By the way I own nothing associated with One Tree Hill, I do own the character of Ariel.
1 month later
"Nathan Scott, do you want me to murder you or something." Nathan shook his head. "Well then you better stop tickling me."
"Okay fine." He stopped and kissed her. Ariel pulled him down on top of her and deepened the kiss. They were at his apartment where they figured they wouldn't be bothered. Ariel put her hands underneath his shirt and lifted it off him. He was about to do the same to here when there was a knock on the door. Nathan groaned and decided to ignore it. He continued to take off her shirt but the bedroom door was opened. They heard a gasp and looked at who it was. Nathan jumped off of her and put his shirt on, Ariel fixed hers and stood up.
"What are you doing here?" Nathan asked angrily. Ariel stayed on the bed not saying anything.
"I love you." Ariel scoffed at that and received a glare. Ariel looked at Nathan, who looked like a lost puppy dog. Ariel stood up.
"How the hell can you come back here and just expect that because you told him you loved him he was going to take you back?" Ariel glared at Haley.
"Nathan please, I'm sorry about what happened." Nathan looked at her when he heard his name. Ariel stared at him, scared of what was going to happen.
"Leave, Haley." Nathan went to the door and shut it in her face. Ariel put an arm on his shoulder and he hugged her. "I love you Ari."
"I love you too." Nathan kissed her on the lips and opened the bedroom door.
"I need to think I'll call you later." Ariel was shocked but she nodded. She turned to leave but he stopped her and gave her another kiss on the lips. He wanted to let her go but he couldn't so he pulled her into the room and pushed her against the wall.
"That was a quick think." Nathan laughed and kissed her again, taking her over to the bed.
"She's back, that stupid tramp is back." Ariel nodded as Brooke talked about Haley, two days later at school. Haley was sitting and talking with some people a few tables over from them at lunch. "I just want to hit her."
"Yeah well I thought Nathan was going to choose her when he said he needed to think but then he told me that he loved me and only me. I cannot believe she came back." Brooke nodded and Ariel smiled as Nathan made his way over to them. He sat down beside Ariel and kissed her forehead. "Does Lucas know?"
"I don't believe so." Nathan looked over at Haley and frowned. "but he probably won't talk to her."
"Well anyway what's going on tonight?" Ariel asked and Brooke shrugged her shoulders. Ariel looked over at Nathan to ask him but he was staring at something. Ariel followed his gaze and saw that he was staring at none other than Haley James. Ariel gave him a little nudge and he looked at her and smiled. Ariel shook her head and turned to look at Brooke again. Brooke gave her a supportive smile and stood up.
"Well I should go, class starts soon." Ariel nodded and said goodbye to her friend. She grabbed her purse and stood up after a few moments. Nathan looked up at her in surprise.
"Where are you going, don't you have a spare with me?" Ariel nodded and looked down at him, giving him a slight glare.
"I just don't think I can sit here and watch my boyfriend stare at some other girl, some girl that he still loves. Call me later." Ariel walked off, hoping he would run after her. She didn't know what to do if he wanted to get back with her. She was down the last step when she ran straight in to someone. She looked up and saw that it was Chris Keller. She gave him a look of disgust and pushed past him but he grabbed her arm.
"Hey mermaid girl, where you going? I wanted to talk to you." Ariel looked at him and gave him the finger, pulling her arm away from him. "Where's Haley?"
"She's up in the court, now leave me alone." Chris smirked at her and ran up the stairs, Ariel followed wanting to see what was about to happed. She got to the top and sat down at the table behind the tree and watched. Haley was now at Nathan's table and she could see that she was crying. Ariel watched as Chris walked up to them and kiss Haley. Nathan got up and left the table, Haley asking him to wait. Ariel watched as he walked by and stop, noticing her. He walked over to the table and sat across from her.
"I'm sorry Ariel, I know that I was acting like a jerk." He grabbed her hands but she pulled away.
"I think that if Chris never showed up just now, you would have taken her back. Listen, if you love her than go be with her. I don't want to be second best." Ariel got up and walked in to the school, not caring about the tears that were falling from her eyes. Peyton saw her and ran up to her. Ariel didn't say anything except fall in to her arms and cried.
"C'mon." Peyton led her to her car and they left school. Ariel wiped her eyes and looked over at Peyton.
"Thanks, you know that Haley's back right?" Peyton looked at her in surprise. She shook her head and sighed.
"Why would she come back, all she seems to do is hurt Nathan." Ariel nodded and looked out the window. She wished he would love her more than Haley but she knew that could never happen. Her cell phone started to ring, it was Nathan. "Answer it Ari."
"Hello.."
Ariel, listen I'm sorry about what happened earlier. I think we need to talk. I need to tell you something.
"Nathan, I need some time alone and if it's about going to be about Haley, well I don't want to hear it."
Ariel, please, we really need to talk. Come over to my place at 6:00.
"I'll see." She hung up the phone and sighed in frustration. Peyton gave her a small smile and stopped the car. Ariel looked to where they were and smiled. It was the park, the one with the big pond in the middle. This was the place that her and Peyton first met, when they were 5. They were both with their babysitters and had run off from them. They literally bumped in to each other by the pond, causing them both to get a goose egg on their head.
"I haven't been here in awhile. The last time I came was last year when me and you got into that fight about Lucas. We both came here, this will always be our place." Peyton smile and nodded, agreeing with Ariel. They sat down at the pond for awhile talking and reminiscing about the past. Ariel's cell started to ring, it was Brooke.
"Hey Brookie"
MERMAID where the hell are you, when you didn't meet me for a ride after school I knew something was wrong.
"I was upset and Peyton skipped school with me, I would have asked you to come but you were in class."
Well you two meet me at Karen's Cafe.
"K see you in a bit." Ariel hung up her phone and looked at Peyton. "Brooke wants us at Karen's Cafe."
"Let's go!" They hopped into Peyton's car and drove to the cafe. Brooke, Lucas and Jake were waiting there for them. They sat down at the table and got some questioning looks.
"What happened that made you upset." Ariel looked over at Lucas and shrugged. "Is it because of Haley."
"Or is it because of that?" Ariel looked to were Brooke was pointing and her heart dropped. Ariel watched as Haley walked in to the cafe followed by Nathan. Haley looked over to them and smiled as she walked over.
"Hey everyone." They all just stared at her, not saying anything. "Umm... how is everyone?"
"Brooke, wanna give me a ride home." Brooke nodded and stood up. Ariel turned to leave but Nathan stood in her way. "Excuse me."
"Ariel I want to talk to you, come with me please." A part of Ariel really wanted to go but another part told her not to. She looked into Nathan's eyes and saw confusion. She nodded and followed him outside. They walked a little ways before he said anything. "Ariel-"
"Listen, just spit out what you have to tell me." Ariel was pissed at him, she hated that he was doing this to her.
"When Haley came back, I realized that maybe I still had some feelings for her. She told me that she didn't love Chris, she only left me because he made her. Ariel we were married and I don't know what to do because I love you and her." Ariel stopped and stared at him, tears were falling down her cheeks. He reached up and brushed them away. She pushed his hand away and looked up at him in anger.
"Go and be with her Nathan because if I was in the same position I would have kicked Haley to the curb when she came back. She left you Nathan, not because Chris forced her to but because she saw a better life on tour. She broke your heart and just left you. If she never realized how good she had it with you, then she didn't truly love you. So go be with her Nathan but don't forget who was there for you when she left. Who supported you, who helped you move on. Oh wait I guess you didn't move on, did you?" Nathan stared at her in shock, he opened and closed his mouth a few times and Ariel nodded. "Goodbye."
"Ariel, wait!" Ariel turned around and saw Brooke running towards her. She gave Nathan a glare as she ran by. "Let me drive you home, hun."