Just Friends

Disclaimer: Yup, don't own the O.C. Don't sue me please, poor college student here.

Summery: Alex went to Harbor with everyone else. This is totally A/U. You'll be able to see where I made the changes. Alright then….lets start already.

Hey, I'm Alex Kelly. Currently I'm attending UC Berkeley and I'm in a lot of trouble. Ok, maybe that's an exaggeration but I definitely have a problem. Her name? Marissa Cooper. The problem? She is torturing the shit outta me!

Alright, I'll take you back to my high school graduation.

It was the day of my graduation from Harbor High. Summer, whom I had become close to walked up to me and began talking very quickly with a lot of hand gestures.

"Can you believe we finally graduated?" She asked.

"I know it's insane that we're finally getting out of here."

"Where are you going again?" Bewilderment crossed her features.

"UC Berkeley. You?"

"Oh, Sacramento State. But, Marissa's also going to UC Berkeley. She got an off campus apartment."

Ok, to be fair to you, that's not really the moment my problems began. Let's go back to Jr. Year.

So, there I am, sitting in English on the first day of Jr. Year. In walks in my good friend Seth, he plops down next to me. Right after him come a group I'm pretty well acquainted with. Anna, Johnny, Theresa and Lindsey all come in together. Guess who else? Yup, Marissa freakin' Cooper. At this time, I don't really know a lot about her except that she was on-and-off with Johnny.

The first two months pass and I have maybe said two sentences to Ms. Cooper, then Mrs. Walker gets a brilliant idea! Yes, she decides to change the seating arrangements, one guess who I sit behind.

So by sitting behind her it was a guarantee that I would have to talk to her. Had I fully come to comprehend what would come from speaking to her, I would have glued my mouth shut. Unfortunately I didn't.

The entire school knew I was a lesbian so it wasn't a fact that I tried to hide, she had no problem with it.

At one point in the school year, she even gave me her profound thoughts on homosexuality.

"I think everyone's bi-sexual, I don't have a problem with it."

Some time during the school year she gave me her screen name and yes, our friendship now went beyond just English class.

During our internet chats we would talk about all sorts of things, from the day, to our past relationships.

One day we even engaged in a contest to see who could out gross each other out with our fantasies. Hers always involved boys which would disgust me no matter what. I beat her though with a fantasy that might make even you guys blush but I'll just skip over that.

One day, I can't remember the exact date though, I was getting ready to leave with Seth and Ryan.

I signed on and saw that she was online, instantly I received a message from her.

Coop22- Hey, how r you?

Blondie04- Good, you?

Coop22- I've been better.

Blondie04-What's wrong?

Coop22- IDK, I'm in trouble.

Blondie04-You can tell me anything. It's ok

Coop22- I'm pregnant

…

Coop22- Lex?

Blondie04- I'm here.

Coop22- I don't know what to do.

Blondie04- It's going to be ok, I promise.

Cooper22- I'm not gonna keep it.

Blondie04-Oh,

Cooper22- It's just, I'm too young, and Luke wants me to get rid of it…

Blonei04-You don't have to explain, I'm not gonna judge you.

Beep, Beep

Blondie04-I gotta go, sorry.

Coop22- Don't worry, I gotta go tell Sum anyway. Thx

Blondie04- No problem.

Cooper22 has signed off.

Ok, so that was a bad day, but the worst part? For whatever reason, after that conversation our internet conversations stopped. The school year was over so I didn't get to see her very often except for random bumps into each other.

So, 3 months passed by and August came. We had one class together but since the teacher was a dick we rarely got to speak to each other.

4 more months passed and it was December. I was walking to my 4th period class that I had with Marissa. From behind me I heard a strangled voice call my name.

"Lex,"

I turned around and saw Marissa walking toward me.

"Hey, what's wrong with your voice?" I questioned.

'I'm sick," she had her pouty lip on.

"Oh, that sucks"

"Yeah, I'm leaving right now."

With a wave she was gone, and that was the last time I saw her in school. After about a week I was informed by Summer that she had gone on home school. So, the entire school year passed and I never saw Marissa Cooper until graduation where she pretty much ignored me.

My crush had almost dissipated until I started college. Now, you're all caught up with me, but the journey has just begun.