Newport's Romeo and Juliet
Summary: After getting abandoned by Jimmy for Julie, Kirsten meets Sandy and they move away from Newport. Both families forever declare hatred upon the other. Kirsten and Sandy live in L.A., with their twin sons Ryan and Seth. Julie and Jimmy live in Newport with their two daughters, Marissa and Caitlin. Sixteen years later, the Cohens move back to Newport. What happens when Ryan and Marissa cross paths? Will they fall in love or repeat their parents' actions? Based on the play Romeo and Juliet
"Ryan! Seth! Time to get up!" Ryan Cohen opened his bright blue eyes and blinked back the harsh morning sunlight. His blond hair fell into his eyes, obscuring the bright light: a blessing in disguise. Across the hall, his twin brother Seth, growled at their father, proclaiming war for the better part of the morning. Ryan lay in bed a bit longer, testing his father's patience. He could tell Seth was playing the same game. After a while, Sandy Cohen returned, this time with reinforcements, his wife Kirsten Cohen. Seth immediately sprang out of bed, his brown eyes scanning the room for his mother and his brown locks tousled. He ran into the shower, not wanting to face the embarrassment of his mother waking him up. Or, more precisely, seeing him in his pajamas. Ryan also got up, although not in the same rushed manner and quietly walked to his bathroom and shut the door.
"What did I tell you?" Sandy laughed, "The boys would be up like rockets if their mother came in." Kirsten smiled. She loved her family with all her heart. Sandy, her husband and protector. Seth, her baby. With his sarcastic comments and comedy. Definitely taking after his father. And Ryan, her oldest. Quiet, loyal and determined. Ryan had a greater share of Kirsten's own personality. Although, sometimes she wondered. What would life been like if Jimmy Cooper- "No," she mentally scolded herself, "don't go there. Those thoughts only lead to trouble." At that exact moment, Ryan and Seth waltzed in, grabbing two coffees and two bagels respectively. They sat in opposite chairs, switched one drink and bagel between themselves and began breakfast. Soon after, the doorbell rang and her father Caleb Nichol, walked in. Ryan and Seth looked up, greeted their grandfather and quickly sat down again, waiting for the show. It was common knowledge that their father and grandfather didn't really like each other, so petty arguments were a common sight in the Cohen household. Caleb immediately tensed up when Sandy entered the room. However, the latter took no notice of his father-in-law, skimming over a letter in his hands. Ryan and Seth exchanged knowing glances. Whatever was going on was important. Caleb took this opportunity to take Kirsten aside and talk about work. "Boys," Sandy said, "we have to register you both for school. Today." They both groaned, got up and headed towards the car. Sandy quickly hugged Kirsten, said good-bye to Caleb and followed his sons out the door.
"I wonder if this school will be better than our old one?" Seth asked as the car sped down the highway. Sandy looked into his rear-view mirror and saw Seth's excitement. Ryan, however, was looking out the window, calm as ever. After what seemed like ages the car pulled up to the Harbour School campus. All three Cohens looked at it in amazement. It was beautiful building, kept clean to perfection. All around were palm trees, encircling the school. This was definitely better than their old school. Even though the landscape and architecture were similar, there was something about this school: it had class. Sandy led the two boys to the dean's office. "I'll be back soon boys." he said and went inside. "Well," said Seth, "it's sure impressive." Ryan simply nodded and let his brother talk away. Moments went by, when suddenly something caught Ryan's eye. A girl around the age of sixteen had just appeared across the walkway. She immediately had Ryan's heart. He never saw someone so beautiful. She had light brown hair and blue eyes. Ryan inwardly gasped when he saw that she was going to sit beside him. As she sat down, Ryan wished that Seth would quit talking. "Hi." the girl smiled, "I'm Marissa Cooper. Are you new here?" Ryan nodded. "Yeah," he said, "me and my brother just transferred here from L.A. I'm Ryan and he's Seth." Marissa smiled and said hello to Seth, who nodded back. "So you like it here?" she asked. "Yes," Ryan said, "it's a lot calmer than L.A. It's peaceful too. Trust me we've have enough of midnight break-ins." Marissa laughed. Ryan's heart skipped a beat. They continued to talk and Ryan found that he had a lot in common with her. They both enjoyed the same music, movies and love for junk food. "Hey," Marissa said, "there's a party tonight. You should come. Here's my phone number and address in case you need directions or anything. Not that guy's do." Ryan laughed. "We'll be there. I'll call you tonight." She waved goodbye and walked off. "Wow, bro. You got a girlfriend." Seth smirked. "Oh, really?" said Sandy, as he appeared outside the door, "That's fine, but you boys have to go to your meeting." Ryan smiled and rushed into the office with Seth right behind him. "As long as it's not the Cooper girl. I'll be happy." thought Sandy as he followed his sons inside.