Haley was in the office, organizing attendence folders, when Mrs. Maderson called her.

"Yes?"

"We need a runner," she said, writing a pass. Haley took the pass and left the office. When she looked down she saw that it was for Nathan. When she got to room 305, she took a breath and walked in. Brooke smiled at her then went back to flirting with Lucas. She walked up to Mr. Stingly, the meanest geography teacher at the school, and handed him the pass.

"Nathan Scott! Take your things and follow Ms. James," he yelled. Nathan sighed and grabbed his bag, whispering something in Peyton's ear that made her laugh, then walked up to Haley. Once they were in the hallway, Haley tried to make conversation.

"So, how's your first day so far?" she asked.

"Bad," he stated simply.

"Really? What happened?"

"Got in a fight 2nd period. Now I'm gettin' called out of class, and the worst part, you're my escort," he said rudely. Haley stopped. Nathan turned around and stared at her.

"What did I do?" Haley asked.

"What're you talking about?"

"What did I do to make you so mad at me?"

"You just... forget it. I'm not mad," Nathan said unconvincingly.

"Yes you are. I can tell. Please just tell me, Nate." Nathan was about to turn away when he saw her eyes. They were pleading to tell her what she'd done.

"The other night, when we were in the basement. You kissed me like you meant it. Then you left with Chris and acted like it didn't happen. Then I saw the pictures of you and Chris. I just... thought you liked me," he said quickly.

"Nathan, Chris is my best friend. That's all he'll ever be. I like you, not him. I was just afraid to tell you. I always thought you liked Brooke, so-" she was cut off by Nathan kissing her.

100 things were running through Nathan's mind the moment he kissed Haley. He tried to block out as much as he could, and it was working. Everything was about him and Haley at that moment. That was until something happened. He couldn't control it. The one thing on his mind wasn't Haley or that he could get in even more trouble for violating school rules. The one thing on his mind was Brooke.