School had started and everyone was surprised to see both Scott boys there. What surprised them even more was the fact that Nathan Scott was dating Haley James. Everyone knew about Nathan's past with girls and were surprised that he actually had a girlfriend. All Tree Hill High knew Haley as Derek Smith's girl. Sure they had rumors about Derek leaving and Nathan and Haley starting to go out, but not many people had believed it. Some still didn't believe it even after seeing them together in the hallway at school. "Hey Nate, I heard you were coming back to Tree Hill but I didn't believe it." Theresa said coming over to Nate at his locker. " I was wondering if you wanted to do something this weekend. My parents are away so I have the house to myself."
"No thanks Theresa, I'm doing something with Haley, my girlfriend." he replied
"You're actually going out with her?"
"Yea I am."
"Whatever, call me when you get bored of her." Theresa replied..
"Don't worry I wont get bored of her." Nathan replied walking away to his first period class.
"The people around here really haven't changed at all." Nathan said sitting down next to Lucas.
"That's Tree Hill for you, nothing ever changes." Lucas laughed.
"Yea, Theresa tried to get me to go over her house this weekend."
"Wow I'm surprised she offered, she's usually on the corner." Brooke said from the other side of Lucas.
"Yea well I'm already hanging out with Hales, and I wouldn't do that to her."
"So Haley is it true that Derek ran off and got married to some skank he was sleeping with." asked some girl in Haley's first period class.
"God why wont people stop asking me about Derek?" Haley complained to Peyton as they sat in the back of the classroom.
"It's the big new around school Hales, that and you and Nathan." Peyton replied.
"I know I'm just sick of hearing about him."
By the time lunch came around Haley had heard so many things about Derek leaving. When Haley got the her locker she found Nathan waiting there for her.
"Hey." Nathan said pulling her into his arms.
"Hi." she replied quietly.
"What's wrong?"
"Everyone wont leave me alone. All I've heard is stuff about Derek leaving. They wont stop asking me stuff about it."
"Don't worry about them Hales.:
"They just wont leave me alone."
"Don't worry Hales, they'll stop."
After school Peyton, Brooke and Haley decided to have a sleep over at Brooke's house. They rented movies and got some Ben and Jerry's. tonight was a girls night, something they hadn't had in a while.
"So Hales are you gonna go to try outs this year?" Brooke asked.
"I don't know Brooke, I'm a born klutz."
"Come on Hales, it'll be fun! You get to wear the gut uniform and cheer for Nate at basketball games and hang our with me and Peyton more."
"I'll think about it."
"Yay!" Brooke said excitedly.
"Chill Brooke, she never say she will" Peyton laughed.
"So Hales how are things with you and Nathan?" Brooke asked changing the subject.
"Great." Haley smiled. "He is wonderful and so different than any other guy I've ever dated."
"That's great Hales." Peyton smiles glad to see her friend so happy.
"Yep well I'm going to go brush my teeth." Haley said getting up and walking out of Brooke's room.
"Brooke was about to say something when she heard Haley's phone ring.
"Can you answer that?" they heard Haley yell.
"Hello?" Brooke said into the phone.
"Is Haley there?" said a familiar voice?
"What they hell do you want?" Brooke asked harshly.