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"...Janessa Jones, and last but not least Trinity Scott," called out Coach Joe Tollin. He had just finished listing off the ten people who had made the varsity girls basketball team, and now all eyes were on Trinity. She sighed, and wished all of the people staring at her would turn away.

"Ok girls, would everyone on the team please stay here for a second, while everyone else can go hit the showers," spoke Coach Joe again. He was in his mid twenties, and a fairly new teacher to Tree Hill high. He taught phys.ed and now coached to girls team. He wasn't bad looking either, with dirty blonde hair and green eyes, standing at about 5'7.

"Alright, this is the new team and I think it's a good one," said Joe, smiling at all the girls. Trinity rolled her eyes at the speech he was making, hearing it enough from her junior high coach. Her eyes wandered around the gym, seeing her brother's team start practicing on the gym floor, so she watched on from the bleachers. After her new coach was done with his speech, he sent them off, telling them to go shower. Trinity walked out with Janessa, who was staring intently at the guys on the court.

"I take back what I said about your brother earlier, number three is a looker," Janessa said, getting a muffled laugh from Trinity once again. Janessa gave her a look, then headed into the locker room.

"What now? Another one of your brother's friends or something?" she asked Trinity, as they quickly showered and changed.

"Nope, another one of my brothers, half brother actually," Trinity said, pulling out her pony tail.

"Are you kidding?" pleaded Janessa, giving her a look.

"No, sorry, basketball runs in my family," she laughed, getting a groan from Janessa. They finished showering and changing and they headed out to the halls.

"Ok so it's Nathan and who?" Janessa asked, wanting to know more and more about her brothers.

"Lucas," Trinity said, taking a glance back in the gym, seeing her brother's practice finish up with a talk from Whitey.

"You are sooo lucky, you get to have too awesome brothers, who are extremely good looking while I'm stuck as a lowly only child," she complained, but Trinity smiled.

"I still can't believe you think my brothers are 'extremely good looking' and you should be happy your an only child while I get to have two overprotective brothers,"

"Stop complaining Trinity," Janessa smiled, "But I have to go Ms.Scott, my ride awaits,"

"Ok, seeya," Trinity walked over to her locker, and struggled to open it. This is great, she thought, I probably look like a hopeless 9th grader with locker trouble! She tried her locker again but it wouldn't open. She placed her bag at her feet and tried again, but got nothing. She heard someone laughing beside her and she looked over to see a guy about her age, opening his locker easily.

"If you think this is so funny, care to try?" she said to him, in a harsh sort of way. The guy turned to her and jiggled her lock a bit, and seemingly, it opened.

"There you go," he said with a smile, " I'm Darren by the way,"

"Um thanks," she said blushing a bit, "I'm Trinity," She looked at him quickly, and turned away to her locker. He had light brown hair with blue eyes, and he looked about 5'6, wearing blue jeans and a plain white tee.

"I knew that," he said, still smiling. She shut her locker, and sighed.

"And how would you know that? Is it because of my brothers, please say no," she said, blinking.

"Actually, I have no idea who your brothers are, but you are in all of my classes," he said, making her think back to her classes that day.

"Right, you are the only guy who tags a seat in the back row, I noticed that," she said, laughing a bit.

"But since you brought it up, who are your brothers?" he said, as they walked along the hallway. Trinity shifted her bag, and stopped at a banner.

"See that Raven's banner? And that picture?" she said, pointing to a picture that was up on the wall, "Number 23, Nathan Scott, my brother, and number 3, Lucas Scott, my half brother," They kept walking along, passing more and more Ravens' stuff.

"Okay, now that that's settled, is it true I saw you being one of the ten to make the girls team?"

"Ya, are you on the guys team?"

"I play defence, and we practice the same time as you, so.." he trailed off, seeing a bunch of people submerge from the gym.

"Oh sorry Darren, I've got to go, I'll see you tomorrow?"

"Yah, see yah," she watched him as he walked down the hallway, smiling.

"Earth to Trinity, hello?" she heard someone say, as she shook her head. She looked up to see Lucas standing in front of her and she smiled.

"Hey Luke," she said, as she walked along with him.

"Did I see right? You made the team?" he asked her.

"Did you ever doubt I wouldn't?" she laughed, seeing him smile.

"No, I was just checking," he said, as Nathan joined them, Haley at arm.

"Did you make the team?" he asked, which made Trinity laugh, getting a look from Lucas.

"Of course I did, do you two have like no faith in me or what?" she said, slightly shocked, slightly joking.

"Aww, look Luke, our little girl is growing up," Nathan joked, recieving a death glare from his sister.

"So Trinity, who was that guy you were talking too?" asked Haley, bringing up Darren. Trinity gave her a you-just-had-to look and she glanced over at her brothers, who were looking confused.

"Thanks Haley, and if you two or three must know, his name's Darren and I just met him, cool your jets," she said, shaking her head. Her and Haley both laughed at the looks on Lucas and Nathan's faces.

"C'mon big brother, I need a ride home," she said to Lucas, who still looked dazed and confused. She said her goodbyes to Nathan and Haley, and got into Luke's car.

"You know Trinity, if this basketball thing doesn't work out, there is always cheerleading," Lucas said, getting a look of shock from his sister.

"Um what did you say?"

"Cheerleading, I was talking to Brooke today and she said if you ever wanted to cheerlead instead, she could get you on the squad," he laughed, as they drove along.

"OK you can tell Brooke no, since when have you been hanging out with her anyway?"

"Just lately, she's been different lately,"

"Is that a good different?"

"Yah, it is," they pulled up to the beach house.

"Thanks for the ride Luke, have fun with Brooke," she said, getting a look from her brother as she walked into the house.


ok, that is all for now, what do you guys think of Darren? Good, bad, oh and for my readers who enjoyed the Ryland/Trinity thing in Reality Check, dont worry.....he mite be coming back but for the time being tell me what you think of Darren! R&R too please, i takke goor bad or ideas!!!!!!! thanks a bunch and yes i know there was no crazy dan at all in this, but hes coming....ideas folks!!!!!!