Prologue:

Lydia Martin prided herself with being in the know. Though looking at her probably wouldn't clue you in, Lydia was a certified genius. She managed to maintain a near 5.0 GPA while cementing herself on top of the Beacon Hills High school social ladder. Lydia Martin knew everyone and everything that was important about them. She couldn't for the life of her figure out how Scott McCall got so good at lacrosse. He was nobody, a wallflower, and any other word that basically describes someone who she wouldn't even give the time of day.

Once the thought had crossed her mind, she felt guilty for ending their friendship, one born out of sitting next to each other in home room and both being academically inclined. They had been friends throughout Elementary and Middle School. That is, until Freshman year of High School began, and it became evident to her that she needed to be on top of the social food chain if she was going to truly succeed.

With that in mind, she needed to make a few changes in her life, one of those things being ending her friendship with Scott. She didn't walk him up to him and end it right out. No, she did it the subtle way by purposefully sitting away from him and avoiding all conversation. The look on his face as he realized what was happening had hurt but it was for the best.

He had never played in a high school game of lacrosse the entire time he was on the team, but here he was, catching every throw any of the other players threw at him. This certainly shook a few things up. When even Jackson couldn't stop him, she was on her feet cheering, despite a pointed look from her boyfriend. She returned the look right back.

She needed to find out what the hell was going on and she had the perfect thing for it. She had the perfect scenario already in place. After the Scrimmage, she's throwing a party at her house. If McCall is as good as he seems, he'll make the team and have little excuse to not show up. Even if he doesn't, she's noticed the looks that he and Allison are throwing at each other so she's confident she'll get her chance to approach him.

The next couple of days fly by and Lydia finds out that Scott is going to the party with Allison and he made first line, so he's hook line and sinker. When Sunday night finally arrives and she's getting ready for all her guests to arrive. Since her parents are separated and rarely around, she's able to throw parties like this almost whenever she wants, and since her parties are almost legendary, she knows that there will be a good turnout.

People start to arrive in droves and she can't help but be annoyed that her boyfriend isn't among the first to show up. He does nearly a half an hour after others start arriving and he doesn't even have decency to act ashamed.

"Took you long enough."

"Come on Lydia. I was just having some fun with the boys."

Her eyes narrowed at him, "Well then if you'd rather 'have fun with the boys', then you'll be sleeping alone tonight." She enjoys as all the mirth leaves his face and he begins to grovel for her forgiveness. She simply smirks at him before turning to greet the partygoers as they arrive.

Not too long after both Scott and Allison show up, and even Lydia can't deny how cute they look together. She almost feels guilty over what she planned to do later but in her defense, the two of them don't appear to be an item quite yet, and she's not really trying anything. All she's going to do is later on when Allison is ready to leave, she'll suggest that Scott come back to the party. By that point Jackson will have most likely passed out, leaving her to her own devices. She wasn't going to "cheat" on Jackson, she was just maintaining her position in the school, while making sure McCall knew his.

As the party raged on, she found herself pinned up against the house by her boyfriend. Jackson's lips leaving a burning sensation across her throat; this was his way of apologizing. He simply wanted to remind Lydia of why they were together. Though they both were happy in their relationship, they understood that it was status thing between them, something that would disappear after high school if it didn't before then.

She cast her eyes away from her boyfriend's ministrations, she peered across the crowd of people until she found her prey. McCall and Allison were dancing next to the pool, both engaged in battle of subtle looks and body movements. Her mind drifts to just how good the two seem together, erupting both a feeling of happiness for her new best friend and the familiar regret. As if he could sense her, his eyes found hers and for a brief moment, she could've sworn she felt a connection. She quickly dispelled the idea as nonsense as she finds herself surprised with how good he looks. Her gaze becomes hungry, a look that surprisingly enough, is reflected in her target's eyes.

What Lydia sees next is something that she was not expecting in the slightest. She thought it was a trick from the moonlight, but she could've sworn that for a brief second, his eyes were glowing. This sharpened her eyes even more into focus, and again, she could almost swear that his nails were elongating before shortening back to their original length. McCall then looked inexplicably ill, and began to stumble towards the exit.

Lydia attempted to extradite herself from Jackson's arms, something that he was reluctant to comply with, not that she could blame him. During her brief struggle, she noticed someone she didn't recognize or invite approach Allison and begin to walk off with her. Once she was free she quickly ran up to Allison.

"Hey what happened to Scott?" She could see the flash of hurt in Allison's eyes and began to regret not asking her other question first.

"He said he wasn't feeling good and just left," said Allison in an exasperated tone. Despite the smile on her face, it was obvious that she was hurt by this. Lydia's eyes tracked over to the mysterious stranger standing right behind Allison.

"Who's he?"

"He says he's a friend of Scott's and offered to drive me home. I figured I'd take him up on it."

Lydia wanted to object but saw very little point in it as Allison already had her mind set. "Okay. I'll see you tomorrow at school?" Allison nodded before turning around and leaving with Scott's friend. Once they were gone, Lydia returned to the party. She briefly looked for Jackson, but her search wasn't long as he hadn't make it far from where she left him before he decided to pass out on the ground.

She let out an exasperated sigh as her mind reviewed everything that had happened in the last few minutes. What in the world was going on with Scott McCall? She simply couldn't figure it out, and if there was one thing that bothered her more than anything else, it was not knowing. She decided then and there that she would get to the bottom of this, whether McCall wanted to or not. As she made her decision, her eyes drifted upwards into the sky, where she was met by the sight by the bright full moon.

AN 1: My personal favorite pairing in the show is Scott/Lydia and since there aren't that many of those on this sight, I decided to post one of my own.

I saw a prompt on Tumblr where someone suggested a story where Scott turns to Lydia to help him with his changes and since I haven't seen a story like this on any of the sites I've visited, I decided to give it a try.

Last thing I want to comment on is my portrayal of Lydia here. In Season One, Lydia is shown to not be above using people to further her own position, which can be scene with her repeated attempts to get Scott's attention, i.e.; the bowling alley and her making out with him. Also I feel that her relationship with Jackson in this season is how I depicted it here. They just don't seem to be as deeply in love as Season Two would lead you to believe. My explanation would be that when Jackson finds her on the Lacrosse field that inexplicably changes the depths of their feelings for each other. Until then, they were simply using each other.

AN 2: I've finally gotten around to making changes to this story. The changes are only vary slight. Instead of portraying Lydia as barely knowing Scott, I've added a background friendship that Lydia ended.

I hope you all enjoy where I go with this Story and as always, thanks for reading!