Chapter 3: Tree Hill High

"Okay so here's your schedule for the semester, I've arranged for a student to show you around and if there's anything wrong don't hesitate to come over and talk to me!" The principal said while smiling and exposing his pearl white teeth. "Thank you." Bart replied as he stood up to leave the office.

"Hi I'm Marvin McFadden, but everybody calls me Mouth." "Hey I'm Bart, nice to meet you Mouth" as they both shook hands. "So I'm supposed to show you around school, um, that should take about an hour, you can just go to your second class after our little tour. Let me first show you your locker which is going to be your home away from home or in your case your home away from home away from home, or something like that." Mouth said kind of confused about the remark he just made. " Ha-ha sounds great, lead the way."

"So have you already met someone here?" Mouth asked as they where going through the hallways. "Not really, you, Whitey who seemed nice, oh and a girl named Peyton" He couldn't help gazing in the air as he thought of Peyton's blond curl's and her beautiful eyes. "Yeah, she can have that effect on people." Bart gave Mouth a puzzled look. "I saw you drift of there for a bit when you mentioned her name." Mouth answered with a grin on his face. "Is it that obvious?" Bart replied as he felt his face turn a little red. "Uhuh!" Mouth replied trying to hold back his laugh.

"So are you trying out for the basketball team?" "Yeah how did you know that?" Bart asked. "It's not that difficult to figure out, you're 6.10, from what I can see in great shape and you've already talked to Whitey". "If you put it like that your right, I just hope I make the team, do you play?" "What me playing basketball, my scrawny ass would get killed out there." They both burst out in laughter. "But I do announce the games." "For like the radio or something?" Bart replied intrigued. "I wish" as Mouth rolled his eyes "No it's for a web cast, you can follow every Ravens' game live on the net." "That sounds really cool Mouth! Maybe if I don't make the team I could be your co-host or something?" "Trust me your getting on the team, the center position has been the only Raven's weak spot for years but if you don't for some strange out of this world reason get picked, sure you can be my co-host."

"That concludes our tour, any question's?" "Nope, you've been a great guide." Bart replied. "So what's your first class?" "Uh let me check, damn math." Bart already started to feel queasy at the thought of equations and mathematical theories. " Hehe, not a big math fan aye, I know what that feels like brother! I've got math too, follow me." Mouth said as he led Bart to the classroom.

Mouth liked Bart so far, he seemed nice. But he was still skeptical. Since Felix, he didn't really trust good looking new guys.

"Here we are classroom 1.02 where al your math dreams come true."

Lucas was already sitting at his desk ready for his second class, as where most of his fellow students. The mood was kind of down since nobody liked the first math class of the year except for Haley but she was weird when it came to school. Lucas had hidden himself in the back corner of the class so he could avoid as much conversation as possible. A strategy that wasn't working so far. Haley, Nathan and Skills had already said hi, together with the rest of the class. He didn't mind though since they weren't the reason he had hidden himself, that reason hadn't arrived yet and knowing it was math he knew that she wouldn't show up until the last minute.

She was Brooke Davis, it had already been 3 month's since she broke up with him because he didn't let her all the way in his heart. He had been down all summer and had successfully been able to avoid her the whole time but now that school was back, he knew he had to face the music.

Lucas looked at the door as it opened, he felt his heart rate raise but it fell again when he saw Mouth walk in followed by a guy who had to duck in his head to even get trough the door. He was staring at the guy in awe as did the rest of the class. The new guy looked at the ground and made his way towards the back and took a seat next to Lucas. After wrinkling himself on to a desk that was obviously too small. He looked at Lucas and put his hand out"Hi, I'm Bart." "Lucas" he simply replied as he shook Bart's hand. "Great more competition" he thought. Just as Mouth, Lucas wasn't very fond of new kids.

His thoughts where interrupted when the door opened again, this time it wasn't a false alarm as Brooke walked in followed by Peyton. Lucas just stared at Brooke, she stood there with the morning sun falling down on her summer tanned skin, she looked mind blowing. Lucas saw her gazing through the class room not once looking at him, her eyes stopped a while at the new guy sitting next to him. But to his relieve the guy was staring at Peyton, the same way he had just been staring at Brooke. His disappointment increased when he saw her take a seat all the way in front of the class, Peyton sat down behind her after shortly waving to him. He returned the favor.

As the door swung open again he saw that the math teacher had finally arrived. "Okay everybody settle down, time to get serious. I would like to welcome you all to a new year of math excitement" the teacher laughed at his own joke, the class was death silent accept for Haley who was grinning from ear to ear. She was so weird sometimes. "Now before we start, I would like to mention that we have a new student in our midst" as he looked at a small paper he was holding "uhm, Bart could you stand up please?" Lucas looked at Bart almost taking his whole desk down trying to stand up. When Bart finally freed himself he stood up, even making the teacher stare at him as well as the whole class again. "Uh, hi" Bart said with an unsteady voice.

"Bart I understand that you're an exchange student from Holland?" The teacher asked intrigued. "Yes sir, that's correct" Bart nervously replied. "Do you like math Bart?" "Uhm, I'm sorry sir but not really." The rest of the class grinned a bit at his statement except for Haley who gave him a look as if she didn't understand how somebody couldn't like math. "That's Okay, you can sit down now." Lucas couldn't help to laugh silently as he saw Bart trying to sit down again. "Now that's over we can begin, take your books out and turn to page one!"

As the bell rang Lucas grabbed his stuff together, he saw Brooke immediately leave the room and Nathan and Skillss were already talking to Bart. When he saw Nathan take a free throw with an imaginary ball he knew they where talking about Basketball. "Damn your brother's obsessed." Haley said to Lucas as he was standing up. He chuckled at his best friends' remark as they both left the class.

The rest of the day went on as any other day at Tree Hill High, except for people staring at Bart when he passed them by.