THE OC - THE NEW BOY FROM CHINO

DISCLAIMER: I do not own the OC, FOX does.
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CHAPTER 1 : MARISSA'S DECISION

Empty. Alone. That was JUST how Marissa Cooper
felt when she had caught Ryan Cohen with that
girl, Theresa. She couldn't stand it, having
lost her two boyfriends... or men she had had
feelings for! Luke Ward had left Newport right
after she had discovered the horrible truth
that he had been intimate with HER mother!

So the moment Marissa came home, Marissa
locked herself up in her room and cried. She
wanted to talk to Summer, her best friend, though
she thought her best friend was probably having a
great time with Seth Cohen. They were so very
much in love, Marissa got sick of it. WHY couldn't
she herself be in a relationship that worked!

Slowly, Marissa dried her tears, got off her bed
and walked out to the balcony to think about things,
when a voice cut through the air like a knife.

"GEEZ Mom, I can't do two things at once, you know!
Dad, come help! This is heavy stuff!"

Where did that voice come from? Marissa Cooper
asked herself.

"Yeah Yeah, Jan, you don't need to let the WHOLE
neighbourhood know we're moving in!" Dad said and
helped his son with the furniture.

It suddenly dawned on Marissa Cooper! The
family next door had moved as well! She tried
to lock eyes with the guy... ANYTHING so that she
could see his face, body, even what type of clothes
the man who the first voice belonged to was wearing,
though everything was pitchblack.
She clicked on the balcony lights, and... only saw
her new neighbour's car. The people had gotten inside.
Disappointedly, Marissa re-entered her room
and closed the balcony door, the lights dimming instantly.

"Heh Heh, finally we got everything inside!" Jan's mom
Sydney Bristow said as he and her husband Michael Bristow
sat down on the couch. "Absolutely right, honey." Jan's dad
said and pulled her in for a passionate kiss.
Their only son thought he was going to be sick!

"Okay, I helped with getting ALL the stuff inside,
now pay up!" Jan said to his folks, hand outstretched.
"So you can buy cigarettes again, Jan? It's unhealthy,
I don't want you buying cigs!" Sydney said.
She looked at her husband, who shrugged and gave
his son $20 dollars. "Thanks, dad. Now, I'll be
outside if you two need me." And without getting
their approval Jan Bristow was already outside.

He sighed while being surrounded by the cool air.
"Man, I can do what I want, don't I? It's not their
body!" Jan said to himself as he brought out a pack
of cigarettes. He opened it and took out a cig and
his lighter. Jan Bristow hated leaving his friends
back in Chino...

While he lit his cig and took a drag, somebody
approached him... someone who had been there and
done that. Wow, he looks so much like Ryan!
Marissa thought as she let a tear fall from her
right eye down her right cheek. "Ryan?" She asked
the boy.

Irritably, Jan turned and looked at the person who
had just appeared AND said only word to him...
one NAME actually. Ryan.

He exhaled the smoke. "Sorry, luv, I don't know
who you are, but what I do know is that I'm not
Ryan. You know him?" Jan asked the girl that
had joined him. WOW! She's hot! Jan thought.

Marissa sighed. "Unfortunately, I do know Chino."
"WHAT!" Jan asked, not believing.
"It's uhm... his nickname."
"Oh, I'm from Chino too, you see. My dad found
work here so we moved here. I'm Jan Bristow."
Jan said as he blew smoke from his lungs;
which encircled Marissa.

Marissa smiled. "It's nice to meet you, Jan Bristow.
My name is Marissa Cooper." Marissa
said with a smile. "I see you already got
a smoke." As she said that, the smile changed
into a grin. Why do I feel so secure around
Jan? I've just met him! Marissa thought.

Jan got the hint and flashed his pack of cigs.
Marissa nodded happily. He gave a new cigarette to
the girl he just met. "Thanks Jan. Uhm... got
a light too?" She asked him.
"Sure thing, luv." Jan said and ignited the flame
of his lighter. This time Marissa BLUSHED!
She lit it and took a drag.
They both took a long drag from their cigarettes.

Then Jan decided to ask her. "So... Marissa, how
come you know Ryan?" Jan asked her.
A couple of tears fall down... Jan hadn't expected that.
Marissa's neglectance to answer was also something
Jan hadn't expected. "You okay, Marissa?"

"I'm... fine, Jan. Thanks for asking. Ryan...
well, he was my boyfriend... then he made
some other girl pregnant... so I broke up with him."
Jan was amazed at hearing this. Good for
him, Jan thought, being happy Ryan had found
someone, unhappy that he had had to hurt Marissa.

"My God, Marissa! I'm sorry." Jan said after
he exhaled the smoke from his cig. "I shouldn't
have asked."

Marissa couldn't hold herself back anymore,
not for ONE second longer! She wrapped her
arms around Jan's neck...

Jan looked at Marissa. "Uhm, Marissa?
What are...?" He wanted to ask, but was cut off...
by Marissa's lips touching HIS!
All the while during that kiss, their cigarettes
fell on the ground...

END OF CHAPTER 1 : MARISSA's DECISION