Chapter 1
Disclaimer: No, I don't own the O.C. I'm writing this story because I feel
like it. No profit involved, none, nada, zip.
"Did your alarm clock break or something?" Ryan Atwood opened his sleeping lids to see his best friend and "brother" Seth Cohen leaning over him, poking him in the shoulder.
"Quit it." Ryan mumbled, turning to his side to attempt to sleep again.
"It's just that school starts today and." Seth never had the chance to finish his statement as Ryan shot up in bed and flew into action, changing his clothes and brushing his teeth in a flurry of activity. Seth followed his movement, laughing.
"I just said school starts today; I never said you were late." Seth finally managed to say during a breathing break in his fits of laughing. Ryan stopped dead in his tracks and shot him a look that could have killed. Seth just laughed all the harder at the picture Ryan made, standing there with his toothbrush hanging out of his mouth and his arm through only one shirt sleeve. "And you didn't mention this because?"
"Well first, I didn't have an opportunity, second because it was kinda funny."
Ryan looked down at his disheveled self and laughed, but still picked up a balled-up sock and through it at Seth. Seth ducked it and started laughing again.
After a huge breakfast, the two boys trudged off to school. Seth stopped to try and talk to Summer, so Ryan walked into first period English alone. He surveyed the room and, seeing Marissa and Luke sitting together at the front, chose a seat in the back. The girl he sat next to looked up at him and smiled. Ryan felt his breath catch. She had brown hair falling around her face and hazel eyes shining at him.
"Hi, I'm Lily Carter!" This was no ready-to-fade-flower of a girl either.
"I'm Ryan Atwood."
"I've heard of you, you're living with the Cohen's, right?"
"Yeah."
"You make friends with Seth?"
"Yeah, he's a cool guy."
"Yeah, he is, isn't he? I've known him forever! Look there he is," she said pointing to where Seth was walking over to them, "Hey, Sethy!"
"Hi Lily, please don't call me Sethy." Seth deadpanned as he sat down, but he did crack a smile.
"Aww, alright. Seth doesn't like his nickname." She explained to Ryan, who was already planning to call Seth that every chance he got. "So Ryan, How do you like the lifestyles of the rich and famous? We don't always live up to the TV show." She smiled again and Ryan noticed her lips, red with some glittery stuff on them that caught the light. She saw his stare and smiled "It's called 'Spoiled in Rubies'."
"What?" Ryan was startled out of his stupor.
"Well, I saw you looking at my lips so I figured you wanted to either know the color or kiss me, which since I have a very sweet, wonderful boyfriend also named Ryan, funnily enough, I don't think the second option gonna to happen. Although you do have very nice lips."
"What?"
"Geez, is that all you can say? You have nice lips full and," before Ryan could react, she ran her fingers over his mouth, "soft," she whispered affected by the touch as much as him. She looked into his eyes, azure and hazel blending. Then Lily blinked breaking the gaze. She quickly said, "Now Seth here, he's got some good lips too," she grinned devilishly at Seth, who blushed.
"How in the world would she know that?" Ryan asked Seth.
"Shwsmyfrstkss" Seth muttered.
"What?"
"She was my first kiss." Seth looked over at Lily, who was watching the door, and smiled, the memory of her lips playing in his mind.
Ryan started thought about her and started to fantasize about the feel of her lips against his, her body pressing into him, his arms wrapping around her. Then "Ryan!" came from the same lips, both boys were dreaming about. Ryan looked up at her, but she was already leaving her seat, moving towards the door. She hugged a boy, kinda tall with black hair and cerulean eyes. He smiled at her and wrapped his arms around her. Seth and Ryan looked away in jealous silence. Seth began thinking, "Why is Lily affecting me now? What about Summer?" Ryan began thinking, "Why is this girl getting to me? What about Marissa?"
"Did your alarm clock break or something?" Ryan Atwood opened his sleeping lids to see his best friend and "brother" Seth Cohen leaning over him, poking him in the shoulder.
"Quit it." Ryan mumbled, turning to his side to attempt to sleep again.
"It's just that school starts today and." Seth never had the chance to finish his statement as Ryan shot up in bed and flew into action, changing his clothes and brushing his teeth in a flurry of activity. Seth followed his movement, laughing.
"I just said school starts today; I never said you were late." Seth finally managed to say during a breathing break in his fits of laughing. Ryan stopped dead in his tracks and shot him a look that could have killed. Seth just laughed all the harder at the picture Ryan made, standing there with his toothbrush hanging out of his mouth and his arm through only one shirt sleeve. "And you didn't mention this because?"
"Well first, I didn't have an opportunity, second because it was kinda funny."
Ryan looked down at his disheveled self and laughed, but still picked up a balled-up sock and through it at Seth. Seth ducked it and started laughing again.
After a huge breakfast, the two boys trudged off to school. Seth stopped to try and talk to Summer, so Ryan walked into first period English alone. He surveyed the room and, seeing Marissa and Luke sitting together at the front, chose a seat in the back. The girl he sat next to looked up at him and smiled. Ryan felt his breath catch. She had brown hair falling around her face and hazel eyes shining at him.
"Hi, I'm Lily Carter!" This was no ready-to-fade-flower of a girl either.
"I'm Ryan Atwood."
"I've heard of you, you're living with the Cohen's, right?"
"Yeah."
"You make friends with Seth?"
"Yeah, he's a cool guy."
"Yeah, he is, isn't he? I've known him forever! Look there he is," she said pointing to where Seth was walking over to them, "Hey, Sethy!"
"Hi Lily, please don't call me Sethy." Seth deadpanned as he sat down, but he did crack a smile.
"Aww, alright. Seth doesn't like his nickname." She explained to Ryan, who was already planning to call Seth that every chance he got. "So Ryan, How do you like the lifestyles of the rich and famous? We don't always live up to the TV show." She smiled again and Ryan noticed her lips, red with some glittery stuff on them that caught the light. She saw his stare and smiled "It's called 'Spoiled in Rubies'."
"What?" Ryan was startled out of his stupor.
"Well, I saw you looking at my lips so I figured you wanted to either know the color or kiss me, which since I have a very sweet, wonderful boyfriend also named Ryan, funnily enough, I don't think the second option gonna to happen. Although you do have very nice lips."
"What?"
"Geez, is that all you can say? You have nice lips full and," before Ryan could react, she ran her fingers over his mouth, "soft," she whispered affected by the touch as much as him. She looked into his eyes, azure and hazel blending. Then Lily blinked breaking the gaze. She quickly said, "Now Seth here, he's got some good lips too," she grinned devilishly at Seth, who blushed.
"How in the world would she know that?" Ryan asked Seth.
"Shwsmyfrstkss" Seth muttered.
"What?"
"She was my first kiss." Seth looked over at Lily, who was watching the door, and smiled, the memory of her lips playing in his mind.
Ryan started thought about her and started to fantasize about the feel of her lips against his, her body pressing into him, his arms wrapping around her. Then "Ryan!" came from the same lips, both boys were dreaming about. Ryan looked up at her, but she was already leaving her seat, moving towards the door. She hugged a boy, kinda tall with black hair and cerulean eyes. He smiled at her and wrapped his arms around her. Seth and Ryan looked away in jealous silence. Seth began thinking, "Why is Lily affecting me now? What about Summer?" Ryan began thinking, "Why is this girl getting to me? What about Marissa?"