I do not own The O.C.
Okay here is the thing, and yes I will be changing the first chapter so I can put a little note in there. But I will just put this here so I can copy and paste. and have it in too places. Okay the Cat character is nothing like me, I have no sister, I have never had a boyfriend, mostly because I don't want one right now, yes I do have guy friends but no not a boy friend. I have not written myself into the story, so don't tell me I did. Yes Cat may think like me, but she is not me. You people tick me off. I said if you don't like it tough, don't read, but stop with the stupid reviews telling me i am self centered or put in a character that is 'Self-created'. You have to read the whole story, to get the background info, i am not one of thoughs writers that like to give everything away in the first chapter, I am not trying to say those stories are bad. If you have read the story than you will understand what the hell is going on. But if you read the first chapter, you will not really know who Cat is. There was no Cat that they met on the show when they went to Chino, i made that up, it is called creativity, try using it. I made Cat up and needed to have a reason for Marissa to let Cat go with her so i added it in there. You people need to not watch the show religiously (at the moment I don't care if i spelt that wrong). You can change things in shows if you are writing fan fiction, you can make anything happen. The whole "New Port Relations" are something that will be spelled out eventually, as is the money thing. If you read 11 you will find out what Cat really is to her family. You will find out what no one really knows, until then in the story. Read the thing to find out what happens and what her relationshop is to her family, and friends. You need to read more than they first chapter to understand the whole story people. If you were reading a book in English class, or Language Arts, what ever your school wants to call it, do you read only the first chapter and understand everthing about the book... NO. So get a brain, you need to read the whole story to understand everything. I hate people who judge a story by the first chapter, and than say it is crap. you need to use your brain. It takes hours to and days sometimes months to write a story. When it has been posted for over half a year, and has 17 chapter counting this one, then one person reads the first chapter, and says to the writer that it is crap, you don't know what the whole story is about. You need to use the brain that you were born with and not treat the author like they are stupid. Read more than the first chapter to understand it. How hard is it to understand you need to read more than one chapter. I know it is hard to get into Harbor, but i don't care, she out have gotten good marks like Ryan, give it a break, it is artistic license.
Sorry to those that didn't critize my story, I know that I like to rant, thanks for your support and I will try to post the last chapter soon, that is the only chapter I haven't typed up yet, so thanks and enjoy. Once again sorry if there are spelling mistakes, i am just to angry to want to read it right now.
Chapter 17
"Has he done this before?" Ryan asked Cat
Cat didn't look into his eyes. She knew that if she told him the truth then he would want to go after him. But she didn't want that. Jamie was dangerous when he was angry and right now he was angry.
"You still haven't answered me." Ryan said as he looked down at Cat, who had her head on his chest. She looked tired, and lost in thought.
"Yea he has." Cat said, she knew Ryan and Ryan would know if she was lying about something like that.
"How many times?"
"I lost count. Don't do anything right now. He doesn't know that I am staying with you."
"Why does he do it?"
"He dumped me for his ex and then when he thought about it, he wanted to be back with me, but I told him I didn't want to. He had a girl and I wasn't going to go though that again. He got ma and hit me."
"When did he start?"
"The week after he broke up with me."
"What exactly did he do to you before?"
"He took a piece of bone out of my shoulder. He had a bullet shatter my collarbone and then get stuck in my chest. He's stabbed he, shot me, hit me, anything he could think to do he did."
Ryan was silent. He had missed so much, and he wasn't even got for a year yet.
"Ryan it isn't your fault."
"I wasn't there to protect you. I should have been. The only reason you stayed there was because for me. How could I leave like that? I didn't even tell you that I was leaving. I just up and left. How could I do that to you?"
"Ryan you didn't have a choice. Your mother kicked you out. When you had tried to come back you found an empty house. What were you supposed to do? Stay there until she came back. She never came back. You know that. She wouldn't even know where you were if Sandy hadn't asked her to come by. Ryan he had no other choice, then to came back here. You know it is true."
"I could have said good-bye. I could have told you were I was going, but I didn't. I wanted to but I was afraid."
"Of, what?"
"I was afraid that if I told you..."
"It's ok, I won't laugh."
" I was afraid to tell you, because, you were important to me. And I thought that if I told you, you would look down on me for running from my problems. I thought you would think of me a wimp."
"Ryan, you could never be a wimp to me. Your what kept me standing after all the times that I was hurt, every time that I was down you were there for me to help me up. You always helped me with my problems. You were the strong one."
"No I was the one that ran away from you. I let you get hurt and I never even thought about it. I thought that everything was going to be fine after I left. I never thought that Jamie would hurt you. He seemed to care for you greatly. I am sorry."
"About what? You weren't the problem."
"Yes I was. You trust me to help you and I just left you there to be hurt."
"You couldn't have known he would do that."
"Yea, I could. I had stayed in Chino I would have seen it. If I had stayed I could have stopped him before he hurt you. I could have protected you."
"No you couldn't have. He would have probably killed you. He would have. He had feelings for me he hated you. You would have ended up dead, Ryan, he still has his guns and knifes. You don't have any. He would have shot you and you wouldn't be alive right now. You have changed so much. If you hadn't come here, you wouldn't, be the person that was this caring. You would probably be at his door right now getting yourself killed. He is one of my demons. Not yours. You cannot let him under your skin. The more he knows about you the more he has to use against you."
Ryan knew she was right. He probably would be died right now if he hadn't moved here. But he had a feeling that something bad was going to happen to her in the next week. "I guess you are right."
"I am glad you agree." Cat said as she turned back to the TV.
The doctor called at 6 to tell them that Cat could sleep now. But strangely she wasn't tired. Ryan had fallen asleep at sometime during the night. When the Cohen's came down for breakfast at 8 they found then still on the couch. Cat awake, but Ryan sound asleep. He had his arm around her waist. They looked very comfortable.
"Shh... I don't want to wake him." Cat said
"I understand." Kirsten said as she looked at Sandy.
"What, what did I do now?" Sandy asked
"Nothing." Kirsten said.
Catheren laughed, as Sandy looked confused.
"Would you like some breakfast?" Kirsten asked
"Sure."
"What will you have?"
"I'll have Eggs." Sandy said
"I wasn't asking you." Kirsten said
"Oh, fine then." Sandy said as he walked away.
"What do out have?"
"Anything, French toast, pancakes, eggs, beagles." Kirsten said
"French toast." Cat said a little shyly.
"Great, that is also what I wanted." Kirsten said as she walked to the kitchen.
In the kitchen Sandy looked at his wife. "You cannot cook."
"I can cook French Toast. Smart-ass"
"Are you sure?"
"I have before. I still can. Don't give me that or I will not let you have any."
"Fine." Sandy said.
As Kirsten was cooking breakfast, Ryan woke up.
"Hey there sleepy head." Cat said to Ryan.
"How long have I been out?"
"About 4 hours."
"I am sorry."
"About?"
"Sleeping on you. I was trying to wake-up."
"It's fine. I don't need to be watch every minute of the day."
"I know but I am sorry."
"It's fine."
"I brought you some breakfast." Kirsten said as she walked in with a steaming plate of golden brown French toast. "And Sandy said I couldn't cook." She said as she handed the plate to Cat. "Do you want any?" Kirsten asked Ryan
"No I'm not very hungry."
"Ok, but if you want any, just ask."
"Sure."
Kirsten walked into the kitchen to just as Seth walked in.
"Hey there, french toast." Seth said as he grabbed a plate.
"Hey wait your turn." Kirsten said as she gave her husband what was let of the ones already made.
Ryan and Cat were sitting in the family room, Cat eating her French toast, which was about 8 of them on the plate.
She saw Ryan eying them. "Do you want some?" She asked him
"I would love some." Ryan responded as Cat brought the fork up to his mouth and let him have the next bit. "Their good." Ryan said as if he was surprised.
"Well she cannot be that good of a cook then." Cat said as she ate the next bit of French toast.
"You should say that until you have seen her cook a real meal other then Breakfast foods." They both laughed.
Back in the Kitchen Seth finally got his French toast and was quite. Kirsten walked to the family room to ask them if they wanted a drink and saw that Cat and Ryan were sharing the plate of French toast. They were both laughing as if someone had just said something funny. Kirsten decided that this was not the best time to ask them about it. She walked back to the Kitchen.
"Mom these are the best French toasts that you have ever made. What is the secret?" Seth said as he stuffed another piece of toast in his mouth.
"No secret. Just made them with a little bit more cinnamon. Seth can I ask you something."
"Sure what about?"
"About Cat and Ryan."
Seth almost choked on his toast. "What about them?" He asked as after he swallowed his toast.
"Are they an item now?"
"What?"
"You know are they together? They looked pretty comfortable together, and they are very close."
"I don't know mom, you should ask them. After the whole Teresa and Marissa thing I have tried to stay out of Ryan's personal life. Such as if he is dating someone."
"Thanks Seth." Kirsten said
"For."
"Letting me know that they are together now."
"I didn't say that."
"Yes but by not answering me the way that you should have, you let me know that you are hiding something about them from me, which can only be that they are together. I know what you were trying to do, I did it to my parents."
Seth just looked at her confused. Not understand what his mother had just said.
They finished there toast in silence. Seth put his in the sink and went to the family room. As he entered he saw that their toast was gone. He had to tell them.
"I have to tell you guys something." Seth said
"Ok, what?" Ryan asked
"My parents know."
"Know what?"
"They know you are together. My mom came into the room and saw you laughing and being close and when she asked me about it I couldn't lie, completely about it so I told her she would have to ask you guys, because I don't like to get into Ryan's personal life anymore, and she figured out that I knew you were together, from that." Seth said almost in one breath.
"It's fine Seth, they were going to find out anyways." Ryan said.
"I know, but I didn't want to be the one they found it out from."
The phone rings. "I got it called Kirsten for the kitchen.
"I am so sorry."
"Seth, if you were a parent then you wouldn't make a good one. You have no balls. You need to be tougher.
Kirsten walks in with the phone. "Cat you have a phone call."
"Ok." Cat got up and Kirsten handed her the phone. She took it and walked into the hallway.
Kirsten waited in the room with the boys.
"So did Seth tell you?" Kirsten asked Ryan
"About?" Ryan asked.
"About be finding out, about you can Cat?"
"Yea."
"Were you trying to hide it?"
"No."
"Good."
Cat walked back in, Ryan looked at her and saw tears in her eyes. He got up off the couch, crossing over to her. He wrapped his arms around her as she collapsed to the ground. Bring him with her. "What's wrong? What happened?"
"She'd gone." Cat said through her tears
"Who?"
"Canan. That was Katie; she said that Jamie had gone back to the house after we left. When they got back he scared Canan, she tried to run but Jamie took her. He said he isn't going to give her back unless I go back to him." Cat said as her tears came streaming down her face.
"It's going to be ok. Shhh... We are going to get her back."
"No, we wont. He took her somewhere. My parents are pissed. They don't understand what is happening." Cat said through her tears.
"We will get her back. I promise." Ryan said as he held her closer to his chest telling her it was ok to cry.
The phone rang again. Kirsten got up from her seat and picked up the phone from the floor beside Ryan and Cat.
"Hello...Umm, she's a little busy right now" Kirsten said into the phone.
Cat looked up. 'It's for you' Kirsten mouthed. Cat reached for the phone as she stopped her tears from falling. Kirsten handed it to her, regretting it the minute she placed it in Catheren's hand.
"Hello...obviously you know where I am...no I will not come home...because you cannot make me...go ahead and call the cops, it's not like they are going to believe. The hospital knows about the lies...but you aren't I am surprised they haven't arrested you yet...But I'm not. I am as far away from you as I can get...How dare you speak to me like that...no I will not change the way I talk to you, you never cared before...Even in Chino when ever you went out you would either have me or Katie watch her, it never seemed that you cared for her as much as you put say now...you know what's funny, you aren't my mother, you are just some sorry excuse for a person who cannot think that they are to blame for anything, even if you are to blame...next time the social workers come I wont have a knife in my back making me say you were great parents...you would care if was died, you deny it so you could get money...no I am not going to talk to you anymore...what about her? It's not like you really care." Cat said as she turned the phone off.
"Who was that?" Kirsten asked
"My mother." Cat said. "She blames me for what happened to Canan. It wasn't my fault. It was hers. She was always setting me up with guys to get me out of the house, so she wouldn't have to feed me. Jamie was her latest guy."
"I am so sorry."
"Don't be." Cat said as she stood up.
"Where are you going?" Ryan asked her as he also got up.
"I am going to find my sister."
"No you aren't he will kill you."
"Then I died for something that mattered. My parents probably won't even care. They will just stop getting the money from it." Cat said as she walked for the door.
"Cat don't do this."
"I have to." Cat said as she opened the door.
"Then I am coming with you."
"No."
"You are going so am I."
"No you aren't. You don't even know him."
"I know him well enough." Ryan said as he grabbed the keys.
"I am not sure you guys should be doing this." Kirsten said as she came to the.
Catheren turned around and looked at Kirsten, who could see that nothing was going to stop her. Kirsten put her hands up in defeat. She couldn't stop them there was nothing she could do about it.
Ryan and Cat walked out the door, and over to the SUV. They climbed in. Cat drove. She left the driveway in a cloud of dust, just as Sandy came back from his surfing. He entered the house.
"What was that?" Sandy asked Kirsten
"Canan, Cat's little sister was taken. They left to get her back." Kirsten said
"Who took her?" Sandy asked
"Some guy named Jamie." Kirsten said
"Who's Jamie?" Sandy asked
"Cat's old boyfriend. He dumped her for his ex, after cheating on her with 5 girls. He wants her back, but she doesn't want to go." Seth said
"How do you know?" Kirsten asked
"They told me." Seth said
"When?" Sandy asked
"The day before we went to L.A." Seth replied
"Why didn't you tell us?" Sandy asked
"I just found out today that he wanted her back. How was I to know that? They don't talk to me about everything."
"Seth, you are our inside to the Ryan mind. We need to know these things." Kirsten said
"Well then you should know that he is a pain in her butt, I mean that literally. He beats her."
"How do you know this?"
"Well she said that Jamie came back after they left. So from that I take it he is the one who did that to her."
"Are you sure, Seth?"
"Nothing is for sure but I would bet my allowance on it." Seth said.
"I take that bet and raise you your allowance again."
"Sounds good for me." Seth said
"Do you know where they could have gone?" Sandy asked Seth
"No, I would think the house, but her parents were there, and I am sure that she doesn't want to get in that mess."
"So do you think they would go to Chino?"
"I don't know. Wait couldn't you call on-star. They might be able to know where it is going or heading to." Kristen said.
"Good idea." Sandy said as he reacted for the phone. He called and saw that they were indeed heading for Chino.
Kirsten, Seth, and Sandy all climbed into the other SUV and started for Chino. But unfortually they were stuck in traffic. Even with the 20 minute lead that Cat and Ryan had they would get there long before the Cohen's would. They were stuck in a traffic jam for about 2 hours.
"Kirsten call on-star again to see if they are stuck too. They must be." Sandy said to his wife
Kirsten called and got the answer. "No they aren't, they must have taken a different route. But I don't know how. They are on a different highway but still headed toward Chino." Kirsten informed her husband and son.
"Why don't' you just call the other car. It has my Cell in it." Seth said
"Why didn't you say that before?"
"I didn't remember until now."
Kirsten dialed the number for Seth's Cell phone and waited. It seemed to ring forever.
"Are you sure that it is on?" Kirsten asked
"No. But I don't remember turning it off." Seth said.
"Then wouldn't it be dead." Sandy said
"No I was charging it in the charger, it would still be ringing so they would hear it."
"SHHHH. Kirsten said. "Ryan listen to me...then let me talk to Cat...I know but please...Ryan please let me talk to her...Ryan don't do this...Who did?...Tell me what happened...Ryan do...n't"
"What happened?" Seth asked
"He didn't want to talk to me."
"What do you mean?"
"He hung up." Kirsten said as she dialed the number again. This time she didn't have to wait for an answer. Seth's voice mail came on. "Damn it."
"What happened now?" Sandy asked
"They shut off the phone."
In the other SUV
"I am not the one this involves...she'd driving...it is not my choice...She doesn't want to talk...I am not the one who started this...Jamie did...it is not for me to tell you. Please just stop bothering with it." Said into the cell phone before ending the conversation. Then shutting off the phone.
"Are you alright?" Cat asked
"I jut told the family that took me in that I wasn't to happy now."
"You didn't need to come. You wanted to."
"I wanted to keep you safe."
"You have done that in the past. This is something I needed to do. You didn't need to come a long."
"I know, but I felt I should."
"Well in someway I am glad you came."
"Me too."
Their whole ride was silent. They didn't even want to talk about why they were going. They finally arrived in Chino. Cat had known that the highway that they would normally be blocked off, they had taken a highway, very few knew about. Cat stopped in front of a car repair place.
"What are we doing here?" Ryan asked as he looked at her
"Jamie likes to come down here and think when he gets pissed. He told Katie I would know where to find them. This is the only place I could think to look for him."
"Does he know that?"
"Yea, he knows. He would only tell me about this when he was pissed." Cat said as she got out of the car. "You don't have to go in there you know that right?"
"I know Ryan said as he also got out of the SUV.
They approached the door, which was a little bit open. They walked inside. An out smell of oil and gasoline hit their nasals. They walked farther until they were under the skylight that was in the middle of the room.
"JAMIE GET DOWN HERE!!!" Cat yelled
"Why didn't you come alone." Jamie said as he came into sight.
"You didn't say to come alone." Cat said. "Anyways, how am I supposed to drive with my head spitting with pain. You hit it pretty good. I couldn't even sleep last night."
"I guess I am pretty good at things like that."
"I wouldn't happy about that if I were you."
"But you aren't me." Jamie said to Cat. He turned toward Ryan, "get out of here before I put this bullet through your head." Showing that he had a gun, and raising it to Ryan's temple.
"This is between you and me. Leave him out of this." Cat said as she hit the gun away.
"Don't you dare think of doing that again." Jamie said as he put the gun in Catheren's face.
"I'll be outside." Ryan said as he walked back to where they had been.
Once Ryan had exited the building, Jamie began to speak.
"I knew you would come back to me." Jamie said
"I didn't have a choice. You took my sister." Cat said as she looked into Jamie's old brown eyes. He was about an inch taller then she was but he ways wore shoes that would make him taller.
"You did have a choice, you could have let her die."
"You knew that, that wasn't an option."
"Why is that?"
"Because either I lose and by not coming, or I save her by coming."
"But yet you came with him." Jamie said as he motioned to the door. Cat saw four shadows move toward the door. "Don't even think about it. There were four in here waiting for my signal and there are about 8 in the alley, you just came in from. You couldn't help him. Not even the cops would."
Back to the Cohen's
The Cohen's finally got to Chino, it was probably longer then they would probably want to be. Cat and Ryan were in Chino already. On-star weren't able to find the car anymore. That was when they saw Teresa, outside of one of the houses. Sandy pulled over and went up to her.
"Mr. Cohen what are you doing here?" Teresa said.
"I was wondering if you could help me." Sandy said
"Sure."
"I was wondering it Cat and Ryan were here."
"Cat Perry?"
"Yea."
"No I haven't seen them. Are they here?"
"They came here but we cannot find them. Do you know where Jamie lives?"
Just then another car pulled up. Stopped in the driveway to Teresa's house. Eddie got out and walked over.
"What's going on?" Eddie asked
"Mr. Cohen is looking for Ryan and Cat." Teresa said.
"Ryan and Cat are here?" Eddie asked again
"Yea, something to do with Jamie."
"What about Jamie?" Eddie asked looking at Sandy
"He took Cat's sister, Canan I think. We followed them here. Do you know where he lives?" Sandy asked
"Are you kidding me?" Eddie asked
"No." Sandy responded. "Do you know where he lives?"
"He wouldn't bring Canan there. I think I know where they are. I heard some people saying there was going to be a take down later and that everybody was invited. Some trouble might be coming. Follow me." Eddie said as he headed back to his car. Sandy went back, started the car and followed Eddie.
Outside the Car repair place
Ryan had exited the door afraid of what might be going on inside. He was leaning against the wall next to the door, when it opened. He thought it was Cat, but instead 4 guys came out. About 10 more came out of hiding. Ryan didn't know what was going on. All fourteen came close to him, he was ready for a fight. But he was catch off guard for a minute and ended up having his jaw slammed. Before he could regain his balance he had a kick to the stomach. He was then knocked to the ground. He got away and stood, already he could taste some blood in his mouth. The guys decided to start going one at a time. Ryan could take care of them easily. But them they ganged up on him. He was knocked to the ground, being kicked to the face, chest, and stomach; probably everyone was kicking him and trying there best to actually kick him. Then he heard a gun shot. Dead froze him still, but the men beating him didn't care. They continued. He heard another shot, followed by another. What was happening?
He then heard a car pull up and then another one. Some of the kicking stopped.
"Hey get away from him." Came a voice.
Cohen's SUV
The Cohen's followed Eddie for about 15 minutes, before they spotted their Suv. Eddie stopped and got out of his car. The Cohen's did too.
"Is that yours?" Eddie asked.
"Yea." Sandy said
"Good." Eddie said He started walking and the Cohen's followed. Then they saw a gang of people kicking something. "Hey get away for him." He yelled. Some guys stopped and faced Eddie then ran away. The others turned and ran too.
The Cohen's then saw who was been on the ground, it was Ryan. His face was already bruised, and he was bleeding from practically everywhere.
Eddie approached. "Hey man, are you alright?" Eddie asked concern showed in his eyes.
Ryan looked up to see him. "I should be." Ryan said as he spit out some blood from his bleeding mouth.
Eddie helped him up. Once he was up, he went quickly to the door.
"What's the hurry?" Eddie asked
"Cat's in there, there were three shots." Ryan said as he pulled open the door. Just as he started inside he saw one person carrying a young child.
"What is it?" Eddie asked.
"No..." Ryan said as he ran over to them. Has he got closer he saw that it was Cat carrying Canan. Cat was in tears, Blood was covering her from head to toe.
Cat collapsed on the ground tears still coming down from her eyes.
Eddie had stopped in his tracks at the sight in front of him. "No." he said to himself softly.
"She's died, Ryan." Cat said in a whisper that only her and Ryan could here.
"She cannot be." Ryan said
"She is. I couldn't protect her." Tears started to come more freely from Catheren's eyes.
"She's not died." Ryan said
"She has no pulse. She's died. I got her killed, Ryan. I was supposed to protect her. But because of me, she's died."
"No it isn't your fault." Ryan said.
"Yes it is." Cat said as she stood up. She no longer let the tears slide down her face. She started walking toward the door. Then she spotted Eddie.
"Is she?" Eddie said, he could ask it. It wasn't supposed to be this way.
Cat gave him a look that told him that she was.
"No..." Eddie said
"I'm sorry." Cat said.
Eddie then started toward the other person in the room other then Ryan, Cat, the Cohen's, and himself. He saw that Jamie was still in the room.
"How dare you do this!!!!" Eddie yelled out still walking toward him.
"I didn't mean to." Jamie said
"You shot a 5 year. With a gun." Eddie said.
"I didn't mean to." Jamie said again.
"You shot my sister and killed her. You are a sorry piece of crap." Eddie said as he lunged toward Jamie only to be held back by Ryan.
End of chapter.
Again sorry to those who are nice and don't critize my story, I just need to get my emotions out, because I don't want to end up punching a rock again, or my brother, which ever one you want to call it.