Chapter Two: "Nobody hears above this noise"

Thanks for the reviews guys! The only thing I'm having a problem with is the fact I can not find my story posted on Fanficion.net. Can anyone help me with that? Anyway, sorry for the late update. School has dragged me down. I'm shooting for at least two chapters a week. So here it goes!
*Haley
P.S- Long Chapter!

Marissa took her seat in the cafeteria at a table alone. She kept her nose buried into her textbook trying to finish her sociology homework.

"Hey Coop. Since when have you been so worried about your school work?" Summer said sliding onto the bench next to Marissa.

"What do you want Summer?"

"Nothing, I just had a couple of dollars on me. I wanted to know if you wanted to come steal it."

"God Summer-" Marissa began before Seth and Ryan came up.

"Summer hey." Seth said sitting down next to her.

"Can't you see I'm talking Chad?" Summer said blindly to Seth

"Um, it's Set-"

Summer rolled her eyes and walked away. Ryan noticed Marissa slip out and followed her.

"Marissa wait up!" Ryan said jogging to catch her. "Marissa!" He finally called again as this time he caught up to her.

"Hey." Marissa said turning around.

"Hey. Didn't you see me chasing you?"

"I must not have noticed." Marissa lied

"So how have you been?" Ryan asked

"Great." Marissa said simply, trying to not make eye contact with Ryan.

"So Seth and I are having this party on Saturday, do you want to come?"

"Seth a party? Explain."

"Well the Cohens are going out of town for the weekend."

"So much for not getting into trouble." Marissa said now meeting Ryans ocean blue eyes.

"This was all Seths idea. He wanted another way to get closer to Summer. He was working the whole, 'we're brothers now,' guilt trip. So you in?"

"I'm not sure I can. I mean, It sounds great and all, but I don't know. I have to ask my dad."

"Alright so. See you around?" Ryan asked.

"Yeah. See ya." Marissa said taking off in the opposite direction.

Ryan and Seth sat in their living room playing Grand Theft Auto that day after school.

"Oh I so got you. What now! What, what!" Seth yelled at Ryan as Ryan looked at him and rolled his eyes. "Oh oh, who's bad now huh? Who's bad now!"

Ryan shut off the playstation.

"What? Can't take it when I beat you in your own game?"

"I invited Marissa to the party."

"What you did what!"

"She hasn't been around lately, I've been worried about her."

"Did you even stop to think that Luke is going to be here? Do you know what he would do if he sees you and Marissa together?"

"What does it matter to him? They're not even together anymore."

"You know how he is, as far as Luke is concerned she will always be his."

"I didn't do it to cause any trouble. Nothing will happen. It will be fine. All that you need to worry about is Summer. Got it?" Patting Seth on the back walking out of the room.

"Yeah yeah." Seth watches Ryan leave. "I just hope that you're right bro."

Marissa sat in her room that night doing her homework.

"Honey, I made dinner." Jimmy said coming in.

"I already ate."

"Oh, . ok."

Marissa noticed the weird look on his face.

"You okay dad?" She asked honestly worried, patting the spot on the bed next to her. "Sit."

"I've just been feeling really bad lately hunny."

"Why?"

"Kaitlyn has been so angry lately. She won't even speak to me. And you Marissa used to be so happy. What happened?"

"Nothing happened. I'm fine Daddy."

"It's just that you haven't been hanging out with friends and stuff at all lately. You haven't been to a party in god knows how long. That just worries me."

Marissa thought for a second.

"Have the kids been treating you alright?"

"Of course they have. I just haven't hung out with Summer a lot because she has a new boyfriend." She lied. "I am still friends with everyone. Actually Seth is having a party on Saturday that I was planning on going to."

The last thing that Marissa wanted was for her father to feel guilty about her social life, or more of a lack there of. Truth be told she was not even planning on going to the party before her dad brought it up, she hadn't even remembered it until then.

"Seth Cohen?"

"Yeah."

"That's great. I am glad to see that you guys are finally friends."

"Yeah I mean. We lived next door to one another all of our lives. We were bound to become friends sooner or later."

"I'm glad hun." He said kissing her forehead. "I love you sweet pea."

"I love you too dad."

That night Marissa fell asleeo on her father shoulder, dreading the party the next day.

"Streamers, we forgot streamers!" Seth said completely freaking out.

"Seth, we don't need streamers."

"You cannot have a party with out streamers!" Seth said walking to the door.

"When was the last time you went to a party?"

"Chucky Cheeses third grade." Seth said completely missing the point, grabbing his skateboard.

"Where are you going?"

"To get streamers." He said running out the door.

"This night is going to be very intersting." Ryan said moving the couch to make room for the keg.

Marissa walked around the park aimlessly.

"Marissa Cooper?" A girl behind her said.

She turned around to see a girl about her age standing there. She had long brown hair so dark it looked black, and almost transparent blue eyes.

"It figures that you don't remember me." She said.

It took Marissa a couple of seconds to gather her thoughts.

"Of course I remember you! Dylan Marlow!"

Both of the girls squealed as they hugged eachother.

"How did little Marissa Cooper end up here?"

"No, you have some questions to answer. What happened?"

Marissa used to live on the other side of Marissa, (not the Cohens side).

"My dad was arrested for insurance fraud." Dylan said simply. "You?"

"The same."

That didn't surprise Marissa. At one point, before Dylans family disappeared from the Newport social scene when Marissa and Dylan were eleven, their fathers had worked together.

"Well your dad probably picked up everything he knew from mine, including how to get caught." Dylan laughed for a moment but then stopped noticing Marissas discomfort.

"So how are your mother and brothers?"

"Charlie got arrested for drugs a year ago. Um, Davie is good, he will be a sophmore this year, and Gavin is going into fifth grade. How is Kaitlyn?"

"Oh, you know. As bratty as ever."

"And your mother?"

"My mom left when dad lost his money. We haven't heard from her since."

"I'm sorry."

"Hey, not really my loss." Marissa said laughing.

"So what are you up to tonight?" Dylan asked sitting on the dirt ground.

"Nothing. Just some Newport party. Seths."

"Seth Cohen is having a party?"

"Yeah."

Dylan and Seth had always been friends. She was the only one that was able to put up with his action heroes, video games, and comics.

"So he has like friends now?"

"Kind of."

She explained to Dylan about Ryan, and Seths crush on Summer.

"You wanna come with me?"

"You know it. Former victims of Newport stick together."

"I have to get back home and clean up before I go. Meet me at the pond at seven?"

"Yeah."

Marissa went home, to find beer bottles all over the floor. She found her dad passed out on the couch.

"Daddy." She said as she whispered in his ear. "Daddy you awake?"

"Yeah baby. I'm just sleeping." He said, with an obvious hangover.

"You remember I'm going to Seths party tonight?"

"Yeah." He said passing out again.

Marissa suddenly felt dizzy. A sharp pain shot up her spine. She entered her bathroom and curled up in the floor in a ball, crying. She didn't know why she had these random breakdowns, it just happened. She looked at her reflection. She stared once again for so long, as she always felt herself doing. Suddenly she remembered something. She opened up her medicine cabinet, and immediately found what she was looking for. There infront of her sat a bottle of her fathers pain medication. She thoughtlessly grabbed the bottle and downed a couple of pills not even bothering to get water.

Suddenly she felt the world rush away. All of the pain, disappear. She felt as if she were floating.