This is my first fic posted here. Hope you like it!
What happens when a conquest turns into something much, much more?
Character Descriptions:
Lucas, Nathan, and Brooke rule the school. Lucas and Nathan are the guys to be at THH. They play basketball like on the show. They are both jerks. Brooke is the head cheerleader. She is like she was at the beginning of season one, but you can sometimes see a more gentle side to her; not very often though. Peyton is on the cheer squad with Brooke. They are not bestfriends like on the show. Peyton is Haley's bestfriend. Haley is exactly like her character on the show. Peyton and Haley grew up being bestfriends.
Disclaimer: Don't own One Tree Hill..
Chapter One: Once Again
It was a cold, winter day when Haley James walked towards the double doors of her highschool, Tree Hill High. She sighed as she reached for the handle on the door, knowing that today would just be another ridiculous day. Haley loved school...just not the one she was at. She loved learning new things and teaching others; that was why she was a tutor, and partly considered a nerd. She walked through the door and over to her locker, where her bestfriend Peyton Sawyer was standing. "Hey." Haley said simply before opening her locker. "Thanks for calling me back last night." Peyton said sarcastically as she leaned against the side lockers. Haley moved her locker door so that she could see Peyton directly, "You're oh, so welcome." She said, smiling brightly. Peyton quirked an eyebrow, while looking at her blankly. "Sorry, my phone died and I couldn't find my charger. Add that to I didn't sleep at all last night, and you've got one pissed off Haley James." She said, slamming her locker shut.
Haley and Peyton began walking down the hall. "And you couldn't sleep at all because?" Peyton asked, turning her attention to her friend. "Quinn's wedding." Haley said simply. "That has to do with you how?" Peyton quirked her eyebrow once again. "Well, one, she's freaking out about every single detail. And two, the whole family is now in town. Guess where they're staying?" Haley asked, as she stopped walking to face Peyton. "Oh, that's right." Peyton said, nodding, "I forgot they were all coming into town."
"Yeah." Haley said, rubbing her temples in attempt to calm her headache. "Lucky me." She said, as she began walking. Before she could even walk an inch, she bumped into someone, making her stumble backwards and drop the books she was carrying. "Watch..." Haley's words halted once she saw the person standing before her. "...it." She finally said in a hushed voice. "Funny, I was going to say the exact same thing to you." He said. "Sorry." Haley mumbled, looking away. "Are you really? 'Cause it doesn't really seem to me like you are." He said, taking a step towards her.
Peyton took a step forward as well, standing infront of Haley. "Look, Lucas, she said she was sorry." Lucas scoffed. Before he could say anything else, Nathan and Brooke walked up to them. "What's going on?" Brooke asked, looking towards Lucas. He remained quiet. She looked towards Haley and Peyton, then towards the ground, spotting the thrown books. "Oh...tragic." She said, simply before shrugging. Her glance went to Peyton. "Peyton." She said in acknowledgement, adding a fake smile. Brooke then looked towards Haley. She opened her mouth to say something, but hesitated. "Peyton's friend." She finally said before grabbing Nathan's hand and walking down the hallway. Lucas laughed at Brooke's comment. He gave Haley once last look before following Nathan and Brooke down the opposite end of the hallway. Haley bent down to pick up her books. Once she retrieved all of them, she stood up, and sighed heavily. She looked over at Peyton, who gave her a sympathetic look. "Yeah...lucky you." Peyton said before grabbing Haley's arm and walking the rest of the way down the hall.
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Haley glanced toward the lunch table where Lucas, Nathan, and Brooke sat. They were laughing about something. She was sure they were talking about her, about what had happened this morning. The sound of a tray hitting the table caused Haley to jump. "Whoa. You okay?" Peyton asked, before taking a seat. "Yeah." Haley replied, straightening in her seat. "O-kay." Peyton said, hesitantly. "Where's Jake?" Haley asked, changing the subject. Before Peyton could answer, Jake sat down beside her. "Right here." She said as she looked over at him and intertwined his fingers with her own. Haley smiled before looking down at her food. "So, this looks gross. What do you guys think?" She asked, examining her food. She waited for a response, but got nothing. She looked up to see Peyton and Jake totally engrossed with one another. "I'm glad you two agree." She mumbled, looking back down at her food.
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Haley sighed, glancing down at her watch. The person she was supposed to be tutoring was almost 45 minutes late. "Forget this." She said, getting up from the table and walking over to the door. She opened the door and walked out, only to stop once her body hit someone infront of her. 'Not again!' She thought. This time she was really going to give it to whoever it was. "Are you blind or something?" Lucas asked, quirking an eyebrow.
It was him...again.