I don't own the O.C. or any of the characters that you reconize from the show.

I know it's been awhile, a long while, but I finally gave up on waiting for my friend to show up and give me my note book, I don't think that I will have it before school starts and I wanted to get past this part of the story. So I tried to remember what I wanted to say in it and I reworked it. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be, so here goes, put some of you guys are still interested in the story.

ocluvr1212- you'll see what I mean when I get there. Right now there is still more Ryan and Marissa, but then theirs always Oliver who decided to mess things up.

newportbabe44 - if you don't like Cat then you shouldn't read this story. She is a main character in the story.

Mrs. Mckenzie -Sorry but by the end of the story Ryan and Marissa will just be friends, thanks mostly to Oliver which we will be getting to by the next one or two chapters.

Thanks for the reviews. I loved all of them, but you know how it goes.

New Year's Eve

It was New Years Eve and Ryan was at the hospital. He didn't know what he should do. He had lost his girlfriend and he was staying with an unconscious person. Cat still hadn't woken up let, but he knew that she should be up any day now. The doctors were surprised that she was even still asleep. He put his hand over hers and started to drift back off to sleep. But he felt movement next to him and the sleep that was just about to come went quickly away.

Ryan watched as Cat's eyes opened.

It took her a minute to register what was happening.

"Cat, it's Ryan can you hear me?" Ryan asked hoping that her memory was still there.

Cat moved her mouth but nothing came out.

"Hey, don't try to talk, the doctors still have to get the tube out of your throat. You had to be a wake for them to. I'll go get the doctor." Ryan said as he stood up. He started to move his hand and found that he couldn't, Cat was holding on to it. "Don't worry, everything will be fine, I am just going to stick my head out the door." Ryan said

Cat released his hand and he called for the doctor.

The doctor came in about a minute later to see Cat looking wide eyed around the room. Ryan was back in his chair.

"Hey Catheren. I need to blow out hard when I pull this tube out. Take a deep breath and when I say go, blow out for as long as you can. Okay?" The doctor said. Cat nodded her head. "One... two... three... Go." The doctor said.

The tube came out and Cat want into a coughing fit.

"Sorry about that, but it is pretty hard to take a tube out while someone is not able to respond to the voice commands we give them." The doctor said. "Do you know what happened to you."

"Yes." Cat said weakly. "Marissa?" She asked

"Marissa Cooper is fine, and so is the driver of the truck." The doctor said "You don't need to talk right now, your throat is going to be sore for awhile because the tube was in for a while but that will heal. Your lucky your boyfriend here had the same type of blood as you, or you might not have made it. We didn't have any type specific and we were afraid that if you didn't get type specific you wouldn't make it, but Ryan here came through. Now I am going to leave you. Tomorrow we will run some tests and see if you can walk right. We'll end up taking your blood tomorrow, to make sure there is no infection." The doctor said. "See you later." He said as he walked out the door.

"Hey, you." Ryan said

"Yeah Ryan." Cat said weakly

"Do you want some water or something?" Ryan asked

Cat nodded

Ryan reached behind him and picked up a pitcher of water. "I could get you a different cup if you mind using mine." Ryan said

"No it's fine." Cat said

Ryan poured the liquid into the cup placed it on the table and helped Cat sit up. Once she was in a sitting position he handed her the glass. She finished the glass.

"Do you want anymore?" Ryan asked

"No." Cat said, "But thanks."

"No problem." Ryan said as he took the glass and set it on the bedside table.

"I have a question for you." Cat said. He voice was still a little bit husky but she was trying to ignore it.

"Sure, what?" Ryan asked

"Did you break up with Marissa?" Cat asked

"Yeah. How did you know?" Ryan asked

"I heard you, after my surgery, I heard you yelling at her." Cat said

"Yeah well, I was kind of pissed at her." Ryan said

"Why?" Cat asked

"Well you risked your life to save her, but she didn't seem to care. I didn't like that she didn't seem to care." Ryan said

"I don't want you to break up with someone because of me." Cat said

"I didn't. She has been uncaring about a lot of things and I didn't like it. She was just pissing me off." Ryan said

"I think you were being to emotional." Cat said

"Yeah, I was tired, yeah, I was pissed, but I did what I wanted to do." Ryan said

"I don't think you did. I've seen the way you look at her. You care for her. I think you should go back to her. She cares for you too, she was just scared." Cat said

"Why are you giving me relationship advice right now?" Ryan asked

"I don't know. My boyfriend, he hasn't heard from me in like, how long?"

"About two weeks. It's New Years Eve."

"Oh, My, Gosh. Well it's been awhile and he probably doesn't know because he would think because I am here, in Newport, I want to date a jock." Cat said before she went into a coughing fit.

Once the coughing stopped Ryan spoke.

"Who are you dating?" Ryan asked

"You wouldn't know him. He moved in about a month before you moved away, he worked at the camp, my parents sent me to."

"Oh."

"Listen, since it's New Years Eve, go to Marissa."

"Why?"

"Because you care for her. I see it on your face; it's been on your face for a while. Please. Just tell her you over reacted. That she is the only person you want to spend New Years Eve with. Bring her flowers or some other gift. Make sure she knows you care. If she opens the door a crack or try to close it on you tell her that you were wrong that she was right. You should have been with her, but you wanted to make sure that she would be able to not be a murder. If she opens if more, then tell me that she is the one you want to spend your night with." During this little speak every few sentences Cat would cough some but she pulled through.

"Why are you so sure that I want to be with her on New Years?"

"Ryan you don't want to be here, you've been here enough. Go to Marissa and see what's what with her.

"I don't want to." Ryan said

"Ryan, you care for her, I know you do. From what the doctor says it sounds like you are here a lot. I want you to go Marissa and see her. She cares for you too. She just doesn't want to be hurt."

"Cat…"

"Ryan go, please." Cat said

"Fine. I'll see you later."

Ryan left the room.

End of Chapter

Well here it is, it's not exactly the same as what I wrote before, I can promise you that, but i think it is actually a little better than what it was before.

If anybody is still interested in the story then let me know and review for me, please.