Hey, thanks so much for all the reviews you guys they were awesome! I am sorry for not updating soon but I just finished up my second semester and I have been swamped with schoolwork and midterms. I am glad you enjoyed the last chap! Happy reading….
BUBBLY 23- thank you for your nice review and no worries I am glad you were honest with me, as for your offer while I greatly appreciate it I would rather try to improve on my spelling errors on my own. No offence, it's just a part of the reason I started writing fanfic was to improve my writing in general but I am always in such a hurry to post the chapters I never re-read it once I finish typing it. I hope you understand, but I will try to post chapters that don't have a lot of spelling errors.
A/N! IMPORTANT!!!- okay so I was playing around while writing this and I found that I work better writing this from Haley's POV, there will be other characters POV but it will mostly be Haley, I will make it clear when I change POV. Usually you will be able to tell, let me know if it gets to confusing!
Disclaimer: I don't own one tree hill or its characters.
Brooke, Peyton, Rachel and I have been at Duke for about a week now, classes had just started and we were just all trying to settle into our new home. All of our parents pitched in and bought us an off campus apartment. Actually there were a lot of collage kids living in the apartment building with us, so in essence is was basically a dorm for rich kids, well at least that is what Brooke has been calling it.
I do have to give props to our parents for one thing-our apartment is absolutely amazing. Seriously when the four of us walked into the apartment we just stood there in awe. Brooke was even drooling when she saw her walk in closet. It had a huge common room with a flat screen TV, DVD, surround sound, the works! All thanks to daddy Davis of course. Then each of us had our own room with a walk in closet and our own bathrooms. This place was a heaven for any collage student. Hell who am I kidding this place was a heaven for any human being period. Did I mention how much I am loving life right now?
"H.James! Are you almost ready?" I could hear Brooke yell all the way from her room.
"Yeah Brooke give me like five more minutes!" I yelled back. Brooke and I were going to get breakfast together. Peyton was off doing some art project and Rachel still hadn't gotten home from the club that we went to last night. Last I saw her she was all over some tall, dark and handsome hottie. That little slut.
Right now I am standing in my walk in closet trying to quickly figure out what to wear before Brooke comes in here and chooses for me, and lord knows I don't want that to happen.
"Okay Hales you have in here forever." I could hear Brooke's voice traveling closer, I groaned inwardly she was in my room and I wasn't dressed yet, all I have to say is one thing- prepare for war.
"Haley what are you doing!" Brooke exclaimed exasperated.
"Nothing Brookie I am just figuring out what to wear." I answered off-handedly hoping she would just walk out of my closet and tell me to hurry up. Then I saw a glint in her eye and a smile form on her face and I knew I was screwed.
"Haley! You have to let me pick out your outfit for the day." Brooke yelled excitedly.
"B, thanks but no thanks, I am perfectly capable of dressing myself." I answered hoping she would leave me alone.
"Yeah that's why you've been in here for the past hour and you're still not dressed." Brooke said sarcastically.
"You're not going to leave me alone until I let you pick my clothes are you?" I asked knowingly.
"Nope, so you might as well give up now." Brooke said with a grin on her face.
"Fine." I held my hands up in mock surrender. I moved out of the way before Brooke could push me out of the way. "Nothing to sluttly!" I said reminding her I wanted to look casual seeing as how we are only going to breakfast.
"Yeah, yeah." Brooke said dryly, she was waving her hand in the air as if saying whatever. Basically it was Brooke Davis for "Get real!"
Five outfits later and Brooke and I were finally out the door. I ended up wearing dark skinny jeans, black converse and a baby doll black tank top. It was sexy enough for Brooke and comfortable enough for me. We were heading to a café for breakfast. It was called Karen's Café the girls and I found it the first couple of days in town, it was right near campus and our apartment building and it had amazing food, it was also sort of a hang out place for all the collage students.
We got a table and sat down while looking at the menu. Since we were late getting here the place was kind of already full. There were a bunch of collage kids hanging around having a late breakfast. I looked across the table at Brooke to find her looking around the café trying to go unnoticed.
Busted.
You see the first time we came in here there was a guy- who looked like he was also a freshmen in collage- hanging around, he was either at a table reading a book or at the front counter listening to his iPod or even behind the counter talking to the owner of the café. Brooke took notice in him immediately at first it was nothing big, just the typical off-handed remark commenting on how hot he was. But the more frequently we came into the café the more Brooke would try and get the guy's attention, but to her dismay she seemed to go unnoticed, which for Brooke only made her want him more. Of course she hadn't admitted anything to any of us, but we have known her forever, we can read her like a book. Looks like Brookie has a crush.
"He is not here you know." I said sending her out of her scavenger hunt.
"I have no idea who you are talking about." Brooke said suddenly very interested in her menu.
"Uh-huh, tall, sandy blond hair, blue eyes? Doesn't ring a bell?" I asked teasingly.
"Nope." She answered curtly.
"So if I said that a guy who looked exactly like I just described is sitting at the front counter, that wouldn't interest you at all?" I asked.
All of the sudden Brooke's eyes widened and her head snapped toward the counter. "WHERE!?" she yelled.
At this I busted out laughing. When she realized that there was in fact no guy at the counter she turned around and glared at me. "Not funny." She exclaimed.
"Oh trust me, from where I am sitting it was like 20 different kinds of funny." I responded still laughing.
We were interrupted by a deep voice. "Hey can I take your order." The voice asked.
Brooke and I looked up and staring back at us was Brooke's mystery man. "So what can I get you guys, oh my name is Lucas by the way."
Since I saw that Brooke wasn't going to answer anytime soon I answered for both of us. "Can we just get 2 cups of coffee and a plate of waffles?"
"Sure thing, be right back." As he left his eyes lingered on Brooke.
"Tigger what the hell was that?" I asked confused. "Since when do you get shy around guys?"
"I don't know, that had never happened before." Brooke started hyperventilating. "Hales, what's wrong with me?" Brooke asked with a worried expression.
I automatically laughed at the look on her face I have never seen Brooke look so flustered before. "Nothing's wrong with you B, has it ever occurred to you that you might actually like this guy and not just want him for some random hookup and that's why you get shy around him?" I asked hoping to spread some light on the situation.
"Maybe, I don't know, this has never happened before!" Brooke exclaimed.
"B.Davis, calm down." I tried to soothe her. "Just put on that Davis charm that we all know and love and you'll have him wrapped around your finger in no time." I assured her.
"Are you sure?" Brooke asked timidly. Wow Brooke and timid, I never thought I would say those two words in the same sentence. She must have it bad.
"Yes I am sure, now pull it together soldier, he's walking over here." I said quickly noticing Lucas walk back to our table food in hand.
"Here you go ladies, enjoy you're meal." Lucas put down our food and I gave Brooke a pointed look.
"So Lucas was it?" Brooke asked flirtatiously. There's the Brooke Davis we all know and love. "Do you work here because this the first time I have noticed you here." Brooke stated. At that statement I had to hold back a laugh on her obvious lie.
"Oh no I don't work here my mom owns this place and I am just helping her out she was understaffed today, I actually go to Duke, I am a freshmen." Lucas stated confirming our beliefs.
"Oh what a coincidence we go there to I'm Haley and this is Brooke." I decided to speak up.
"Hey nice to meet you guys." Lucas flashed us a smile and Brooke was practically swooning over him.
"LUCAS! TABLE NUMTER 5 IS DONE!" The petite, pretty lady emerged from the back beckoning Lucas over
"That's my mom, better get back to work." Lucas stated looking at Brooke.
"Yeah go ahead we'll see you around school or something." Brooke replied coolly.
"Yeah see you around." Lucas smiled and turned around and once again his eyes lingered on Brooke.
After he left Brooke let out a squeal and started dancing around in her chair. I started laughing hysterically at her antics.
"H.JAMES! YOU ARE A GENUIS!" Brooke replied happily.
"I know, I know." I replied taking a bow from my seat.
We both started laughing like maniacs and we didn't hear the bell over the door of the café chime signaling the entrance of a new customer.
"Tutor-girl I am forever indebted to you!" Brooke exclaimed loudly.
"So, Tutor-girl we meet again." I hear a deep voice from behind me. No it couldn't be, it wasn't…was it?
I turn around and just like I dreaded I see a very familiar face smirking back at me.
Nathan Scott.
Oh you have got to be kidding me.
Brooke and I stop laughing and stare at the handsome man in front of us. Brooke raises and accusing eyebrow as if trying to inquire how we know each other.
"Nathan?" I asked hoping him to somehow be a mirage.
"So, you remember my name. I see I had a lasting effect on you." He replied with a smirk. The same smirk I saw just a week ago in an airport in California how was it even possible that we were in the same place right now? God must be playing a cruel joke on me or something.
"Well, I am not surprised I have a lasting effect on lots of girls I don't blame you for remembering me, its only natural." He said. Nope. Not a mirage, it's the same jackass from the airport.
Our conversation however was interrupted by Lucas. "Nate! Hey! Long time no see man, how was your summer?" Lucas asked. It seemed as if they had known each other all their life.
"Lucas!" Nathan exclaimed. "Dude my summer was amazing." At that moment Lucas looked over at us and realized we had just been talking.
"You know Brooke and Haley?" He asked. First pointing to Brooke and then me.
"Haley." He said my name slowly with a smirk planted firmly on his face.
"Yeah man, me and Hales go way back." He said. All the while I was sitting there glaring at him, and Brooke sat there looking like a confused puppy.
"Umm excuse me I am kind of lost over here." Brooke spoke for the first time since Nathan arrived.
"Oh sorry I didn't introduce him this is my brother, Nathan Scott." Lucas stated while smiling.
You have got to be fucking kidding me.
R&R
--Storyofmylifee