A Bunch of Scotts

Fifteen year old Lydia Scott walked down the steps of her home. The smell of the fresh breakfast her mother had prepared for the first day of school taking over the Scott residence. Just like every day the house was full of light shining from the wide windows that surrounded the home. As Lydia walked over to the kitchen, her family was all ready to go on breakfast. Lydia was the last to arrive to the kitchen island, where the family usually had their breakfast.

"Excited about your senior year?" Lydia asked her older brother, as she pulled out the tall stool and made herself comfortable.

Jamie smiled at his younger sister with a head shake. "I can't believe it's here!" he exclaimed with excitement, his hands waiving in the air and going back to holding his head between his hands.

Jamie was looking forward to his last year of high school, but he also knew that with this last year would come a lot of stress. He had been looking into a couple of colleges along with his father, but more than going to a school based on the athletic department, he wants to attend a school that will academically challenge him.

"I can't believe It's my baby's last year of school," Haley announced, sadly as she walked behind Jamie and pressed a soft kiss on his cheek.

Jamie, being the teen that he is wiped his cheek with a soft grunt, "mom." He complained.

"What?" Haley asked, making herself comfortable near her husband. "I carried you for nine months, the least you can do is let me give you a kiss."

The family laughed at the light comment, mostly because somehow Haley always found a way to remind them that she had carried them for nine months. The rest of breakfast was spent with small talk on how excited the kids were for school, and a little bit of college talk for Jamie. It was not long after that Jamie and his younger sister made their way to school, of course it was Jamie that drove, but only because Lydia was not yet old enough to do so.

"Sawyer!"

One yell from young Keith was all that could be heard in the other Scott household. Every morning was the same thing, Sawyer taking her sweet time to get ready to go to school. Keith on the other hand loved to be up early in the morning to get as much as possible done.

Keith grabbed his backpack and ran down the long hall into his father's office. Lucas spent most of his time cooped in the office writing his next book. After an unkindness of Raven he wrote The Comet, and from that point on he continued to write a few more novels, and he is currently working on a book about his kids and their cousins and what it's like to be in high school presently.

"Dad, please tell Sawyer to hurry. She's going to make me late the first day." The frustration could be heard all over Keith's voice. The young boy hated being late.

Lucas pinched the bridge of his nose and let out a loud sigh. With palms flat on his desk he rose and walked towards the door. Keith walked behind his father as Lucas lead the way towards Sawyer's room. Reaching his destination, Lucas banged on the door. "Sawyer, come on. You're gonna be late."

"I'm coming!" She yelled through the door in frustration. Sawyer often felt that both her brother and father didn't understand what it was like to be a girl. Both boys in the family usually pushed her to move faster, to do things in a quicker pace, and not all things could be done so fast.

The door swung open, the light breeze that came from it blowing her blond curls back, and they bounced right back to the original positio0n. She gave both her brother and father a raise of the eyebrows, as to say "what", and with that she was out of the room and walking towards the kitchen.

The young girl grabbed a granola bar from one of the cupboards and swung her backpack over her shoulder. "Well…. Let's go," she told her brother as she turned to doorknob to the front door of the home.

Keith looked at his dad with a tired look. Lucas understood what it was like to deal with Sawyer, her mother was the same way. Always going at her own pace. Lucas gave his soon and eye roll and motion his head in a way to show Keith to follow his sister and get to school.

Tree Hill High had not changed very much over the years. The school had the same main building, with the same big rock outside the school, showing whatever activity was coming soon. The only different part of the school was the new building that was now located to the left of the school. This big windows on the top floor of the building let more light come in during the school hours, making it easier for art students to work. They also had dance classes below, in a new dance studio, a few new basketball courts. Mostly, the new building was a new gym, for different activities. With the included bonus of the health room and the art room above.

The many cars parked outside, and the busses riding through the busses only section showed that school was on its way to start. With only a few minutes left before school starts, the students of Tree Hill High gather outside the school to reunite.

"Elle!"

At the sound of her name the brunette turned around, her long, straight brown hair swished through the air as her head flipped. The brunette, Elle, smiled wide as she began walking faster towards her friends, her back over her shoulder as she picked up her pace.

A loud yell was heard near the girls as they squeezed each other in a tight hug. Letting go from the tight embrace, the girls smiled at each other and proceeded to walk to their lockers to figure out the location they each had their lockers in.

"You know who's looking really hot?" Elle asked, still keeping her pace along with both other girls. Simply getting a look from the other girls Elle knew they were waiting for the answer. Looking to the right, behind Lydia, Elle bit her lip and whispered to them, "Jamie."

"Ew!" Lydia shrieked loudly, shaking her body as if a bucket of cold water had been dropped on her. "Brother. Gross," she mentioned, pointing to herself, as all three girls continued walking.

Lindsey shook her head at the crazy comment Elle had just said. Personally, Lindsey did find Jamie attractive, but then again he was sort of family. Also the age difference didn't help. She was still 15, and Jamie would be 18 in no time. Having Lydia as a best friend also didn't help, there was no way she would be able to date her best friend's brother. Not happening.

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With lunch time just arriving the crew walked over to their regular table. Jamie, along with Chuck and Andre made their way to their table. Everyone in school knew the table where they sat. It wasn't assigned, but most people realized that the group of friends usually sat at the same table. Since finally getting together and being a couple, Madison sat with the boys. Of course, not wanting to be the only girl she brought along the new high school students, Lydia and her friends.

Madison didn't have many girl friends. As a kid she spent most of the time playing sports with the guys, and never really cared to be one of the girly girls, that was until she met Lydia. Lydia was raised by her second mother, Brooke Davis, who made sure Lydia was a perfect lady. Don't get her wrong, Madison also has a small friendship with Sawyer, but the two don't have much in common, except for the Scott family of course.

The table had the group of friends/siblings sharing about their first day in school. The older ones were used to the system and how everything was going to go for the first day, and of course throughout the first week. As for the younger ones in the group, they were still figuring it out.

"So, how is you guys' first day?" Chuck asked, with his mocking tone.

A fake smile on her face, Elle responded, "great, Chuck. Now can you leave us alone?"

"I thought all sophomores liked senior guys?" he asked his friends, in a joking tone.

"Hey!" little Keith announced a greeting, taking his seat next to his sister. He smiled and waved lightly at his cousins, as he pulled his food out of his bag.

"Keith, you can't sit here," Sawyer announced, rudely. "You're a freshmen, therefore you need to go sit with the new meat in school."

"Just let him," Jamie said, raising his eyebrows at his semi-older cousin.

Sawyer was not backing down. The rules were simple. New meat with new meat, and older kids with the older kids. She looked over at Lydia and her friends and gave them a smile that let the girls know that Sawyer was just playing by the rules. "Sorry girls, you have to go too."

"Sawyer-" Madison started to say, but was not allowed to finish.

"It's fine…" Lydia said, standing up. "I get it, we're new. Not because they decided to add all four years of high school in the same school, it does not make us not "fresh meat" " she used air quotes to get her message across. Lydia grabbed her bag and gave her friends a look that told the girls that it was time to go.

As the four youngest kids left the table, Jamie looked at his cousin. "Why do you have to be so mean?"

"Come on, Jamie," she said, with a light laugh. "It's just a game. Tomorrow I will have them come back and it will be like today never happened. Just let them be the young ones for once." She sipped her drink between her words, with small eye rolls.

Sawyer was not trying to be rude to her brother and cousin, she was only trying to get the younger kids to be able to experience high school the way her and Jamie had. They had the fresh meat part as well, except that for them it went on until they started to make more friends and branch out into different activities. Sawyer would make sure that her little brother and cousin got to experience all of the things, but at the same time she was to make sure that they didn't get tricked into any of the crazy things her and Jamie did.

"I'm sure your mom is at my house, come with us," Jamie said, he and Davis walked out of the school together. Both boys had bumped into each other as they had walked out of classes that happened to be across the hall from each other. Jamie had called over his childhood friend over, and together both boys began to walk out the school.

Davis nodded in reply and continued to walk with Jamie. Reaching the car he threw his back pack on the backseat. Quickly he took the front seat of the car and turned to Jamie. "So... are you throwing the beginning of the year party this year? It's always seniors, right?"

Jamie looked at Davis and let out a soft chuckle. It was amazing to him how the young boy had just started high school and was already thinking about parties. With a soft smile Jamie nodded, "I think I will."

"Nice"

"Yeah, I just gotta get the keys to the beach house."

Davis nodded his head with a happy smile. "Are we invited?"

Jamie was about to answer when the front door to his car was opened roughly. "Get out!"

"Lydia, just jump in the back, and let the big boys finish their talk," Davis said playfully. The young girl did not take it in a light way though.

She shook her head lightly and smiled, "Davis" she said, with a big fake smile on her face, "please… get the hell out of that seat."

"Wow, she's feisty today," Davis joked looking at Jamie.

"Just get in the back L, don't make a big deal," Jamie mentioned.

Lydia glared at her older brother and shut the door harshly. She slowly got in the back seat, and crossed her arms as they drove home. Next to her was Jude, who lightly rubbed her arm as to help her calm down, but everyone knew that when she had her mind set she was extremely stubborn. They also knew that she made a big deal when things didn't go her way, and there was for sure something to happen when they go home.

"You know I had to do that, right?" she asked, her blonde curls bouncing on her shoulders. Sawyer truly felt bad that she had been mean to her brother during lunch at school, but she wanted him to experience everything the way it was for a freshman.

The younger boy in the car continued to look out the passenger window. He did understand his older sister, but he felt as if he still had a right to be mad. The whole day she had ignored him, and he felt like his school year would only get harder from here.

"Keith," Sawyer said, tapping his shoulder. "come one, dude. I promise it won't happen again. It was a one time thing. You can ask Jamie, I told him that tomorrow it would be all of us together for lunch. Promise." S

Sawyer tried her best to make things better, but somehow she felt as if she was only making them worse. She tightened her lips and continued to drive home. On the inside she was dying. Her younger brother was her world, her best friend, and the person who she knew would always be there for her. Regardless of all the fights they have, she still loved him and would do anything for him.

A single bite of her lip, and she tighten her hands on the stirring wheel. Following the speed limit, like her father, she continued the way home. She knew that she would have to make it up to her brother, and she knew just the way to do it.

That's it for this shot chapter. I know it's tiny, but they will get longer as we go. This was just a short intro to the school life and stuff and the next chapter will have more interaction between the characters. This chapter explains that the high school use to be the last 3 grades only (10,11, and 12) but now it also includes grade 9, and that is the reason why little Keith is also in the school. This year should have been Lydia and all the 15 year olds first year.

I also wanted to say thank you for all the amazing reviews. It has been a long time since I have done things, and I was about to call them comments. Hahahaha Sorry work got in my head. Anyway, thank you, thank you, thank you. I will continue to write the rest of the story, but I do hope that you stick around. It will be a slow one, but I do try and make my chapters really long. The reason for this is because I like to keep my stories short. I think most of them run at an average of 16 or so chapters.

Thanks again for reading and don't forget to tell me what you thought of this chapter and what you would like to see in the next few chapters. LOVE YA