"Class dismissed." Mrs. Henderiks says as soon as the bell rang signalling last period was over. I got up and gathered all my books together. I was just about out the door when she called me. "Ms. Scott?"

I turned aroud, not knowing what she wanted. "Yes?" I questioned as I walked over to her desk.

"Are you ok? You seemed a little distracted in class today." Mrs. Henderiks said.

I shrugged. "I'm fine, I guess I just have a few things on my mind, no big deal or anything, just your typical teenage problems." I assure her after I see a look of concern sweep across her face. I had seen that look on my mothers face enough times to know what it was.

"If that's your story, Kaylee." She smiled at me. Mrs. Henderiks was the oldest teacher in the school, she had taught their from the beginning of time it seems. She was my mom and dad's English Lit teacher when they went to this school. She may have been ancient but she still knew how to read teenagers better then most. "Just know you can talk to me about anything." She added.

I nodded. "Is that all you wanted?"

She shook her head. "Actually I wanted to discuss your last assignment with you."

"I did that bad?" I asked worriedly, knowing I had put has much effort as it was possible into that stupid assignment. English was never my best class, I loved it, but I wasn't naturally good at it like my older brother Lucas. I was more of a drama geek so to speak. I spent more time memorizing lines to the school play then reciting poetry in my head.

Again she shook her head. "No, actually you did very well. I wish all my students had put as much effort into this assignment as you had done." She smiled at me. "Actually I wanted to know if you wouldn't mind tutoring one of the new students to the school. His name is Ryan Sanders, he just moved here. It wouldn't be so much tutoring as helping the boy to catch up."

I looked at her and I was sure she could see the look of relief sweep across my face. "Sure, I'd love to help."

"Good then its settled. You can meet every morning at 8 sharp, that way you'll have a half hour to go over everything. I know that would be the best time for you too, considering you have basketball."

"You can say that again. So when do I get to meet this kid?" I ask her.

I then saw a tall guy walk into the room. I glanced up at him to study his features. God he was good looking. He had dark brown hair and the greenest eyes I've ever seen. His jaw was nicely chizzled and he had muscular build. He had to be about 6 foot 2, about as tall as my brothers.

"Kaylee this is Ryan Sanders." Mrs. Henderiks introduced me and he smiled at me. He had a gorgeous smile. I felt my legs go numb and I was sure I would topple over if I didn't balance on the desk behind me.

"Mr. Sanders, this is the girl I was telling you about, Kaylee Scott. She's one of my best students."

Ryan continued to smile at me as he walked over, he stuck out his hand. I just stared at it like an idiot. He frowned, probably thinking I was a snob or something. I smiled weakly at him, not sure what to say.

I shakily put my hand out and he took it. "Pleased to meet you, Kaylee Scott."

I grinned. "You too."

Mrs. Henderiks smiled at us. "I'll leave you two to get better aquainted with eachother." She said as she walked out of the room.

"So Kaylee, that's a really pretty name." He said.

I couldn't believe a guy this good looking could also be so incredibly sweet. I had never believed in the perfect guy, but I had found just about the closest thing to it, it seemed.

"Thanks. I like your name too." I mutter like an idiot. "I mean it really suits you."

He smiled genuinely at me. "Thank you. Do you have any nicknames or anything?"

I shrug. "My brothers and people close to me usually just call me Kay or Kayles, it gets kind of old afterawhile. I always wanted a cool name where I could have a cool nickname." I laugh.

"Well why don't I come up with a cool nickname for you." He said using airquotes around the word cool.

"Ok. You could call me dramaqueen. Thats what my Dad calls me." I laugh when he makes a face.

"I was thinking more along the lines of Beautiful. So what do you say, Beautiful." He smiles at me and I can tell I'm blushing like crazy.

"I like it." I say. "So your new here?"

He nods as he sat down in the desk next to me. "I just transferred here from Oak Hills Private School in Charlotte."

"So your a private school boy?" I laugh.

He frowned. "Something wrong with that?"

I shake my head. "No, its just that everybody thinks that Private School is for rich good two shoes."

He nods. "So I've heard. Well I'm not rich by any means, my parents make an honest living and are hardworkers. Both me and my brother had to work hard to earn scholarships to afford to go to Oak Hills."

"Oh." I felt horrible. "I'm sorry, I know I just shouldn't assume things about people."

He shook his head, brushing it off as if it wasn't a big deal at all. "What about you? Whats your story?"

I shrug. "What can I say. I was born and raised in Tree Hill."

"Wait, the teacher said your last name was Scott. Like Nathan and Lucas Scott?" He asked and I nodded. "Their basketball players right? My old team at school played against them a few times. Their good players. I've been wanting to play with them for a long time."

"You play basketball?"

He nods. "Ever since I was a kid."

"Oh. Well I'm guessing since you know about my brothers, you also know our crazy, whacked out family history?" I ask.

"I've heard a few things. All I've heard is your dad got your mom pregnant in school. Or maybe it wasn't your mom but he got one of his ex-girlfriends pregnant in high school and then dumped her and got another girl pregnant when he was in college." Ryan summed up.

"Thats part of it. My mom was the one he got pregnant in high school, Karen Roe's her name. She owns Karen's Cafe on Main Street. My mom and dad had me almost two years after my brother Lucas was born." I explain.

"So your dad dumped his college girlfriend and came back to your mom?" Ryan asked.

I shook my head. "Not exactly, it was more like a one night stand that resulted in me. My mom's married to my Uncle Keith. My dad married his college girlfriend, my brother Nathan's mom, Deb."

He looked more confused then ever. "That is some kind of crazy." He laughed.

"Oh trust me, you have no idea." I laugh.

"So what, you live with your mom and Uncle then?"

"Part time, Lucas and I switch between parents every week. One week I live with my mom, the next is with my dad and so on so fourth." I shake my head. "It's pretty screwed up, but its the only life I've ever known."

"Kaylee, you coming?" I hear a voice say from the entrance to the class room and turn to find Lucas standing at the door.

"Oh hey Luke. This is Ryan Sanders, he's new, looks like he might try out for the Ravens." I said introducing the two.

"Ryan meet my brother Lucas." I said watching as Ryan walked over to Luke to shake hands.

"Good to meet you, dude." Ryan said. "Kaylee has told me a lot about you in the last five minutes." He said with a laugh as he looks back at me.

Lucas looked at him and muttered hi and then looked back at me. "You coming? I've got to drop Haley off and then were going home."

"Where's Nate? Don't you have basketball practice?" I ask.

"Nate's god only knows where, and practice was cancelled on account of half the team getting into that fight at the last game."

"Oh ok, well then I'll be right there." I said. Lucas nodded and walked away.

"He seems...friendly." Ryan said sarcastically.

I couldn't believe Lucas had been so rude to him. "He's not usually like that I swear, he probably had a bad day. Anyways I better go."

"Well it was nice meeting you, Beautiful." He smiles at me and I smile right back.

"You too. I guess I'll see you tomorrow morning for our first catch up session?"

Ryan nodded. "I'll be looking forward to it."

I nod and walk out of the classroom and let out a quiet shriek causing a few people to turn their heads. If it love at first sight was really possible, then I think thats what just happened to me.