Monday morning at Angel Grove High School

Jason walked through the front doors of Angel Grove High School wearing dark blue jeans and a tight fitting red t-shirt. He walked down the hall toward his locker, greeting many of the girls he passed by. He had a fake smile glued to his face; he always hated Monday mornings, but then again what teenager didn't?

He reached his locker and saw that his good friend Zack Taylor was already waiting for him.

"Hey bro," Zack greeted him, "I heard you got with Kayla this weekend." Zack held his hand up for Jason to give him a high-five.

Jason slapped his friend's hand and said, "Uh, yeah. It was Saturday night, but I totally messed up her name. I called her Kylie by mistake. This whole "player" thing is getting way too out of hand."

Zack let out a cackle and replied, "How do you get the girl's name wrong? And what do you mean it's getting out of hand? We've barely had this plan going on for a year."

"The plan is stupid! Kimberly doesn't even like me like that," Jason replied angrily, but in a hushed tone.

"Okay. So maybe you won't end up with Kimberly after all, but come on, you sleep with hot chicks on practically a daily basis! I don't exactly see the downside to this thing," Zack said, "Do you have any idea how many guys would want to be in your shoes? And trust me, I'm one of those guys."

"Yeah, well you and all those other guys can be in my shoes. I just want-" Jason stopped speaking as he saw Kimberly coming toward him and Zack.

"Hey guys," Kimberly greeted the teenage boys, "Are you guys ready for another week of school?" She ended with a groan.

Zack opened his mouth to speak, but was silenced by the sound of a bell. The three teenagers knew this meant they had five minutes to get to their first period.

Jason grabbed his books from his locker and told the other two, "I've gotta head to study hall, but I'll catch the two of you at lunch." With those words he turned his back to his friends and started making his way towards his study hall. He reached the classroom with a minute to spare and sat in his assigned seat.

Man, I don't even see the point of this class, he thought to himself, as a senior, I hardly ever have anything to do in here.

He put his head down on his desk and started to think about what he and Zack were talking about before Kimberly walked up. He let his mind wander and started to think about that stupid plan Zack talked him into.

1 year ago at the Scott house

"Man, I told you she wouldn't want to go to the dance with me!" Jason complained to his friend.

"Wait, you actually asked her? I didn't think you'd have the guts to do it," Zack replied.

Jason gave Zack a dirty look and said, "Well I didn't technically ask her. But I was going to ask her tomorrow after school."

"So then how do you know she won't go with you?" questioned Zack.

"That dumbass Tommy told me," Jason said with a scowl on his face.

"You're seriously going to believe what Tommy says? That guy wants everything you have. He wants your position on the football team, he likes Kim, and he knew you were going to ask her," Zack told Jason, "He's probably lying to you."

"Well I know he wants my position on the football team and he more than likes Kimberly, he has some sort of creepy stalker crush on her. But it doesn't matter, she told him that we're just best friends, and that's all we'll ever be," Jason said.

Zack scoffed, "Come on man. You know she has to say that stuff. She just doesn't want people to know that she likes you!"

"Oh yeah? Well if she liked me so much, then why did she accept Tommy's invitation to the dance?" Jason said, and continued before Zack could interrupt, "And that piece of information came directly from Kim herself."

Zack sighed, "Oh man, I'm sorry bro."

Jason stayed silent and looked away from Zack.

"Look, I know what you can do," Zack continued with a smile on his face, "If my older brother taught me anything about chicks, it's that they don't realize they want you until they can't have you!"

Jason had a confused look on his face. "So what? I have to date another girl?" he questioned his friend, who looked a little too happy for the current situation.

"No man, it won't work if you just date a girl," Zack said, "You have to get with a whole bunch of girls."

"Get with a bunch of girls? Like sleep with them?" Jason asked with a bewildered look on his face, "No, you know I'm not really like that. I've only ever slept with two girls, man." Jason finished, shaking his head no vigorously.

Zack punched Jason lightly on the shoulder, "Come on man. My brother said that every girl falls for "the player", and you can definitely be a player. We both know that girls totally want to be with you. You're the quarterback and captain of the football team. That just screams girl magnet."

"I dunno, bro," Jason said, still not fully convinced.

"Just do it, Jase. Get with a couple of girls and then you'll see, Kimberly will start getting jealous. Then, that'll be the perfect time to ask her out," Zack told his friend, "My brother's done this a couple of times, and it's worked each and every time."

Jason sighed, "Well I guess I have nothing to lose. Kimberly's already going to the dance with that asshole. I'll try anything at this point."

Zack grinned like the Cheshire Cat, "There you go bro. Now, I know when you can start. Tomorrow, you'll ask some girl to the dance, and that'll be the beginning of Jason Scott: The Player."

Jason laughed at his friend's comment, but nodded nonetheless.

The next day at school, Jason walked up to a girl, ready to put "the plan" into action.

"Hey Katherine, how are you?" Jason asked, smiling at her, showing off his pearly whites.

"Oh, hey Jason. I'm good, how about you?" Katherine replied, throwing a smile back at Jason.

"I'm pretty good myself," Jason replied. He then took one of Katherine's hands into one of his and asked, "Do you want to go to the dance with me this weekend?"

Katherine smiled, "Really?"

Jason just smiled back and nodded.

"Of course," Katherine replied with a huge smile on her face.

Jason just smiled and was about to walk away when he saw Kimberly turn the corner and look over towards him and Katherine. The sight of Kimberly looking at him and Katherine made Jason lean down and kiss Katherine on the lips. It was a short kiss, but after he pulled away, he saw Kimberly looking away, with what he could have sworn was a look of hurt on her face. Jason smiled a bit to himself and said goodbye to Katherine.

It's about time Zack is right about something, Jason thought to himself as he walked away, ready to have this plan work out for him.