Nathan and Haley's relationship starts out as being a way for Nathan to piss off Lucas. Haley begins to tutor Nathan in math in exchange for having Nathan stop tormenting Lucas. They fall for each other and start a relationship despite their different dreams, ambitions and personalities. The two date throughout the season and slowly begin to fall in love. Haley helps Nathan deal with the pressure his father puts on him to perform well in basketball and Nathan encourages Haley to try new things and makes her popular. Nathan makes some mistakes throughout the relationship (such as pretending he's having a tutoring session with Haley when he is actually on a date with her because his friends are making fun of him, which makes Haley think he is embarrassed to be seen with her because she's not