Here we go... The epilogue to my second story... I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Thanks to everyone who reviewed, this chapter is dedicated to all of you. Enjoy and leave a final review. :)

Epilogue

"I love public schools!" Haley yelled happily and clapped her hands enthusiastically.

"Baby, I love you but you're nuts." Nathan said his arm wrapped around her. They were standing in front of the main doors of the Tree Hill High. It was the first day of senior year for all of them.

"I gotta agree with Nathan. Darling, you're out of your mind." Brooke said while taking her expensive designer sun glasses off of her face and looking at the boring building in front of her.

"Don't tell me you don't miss cheerleading, Brooke. I know both of you do." She said pointing at Brooke and Peyton. "And you..." she said looking at the guys. "... can't wait for the basketball season to start."

"Yeah, I guess." Jake confessed. "But it doesn't make the classes any easier." Jake said while the guys nodded their heads in agreement.

"Oh, suck it up." Peyton said laughing. "You all know that the day we graduate you're gonna miss this place."

"Yeah, so enjoy it while it lasts." Brooke said hooking arms with Haley and Peyton.

"Yeah right, Brooke." Nathan said. "I'm looking forward to the day I get the hell out of here and can play college ball." Nathan said.

"Me too." Lucas said while Tim and Jake nodded their heads.

"I don't know why you're whining." Haley said. "I'm so excited about high school that I'd stay longer if I could."

"Ok, no one's that excited." Brooke said.

"I'm sorry but it's first time for me in an actual high school so act happy for my sake, alright?" she said smiling.

"Yay, high school!" Nathan yelled while the others cheered and whistled. Haley burst out laughing.

"That's the spirit." She said laughing.

"You ready to start this school year?" Brooke asked her hand on the door handle. They were blocking the entrance and there was a line of people behind them waiting to get in.

"Yep." Nathan said his hand around Haley.

"Let's do this." Haley said grinning. Brooke opened the doors dramatically and they all walked in. Brooke, who was the student council president, had made sure that all of their lockers were on the first floor next to each other.

"This is so much fun!" Haley said enthusiastically when rolling the combination. The others looked at her like she was crazy but continued to open their lockers. Haley put her stuff in and turned to look at the rest of the group while holding her schedule.

"Who has German 5?"

"I do! I didn't know you took German too." Tim said surprised.

"Aber jawohl!" she said and winked. Tim laughed while the rest of them looked like they were idiots. Right then the first bell rang.

"What do you have?" Haley asked from Nathan.

"English."

"Oh, me too." Lucas said. "It's at C-wing so we should start heading there."

"Alright. Later, babe." Nathan said and gave Haley a kiss before leaving with Lucas. Brooke, Peyton and Jake also went their ways.

"You ready, Schwester?" Tim asked grinning.

"Yep, let's go." She said and linked arms with him.

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"So, how was your first day of school? I didn't see you at all after the morning." Brooke said while unpacking Haley's suitcases. She, Peyton and Brooke were hanging out in her room unpacking her suitcases with the guys.

"It was good." Haley said. "Kinda weird but good."

"What do you mean by weird?" Jake asked. "Hold this side." Jake said giving a wooden piece to Nathan. The guys were trying to assemble an IKEA table with bad success while the girls unpacked her stuff.

"I can handle all the staring but I didn't except my history teacher to ask for my autograph." Haley said smiling. They all laughed at that.

"No, you gotta unscrew that."

"No, wait. You got that upside down."

"Where the hell is the screwdriver?"

"Anyways..." Brooke started after listening to the guys for a while. "You should totally try out for cheerleading." Tim laughed out loud while Brooke glared at him.

"You're kidding." Haley said laughing. Brooke didn't laugh. "You're not kidding." Haley said seriously.

"We would have so much fun!" Brooke said.

"Yeah, and so would the audience."

"Actually, I think it's a good idea." Tim said. Haley turned to look at him shocked. "It will totally mess the opponents' minds if they see you jumping up and down." Brooke smacked him behind the head.

"Actually, Tim may finally have a real reason to pick on me." Haley said. "I'm the clumsiest person alive." She said.

"Didn't you slip when you had your first live show?" Tim asked laughing.

"Yeah, at mom's club in 2001. Thanks for reminding me of that incident." Haley said.

"And didn't you almost fall down the stairs when presenting that one award in MTV Movie Awards?" Tim asked still laughing.

"There was a damn cord on the floor! It wasn't there on the rehearsal."

"Yeah, blame it on the crew. Very ashleesimpson." Tim said grinning.

"Shut up." Haley said grinning.

"Ok, so no cheerleading for you." Brooke said.

"Yeah, for once I'm just gonna concentrate on watching the show instead of being part of it."

"That's smart." Nathan said.

"This is a cool picture." Peyton said holding a framed picture of Haley, Kelly Clarkson and Avril Lavigne.

"Yeah, it was one of those MTV Spring Breaks in Miami. We were all performing. That's where we became friends." Haley said remembering the event.

"Cute. How are you guys doing?" Brooke asked and turned to look at the guys who were arguing.

"No! You have the wrong piece!"

"It's the right piece; you just have the wrong screw!"

"Oh, screw you!"

"Guys, zip it." Brooke said.

"But, Nathan's-" Tim started.

"Zip it." Brooke said again. "Oh, let me see that." She said and snatched the instructions from Jake. Brooke looked at the instructions for few seconds, then the screws, wood pieces and the whole mess the guys had made. Without a word she changed a few screws and pieces and few minutes later the desk was completed.

"Ta da!" she said and looked at the desk with a proud smile. She then turned to see the surprised looks on the guys' faces. "What? You guys have been to my room. It's like straight from the IKEA catalogue."

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knock knock

"Come in!" Haley yelled through the door while holding her guitar.

"Hey, you." Nathan said and kissed the top of her head and sat down next to her.

"So, what are you doing here?" Haley asked smiling.

"What, a guy can't hang out with his girlfriend anymore?" Nathan asked faking shocked. Haley just laughed a little.

"Actually, I just talked to your brother and he said that you finally unpacked everything so I thought I'd come and check it out." He said.

"Yeah, that's fine. Can you give me a minute; I'm almost done with this." She mumbled while playing different tunes and writing down lyrics.

"Yeah, sure. Take your time." He said smiling and got up. He noticed a framed photo on her desk and took it. It was a picture of a younger Haley and Lydia sitting on a couch smiling. He set it down on the table.

Nathan turned to look at Haley who looked concentrated while furiously writing down something. Nathan was very happy that she was writing songs again.

Few minutes later Haley put the notepad and the guitar away and went to Nathan who was admiring her DVD-collection.

"So, how's the song coming?" Nathan asked when Haley came behind him and wrapped her arms around him.

"Good but I'm kinda stuck." She said.

"Oh. What's the song about?" he asked wanting to help her.

"It's about this girl who falls for her super hot next-door-neighbour." She said grinning. Nathan turned around and looked at her surprised.

"You're kidding." He said smiling a bit.

"Nope but don't worry, I'm not being specific enough to get it traced back to you." She said and winked.

"So, you said you were stuck?" he asked. Haley looked at her sheepishly.

"Know any words that would rhyme with 'soul mate'?" she asked shyly. Nathan looked at her surprised before giving her a big kiss on the lips.

"Wow! What was that for?" Haley asked smiling.

"Just an I-love-you kiss." He said and sat down on her bed and pulled her on his lap.

"Well, I love you too, soul mate." She said and kissed him longingly. They continued making out until Nathan suddenly stopped it.

"Colgate!"

"Huh?"

"Colgate."

"Huh!"

"Colgate rhymes with soul mate."

"Nathan, Colgate doesn't mean anything. It's a toothpaste brand."

"But it rhymes with soul mate."

"But it doesn't mean anything."

"It could mean like fresh, tasteful and cool. Kind of like you are."

"Oh, thanks, hon."

"No problem, babe."

"Colgate soul mate."

"Yeah, I know it sounds lame."

"If you really like it, I'll use it."

"You would really use Colgate in your song even if you hate it? Why?"

"Cause the song is about you anyways. You should get a say." Haley said still sitting on his lap. "But mostly because you're my boyfriend."

"And you're my Colgate Soulmate."

The End

So, any final thoughts? I know it was kinda short and cheesy but in my defence, just remember Haley's words: "We're a really cheesy couple, mister." :) I'll post an author's note later on when I think of something smarter to say. :)

-Fes-