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Chapter Eleven

House Call

Rachel looked up for a second. "Ok, I know what we are going to do with her. But what are we going to do with Nathan?" she asked as she turned to him. "Clearly, he's not going to give up until Haley is away from you for good."

Brooke knew she was right. "We're not going to do anything with him. He is going to live with the pain and the guilt, knowing that he couldn't save her," she replied as she walked over and poured some memory dust on him. "Now remove the bracelet from Haley so we can get out of here. We have a lot of work to do back home." It only took a few seconds before Rachel found it and carefully pulled it off of Haley's wrist. Brooke then snapped her fingers and Haley disappeared. The three witches then snapped their fingers and disappeared from sight, leaving Nathan sleeping soundly.

Haley opened her eyes and looked around at her surroundings. She was relieved to see that she was still in the cabin. She then checked her wrist and saw that she was still wearing the bracelet, before she noticed that Nathan wasn't there beside her. She instantly grew worried and she pushed the blanket off herself and got up from the floor. "Nathan?" she called, hoping that he would answer.

"I'm in the kitchen," Nathan called back, causing her to breathe a sigh of relief.

Haley walked into the kitchen and was surprised, but pleased to see the table full of breakfast foods. Nathan gave her a smile as he saw her face. "I didn't know what you liked. So I thought I would conjure up all the breakfast foods I could come up with. Go ahead and dig in."

"It all looks so delicious. I'm not sure what to eat first," Haley replied as she looked around at the food. Nathan handed her a plate and she started filling it up before she began eating.

"Did you sleep well?" Nathan asked as he grabbed his own plate and piled it up with food.

"Actually, I had the strangest dream, but it felt so real," Haley replied as she frowned in thought. Nathan turned to her, interested to hear more. "Chris and Julian found us because you weren't specific enough with the protection spells and charms around the property."

Nathan frowned as he asked, "What do you mean?"

"Didn't you say that you blocked Brooke's magic?" Haley asked him. Nathan nodded as he wondered what she was getting at. "What about the others? Peyton? Chris? Can they still get through?"

Nathan realized that she was right. "I should do go and do that right now or they will find us. I'll be right back."

Haley just nodded as she continued eating. She couldn't stop thinking about the dream. She was surprised at how well she remembered it since she just had woken up from it. The scariest part was that the events could have happened. They could have happened and she could be back in Brooke's clutches right now. She started to wonder if it was a warning that Brooke's followers were coming. Or even Brooke herself.

She got up from the chair and looked out of the kitchen window. She could see that the rain had stopped and puddles were everywhere to be seen. She was a little disappointed since she loved the rain. She then remembered that they had kissed in the rain right after he had told her that he loved her. She thought it was sweet, but she didn't know if she felt the love back.

She then jumped as she heard Nathan come back in. He gave her a comforting smile. "Now nobody will be able to find us here," he said happily. "It's a good thing that you thought of that. Who knows what would have happened if you hadn't?"

"I have a pretty good idea. I would be back with Brooke, awaiting my punishment since she found out about the bracelet. And you wouldn't remember who I was," Haley replied. Nathan gave her a confused look. "At the end of my dream, Brooke poured some memory dust over you before she, Rachel and Peyton left."

Nathan had a thoughtful look on his face as he said, "You know, I was thinking about this dream of yours." Haley had a feeling she knew what was coming. "And I think that it's not just a dream, but a premonition."

Haley groaned frustrated. "I knew you were going to say that. You just can't let this whole witch prophecy thing go, can you?" She didn't let Nathan answer. "If it was a premonition, wouldn't it have happened this morning when we woke up? Because premonitions are supposed to happen in the near future."

Nathan knew that she had a point. "It's rare, but premonitions can happen when a witch is sleeping. Therefore, they are sometimes mistaken for dreams. But those premonitions do happen within the next couple of days." He could tell that Haley still wasn't convinced. "What can I say to convince you that I'm right?"

"Are you sure you want her to answer that?" asked a familiar voice. The two turned to see Nikki standing in the doorway.

Nathan frowned. "Who the hell are you?" he asked as Nikki started helping herself to the food that was still on the table.

"Nathan, this is Nikki," Haley said, introducing the two. "She works for Peyton. So the protection spells and charms wouldn't work on her." She then turned to Nikki. "Let me guess, Brooke sent you?" She didn't let Nikki answer. "Well, you can tell that bitch that I'm not following her orders any longer."

"I would, but she's already pissed off at you for running off with Mr. Scott and staying out past curfew," Nikki replied as she ate. "Rumors are going around about your punishment. And I can confirm that Brooke is letting Chris play with you for a couple of hours."

"I don't think I want to know what that means," Nathan said angrily. "And it doesn't matter anyway because Haley isn't coming back with you."

Haley then remembered something important about her dream. "You didn't come here to take me back. You came here to find out which spell Nathan put on me to block Brooke's magic. That way, it's easy for Brooke to punish me if I do ever return home."

Nikki was surprised. "How did you know that?" she asked her.

Haley looked at Nathan as she spoke. "It was just a wild guess." She then turned back to Nikki and asked, "Anything else you want to tell me that I don't already know?"

For once, Nikki didn't try to reply. Instead, she left the room and came back with a small cage. In the cage were two white mice. "Yeah, Brooke has turned your parents into mice," she told Haley. Haley was horrified. "And she won't change them back until you return home and stay under the new conditions, of course." Haley just looked at the cage in shock as Nikki smirked at her. "Take your time. Brooke is willing to wait." She then headed out of the room and towards the front door.

Haley turned to Nathan as she held up the cage. "Please tell me you can fix this."

Nathan shook his head. "But I know someone who can."

Karen paced across the floor as she waited word on the search for Nathan. She should have known that he wouldn't follow the new rule of having a buddy along when he went out. He had been with Clay for a few hours before he had told him that he was heading back to the house. Instead, he had disappeared and hadn't been back since.

She was worried about him even more so because he had stayed out all night. It wasn't like him to not stop by and check in by now. That was never a good sign. She hoped that Brooke or any of her followers hadn't caught him first. She knew she would stop at nothing to find out about the bracelet including torturing him. Karen was also worried about the aftermath. She knew that Brooke would kill him if she had the chance. She didn't want to lose another son to the brunette

Just then, the front door opened. Karen turned around to see Dan and Lily. "Did you have any luck?" she asked them anxiously.

Dan shook his head. Karen was disappointed. "No, we looked everywhere except the places where our enemies lived and hung out at. We even looked at some of the places he and Lucas used to hang out at, but we still couldn't find him."

Just then, Nathan and Haley popped in. Karen let out a relieved sigh as Dan looked angrily at his son. Nathan didn't even let him speak. "I know I'm in big trouble, but can we talk about that later? Haley needs our help again. Brooke has turned her parents into mice."

Haley handed the cage over to Karen. "Is there any way that you can undo this spell?" she asked hopefully.

"I'm afraid not. Brooke was the one who casted it. She is the only one who can undo it," Karen replied. Haley was disappointed. "But don't worry. I've been thinking about your case and I think it's time that I go and talk to the Witches Council about your little agreement with Brooke."

Haley looked at her surprised. "There is a Witches Council?"

"Of course there is. The magical world can't rule without them. Otherwise, there would be chaos," Karen replied. "In fact, I am a member of it along with Victoria, Brooke's mother. Don't worry. I'll talk with the others and see what we can do for you. I'm sure that we can convince Brooke to turn your parents back into humans and get you out of the contract."

Haley smiled gratefully. "That's nice of you, Karen. But I really don't think it will work. After all, Brooke has been following her own rules and nobody else's. So I doubt that the Witches Council will convince her to back down and let me go."

"She's right, Mom," Nathan added. "You and I both know that Brooke won't listen to the Witches Council. The only person she seems to listen to is Peyton."

"Too bad they aren't frogs. Then all Haley has to do is kiss them," Lily said as she looked at the mice. "And they will turn back into humans."

"I thought that only works if it's a prince," Haley said confused.

"Actually, she's right. A true love's kiss doesn't just mean your soul mate. It means anybody who you care about. After all, love is infinite," Karen replied.

Haley knew she had a point. "I guess I never thought about it that way." She then changed the subject. "So is there any other way to have my parents change back besides going back to Brooke?"

"I have an idea, but I want to run it by Mom and Dad first," Nathan replied as he looked at his parents.

"Let's talk in the office," Dan said. Nathan nodded and followed his parents to the office while Lily and Haley headed towards the kitchen with the mice. None of the three talked until they arrived in the office. Dan then turned to his son furious. "Where the hell did you take Haley yesterday?" he demanded.

"It's a place where I blocked our family magic so you and Brooke couldn't find us," Nathan replied. "Look, I'm sorry that I didn't show up and tell you that I was okay. But it's the only way that I could think of to protect Haley from Brooke. And I knew it was only a matter of time before she found us. And she did by using one of Peyton's followers. So the only other way that I can think of is eloping."

His parents turned to him to surprise. "You want to do what?" his father asked.

"I want us to elope. I love Haley and I know that she loves me. She just doesn't want to admit it because of her agreement with Brooke," Nathan replied. "I know it might not work, but we have to try."

"How do you know that Haley will agree to this?" Dan asked.

"Because I want to do this," Haley replied as she came in the room. Nathan, Karen and Dan turned to her to look at her in surprise. Nathan couldn't help the smile that broke out on his face. She couldn't help overhearing their conversation and knew that she had to state her opinion. "If this gets me away from Brooke, then let's do it."

Dan and Karen exchanged looks before turning back to Nathan and Haley. "Well then, I guess we have a wedding to prepare for," Karen told them.