Ok, well I'm back again with another chapter. Thanks a ton for all your reviews, it really means a lot to me. I'm really going to try and give this story my all, because I really feel like it's one of my better stories. At least. . .I hope! That's up to you guys. I'm sorry, because this might be my last post for a week or so, my parents are going out of town so I'll be staying with my friend. I'll be home Saturday, so I'll do my best to post then, but I'm leaving to Wisconson again on Sunday. So please be patient!

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Disclaimer: Do I look like Josh? Ok, well untill I'm a 27 year old man writing scripts for the show I produced, I don't own anything. Besides Rachel.

Hidden Things

Chapter 2

Oy, that was a lot to write, and it wasn't even part of the story! On with it. . .

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"So, I'll see you tonight then?" A short, and very pretty, brunette asked Luke.

"Definitley babe. Around ten?" He asked.

"Ten." She confirmed. Then she stood up on her tippie toes, even in her 4 inch heals she couldn't reach Luke, and gave him a peck on the lips and a flirty smile and walked away.

"Luke, what are you doing man?" Ryan asked with a disgusted look on his face.

"It's none of your damn business what I'm doing." Luke warned.

"Come on, what are you thinking? Your making out with other girls before and after class, making plans with them, are you trying to get yourself in trouble?"

"Look, this is my life, stay out of it, ok? The only reason you know about this is because you saw me in TJ with Holly."

"Do you even know how upset Marissa's gonna be if she finds out?" Ryan asked. "I should tell her, you know."

"No, you won't" Luke scoffed.

"Yeah, I will. She deserves to know. You don't deserve her." He started to walk off.

"Your not gonna tell her man." Luke said. He grabbed Ryan by his shirt and threw him against the lockers, before walking quickly out the doors.

Ryan stood there for a moment, and tried to catch his breath. Luke had thrown him pretty hard and knocked the wind out of him. He picked up his backpack, which he dropped sometime in the process of being thrown at the lockers and stood up to find Marissa next to him.

"Hey, what was that about?" Marissa asked sweetley. She rubbed his arm to try to let him know that it was ok.

"Um," he paused for a second to decide if he should tell her. He couldn't. She would have to find out herself. Hopefully it would be soon, so that son of a bitch would get what he deserved, and Marissa could get out of a fake relationship. "Nothing. You need a ride home?"

"Well, seing as my ride just got mad, threw you against a locker and walked out, I'd say yeah. That'd be great." She smiled. "Sorry about that by the way."

"Hey, it's uh, it's ok." He nodded his head.

"Ryan!" Rachel yelled. Her dark blonde curls bounced as she skipped up to him, and her clear green eyes sparkled in sight of him. "Hey baby!"

"Hi hun." Ryan said sweetley as he gave her a kiss on the cheek.

"Hey, I don't have to take that science test over, so can you give me a ride home today?" She smiled hopefully.

"Yeah, sure. I have to drop Marissa home anyway." Ryan looked over at Marissa, and she smiled at Ryan, then looked over to Rachel and smiled again.

"Ok, great, let's go bunny!" Rachel squealed.

"Bunny?" Marissa giggled under her breath.

"Not my choice."

Marissa nodded her head and followed Ryan and Rachel out the doors.

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"Hey, Riss why aren't you dancing?" Summer asked as she jumped up and down with Seth.

"Who am I supposed to dance with?" She asked as she slid her Mountain Dew back and forth on the bar.

"You could dance with us!" She exclaimed.

"Uh, no. . .thanks."

"Ok, well, if you need anything, we'll be over there!" Summer pointed to a corner where no body else was dancing.

"Great."

"Great party, huh?" Ryan said looking around.

"Yeah, awesome. Where's Rachel?" Marissa asked.

"She had to go home early. Had some thing tomorrow morning." He looked at her. "Luke?"

"Uh, like I know." She rolled her eyes. "I haven't seen him since like. . .ten. I've been thinking about going home."

Ryan thought back to this afternoon, when Luke was making plans with that short chick. He saw them disapear into some bedroom a couple hours ago. "You wanna dance?"

"Sure." She smiled and stood up. Marissa knew that Ryan didn't like to dance.

After the fast song ended, She Will Be Loved came on. Marissa put her arms around Ryan's neck, and Ryan's arm fell at her waist.

"So, you and Rachel are really getting close." Marissa tried to strike up a conversation.

"Yeah, I guess." He thought for a moment. "Sometimes we seem to different."

"Well, she really likes you."

Ryan just replied with an Mhm. "And what about you and Luke?"

"Ah, well, I dunno. . .I haven't really been seing much of him latley."

"Oh."

Marissa closed her eyes for a few seconds, and when she opened them, she had moved in closer to Ryan. They both looked into eachother's eyes, and just as their lips were about to touch, the song ended and another fast song began blaring. They both backed away and smiled shyly.

"Um, so, I think I should get going." Marissa said quickly.

"Yeah, me too. I'll give you a ride home." Ryan smiled.

Ryan wiped the sweat off of his forehead. "So you want me to go get the car?"

"Yeah, let me just go to the bathroom first." She walked towards one of the bedrooms and started to open the door.

Ryan started to panic. That was the bedroom that Luke and that girl were in. Marissa couldn't find out about Luke. Not now, not like this. "Hey, why don't you go use the bathroom upstairs."

"Um, because this one's closer, and I have to go now." She gave him a weird look.

"Uh, wait. I have to go first. I need to see if it's safe."

"Ryan, let me go. It's fine." She opened the door. Her face fell when she saw Luke and some girl in bed together. "Luke?!" She whimpered.

"Marissa. . .oh god. Let me explain, it's not what it looks like." He hurried to find his boxers.

"Oh, then what is it? God, I can't believe you!" She screamed as tears ran down her cheeks. She turned to Ryan. "And you knew about this, you knew ! "She slapped Ryan across the arm.

"I'm sorry." Ryan said as he rubbed his arm and looked down. "I didn't want to hurt you."

"You don't think this hurts?" She said, shaking. "I would have found out eventually! God I can not believe you. Don't worry about my ride, I'll find someone else. And Luke, don't ever talk to me again." Marissa emphisized the word ever.

Ryan watched Marissa walk off with her head down. How did this happen?

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Margo