Nathan grined his cocky grin, "You haven't changed huh?"
"Why should anything change?" she asked.
"So, nothing has changed in two years huh?"
Haley shook her head.
"So you still got a thing for me, James?" he asked.
Haley blushed scarlett and looked down, "That was a really long time ago Nathan." she took a deep breath and mustered all her courage to look him in the eyes again, "When do you want to start?"
"How bout tomorrow?" he asked still grinning, "On that bench out by the park."
Haley blushed again, "The park where you, me, Brooke, and Luk- Les met?"
"Yep, and the bench, that you once told me was your favorite place in all of Tree Hill." Nathan said, getting up to leave. This was gonna be fun. Walking out of the room he walked right into Brooke.
"Sorry." he said.
"It's my fault for not looking where I was going." she said.
Haley looked at the door long after Nathan was gone. She angrily threw her notebook at the wall. "Fine!" she thought to herself, "If Nathan's gonna play this game, then I'll play too. But I'll win."
"Jake, I'm pregnant." Nikki said, as they sat in Jake's car for lunch.
"What?" he asked, dropping his fries.
"We're gonna have a baby." Nikki said.
From the car they heard the bell sound, "I uh... I have to go I have art."
"Ms. Davis and Mr. Scott." the teacher called pairing Brooke and Lucas together for an english assignment.
Brooke groaned into her arm, as she dropped her head on her desk.
"So... ackward?" he asked walking up to her desk.
"Two years." she mumbled.
"What?"
"The
six of us managed to avoid each other almost completely for two years
and now this past week, we can't stop bumping into each other." she
said.
"ok, you wanna get together after school at the cafe, to work on the project?"
"Oh um...I don't know if I can right after school." she said looking at her scheduler.
"Why not?" he asked.
"Cause... look Lucas- Les whatever your name is, alot has changed in these past two years."
"Like what?" he asked.
"Stuff that I can't tell you about, anymore." she said gathering her books.
"That's where your wrong." he said as she was about to leave the room, "You can still tell me anything."
Brooke didn't even turn around, she just kept walking.
Even
though they weren't friends, Peyton still noticed when Jake began to
act strange that afternoon in art. She didn't seek him out, because
they weren't friends anymore, but a part of her, a very small part,
buried deep, very deep, inside her still cared. Hell a part of her
still loved him more than any friend she'd ever had. He used to be her
Jake. Sure Brooke was her best friend and Lucas was Jake's, but Peyton
and Jake had always had a connection, because they hadn't known the
other four as long.
"Um Jagelski, you know we're supposed to be drawing the fruit bowl." Peyton said attempting to help out an old friend.
"What? Oh...yeah... right." he said but made no effort to draw the bowl in front of him.
"Are you um... are you okay?" she asked tentively.
"I'm fine." he said gathering up his stuff.
"The bell hasn't rang yet." she said.
He
gave her a small smile and held up his hand and counted down 5,4,3,2,1,
and the second his last finger went down the bell rang. She gave him a
small grin back, and grabbed her stuff.
"You're late." Haley stated when Nathan arrived."No, you're just early." he said throwing his trade mark Scott grin.
Haley ignored it and said very calmly, "Sit down."
He sat across from her eating his cracker jacks, "So what's on the lesson plan for today teach?"
"First I want you to-"
"Whoa,
now Hales I know you had a thing for me a few years ago but really, you
want me? I don't think thats very professional now do you?" he teased.
Haley took a deep breathe and counted to ten, "I want you to show me your last english test."
Nathan
pulled the prize out of his cracker jack box, and opened it, "Hmm to
girlie for me." he said examining the braclet, " Here it's for you,
don't say I never gave you anything."
She groaned as he slipped the plastic around her wrist, but she didn't take it off.
Brooke entered the cafe, it looked much different than it had two years
before, but it still felt like home to her. And for that she hated it.
"Brooke!" a voice called.
She turned around and was immediatly wrapped in a huge pair of arms, she breathed in the familiar scent, "Keith."
"We missed you." he said.
"I've missed you too."
"You ready to start?" Lucas asked coming up from behind her.
"I've only got two hours." she said.
"Why?"
"Prior commitments." she said.
"Like what"
"Luke- Les..." she said looking him in the eyes.
"Right, sorry." he said holding up his hands in defeat, "Let's get started."
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