Hey guys! glad i got good feedback in the first chapter! i realised that it wasn't very Haley-like to lose her virginity to a random, but it had to happen for the story. i forgot to mention that lucas and nathan's roles have been reversed! so lucas is the jerk, or was the jerk... whatever. enjoy!
2. The Perfect Birthday?
Haley looked at the crowd of people as she stood on the stage of tric. They were all her good friends. She did miss her best friend. They had tried to pretend like that night hadn't happened. But it had, and it never left them. She took the mic in her hand.
'Can I ask my 'elites' onto the stage please?' everyone laughed. Haley liked to call her closest friends 'the elites'. Soon Brooke and Peyton joined her on the stage, exchanging hugs.
Haley's smile grew as Lucas walked onto the stage. She ran up to him and kissed him. After that night Haley became closer and closer to Lucas. And they had now been together for almost two years. Nathan wasn't happy about it at first, but he and Lucas soon became good friends.
Haley scanned the crowd. She was missing one person. She coughed into the microphone. 'I'm missing one?'
She then spotted Nathan at the back of the hall. She walked down the steps to the back of the hall. She smiled at him. She took his hand and led him up behind her. There was a large cheer from the crowd when she got back onto the stage.
'So everyone. Thank you for coming to my 18th birthday party. It means a lot.' She smiled at the people behind her. 'But I have an announcement.'
She turned to half face the group behind her, and half face the crowd watching her.
'So, as you all know, I am getting married in two weeks, to Lucas.' She smiled and kissed him on the cheek, flashing her diamond engagement ring. 'Lucas has already chosen Keith to be his best man, but I have yet to choose my maid of honour. And that will be Brooke Davis.' Brooke squealed and jumped up and down.
'And Peyton will be my other bridesmaid. But I have one more position to fill.' She smiled at Nathan. 'My parents won't be making it to the wedding. So I would like Nathan to give me away.' She smiled at Nathan, who smiled back. But only Haley noticed the pain flash through his eyes. She just shook it off.
2 years ago
'Haley seriously! My brother?' Nathan stormed into her room, shouting.
'Nathan stop it. You don't know him.' Haley snapped back.
'You like him?' Nathan asked.
Haley looked at the ground. 'Yes. Look Nathan if you just got to know him – '
'Haley how could you? You know how I feel about him!'
'Have you ever thought how I feel about him?' she snapped. The tears started falling down her face.
'How long has this been going on?' Nathan lowered his voice when he noticed the tears.
'About a month.' Haley whispered.
'And you didn't tell me!' Nathan's voice was raised once more.
'I didn't know how to!'
'So you thought you would lie to me instead!'
'Nathan stop it. Please stop it!' Haley hit the ground; the tears were too much for her.
Nathan rushed to her side. 'Haley? Haley are you ok?' he pulled her into a hug.
'If it makes you happy I will try and get to know him better.'
Haley smiled and kissed his cheek. 'I love you Nate.'
'I love you too hales. Just be careful.'
'I promise.'
'How are you doing beautiful?' Lucas spun Haley round and kissed her, making her giggle.
'I love you so much Luke.' She said, holding his hand.
'I love you too. I cannot wait to be with you forever.' He smiled, making Haley blush.
'Just two weeks.' Haley grinned. 'I'm going to socialise!' she laughed and kissed Lucas before leaving.
Nathan stood at the bar and watched Haley have a good time. It was hard not to be the same anymore. They were always together, but since he had pulled away from the kiss 2 years ago, everything had changed. Lucas had come into their lives and pulled the best friends apart.
Nathan missed Haley everyday. He wished he hadn't pulled away. That way Lucas wouldn't be marrying Haley. He didn't dislike Lucas; he just didn't like him for taking Haley away. Lucas had changed so much. He was no longer the jerk who slept around and was nasty to everyone. And it was all because of Haley.
1 year ago
'Hey hales.' Nathan walked into Haley's room. Haley was sitting on her bed, strumming her guitar.
'Oh hey Nate.' She got up and gave him a hug.
'I wanted to check how you were. Luke told me about your fight.'
'Oh it was nothing.' Haley sniffed.
Nathan sat down next to her and put his arm around her. 'Hales, look me in the eye and tell me it was nothing. I know you are crying.' He smiled slightly.
Haley wiped her eyes. 'Well, it's stupid. But I was round at his house, and we were just watching a movie. Then suddenly he started asking me about you, if I had feelings for you, if anything had ever happened between us before.'
'Ok…well what did you say?' Nathan asked. Haley took his hand.
'I told him not to make me do this, it wasn't fair to you. And I told him I kissed you last year. He went crazy. I don't know why. I told him that you pulled away and it was before I ever met him.'
Nathan felt guilty when Haley said he pulled away. But he pushed it away. 'Well what did he say?'
'He kept asking me how I could do that to him. And then he asked me if I still had feelings for you.'
Nathan stayed silent. He looked into Haley's beautiful brown eyes.
'And then I told him that wasn't fair to him, or to me, or even to you.' She wiped more tears away. 'So he told me to tell him the truth.'
'And…?' Nathan urged, as he felt his breathing get heavier.
'I told him I didn't know. So he threw me out.'
Nathan and Haley stared into each other's eyes. Nathan tucked a strand of Haley's hair behind her ear. She breathed in and leaned towards him.
They closed their eyes and Nathan felt their lips brush. They leapt apart as Haley's phone rang.
'Hello? Yes it's me. I'm ok. Yes ok. Really? You mean it! I love you too!' Haley snapped her phone shut and gathered her things.
'I need to go and meet Lucas.' She smiled. 'He told me he loves me for the first time! And he apologised for everything!' she pulled Nathan into a hug.
'What about us?' Nathan asked.
'What about us? Lucas loves me!' she ran out of her room.
'But so do I.' Nathan whispered slowly.
Nathan watched Haley kiss Lucas, again. He felt mad with jealousy. But it was too late. Lucas had proposed, and Haley had said yes. There was nothing he could do.
Haley laughed at Jake and Chase as they attempted to break dance on the dance floor. She was having such a good time. Her life was perfect. She was about to get married to the man of her dreams, and she had the best friends ever. They had just broken up for summer break, so she had the whole summer ahead of her. This would be her last year of high school. And she couldn't wait for all the good times ahead of them.
She felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned around and smiled. 'Nate! I haven't seen you all night!' she hugged him and felt him take her hand.
'Can I talk to you?' he asked. She nodded and he led her into the staff room at tric.
He pressed her against the wall, one hand on her waist and one against the wall. He looked deeply into her eyes. Haley saw lust and want, even need. She felt her breathing get heavier.
'Nathan what are you – '
Nathan cut her off with a kiss. The kiss was passionate and perfect, the best kiss Haley had ever had. She kissed him back, all of her feelings for Nathan over the years pouring into that kiss.
They tore apart when breath became a necessity. Haley ducked under Nathan's arm and walked away from him to the other side of the room.
'What was that Nathan?' she hissed.
'Haley please. Don't marry Lucas. We should be together.' Nathan looked at her.
Haley felt a queasy feeling in her stomach. 'You can't ask me to do that. I'm in love with Lucas.'
'But you have feelings for me! Hales, I can feel it. There has always been that chemistry between us, everyone thought we would end up together.'
'But we didn't, did we Nathan? We didn't end up together. Two years ago you pulled away from me.'
'But you never let me explain. I wanted to kiss you so bad, I just wasn't sure if you wanted to. You were drunk Haley! I went round to your house the next day to tell you how I felt, but I was told you were at someone else's house. Then you said you met someone at the party. So I didn't bring up the subject.' Nathan breathed in.
'That's bullshit! If you really wanted to be with me then you should know that we had more chemistry than any guy I could have met at some party!' Haley screamed.
'What about a year ago Haley? We almost kissed. You said you didn't know if you had feelings for me! But then Lucas told you he loved you, and everything was good for you.'
Haley burst into tears. Nathan ran to her side. 'I love you Haley.' He whispered. 'I suppose I always have, and I know I always will.'
Haley pulled away and stood up. 'Stop it Nathan. Don't do this to me. You had ten years. I am marrying Lucas in two weeks, and you can be the best friend I need and walk me down the aisle.'
Nathan stood up and walked to the door.
'I can't do that hales. I can't give you away. I am in love with you, so I can't give you to someone else. I am leaving for high flyers tomorrow. Over the summer.' He heard Haley gasp. 'I won't be back for 3 months. I was going to stay for the wedding, but I am too in love to watch you be with someone else.'
'Nathan wait.' Haley walked forward.
'Bye Haley. I love you.' Nathan left the room, leaving Haley in tears.
Haley spent another ten minutes in the staff room, to make sure it didn't look like she had been crying.
She walked out and found Lucas. He kissed her forehead. 'Isn't this your perfect birthday?' he asked her.
Haley silently nodded, but it was anything but perfect. Her best friend, who she did or did not still have feelings for, had told her he loved her. He had told her he wouldn't be at her wedding. She had lost her best friend. Yep, it was perfect. Not.
Haley fell onto her bed, sighing. It had been a long night. She couldn't say she hadn't had a good time, at parts she had forgotten about Nathan and had a ball. But now she was alone, and Nathan was one her mind, along with Lucas obviously.
She jumped up from her bed and walked over to her dressing table. She looked at the pictures of them over the years.
It was really over. Her and Nathan. 10 years she had been part of one of the strongest and most enviable friendships anyone had ever seen. Now it was over. As quickly as it had begun.
She screamed as the tears fell from her face and she tore the pictures of her mirror. She threw them to the ground and ran out of her room, out of her house.
Nathan picked up his suitcase and walked out of his door. He jumped into the taxi and turned on his iPod.
'Put yourself in her position
All she needs is recognition
Love's not enough when you say it
Don't you know you've gotta mean it
Screwing up the best thing ever
Is something you'll regret forever'
The song was so right. Telling her he loved her wasn't enough. And he had screwed up the best thing ever, he was already regretting it.
He gazed out the window and saw a figure running down the road. The person stopped for a breath, just as the taxi stopped at a red light.
It was Haley. Nathan rolled down the window. Haley saw him. Pain, anger and hurt flashed through her eyes when she looked at him.
'I love you Haley.' He said gently.
She nodded. Then continued running, but not before Nathan noticed all of her tears.
He sighed and let his head fall back against the seat.
Haley stopped running. She couldn't run any further. She kept crying. She needed her best friend.
4 years ago.
'Nathan?' Haley called, searching for any signs of the boy in the park. She shouted louder. 'Nathan?'
'Over here hales!' he called. Haley walked over. She could see his tear stained face matched hers.
'What's wrong?' she touched his arm.
'My dad threw me out.' he replied. 'You?'
'My sister made fun of me.' She sniffed.
Nathan pulled her into a hug. 'It's ok. We are together now.' Haley smiled.
Haley slowly walked home. She had to get some sleep. Jake would walk her down the aisle. Everything would be fine.
so there you go. i guess i should credit ItalHunni for the song i used. she used it in her fic and i couldn't get enough, then i realised the chorus related slightly, so i used it! :):) so lucas and nathan's roles are reversed, and haley is marrying nathan. DON'T WORRY! THIS IS A NALEY STORY, JUST BEAR WITH ME FOR ONE OR TWO MORE CHAPTERS! please review, i love them.
