Haley, Brooke, and Peyton walked through the doors of the school. They were unusally excited for being freshamn. But they knew many upperclassmen, and the whole varsity and JV basketball teams.

"So what's you're guys' locker number?" Brooke asked

"425" Haley said.

"426" Peyton said.

"And mines 424."

The three girls smirked, knowing the only reasons they got lockers next to eachother was because of their parents.

"So Hales do you think that the MMB's will be there?" Brooke asked. Using their nickname for the three boys they met the other day at the mall. It stood for 'Mysterious Mall boys'.

"I don't know. Its possible. But then again they could go to St. Augustine."

"Haley, those boys were in the sports store, by the basketball section for the whole four hours we stalked them. St. Augustine doesn't offer basketball. So you know they won't be going there." Peyton butted in.

"Yeah, plus Haley now you can hook up with the one with blue eyes."

"No." Haley said immediately.

"But Hales you thought he was hot."

"Yes, I did Brooke. But no, it's too soon."

"Haley it's been a month. Get over it."

"Yeah because that's something I can just get over."

"Stop being so overdramatic. Just get over it. There's nothing you can do. He made his choice, and it obviously wasn't you. Get over it already. I did when he chose you"

"But you didn't love him."

"Neither did you! Well at least you weren't in love with him. Get over it."

"I can't get over it that easy. He cheated on me. With my own sister!"

"Oh my gosh. I know, get over it already."

"Wow, why are you such a bitch."

"Because I'm tired of dealing with you being all mopey. It's really wearing me down."

"Wow. Well I'm sorry for being such a burden to you Brooke. I get it now. I'm sorry. You won't have to worry about me anymore." Haley said softly tears streaming down her face.

"Hales.." Brooke said reaching out.

Haley put a hand up to stop her.

"Don't." Haley whispered as she walked away.

Peyton looked at Brooke who now had tears in her own eyes.

"What did you just do Brooke?"

"I..just wanted her to move on."

"She's obviously not ready Brooke. You can't push something like that!"

"How would you know!"

"Because you couldn't push me moving on from my moms death."

"That's completely different." Brooke scoffed.

"Um no, we both lost someone we thought we was gonna be in our lives forever. Sure Chris is still here psyically, but to her he's gone, Brooke. He's dead to her. and as pissed off as she is, she's just as upset. You can't push her. I'm going to make sure she's okay. You better change your attitude, fast. And apologize like you have never apologized in your life. This isn't going to be easy to fix." And with that Peyton left Brooke standing there, alone on their first day of high school.

From not far away three boys saw this whole exchange.

"Wow" Jake said.

"Tree Hills got some drama..." Luke had no idea just how right he was.

"Man, I told you guys those girls were just like every other cheerleaders." Nathan said. Jake and Lucas looked at him like he was stupid.

"Dude, I don't know if you were listening, or even watching, but that was definately not a preppy, whore, skank, regular, normal, cheerleader fight. That was a real person fight. A best friend who knows everything about you fight. A I regret every word that just came out of my mouth fight." Luke said.

"About a boy..." Nathan said.

"A boy whom she dated and thought she was in love with, who cheated on her with her sister, and who she's been wallowing over for a month...or did you not hear that part?" Jake asked.

"Oh.." Nathan said. "Yeah I didn't hear that part. Anyway. Let's get to class so we're not late."

The other two rolled their eyes, but knew he was right. They walked to their class without gettting lost, and stopped in the door. As they were being blocked by a group of people. They pushed through the crowd to see what everyone was looking at. They stopped when they noticed. There in the middle of the classroom, all the desk where put in a circle, probably by the teacher. But that's not it. In the middle of the cicrlce stood the three girls from earlier, and two new girls. The two facing the three, as if a showdown. The teacher stood off to the side, just watching.

Haley walked away wiping the tears off of her face as she walked into the classroom. I expected this from Taylor or Rachel, she thought. But not from Brooke, and that hurt more than her boyfriend of a year cheating on her with her sister.

Haley sat down in one of the chairs arranged into a circle. She heard someone come in. She didn't think anything of it until the person came and set next to her. She looked up.

"Peyton.." Was all she managed to get out.

"Shhh, Hales it's okay. Brooke just wants you to move on and be happy, and I know you can't push something like that. But Brookes never been one for patientce. I know she sounded like a complete bitch, but she really cares Haley. She does. I don't want you to think she doesn't. And I know she regrets everything she said because she had that 'I just killed a puppy' look on her face. Haley. Please babe calm down. Try to make it to lunch. It's our first day of high school! But if you're still like this at lunch, find me and we'll convince Felix to give us a ride home? And maybe you should talk to Brooke. I know for a fact you're not a burden on her, she just really is tired of you moping over some guy who doesn't deserve your tears."

"Okay Peyton. And I know, but I expected something like that from-"

"Me?" A voice interrupted. "Sorry for eavsdropping but-wait no I'm not."

"You're such a bitch Taylor." Peyton said.

"Yeah, yeah," Taylor waved off her comment. " Haley I always told you your friend would end up betraying you. I'm not surprised that Brooke was the first."

"Shut up Taylor. You're wrong." Another voice said.

"Hey Brooke! And I wouldn't be so sure-"

"Taylor shut the hell up !" This came from Haley.

"Excuse me, you little underclassmen better watch yourself" Said none other than Rachel Gattina, or Rach-ho, as people like to call her.

This caused Haley to scoff.

"Please? What are you gonna do? We're freshman here, and more than half the school like us better than they like you guys, Rach-ho, and Tay-whore."

"Tay-whore? Nice one Hales." Brooke laughed.

Haley looked at Brooke, her look telling them they'd be the next ones having a little talk in the middle of this circle that people were crowding around.

"Thanks." She whispered.

"Wow little sis. Clever. At least I can say I have some experience, unlike you. I mean you're still a virgin right?"

"You think, telling everyone I am a virgin is gonna bother me? Wow, anyway. I have a question. Did you ever uh- get that- uhm little situation taken care of?" She asked pointing to her sisters area, letting everyone know her sister had sex with the wrong person. Everyone laughed.

"Bitch."

"I learned from the best." she said glaring at her sister.

Not that anyone really took notice but that's right about the time when three boys entered the classroom.

"Haley just give it up. It's okay that even you're boyfriend wanted me more than he wanted you."

"No Tay-whore, he just wanted sex. And since he wasn't getting any from me...well I can tell you what he was thinking- ' hey Taylor is a whore! I'll just ask her, then I'll get what I want, and Haley doesn't have to know.' So next time, you might wanna think before you go and spread lies. Taylor you got him because you. are. a. whore."

"Ugh. Whatever." Tay-whore said as she and Rach-ho turned to leave.

Haley turned to Brooke now. Backing up a little.

"Haley I am so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so sorry."

"I know. But Brooke you have to give me time. I would've found my own guy soon enough. I don't need you pushing guys on me."

"I know. I am sorry."

"Brooke? Shut up whore." And with that Brooke amd Peyton knew that Haley had forgiven Brookr for everything.

"Bitch! And to think I was gonna make you maccaroni and cheese tonight!" Brooke laughed pulling Haley into a hug.

Haley pulled back. With a serious look on her face and opened her mouth to speak. Everyone though she was mad again.

"You. Are. Most. Defiantely. Still. Making. Me. Maccaroni. And. Cheese. Tonight. Got that? Good." Everyone but Brooke and Peyton laughed. They knew how serious she was when it came to her Mac N' Cheese, so they both just gulped and nodded.

That's when the three boy decided to make their presence know. They coughed. They girls looked over and their eyes widend in shock.

"Brooke...it's...them.." Haley whispered. The three guys looked confused before speaking.

"Hi we're-"

"MMB" Peyton said, smiling.

"What?" Asked Nathan.

"Mysterious Mall Boys." Brooke Supplied.

"Anyway...I'm Jake, That's Luke, and that's-"

"Nathan. We know. We kindaa stalked you guys while you were in that sports store at the mall the other day. It's kinda our thing, stalking hot guys." Haley said with a smirk, that Nathan mirriored.

"How long were you guys stalking us for?"

"The whole time." Brooke said with a shrug.

"But thats..." Nathan trailed off, counting in his head.

"Four hours, yeah, we know." Peyton said with an eye roll.

"Do you guys do that a lot?"

"Only with the really hot ones." Haley said before winking and walking back to her chair.

Nathan was just what she needed. A distraction.

As the day went on they discovered they had all the same classes, so they ate lunch together. They all begin to form a strong bond that day, not that none of them knew it then. But looking back now, they would all say, even asked seperately, that their unbreakable bond began this day.

As the year went on, they grew closer, they were the six most popular people at school. The top cheerleaders, the star basktball players. No one could come between them
They shared everything. They were almost always together. The rest of the school, even some of the teachers, and administration had bets on when they would all couple up. Nathan, and Haley, Brooke and Lucas, and Peyton and Jake.

This was freshman year, and it was the start of the rest of their lives.