Author's Notes: Hey everyone, this is my first chapter fiction. It took me a while to get my ideas together for chapter one because I kept forgetting something or wanting to add something. If it gets a bit confusing, I apologize in advance. I also added some characters from The L Word because I was recently watching it and decided to add my favorites. All reviews are appreciated. I hope you enjoy it. I would also like to thank my good friend Sparkly Faerie for beta-ing another one of my story.

(I took it down from my other login (for personal reasons) so this is my new pen-name.)

Disclaimer: I do not own the O.C, Coach Carter, or The L Word Characters, though it be cool if I was :)

Only You Can Make me Cry

Chapter One: Seeing You Once Again

First day on campus would have been the best day of your life, unless you noticed a girl that you previously had an intimate relationship with. It was Alex Kelly's first day and she was all too thrilled to finally get where she was.

Alex Kelly, at only nineteen years old, had recently got accepted into Alethia College. She hoped that her first day would be exciting. Meeting new people and making new friends was one of her masterful skills. She deeply breathed in the fresh air on her first step onto the campus through the gates. 'Smells like freshly cut grass…' It was something she didn't smell often. She kept walking up towards the school buildings.

The school buildings, upon closer inspection, seemed to be made of sandstone. The school had several buildings, but there was one main one. This building was historically important to the school; it stood slightly higher to the other buildings. From all the windows, you could see a great view and overlook the whole school.

The buildings within the immediate vicinity were all made of sandstone. There were car parks situated next to the school buildings and in the distance were the school dormitories.

Alex entered the building and was greeted by the blinding glare of white marble flooring and walls. The ceiling was way up high and there were murals of holy scenes and scenes of war – most of which seemed to be from the medieval era. There were stairs to the left and right that led up to the higher levels. Central to the building was a statue of a man with the inscription:

Perceptum non pro schola tamen pro vita ,

Vos ero sentio per vestri acts,

Have veneratio quod desiderium nusquam.

To gain not for school but for life,

You will be judged by your acts,

Have respect and regret nothing.

The staff greeted the stunned Alex. 'Wow, this school sure hired nice staff…' She thought. They led her towards a huge auditorium where many students were now situated, sitting and talking to a few newfound friends. All of them were waiting for the start of the introduction and orientation.

As she entered the room, a majority of the population turned and looked towards the door. There were wolf whistles coming from some of the boys and a few girls. Alex was wearing a tomboy-ish outfit consisting of a light blue collar, long sleeved, button up shirt – which grabbed onto her body at all the right places – baggy navy denim jeans and faded pink low-cut chucks.

Alex blushed slightly, readjusted her backpack upon her shoulder and walked towards a nearby seat. There was no one sitting by her. She decided to 'rest her eyes' – she put her arms behind her head, leant back, closed her eyes and waited. Everybody began to resume their previous conversations. But a few groups were still discussing the new blonde girl that had just entered the building.

O o O

Marissa was an early bird to the campus for once. She was one of the first to be greeted and seated in the auditorium. She was happy to finally not have her mom around to judge everything; but sometimes that would have been Summer's job. She and Summer were sitting in the top back corner – the furthest seats from the door in which Alex had just come through.

The two girls at the back didn't notice the new comer because they were discussing which dormitories they would be placed in. Both brunettes hoped to be able to select their own dorm room so they could be roommates.

Someone began walking up to the center stage. The few people who noticed the change started to quiet down. Some of the students were completely oblivious to the change and were still talking loudly to their neighbors. Those that were still talking had to be nudge hardly by a neighbor or be told to "shut up". A moment later, a silence swept across the auditorium, all eyes and ears were focused on the man in the center stage.

The man started talking in a clear tone making everyone listen even more intently. He was not using a microphone but the acoustics in the auditorium made sure that even the people in the furthest row could hear him.

"Welcome, new students of Alethia College." He greeted, "My name is Professor Robert Dawson, I am the principal here and it will be a pleasure for us to provide knowledge to fill the minds of each individual in this auditorium over the next few years. Many of you have been accepted into the major courses, others in minors. I have been informed that a few of the people in this room have accepted the offer of the basketball scholarship – that they wish to play on the school's team within the next few seasons. We have given up our leading scorers who have moved on to the real world after last year's graduation. We shall train new leading scorers this year. Now – we will move on to the issues of dormitories."

At this simple little statement, half of the room became lively and were anxious to hear what was going to happen with their accommodation. Marissa and Summer stopped whispering and listen intently to what was going to be said.

"We only have rooms that accommodate two roommates. I know many of you would like to be paired up with a friend but…" Everybody was so quiet and focused that a pin drop could be heard as they waited in anticipation. "… A specialized computer will pick the pairs randomly."

Everybody groaned loudly, not hiding his or her disapproval of this idea.

"You will now get a tour of the school while the computer starts doing its job. After the tour, everybody will be back here to receive their roommates name and the keys to their dormitories. You will also be given a copy of the college map and the rules of the campus. Will those that have been accepted into the girl's basketball team stand and move towards the entrance, you will be having a separate tour."

Alex was only half listening to what was happening. She didn't mind much that she might not get the same dorm as a friend. She was about to doze off when she realized the team was called and stood up to walk towards the entrance, which wasn't very far away.

Marissa noticed the blondish hair from out of the corner of her eye and turned to look at the owner. The girl had her back turned to her. The blonde hair reminded her of a former girlfriend back in Newport. Marissa had a smile on her face reminding her of all the good times her and the blonde had once shared.

She must have been on autopilot because next thing she knew, she was walking with Summer towards a building that looked liked the gym. Summer was still raving on about the arrangements on the dorms. They didn't enter the gym; instead they entered a building opposite the gym.

Alex had followed the group into the gym and realized that it was huge! She examined every inch with her glittering cobalt blue eyes, taking in the bleachers and the basketball court. This brought a huge grin onto her face. As the team assembled themselves in the gym, they sat down on the benches, waiting for the coach.

As everybody was getting settled, an unfamiliar brunette girl entered and she was looking around, trying to spot someone. As the brunette scanned the premises, her eyes stop and dropped onto the blonde. She started walking over. A few people stared at the brunette as she strolled onwards.

"Hey Alex! What's going on?" Stated the brunette as she reached her destination.

Alex waved inaudibly with a smile on her face and replied, "Hey Jodie, you're finally here… I think they're going to watch us play to decide on what position each of us will be, like they did at the other school."

"Oh… Sweet, I can show my skills straight away." Alex laughed at the comment as Jodie sat down next to her.

Alex and Jodie had been talking, catching up on things. Before they could finish the coach and two other girls came through the door. Everyone was so anxious to play that they quieted down as soon as they saw the coach.

The coach was female. She was above average height and had an athletic build. She seemed to be in about her mid thirties and had light brown hair.

"The name is Coach Carter, are you ladies ready to play some ball?" Everyone either whispered a 'yeah' or nodded inaudibly.

"I can't hear you!" The coach bellowed.

"Yes sir! Ma'am!… sir-ma'am…" Alex shouted loudly, thinking that she had yelled that in her head.

Everybody laughed, including the coach and the girls beside her. Alex blushed as Jodie slapped her lighting-fast on the back of her head.

"I like you, what's your name Ms. Blonde?" asked the coach.

"Er… Umm… Alex…" She stuttered, willing the blush to go away.

"Just Alex?" The coach raised an eyebrow.

"Alex Kelly…" Ok. She really hated her blushing mechanism right now! Why wouldn't it just go away?

"Alright," The coach noted something down on her clipboard, "I bet you all want to start playing… but before we can get on the court though, everybody will need to run 25 laps and do a quick 30 push ups in… let's see… 20 minutes max. We're on a tight schedule and trust me I am being nice. After the pre-game exercise, we'll set up some teams so that these girls and myself can evaluate and designate a position for you." The coach grinned, showing all her teeth, as she pointed to the two girls standing beside her.

The new comers on the team all expected this and had prepared a change of clothes.

O o O

Alex took the chance for a three pointer shot… SWISH … last goal of the match. Everybody was tired and sore all over; they sat down where they stood. The coach was writing a few more little comments on her notepad; she could be heard muttering unknown words as she wrote.

"Before I designate your positions, I'm going to introduce these two, they are one year older than everybody here, except me." Many people laughed, some just sat there, too tired to think. "This one to my right is your captain…" The coach pointed to a fairly tall athletic girl. She was a medium brunette and her style was unique, making everybody like her at first look. Her hair was short, longer than a boy's but shorter than her chin. It stuck out at odd ends making it look anime like.

Shane seem very boy-ish, she had the manlike stance and the boy-ish look.

"Hey, name's Shane McCutcheon, you guys can just call me Shane. I play point guard, " Shane stated in a husky like tone of voice.

Many smile, some did small waves, and others were still too tired to bother.

The coach pointed to her left and said, "That is Kaitlin and she plays center."

Kaitlin had red blazing hair and was taller than the coach and Shane. She sent a little smile to the girls on the floor.

"I will be assessing what I've seen today and I'll post the positions on the notice board in the main building." A majority groaned in disappointment, wanting to know now. "You girls will now need to head back to the main building to receive your dormitory and hand outs." The coach dismissed them without another word.

O o O

Summer and Marissa were nearing the end of the tour of the school and were heading back to the auditorium with the rest of the students. In about 15 minutes people started filing in and taking their seats. The basketball team was the last to arrive.

As everybody quiet down, Professor Thomas stood at the front with a wooden cabinet sitting on the table, filled with keys in each individual section. There were two keys in each.

"I have, in my hand, the names of the pairs in each dormitory. We will make sure that no one changes with others to get their preference. In this cabinet are two sets of keys; we will issue you them as each pair comes up to receive their handouts. The first pair is Jason Clark and Michael Davis."

Two boys from separate sides of the room came down to receive their keys. As they approached each other, they gave each other some sort of "manly" greeting. They left and headed out to their dorm building.

"The next pair is Jodie Sanchez and Summer Roberts."

Jodie got up from next to Alex and walked down towards the principal. She seemed to have a frown her face but as the opposite brunette approached, she smiled and greeted Summer with a "Hi".

Alex heard this and looked down to Summer. "Damn, why is Summer here…if summer's here…Marissa must be here too…naaaaah… she's probably gone to that crappy school with that Ryan bastard…"

Summer and Jodie had some sort of awkward silence between them as they left the auditorium.

"Alex Kelly and Marissa Cooper."

Trillions of thoughts were going through her mind as she slowly made her way down to receive her keys. "This is probably a coincidence, it's probably some other girl from some state…"

As each of the two girls headed down, closer and closer they came. They were both looking down at the ground as they walked towards the principal; both in deep thought about their dormitory partner. As the two stopped, their eyes slowly trailed up each other's body until their eyes met each other. Professor Thomas was trying to hand over the keys but to no success.

The two girls stared into each other's eyes, not believing that this was really true…

Sorry if it seems like a slow start but I had to introduce the settings and characters.

Once again, I did not copy this. I am the same writer and I just wanted to post this on this login for personal reasons.

Thank you,

..:: Pamauz91 ::.. AKA Minimax