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xSmile- Nathan just has Lucas' friends. He's not like how he was in season one because I'm gonna have Dan be less hard on him. You'll see in upcoming chapters!

Chapter Three

I was having a lot of fun with Peyton and Brooke. I met Jake and Brooke was right, they were really terrible, but that's only because it's too cute. He's a pretty cool guy, though.

I started to look around and see everyones interactions. Some girls were really drunk, dancing around and there were guys standing off to the side, watching them. I knew that they would some how end up together by the end of the night. I see Nathan. Oh, so sexy, Nathan. In a heated arguement with the girl who will soon be formally known as his girlfriend.

"Whatcha lookin' at?" Brooke asked and I pointed then looked at her. She rolled her eyes. "I don't know why Nathan likes her. She's always bitching about something he did and then the next day she come crawling back to him," she explained.

"Wait, they break up all the time and then get back together the next day?" I asked, curiously.

"Yeah, it's really stupid," Peyton put in. "I think its because he doesn't want to be alone and she only does it because she thinks no one else will love her. Not that I think he loves her, but-"

"They get it, Peyt," Jake said.

"So, they could be broken up in about a minute?" I asked with a smirk.

Brooke laughed. "Girl, do you have it bad for Nathan?"

I gave her an 'are you crazy' look. "Do you have trouble seeing? Nathan is sexy. Downright HANDSOME! You can't tell me you don't think so," I replied. I looked back over to see Nathan walking over to us. He sat down next to me. "Hey, Nathan."

He grinned at me. "Haley, how's it going? How are you liking your first Tree Hill party?"

I shrugged. "It's okay, I guess," I replied.

I saw Rachel looking over at all of us, pure hatred in her eyes. I put Nathan's arm around me and he smirked. "Well, what can I do to make it more interesting?"

"How bout a rousing game of 'I never'? How does that sound to everyone?" I asked and then Brooke squealed.

"Haley, you are my kind of girl! I love you already!" she gave me a hug and then said she was going to get some alcohol for the game.

"Well, Haley, ready to get drunk off your $$ in this game of 'I never'?" Rachel came over and asked me.

I scooted closer to Nathan. "Yes, I am. Things tend to be more interesting when drunk," I said, looking at Nathan, who licked his lips. I looked back up to Rachel who practically had steam coming out of her ears.

"Okay, everyone knows the rules, right?" Brooke said and we all nodded. "Okay, then. I'll start... hmmmm, I never... wait, no. I did that! umm, I never had a fantasy about a girl! There we go!"

All the guys groaned and took a shot. I decided to go next. "I never... caught someone masturbating," I said and Brooke, Bevin (I think that was her name. I don't really know names yet!) and Rachel drank.

Rachel went next. "I never... met new people and acted like a complete whore, stealing another girl's boyfriend," she said with a smirk to me.

I grabbed a glass, stood up and walked over to her. "Drink up, Rachel," I said and then handed it to her, walking away.

"Why the hell did you do that, Rachel!" I heard behind me. Everyone was saying something. I just didn't want to be there anymore. I mean, I love 'I never' just as much as the next person, but it was getting really late and I should go home. I stopped when I felt a hand tugging at my arm.

"Haley, don't go. Rachel just can't get over the fact that I'm done with all her bullsht," Nathan said.

I sighed and sat down, motioning him to do the same. "It's not that. I really don't care about her. I don't let things like that bother me," I explained.

"Well, then what is it? Why were you leaving?" he asked.

I shrugged. "It's pretty late. My brother's probably worried because he thinks I locked myself in my room," I said and he nodded.

"Do you want me to take you home then?" he asked.

I smiled and shook my head. "Now that we're alone, I don't really want to go anywhere."

He laughed quietly. "So, tell me about yourself, Haley."

I thought about it for a second. "Well, I love basketball. I have a twin brother, Lucas," I started.

"Yeah, I know those things, keep going."

"Okay, okay! Mr. impatient! Ummm, I didn't have too many friends back home. Luke and I are always there for each other, no matter how much we piss each other off. I really like Brooke and Peyton, they seem like fun. Jake's nice, too. Now, Rachel, she's a charmer," I said and he started laughing. "I see why you keep her around, Nate, she's just a bundle of joy!"

He kept laughing and I just watched him. He is so adorable when he smiles, really smiles. "You're really great, Haley," he said. "My mom used to tell me all about you and Lucas. How we'd play as kids."

I nodded. "Yeah, she told us when we were at her diner today. She's really nice, Nathan. I really like her."

"Yeah, mom's great. Dad can be an $$, but he's cool, too," he replied and then we sat in a comfortable silence for a few minutes.

It was nice, just sitting there watching the waves crash in. "So, why do you stay with Rachel, Nathan?" I asked quietly. "If you don't mind my asking."

He shook his head. "I don't know, Haley. She's just always been around. But now I've kinda got something stirring inside for another girl and that's making all thoughts of Rachel kinda wash away," he said, turning to me.

I smiled. "Oh, really?"

He smirked right back at me. "Yeah, really."

"And do I know this girl? Don't tell me! It's Brooke!" I joked and he laughed.

"There's just something about you, Haley, that's drawing me to you. I don't know what," he said.

"Is that a bad thing?"

He shook his head. "No, not a bad thing. It's mysterious and I like that I don't know you. Now, Rachel's been around forever, as have all these other girls, but you. You're different. You're new. You've got what they don't, and I really like that."

I laughed softly. "You've only known me a day," I said.

"It feels like a lifetime," he replied and then leaned forward, placing a small kiss on my lips.

I pulled back, not feeling right about this. "This isn't some way of getting me to sleep with you, is it? Because if it is I-"

"Haley, this isn't about that. I just want to get to know you. We can just be friends for now if that's what you want," he said. "There's no pressure."

I thought about it. "Friends first and we'll see where it goes from there, okay?" I asked and he nodded.

He stood up. "Come on, I'll take you home."

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