" I have four sesame and one plain." Kirsten said motioning to the bagels.
"I can't eat anything mom." Casey said as she laid her head on her mothers shoulder.
" we're not gonna hear from the hospital for a while, why don't you guys get showered and dressed? Ryan you can't be late for your meeting with the dean, and Sandy you can't be late for your first day."
No one moves or leaves.
Casey looks up, "Well if we're not gonna eat lets-lets jus, let's just go." Everyone turns to leave when the phone rings.
Jake and Jimmy were sitting next to Marissa's bed while she sleeps. The Cohen's and Ryan walk in, Casey rushes and hugs Jake.
"Hey." he said, nodding to Seth and Ryan.
" thanks for uh calling the hospital...finding her if they hadn't airlifted her out she uhh..." Jimmy trailed off.
"How long is she gonna have to stay for?" Ryan asked taking a seat next to her bed.
" Uhh they said in a-in a day or so, they wanna keep her under observation." Jimmy said.
"That's hospital policy." Kirsten said, "Wheres Julie?"
"She's dropping Caitlyn off at her grandmothers." Jimmy said.
Casey's watch beeped, she glanced apologetically at Jake and Jimmy, "We gotta get to the school, and dad you gotta get to work."
"Don't worry about it." Jake said.
She smiled, "Want us to pick up your schedule and books?"
"If you don't mind."
She shook her head, "Of course not." She hugged him tightly while Seth squeezed his shoulder. Ryan leaned down and kissed Marissa's forehead.
"See ya when you wake up Hammer." Casey said.
"Uhh guys I'm gonna check in with the events committee, so I'll catch up with you at the deans office." Kirsten said.
" yeah." Casey said distracted.
"Ryan don't be nervous. You'll be great."
Ryan looked worried, "This is school?"
" Mm hmm. Ahh registration week Ryan, it's my favourite time of year because your fellow students aren't around to ruin it, " Seth said, "Except that kid, and that kid."
" you guys have tennis courts and a swimming pool ?"
"I'm guessing you didn't have at your old school?" Casey asked.
" ah, well we had a basketball hoop." Ryan said sheepishly.
"Wild." Casey commented.
"Hey I was good at it." he said.
"So try out for the team." Casey said.
"No. Ryan cannot be on a team, cause then he is no longer a reject like us." Seth said.
"I'm not a reject." Ryan said.
"Of course your not." Casey said pinching his cheek, "Your just hated by the king of the school a.k.a Luke Ward."
"Hey kids." Kirsten said, as they neared her and a group of people.
" Hi Dr Tally, Miss Kimberly, how're you guys doin?" Seth asked, they don't respond, "Right."
Casey rolled her eyes and dragged Seth away.
" my moms more popular then me, that's a little bit pathetic I realise. Oh hey, ah after your meeting we gotta get your photo taken for school ID " Seth said.
"Another mugshot?"
" If you must be so cynical." Casey said.
"Relax would you, your going all squirrely." Casey said to Ryan as he fidgeted outside the deans office waiting to start the meeting.
"I'm not squirrely." he said.
" Everything's gonna be fine." Kirsten said.
Ryan sighed, "It's just at Chino Hills, you just sorta showed up, no tests, essays, interviews."
"Ryan the Harbor school is one of the best private prep schools in the country; if you graduate from here you can get into any college in the UC system, maybe even an Ivy League ."
" I don't really think I'm an Ivy League kinda guy." he said.
"After a year or two here you will be."
"Yeah it's like manditory." Seth joked.
"Seth you just made him squirrely again." Casey complained.
" Kirsten, how are you?" Dr. Kim asked exiting her office.
"Hi, Dr. Kim nice to see you."
"Good to see you, Seth always interesting to see you. Casey I saw you in Romeo and Juliet a few weeks back. And you must be Ryan, why don't we step into my office."
Dr. Kim looked over Ryan's transcripts, " Weak grades, truancy, notation regarding some criminal activity."
" It was a misdemeanor, probation." Kirsten said.
"None the less, not exactly Harbor school material."
"Dr Kim Ryan's had alot to overcome, but Sandy and I feel that in the right environment he could really excel."
"There's no doubt that Mr. Atwood has extraordinary promise. I'm just concerned that he hasn't had, adequate preparation for the rigors of our curriculum ."
"What do you think is going on in there?" Seth asked ear pressed to the door.
"No idea." Casey said boredly laying on the bench.
"But Ryan will get in right? I mean mom and dad will do something to get him in." Seth said.
Summer walked up.
"Hey Summer." Casey said.
"Hi." Summer said as Casey sat up and motioned for her to sit, " It is so weird being in school right now, surrounded by all these people who have like...no idea."
" I know...have you talked to Marissa?" Seth asked.
" I spoke to her mom... you?"
"We all went by this morning, but she was sleeping." Casey said.
" I still can't believe it, you know... I thought she was dead." Summer said in almost a whisper.
" Me too...well hey maybe when she's feeling better we'll um, we'll take her out and try and cheer her up. Take her to a movie or, six flags that kinda thing ..." Seth said.
"Yeah, I guess..." Summer said sadly.
"Hey you guys." Ryan said exiting the ofice.
"Hi." Summer said.
Casey nodded, "Wheres mom?"
"Finishing up in there."
"So your gonna being going here?" Summer asked.
"If I pass the entrance exam." Ryan shrugged.
"So wanna come back to our place? Jake said he'd call if there where any changes." Casey asked Summer.
"I can't I gotta pick up my stuff then get back home to the stepmonster. But I'll see you guys later." she said nodding to them.
" It's a good thing I never thrown anything away, the questions are different but you get the idea ." Seth said presenting Ryan with an old test.
" Yeah, that I'm gonna fail."
"Don't say that, you're gonna do fine." Casey sighed sitting on the bed. Her phone started beeping, "It's a text message from Jake, we gotta get to the hospital, Summer's gonna meet us there. Somethings wrong."
When the three arived at the hospital Jake was waiting outside Marissa's hospital room. Jake wrapped his left arm around Casey's waist as they entered Marissa's room.
"What's going on?" Ryan asked after hugging Marissa.
"My mom is a bitch." Marissa said.
"They all are sometimes." Casey said.
"She's not gonna let my dad have visitation rights. She wants me to go see a shrink. I don't know what to do."
"Okay Coop relax." Summer said, "We can come up with a plan. What time is she due back?"
"A half hour maybe." Jake said.
"She's not gonna want us here is she?" Seth asked.
"Hell no." Jake said, "She wants us far away from you Cohens."
"Ryan what times your test?" Casey asked.
"Two hours."
"Damn it! When are you gonna study?" Jake asked.
"Forget it, I can wing it."
"Ryan." Casey said.
"No Case seriously, they get what they get. If they don't want me there test grades aren't gonna fix it."
Seth and Casey exchanged glances, then said in unison, "Mom."
"What?" Summer asked.
"I'll go, I'll intevein. Damn it why didn't we think about this before?" Casey said grabbing the keys.
"No, I'll go that way I can say he's like naked or something." Seth said.
"Ew! I can never close my eyes again." Casey said handing over the keys, "Drive fast!"
"What was that about?" Jake asked.
"Ryan's supposed to be studying. Mom is one of those people who like to check up on you when your studying so hopefully Seth will just make it." Casey said checking her watch.
"Okay so I wanna get out of here." Marissa said.
"Well you can't leave now your moms gonna be here." Ryan said.
"I want new curtains in her room. The ones she's got let too much light in." They heard Julie Cooper's voice boom fro mdown the hall.
"Wow it's like your phycic." Casey said to Ryan, "Any visions on how we're gonna get out of this mess?"
"Bathroom." Jake said pushing, Ryan, Casey, and Summer into the bathroom.
"Hi, kids." Julie said walking in, "The curtain problem is taken care of. Now Dr. Sandra, will be here in a litle bit."
"Dr. Sandra?" Marissa asked.
"She's a woman from the institution in Boston."
"Institution?"
"Boston?" Jake asked.
"Yes." Julie said, then a loud clater came from the bathroom, "What was that?"
"Get in the shower quick." Summer whispered to Casey and Ryan, "Sorry that was me. I...tripped over...something. Hey Mrs. Cooper."
"Oh hello Summer you scared me."
"Summer scares us all Aunt Jules." Jake teased.
"Yes, yes thats very humorous." Julie said chuckling slightly, "Okay well I have to make a few calls, you kids have fun."
"Okay." Jake said, as soon as she was out the door, he rushed over to the bathroom letting them out.
"That was close." Casey said.
Please Review. There are a few diffrences, I know you guys want me too branch out like before, but the escape and the rescue were pretty vital storylines to the show that I need in my story.
-Em