hey guys and girls. thanks for the reviews. here's the next chapter. again its not great and i think its a little repetitive but it helps move the story forward

Chapter 25

The Tree Hill High School senior class was graduating. Nathan, Lucas, Jake, Skills, Chase and Tim were sitting with the rest of their class waiting for the presentation and Mouth's speech. Mouth had been named valedictorian and was seated on stage ready to give his speech to his classmates. His friends were proud and happy for him as Mouth had worked extremely hard throughout his years at Tree Hill High.
Nathan turned around in his seat and looked at the parents and other family and friends gathered behind the rest of the class. He could see his dad sitting next to his mum and Deb with her boyfriend Dan. He watched as his father whispered something in his mothers ear and she smiled. His parents had become closer in the last few months. Since his break-up with Haley, Keith had been visiting Tree Hill often and consequently had spent a lot of time with Karen. They had tried to hide it but Nathan was pretty sure his parents were back together, at least in some manner.
Nathan sat beside his brother. His friends were scattered around having been sat in alphabetical order. Mouth was on stage ready to give his speech once the diplomas were handed out. Nathan listened and applauded as Principal Turner read out the names of the students. He waited patiently until it was his and Lucas's turn. Lucas's name was called and then Nathan's. Nathan walked onto the stage and glanced at his parents. They smiled at him and Karen took pictures.
After the class had received their diplomas, Principle Turner awarded Mouth with his and Mouth took the spot in front of the podium and began his speech. He talked about growing up and living a new chapter in their lives but not forgetting how they got to this moment in time. Nathan listened to his friend with intent. Mouth was great at making speeches and captured the attention of everyone in the hall. Mouth finished his speech congratulating the class and everyone applauded.

Karen's cafe was once again a spot for people to celebrate in. Nathan and Lucas's friends and their parents celebrated together with Nathan, Lucas, Keith, Karen and Deb. Everyone sat and talked, ate and drank and the parents took pictures of their kids embarrassing them more than they normally did. Keith stood up and asked for everyone's attention.

"First off I want to congratulate the boys on graduating, especially Tim who we all thought at some point would fail. As a parent, I am extremely proud of all of you. I hope you do well wherever you go and are successful in whatever you do. Now I'm sorry to turn this celebration into something about me but I need to do something."

Keith turned to Karen. He took her hand and before everyone knelt down. Ignoring a few gasps from the women in the crowd, Keith took a box out of his pocket and said, "Karen, I love you. Separating from you was one of my biggest mistakes and I regret the decision we made every day. So I'm fixing it. I know you love me too and I want to renew our vows and officially be together again." Keith opened the box to reveal a beautiful engagement ring. "So Karen Scott, will you marry me, again?"

Karen looked at Keith. She was still in shock and a few people giggled. Karen glanced at her sons who were shocked as well but seemed to be holding their breathes as they waited for their mother's answer. She looked back at Keith and smiled. "Yes," she said. "Of course I will."

Everyone in the cafe applauded including the very shocked Nathan and Lucas. They watched as their parents kissed then made their way over to congratulate them. Keith and Karen pulled their sons into a hug. Karen started to cry and Lucas wiped away her tears telling her that it was ok for her to be happy and that he and Nathan were happy for them. Lucas actually could not stop smiling. His family were back together.
The party continued for a couple of hours, with people congratulating the boys and Keith and Karen, then everyone started to leave. Deb decided to spend the rest of the day with Dan and the only people left in the cafe were Nathan, Lucas, Keith and Karen. The boys helped their parents tidy up. While their parents washed the dishes, Nathan and Lucas talked and decided on something they had wanted to discuss and now knew they needed to talk about.
When Keith and Karen came out of the kitchen, Lucas and Nathan asked them to sit down and Nathan said, "So since you guys are getting married, me and Luke have decided that we should just live in LA permanently. Dad's business is there and me and Luke are gonna be there at school there for most of the year so it makes sense."

Keith nodded but Karen said, "What shall I do with the cafe? What will I do without Deb?"

"Let Deb run the cafe. She helps you with that anyway and she'll be happy to run it. And you can visit her when you want or need to," Keith said reassuringly.

"And we'll be visiting the guys so its not like we'll never see her."

"Then I guess that's settled. We'll move to LA as soon as possible. I want to plan this wedding for as soon as possible.'

The move to LA was set for a week after graduation. Nathan and Lucas spent most of it hanging out with their friends and saying their goodbyes. Jake would be moving in with them half-way through the summer and would stay in the Scott's household for the school year. Skills, Mouth, Tim and Chase were attending colleges in North Carolina but had been given tickets to LA to spend some time there by Keith as graduation presents.
Their last night in Tree Hill, Nathan and Lucas went to the rivercourt to play a final game with their friends. According to Mouth's statistics, the boys were tied in terms of the number of rivercourt games they had won so the match would not only be the final game but would determine a winner amongst the brothers.
Nathan and Lucas began shooting for teams. Nathan, Skills and Tim played as one team and Lucas, Jake and Chase as the other. A crowd of ex-team mates and cheerleaders and other friends arrived to watch the boys play the game. Mouth sat on one of the picnic table ready to commentate, his microphone in hand.
The game started. Cheers came from the crowd as baskets were scored. Nathan felt relaxed as he played, not feeling the stress he always experienced with a competitive game. But he knew he needed to win because he wanted to hold it over Lucas. Nathan and Lucas were close but they still were subject to a little sibling rivalry and mostly it was about basketball. Half an hour later, both teams were tied and the next basket would determine the winner. Nathan caught the ball passed to him from Tim and tried to shoot a basket but was blocked by Lucas. Lucas passed the ball to Jake who dribbled it down the court then passed it to Chase. Chase faked a shot but threw the ball to Lucas who caught it then jumped up to make a shot. Nathan jumped too attempting to block it but the ball had been thrown too high for him to reach. The ball went into the basket and the crowd cheered.
Lucas, Jake and Chase celebrated and Nathan congratulated his brother with a hug. Nathan knew Lucas would hold this over him but Nathan had played one-on-ones with his brother and he knew he had beaten Lucas more times in that.
Nathan and Lucas said their goodbyes after that. They promised to keep in touch and a lot of the crowd left. The only ones left at the court were the seven friends. Nathan and Lucas said their goodbyes to their best friends and each hugged. It was like the end of an era. They were heading in separate directions but, as Lucas chose to point out, it wouldn't change anything. They were still going to see each other.

Nathan and Lucas looked around their house one last time. Although their parents weren't going to sell it so they could stay there when they visited Tree Hill, it felt weird that they wouldn't be spending as much time there as they had. They'd lived all their lives in this one house in Tree Hill. Nathan and Lucas had left a lot of their things behind because they already had most of what they needed in LA. The only things they took were things they couldn't replace or replicate.
As the car took them to the airport, Karen asked her sons if they were excited about moving to LA. Nathan said he was just happy they were going to really be a family again. He'd had hints of it over the past few months and he'd realised he'd missed the way they had used to be.
Lucas agreed and added, "I'm excited about being able to see Brooke everyday."

Nathan stiffened up. He hadn't thought about it until now. Permanently living in LA meant being close to Haley again. Would he be able to handle it?

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