A/N - This is my first OTH fic. It's sort of a retrospective of all the goings on seasons one to six so far. I haven't really written very far ahead so there is the potential for a whole lot of drama. But I'm hoping to keep Leyton, Naley and Brulian happy all the way through. There'll be Chia (Chase and Mia) and Mouth won't be lonely either I don't think.

I'm open to ideas in reviews too. So please read and review.

The other chapters will be longer, this is just a little taster to see what you guys think!

K x

Chapter One - Look A Little Closer

Slinging my bag over my shoulder I wandered to my English class. I was hoping Haley was still in there, I had a lot of questions for her. She was sitting at her desk, her son James was sitting at the front desk in the middle of the room, the desk next to mine. "You sure are starting high school early little man," I said, dropping my bag to the floor.

"I am James Lucas Scott, age five," he beamed, holding his hand out to shake mine.

I shook my head, "I'm Phoenix Anna Lewis," I turned to Haley, "You don't mind me coming in so late, do you?" I asked.

Shaking her head, she smiled at me and gestured for me to sit down, "No, not at all. I've just been trying to keep Jamie away from distracting his Uncle Lucas…"

"-He's making a movie," James cut in, "And it starts when he didn't like Daddy."

I couldn't help but smile at his eagerness to tell me all about it, "I've read all about it," I said, rummaging in my bag for my copy of An Unkindness of Ravens. "And I want to write a piece about the movie. Lucas, you, all of it." I turned from Jamie to Haley. "I know you probably have journalists banging on at you everyday, and if you think I'd get in the way I'll drop the idea. But I just think it's a great opportunity and I want to submit it for an internship in New York this summer. What do you think?"

"I think it's a great idea," she smiled at me.

Again, I went into my bag and thrust a few sheets of paper in front of her, "Here's just a few things I've been working on. It's just first drafts, and I know you'll be really busy with Jamie and marking and having a life, but I would real-"

"Of course I'll take a look at it Nic." She skimmed through the first few lines of the first page. Words I could recite backwards.

"My name is Lucas Scott, I am a senior at Tree Hill High School. Tree Hill is just a place somewhere in the world, maybe it's a lot like your world, maybe it's nothing like it. But if you look closer, you might see someone like you. My name is Pheonix Anna Lewis, and I am a senior at Tree Hill High School. Tree Hill used to be just a place somewhere in the world, maybe it was a lot like your world, maybe it was nothing like it. But if you looked close enough, you would probably have found someone a lot like you." Haley smiled, gesturing for me to continue. "My name is Pheonix Anna Lewis, and I am a senior at Tree Hill High School. Nine to five, it's a high school. After that it's movie studio. See the Lucas Scott, small town high school basketball star, he got his novel published. A tale of drama, romance, loss, lies, deception. A tale of truth. An epic love story that's going from paper to the big screen. So as I walk the halls of Tree Hill High, I'm walking through history, but our graduating class is making our own history. We may not win the state championship, we probably won't have someone design a clothing line. But if I look closer, what will I find?"

"Wow," Jamie looked up at me, his eyes wide with amazement. "Momma, what did you think?"

I rubbed my neck anxiously as Haley read the words I had just spoken aloud, "It's great. Come see me before class tomorrow, okay?" I nodded, "Now get out of here, before the camera crew arrive."

I couldn't help but grin from ear to ear as I walked down the hallway and out of the building. There may only be One Tree Hill, but I might have just found my ticket out of here.