River Court

Night, yet the court is well lit up from the flood lights at both ends of the court. Haley is standing in the middle of the court. Nathan walks onto the court, bouncing an orange basketball.

Nathan: "Okay let's see what ya got!"

Nathan throws the ball to Haley, who catches it smiling.

Haley: "This is a one time performance, never to be repeated …never to be spoken about. Okay? And remember, I'm not exactly little miss sports star, I'm little miss brain box."

Nathan smirks.

Nathan: "Haley, my mouth is sealed."

Haley: "The only reason your getting to watch this horrific display of sportsman – excuse me, sports girl ship is because you managed to get your equations right."

Nathan: "and this is my prize, getting to watch you shoot a couple jump shots."

Nathan smiles.

Haley: "Your so loving this."

Nathan: "Yes I am, now shoot the ball."

Haley walks closer to the basketball net. She jumps and throws the ball at the net. She turns around and looks at Nathan, smirking licks her finger and then motions it to her butt making a sizzling noise.

They both laugh.

Nathan: "Okay, Haley James Sc- takes the lead with 1 point. Is she going to make a three pointer?"

Haley: "That wasn't a part of the deal, but I suppose since I'm on fire I can try it out."

Haley walks over to the three pointer base line and bounces the basketball. She extends her arms and shoots the ball, missing the net completely.

Nathan: "You're not extending your arm right."

Kate and Lucas walk towards the court from behind the two of them

Kate: "Is that Nathan and Haley?"

Lucas shrugs as they walk closer.

Nathan walks over to the basketball net picking up the ball. Walking back over to Haley, he stands behind her giving her the ball. As she motions to shoot, Nathan moves her in a different position and then takes a step back. Haley follows through with her arm, shoots the ball and goes in, out of lack.

Haley: "I guess I missed out on my true calling, I should have been a basketball player! Watch out Michael Jordan, Channing Faye."

Nathan laughs.

Haley: "What?"

Kate and Lucas, at this point have reached the two of them. Kate looks from Haley to Nathan, with a disapproving look on her face.

Kate: "Hey guys, what's going on?"

Haley: "Aw, I was just showing Nathan my lame ass jump shot."

Nathan: "Yeah lame ass would be right, Channing Faye!" Nathan jokes.

Haley: "What?"

Kate: "Channing Frye, Knicks central player."

Haley: "Oh! Well, I never said I was a basketball whiz."

Kate smiles.

Haley: "So what are you two doing down here?"

Nathan: "Planning a little one on one?"

Kate looks at Nathan, they share the same certain look of annoyance.

Kate: "Actually Luke was being the sweet, charming boyfriend and walking me home."

Kate smiles putting her arm around Lucas's waist.

Kate: "So bye!"

Lucas nods to Nathan and mouths bye to Haley, walking away with Kate. Haley and Nathan watch them walk away, and Nathan raises an eyebrow.

Nathan: "What the hell was that all about."

Haley: "I have no idea, but it's getting late. I should go – but thanks, it's been fun."

Nathan: "Yeah, it has."

They smile at one another. Haley turns and walks away, Nathan watching her go as he bounces the basketball.

Brooke's Bedroom

Brooke is sitting on her bed, flicking through the tv remote. She is in her pjs and her hair is in pig tails. Hearing a tap outside her window, she gets up and walks over. Opening the blinds, she sees Nathan in the tree that's right outside her window. She opens the window.

Brooke: "How's it hanging?" She says, jokingly.

Nathan smirks.

Brooke: "You seem to have mastered that tree very well…it took me til junior high to master it. Comes in handy though when your suppose to be grounded and you wanna go out…"

Nathan: "Your lucky, I had a drain pipe next to my window…easy to climb down, not so easy to climb up. So can I come in?"

Brooke: "If you promise to behave."

Nathan raises an eyebrow. Brooke smirks.

Brooke: "Kidding."

Nathan leans across and jumps through the window, landing on the floor beside Brooke's feet.

Brooke: "Very graceful."

He stands up and looks down on Brooke.

Brooke: "What?"

Nathan: "Nothing." Nathan say, smirking.

Brooke: "Oh I see – you see the pink pjs, the hair is in bunches and your thinking innocent school girl…"

Nathan: "Something like that."

Brooke smirks, pulling on Nathan's shirt. She pulls him over to the bed, where he falls on top of her. Her hair comes out of it's bunches, and goes in front of her face. He moves the strands from her face, gently. Brooke bites her bottom lip.

Brooke: "So, is this a booty call? Or did you have something to say?"

Nathan: "Uh."

Nathan sits up on the bed, Brooke follows.

Nathan: "I was at Haley's earlier, she was helping me with my equations and then we went to the river court and she showed me her jump shot, cause she's been practicing."

Brooke: "Oh okay. Why are you telling me this exactly?"

Nathan: "In the spirit of honesty? It's the start of our relationship and I didn't want you to freak out or anything when you heard I had seen Haley."

Brooke: "Hey as long as you and tutor girl are friends with no benefits, it's cool with me. Besides, I'm not the freaking out type of girl…I'm the paybacks a bitch girl!"

Nathan smiles leaning in and kissing her. Brooke pulls back.

Brooke: "You are just friends, right?"

Brooke facial expression screams insecurity, the same look she had when she looked at Peyton and Lucas interacting, while she and Lucas were dating.

Nathan: "Just friends…"

Brooke: "Okay."

Brooke smirks grabbing his shirt and pulls him back down on the bed again, kissing him.

Kate's House

Kate and Lucas are standing on the porch, making out. As they pull apart, Lucas smiles.

Lucas: "I've missed this."

Kate: "Me too…"

Kate leans up and kisses him again and the pulls back.

Kate: "I can't believe Nathan!"

Lucas looks down to the floor and then back up.

Kate: "I'm sorry, I know I keep going on about it. It's just, he's playing those two and he's doesn't see it, they don't see it!"

Lucas: "I'm not condoning what he's doing, but you gotta remember he was married to Haley!"

Kate: "Yeah and now he's not. Now he's with Brooke."

Lucas: "Yeah, but when you have such a deep connection with someone, it's hard if not impossible to cut all ties with them."

Kate: "Why are you defending him?"

Lucas: "I'm not! I just understand where he's coming from, is all!"

Kate turns around and opens the front door. Lucas raises his hands in the air, out of annoyance. Kate turns back around and faces him.

Kate: "Are you coming in?"

Lucas raises an eyebrow, looking down to the floor and then walks in. As Lucas looks up Coach Durham walks in from the living room and looks at the two of them. Lucas cheeks go a little pinkish, while Kate smiles bashfully.

Kate: "Hey, grandpa."

Whitey: "Evenin'. A little late for a social call?"

Lucas: "Yeah, I was just walking her home."

Whitey: "Uh huh."

Whitey turns around and smirks, walking back into the living room. Kate laughs, looking at Lucas.

Lucas: "What?"

Kate: "I was – just walking her home." She says, impersonating a little, shy styled voice.

Kate: "Your so cute!"

Lucas: "He's my coach, your grandfather not to mention scary."

Kate leans in closer and hugs Lucas, resting her chin on his chest as she looks up to him. Lucas leans down and kisses her forehead.

Lucas: "So that's why I'm going to be calling it a night."

Kate: "Night."

Kate leans up and kisses Lucas. Lucas breaths in deep after the kiss, then turns around and walks out of the door. Kate shuts the door, watching him leave. She turns around and walks into the living room looking at her grandfather.

Whitey: "Oh, Lucas left so soon?"

Kate: "Yeah and you knew he would!"

Kate smirks, walking into the living room. She sits down next to Whitey and looks at him.

Whitey: "Well he's got a game tomorrow, wanted to make sure he was tucked up in bed for a decent hour!"

Kate: "Uh huh!"

Kate smirks, leaning in and kisses Whitey on the cheek.

Kate: "Night grandpa!"

Kate gets up and walks out of the living room. Whitey watches her leave and then looks at the TV, laughing to himself.

School Hallway.

Lucas is standing at his locker, taking out a couple of books and putting them into his backpack. Haley walks up to him, looking like she barely got any sleep. Lucas smiles as Haley hits her head, purposely against the locker.

Lucas: "Late night?"

Haley: "Couldn't sleep…"

Lucas: "Any reason why?"

Haley: "Life?"

Lucas nods and starts to walk down the hallway with Haley.

Haley: "Am I crazy Luke? Am I crazy to think that there's something still there?"

Lucas puts his arm around her neck.

Lucas: "No, your not. We noticed some spark-age last night and as happy as I was about it, have to say Kate wasn't too thrilled."

Haley: "Why, does she not like me?"

Lucas laughs.

Lucas: "No, she likes you! It was more to do with the fact that Nathan's dating-"

Haley: "Brooke." Haley finishes his sentence. "I know, I know. Wait, what am I saying I know? I don't know, not anymore. I don't know anything and I have a pop quiz next class …and I don't know."

Haley fake cries and laughs at the same time. Nathan walks towards the two of them, a huge smile on his face.

Nathan: "Good morning."

Lucas: "Someone cheerful."

Nathan: "Yeah and why would that be? Because we're playing those Hicks, those Pickerington Hicks to be exact and this year things are different. They are on our turf, which automatically means we won't be walking home butt naked, or stealing cars…"

Lucas: "Or getting in a fight with each other."

Nathan: "True. You gonna be there?" Nathan says to Haley.

Haley: "Oh, I dunno."

Nathan: "You gotta, Lucas and Me wiping the floor with those Hicks."

Haley: "Uh, sure!"

Nathan: "Great, I look for you."

Nathan nods to the two of them and walks away. Haley looks at Lucas and smiles.

Lucas: "What?"

Haley: "He said that to me last year, I'll look for you…"

Lucas: "Hales, don't read too much into it."

Haley: "I'm not" She says, beaming with a smile. "Gotta go." Haley walks down the hallway, kind of skipping.

Lucas watches her leaves and sighs. Kate walks up behind him, putting her hands over his eyes.

Kate: "Trick or treat?"

Lucas: "Huh?"

Kate removes her hands from Lucas's eyes. He turns around to look at her, but she move behind him. As he turns around again, she jumps up and kisses him.

Lucas: "What was that for?"

Kate: "Trick or treat…I decided to give you a treat, besides the whole, Guess Who is overdone!"

Lucas: "Well, I liked the treat…"

He takes her hand as they walk down the hallway.

Lucas: "You know you might have been right about Nathan – Haley – Brooke triangle, someone's gonna get hurt."

Kate: "I'll talk to him later."

Lucas smiles stopping at Kate's locker.

Lucas: "So you coming to the game tonight?"

Kate: "As always? Why is the game special?"

Lucas: "uh, kinda. See last year…"

Lucas tells Kate about last year when they played the team and how about Nathan and him got thrown out of the game and had to walk home etc. Kate smirks.

Kate: "Can't have been all that bad, I mean two half naked Scott's. I wonder if the girls have polaroids."

Kate bites her teeth together and raises her eyebrows, joking.

Gymnasium

The basketball game is in progress. Tree Hill versus the Pickerington, the ravens against the hicks. So far the game is 12-10 to the ravens, with Nathan and Lucas playing center forward's. Jake in defense, keeps sharing eye contact with Peyton who's on the sidelines with Brooke, cheering. Lucas passes the ball to Nathan, who does a lay up and shoots the ball, going through the night.

Mouth is commentating on the game. Haley walks into the gymnasium and climbs into the bleachers, sitting down next to Mouth. She watches the game, Lucas looks up and sees Haley, nodding to her. Nathan does the same.

Mouth: "Ladies and Gentleman, we already have a killer game on our hands. Lucas and Nathan Scott, the Scott brothers are on fire tonight."

Nathan gets pushed by an opposing player, one of the guys who made him and Lucas walk around Naked.

Guy: "Don't I know you? That's right we kicked your asses last year, back for some more?"

He laughs. Nathan starts to walk up to him, in fight mode but Lucas holds him back.

Lucas: "Cool it. It's covered."

Brooke: "Yeah, those Hicks are getting their payback…"

Peyton looks from Jake to Brooke. Brooke looks at Peyton and Jake and smirks.

Brooke: "Regretting the decision to dump daddy?"

Peyton: "No…"

Peyton smirks, nudging Brooke with her hips.

Brooke: "Are those hips getting wider?" Brooke jokes.

Brooke looks over to Nathan, winking at him. He smirks. She then looks up into the bleachers and sees Haley sitting with Mouth. A look of jealous falls upon her face.

Mouth: "Half time and Ravens lead 34-28."

Lucas and Nathan walk over to the sidelines. Lucas looks up into the bleachers and sees Kate sitting on the Pickerington side. He nods to her, she nods back to him. Nathan looks at Lucas and then to Kate. Lucas smiles, Nathan looks at him curiously.

The game resumes and both sides equally work hard for their points. The game comes to an end with Ravens winning 76-64. The Raven Cheerleaders walk back onto the court and start to do another dance routine and cheer. Brooke stands in front, leading the cheer.

Cheerleaders: "We are the Ravens!"

Crowd: "We fly high."

Cheerleaders: "We're feeling fine."

Crowd: "We fly high."

Cheerleaders: "We dunked that ball"

Crowd: "On you!"

Cheerleaders: "Bang Bang, choo-choo train, you let us up, we'll do our thang. We know karate, we know kung-fu. Last time you messed with us, this time we messed with YOU!"

Brooke nods to Kate who is now standing behind the bleachers, holding onto a piece of rope. As the Pickerington crowd stands up from the bleachers, Kate lets go of the rope which tilts a bucket filled with water balloons. The water balloons falls and hits most of the Pickerington crowd. The raven's basketball team looks on and laughs, as do most of the people in the stands.

Coach Durham and the other players Coach walk onto the court, blowing a whistle before any fights start

Coach: "Everyone on the bus! Now!"

The opposing team coach walks away, angry as the Pickerington crowd and basketball player follow.

Coach Durham: "I wanna know who's responsible!"

As Kate walks onto the court, Whitey looks at her. Then Brooke steps forward with the rest of the cheerleaders and the basketball players.

Whitey: "You know where the buckets are!"

He turns around and walks out of the gymnasium laughing. Kate walks up to Brooke and high fives her. Lucas, Nathan, Haley, Mouth and Jake walk over to Peyton, Kate and Brooke.

Nathan: "Who came up with that?"

Brooke: "Yours truly."

Brooke smiles.

Kate: "I give you credit Brooke, your skilled."

Brooke: "Like I said, I'm payback's bitch!"

Outside School.

Kate is standing outside of the school, waiting. Nathan walks up to her and smiles.

Nathan: "Nice little stunt you pulled in there."

Kate: "It was all Brooke, well the cheer was. She wanted to use flour, and I knew if we used that then my grandpa would have probably killed us all."

Nathan smirks.

Kate: "Oh, Nate now that you're here …can we talk?"

Nathan: "Sure, about what?"

Kate: "I don't know last night? What the hell was going on? You can't keep leading them on…"

Nathan: "Your one to talk."

Kate: "What does that mean?"

Nathan: "One minute you're in love with Lucas, the next your not and suddenly your back together with him…make your damn mind up!"

Kate: "Oh this coming from the 17 year old divorcee. Pray tell, who are you dating this week? The ex wife or the cheery cheerleader?"

Nathan: "You know what, my love life is none of your business."

Kate: "Your right, sorry I cared. From now on your life is none of my business. So when this all blows up in your face, next time you need a friend, don't call me."

Nathan: "Fine!"

Kate: "Fine!"

They look at one another, both with stern faces on. Lucas, Brooke and Peyton walk up to the two of them. Lucas looks from Nathan to Kate.

Lucas: "Everything okay?"

Nathan: "Fine."

Kate: "Absolutely fine."

Peyton and Brooke look at one another, as Nathan and Kate stare at one another. Lucas puts his arm around Kate and they start to walk down the street with Peyton in tow. Kate turns back and looks at Brooke and Nathan.

Kate: "Hey Brooke.."

Brooke: "Yeah?"

Kate: "Good game."

Brooke smirks. Kate smiles and looks to Nathan, shaking her head as she continues to walk with Lucas and Peyton.

Brooke: "Whoa, what was with the hostility between you two?"

Nathan: "Her problem, not mine."

Nathan smiles as he puts his arm around Brooke and they walk away from school.

Next On One Tree Hill

The gang are sat in the cafeteria. Nathan and Kate are sat opposite one another.

Nathan: "The party sounds killer."

Brooke: "A party that has a movie theme is killer. Trying to think of what character I could be?"

Haley: "I was thinking I was gonna go as the killer from scream."

Nathan: "I knew you'd say that! Scaredy cat!"

Peyton: "What?"

Nathan: "Haley's afraid of the Scream costume, so she bought one last Halloween as a way to keep her unscarred, yet every time she would look at in the closet she would freak out."

Nathan and Haley both laugh. Peyton raises an eyebrow.

Brooke: "Really? I was thinking more glam queen than scream. Possibly catwoman, I already have the whip."

Brooke smirks. Haley and Brooke share a look that says 'bring it on.' Kate looks at Nathan, raising an eyebrow as if to say, told ya so.

Lucas and Kate are sat in his bedroom.

Lucas: "Any idea what you are gonna dress up as tonight?"

Kate: "I don't feel like going…I was thinking of staying in and watching a scary movie."

Lucas: "Want some company?"

Kate: "Always."

Peyton is sitting in her bedroom, drawing. Brooke walks into the bedroom and sits down.

Brooke: "Looks like I've got competition in the form of tutor girl"

Peyton: "You mean because of that whole thing at lunch?"

Brooke: "Its more than that, the game last night…she was there."

Peyton: "She's Lucas's best friend, she's a peppy person."

Brooke: "Well peppy, is going down!"