"Tutor girl! Tutor girlll! TUTOR GIRL!" Brooke yelled at Haley as she was straddling her on the bed.
"What time is it?" Haley asked as she could barely get her eyes opened.
"Well it's about half past 3 darling" Lucas said in a suave way.
"Very funny Luke." Haley said as she buried her head into the pillow again.
"My boyfriend is not a liar depressed tutor girl" Brooke teased the obvious depressed Haley James.
"We were worried about you, you didn't come to school today. What's up with you?" Luke asked concerned.
No response came out of Haley. She just started sobbing into her pillow. Lucas and Brooke didn't know why she started crying or how to comfort her. And Lucas hasn't seen her this distressed since her sister Quinn left for college. They simply just patted her back and told her everything would be okay. But deep down Haley knew this pain Nathan was causing her wasn't going to go away any time soon. All the while she had no hope for a relationship with him, plus she lost her best friend; life was just not in favor for happiness with Haley James.
"Haley, I know you probably think I'm Team Neyton or Pathan or whatever because is my best friend but that's not true! If Nathan likes you and you like him I'll totez make Team Naley shirts and sport them with broody over here." Brooke tried to console her.
"Come on Hales, you'll get past this." Lucas said as he tried to talk her into getting up from bed. But suddenly Haley swings her arms around Lucas' neck and cries like a big baby.
"L-Luke I'm s-so sad, and N-Nate's s-so h-happy with P-Peyton, and I have the stupid flu" she whaled like she never has before.
Seeing Haley cry like this was incredibly hard for Lucas. Haley James was no crybaby and when tears came out of those pretty little eyes of hers you knew she was truly hurt.
"You gotta be strong Hales! Don't let this get you so down, you still have me and Brooke."
"Yeah Tutor girl, the last time I checked me and Luke are pretty fun to hang out with"
"Not helping babe," Lucas laughed.
"I-I j-just can't stop c-crying" Haley said as she rubbed her puffy red eyes and wiped her runny nose."
And to everyone's surprise they hear a faint yell from downstairs.
"Hales! Hales! It's Nate, I brought you some chicken noodle soup with extra noodles."
"Extra noodles?" Brooke questioned.
"Yeah, Hales is a sucker for noodles." Lucas joked and Brooke was silently cackling while Haley was still crying in Lucas' arms.
"Haley? Are you in there?" Nathan said as he opened the door and saw two other guests.
"Luke, Brooke, what are you doing here?" And quickly his gaze fell to the girl crying in Lucas' arms.
"What happened to Haley?!" Nathan asked with concern.
"S-She's just not having the best day, her flu is pretty bad" Luke answered.
Haley appeared from her tight grip to Luke and saw Nathan holding Tupperware with soup in it.
"Hales, I brought you your favorite. Chicken noodle soup with extra noodles." Nathan smiled at her, but a smile wouldn't budge from her lips.
She remained silent.
"Come on, take it," he said as he awkwardly stood above her.
Something inside of Haley told her not to take the soup and she didn't know if she'd regret this later. Instead Lucas grabbed the bowl for her and set it on her side table.
"Well Hales, I gotta get going back to Peyton now. Tell me how you like the soup, Peyton wants to know if her recipe is good." Nathan added.
Haley still failed to speak one word to him and took the soup from her side table and stood up and handed it to Nathan who was standing at the doorway.
"Hales?" he asked confused.
"I don't want it." She replied as she turned around to walk back to her bed.
To her surprise Nathan grabbed her arm.
"What's wrong with it?"
"Nothing"
"Haley… tell me, please," he said with complete confusion in his eyes.
She was so tempted to say Peyton's name so badly, but she couldn't manage to hurt her best friend this much.
"I-I just can't keep anything down, I have upset stomach." She mustered.
"Oh." He simply stated.
"But leave now, you don't wanna keep Peyton waiting. Tell her I'm sorry I couldn't taste her soup, next time I promise" and she painted on another fake smile onto her face.
"Bye."
"God. That was terribly awkward." Lucas laughed.
"What am I gonna do guys?" Haley asked desperately.
The couple looked at each other and you can tell that an idea was concocting in their pretty little minds.
"Cheerleading auction" they said in unison.
"What?" she asked completely confused.
"We'll catch you up when you heal from your flu, bye hales don't wanna catch your bug!" the two quickly escaped.
Haley took two days off from school and now she had to face her reality. She thought it was a God sent when she suddenly caught the flu but now she needed to get back to school and deal with the fact that Nathan and Peyton were now an item. When she walked into the hallways she saw Nathan and Peyton together with Nate's arm around her neck. It practically killed Haley. This was going to be a lot tougher then she thought it would be. To make things worse her locker was in view of the little morning makeout session Nathan decided to initiate at Peyton's locker.
"Shoot me now." Haley whispered as she closed her locker.
"Oh please no, what would Little Lucas Roe do without his Haley-Waley?" Lucas said jokingly as he hugged the saddened Haley.
"My life is complete poop." She said childishly.
"Not poop because there is the Cheerleading auction. He said as they walked by a poster.
"What is that anyways?" she asked confused.
"Well… as the Tree Hill Ravens famous Shooting Guard, I'd be proud to present The Cheerleading Auction!" he said in a dramatic tone.
Haley was overjoyed by this impression and she hadn't had a good laugh in forever.
"I've missed you Haley" Nathan said as he hugged her from behind suddenly.
Haley looked up at the tall fellow hugging her and she smiled.
"I've missed you too best friend" Haley said as she turned around and hugged Nathan in a tight grip. They stayed in that position even with Peyton standing right there, it didn't seem to bother her one bit.
As Lucas continued to explain what the auction was Haley stayed latched onto Nathan and he seemed to like. She loved it when he'd rub his thumb into the sides of her stomach. As soon as she snapped out of her little Naley moment Haley began to process what Lucas was telling her and knew exactly what his plan was.
"I'm so going to kill you and Brooke later." Haley said as Brooke was searching for an outfit for Haley.
"I cannot believe you signed me up for this, I'm not even a cheerleader!"
"Well it doesn't matter, I'm the head coach of this team and I told the girls that you are technically our tutor even though we haven't had one session with you… but still! It counts! You're in the auction and that's final." Brooke said in one large breath.
"This has to be like… against the law! Isn't this like prostitution?!"
"No it is NOT prostitution Haley, you're not just passing out signs for free blowjobs or something!"
"Ew, image, Haley, ew." Lucas said to Brooke at the thought of associating bj's and his best friend.
"Brooke I can't possibly do this…" Haley said in a deflated tone.
"You can, and you will. Hales, you're hot. You just need a crowd of horny teenage boys to tell you as well to get your mind off of Nathan." Brooke said cheerfully.
"What if the guy who buys me is a complete perv?" Haley asked nervously.
"Well that's too bad, you have to do everything he wants for one whole night." Brooke stated.
"Don't worry Hales, if he tries to pull anything funny with you just send me a text and I'll be there right away" Lucas said in a hushed tone.
Haley smiled at the sweet comment. But her smile soon faded when she saw Brooke had finished up her shopping and sadly had only one tiny bag to account for their hour-long shopping trip.
"Please don't tell me it's see through!" Haley said in an agonizing tone.
"don't worry I'm not that evil!" Brooke laughed.
"This better be appropriate Brooke!"
"Oh it'll be extremely appropriate, Tutor girl" Brooke answered as she winked at Haley.
It was finally Friday night and the Cheerleading Auction was finally here. The night Brooke and the horny teenage boys have been waiting for.
"Hello lively crowd! As you all may know, I'm Brooke Davis, girlfriend of Raven's Star Shooting Guard Lucas Roe, and I'm proud to be hosting tonight's event! Remember all of your generous donations will be going to the Cheerleading squad and some may go to my wallet, haha just kidding everyone! Well anyways, get your cash ready because we'll start auctioning girls in ten minutes!"
"You gals ready?" Karen, Lucas' mom, asked the girls backstage. She was helping out with the event because she loved helping with all events having to do with Tree Hill High.
"Yes Ms. Roe, we're set!" one of the cheerleaders said exuberantly.
Then Karen signaled Brooke to start the auctions.
Brooke stepped back out to see the ever eager boys and winked at Lucas who was standing with Nathan.
"You ready to see Peyton strut her stuff on stage?" Lucas messed with Nathan.
Nathan simply gave Lucas the evil eye.
"I heard she was dancing to Hips Don't Lie"
"Well Peyton's hips definitely do not lie." Nathan said with a smirk.
"Very funny Nate."
"Did you fellas miss me?" Brooke announced as the crowd of boys started screaming and whistling for her.
"Aww shucks, I'm flattered." She smiled with her dimples showing.
"Well to start off the night we have a cute and purrrrrrfect Theresa!" As she said the words Theresa came out with what seemed like lingerie with cat ears and drawn on whiskers and nose.
"2 dollars!" Lucas said jokingly and smiled at Brooke.
"Do we have a buyer for 30 dollars?"
"Me!" a stranger in the crowd screamed.
Eventually after all the screaming and searching around in their pockets Theresa got sold for $100, not bad for the first auction.
"Now remember boys, we still have 16 other lovely ladies for auction so don't be too disappointed you didn't get Theresa, the sexy widdo kitty cat!" Brooke exclaimed.
After 10 other girls got auctioned they decided to take a little break so guys could go to the nearest ATM machines and get some needed money. And it was rumored that the last 6 were the hottest auctions of the night, that included Brooke and Peyton, with the surprise of Haley.
"How are there still 6 girls left for auction? I thought there were only 16 girls on the varsity team?" Nathan asked Lucas
"Uhh, maybe they added a girl from JV?" Lucas said as if he was as confused as Nathan.
"Oh. Maybe…" Nathan said confused.
"Got your cash ready?" Lucas asked.
"Yup, pretty sure I'm richer than most of the guys in here considering my parents." Nathan teased.
"Ooooh, they better watch out for rich boy Nathan fighting for his girl!" Lucas mocked.
"How much did you bring Luke?"
"Well I brought $300."
"Wow, only? Brooke will be a hot sell."
"Yeah, I thought it'd be enough, but by the looks of it she'll go for a grand." Lucas smiled.
"I wouldn't be surprised. If you need money I'll give you some, it's for charity anyways" Nathan replied
"How much did you bring?"
"A thousand… just in case" he laughed at the surprising amount he brought.
"A thousand?! Are you that scared someone will take Peyton from you?" Lucas teased.
"No! It's just… I don't know! It'd be weird if they did, I mean, shut up!" Nathan said flustered at Lucas' comment.
"Well the next and final round of auctioning is going to begin!" Brooke said enthusiastically.
"Now please welcome Rachel!" she announced as she came out in angel wings and a white swim suit.
She looked like she was a Victoria Secret's model. Rachel made the crowd go nuts with her red hair. It wasn't surprising when she finally got sold for $400.
"Now, now, calm down boys! Wait until you see what's in store." Brooke said as she smiled seductively.
"Get those Benjamin's ready because your naughty school girl fantasies are about to come true… welcome Haley James!"
Now the crowd was roaring for Haley. Haley had no idea what to do up there and she felt so naked with her plaid mini skirt and white button-up top that showed her stomach.
"Haley!?" Lucas tried to pretend to be surprised.
But as Lucas looked over to the right of him he saw Nathan's jaw drop and he was in a whole other world now.
"$200!" a guy screamed as he started the bids off.
"Tutor girl, turn around and shake your butt a little" Brooke whispered.
"No." Haley refused.
"Come on! Look at Nathan's face!" she retorted.
Haley did as instructed and teasingly turned around as she bent over a bit and shook her butt. To say the crowd went wild was an understatement.
"$500 going once, twice!"
"$550!" Nathan surprised himself but he knew he did not want any of these horny bastards to get Haley.
"$600!" Tim argued as he looked over at Nathan not wanting to bid a single dollar more.
"$650!" Nathan continued to go on.
"Actually let's make that $700!" Nathan said cockily as he waved his cash in the air.
"Sold to the Raven's Point Guard!" Brooke smiled as she winked at Haley.
To everyone's surprise Lucas and Brooke's idea actually worked.
"Nate, what about Peyton?" Lucas questioned.
"I-I just, I got carried way and Haley was so-, uhhh. I gotta go!" Nathan said as he ran out of the gym.
"Next up, is the forever broody, Peyton Sawyer!" Peyton was wearing her usual get up of a leather jacket and denim skirt, but nonetheless the crowd went crazy.
"Sold for $500!" and to Peyton's disappointment she didn't see Nathan in the crowd during her auction.
As she stepped out of the gym she saw Nathan pacing back and forth in the halls.
"What the hell Nate?! Why weren't you in there?! I just got sold for half a grand to Tim!" Peyton yelled at her boyfriend.
"I'm sorry, I just ran out of money." Nathan answered in a not-so genuine tone.
"Sorry? Who the hell did you bid all your money on anyways?!" she said with her blood boiling.
Nathan couldn't look Peyton in the eyes.
"Oh god… it was Haley wasn't it?!" She said in pure anger.
"Peyton I feel terrible" he said as his hand was on her shoulder.
She brushed his hand off of her and looked at him with disgust.
"I knew it, I knew you liked her! Last night when you said her name while we were having sex I fuckin knew it Nate!"
"Peyton it's more complicated than you think!"
"And you denied it like a little coward! I should've known all along. All the times you said you missed her while you were having lunch with me, or that time she was sick and you forced me to make her soup or all the nights I heard you say her name in your sleep! God Nate you made me feel like an idiot!" Peyton screamed as tears escaped her eyes.
"Stop it you don't understand the whole story." Nathan said in pain.
"Nathan no! I'm sick of feeling like you love Haley more than me"
"Well this relationship only started because of your sexual needs for me!" he said now angry with her.
"Oh-ho you have nerve, so now I used you for sex?!" she steamed.
"Yes, don't even try and deny it Peyton"
"Like you didn't enjoy it, god. Pulling out the slut card on me I see"
"I mean, we weren't even together yet and you set all your 'assets' out on the table already" he said surprising himself.
And with that comment Peyton slapped him nice and hard leaving a pink mark on his cheek.
"I deserved that." He said as he touched the freshly hit skin.
"I'm not going to cry over you Nate, you're not worth it."
"Don't, because you got caught up with a guy who was in love with his best friend and didn't know it until now…" he said as his voice trailed off.
He saw the hurt in Peyton's eyes, he betrayed in so many ways. Not only did he not love her, but he's been lying to her throughout the course of their relationship. Nathan was a good guy, but at this moment he didn't think this label fit well for him.
"Girls! Stay in your costumes because we'll all be going on stage together" Brooke told the girls who were backstage.
"Thanks for supporting the Cheerleading team by coming in and donating tonight! And to close off the night can all the girls please come out onto the stage?"
All the girls came out on stage and the boys clapped for the lovely ladies.
"Although I got sold for a nice $500 by my lovely boyfriend Lucas Roe, the star of the night is Ms. Haley James, give it up for Tutor girl!" Brooke announced excitedly.
The crowd clapped for her and Haley began to blush uncontrollably. As the girls returned backstage Peyton walked by Haley and Peyton wasn't very happy with her presence.
"Slut." Peyton whispered into the petite girl's ear.
Haley swallowed at the harsh words spoken to her.
"Who knew you were such a tease, Haley James?" Peyton said angrily at her as she stood innocently in the hallway.
"You pretend to be so innocent and cute but you're just like the rest of the sluts in the school." Peyton's words grew more hateful.
"I-I don't know what to say…" Haley responded at the heated blonde.
"Nothing, you say absolutely nothing. Because you have no right to say anything to me after stealing MY boyfriend."
"I don't know what you're talking about…" she said scared.
Suddenly Haley's cell rang. Peyton grabbed her phone and looked at who was calling.
"Oh, surprise, surprise. My boyfriend is eagerly calling you, well you know what Haley, when you're with him tonight just remember he wants nothing else from you but sex. Why else would he buy you for so much? Look at yourself, you're in such a skimpy outfit." She said tossing her phone back at her.
Haley's eyes began to water, she didn't want Peyton so mad at her but at the same time her words were so hurtful.
"Aww, is widdo Haley-Waley crying at Peyton's mean words?" she said mocking her.
"Stop it." Haley cried out.
"Stop what? Telling you the truth?" she said as she pushed Haley.
Nathan walked into the hallway to find Peyton harassing Haley. He remained silent to see how this would unfold.
"You're being rude." Haley said as she crossed her arms and wanted to stifle her tears.
"Rude? Oh honey you haven't even seen rude." Peyton said as she pushed her again.
"Please stop…" Haley said not defending herself.
After all the built up anger Peyton slapped Haley and pushed her to the ground.
"PEYTON!" Nathan yelled as he finally approached them.
Haley remained on the floor and couldn't stare anyone in the eyes. She heard Nathan yelling at Peyton for pushing her and how she shouldn't be blaming Haley for any of his decisions.
"Look at her Nate! She's pathetic." Peyton rolled her eyes at the sight of the defenseless Haley.
"She's just too nice to stoop to your level Peyton," he said as he verbally attacked Peyton yet again.
"God, you sicken me." She retorted.
Haley wanted to get out of there. She was so embarrassed and being on the ground wasn't making her feel any better. She stood and saw Nathan still yelling at Peyton. There was no other choice but to get out of there because frankly, Haley just couldn't handle it anymore.
"Haley?" Nathan said as he turned around and didn't find a sign of Haley.
"The other coward left" Peyton said spitefully.
"You're lucky you're a girl Peyton, or I would've hit you by now" Nathan said as he walked away from the angry blonde.
"Hales! Hales! It's Nathan," he said searching for her in the silent locker rooms.
"I know you're in here somewhere Hales, please come out" he said as he walked around the empty room. Suddenly he heard quiet sobbing and found Haley sitting on the ground near his locker.
"I feel terrible" Haley cried.
"Peyton's just being a bitch."
"But why? Why did she say all of that to me Nate?" Haley cried as Nathan took a seat on the bench in front of her.
Nathan stayed silent as he looked at the teary-eyed girl in front of him.
"Did I say something to anger her? Why does she think I'm trying to steal you from her? I would never do that to anyone." She cried even more.
"Haley, it's not your fault, she's just mad at me because of things she found out recently…" he said not wanting to reveal his secret just yet.
"What things?" Haley sniffled.
"Let's get out of this school and I'll tell you," Nathan said as he offered his hand to help her up.
She took his hand and stood.
"Can I get my jacket?" Haley asked as she was still in her ridiculous outfit.
"Just take mine" Nathan said as he unzipped his hoodie.
"Oh no, I can't, after all that's happened with Peyton I don't want her thinking-"
"Don't worry about Peyton, take the jacket, it's cold," he said as he put the jacket on her.
"Thanks," she said shyly.
And the two headed for Nathan's car to start their eventful night.
A/N: Did not think this chapter would get so long but I got carried away! Hope you enjoyed the auction and all the Peyton/Nathan drama! Naley will be coming soon enough, so please review J