Summary- The simple bear necessties.
Disclaimer- I don't own the OC or the Jungle Book, or Mowgli.
A/N - I know the title is kind of weird, but it's a cute little chapter. Yes, I am ending the story soon, I already know how I'm gonna do it. Some people asked where tha would leave me, well, I can still do the debut, and I MIGHT possibly do the the trip down to Tijuana. Just a question though, should Jimmy be broke? and should Julie want a divorce? Please answer them when you review. But I kind of have an idea with the whole Jimmy/Julie thing, but it won't be as dramatic as the show. And then there's also the Coopers finding out Ryan and Marissa, and how Julie will react. And I'm so glad you guys like that last chapter.
On with the story...
Ryan raised his eyebrows at Seth's defeat and set down his controller. "I thought you said no one could beat you at this game," he stated.
Seth nodded his head and added, "Before you came along." Ryan nodded as well and stuffed a chip in his mouth when Sandy and Kirsten came into the room.
"Seth, can we talk to Ryan?" Kirsten asked.
"About what?" he asked. Kirsten gave him a look that said you know why, while Sandy gave him a look that said 'get out'! "Um...yeah, sure," and left to go to the kitchen.
"Well, we were at child services this morning..." Sandy started, "And we want you to stay with us!" Kirsten exclaimed excitedley, clasping her hands with even more excitement. Sandy rolled his eyes towards her and than looked up at Ryan. "Really?" Ryan asked, hopeful.
"Really," Sandy confirmed, but he wasn't finished yet. "But there's a catch." Ryan's hopeful face turned into a worried face. "Because you're a minor, we have to assume all legal responsibilities for you," he explained.
Ryan thought for a second before speaking, "I can't ask you guys to do that," he told them.
"Well, you're not asking us, we're asking you," Sandy dissmively told him.
"We all talked about it, and we want to be your legal guardians," Kirsten joined in. "But stay out of trouble," Sandy warned jokingly as they all got up. Ryan nodded his head, and shook Sandy's hand. Kirsten opened her arms and welcomed Ryan into a hug. "Thanks," Ryan told them trutfully.
Seth came out, doing some sort of a knee bend. "Dude! You're a Cohen now!" he exclaimed with a smile as they did the brotherly one arm hug.
"Where's Marissa, she'll probably be excited?" Sandy and Kirsten asked.
"Um, she's with Summer, some shopping thing", Ryan explained.
Sandy nodded his head. So that's why she's not here. "Okay, well we have to go back to work, but we'll be back soon, so stay out of trouble!", he warned. Both boys nodded their heads, and watched them leave. They looked around akwardly, before Ryan slinked back on the couch and handed Seth a controller. Seth sat down as well, "I'm gonna beat you this time," he told Ryan. "Mmm-hmm," Ryan said sarcastically. Seth widened his eyes in shock, "Ryan Atwood, are you being sarcastic?" Raising his eyebrows and a quick glance at Seth, he started the game.
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Marissa poked her head in the pool house, and saw Ryan doing something in the back. "Hey!", she said, loud enough for him to hear her. Ryan's head jolted up and turned around. "Hey". He smiled as he went over to her and wrapped his arms around her waist, and giving her a kiss. "Seth said you had something important to tell me, he seemed pretty excited, which isn't saying much, since Seth is always excited, but anyways..." Ryan interupted her endless rambling with a kiss. "Sorry," she giggled.
"Actually, I'm staying," he told her, trying to keep his smile to a minimum, but couldn't help but break into a full out grin. Marissa's eyes widened, "Oh my god! You're staying!?" she asked happily. Ryan nodded his head. "Your staying!" she stated again, almost on the verge of joyful tears. Ryan leaned in for a kiss, and whispered, "I'm staying," softly and her lips met with his as they kissed.
"Hey Ryan, I'm gonna go..." Kirsten started as she walked into the pool house, but than saw Ryan and Marissa kissing. "Um, I am so sorry!" she apologized as they pulled apart. "I'll knock next time," she said with a hint of laughter, trying to ease up the tension.
"Oh, good, Marissa you're here! Actually, the reason I came in was, we need to go shopping," she told him.
"Shopping?" Ryan asked.
"Yeah, for clothes, toiletries, underpants."
"Mom! Don't say underpants!" Seth interupted as he came into the pool house as well, hearing the last bit of the conversation.
Kirsten ignored Seth's comment, "And a bed," she added.
Ryan looked suprrised, "A bed?"
Kirsten nodded, "Yeah, for your new room."
"New room?"
"Well, technically, it's the guest room, but we're gonna make it your room," she explained.
"No, that's okay, the pool house is fine," Ryan protested.
"We know," Kirsten started, "but your other room is better."
"No, no, really it's fine...and," but Kirsten cut him off.
"We want you to have your own private area, and this is a pool house, and it's really no problem, it's not like we use it, right Seth?" she asked.
Seth turned his attention to them, "No, except like when Grandpa and his new woman come visit."
Kirstren glared at his last comment.
"But there's already a bed in there," Ryan spoke logically.
"Dude!" Seth exclaimed, in a state of disguistment, "My Grandpa, okay, my Grandpa! Has slept there, with some woman who's like...60."
Kirsten stared at him once again, "And it's a twin, and you'll need something bigger and better."
Ryan looked around and saw Marissa's urging look, "Okay," he said finally, giving in.
"Great!" Kirsten exclaimed. "Now, Marissa, you're coming with us, okay?"
Marissa nodded her head and turned around to face Ryan, "Come on," she said in a playful tone, taking his hand and headed out to the car. Kirsten stayed behind, "Seth?" she asked.
Seth surredered his hands, "Nope, sorry, got a date with Summer," he explained.
"Date? Summer?",she in a curious tone. Seth nodded his head, "I've finally asked her out on a date."
"Why?" she asked, in a tone that said, why now?
He shrugged, "I don't know, just kinda with the whole thing with Ryan and Marissa, like if he left, and all that...got me thinking," he said truthfully.
Kirsten nodded her head knowingly, "Okay, well, have fun."
"I'll be sure to," he said as she left and he sprawled on the pool house bed, thinking. "What am I gonna wear?" he said to himself.
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"Okay!" Kirsten started, thinking hard, "So the bed's being delivered tomorrow." Ryan trailed behind her, looking around in the furniture store in a daze. "And we'll need some bookshelves," she told Ryan, who looked at her weirdly. "Um...I don't have any books", he told her.
"Right, well, when school starts...".
"School?" Ryan cut her off. She nodded.
"Orientaion is in a few days, so we'll get you signed up, and than school starts a few days after that."
Ryan looked at her again, but she didn't back down, and just stared him back down. She looked around the furniture store and clasped her hands and spoke, "We just need the bear necessities."
Something came over Ryan and he giggled a little. Kirsten raised her eyebrows and turned around from the lamp she was looking at and stared at him, when she thought she heard him...giggling.
"Is somthing funny?" she asked, very curious.
Ryan cleared his throat, and shook his head. "No it's okay, you can tell me," she said in a soft tone.
"Um, it's kinda stupid and childish," he said.
"I've lived with Seth for 16 years," Kirsten said with a smile.
Ryan decided to tell her, "Um, okay, bear necessities?" he hinted. Kirsten still didn't get it. "The Jungle Book, Mowgli...Baloo, bear necessities?" he made himself more clear.
Kirsten caught on and laughed as a few people stared, she put a hand over her mouth and laughed inside her palm. "That was my favorite book and movie," Ryan explained. Kirsten nodded, "I won't tell."
Ryan gave her a grateful look and started to look around as Kirsten pointed things out to him that she thought he would need.
Marissa finally came out of the bathroom. "Kirsten, I asked the clerk where the paint was, he said in the back," Marissa explained. "Paint?" Ryan asked.
"Well, yeah, Seth's room is blue. Do you like blue? We can paint it like a...dark blue," Kirsten trailed off and started to walk away towards the paint section.
Marissa looked at Ryan with a smile on her face, "She really likes to decorate doesn't she?" she asked with a hint of sarcasm in her voice. Ryan nodded and took her pinky and she wrapped it around his and they followed Kirsten who was still rambling.
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"I think we did a pretty good job," Seth said as he took a step back and admired the dark blue paint in Ryan's room. Ryan and Marissa also took a step back and nodded their heads.
Summer came into the room dressed in overalls, a loose shirt underneath, and a flannel shirt over her overalls, with a pair of flip flops to match her bandanna. "Okay everyone! I'm here!" she exclaimed.
Seth turned his attention to her, "Why are you dressed like that?" he asked.
"You don't like it?" Summer asked, pouting.
Seth went over to Summer and kissed her. "No, of course I like it, it's just a little farmer girl thing you got goin' on." Seth tried to convince her. Summer smiled victoriously, and examined the room. "You guys got it covered, right?" she stated. "So, Cohen, your room, now!" she ordered. Seth obediently followed Summer into the next room, which was his.
Ryan sat down in the bean bag that he had gotten and Marissa followed suit, and sat in his lap. She snuggled up to his chest and Ryan wrapped his arms around her tighter. "Are you gonna be my white knight?" she asked.
"Aren't I already?" he joked. Marissa made a face at him, but clarified himself. "I was talking about Cotillion."
"What's Cotillion?" he asked.
"It's where Newport's most accomplished girls make their debut into society, and you--" she explained to him as she put a finger on his chest, "Are my escort."
"What do I have to do?" he asked.
"Oh, um...just bow down...and than dance," she was hesitant on telling him he had to dance.
"Dance?" he asked.
"Please for me...please, and you can practice at rehersal.".
"And there's a rehersal?" Ryan asked.
"Come on! Please!" she pleaded with him. "And you'll get something after, as a reward," she said slyly, whispering in his ear.
"A reward..." he said with a smirk on his face.
"A reward...you'll just have to find out," she told him and kissed him. "And you'll meet my parents too."
"Your parents? Isn't that a little too much to take in for one day?"
"I love you," she told him in a playful tone and wagged her nose against his.
Ryan captured her lips and kissed her passionately, "Okay, for you," he said.
"Thank you," and kissed him again.
"And I love you too," he told her to answer his earlier statement, as they leaned in for another kiss, and they continued to kiss softly.
A/N-I hope you liked this chapter. The Mowgli thing just kind of came to me. Thought it was kind of cute, since Ryan is kind of like Mowgli, with the whole fending for themselves thing. If you want anything to happen in the next chapter, which is The Debut, let me know. Please remember to review, and I'll probably update soon! Thanks again for reading.