Chapter Seven
Close Encounters: Part One
The door finally opened and there in the doorway stood a young man, about Nathan's height, with sandy, shaggy hair and bright blue eyes. He gave Nathan a questioning look, as if wondering what the hell he wanted, all the while Nathan held the two piza boxes firmly in hand.
"I have two pizzas here for.. uh... Ryan Atwood?" He prayed he hadn't messed up and gotten the wrong motel room. From the looks on this guys face, it was quite possible.
"Yeah... that would be me." Ryan spoke grimly, carefully taking the boxes from Nathan and holding out a twenty dollar bill. Nathan accepted it graciously and handed him back his $3.65 difference, which Ryan refused, mumbled a quick 'thanks' and began closing the door.
"Haley-Seth-pizza!" Nathan turned back instinctively at hearing that name being called, but the door had been closed only moments before. Knowing that it was not his Haley, but someone else's, he headed back to his car, shrugging the whole thing off, but not being able to get rid of that odd feeling now settled in his gut.
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"Be good for Aunt Kirsten, okay baby? And not too much sugar before bed, remember that..." Haley spoke into her cell phone as she came out of the bathroom, shaking off Seth's annoyed look.
"...Make sure you wash your face and brush your teeth... and don't stay up too late either... I'll be home next week. Mm kay, love you too Princess." She pressed the off button and glared back at Seth.
"What is it? Don't tell me Princess had another nightmare about the zombie bunnies, because I swear to you Haley James we will get right back in that car..." Seth mocked, giving her a stern look.
Haley was just about to snap back at her cousin when they heard from the adjoining room, "Haley-Seth-pizza!"
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"I wonder where they are? They're supposedly bringing someone with them..." Marissa scanned the crowd inside the night club as they waited along the sidelines of the dance floor.
"Ooh... a friend huh? Cute?" Peyton asked mischeviously.
Marissa turned and snickered at her friend. "Well, sure, if you're in to girls." That wiped the smirk right off her face.
Both their heads snapped around as Peyton announced triumphatley, "Hey, I think I see your friend Seth!"
They looked to where she was pointing at someone twenty or so feet away, a head full of silky black curls. "Don't you think he would've mentioned the sec change when he called me last month?"
Peyton gave the girl a second glance, and frowned. "Ugh... well, surprises are always fun."
Marissa ignored this comment and instead jumped into the air, squealing, then grabbed her friend's hand and began dragging her in another direction. "Never mind that."
They finally came upon a small gathering of people, and Marissa cheerfully jumped into one of the unexpectant man's arms. "Ryan!" His eyes bulged out at the shock of it all, but he squeezed tighter around Marissa's petite body, as she mumbled into his shoulder a simple, "I've missed you."
Peyton only stood around uncomfortable, then noticed the rather attractive man she had guessed from his various pictures to be Seth Cohen, and began simultaneously flirting with her eyes.
"Heh hem. Sorry to ruin the moment but..." Everyone turned to see a short, skinny girl standing beyond them with two drinks preoccupying her hands. The first thing she noticed was Marissa... in Ryan's arms, but her eyes averted away from them and landed on Seth, and then Peyton, giving her a curious look, and finally realizing who she was, she gasped, and nearly dropped the two bottles of beer she was holding.
Close Encounters: Part One
The door finally opened and there in the doorway stood a young man, about Nathan's height, with sandy, shaggy hair and bright blue eyes. He gave Nathan a questioning look, as if wondering what the hell he wanted, all the while Nathan held the two piza boxes firmly in hand.
"I have two pizzas here for.. uh... Ryan Atwood?" He prayed he hadn't messed up and gotten the wrong motel room. From the looks on this guys face, it was quite possible.
"Yeah... that would be me." Ryan spoke grimly, carefully taking the boxes from Nathan and holding out a twenty dollar bill. Nathan accepted it graciously and handed him back his $3.65 difference, which Ryan refused, mumbled a quick 'thanks' and began closing the door.
"Haley-Seth-pizza!" Nathan turned back instinctively at hearing that name being called, but the door had been closed only moments before. Knowing that it was not his Haley, but someone else's, he headed back to his car, shrugging the whole thing off, but not being able to get rid of that odd feeling now settled in his gut.
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"Be good for Aunt Kirsten, okay baby? And not too much sugar before bed, remember that..." Haley spoke into her cell phone as she came out of the bathroom, shaking off Seth's annoyed look.
"...Make sure you wash your face and brush your teeth... and don't stay up too late either... I'll be home next week. Mm kay, love you too Princess." She pressed the off button and glared back at Seth.
"What is it? Don't tell me Princess had another nightmare about the zombie bunnies, because I swear to you Haley James we will get right back in that car..." Seth mocked, giving her a stern look.
Haley was just about to snap back at her cousin when they heard from the adjoining room, "Haley-Seth-pizza!"
o
"I wonder where they are? They're supposedly bringing someone with them..." Marissa scanned the crowd inside the night club as they waited along the sidelines of the dance floor.
"Ooh... a friend huh? Cute?" Peyton asked mischeviously.
Marissa turned and snickered at her friend. "Well, sure, if you're in to girls." That wiped the smirk right off her face.
Both their heads snapped around as Peyton announced triumphatley, "Hey, I think I see your friend Seth!"
They looked to where she was pointing at someone twenty or so feet away, a head full of silky black curls. "Don't you think he would've mentioned the sec change when he called me last month?"
Peyton gave the girl a second glance, and frowned. "Ugh... well, surprises are always fun."
Marissa ignored this comment and instead jumped into the air, squealing, then grabbed her friend's hand and began dragging her in another direction. "Never mind that."
They finally came upon a small gathering of people, and Marissa cheerfully jumped into one of the unexpectant man's arms. "Ryan!" His eyes bulged out at the shock of it all, but he squeezed tighter around Marissa's petite body, as she mumbled into his shoulder a simple, "I've missed you."
Peyton only stood around uncomfortable, then noticed the rather attractive man she had guessed from his various pictures to be Seth Cohen, and began simultaneously flirting with her eyes.
"Heh hem. Sorry to ruin the moment but..." Everyone turned to see a short, skinny girl standing beyond them with two drinks preoccupying her hands. The first thing she noticed was Marissa... in Ryan's arms, but her eyes averted away from them and landed on Seth, and then Peyton, giving her a curious look, and finally realizing who she was, she gasped, and nearly dropped the two bottles of beer she was holding.