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[Erin Alison]

:: Hey loves! So I finally finished Shadow and I'm still working on The A-List but... I really really wanted to write this story! This Naley story is totally AU! Nothing I've ever seen posted here before, so I'm wondering how you all will like it! It will be based off another book, called Twilight: By- Stephenie Meyer which I love and is an amazing book! So alot of ideas and words I'm giving credit to her! But I am adding my own flavor into this aswell! This story I love so much and think it's a really really great love story! Hope you all will like it!

About three things I was absolutely positive.

First, Nathan was a vampire.

Second, there was a part of him- and I did'nt know how dominant that part might be- that thirsted for my blood.

And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.




One.

My mother drove me to the airport with the windows rolled down, it was eighty degrees in Tree Hill, a beautiful day. Was I sad that I was leaving? Not really. Change really does'nt bother me as much as it seems to do to other people. I welcome it. Sometime's it's nice to get away from everything and everyone and start over. Start new.

In the Olympic Peninsula of northwest Washington State, a small town named Forks exists under a near-constant cover of clouds. It rains there more than any other place in the United States. Goodbye sunny cloudless days. It was from this gloomy town that my mother escaped with me when I was only a few months old. It was in this town that I'd been compelled to spend a month every summer until I was fourteen. That was the year I put my foot down and these past three summers, my dad , Jimmy vacationed with me any place other than his hometown Forks.

I'm traveling to Forks, to where I now exiled myself , I detested Forks.

I loved Tree Hill, the sun, the beach, the heat....and it would all be gone now.. for cold, rainy, cloud covered skies every single day from now on. But I will manage , like I said before change is'nt a really big issue for me.

" Hales, you don't have to do this." My mother Lydia said to me for the hunderth time before I got on the plane.

My mother looks like me, expect with short hair and laugh lines. I felt a spasm of panic as I stared at her wide, childlike eyes. How could I leave her to fend for herself? Of course she had Phil now, so the bills would get paid, there would be food in the refrigerator, gas in her car, and someone to call when she go lost....

" I want to go." I lied, I'd always been a bad liar, but I found myself saying this same repeated sentence over and over for the past week I myself was starting to believe it a little.

I said a little.

" Send James, my regards."

" I will."

" I'll see you soon, you can come home whenever you want- I'll come right back as soon as you need me." She insisted.

" Don't worry about me, it will be great. I love you, mom." She hugged me tightly for a minutes, I got on the plane and she was gone.

The flight was going to be hell, the long tedious flight was going to be hell, but that did'nt concern me so much as the hour car ride with Jimmy did. That's what I was a little worried about.

Jimmy had been fairly nice about the whole thing, he seemed genuienly pleased that I was comming to live with him for the first time. He already registered me for high school and gotten me a car.

But it was going to be awkward with Jimmy, I knew he would have millions of questions running in his head and me with millions of anwsers that I did'nt want to give him.

I knew he was more than confused about my decsion to come live with him.

When I landed in Port Angeles, it was raining. Go figure.

Jimmy was waiting for me with the cruiser. This I was expecting, too. Jimmy is Police Chief James to the good people of Forks. My primary reason for making my mother push him to buy me a car when I arrived there, I refused to be driven around town in a car with red and blue lights on top. Nothing slows down traffic like a cop.

Jimmy gave me an awkard, one arm opened hug when I stumbled my way off the plane.

" Good to see you Hales." He said smiling. " You have'nt changed, how's Lydia?"

" Moms, fine it's good to see you dad." I was'nt allowed to call him Jimmy to his face.

" I found a good car for you, really cheap." He announced when we were strapped in.

" What kind of car?" It bothered me the way he said " good car for you" oppose to just " good car" .

" Well it's a truck actually, a Chevy."

"Where did you find it?" I asked.

" Do you remember Billy Keller?"

" No."

" He used to go fishing with us durring the summer." Jimmy prompted.

That would explain why I don't remember, I do a damn good job of blocking out painful and unnecessary things from my memory.

" He's in a wheelchair now." Jimmy went on when I did'nt respond, " so he can't drive it anymore and offered to sell me his truck cheap."

" What year is it?" I could see his facial expression change.

" Well Billy has done alot of work on it, it's only a few years old really."

I hope he knew I was'nt giving up on this.

" When did he buy it?"

" 84 I think." He said focusing on the road.

" New?"

" Well, no. I think in the early sixities- or maybe the late fifties." He finally admitted.

"Ji- Dad, I dont really know much about cars and if anything went wrong I don't know how to fix it or be able to afford a mechanic.."

" Really Haley it runs great they don't build them like that anymore."

" Maybe because it's was probably one of the first cars ever invented." I replied looking out the window.

" You'll love it." Jimmy stated.

" I'm sure I will, thanks dad." I replied with a small smile, even though he bought me an antique on weels, I still was thankful. Atleast he was trying to make me happy.

Eventually we made it to Jimmy's, he still lived in the small two bedroom house he bought with my mother in their early marriage. Those were the only kind of days their marriage had, early ones. There, parked on the street in front of the house that never changed was my new- well atleast to me truck.

It was a faded red color with big round fenders, and bullbous cab. To my intense suprise, I did love it.

It only took one trip to get all my stuff upstairs, I got the west bedroom that faced the front yard. It was mine since I was born. Light blue walls, yellow laced curtains.

One of the best things about Jimmy is he doesnt' hover. He left me alone to unpack and get settled. Something my mother would'nt of done. She would of been on me left and right unpacking my things with me.

It was nice to be alone, not having to smile and looked pleased. A few tears slid down my face, I did'nt want to go on a crying spell so I wiped them away. I would save them for tonight when I try to sleep thinking about the comming morning.

.

Forks High School had a frightening total amount of three hundered and fifty-seven well now fifty-eight students. All the kids here had grown up with each other, their grandparents had been toddlers together.

I would be the new girl, a curiosity, a freak.

It was already drizzling when I stepped out of my truck in the school parking lot, I kept my face pulled back into my hood as I walked to the sidewalk with the crowded teenagerse, my plain black jacket did'nt stand out I noticed with a relief.

I already had my class schedule and map with me, thanks to Jimmy.

I walked into my first class, the room was small much to be expected.

I handed the teacher my slip he gawked at me when he read my last name, that's always a good start I thought and then he sent me to the last row where there was an empty seat. Asswhole.

I looked at the reading list the teacher had passed out, it was fairly basic : Bronte, Shakespeare, Chaucer, Faulkner. I already read everything which was comforting and boring.

The bell rang, I went to get up but I stopped when I noticed a boy with dark hair was standing infron of my desk waiting for me.

" You're Haley James are'nt you?" He asked.

" One and only." I replied casually, I noticed a few stares I recieved when I said that as we were walking out of the classroom.

" Where's your next class?" he asked.

I had to check in my bag. " Um Government, with Jefferseon, in building six."

" I'm heading that way I could show you, I'm Tim by the way." He said with a little wink.

Was he hitting on me?

" So this is alot different from Tree Hill, huh?" Tim questioned.

"Very."

" It doesnt rain much there?"

What was this twenty questions?

" Not really."

" Wow what must that be like?" Tim asked.

Was he slow or something?

" Sunny." I replied as we approached my class.

" Well hopefully we will have a class together." He stated with a smile and left.

After two classes I started to recognize faces, there was always someone braver than the others that would turn around and ask me questions of how I liked Forks . I tried to be diplomatic but mostly I just lied alot.

One girl sat next to me in both Trig and Spanish and she walked me into the cafeteria for lunch. She was taller than me with tall skinny chickeny legs with wild blonde curly hair. I could'nt remember her name so I just noded when she talked.

We sat at the end of a full table with several of her friends and she introduced me. I forgot all their names as soon as she spoke them. Tim, or Dim as I like to call him now waved to me aswell. Funny he seemed to be the only ones name I could recall.

It was there sitting in the lunchroom, trying to make conversation withseven curious strangeres, that I first saw them.

They were sitting in the corner of the cafeteria, as far away from where I sat. There were five of them. They were'nt talking and they were'nt eating, thought each of them had a tray of untouched food infront of them. They werent gawking at me, unlike most of the other students. So it was safe to stare at them without fear of being caught.

They did'nt look anything alike. One of the three boys was shorter with brown colored hair, the other tall and slender with brownish blonde hair and the third was more boysih than the others with dark black hair, who looked like they could be in college or even teachers here rather than students.

The girls were opposites. The tall one was statuesque, she had beautiful figure, the kind you seen on magazine covers. Her hair was dark and long. The other beautiful aswell with long dark red hair.

And yet they were all excatly alike, everyone of them was chalky pale, the palest of all the students living in a sunless town. They all had very dark eyes despite the rang in hair tones. They also had dark shadows under those eyes as if they suffered from sleepless nights.

But all this is not why I could'nt look away.

I stared because their faces were so different, so similar, were all devastatingly, inhumanly beautiful. They were faces you never expected to see expect perhaps airbrushed pages of magazines. It was hard to decide who was the most beautiful , maybe both the dark haired boy and girl.

" Who are they?" I asked chicken legs, damn what was her name again?

As she looked up to see who I ment thought already knowing by my tone suddenly he looked at her, the thinner one, the boyish one, the youngest perhaps. He looked at my neighbor for just a fraction of a second and then his dark eyes flickered to mine.

He looked away more quickly than I could.

" That's Nathan and Chase Scott, and Rachel and Lucas Roe. The one who just threw away her food is Brooke Scott; they all live together with Dr. Scott and his wife." She said this under her breathe.

I looked to Peyton, ahh yes it was Peyton! 10 points I remembered chicken legs name! Anyways I looked towards Peyton. " They are....very nice looking." I stated thinking beautiful fit better.

"Yes, she agreed with a small laugh. " They all are together though. Chase and Rachel and Lucas and Brooke. I mean. And they all live together."

" Which ones are the Scott's? They don't look related." I asked.

" Oh, they're not. Dr. Scott is really young in his twenties or early thirties. They are all adopted. The Roe's are brother and sister, they are foster children."

" They look a little old to be foster children."

" They are now, Lucas and Rachel are both eighteen, but they've been with Mrs. Scott since they were eight. She's their aunt or something like that."

" That's nice of them to take in all those kids." I stated.

" I guess so." Peyton admitted reluctantly and I got the impression she did'nt like the family much. I would presume the reason was jealousy.

" Have they always lived in Forks?"

" No they moved here two years ago from somewhere in Alaska."

I felt a surge of pity and relief, because as beautiful as they were they were outsiders, cleary not accepted.

I caught glance with the youngest one again with dark black hair and he met me with a gaze of curiosity. I looked away first this time.

" Which boy is that? The younger one with the black hair?" I asked as I peeked at him from the cornor of my eye, and he was still starting at me. Not gawking like the other students had today- he had a slightly frustrated expression on his face.

" That's Nathan. He's gorgeous, of course, but don't waste your time he does'nt date. Apparently none of the girls here are good looking enough." She sniffed a clear case of sour grapes, I wonder why he turned her down.

I bit my lip to hide my smile. Then I glanced at him again. His face was turned away, but I thought his cheek appeared lifted as if he were smiling too.

I sat at the table with Peyton and her friends longer than I would have if I had been sitting alone. I needed to get to my last classes of the day and not be late.

One of the new girls that I had met who every five minutes reminded me that her name was Bevin had Bio II with me the next hour.

When we entered the classroom every lab table was filled with people who already had partners expect Nathan Scott.

I watched him as I passed him to sit down next to him on the other part of the table, he suddenly went rigid in his seat. He stared at me again, meeting my eyes with the strangest expression on his face- it was hostile, furious.

I looked away quickly.

Not before I noticed his eyes were black, coal black.

I took my seat next to him setting my books down on the table, I saaw from the corner of my eyes his posture change. He was leaning away from me, sitting on the extreme edge of his chair and averting his face like he smelled somethingbad. I sniffed my hair, it smelled like strawberries, the scent of my favorite shampoo.

I could'nt stop myself from taking a peek at the strange boy next to me, during the whole class he never relaxed from his stiff position.

This class seemed to drag longer than others.

What was wrong with him? Was this his normal behavior? It could'nt have to do with anything that delt with me, he did'nt even know me.

I peeked at him once more and regretted it. He was glaring down at me again, his black eyes full of revulsions. I flinched away from him, if looks could kill.

Then the bell rang loudly making me jump,and Nathan Scott was out of his seat.

I gathered my things.

" Are'nt you Haley James?"a male voice asked.

I looked up to see a cute, babyfaced boy smiling at me, he obviously did'nt think I smelled bad.

"I'm Jake."

" Hi Jake."

" Need any help finding your next class?" Jake asked.

" I'm headed to gym actually I think I can find it." I stated.

" Me too." He stated as we began walking he chatted about everything. It turned out he was in my English class too.

" So did you stab Nathan Scott with a pencil or something? I've never seen him act that way." Jake stated as we walked into the gym.


I cringed so I was'nt the only one who noticed his attitude towards me, great.

" Is that who that was?" I asked trying to play it off.

" He's a weird one, if I sat next to you I would never of acted that way." He said with a smille and walked towards the boys locker room.

Coach Whitey found me a uniform but luckily I did'nt have to dress today, so I just watched four games of basketball. Yuck. I sucked at basketball. Badly.

The last bell rang and I slowly rose and made my way to the main office I still had some paperwork I need to turn in.

When I walked into the office I almost turned around and walked out, there was Nathan Scott stood at the desk in front of me. He did'nt notice the sound of my entrance. I stood waiting for his turn to be done and mine to begin.

He was arguing with the secetery in a low attractive voice, I quickly tunned in to what he was complaing about. He was trying to get out of 6th period Bio and switch it to a different time, any time.

I just could'nt believe this was about me. It had to be something else, something that happened before I came.

Someone else walked into the office and Nathan turned to look then he stiffened when he slowly turned around to glare at me, his handsome face with hate filled eyes. He turned back.

" Nevermind then, I can see that it's impossible. Thank you so much for your help." He said hasitly in a voice like velvet. He did'nt even give me another look when he made his way out of the office.

" How did your day go?" The woman behind the desk asked me.

"Fine." I replied simply knowing my voice was cracking.

When I made it to the parking lot my truck was the last there I got in quickly and made my way to Jimmy's house fighting tears the whole way there.


::: So what do you think?::::

This post has been edited by Erin Alison on Jul 11 2007, 4:20 pm

[Nayley 4-ever]

I am really excited about this fic. I am currently reading this book by the way! Anyway I can't wait to read more and see how you put the Naley twist to it, it is really good so far I can't wait for more, so update soon!

[Suki]

I loved it!!

I'm a huge fan of vampires' stories, but I haven't read this one, I'll try to find it in French!!


please UD soon

[SouthernGirl23]

I am really liking this fic!! UD soon!!!

[_kissonme_]

Oh my goodness! Can I just thank you first? :] As soon as I read the chapter, i quickly had to go look it up --yes, I'm a dork, and just reading the summary of it got me feeling all giddy. I'm going hunting for this book tomorrow, ha.

Anywhoo. Hiiii :]

I'm really interested in it, obviously. And, I cannot wait to see how the relationship evolves. Gah. I'm excited to read more of this story, and the novel too. Heh, wow. I don't think I've ever been this excited about reading a book

Okay. As you can probably tell by now, I absolutely loff this. Just reading the beginning... about the things she was "positive of" instantly pulled me in, and made me want to read more and more. Please give us that more soon?

Oh, by the way...

Nathan as a vampire... my oh my. Gaw. That is too :censored: SEXY {for one}
Mmm.
Hehe.


xx
FATIMA.

This post has been edited by _kissonme_ on Apr 20 2007, 4:23 pm

[hellogoodbye]

ERIN!!!

HI!!! How are you, love? I haven't talked to you in forever. I hope you're doing great, though ;] Anywho, this story sounds so fantastic! It is fantastic! I love it already. It's so intriguing! I wonder why Nathan is giving Haley a hostile attitude? Hmm, only time will tell. Well, great job and update soon!

Take care, dear.

Autumn

[NH Always N' Forever]

Its really good and you have good writing techniques too!

UPDATE SOON!

[SLUVER15]

awesome chap

[haley4]

i love it , it is so different!!!
please update soon

[Nathans_Girl23]

I am liking this story so far! Deff interesting and I love stories like these so plz ud asap

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ERIN
I'm really interested in this awesome fic
i really really really x100
like this fic
its so different in a good way
like its wow
ok hope you u/d soon
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[iluv23]

I love it! Plz ud soon!

[JiMmYeAtWoRlD23]

very interesting
i <3 it
it was so good
please update soon!!!!!

[Erin Alison]

Thank you all for your replies! They are great! You guys are wonderful!

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* I will be doing good personal replies next chapter for you luvs!*

Two.

The rest of the week at school passed and soon everything started to fall into a schedule for me. I knew what to expect when I walked into Forks Highschool everyday. Jake would would sit with me in English and walk with me to my classes, with Dim sending evil looks in Jake's direction. I would eat lunch with Peyton, Jake, Dim, Bevin, and the rest of their friends. The puzzle was starting to be put back together and I was the last piece.

I feared going to lunch everyday and Bio, I was nervous to meet those intense dark eyes that seem to withold so much hatred towards me.

I never did for the rest of the week.

For some reason it bothered me, actually it bothered me quite a bit.
I was relieved to have the desk by myself in class but without him there it felt like something was out of place. In the back of my mind I had a suspicion it was because of me that he did'nt come to school for the past three days. I could'nt affect anyone that strongly, could I? No no no, there had to be some other reason that he was'nt comming to school and the rest of his family was.

Is'nt there?

I soon discovered that Jimmy could'nt cook anything really, unless you could microwave it. I wondered how he got by, so I decided to take on the role. I would be the one to do all the grocery shopping and making dinner. To my suprise I enjoyed it alot, especially when he would say " that was the best I ever had Hales."

.

Peyton, Jake and I walked into the cafeteria and got in line to buy food and I sneeked a peak at the table in the corner out of habit. Just to see, just to check.
Then it felt as if my heart stopped beating, there were five people at the table today. Five, not four.

" Earth to Haley James! What are you getting?" Peyton stated as she snapped her fingers in my face, I turned to look at her and not the table in the corner.

" Just a bottle of water, I'm not hungry." I stated as I kept my eyes on the ground as I waited for Peyton and Jake to get there food then I followed them to the table then I finally lifted my eyes from the ground once we all sat.

I decided I would just look at the table once and if he was glaring at me I would skip Bio, like the coward I was.

None of them were looking this way, so I stared.

They were lauging, shaking snow off of their coats and books. Something was different though, when I looked at Nathan he seemed less pale and more lively.

" Hales, who are you gawking at?" Peyton questioned leaning towards me a bit to follow my stare.

At that precise moment, his eyes flashed over to meet mine.

Shit.

I looked down at my nails, at the cafteria's floor tile, at the dust, anything but up.

" Nathan Scott is staring at you." Peyton stated with a smirk.

" Does he looked pissed?" I could'nt help but ask.

" No. Why?" She asked.

" I don't think he likes me very much." I said as I finally lifted my gaze and looked at Peyton.

" The Scott's don't like anybody, they don't even notice anyone enough to like them or dislike. But he's still staring at you." Peyton said as she reached for her bottle of pop.

" Well you stop staring at him!" I said softly not wanting to draw anymore of Nathan Scott's attention then I needed.

Lunch was over to quickly then it was time for Bio, I felt sick. Like I would faint at any moment. Jake walked with me to class like usual just talking away, I did'nt feel like talking I felt as if I opened my mouth to say a word I would get sick all over.

I kept my head down as I made my way to my seat, I felt like I was taking the walk of shame. Would he be rude again today? Would he sit on the edge of his seat and send me evil looks again in class for the whole hour? I sat down quickly and just stared down at my notebook.

I felt the seat next to me become occupied.

" Hello." Said a quiet musical voice.

I looked up at him in disbelief, was he speaking to me? He did'nt sound upset or angry at all. He was still sitting at the edge of his seat but it was angled towards me.

I did'nt reply just yet, so he went on.

" My name is Nathan Scott. I did'nt have a chance to introduce myself last week.
You must be Haley James."

Had I made the whole thing up in my mind? He did'nt seem to hate me at all, he was perfectly polite now. Bipolar possibly then?

" How do you know my name?" I asked blurting the first thing to come out of my mouth.

He laughed, " Everyone knows your name, the whole town has been waiting for your arrival." He stated.

Stupid question.

The teacher came in to my delight and started class, then he was speaking about how we would be doing a lab today and would be looking at slides. To my suprise it was the same lab I did back in Tree Hill the year before so I knew every anwser before we began. Nathan seemed to know all of them aswell, he was smart. Really smart, which I don't know why that suprised me.

We finished before anyone else in the class, which made me re-think if I should have re-checked our anwsers or something else that was time consuming. Now there would be nothing else left to do but talk with him while we waited, for some reason it made be really nervous. It was as if I did'nt know how to carry on a conversation anymore. I did'nt know what to say.

I looked up again and he was starring at me. Again.

" Did you get contacts?" I blurted out.

" No." He replied back puzzled by my question.

" Hmm, I thought there was something different about your eyes." I added.

He shrugged and looked away. Maybe I pissed him off.

But I knew there was something different the last time I had the joy of looking into them was when he was giving me the death glare last time he was in class and they were as black as night, now they seemed like a strange ocher , darker than butterscotch, but with the same golden tone.

Maybe I was seeing things.

We waited for the teacher to come around and check our anwsers, all correct as I knew they would be.

" Why did you come here?" He finally spoke again.

" It's...complicated." I stated.

" I think I can keep up." He pressed.

I paused for a long moment, and then made the mistake of meeting his gaze. His dark gold eyes confused me, and I anwsered without thinking.

" My mother got remarried."

" That does'nt seem so complex."

" My new stepfather plays ball and moves around alot so he's never in one place, and it was making my mother miserable to have to say in Tree Hill with me when he was'nt there. So I sent myself here, so she could be with him." I said finally wondering what his sudden intrest in my dull life was.

" But now you're unhappy?"

"And?"

" That does'nt seem fair."

I laughed with humor. " Has'nt anyone ever told you? Life is'nt fair."

" I believer I have heard that somewhere before." He agreed dryly.

" So that's all." I stated wondering why he was still staring at me.

" You put on a good show, but I'd be willing to bet that you sufer more than you let anyone see."

I rolled my eyes at him and looked away.

" Am I wrong?"

I tried to ingore him and look out the window.

" I did'nt think so." He murmured smugly.

" Why does it matter to you?" I asked annoyed and hoped he could tell that I was from my tone.

" That's a very good question." He muttered quietly, I did'nt know if he was asking himself or me.

I sighed realizing that was the only anwser I was going to be getting from him.

" Am I annoying you?" He asked amused.

I glanced at him without thinking and told him the truth again. " Not excatly, more at myself. My face is easy to read, I don't hide emotions well. My mother always called me her open book."

" On the contrary , I find you very difficult to read." He said seriously.

" You must be a good reader then."

" Usually." He said as he smiled flashing a set of perfect ultrawhite teeth.

I stared at this beautiful boy who may or maynot despise me.

The bell rang, damn that bell. And as quickly as last time he was in class he was out the door in a flash. I gathered my things and slowly made my way to gym, trying to ingore Jake's twenty questions on how Nathan seemed nicer and we finished before anyone else and what were we talking about.

When gym was finished, I pulled by hood over my hair and ran to my car in the parking lot, it was raining. No suprise though. I got into my truck messing with my hair as I blasted to heat on, then making sure it was clear for me to go.

That's when I noticed a still white figure, Nathan Scott was leaning against the front door of the Volvo, three cars down from me, and starting in my direction. I quickly looked away and threw my truck in reverse almost hitting a rusty Toyota Corolla in my haste. Lucky for the Toyota I pumped my brakes in time.
I took a deep breathe and started to drive against passed the cars in the parking lot and I could swear as I passed the Volvo I could see him laughing.

Asshole.

.

Was this town doomed? Maybe a curse place on it. Everytime I walk outside to start another day I realized I was going to experience the weather from hell everyday. Could I possibly get some sunshine? Please?

A fine layer of snow covered the yard and the top of my truck, so I knew I would be standing outside for atleast ten more minutes getting it all off.
All the rain from yesterday had frozen solid coating the needles on the trees in fantastic, gorgeous patterns and making the roads very slick. I had enough trouble not falling down when the ground was wet, but now ice? Maybe it might be safer for me to go back to bed now instead of school.

Jimmy left for work before I even got up for school, living with him was like having my own place, he was barely there and I was there all the time.

Damn you think he could of scraped the ice off my truck for me.

I was eager to get to school and I knew it was because I would get to see Nathan Scott.

And that was very very stupid.

I should be avoiding him entirely after my brainless and embarrassing babbling yesterday. And I was suspicious of him; why would he lie about his eyes?
I was still frightened of the hostility I sometimes felt emanating from him and I get all spacey when ever I picture his perfect face. I was well aware that my league and his league were spheres that did not touch. So I should'nt be anxious to see him today.

My truck seemed to have no problem with the black ice that covered the roads. I drove very slowly, though, not wanting to carve a path of destruction through Main Street. When I go out of my truck at school, I saw why I had so little trouble. Something silver caught my eye, and I walked to the back of my truck carefully holding the truck for support to examine my tires. There were thin chains crisscrossed in diamond shapes around them. Jimmy had gotten up to put snow chains on my truck. I was'nt used to being taken care of and Jimmy's unspoken concern caught me by suprise.

I was standing at the back corner of the truck still inspecting the snow chains when I heard and odd sound. It was a fast pitched screech and it was fast becoming painfully loud. I looked up startled.

I saw several things simultaneously. Nothing was moving in slow motion, the way it does in the movies.

Nathan Scott was standing four cars down from me starring at me in horror. His face stood out from the sea of faces all frozen in the same mask of shook.
But of more immediate importance was the dark blue van that was skidding, tires locked and squealing against the brakes, spinning widly across the parof ice. It was going to hit the back corner of my truck, and I was standing between them. I did'nt even have enough time to close my eyes.

Just before I heard the shattering crunch of the van folding around my truck bed, something hit me hard but not from the direction I was expecting. My head cracked against the icey top and I felt something solid and cold pinning me to the ground. The van was still comming, it had curled against the end of my truck and was still spinning. Wanting to collide with me again.

A low oath made me aware that someone was with me, and the voice was impossible to recognize. Two long white hands shot out protectively in front of me and the van shuddered to a stop, a foot from my face. The hands fitting providentially into a deep dent in the side of the van's body.

The hands moved so fast they blurred, one was suddenly gripping under body of the van and something was dragging me swinging my legs around a rag dolls, tills they hit the tire of the tan car I was parked next too. The van settled, glass poping onto the asphalt ,excatly where a secong ago my legs had been.

I layed still.

I could hear more than one person shouting my name, but more clearly I heard Nathan Scott's low frantic voice in my ear.

" Haley? Are you all right?"

" I'm fine." My voice sounded strange, I tried to sit up but realized he was holding me against the side of his body in an iron grasp.

"Be careful." he warned as I struggled. " I think you hit your head pretty hard."

" How in the....how did you get over here so fast?"

" I was standing right next to you Haley." He stated in a serious tone.

I closed my eyes than re-opened them.

" You where over there, you were over by your car." I said as I turned to look up at him.

His expression turned hard.

" No I was'nt."

All around us was chaos, people were calling the police trying to get the driver out of the van. But I knew Nathan was wrong and I was'nt and he was going to admit it!

" Haley I was standing with you, I pulled you out of the way."

" No." I set my jaw.

The gold in his eyes blazed. "Please, Haley."

"Why?" I demanded.

" Trust me." He pleaded.

" You have to explain everything to me later then." I could hear sirens now.

" Fine." He snapped

"Fine." I repeated angrily.

I was snatched out of Nathan's grasp by Jimmy picking me up and giving me a tight hug.

" I'm fine Jim- Dad. There's nothing wrong with me." I said wanting him to put me down.

" Hales, your going to the hospital to get checked out. Got me?" Jimmy said in a serious tone, I could'nt help but want to laugh when I realized he was in his uniform. Man of the law.

When I moved away from the car, I had seen a deep dent in the car's bumper, a very distinct dent that fit the contours of nathan's shoulders....af if he had braced himself against the car with enough force to damage the metal frame.....

And then there was his family, looking on from the distance with expressions that ranged from disapproval to fury but held no hint of concern for their brother's safety.

.

They put me in the emergency room, a long room with a line of beds separated by curtains.

There was another stretcher brought to the bed next to me, I recognized Felix from my government class, he looked like a mess. Worse then I did.

" Haley, I'm so sorry!"

" I'm fine Felix, are you okay?" we spoke while the nurse checked him out.

" I thought I was going to kill you! I was speeding and hit the ice wrong!"

" No problem, you missed me."

" How did you get out of the way so quickly? You were there and then you were'nt."

" Well....Nathan pulled me out of the way just in time."

"Who?" He asked confused.

" Nathan Scott, he was standing right next to me." I lied.

" Scott? I did'nt see him, it all happened so fast. Is he alright?"

" Yes he is, he's somewhere around here."

I tried to close me eyes and take a nap, I just got finished with my X-rays and all I wanted to do was go home and sleep in my own bed. I begged, pleaded with the nurse to let me leave or atleast give me a room by myself for now. I don't know how much longer I couldnt handle Felix's apologies and promises to make it up to me.

" Is she sleeping?" a musical voice asked, my eyes flew open instantly.

Nathan was standing at the edge of my bed smirking.

I wanted to smack that smirk right off of his face!

" Hey Nate, I'm really sorry." Felix began on him aswell.

He put his hand up to stop him, thank god.

" No blood, no foul." He stated as he moved to sit on the edge of Felix's bed and faced me with the same stupid smirk on his face. " So what's the verdict?"

" I'm completely fine! But no one will listen to me! How come your not strapped to a gurney like Felix and I?"

" It's all about who you know, but don't worry I came to spring you." He anwsered.

The doctor walked around the corner, and my mouth fell open. Hey was young, dark hair, and he was handsome very handsome. He was pale with tired looking circles under his eyes. This had to be Nathan's father.

" So Miss James, how are we feeling?" Dr. Scott said in a appealing voice.

" Like a million bucks."

" You X-rays look good, how's the head? Nathan said you hit it pretty hard."

" I'm fine." I stated giving Nathan a glare.

" Well you father is in the waiting room you can go home now with him. Come back though if you feel dizzy or if you are having trouble with your eyes sight."

" Can't I go back to school?" Not wanting to deal with Jimmy trying to be attentive.

" You should take it easy today."

I glanced at Nathan, " Does he get to go to school?"

" Someone has to spread the good news that we survived." Nathan said smugly.

" Actually, most of the school seems to be in the waiting room." Dr. Scott corrected.

" Oh no!" I groaned not wanting to deal with all the attention.

Dr. Scott smirked then turned to Tyler and began speaking with him.

" Can I talk to you for a minute?" I hissed under my breath to Nathan.

He rose off of Tyler's bed and his jaw suddenly clenched.

" Your father is waiting for you." He said through his teeth.

" I'd like to speak with you alone, if you don't mind." I pressed.

He walked out of the room quickly.

I got up as quick as I could to follow him, I had to practially run after him.

" What do you want?" he asked annoyed, his eyes were cold.

" You owe me anwsers." I said giving him a look.

" Haley you hit your head you don't know what your talking about."

He only fuled my fire.

" Don't play those stupid games with me, you know I'm fine."

" Haley what do you want from me?"

" The truth, why am I lying for you?"

" Who do you think happened?" He finally asked.

" You were'nt anywhere near me in the parking lot then woosh there you are! Saving me, then the van was going to crush us and you stopped it with your hands and shoulder and I seen the dents in the car of your body. And your perfectly fine! Not a fuckin scratch!"

" You think I lifted the van off of you?" He asked.

I nodded.

" Nobody would believe you."

" I'm not going to tell anyone." I said slowly trying to controll my anger.

" Then why does it matter?"

" It just does."

" Can't you just thank me and get over it?"

" Thank you." I said dryly.

" Your not gonig to let it go are you?"

" No."

" In that case...............I hope you enjoy disappointment."

I wanted to slap him, scream at him!

" Why did you even bother?"

He looked at me stunned.

" I don't know." He whispered.

Then he turned his back on me and walked away.

I was beyond pissed off, he was'nt giving me any real anwsers he was just playing with me and then he walks away.

I walked slowly to the waiting room to see Jimmy, Peyton, Jake, and Dim waiting for me.

" Let's go." I stated looking at my dad.

He nodded and drove us home.

I decided I might aswell go to bed early, I was becomming consumed by the mystery Nathan presented, and obsessed with Nathan himself. Which was crazy!

I drifted to sleep and that was the first night I dreamed of Nathan Scott.

[Crazymushroom]

this is looking good cant wait 4 more

[Suki]

i loved it

thank you for the UD

please UD soon

[SouthernGirl23]

GO NATHAN!!!! hehe I loved this story!! UD SOON!!

[_kissonme_]

Yay, an update!

So, I read the actual book and I'm kinda obsessed? now. That's why I'm all the more excited to read a Naley version of it. Oh, this is gonna be so much fun! I seriously cannot wait for more.

Gosh. Smart, amazingly hot, heroic Nathan is just... GAH. There aren't words.

I suppose Peyton is supposed to be the Jessica? Heh. Love it.

Okay, that was pretty awesome. ;] More soon? Please? :]

Ciao.

fatima.

This post has been edited by _kissonme_ on Apr 26 2007, 11:31 am

[haley4]

i was so happy wahen i saw that you update , i loved it !!!
i didn't know the story and i think the nexts chapters are gonna be great!!
i love nathan , he is so mysterious !! i hope you'll update soon

[JoieOTHNath]

I.... love it!!! Nathan is like... Clark Kent or something

UD ASAP!!