A/N: Hello! I have finally gotten this one out guys and I am so sorry for the wait and I was right I did jinx myself, my week with heaps of free time turned into a mad rush that had ten days pass in a blur! My Dad is now out of hospital after a very long six weeks and hopefully will be home for awhile! So in recognition of my very happy mood, I'm rewarding all of you with the next chapter! This chapter continues to set the story up, and bring about what's in store in this story, it may seem a bit slow and not really seem to have a point but I promise there will be one! Thanks to my beta for proofreading I have no comments except for if you're scratching your head as to the missing junk food stash in your room…it wasn't me! Ha ha ha "Evil laugh' anyway, thanks to all of you who reviewed you guys make me smile! And all of those who are signing up for alerts and favouriting this you guys rock too! It blows me away NGB is still being favourited too! While I'm here I wanted to voice something that annoyed the crap out of me during the week, and my sister doesn't want to chat with me about or listen to me complain whichever comes first. Anyway I was watching some season seven dvd to get some clayspiration and I noticed that after six seasons suddenly Haley and Nathan have swapped sides in the bed. I thought I was imagining this so I rechecked my other dvds and yes I'm right for the first 6 seasons Nathan slept on the left of the bed and now he's on the right? Strange, I know it's probably a production thing but I think it's weird. Well that's my ocd rant for this week, I apologise most of you didn't care about that but it was bugging me! So please I hope you enjoy this chapter a smuch as I did writing it, let me know what you think!
DISCLAIMER: I don't own one tree hill, But I do have a left side of the bed if Nathan needs it back!
CHAPTER FOUR
"What do you think of this?" Brooke held her sketch pad up to Peyton for inspection
"I told you puke coloured fabric makes me want to puke" Peyton replied without looking away from the sketch in front of her
"Some people have no taste, and I think this shade of coral will really suit Haley's skin tone" Brooke continued to admire her drawing
"I'm with Peyton" Haley spoke up from her place at Brooke's desk where she was tackling her trigonometry homework "I'm not wearing coral to this thing"
"It's a masquerade ball, it's a chance for you to look dreamy and romantic, and fulfil your lifelong goal of dressing like you're in an old Hollywood movie" Brooke said wistfully
"That's not my dream that's yours. Not everyone dreams of dresses Brooke" Haley replied tapping away on her calculator
"And not everyone spends fifteen hours a day on their brains so I guess we're even" Brooke stuck her tongue out at the honey blonde. "Bevin you like it right?"
"Sure, but I'm not going so my opinion is insequential" Bevin replied from her place on the loveseat where she was painstakingly painting her toes.
"Inconsequential" Haley corrected
"That's what I said" Bevin replied not looking up
"Ignore her Bev she's been in tutorgirl mode all week" Brooke flicked a page in her sketchbook "Even the thought of dressing up all sexy for her man can't cut through that icelike exterior" Brooke teased good naturedly
"Some of us need to study to get into college, and I have the tutoring program to get into shape not to mention cheerleading and the dozen or so extracurricular clubs someone forced me to join" Haley looked pointedly at Brooke.
"No-one forced you to join Hales, you just don't know when to say no" Peyton spoke up
"Yeah Hales you need to show some backbone" Brooke agreed with a grin garnering a glare from Haley in return
"Fine I'll show some backbone. I'm not wearing puke!" Haley snapped at Brooke
"It's not puke, it's coral" Brooke retorted
"You want to make Haley a dress out of puke? That can't be hygienic Brooke" Bevin looked horrified
"You want to explain this one H James" Peyton continued to draw
"I wouldn't know how to start" Haley glanced at Bevin who had focused her attention back on her feet
"Very funny people, now attention back to me" Brooke hushed her friends "This event is important and we need to look right, Mom is letting me design our gowns for the ball and I want them to be perfect, but so far every idea has been toed by you two" Brooke complained
"Ve-toed" Haley corrected
"Enough from the nut gallery" Brooke sniped
"Peanut Gallery" Peyton corrected
"Does the artist want to eat charcoal today?" she threatened
"Sorry, I have no need to get my stomach pumped, maybe after prom" Peyton joked Haley snickering with her.
"Okay laugh it up" Brooke threw her hands in the air "But between my presidential duties, committee chairperson obligations and cheer responsibilities I don't have a lot of time to get these sketches done so I can send them to the dressmaker. You'd think my best friends would be a little more supportive and help me out a little" Brooke whined
"Brooke, what duties, as the head of everything you delegate to everyone else and spend the rest of the time having phone sex with Lucas" Peyton snickered
"It's true" Bevin agreed from the loveseat
"We don't have phone sex" Brooke denied
"Phone love-making then" Haley said sarcastically
"Like you can talk" Brooke threw a cushion at Haley
"I do not!" Haley threw the cushion back at Brooke
"Whatever Tutorslut, I've seen my brothers phone bills, there was a definite upwards spike when he left for college" she smirked making gestures with her hands while the other two girls laughed
"We weren't doing that" Haley denied hiding her blushing cheeks in her homework
"Leave her alone Brooke, when the time is right Haley will pop Nathan's cherry" Peyton deadpanned as Haley tried to hide her face further.
"Eww can we please not talk about my brothers cherry" Brooke grimaced
"You raised the subject" Peyton replied
"I did not I was talking about Haley's side I don't need to hear his side of it"
"It takes two to tango Brookie, and Nathan's the bread in the Haley sex sandwich" Bevin added
"That doesn't even make sense and it still grosses me out" Brooke complained
"Can we please stop talking about my sex life or lack of it" Haley asked beetroot red with embarrassment
"Sure we'll stop discussing your lack of a sex-life as soon as you start having a sex-life, because then there won't be a lack of one" Bevin said with a satisfied smile
"That made sense but still confused me" Brooke whined as both Haley and Peyton shook their heads.
"How about instead of discussing me and Nathan and what we don't get upto in the bedroom we talk about tomorrow's cheer tryouts?" Haley suggested
"Don't change the subject" Brooke snapped "Although we do have to discuss that, have you guys done everything I asked? Peyton?"
"Yes Brooke I placed posters at all of the specified locations and posted extra flyers around the school" Peyton rolled her eyes
"Good but not too many, we don't want to look desperate" Brooke shuddered
"Trust me plenty of people will turn up desperate to be on the squad" Haley said going back to her homework.
"As long as we don't look desperate" Brooke reiterated "Anyway we were talking about Haley" Brooke grinned
"No we weren't" Haley denied
"Yes we were" Bevin argued
"No we weren't" Haley shot a glare in the blondes direction
"Yes we were" Bevin argued adamantly "C'mon Hales what's the deal?"
"There's no deal" she mumbled
"Haley I don't have any need to know what my brother gets upto in the confines of his or your bedroom, in fact the thought of my brother naked makes me want to stab out my eyeballs with one of Peytons paintbrushes, but you two have been together forever, and have said the big I love you, which I had to orchestrate by the way; OH MY GOD please tell me your not waiting for me to orchestrate this too, that's just a little weird Hales" Brooke rambled
"Trust me we're not waiting for that" Haley replied
"Then what? A full moon, 1000 thread count sheets, senior prom?" Brooke guessed
"No, no and No" Haley tried to ignore Brooke
"Leave her alone Brooke, it'll happen when they're ready" Peyton tried to shut Brooke up
"OH MY GOD! Are you waiting for marriage?" Brooke gasped
"No" Haley replied emphatically
"It's nothing to be ashamed of" Brooke added
"It's nothing like that, Nathan and I are still trying to get to that place I guess, and that's all I'm saying on the matter so can we please drop it?" Haley pleaded
"Sure" Brooke agreed "But if you need any questions answered on the subject , Lucas and I are always here"
"Brooke!" Peyton scolded
"What he is the most recent to lose his virginity to a Scott" she reasoned
"Lucas didn't lose his virginity to a Scott" Bevin argued
"She means herself" Peyton rolled her eyes
"I know" Bevin rolled her own eyes theatrically in response "But Lucas didn't lose his virginity to Brooke"
"Yes he did!" Brooke yelled
"No he didn't Brooke, he lost it to Lindsay like last year Duh" Bevin replied
"WHAT?"Brooke screeched
"It was at your end of summer beach party at the start of junior year" Bevin looked between her friends who also sat staring stunned back at her.
"That tramp did not sleep with my Broody!" Brooke seethed
"To be fair, he wasn't your Broody then and he was fair game" Bevin shrugged.
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"Did you get my email?" Clay burst into Nathan and Jacks room were Nathan was trying to take a nap before practice, but that seemed shot to hell.
"Go away" Nathan rolled over and buried his head under his pillow
"Dude I spent ages on that" Clay complained
"Dude I got your email, and your text and your IM and your Facebook message and the hardcopy you printed out and slid under my door and the one you taped to the mirror in the bathroom, and the answers still no! Now go away I'm trying to sleep"
"These are the years that shape your entire future the friends you make at college stay with you your entire life, and pledging gives you that! Do you really want to go through life alone?" Clay asked
"If it means never having to speak to you again then definitely" Nathan replied
"That's no way to treat your agent Nate, I mean really with all of the hours and hours of hard labour that I'm going to put in over the years shaping your career you'd think you could show a little more appreciation" Clay crossed his arms
"For the last time you are not now nor will you ever be my agent so will you please get out" Nathan pulled the pillow further over his head
"You hurt me Nate, you really do, your just lucky that I have a thick skin, and I can understand that your just cranky due to a lack of sleep and Haley withdrawal. Speaking of, when's the blonde goddess gracing us with her presence again and is she bringing me Brooke?" Clay sat down on Nathan's chair and started booting up his laptop
"If you think I'm bringing my girlfriend or my sister within a hundred feet of you then your delusional"
"Is that your word of the day?" Clay snickered
"No it was integration, and don't change the subject" Nathan turned to glare at Clay "What the hell do you think you're doing on my laptop?" Nathan yelled
"Checking you didn't delete my email"
"Can I delete you and how do you know my password?" Nathan grumbled
"Everyone who has ever met you could pick it in about 3 seconds; Jordan really?" Clay asked
"Get off my computer Clay!" Nathan ordered standing up
"I'd do as he says Frat Boy, Big Time don't have a lot of patience when it comes to his hardware" Tony advised as he entered the room
"He doesn't have a lot of tolerance either, which was yesterday's word of the day; we need to work on that before you get to the NBA Nate" Clay said
"I'm tolerant" Nathan denied "And you're not my agent" he leaned over and shut the laptop
"That was rude Nathan, Aggression on the court is one thing but not such a good look off it. We need to work on that" quipped Clay
"Battle get him out of here before I work my aggression out on his face" Nathan balled up his fists
"C'mon Frat Boy I think there are a couple of scantily clad girls just waiting to meet you in the library" Tony gestured to the door stepping between the two guys as a barrier
"Sounds kinky, I like the sexy librarian type, you know kind of like Haley" he said standing up from the chair "But I'll have to decline. I have a date with a hot blonde co-ed who is most excited to entertain Nathan Scott's room-mate slash best friend slash Agent slash Personal Stylist slash I'm gonna get so lucky tonight you might want to sleep elsewhere" he grinned boyishly
"Save the grin for the co-ed" Nathan pointed to the door
"I'll save more than that for her" Clay wiggled his eyebrows before sauntering out of the room. Nathan guffawed before turning to Tony
"So what do you think the girls gonna say when she finds out she's on a date with Brooke"
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"Lucas Roe, you better have a damn good explanation ready!" Brooke exploded the second he answered his cell
"Whoa babe what's wrong?"
"You did not just ask me that!" she shrieked
"Um did something bad happen?" he ventured
"Bad, oh no not bad, just mortifying, horrible, worst news of my life BAD!"
"So not good?"
"No Lucas it's not good! Are you going to explain yourself?"
"Can you tell me what I did?" he asked meekly
"ARE YOU KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW!" she screamed
"No but you're deafening me Babe, calm down and tell me what's going on"
"TELL YOU! I'm dealing with the worst day of my life and YOU WANT ME TO TELL YOU!"
"Ye-es" Lucas replied glancing at the brunette to his right in the lecture hall who was staring at him with a raised eyebrow
"YOU"RE UNBELIEVABLE!
"Brooke, I don't know what you're.."
"I'M SO PISSED OFF RIGHT NOW!"
"Clearly" his classmate mouthed with a snicker
"Brooke"
"NO! LUCAS DO YOU KNOW HOW EMBARRASSING THIS IS! NO YOU DON"T BECAUSE YOU"RE A GUY! THAT"S WHY! MY WHOLE SQUAD IS LAUGHING THEIR ASSES OFF AT DUMB BROOKE WHO WAS TOO STUPID TO REALISE AND ALL UNDER MY OWN FEET AND YOU DON'T CARE WELL HOW THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO WIN STATE WITH CHEERLEADERS WHO DON'T RESPECT ME! I'LL TELL YOU, I CAN'T! THIS IS ONE BIG MESS AND ONCE AGAIN THE JOKE IS ON ME AND IT'S NOT FUNNY LUCAS!"
"Brooke did you ruin your shoes?" he asked, his classmate raised her eyebrows. Brooke's end of the phone went silent then dead. "I'll take that as a no" he muttered staring at his phone that was now beeping at him.
"So that was Brooke?" the girl smiled at him
"Yeah, that was Brooke" he nodded.
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"Hello" Nathan answered his phone
"Hi Baby" Haley chirped back at him
"Hey babe, hows your day?" he asked as he exited out of his dorm building holding the door for a couple of people coming in
"Just another day in Tree Hill" she sighed
"That good?"
"It's okay, it's only the first week of school and I'm already stressed out"
"So just another day with Brooke"
"Basically, I just spent the entire lunch break trying to convince her that she's not the laughing stock of Tree Hill don't ask, and helping Peyton set up for cheer tryouts because the cheer Nazi brought them forward to today. And then I get to go home to tackle hours of reading and advance placement homework" Haley grumbled
"You'll do fine, you're a genius Hales and as for Brooke ignore her; I do"
"Easier said than done" Haley sighed rubbing her temple
"She'll be in a good mood she loves tryout day" Nathan advised
"Under normal circumstances" Haley agreed
"Yeah, oh that reminds me why is she currently pissed at Luke?" Nathan asked
"What?"
"She called me yesterday afternoon to inform me that Luke and I are no longer friends and that I'm on team Brooke" Nathan asked perplexed
"She found out Lucas wasn't a virgin before her" Haley sighed
"Haley please never use the words Luke and Virgin in the same sentence again" Nathan pleaded
"I'm serious, Brooke thought that he was a you know" she rolled her eyes knowing her boyfriend was shuddering "And yesterday she found out he was with someone before he and Brooke you know" Haley explained
"Who Lindsay?" Nathan asked
"Wait you know about that?" Haley stopped
"I thought everyone did" Nathan replied
"Wait when did this happen?"
"I don't know last summer sometime, at the beachhouse"
"You knew about this!" Haley exclaimed
"Easy on the ears Hales" Nathan winced
"I can't believe you didn't tell me!"
"I didn't exactly know it was some secret, I thought everyone knew" he defended
"Nathan we shouldn't have secrets!" Haley chided
"We don't!"
"Clearly we do!"
"When did this become about us?" Nathan asked perplexed
"It's always about us Nathan Scott, why can't you be honest!"
"I am this has nothing to do with me and you this is between Brooke and Luke-ass" Nathan tried to calm Haley "And besides I thought you knew"
"You still should have told me" Haley pouted
"Don't pout baby" Nathan smirked
"I'm not pouting" she pouted
"Yes you are; Dumb and Dumbass will sort it out, don't you worry your pretty little head about it"
"You think I have a pretty head?"
"You're such a girl sometimes Hales"
"Shutup!"
"You wanted to hit me then didn't you?" he grinned
"Shutup!"
"I love it when you get all feisty on me!" Nathan teased
"I'll show you feisty!"
"I can't wait to see you!"
"Me either" Haley agreed
"Frat boy did ask when you're gonna grace us with your presence?" Nathan asked hopeful
"I don't know, I've got heaps of homework and Brooke will have us arguing all weekend over who is gonna make the squad from tryouts"
"I'm already coming second behind AP English" he lamented
"Third after Brooke and Cheer" Haley grinned
"I do not rate after my sister!" Nathan yelled
"Sorry babe, but priorities are priorities"
"Take it back Hales"
"Sorry, no can do, besides I come third after basketball and hating Clay" she joked
"Basketball doesn't come before you" he joked back
"Are you being nice to Clay?" she asked seriously
"No"
"Nathan!"
"The guy's a dick!"
"He is not"
"He kind of is Hales"
"Then the two of you should be getting along famously"
"I'm gonna be famous not him" Nathan argued
"That's not what that means" Haley shook her head
"I don't care Hales, the guys obnoxious, annoying, and so in love with himself I'm amazed he hasn't broken the mirror in his bathroom!"
"You do realise that those are characteristics regularly used to describe you don't you?"
"I'm not obnoxious"
"Yes you are, and you're on first name basis with my bathroom mirror mister"
"Whatever"
"Who's pouting now?" she teased
"I'm not pouting" he denied
"Yes you are but I love you anyway, look I've gotta go I just wanted to say hi before tryouts and wish you luck at your practice this afternoon"
"Alright love you babe"
"Love you too"
"Call me after tryouts?"
"If I can escape Brooke, the next few days are gonna be hell with decision-making and I promised to go shopping for fabric for our masquerade dresses"
"Good luck with that although that reminds me, Hales"
"Yeah"
"Will you be my date to the ball?"
"Nathan I'm already your date"
"Yeah but I hadn't officially asked you yet" he defended
"You didn't really have to"
"Are you kidding me, can you imagine the treatment I'd receive from the Brookie-monster if I didn't ask you properly?"
"Good point" Haley conceded
"So will you do the honour of allowing me the pleasure of escorting you to the ball?" Nathan asked in his most genteel voice
"Are you bowing as you ask this?"
"Haley!" Nathan exclaimed
"What it sounds like your bowing"
"Only under the pressure" he complained
"I don't need an official invitation, well I mean I do to get into the actual ball, otherwise security will think I'm crashing and your Mom would get so mad and then the vein that bulges in Dan's neck will light up like a Christmas tree and then I won't be invited over for Christmas to see your actual Christmas tree which will be sad because it'll be our first official Christmas as a couple and I love your Christmas tree your mom has a real knack for doing the decorations even if she can't cook, which is alright because Karen can, and her turkey is always so good. Except for the year Lucas put Rocket in the oven to warm him up because it was cold outside and Karen cried" Haley rambled
"You lost me at official invitation" Nathan snickered.
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The girls were halfway through tryouts and already everyone was ready to call it a day. Brooke had been especially harsh in her criticism of the talent or lack of it as she had pointed out moments earlier to Haley. Brooke and Haley were supposed to do the judging but Haley had begged Bevin and Peyton to attend as well to help her keep Brooke from blowing her top. She had spoken to Lucas earlier but that had only made her mood worse, and the three girls were all worried about the feisty brunette.
"Okay that was crap, we won't be calling you" Brooke stated to the next girl when she had finished her 90 second routine.
"Brooke have you ever thought of constructive criticism? You know something that might help her improve" Peyton prodded
"No" Brooke finally responded after a few moments.
"Let's get back to the tryouts" Haley broke the tension. She looked down to the clipboard on the desk in front of her and skipped the next person on the list "Kenzie Dalton"
"Um excuse me I believe I was next" Sue Garvey spoke up stepping in front of a short blonde who had made her way to the front to tryout.
"And I believe that I told you last winter when you tried out that hell would freeze over before I put your fat ass on my squad" Brooke retorted "Back to you" Brooke motioned to the blonde to get into position.
"Not so fast" Sue held a hand up to stop the younger girl "Brooke it's only fair that I get to tryout" Sue argued
"And it's only fair that I really don't care, now go away" Brooke dismissed
"That's not an enviable attitude for a captain" Sue put her hand on her hip as she stared down Brooke
"And that's not an enviable outfit for a lardass" Brooke bit back. Haley and Peyton both smirking in response
"What's so funny Haley, worried that Nathan will prefer me in a ravens cheer uniform to you?"
"Not at all" Haley replied sweetly "Besides I doubt we have them in your size"
"Way to go Tutor Girl" Bevin held a hand up for a high five
"You whores can't stop me from trying out" Sue spat
"Who are you calling a whore slut?" Brooke stood up
"You do realise that insulting us is not getting you any closer to a tryout right?" Peyton asked stopping Brooke from climbing over the desk to beat the brunette to a pulp
"Please everyone knows you're only a cheerleader because your Brooke's bitch" Sue dismissed
"Who do you think you are!" Peyton seethed letting go of Brooke and making her own move to beat the girl.
"Guys just stop!" Haley stood up placating both of her friends
"But Hales" Brooke and Peyton both whined
"Just let her tryout again, how much better can she have gotten?"
"With how bad she was last year and sophomore year and freshman year it wouldn't be that hard" Brooke smirked in Sue's direction.
"Trust me I'm the best that's here" Sue replied confidently
"I seriously doubt that" Haley rolled her eyes
"Considering there's four real cheerleaders here" Bevin piped up
"Hit your mark and I'll start the song" Brooke sat back down
"When your ready" Sue smirked before starting to move awkwardly around the stage when the song started.
"Is it as bad as I thought it would be?" Brooke asked her friends
"Worse" The three chorused
"Thanks, that's enough" Brooke trilled as she stopped the song
"I wasn't finished" Sue glared
"Yes you are" Brooke smiled "And because you clearly don't trust our expertise we'll vote right now, all of those in favour of Sue getting her fat ass out of here and forgetting her delusion that she could ever be a cheerleader please raise your hand"
Sue looked around the hall as all four girls on stage and every girl waiting to tryout raised their hands. "Any nays?" Brooke asked as everyone dropped their hands. "Sorry it's a clear majority" Brooke shrugged "Kenzie you're next" Brooke addressed the blonde girl who had stepped aside a minute earlier.
"This isn't over" Sue seethed
"Yes it is, now please leave, your fake perfume is giving me a headache"
Brooke waved her away. Sue glowered before storming over to her bag and then stormed out.
"Hit it" Brooke instructed when Kenzie was in position. The girls watched her complete the routine flawlessly finishing off with a couple of flips and a tumbling line. "We'll be in touch" Brooke scribbled some notes in front of her while Haley looked perplexed at the sign up sheet. "Hales, the next wannabe?" Brooke prodded
"Um I'm not sure Brooke" Haley pushed the clipboard to the brunette
"Who the hell is Junk and Fergie, and why are they trying out together?" Brooke called out.
"That'll be us!" Two guys stood up and approached the stage
"Is this some kind of joke?" Brooke looked around
"No joke Captain, we're here to be the next members of the Tree Hill Ravens Cheerleaders!" they chorused
"Seriously" Brooke whispered to Peyton who winked with a smile
"We've spent the past summer at a cheer camp working on our moves and we're here to blow your socks off" the shorter guy cheered "I'm Junk" he added
"Ferguson Thompson; otherwise known as fergielicious; or Fergie for short" The other piped up.
"I'm not gonna ask" Brooke stared at her fellow cheerleaders "Fine show us what you've got" she gave in
"You won't be disappointed" Fergie promised before counting Junk in and they began an intricate routine that culminated in flips and poses, and rapturious applause
"Wow, that wasn't bad, you could teach Sue a thing or two" Brooke smiled as the other girls nodded.
"We can also do some other stunts, you know basket toss stuff like that" Junk said proudly.
"Prove it" Bevin challenged
"That's not necessary" Brooke disagreed
"Sure it is, show us what you've got catch me" Bevin stood up and walked over to the boys. The other girls sat and watched the boys lift her up effortlessly throw her in the air and then catch her before putting her on the ground all three finishing in an identical pose. "That was awesome!" Bevin enthused, Both Haley and Peyton wearing identical grins.
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The girls were piled into Nathan's old SUV along with Mouth, Jake and Skills making their way to Charlotte to visit Brooke's favourite fabric store. The guys had decided to tag along to visit a large sports mega store that was in the same complex.
"Brooke they were awesome" Haley was trying to convince Brooke from the passenger seat
"They were not that good" Brooke denied
"I hear they were" Mouth agreed with Haley
"You weren't there" Brooke glared at Mouth in the rear-vision mirror
"So I heard about it like a thousand times, just make a decision Brooke"
"It's not that simple" Brooke shook her head.
"Brooke we have two spots to fill on the girls side, and adding a couple of guys could bring a whole new dimension to our routines" Haley argued
"And a whole new headache" Brooke complained
"Think of the squad" Haley urged
"I am" Brooke bit back "It's already hard enough trying to fill three vacant spots" she bitched
"I thought it was two" Haley looked concerned "Did Lauren change her mind?"
"No"
"Then who's the third"
"I kicked Lindsays' skanky ass off the squad"
"What?" Haley looked shocked "When was this?"
"I haven't officially done it yet, but let's just say her execution is fast approaching" Brooke spat
"Don't you think you're being a little melodramatic?" Haley asked
"No melodramatic is the look of horror currently gracing Mouth's face" she motioned to the backseat where Mouth was trying to ignore the couple beside him and the one behind him trying to devour each others faces.
"I'd probably look the same if I was sitting where he is, and don't change the subject"
"I didn't besides that's better than listening to them bickering the whole ride over who Whitey's gonna name Captain at midnight madness"
"Brooke" Haley rolled her eyes
"We're here and we have more pressing matters at hand like prying apart that lot so I can get my dream dress fabric before some snotty nosed bitch" Brooke pulled into a parking spot and turned the car off. "Places people, fabric to buy, and a dressmaker to see, this is an all out operation to select my dream material!" Brooke announced
"Where's that sports store again" Jake whispered to Skills
"Third store on the left" Bevin answered brightly
"See you ladies later" the boys climbed from the car kissed the girlfriends goodbye and within seconds had disappeared.
"Not so fast Mouth" Brooke stopped him from following "You're my designated assistant for the day" he looked to Peyton and Haley for help but only received shrugs in response.
"Fine" he relented
"That's the spirit" she kissed his cheek "Okay ladies move your asses" Brooke ordered climbing out of the car
"Yes sir!" Peyton saluted
"But Brooke's a girl" Bevin pointed out getting a flick in the forehead in return.
"Let's go People!" Brooke yelled as she strode away towards the store.
"Brooke plus fabric store plus Peyton equals torture" Peyton muttered under her breath
"At least you won't have to wear said fabric" Haley shuddered
"It's a theme ball she lives for this" Peyton laughed
"I wish I could go" Bevin lamented as they entered the store and immediately lost track of Brooke and Mouth.
"Were did they go?" Haley looked around on her toes
"Who cares I say we make a break for it" Peyton whispered "Haley you slant to the right, and Bevin you go long"
"Why do you get to be quarterback? "Bevin asked
"Because I'm smarter" Peyton instantly replied
"But that's not fair, Haley's smarter she should be quarterback " Bevin argued
"Fine Haley's quarterback, you slant and I'll go long" Peyton rolled her eyes
"But Haley's not tall enough she can't see over the racks in here let alone the line of scrimmage"
"So you're saying you want to be quarterback?" Peyton asked frustrated
"Of course not, I'm not smart enough duh!" Bevin replied shaking her head theatrically
"Fine then I'll be quarterback, and you can go long and Haley'll slant alright?"
"Fine, but Peyton"
"But what?"
"What are we gonna use for a ball?" Bevin asked innocently
"Your head! Now on the count of three Break, 1, 2. 3.."
"BREAK!" both girls clapped their hands together
"NO BREAKS! GET YOUR ASSES OVER HERE NOW!" Brooke screeched
"Shit we were that close" Bevin shrugged before trotting off in the direction of Brooke's voice
"What the hell was that?" Haley was looking quizzically at Peyton
"Madden 2010" she shrugged before following Bevin
'We really need to get rid of the boys playstations" she muttered before trailing after her friend.
An hour later Haley's feet were killing her and she was ready to leave. Brooke had suggested what seemed like a thousand unsuitable fabrics before they had managed to compromise and picked out a gorgeous emerald green. But now Peyton and Haley wanted to strangle both Bevin and Brooke as they discussed the minute differences in five basically identical fabrics.
"I love this colour pigment but the thread is just too cheap looking, and the thread in this one is totally gorgeous but the pigment is just not right" Brooke held up two identical swatches.
"Just pick one already!" Peyton groaned
"P Sawyer do you not understand the magnitude of importance that this dress holds?" Brooke glared at her friend
"I didn't understand a word of that. Just pick the one with the good thread already and kill me, I promise you can use my blood to fix the pigment; so can we please leave?"
"That is neither funny nor helpful Peyton" Brooke dismissed turning back to Bevin "Maybe I should rethink my colour scheme and dress design?" she mused
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Peyton threw herself to the ground
"Some people are so childish" Brooke rolled her eyes "Peyton get up and stop being so embarrassing" she ordered
"Now who's embarrassing" Peyton snickered
"It won't be much longer" Brooke said soothingly "Mouth find me one of the incompetent sales assistants I want to know if they have this colour pigment with this thread"
"Poor sales person" Bevin smiled as he trotted off in search of someone who worked in the store
"More like poor Mouth, at least they're getting paid to be in this hell hole" Peyton griped
"PMS what have we said about being negative?" Brooke asked from the rack she was raiding
"To aim it only at those who deserve it" Bevin piped up "Oh and and at Erica Marsh at last years election"
"Gold stars to Bevin" Peyton said sarcastically
"Yay!" the blonde clapped
"This ball is extremely important to my parents and thus to me so can we please take this a little more seriously?" Brooke asked frustrated
"Since when do you care what's important to the Devil Scotts?" Peyton asked with a raised eyebrow
"She doesn't, she cares about having a perfect night sharing a hotel room with Lucas" Bevin explained
"There it is" Peyton agreed
"Whatever" Brooke shrugged
"So you've forgiven Luke?" Haley asked
"No, he has a lot of grovelling and sucking up to do first" Brooke turned away "Besides I don't really want to talk about this"
"About what? Lucas playing hide the sausage with Lindsay?" Bevin asked
"Eww" both Haley and Peyton grimaced
"Yes that" Brooke death-glared Bevin
"I think you should get over it, I mean it's not like you were together, he was single and so was Lindsay besides it's not like you were a virgin before Lucas" Bevin added
"Bevin do you want to make it to your eighteenth birthday?" Haley asked sweetly
"Of course my folks promised me a new car" Bevin said excitedly
"Then I'd run" Peyton pointed to Brooke who had steam rising from her ears
"Oh crap" Bevin shrieked before bolting away
"Brooke time to calm down" Haley stopped her from going after her.
"Maybe you should just talk to Luke" Peyton suggested
"What did you just say about running?" Brooke snarled
"No point I'm a better fighter than you, just ask Tim" Peyton shrugged nonchalantly.
"Damn you" Brooke narrowed her eyes.
"She's right B" Haley put in
"Who's side are you on best friend"
"Nathan's right" Peyton quipped getting a hard stare from both of her friends and putting her hands up in surrender.
"I think it's time you talked to Luke" Haley ordered "So here's what we're gonna do. You are going to choose your fabric from these two we're gonna order said fabric and have it sent to the dressmaker than We are going to drop you off at Luke's to talk, Peyt will pick you up in a few hours and then the rest of you can pick me up from Nate's okay, Break!" she yelled before herding them away
"Pick you up from Nate's, subtle" Peyton shook her head at Haley
"I am the smart one after all" she grinned
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Haley walked down the hall towards Nathan's dorm room. Some people exiting the building had let her in and she was excited to see him especially because she only had 2 hours before she had to meet up with the rest of the group. She reached his door and straightened her top before knocking on his door. A second later the door swung open revealing a shirtless Clay.
"Golden Goddess" he greeted "Did you bring me Brooke?"
"Um Hi" she said confused
"No? Well Nathan's not here" he smiled before closing the door
"Excuse me" she said dumbfounded before knocking again
"Hi" Clay once again opened the door
"Where's Nathan?"
"Not here" he said nicely "So you should go somewhere else" he added before once again closing the door in her face.
"CLAY OPEN THE GODDAMN DOOR!" she yelled pounding on the door
"Haley I'm sorry, but he's not here and I'd really appreciate it if you could go away as I'm expecting company right about now, and it's company for one if you know what I mean"
"Why are you in Nathan's room?" she put her hands on her hips
"I'm his agent" Clay shrugged. Haley looked at him with a raised eyebrow before cracking up laughing
"Haley now's not really the time, I've got a hottie on her way over here now" Clay begged
"And you plan on entertaining her in Nathan's room? I take it Nathan doesn't know anything about this" Haley crossed her arms
"Nathan is supportive" he shrugged
"No he's not"
"How would you know?"
"I know Nathan, plus you don't have a black eye, yet"
"He wouldn't hit me" Clay denied to which Haley raised her eyebrow again "Okay maybe he would, but you seem to be underestimating my athletic ability Haley and that is kind of insulting, I assure you I'd have a pretty good chance of outrunning him"
"Have you ever heard the expression 'digging your own grave'"
"Sure but think about it, it's not really practical"
"Clay I suggest you leave" Haley said nicely
"Haley, this is really not the time" Clay shook his head
"Clay?" a tall blonde girl called as she approached
"So this is her?" Haley asked pointing to the blonde
"Who is she?" the blonde pointed at Haley
"Hi my name's Haley I work in the pharmacy at the STD clinic I just came by to drop off the prescription that Mr Evans left behind this morning" she said sweetly watching the look of horror overtake the girls features. "But I'm sure he'll be ready to um entertain you in 10 – 14 days" she smirked
"Um never mind good bye" the girl turned on her heel and fled
"That was cruel and unusual Haley, I'm in two minds wether you should remain my golden goddess" Clay crossed his arms
"I'm crying on the inside" Haley deadpanned before forcibly pushing past Clay into Nathan's room which was lit by candles."Where is Nathan?"
"I'm right here what the hell's going on? Hales?" Nathan asked shocked as he entered his room
"Nathan!" Haley squealed throwing herself into Nathan's arms and immediately crashing her lips to his.
"That'd be right just forget about me" Clay huffed from his place by the open door
"We will "Nathan pushed Clay out the door and locked it before crashing his lips down on Haley's once more.
"God I missed you" he breathed out between kisses
"You too" Haley managed to get out as he attacked her neck. Haley grabbed the hem of his workout shirt and ripped it over his head trailing her nails along the lines of his stomach.
"God baby" he moaned
"My names Haley" she laughed
"What are you doing here?" he asked trying to regain his breath as he lifted her hands from his stomach and wrapped them around his neck.
"Does it matter?"
"No" he shook his head before attacking her lips once more
"Good" she agreed
"You're supposed to be in Tree Hill" he managed to say a few moments later when they'd broken apart for air
"Less talking more making out" Haley complained kissing him again
"My ladies wish is my command" he smirked as he fell back on to his bed pulling Haley with him.