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. I'm sorry it took me so long to update this time.

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

Disclaimer: I do not own One Tree Hill or any of the characters and such, if I did the online diaries would be done a bit differently than how they've been done. (They have indeed been posted on the CW site by the way)

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

After a too long delay the next installment of the story shall begin, in a quickly emptying parking lot….

Late Night Replays

"Broody!" Brooke called down to Lucas as he hurriedly walked to his car.

He heard her and turned around, "What's up cheery?"

"Don't 'what's up' me, you know exactly what I want to know," Lucas gave her an innocent expression as she just stared at him expectantly, "Why do you think Haley is back?" She finally asked.

"I honestly don't know, but I'm about to go ask her."

"Well I'm coming with you."

"Brooke…I need to do this alone…"

Brooke nodded, hurt, she should've expected this. Lucas always wanted to do things by himself, especially after their breakup, "Call me later?"

"Yeah, sure," and with that Lucas Scott drove off.

"Why are you out here Nathan?" Brooke asked after an hour of sitting silently next to Nathan on the floor, "I mean why aren't you in Haley's room?"

"It's my fault Brooke, my Haley is fighting for her life because I made a mistake. I know it's horrible, but I can't see her like that, I just can't."

To Nathan's hurt Brook let out a small laugh, "What?" he asked her.

"Oh I'm sorry Nate, it's just you remind me so much of Haley when you were in the coma due to your racing accident. She felt you shouldn't have tubes coming out of your nose, that you were too strong, and she especially couldn't see you like that because she felt it was her fault."

"But it wasn't her fault then, it really is mine now."

"C'mon Nathan I bet you're just over exaggerating, just like Haley was."

To Brooke's shock Nathan broke down into a fresh wave of tears, he said nothing, but he shook his head denying what Brooke had said.

"Nathan…." Deb said quietly as she drove her son home that night. He stared vacantly out the window. "Nathan do you want to talk about what happened tonight?"

"What's there to say Mom?"

"First off, are you happy she's back?"

Nathan paused as he considered this, "Yeah." He said quietly, to his mother's shock, "I mean it's what I've wanted for so long, I might've denied it Mom, but really I have missed her a lot."

"No offense meant Nathan, but that was kinda obvious."

"Thanks Mom."

"Aw I'm sorry Nate. Well are you going to take Miss Haley James back right away?"

When Deb said her name Nathan Scott went rigid. Over the past year and 1 month since Haley left and started using her maiden name he had grown to hate it. Anytime he heard just 'Haley James' instead of 'Haley James Scott' he would be reminded of finally giving his heart to someone, to being vulnerable, of finally falling in love, only for it to bite him in the ass because of one stupid, cocky son of a bitch, scrawny musician.

"No, I won't. I don't think I'll ever take her back, not after what she did."

"Nathan, just a second ago you were saying how glad you were that she's back and now you're saying you guys will never get back together?" Nathan remained silent and returned to staring vacantly out the window. "Nathan I have never seen anyone more in love than you and Haley. I know originally I was against your marriage, but I understand now, she wasn't ruining your life, but making it better."

"In the end you were right though, our marriage did ruin my life."

"No it didn't Nathan. It changed you, sure, but it made you realize you have to fight for things. It showed you that there are people who you can love, it showed what an amazing person you really are, that Dan wasn't able to take that away from you. All those things were shown because of Haley, Nathan."

"It doesn't matter, I won't ever be able to trust her again Mom. You should know a relationship without trust just doesn't work"

"Nathan, what's tearing you apart so badly?" Brooke asked, why does he feel SO guilty? I've never seen Nathan Scott cry before this night and now he can't stop.

"The guy…the guy…who hit…." Nathan's voice choked off, he couldn't say his sins aloud.

"Nathan…." Brooke didn't know how to make him feel better, she placed an arm across his broad shoulders and tried to rub his back soothingly, "Nate, what happened?"

"The guy who hit Lucas and Ha-ha-ha…" More tears came and Nathan's voice came out in a wheeze, "Haley." Nathan paused and took a few gulps of air, "He was having me shave points for money, it was how I could pay all the bills. He wanted me to lose the championship, but at halftime she came up to me…..She told me it didn't matter as long as I did my best. She knew then that something was holding me back and she wanted me to give it my all. That triggered something in me, I couldn't lose this. I would be just like my dad, and I can't be like him, I can't…So I played and we won, but Daunte…he wanted revenge and tried to run me over, but Haley saw the car…She saw it when I was too dense to notice, and then for once Haley did something stupid, she pushed me out of the way. Don't you see Brooke? I should be in there fighting for MY life, NOT Haley….not Lucas….Me"

Brooke stiffened, she didn't know what to say. There was no doubt about it, it actually was Nathan's fault, but hearing this story made Brooke know that his reasons for doing what he did were noble.

"It'll be okay Nate, as strong as you may think you are, I'm pretty sure Haley and Lucas are stronger." Nathan relapsed into tears again and collapsed in Brooke's arms, she held him there for a long time, saying nothing.

"Haley James, I never thought I'd see the day when you would return to little old Tree Hill!" Lucas said, a smile on his face.

"LUKE!" Haley exclaimed, she threw caution to the wind and hugged her best friend with all her might, "I missed you so much!"

"I noticed with the numerous phone calls and letters," He felt Haley stiffen in his arms and regretted what he said immediately, but he had to prepare her for the hate she was going to face over the next few days.

"Lucas…I'm sorry…"

"Why are you here anyway? The tour coming here again? I can't see Peyton booking you at Tric, but who knows." This was coming out in a harsher tone than he wanted, but he couldn't apologize. If his being mean to her now helped her tomorrow it would be worth it.

"My manager told me to spend some time at home," this wasn't the answer Lucas was honestly hoping for. He wanted Haley to say she realized her mistake and was coming home because of that, not that she was being forced to. Haley realized this a second too late, "I was too scared to come back on my own free will Luke…"

"And you should be, this town hates you Haley! Nathan Scott has become this town's hero and everyone knows how much you hurt him, even though he would never admit it." Lucas suddenly was quite a bit angrier now that he knew Haley's reasoning for being home.

Haley collapsed into Lucas' chest, "I know Luke…and I'm sorry…I don't know how to make up for what I did, but I'm going to try." Tears began to fall from her eyes.

Lucas lost all of his resolve to be mean to Haley, he had never been able to stand seeing her upset, "It's okay Hales," He couldn't forgive her yet, but she was still his best friend and she needed him.

"Thanks Luke," Haley said through her tears.

They ended the night hugging each other, two best friends.

"Where's Lucas?" Karen frantically asked the single mass that was Nathan and Brooke next to the nurses' station.

"He's in room 409, Haley is in room 423…"

"That's so ironic." Nathan mumbled absently.

"What is?" Brooke asked him, surprised to hear him say something that wasn't about how guilty he was feeling.

"Haley is in room 423, my number is 23….she's here because of me and placed in a room that I have a sort of claim to." Nathan began to laugh, almost manically, Brooke and Karen just stared at him, with a frightened look in their eyes.

"Brooke, do me a favor and go downstairs, you'll see Deb, bring her up here. Then please go check on Lucas?" Karen said to Brooke.

"Alright, but Karen?"

"Yes?"

"What about Haley?"

"Nathan has to go see her first."

Brooke nodded and went down the stairs as fast as she could to where Karen had said Deb was.

On her way down, she collided with a nurse, "Oh! I'm so sorry!" Brooke exclaimed as she bent down to help the nurse pick up her things.

"Watch where you're going young lady," the nurse said condescendingly.

Brooke glanced at the mean nurse and let out a gasp, "It's you!!!"

The mean nurse was none other than the woman who hadn't allowed a very sick Haley to see a doctor because they were a group of high school cheerleaders. Brooke stood up, the nurse's stuff still in her hands and casually dropped them over the edge, "Oops, I'm such a klutz!" With that Brooke walked out on the floor that was nearest and marched to the elevator, which she rode to the ground floor where she easily found Deb, standing there confused.

Haley stared blankly at the television as she laid on Lucas and Karen's couch. She was watching the basketball game, since it had been a playoff game the local news had covered it and since Lucas was a star Karen had recorded it. Haley watched Him, it was safe to watch Him now, from a distance. His face was darker, more ashen, more serious. Haley noticed He was no longer the boy she dated or the man she had married. She didn't know what He was.

His black hair was no longer gelled in the front creating spike, but short now, a buzz cut. It made Him look angrier and older, less innocent. He had bulked up since she had left and Haley couldn't help imagining what His bigger muscles would feel like against her-

"Ah watching the tape," Karen said as she walked into the living room. "Do you notice anything different about him?" Haley sat up and Karen sat down next to her, also watching the game.

"He doesn't smile anymore when He makes a great shot."

Karen turned her head and stared at Haley, who felt Karen's eyes on her and made eye contact, "He never smiles anymore."

"I left over a year ago, how is he still upset over it? It's not like he gave away his virginity to me or something."

"In a way he did, Haley, he fell in love for the first time, he gave away his heart. Nathan," Haley flinched at the sound of his name, "was a tough guy, a guy who didn't feel emotion like we do, but then you came along. He allowed himself to be vulnerable with you Haley and then you hurt him, in all likelihood Haley he'll forgive you for that. Nathan still loves you, not many have realized that, but I can see it in his eyes. He isn't who you have to worry about at school."

Haley thought about this, she thought about something she hadn't allowed herself to for a year, she thought about how much she had hurt him. "Who do I have to worry about Karen?" She asked, desperately trying to get those thoughts to go away.

"The town, they might not ever forgive you. The town doesn't really realize that if you had stayed Nathan might've gotten distracted from basketball, that you might actually be the reason we have gotten this far in the playoffs. All they know is that he is their hero and you hurt him more than anyone."

Haley nodded sadly, remembering the insults being yelled at her in the Gym, tears began to spill out of her eyes again, "I was only following my dreams Karen." Haley said between sobs.

Karen patted Haley gently on the back, "I know Haley, I know. You're going to have tough times ahead of you, but you can't let them know how much they hurt you. You need to be like Nathan and turn off your emotions, not as much as he has, but to a point. You also need to get used to hearing his name Haley, that's what you need to do first."

Lucas Scott stood in the doorway from the kitchen to the living room. He watched his best friend sob in his mother's arms like a little child. It was at that second Lucas vowed he was going to protect Haley, sure he was still mad at her, but she was still his best friend. Best friends have each other's backs.

Nathan Scott lay in his bed trying to sleep, but he kept remembering the game. He kept seeing Haley enter the gym and he kept noticing how different she looked compared to the girl he had dated back in the beginning of junior year. Her hair was straight like the time he had gone to see her on her tour. She wore different clothes now too; Nathan doubted she even still owned the poncho she had worn when Haley had first tutored him. The thing Nathan had noticed most about her though was her eyes, they didn't seem like the kind ones of Haley James Scott's anymore, they seemed to imitate Chris Keller's now, that's probably my imagination. As Nathan was watching the "movie" in his head he noticed Haley had glanced at him for a second, he hadn't realized this while sitting on the wood floor of the gym, but watching it again, like a spectator, he caught it. In that brief instant Nathan saw, without a doubt, a flash of Haley James Scott. At this thought Nathan finally drifted off into the realm of sleep.