Where did you go?
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters of One Tree Hill
Summary: AU. Haley James is a conservative 16-year-old girl, whose best friends with Lucas Roe and Brooke Davis. What happens when Nathan Scott invades her world, but is exactly the opposite of what she had assumed him to be. She falls for him, but when she finally works up the courage to tell him, will it be to late.
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She bounced happily into her first class, on to stop and find that someone was sitting in her usual seat. It was always the same people in A.P., so everyone just kind of sat in the same spot. Haley walked over to the guy in her seat and tapped him on the shoulder. When he turned around she was met with a pair of familiar icy blue eyes.
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"Ummm.. I think that you're in the wrong class, and that's my seat." Haley said looking at the ground.
"No, I'm pretty sure that I'm in the right class, this is A.P. English, are you sure you're on in the right class?" Blue eyes answered matter of factly.
"Yes," Haley answered slightly embarrassed, "but can I please have my seat?"
"Whatever," Blue eyes mumbled as he got up and sat in the desk next to hers. "Can I ask you a question?"
"Shoot." Haley answered turning to face the mysterious man she had met earlier.
"Why do people always assume I'm stupid? Like I met this guy yesterday, and he actually thought that I had the wrong schedule."
"Um, yea sorry about that," she replied. "I'm not sure, I guess it's just because…" Their teacher walking in, ready to start class cut Haley off.
"Okay, let's get this over with, even though I know you've already heard my A.P. speech before." He started without looking up. "I'm Mr. Bell, I teach all A.P. subjects, you are a gifted group of people, blah blah blah, but the course load is heavy and hard. If you are experiencing any difficulties please don't hesitate to see me, yada yada yada." Mr. Bell concluded looking up as the students laughed.
"Ahhh, Mr. Scott I see you found your way to our lovely classroom alright." Mr. Bell said smiling.
"Uhh, yea…" Blue eyes answered.
"Everyone I almost forgot to tell you," The teacher addressed his 9 other students. A.P. was a small class, "We have a new addition to our wacky family. Nathan Scott, he will be joining us from now, until the end of basketball season, which is the beginning of April.." There was a murmur amongst the class, a basketball player in A.P? It was unheard of. "Scott, I must warn you, you're in for a hell of a ride these next 7 months." The rest of the class laughed.
"Umm… are you allowed to say stuff like that?" Nathan asked uncomfortably.
"Son, this is A.P., we can do whatever the hell we want." Bell laughed along with the class.
"Yea… alright" Nathan responded rather embarrassed. It was like he had just asked the most obvious question in the world.
"Anyways moving on, this year I decided to try something different." Mr. Bell started into his lesson. The class groaned. "I know that I say that every year, and every year we stop three weeks into it, because my ideas are rather… stupid, but I have a feeling this will be good. Every year up until now, A.P. has been about individual work, but how am I supposed to send you out into the world with no team work skills?" Once again the class groaned, "Come on guys just give it a chance, you will be pairing up with the person sitting in the desk beside you..."
"Great…" Nathan mumbled, just what he needed, having to work with a stuck up snob who thought he was stupid.
"You will work with this person for the rest of the year," Mr. Bell continued, "The majority of the assignments are partner, but I am obligated to provide some individual ones too. If you need help, you will ask your partner, only when both of you need help will you be able to come to me. It's about team work people." The teacher continued talking as he handed out assignments and the pairs pushed their desks together.
"Okay," Haley started, "I'm Haley James."
"I'm Nathan Scott."
"Yea, I know. I get that you're all 'I'm a hotshot basketball player' and stuff, so yea, I'll just do everything, and I'll let you copy off my stuff in the morning before class, and even if you wanted to help, I'm not about to let my marks fall from A's to B's…" Haley couldn't continue because Nathan had interrupted her.
"Umm, what makes you think I'm not going to work? And I'm not going to copy off you, because I really don't trust you that much, and I'm not going to let my A's fall either." Nathan answered staring right at Haley, a little mad.
"Oh, well sorry I guess I just assumed…"
"Yea well, don't I have enough people making assumptions about me already."
"K well sorry, let's just get to work." Haley answered, wondering what he meant about people making assumptions about him.
Haley and Nathan continued working all morning, not saying a word to each other. There was still that awkwardness between them. When the lunch bell rang they both bolted out of their seats leaving in opposite directions out of the classroom.
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"Oh my god Brooke, it was the worst!" Haley ranted as her and Brooke walked outside to have lunch with Lucas. "I totally called him stupid like 5 times, and he's not, It was super embarrassing."
"Haley, we are talking about BoyToy from the mall right?"
"Yea," she answered as she pushed the door open, looking for Lucas.
"This is you chance, I mean you haven't liked a guy in forever. Now you can actually nail him!" Brooke exclaimed giddily.
"Brooke, first of all I don't have a crush on him, secondly, I don't want to nail him, and thirdly I have never 'liked' a guy, I have had crushes… big difference!"
"There is no difference, a crush and a like are the exact same thing!"
"No, a crush is where you think you like a guy, but you have never actually talked to him, so really you only like the way he looks, actually liking a guy, requires talking to him, and actually liking his personality too, and I just haven't had one of those yet…" Haley stated sadly.
"Okay, now you are depressing me. I don't care, you and BoyToy are totally gonna hookup this year! Oh! There's Lucas" Broke said as she started walking over to his table.
"Who's sitting with him?" Haley asked
"I don't know I can't see his face, probably one of those new basketball guys on his team, now hurry up, I can't wait to see my Broody!" Broke demanded, practically running.
"Please Brooke enough with the nicknames, you're gonna make me gag!"
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"Lucas, man, I'm telling you, this girl is like… weird." Nathan started as they sat down at a table outside to eat.
"What do you mean?" Lucas answered.
"Well I told you I ran into her and her friend at the mall, and she was like cute and stuff, and I actually thought she was cool, and then I walk into class, and all she is, is like all judgmental and shit, like I wasn't good enough to be in the same room as her, it was like total opposite."
"What did you say her name was again?" Lucas asked as he took a bite out of his sandwich.
"Ha…" He was interrupted by Lucas.
"Hey, it's Haley and Brooke, don't worry you'll actually like them." He said as he moved over so Brooke could sit beside him.
That's when it hit Nathan, the Haley in class was Lucas' Haley! Shit! Here he was totally beaking this girl, and she was Lucas' best friend. Well this would be interesting.
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"Hey Broody!" Brooke said happily giving Lucas a kiss. She turned to look at the boy sitting across from Lucas. "Well, well, well, if it isn't BoyToy, didn't think I'd see you around so soon." She said winking. "Hales look who you have to sit by! It's BoyToy!"
Haley huffed as she sat down, looking at her food.
"Wait, how do you guys know Nate?" Lucas asked, really confused.
"Oh, we met in the ladies dressing rooms at the mall, and he's Haley's A.P. Partner." Brooke said giggling. She still couldn't get over how funny it actually was, that Nathan wound up being friends with Lucas. "I'm Brooke by the way" She said, a little giggle escaping her mouth.
Lucas looked at Nathan. "Haley is your partner? Like my Haley?" he asked surprised
"Yea, but I didn't realize she was your Haley until now." Nathan answered sheepishly, still staring at his food, not daring to look up.
"Well," Brooke grinned mischievously, "Looks like you two are gonna have to work something out, cause you're gonna be seeing a lot more of each other than just in class."
Haley and Nathan both sighed, not at all happy.
"Nathan?" Brooke asked, "what are you doing on Friday?"
Haley head snapped up as she looked at Brooke with wide eyes.
"Nothing, why?" he answered, still playing with his food.
"I'm having a party, you should come."
Nathan looked at Lucas, as if to ask what he should say. "Sure, why not." He answered unenthusiastically when Lucas had nodded. He let his gaze shift over to Haley, only to find that her wide surprised eyes, had turned into a glare aimed at Brooke.
"This should be interesting" Lucas mumbled as he took another bite of his food. It was going to be a long week.
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Again, just kind of a background chapter, I have to establish some groundwork before anything can happen, you can expect something to happen in the next couple of chapters, so please, bear with me!
J