Claudia was peeking behind a pillar waiting for Nathan, Claudia had literally gotten that desperate. She saw Nathan was coming and she walked out in front of him intentionally.

"Oh hey, didn't see you there." Claudia lied as she smiled up at Nathan.

"That's cool." Nathan replied expressionless.

"Oh by the way, I don't know what was going on with you and Lucas at Midnight Madness but I really wished you guys would get back to the way things used to be." Claudia explained truthfully, she really did want things to go back. Nathan and Lucas brothers again, Nathan and Claudia married again.

"This is the way things used to be Claudia." Nathan replied and Claudia shook her head.

"I meant before I left." She stated and they started to walk together. "What were you fighting about anyway?" Claudia asked but she had a funny feeling the fight was about her.

"You." Nathan stated and Claudia just nodded her head awkwardly. "So you're a Cheerleader now. What's...What's that all about?" Nathan asked changing the conversation.

"Brooke needed my help and I get to see more of you so really it is a win win." Claudia smiled up at Nathan. "Is that okay with you? I mean not that I need your permission or anything. I just..." Claudia began to rambled on but Nathan cut in.

"You don't but next time you want to talk don't pretend to run into me just talk to me Claude, I don't want to play games." Nathan replied ironically. Claudia began to laugh and Nathan looked at her confused.

"That's quite funny, was it you to challenging me to work with Chris again? Or was it my other husband?" Claudia asked jokingly and Nathan just looked down at her smiling. "Plus you aren't exactly easy to talk too Mr Broody." Claudia smirked as Claudia nudged his side a little jokingly.

"Yeah, I guess...I guess so." Nathan replied. "So how's it going anyway?" He asked speaking about the music.

"I have a lot of songs but Chris thinks they are terrible so it's going okay." Claudia replied looking down at the ground.

"Don't sleep on your music Claude it's a big part of who you are." Nathan stated before he walked off.

"So are you." Claudia muttered as she watched him leave.

___

Brooke was marching up and down the front of a classroom as the cheerleaders all sat at desks looking at their Captain. Claudia looked at Haley with wide eyes before she turned to face the raging Brooke.

"This is my senior year and as long as I am Captain I am not about to loose this squad because we are all fighting over the same guys." Brooke shouted angry as she pointed at her cheerleaders.

"Bevin knows I like Fede!" Ashley stated pointing at Bevin, Bevin angrily turned around to face Ashley.

"To bad Fede isn't into whores!" Bevin snapped back angrily.

"Okay! Enough!" Brooke shouted and Rachel laughed from the back of the room, Claudia knew this was away to get ugly. "Do you have a problem?" Brooke asked Rachel annoyed.

"Just waiting to hear what your plan is Captain." Rachel answered tauntingly.

"My plan. I'll tell you what my plan is..." Brooke dragged on, truth be told she had not plan, Rachel cut in.

"We're waiting. Aren't we girls?" Rachel asked everyone and they all nodded her heads. That just set Brooke off. She was getting worried until she saw Lucas's Fantasy Football Poster.

"The plan is Fantasy Boy draft." Brooke replied confidently and Claudia looked at Haley smiling a little.

___

The cheerleaders were all in the Girls Locker Room. Brooke was holding her purse out in front of the girls and they took pieces of paper out of it. Claudia stood next Haley as they leaned against the lockers.

"Okay, here's the rules of the Fantasy Boy draft. Once you pick a guy he's yours for the season which means he's off the market and no one else can touch him. You got it Bevin? Ashley?" Brooke asked aimed and Claudia held up her compact that Brooke gave her.

"What are these for?" Claudia asked.

"I'm glad you asked trial separation girl. Open em up. The number on your compact will determine where you are in the draft order." Brooke replied smiling.

"What's to stop us from just dating whoever we want even with this little draft thingy?" Bevin asked and surprisingly enough it was a good question.

"Good question Bevin. Of course you'd be kicked off the squad or worse." Brooke replied smirking.

"Like how worse?" Haley asked a little scared.

"Liiikee...What's to keep me from telling the whole school that one of you was left handcuffed in Thomas' bed for seven hours waiting for a locksmith?" Brooke asked and one of the cheerleaders looked worried. "Or that at the Sparkle Classic last year, one of you had a little too much to drink and made out with another one of you?" Brooke asked and one girl looked at Brooke scared. "Or that scar on a certain someone's back isn't really from falling off her bike but was one of those little baby spine tails that the doctors had to lop off after she was born?" Brooke asked smirking straight at Bevin who was embarrassed. "In other words, Honor, code of silence, you all keep the rules of the code, I keep silent about all the dirt I have on you. Break the rules and it's social suicide. Final rule, at anytime in the season you are not happy with your draft picks, you can trade with someone else. Okay? Let's count out our numbers starting from one." Brooke explained and Peyton was up first.

"One." Peyton stated holding up her own compact.

"Way to go P. Sawyer with pick numero uno." Brooke smirked as she held her own compact. "Right behind ya with number two. Who's got three?" Brooke asked looking at the girls.

"Three." Bevin replied and Brooke was smirking because Rachel hadn't been picked yet.

"Uh, four." Claudia stated holding up her compact pointlessly.

"Five." Haley said as she held up her compact as well. She knew who she was going to choose.

"Six." Rachel said and the rest of the girls followed in pursuit with their numbers.

"hmm." Brooke smirked once everyone had read out their numbers.

"So wait, once we pick our guy then what happens?" Peyton asked and Brooke smirked over at her.

"It's up to you." She teased and all the girls smiled to each other.

___

"Jack, hey, any word on the family? When are they coming?" Claudia asked as she caught up with Jack. Jack looked at her shaking his head.

"In the next week or so." Jack replied and Claudia was shocked.

"Next week or so? That is soon!" Claudia exclaimed and Jack nodded his head.

"Will phoned me last night to tell me. Everyone is coming and to celebrate Karen is celebrating them all at Karen's." Jack replied and Claudia nodded her head.

"So this will be a big thing, huh?" Claudia asked getting worried. Her family were coming and Claudia wasn't sure if she had a husband or not. She was going to the embarrassment.

"I guess so." Jack replied shrugging as they walked off into class together.

___

Claudia was sat in the recording studio, she had just finished singing one of her songs to Chris. He didn't like it to say the least.

"It sucks Claudia." Chris stated and Claudia looked at him confused.

"Wha...huh... I worked really hard on that song. What do you mean it sucks?" She asked loud as she stood up.

"I mean it sucks so bad, I'm wondering if it's possible to unhear a song?" Chris argued and Claudia scoffed.

"Well maybe it's a song that is good and it's you that sucks." Claudia snapped back.

"Yeah, maybe, let me think... um, no." Chris shouted as he pretended to think for a while. "It's the song but the one good thing about it, besides that fact that it's over is now that you have gotten all the crap out of your system, you can write something real. You've got to write the truth Claude." Chris explained and Claudia looked mad. "How are things with Nathan?" Chris asked and Claudia turned around so she was not facing him.

"I'm not discussing that with you." Claudia stated and Chris was finding this quite fun.

"Ooo, that bad, huh?" He asked walking closer to her.

"No, things are fine." Claudia lied as she turned around to face Chris.

"I don't think they are. I think things are a mess Claudia, and until you deal with that your music is going to suffer." Chris replied and Claudia knew that Chris was one hundred percent right.

___

Claudia was putting Janis Joplin's name on the map of famous singers in Karen's Cafe and Chris walked up to her.

"Janice Joplin, now she's a great song writer." Chris stated and Claudia turned to face him.

"I wonder if it's possible to un-meet a person?" She asked, she was still annoyed about earlier on, when Chris said her songs sucked.

"Hey, I was just being honest like all the great song writers are... Like you need to be." Chris replied and Claudia slapped the labeller on the counter. "Look, take Eric Clapton all his best songs came from pain and longing. Now, Layla... about his best friends woman...Tears in Heaven for his son." Chris listed.

"Thank you for the pep talk but I really do need to get back to this if you don't mind." Haley replied emotionless as she tried to shoo Chris away.

"I know. You didn't put my name up there." Chris replied as he placed 'Claudia Stone' on the map.

"Chris, that wall is for great musicians." Claudia groaned and Chris nodded his head.

"I know." Chris replied an Claudia tried to peel off the label.

"I do not belong up here." She stated pointing to the wall.

"If you would stop running from your emotions and start writing about it, one day you might." Chris replied before he picked up his coffee and walked away. Claudia went back to peeling off the label.

___

Cheerleading practice was over and Claudia was looking up at Lucas sympathetically as she placed her pom poms on the bench.

"Hey Claudia." Bevin smiled at Claudia.

"Hey Bevin." Claudia replied awkwardly.

"Um, I was just wondering how are things with you and Nathan?" Bevin asked curiously.

"Ah, complicated but I'm not going to give up on him." Claudia replied honestly.

"You go Claude. Good for you." Bevin exclaimed before she turned to the rest of the squad. "He's a no go girls." Bevin said to the cheerleaders who all groaned, Claudia looked at her shocked.

"Bevin, Nathan's my husband. You can't seriously be thinking of drafting him." Claudia laughed stunned, Peyton walked up to them.

"Yeah Bevin, you can't draft Nathan." Peyton said coming up behind them, Claudia gave Peyton a weak smile.

"Thanks Peyton." She muttered and Peyton smirked at them.

"Cause I have first pick and I'm taking him." Peyton laughed before she walked away. Claudia was furious.

"For gods sake! Life you suck!" Claudia shouted annoyed as she looked up at the roof. Everyone looked over at her like she was mental- they were probably right, Nathan was driving her insane.

"Hey, whats up? Are you okay?" Lucas asked walking down the bleachers as he stood beside her.

"Well your ex has decided to take my man so I won't be able to do anything with him for the rest of my high-school career." Claudia exclaimed annoyed. "Why is she such a bitch? God!" Claudia shouted and Lucas defended Peyton.

"Peyton is just dealing with stuff right now, okay?" Lucas replied and Claudia couldn't believe that Lucas was defending her. Claudia scoffed.

"Yeah, aren't we all." Claudia muttered before she walked off.

___

Claudia and Haley marched up to Lucas in school, they were furious to say the least.

"So I guess it's safe to say that you didn't talk to Whitey." Claudia stated and Lucas looked away.

"That's fine. We'll tell him." Haley stated and they both turned to walk away.

"Look, you don't get it. If you tell Whitey I have a heart condition, I'm off the team." Lucas shouted back and the girls walked up to him.

"Yeah and if we don't tell Whitey you have a heart condition, you're off the planet." Claudia exclaimed loudly, she was just concerned for Lucas.

"Claudia, Haley, for the longest time I've have been an outsider. I joined this team and the guys accepted me. I became a part of something and it's something I care about." Lucas explained in a hushed tone.

"I know Luke." Haley replied sympathetically.

"I'm not going to die if I take the pills. I just have to work harder to compensate for the medication." Lucas explained and Claudia shook her head.

"Luke will you listen to yourself the medication that you're taking is supposed to inhibit your performance that is how it saves your life." Claudia replied, she had done her research.

"I am the Master of my fate. I am the Captain of my soul." Lucas quoted and both Haley and Claudia looked confused.

"What?" Haley stated running in her hands through her hair.

"William Henley, Invictus...it's Latin." Lucas replied and both girls nodded their head.

"Invincible, Yeah I know. I know the poem." Claudia cut in.

"I also know that William Henley didn't have a heart condition." Haley argued, and Lucas just shook his head.

"Luke, you're not...you're not invincible. I just hope you live long enough to realize it." Claudia extended harshly before her and Haley walked away. Lucas slammed his locker.

___

Peyton was sitting at the counter all by herself and Claudia walked up to her. Peyton looked amused.

"Peyton, just wanted to let you know that you can pick Nathan all you want, I can't stop you, but you should know that I love him and you are only doing this because you hate me. Nathan will soon realise that him and I are meant to be together. So should you." Claudia explained before she walked away. Peyton smiled bemused. Brooke goes over to the table of food and set her tray down, Claudia walked up to her.

"So considering I'm an honour student, how many years do you think I would get if I stabbed someone say Peyton with like a giant fork or..." Claudia asked as she bit into a carrot angrily.

"Ok, let's not keep giant object around the house." Brooke stated and Claudia smiled fake. "I know this whole thing with Nathan sucks for you now but right now I need your help bringing Rachel to her knees. Yes I know it's ironic. So here's my plan, I'm going to snipe her draft pick. She needs to know what it feels like when the shoe is up the other ass." Brooke schemed maliciously.

"Okay, what do you need from me? And do not say my shoes.." Claudia warned.

" No, Rachel picks fifth, you pick fourth. I need you to pick Lucas so no one else gets him while I'm screwing her over." Brooke explained and Claudia nodded her head.

"Yeah well if I can't pick Nathan I might as well take Lucas." Claudia replied and they pinky swore on it. Brooke was smiling happily.

___

All the girls were sitting in the living room waiting for the drafts to be called. Claudia and Haley sat next to each other they were both worried for Claudia.

"And now the moment everyone's been waiting for the first Annual Tree Hill fantasy boy draft." Brooke exclaimed and the dedicated cheerleaders clapped their hands excitably. "P. Sawyer you've got the first pick and you are on the clock. Who's this year's first draft pick going to be?" Brooke asked and Claudia gave her a warning look. Peyton flipped through her magazine.

"I'll pick Mouth McFadden." Peyton replied and Claudia smiled over at Peyton.

"Mouth goes to Peyton." Brooke said and one of the cheerleaders wrote that on the whiteboard.

"Number one draft pick baby, WOOHOO." Mouth shouted from outside of the window before he ran off, all the cheerleaders laughed.

"Okay Brooke, you're next." Bevin smiled over at Brooke. Claudia then remembered something.

"Oh Brooke, we need to talk since Peyton..." Claudia began to explain but Brooke shushed her.

"No, not now Claudia. I pick Chris Keller, Ha." Brooke said really quickly as she smirked at Rachel.

"Chris Keller goes to Brooke." Ashley shouted as she wrote Chris next to Brooke.

"Bevin you're next." Brooke stated and Bevin looked wary.

"Uh, actually I..." Bevin began to say but Rachel interrupted smirking.

"There's been a trade." Rachel smiled and Brooke was confused as hell.

"What?" Brooke asked confused and annoyed.

"Well you said we could trade so Bevin traded me her number three pick and I pick Lucas." Rachel replied sweetly and Brooke glared at her.

"Lucas Scott to Rachel." Ashely shouted before she wrote on the board.

"She..What?" Brooke exclaimed, she was so over whelmed and annoyed.

"I pick Nathan." Claudia stated hold up her hand.

"Wait." Brooke said but nobody listened to her.

"Nathan's got Claudia." Ashely said as she wrote the name on the board.

"I get Jack." Haley smiled and Claudia looked at her confused.

"Haley get's Jack." Ashely shouted writing the names on the board.

"Jack, as in Jack my brother." Claudia stated looking at Haley who nodded her head.

"I get Skills." Bevin smiled.

"Skills to Bevin." Ashley exclaimed writing the names on the board.

"Wait!" Brooke shouted trying to make it stop but the rest of the girls shouted out who they wanted as their fantasy boy.

"This is awesome. Everyone got who they wanted. Good idea Brooke." Bevin praised and Brooke smiled strained.

"Super." Rachel whispered to Brooke which pissed her right off. Claudia got up and walked over to Peyton who was at the counter.

"Hey, um, I just want to say thank you for not picking Nathan." Claudia said awkwardly as she leant on the counter.

"It wasn't me, it was you. It's about time you started to fight for your husband." Peyton replied before she left. Claudia smiled to herself.

___

Claudia was working at Karen's when her older brother walked in.

"Well well little sis up on the map." Jack smirked as she sat 'Claudia Stone' up on the wall. Claudia picked up the labeller off the counter and walked over to Jack.

"Yeah but my name is wrong." Claudia muttered fiddling with the labeller.

"How so?" Jack asked confused.

"I am Claudia Scott, not Claudia Stone." Claudia replied overlaying the 'Stone' with 'Scott' on the map of world famous musicians.

"Claudia, how do you know you will get him back?" Jack asked sympathetically as he sat on the stool. Claudia turned to face him smiling.

"Because a friend told me 'I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul'." Claudia quoted grinning as she looked at 'Claudia Scott'. Jack smiled at his sister. He had faith.