Title: Running Away

Description: Something happened between Marissa and Oliver. Oliver, naturally has to gloat to Ryan. How will Ryan deal?

Chapter Two

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Ryan walked out of the pool house after grabbing a jacket and a backpack of clothes.

He went through the main house and grabbed his bike that leaned against the fence. He got on it and rode off into the sunset

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Marissa called Summer on her cell

"Hey, Sum"

Marissa sniffled as the tears dripped onto the phone.

"Marissa, what's wrong." Summer asked with concern

"I found out the truth"

"About what?"

"Oliver. I walked in on him telling Ryan that there never was a Natalie. Then Oliver punched Ryan and Ryan left saying he was going home"

"Why would he do that?"

"The night before, I don't know what I was thinking I just..."

Marissa starts sobbing over the phone

"It's okay hun, I'll come over and we'll talk about it."

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"So you had sex with Oliver and now Ryan has run away" Summer asked

"Yeah, I don't know if I should look for him or if I should ..."

Summer cut her off

"Of course you should look for him. You love him and I'm sure he loves you"

"You're right Sum. I'll see you later."

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Marissa then changes her clothes after Summer leaves and goes to her car when Oliver comes out from behind the car.

"You need to leave" Marissa said as she backed up

"Just listen, I just think that right now you need to make up your mind"

"About what?" Marissa asked panicked

"About what and who you want. Yesterday, you said you only wanted me and we had sex. The next day you go back to him. I need to know if you like me or not. Because after what happened with Natalie..."

Marissa looks at him like an idiot

"There is no Natalie! I heard it all Oliver" Marissa yelled

"Well then, I guess you've made your choice"

"What do you men?"

"You have to be with me or I kill him"

Oliver smiled with an evil grin

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I ride my bike off into the middle of nowhere.

Where would I go?

I can't go back. I said I would run away and dammit, Ryan Atwood always keeps his promises.

Newport was great, but who am I kidding? It wasn't meant to last. After all, nothing gold can stay.

I should have sensed it last winter. It was too good. It was the calm before the storm.

Before the storm that came to be known as Hurricane Oliver.

Seth, he would miss Seth. More like a brother then his biological brother. He hoped Seth and Summer were happy.

Marissa, God he loved her. Too bad she didn't share the feeling. That's why he left in the first place.

That and Sandy and Kirsten were gonna kick him out. He could sense it.

He decided to stop for the night. He parked his bike in an empty lot. He took out a sleeping bag and set it up.

It's no Newport Beach poolhouse but it'll do fine for now.

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Ryan woke up the next morning and found the lot full with cars. A car door opened as Ryan got up to leave the lot. Out stepped the familiar denim vest and unshaven chin.

It was AJ.

"Hey punk what the hell are you doing sleeping here?" He yelled after noticing it was Ryan

"Wait AJ, I don't want any trouble." Ryan sighed.

He didn't need to get assaulted this early in the day

"The hell you don't you ungrateful little shit! You're off living the high life while me and your mom live on a welfare check."

AJ grabbed his hands around Ryan's neck and Ryan couldn't remember much except the crunch of his back against the pavement. He faintly remembered tose hard fists before hre blacked out

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