School Entrance

Nathan walks along the pathway, with his backpack hanging from his shoulder. As he reaches the main entrance to the school, he sees Haley standing at the entrance. He slowly walks over to her. Haley looks up and sees Nathan walking towards her and she gently smiles.

Haley: "Morning."

Nathan nods: "Hey…you waiting for someone?"

Haley: "Actually I am" She says taking a breath. "I'm waiting for you."

Nathan looks at her confused. "Why?"

Haley: "Two reasons actually, firstly I just wanted to apologise about yesterday. I really shouldn't have said anything let alone barged into practise and yelled abuse at Brooke. I ruined my friendship with Brooke, I ruined your relationship with her and I just feel awful."

Nathan shake his head.

Nathan: "Don't worry about it – everything will sort itself out. One way or another."

Haley: "Thank you Nathan…"

Nathan: "For what?"

Haley: For being …you" She says. The two of them look at one another, not saying anything but just sharing a look. Haley closes her eyes and shakes her head, opening her bag.

Haley: "Secondly, I wanted to give you this."

Haley reaches into her backpack and takes out a couple sheets of paper and hands them to him. Nathan reads the paper and looks back up at Haley, with a smirk.

Nathan: "I got an A?"

Haley nods: "I meant to give it to you sooner, well I was actually supposed to give it to you yesterday but then everything happened and I completely forgot. I'm sorry."

Nathan: "Don't be sorry, I'm smart" He says jokingly. "But thank you Haley…" Nathan takes a step closer to Haley and hugs her. As they pull back, Brooke walks up to them.

Brooke: "Wow didn't you two long to get back into the old routine."

Brooke walks into the school building. Nathan turns and looks at Haley who nods for him to go after her. Nathan smiles and turns running into the school building after Brooke. Haley turns and watches him go in, saddened. Nathan catches up with Brooke and walks by her side.

Nathan: "Can we talk?"

Brooke: "Funny, I thought I said everything that needed to be said."

Nathan takes a hold of Brooke's arm and turns her around to face him.

Nathan: "Please."

Brooke looks at Nathan, seeing his saddened face. She looks at him, confused as what to do. She turns and looks down to the school entrance and sees Haley walk in. A smile appears on her face and she turns back and looks at Nathan.

Brooke: "No, sorry."

Brooke turns and walks away down the hallway. Nathan watches her go and sighs.

Kate walks over to her locker and opens it placing her backpack inside. She takes out a couple of books and places them inside the locker and then takes her backpack out again and shuts the locker. As she turns around, she is confronted by Lucas.

Lucas: "Morning." He says with a smile on his face.

Kate: "Hey."

Lucas leans down to kiss her but she pulls back slightly, looking up at him. Lucas confused, looks at her and raises a brow.

Lucas: "Do I have morning breath or something?"

Kate: "No, actually it's minty fresh. It's good to know you brush your teeth though." She says jokingly. "But…I do need to talk to you."

Lucas: "Here?"

Kate: "I was thinking maybe later on over lunch or something, somewhere private."

Lucas: "Is everything okay?"

Kate: "Yeah, everything's great…I mean, great in one way…you might not think its great."

Lucas looks at her still confused.

Lucas: "What's going on, Kate?"

Kate: "I'm leaving."

Lucas shakes his head not understanding.

Lucas: "What do you mean your leaving?"

Kate: "My dad called last night and he wants me to move back home…he says he can make more time for me and be there, like a normal dad."

Kate looks up at Lucas and sighs.

Kate: "I didn't wanna tell you like this…" She watches him for a reaction. "Lucas, say something."

Lucas looks at her and smiles.

Lucas: "That's great, it's what you've wanted for this past year."

Lucas leans down and hugs Kate. Kate smiles and rests her head against Lucas shoulder, as Lucas rests his chin on the top of her head. His smile fades and a look of sadness fills his face.

History Class

Kate and Nathan are sat opposite one another at a desk filled with books. Kate has just told Nathan about her dad calling and saying that's he wants to spend more time with her. Nathan sits back in his chair.

Nathan: "That's bunch of bull and you know it."

Kate: "Nathan!"

Nathan: "I'm sorry, Kate…but you know you're dad better than anyone. He's just like my dad, he says he'll be there and for a short while he will but then he will go back to his old ways, never being there for you."

Kate: "He says he'll be different and I believe him, besides if it doesn't work out I can always come back for senior year."

Nathan: "You can't go."

Kate: "Nathan – my dad wants me to go home."

Nathan: "That's just the thing – this is your home."

Kate looks down at the table and a tear falls down her cheek as she looks back up. She stands up from her chair and walks over to Nathan, and sits on his lap. She wraps her arms around his neck. Nathan shakes his head and sighs.

Nathan: "I don't want you to leave."

Kate: "I have to." She pulls back and looks at him, he looks up at her. "You're my best friend and I love being here with you, with my grandpa and with Lucas. I've made friends here, I have a life here …but I had a life back with my dad too and I don't want to be one of those people who hates their family. I don't want to be one of those people who has no relationship with their father…I have to do this Nathan, I have to try."

Kate stands up and walks out of the classroom. Nathan looks around at the few people in the classroom, who are looking at him.

Nathan: "What the hell are you looking at?"

Nathan stands up and walks out of the classroom. He walks over to the lockers opposite the door and stands in front of one of them, hitting it with his fist. He turns around and leans against the locker.

School Courtyard

Lucas is sat at a table in the courtyard reading. Peyton walks over and sits down opposite him.

Peyton: "Hey…this seat taken?"

Lucas shakes his head 'no'

Peyton takes out her lunch from her bag and looks at Lucas, noticing he is obviously upset.

Peyton: "Are you okay?"

Lucas looks up from his book and shakes his head again. He closes the book and places it on the table. He looks down at the table, covering his face with his hands. Peyton stands up and walks over and sits next to him. She puts an arms around him, and he leans in and hugs her.

Lucas: "I don't know what to do Peyton…I was finally happy, everything was going great…and now, everything feels like it's on a downward spiral and there's no way of stopping it."

Peyton pulls back and looks at Lucas.

Peyton: "I don't know what to say that will make you feel better, except that if you need an ear to talk into, mines available." She says with a small smile.

Lucas: "Thanks Peyton…I just, I think I wanna be alone for a while, think things through in my head."

Peyton nods: "Sure."

Peyton stands up and leans down and kisses his forehead. Leaning across the table she picks up her bag and walks across the courtyard. Meanwhile, Nathan stands up from a table in the back of the courtyard having just watched everything. He turns and walks into the school building. Peyton looks up and sees Brooke walking through the courtyard, she slowly makes her over.

Peyton: "Hey missy."

Brooke looks up and sees Peyton and smiles.

Brooke: "Hey hoe…I saw ya talking to Lucas, some embers reigniting? Huh?"

Peyton scrunches her face together and shakes her head.

Peyton: "He was just upset…anyways how are you today?"

Brooke: "You mean since my mental breakdown yesterday? I'm just faboo."

Peyton: "Faboo, really?"

Brooke: "Yeah…faboo. I just asked out by Josh Summers, the oh so hot senior who plays for the football team. Apparently I'm too sexy for words." Brooke says with a smirk.

Peyton: "Wow – so does that mean Brooke Davis is over Nathan Scott?"

Brooke: "Been there, done that. We need to start mingling in other circles, otherwise we just end up dating each other's cast offs."

Peyton: "How so?"

Brooke: "P.Sawyer, don't play dumb. Lucas, Nathan…I'm pretty sure that I also dated Alex King after you broke up with him back in 5th grade…see a pattern emerging."

Peyton: "Huh. I guess you're right, although you never dated Jake."

Brooke: "The guy had a kid, like I wanted that responsibility."

Peyton looks at Brooke and raises a brow.

Brooke: "You know what I mean…"

Peyton: "You're lucky I do, otherwise I might have taken offence."

Peyton and Brooke walk into the school building, but Brooke stops seeing Haley walk out of the tutoring center.

Brooke: "Well if it isn't the girl who stuck a knife in my back…which had a note attached to it."

Peyton: "Brooke-"

Haley: "It's okay, Peyton..."

Brooke looks at Peyton and then back to Haley.

Brooke: "Is it okay that you tried luring Nathan back to you while he was with me? Is it okay that you accused me of writing you a crappy ass hate letter? Is it okay that last night you and lover boy were playing the cute married couple on my porch no less? Is that okay, Haley? Because I don't think it is." Brooke sighs. "What you did hurt me."

Haley looks at Brooke who's almost in tears. Haley takes a step forward, her face filled with sadness.

Haley: "Brooke I am so sorry – you're my friend, I never meant to hurt you. I am really sorry. I have so much regret about how I handled everything-"

Brooke: "Good."

Brooke walks past Haley. Peyton looks at Brooke and then back to Haley, torn as to what to do.

Gymnasium

The girls have started their cheerleading practise and the guys are running around the gym, warming up. Nathan walks into the gym and follows the guys around the court. As they stop, Lucas and Nathan bump into one another. Nathan uses his shoulder and pushes past Lucas.

Nathan: "Move."

Lucas watches as Nathan walks over to the other side of the court, confused. Brooke and Peyton watch.

Brooke: "Someone's moody."

Brooke smirks and turns her attentions back to cheerleading.

The guys run a few drills and then play a game of basketball. The blues against the reds and as luck would have it Nathan leads the red team while Lucas leads the blues. Half way through the game, Lucas takes a jump shot but the ball is forcefully knocked out of his hands by Nathan.

Lucas looks at Nathan.

Lucas: "What the hell is your problem."

Nathan: "You're lame ass jump shot is my problem."

Lucas: "Yeah, well you're attitude is my problem."

Lucas walks past Nathan and knocks into him. Nathan turns around and pushes Lucas. Lucas turns back around and looks at Nathan. The two of them try and stare down one another. Whitey walks over to the two of them.

Whitey: "Nathan hit the showers."

Nathan turns and looks at Whitey.

Nathan: "Whatever."

Nathan picks up a basketball and throws it across the gymnasium out of anger. The girls stops cheerleading and look on, watching Nathan walk out of the gymnasium. Peyton turns and looks at Brooke who shrugs. Peyton gives tilts her head and Brooke shrugs again.

Brooke: "Fine…Peyton warm everyone down."

Brooke turns around and walks out of the gymnasium and follows Nathan into the boys locker room. Nathan who has taken his red basketball vest and t-shirt off turns and looks at Brooke.

Nathan: "What are you doing in here?"

Brooke: "Not what you think."

Nathan shrugs.

Brooke: "You know this whole bad boy, moody Nathan thing you've got going on here really is quite amusing, but for the sake of all humanity…knock it off."

Nathan: "What?"

Brooke: "The pissy attitude."

Nathan: "Why don't you mind your own business."

Brooke: "Believe me I'm trying."

Nathan: "Well try harder."

Brooke shakes her head.

Brooke: "Why do I even bother."

Brooke turns and starts to walk out of the guys locker room.

Nathan: "Wait-"

Brooke turns around and looks at Nathan, folding her arms.

Nathan: "I'm sorry."

Brooke: "Well I'm not the one you need to say that too…well actually, I am but that's a separate issue."

Nathan: "Kate's leaving…"

Brooke: "and that's Lucas's fault how?"

Nathan shrugs and sits down. Brooke sighs and walks over to him and sits next to him.

Nathan: "I just figured, if I couldn't convince her to stay then he would…" Nathan looks up from the floor to Brooke. "Her dad called her last night and said he wanted her to go home…he said he'd be there for her more."

Brooke: "Maybe he will…people change."

Nathan: "I guess." He says, not believing.

Brooke: "People do change, you did."

Nathan looks at her confused.

Nathan: "What do you mean?"

Brooke: "Well when you were with Peyton, you were one tree hill's biggest ass, I mean you're father had nothing on you…but you changed, you became a better guy."

Nathan: "A better guy that stills screws up."

Brooke: "Well that just means you're still human." She says jokingly.

Nathan smiles at Brooke, who smiles back at him. Nathan slowly leans in and goes to kiss her but she pulls back and stands up.

Brooke: "Just because I say a couple of nice things doesn't mean I forgive you…I don't know what it means."

Brooke turns around and walks out of the boys locker room. Nathan sighs leaning back against the wall.

Karen's Café

Kate is sat at a table, drinking a cup of hot chocolate. She looks down at her watch and sighs. Standing up, she grabs her bag and walks out of the café into the rain. As she walks down the street, the rain beats against her clothes. Lucas runs up to her, completely drenched.

Kate: "You're late."

Lucas: "I know – I'm sorry." He says out of breath.

Kate: "Come on, let's get out of the rain."

Kate turns around, facing the café but Lucas just stands in the rain wearing his grey hoodie. She begins to walk but turns around and looks back at Lucas.

Kate: "What are you doing?"

Lucas: "Don't leave."

Kate: "Lucas – we'll get phenomena standing out here."

Lucas walks a couple of steps closer to her, with water running down his face.

Lucas: "I don't care…I don't want you to leave and I don't care that it's selfish I love you and I want you...I need you in my life."

Kate: "Lucas...don't."

Lucas walks over to her and takes her hand in his.

Lucas: "Please.."

Kate looks up at Lucas, not knowing what to say. She sighs.

Kate: "I'm sorry."

She turns around and begins to walk away. Lucas watches, defeated.

Next On One Tree Hill

Kate walks up to Lucas in school.

Kate: "Luke…"

Lucas looks at her and walks away.

Haley is in the café and wiping down tables. She hears the door go but doesn't look up.

Haley: "We're closed."

Brooke: "That's what the sign said."

Haley and Brooke look at one another.

Nathan and Lucas are at the river court. They are playing a game of one on one. The balls rolls off the court and picks it up. She looks at the two of them..

Peyton: "You know you two are real asses, you know that."

Nathan looks from Lucas back to Peyton: "What did I do now?"

Peyton: "You're best friend" She says looking at Nathan, she then turns to Lucas "And you're girlfriend was leaving tonight and the only people who turned up was Brooke, Haley and I…"

Lucas: "What?"

Nathan: "Kate's leaving tonight?"

Peyton looks at the two of them. "You didn't know?"

The two brothers look at one another.