It was now two days later everyone was back to school and everyone was really happy even Peyton was trying to be happy again and it was getting easier for her.
Brooke, Peyton, Lucas, Haley, Nathan, Rachel, Skills, and Mouth all shuffled into their homeroom class together when the teacher told them about the days assignment.
"So class I want one half of the room to write their names on a piece of paper and place it into this bowl and the other half will pull a name out of that hat and the person you pick will be your partner"
"Um excuse me but partner for what exactly?"
"I'm getting to that Miss Davis. So the point of this class is to learn new things about your classmates and to maybe even surprise them with things about yourself. I want you all to spend the next hour getting to know eachother and following the instructions on the post card attached to the cameras you see here. Then at the end of the hour take of picture of your partner to be put into the yearbook. So Haley lets start with you who do you have?"
Haley: "SKills"
Skills: "Thats right ma"
Mouth: "Rachel" Rachel looked over to Mouth and gave him a huge smile.
Peyton: "Umm I have Lucas" Peyton just looked down and Lucas shot a look over to Brooke with concern not wanting to hurt her.
Nathan: "I have Brooke" Brooke looked over to Nathan and smiled atleast she would have Nathan to help keep her mind off the fact that for the next hour Peyton and Lucas would be alone.
As all the students left the room while grabbing their cameras Peyton stopped Brooke.
"Look I can ask if we can switch partners"
"Peyton it's fine really" Lucas and Nathan both walked up to the girls as the same time.
"Yeah Brooke I would be cool if you wanted to work with Luke instead"
"Guys it's ok Lucas I trust you and you too Peyton remember what I said Luke in your room this will be my way of showing you I trust you completely ok" Brooke gave Lucas a quick peck before wrapping her arm around Nathan's arm and pulling him towards the gym. Nathan just gave Peyton an angry looking remembering what Haley told him about Peyton and her feelings for Lucas.
~Haley and Skills~
H= Haley S= Skills
S: "Ok so lets get this started Hales and as long as you don't go into early labor we will be all good"
H: "Very funny Skills so let's see the first step is too share something personal with your partner"
S: "Well you know that factory that is across the river?" Haley nodded. "Well if I dont get a college scholarship then thats where I will be working with my dad for basically the rest of my life"
H: "Skills that wont happen you will get the scholarship I can feel it"
S: "I hope you're right girl I really want to play ball"
H: "oH MY GOD! The baby it's kicking feel it" Haley placed Skills hand on her stomach and he started smiling ear to ear when he felt the baby kicking. "Something personal right"
S: "Yeah wow that's amazing"
H: "So let's see what number two" Haley looked at the post card and read the second instruction. "Something you miss"
S: "I miss playing ball"
H: "You still play don't you on the court"
S: "Nah I mean with the ravens and hearing the crowd cheering and screaming when we won I just wish I had more time ya know and that I didn't wait so long to join the team"
H: "I miss being on tour" Skills just stared at Haley he never thought she would say that especially after everything her and Nathan went through after she left. "I mean dont get me wrong I missed Nathan more then I could ever miss being on tour and I am so happy to be having this child with him but sometimes I miss being on stage and hearing the crowd chant my name and hearing them sing along to my songs it's a rush I could never explain"
S: "I can understand that but I mean just because you and Nathan are back together and you are pregnant doesn't mean you cant do it again I mean maybe not now but in a year and a half or so and you and Nathan are not the same couple from when you left you have both changed and only grown closer I really believe if this time you go on a tour he will be here when you get back with your son and just as you left them"
H: "I know Nathan would be totally supportive of me but I dont know if I could leave him again and after what I did to him with Chris and that whole thing I am more then happy to put my dreams on the back burner while he follows his the tour will always be there but now is his chance to make it to the NBA and Duke so I will stand by him with our son until he reaches his dreams and then maybe I will start recording again"
S: "Thats what makes you such a good person HJ Scott you are so willing to drop everything just for Nate thats love dogg"
H: "I do love him it's kinda why I married him" Both Haley and Skills started laughing while Haley just picked the post card up and began reading number three on the list. "Something you're scared of? Ok I'll go first I'm scared of being a mother I mean I'm scared I wont know what I'm doing and I'll do something wrong I always knew I would someday want kids with Nathan but I never expected it to happen when I was 17 years old and I just don't know if I am ready to be a mom yet"
S: "Are you kidding Hales you are going to be a great mom I know it you"
H: "Thanks oh an clowns they really freak me out too" Skills just gives Haley a weird look before saying what he is scared of.
S: "I'm scared everything is going to change after high school and not for the better. I feel like this is the best we got and after this we all gonna fall apart"
H: "What do you mean fall apart?"
S: "I mean like we will all hopefully go off to our dream schools and then loose touch which would be a shame"
H: "Skills that wont happen I promise"
S: "And since you told me two things I'm also scared to open this letter" Skills hands Haley a letter from NCU.
H: "This is from NCU Skills you have to open it"
S: "I cant man that is my furture right there once I open it I will no for a fact if its college basketball or if it's the factory I just need more time before I open it"
H: "Ok we will get back to that but for now let's go to number four on the list where do you want to be in ten years?"
S: "Everyone thinks that NBA is the only way to play basketball but not me man I would be happy playing anywhere as long as I'm playing ball I'm happy so I hope to be doing that"
H: "I would like to be a teacher and maybe have another record or two out but as long as I am with Nathan and he is happy in the NBA and our son is alive and well then I will be ok"
S: "Haley James as a teacher Mrs. Scott I can feel that"
H: "Yeah I mean when I am tutoring someone and that light goes off and they get it I feel great"
S: "So whats the last thing on this list?"
H: "Tell your partner what you learned about them. But before we do that lets get back to the letter Skills its time to open it"
S: "I cant Hales can you do it for me?" Skills handed the letter to Haley and waited for her to open it.
H: "I'm sorry Skills" Haley said after a moment of reading. "I'm sorry but you are going to have go to the factory" Haley paused a moment. "to tell your dad that you can't work for him because you got a full scholarship to NCU to play basketball!" Haley hugged Skills tightly.
S: "Damn ma thats cold" Haley just laughed.
H: "So want to know what I learned about my partner today I realized that you and I have been friends for a really long time but today I was reminded why"
S: "I knew Haley James best friend of Lucas Scott then I knew Haley James Scott wife of Nathan Scott and I even got to know Haley James the rockstar but today I got to know Haley the girl and I realized she is pretty awesome"
H: "Thanks Skills" Haley hugged Skills again before they set the camera up on a table and Skills picked Haley up for their picture together and then they headed back to class knowing a bit more about eachother then they did an hour ago.
~Mouth and Rachel~
M= Mouth R= Rachel
R: "I feel like we haven't hung out in awhile Mouth so I am glad you picked me"
M: "Yeah me too so lets see what number one on this list is share something personal with your partner"
R: "Personal huh? Lets see umm your the only guy I ever let get close to me"
M: "What about Cooper?"
R: "Cooper was someone I thought I was in love with but I wasn't really in love with him and I never got close to him we never even really talked it was mostly just about sex with us"
M: "I'm sorry Rachel"
R: "WHy I just said I wasn't in love with him. Now it's your turn tell me something personal Marvin"
M: "Well for one I hate being called Marvin" Rachel just rolled her eyes and smiled at Mouth. "But seriously let's see something personal Jimmy was my best friend and after the shooting I almost gave up announcing because it didn't feel right without him but then I realized that it was my dream and it's what he would have wanted"
R: "I'm sorry for everything that happened with Jimmy and Keith and the shooting I should have never released the time capsule"
M: "It's not your fault Jimmy was sick and as his friend I should have seen it and tried to prevent it"
R: "It's not your fault either Mouth ok don't ever blame yourself ok" Rachel hugged Mouth before grabbing the post card to read number two on the list. "Tell your partner something you miss. Well I miss you Mouth the way we were before the whole Cooper drama we were so close I miss it"
M: "We are still close Rach and I know we may have fallen apart a bit but its only because of everything that happened with Lucas and Brooke I just figured she needed you more then I did"
R: "Yeah and now that her and Peyton are bff again she moved out and I barely even speak to her unless its at school because she is always with Lucas or Peyton I just hope they don't hurt her this time"
M: "You're a good friend Rachel Brooke knows this. I miss Jimmy everyday he was my best friend and I miss him all the time everytime I step into the media room to edit footage of a game I just keep thinking he should be there with me"
R: "I don't think that is something you will ever get over Mouth but I know it gets easier"
M: "I know ok lets move on to number three shall we? Tell your partner something you are scared of"
R: "Great more emotional stuff I have and idea how about at the count of three we both say what we are scared of"
M: "Sounds perfect ok 1...2...3"
M&R: "I'm scared I lost my chance with you" Mouth and Rachel stare at eachother for a few moments before Rachel decides to break the silence.
R: "I'm scared that after you came to me and told me you wanted to be with me and I blew you off that I lost my chance with you forever"
M: "I though the same thing but I still want you Rachel I still have feelings for you" Rachel just grabbed Mouths head and pulled him into a kiss.
M: Mouth pulled away and just stared at Rachel a moment. "Wow that was amazing"
R: "It was a long time coming too Mouth I'm just happy I didn't loose my chance with you"
M: "What do you say we move on to number four now?"
R: "I like that idea the sooner we finish this stupid class we can get back to our kissing" Rachel just smiled at Mouth.
M: "Ok Where do you want to be in ten years?"
R: "I would like to be a model and maybe be settled down maybe even married"
M: "I can deffinantly see you as a model. As for myself I would hope to be a sports anchor on a news station and as for my personal life I would love to be settled down and married and maybe even have a kid or two"
R: "Kids huh? I can see that. SO what do you say we do number five take the pictures then we can get back to making out?"
M: "Sounds perfect" Mouth smiled while reading the final instruction on the list. "Tell your partner what you learned about them. I learned that behind all the bluster and bs you really are a truly amazing person with an amazing heart who truly cares for the people she loves and even though you have these huges walls up behind them is an amazing person worth getting to know"
R: "Thanks Mouth I learned that I deserve to be happy and that's because of you and I learned that you are the one to make me happy I also learned you are a really great kisser"
M" "Thanks so how about those pictures" Rachel decided to take a picture of herself topless just her hands over her breast to show how she let herself get emotionally naked with Mouth. Mouth took his picture holding up a photo of him and Jimmy with a microphone in his other hand.