School Hallway

Brooke and Nathan walk down the school hallway arm in arm. Peyton walks up from behind and walks along side them

Peyton: "Hey."

Brooke turns and smiles at Peyton.

Brooke: "Hey girlie, so did you score last night?"

Peyton scoffs. "Yeah right! She says sarcastically. "You two disappeared a lil early last night."

Brooke: "Yeah well, Zorro couldn't keep his hands off me."

Brooke nudges Nathan who turns and looks at her, a little embarrassed.

Nathan: "I guess that's my cue to leave."

Nathan leans down and kisses Brooke on the lips before turning and walking down the hallway. Brooke tilts her head, watching him leave.

Brooke: "I never get tired of watching that!" She says, with a smirk on her face.

Peyton: "Happy couple?"

Brooke: "After last night, how could I not be."

Brooke body bumps Peyton with her hips and begins to laugh but stops seeing Haley further down the Haley, talking to Nathan.

Brooke: "My god, she doesn't know when to quit."

Bevin and a few other cheerleaders walk up behind Peyton and Brooke.

Bevin: "Who doesn't know when to quit."

Brooke: "Tutor girl." Brooke sighs and turns her attentions back to the cheerleaders. "Okay so we all had fun last night, but now we're back in reality. We have a cheerleading competition in the not so distant future, and we're slacking. So get motivated and drag your asses to practise this afternoon."

Brooke turns and walks away. Peyton watches her for a moment, before following with the rest of the cheerleaders. Bevin stops and looks down the hallway at Haley and Nathan, shrugging.

Haley: "Oh my god, I can't believe you just said that."

Haley takes a step closer to Nathan and hits his arm playfully.

Nathan: "What? You looked hot!"

Haley: "Those were not the words you used a second ago…oh my gosh, I didn't know you had such a dirty mouth."

Nathan smirks and begins to walk down the hallway. Haley catches up with him.

Haley: "So, I was just wondering if you need any more tutoring? I mean, I'm free tonight if you need a little one on one session?"

Nathan thinks about it and nods.

Nathan: "Yeah, that'd be great."

Haley smiles.

Haley: "Great. Well, your place at 7?"

Nathan: "Yep."

Nathan and Haley come to a crossroads in the hallway. Nathan goes one way, while a smirking Haley goes down the other.

Lucas and Kate walk into the hallway, hand in hand. As they reach Kate's locker, she pulls out of his grip and opens her locker.

Kate: "You think we're ever gonna make it to school on time?"

Lucas: "It could happen."

Kate turns around and looks at him, unbelieving. She opens her bag and puts a book in from her locker and then shuts her locker. Kate takes a step closer to him and takes his hand again, and they continue to walk down the hallway.

Kate: "You know we'd probably get to school on time if we came separate. I mean it takes me half an hour to get out the door and it takes you half an hour to start up the car." She jokes. "Besides, we do this whole detour thing…we go to my locker and then we go to yours when we could go to our own lockers and meet up and a fixed point in the school."

Lucas: "See, that would make sense."

Kate: "Yeah, too bad we're not that smart to do it though!"

Lucas smirks and stops outside of the classroom.

Lucas: "So you wanna catch a movie later tonight? Meet up after practise?"

Kate: "Sounds like a plan, Jan!"

Lucas raises an eyebrow, confused.

Kate: "The Brady Bunch…Jan, middle child. Not ringing a bell, okay then…I'm gonna head off to my History class with the smart people."

Lucas smirks: "Insults…get out of the wrong side of the bed this morning?"

Kate: "Like every morning, bye"

Kate takes a step forward and leans up and kisses him before turning around and walking down the hallway. Lucas watches her a few seconds before walking into the classroom.

History Class

Kate walks into the history class and sees that most of the students aren't sitting at their desks, but just casually chatting. As she walks further into the classroom, she looks at the board and reads it. 'Assign yourself partners, pick a topic and be ready to discuss it for next week's class.' Kate walks over to Nathan and taps him on the shoulder. Nathan turns and looks at her.

Nathan: "Hey."

Kate: "Hey…so what's with the cryptic board message?"

Nathan: "Mr Jones, is M-I-A…"

Kate: "Right, so really there's no class?"

Nathan: "That's an excellent way to look at it." He says with a huge grin on his face.

Kate: "So we have to pick a partner and work on a topic…"

Nathan: "Yeah."

Kate: "So, how about it?"

Nathan: "How about what?"

Kate: "Don't play dumb, it's unbecoming. Are we partners?"

Nathan: "Yeah, I already wrote our names down on the sheet of paper that's making the rounds."

Kate: "You did huh?" Kate says with a smirk on her face.

Nathan: "Yeah, I figured we're BF's again and well, I need an A."

Kate leans in and hits him on the shoulder she takes a hold of his hand and leads him out of the classroom.

Nathan: "Wait…where are we going?"

Kate: "Library, we have work to do."

Nathan sighs: "Oh, but I thought you'd be the worker and I'd be the watcher."

Kate laughs and still pulls on him, Nathan follows. Nathan runs a couple of steps to catch up with Kate as they walk side by side down the empty hallway. Kate turns and looks at him.

Kate: "So we're good?"

Nathan: "We're good."

Kate: "Great, cause I've been dying to tell you something…"

Nathan leans in slightly closer.

Kate: "Your jump shot…is starting to suck!"

Nathan pulls back and looks at her, and laughs.

Nathan: "Hitting below the belt."

Kate: "Ah, but you're not wearing a belt!" Kate says sarcastically

Nathan: "Okay, since we're being honest…I need to tell you something."

Kate: "Let me guess, my three pointers are like Michael Jordan's? Pefect!"

Nathan: "I'm being serious…"

Kate: "So was I!"

Kate says with a smirk, as Nathan looks down at the floor.

Nathan: "I've screwed up, Kate. Screwed up, big time."

Kate: "This wouldn't have anything to do with the two brunettes fighting over your affections, would it?"

Nathan shrugs: "I just – I don't know. I love being with Brooke, she's funny and beautiful and she takes what she wants, but I'm still in love with Haley. I don't know what to do…"

Kate: "Just roll with it…that's me being a guy, roll with the flow." She says in a deepened voice.

Nathan smirks: "Roll with the flow?" He laughs and continues to walk down the hallway.

Kate: "Hey don't laugh, I'm convincing as a boy…what'd up yo?" She says in her normal voice as she runs to catch up with Nathan, jumping on his back.

Lunch

Brooke and Peyton are sat at a table, as Lucas walks over and joins them.

Lucas: "Hey."

Peyton: "Well if it isn't captain Jack Sparrow."

Brooke laughs. Lucas looks at her and tilts his head.

Brooke: "I'm sorry…Captain Jack Sparrow, you are not."

Lucas: "So says the wife of Zorro…where is Nathan?"

Brooke: "He's with your Sin City chick…they're doing a project or something, I really wasn't paying attention."

Lucas nods.

Peyton: "Do you ever?"

Brooke looks at Peyton and sticks out her tongue.

Brooke: "Okay, well it's been…enlightening really, but I have to go and get the music ready for practise this afternoon. Peyton try not to be too witty while I'm gone and Lucas…" She says, smirking. "Try not to wear a pirate outfit again."

Brooke laughs and walks away from the table carrying her bag. Lucas turns and looks at Peyton and shrugs.

Lucas: "So…how are you?"

Peyton: "I'm good…you?"

Lucas: "Good."

Peyton: "This is weird, isn't it…I mean we haven't really spoke in a while and here we are making small talk."

Lucas: "Peyt I'm so-"

Peyton: "No, I'm not saying it's a bad thing…I'm just saying it's weird. So how about that love triangle between Haley, Nathan and Brooke, huh?" Peyton says jokingly.

Lucas: "Well, that's not small talk."

Peyton: "No but it's important…Haley's your best friend and Brooke's mine…I'm just, I'm scared Lucas."

Lucas: "Haley's …she's fine." Lucas says in an unconvincing tone. "What about Brooke?"

Peyton: "She's fine." Peyton says, also in an unconvincing tone.

Haley walks over to them and sits down, putting her bag onto the table.

Haley: "Hey guys."

Peyton: "Hey Hales."

Haley looks at the two of them while taking out a bottle of water from her bag.

Haley: "So what are we talking about?"

Peyton and Lucas look from one another and then to Haley.

Peyton: "The weather."

Lucas raises an eyebrow.

Lucas: "Right?"

Haley looks from Lucas to Peyton curiously.

Haley: "You're talking about the weather?"

Peyton: "It's small talk…"

Haley: "Obviously."

Peyton: "So." Peyton pauses and the smirks "Loved the gold bikini last night."

Haley: "Oh, don't" Haley shakes her head embarrassed. "I've had so many guys walk up to me today, using lines like… wanna see my lightsabre? Or, I can take you to a galaxy far, far away…"

Peyton and Lucas both laugh.

Haley: "It's not funny, every time I see a guy looking at me, I'm wondering if he's picturing me in the gold bikini."

Peyton: "Aw, Haley. You don't need to wonder, because he probably is!"

Haley: "Thanks!" Haley laughs and covers her face with her hands. "What was I thinking?"

Lucas and Peyton look at another as Haley pulls her hands away from her face and sighs.

End Of The School Day

Haley walks out of the tutoring center and bumps into someone, knocking her books to the floor. She bends down and starts to pick them up.

Haley: "Great."

Kate bends down and starts to pick up the books with her.

Kate: "Sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going."

Haley looks up and sees Kate and smiles.

Haley: "No, it's my fault…just my luck after the day I've had"

Kate gives Haley the rest of her books as they two of them stand up.

Kate: "…and what kind of day is that? Tell me, I'm Oprah."

Haley half smiles: "Jokes about the Princess Leia outfit."

Kate: "Ah I see, wait, no I don't. You looked amazing last night, Haley. You were like every guy's fantasy."

Haley: "Exactly…I've been getting loads of corny, chat up lines today. Rodger Meekson, the guy I was just tutoring asked me if he was Jabba the Hut, would I do a kinky dance for him."

Kate laughs: "Ew!"

Haley: "Exactly, I'll just be happy when this day is over."

Kate: "I wouldn't worry about it, tomorrow there will be a new story hitting rounds. You'll be yesterdays news. Anyways, I gotta go. See ya later."

Haley nods and starts to walk down the hallway to her locker. She puts her books down on the floor and opens her locker, a letter drops out and she bends down, picks it up and reads it. As she stands up again, she slams her locker door shut and leaves her books on the floor as she walks down the hallway, pissed off.

In the gymnasium, the basketball team and cheerleaders are each practising. Nathan and Lucas among the basketball players, each do a lay up. While Brooke stands in front of the cheerleaders and watches as they form a pyramid.

Brooke: "Okay, that's great…Bevin, bend your knees a little more."

Brooke looks at the pyramid and nods.

Brooke: "Great, excellent job guys. Dismount and take a five minute break."

The cheerleaders individually dismount and walk over to the refreshment table. Peyton walks over to Brooke.

Peyton: "So, Hitler are you happy?"

Brooke turns and looks at Peyton and half smirks.

Brooke: "If demanding perfection is being a Hitler, then yes." She says

Haley walks into the gym and over to Brooke and Peyton. She holds up the piece of paper and yells in Brooke's face

Haley: "Was this your idea?"

Brooke looks from Peyton to Haley and shrugs

Brooke: "I don't know what you're talking about."

Haley: "Please, I'm not the stupid one here Brooke…that's your department."

The basketball players stop practising, Whitey and the cheerleaders turn and look at Brooke, Haley and Peyton.

Peyton: "Haley! "

Brooke raises her hand and looks at Peyton and then turns back to Haley.

Brooke: "No, Peyton…if tutor girl has something to say, let her say it."

Nathan and Lucas walk over to three of them.

Nathan: "Hey…What's going on?"

Haley turns and looks at Nathan.

Haley: "Your girlfriend sending me a pathetic, hateful letter is what's going on."

Haley holds up the piece of paper and turns and looks back at Brooke. Nathan takes the piece of paper from Haley and reads some of it and then looks at Brooke.

Nathan: "Did you write this?"

Haley: "Of course she wrote it!"

Brooke looks from Haley to Nathan, with tears forming in her eyes.

Brooke: "Yeah well I can't believe you even have to ask me that!"

Brooke takes the piece of paper from Nathan grip and starts to read it aloud.

Brooke: "Why do you follow him around like a love lost puppy dog? It's really pathetic…" She pauses and then continues. "You walk around like you're so much better than everyone else…do everyone a favour and just leave him alone, because he doesn't want you…he never wanted you…blah blah blah."

Haley: "Are you denying you wrote it."

Brooke throws the piece of paper at Haley. Peyton looks from Brooke and then to Haley.

Peyton: "Brooke wouldn't do that…"

Brooke turns and looks at Peyton and half smiles, while the tears form in her eyes. She then turns and looks at Haley and Nathan and takes a step closer to Nathan.

Brooke: "At least someone really knows me…"Brooke turns to Haley: "Besides, I know to spell pathetic."

Bevin steps forward and sighs: "I'm sorry Brooke."

Brooke turns and looks at Bevin and nods, understanding. She turns back around. Peyton looks at Bevin.

Peyton: "You wrote it Bevin?"

Bevin: "I thought I was helping…I didn't mean for…"

Brooke: "Don't apologise Bevin" Brooke looks at Haley with a stern face. "Most of it was right, are you happy now Haley? Go happy High School families…I don't care."

Haley looks from Bevin to Brooke and her face turns from anger to sadness: "Brooke…I'm so-"

Brooke: "Say it to someone pathetic enough who will believe you…and he's standing right next to you." Brooke pushes past Nathan and walks out of the gymnasium. Peyton goes to follow but stops watching as Lucas runs after Brooke.

Haley turns and looks at Nathan.

Haley: "I'm sorry Nathan."

Nathan nods and looks down to the floor.

Lucas catches up with Brooke outside of the gymnasium, and steps in front of her. Brooke just stares at the floor.

Brooke: "Move."

Lucas: "Brooke…"

Brooke looks up at Lucas, crying.

Lucas: "I know you didn't write it…because even on your worst day, you couldn't be vindictive enough to write that."

Brooke: "Lucas – it just hurts."

Brooke takes a step closer to Lucas and hugs him. Lucas puts his arms around Brooke and hugs her as she cries on him.

Next On One Tree Hill

Lucas and Kate are in his room, lying on the bed watching a movie.

Kate: "I can't believe Nathan thought Brooke wrote the letter."

Lucas: "I know – Brooke can be a bitch with the best of them, but not enough to hurt Haley like that."

Kate: "Of all the ways I thought that screwed up love triangle might end, I didn't think that would be one of them."

Haley is walking home with Peyton.

Haley: "I'm sorry Peyton."

Peyton: "You were upset."

Haley: "That was no excuse…I didn't mean to just…"

Peyton: "Haley, you're telling the wrong girl."

Nathan is sat on Brooke's porch waiting for her to come home…Haley walks up to him.

Haley: "Hey…what are you doing?"

Nathan: "Being a pathetic loser."

Haley: "Room for one more?"

Later…

Nathan and Haley are talking on Brooke's porch, and suddenly a basketball comes out of no where and hits Nathan on the head. Nathan turns and looks at Brooke, who is drunk.

Brooke: "Oops."

Nathan: "Brooke…"

Brooke: "Go home and play the married couple, don't do it on my porch."