Disclaimer: I own nothing! the O.C. belongs to FOX. I do, however, own Jake and Riley!!!!!
Seth brust through the doors of his house.
" Ryan!" he called for his foster brother. Silence.
"Ryan!" he called again. He was starting to get a little worried. Seth walked into the kitchen, and found a note on the island.
To Seth, Sandy, and Kirsten,
I had to get out of the house. I'll be back.
Ryan
P.S. I got rid of Riley and Jake for you. So no worries.
A small smile played on Seth's lips. Ryan really was a man of few words. PLAYSTATION, HERE I COME, he thought.
Sandy, Kirsten, and Seth were all sitting around the kitchen table, staring at the front door, waiting for Ryan to come home. Seth had found the note at 3:00. It was now 8:00, and there was still no sign of Ryan. No one had heard from him since Kirsten had left eariler that morning. Sandy suggested that they call Riley or Jake, but no one had their number. Dawn's phone was disconnected, and they didn't know any of Ryan's other friends. Though not one of them dare say it, they all thought it: did Ryan have any intention of comming back? Suddenly, the door swung open, and Ryan slowly walked in, his eyes focused on his shoes.
" Ryan, thank goodness." Kirsten exclaimed, as she rushed to Ryan.
Ryan jumped back a little. He didn't think anyone would be here when he got back. Kirsten seemed to take no notice of it, and gave him a huge hug. She pulled back after she noticed that Ryan didn't respond. He had always responded in some way to her hugs. Ryan looked each of them in the eye.
" I'm sorry" he mumbled. He diverted his eyes back to his shoes and walked to the pool house. Kirsten started after, but was stopped by Marissa.
" Don't. He needs time." Marissa answered sadly.
Kirsten nodded and went back to her place on Sandy's lap.
Ring Ring. Seth jumped when Marissa's cell phone went off. Sandy chuckled slightly.
" Hello?...Oh, hey...yeah.... no, we just got here...yes...What!! Oh no.... poolhouse... Ok, I'll try my best....k, bye." Marissa's eyes were wide as she hung up her phone and put it back into her purse.
" Call 911" She instructed, than ran towards the pool house with fresh tears in her eyes.
The 3 of them just stood there, shocked. Seth picked up the phone to call, but was stopped by Sandy.
" Seth, don't. No until we know what really went on." Sandy said, in his buisness - like tone.
Seth hung up the phone.
*** In Pool House****
" Ryan?" Marissa called into the pool house. Tears were silently streaming down her face. She couldn't help but assume the worse. Riley had told her over the phone, that Ryan shouldn't be left alone. She also said that he was depressed and possiblaitily suicidal.
" What?" Ryan popped out from under the covers. His face was blank, and the spark in his eyes was beginning to fade.
Marissa silently let out a sigh of relief, and her tears stopped. The last thing she wanted to do was walk in, and her boyfriend would be dead.
" Just wanted to make sure you're ok." She admitted.
" I'm fine." He replied, than fell back to his origional position.
" Where were you all day. I came by after lunch, and you weren't here."
"My mom called." He mumbled from under the covers.
Marissa pulled back the covers, and Ryan's face was staring back at her. " What? I couldn't understand you."
Ryan sighed. He debated weather or not he should tell Marissa the truth. He looked at her tear-stained face. He could tell that Riley had told her about the suicide attempt, and most likely the depression. Ryan saw no point in lying to her if she knew that about him.
" My mom called." He repeated.
Marissa looked at him worriedly. " Are you ok?" she asked.
Ryan gave her a I-don't-want-to-talk-about-it look, so she changed the subject.
" So, anything intersting happen in the past couple of days?" Marissa gave Ryan a small smile, and laid down next to him.
Ryan looked at Marissa, who was snuggled in his arms. He was amazed. A minute ago, he felt nothing but hurt and pain, but now, a warm, fimilar feeling was flowing through his vains. He smirked.
" What?" Marissa asked him with a confused look on her face. " what's so funny?"
Ryan shook his head. " Well, I did hear something..."
*** In The House***
Riley and Jake burst through the door. Riley looked like she had just seen a ghost, and Jake had the word fear written all over him. Riley looked at each of them carefully, and than sighed a sigh of relief.
" It didn't happen." Riley said, turning to Jake.
" What didn't happen?" Kirsten inquired.
" That must mean that Marissa is there. And if Marissa is there, than he's fine." Jake answered Riley, ignoring Kirsten's question.
" Are you talking about Ryan?" Sandy asked, worriedly.
Riley and Jake turned to look at him. Riley opened her mouth to answer, but the ringing of the phone inturrupted her answer. Seth answered.
" Hello? Yes...Dawn Atwood, umm, yeah...yes...What!!!... when?... oh my...yeah...no...what!! are you nuts!?! of course Ryan didn't... yes, I am 100%...ok... ummm, ok....sure, I guess...ok, bye sir." Seth hung up the phone. Traces of shock was still evident in his eyes.
" Seth, what happened?" Kirsten asked.
" Dawn, um, I mean Ryan's, umm, I mean Mrs.Atwood, or maybe it's Ms. Atwood..."
"Seth!" Everyone shouted at him.
" What?"
Riley and Jake both gave him dirty looks, and Seth suddenly remembered why he was rambling in the first place.
" Oh, yeah. Umm, Dawn was murdered. And the police have a witness that said that ummm, well, he saw Ryan do it." Seth said.
A/N: I know that this chapter is short and kind of moves fast. Normally it's not my style, so don't expect it alot.
Seth brust through the doors of his house.
" Ryan!" he called for his foster brother. Silence.
"Ryan!" he called again. He was starting to get a little worried. Seth walked into the kitchen, and found a note on the island.
To Seth, Sandy, and Kirsten,
I had to get out of the house. I'll be back.
Ryan
P.S. I got rid of Riley and Jake for you. So no worries.
A small smile played on Seth's lips. Ryan really was a man of few words. PLAYSTATION, HERE I COME, he thought.
Sandy, Kirsten, and Seth were all sitting around the kitchen table, staring at the front door, waiting for Ryan to come home. Seth had found the note at 3:00. It was now 8:00, and there was still no sign of Ryan. No one had heard from him since Kirsten had left eariler that morning. Sandy suggested that they call Riley or Jake, but no one had their number. Dawn's phone was disconnected, and they didn't know any of Ryan's other friends. Though not one of them dare say it, they all thought it: did Ryan have any intention of comming back? Suddenly, the door swung open, and Ryan slowly walked in, his eyes focused on his shoes.
" Ryan, thank goodness." Kirsten exclaimed, as she rushed to Ryan.
Ryan jumped back a little. He didn't think anyone would be here when he got back. Kirsten seemed to take no notice of it, and gave him a huge hug. She pulled back after she noticed that Ryan didn't respond. He had always responded in some way to her hugs. Ryan looked each of them in the eye.
" I'm sorry" he mumbled. He diverted his eyes back to his shoes and walked to the pool house. Kirsten started after, but was stopped by Marissa.
" Don't. He needs time." Marissa answered sadly.
Kirsten nodded and went back to her place on Sandy's lap.
Ring Ring. Seth jumped when Marissa's cell phone went off. Sandy chuckled slightly.
" Hello?...Oh, hey...yeah.... no, we just got here...yes...What!! Oh no.... poolhouse... Ok, I'll try my best....k, bye." Marissa's eyes were wide as she hung up her phone and put it back into her purse.
" Call 911" She instructed, than ran towards the pool house with fresh tears in her eyes.
The 3 of them just stood there, shocked. Seth picked up the phone to call, but was stopped by Sandy.
" Seth, don't. No until we know what really went on." Sandy said, in his buisness - like tone.
Seth hung up the phone.
*** In Pool House****
" Ryan?" Marissa called into the pool house. Tears were silently streaming down her face. She couldn't help but assume the worse. Riley had told her over the phone, that Ryan shouldn't be left alone. She also said that he was depressed and possiblaitily suicidal.
" What?" Ryan popped out from under the covers. His face was blank, and the spark in his eyes was beginning to fade.
Marissa silently let out a sigh of relief, and her tears stopped. The last thing she wanted to do was walk in, and her boyfriend would be dead.
" Just wanted to make sure you're ok." She admitted.
" I'm fine." He replied, than fell back to his origional position.
" Where were you all day. I came by after lunch, and you weren't here."
"My mom called." He mumbled from under the covers.
Marissa pulled back the covers, and Ryan's face was staring back at her. " What? I couldn't understand you."
Ryan sighed. He debated weather or not he should tell Marissa the truth. He looked at her tear-stained face. He could tell that Riley had told her about the suicide attempt, and most likely the depression. Ryan saw no point in lying to her if she knew that about him.
" My mom called." He repeated.
Marissa looked at him worriedly. " Are you ok?" she asked.
Ryan gave her a I-don't-want-to-talk-about-it look, so she changed the subject.
" So, anything intersting happen in the past couple of days?" Marissa gave Ryan a small smile, and laid down next to him.
Ryan looked at Marissa, who was snuggled in his arms. He was amazed. A minute ago, he felt nothing but hurt and pain, but now, a warm, fimilar feeling was flowing through his vains. He smirked.
" What?" Marissa asked him with a confused look on her face. " what's so funny?"
Ryan shook his head. " Well, I did hear something..."
*** In The House***
Riley and Jake burst through the door. Riley looked like she had just seen a ghost, and Jake had the word fear written all over him. Riley looked at each of them carefully, and than sighed a sigh of relief.
" It didn't happen." Riley said, turning to Jake.
" What didn't happen?" Kirsten inquired.
" That must mean that Marissa is there. And if Marissa is there, than he's fine." Jake answered Riley, ignoring Kirsten's question.
" Are you talking about Ryan?" Sandy asked, worriedly.
Riley and Jake turned to look at him. Riley opened her mouth to answer, but the ringing of the phone inturrupted her answer. Seth answered.
" Hello? Yes...Dawn Atwood, umm, yeah...yes...What!!!... when?... oh my...yeah...no...what!! are you nuts!?! of course Ryan didn't... yes, I am 100%...ok... ummm, ok....sure, I guess...ok, bye sir." Seth hung up the phone. Traces of shock was still evident in his eyes.
" Seth, what happened?" Kirsten asked.
" Dawn, um, I mean Ryan's, umm, I mean Mrs.Atwood, or maybe it's Ms. Atwood..."
"Seth!" Everyone shouted at him.
" What?"
Riley and Jake both gave him dirty looks, and Seth suddenly remembered why he was rambling in the first place.
" Oh, yeah. Umm, Dawn was murdered. And the police have a witness that said that ummm, well, he saw Ryan do it." Seth said.
A/N: I know that this chapter is short and kind of moves fast. Normally it's not my style, so don't expect it alot.