Okay, so here's where the characters are at: It picks up at the end of season 3 of One Tree Hill. In this one Haley never came back from the tour but remained there to make even more music. Brooke is mad at Lucas and Peyton for doing what they did the night of the shooting and isn't talking to either of them. In this one, Peyton never told Brooke about her feelings for Lucas, only that they kissed.
It's not really at any particular point on the show with the OC but Caleb just died and Sandy and Kirsten mysteriously sent the boys to Tree Hill without really giving them a reason (don't worry, it'll come up later). Marissa couldn't deal with the situation at home and so, with her mother's permission, decided to go with Ryan. Ryan and Marissa are together, but it's not really the same between them. Seth and Summer are also together...or so it seems. Summer didn't tell anyone she was going, as her father was away on business, but left a note.
Also, as for the weird title, I was listening to the song 'Sooner or Later' by Michael Tolcher and it just reminded me of the direction I'm planning to take my show.
Okay, I'm done rambling. Warning: slash, sex and foul language in later chapters. Disclaimer: I don't own either show. Enjoy!
Nathan Scott. Nathan Scott was certain he couldn't live without his wife. He was certain he would lose himself or self-destruct, and for a while, it looked like he might. But Nathan had picked himself up and dusted himself off and he was ready to start over. Nathan Scott was going to be fine.
Ryan Atwood. For some reason, to Ryan Atwood, it always felt to him like he was on the outside looking in. He wanted to want the same things they did, enjoy the same things they enjoyed. He wanted to be the person they wanted him to be. He just couldn't.
Lucas Scott. Lucas hadn't meant for any of this to happen. He hadn't meant to let Peyton kiss him that fateful day in the library, he hadn't meant for Brooke to find out and he absolutely hadn't meant for this whole thing to become what it was becoming. Lucas Scott hadn't meant for any of it to happen but the outcome of the entire fiasco was that he wasn't confused. It wasn't that he wanted to be with both of them. It was that he didn't really want to be with either of them anymore.
Seth Cohen. Seth was nothing to his fellow classmates but an insignificant geek who was in way over his head with the prettiest girl in school, but the truth about Seth Cohen was that he was so much more. If only they knew.
Brooke Davis. Brooke Davis was beautiful, spunky and popular. Cheerleader. Senior class president. Prom queen. She was living the dream of nearly every teenage girl in North Carolina. She had the boyfriend nearly every girl in school wanted, but still he remained faithful to her. Except, apparently, when it came to her so-called best friend Peyton.
Marissa Cooper. Marissa Cooper was supposed to have it all. A rich father (well, she would settle for stepfather), a huge house in the richest part of the O.C., a ton of friends and a hot supportive boyfriend. But since Caleb had died and Marissa and Julie had lost both the house and the money, Marissa had had only her best friend left and for a while, not even her boyfriend. Thank God Ryan had come to his senses.
Peyton Sawyer. Peyton was having the worst year of her life. No boyfriend, no best friend, no real family. She could not help but wish over and over again that she'd never told Lucas how she felt, that she had kept that secret inside of her and still had the 2 most important people in her life by her side.
Summer Roberts. From the outside it appeared that Summer and Seth had an open honest relationship, that they were each other's soulmates and that they shared everything, but in actual fact Summer was only his best friend and a privy to Seth's deepest darkest secret, one that he preferred to keep that way.
Alright, that was the prologue. I promise, things will pick up! Reviews are love. :)