Hey everyone! I have been planning this story more over two weeks now. This is a ten-part Ryan and Marissa fan-fiction about something that I want to happen between them someday! (Josh Schwartz, be reading this please!) I really hope you enjoy it!

Disclaimer: The show "The OC", and all its characters are the creations of Josh Schwartz. All events in this fan fiction are totally from my own imagination.

Ok this first chapter is very much a Prologue, so it's not tremendously exciting, but it is certainly an easy glider into my story.It's short, only because I want it to be quitea briefoverview before I get into the essense of my story.Once again, enjoy it! Don't forget to review it with your hints and suggestions! It's the only way I become a better fan-ficker!

Where the sun still shone, the turquoise waves still rolled and the sand still dusted along the beach, lived the richest residents in Newport. Here, were still the housewives getting their facelifts, acquiring their Louis Vuittons and driving their Mercedes Benz. And amidst the paradises and plastics of the OC, still lived Ryan Atwood. Still living in the pool house of his adopted family. Still the moral supporter of his friend of friends Seth. Still the chump who burnt down a house, the brother of an ex-con that got shot.

But two years had passed and life for Ryan Atwood was somewhat less dramatic than it used to be. He had been on the Honour Roll in his senior year of high school, went to the University of California and hadonly beaten up a couple of people! He still looked the same; with hair that never quite went his way. He was still a thinker, not a talker. Yes, life for 20-year-old Ryan Atwood was still good.

And then there was Marissa Cooper. Daughter of the richest woman in Newport. Still the girl who over-dosed in Mexico. Still the girl who went temporarily homosexual. Still the girl who shot her boyfriend's brother in the back. Marissa had not had such a smooth climb into adulthood. She still suffered from depression. Still woke up some nights with tears in her eyes. Still had a lump in her throat when she tried to forget the past. No, life as a 20-year-old felt pretty much the same as it did when she was 17; complicated and hard.

But the hurdles that Ryan and Marissa had shared together were part of the reason why even to this day, they were together. If it weren't for Ryan, Marissa couldn't have gotten through the latest years. Ryan was what completed Marissa. She loved him to the depths of her heart.

And Ryan loved Marissa. The whole Trey incident had certainly been a difficult burden, but not enough to dim his feelings for her. Ryan was perfectly aware that not the everyday couple would have gone through what he and Marissa had and still arrive on the other side together. Knowing this kept their hearts bound together.

So what about Seth then? And Summer for that matter? They had officially pipped Ryan and Marissa's fight and break-up record! But somehow they still kissed and made up everytime. Seth was doing wonders with his Comic Books. The inspiration he had gotten from George Lucas was his motivations to realise his dreams. Summer was studying fashion design and enjoying it immensely.

The four of them were still the best of friends. Vowing to always stick together through thick and thin – there had certainly been the thick. Ryan knew that he was one of the luckiest people to have the bonds he did.

And on this usual golden summer morning on which Ryan collected these thoughts, Seth in his usual manner ambled in to the pool house for another I-hate-Summer-today chat. Nope, things hadn't really changed!

NEXT CHAPTER – Awkwardness comes between Ryan and Marissa, but why?

I hope you enjoyed this Prologue-Chapter. It's not your usual way to start a fan-fic, but I can assure, that it's going to be a great story! (Hopefully!)