Hey guys, I am so sorry it's taken forever to update. I stopped because of school; I was sitting my higher exams this year so I needed to study a lot, so that meant I couldn't write. Now that schools finished and I have more time on my hands then I can hopefully get back into writing. Well I made this chapter longer than most because I wanted to repay you guys for continuing reading and for having to wait so long to read this next chapter. Thanks for you guys who continue reading.

The Morning After

Haley started to stir in bed; her eyes squinted as she saw the sun gleaming through her window. She closed her eyes and turned around to face the other wall, she then blinked and when she did she saw a figure. At this she became alert and bounced up…she then saw who was in her room, she calmed down a little bit, atleast it wasn't a robbery. Confusion then began to set in, what were they doing here, why are they here? She had no idea.

"What are you doing in my room?" Haley asked.

"Well last night at the party you ended up pretty drunk and well..."

Haley's mind then snapped back to the party, the fight and her and Ryan breaking up and the big showdown, her and the swing in the yard and a bottle of vodka, God she drank a lot last night…that's why she had a killer head ache.

"So you brought me home? Well thanks, I think I got a little too drunk last night. But thanks for the help Brooke. I appreciate it, it was a pretty tough night last night."

"Haley, I wasn't the one who brought you home."

"Oh that's funny, I don't remember getting home, I must've walked in my drunken state." She let out a small hint of laughter at this statement.

"Nathan brought you home lat night."

"NATHAN? Why him? Then why are you here exactly?"

"Well he basically found you passed out in the yard, he brought you home and stayed here until half 9 this morning, I phoned him and asked him what he was up to. He told me that he brought you home etc. I hope you don't mind but Lucas filled me in on everything that happened in Tree Hill with you and all, so then I decided that since you were in a mood with the Scott brothers it would probably be best if you woke up to me and not one of them, cause you might go all crazy and kick their ass." Brooke told her the short story of how she ended up where she is.

"Well thanks, cause you're probably right, I would've went crazy if Nathan was here when I woke up." Haley gave out a small laugh. "Brooke, I need to ask you something…did you got to Tree Hill High and were you nasty to me back then?"

"Umm…yeah I did and I was but you know we were all so young and I have changed a lot and I'm so sorry about all of it I truly am. I'm not that nasty hurtful person anymore Haley, I promise you I'm not." Brooke finished and just stared at Haley, hoping that she'd understand.

"I get that we're older now and I understand that it was years ago and we've all changed and I suppose in a way I can forgive you because I never knew you and you never truly knew me, so I understand why you were nasty but whereas Lucas, I don't get it, how could he just up and leave his best friend?"

"Haley, thank you for understanding me and truly I am sorry, but I can't really answer any questions you have for Lucas, I suppose you need to ask him yourself about that. However, I do know he is sorry and he cares for you. Also may I add that the other Scott brother also know as Nathan Scott has the hots for you big time." Brooke then gave Haley a big smile and walked over and hugged her.

"You know Brooke, it's funny, Nathan he says all these things that he'll be there and we'll be friends and then he ignores me and then he's too late and it's just a big mess. And then with Lucas I don't know if I could ever go back to being friends not after everything that has happened. I know they care I do, their always helping out and Nathan seems to always be saving me in my time of need. I just don't know, it's so confusing."

"Well Haley, to me it sounds like you need to have a conversation with the boys, all they want is for you to talk to them. I don't think then can bare this not speaking to you and all. Oh and by the way, you need to fill me in on that Ryan character at some point, earlier this morning I saw him leaving with all of his bags and suit cases, looked like he was leaving for good."

This immediately put a smile across Haley's face, she didn't need to be seeing anymore of him, and her life is better without him. "I think I'll go by and speak to them later I suppose I owe them that after last night. Also about Ryan that's one story I don't want to talk about or even think about ever again, but sometime I will…friend."

"Well Haley since you're up and fine well I'll let you get ready, oh and I put my number in your mobile and I took your number as well. So call me if you want to hang out or something, okay?"

"Okay." Haley got up and hugged Brooke and told her thank you for coming by and helping her out and they both agreed that this was the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Brooke then left Haley's room, saying that she'd see her soon.

Haley then flopped back on to her bed, she was thankful for Nathan bringing her home and making sure she was safe and she was thankful that she had now seen the back of Ryan. Thank goodness that chapter in her life was over with.

She took some water and a few aspirin tablets to try and relieve her of the terrible hangover which she had. After this she begun to get ready and as she did she was deciding on when she should go over and speak to the Scott brothers. What would she say, should she just turn up at their door and say they needed to speak or should she tell them a place and time where they should meet and talk. Should she speak to both of them at the same time? She didn't know but she needed to figure it out.

As she finished getting ready she decided she would go out and get some coffee before she done anything, she needed more caffeine in her before she faced the Scott brothers. She quickly pulled on a zipper and walked out of her dorm, hoping she wouldn't walk in to Nathan or Lucas. Luck was on her side as she quickly escaped the dorm building without any awkward run inns.

As she walked through the streets she lapped up the beautiful day and her hair blew around in the wind and this brought a smile to her face as it made her feel refreshed. The wind in her hair and a cup of coffee would do the trick today, almost like every other day it was one of the best ways Haley liked to start her day.

As she turned the corner someone banged in to her, she thought to herself hasn't she had enough of walking in to people in these past few days, she was so clumsy. As she looked at the person who had just walked in to her a scowl broke across her face.

"Hey watch it bitch." The other girl spurted out.

"Listen missy, you were the one who walked in to me okay, I don't have time for you today okay." Haley replied.

"Yeah well make time," the girl then pushed Haley. Haley just shook her head, she couldn't be bothered with this girl.

"No, I'm not going to fight you okay, so just move out the way, it's far too early for this."

"Aww, did Princess have a bad night, her boyfriend dumps her and then gets in a fight and now she wants the world to feel sorry for her, poor Princess."

"Shut up, you don't even know what you're talking about." At this Haley just tried to walk away but the girl just stepped in front of her and blocked her way.

"Seriously, Peyton how many times do I need to kick your ass? I did it the other night and I'll do it again if I need to but I can't be bothered…the question is why did you come back for more huh?"

"Yeah you had a lucky night Princess, now it's my turn to beat you up for embarrassing me in front of those people." Peyton then slapped Haley on the face.

Haley was slightly shocked, she didn't need this and so much for her having a lucky day today, she was just destined for trouble this year she could see it. The slap seemed to wake her up some more. She then slapped Peyton back on the cheek.

"Bitch, move the hell out of my way, I don't wanna fight you." Haley told her again.

"Why you scared Princess, scared that you'll lose?" Peyton questioned Haley.

"I'm not scared of you honey, your nothing." Haley then pushed Peyton again and she fell to the ground.

"Now I think you learned your lesson the first time we fought, you never stayed down, now do yourself a favour and stay down this time, I don't wanna fight you ok"

Haley then began to walk away and as expected the blonde hair fiend rose back up and ran after Haley, she punched Haley on the back of the head. Haley then turned around in a split second and punched Peyton square in the eye. She was sure this would be the only thing that would make her back off, this way the girl would back off and she would have a nice souvenir to remember Haley James.

As she guessed the girl did back off, she just stared at Haley and said nothing at this Haley walked away. When she got to the café she went straight to the toilet to fix herself, she needed to fix her hair and she had a small graze on her face from when Peyton slapped her and her fingers scratched her skin.

Haley went back out and ordered her coffee, she sat in and drank it, she was thinking to herself she had only been here a matter of days and already she had found her boyfriend and best friend cheating on her, she met a hot guy, she met Nathan and Lucas, she learned of her accident, she went back to Ryan, Ryan hit her again, she made a new friend Brooke Davis, Ryan and the Scott brothers had gotten into a fight, Ryan and her finished it again, she had been drunk more in the past few days more than ever and she had fought with the same girl twice. She let out a small laugh and made a small toast to herself…

"Here's to college years, the best years of your life supposedly."

She then began to laugh at this, it had been a dramatic few days and now she knew it was only bound to get worse. She still needed to go see Nathan and Lucas.

Haley left the café in a better mood in which she entered it, she still wasn't sure when she was going to see the guys but she knew she needed to but she knew when she did go, what she was going to say would just come to her then and there.

On her way home she saw Peyton again, she was sitting on a bench. Haley just stood and watched her wondering if she should go over and perhaps apologise for leaving such a heavy mark on her face. She did feel a little guilty even if Peyton did deserve everything she got. Haley wasn't the type to fight and she wasn't really proud of herself. As she stood arguing with herself about whether she should go over, by the time she decided she would she looked back over and she saw Nathan headed towards her. She then thought this was her chance to speak to him and tell him thanks for last night. The thoguth of speaking to Nathan evern brought a small smile to her face, he had been her knight in shining armour.

She then began to walk forward but then Nathan stopped when he got to Peyton, a smile spread across her face as she stood up from the bench. Haley looked on a little confused, she thought Nathan had saw her and was walking towards her, maybe he was just stopping to say hi to Peyton.

That's when she decided against that theory, the next thing she saw made her want to punch that bitch all over again. She and Nathan were kissing. Haley couldn't stand to look anymore, she needed to leave and get away from this, it hurt her to see Nathan with another girl, after all he was all snug with her the other night in bed and he said he wanted to be more than friends with Haley. He was a cheating bastard just like Ryan, he had a girlfriend and he was prepared to make Haley into the other girl, either that or else he moved on very quickly from Haley.

Haley marched straight home and just lay on her bed, she quickly dosed off into dream land. After a few hours of sleep Haley awoke, she reapplied some of her make up and then she decided that it was time. It was now or never.

She walked outside of her dorm and knocked on their door, there was no answer so she thought about just walking away but then the door just swung open….

"We need to talk!" Haley announced.

Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, it was great for me to write and I'm going to make sure that I update more frequently now and I hope you guys review. Thanks for reading.