The end of 6st period bell had just rung and Haley was heading home when she heard someone running behind her and yelling.

Brooke: Haley James-Scott where the he(( do you think you're going!

Haley: Um...home. (gives Brooke a funny look)

Brooke: Um..hello did you forget, today is the first official basketball practice of the season, which means the first official cheer practice of the season too.

Haley: oh.

Brooke: Oh, so...you did remember this didn't you, but you were heading home any ways?

Haley: Well, I thought, since Rachel's still on the team...

Brooke: Oh no, Haley you are staying on the squad. I need as many allies as I can get.

Haley:(groan) fine

Brooke grabs Haley's arm and begins to drag her towards the changing room. On there way towards the dressing room they run into the basketball team, including Nathan and Lucas. Nathan looks puzzled.

Nathan:Haley, why is Brooke dragging you with her to cheer practice.

Brooke grins at Nathan. Haley looks slightly embarrassed.

Brooke: Haley's the latest addition to the cheer squad.

At this point Lucas walks up to them.

Lucas: (laughing) What?

Haley smacks his shoulder.

Haley: Shut-up, this was all Brooke's idea, I'm just a pawn in her plan.

Lucas: Plan to what.

Brooke: Nothing! Come on Haley!

Haley: urghhhh... Fine

As Brooke continues to drag Haley to the locker rooms Haley looks back and sees Nathan looking at her. Maybe it was her imagination, but it looked like he was half grinning to himself.

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Brooke: all right girls, let's start with some stretches!

All the cheerleader, fully dressed in uniforms began to stretch. As Haley was coming up from a stretch she saw Nathan standing in front of her.

Haley: Hey.

Nathan: So, a cheerleader?

Haley: Yeah, I made the mistake of rooming with Brooke and everything with Brooke has strings attached, well except for her relationship with Lucas, but that's a whole different story.

Nathan grins.

Haley: What?

Nathan: Nothing.

Haley: umhum. Sure...so Nathan I hope this doesn't seem to forward, but I have to know, where are we, are we back together, was that all just some nice moment that passed...?

Nathan: hmmm...I like to think of where we are now as a sort of courtship.

Haley: A courtship?

Nathan: Yeah, by the way have I ever told you how hot you look in a cheerleading outfit.

Haley smiles a little.

Haley: Yeah, actually you have.

Nathan: Well, I think it bears repeating.

Nathan then turns around and runs off to where the basketball players are huddled. Haley looks star struck. She sighs a little, but her moment is ruined when she gets hit in the head with a pom pom. She turns around to see Brooke staring at her.

Brooke: Um...hello earth to Haley. I know that lover boy was just over here talking to you, but PAY ATTENTION! We're running some moves now.

Haley: Oh ok Brooke, sorry.

Haley joins the squad in doing the moves. She turns a little to get a good view of Nathan playing basketball. Maybe being a cheerleader wouldn't be so bad after all.