Thank you for all of the reviews, and I hope you all continue to review my story throughout its entirety.

Now to answer a few of your questions.

There will be a bit of RM in the story, but only enough to introduce them to each other, than eventually onto steadily dating. I don't like to spend to much time writing about them.

Zach is not going to be entirely evil, only for a little while. It was not my intention to make him evil, just that he's heavily misunderstood like Summer and Seth. He's sort of going to be a Luke-like character, and turn out a better person.

Alright, so that's that. And don't worry my A/N won't be too long, I just needed to set everything straight. Okay, hope you enjoy. Review!

Move Along

5 months later…

"Seth honey, please try and be reasonable."

"There's nothing to be reasonable about. I'm not going."

"Your mother's company is growing son, we can't stay here forever." Sandy tried to shed some light on the situation. The Cohen's were planning to move to southern California; due to Kirsten's company's expansion, they were moving their office to Newport Beach.

"All of my friends are here. Ryan doesn't want to go either, I know he doesn't."

"Ryan took the news and said he was fine with either place." He betrayed me! Well let's get right down to it; he's a long story. But to make a long story short; let's say there was a drug bust, a scheduled meeting with my dad, also known as his lawyer, and an invitation for a free night stay…the rest is history.

"My team needs me. I can't leave now, schools starting in a month and I'll miss tryouts." The one thing Seth would always be grateful of was the day his parents decided to move them away from Berkeley and to Brooklyn. I know on paper, the transition doesn't seem very grade A material, but Seth's interests changed considerably. In Berkeley, he spent his days alone with no friends; but in Brooklyn, his parents convinced him to show some school spirit and start participating in activities. He became the hit of the school, gained tons of friends and was on nearly every sports team. Also, it led them to adopting Ryan, his best friend and brother.

"I know honey, but I'm sure you'll have a chance to try out for the team in Newport. If my memory serves me right, Harbor has an excellent basketball team." Kirsten defended.

"I hate it there, everyone treats me like shit. And I'm sure they're basketball team is more concerned about what time 90210 is on."

"Hey, what's going on?" Ryan entered the main door and peered around the kitchen suspiciously. Everyone was now gathered in the same room.

"Ryan, a little birdie told me you agreed to the ridiculous idea of moving…" Seth walked across the room and leaned on Ryan's shoulder, figuring his best friend of all people was on his side.

"I did."

"What! Why?"

"I don't know. I mean everything's okay for you here, but the only thing keeping me here was Jessica." Jessica…he just had to run into that girl his first night in town. Ever since, they've been basically inseparable. "I told her about the move, and she said its best to end the relationship." Ryan smiled weakly, then made his exit and headed upstairs. Seth's eyes followed him up the stairs, and he could tell just by the way he was walking; a major brooding session was in order.

"We're moving in two weeks, and that's final. Now get to bed." Kirsten stated and pranced out of the room without further discussion. Seth stormed upstairs, pissed off at the world.

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"Tara, please don't be like this."

"No Seth, its easier for me if we not hang out anymore. I don't want to see you in these next two weeks, it will be too hard." She sniffled and it made his heart ache. As soon as he went upstairs, he immediately called Tara, his girlfriend of 2 years.

"I need to see you though."

"I'm sorry Seth I can't. J-Just know its better this way…I-I gotta go…I love you and I always will." She was too heart broken to even hear his response; she hung up. Seth was speechless. The only sound being that of the dial tone ringing frantically. He slowly set the phone down, and remained seated on his bed, staring aimlessly at the door. It really was over.

All the memories started flooding back to him. He remembered she was the only girl in school that wouldn't give him the time of day when he first arrived, and that only tempted him more to try and win her over. And when he did, he knew it would last. 2 years at that.

"Hey man…"Ryan's croaking voice filled the room, and Seth quickly straightened up and wiped the small compilation of moisture building in the corner of his eyes. "Was that Tara?" Seth nodded and sighed heavily, the phone conversation still fresh on his mind.

"She said she doesn't want to see me anymore. She says it will be too hard." Ryan nodded, understanding both Seth's point and Tara's.

"Well if its any consolation, my visit to Jessica didn't go well at all…words were exchanged, none of them good." Ryan smiled, trying to cheer up his best friend. "Hey man, there's probably some hot cheerleader in California just waiting to crawl all over you." Seth smirked and nodded, but remained quiet.

"It's going to be hard saying goodbye to this place. It changed me so much, you know? I don't want to go back to what I was in Berkeley." Seth sighed, remembering his horrid times in Berkeley.

"This time you'll have me there…"Ryan smiled, which got Seth to smirk. "Well I'm going to bed." Ryan trudged out the room, leaving Seth in silence and to his thoughts.

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"Lets go boys! I want to hit the road by 1." Sandy hollered through the empty house, then went back outside and joined Kirsten. The two weeks went by quicker than any had wanted. Seth and Ryan spent most of the time either playing basketball at the park, or visiting momentous places around New York that they wanted to always remember. Now, the boys were saying their own personal goodbyes to the house, Ryan's being a bit more dramatic.

The Cohen's really changed his life; they opened their home to him and allowed him to become a part of their family. For that he'd always be grateful.

For Seth, it gave him a whole new life, and a good friend/brother to boot. He was more worried about not fitting in again in California. It already didn't work out once, he feared for a second time.

"You know, I'm going to miss kicking your ass in PS2 in this room…oh well I guess now I'll have to do it across the country…" Seth mockingly sighed, which caused a punch to be thrown at him. Though Seth was the more athletic and socially involved of the two, Ryan could still break him like a twig.

"I'll be outside." Ryan walked off, leaving Seth alone in the living room. He heard the door close, signaling he was the last of the Cohen's in the house.

What he feared the most was that he would have to change his personality again to fit in Newport. He was already a geek once, and the move to Brooklyn somehow moved him way up the social spectrum to popular. And he never changed one thing about himself. That showed how hallowed personal appearance was in Newport, and how invaluable it was in Brooklyn. Here, he could just relax and be himself, but in California, you had to fight to survive.

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"Honey, I'm all for moving; but don't you think we could've moved someplace say…away from that conniving, wretched, snake of a father-in-law?" Kirsten smirked and rolled her eyes at Sandy's noble but untimely attempt to try and delay the move. Kirsten's company, New York Group, blew up this year and was an instant hit. But money and power got to Caleb's head, Kirsten's father and New York Group CEO, and he decided to move the company to California. Thus leading to him making the trip the sun soaked state.

"Don't forget I'm also her boss…"Caleb arrived, to the surprise of the Cohen's, and was stepping out of his car. He walked across the yard and greeted Kirsten with a kiss on the cheek. "Shalom Sandy…"

"Caleb…it's always a pleasure…" Sandy plastered a fake smile, and leaned in closer to Kirsten. "I'll be in the car." He whispered and quickly escaped an unwanted conversation with Caleb.

"So is everyone excited for the trip?"

"Oh so much…" Seth exited the house, and all heads swirled to see him. He grunted and walked straight past his grandpa and mom, heading straight to the car. The moving trucks had already taken off, and they were the last to hit the road.

"Well lets get going." Caleb headed back to his vehicle, as Kirsten retreated back to hers.

"See yeah gramps." Ryan called out from the window, causing a smile rare ever sees spring on Caleb's face, and he sped away. Ryan was close with Caleb, more so than Seth. Caleb really bonded with Ryan, especially seeing as Ryan's past troubles could sort of be related to those of Caleb's. He had to build his empire from the ground up, with little or no money, getting into mischief and trouble.

"Cali here we come…yeah."

"Dad, lose the gangster tone please." Seth commented from the backseat, keeping his eyes glued on the house. Sandy chuckled and linked hands with Kirsten, then pulled out of the driveway, pausing briefly on the street so they all could take their last looks at the house.

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"Dude, wake up. We're here." Seth's eyes shot open, and he immediately surveyed the surroundings. The house they were parked in front of was insanely huge; it absolutely trampled their old home by a mile. The sun in all of its glory; was beaming down brightly, and the sky was a calm, clear blue. All the surrounding yards were spotless, and not one of the homes had a flaw to it.

He stepped out of the car, and saw that some of the boxes had already been moved inside. His parents were touring the home, and Ryan was just now joining them after waking Seth up. They were the only ones that had seen the home, Ryan and Seth didn't have a clue what to expect.

This was a huge step up from their life in Brooklyn; their house was small, but livable. Up until Kirsten's company hit the big time, the Cohen's only relied on family. They never were the richest family in town, or popular for that matter, but they probably had one of the strongest family dynamics around.

"Whoa…this place is huge…" Seth uttered out as he gazed in amazement at the house. His parents and Ryan had just descended back down the stairs, and had smug grins on their faces. Seth snapped out of his awestruck gaze, and regained his composure. "Uhh…I mean; it's alright. I wish we were in Brooklyn." Sandy and Kirsten laughed, then headed back out the open front door to help empty out the moving trucks.

"Seth, Ryan…a little help here." Sandy stuttered out, he was struggling to carry a dresser out of the truck. The boys both darted out the door to help their ailing dad. Ryan was first to get to the other side of the dresser and help, but meanwhile Seth laid back. Sandy grunted at him, and his face was beginning to lose color, as the dresser was heavier than expected. Even Ryan was huffing and puffing away just to keep his balance.

Sandy looked at Seth agitatedly, causing Seth to explain himself. "Schools starting up soon pops, which means basketball tryouts will start. Can't risk straining myself." He smiled brightly, receiving an eye roll from both Ryan and Sandy. The dresser was definitely causing problems, both of their faces were pitch red, and about a lift away from popping a vein.

"Hey boys…" Kirsten emerged from the moving truck with a curtain set and a lamp. "How about you boys go out and explore the town for a while; Sandy and I can handle things from here. Besides dad should be here any minute."

"Oh wonderful." Sandy spat out as he and Ryan were now slowly progressing toward the front door. Kirsten rolled her eyes at Sandy's enthusiasm. An engine rumble caused them all to turn and search for the sound, only to find Caleb's car pulling into the driveway.

"Hello Kiki." He called out the car window, then quickly shut the car off and walked across to greet his daughter. "Sanford, I see you're just as happy to see me, as I am to see you." Caleb took note of Sandy's face turned a stark red.

"Well, now that everyone's here, I'm going to go and look around the neighborhood. I'm pretty sure Jimmy lives somewhere around here." Kirsten stated giddily, and then stalked off down the street. Sandy sighed heavily; he never did like Jimmy, and now they were living on the same street!

"Ry man, I'm going down to the beach to call Tara; come down after."

"Seth wait, seriously a little help here." They were now attempting to situate the dresser so it could fit through the door. The other movers were waiting patiently inside of the house for the dresser to fit through.

"Oh right, sorry." Seth looked around and found a lone moving guy that was busy taking a break, and lighting up for a smoke. "Hey man, they need your help over there." The man nodded then proceeded over towards Ryan. "See yeah." Seth called before skipping away down the street towards the pier so he could call Tara way back in Brooklyn. Ryan shook his head and grinned at Seth's effort toward being a helping hand.

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"Hi Mrs. Gardner, can I speak to your daughter please?" Seth stammered into the phone, and was received with commotion on the other line. He was down at the beach, the pier to be more specific, just like his mother had asked. He had almost forgotten about the beauty of California, up until today. The sound of the waves crashing onto the shore, the sun lit sky splaying down on the equally amazing town. It really was quite blissful.

He seated himself on a bench near the railing, over looking the pier; as he waited for Tara's mother to pass her the phone.

"S-Seth…" Seth turned his head on a whim and spotted Ryan wailing his hands in the air, struggling to catch up to him. Considering Ryan's a guy who generally likes to keep out of the spotlight, he sure wasn't helping his cause.,

"Dude, calm down." Ryan reached Seth's side and immediately keeled over and leaned against the rail just to the side of Seth. He was gasping for air. "What took you so long?"

"I was…helping…carry…furniture." He breathed out. "Then…couldn't…find…pier."

"It's easy, just go to the beach man." Ryan rolled his eyes at how naïve Seth was being.

"Do you know how damn long this pier is?" Ryan finally was able to steady his breathing, and joined Seth on the bench. "Plus I was worried about you, I was afraid you'd do something stupid."

"Relax man, I'm just phoning Tara; I'm not going to hurt myself or anything." He laughed, and regained his focus on the pending call. He wasn't even aware if anyone was talking.

"I'm going to a much needed drink." Ryan sighed heavily than rose up from the bench and headed back down in the direction he came from; in search of a store. Seth remained content on the bench; it took longer than expected for her to answer the phone.

"Oh my god, you so did not just say that to m-…Hello?" Tara giggled; God just hearing her voice caused Seth to smile. The distance apart from her was affecting him more than anyone would ever know.

"Tara, hey."

"Umm…Seth?" She questioned, and on the other line her face drowned of all color.

"Hey, I just wanted to call and see how you're doing."

"I told you I didn't want to see you anymore…" Seth could hear her chatting to someone else; he just assumed it was her mom or something. "A lots changed."

"So what? I can't call and see how you are?"

"No of course not, I just don't want this to be harder than it already is...I've barely slept, I don't talk to anyone except Jess, I'm lonely…" Seth felt his heart strain, and his lips curled downward into a frown. He hated being the cause of her pain; after all the time he spent chasing after her back when she never knew him, it was always better to see her smiling.

"I know, and I'm sorry about everything. But I just wanted to hear you're voice again…I miss you." The line went silent, and was followed up with more commotion and loud noises, also with Tara whispering something. Seth shrugged it off, and took her silence as a sign that she was upset also.

"So…schools starting up soon. Registration week is in a couple days, and I'm kind of nervous about meeting everyone."

"Seth…this really isn't a good time…be quiet!" He was beginning to get worried now, whoever she was talking to, apparently wasn't making things easier for her. He despised anyone who treated her badly.

"Are you okay, what's going on?"

"Tara, baby…hurry up and get back in bed."

Seth's face drained of all color, and he looked a ghostly pale white. His vision grew clouded with small ambles of tears slowly etching their way down his face, and he remained froze with the cell sealed to his ear.

"I don't suppose you heard that…" She mumbled out, now in a more quiet and secure room.

"Who is it?" He yelled out angrily, causing a few heads to twirl around and stare confusedly at him, but he could care less. "I bet it's Jack; I knew from the very first day I saw him I didn't like him. He's been eyeing you up ever since we started dating. Not only does he take my starting position on the team once I leave, he takes my girl."

"No Seth please, just let me explain." Seth sighed heavily, and waved a rough hand through his now disheveled locks. He felt himself beginning to get choked up for words, and decided to end it.

"You know what, I may never have been the greatest boyfriend, I know I treated you like hell for a while; but I always respected you. That may not seem like much, but sometimes I wish you at least show me the decency and respect me, for once in your life!" Ryan made his way over from the store, and remained silent behind Seth as he continued to rant on. "I'm not the sweetest guy, not even the nicest either, but I deserve a hell of a lot better than this." He snapped the phone shut, and shoved it roughly into his jean pocket; then fixed his gaze out at the ocean, hoping it could somehow soothe his broken heart.

"Seth..." Ryan seated himself slowly next to Seth, and carefully made sure not to anger him more. In typical Cohen fashion, Seth shielded his face from him, and wiped the tears that still lingered on his face. Ryan narrowed his eyes at him.

"Uhhh…hey man…that wind sure is strong isn't it?" He let out a quiet sniffle, and turned his head away again to try and clean up his appearance. Rarely did he ever let anyone in on what he was going through, the closest one to ever understanding him was Ryan. He never showed his parents his emotional side, even with Kirsten's persistence to let her in like how he used to be when he was younger. Everyone always assumed he was fine; at school, they knew of his reputation, and that was he was more of a rebellious outcast, and never took no bullshit from anyone, not from his family or girlfriend.

"You alright?"

"Yeah…I think I just need to be alone for a while…you know, stay here for a bit, soak it all in?"

"Are you sure, I could stay if you wa-"

"Ryan please, can you just go." Seth kept his gaze fixed out at the entrancing ocean. Ryan sighed, then rose up from the bench to start his long walk back to the house. He patted Seth's shoulder, and gave an sympathetic smile.

"I hate California." Seth spat out annoyed, and Ryan smirked and shook his head as he set out down the long narrow beach.

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She lied to me the whole time…when she said she didn't get any sleep? She had some random with her. When she said she didn't talk to anyone? She had the random to help mend her pain.

"Excuse me?" Seth was shook from his zen like concentration by an annoyed voice from behind him.

"Can I help you?" He turned and found an annoyed brunette tapping her foot impatiently, with one of her hands held firmly at her hip, the other holding food.

"You're in my spot, and were you just crying?" She scoffed and started laughing, and Seth turned away from her embarrassed. Guilt streamed through her, and she decided to take it easy on him, but not too easy.

"Umm I've been here for over an hour and no I wasn't crying, the winds really strong…and who's to say it's your spot specifically?" She rolled her eyes, and eyed the pier around as if looking for someone.

"Look I eat practically everyday, and my friend will be here soon…so move unless you want to get covered in taco." Seth held his hands up defensively, and grinned at her smugly, smiling for the first time sincerely that day.

"Wouldn't want you to waste your food on me, especially how girls are typically more concerned about their weight, and I wouldn't want you to blame me later for being anorexic because you wasted your food on me." Seth exhaled, and he gave her a toothy, yet nervous smile. What was it about this girl that was causing him to ramble so much? He never was this nervous around girls; it was always the other way around. He treated them like crap, and they loved him for it.

"Whatevs, just get lost." She seated herself down in Seth's previous spot, and shooed him away with her hand.

"Seth Cohen." He held out his hand down to her, and smiled brightly. She took no notice of it, and began to unravel her food.

"I didn't ask for your name…" She stated annoyed, and Seth took it as a sign to beat it. He walked about 5 feet away, and saw a tall yet surprisingly attractive girl, with lighter hair join her. He smiled and watched as the two girls immediately became engrossed in daily banter, then turned and set off down the same pathway Ryan had treaded down earlier. But before he was too far away, he felt the urge to turn around and get one last look at the mysterious brunette. He saw her giggling and smiling, which immediately sprang his lips to curl into a smile also.

Maybe today wasn't so bad

That was a bit longer than intended, but oh well what can you do. It was only long because I needed to introduce Seth and The Cohens, also the brunette (:o oh I wonder who?) lol. Seth and Summer's first introduction, next chapter.

S/S Meeting, Registration week, School clicks…

Again, sorry about how long the chapter was, I just needed to introduce Seth, and this story WILL get better, so I hope you all keep reading.

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