Summary: This is completely AU. This story is loosely based on the original version not the one with Nick Cannon. What if nerdy Haley bribed the jock Nathan Scott?

Background: Haley is an only child. Instead of working at Karen's Café, she's a dog-walker. Her friends are Mouth and Jimmy. Nathan and Lucas are cousins, Deb and Dan are Nathan's parents and Keith and Karen are Lucas' parents. Lucas is dating Brooke, and Jake and Peyton are dating also. All of them are the most popular crowd at Tree Hill High. Brooke used to be Haley's friend but in the middle of freshman year she stopped talking to Haley because she became a cheerleader. Nathan is dating Rachel, she's a freshman at college. Everyone's seniors.

Disclaimer: I do not own OTH or places I may say

CH1:

Great, I'm late. If it wasn't for that stupid dog chasing that stupid squirrel I would have been here earlier, Haley thought as she was rushing to her classroom. While she was busy complaining to herself, all of a sudden she felt a THUMP, and all her stuff went crashing to the ground.

"Just great, that's all I need right now" she sarcastically said as she was collecting her things; too busy to notice who she bumped into.

"Are you ok? Sorry about that" the stranger said.

"Yeah, next time watch…" damn it! From all the people to bump into, it had to be Nathan Scott, the most gorgeous guy in the school, she thought, not trying to stare at his mesmerizing, blue eyes.

"Nathan! What are you doing? Come on!" said Tim with some guys from afar, all staring at him.

"Yeah, next time watch were you're going loser" he left quickly avoiding eye contact.

"Were you're going" she whispered slowly, as she walked to class confused, trying to figure out what had just happened. Maybe, Nathan does have a heart. Whatever, she shrugged off continued her way to class.

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"Nathan, why were you talking to that nerd?" questioned Tim.

"It was nothing. She bumped into me, that was all. Who cares anyways. Are you guys ready to kick the other team ass tonight!?" he yelled.

"Hell yes!" everyone cheered for the upcoming game.

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After school, Haley arrived to her house pissed more than how she was this morning.

"Hey honey how was school?" smiled her mother warmly.

"Awful. First I'm late to school because the Anderson's dog chased a squirrel, then I bump into one of the popular kids, who ends up being a jerk. Then I forgot my homework which was due today" she whined.

"Well better days will come sweetie" she said.

"Yeah, yeah. What's for dinner? I'm hungry and in an one hour I have to walk Karen's dog" she said walking into the kitchen; her dad was currently reading the newspaper.

"There's my lovely daughter" he smiled at her.

"Hi daddy how are you?" she asked sittings next to him while papering herself a sandwich.

"I'm great, so any boys asked you out yet to the dance next month?" he asked curiously.

"Daddy!" Haley yelled embarrassed, "well no. No guys have asked me, besides I don't think I'm going" she said.

"What? Why? It's a big dance, you should go. Maybe you should take your friend Marvin with you" he suggested.

"We're just friends, and it would be too awkward, and like I said I'm not going" she said once more.

"I think you should reconsider, and any guy would be lucky to take you" he said.

"We'll see about that. Now I got to go, bye" she said wrapping her sandwich to go. Yeah, any guy would be lucky to go with me. I'm your plain Jane, but I'm also considered a nerd at school. I really don't have a social life unless you consider staying late at night watching the sky with your telescope. Well, I haven't been a loner always. I did have a boyfriend last year, Chris Keller. But after a year together he dumped me, saying he needed his options open, and to explore what's out there. I was so stupid to think we would be together forever, I even lost my virginity to him. He sweet talked me to it, and plus I was sort of drunk, if I could I would take it back . He was my first love, and like that he moved out to the next town and out of my heart.