A/N: Okay guys, I know I haven't updated my other story Float On in a while and trust me, I'm working on it...But I got what I think is a good idea and just couldn't resist. And when that happens I have to get it written down and that's what I did. lol. Anyway this is my new story The Notebook, and I bet some of you are thinking 'That sounds familiar' and that's because I wrote this based on the movie and book, The Notebook. So, I have taken a few things from the movie/book and made them into my own Ryan and Marissa fanfic...Well, I hope you like this idea and what is the first chapter of this story! By the way PLEASE REVIEW! :)

P.S. I'm sorry if some parts may seem a bit confusing. Oh and if you haven't seen the movie you might want to check it out, even though it's a major 'Chick Flick' and in my opinion a bit corny. lol. Thanks so much!!!!

Sanddollar527

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The Notebook

Chapter One: Opposites Attract

Ryan Atwood was a troubled sixteen-year-old from Chino with no hopes or dreams of the future...His life consisted of both good and bad days, however the bad days were more common than the good; For Ryan a good day would be coming home to find his mother sober and his older brother Trey, not in jail. A bad day would consist of large amounts of alcohol being consumed by his mother, and Trey being locked up in jail for stealing cars or robbing a bank...You could say, Ryan was the kid from the wrong side of the tracks who couldn't find his way over to the right side...

Marissa Cooper was also sixteen and would be considered the exact opposite of Ryan. She lived in New Port in a huge mansion with her chaotic family, which was quite different from the abandoned home in Chino that Ryan called home...Like Ryan, Marissa also had both good and bad days, although for her the good days occurred more often; On those days, she would hang out with her friends and go to a party or down to the beach. Then, on a bad day she would maybe get a bad grade in her English class or have an argument with her mother over boys. Marissa was a rich girl from New Port who had a lot of possibility involving the future, however when it came down to it none of those things appealed to her. So, I guess you could say Marissa was a rich girl from New Port who was somewhat confused...about her future and about life in general...Which was one thing Ryan and Marissa had in common.

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You've probably heard the saying 'Opposites Attract' and never really understood what it meant...or maybe you never believed it was true...Well, this is the beginning of a story that will assure you that opposites do attract!

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Ryan stood nervously next to a parked car, with a crowbar in hand. He looked anxiously over at Trey who stood next to him, smiling. "Bro, what did I tell you to do?" Trey asked Ryan, trying not to yell at him.

"Umm...To smash the crowbar...into this car's windshield...and..." Ryan spoke, nervously. He hated when Trey made him do these kind of things, because Ryan wasn't really a criminal. Sure, he came across as being strong and rebellious, but committing crimes and the idea of being caught scared the hell out of him.

"That's right! Now do what I said, Ryan!" Trey said forcefully, interrupting Ryan's thoughts.

"Oookkkaayyy..." Ryan muttered, shakily. Just before smashing the crowbar into the windshield of the car, Ryan thought to himself, 'Why can't Trey be doing this?' When, the car's alarm sounded and Trey began to take out all the valuable items inside the car, Ryan answered his own question, 'Because he is a better thief than I am...And if I didn't do what he said he might beat the shit out of me.'

Ryan was to caught up watching Trey who was busy taking items from the car, that they didn't notice the police car pull up next to them. The police officer parked the car, so that it would make it pretty much impossible for both Ryan and Trey to escape. He walked over to them with a stern look on his face, "What are the two of you doing?" he asked, even though he knew the answer.

"Oh, we were just getting some stuff from 'our' car." Trey said, as he looked over at Ryan who stood next to him with a cold and blank look on his face.

"Well, what are you doing with this?" the officer asked, as he motioned to the crowbar that was still in Ryan's hands, and grabbed it from him.

At this Trey decided he would try to get away, so he took off running, but was stopped when the officer grabbed his arm and put him in handcuffs, as well as Ryan. "The two of you are going to be taken in for destruction of someone else's property." he said, as he shoved the two of them into the car.

Ryan was sent to Juvy because of his age, while Trey was sent to an actual Jail. He was immediately sent to his prison cell where he would stay the long and dreaded night...

The next day Ryan met with his public offender, Sandy Cohen who tried to straighten him out. However, Ryan didn't want Sandy's help or advice, so Sandy gave Ryan his card and left.

When, Ryan's time was up his drunk mother came to pick him up. She drove back to their house, not saying a word the entire way. However, when they reached the house she began the yelling, "Ryan Atwood...I guess you and your brother do that shit when you get bored...So, my suggestion is to not be bored..." she said, in her drunken way. "And, I don't think this is the place to get rid of that boredom...so get the hell out of my house...I don't want to see you at all this summer!" she said, as she left the room.

With that, Ryan gathered his things and left his home in search of a place to stay. He found a pay phone outside of an old gas station and began calling his friends for a place to stay. After, many phone calls and no luck he took out Sand's card and dialed the number that was on it.

"Hello?" Sandy said, answering his phone.

"Umm... Is this Sandy Cohen?" Ryan asked, unsure.

"Yeah it is."

"Oh, well this is Ryan...Umm...Ryan Atwood..." he mumbled.

"Ah, yes. What can I help you with?" Sandy asked.

"Well, I kind of need a place to stay."

And with that Sandy left and went to pick up Ryan...After a while of waiting around, Sandy finally pulled up and helped Ryan put his things in the car.

On the way to Sandy's house the two of them didn't do much talking. Despite a few comments Ryan made about how nice Sandy's car was, but other than that Ryan just stared out the window at all that was around him, thinking hard at what his summer would be like.

"Well..." Sandy said, as he pulled into the drive way. "This is home." he said, interrupting Ryan from his thought process.

"Wow..." Ryan said, as he got out of the car and stared at the mansion. "There aren't houses like this is Chino."

"Well, this is New Port..." Sandy replied. "And my wife makes quite a bit of money." he finished, with a smile.

Ryan nodded and followed Sandy into the house. Sandy led Ryan to the kitchen where his wife was, sitting at the table looking at a magazine.

"Kirsten, I want you to meet Ryan." Sandy said.

"Oh, well hello." Kirsten said, as she got up and walked over to Ryan, shaking his hand. "I'm Kirsten Cohen..." she added with a smile. "Please, make yourself at home."

"Thank you." Ryan said, looking around.

"Well, how about we show you where things are and introduce you to our son Seth." Sandy said, looking at Ryan.

"Okay." Ryan replied, rather uncomfortably. He wasn't used to a house like this and better yet he didn't really know these people.

Kirsten and Sandy showed him around the house and led him to the pool house where he would be staying...While Kirsten set the pool house up with sheets and blankets, Sandy took Ryan to meet Seth.

"Now let me warn you," Sandy said. "Seth is not your average teenager..." he finished, with a laugh.

Ryan nodded his head and walked into the room to find Seth Cohen sitting on his bed listening to music.

"Seth!" Sandy, said loudly over the blaring music.

"Oh, sorry dad." Seth said, taking off his ear phones and looking up to find Ryan standing there. "Oh." he said again, as he got up.

"Seth this is Ryan. He's going to stay with us for a while." Sandy said, before turning and leaving the room.

"Umm...Hi." Seth said, as he shook Ryan's hand.

"Hi." Ryan said, awkwardly.

"So, why are you here?" Seth asked, not meaning to be rood.

"Ugh...I broke into a car, got sent to Juvy, got kicked out of my house in Chino and had no place to go..." Ryan said.

"So, you're going to stay with us? Cool." Seth replied. "Oh, umm.. you said you broke into a car right?"

"Yeah...Why?" Ryan asked, confused.

"Well, I just got Grand Theft Auto and since you steal cars you'll probably be good at it." Seth replied.

"You mean like the game?"

"Yeah. PS2." Seth said, nodded his head.

"What?"

"Oh, Play station 2." Seth replied, shocked that Ryan had never heard of it.

"Oh...Well, I've never played before...We don't really don't that kind of thing in Chino."

"Yeah, right. Well, it's easy." Seth said, as he walked to the door. "Come on...I guess I could show you how."

"Okay." Ryan said, as he followed Seth out the door, ready to play some play station.

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After, playing about a hundred rounds of Grand Theft Auto Ryan decided he'd go outside for a smoke. After all, Sandy and Kirsten were already in bed and Seth was in his room. So, after grabbing his pack of Camel's he headed out front for a smoke.

Ryan stood along the curb in the front of the Cohen's house as he smoked his cigarette and thought about all that had happened within just a few days. His thoughts were interrupted, by someone speaking to him, "Hi..." a girl's voice said.

Ryan looked over to find a girl standing next to him, smiling. "Umm...Hi." he replied.

"Who are you?" the girl asked.

"Ryan. I'm staying with the Cohen's for a little while." he said, puffing at his cigarette.

"Oh. Cool." she said as she put out her hand. "I'm Marissa Cooper and I live next door. Nice to meet you." she said, as she shook his hand.

"Thanks." he said, as he smiled at her slightly.

Marissa laughed a little before saying, "Your welcome...I guess..."

Ryan sat down on the curb as Marissa sat down next to him. "So, what's brings you outside, tonight?" Ryan asked.

Marissa laughed, "I came out here hoping I'd meet a boy standing next door, smoking a cigarette and looking rather mysterious and bad boyish."

"Oh really?" Ryan asked curiously.

"No." Marissa said, as she shook her head. "I came out here to get away from my insane parents."

"Oh." Ryan said, taking another puff of his cigarette.

"Hey tell me something." she said, "Why do you smoke?"

He looked over at her and replied, "I guess it's just something to do."

"Yeah, well can't you find something else to do?"

"Smoking and stealing cars is about all you can do where I'm from." Ryan said, as he putt out his cigarette.

Marissa smiled, "Well, where are you from?"

"Ugh...It's a long story," Ryan said, as he stood up, ready to head inside.

Marissa grabbed Ryan's hand pulling him back down, "I've got all night." she said, as she looked deep into his ocean blue eyes.

Ryan smiled and began to tell his story of how he ended up in New Port, with the Cohen's...

That night, Ryan and Marissa found some sort of attraction towards one another...An attraction they had never felt towards anyone...However, it didn't matter if they did like each other, because they were complete opposites. Ryan was the guy from the wrong side of the tracks...and Marissa was the rich girl from New Port...and that combination doesn't mix well!

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A/N: Okay, that was Chapter One...I hope you liked it! Sorry if you don't see how it ties into the movie/book, but you'll see eventually. So, please remember to REVIEW! And I'll try to update my other story soon. Thanks so much!!!!

Sanddollar527