don't know why you keep thinking that we're gonna hook up. We're like day and night anyways."

"You know, opposites attract."

"And then they drive each other insane." Haley responded.

"Not true." Brooke said.

"Whatever." Haley said. "Hey, what's your this week's phrase?" Haley asked changing the subject.

"Oh, I've got a good one. You ready?" she asked. Haley nodded her head enthusiastically. It had become a ritual for them that every Monday Brooke would say a 'men are like' phrase to Haley and they would laugh together.

"Men are like parking spots. They're either taken or for the handicapped."

"I'm telling you, Tim. She's either the craziest or worst driver ever. Or both." Nathan said out-of-breath while running suicides next to Tim. It was almost 5 pm and they were almost done with practise.

Even though he had been able to avoid talking to or looking at Haley during the 3 classes they shared, he had had a very bad day. Ever since missing his morning shower, Nathan had been in a pissy mood snapping at everyone about the smallest things. His Spanish teacher had assigned him extra work when he had noticed that Nathan hadn't done his homework for the past 2 months. Then after lunch he had gotten a stomach ache. He suspected Haley. Bitch probably tried to poison me, he had thought.

Then finally at practise Whitey got mad for his attitude and demanded them all to run suicides. For 20 minutes.

Haley made her way towards the gym when she got done with tutoring. She opened the doors to the gym and noticed the guys doing suicides while the girls were stretching.

"Haley!" Brooke yelled loudly and waved for her to go to her. Haley rolled her eyes smiling while making her way towards her.

"What's up, Hales?"

"Nothing. Just had the worst Monday ever." Haley sighed.

"What's wrong?" Peyton asked. Haley looked at her like she was crazy. "Well, besides the obvious." She said while looking at Nathan.

"Believe it or not, living with Nathan hasn't even been the worst part of my day yet." Haley started.

"What happened?" Brooke asked. "I know you were in a pissy mood in the morning."

"Yeah, 'cause I hadn't had my coffee. At math class I pissed off Miss Roberts."

"What did you do?" Peyton asked.

"Nothing."

"Haley?" Brooke lifted her perfectly plugged eyebrow.

"Fine so I corrected her a few times."

"Hales-"

"But only because she was teaching us the wrong stuff." Haley said and looked down before continuing in a quiet voice. "And I might've called her a 'sorry excuse of a teacher'." She mumbled.

"What! Hales, you can't say that."

"Why not! She sucks." Haley said.

"Yeah, just ask Nathan." Tim said grinning while walking by them.

"Aren't you supposed to be running suicides?" Haley snapped.

"Just got done. Nathan will be all yours in a minute." He said before leaving.

"Oh, the joy." Haley mumbled sarcastically.

"So, did you get detention?" Peyton asked.

"No, but the skank sent me to see Mr. Hauser who in turn sent me to see Patti Lawrence."

"The school shrink? How did that go?"

"Well, by the time she believed that I didn't have an attitude problem, alcoholic parents or an abusive boyfriend, it was already the end of my open hour. I mean, can't a person just have a bad day!" She said annoyed.

"I'm sorry your day sucked." Peyton said apologetically.

"Thanks but I'm not done yet." She said. "You know how I told you that I would get a new kid to tutor?"

"Yeah?"

"Well, it appears that my new tutee is the dumbest person alive. How he has managed to make it to his senior class is beyond my understanding." Haley said.

"Don't you like to tutor?" Brooke asked.

"Oh, I love tutoring. But where am I supposed to start when the kid has lower I.Q. than Forrest Gump?" Haley exclaimed.

"Who's the dumbass?" Brooke asked.

"Gregory Smith. Some asshole jock who needs to get his grades up."

"Yeah, I think I know him. He hangs with the basketball crowd." Brooke said laughing.

"Anyway, he actually asked me if you spell 'passion' with an H."

"You're kidding, right?" Brooke asked.

"And he also referred to Europe as 'one sweet ass country'."

"Oh god."

"I'm just glad that it's over for today. I'm so tired." Haley said and closed her eyes for second.

"Well, too bad 'cause you're doing some major cleaning today." A familiar voice said unapologetically behind them while kicking Haley on the shin to wake her up.

Haley opened her eyes annoyed and tried to kick him back but he was already walking towards his car. Haley groaned before walking slowly after him.

"So, you want me to drive?" Haley asked grinning to herself when they got to his car.

"Piss off." He muttered angrily while getting to the driver's side and turning the ignition on.

"Pillow and a blanket." Haley reminded him.

"So, where do you live?" he asked annoyed.

"Westover." She said and wanted to kill him for the face he gave when he heard where she lived. Haley gave him the address and sat in silence till they got to her house. Nathan didn't bother to get up from his car.

"You got 10 minut-" Nathan started but Haley had already slammed the car door shut. Nathan smirked while putting an Eminem CD on and listening to it.

15 minutes later Haley walked back to Nathan's car with a huge suitcase and a duffel bag.

"Jesus, how much shit can a person have?" Nathan said when Haley got in after putting the suitcase in the trunk.

"Well, considering your stuff and how you live in a one-bedroom-apartment, I'd say approxi-"

"Do not finish that sentence."

So, any thoughts? Was it good? Bad? What would you change?

-Fes-