Title: The Birthday Girl
Part: 1/1
Rating: R
Summary: It's Marissa's birthday. Answer to Kelsey's weekly challenge at the ocfanfiction group for a B-Day fic. Warning: Character Death.
Note: Happy B-Day Kelsey!
Disclaimer: The O.C. and all characters belong to Warner Brothers TV and a whole buncha other companies, not me. Wish I was making money off this, but alas, I am not.
Feedback: Please and thank you!
There was a mini "bang!" that resounded in the room. "Happy Birthday!" Joyously shouted was followed. Streams of colored, the exploding noise, flew around in the wind the open door let in.
"Coop?"
"Funny, I thought she was here."
Summer put the pile of gifts she was holding down and flicked on some lights. Large candles, wax almost completely spent were scattered across the room.
Remnants of the pre-birthday romantic evening Ryan had shared with Marissa.
Summer immediately reached over and smacked Seth's arm. "I told you we should have come earlier. Ryan probably took her out to dinner or something."
"Ow." Seth rubbed his arm.
"Stop being such a big baby." Summer snickered.
"I think you should kiss it better." Summer rolled her eyes but did what he'd suggested anyway. "So, what do you wanna do now?"
"Let's wait a bit."
"Okay."
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"Seth... Summer, what are you doing here?" Ryan walked into the guesthouse, interrupting their make-out session.
"We were waiting for you and Marissa. Where is she?"
He shrugged. "Sandy needed some help at The Lighthouse. She was here when I left."
"Well, she's not here... and she's definitely not with her mom."
"Maybe she's at her dads?"
"No. He was at The Lighthouse. He said he was gonna pick her up later for dinner, but he was still there when I left."
Summer pulled her cell phone out of her purse and called Marissa's cell. A little beeping sound announced the cell was in the guesthouse. Summer's eyes welled with tears. "Where is she?"
"I dunno. Let me change and we'll go look for her, okay?" Ryan got a change of clothes and rushed into the bathroom.
Seth and Summer stayed where they were until the heard Ryan's cry of "oh, god!"
"Ryan, what is it?" The smell of blood was strong as they ran into the bathroom.
He was half in the bathtub, half out. The tub was full of sloshing, tainted water. In his arms, Ryan held Marissa's nude body. On the arm out of the water they could see a nasty gash across her wrist that exposed the delicate insides... tissue, veins, and stained bone.
"No... Marissa..." Summer tried to go to her. Seth grabbed her around her waist, cradling her to his chest as she sobbed. "No..."
"Marissa, please wake up." Ryan whispered. He pleaded with her to wake. Telling her he wouldn't even be mad at her for the stunt if she'd just open her beautiful eyes. She'd been his reason. His inspiration.
On the now wet floor, Seth saw a note. Scrawled in big letters were the words "I'm sorry". That was all.
Seth was numb with depression and Summer was a crying mess.
"Open your eyes... please." Ryan begged as he rocked her back and forth, kissing her bluish lips. "I love you... I love you so much. Please..." Ryan's whole world was destroyed.
... and Marissa was sorry.
** I actually have another version… one with a way different ending. I think I'll post that Friday.
Part: 1/1
Rating: R
Summary: It's Marissa's birthday. Answer to Kelsey's weekly challenge at the ocfanfiction group for a B-Day fic. Warning: Character Death.
Note: Happy B-Day Kelsey!
Disclaimer: The O.C. and all characters belong to Warner Brothers TV and a whole buncha other companies, not me. Wish I was making money off this, but alas, I am not.
Feedback: Please and thank you!
There was a mini "bang!" that resounded in the room. "Happy Birthday!" Joyously shouted was followed. Streams of colored, the exploding noise, flew around in the wind the open door let in.
"Coop?"
"Funny, I thought she was here."
Summer put the pile of gifts she was holding down and flicked on some lights. Large candles, wax almost completely spent were scattered across the room.
Remnants of the pre-birthday romantic evening Ryan had shared with Marissa.
Summer immediately reached over and smacked Seth's arm. "I told you we should have come earlier. Ryan probably took her out to dinner or something."
"Ow." Seth rubbed his arm.
"Stop being such a big baby." Summer snickered.
"I think you should kiss it better." Summer rolled her eyes but did what he'd suggested anyway. "So, what do you wanna do now?"
"Let's wait a bit."
"Okay."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Seth... Summer, what are you doing here?" Ryan walked into the guesthouse, interrupting their make-out session.
"We were waiting for you and Marissa. Where is she?"
He shrugged. "Sandy needed some help at The Lighthouse. She was here when I left."
"Well, she's not here... and she's definitely not with her mom."
"Maybe she's at her dads?"
"No. He was at The Lighthouse. He said he was gonna pick her up later for dinner, but he was still there when I left."
Summer pulled her cell phone out of her purse and called Marissa's cell. A little beeping sound announced the cell was in the guesthouse. Summer's eyes welled with tears. "Where is she?"
"I dunno. Let me change and we'll go look for her, okay?" Ryan got a change of clothes and rushed into the bathroom.
Seth and Summer stayed where they were until the heard Ryan's cry of "oh, god!"
"Ryan, what is it?" The smell of blood was strong as they ran into the bathroom.
He was half in the bathtub, half out. The tub was full of sloshing, tainted water. In his arms, Ryan held Marissa's nude body. On the arm out of the water they could see a nasty gash across her wrist that exposed the delicate insides... tissue, veins, and stained bone.
"No... Marissa..." Summer tried to go to her. Seth grabbed her around her waist, cradling her to his chest as she sobbed. "No..."
"Marissa, please wake up." Ryan whispered. He pleaded with her to wake. Telling her he wouldn't even be mad at her for the stunt if she'd just open her beautiful eyes. She'd been his reason. His inspiration.
On the now wet floor, Seth saw a note. Scrawled in big letters were the words "I'm sorry". That was all.
Seth was numb with depression and Summer was a crying mess.
"Open your eyes... please." Ryan begged as he rocked her back and forth, kissing her bluish lips. "I love you... I love you so much. Please..." Ryan's whole world was destroyed.
... and Marissa was sorry.
** I actually have another version… one with a way different ending. I think I'll post that Friday.