A/N- Hey guys! How 'bout that season finale? Could they ACT anymore like an old married couple? Hehe, that was great. All right, here's chapter seven!
Disclaimer- All The O.C. characters belong to Fox, the lyrics belong to Summer Donna's "Tearing Down The Walls."
Chapter Seven
Tearing Down Your Walls
~*~
Anna raised an eyebrow.
"You and Seth?"
"Seth and me." Summer reiterated, suddenly losing her nerve a little bit.
"You and Seth?" Anna repeated, a look of shocked comprehension dawning on her face.
"Wow, is there an echo in here?" Summer laughed nervously, tucking her hair behind her ears.
"Talk, Summer." Anna demanded.
"Okay, well, here's the thing. Leave Seth alone." Summer said this all very quickly.
Anna snorted with disbelief.
"Excuse me?"
"Did I stutter? Leave…Seth…alone."
Anna crossed her arms.
"Why should I?"
Summer took a deep breath.
"Because…because Seth and I are kind of…together."
"Oh really?" Anna rolled her eyes.
"Yes really."
"That was made so abundantly clear when I asked him out right in front of you."
"We were having issues. But now we're not. So basically, um, back off."
"I don't believe you. I have no idea why you're lying about this, but Seth would never date you."
"Why is that?' Summer was instantly in defensive mode.
"Because you're a rich spoiled brat who practically exemplifies every stereotype he hates."
"Oh, because you know him SO well."
"I understand him better than you ever could."
"That's not true! I have known Seth Cohen since we were eight years old, and you talked to him for what, like, three hours? Don't ever pretend like you know him or understand him or love him like I do, because it's not true! You just think you know him because he likes your stupid comic books and because you have the same haircut! Please! You don't even-"
"Summer?" Marissa had entered the bathroom with a stunned expression on her face.
"H-Hey, Coop." Summer looked at her friend, still breathing heavily from her rant.
"They sent me to find you-let's go." Marissa said, looking from her best friend to a stunned Anna.
"Point taken?" Summer said, looking at Anna again.
"Uh, yeah. See you at school, I guess." Anna still looked a little shaken from Summer's outburst as she shuffled out of the bathroom.
"Wow." Marissa commented, looking at Summer.
"Rage blackouts." Summer shrugged.
"I know, sweetie. You really should see someone about those."
Summer laughed.
"Okay, but whoa? What were you saying when I came in? You love...Seth?" Marissa held Summer at arm's length, demanding an answer.
"I don't know-I kinda freaked and didn't know what I was saying." Summer backpedaled quickly.
Marissa raised her eyebrows.
"All right, maybe. I don't know. But, yes, there's something going on between us and I should have told you, I'm sorry, Coop-"
Marissa burst out laughing.
"What's so funny?" Summer demanded.
"Nothing…just Ryan's going to die. I was SO right." She giggled.
Summer smiled.
"Ready to head back outside to your lovaaa?" Marissa laughed.
"Shut up." Summer hit her arm as they stepped outside, both smiling.
~*~
"You know what's weird?"
"What's weird?"
"Funnel cakes."
"How so, Seth?"
"Well, they're just weird. I mean, what exactly goes into the making of a funnel cake? No one knows, no one ever questions them, it's just like, "ooh, hey, a funnel cake, yum, I don't care if it's made from pig intestines."
"Pig intestines?"
"Maybe! You don't know." Seth pointed out, emphasizing his point by holding up a gooey mass of funnel cake goodness.
"Hey, guys." Marissa and Summer sat down next to them, also digging into the mysterious funnel cake.
"Hey, stop with the funnel cake hoarding." Summer smiled, scooting closer to Seth.
"I like funnel cake."
"Me too!"
"You don't like funnel cakes. They have carbs…maybe." Seth considered this for a moment, shrugging.
"You're going to get some funnel cake in the face if you don't share." Summer threatened.
"Bring it on, baby." Seth looked at her, raising an eyebrow.
Summer giggled, going to smear it on his face when he caught her hand, stopping her inches from him. They both started to lean towards each other, their lips inches apart.
"Oh, get a room." Marissa giggled, breaking the tension between them instantly as they sheepishly pulled apart.
Ryan looked incredibly confused.
"Oh, right. Ryan, I was right and Seth and Summer are dating. So first of all, HAH. And second of all…okay, I got nothing except HA again." Marissa smiled triumphantly.
Ryan looked at Seth and Summer.
"Cool." He shrugged.
"That's it? Cool? That's all we get?" Seth shook his head.
"Ryan's a man of few words." Marissa smiled, patting his shoulder.
"Oh, well. I'd probably get the same reaction if I told him Saturn Girl wanted to marry him." Seth grinned.
The two guys laughed at what was obviously an inside joke, and Marissa and Summer looked very confused.
"Saturn Girl?" Summer asked.
"Comic book stuff." Seth explained.
"Okay, if we're going to date, that's gotta stop." Summer shook her head.
"You'll never change me!" Seth said mock-dramatically.
"We'll see." Summer grinned.
Seth raised an eyebrow.
"I'll give up comics if you never, EVER say "ew!" again. About anything."
Summer looked back at him defiantly.
"Comic books- eww!" She pronounced, crossing her arms.
"Fine, fine, I'll accept your flaws if you accept mine."
"Deal." She smiled, kissing his cheek.
~*~
Emotion got me where I'm with him
It's so hard to get to your heart
Fascination you know it brought me to you
Satisfaction makes me want to
Want to start by tearing down the walls
Tearing down the walls around your heart
Tearing down the walls
Tearing down the walls around your heart
I know I'm only getting so close
I see you're up on your guard
Secrets I wanna get to know those
'Cause down deep I'm after your heart
~*~
A/N- All right, reviews please! The O.C. returns on Oct. 30th! YAY!
Disclaimer- All The O.C. characters belong to Fox, the lyrics belong to Summer Donna's "Tearing Down The Walls."
Chapter Seven
Tearing Down Your Walls
~*~
Anna raised an eyebrow.
"You and Seth?"
"Seth and me." Summer reiterated, suddenly losing her nerve a little bit.
"You and Seth?" Anna repeated, a look of shocked comprehension dawning on her face.
"Wow, is there an echo in here?" Summer laughed nervously, tucking her hair behind her ears.
"Talk, Summer." Anna demanded.
"Okay, well, here's the thing. Leave Seth alone." Summer said this all very quickly.
Anna snorted with disbelief.
"Excuse me?"
"Did I stutter? Leave…Seth…alone."
Anna crossed her arms.
"Why should I?"
Summer took a deep breath.
"Because…because Seth and I are kind of…together."
"Oh really?" Anna rolled her eyes.
"Yes really."
"That was made so abundantly clear when I asked him out right in front of you."
"We were having issues. But now we're not. So basically, um, back off."
"I don't believe you. I have no idea why you're lying about this, but Seth would never date you."
"Why is that?' Summer was instantly in defensive mode.
"Because you're a rich spoiled brat who practically exemplifies every stereotype he hates."
"Oh, because you know him SO well."
"I understand him better than you ever could."
"That's not true! I have known Seth Cohen since we were eight years old, and you talked to him for what, like, three hours? Don't ever pretend like you know him or understand him or love him like I do, because it's not true! You just think you know him because he likes your stupid comic books and because you have the same haircut! Please! You don't even-"
"Summer?" Marissa had entered the bathroom with a stunned expression on her face.
"H-Hey, Coop." Summer looked at her friend, still breathing heavily from her rant.
"They sent me to find you-let's go." Marissa said, looking from her best friend to a stunned Anna.
"Point taken?" Summer said, looking at Anna again.
"Uh, yeah. See you at school, I guess." Anna still looked a little shaken from Summer's outburst as she shuffled out of the bathroom.
"Wow." Marissa commented, looking at Summer.
"Rage blackouts." Summer shrugged.
"I know, sweetie. You really should see someone about those."
Summer laughed.
"Okay, but whoa? What were you saying when I came in? You love...Seth?" Marissa held Summer at arm's length, demanding an answer.
"I don't know-I kinda freaked and didn't know what I was saying." Summer backpedaled quickly.
Marissa raised her eyebrows.
"All right, maybe. I don't know. But, yes, there's something going on between us and I should have told you, I'm sorry, Coop-"
Marissa burst out laughing.
"What's so funny?" Summer demanded.
"Nothing…just Ryan's going to die. I was SO right." She giggled.
Summer smiled.
"Ready to head back outside to your lovaaa?" Marissa laughed.
"Shut up." Summer hit her arm as they stepped outside, both smiling.
~*~
"You know what's weird?"
"What's weird?"
"Funnel cakes."
"How so, Seth?"
"Well, they're just weird. I mean, what exactly goes into the making of a funnel cake? No one knows, no one ever questions them, it's just like, "ooh, hey, a funnel cake, yum, I don't care if it's made from pig intestines."
"Pig intestines?"
"Maybe! You don't know." Seth pointed out, emphasizing his point by holding up a gooey mass of funnel cake goodness.
"Hey, guys." Marissa and Summer sat down next to them, also digging into the mysterious funnel cake.
"Hey, stop with the funnel cake hoarding." Summer smiled, scooting closer to Seth.
"I like funnel cake."
"Me too!"
"You don't like funnel cakes. They have carbs…maybe." Seth considered this for a moment, shrugging.
"You're going to get some funnel cake in the face if you don't share." Summer threatened.
"Bring it on, baby." Seth looked at her, raising an eyebrow.
Summer giggled, going to smear it on his face when he caught her hand, stopping her inches from him. They both started to lean towards each other, their lips inches apart.
"Oh, get a room." Marissa giggled, breaking the tension between them instantly as they sheepishly pulled apart.
Ryan looked incredibly confused.
"Oh, right. Ryan, I was right and Seth and Summer are dating. So first of all, HAH. And second of all…okay, I got nothing except HA again." Marissa smiled triumphantly.
Ryan looked at Seth and Summer.
"Cool." He shrugged.
"That's it? Cool? That's all we get?" Seth shook his head.
"Ryan's a man of few words." Marissa smiled, patting his shoulder.
"Oh, well. I'd probably get the same reaction if I told him Saturn Girl wanted to marry him." Seth grinned.
The two guys laughed at what was obviously an inside joke, and Marissa and Summer looked very confused.
"Saturn Girl?" Summer asked.
"Comic book stuff." Seth explained.
"Okay, if we're going to date, that's gotta stop." Summer shook her head.
"You'll never change me!" Seth said mock-dramatically.
"We'll see." Summer grinned.
Seth raised an eyebrow.
"I'll give up comics if you never, EVER say "ew!" again. About anything."
Summer looked back at him defiantly.
"Comic books- eww!" She pronounced, crossing her arms.
"Fine, fine, I'll accept your flaws if you accept mine."
"Deal." She smiled, kissing his cheek.
~*~
Emotion got me where I'm with him
It's so hard to get to your heart
Fascination you know it brought me to you
Satisfaction makes me want to
Want to start by tearing down the walls
Tearing down the walls around your heart
Tearing down the walls
Tearing down the walls around your heart
I know I'm only getting so close
I see you're up on your guard
Secrets I wanna get to know those
'Cause down deep I'm after your heart
~*~
A/N- All right, reviews please! The O.C. returns on Oct. 30th! YAY!