The O.C.
After 'The Rescue'
Disclaimer: sadly I don't own Seth, Summer, Ryan, Marissa, Sandy, Kirsten,
or Jimmy.
"Seth?" Ryan called as he threw down his backpack from work.
"Seth? I though you were gonna pick me up?" Ryan walked around the house until he heard the familiar beeps of a video game.
Ever since Summer had ditched him for the social life, Seth had stayed locked up in the house. It's not as if he was much of a social butterfly before, but at least he went out, he didn't even skateboard anymore because Summer had called that as a reason not to be together.
"These damn cliché and their rich people rules. God, life was simpler back home; you wanted it, you took it." Ryan found Seth in front of the TV kicking some ninja ass and grabbed the other controller.
"Hey. I thought you were picking me up today?" Ryan joined the game as Ghost.
"What? Oh, right, yeah. Well I had lots of homework and couldn't leave." Seth stared intently on the screen, not wanting to look at the disbelief on Ryan's face. The only friend he still had and he was lying to him.
"Right, I can see how homework kept you here." Ryan shook his head and delivered a series of moves that killed Seth's guy.
"You do realize you haven't left the house for three weeks? You know there is life beyond girls." Ryan turned the game off and switched the TV on.
"I didn't even know there was a life with girls. And I have left the house, I went to school didn't I?" Seth got defensive and got up for a drink.
"Dude, that doesn't count. How many people have you talked to besides teachers? Four. Your parents, Marissa and me, that's just sad." Ryan followed Seth to the kitchen and poured a glass of juice.
"Well you know me, sad and pathetic, at least that's how Summer puts it." Seth left to go to his room. "I have homework, see you tomorrow."
"Seth, promise me you'll pick me up from work tomorrow? Marissa needs a ride and I sorta said you'd give her one. Then we can go and see a movie maybe?" Seth nodded and Ryan watched as his friend went off to sulk.
Ryan didn't like it. Seth was giving up on everything he had loved because some girl didn't like him. Granted he had loved the girl since like third grade, but the look he had in his eyes reminded Ryan of him, back when life sucked and there was nothing he could do about it.
"Boys? Can you help me with the groceries?" Kirsten called from the doorway.
"Be right there, Mrs. Cohen." Ryan jogged out to the car to help.
"Hello?" Marissa knocked on the door and Sandy answered.
"Oh hello Marissa, nice to see you. Seth is in the living room. Please take him away, I can't stand how he mopes around all day." Sandy ushered her into the house and pushed in the direction of the living room.
"How's your dad doing? You two adjusted to living the apartment life?"
"Yeah, we're alright." Marissa walked into the living room and found Seth reading Spiderman comic book.
"K, you were suppose to pick me up. Luckily my dad didn't need the car and I came to get you." She took the comic book away and threw on the couch.
"Yeah, lucky for me." Seth went to grab the book.
"Let's go, I promised Ryan I'd bring you no matter what" and she grabbed his arm and dragged him to the car.
....
Ryan finished wiping down the counter and checked the clock. Thirteen more minutes and he was done. He looked at the customers and noticed some girl staring at him, as soon as their eyes met she looked away, at least he thinks, she was wearing sunglasses so it was hard to tell. She looked familiar but he couldn't place her, she was in a dark corner and had a hat on so he couldn't see her face.
"Oh well, probably just some chick from school." Ryan took of his apron and grabbed his sweater.
"I'm done man." He got his tips and left, followed by the girl.
"Hey" Marissa greeted him with a kiss and pulled Seth forward.
"Look who I brought." Seth gave a fake smile and shrugged her off.
"K, what do you want to do? The first time in moonlight for a month, it's up to you." Ryan put his sweater on and started walking to the car.
"Home sounds nice to me." Seth mumbled and got a smack from Ryan.
"Snap out of it, she was just a girl," Ryan noticed that Marissa remained quiet, she didn't want to take sides so she didn't really talk about Summer. But she did think it was time to get over something that never really existed.
"Ryan?" someone from behind called him.
Ryan turned around and saw the girl from the restaurant. "Yeah?"
She took off her hat and sunglasses and Ryan instantly recognized her. He took a few steps closer until they were standing a foot apart and starred in shock.
"Brooke?" Ryan slowly pushed the golden brown hair out of her green eyes to see the golden flecks. The girl smiled and the two fell into a hug.
"oh my god, how'd you find me? When did you find me? Why..where...oh my god." Ryan stammered as he hugged the girl again and again. All she did was laugh and hug back.
"Um, excuse me?" Marissa and Seth were both looking a little confused.
"Oh, sorry. Seth, Marissa, meet Brooke, my little sister."
"Seth?" Ryan called as he threw down his backpack from work.
"Seth? I though you were gonna pick me up?" Ryan walked around the house until he heard the familiar beeps of a video game.
Ever since Summer had ditched him for the social life, Seth had stayed locked up in the house. It's not as if he was much of a social butterfly before, but at least he went out, he didn't even skateboard anymore because Summer had called that as a reason not to be together.
"These damn cliché and their rich people rules. God, life was simpler back home; you wanted it, you took it." Ryan found Seth in front of the TV kicking some ninja ass and grabbed the other controller.
"Hey. I thought you were picking me up today?" Ryan joined the game as Ghost.
"What? Oh, right, yeah. Well I had lots of homework and couldn't leave." Seth stared intently on the screen, not wanting to look at the disbelief on Ryan's face. The only friend he still had and he was lying to him.
"Right, I can see how homework kept you here." Ryan shook his head and delivered a series of moves that killed Seth's guy.
"You do realize you haven't left the house for three weeks? You know there is life beyond girls." Ryan turned the game off and switched the TV on.
"I didn't even know there was a life with girls. And I have left the house, I went to school didn't I?" Seth got defensive and got up for a drink.
"Dude, that doesn't count. How many people have you talked to besides teachers? Four. Your parents, Marissa and me, that's just sad." Ryan followed Seth to the kitchen and poured a glass of juice.
"Well you know me, sad and pathetic, at least that's how Summer puts it." Seth left to go to his room. "I have homework, see you tomorrow."
"Seth, promise me you'll pick me up from work tomorrow? Marissa needs a ride and I sorta said you'd give her one. Then we can go and see a movie maybe?" Seth nodded and Ryan watched as his friend went off to sulk.
Ryan didn't like it. Seth was giving up on everything he had loved because some girl didn't like him. Granted he had loved the girl since like third grade, but the look he had in his eyes reminded Ryan of him, back when life sucked and there was nothing he could do about it.
"Boys? Can you help me with the groceries?" Kirsten called from the doorway.
"Be right there, Mrs. Cohen." Ryan jogged out to the car to help.
"Hello?" Marissa knocked on the door and Sandy answered.
"Oh hello Marissa, nice to see you. Seth is in the living room. Please take him away, I can't stand how he mopes around all day." Sandy ushered her into the house and pushed in the direction of the living room.
"How's your dad doing? You two adjusted to living the apartment life?"
"Yeah, we're alright." Marissa walked into the living room and found Seth reading Spiderman comic book.
"K, you were suppose to pick me up. Luckily my dad didn't need the car and I came to get you." She took the comic book away and threw on the couch.
"Yeah, lucky for me." Seth went to grab the book.
"Let's go, I promised Ryan I'd bring you no matter what" and she grabbed his arm and dragged him to the car.
....
Ryan finished wiping down the counter and checked the clock. Thirteen more minutes and he was done. He looked at the customers and noticed some girl staring at him, as soon as their eyes met she looked away, at least he thinks, she was wearing sunglasses so it was hard to tell. She looked familiar but he couldn't place her, she was in a dark corner and had a hat on so he couldn't see her face.
"Oh well, probably just some chick from school." Ryan took of his apron and grabbed his sweater.
"I'm done man." He got his tips and left, followed by the girl.
"Hey" Marissa greeted him with a kiss and pulled Seth forward.
"Look who I brought." Seth gave a fake smile and shrugged her off.
"K, what do you want to do? The first time in moonlight for a month, it's up to you." Ryan put his sweater on and started walking to the car.
"Home sounds nice to me." Seth mumbled and got a smack from Ryan.
"Snap out of it, she was just a girl," Ryan noticed that Marissa remained quiet, she didn't want to take sides so she didn't really talk about Summer. But she did think it was time to get over something that never really existed.
"Ryan?" someone from behind called him.
Ryan turned around and saw the girl from the restaurant. "Yeah?"
She took off her hat and sunglasses and Ryan instantly recognized her. He took a few steps closer until they were standing a foot apart and starred in shock.
"Brooke?" Ryan slowly pushed the golden brown hair out of her green eyes to see the golden flecks. The girl smiled and the two fell into a hug.
"oh my god, how'd you find me? When did you find me? Why..where...oh my god." Ryan stammered as he hugged the girl again and again. All she did was laugh and hug back.
"Um, excuse me?" Marissa and Seth were both looking a little confused.
"Oh, sorry. Seth, Marissa, meet Brooke, my little sister."