This is an OC/One Tree Hill crossover fic that takes place after the season 1 finales. When Marissa finds out she's pregnant, she runs off to Tree Hill, NC to live with godmother Deb Scott. It's definitely AU, so here's what's going on:
The OC: Julie and Caleb got married. Ryan did go to Chino to be with Theresa, but no one else knew of the pregnancy. Seth and Summer are still together, Seth never sailed away. Jimmy and Haley eloped and now live in Paris, because Haley got a job offer there. The whole Oliver thing did happen, and Ryan and Marissa were just beginning to build their relationship up again.
One Tree Hill: Nathan and Haley got married. Lucas and Keith did not move to Charleston, but Keith is not going out with Karen. Dan did have a heart attack which he unfortunately did not survive (everyone together now: oh, darn!) Nikki never came back, so Jake never had a reason to move to Savannah, cuz I like him too much for him not to be in this story.
Disclaimer: I do not own The OC or One Tree Hill, nor do I own any music or places mentioned in this fic. I also do not own the song that the story is named after: There Goes My Life by Kenny Chesney. And now, without further ado:
There Goes My Life- Chapter 1: Breakaway
Marissa Cooper sat in her room and sobbed. She picked up the letter and read it for what was probably the millionth time:
Dear Marissa,
Theresa is pregnant, and I've gone to Chino to do what is right. I would never forgive myself if this child were to grow up without a father, as I did. I love you and I don't want to leave, but I must. I'll miss you so much.
Love, Ryan.
Through her sobs, Marissa heard the soft ping of the timer. Cautiously she went into the bathroom, where a small white object lay inconspicuously on the immaculate marble counter. Marissa gulped and picked it up, and immediately began to cry harder.
The stick was pink.
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"Marissa?"
Julie Cooper-Nichol knocked on the door of her daughter's room in their new, palatial mansion. Ever since marrying Caleb Nichol, the wealthiest man in Newport, two weeks previously, there had been a smile on Julie's face which, as most who knew her would agree, was a rare thing for Julie. No one knew for sure, but there was much speculation that Julie's newfound happiness was due to the fact that Caleb Nichol was enormously wealthy and Julie now had more money to spend then she'd ever had before.
Getting no response to her knock, Julie opened the door. Marissa, however, was not there.
"I specifically told her not to go out tonight!" Julie thought to herself. "She's probably with that no-good troublemaker from Chino."
Scanning the room, Julie noticed that several of Marissa's favorite knickknacks were missing from the cluttered, but neat, shelves. She also noticed that the hideous stuffed bear that her daughter had been given at a carnival was gone. Glancing into the open closet, Julie noticed that two large Louis Vuitton suitcases were missing. Frantically, Julie picked up the phone and dialed her daughter's cell, only to hear it ringing from the table next to the bed. Just then, she heard the roar of a motor and looked out the window to see Marissa's Jeep speeding away from the Nichol estate.
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Marissa had had it. Ryan was off in Chino, "doing the right thing." Summer was too wrapped up with Seth Cohen to even notice that there might be something wrong with her best friend, much less give Marissa the time of day. And her father had eloped and moved all the way to Paris, of all places! There was no one left to support Marissa. And to make things worse, she now had an evil stepfather to contend with. Marissa decided to go far away, far from all the drama. Somewhere she could raise her baby in peace. She thought of Deb Scott, her father's cousin and childhood friend, and her godmother, who lived in North Carolina.
"If that's not far enough away, I don't know what is" Marissa thought wryly. "I hope she takes me in. Because if she doesn't, I have nowhere else to go."
Marissa started the car and sped away, humming the familiar tune on the radio.
I'll spread my wings
And I'll learn how to fly
Though it's not easy to tell you goodbye
I gotta take a risk
Take a chance
Make a change
And breakaway
Out of the darkness and into the sun
But I won't forget the place I come from
I gotta take a risk
Take a chance
Make a change
And breakaway, breakaway, breakaway
