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A/n- This is my first O.C. fan-fic, so I hope you enjoy it! All reviews and comments appreciated all Flames used on the camp fire to make SMORES! Yumm!

Chapter 1: "I feel..., 'Strange.' "

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"Come on guys, Your going to be late for school!" Kirsten yelled, loud enough to were Ryan could hear her out in the pool house. Sandy sat at the kitchen table, drinking a cup of coffee and reading the newspaper, waiting for breakfast. "Guys. your going to be late!" Kirsten yelled again working on breakfast. "If they were any slower they would be extinct!" Kirsten exclaimed and looked frustratingly at Sandy. "Watch this...," Sandy replied and smiled. Kirsten looked confusingly at Sandy and smiled, "What are you going to do?" She asked. "You'll see...," Sandy exclaimed, "Seth Ezekiel Cohen, get down here NOW!" he yelled. Just then Seth came bolting down the stairs, "What did I do to cause you to use the horrid middle name?" he asked and sat down beside Sandy at the table.

"I told you." Sandy replied, and continued to read his newspaper. "Okay, I feel this is one of those, 'weird parent things,' that I don't want to know of, so I wont ask." Seth said and burried his face in a comic. "You still got one more." Kirsten smiled, and put their breakfast on plates. "Your right...," Sandy said, "Ryan..." "Yeah?" Ryan asked and slowly walked into the kitchen. "Aw, you came in just when he was about to tell your middle name, how could you do that?" Seth asked. "I don't know, I guess that I don't need all three of my names called." he yawned and sat down on the opposite side of Sandy.

"Sleep well?" Kirsten asked and sat a plate infront of Seth, and her husband. "Yeah, except for the part where I was awakened by my middle name, I was scared there for a minute, until I knew that it was you." Seth replied and began to dig in to one of the pancakes. "What about you Ryan?" Kirsten asked and put a plate down infront of him and sat her's down before she took her seat. "Good, I guess." Ryan replied and looked down at the pancakes that were before him. He really didn't feel like eating them at all, he really didn't feel like eating anything at the moment.

"Aren't you hungry?" a voice disturbed his thoughts. "Huh?" he looked up to see Sandy, Kirsten, and Seth staring at him. "I said, 'Aren't you hungry?' " Sandy asked and put his newspaper down. "Not really, sorry Kirsten, but I'm not really hungry at the moment, I mean they look good and all...," Ryan started. "Thanks Ryan, you don't have to explain." she said and smiled at him. Ryan always wanted to explain so he wouldn't hurt someone's feelings.

"Yeah, I know Ryan, I wouldn't eat mom's food either." he said and grabbed for one of Ryan's pancakes. Kirsten smacked her son's hand, "Ha ha, very funny, Ryan, I'll put these up for you if you want them later, okay?" Kirsten asked. "Huh, Oh yeah, right, thanks." Ryan replied and started down at his hands. Sandy was starting to get worried about Ryan, "What's on your mind Ryan?" Sandy asked. "Nothing, I'm fine, just thinking about that test that we have today." Ryan replied, but that wasn't it, he felt, weird, not like himself, almost..., strange. "I'm sure you'll do fine sweetie." Kirsten said and sat back down. "Yeah, you'll do fine." Sandy encouraged.

"You should be more like me, I'm not worried." Seth replied. "What if that kid who you normally cheat from isn't there?" Ryan asked not taking his gaze from his hands. "Well, that could be a problem...," Seth caught two glares from his parents, "We're just kidding." Seth said. "I hope so." Sandy replied, and got up out of his chair. "Breakfast was delicious as always, thank-you, um kids, you need a ride to school?" Sandy asked and grabbed his breifcase and coat. "Nah, I'm riding my scooter, you Ryan?" Seth asked. "I'll walk." Ryan informed, he wondered how that would be possible, he could hardly keep up this 'charade' infront of the Cohens. "You sure?" Sandy asked, "It would be no problem." "We're sure dad." Seth got up and grabbed his coat and back pack, "I'll be waiting for you out front." Seth replied and headed for the door.

"You sure your okay?" Sandy asked. "Yeah, perfectly fine." Ryan said and headed toward the pool house to grab his stuff.

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"So, Ryan what was that all about at breakfast?" Seth asked scooting himself across the sidewalk. "I just wasn't hungry, that's all." Ryan lied, he wasn't feeling so well, he felt like if he was going to throw up wether his stomach was full or not. "Whatever you say." Seth replied. Ryan felt a pain shoot thru his head and he closed his eyes. When he opened his eyes again, his vison was blurred and he felt dizzy. Ryan slowly fell to the ground unconcious.

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Seth saw Ryan fall and jumped off his scooter, then ran over to his fallen friend. "Ryan, you okay?" he asked and turned the unconcious Ryan over. Seth began to tap Ryan on the face, to try to wake him up. Nothing. "Come on Ryan, get up." Seth encouraged and began to take out his cell-phone when Ryan moaned.

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Ryan felt the blackness come over him, and as soon as he accepted it, it went away. He felt sharp pains all through his body and wondered where he was. "Come on Ryan, open your eyes." he heard someone encourage. The voice sounded scared. "What was scaring this voice so much?" Ryan thought and opened his eyes to see the face of Seth. "What happened?" he muttered, and tried to sit up. "That's a good question." Seth replied and put a hand on Ryan to keep him lying down. "Are you okay?" Seth asked. "Yeah, I'm fine, um I guess that I slipped over a rock and fell, I must have hit my head too hard or something, because I fell into unconciousness." Ryan explained and sat up. "You sure your okay?" Seth asked. He felt like Ryan wasn't telling him the full truth.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Ryan got up and the two walked the rest of the way to school, with Seth in the lead. For that, Ryan was grateful, because he couldn't see the that Ryan was holding on to stuff, so he wouldn't fall over.

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Ryan walked into the lunchroom at 12:30 that day so he could eat lunch. He really didn't feel like eating again, but grabbed a lunch anyway and sat down next to his friends. Ryan scooted his tray away from him and put his head in his hands on the table. "Ryan, you okay, Earth to Ryan?" Summer mused. "Yeah?" Ryan asked and lifted his head up. His face was pale, and clammy looking. "I said do you want to go hang out after school with me and Coop?" she asked. "I don't feel like being out now." Ryan thought, "Nah, I have some stuff to do this afternoon." Ryan informed. "You sure?" Marrissa asked upsetingly, she wanted Ryan to go. "Yeah, I'm sure." Ryan put his head back in the place in his hands on the table.

"Well, it looks like it's just me, Seth, and you." Summer said. "Um, I just remember I have to do some stuff this afternoon too, so I can't come." Seth replied. "Okay then, it's just me and you Coop." Summer said again and finished her lunch. "That's fine." Marrissa said and also finished her lunch. "Ryan, aren't you going to eat?" Seth asked. "Not hungry." Ryan murmered, his face still burried in his hands. "That's what you said this morning, Ryan you need to eat something, Ryan, Ryan do you hear me?" Seth asked. "Huh?" Ryan asked startled, he had accidently fell asleep. "Nevermind." Seth said as the bell ring and the four walked to their next class.

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Ryan and Seth walked into their home. It took all he could to walk all the way back to there home, and to prove to Seth that he was okay. "Ryan, you want to go up to my room and play football, you against me, Packers, against the Steeles?" Seth asked. "Um, I have to go do my homework." Ryan said. "Oh, come on, you never do your homework right now...," Seth started. "Seth, I need to go do my homework, I have alot to do." Ryan felt like he was going to collapse right infront of Seth if he didn't get out of there soon. "Whatever dude, I'll be up in my room if you change your mind." Seth said and headed up to his room.

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Ryan walked into the pool house and didn't turn on the lights, he dropped his stuff in the floor and left his jacket and shoes on. Ryan climbed into his bed and covered up, he was so cold, he slowly felt himself being taunted by the darkness, and he gladly accepted it.

TBC-

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A/n- Okay, that was the first chapter, will post up more soon! Thanks for Reading, now please, Review. Thanks again!

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