There are seriously no words for me to say to you guys, other than that I am so sorry for this unbelievably long wait for this chapter. But I am in school still and I have been cramming for these stupid SOL tests that I am required to take. I'm not even done with the yet, I still have one this week. Not only that but I have finals(kill me) in two weeks. I only have three more weeks left(thank the lord!) but when I''m done with school you will be getting the last couple chapters very daily! Again I am so sorry, and the end of this chapter will probably have you ringing your hands around my neck. I will tell you now, don't expect an update for awhile! Like I said, school is almost out! Anyway, hope you enjoy this chapter!

"I.. I don't understand," Conner stuttered out. He was flabbergasted, he couldn't believe it.

"What's there to understand Conner? Your little whore has been sneaking off with your worst enemy, for almost a year!" Rachel was now annoyed, why didn't Conner believe this?

"Haley, wouldn't do that. She loves me," Conner forced himself to say. She has to, she told him she 'loved' him on the bus.

"No Conner, she loves Nathan, just like Nathan loves her. Look, I know this hurts, but it's true. I mean I have proof, and you go and ask Haley you know she'll tell you the truth. Now the question is," Conner looked at Rachel, "what are you going to do?"

"I have to ask her about it, I have to know that this is fake. He probably forced himself onto her, she's so small she couldn't hold him off..."

Rachel interrupted, "Conner! Her arms are around him! She doesn't look like she's trying to pry him off her, she's enjoying it."

Conner shook his head, how could this happen? His Haley, his girlfriend for two years was cheating on him. With Nathan Scott of all people! All of a sudden, pure rage swept through his body, his blood boiling. "That son of a bitch is going to die," he whispered, but Rachel heard.

She smirked inwardly, "what are you gonna do?"

"I'm gonna hurt him, and I'm going to make sure that Nathan Scott will never lay a finger on Haley ever again."

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"You ready for the game?" I asked Lucas, who was lying on my bed. It was a couple hours before the game and he was just a little nervous.

"What if I suck? Or I get sick and throw up all over the court? Oh god, what if my shorts fall down and I'm run off the court by embarrassment?" Lucas was seriously nervous.

"Luke!" He sat up to look at me, "you are not going to suck, you're not going to throw-up and your shorts are going to stay on. You are going to be great!"

"I hope you're right," he muttered.

"When am I not?" He laughed at that and I threw a stuffed animal at his head. Lucas was about to throw one back at her before his phone rang.

He looked at the caller before answering, "hey Nate."

My heart skipped a beat when I heard his name, I tried to hide my excitement as Lucas was still looking at me.

"I'm at Haley's right now, do you just want to pick me up here?" Nathan was coming? "All right cool, do you need the address?" I scoffed in me head, of course he doesn't need the address. "Sweet, I'll see you man. Bye." Lucas shut the phone, "Nathan's coming over with Jake."

I nodded, "okay. Are you guys staying or heading to the gym?" Please stay!

"No, were gonna head to the court for about an hour then head over." Damn it! "Do you wanna come?"

Yes! "Ye..." however I was interrupted by my cell phone ringing, Conner. "Hey."

"Hey babe, whatcha doing?"

"I'm at home, with Lucas." Why does he seem to have the worst timing?

"Okay cool, do you think I could come over before the game. Maybe you can give me a pep talk, if you know what I mean?"

I laughed nervously, "yeah sure. Luke is leaving in a couple minutes."

"Great, I'll head over now," I didn't have a chance to answer, he had hung up. Great.

"Conner?" Lucas asked.

I nodded, "he's coming over."

"So I guess you won't be joining us at the court?" I shook my head in disappointment, "okay, then I will see you at the game."

He started to leave, "wait! I thought they were coming to get you?"

He turned back around, "they are. I was going to wait outside, you probably want to freshen up before Conner gets here."

I rolled my eyes at him, "I'll see you at the game."

"Later," he walked out the door. I sighed and flopped back onto my bed. Dang it! It was a time like this where I really wanted to just slap Conner across the face! Actually I have been wanting to do that a lot lately. Horrible much? But ever since our night of 'love' he's been so clingy! I guess he's always been like that though, but now I'm just starting to notice. Like every time I answer his call, he always wants to know what I'm doing, not a how are you, or what's up? But like he has to know what I am doing and doing it with.

Another thing that I have noticed, I have been comparing Conner to Nathan a lot the past month. I can't help it, but there's just something about Nathan that Conner will never have. I guess that's a good thing anyway, seeing as I probably would have never started my thing with Nathan if I had a 'badboy' Conner. What it was about Nathan that drew me every time, I have no clue. His eyes, his voice, his body, his kind side, everything.

I also have been thinking about Nathan as just more than my secret fling, but as my boyfriend. How would people react? Would it be different in public? Would I become too clingy? But the real question is, do I choose him or stick with Conner?

I think I know my answer, I think I've known it ever since his ocean blue eyes laid on me.

"Hey you," I sat up and weakly smiled at Conner.

"Hey," I watched as he came to the bed and gave me a quick kiss on the lips. Another thing, Nathan settles for the head or forehead kiss. Conner always needs my lips.

"Where's Lucas? He leave?"

I nodded, "yeah he's going to the rivercourt with Nathan and Jake." I think I saw him tense a bit at the mention on Nathan's name, but I let it go.

"Thanks for the invite guys," he said under his breath.

I rolled my eyes, making sure he didn't see. He was always whining too, which is very annoying.

"So, are you ready for the game?" I regretted it immediately though as Conner went into his usual, 'feel sorry for me' rant. I think he talks so much is because he likes the sound of his own voice. I gave him sympathetic looks while he talked, a pat on the shoulder. I was about to tell him I have to go to the bathroom, but Elizabeth saved that.

"Haley!" She was calling from downstairs, "can you come here a moment?"

"Yeah!" I turned to Conner, "I'll be back." I hurriedly walked out the room, making sure I looked annoyed with Elizabeth when I was actually grateful for her interruption.

Conner was up in a beat, in search for something. His eyes came across it on the night stand, Haley's cell phone. He opened it and pressed the contacts button, scanning quickly through the names. Rachel's earlier words coming into his head,

"you want to hurt Nathan? So do I."

Conner gave her a confused look, "why? Cause he broke up with you?"

"No, because he played me like a fool. Now, are you serious about hurting him?" Her eyes brightened with the thought of Nathan enduring pain.

"He needs to be taught a lesson," Conner's fist balled up in anger.

"Good, okay here's what you have to do. You have to get Nathan alone, make it seem like Haley wants to meet him. Go see her and when you're alone in her room, look through her phone and text him saying 'meet me at the rivercourt' before the game. That way you can have your way with him," she smirked at her evil plan. Conner nodded, digesting all of it in. "But most likely she won't have his number under his name, it will be some like made up name. So you have to go through them and see if you can find anyone's name that she really doesn't know."

Peyton, Owen, Quentin, Sam, Uncle Joe, Will... wait. Conner went back up to Uncle Joe. Haley doesn't have an uncle Joe. He mentally went through all of her relatives, Joe was never mentioned. He found his number. He quickly texted, then shut the phone before going to back to the edge of the bed right before Haley walked in.

"Sorry about that," I said. "Elizabeth wanted to know what time the game was tonight, she's actually going for once. How wonderful!"

"I'm sure she just wants to see you cheer, cheering for me of course," he said as he leaned in.

I pulled back, "do you think we can talk after the game?"

Conner's rage returned but he kept under control, "of course. About what?"

I shook my head, "just stuff."

He leaned in again, making sure I couldn't escape this time.

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Lucas looked at his watch, "guys, we better head out." The other two nodded as they gathered their bags and headed to Jake's car. It was an hour before the game would start, and even though the three of them had been able to let loose by playing at the rivercourt, the same churning feeling in their stomachs returned as they made their way to the car.

Then Nathan remember the text that Haley had sent him, he had to think of an excuse to escape his friends. "Shit, you know what I forgot my jersey."

Lucas and Jake stopped walking and turned around to face him, "it's not in your bag?"

Nathan shook his head, "no I remember leaving it on my chair. Damn, you know what I'll just run home and get it."

"Dude, we'll take you," Jake offered.

"No, it's okay. I'll just ride my bike back, and it's not like Whitey was going to start me anyway," he tried to joke. The two gave him questioning looks, "go, I'll be there soon."

Jake and Lucas looked at one another, "you sure?"

Nathan nodded, "yeah, go."

"All right man," he pounded fist with Nathan, "we'll see you later."

Jake pounded fist with Nathan before walking away and catching up with Lucas. Nathan turned away and started running as if he was running to get home, but the minute he heard Jake's car leave the parking lot, he stopped and turned around t watch it speed down the road away form him.

He sighed and made his way back to the court, taking a seat on the bench. He looked at his phone, checking the time. It was already dark out, the lone court lamp was his only source of light. He heard an engine in the parking lot, but didn't bother turning around. He already knew who it was. It was a couple seconds later that he heard footsteps, and a lot of them. Nathan turned his head, and was shocked to see Conner, Bane, and two other guys he recognized from school. Nathan slowly stood up, facing his enemies.

Conner was the first to speak, "what the hell have you been doing with my girlfriend, Scott?"

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"Where the hell is Conner?" Whitey's booming voice called through the gym, "and Scott!"

"Coach, I told you Nathan had to run home. He forgot something," Lucas tried to explain. It didn't comfort Whitey.

"Well where the hell is Conner?"

The team shook their heads, no one knew where there leading scorer was.

I watched in confusion, where was my boyfriend?

"Hey," I turned my head to Peyton, "you don't know where he is?"

I shook my head, "no, he told me he was coming straight here when he left my house. Peyton what if something happened?"

She wrapped her arm around me, "it's okay. He's probably on his way now, just waiting for a dramatic entrance."

That made me smile, but it vanished when I saw Brooke heading this way. We still haven't talked about me and Nathan, she was still furious with me.

"Opening routine in five," she quickly turned around and headed to the next group.

Peyton unwrapped her arm form me, "okay, why am I getting this really cold tension form the two of you?"

I shook my head, "we had a little fight."

"Over what?"

Think fast Haley, "shopping. I made fun of her favorite designer, she took it bad."

I knew Peyton didn't believe it, but was grateful that she let it go. The announcer's voice filled the gym a second later, which meant that it was our cue to head to the middle of the court.

"Now I present you, your Tree Hill Raven Cheerleaders!"

Brittany

Brooke and I stood in front of everyone, the tension very visible between us. But I tried to ignore that, ignore the fact that Conner and Nathan weren't here, and let Brittany Spears' Break The Ice take over me.

Let me break the ice

Allow me to get you right

Won't you warm up to me

Baby I can make you feel (hot, hot, hot, hot)

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"What are you doing here Jacobs?" Nathan's voice sounded bored, but also very dangerous.

"What am I doing here? What the hell are you doing here? You don't belong here Scott, never have and never will. This isn't your court, nor is it your town. You act like it is, and it's pathetic."

Nathan smirked, "you done pretty boy?"

Conner took a very risky step forward, "I'm not even close to being done."

Nathan stiffened his body, no one approached him like that. "You better take a step back bitch," he hissed with venom.

Conner only took a step forward, his friends close behind him also moving forward. "Don't think so, you see Scott I came here to kill you."

Nathan scoffed, "what did I do this time?" Nathan already knew, but he wanted to play with his head.

"You know exactly what you did, and you're never gonna do it again."

Nathan's smirk returned, "I think that's up to her don't you think?"

Conner's fist connected with Nathan's jaw, the force not even knocking him back. Nathan composed himself quickly, darting at Conner. Instead his friends had joined Conner and pushed Nathan onto the ground before he could get to him. It was four against one as Conner and his friends started kicking and punching Nathan.

He was able to get a few hits in, but as the punches and kicks got worse his body started going numb. They kicked him in the ribs, in his back, a couple times in the head. He knew his jaw and nose were broken after repeatedly getting punched. He could taste his own blood in his mouth, he was loosing consciousness.

"Stay. The. The. Hell. Away. From. Haley!" Every word shouted came a punch to the face as Conner finally let all his anger out. His three friends watched, their faces slowly showing concern for their friend and the beaten Nathan.

"Conner, man I think he got the message," Bane tried to tell his friend. Conner ignored him though, his fist pounding Nathan's over and over again.

It started out as a feeling

Which then grew into a hope

Which then turned into a quiet thought

Which then turned into a quiet word

"Ravens on three!" Lucas was in the middle of the huddle, his teammates surrounding him. It was finally game time, and Conner and Nathan couldn't be found anywhere.

"One...Two...Three..."

"Ravens!"

And then that word grew louder and louder

'Til it was a battle cry

I'll come back

When you call me

No need to say goodbye

"Conner! Come on man, quit it!" Bane was hovering over Conner, his voice frantic.

Nathan wasn't moving, his face was bleeding everywhere. Conner wasn't letting up either.

Nathan had slipped into unconsciousness.

Just because everything's changing

Doesn't mean it's never

Been this way before

All you can do is try to know

Who your friends are

As you head off to the war

Where the hell are they? I looked over to the door, waiting for one of them to walk through it. Conner would never miss this, he's been waiting for this game.

"I'm worried," I heard Peyton mutter.

I turned my head as I felt a pair of eyes on me, Brooke was looking at me with sympathy in her eyes. She game me a soft smile and put a reassuring hand on my shoulder.

If it was for Nathan or Conner, I don't know. Maybe it was for both.

You'll come back

When it's over

No need to say good bye

Now we're back to the beginning

It's just a feeling and now one knows yet

But just because they can't feel it too

Doesn't mean that you have to forget

"Help me!" Bane yelled to his friends as he was trying to pull Conner off of the still Nathan.

"Let me go!" Conner tried to get out f his friends strong hold, but they were too much.

"Conner! The game has started, we have to go!"

Conner continued to stare at Nathan, his demeanor calming slightly. He nodded as he yanked away from his friends and turned away from them, heading toward the car.

The three friends stood there, staring at Nathan. "What should we do?"

Bade shook his head, "nothing." He turned around and followed Conner, the other two doing the same.

On the side of the river court, Nathan lied there. No one could see him from the road, no one would be able to help him.

Let your memories grow stronger and stronger

'Til they're before your eyes

You'll come back

When it's over

No need to say good bye

The songs used in this chapter:

Brittany Spears- Break The Ice

Regina Spektor- The Call