Summary Thingy: So I have decided to write this fanfic on episodes 4x09 and 4x10 of One Tree Hill. Those are the episodes where Haley is hit by a car and Lucas has a heart attack and both of them are in a coma. Lucas then walks around Tree Hill with Keith where they discuss the benefits of Lucas being a good person, one of the things that stuck out to me was when they're in the record store and Nathan breaks Haley's vinyl album. While writing my previous fanfic I came up with this idea of what if while Haley was in a coma she had her own dream world, a world where she hasn't come home from the tour since she left during her junior year of her school. What would Lucas' reaction be? What would Brooke and Peyton's be? Most of all what would happen with Haley and Nathan?

Differences: I am making a few things AU. For one thing what happened in my previous fanfic where Nathan was in a coma is what actually happened in this one. So he still remembers his own dream world, and who knows maybe there will be references and some visitations back to it(maybe). After Haley returned he still went to High Flyers so he's an amazing basketball player. The time to now would mostly be the same as season 3 and early 4 would be mostly the same, except Nathan was a bit nicer to Haley and they were kinda back together at the beginning.

-Haley is NOT pregnant in my fanfic, and Nathan did not go and beat Daunte's dead body so Dan isn't in jail for Nathan.

-In the dream world Lucas does NOT have HCM, but in reality he does

-Also, throughout the story in the hospital scenes I will change most of the scenes, but keep a few similar

I think that covers everything…if this confuses you (and I'm thinking it will) please ask me, I'll try to clear it up.

Side Notes: Please read and review! I don't know how frequent my updates will be, but I'll try to not take too long.

Thanks for those that review!!! It really does mean a lot when I see people reviewing my stories, it's what keeps me writing!

Disclaimer: I do not own One Tree Hill or any of the characters and such, if I did Kenzie What's-her-face would never have been hired as a cheerleader.

Bold face is reality with Haley in a coma, Normal is the dream world, and Italics are the thoughts

Sooner than expected the next installment of the story shall begin, in a crowded Gym….

Hopeless Faith gets us Nowhere

Nathan was still sitting on the wooden floor in the gym several minutes later. "Nate…C'mon let's go." Someone was pulling on his arm, Nathan didn't want anyone to pull on his arm, it was annoying.

Nathan looked up to see his older brother pulling on his arm, oh he wants me to get up. Why didn't he just say so? Nathan pulled himself up, forgetting why he had been on the ground in the first place. Then he saw the doors and remembered Haley walking through them just a couple minutes before, he felt the need to collapse again.

"No Nate, we're going to the locker room," Lucas explained soothingly. Lucas was trying to keep a calm face on for Nathan, but inside he was just as confused as to why Haley had chosen now to return of all times.

"Is she really back Luke? Or am I just seeing things?" To Lucas' shock there was happiness in Nathan's voice, he had been expecting anger.

"She was really here," They had made it into the locker room and Nathan was now sitting on a bench.

"I'd never thought I would see the day that Haley James returned to Tree Hill." Lucas saw Nathan visibly stiffen, then he saw Nathan's face harden, "How can she even think to come back after all she's done?" Nathan asked, anger in his voice.

Lucas was yet again surprised that night at the sudden change in Nathan's mood, "I don't know man," Why did his mood change so quickly and drastically?

"Nathan, what happened?" He heard Brooke's frantic question, but it didn't register in his brain to answer. Only memories of he and Haley were going through his mind, "Nathan?" He felt her touch his shoulder as she knelt down next to him, "It will be alright Nathan."

This seemed to awake him, "How? How can you be sure Brooke? Karma is a bitch and I've…I've done some pretty shitty things, so how, after what I've done can Haley be alright?"

"We all make mistakes Nathan, but Haley loves you and she's probably fighting as hard as she can to make it back to you."

"Brooke how can you be so calm? She's your best friend! The love of your life is fighting for his life too! How can you actually form complete thoughts right now?!"

"I just have faith that they'll make it back to us."

This wasn't good enough for Nathan, faith had gotten him nowhere in life. Faith wasn't what gave him the courage to move out of his parents' house, Haley had been. Faith wasn't what brought Haley home from the tour, Lucas and Haley were. Faith hadn't been the thing to get him out of the water, Keith was. Nothing had been put in Nathan's life because of faith, only by the people who loved him, so who was going to rescue the ones he loved now?

"I can't believe she's actually back, after what she did to Nathan how could she even think to come back here?" Peyton asked, anger clearly on her face.

Jake turned his head to face one of the two females who had his heart, "Who knows? Maybe something clicked and she realized how stupid she had been?" Jake answered cautiously, he didn't want to piss Peyton off more.

"And so we should all just forgive her then? Pretend that Nathan didn't get his heart broken by her? Pretend that she didn't abandon all of us for Chris Keller?"

"Everyone makes mistakes Peyton, you should know that."

"Mine weren't as bad as this."

"So stealing you best friend's boyfriend is fine, but following your dreams in unforgivable?"

"Why are you turning this on me?" Hurt was in Peyton's voice, she looked at Jake only to see hurt on his own face.

"You forgot, I also left you to follow my dreams."

"Jake…" Peyton broke off, she had to get him to see the difference, "You left for Jenny, she could easily be dead if you hadn't gotten her away from Nikki, Haley left for nobody else's benefit except hers."

"Everyone screws up Peyton, everyone acts selfishly, but that doesn't mean we can just cut them out."

"But we also can't just let people get away with their mistakes, how else would they learn?"

Jake simply shook his head, it was obvious neither of them were going to change their minds, "Let's just go home," Peyton nodded and she walked back to her house with Jake, despite her obvious anger she was still partially happy because Jake was with her.

She couldn't handle it. She couldn't handle Lucas and Haley almost dying, she couldn't handle Nathan going through a breakdown. She couldn't handle Brooke hating her guts, and she couldn't handle understanding why Brooke hated her so much. She couldn't handle both of her loves rejecting her. That was why Peyton was getting off the plane, miles away from Tree Hill, on her way to see the person that had always been steady, but at the same time always distant.

"Back so soon Peyton?" A skinny guy with brown spiky hair and stubble greeted her as she got off the plane. You could see the sadness in his eyes as he watched the young gold-haired cheerleader walk towards him.

"Jake….."

Jake was still a little angry at Peyton and still deeply hurt by her saying 'I love you Lucas' in her sleep and then prove his point by leaving, but as soon as he heard the way she said his name all the barriers fell down. "What's wrong Peyton?"

"Haley," She was going to leave any mention of Lucas out of this for as long as possible, "was hit by a car tonight, they don't know if she's going to make it."

Jake walked swiftly to Peyton, taking her into his arms.

The tears Peyton had been desperately fighting since she received the news won the war standing there, in a crowded airport, being held in Jake's arms.