So, this chapter is a bit shorter than the other one, but I really wanted
to get it over with. Thanks for the reviews, they made my day!
Worked Out In The End
Chapter 2 – What Do You Want From Me
Over the past week Seth had been getting good at avoiding Summer, Ryan was constantly asking him to go out with him and Marissa, but seeing that it was all a plan to get him to talk to Summer he always refused.
It was Wednesday and by now he felt sure Summer was getting the message to stay away from him, even if he wasn't entirely sure whether he wanted her to because despite earlier thoughts he loved her and always would. He knew it, Ryan knew it, hell even Marissa knew it, but worst of all Summer knew which made the pain double because he knew she was using him. It hurt!
He walked into first period unusually happy, but actually felt it drain from his body when he saw who was standing in front of him, hands on hips, eyes wide she was looking at him expectantly.
"H – hey Summer," all the confidence he'd built up this last week was being demolished in a matter of seconds and she hadn't even spoken yet.
"Cohen!" she exclaimed, "Why the fuck have you been avoiding me?"
"Not in the mood Summer," he took pleasure in the way her mouth literally dropped open, it was clear from the moment she spoke she was daring him to challenge her and surprisingly he didn't back down.
"What the hell are you doing?"
"Ignoring you!"
With that he turned around to sit in his seat.
She couldn't believe it, he was playing with fire, he had just dissed her completely, oh he really wants his ass kicked.
She felt anger flicker across her face but was forced to retrace it because another feeling emerged: guilt. 'How can I be mad when it's all my fault?' She didn't mean to hurt him and she hated messing with his head, but since the night in her bedroom she had realised something that had never happened before, she wasn't falling in love with him, she'd already fallen in love with him.
The class started and the teacher announced the start of a project, "Now, I'm going to be putting you in pairs, so Seth Cohen," Seth looked up to face the teacher, "you will be pairs with, um, Miss Roberts." "Great!" he mumbled under his breath, the last thing he needed was to spend time with her, he knew it wasn't going to work out. He moved towards Summer, "Let's just get this over with."
Ouch, that stung, "Look Cohen, the last thing I need right now is your smartass remarks, ok! You've put me through enough these last couple of days and I so do not need it!"
"I've put you through....." he trailed off, he couldn't believe what he'd just heard, "No, no, no, don't try and put this on me, you did this all by yourself."
"Did what?" she questioned.
"You've confused yourself, and now you're angry that you are confused because it means that you might have feelings for me and you don't want to face that!" he shouted back in reply.
The whole class was staring at the scene displaying in front of them but it didn't seem to register with the pair of them.
"I am not confused, I know exactly what going on here and don't ever tell me how I feel, you don't know the half of it."
"So, you've got yourself figured out do you out do you, well come on tell me because I sure as hell don't know what you want from me!"
"I want you to leave me alone, I've been thinking of ways to tell you gently, but this seems to be the only way it will get through to you."
"I don't get you, you hate me one minute, then you're jamming your tongue down my throat the next, you really need to figure out a way to make yourself clearer because that kind of stuff doesn't make me think you want me to leave you alone."
They both heard gasps that filled the room, and they turned around to see 26 pairs of eyes staring at them.
"I'm not doing this," she said quietly and turned around.
"That's right Summer run away, because if you run away you can't get hurt."
She turned back around fiercely, "I AM NOT RUNNING AWAY!" she screamed.
"What are you so afraid of?"
"I am not afraid! Who the hell do you think you are? You don't know me, you don't know who I am!"
"If you really believe that then fine, but how about you do me a favour, when you've made up your mind, don't bother coming round 'cos I ain't gonna be there. I'm over this!"
She felt herself about to cry and tried desperately to hold it in. she was not going to cry over him, he made himself clear, so now there's no choice to make. How did it get so messed up? "But I love you," she whispered so quietly no one would be able to hear.
She'd according to him, made her choice and now she'd blown her chances without even meaning to. The rest of the class she spent in silence thinking of ways she'd be able to get over the first love of her young life – Seth Cohen 'heartbreaker.'
Reviews are greatly appreciated, thanks! Next chapter should be up in a few days!
Worked Out In The End
Chapter 2 – What Do You Want From Me
Over the past week Seth had been getting good at avoiding Summer, Ryan was constantly asking him to go out with him and Marissa, but seeing that it was all a plan to get him to talk to Summer he always refused.
It was Wednesday and by now he felt sure Summer was getting the message to stay away from him, even if he wasn't entirely sure whether he wanted her to because despite earlier thoughts he loved her and always would. He knew it, Ryan knew it, hell even Marissa knew it, but worst of all Summer knew which made the pain double because he knew she was using him. It hurt!
He walked into first period unusually happy, but actually felt it drain from his body when he saw who was standing in front of him, hands on hips, eyes wide she was looking at him expectantly.
"H – hey Summer," all the confidence he'd built up this last week was being demolished in a matter of seconds and she hadn't even spoken yet.
"Cohen!" she exclaimed, "Why the fuck have you been avoiding me?"
"Not in the mood Summer," he took pleasure in the way her mouth literally dropped open, it was clear from the moment she spoke she was daring him to challenge her and surprisingly he didn't back down.
"What the hell are you doing?"
"Ignoring you!"
With that he turned around to sit in his seat.
She couldn't believe it, he was playing with fire, he had just dissed her completely, oh he really wants his ass kicked.
She felt anger flicker across her face but was forced to retrace it because another feeling emerged: guilt. 'How can I be mad when it's all my fault?' She didn't mean to hurt him and she hated messing with his head, but since the night in her bedroom she had realised something that had never happened before, she wasn't falling in love with him, she'd already fallen in love with him.
The class started and the teacher announced the start of a project, "Now, I'm going to be putting you in pairs, so Seth Cohen," Seth looked up to face the teacher, "you will be pairs with, um, Miss Roberts." "Great!" he mumbled under his breath, the last thing he needed was to spend time with her, he knew it wasn't going to work out. He moved towards Summer, "Let's just get this over with."
Ouch, that stung, "Look Cohen, the last thing I need right now is your smartass remarks, ok! You've put me through enough these last couple of days and I so do not need it!"
"I've put you through....." he trailed off, he couldn't believe what he'd just heard, "No, no, no, don't try and put this on me, you did this all by yourself."
"Did what?" she questioned.
"You've confused yourself, and now you're angry that you are confused because it means that you might have feelings for me and you don't want to face that!" he shouted back in reply.
The whole class was staring at the scene displaying in front of them but it didn't seem to register with the pair of them.
"I am not confused, I know exactly what going on here and don't ever tell me how I feel, you don't know the half of it."
"So, you've got yourself figured out do you out do you, well come on tell me because I sure as hell don't know what you want from me!"
"I want you to leave me alone, I've been thinking of ways to tell you gently, but this seems to be the only way it will get through to you."
"I don't get you, you hate me one minute, then you're jamming your tongue down my throat the next, you really need to figure out a way to make yourself clearer because that kind of stuff doesn't make me think you want me to leave you alone."
They both heard gasps that filled the room, and they turned around to see 26 pairs of eyes staring at them.
"I'm not doing this," she said quietly and turned around.
"That's right Summer run away, because if you run away you can't get hurt."
She turned back around fiercely, "I AM NOT RUNNING AWAY!" she screamed.
"What are you so afraid of?"
"I am not afraid! Who the hell do you think you are? You don't know me, you don't know who I am!"
"If you really believe that then fine, but how about you do me a favour, when you've made up your mind, don't bother coming round 'cos I ain't gonna be there. I'm over this!"
She felt herself about to cry and tried desperately to hold it in. she was not going to cry over him, he made himself clear, so now there's no choice to make. How did it get so messed up? "But I love you," she whispered so quietly no one would be able to hear.
She'd according to him, made her choice and now she'd blown her chances without even meaning to. The rest of the class she spent in silence thinking of ways she'd be able to get over the first love of her young life – Seth Cohen 'heartbreaker.'
Reviews are greatly appreciated, thanks! Next chapter should be up in a few days!