I DO NOT OWN! Gallagher Girls or the O.C

I woke up the next morning in the pool house bed. I walked over to the main house where everyone else seemed to have just waken up as well.

"Good morning." Abby said.

I nodded and sat down at the counter.

"Okay so, I am making my famous Solomon pancakes that you will love." Joe stated.

"Can you make bacon too?" Jonas said from behind me.

"Only if you're lucky."

...why are these people so cheery in the morning? It's weird.

"So Jonas, are you going to show Zach New Port today?" Joe asked.

"I guess I am now." Jonas looked at me.

"Well it's fine if you don't want to I mean I don't wanna be a burden."

"I'm joking, I'd be more than happy to show you the one place I want to burn down forever but is already hell anyways so there's no point."

"That's the spirit son." Joe winked at him. Jonas rolled his eyes.

''Let's go."


He led me to a diner at the end of the pier.

"Here it is...the diner...never really learned the name of this place. Never cared."

''Sooo...this is it?"

"This is where I like to eat, however there is one downside..." He looked over at the door and I followed his gaze.

"Prince Grant."

Grant I guess his name was, was tall, muscular, tan, and what every other douche bag jock looks like.

"Hey queer. Who's your friend?...or I should say...boyfriend?" Grant's buddies laughed.

''Actually Grant this is Zach. Zach this is the baboon headed Grant."

"Watch it." Grant glared at Jonas.

Jonas rolled his eyes. Grant looked at me, "Wait...are you the kid who was talking to my girlfriend last night?"

"Yeah.''

"You stay away from her...I don't want her catching your gay." Again Grant's friends laughed.

"Well it seems she already has, seeing as she's dating you." I said to him. His facial expression changed from proud to furious in two seconds.

"Are you calling me a girl?" He came closer. I stayed where I was.

"You're smart enough...you figure it out." I started to walk past him when he pulled me back.

"I think you are."

"Congratulations, you've won the prize."

He sneered at me.

Jonas stepped in between us, "C'mon guys...I mean Grant...I already know Zach can kick your ass...they don't mess around in Chino."

Grant looked at me, "Oh really? You think you're so bad-ass 'cause you're from Chino? Well you shouldn't 'cause I can kick your ass any day."

Suddenly Cammie came into the diner, "Grant! There you are...oh, you've met Zach."

Grant put his arm around Cammie, "Yeah I did."

"Cool. He's visiting from Seattle...how is it up there?"

"Oh is he...that's interesting. Yeah Zach, how's Seattle?" Grant smirked at me.

I gulped, "Well it's cold and rainy all the time. That's about it."

Cammie nodded, "Cool. C'mon Grant I'm hungry."

"Alright."

"Later Zach." Cammie waved at me.

"Yeah, later Zach." Grant glared at me then found a seat.


I walked outside with Jonas.

"Dude..why the hell did you pick a fight with Grant? Anything you do to him, the whole town will be against you."

"Doesn't matter, I'm leaving tomorrow anyway."

Jonas stopped me, "You're not going back home though are you?"

"Nope. Can't go back there."

"Let me help you."

"No."

"Do you know where you're gonna go?"

"Nope."

"Ooh, wandering the streets, how mysterious of you. But seriously though you need a place where my parents won't find you. Where no one will find you. I can help you with that."

I thought about it. I mean what could be so bad? He shows me the place, I get settled in, he leaves. Simple, "Alright. You sure you know the place?"

"Like the back of my hand."

"Okay, tomorrow we'll go there."

"Yes sir."


Later That Night...

"Hey Mr. Solomon, is Zach here?" I heard Cammie's voice ask.

"Hello Cammie, yes, he's playing video games with Jonas. They're right down the hall, come in."

"Thank you."

Pretty soon Cammie's figure was in sight.

"Hey guys."

"Hey Cammie." Jonas said. I nodded at her.

"So umm..Zach I was wondering if you wanted to come to a party tonight. Jonas can come to. It's at Maceys's house. I'm sure Jonas knows where that is."

"Uhh...yeah I think my mom's made me attend a function there at one time...I'll see if she has the address still." Jonas said nonchalantly. He knew exactly where Macey lived.

"Cool. So you guys up for it?"

"Sure."

"Awesome, well..Grant'll be here in a few minutes so I'll see you guys there."

"Okay no prob."

"Later." She left.

"You up for it?" Jonas asked me.

"Yeah let's do it."


Pretty soon we were in front of a mansion-like house that was bigger than Jonas's.

"Macey McHenry's house. Here we go."

We walked in and were bombarded with balloons. We walked into the kitchen where a bunch of shirtless teens were making drinks.

Music blared as we walked outside to where a keg was.

"Hmm..well..we're here...might as well enjoy it." Jonas said while he grabbed a cup and filled it with beer.

A girl walked up to the keg and refilled it. Jonas was staring at her wide eyed sooo I assumed this was Macey."

"H-hi Macey."

"Ew."

She looked at me, "Hi."

I nodded at her.

Jonas whispered to me, "I'll give you time to talk to her...find out if she likes me will you?"

I nodded. He ''danced'' away.

"So where are you from? I haven't seen you before."

"Uhh I'm from Seattle."

"Ugh...drab. Don't a bunch of people commit suicide there or whatever?"

"Uhh I guess, sure."

"Tootally depressing."

"Uhh yeah."

"Soo, you wanna dance?" She asked...coming on to me.

"Umm..no thanks, not much of a dancer."

"You don't have to be a dancer, you can just stand there and let me do everything."

"No...no i'm good thanks...uhh I think Jonas might be willing though." I looked over at him. He was watching us talk.

"Ew, no thank you."

"Hey queer." Grant pushed Jonas. Soon his friends had picked Jonas up and were carrying him to the beach.

"Oh look, it's Chino. So you think you can fight me? Let's go."

"Ew Chino? That's worse than Seattle...and I thought you were hot." Macey walked away to talk to Cammie.

"No I'm good thanks. You think you can tell your friends to put Jonas down?"

"And why would I do that?"

"Because that's a totally unfair fight. One of him, six of you."

"How bout we make it the two of you versus us."

"That's still unfair."

"Here...what about you versus me. You win, we let the little queer go. We win we get to proceed and beat you up too."

"I don't think that's a good idea."

"Why not? It's perfect." He pushed me down. I got up and punched him in the face. He charged at me and tackled me down. He punched my face and I could feel myself grow tired as blood ran down my face.

"Zach!" I heard Jonas slur.

Just then I remembered what would happen to Jonas if I didn't fight. I pushed Grant off me with new found strength and started punching him hard. Pretty soon he was out.

I grabbed Jonas from his captors and walked away.

"Zach, what happened?" Cammie came up to me, Macey on her heels.

"Nothing." I walked outside with Jonas who was super drunk.

"Duuuuude you kicked ass! That was beautiful!"

I didn't respond to him and just pulled him to his house. I snuck behind his house and into the backyard. I put him on the couch in the poolhouse and laid down on my bed.

Mrs. Solomon's gonna be pissed.

A/N :D Hope you guys like. If you would review that would be quite lovely (Read with British accent)