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Hey everyone...this is my second Fanfic and my first OC one so be nice. I'll try my best and I want good feedback from you guys ok? Well on with the story right? Our Choices

Disclaimer

I do not own any characters that are in this Fanfic. They belong to the people with the rights for The OC. (lucky bastards) Oh and I did take some of the lines from the end of the scene with Oliver not my righting it's from the writers of the OC.

Summary

Hardcore Angst, Set after the whole Oliver thing, but Oliver ends up shooting himself, and the whole Ryan Marissa thing goes completely outa whack. Summer and Seth try to help but Ryan, is well hard on himself. The Cohen's try their best and well Its all up to Ryan... (Rated for language, and heart wrenching Angst.)

Chapter One: The Beginning of the End.

"Oliver put the gun down man." Ryan says calmly as he can.

"Why man, I'm doing you a favor." Oliver says with certain distaste in his voice.

"Why would you wanna do that you hate me...that's right if you do this you wont hurt me you'll hurt Marissa the one person that cares about you, an I know you don't wanna do that...Oliver put the gun down man" Ryan says slightly moving forward.

"You don't know anything about me man." Oliver retorts.

"I know what its like to be abandoned by your parents, your friends...an have no one in your life who believes in youbut you put the gun down you get a second chance." Ryan said with earnest.

"You should know by now...I've had my share of second chances." Oliver says with more hate in his voice.

"Well now I'm offering you another one." Ryan said again moving forward.

"Don't move man!" Oliver said tears starting to flow. The gun moves towards his temple.

"Ok, ok not moving. Just put the gun down..." Ryan says, not moving an inch.

"Why? So I can be shipped off to some mental institution and never see the light of day again?" Oliver spat.

"I donno Oliver, just put the gun down so we can talk..." Ryan said desperation in his voice.

"I'm not stupid; I won't see anyone but a shrink for the next four years!" Oliver yelled back, he cocked the gun and returned it back to his temple. "I...I won't see the only one, who ever got me...understood me...The only thing in this world I love!" The blast sounded along with creams from Marisa and Natalie. Marisa ran straight to Ryan, but he stepped back. She just looked at him, both eyes locked on each other; she could see something in his eyes.

Slowly he turned and walked out slowly. Sandy watched him go, and then looked at Marisa, who then ran from the room. As she reached him the elevator doors closed. Sobbing she whack the doors with the palms of her hand. Drenching herself in her tears she sat scrunched up in a ball, her head down. Sandy came and found her, she looked up at him her eyes red and her mascara running.

"Let's get out of here, ok?" Sandy said standing her up. Marissa just nodded tears still falling from her eyes.

The elevator ride seemed to last an eternity, Sandy tried as hard as he could to console her. The drive was filled with a deafening silence. Finally he pulled up to jimmy's place. Marisa let them in and she went straight to her room, Jimmy got up from the couch and started to follow her, but Sandy stops him when he starts up the stairs.

"Jimmy you might want to sit down..." Sandy said pulling him towards the dinner table. They both sat at opposite sides of the table.

"Oliver is dead," sandy said bluntly.

"H-h-how?" Jimmy asked shocked.

"Suicide, Marisa is very shaken up, apparently he was obsessed with her, he held her hostage with a gun, and when Ryan tried to talk him down he ended up shooting himself." Sandy explained with sincerity.

"Where's Ryan?" Jimmy asked after a while.

"I'm not sure, he took off straight after, and he didn't even hug Marisa. I know this is a lot to take in with the lighthouse as well, but Marisa will need you in one piece."

"Yeah, sure I know, shouldn't you go back to your family, they should know." Jimmy said while running his hands through his hair.

"Yes, I should try and talk to her a little, she needs you more now than ever." Sandy said getting up. He made his way to the door.

"Thanks Sandy, for bringing her home." Jimmy said.

"Don't mention it, the police might want to talk to her, but tell them try tomorrow at least." Sandy said as he left.

Sandy walked sluggishly up his front steps; he couldn't get the sound out of his head, and the picture of Oliver's limp lifeless body. Slowly he pushed opened the door and stepped in shutting it behind him. Kirsten came out of the kitchen and when she saw his face she stopped dead in her tracks.

"Where's Ryan?" She asked.

"I donno..." Sandy said bleakly.

"Sandy what happened?" Kirsten asked full of worry.

"Oliver shot himself...and Ryan was right, he was obsessed with Marisa. Then he took off, just walked away." Sandy said looking at the floor.

"Oh, Sandy..." Kirsten said pulling him into a hug.

"Come on, enough with the public displays of affection, not like someone died." Seth said with Anna at his side. His folks looked at him.

"Oliver shot himself, and Ryan took off..." sandy said bluntly.

"Oh god..." Seth said now holing a shocked Anna.

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Ryan walked from the hospital, in the direction of the beach, his back was hunched and he walked at a brisk pace. He was running things over in his head. Oliver's Dead, so I was right...but no one trusted me, or believed me and he had no idea about how he should feel about Marisa. He walked and walked, finally reaching a beach, after what seemed like hours he sat alone on the dark beach. The crashing waves drowned out the sound of the gun he heard in his head. He kept replaying the events in his head; he couldn't stop seeing Oliver's dead body falling to the ground.

He didn't know what to think, the Cohen's, he knew they loved him but they didn't trust him, they didn't believe him when he knew he was right. He had put them through so much ever since he had been taken in by them. Sure he had helped Seth but it didn't add up for all the pain he had caused. Slowly his thoughts put him to sleep, and the crashing of the waves lulled him.

He was woken up when someone was shaking him.

"Hey kid you can't sleep here...kid wake up!" a man yelled. When Ryan opened his eyes he realized it was a cop.

"Oh, sorry, must have dosed off," Ryan said sleepily.

"Come on, lets go." The cop said hauling him up.

"Your not arresting me are you?" Ryan asked tentatively.

"Nah kid, I'll let you off but don't let me catch you around her again you hear." The cop said with a smile.

"Yeah, thanks." Ryan said.

"You need a lift home kid?" The cop asked. Ryan looked around and realized he kinda knew where he was, it would be a long walk back to the Cohen's but he didn't mind.

"No, thank you, I can walk from here." Ryan said.

"Ok, stay outta trouble kid." The cop said walking off.

Ryan trudged up to the road and made his way along the road.

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Kirsten was beside herself, the pool house was empty and the bed hadn't been slept in, and the anticipation of the valentine dance was putting her on edge. She made her way back to the kitchen and got some coffee, Sandy was there as well.

"No bows and arrows this year?" Sandy asked lightly. Kirsten gave him a look that said it all.

"Sandy, Ryan didn't come home last night. Who knows where he ended up?" She said worried.

"Ok, I'll go out and look for him." Sandy said putting down his coffee.

"Thank you." Kirsten said kissing Sandy.

Sandy left quickly, but Seth saw him leaving.

"Hey. Where's dad off too?" Seth asked.

"He went to look for Ryan; he didn't come home last night." Kirsten said with tiered eyes. "Oh Happy Valentines Day!" Kirsten said slightly more happy.

"Mum, Valentines day...not a real holiday." Seth said.

"Don't you start with me." Kirsten said taking a sip of Coffee.

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Sandy drove around Newport for about an hour when he decided he would double back. Suddenly he saw Ryan trudging up the road in the direction of the house. He pulled up beside him and rolled down the window.

"Get in I'll drive you home." Sandy said.

"I don't mind walking..." Ryan said deadpan.

"Your ganna have to face us sometime, come on, just get in." Sandy said moving at Ryan's pace. Reluctantly Ryan got in. Neither of them spoke on the way back

Sandy pulled up to the front door, and Ryan got out of the car.

"I'm ganna take a shower..." he said bluntly. He took a detour around the back and went straight into the pool house. Grabbing some clean cloths he made his way into the bath room, locking the door behind him. He turned on the shower and jumped underneath the warm spray of water. He leaned forward so the water cascaded down his back. He slammed his fist against the wall; a tear fell from his eyes. DON'T FUCKING CRY ATWOOD the words wrung in his mind, but he couldn't stop the shower drowned the sounds of his tears so he cried, in his own time the pain fell from his eyes. After an hour or so he dried up and got dressed when he opened the bathroom door steam rolled out of the door. He looked around and saw Kirsten and Sandy sitting in chairs sipping coffee. Ryan looked at the floor and attached his watch to his wrists.

"Ryan I think we should talk..." Sandy said.

"About what? No one believed me when I said that Oliver was bad news, why talk about anything, you guys don't trust me that's obvious." Ryan said no anger just pain in his voice.

"Your suspensions been lifted." Kirsten said hoping for a positive sway in the conversation.

"Great and all it took was one suicide victim." Ryan said annoyance in his voice.

"What's going to happen between you and Marisa?" Sandy probed.

"I donno, can we not talk about this?" Ryan said.

"Ryan you have to let us in, you can take Marisa to the valentine gala tomorrow." Sandy said.

"Nah, I don't think I will, I'll go if you want me too, but I don't think I can go with Marisa, I don't think she would want to go anyway." Ryan said trying to get out of it.

"I'd love it if you could come," Kirsten said.

"If you guys don't mind I need to catch up on some sleep..." Ryan said nervously.

"Yeah sure, we have...the thing anyway so let's go..." Sandy said getting up. They both left and Ryan collapsed on his bed.

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Well how was that...please be nice it's my first OC fic as I said....and Please review. I'm sorry for any stupid spelling errors or grammar errors; I've been very tiered lately. Well I hope to get your reviews or suggestions! Sorry it's soo short the other chapters will be longer...I hope.