For as long as they could remember, Nathan Scott and Haley James had their whole lives planned out: Duke and Stanford. Nathan was a basketball prodigy and he knew it. His father, Dan Scott, constantly pushed him to do his best because he, and the rest of Tree Hill, knew that he was going places… soon. He would get a full ride to Duke based on a basketball scholarship. He then would be instantly drafted into the NBA where he would live his dream and play professional basketball for as long as he possibly could. He had been working toward that dream since he was three years old.

Haley also had been working for her dream at an early age; kindergarten year. Her family didn't have a bunch of extra money so earning a scholarship was a priority to her. Unlike most of her older siblings, Haley wasn't athletic. Her way in was her brains; and boy did she have a lot of those. She had been top of her class her whole academic career. Haley planned to graduate as valedictorian with a full scholarship to Stanford. She hadn't officially decided what she wanted to major in but she knew she would figure it out by the time she got there.

For as long as they could remember, Nathan Scott and Haley James had their whole lives planned out. Nothing could come in between that. That is, until their junior year in high school.

"Hales hurry! His plane lands in five minutes! I can't be late!" Brooke yelled to her best friend while she paced in the living room trying to walk off some of her nerves. Haley had just woken up a couple of minutes ago and was currently upstairs getting dressed for the airport. They were on their way to pick up Brooke's cousin who Haley had never known. She didn't understand why Brooke insisted on her going with to pick up a complete stranger but she knew better than to question the brunette.

"Okay, I'm ready." Haley ran down the stairs trying to avoid being yelled at more by her friend. Because she had slept through her alarm clock, she wasn't able to take a shower before they left or even really freshen up like she had wanted. She threw her hair up in a cute but messy bun and added a sparkly silver head band to try and make it look better. She put on a little foundation, some blush, mascara, and a shiny lip gloss. Since it was August, the weather was hot and humid so she put on a pair of short yet comfortable shorts with a green tank top. While she ran out of the house she slipped on a pair of white converse.

"I am so excited for you to meet him tutor girl! You two are going to love each other." If only she had known how literal that statement was. "He's the same age as us so he's going to go to Tree Hill High with us. I'm sure everyone is going to love him. He's really likeable." Brooke had been talking nonstop about Nathan and how much she knew the two of them were going to get along. They were sitting in the airport waiting for the brunette's infamous cousin to arrive.

Haley tried to distract herself by looking around for something. Her eyes instantly stopped moving as she noticed what she believed to be the hottest man she had seen. He was tall, very tall. He had dark hair just like Brooke's and the most beautiful blue eyes. They were a deep blue which reminded her of the ocean. She didn't know why, but just looking at him made her suddenly feel safe and warm.

"There he is." Brooke ran past Haley and over to the blue-eyed beauty. She watched Brooke hug him and drag him over to where Haley was standing. She felt a rush of nerves shoot up her body and she had butterflies in her stomach, which she didn't understand. She had never even talked to the guy yet she was nervous. It made Haley feel like a middle school kid who got to talk to her secret crush.

Nathan looked around trying to find his cousin. She had sent him a text while he was landing which he had just gotten, telling him that she was here now. He walked past the gates and stopped. Who was that? He didn't notice her sitting next to Brooke, because he was so caught up in this girl. She was short with a nice tan. It looked natural which was nice considering he was so used to talking to girls with fake spray tans. She had honey-blonde hair which went a several inches past her shoulders. She was absolutely beautiful. There were dozens of features that made her beautiful but he couldn't help but love one the most; her eyes. They were a dark brown but had a caramel hint to them. They were so warm and inviting and he was lost in them. He could have stared at her all day if it weren't for someone running up and hugging him. Nathan looked down and noticed his dimpled cousin holding on to him. He hugged her back almost forgetting about the beautiful blonde… almost.

"Brooke, I missed you! Did you come by yourself?" Nathan grabbed his suitcases and followed Brooke over to where the blonde was. "Where are we going?"

"Nate, there's someone I want you to meet. This is my bestest friend in the whole entire world, Haley James. Hales, this is Nathan." Brooke walked over to Haley and handed some of the luggage to her. "This is my cousin."

"Hi." Hi? Really Haley, that's what you decide to say. Smooth. She looked up at Nathan and felt her knees weaken as she looked into his deep blue eyes. They were so mesmerizing.

"Hi." Nathan looked at her and felt his stomach drop as it filled with butterflies and small shocks went up and down his body. He didn't know why, but he knew she was amazing. Brooke had told him all about her but this was different. He looked into those gorgeous brown eyes and he felt as though he had known her his whole life. He wasn't the smartest person, but he knew by the look she gave him that she had felt the same way.

The way he was acting wasn't normal. He didn't know what to say which wasn't normal. The look they gave each other wasn't normal. He didn't know why he felt that way. But he did know one thing, he loved the feeling she gave him.