Here's today's rant about the most recent episode of none other than One Tree Hill, so skip ahead if you haven't seen the episode or don't care about my opinion:

First off, mad props to Joy's acting, it really was amazing.

I'm not even going to discuss the divorce issue because right after that episode I watched "Everyday is a Sunday Evening" (episode 320) and I decided there is no way Mark Schwahn is big enough of an idiot to destroy Naley. Though really I have two words for Haley: Chris Keller. I mean I rewatched the episode and I honestly was more mad at Nathan than Haley now, but still she should remember that not only did Chris kiss her, but she made out with him and then left on tour with him after Nathan threatened they were done. Also, I know Nathan had plenty of opportunity to come clean with Haley in the most recent episode ("There better not be anything else" was his best opportunity) and others throughout the season, but Nathan just looked so sad and helpless when Haley said she wanted a divorce my heart seriously breaks for the guy every time I watch that scene no matter how mad I am at him.

Was anyone else ecstatic when Haley threw SluttyNanny Carrie out of the house? I was really hoping Haley would slap her when she returned, but oh well, I guess it shows how strong of a person Haley is that she didn't.

Another issue I had with this week's episode was Nathan's talk with Quentin in the gym. If you rewatch season 3 you would see just how much Nathan appreciates basketball, for example in 320 he says, "God I love this game" and goes on about how much he loves basketball, yet apparently he didn't really appreciate it? And when he talked about how he wished he could go back to the state championship, hello his wife almost died that night, I have no idea why he would ever want to go back then. I mean a tragedy like that, no matter how awesome the prequel was, doesn't seem all that appealing to relive, but maybe that's just me.

Okay I'm going to stop before I take up a whole page on microsoft word with my rant, and just so you know, even though I was madly tempted to, I did not take my frustration with the show out on this Nathan or Haley.

Anyway, please Read and Review! Woot 99 reviews, thanks very much to everyone who has contributed to that number!

Just out of curiosity have Nathan and/or Haley said "Always and forever" this season?

Disclaimer: I do not own One Tree Hill or any of the characters and such, if I did the words "I want a divorce" would never have come out of Haley's mouth (and Nathan would never say them either).

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

The next installment of the story shall now begin in a small apartment filled with so many memories….

To Wish Possible Things

Haley stared at the massive wad of cash hidden in her sock drawer. It was her emergency fund from the money she made at the tour and what was left of her café savings from before she left in the first place.

She didn't want to take it, the boy toy auction was no place to spend that much money, but something inside her head was telling her to just take it.

"Haley! We're gonna be late!" Brooke yelled from the front of the apartment.

Haley grabbed the money and after she put in her purse, ran out of the apartment to an impatient Brooke.

On their way back to the school for the auction Brooke turned to Haley. She tentatively said, "Hey Haley."

"What's up Tigger?" Haley answered, already concerned.

Brooke took a deep breath and said in a rush, "Just so you know we're going with Peyton. Just us three, I'm on my way to pick her up now."

Haley's eyes narrowed at Brooke, "Does Peyton know she gets to spend a whole car ride with the person she hates?"

"Of course she does…Or well I think she does."

"Brooke?"

"Well I asked her if she wanted a ride and she said okay, Peyton is smart right? She would just assume that you'd be coming too right?"

"Brooke! Peyton probably thinks I'm not even going!"

"Well isn't about time you two buried the hatchet anyway?"

"I think she wants to bury the hatchet in my—"

"Look, it's just until we get to the school. You won't die right?"

"I think that's up to Peyton." Haley said leaning her face against the car window.

"Ever played the radio game?" Brooke asked the awkwardly silent car.

"The radio game?" Haley replied when Peyton remained silent in the front seat.

"Yeah, you ask a question and the radio tells you the answer! It's so much fun!"

Haley smiled slightly at her friend's attempt to lighten the heavy mood, "How about you start, you know give me an example."

"Okay," Brooke paused, considering her question, "What does Nathan really think of Haley right now?"

Peyton finally decided to enter the conversation, "Oh this will be interesting."

Brooke reached out and turned the dial to a random station to hear two familiar voices, "Where do you go when you're blue, where do you go wh—"

"BROOKE! SHUT IT OFF!" Haley shouted.

"No, no, Brooke, let's remind Haley what Nathan is always thinking about thanks to her. Let's remind Haley that Nathan is always remembering this stupid song and how everyone thought the two 'talented' singers were such a great couple."

"Laughing with your pretty mouth. Laughing with your broken smile." Peyton grinned and joined in on the next line, "Laughing with youlover's tongue." Peyton put a special emphasis on lover's.

Brooke quietly turned the volume dial down as Haley angrily his Peyton on the shoulder.

"You know what Peyton, I screwed up. I'm not going to lie and say that I didn't, I know I did. Since you're obviously too dense to notice, I'll spell it out for you, I'm paying for my mistakes with Nathan, by Nathan. I have to live with the fact that my own husband cannot trust me every single day of my life, but Peyton, as hard as this may be for you to believe, what happens between Nathan and me is none of your damn business so just leave us alone!"

Peyton blinked, actually a little stunned by Haley's words as another awkward silence set in.

Brooke asked the radio, "So what does Jake think of Peyton?"

She once again turned it to a random station and heard, "Hey! You're a crazy bitch, but you fuck so good I'm on top of it."

Brooke started to crack up and Haley managed a small smile as Peyton just rolled her eyes with a tiny grin.

"Ready for the girls?" Jake asked Nathan. He was curious as to what Nathan had up his sleeve.

Nathan, dressed in his basketball sweats just as he had the year before said, "As ready as I'll ever be."

"You don't sound as excited as you were in class today."

Nathan rolled his eyes, "Whatever."

"By the way Lucas was looking for you."

Nathan grimaced, he really didn't want to deal with Lucas currently. "What did he want this time?"

"He looked pissed, you might want to avoid him."

"Alright, I'll rephrase the question, what did I do this time?"

"I think Lucas heard what you said in class today and I think he saw Haley afterwards."

Nathan felt a pang of guilt. However mad Lucas was determined how upset Haley really was, but the more upset Haley was the more she would keep her distance from Nathan and the better he could keep his repaired heart safe.

"NATHAN SCOTT!" Both Jake and Nathan heard the shout from around the corner.

Nathan's eyes widened. "Oh shit," he mumbled. He wasn't scared necessarily of his older brother, but he really didn't want to get punched just before the auction so he ran away into a tiny storage closet. He was almost positive Lucas wouldn't look for him in there, and reeking of cleaning materials might be worth it if it kept the little freshmen off of him.

Coach Whitey Durham spoke into his microphone, "Welcome to the annual Boy Toy auction!"

The crowd cheered, already excited.

"To start off tonight we're going to bring out one of the Ravens' Stars, Jake Jagielski!"

Jake came out from behind the curtain in board shorts and a Ravens jersey with a surf board in his hand. Peyton grinned smugly as he walked out onto the runway.

Jake gave everyone a casual wave to everyone as Whitey called for the starting of the bidding.

Peyton made no move to start, but a couple of other girls did.

Jake smiled and moved his surf board to in front of him as if asking if he should surf down the runway.

The bidding increased to almost $50 before Peyton placed in her own bid.

Jake threw his surfboard onto the stage and jumped onto it. He expertly maneuvered the surfboard down the runway at a decent pace. The crowd cheered some more. He came to an easy stop and jumped off his board. He raised his hands in the air for more cheers.

Finally, Whitey called the end of the bidding at $76.50, Peyton had won Jake this year with no competition from someone such as Nikki.

"You need to teach me how to surf on land!" Brooke shouted up as Jake walked back up the runway smiling.

"Dude! How did you manage that?" Tim asked Jake when he returned behind the curtain to where the players were.

Jake showed Tim the bottom of the surf board revealing tiny wheels placed in strategic places.

"Some of my shop friends rigged this up for me."

"Can I get one too?!" Tim asked excitedly.

Jake just smiled and shook his head.

Once the crowd had settled down a little Whitey leaned dramatically into his microphone, "Next up is the captain of the Tree Hill Ravens…Nathan Scott!"

"Nathan is up early this year," Brooke commented as Sexyback by Justin Timberlake started playing.

"I think he did that on purpose, he didn't want someone running away early," Peyton said as she glared at Haley.

Haley tensed herself when she saw the curtain swing a little, she knew then that Nathan had no intention of making this easy on her.

"Danny."

Dan Scott straightened and turned to see his elder brother glaring at him.

"You really think you could keep me away forever Danny?" Keith asked menacingly.

"Boozy, I didn't want to send you away, but you had to go to rehab."

"No, you were just upset that Karen and I were finally getting together while your marriage was falling apart because your wife realized just how much of an ass you were."

"Keith, are you drunk again? You're talking nonsense!"

"I haven't had a drink in a long time Danny."

"That's good to hear Keith, see the rehab did you some good."

"I haven't had a drink since before you sent me to prison."

Dan's attitude changed, he was tired of his charade. He glared at Keith. "Where is my wife?"

"Out of town. She's not coming back Dan and she's not you wife. Leave her and your son alone."

"Nathan has promise Keith, as long as he plays basketball he'll always have me watching out for him."

"Danny, you have your own life to live. Do both of your sons a favor and do just that, live it, but as a decent guy."

"I can't live without knowing my sons are well off."

"They'll never be well off with you around!"

Dan chuckled, "Don't lose your temper big brother. You wouldn't want the cops getting called on you for beating up the mayor."

"Why do I even bother?" Keith shook his head and left his brother's office. He was going to finally visit Karen, hopefully she would still have him after his long and unexplained absence.

Nathan Scott walked out from behind the curtain in his Ravens sweats and sunglasses over his eyes. His plan was to give Haley a flashback to the previous Boy Toy auction.

He slowly walked up the runway, his hidden eyes searching the audience. He found Haley directly in front of the stage and Red was behind her, grinning evily. Nathan still felt uneasy about his plan, but he figured it was the final step in keeping Haley away from him.

Nathan threw his sunglasses towards Haley. Her mouth dropped in obvious surprise, she though he was throwing them to her. When they soared over her head and to the person behind her she regained her composure. She knew Nathan never missed where he aimed. Haley turned to see who he had thrown them at, only to lose her composure again as she saw Rachel Gatina smiling broadly.

Haley looked back at Nathan to see a cocky smirk on his face. It was as if he was saying, "I got you Hales." Haley was immensely tempted to stick her tongue out at him, but thought better of it.

Nathan danced in a seemingly casual way to the music, Mouth had taught him a strict routine just before the auction for 30 bucks and Nathan was following it to a T. Eventually, he yanked his sweat pants off just like he had the year before to reveal…another pair of sweat pants. He briefly swung the first pair over his head and threw them straight at a random girl.

The cheers of the crowd were absolutely deafening and Nathan still had his shirt on along with the second pair of sweat pants.

Nathan now ripped the buttons on his shirt apart so his muscular chest was only partially revealed. Once again, words were painted across it, but nobody could really tell what they said.

Haley once again found her mouth dropped as her eyes wandered down Nathan's teasing chest; she hadn't realized that day in the gym just how much Nathan had bulked up since she left. It seemed he worked his stress from her departure out on the weights and it had paid off.

Peyton said to Haley, "I never thought this room would smell more like sex than it did last year, but it does now."

Haley hadn't even noticed the bidding was going on. It was already at $150, double how much Jake had cost.

Nathan gave another of his famous smirk to the crowd as the bidding raised even higher.

Haley was shocked to hear Red yell behind her, "175!"

"What the hell?" Brooke asked as she spun around to see Red behind them. "What do you think you're doing, freshman?"

"I'm getting myself the hottest guy in the school."

"Oh no you don't! 180 dollars!" Brooke shouted.

Red smiled again as she raised the bet even more.

The betting continued for a long time more, and it wasn't just Brooke and Red until they were at $250. Apparently, the spectators had learned their lesson the year before about how much to bring, but it still wasn't enough for Nathan Scott.

Nathan next pulled his shirt completely off. He wasn't showing it—he seemed to be having the time of his life actually—but even he was surprised about how intense the bidding was.

Nathan's muscular chest was fully revealed now. Haley felt herself be turned on in ways she hadn't in quite some time. She didn't even mind the words that read "Single Boy Toy" across his chest. She peeled her eyes away from Nathan's built form and looked at the surrounding girls. All seemed to have drool hanging from their mouths as the oggled the town basketball star.

Haley was in hell, it was all too much for her, especially if the bitch Red won.

"Haley…I'm out of money!" Brooke cried. The bid had reached a record breaking $400.

"Looks like I win! Four-hundred dollars and fifty cents!" Red shouted gleefully.

Whitey began the sold countdown, "Going once!"

Nathan pulled his second pair of sweatpants off so he was just in his basketball shorts. Haley had a flashback to one night after a successful pick-up game at the rivercourt when he had gotten out of the apartment's shower in those very same shorts. Haley remembered just how great that night truly was, she remembered the way Nathan had made her feel that night and every other night. She couldn't bare the thought of someone else being even near him when he was in those shorts or with any of his clothes that meant anything at all to Haley.

"Going twice!"

"FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS!" Haley shouted to her own surprise.

Rachel was getting nervous, Nathan had only given her 500 and he said that was way higher than he expected. To make matters worse, his mom hadn't shown up with extra cash yet either.

"Four hundred sixty!" Rachel retaliated. "Bitch," she whispered in Haley's ear.

Peyton actually heard Red and to everyone's shock she launched herself at Red, knocking her onto the ground.

"Four hundred sixty-five!" Haley shouted as Brooke moved in front of the wrestling Peyton and Red so Whitey wouldn't notice.

Nathan turned to Haley with his own shocked look, I didn't know she had that much money!

"Sold! To the young rockstar in the front row!" Whitey shouted. "Well ladies and gentlemen that was a record-breaking sale—Hey!" Whitey had just noticed Peyton and Red still going at it. "This isn't pay-per-view! Cut it out or get thrown out!"

Brooke pulled Peyton off of Red. Red stood up by herself, her hair in her face, "You whore! What did you do that for?!"

"I wanted to see if your nose was fake or real. By the way, the verdict is that it's fake."

Rachel made a face at Peyton and stormed off into the crowd.

"You could always use that money on Tim! He doesn't mind plastic body parts!" Brooke shouted to her retreating figure.

"Thanks Peyton," Haley said once the crowd had quieted down as they prepared for the next player.

"Don't thank me, thank yourself. It was nice to see you fight for Nathan and you're right, Nathan—and probably you too—are making you pay for your mistakes, I shouldn't butt in. Neither should the town for that matter."

Haley smiled at the blond girl. Finally, there was a sort of truce between them.

"After that touching moment, Tutor-Girl, where did you get that kind of money anyway?" Brooke asked.

"It was only my savings from the café and tour combined."

"This better be a fun night for you." Brooke said, surprised the always-responsible Haley had just used up all her money on one night with Nathan.

"I hope so," Haley said, already nervous about the night.

As soon as Nathan went behind the curtain again he was grabbed roughly by the shoulders. Without even looking he knew who it was.

"Luke, c'mon man, wait 'til you know what just happened…"

"No! You hurt Haley today and you hurt her more a minute ago! I don't want your excuses, I warned you Nathan, I warned you not to hurt her!"

"Luke! She left me over a year ago, after I had given up everything for her! She hurt me way worse than I've ever hurt her—"

"She didn't say things to you where their only purpose was to hurt!"

"Yeah she said them behind my back on national television."

Lucas said between gritted teeth, "I really want to hit you right now."

"Then go ahead! But before you do, you should know your precious best friend just spent 465 dollars on me." Lucas blinked and made no reply. After a moment he released Nathan, who smirked, "I guess I didn't hurt her that bad after all."

Nathan quietly walked away to go get dressed as Lucas still stood in the same place, trying to fully comprehend what Nathan had told him his best friend had done.

"I guess Brooke didn't need her whole plan after all," was all Lucas managed to mumble.

Whitey rolled his eyes as "This is why I'm hot" started to play in the background.

"The next boy is our point guard, Mr. Dim—Excuse me—Tim Smith!" Whitey flashed a grin as Tim came out from behind the stage's curtain, a grin of his own on his face.

Everyone in the crowd gave a collective groan as Tim came out with his signature "dance" moves.

Author's Note: The songs in the Radio Game were "When the stars go blue" by Chris Keller/Tyler Hilton and Haley James Scott/Bethany Joy Lenz/Galeotti and Crazy Bitch by Buckcherry. Shocking as it may be, I do not own either of those songs.