Author's Note: Okay I've gotten reviews saying you've read a story exactly like this before and you probably have but I wrote that story! I somehow deleted it (don't ask how) so I had to put it up again so please don't sue me for breaching copyright laws because I haven't and I'm sorry, I should've said before that I wrote that story. So Please R&R and this is my first fan-fic so please, be kind.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of The OC except for Dave Cooper and Tanya, though I would very much like to own Kirsten.
Teenager of the Year
Kirsten stood in front of the Cooper's house at 10 o'clock nervously waiting after she had rung the doorbell.
"Kirsten!" Dave Cooper answered the door "Come in, come in… Jimmy's still getting ready… JIMMY!"
She had spent this morning taking a longer time to get ready than she normally would. She decided to go simple in a pink singlet and a white mini-skirt with pale pink ballet flats. She stood in front of the mirror, teasing her hair wondering what to do with it. Why am I caring so much about my appearance? I don't actually like him… do I? No... I can't, I vowed not to have a boyfriend until I finish school. They'll just distract you. And with that she decided to straighten her hair and she applied her usual eyeliner, mascara and lip-gloss. As she was walking out, she decided to apply some pale pink eye shadow. She then grabbed her purse and left.
Jimmy woke up earlier than he normally would today and had a shower and stood in front of his wardrobe deciding what to wear. He didn't know where they were going to go… Layering? Should I wear a tuxedo? No, she won't be taking me anywhere formal… He decided to just go simple in a pale blue striped collared button-up shirt with his ¾ faded jeans. God, can't my hair just look good today? He put some more gel in his hair. He heard his dad call him. This will have to do… And with that he went downstairs.
"So are you planning on taking on Newport Group?" Dave asked Kirsten as they sat in the Cooper's lounge room
"Umm no not really" Kirsten said uncomfortably, she hated when people expected her if she wanted to follow her father's footsteps in Newport Group, it was something her father expected her to do yet she didn't want to do it. She wanted to do something to do with art though nobody knew about this.
"Ohhh I see… so you and Jimmy seem to be getting along very well" Dave smiled
"Dad" Jimmy said warningly from behind them "Uhh you ready?" he gestured at Kirsten and seemed to have lost his voice for a while when he saw how pretty she looked.
Kirsten nodded "Bye Mr Cooper"
"Be back before dinner" Dave yelled at his son as they closed the door
"Erm, does your dad think we're dating?" Kirsten asked Jimmy when they were in her car
"Yeah… I still haven't actually told him we're not… I will tonight though" Jimmy said
"Yeah, I think my dad thinks we're dating too" said Kirsten "And I haven't told him we're not… I try not to talk to him as much as possible"
"Yeah… I guess" Jimmy said not sure what to say to this "So where are we going?"
"Well... I don't know, there's nothing here, you've probably seen everything already… I mean there's the beach, Balboa Lighthouse and well, the IMAX theatre…" Kirsten trailed off "This town sucks… I mean when I sneak out sometimes I say I'm going to the IMAX theatre because nothing else is open at night"
Jimmy laughed "Great choice… IMAX theatre"
"Yeah…" Kirsten smiled "Then there's South Coast Plaza and mini-golf but golf just does not do it for me"
"Why? It's just hitting a ball"
"Yeah I know, but it's for all old people…. Like my dad"
Jimmy nodded
"So since you've been everywhere already do you want to go to South Coast Plaza? Have you been there?" Kirsten asked
"Nope" Jimmy said
"Well do you want to go there? Because I have to get stuff for cotillion and we could go on a shopping spree" Kirsten said hopefully
"You really want to go on a shopping spree don't you?"
"Well I do need to stop by there and it'll just be a little while"
"Ok then" Jimmy smiled
Kirsten smiled back. It lifted Jimmy's mood and he felt a lot happier.
"So are you still going to cotillion?" Kirsten asked Jimmy when they were looking for a parking space
"Yeah are you?" Jimmy asked, of course she is… she's the one organising it.
"Yeah… haven't really got a choice" Kirsten pulled into a parking space
"Nice skill" Jimmy admired
"Thanks… I like parallel parking" Said Kirsten as she got out
"So who're you going with?" Jimmy asked
He might've imagined it, but there was a slight hesitation before she answered.
"Nobody yet" Kirsten said "Choice is limited… so you got anyone in mind who you want to go with? It'll make my job a lot easier"
"No, not really… just put me with anyone, just as long as it's not Taryn" Jimmy said as he walked through the doors of the plaza "No offence, and don't tell her I said that, I know you're her friend and everything-"
"No it's okay really I find her really annoying" Kirsten laughed "And I've managed to pair her up with someone already believe it or not"
"Really" said Jimmy surprised "Who?"
"He's on the water polo team except he can't play so he's always on the bench… I put Carson Ward with Karen and I put Tanya with Wayne Fisher but they don't know yet oh and Gavin with Lynn" Kirsten said
Jimmy laughed as Kirsten stopped at a shop to look at earrings.
The day went by quicker than Jimmy expected. He actually had fun and he couldn't believe how easy it was to talk to Kirsten now. There were still silences but this time they were comfortable silences instead of the uneasy silences. He could feel himself feeling more and more attracted to her, he wondered if she felt the same way.
Later that night, Kirsten sat on her bed staring at the options in front of her. There was the class clown, some new student and then there was Jimmy Cooper. She sighed and wrote her name next to Jimmy's. Partners in the cotillion can be just friends, right?
Well I hoped you enjoyed this chapter... I know it's been moving quite slow and boring but I thought it'd be pretty unrealistic if I moved it too quickly. So next chapter is the cotillion…. And stuff… Please R&R