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"So how have you been?" Brooke asked as cheerily as possible. All three girls were standing awkwardly in one of the corridors inside the school building.
"I've been okay… what about you two?" Peyton answered crossing her arms, fiddling with something on the floor with her converses.
"We've been good" Brooke nodded looking around hoping this scene wouldn't get any more awkward.
After a moment of silence Peyton spoke up again.
"I know I've said this before but I'm really sorry about everything. I just want things to be like they were."
Haley nodded biting her lip. "I don't think things can go the way they used to be but I'm sick of all of this. I don't want to be enemies with you Peyton. We've known each other way too long to let it get between us. Between all three of us" Haley said the last bit looking at Brooke.
Brooke nodded "Look, we should go TRIC'S tonight. Get ready together? Like we used to?"
"I'd like that" Peyton spoke.
"Me too" Haley agreed.
--
"So that was totally awkward" Haley whispered to Brooke as they entered their next class.
"Yeah I know. Things will be back to normal soon enough. Tonight is defiantly a start." Brooke told Haley reassuringly.
"Girls! You're late!" Mr Rowan told Haley and Brooke scribbling on the board angrily.
Some one wasn't in the mood.
Haley sat next to Lucas quickly taking out her books and pens. He looked at her shaking his head.
Mr Rowan was very strict. He was their Math teacher and didn't allow for students to sit where ever they wanted. He put them in order of intelligence.
Mean right?
Every few weeks he would set an exam which would decide on if you went up or down. The back was where you were put if you did well in the exam and the front… well you can guess that bit.
Haley was in the back row one up from her brother.
She worked all lesson completing all the tasks Mr Rowan asked them to do.
Mr Rowan handed out the results from last weeks test near the end of the lesson. Haley watched him give every one their papers waiting for her own.
"Ready to be beaten" She told Lucas Grinning.
"We're only one mark apart from each other Hales. This could be the day I sit there and you sit here" He said back.
"You wish" she answered.
Mr Rowan gave Lucas's exam paper first then Haley's.
Lucas: 89/100
Haley: 91/100
"HA!" Haley screeched smiling.
"Damn it!" Luke cursed hitting his fist on the table.
"Temper, temper!" Haley tutted shaking her head.
"Well done both of you." Mr Rowan smiled.
That was probably the one thing Haley and Lucas had gotten from their mother… Her maths skills.
--
"So I'm wearing this jumper dress and the black heels" Haley told Brooke whiles brushing through her long silky hair. Brooke nodded which meant she approved.
"Where's Peyton?" Haley asked. It had been 20 minutes since Peyton had said she would come and she still hadn't arrived yet. Brooke was almost ready wearing black skinny jeans with a stripe bow corset top.
"I don't know. Are Luke and Nate going to be at TRIC'S?" Haley asked.
"I don't know. I haven't spoken to Lucas properly." Brooke muttered. Haley sighed. She knew Brooke was still sad over the lack of Lucas's sense.
Lucas may be intelligent but seriously! When it came to women, he had no idea.
"Brooke… he'll come around, when he sees you tonight. If he sees you tonight, he'll be thinking how stupid he is!" Haley reassured hugging her friend.
"Well Peyton isn't here yet. How long should we wait for her?" Haley asked sitting on her bed sighing. Brooke shrugged then her phone vibrated.
I can't make it. You guys go and I'll see you there. Sorry xo
Brooke read out the message collecting her stuff. They both headed out to TRIC'S ready to have a good night.
--
"Stay here I'll get us drinks" Haley told Brooke heading for the bar.
Haley stood their for a while waiting for the bar man to finish making some one else's drink.
Gaah this was taking ages!!
"Haley?" Haley turned around to be faced with Chris Keller smiling warmly towards her.
"Chris! I haven't seen you in ages!" Haley shrieked hugging him tightly then pulling away smiling again.
"I nearly didn't recognise you there" He joked.
"It hasn't been that long has it. Where have you been? Are Georgina and Mouth here?" Haley asked him feeling a bit guilty. It had been months since she talked to them.
The last time she spoke to Chris was when the whole Nathan and Peyton thing happened.
But once she patched things up with Brooke they drifted apart.
"Oh I've been recording some songs at JSL's. Joanne Stan Louis is really interested in my songs he offered me a record deal." Chris said proudly.
"That's so great! You really deserve it Chris" She told him.
"So can I buy you a drink?" He asked. Haley turned around to see Brooke dancing with Lucas… she must have forgotten about the drinks.
"Sure" She said. They ordered drinks and she followed Chris to the sofa that had suddenly become free. She sat down on the sofa and crossed her long legs, conscious all of a sudden that her dress was too short it barely covered her bum. Chris sat besides her.
She blushed feeling Chris's gaze on her as she sipped her drink. She looked over to the dance floor watching Brooke dance with Lucas. Moving on some one else caught her attention.
Nathan Scott.
He looked up. She looked away.
Gathering her confidence and cool, she breathed in deeply and moved closer towards Chris. Knowing Nathan was watching she smiled to her self.
"So are you going to let me hear one of your songs some day?" She asked over the beaming music. He chuckled.
"Of course I will. You should come down and listen, you're more than welcome Haley" He told her directly looking into her eyes.
"I will!" She grinned flicking her hair.
"Care to dance?" He asked getting up holding his hand out.
She nodded and followed him to the dance floor.
--
In the toilets Haley was applying mascara and lip gloss with Brooke.
"Oh my god!! Chris and you are so cute!" Brooke told her from inside the cubicle.
"I know, I haven't talked to him in ages though. At first I was a bit uneasy because I felt bad, I mean I talk to the guy like for a few weeks then suddenly stop. But turns out he's been recording a new song and hasn't been to school much. He's been so busy. He's going to be famous! Well I don't know about famous but yeah. He invited me to visit him one day when he's singing." Haley babbled.
"What about you? Why don't you do a duet with him?" Brooke asked. Haley had been singing since she was young but kept it quite. Only Lucas, Nate and Brooke knew about how amazing her voice was.
"Nah, he doesn't know I sing plus it's his thing not mine" Haley dismissed waiting for Brooke as she washed her hands.
"So considerate!" Brooke said pushing her lightly.
"Yeah yeah, how's it with Luke?" Haley asked Brooke.
"Fine, I think I'll tell him tonight. Or hint it at least. He's staying round mine if that's okay?"
"Brooke don't ask me things like that. Oh look there's Peyton" Haley pointed towards Peyton.
"With Rachel?" Brooke muttered bitterly.
"Lets go say hi" Brooke said after a while taking Haley's hand dragging her towards the pair.
Great.
"Hey Peyton" Brooke said ignoring Rachel completely.
"Hi, sorry about today I got held up." Peyton apologetically smiled to the two.
"It's okay, but you could have texted us earlier or something" Haley told her folding her arms.
"Sorry" Peyton repeated.
Haley sighed heavily.
"Don't say sorry Peyton" Haley told her, that word was seriously annoying her.
"Why can't you just forgive her and stop being so moody!" Rachel interfered.
She was drunk.
"Why are you getting involved?" Brooke asked taking a step towards Rachel holding her hand out waiting for a reply.
"So she slept with Nathan? Get over it!" Rachel shouted drinking more from her glass.
"Who hasn't!?" She added.
Ouch.
"Rachel" Peyton warned.
"What?!" She snapped looking at Peyton.
"What do you think your doing?" Peyton asked.
"I'm stating the truth, god you lot are so boring! Peyt you coming?" Rachel asked walking off. After sensing Peyton wasn't behind her she stopped and turned around.
"Nah, I'm going to stay here" Peyton mumbled.
"What?!" Rachel snapped.
"She said she's going to stay here! Are you deaf" Brooke shrieked sticking up for Peyton.
"Fine. Whatever see you later bitches" and with that she was off. She confidently walked out of TRIC'S with out another word. Haley stood there shocked at how she acted towards all of them.
Bitch
"Chris is coming over" Brooke nudged Haley.
"How do I look?" Haley asked turning around to Peyton and Brooke, they both nodded "Gorgeous" Peyton told her.
"I agree, now go!" Brooke pushed her grabbing Peyton's arm skipping off.
"Haley" He huskily said.
"Hey" she weekly answered. His voice made her insides melt. She blushed biting her lower lip.
"I got to go now, I thought I'd come over and say good bye. I have an early start" He told her.
"Oh, okay."
He kissed her cheek and walked off.
She held her hand on her cheek for a while grinning.
Haley walked towards Brooke, Lucas, Peyton, Jake and Nathan who were surrounded by one of the high tables laughing hysterically.
She could tell some of them were drunk.
"Sis! Who was that guy you were with?" Luke asked Haley taking a swig from a bottle of beer.
"Oh His name's Chris. He goes Tree Hill. Haven't you seen him before?" Haley asked quickly glancing at Nathan who was currently looking right at her.
"Yeah he's the musician." Nate said in an uncharacteristically cold voice.
"Yeah" Haley replied wondering what the hell his problem was.
"He's hootttttt!" Brooke exclaimed.
"I know" Haley giggled.
"Hales, Nate's taking you home, I'm sleeping round Brooke's" Lucas told Haley. Haley sighed deeply, she was expecting it but hearing it was all the same.
"We better get going. It's already 2am" Nate said.
"Yeah, we should go too" Lucas told Brooke. She nodded and walked towards Haley and Peyton.
"I'm off, wish me luck"
Peyton patted her shoulder reassuringly. "Everything will go perfectly"
Had Brooke already told Peyton?Haley thought.
"Yeah it will" Haley repeated hugging Brooke.
"Bye"
--
In the car with Nathan, Haley sat there quietly looking out side watching the rain drizzle on the window.
"So this Chris guy, known him for long?" Nate asked.
Ohhh greaaaaaaaaat.
"We met a few months ago" Haley answered simply, hoping this conversation would go no more further.
"Be careful Hales" He said looking at her then looking at the road.
"From what?" She snapped.
"Just be careful, you know what guys are like." He said.
Didn't this remind her of something…?
"Guys like you?" She blurted out.
Ooops.
Did she say that out loud?
"Sorry" She mumbled.
He laughed…
"Yeah guys like me I guess. I know what they think. Trust me its not what you see in the movie's. Just don't do anything stupid" He mumbled pulling into her drive.
"I won't. See you later Nathan, thanks for the ride" She said quickly hopping out the car running to her front door.
Nathan watched her go.
That Chris guy seriously pushed a nerve.
He didn't understand why.
He wasn't her father?
Or her brother?
Why was he feeling so protective over her?
Yeah she was Lucas's little sister but still.
It was probably nothing.
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