Hey guys, here's another chapter, hope you enjoy it. I'm definitely getting back into writing, got another few ideas for other stories, but before I put any up I want to get this story finished or at least nearly finished. Well hope you enjoy this.

Michelle x

You Promised Everything Would Be Okay

"We need to talk!" Haley announced.

Haley then turned and took a closer look at who had opened the door. She closed her eyes and reopened them only hoping that the person wouldn't be there. Hoping it was all a figment of her imagination, but unlucky for Haley it wasn't. The person was really there, she just stood and stared, wondering how she could be so stupid to come over here, she knew this was going to happen. A half naked girl would come to the door an answer it, who was she kidding.

"I don't need to speak to you, hoe." The girl blurted back.

"Listen I never came to see you, is Lucas here?" Haley asked.

"No but he wouldn't want to see your fat ass anyway, he's already hooking up with fat assed Brooke." The girl sniggered.

"Hey Peyton, who's at the door, is it the pizza man?" Haley heard this mumbled from inside the door.

Then he emerged beside her, he was also half naked, yeah her suspicions had just been confirmed. She was an idiot for thinking Nathan was a nice guy.

Nathan just stood there shocked to see Haley of all people at his door and then for her to see him with Peyton, oh God was he in trouble now.

"Haley…I…this isn't…" Nathan just stopped mid-sentence he knew it was what it looked like. Haley just stared at him.

"Actually, it doesn't matter I was here looking for Lucas, not you" she then gave Nathan a dirty glare.

"Hey bitch, don't look at my boyfriend like that." Peyton butted in.

"Boyfriend? Nice one Nathan, Peyton's a real charmer, I can see what thrills you can get from her, especially the big black eye." Haley seriously stated. She then turned to walk away. As she began to walk down the corridor, she heard Nathan tell Peyton to go inside, he then began to walk after her.

"Look Haley…"

"No, don't 'look Haley' me okay, you are a player and a phoney, a fake, okay you led me on and you had a girlfriend Nathan. You know earlier I was thinking I'll come by and I'll say thank you for last night and maybe we could try be friends and even then maybe more. Maybe we could've been more but then after my little run in with Peyton this morning.."

"Wait, you know Peyton?" Nathan questioned.

"Yeah, didn't she tell you were the black eye came from? So anyway, afterwards I went to get coffee, then on my way out I saw her, I was going to go and apologise but then I saw you, you went straight to her and then I saw the 'big kiss.' You know that made me see you in a different light and then to my dismay, she's there when I come by to talk to Lucas. Nathan all I'm asking is why did you go to all the trouble for me but then it was pointless, you're a stupid player and you're pretty rubbish at hiding it. Or maybe you didn't want to hide it, maybe you just wanted to hurt me huh? Take a leaf out of your brother's book, just like everyone else in my life."

Both stood still in the moment of silence, she was waiting for an answer from Nathan, but now she wasn't sure if she was going to get one. She was staring at him, but he couldn't even look her in the eye, his eyes were all of a sudden interested in his shows as he stood there with his head draped over his shoulders.

"You know Nathan, I'm not just going to stand here so…"

"So, you're the one who gave Peyton her black eye huh." As he said this he forced a fake laugh. He knew this isn't what Haley wanted to hear but he was stuck on what to say. Haley then turned to walk away, so he had to act fast.

"You know Haley, I'm sorry, sorry for leading you on when I had a girlfriend, I don't know why I did it, you attracted me, you're different, there's just something about you that lures me in. I need more of you. Haley I think we both know I didn't set out to hurt you, I never meant to hurt you."

"Well Nathan, that doesn't really matter because in the end it hurts all the same. Well you should have been upfront with me and told me you had a girlfriend. We're done here Nathan, you turned out to be just like Ryan and that's before we even got in a relationship, so consider us finished before we even got started." She then turned and walked away.

She turned back around having one last thing to say to Nathan.

"You remember the first night we met?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Well you promised that everything would be okay…you lied. Oh and Nathan, tell Lucas to come by my room later, tell him we need to talk and I'd like to try and be friends with him."

"And what about us? Can we be friends?"

"I'm not friends with cheaters Nathan, I've had too many in my life recently, you should already know that, we're done!"

Nathan stood there like a little boy who had just had his best toy taken from him. Completely shocked and sad. He didn't want this to happen, why was he even still with Peyton, how could he be so stupid to try and fool Haley like that. He was such a twat at the best of times. Now he had to watch Haley and Luke be friends and he would he the outsider, but he couldn't expect Haley to give him any slack. He deserved everything he got. He soon also turned and made his way back to his bedroom. Almost dreading going back to a very clingy Peyton with her constantly asking questions about him and Haley. Maybe he should just finish it, maybe this was his chance, maybe he could get Haley back then, if only it could be that easy.

Haley quickly looked back but he was gone, he had already returned to his room to his precious Peyton. She couldn't lie to herself, she was slightly disappointed when he didn't try and stop her from walking away. He just let her walk, he didn't really care about her obviously not much anyway. Nathan Scott equals your typical guy, cheater, liar and a pig.

She stepped into her room and brought her phone out, she didn't want to be sitting around her room moping all night by herself so she dialled a number.

"Hey it's Haley, I hope you don't mind me calling, but I kind of need a friend so would you mind coming over, if you don't that's fine, I'll understand completely.

"I'll be over in about 10 minutes, see you soon."

A small smile set across Haley's face, she had a friend and one she could count on. As Haley awaited her guest arriving she put some music on, she played Call Me When you're Sober by Evanesence. She thought it was appropriate.

Don't cry to me.
If you loved me,
You would be here with me.
You want me,
Come find me.
Make up your mind.

She sat down by her mirror and looked at herself, only wondering if Nathan had made up his mind. He was with Peyton, he had made his choice, he picked Peyton over Haley. Or maybe she made him pick Peyton, maybe she made the choice for him.

Should I let you fall?
Lose it all?
So maybe you can remember yourself.
Can't keep believing,
We're only deceiving ourselves .
And I'm sick of the lie,
And you're too late.

Nathan was too late, he was too late when she ran back to Ryan, we were deceiving ourselves when he thought we could be more and silly old me believed him. She was so naïve, she would always turn out hurt, she had to get over all of this. How is it that when she came to college she's had more drama the past few days than any other period in her life, well maybe Tree Hill brought drama, but drama that she remembered.

Don't cry to me.
If you loved me,
You would be here with me.
You want me,
Come find me.
Make up your mind.

Nathan should be here with me, he said he felt something, he said we connected, he said everything would be okay, he promised everything would be okay. If only he could see how many lies he's told me so he could just go running back to Peyton. He tried to fight his case, saying he didn't want to hurt me but he did. If he cared so much why isn't he here with me? If he cared so much he would be here with me!

Couldn't take the blame.
Sick with shame.
Must be exhausting to lose your own game.
Selfishly hated,
No wonder you're jaded.
You can't play the victim this time,
And you're too late.

Nathan was to blame, it was all his fault, if she hadn't met him her life wouldn't be a mess right now. It all started after she met him. God, I hate him so much. How much of a cheat and a liar can one person be. No way was he going to be playing the victim, I'm stronger than that, I've told him we're done, he's to blame this time. He'll have no more of me.

You never call me when you're sober.
You only want it cause it's over,
It's over.

The song was correct, they always ended up together when they were drunk, he never wanted to be with her when he was sober, like when she was at the café and he ignored her but then at the party (when he was drinking) he came strolling over being the 'hero.' God Nathan Scott is an ass.

How could I have burned paradise?
How could I - you were never mine.

So don't cry to me.
If you loved me,
You would be here with me.
Don't lie to me,
Just get your things.
I've made up your mind.

Haley still glared at herself in the mirror as the song came to an end, as the last few words came a single tear fell from her eye. It strolled down her cheek and left her face and once the tear was finished it was followed by many others. Haley was yet again made a fool of, for being the too caring and too naïve and too stupid for not seeing that she was being made out to be an idiot. It always happened to her, it was always the inevitable ending for Haley.

As she tried to clear away her tears Brooke walked into her room.

"Hey Haley, what you doing?" Brooke asked her but as Haley turned around from her mirror, she could easily see that she had been crying. Brooke quickly ran over to Haley and brought her into her arms and gave her a hug.

"What happened Haley, are you okay?"

"Yeah I'm just being silly, I'm fine."

"You know Haley as a fellow female citizen I can tell you now that you're not 'fine' when a girl says 'I'm fine' that means she's far from it. Missy you must know Brooke Davis is a walking talking lie detector."

Haley let out a little laugh at this, Brooke was funny and knew how to put a smile upon her face.

"So come on deary, lets just sit down here on the floor and you can tell me what's wrong and I predicted something bad happened so I brought us some chocolate, some ice cream and then a bottle of wine if it's extremely bad."

"Oh Brooke, thanks so much."

"You're very much welcomed now get talking, I'm dying to know."

"Well Nathan and."

"Okay, wait we need to open the wine, I can sense it now, the chocolate and ice-cream won't do the trick for 'Nathan Drama' Lord knows I've had enough of that in my life to know." As she poured out the glasses up cups they both sat in silence. "Here you go, have some wine before you even go on, always gives you some Dutch courage as they say." Brooke gave Haley the cup and she drank the whole cup and then looked at Brooke who was a little shocked that Haley had finished it so quickly.

Haley quickly filled Brooke in on all of her 'Nathan Drama' as Brooke called it. She told her about him staying over the other night, how he said they had a connection and then how he had let her down. She then told her about how he was now dating Peyton Sawyer.

"He's what? OMG I so can't believe he's been seeing her, that tramp has her nails stuck into Nathan."

"So I'm guessing you don't like her either?" Haley asked Brooke.

"Well apart from her stealing my boyfriend twice in high school, no I HATE her, she's a complete whore who gets her kicks out of stealing people's boyfriends."

"Yeah well that little occupation she ahs is still running as she's now got Nathan."

"Oh sweetheart, I'm so sorry as far as I thought Nathan was single so he's been holding out information from me, he's an asshat. Haley if he's being like this to you he's so not worth it. I know that it may be hard but you should get over him, you don't want Peyton's left over believe me."

"I know Brooke, but it's just he lied to me and I can't get over that. I just.."

Haley was then interrupted as someone knocked on her door. God, she hoped it wasn't Nathan. She answered the door with one hand behind her back with fingers crossed hoping it could be anyone but him.

"Hey Haley. Nathan told me I was to come over as you wanted to speak to me"

"Hey Lucas and yeah thanks for coming over I think we should sort out any problems we have now. We're both older and mature and can hopefully put it in the past."

"Yeah Haley, I'd love to do that." Lucas smiled and then walked in to the room.

"Brooke I hope you don't mind if Lucas joins us?"

"Not at all, Hi boyfriend." Brooke got up and gave Lucas a quick peck on the cheek.

"Hey Babe. I didn't know you and Haley hung out."

"WAIT you two are going out? Why didn't I see that one?" Haley laughed at herself, everything was so weird around here.

"And yeah we are, and yeah we hung out earlier today and now I'm here because of your ass of a brother."

"Yeahp he's an ass alright." Lucas quickly agreed, knowing if he didn't he'd be quickly put back out on the corridor.

"So Lucas, I think we should start with a clean slate, I know you're sorry for what happened all those years ago and I understand that now and well thanks for helping out with the whole 'Ryan Drama.'"

"You're welcomed and yeah I'm sorry for how I was all those years ago but can I ask now, what has my brother done now? Why isn't he here and how come he's an ass this time?"

"Well he led me on and told me we had a spark and we kissed.."

"WAIT, you missy did not tell me you kissed, when did you kiss? How did it happen? Was it good?"

"Brooke, you did not just ask if my brother was a good kisser." Lucas then looked at her as she blushed and looked away.

"Yes we kissed the first night we met may I add I was drunk, anyway can I back to my story…so then we were friends and then we weren't and then earlier I saw him with stupid Peyton, clearly their going out and he forgot to let me in on that little statement."

"WHAT, he's going with Peyton? I'm gonna kill him, he's dead meat." Lucas announced and began to get up.

"Lucas what are you doing?" Brooke asked.

"Brooke, he's just taking advantage of Peyton, you know how he is, it's Peyton, Brooke you should understand."

"How should I understand? I understand that you left me twice for her already Lucas. He's not taking advantage of her, you're innocent little Peyton has fought with Haley here twice." Brooke told him.

"Brooke, it's Nathan, he's an ass you just said it, he's using her and maybe Haley started it, it wouldn't have been Peyton's fault." Lucas began to walk to the door, as he reached for the handle Brooke cut in.

"Lucas you walk out that door for her then we're done I mean it, you are not leaving me for her again. I'm done being second best." Brooke and Haley just stared at Lucas.

He stood still for a moment and then he pulled the door opened and walked out without a 'sorry' or without saying anything. He had finished his relationship then and there.

Brooke just sat there with her mouth slightly ajar, what had just happened? Lucas had just ended their relationship over HER again. It was always about HER. How could she be so stupid as to think this wouldn't happen, to think that this would be about them now, just because high school was over it didn't mean that the mind games and tricks didn't carry over to college. Like they say you can't teach an old dog new tricks, like she couldn't keep Lucas away from Peyton.

"Brooke?" Haley waited for an answer, not sure if she would get one.

"Yeah Haley, it's fine you know I really should have been expecting this, but no, I thought this stupid infatuation he had with her was over but obviously not. God I feel so stupid." Brooke then began to breakdown in front of Haley. All Haley could do was hug her and tell her everything would be ok.

"Brooke, it'll be okay, as you said earlier it'll be hard but we need to get over them. God those damn Scott boys, their all the same, it seems they both have a stupid love for that Peyton. They don't care who they hurt by the looks of it, they only care about number one as far as I can see."

"I'm there with you girl, every word you said is correct, believe me I've had to put up with them for years, their trouble with a capital T and they just don't care for or respect anyone else and I don't know why I went back to Lucas, I knew this was going to happen again."

"Brooke, you thought it would be different this time, you couldn't have predicted this. Don't blame yourself, just blame those damn Scotts' its all their faults, we done nothing wrong. You told him if he walked out you guys were over and honey sorry to say it, he didn't look like he cared. I know it sounds harsh but maybe that's what we need to get over them."

Haley then began to pour them both a glass of wine as she predicted they would both need more tonight. As far as she could tell it was going to be a long night for both of them. A night of pain and heartbreak and one of many, many tears. They both through back their glasses and finished their wine and as Haley went to pour them more she noticed that they had ran out.

"Brooke, there's no wine left and right now all I think we need is more alcohol so I think we should go to the store and get some more. I know the last thing you want to do is go out there but maybe a little fresh air can help and then we can just get completely drunk when we get our drink. Okay?"

"Okay." Brooke simply answered, making it quite obvious that she wasn't really in the mood to talk, her thoughts were just filled with Lucas Scott and how much he has hurt her again.


MEANWHILE

Lucas walked out the door and walked along the corridor till he cam face to face with his own dorm room door. He didn't think about his relationship with Brooke at all, he just had to go see Nathan about what was going on. He pushed the door open and stepped inside. As he walked in he saw Nathan emerge from the toilet, he walked up to him and punched him square in the jaw.

Nathan fell back a little, he was shocked and not in the least expecting that blow to his jaw.

"Dude, if this is to do with Haley, I'm sorry but she was the one who told me we can't be friends dude." Nathan announced.

"Dudee." Lucas spoke sarcastically. "This is not even to do with Haley, this is to do with Peyton."

Nathan just stared at Lucas a little confused as to why he had such a big reaction, to him seeing Peyton.

"I don't get it, what's the big deal about me and Peyton?"

"You don't get it? Are you thick or something, don't you remember Peyton and I going out, our relationship did all of our high school years just pass you by there or something. Nate, you can't just go around using her, she's not like one of your whores okay, she's sweet Peyton so whatever you're doing with her it ends now. Do you here me?"

"Dude, firstly I'm not thick, secondly it was Peyton who started it, she came on to me man, so don't be thinking it was the other way around, I'm not using anybody we're both just having fun and I'll have you know she ain't so sweet. And it's already ended, I finished it this afternoon, glad that'll make you happy dude."

"What were you even doing with her Nate, she was mines, that's just wrong that you got with her after me man." Lucas told him.

"Dude, in high school you got with her after me and I said nothing, so if anyone's in the wrong here it's you. And why the heck do you care so much, I thought you were with Brooke NOT Peyton?"

"Nate, shut up and I am with Brooke, or at least I was. I need to go see Peyton, dude she had a lot of explaining to do."

"Dude, go back to Brooke you know you go to Peyton now and you guys are so over." Nathan exclaimed.

"Nathan shut up, I'm going to see Peyton and why don't you just keep out of my love life and stop going for my left overs dude and don't tell me how to fix my love life when you completely just messed up with Haley. And yeah I heard all about that, you're an ass!"

"Yeah will you just walked out on your own girlfriend for another girl who you've left her for twice…so now who's the ass?"

Lucas just go up and walked out of the room, he couldn't deal with Nathan right now, as far as he could tell Peyton wasn't innocent in this, he needed to know why she went with his brother. Then he got another though, it didn't really concern him what Peyton did or didn't do anymore, they weren't friends never mind lovers, so technically she could do what she wanted and see who every she wanted. That was only technically though, he knew Peyton, he would never have guessed that she would go back to Nathan in a million years.

As he made his way along the corridor he decided he would text Peyton. It read:

Hey, need to speak to you, meet me outside at the memorial statue in half an hour. Lucas xx

As he emerged out into the outside world, he sucked in some fresh air and began to wonder what would happen when he'll meet Peyton, they hadn't had a proper conversation with one another since high school graduation and now he had some serious questions to ask her.

Ten minutes later he got a text back: K, see you soon Love Peyton Xx.

Back AT NATHAN'S DORMROOM

He sat on his bed going over the day's events, he had his argument with Haley and now he had an argument with Lucas, it just isn't his day. As he lay back on his bed Haley quickly drifted in to his thoughts, wondering if she'd consider ever trying to be friends with him again, maybe he should go over there now.

He then sprung up and put his jacket and shoes on, he had decided he was going to see Haley. He needed to tell her how he felt and tell her he was sorry for being an ass. He quickly left his room and walked along the corridor, as he found himself in front of her door, he lifted his arm ready to knock on the door but then he remembered today's earlier events:

"I'm not friends with cheaters Nathan, I've had too many in my life recently, you should already know that, we're done!"

He then brought his arm back down, it was useless, she was just going to flat out reject him again. He couldn't take another blow out tonight, for one day there had been more than enough drama for Nathan Scott. So he continued back to his room, but before entering he changed his mind, he needed a drink. So off he went to find some peace and bliss from a drink.

MEANWHILE AT HALEY'S DORMROOM

"Okay Brook lets go now since the wine is all gone, we definitely need more drink after the day and night we've had." Haley announced as she got herself ready.

"Okay Hales, lets just take the car, hopefully on the way we see those awful Scott brothers and we can knock them over and then we can just plead temporary insanity. Okay?"

"Okay Brooke, we're not taking the car cause you my dear friend are going mad already and we've been drinking so our temporary insanity would be then called drunkenness, so we shall walk to the store and hey if it's a nice night we can maybe stay out a little while, cause I need out of this room."

"Haley, you're such a bore right now, we need to knock them over. I'm telling you you're going to regret not listening to me. Anyways lets get going to get that drink we're rambling on about."

"Okay, okay lets go," Haley grabbed her purse and a jacket on the way out, as they walked along the corridor they both just stared at the Scotts' room door, God did they hate those boys.

As they reached the store they stepped inside and were both stuck on what they wanted, Brooke wanted red wine and then Haley thought they should get Vodka, to get them drunk quicker, as the wine jus doesn't do it fast enough.

"Okay, I have an idea we'll flip a coin, ok, so I pick heads which means your tails." Haley announced

"Okay, fine then."

Haley took out a coin and flipped it, it went for heads.

"Yes, HaHAHA I win Brookie," Haley laughed as she said it and Brooke also gave a sarcastic laugh also. Not really caring what drink they get just caring that they do get drink.

They got their drink and they stepped outside and it was a nice fresh night to they both decided they would stay out and go for a well needed walk to get some fresh-air. They could both walk and drink at the same time, it had become a skill the both attained over their past years in high schools after attending many parties.

MEANWHILE

Lucas was already waiting at the statue, waiting for his blonde haired girl to come accompany him. Come to give him the answers, which he needed to hear. Give him what he wanted. As he waited patiently he fiddled about with his phone as he looked in his folders he came across a picture of him Brooke and Peyton. It was always going to be the three of them in a relationship especially when he was involved with Brooke, he could never stay away from Peyton for too long.

As he stared at the picture he heard someone approach him, he looked up and to his dismay Nathan stood in front of him quite obviously drunk as he staggered over to him. This was all Lucas needed right now was for Nathan to show up and ruin everything that was just about to happen with him and Peyton.

"Nathan, man go home I'm waiting on Peyton coming and by the way you are so drunk man."

"Dude, I'm not going anywhere, okay I have as much right to be here as you and any other person has and plus I have things I want to say to Peyton, like how much she's helped screw up everything with me and Haley and how much I hate her."

Just as Lucas was about to respond to Nathan he heard more footsteps approach, oh God what was he going to say to Peyton now with Nathan here. He needed an excuse or a way to get Nathan to leave. Lucas just continued to look at Nathan thinking of an excuse for him to leave immediately.

"Well, well if it isn't the jerks, otherwise known as the Scott brothers!"

At this Lucas and Nathan both looked up and to their astonishment there stood both Brooke and Haley. Lucas was now more than pissed how was he supposed to explain this to Peyton.

"You big jerks, you guys just screw everything up, we hate you" Haley screamed at them and then both Brooke and Haley broke into hysterics, both obviously quite drunk.

Lucas rolled his eyes and Nathan didn't quite know what to do.

"What are you guys here for now huh?" Brooke asked.

At this another pair of feet were heard and they all turned to look all they saw was the blonde curly hair and the iced blue eyes glaring back at them. Peyton had now arrived.

"Oh, that's why" Both Brooke and Haley said both a little disappointed.

Well guys, this is like my longest update ever, hope you enjoyed it. I sat all day writing it, hopefully you read and review. Well thanks for reading.