Title: Home

Author: Sara and Lizzie

Disclaimer: Its. not. ours.

Rating: R

Summary: Ryan is in Chino, Theresa is in Labor. Marissa, Seth and Summer are still in Newport, until Summer disappears, and tragedy brings them all back together.

"I never said I'd take this lying down." -Taking Back Sunday

When Ryan and Marissa went to sleep, Ryan on the floor of the pool house and Marissa in the bed, Seth had been sitting at the kitchen table, with his laptop, researching.

Seth had gotten the idea during his first Starbucks run. He knew he wasn't going to sleep. So why not look at similar cases, stuff like that. Try to find out why teen age girls randomly dissappeared.

So he did. Seth, who was known to procrastinate, got down to business. He popped his Taking Back Sunday CD into his computer and got busy.

By his second run, Starbucks was closed, so he swung into an all night coffee shop. Back home with his coffee, it became apparent that it was probably risky for someone just to cruise Newport, an extremely upscale place, and look for girls to kidnap at ritzy benefits.

No, Seth told himself, whoever did this to Summer did it on purpose. Seth continued searching and expanding on these thoughts until almost 7:30 in the morning. At that time he couldn't take it anymore.

As he angrily got in the car to make a morning Starbucks/ bagels trip, he knew he was done sitting around. Sure, he was gaining insight by sitting at his computer, but that insight was not going to help Summer.

But Ryan and Marissa will want to help. And your'e putting them in danger. As Seth drove home with the food, he didn't care.

When Marissa woke up, Ryan was still sleeping on the floor. She watched him for a few minutes, taking in how peaceful and young he looked when he was sleeping. She walked inside to the kitchen. Seth was still sitting there. She put her hands on his shoulders.

"You're gonna have to sleep."

"Not until it's next to Summer."

Marissa sighed. "Seth, please do not do this. Making yourself sick is not going to find her."

Ryan entered the kitchen, instantly jealous to see Marissa looking tenderly down at Seth, then instantly guilty for feeling the jealousy.

"And neither is sitting here." said Seth defiantly. "I won't sit here and wait for the police to get off their asses. I have to find her."

Ryan sighed. "Seth.."

"I don't care what you're going to say. Listen to me instead. Nothing matters without Summer. Nothing. And I'm not just going to leave her out there."

Ryan could see that nothing was going to change Seth's mind. "Ok. Then I'm with you."

"Me too." chimed in Marissa. So they moved the operation out to the pool house so they didn't attract the attention of Sandy, Kirsten, Hailey or Jimmy, who had all made it clear that none of them were to try and find potential murders.

Once inside the pool house, with the door closed behind them, Seth shared what he had found. "It's very unlikely someone happened to walk into the benfit and decide to kidnap Summer." he said. "I'm pretty sure it was someone we know."

An uncomfortable silence fell over the three of them. After several awkward minutes, Marissa let out and exasperated sigh. "We're all thinking it. I might as well say off the top of my head I can think of three people who aren't exactly in line for our fan club."

Ryan said Oliver at the same time Seth said Eddie and Marissa blurted out Anna.

They all looked at each other. "I never thought of Anna." Seth said quietly.

"I never thought of Eddie."

Marissa was pulling her cell phone out of her bag and dialing a number. "May I please speak to Oliver?"

"But he is still in your facility?"

"Ok, just tell him Marissa called."

She hung up. "That was his nurse. He's in therapy right now. He's still in the treatment center."

Seth swollowed. "I never even thought about Anna. I mean I should have, but..." his voice trailed.

Marissa's eyes narrowed. Seth wouldn't suspect Anna. And Seth and Summer never fought in a serious manner. But Summer did have that jealous streak...

"Seth." she said out loud. "What did you guys fight over?"

Seth looked down. "A letter. From Anna."

Marissa closed her eyes. Seth continued. "About how much she still loved me. Summer pciked it up in my room before the benefit."

"Seth." Marissa said, a new urgency added to her voice. "When you and Summer kissed on the coffee cart, Anna. She told me that she'd love to take Summer away from you. I didn't think anything of it, but...."

Seth cut her off. "I don't care. The point is that I'm not going to sit here and wait anymore. I'm fighting back."

Ryan nodded grimly. "He's right. Enough talk. We need to make a plan."