I own no OC characters. All the Pittsburgh characters (except Anna and her mother) are figments of my imagination.
I do not read spoilers but from visiting forums I have inadvertently learned of Anna's imminent departure from the show. I avoid spoilers at all costs, so I do not know the reason and any similarity with the scripted OC storyline is a coincidence.
This is my very first fanfic and I chose Anna to be a little different. I noticed that there are very few fanfics about her and all the ones I come across kind of paint her in a terrible light. This fic has very infrequent sightings of any of the other main characters because it's about Anna's life outside 'The OC.' So, if you are looking for a love story about Seth and Summer , Marissa and Ryan, Sandy and Kirsten, Caleb and Julie or Captain Oats and Seth's left hand, this is not the fic for you. If you however, are interested in something different, do keep reading. I am going to try to update as much as I can, that is if you do not boo me out of fanfiction.net. I hope you enjoy it.
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"I'm all checked in now. We board in about 50 minutes," Anna said as she sat next to Marissa. "You guys can leave, you know? It's just more waiting. I wonder why my Mom insists on getting to the airport so early. It is so annoying."
The gang erupted with refusals. "No, we'd love to stay," Marissa insisted.
"Come on, we probably won't see you till the next Ice Age, so we'll stay," Seth contributed.
"Yeah, it's no trouble at all," Ryan chirped in.
"It's true, it's not like we have something better to do," Marissa smilingly added.
"Yeah," was all Summer said.
"Really, you guys, I feel bad for making you wait for so long." Anna pulled out her copy of 'Da Vinci code.' "See? I already anticipated this long wait because it happens every time, so I have a book to read. I won't be bored for too long."
"O.K, why does it sound like you want us to leave?" Seth asked in mock-hurt.
Anna only graciously rolled her eyes and laughed. "Alright, stay, if you insist. It'll be nice to spend this last hour together."
The truth was, it wouldn't have been nice. Anna had had enough of her Newport gang and frankly speaking, seeing them leave at that moment wouldn't have been too soon. Moving from freezing Pittsburgh to sunny California had been a dream come true -one she had not been disappointed with. Pretty people, beautiful clothing, great weather and the drama, oh how she loved the drama, had made her life interesting for the past few months. However, her parents had finally split so she had to shuttle back to Pittsburgh with her mother. Ordinarily, she'd have fought to stay with her Dad but the Seth situation had made staying in California seem less and less appealing.
She looked at Seth and saw him smiling back at her, she politely smiled back, but not before she noticed that his left hand was gently caressing Summer's right leg. 'Seth and Summer,' she thought to herself. Her thing with Seth hadn't really been love. In fact, she was sure that she'd only developed feelings for him because of his being in love with the bitchy self involved Summer made him unavailable. And boy, were unavailable men sexy. Plus it didn't help that she hated self involved people. So, it was a combination of things that made her go after Seth Cohen... plus he was cute and funny, just the way she liked her men. But it wasn't a love thing. At least, that's what she'd been telling herself after she found out that he'd lost his virginity to Summer. Imagine that. She'd won the battle but lost the war. But she was okay with it now - her trip back home ensured that she no longer had to see these people anymore. She was sure she could manage it for 49 more minutes.
They passed the time making small talk and gossiping about who did, what, when. When the boarding announcement was heard, they all hugged and said their goodbyes. Anna got on the plane and shortly after, looked out of her window as she left California behind.
Five and a half hours later, Anna and her mother pulled out of baggage claim and joined the taxi-cab line.
"Mom, why are we taking a cab? I thought Aunty Amy was picking us up," she inquired.
"I figured that I'd be too tired to deal with all her questions so I decided that a cab was the preferred choice."
"You could have asked Uncle Jonathan, he wouldn't have asked any questions," she pointed out.
"Anna. Can you stop? We are taking a cab... it's a good thing your Dad hadn't yet sold the house," her Mom changed the subject. "Imagining moving in with Grandpa and Grandpa! I would have stayed married just to avoid that!" her mother exclaimed.
The relationship between Anna's parents had always been less than desirable. Anna's father was a wealthy business man while her mother was a jet setting photographer. They had met and fallen in love on a plane and three months later, were married. Although they'd always loved her, her family wasn't big on communication.... actually, they'd never really learned to communicate because they rarely spent anytime together. Their jobs kept them apart and her, with numerous nannies, so Anna compensated by becoming an overachiever. Having spent most of her high school education at a top-rated boarding school, Harbor High was a new and fun experience she wholeheartedly welcomed.
'Harbor High,' Anna thought. She had loved it there. It was great being the new girl in town so she relished every moment - she'd always loved been an outsider. She loved how she was able to express herself, no, more accurately, be her true self without any repercussions. No one knew who she was, so how could they judge? They certainly didn't know her past hence she was free to be herself. Wear what she wanted - yep, she was glad to get rid of her school uniform. The only thing she missed from Pittsburgh were her friends. It was nice hanging out with Marissa and the gang, but sometimes, they were just a little too intense. With her hometown friends, everything was chill and mellow. She especially missed her childhood best friend Matt. She really did love Matt in a totally platonic way. They'd shared their first kiss when they were both 8 but other than a drunken mistake the night before his 15th birthday, they'd been strictly friends.
She giggled at the memory of that night. 'What was I thinking?' she asked herself. Matt was all wrong for her. She liked skinny, tall, dark guys like Seth. Matt on the other hand, was a blond, muscular tall jock. O.K maybe 'jock' was too strong a word for him because he was mainly a benchwarmer, but when he got the rare chance to be on the court, he played defense.
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When the cab pulled into the driveway, she noticed that a few of her neighbors had gathered in her driveway to welcome them.
"So much for a quiet arrival," she said to her mother. Her mom simply groaned.
When they finally got out of the car, her mother said, "Alright Anna, chin up and smile. Let's give these people a show!"
While hugging Mrs. Winston, from the corner of her eye, Anna saw Matt run towards her. She broke away from her hug and ran into his arms. After about a minute, "Oh my goodness, Anna, I thought you said you were going to grow back your hair."
Anna laughed. "You don't see me for months and all you can comment on is my hair?"
Matt laughed good naturedly, "You know we have lots to talk about but come on, grow back your hair! You know how much I love long hair," he protested.
"I can see that," Anna replied, looking at the girl standing sheepishly next to him.
"Oh," Matt said, finally remembering his manners. "This is my girlfriend Louise that I've been telling you about."
Anna stretched out her hand to shake hers.
"Oh, come on," she said in a Midwestern accent, "I feel like I already know you. Come on give me a hug!" she said enthusiastically.
Anna did all she could to stop herself from rolling her eyes. What had the world turned into? It was hard enough that Seth had chosen Summer over her, but now her best friend in the world had to be dating her twin. Seriously, she wondered, what is so special about tiny shapely brunettes with beautiful faces? She was sure she didn't know a linear equation for a quadratic one.
Her mother let all the guests in for drinks and after they'd all left, her mother looked at all the dirty glasses and sighed, "Honey, I guess were are officially back, huh?"
"Yes, Mom. We are back."
I do not read spoilers but from visiting forums I have inadvertently learned of Anna's imminent departure from the show. I avoid spoilers at all costs, so I do not know the reason and any similarity with the scripted OC storyline is a coincidence.
This is my very first fanfic and I chose Anna to be a little different. I noticed that there are very few fanfics about her and all the ones I come across kind of paint her in a terrible light. This fic has very infrequent sightings of any of the other main characters because it's about Anna's life outside 'The OC.' So, if you are looking for a love story about Seth and Summer , Marissa and Ryan, Sandy and Kirsten, Caleb and Julie or Captain Oats and Seth's left hand, this is not the fic for you. If you however, are interested in something different, do keep reading. I am going to try to update as much as I can, that is if you do not boo me out of fanfiction.net. I hope you enjoy it.
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"I'm all checked in now. We board in about 50 minutes," Anna said as she sat next to Marissa. "You guys can leave, you know? It's just more waiting. I wonder why my Mom insists on getting to the airport so early. It is so annoying."
The gang erupted with refusals. "No, we'd love to stay," Marissa insisted.
"Come on, we probably won't see you till the next Ice Age, so we'll stay," Seth contributed.
"Yeah, it's no trouble at all," Ryan chirped in.
"It's true, it's not like we have something better to do," Marissa smilingly added.
"Yeah," was all Summer said.
"Really, you guys, I feel bad for making you wait for so long." Anna pulled out her copy of 'Da Vinci code.' "See? I already anticipated this long wait because it happens every time, so I have a book to read. I won't be bored for too long."
"O.K, why does it sound like you want us to leave?" Seth asked in mock-hurt.
Anna only graciously rolled her eyes and laughed. "Alright, stay, if you insist. It'll be nice to spend this last hour together."
The truth was, it wouldn't have been nice. Anna had had enough of her Newport gang and frankly speaking, seeing them leave at that moment wouldn't have been too soon. Moving from freezing Pittsburgh to sunny California had been a dream come true -one she had not been disappointed with. Pretty people, beautiful clothing, great weather and the drama, oh how she loved the drama, had made her life interesting for the past few months. However, her parents had finally split so she had to shuttle back to Pittsburgh with her mother. Ordinarily, she'd have fought to stay with her Dad but the Seth situation had made staying in California seem less and less appealing.
She looked at Seth and saw him smiling back at her, she politely smiled back, but not before she noticed that his left hand was gently caressing Summer's right leg. 'Seth and Summer,' she thought to herself. Her thing with Seth hadn't really been love. In fact, she was sure that she'd only developed feelings for him because of his being in love with the bitchy self involved Summer made him unavailable. And boy, were unavailable men sexy. Plus it didn't help that she hated self involved people. So, it was a combination of things that made her go after Seth Cohen... plus he was cute and funny, just the way she liked her men. But it wasn't a love thing. At least, that's what she'd been telling herself after she found out that he'd lost his virginity to Summer. Imagine that. She'd won the battle but lost the war. But she was okay with it now - her trip back home ensured that she no longer had to see these people anymore. She was sure she could manage it for 49 more minutes.
They passed the time making small talk and gossiping about who did, what, when. When the boarding announcement was heard, they all hugged and said their goodbyes. Anna got on the plane and shortly after, looked out of her window as she left California behind.
Five and a half hours later, Anna and her mother pulled out of baggage claim and joined the taxi-cab line.
"Mom, why are we taking a cab? I thought Aunty Amy was picking us up," she inquired.
"I figured that I'd be too tired to deal with all her questions so I decided that a cab was the preferred choice."
"You could have asked Uncle Jonathan, he wouldn't have asked any questions," she pointed out.
"Anna. Can you stop? We are taking a cab... it's a good thing your Dad hadn't yet sold the house," her Mom changed the subject. "Imagining moving in with Grandpa and Grandpa! I would have stayed married just to avoid that!" her mother exclaimed.
The relationship between Anna's parents had always been less than desirable. Anna's father was a wealthy business man while her mother was a jet setting photographer. They had met and fallen in love on a plane and three months later, were married. Although they'd always loved her, her family wasn't big on communication.... actually, they'd never really learned to communicate because they rarely spent anytime together. Their jobs kept them apart and her, with numerous nannies, so Anna compensated by becoming an overachiever. Having spent most of her high school education at a top-rated boarding school, Harbor High was a new and fun experience she wholeheartedly welcomed.
'Harbor High,' Anna thought. She had loved it there. It was great being the new girl in town so she relished every moment - she'd always loved been an outsider. She loved how she was able to express herself, no, more accurately, be her true self without any repercussions. No one knew who she was, so how could they judge? They certainly didn't know her past hence she was free to be herself. Wear what she wanted - yep, she was glad to get rid of her school uniform. The only thing she missed from Pittsburgh were her friends. It was nice hanging out with Marissa and the gang, but sometimes, they were just a little too intense. With her hometown friends, everything was chill and mellow. She especially missed her childhood best friend Matt. She really did love Matt in a totally platonic way. They'd shared their first kiss when they were both 8 but other than a drunken mistake the night before his 15th birthday, they'd been strictly friends.
She giggled at the memory of that night. 'What was I thinking?' she asked herself. Matt was all wrong for her. She liked skinny, tall, dark guys like Seth. Matt on the other hand, was a blond, muscular tall jock. O.K maybe 'jock' was too strong a word for him because he was mainly a benchwarmer, but when he got the rare chance to be on the court, he played defense.
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When the cab pulled into the driveway, she noticed that a few of her neighbors had gathered in her driveway to welcome them.
"So much for a quiet arrival," she said to her mother. Her mom simply groaned.
When they finally got out of the car, her mother said, "Alright Anna, chin up and smile. Let's give these people a show!"
While hugging Mrs. Winston, from the corner of her eye, Anna saw Matt run towards her. She broke away from her hug and ran into his arms. After about a minute, "Oh my goodness, Anna, I thought you said you were going to grow back your hair."
Anna laughed. "You don't see me for months and all you can comment on is my hair?"
Matt laughed good naturedly, "You know we have lots to talk about but come on, grow back your hair! You know how much I love long hair," he protested.
"I can see that," Anna replied, looking at the girl standing sheepishly next to him.
"Oh," Matt said, finally remembering his manners. "This is my girlfriend Louise that I've been telling you about."
Anna stretched out her hand to shake hers.
"Oh, come on," she said in a Midwestern accent, "I feel like I already know you. Come on give me a hug!" she said enthusiastically.
Anna did all she could to stop herself from rolling her eyes. What had the world turned into? It was hard enough that Seth had chosen Summer over her, but now her best friend in the world had to be dating her twin. Seriously, she wondered, what is so special about tiny shapely brunettes with beautiful faces? She was sure she didn't know a linear equation for a quadratic one.
Her mother let all the guests in for drinks and after they'd all left, her mother looked at all the dirty glasses and sighed, "Honey, I guess were are officially back, huh?"
"Yes, Mom. We are back."