::AN:: so I changed Peyton's character a little bit from the show, but I don't think that its so drastic that it's unbelievable. I'm sorry to say that this chapter is mostly filler and doesn't add a whole lot to the story line, but none the less I hope you like it, and don't forget to tell me what you think!

Chapter 7

"So what is going on with Nathan and Lucas? They're brothers right? Shouldn't they be talking to each other?" Haley asked Peyton once they'd taken their seats.

"Well, Nathan has been really mad at Lucas ever since he got back from his summer basketball camp." Peyton whispered as their teacher wrote an assignment on the board.

"Why?" Haley asked quietly, "summer was like two months ago, what could he be so mad about?"

"Well, Lucas and I have been going out for about three and a half months, since July 4th, but at the end of junior year I was going out with Nathan."

"You cheated on Nathan with his brother? No wonder he's mad." Haley may have been new to the group, but she could tell that they were crazy close.

"No!" Peyton exclaimed louder than she intended attracting the attention of the teacher, who stopped writing on the board and looked at her.

"Is there a problem Miss Sawyer?" She asked in an uptight, overly dramatic way.

"No, Mrs. Walker, there isn't." Peyton responded and to prove this she continued writing down the assignment on a piece of paper. The teacher returned to writing on the board, and the girls went on talking.

"I broke up with Nathan before he left. I wouldn't cheat on anyone." She explained looking at her new friend.

"So wait, does this mean that Nathan is off limits? Since he is your ex?" Haley asked with a disappointed look on her face.

"No, not at all, he and I weren't good together; you two on the other hand are totally perfect." She said with a smile.

Haley was glad that Peyton would be ok with her and Nathan getting together, she knew there was a code, which she had to respect. Now if only her friends in Colorado had respected the girl code. "Good, but if it's ever a problem, you have to let me know, okay?"

"Alright," Peyton smiled at her new friend, not quite understanding why it was so important to her that she be okay with a relationship with Nathan.

Just then the teacher turned around and addressed the class. "Everyone, look to the person you are sharing a table with." She paused as everyone looked towards their neighbor, "That is the person you will be doing this next assignment with."

Haley and Peyton smiled at one another, both happy that they were paired together. "For this project you two will write a skit that depicts people both of you know…" The teacher went on to mention the time, character, and story requirements. The girls, however, didn't pay much attention to her; they were already brainstorming ideas for the people they could write about.

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"Damn so how many pull ups did you do before you couldn't grip the bar anymore?" Lucas asked as he tried to lift his arm to open his locker.

"I lost count at sixty-eight, I have no idea how many I actually did." Nathan winced out as he attempted to take off his shirt. "Whitey has never gone this hard on us before for being late."

"He's still trippin' cuz you guys are acting like a bunch of drama crazed cheerleaders!" Tim said once he was done changing.

"Tim just say that he's mad at us for not getting along." Nathan told the guy who had been one of his best friends for as long as he could remember. Tim just gave him a weird look as he walked out of the locker room.

"Alright let's go get the girls." Lucas said as he closed his locker, it had taken the two of them about twice as long as the other guys to change. Nathan nodded; finished tying his shoe, then followed his brother out into the hallway.

The boys took their time while walking to the opposite side of school; that was the good thing about a PE class, you always were released early. "How are we supposed to be able to practice, I can't even lift my arms above my head." Nathan just felt like complaining.

"I have no clue, my legs feel like lead. If Whitey actually expect us to move at practice he's crazy." Lucas commented, as they reached the area outside the classroom that they'd dropped the girls off at. Both of them leaned against the wall, and would have actually sat on the floor if they had had more time before the bell rang.

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AN: I know it was short, but it just kind of felt like the right place. Let me know what you think!