Chapter 6

The Fresh Addition to the Tree Hill Ravens…


"Now ladies because of your ingenuous idea to steal a bus, half of our decent players have been suspended for the rest of the season," Whitey announced during one of our practices.

"Coach, they just borrowed the bus," voiced Tim who quickly began to smile.

"Shut up Smith!" Whitey demanded, fury burning in his eyes. "Because of you're dim-witted performance we might not win the Championships this year," he exclaimed, knowing very well that Tim was involved in the illegal act. "Amongst others…" he added as he looked at me with acknowledgment.

It happened three nights ago. We had won one of the most difficult games this season and we all decided to celebrate our victory. David got the dense idea of 'borrowing' the bus and 30 minutes later we were blasting T.I. while we all drank beer. Some lucky JV players were among the partiers who collaborated with the Varsity cheerleaders as they danced, drank, and conversed. I was driving when Alysia abruptly grabbed my mouth and kissed me. I lost site of the street as Alysia kissed me, but luckily someone voiced that we were rapidly approaching a train; I slammed on the break and we came to a sudden stop. We all started to nervously smile knowing that we survived a near collision, but the train ended and we soon saw the blue and red lights flashing. The police pulled us over, but luckily let Tim and I go.

That night I had planned to go to the Billiard's with Haley, but the team kept hassling me that we hadn't partied in a long time. Not to let my guard down, I agreed to go with the team and stood up Haley.

Now I knew that I should have gone with Haley instead…

"So we will be adding new members to the team and guess what ladies? I already have one new player with me…" he said with a smile. "Son, come on out here!" he ordered.

The entire team turned around to see the new player emerge from the locker room doors. My eyes grew wide with recognition.

"Lucas Scott!" he voiced as he stared at me intently with an evil grin. "Our newest member to the Tree Hill Raven's..."

My faced harden as I saw him stroll to coincide with the rest of the team.

Tim turned around and observed my facial expression. I soon noticed that he had an identical one as the one I currently had on.

Being the loyal follower that he was…

"Can you believe this?" Tim asked with counterfeit anger.

"With Whitey…anything is possible," I answered as I saw Lucas gaze at all of our astonished and raged faces. "He is willing to do anything to infuriate me…" I added as I turned to look at Whitey's smiling figure.

"Hey you guys," Lucas greeted uncomfortably.

I brought my attention back to Lucas and glared at him. He stared at me with the same intensity and he immediately knew that it wasn't going to be an easy season for him.

"Well ladies, let's get back to practice! I want to see every single one of you do 40 suicides! Now!" he ordered as he continued practice.

"It's going to be a damn interesting season…" I heard one of the players say.

"What you say Jagielski?" I asked one of the junior members with irritation.

"Nothing man…just going to do some suicides," he said with a smirk as he grabbed a ball and united with the rest of the guys on the court.

I abruptly started to walk towards the bad mouthed, but Tim put his arm on my chest and stopped me from moving.

"He's not worth it," he verbalized as he noticed my fury rising because of the lower classmen.

For the first time acting like a true friend…

"Let me go Tim," I advised him bringing my rage to him.

"Whatever man..." he responded as he took his arm from my chest and interlaced with the rest of the team on the court.

I stood for a few moments, pensive of the new accumulation to the team, becoming angry.

This is my team. Only one Scott is allowed and that is me…

Though, I couldn't help but feel a slight sign of relief knowing that all the pressure wasn't going to fall on me anymore. I have seen Lucas play at the River court and I hate to say it, but he was good.

Although, I didn't want to admit it…

"So what do you think of the new addition to your team?" asked a figure as it ran its finger down my back and brought it near my lower stomach.

"What the hell do you want Alysia?" I asked, knowing that it was her as I turned around.

"Just came to give you a little inspiration for your game today…" she said as she moved her finger to my lower back once again and inched closer.

"There is no game today Alysia," I told her, pulling away and becoming agitated.

I had no time for this…

"That is not the game I am talking about Nathan…" she said as she pressed herself towards me and moved her mouth to my ear. "My house tonight at the same time?" she asked me huskily.

"Not tonight," I told her as I pulled away.

"What the hell is your problem Nathan?" she asked me while she placed her petite arms on her hips. "You haven't called me in a long time and I want to hang out with you," she said as she stood with an annoyed expression.

"Hang out or just stay at your house and have sex?" I asked her roughly.

Not that I didn't mind, but I simply wasn't in the mood…

"It doesn't matter. You don't call me anymore so what the hell is up with you?" she asked me as her blonde ponytail stood high on her head.

"I don't have to explain anything to you," I replied as I started to walk away.

Walking away from sex for the first time…

"Does this have anything to do with that tutor girl you have been seeing?" she asked me resulting in me stopping abruptly.

"What the hell did you just say?" I asked her, turning around and grabbing her arm.

"You don't think that I don't know that you have been seeing that tutor girl every morning and that you guys go out? Do you really think that I am that stupid?" she asked me with awareness present in her green eyes, pulling away from my grasp.

"It is none of your business what I do in my spare time and whom I hang out with," I advised her as I walked towards her and caused her to walk backwards in response. "But it is my business that you have been following me around. It is actually kind of sad…following me around like a sick puppy," I added as we approached the wall.

"Think whatever you want Nathan," she told me, calming down her rage. "But don't forget that I have that small piece of information that could affect your status in a massive way," she told me with warning.

"I'm Nathan Scott, I can date whoever I want and no one is going to look at it as a problem," I verbalized as I pushed her against the wall.

"I like it rough," she replied with pleasure. "Now do you really want to take that chance?" she asked me with a wicked smile. "Meet me at my house at 8 o'clock and I won't tell anyone about your new friend and if you don't…then you'll just wait and see what happens…" she told me as he pushed herself off the wall. "See you tonight, Lover boy," she whispered huskily to my ear as she gave me a light kiss on the cheek and left to join the rest of the cheerleading squad.

'What the hell am I going to do now?' I asked myself, uncertain of what Alysia was going to do with the knowledge.

I never thought that anyone knew off my new friendship with Haley. It was nice that it was just between her and me, but now there was a third party involved.

It is nice having someone to yourself as if your own, away from the rest of the world…

I knew that Alysia was going to use that information against me and it could wreck my popularity. Haley was simply a tutor girl who wasn't known amongst the popular crowd and if I became involved with her…people will soon be talking.

I didn't want her to experience the torments, pain, and jealousy that I felt everyday at school…

Now I am stuck in this difficult dilemma…

'What the hell am I going to do?' I asked myself as I walked to the courts and joined the rest of the team after hearing Whitey bellow out my name.

What the hell am I going to do?


I walked into my house after a jagged practice. Whitey made me do 20 more suicides after yelling at me for joining the rest of the team so late. He seemed to be in a worse mood then any other days. He was rougher then usual and I was now beat as I walked into the kitchen at 6:30.

I strolled to the refrigerator and pulled out a water bottle and took an immense drink of the cool liquid. Abruptly, I heard footsteps coming down the stairs. I immediately knew who the hard footfalls belonged to and they seemed to be walking with more harshness then the rest of the other days.

'Did he find out about Lucas joining the team?' I asked myself as I put the lid on the water bottle and set it on the table.

The footsteps got closer and soon they joined me in the kitchen.

"What the hell is this about Lucas joining the team?" he exclaimed with fury all over his face.

'Yup, he knows,' I answered for myself.

"Nice to see you too Dad," I greeted him as I began to march out of the room.

"Skip this innocent shit Nathan," he advised me while he followed me.

Acting like a caring father...

I persisted to saunter up the stairs.

"Do you not care that your position is falling right out of your hands?" he asked me. "We worked too hard for it to just slip out of your fingers. Your shooter guard and knowing of how much Whitey hates me, he is probably going give Lucas your spot!" he added.

"We?" I asked as I turned around and faced him from the stairs.

For the first time being superior then him…

"Dad I am the one that goes to practice, not you. I am the one making the shots, not you. I am the one playing on the court, not you. I am the one playing the game, not you," I declared. "It's my turn, you lost yours when you injured your knee and when you finally decided to play ball again it was already too late. I have yet to make that mistake, but at the way rate that you are pushing me it seems like I am going in the same course as you," I added as I glared at him.

"Do you not care of how much I gave up for you to be in the status you are in right now in basketball and in society?" he asked me.

"You gave up nothing. All you gave up was time to hassle me on doing everything better then I really can make it," I announced loudly. "You and I both know that everything I do in my life will not be good enough for you. Ever," I told him as I turned around and started to climb the steps again.

"Nathan get back down here!" he shouted to me, but all I did was ignore him and continue my path to my room. "Fine, let your brother take your position and the attention away from you. Waste all the time we spent preparing you for the scouts," he added. "Just let him take everything…" he persisted as I slammed the door to shut out his annotations.

I banged my head on the door and I abruptly knew that all my hope was gone.

The only diminutive hope that I had…

I thought that Lucas appending the team was doing me a diminutive favor, but now I knew that all it caused me was more anxiety to be more exceptional in my game. Now I had to surpass his skill and I understood that I was going to live a worse life. I will now have to work ten times more to please my own father, but I still recognized that it wasn't going to be sufficient for him.

Nothing I'll ever do in my life is ever going to be good enough for him.

Ever.


AN: I know, I know, hella late that I updated! I was going to update earlier but my friend came so I had to leave without updating. Hey It is past 10.30 and I should be a sleep since I am waking up at 7 tomorrow but I am here update just because I love you guys! LOL...but anyways...I hope that you all liked this chapter and I hope that it didn't disappoint. I know that it kind of lacked some of those italics were it describes Nathan's feelings more towards the situation, but I think that through his narrative you knew how he felt about the different situations he was in.

So we have now met a different character...Alysia and she should be another obstacle that Naley has to surpass. Oh and the drama continues...LOL...well I hope that you all liked how I linked what happened in the first episode of OTH to this story. What can I say...I had to incorporate it! LOL...well anyways, I hope that you all liked it!

Well everyone thanks for the feedback and PLEASE REVIEW!!! And if you have yet to check out my update for PL last week, go check it out! You won't be disappointed!

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