WooHoo! It's my first fanfic EvEr! This first chapter is kind of general, but eventually I want it to focus mainly on Naley. I'm not too sure about this, so please comments would be so helpful.

This picks up from the season finale! The only thing I'm taking out from the finale is that Lucas and Peyton never went to the beach. It doesn't really work with the timing on my story! Please read and review!

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It's the simplest of all greetings. But coming from Haley, it meant so much more than that. Nathan stood there opened mouth for a good 5 minutes before he realized he should speak.

"Wh-What are you doing here Haley?"

"I made a mistake. Can we talk?"

"Now you want to talk! I wanted to talk to you when I drove all the way to Austin just to see you! But when they needed you on stage, away you went! Once again you chose music over me. "

"It wasn't like that Nathan and you know it! I asked you to stay so we could talk after the show but you left anyways!"

"Because it pained me to watch you walk away from me again! Haley, you have no idea what its been like for me for the last 3 months! I have barely slept since you left, but I'm sure you slept comfortably with Chris Keller in your bed." He smirked.

"For the last time, Chris means absolutely nothing to me!"

"Well from what Brooke told me, 'friends with benefits' doesn't have to be with someone you're fond of! You could just be in it for the benefits!"

"You know what, shame on me for thinking that we could actually have a civil conversation without it turning into a screaming match."

"Whatever, I'm sure Chris would be willing to have a screaming match with you." Nathan shut the door and went back to his room. 'Who does she think she is?' He thought. 'Just coming back, asking for forgiveness. But how hot did she look in those jeans, damn.. Wait what am I saying, she left me.'

Deb sighed as she walked away from the window. She was glad Haley was back actually, she always liked her, even though she hardly showed it. It killed her to see how much Nathan was hurting after Haley left. And although she's ecstatic Nathan moved back home, she knows he's not happy. He's only truly happy when with his wife. Sure, she's upset that someone else took her son away, but it's something every mother goes through. Her thoughts were interrupted when the phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Hi, this is Tree Hill Hospital calling. A Mr. Dan Scott was brought in earlier, may I please talk to Debra Scott?"

"This is she.. What's going on? What's wrong with my husband?"

"You might want to come down to the hospital right away ma'm. We can explain it when you get here."

Deb barely heard the nurse finish her sentence as she hung up and ran off to find Nathan.

"NATHAN!" She screamed until she found him in his room.

"What's going on mom?"

"Get in the car, we have to get to the hospital."

Haley went back to her car and drove back to their apartment. What she didn't know was that Nathan had moved out. It had been kind of weird that he was at his parent's house, but maybe he was just visiting. When she walked in the door, she couldn't believe her eyes. Pink paint, the creepy clown still hanging on the wall, no furniture. 'What have I done?" She said aloud. Good thing she didn't sign the annulment papers. She simply handed the envelope back to Lucas with no signature on the line. 'He won't get rid of me that easily.' And with that said she walked back out the door.

After driving around town for awhile, she ended up at Lucas's house. Surely Karen wouldn't mind her staying there, right? Lucas answered the door after she rang the doorbell, looking a little sleepy. Guess it was nearly midnight. But in bed so soon on a Saturday night?

"Geez Lucas, party much?"

"What are you doing here Haley?" He asked rubbing his eyes.

"Hmm, you're brother said the same thing.."

"You saw Nathan? Wow how did that go?"

"Let's just say not good. I don't really want to talk about it now, is it ok if I spend the night?"

"Sure Hales, with Brooke in California, there's more room now."

"I meant to ask you about that when you guys were in New York.. What's going on with you two?"

"Absolutely nothing. She found a box of pictures of Peyton that I had saved to remind me of the terrible things I did to them and well, she kind of took it the wrong way. Let's just say, she didn't enjoy the goodbye kiss, at least I don't think she did.."

"You kissed her! When?"

"Right before she got in the cab to leave for the airport. She left anyways though."

"Guess best friends really do have a lot in common. Someone pours their heart out to us and we leave anyways."

"Aww Hales come here." Lucas pulled her into a hug. "It'll all work out. Come on, lets go watch a movie or something."

Flight 187 to Los Angeles, California, now boarding.

"Well guess this is me." Brooke said tearfully as she picked up her bag.

"Is everything alright ma'm?" The worker asked as she handed him her ticket.

"Yeah, I'll be fine as soon as I can come back." With that she walked towards the plane.

"Excuse me? Who do you think you are! My mom is dead!"

"No, she's not. Anna was your adoptive mother."

"No, she was my real mother! Seriously, get out of here before I call the cops."

"Don't talk to your mother like that. You don't know the whole story, please can we talk?"

"Actually, I think I'm going to call my dad. He'll come home and he'll painfully remind me once again how my mom is dead."

"No Peyton, please don't. Listen to me. I used to date your father in high school. I ended up pregnant and just a year after you were born, I took off. I was scared and my parent's disapproved and I didn't know what else to do. Eventually I tried to come back, but your father refused to let me see you and eventually got full custody of you. Later he married Anna and I guess he never felt the need to tell you about me."

"You're lying." Peyton slammed the door in Elizabeth's face. She then picked up the phone and dialed a number.

"Larry Sawyer please."

Deb and Nathan got to the hospital in record time. They immediately ran to the nurses' desk asking for Dan Scott. The nurse told them to take a seat while she paged the doctor. 10 minutes later, the doctor showed up.

"Hello. I'm Dr. Smith. You're husband was brought in earlier by ambulance. Someone who had been on an evening jog could see a burning building in the distance and well, that building was Dan Scott motors. The person called the fire department and they were able to rescue Dan. He has some burns, nothing too severe. However we did find something else. Traces of painkillers were showing up in his bloodstream. Has he had a history of drug abuse?"

"Not that I know of. Will he be ok?"

"He should be fine, right now he is in a coma but things are looking good. He will have to have more treatments for his burns and if he is in fact a drug abuser, he will need to seek help."

"Yes I understand. Thank you doctor."

"It is not problem. He is in room 331 if you want to see him."

Deb and Nathan headed up to the room to see Dan. Neither were sure what to expect. Would he look differently? Did the burns distort his image? Was he addicted to painkillers like Deb once was? Why did the dealership go up in flames? Too many questions..

"Well here goes nothing," Deb sighed and they walked in.