I was thinking that if season 3 was done differently this show could have been saved. There were interesting Cohen ideas like Seth and the drugs, Kirsten's drinking, Sandy turning into Caleb, and Ryan and Marissa in trouble with the shooting of Trey at school but to me it was ruined by Marissa and Johnny drama. I loved parts of season 3 but parts of it I didn't. I like Johnny-I don't hate him, but that whole thing even more me was to Soapish.

So yeah, here how this is going to work. There's going to be 24 or 25 chapters in this story. And each story is going to be basically a complete episode. These will be the longest chapters I'll ever have attempted so yeah, people better review them cause I'm putting a lot of work into this story! lol. I've been itching to get another major OC story going since 'The Accident' is almost over and 'Now and Forever' is completed. So PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE let me know what you think! See how I'm begging here? lol .

Disclaimer: I so do not own the O.C. But I do own the ideas for my story -Like Caleb being alive-except for Trey getting shot and Sandy turning into Caleb.

Ryan stood frozen as his brother collapsed on the ground. Ryan stared at Seth who was holding the gun, in shock.

"Oh my God, Cohen." Summer put her hand to her mouth. "What did you do?"

Ryan's mind raced. He wasn't sure if Trey was dead or not but one thing he did know was that if the police saw Seth with the gun they'd arrest him for sure. Ryan couldn't let that happen.

"Seth drop the gun!" He shouted. Seth just stared at Trey. He couldn't believe at what he just did.. He never shot anyone before, and for all he knew Trey could be dead.

"Seth!" Ryan shouted again with urgency in his voice. "Drop the goddamned gun NOW!"

But it was too late. The police barged in and like Ryan suspected they took one look at Trey and Seth and instantly dove at Seth, arresting him.

"I'm so sorry Ryan." Marissa sobbed amongst the chaos. "I called the police before we got here..."

But Ryan didn't care. He was torn now between Seth and Trey. He and Seth just looked at each other as they handcuffed Seth.

"You have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law..." Ryan's eyes shifted as he saw Trey being put in a black bag.

"What the hell are you doing?" He shouted.

"He's dead, we're taking him to the morgue." One of the officers said quietly and Ryan stared at him in shock and looked back at Seth who looked sick. Seth didn't care about the arrest right then and there. What he cared about was that he just killed Ryan's brother. My God, he killed Ryan's brother. Those words couldn't get out of his head. His brother.

"Do you know this man?" One of the many officers suddenly asked Ryan.

"What?" Ryan snapped, distracted.

"Do you know this man?" The officer repeated, nodding to the black bag with Trey inside.

Ryan nodded-slowly realizing that Trey was now dead. That Seth killed him.

"Yeah, he's my brother." He said causing the officers to look at each other...

Scene switches to credits and commercial. "California here we come, right back where we started from... California! California... California...Callllliiiifornia..."
Scene shows Seth in an integration room.

"And what did you do when you got there?" Officer Campbell asked.

Seth moved his feet up and down nervously. If he said Trey was dead when he got there then they'd arrest Ryan. Seth would never-could never-do that to Ryan. Especially just after killing Ryan's brother.

"I killed him." He answered truthfully.

"Are you sure? Fingerprints of both Trey and Ryan Atwood's were on there as well as yours and Marissa Cooper's." Seth froze as he remembered that night.

Marissa picked the gun but the struggling Trey and Ryan bumped into her, causing her to drop the gun.

He could pin it on her but that though was quickly pushed out of his mind. It wasn't right.

"Yeah I'm sure."

Scene switches to Ryan in the same room with Campbell.

"Where's Seth?" Ryan demanded. Campbell smiled at that.

"You two are very close right? You and Seth?"

"Yeah so? You didn't answer my question, where is he?"

"What about you and Trey? Were you close?"

"He tried to rape my girlfriend. No I can't say that we were."

"So did you kill him?"

That caught Ryan off guard.

"What?"

"You heard me. Did you kill him and when Seth saw what happened he decided to take the fall for you since his dad's a lawyer and he thought he could get away with it? Is that what happened?" Campbell pressed. Ryan stared t him. He had to get Seth out of jail somehow. He was the only brother Ryan still had, and jail was no place for a kid like Seth.

"Yeah that's what happened." He said quickly, almost eagerly."Well you let Seth go now?"

Campbell glanced at his partner, curiously.

Scene switches to Marissa in the same room

"I did it." She said quickly. If Seth was put away in jail for life or jut about life it would destroy Ryan. Plus Ryan was also a suspect. Campbell stared at her.

"I haven't even asked the question yet."

"Think about it. I had the motive right? He tried to rape me. That did some damage to me emotionally. And he was trying to kill my boyfriend. I mean, even my fingerprints are on the gun, what more proof do you need?" Marissa replied.

Campbell glanced at his partner. 3 confessions out of 3 people. It was time for Summer Roberts to break the tie.

Summer's in the room now

"I didn't see anything, I arrived after Trey was shot." Summer told him. "I drove in another car." That was true. "Seth was Marissa." That was a lie but she couldn't allow Cohen to go to jail or Ryan or more so her best friend.

"Are you sure that you didn't see anything? That you're not covering up for your boyfriend, best friend and boyfriend's best friend?" Campbell asked knowingly. Summer didn't blink.

"I'm sure." She insisted. She had to protect all of them. The core four stuck together no matter what. Campbell sighed. So much for that solution.

"Thank you Miss. Roberts." He said as he stood up. "My partner will escort you to your friends."

She nodded as he walked into the room with the glass window.

"So." Said a strange officer in there. "Who did it?"

"Frankly sir, anyone of those three could have done it. They all had a motive." Campbell handed the man the folder he was carrying. "But I lay my money on the Cohen kid." He walked out of the door.

Scene switches to the front room of the Orange County police station where Ryan, Marissa, and Summer waited for Sandy and Kirsten to pay for Seth's bail.

Ryan couldn't believe that they were letting Seth go so easily and still didn't believe it when they all saw Seth walking down the hallway with Sandy and Kirsten. Summer ran over to him and hugged him. Ryan and Marissa did the same though Seth couldn't look Ryan completely in the eye when they hugged.

"Come on, let's go home." Sandy suggested, breaking the silence while putting an arm around Seth and Ryan.

"And eat bagels?" Marissa teased and Sandy grinned.

"How do you know?" He teased back.

"Or Chinese take out food." Seth added, talking for the first time in a while. That got them all to laugh has they headed back home...

Scene goes to commercial.
Scene switches to the Cohen house, the next day.

As Ryan came in the front of the pool house he noticed that Seth wasn't in the kitchen with Sandy and Kirsten like he normally was, waiting for Ryan to get up.

"Where's Seth?" He frowned.

"I don't know, still in his room I think." Kirsten said, looking at Sandy.

"Odd, he's normally up by now." Sandy agreed.

"I'll go drag him down." Ryan quickly volunteered. Secretly he's been worried about how Seth was handling the entire situation. He hurried upstairs, opened the door and walked into Seth's room while knocking.

"Hey, what are you still doing in bed at this time of the day?" He asked as he saw Seth lying on the bed, not covered in sheets and staring at the ceiling.

"How can you act so cheerful after what just happened?" Seth asked quietly. Ryan froze a bit.

"You mean about losing Trey?" He replied softly.

"Yeah about Trey. I mean Jesus Ryan!" Seth sat up. "I KILLED someone. And not just a stranger but your brother. I mean how can you even look me in the eye anymore?" Ryan sighed at that and sat down next to him.

"I don't know." He shrugged. "I asked myself that a couple of times and I think it was because it was an accident. That you didn't mean to kill him, that you were trying to save me."

"Doesn't it hurt? To know that you lost a brother? I mean you hardly seem upset.

"Well we Atwood's don't like to show our feelings publicly, remember?" Ryan grinned at Seth but the grin quickly disappeared at Seth's look. "Yeah I am upset about it. I'll level with you. Sometimes I'm pissed about it."

"Pissed at me?" Seth asked quietly and Ryan could tell that's what Seth was afraid of. That Ryan would get so pissed at Seth for killing Trey that he'd never speak to Seth again.

"No." He shook his head. "Pissed at the whole situation. Pissed at myself for going after Trey in the first place."

"I head that you lied. Said that you killed him." Seth said in a serious tone.

"Yeah so? So did Marissa, and Summer said she didn't see anything."

"But why?" Seth looked confused at that. "Why lie when it was I that did it? They'll find out anyways."

"With any hope and luck they won't." Ryan tried to assure him. "Besides us four has got to stick together right?"

Seth smiled and nodded at that.

"Right."

"Now come on down and brave your mom's cooking." Ryan stood up grinning. Seth stood up and smiled at that-appreciating Ryan's efforts.

"I'm not sure if I'm brave enough for that." He joked.

"So wait, you're brave enough to shoot someone but not brave enough to eat your mom's cooking?" Ryan was careful not to say kill. Seth laughed.

"That's about right." He teased. Joking they headed back downstairs, trying to work up a courage to try Kirsten's home cooked breakfast.

Scene switches to Caleb and Julie's home and inside the kitchen.

Marissa walked down the stairs, groggy from the lack of sleep. She looked startled as she saw Caleb at the counter, sipping coffee and eating breakfast while reading the newspaper.

"Good morning." He said, looking up. She frowned at that.

"Morning." She answered and went to the toaster to make some waffles. For some reason she felt someone was going to happen, something bad. And sure enough she was right.

"Did you're mother tell you the good news?" Caleb asked.

"No, I've been a bit preoccupied lately." She said. 'You know with Ryan's brother being killed' she thought to herself.

"I understand. I guess I'll tell you myself. I'm running for Mayor."

She dropped her waffles onto the plate.

"Wow, that's great!" She exclaimed, meaning it for once.

"Thank you. I want to talk to you about the shooting." Caleb answered as he dumped his mug and plate into the sink. "I've been doing some thinking and I believe it would be best if you stayed away from Ryan Atwood for awhile."

Marissa turned at stared at him.

"Are you serious?" She asked, stunned.

"Very. Not just from Ryan but from my grandson as well as Summer Roberts."

"Let me guess, it's bad enough that your grandson killed someone, you don't want people to remember Seth and the shooting because of your stepdaughter dating the juvenile delinquent from Chino, is that it?" Marissa's voice rose and she folded her arms.

"Yes, that's about it." Caleb agreed. "It's not forever Marissa, just until this situation dies down."

"Situation?! So you're not going to talk to your grandson for a while is that it?" She challenged him. When he said nothing to confirm or deny that accusation she shook her head in disbelief. "This is a pretty low one you know. Even for Caleb Nickels." With hot angry tears in her eyes Marissa stormed out, leaving Caleb alone in his thoughts.

Scene switches back to Trey's apartments where Campbell is studying the place. A man walked by and poked his head into the room.

"You're here because of the shooting?" The man asked. Campbell looked up.

"Yes, you are?"

"Gus, I live next door."

"Really? Then you must have heard the incident."

"Heard it?" Gus snorted. "I saw it."

Campbell looked at him sharply.

"What do you mean, you saw it?" He asked slowly.

"Exactly what it sounds like. I saw it."

"You saw who shot Trey Atwood?"

"Yup."

"Who?"

"Who do you mean who? It's the kid that you arrested in the beginning. I mean you got a hold of him right?" Campbell stared at Gus, realizing that it was indeed Seth Cohen who shot Trey Atwood, just like he suspected.

Scene switches to commercial
Scene switches to the pool at Summer's house

"So does Caleb even know that you're here?" Summer asked as they lounged by the pool.

"No and I don't care. I'm not his daughter and I'm not giving up on my friends just for his benefits." Marissa practically snarled.

"Good for you." Summer nodded.

"Besides we four stick together right?" Marissa added.

"Right." Summer agreed and they clinked their glasses.

"Speaking of the us four." Summer nodded to their two guys walking back there with bathing suits.

"Um did we invite you in?" Summer said, standing up.

"No." Both of them said.

"Then what makes you think that you can waltz right in here like you own the place?" Summer snapped.

"Cause if you don't let us in I'd do this." Seth grinned and picked her up.

"Cohen put me down!" She shrieked. "Put me down! Cohen!"

Seth didn't pay any attention but dumped her into the water.

"Oh I am going to kill you!" She said as she swam around. "I am SO going to kill you!"

"What? You look good wet." Seth teased.

"Shut up!" Summer snapped. Ryan and Marissa grinned at each other.

"Ladies first." Ryan said nodding to the pool.

"Oh no you don't." She shook her head and laughed. "Ryan, I'm serious, Ryan!" She said as he picked her up and he too threw her in the pool."

"Oh both of you are so dead!" Summer threatened them. Ryan and Seth looked at each and jumped into the pool in at the same time, causing both of the girls to shriek in delight, non of them having any idea on what was happening else, for a change, non of them had a care in the world.

Scene switches to the outdoor pool of the Cohen home. Both Sandy and Kirsten are sitting on chairs outside sipping lemonade.

"Well both the kids are gone, we have the house and pool all to our self." Sandy winked at Kirsten who laughed. She scooted foreword.

"Um Sandy, I have something to tell you." She told him.

"What is it?" For some reason he was concerned.

"I went to the doctors office the other day." She said slowly. He stared at her.

"Is everything all right? Are you all right?" He asked worriedly. Is Kirsten sick? The very thought made him sick.

"No, no." She laughed and sighed. "I'm pregnant." She told him seriously and he stared at her.

"Are you serious?" He asked, stunned. She nodded, then, worried.

"Is that all right?" She asked.

"Is that all right?" He suddenly grew a huge smile. "It's more then all right!" he stood up and scooped her into a hug and kissed her.

"I love you so much." He told her seriously.

"I love you to." She answered, full of peace and contentment despite everything that had happened.

"We're going to have a baby!" He shouted, acting like a kid on Christmas. She laughed and they held each other, neither one of them couldn't be more content, neither one could be more ant peace, and neither one had any idea on what was going to happen...

Scene switches to the Pier with Ryan and Seth walking towards Captain Oats.

Ryan and Seth walked around the pier when suddenly Ryan saw someone.

"Is that Luke?" Ryan asked, stunned. Seth studied the figure in the distance.

"Holy shit, I think it is!" He cried, shocked.

"Hey Chino! Loser! Wait up!" Luke waved his hand, hurrying towards them. Seth and Ryan grinned at each other.

"Yup, defiantly Luke." They said at the same time.

"Hey it's great to see you again!" Luke grinned and hugged Ryan. Seth smiled and opened his arms out for a hug .Luke looked at him, snorted and gave Seth a little smack in the head.

"Well I'll take what I can get." Seth rubbed his head.

"What are you doing here?" Ryan asked, stunned like Seth was.

"Dad and mom thinks I have more of a chance of getting into an Ivy League school if I'm at a prestigious privet school for at least 3 out of 4 years, their words, not mine." Luke shrugged.

"No, and I thought you used the word prestigious all the time." Seth rolled his eyes.

"You making fun of me?" Luke demanded in a serious tone." Cause I don't like being made fun of."

Seth looked at Ryan nervously. "Uh, no.?" He guessed. Luke frowned.

"You testing my patients?" He said sternly.

"No, look man, it was a joke!" Seth cried but Luke continued to glare at Seth and then burst out laughing.

"Look at his face!" He laughed and pointed to Seth. "It's priceless!" He grabbed Seth's neck and rubbed his fists in his hair. "How can I be mad at this kid?" He asked Ryan who just grinned.

"Um, can I have my neck back?" Seth asked, knowing that this was how Luke showed affection.

"Oh yeah, sorry man." Luke grinned and released Seth.

"So you're staying for the whole year?" Ryan wanted to know.

"Yup, you're stuck with me for the whole year." Luke grinned and punched Seth in the shoulder. "What do you think of that?" He asked.

"I think I'm going to have to get used to bruises again." Seth grimaced, rubbing his shoulder causing even Ryan to laugh.

"Ah man, guys it's going to be great!" Luke put his arms around him causing Seth to flinch. "It's going to be just like old times!"

"Just like old times." Ryan agreed and he and Seth shared a look as Luke checked out two girls in bikinis.

"Just like ollllld times." Luke said. "Now if you excuse me, I have some new people to meet." He hurried over to the two girls.

Seth and Ryan looked at each other.

"Well this should be interested." Ryan said thoughtfully and Seth nodded.

"What are the chances that he'll go a week without punching someone's lights out?" Seth suggested and both of them looked at Luke teasing a kid who looked very annoyed.

"Not good." Ryan shook his head and Seth shook his head quickly also.

"Not good." He agreed.

Scene switches to the last commercial.
The Cohen's and Seth are eating dinner at the Cohen mansion when the doorbell rings.

"I'll get it." Sandy stood up. He opened the door. There was officer Campbell and two other officers.

"What's going on Officer Campbell?" He asked, suddenly concerned.

"Is your son Seth Cohen at home?" He asked. "And don't lie Mr. Cohen, I have a warrant to search the house."

"Yes, he's here."

"What's going on Sandy?" Kirsten and Ryan and Seth went into the living room.

"Seth Cohen." Campbell stepped into the room and showed Sandy the warrant before he could protest. "You have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against in the court of law, you have the right to an lawyer..."

"I have a lawyer." Seth nodded to Sandy as they handcuffed him.

"What's going on?" Sandy demanded. "I'm his lawyer; I have the right to know."

"There's evidence." Campbell said. "Evidence that Seth killed Trey Atwood."

Sandy and Ryan shared a look.

"What type of evidence?" Ryan demanded.

"A witness. A witness said he saw Seth shoot him."

The Cohen family stared at each other in shock as Seth was led out.

"Don't say anything." Sandy advised Seth as they put him in the backseat of a police car again. "Don't say anything until I get there."

"You his father?" One of the officers outside asked.

"I'm his lawyer." Sandy snapped and he Ryan and Kirsten watched as the police car took Seth away until they couldn't see it anymore.

Scene switches to Seth going into the county jail again. He walks silently into the holding cell and he turned and looked outside as the bars slammed shut in front of him...

Go to credits

Okay so like it took me OVER two HOURS to write and type this! The longest I've EVER spent on the story, so please, please review! I worked really hard on this one and kinda proud of it :). The next chapter-if I get enough reviews-will be another full episode.