A/N: Yea, yea, I don't own anything except Jed and Ally.. Blah blah blah.
Ummm anything else? Hope not.
Seth stood in front of him blinking. Why had I said that? Ryan thought. He didn't have any ideas. "You do?" Ally said looking over at him. Her looks shot darts pinning his hands of the bed. "We'll report it. You'll go into foster care, and when I'm old enough I'll become your guardian."
Allison's face dropped, he could almost hear her hopes shattering on the floor. Seth stared at her. He couldn't believe Ryan was even considering it. "Sandy he'll make sure you will be ok, and I would visit you everyday. We have to get you out of there Ally."
She shifted and got up. "Yeah, it's probably best." She refused to look at either boy; who were both in awe that she agreed. They watched as she huddled under a blanket on a couch. "Good-night, Ryan. Seth, night." She gave them both a reassuring smile. Ryan watched as Seth ran back to the house, amazed that Ally had actually gone along with his idea without even a word.
Ryan stretched and got up. He looked at the clock beside his bed; 7:30am. Odd, he thought, he was sure he had forgotten to turn his alarm off. It should have gone off an hour ago. He looked over at the couch. The sheets were perfectly folded at the end of the couch. He looked around the room. There wasn't a sign that Ally had been there except her necklace on the coffee table by the couch. He sat up and propped himself up by putting his hand on the pillow beside him. A loud crunching noise filled his ears. A pink sheet of paper was crumpled in his hand. He smoothed it out and slowly read it to himself.
"Ry,
It was nice of the Cohen's to let me stay the night; real sweet, seriously. But I can't do the foster thing. It won't work. I have decided to get out of here. Hitchhike if I have to. I'm thinking, San Francisco. I'll find a job, and I have some cash, don't worry. Oh and I left my necklace, you keep it ok? I'll be in touch.
Ally"
Ryan's eyes widened. He ran inside, his thoughts revolving around ideas of freaks, even worse than Jed picking up Allison. He slid across the floor of the house almost crashing into Seth, upsetting a box of Corn Pops which were thrown across the room. "Dude, my Pops!" Seth whined as he went to get another box of cereal. Kirsten came into the room after hearing the noise. Looking into Ryan's eyes she sensed something was wrong. "Ryan?" She couldn't manage anything else out.
He handed her a pink paper ball and ran around the house making sure she wasn't just messing with him or if she had been caught. No such luck. "Ryan!" Kirsten yelped from the kitchen. "What is in San Francisco?" She came racing from the kitchen still holding the paper, with Seth on her heels trying to read the note over her shoulder. She waved Seth away the same way you would wave away a bug. Seth dodged the swats and grabbed the note away from her. "Oh." his voice had been so soft. He ran his hand through his messy curly hair. He bit his lip re-reading the note; squinting, as if it would change to something like 'We ran out of milk back in 5'.
Ryan trudged outside and walked down the driveway. She left hours ago, must have heard his alarm and turned it off. He zipped up the sweater he slept in the night before. He didn't bother changing. He needed a smoke. He reached into his jean pocket; nothing. He checked his other pocket; nothing. He reached into his sweater pockets, yet another pink note. "Ryan, I.O.U. one pack of smokes-Ally" He read aloud. "Great." He replied sarcastically as he crushed the paper into a ball and tossed into the ditch.
"Need a smoke?" A sweet voice asked from not to far away. He looked over at Marissa, she looked better since the last he saw her, which was in a hospital. "Yes." He said taking the one from her hands and reaching into his pockets only revealing that Ally had taken his lighter too. Marissa giggled as she pulled a bright pink one from her pocket and tossed it into Ryan's hands. "Who is Ally?" She finally asked. "Is that the girl I saw leave the pool house at like 5am?" She bit her lip as Ryan stared at her in awe. She saw her; she might know where she went. "New girlfriend?" Marissa asked softly.
"No, little sister, she's fourteen and she stole my cigarettes. How do you know her name?" He asked abruptly. Marissa blushed. "I overheard you talking to yourself." Marissa shifted her weight and looked over at him. "I didn't know you had a sister. Why did she leave? Did you have a fight with her?"
Marissa was so caring. Even if she was suffering she was still worried about everyone else. Like she was going through her parent's divorce; Ryan knew what that felt like, although it wasn't anything like hers. For him it was like one second his dad was in his room passed out from drinking, next second he was gone. A clean break, and he didn't fight for anything either, he was just gone like a ghost from a past life. His mom never talked about it either, so neither did he. His family never talked about anything.
This is probably why coming to the Cohen's was so hard. They talked about everything, they knew everything. He had no secrets with them and that was partially comforting and yet annoying. Maybe that's why Seth was so pissed off about Ally. Maybe because..
"Ryan!"
He snapped back into reality. "You didn't answer me." Marissa looked concerned. "I don't think I should drag you into my problem. I already have the Cohen's involved, I.." "Coop! God we're going to lose our reservations at the spa!" Ryan heard the front door slam and light steps down the driveway. "Oh, Chino." Summer Roberts. Ryan was surprised Seth wasn't down here already; that boy had a Summer radar in his room or something. "Surprise, surprise." Summer sighed. "Ok can you guys hurry this up, this took 3 weeks to get our spot and if I lose it.oh someone here won't get out of here alive." Marissa looked over at Ryan, her eyes begging him to tell her. He was going to be strong. "See Ya." He waved and dropped the butt in a puddle and started his way up the driveway. "Will you to just figure out if you like each other or not!" He heard Summer whine. "It was cool for a while, but now this is just annoying." He heard a car door slam and an engine start.
Kirsten came running out the front door looking rather panicked. "He knows she was here."
A/N: I'm trying to make the chapters longer. I didn't realize how short they were. I had to put in some Marissa/Ryan stuff and I'll probably have some Seth and Summer fights or something, cause it seems like a lot of fun... SO PLEASE R/R!! PUH LEEZ???
kk toodles!
Seth stood in front of him blinking. Why had I said that? Ryan thought. He didn't have any ideas. "You do?" Ally said looking over at him. Her looks shot darts pinning his hands of the bed. "We'll report it. You'll go into foster care, and when I'm old enough I'll become your guardian."
Allison's face dropped, he could almost hear her hopes shattering on the floor. Seth stared at her. He couldn't believe Ryan was even considering it. "Sandy he'll make sure you will be ok, and I would visit you everyday. We have to get you out of there Ally."
She shifted and got up. "Yeah, it's probably best." She refused to look at either boy; who were both in awe that she agreed. They watched as she huddled under a blanket on a couch. "Good-night, Ryan. Seth, night." She gave them both a reassuring smile. Ryan watched as Seth ran back to the house, amazed that Ally had actually gone along with his idea without even a word.
Ryan stretched and got up. He looked at the clock beside his bed; 7:30am. Odd, he thought, he was sure he had forgotten to turn his alarm off. It should have gone off an hour ago. He looked over at the couch. The sheets were perfectly folded at the end of the couch. He looked around the room. There wasn't a sign that Ally had been there except her necklace on the coffee table by the couch. He sat up and propped himself up by putting his hand on the pillow beside him. A loud crunching noise filled his ears. A pink sheet of paper was crumpled in his hand. He smoothed it out and slowly read it to himself.
"Ry,
It was nice of the Cohen's to let me stay the night; real sweet, seriously. But I can't do the foster thing. It won't work. I have decided to get out of here. Hitchhike if I have to. I'm thinking, San Francisco. I'll find a job, and I have some cash, don't worry. Oh and I left my necklace, you keep it ok? I'll be in touch.
Ally"
Ryan's eyes widened. He ran inside, his thoughts revolving around ideas of freaks, even worse than Jed picking up Allison. He slid across the floor of the house almost crashing into Seth, upsetting a box of Corn Pops which were thrown across the room. "Dude, my Pops!" Seth whined as he went to get another box of cereal. Kirsten came into the room after hearing the noise. Looking into Ryan's eyes she sensed something was wrong. "Ryan?" She couldn't manage anything else out.
He handed her a pink paper ball and ran around the house making sure she wasn't just messing with him or if she had been caught. No such luck. "Ryan!" Kirsten yelped from the kitchen. "What is in San Francisco?" She came racing from the kitchen still holding the paper, with Seth on her heels trying to read the note over her shoulder. She waved Seth away the same way you would wave away a bug. Seth dodged the swats and grabbed the note away from her. "Oh." his voice had been so soft. He ran his hand through his messy curly hair. He bit his lip re-reading the note; squinting, as if it would change to something like 'We ran out of milk back in 5'.
Ryan trudged outside and walked down the driveway. She left hours ago, must have heard his alarm and turned it off. He zipped up the sweater he slept in the night before. He didn't bother changing. He needed a smoke. He reached into his jean pocket; nothing. He checked his other pocket; nothing. He reached into his sweater pockets, yet another pink note. "Ryan, I.O.U. one pack of smokes-Ally" He read aloud. "Great." He replied sarcastically as he crushed the paper into a ball and tossed into the ditch.
"Need a smoke?" A sweet voice asked from not to far away. He looked over at Marissa, she looked better since the last he saw her, which was in a hospital. "Yes." He said taking the one from her hands and reaching into his pockets only revealing that Ally had taken his lighter too. Marissa giggled as she pulled a bright pink one from her pocket and tossed it into Ryan's hands. "Who is Ally?" She finally asked. "Is that the girl I saw leave the pool house at like 5am?" She bit her lip as Ryan stared at her in awe. She saw her; she might know where she went. "New girlfriend?" Marissa asked softly.
"No, little sister, she's fourteen and she stole my cigarettes. How do you know her name?" He asked abruptly. Marissa blushed. "I overheard you talking to yourself." Marissa shifted her weight and looked over at him. "I didn't know you had a sister. Why did she leave? Did you have a fight with her?"
Marissa was so caring. Even if she was suffering she was still worried about everyone else. Like she was going through her parent's divorce; Ryan knew what that felt like, although it wasn't anything like hers. For him it was like one second his dad was in his room passed out from drinking, next second he was gone. A clean break, and he didn't fight for anything either, he was just gone like a ghost from a past life. His mom never talked about it either, so neither did he. His family never talked about anything.
This is probably why coming to the Cohen's was so hard. They talked about everything, they knew everything. He had no secrets with them and that was partially comforting and yet annoying. Maybe that's why Seth was so pissed off about Ally. Maybe because..
"Ryan!"
He snapped back into reality. "You didn't answer me." Marissa looked concerned. "I don't think I should drag you into my problem. I already have the Cohen's involved, I.." "Coop! God we're going to lose our reservations at the spa!" Ryan heard the front door slam and light steps down the driveway. "Oh, Chino." Summer Roberts. Ryan was surprised Seth wasn't down here already; that boy had a Summer radar in his room or something. "Surprise, surprise." Summer sighed. "Ok can you guys hurry this up, this took 3 weeks to get our spot and if I lose it.oh someone here won't get out of here alive." Marissa looked over at Ryan, her eyes begging him to tell her. He was going to be strong. "See Ya." He waved and dropped the butt in a puddle and started his way up the driveway. "Will you to just figure out if you like each other or not!" He heard Summer whine. "It was cool for a while, but now this is just annoying." He heard a car door slam and an engine start.
Kirsten came running out the front door looking rather panicked. "He knows she was here."
A/N: I'm trying to make the chapters longer. I didn't realize how short they were. I had to put in some Marissa/Ryan stuff and I'll probably have some Seth and Summer fights or something, cause it seems like a lot of fun... SO PLEASE R/R!! PUH LEEZ???
kk toodles!