Where did you go?
So… it's been a while since I updated… like a year, but my time is starting to free up a bit now that cheerleading season is over and I really enjoy writing so hopefully I will be able to update at least once a week from now on!
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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"UGGH!" Haley puffed as she threw a hanger from her closet on the ground. It was Friday night and she wanted to find something to wear before Brooke got there to find something for her. "Why do I suck so bad at picking cute outfits!!"
"Relax Tutorgirl! That's what I'm here for!" Brooke exclaimed as she bounced into Haley's room, "Besides, even if you had picked something out, I would have probably changed it, Nathan's gonna be there you know…"
" – Trust me Brooke, I know…which is why I CAN NOT look like a slut. He already thinks I'm a bitch, if I don't watch out he'll start confusing me with Rachel." Haley joked sarcastically.
"Don't worry Haley, I know what I'm doing…"Brooke said seriously as she pulled a shopping bag from around the corner, " I figured that Naley hook-up night deserved new clothes!! How hurry up and change because we have to be back at my house before everyone else shows up."
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"Hey Luke?" Nathan started as Lucas drove them in what he assumed was the direction of Brooke's house, "Are you sure that my coming is cool? Cause your friend Haley didn't seem to excited about it."
"Don't worry about it Nathan, there's gonna be so many people there you probably won't even see her. Besides, I didn't think that you would care what Haley thought, you don't like her" Lucas pointed out.
"Yea…I'm sorry about that man, I get that she's your best friend and everything, but I think our personalities just clash too much." Nathan started "And I'm sure I will see a lot of her tonight, since you and Brooke are the only other people I know."
As the boys pulled up to the house the party was already in full swing. Walking up the sidewalk Nathan had a chance to think about how different this was from his normal weekend routine. His dad was killer, and Nathan rarely had the chance to go out. He went to the gym and lifted weights all night and by the time he got home he was usually too tired to go out. Saturdays were usually spent in the driveway practicing alongside his dad who would pick apart everything he did. Sundays, well, lets just say Nathan never understood why it was supposed to be the day of rest. Nathan was shook out of his thoughts as he felt the bass from the music inside vibrating through his feet.
"You ready Nate?" Lucas asked
"For sure"
Nathan stepped inside and all eyes were on him. The girls whispering about the hot new guy, and the guys about the new guy who was going to creep on their girls. Just as Nathan was starting to feel uncomfortable about the people staring, a high voice shouted "Brooody!" and Lucas stopped abruptly. That's when Nathan saw good old Haley James… looking actually kind of hot.
"Lucas! Haley and I were just going to go and play I Never in the kitchen, come play too!" She yelled across her huge entrance way as she waved them over.
"Nate?" Lucas asked
"Sure, why not"
In the kitchen the table was already full. Of course, Brooke noticed this immediately. "Hey! This is my party, now 4 of you move!" She barked. When no one moved she said, "I meant now." A couple people groaned, and everyone shifted around to make room.
"Now that's better." Brooke commented "Now Broody, you sit next to me, and Nathan you sit on my other side, and oh look! That only leaves one spot one more spot right next to Nathan for one Tutorgirl"
Haley just shrugged, and inwardly thanked Brooke, she had really screwed up with Nathan already, and they were going to be spending a lot of time together. This a chance to prove to him, that she really was a good person.
"Well, I don't know about you girls but I want to know who this hot piece of ass is and if he's with anyone! Actually scratch that, I don't really care if he's with anyone." A redhead at the table said as she winked across the table at Nathan.
"Oh please Rachael! We could all smell whore when we stepped in the kitchen, you didn't need say anything to let us know." Brooke muttered.
"Honey, that smell was coming from the Blondie two seats down from you." Rachael commented like she was talking to a child. Now, Haley wasn't normally one to let Rachael get to her, but when she insinuated she was a slut or a whore, Haley never took it. She was probably the furthest thing from it. It's not like Haley was waiting for marriage, but after seeing two of her sisters get pregnant in high school, she decided that she wasn't going to go there until she knew that she could deal with that possibility and that whoever she loved enough to give that much of herself too, would stick by her, no matter what.
"Listen Red, just because Chris liked me doesn't mean I'm a skank. He just thought that YOU were a dirty whore and was scared of getting chlamydia!" Haley yelled back.
"Hey! Settle down guys, we do this everytime we're all together, lets just play the game." A boyish look guy with spiky hair said.
"Oh, I almost forgot, guys this is Nathan" Lucas started and then proceeded to go around the table. "This is Mouth, Skills, Bevin, Rachael, Tim, and then you already know Hales and Brooke."
"Lets get this game goin'" Skills said as he passed out the drinks.
"Ooo! I want to start!" Bevin said. "I never… umm… I never jumped a girl in the Library" She finished winking at Skills.
"oh yea, I did do that.." he said as he took a drink. Rachael and Lucas also drank.
"I said girl Rachael." Bevin said.
"I know" Rachael commented while looking at Nathan. He couldn't understand if that was supposed to be sexy or what… but the vibe he was getting from her was STD
"My turn. I've never thrown myself at a guy who didn't want me! Drink up Haley!" Rachael said raising her glass.
"Fine, we'll play it like that. I've never had to go to fat camp!" Haley said back matter of factly. "I believe that it's your turn now Rach-ho." Nathan couldn't believe this girl. I mean sure what Rachael had said hadn't been exactly nice, but Nathan thought that Haley had gone to far talking about Rachael's weight.
" I have one. I've never been a stuck up judgmental bitch." He said looking straight at Haley.
"Hales," Bevin said cluelessly, "I think he means you." She finished smiling.
"Thanks Bev, I didn't realize" Not blaming the girl, some things just went over her head. "And fuck you Nathan!" Haley said as she got up and left the kitchen.
"Good going Hot-Shot. Now you just put operation Naley in a huge setback!" Brooke exclaimed running after Haley.
"Operation wha –" Nathan started
"Dude, that was seriously not cool." Lucas said. He was really mad at Nathan, I guess not knowing the whole story, Nathan could only make certain presumptions.
"Luke, I'm sorry, but I'm really not feeling this party, think we could go?" Nathan asked
"Sure, Hales and Brooke are probably not going to come back downstairs for a while."
As the two basketball players left, a smirking Rachael sat at the table. Nathan had just basically defended her in front of everyone. It wouldn't be much longer till he would be begging her not to stop.
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The car ride home had been silent until Lucas decided he should probably tell Nathan what the kitchen scene had been about.
"Look Nate, I know what Haley said sounded out of line, and maybe to a certain degree it was, but Rachael knows how to push Haley's buttons."
" Sure, but it still didn't make it right that she criticized Rachels weight."
"Rachael did go to fat camp though, but not because she was fat. Her parents just wanted her to go to this band camp when she was little and she said something like she'd rather go to fat camp then go there, so that's where they sent her."
"Well, either way, I don't understand why Haley would react so crazy to being told she flung herself at a guy Luke."
"It wasn't that part Nathan. It was the wanting part. When we were in grade 9, we were are really close, Haley, Brooke, Rachael and I –"
"Rachael? But Haley and Brooke seem like they hate her?" Nathan questioned.
"I'll get there, don't worry. Anyways, Haley started dating this guy named Jared. He was cool at first and they dated for a long time. About half way through grade 10, he started acting kinda weird, and we all got the feeling that he was hooking up with someone else, but we didn't know who. Of course by that time Hales was like, hopelessly in love with him. By the time grade 11 rolled around, they were still together, but the only time they were ever actually together was when Jared wanted something from Haley, whether it was help with homework, money, or just an alibi for his parents. We all tried to tell her that he had changed and was bad for her, but she didn't believe us. About half way through grade 11 Haley and Brooke had a stupid little fight, and Haley went to Rachael's to talk about. She ended up walking in on Jared and Rachael having sex. I found her crying on my doorstep an hour later. Apparently Rachael had been fooling around with Jared for around a year while he had been with Haley. That's when we all started hating her. Hales was devastated, she cried for like a month. And Rachael ended things with Jared about a week after Haley caught them, she said it wasn't 'fun anymore, cause they weren't sneaking around.'"
"Shit… that sucks" said Nathan, "But who is that Chris guy they were yelling at each other about?"
"Oh, he is just this guy that Rachael liked, but he was into Haley. He was a creep though and Hales thought he was a perv, but Rachael just kind of thought of it as Haley getting revenge, even though I don't think she ever really even liked talking to Chris."
"oh…"
"Yea, you think while you were made at Haley for being judgmental, you might have judged her a little too soon?" Lucas said.
Nathan just turned and looked out the window, where he slowly muttered to himself, "maybe.."
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So? I haven't written in so long.. I hope that it's good enough. Let me know what you think.
J.
Spoilers:
Nathan and Haley see each other since the night of the party.
Rachael tries to win over Nathan
Nathan gets a surprise visit from Dan