The OC: Chapter Three By: elavndrc ---------------- The sun rose early on Sunday morning as Kirsten awoke, she took a moment to admire the sunrise from her balcony. Sometimes no one really noticed how beautiful the world really was. Snuggling into her robe more, she quickly dressed and prepared to make breakfast for the kids, knowing they probably slept late. She was right when she arrived downstairs and saw no one, the house was exactly as she had left it last night before the maid went back into maid house.

When Kirsten had finished breakfast, the smell of coffee had lured Sandy down from his slumber and they sat leisurely eating breakfast. Finally when Kirsten finished she got up.
"I'm going to wake the kids up." She said as Sandy read the paper.

As she approached the poolhouse she began smiling at the image of all three kids being hers, she knew she would have to get used to it. As she opened the door, she was surprised at the view in front of her. Evan was flopped on the cot, Ryan on his own bed, sleeping, and Seth on the couch. They were all still dressed in their regular clothes, looking as if they fell asleep suddenly. The door opening had stirred Evan who sat up in bed, rubbing her eyes. Ryan groaned as he flipped over onto his stomach. Seth remained unconcious, still sleeping. Kirsten smiled at the sight and left quietly to let them get more rest.

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Three hours later, the doorbell rang. Sandy and Kirsten had went to the beach and the trio had just woken up. Evan still fumbling around on the bed, Seth in the bathroom, and Ryan heating the bagels Kirsten had set out. Ryan opened the door and found a beefy guy with a clipboard.
"I have delivery for Miss Evangelia Silver?" He said, sticking the clipboard at him. Ryan signed it for her seeing as she was sleeping. The man took the pen back and yelled for two guys to load the stuff out.

When they left the hallway was blocked by five boxes of Evan's belongings from Ayu's house since she had left all her things to her.

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Evan woke up late, she saw that Seth and Ryan were both gone from the poolhouse. In five minutes after brushing her teeth and washing her face, and changing into grey sweatpants and a white tank top, and a black zip up hoodie. Finding the main house door unlocked, she walked in and tripped over a huge box.
"Shit." Evan laughed as she struggled to get up and realized all these boxes were all hers from Ayu's place. They lived in a small apartment but obviously had a lot of stuff. She heard snickering coming from the doorway. She turned to see Seth and Ryan laughing at her. She turned red.
"Shut up." She said as she walked past them into the kitchen where Ryan had prepared food. The three of them sat down at the table and chatted while eating.
"So what's the plan for today?" Evan asked curiously.
"Let's go sailing on Summer Breeze." Ryan said, raising his eyesbrows. "That's what we did on my first day here." Ryan said explaining to Evan. She nodded.
"Sure. I just wanna clear up my stuff. I don't want to mess up the hallway." Evan explained. Ryan and Seth nodded.
"We'll help you." Seth said taking a bite of his bagel.
"Thanks." Evan smiled at him.

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"What the hell is this?" Seth said holding up a black and white mask. Evan laughed at his antics as he put it over his face and starting doing a weird dance.
"That's my grandfather's. It's his ninja mask."
"He's a ninja?" Ryan lifted an eyebrow.
"Yepp." Evan said as she took out a black ninja outfit and fit it into a drawer.
"You're a ninja?" Ryan asked more curiously.
"Not exactly. I'm still in training. My mom was one though." Evan explained. Happily clearing one more box. She took out a punching bag and set it up next to her bed. "You guys can use this too if you want. Seth's eyes went big, he was impressed at her so-called fighting skills or objects.
"You can fight?" Seth said, punching the air. Evan shrugged.
"I guess." She continued taking out several electronic equipment and set up at the night stand next to the bed.

Three hours after they finished helping Evan packing for her things and unfortunately it was too late to go sailing. Instead they spent the entire night playing video games. Mostly Seth winning the rounds.

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At approximately eight o'clock Sandy and Kirsten came back with Chinese takeout.
"So we're all up at nine tomorrow? How about we all go with Ryan to Social Services and say goodbye?" Kirsten suggested. Evan froze. {GoodBye??} They all remained silent. Until Seth spoke.
"Mom, I don't get it. Why can't he stay here?"
"We can't Seth, this is not an option. Social Services can find him a foster home."
"Oh yea, because foster parents are fighting for teenagers there. I mean we have room here, and he has nowhere to go." Seth insisted. Ryan looked down while Evan looked more confused. -------------------- Ryan crept out of bed at approximately midnight and quietly put on his jacket and backpack. He was going. As he walked out the door of the pool house Seth suddenly appeared.
"Uh.where are you going?"
"I can't stay here alright?" Ryan looked down.
"I got a place for you.wait here."

Ryan stood outside with his backpack and he set his bike down in the corner. He knew Sandy and Kirsten had done enough, he wished he could stay. Seth was really cool and now with Evan he felt they really had bonded but he had to go. He had to. A voice turned his head around. Marissa.
"Where are you going?" She asked. And he didn't answer.

Seth and Evan came down into the driveway. They were both holding skateboards and backpacks.
"What are you doing?" Seth asked Marissa, who stood staring at the three of them.
"I'm going to my friend's party. Summer." She explained.
"Her birthday's on Wednesday." Seth replied.
"I know. How did you know?"
"How did I know? How did I KNOW! I..I.." Seth started stuttering.

Evan stepped between them.
"C'mon Romeo. Don't we have something to do?" She nudged him quietly. Seth seemed to shake from his dream world. He nodded.
"Let's go." He walked pass Marissa, with Evan and Ryan in tow.
"In here." Marissa said, pointing her car. They all looked surprised. But Seth leaped into her car. Ryan and Marissa in the front and Seth and Evan in the back.

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"Where are we going anyway? It's pretty far isn't it?" Marissa asked as she drove to Seth's instructions.
"Oh great she's complaining already." Seth asked, not answering her question.
"If I recall correctly, you were on a skateboard earlier."
"She's got a point." Evan jabbed Seth in the side with her elbow. Ryan smirked.

"So who are you?" Evan asked.
"I'm Marissa. I live next door."
"Yea I noticed. I'm Evan by the way. I live with the Cohen's now." She explained. Marissa nodded.

"We're here." Seth said as Marissa pulled into a dirt path. In front of them was an abandoned mansion.
"What is this place?" Evan asked as she got out of the car.
"It's one of my mom's housing developments. It's the perfect place. Don't you think?" Seth asked as he led the way into the house.
"Looks haunted." Evan said as she followed him.

After they set up everything for Ryan, Seth led them to what he called the "best part".
"An empty pool, looks great Seth." Ryan said as he followed Seth.
"Now what do you think." Seth flipped his skateboard onto the makeshift ramp in the pool and plunged in. Ryan and Marissa laughed at his giddyness. Seth happily did a few tricks while they looked at each other. Even Evan could see the attraction between them. She decided to join Seth on the ramp and leave them alone.

"Ahhhhhhhh!" Evan slid down the ramp extremely fast, to her anyway. And she stayed in the middle.
"You don't know what you're doing do you?" Seth asked her, laughing while he did tricks above her head. Evan glared at him. She climbed slowly up the ramp, but not without sliding down a few times first. Ryan and Marissa watched her as they chucked.
"Oh shut up. I can sort of do an ollie." She said laughing at her own ridiculousness.

At about 3 AM Marissa drove Evan and Seth back to the house and she left to Summer's party. They agreed to meet up early in the morning to bring some necessities for Ryan.

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A/N: This basically goes in the same plot as the show, but it just changes a little. I actually wrote a lot of things but then I saw the second episode and realized by story didn't go with it. So now I'm writing the show episode by episode. I didn't really like the characters on the show so I made up my own. :-) And also I'm not going exactly by the plot because I don't have photographic memory or anything so I might be missing some parts.but I'll leave em out I guess.