A/N: OK here's the next chapter. Hope you don't think it's boring :$ it needed to be written for the relevance of the story, but I promise you that chapter 3 will be very interesting :) Please review :)

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters of One Tree Hill.

"Oh my god, I'm so glad this week is over!" Haley exclaimed as she threw her bag on the floor and collapsed on Lucas' bed, "I'm so exhausted and I swear I'm going to need a chiropractor if we're seriously only allowed to go to our lockers once a day!"

"Aw, I thought you liked school," Lucas teased, "and you were so excited to go back!"

"Really, with the whole subtly calling me a nerd?"

"Hey, I never said 'nerd'," Lucas teased.

"Yeah, but saying I like school and I was excited practically sums it up," Haley said sitting up and glaring a Lucas.

"Hales, I'm sorry I was only joking around," Lucas sat on the bed next to her pulling her into a hug, "What's up with you?"

"Nothing, I'm sorry, it's just been a long week ok? I better go home." Haley said as she tried to get off the bed.

Lucas pulled her back done, grabbing her shoulders, looking her in the eyes, "Hales, I know you and I know when something's up. You can tell me anything, I'm your best friend."

"Lucas I-"

"No, no excuses. I'm not letting you go until you tell me what's up."

Haley just sat there and stared straight ahead. She didn't' know if she should tell Lucas why she's acting so strange, because if she did he'd probably unfriend her in an instance. He wouldn't understand how confused she is right now. This whole week she tried to avoid the curly blonde she was sure she had feelings for.

Whenever Haley was around Peyton she got all butterflies in her stomach and couldn't help but stare at the perfect curly blonde. Luckily no one ever noticed, especially Peyton. Haley was still confused because up until last week she had always thought she was into guys, and maybe she still was. Maybe she was bi. She couldn't be sure though because she had never really had a proper boyfriend or anything and there was NO way she was going to experiment with a girl just to get closure.

"Haley," Lucas said softly, interrupting Haley's thoughts.

"Huh," Haley replied as she looked up to Lucas and a tear escaped from her eye. She quickly wiped it away and covered her face. She couldn't believe she was about to cry over this, over these stupid feelings that won't go away! She really needed to tell someone and get it off her chest.

Lucas was shocked; he had never seen Haley cry before, not like this at least. He could tell something was really up because the only time she ever cried was when they were little and she fell off her bike or her ice-cream fell on the ground. He quickly wrapped his arms around her and pulled her into his chest, "Hales, please tell me what's wrong, I don't like seeing you like this."

Haley slowly lifted her head and sighed. She was going to risk it, she needed to tell someone and she just hoped Luke didn't freak out. "It's so stupid Luke, I can't believe I was about to cry over it, it's just not like me, but I'm just so confused," Haley rambled on.

"Hey Haley, slow down, just take a deep breath. What are you confused about?"

"I…um," Haley stuttered. She hung her head making sure she couldn't see Lucas' face, "I think I'm…ah…into…um…girls."

Lucas just sat there for a moment processing what he had just heard. He wasn't expecting that at all, but he knew that it took a lot of guts for Haley to tell him and he knew how scared she would be that he would freak out on her, so he wasn't about to do that. He just hugged her tighter to show he was there for her and she just burst into tears. "Hey Hales, shh it's ok. It's not the end of the world. So what if you're into girls, it's not a big deal. I'm going to support you through this and I'm never going to turn my back on you."

This was exactly what Haley need to hear right now, she was so relieved, "Really?" She said as she sniffled and wiped her tears away.

"Really," Lucas said. They sat there for a couple of minutes in silence. "So, anyone in particular you're interested in?" Lucas said seriously.

"OMG Luke I can't believe you just asked me that, it feels so weird talking to you about this stuff," Haley sighed and lay down on the bed, "but yeah there is someone."

"Who!?" Lucas exclaimed genuinely interested.

"Lucas…"

"It's ok Hales you don't need to tell me if you don't want to."

Haley hesitated for a moment, "um…it's Peyton."

"Seriously? Oh my god Peyton Sawyer turned you gay!" Lucas teased.

Haley slapped him, "Hey she is very attractive," Haley sighed, "but nothing's going to happen anyway, I don't even think she knows my name."

"Hey, don't think like that anything's possible."

"Yeah," Haley sighed.

"So is that going to be one of your predictions?" Lucas asked.

"Huh?"

"We're making our predictions tonight, remember? Are you going to predict you and Peyton will be together?"

"Oh I forgot that was tonight, ha this week as just been so full on. The whole being gay or bi thing is just messing with my head, I can't seem to stop thinking or staring at a certain curly blonde and I'm exhausted from hauling my books around everywhere!"

"Wow, your life is so complicated Haley James," Lucas teased and Haley just slapped his arm again.

"Let's just get these predictions over and done with," She said as she got up and headed towards the door.

xXx

Peyton sat by her window, sketchpad in hand, drawing the beautiful honey blonde she adored. She was deep in thought about what she was going to do to get Haley's attention. She wanted so badly to just go over and befriend the honey blonde every morning, but then a certain flirtatious brunette would look at her weirdly and question her. She was ready to tell Brooke yet, so for now she was going to use her grades as an excuse.

The weekend passed by quickly and it was the start of the week again. Peyton walked through the halls alone, making her way to a place she wasn't very familiar with. She hesitated as she approached the door that read 'TUTOR CENTER'. Was she really about to do this? She found herself slowly opening the door, 'I guess I'm doing this' she thought to herself as she entered.

Sitting across the room sorting through some files was the breath taking honey blonde. Peyton took a moment to compose herself, "ahem" Peyton said and the honey blonde across the room jumped, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you."

Haley was in shock, she couldn't believe that the girl she had recently discovered she had feelings for was standing in front of her talking to her. "I wasn't scared, really." Haley said blushing, feeling embarrassed.

'Aw how cute, she's blushing!' Peyton thought as she approached the honey blonde, "I'm Peyton Sawyer."

"Yeah, I know, cheerleader, right? Popular, gets all the boys blah blah."

Peyton felt a little sad that this was what Haley thought of her, "Believe me when I say I'm not like that at all, but anyway you don't know me."

Haley didn't know why she was being so rude to the girl she liked. Maybe it was just so she didn't show how she really felt, "whatever, why are you here?"

"Ouch, you're feisty aren't you?" Peyton teased. She noticed Haley started to blush a bit and wouldn't look her straight in the eye. 'It's probably nothing' she thought. "Isn't it obvious? I need a tutor and I heard you were the best."

"You want me to tutor you?" Haley asked, a little stunned. She didn't know what to do. If she tutored the beautiful curly blonde then there was no chance of her feelings ever disappearing, but on the plus side she would be spending a lot of time with her.

"Yeah, but that's only if you'll have me," Peyton grinned and said quickly before Haley had a chance to say no, "I know we don't really know each other and we are supposedly different, but who knows, we could actually have a lot in common. So please help me pass calculus? We might become friends along the way?"

Haley thought it over and eventually she agreed. "OK I will tutor you, but weren't not friends. You're a cheerleader and I'm a nerd so there's no chance of us ever becoming friends either," it killed Haley to say this, but she knew if she became friends with the perfect Peyton Sawyer she wouldn't be able to contain her feelings.

"Cool! I mean not the whole us never being friends, because anything's possible and we're not that different. Anyway, first session tomorrow morning at my house?" Peyton asked.

"Um-"

"Great!" She didn't give Haley a chance to pick a more public place. "Here's my address," she smiled taking out a piece of paper, "I'll see you at 7 a.m." She walked out of the room very happy with herself. She was actually going to have a chance to get to know Haley without getting any weird looks!

Haley just stood there, still in shock. Two days ago she told her best friend that Peyton Sawyer didn't even know her name, and now that same girl just asked her to tutor her and invited her to her house. Of course she was excited, really excited, but she was also scared that she might do something stupid and reveal her true feelings…Tomorrow morning is definitely going to be interesting.