(ok next chapter is here! yaay! thanks for all the reviews from prev.chap! enjoy this and review!!! oh and techniqly Ryland isnt the ex, just long distance boyfriend but they kinda stopped talking but if he came back they mite hook up ;) )
Trinity and Darren got together almost everyday for the rest of the week. They would get together at the cafe to work on homework or go to the river court and play basketball. Trinity felt like she was close to him already, and she knew he felt the same way. On Friday after school, Trinity had invited Janessa over before the game.
"Well this is my house," Trinity said, walking into their house on the beach, with Janessa trailing. She dropped her bag on the counter and headed over to the fridge.
"Holy krap, this place is huge!" Janessa said, flipping off her shoes and doing the same with her bag. Trinity laughed and grabbed some pepsi from the fridge, handing Janessa a can.
"Thanks I think, c'mon, I'll give you the tour," Trinity said, motioning down the many hallways.
"Ok this is one guestroom downstairs, that's Nathan's old room, that's the sports memrobelia and such room," Trinity said, pointing to rooms, and showing them into the one room filled with trophies.
"Whoa, whose are these?" Janessa asked, looking at them all.
"Most of them are my dad's, random ones are mine and Nate's," Trinity replied. They walked upstairs, and went through a couple other rooms.
"Bathroom, dad's room, media room, guestroom, guestroom, bathroom, and my room," she said, walking into her room.
"Wow, you weren't kidding about the whole sports theme, harsh," Janessa said, walking around the room.
"Yah..." Trinity said, jumping onto her bed. Janessa did the same, right beside her.
"So, when do I meet your infamous dad Dan Scott?" Janessa joked, getting a skeptical look from Trinity.
"He's taking us to the game so he will probably be home with pizza or something around 6," Trinity said loosly.
"Alrightie then, wanna hear some gossip that's been spreading around school?" Janessa asked her with a sly smile.
"What is it now? You know you are turning into Brooke Davis!" Trinity said, thinking of her brother's friend, the head cheerleader.
"The head cheerleader Brooke Davis? You know her? Anyway, the word going around is that Trey has the hots for you!" Janessa said, getting a bored look from Trinity.
"Yawn, I alreay went over this with you Ness, I don't like him! I like Darren," Trinity pleaded, making her friend laugh.
"Ok, we'll go with that excuse," Janessa said smiling. They went on like this, talking and laughing, for about an hour, until Trinity heard her name being called from downstairs.
"Looks like daddy is home," Trinity said, both of them heading downstairs. She walked into the kitchen, seeing her dad sitting there, a box of pizza open in front of him.
"Hey dad, this is my friend Janessa, that okay if she stays for supper?" Trinity said, taking a stool at the counter.
"oh sure, hello Janessa," he said, once again going through papers from work.
"Nice to meet you Mr. Scott," Janessa said, taking a seat next to Trinity. They ate their pizza, talking about the game.
"So Janessa, I'm guessing your on the team with Trinity?" Dan asked, joining them in supper.
"Yah, I'm her right wing," she said, making Trinity laugh. Dan smiled at them, and they continued eating.
"Alright, be out at the car in 15 minutes girls," he said after cleaning up from supper, instructing them to get ready.
"So what do you think of my dad?" Trinity asked, once they were safely back upstairs in her room, Trinity having to grab a hair elastic.
"He seems pretty nice," Janessa said, shrugging. They headed back downstairs, grabbing their bags and heading to the SUV.
"So Ness, what number did you get anyway?" Trinity asked her, leaning back in her seat.
"17 and you?" Janessa said, glancing over.
"26..." Trinity trailed off, her dad getting into the car.
"Not a 23 person like your brother?"
"Nope, I have my own reasons for my number" Trinity said, smiling happily. Both of her brother's numbers added up of course, but she didn't tell people that.
Trinity bolted from the car when they pulled up, wanting to stay away from her dad for the time being. She didn't really want the 'You're a Scott, Make me Proud' speech her brother used to get before his games. She walked along the hallways, to the gym with Janessa at her side.
"So is Darren coming to watch tonight?" Janessa teased as they headed into the locker room.
"I hope so, he said he would," Trinity said, slipping on her jersey.
"what about your brothers? Are they coming?" Janessa asked, in a more anxious way. Trinity laughed, and pulled her hair into a pony tail.
"They better, both of them promised to make it, and I'm sure they will," Trinity said, tying her laces and walking out the gym door, joining the rest on her team.
"Ok warm ups, let's show this crowd how good we are," Joe said, motioning to the rack of basketballs. Trinity laughed and grabbed a ball from the rack, one of the first on her team to starts taking shots. It's like the rest of them were nervous or something, but she was rarely nervous for basketball anyway. Soon enough, all of her team mates were on the court taking shots, in front of the crowd. It was a big crowd, people were probably showing up because it was Tree Hill High's very first girls team, and they wanted to check it out.
Trinity kept taking shots, watching the other team head onto the court. They were playing against Charlotte Cougars, and to Trinity, the team looked pretty weak. She looked away from the team and to the crowd, in a dire search for her brother's. She quickly spotted Nathan walking in with Haley, so she ran over.
"Hey Nath, Haley," she said, smiling.
"A little excited are we Trinity?" Nathan said, laughing at his sister.
"You trying to say you weren't excited when you played your first high school basketball game?" Haley said to her boyfriend, who just shrugged.
"You guys seen Lucas?" Trinity asked, anxiously.
"Don't worry Trin, he'll show up," Nathan said, heading over to the bleachers. He wished her luck and sent her back on her way to the court. Yah, she thought to herself, he'll show up.
When the game started, Trinity still didn't see her brother, but she knew he would show up. By half time, when the Ravens were winning 65-39, Trinity scanned the crowds again but she still didn't see Lucas. She didn't let it bother her, maybe he had to put in an extra shift at work or something. She did spot Darren though, who came down to see her at half.
"Hey, you are playing really well," he said, smiling at her, putting his hands into his pocket.
"Thanks, when did you show up anyway?" she asked him, smiling.
"Halfway through the first half, and your brother has been eyeing me, is that normal?" he asked her, motioning his head to Nathan. She sighed.
"Don't worry, he probably saw me with you and he thought we were a thing or something," she said.
"Aren't we though?" he asked her, confused.
"Yah, but he doesn't need to know that yet," she smiled at him, winking. Half time was almost over so Darren headed back to his seat on the bleachers and Trinity headed back to the court. She spotted her dad in the crowd too, who was talking to someone beside him about something, then she saw him point at her. She rolled her eyes and got back into game mode.
The Ravens ended up winning 78- 45, a great first win. Trinity had scored a lot of the points but she hadn't kept track. In the locker room, Janessa and Trinity were still smiling.
"You need a ride home Ness?" Trinity asked, after showering and changing.
"No, my parents are here, thanks though, call me later,"
"Yah, bye!" Trinity called after her as she sprinted out of the locker room. She walked out moments later, her packsack swung over her shoulder.
"Need a ride home Trinity?" Nathan asked, calling to his sister as she left the locker room.
"Sure, just give me a sec, I need to tell him," Trinity said, walking back into the court telling her dad she had a ride, and then leaving again.
"Alright, I'm all set," she said, walking back to her brother.
"You played really good Trin, good job," Nathan said, smiling at her.
"Thanks," she replied to him, then she spotted Darren outside, waiting for his ride, "Um, if you'll excuse me for a seond," She ran over to Darren, and smiled.
"Pretty good huh?" she said, smiling at him.
"I never knew a girl could play basketball so well," he joked, getting a look from her.
"I'll call you tomorrow, kay?" she said, looking into his eyes.
"Okay, I'll be waiting for it," he said, giving her a hug. She smiled and walked back to Nathan's car, where he was waiting.
"What was that?" was the first thing he said, making her laugh.
"Just something...so Luke never showed up huh?" she said shooting this at Haley and Nathan. Haley looked over at Nathan in a weird way, then Nathan opened his mouth to talk.
(HA! thats all you get for now! review please! any ideas will be considered believe me!!!! thanks for reading!!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh and spoilers: a Kiss perhaps? Lucas didn't show up because....)
