Hey, this is my first OC Fan Fiction. It's set around the time of the last episode (the whole deal with Lindsay being Caleb's Daughter) althought it's going to work abit differently as you'll see as you read. Hope you all enjoy and a pre warning, don't hope to see much R/M and S/S because there won't be any. Hope you enjoy regardless.
There is nothing better to clear your mind than an early morning surf thought Sandy. With all the events of the previous day he wanted nothing more than to grab his board and lose himself in the waves. As the car pulled into the beach parking lot he glanced out over the beach, the waves breaking looked to be about 2 feet high and 60 odd people were splashing around in the shallows. 'Great' he thought to himself, just exactly what he needed after one of the most traumatic events of his life. He thought back to the previous day, Caleb and Renee's announcement in the kitchen, Kirsten's reaction, Lindsay's reaction, Seth's reaction. He always thought of himself as a life line for the family, the person who would stand tall and help everyone to get through the mess, throwing in a witty comment or two (with the help of Seth) and a smile, telling his kids/Kirsten that everything was going to be okay, that it would be alright. And yet, when it came down to it, Kirsten came out of that closet because of Ryan, not because of him. It upset him, but he wasn't one to worry about something like that, he was just glad that she had come out, that she had met Lindsay. He still couldn't believe the working's of the kids, setting up all those decorations, working so hard to make sure this christmukkah hadn't dissapated into the christmukkah of misery, he was both amazed and proud of what they had done.
'Oh well' he thought, time to return home and see what the new day brings.
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Ryan awoke, roused by the sunlight streaming through the poolhouse windows, with a groan he raised himself from bed and walked into the bathroom to shower. Thoughts flooded his mind as he begun to come awake, Lindsay's reaction to Summer's project on her house, the effort that Summer had gone to for Lindsay. Seth had put it correctly when he said "Summer Roberts, you saved Christmukkah". Ryan took time away from his usual Lindsay day dreaming to think about Summer for a while, he hadn't seen her with Zach at the SnO.C and he was beginning to wonder what was going on with them, she had spent christmukkah with the Cohen's and gone shopping for a tree with Seth afterall. He thought about what she and the others had done to Lindsay's house, maybe he didn't know Summer afterall. After the event's of the previous year, what with Summer trying to pick him up the second day he was in Newport he had sort of avoided her. She was Seth's 'love of his life afterall' but what she had done yesterday, it was a whole new aspect of Summer that he never knew existed. He shrugged the thoughts from his head and prepared himself for school.
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Pittsburg
Anna frowned, ever since returning to Pittsburg things hadn't gone as she had planned, sure, she got to see all her old friends again, but what was so amazing about that ? I mean she hang out at some of her old creeps, but that's what they were 'old'. They weren't what see wanted anymore, everything about Pittsburg was old. She had changed, she wanted other things from life. And it was all because of one person. She thought back to the fabled airport scene, Seth's reaction to her leaving, that's not how a friends react's, it's really not, someone can't show that much emotion, that much resolve and not feel more then friendship for you. She sighed to herself and pushed open the door. "I'm off to school, I'll be back later" she yelled and left. As she walked to school she struggled with her thoughts and emotions. She finally came to a stand still 'you know what' she thought, 'I'm going back'.
2 week's into the future.
The thread that was Summer/Zach had finally snapped, it all occured as a result of Zach finding out that Summer had spent christmas with Seth and on top of that the constant flirting that had occurred at school afterwards, Zach was going to idlly sit there whilst Summer threw herself at Seth, so he had ended it and ever since had avoided the pair to the best of his ability. Alot had occured in Newport in the last two weeks, Julie and Caleb were in France enjoying the sites and escaping the family trauma. (some might say Julie was getting her revenge on Caleb, with his credit card) Kirsten and Lindsay's had slowly started to develop a relationship that could be deemed sisterly, DJ and Marissa had broken up and DJ had taken to looking after lawns outside of Newport. Alex was still in town, but her and Seth weren't the same these days, something to do with his infatuation with Summer as she deemed it when she told him they weren't seeing one another anymore. As for Lindsay and Ryan, finding out that your boyfriends guardian is your sister isn't healthy for any relationship, and as such the pair had drifted apart, sure, they were still friends. But they weren't making out in one another's bedrooms these days and it wasn't about to occuer anytime soon. And as for Anna, well, she was about to make her second debut into Newport society, and this time it was going to occur in the most pretigious of all places, Habour.
Ryan: So Seth, whats going on with you and Summer? Now that Alex and Zach are out of the way, you going to make a move ?
Seth: I don't know man, you don't think it's too soon? Cause I mean, I wouldn't want to give off the impression that I wasn't into Alex, cause I was, but I'm also into Summer, and I do want to be with her, I think I do, I mean I think that I think I do.
Ryan just raises his eyebrows.
Seth: I mean, you know, life was alot easier when it was just Summer, now there's these other people in the way that make things so difficult.
Ryan: Oh and Anna didn't make things difficult?
Seth: Anna wasn't a problem though, she was special, she was a gift and in the end, she was what brought Summer and I together. If it wasn't for her Summer would of continued to ignore me at school and things would never had turned out the way they had.
Ryan: Yeah man, cause things turned out so great for you to. You broke up remember, she basically hated you when you returned and it wasn't until you actually got a job and put in some effort that she finally forgave you. And now, I have no idea why she's suddenly started wanting to spend so much time with you.
Seth: Thanks man, you just keep on pumping up that confidence.
Ryan: It was Anna that taught you confidence, I just saved you from getting beat up.
Seth: Yeah, you're good at that. The getting beat up part, not so much the saving.
Upon hearing this Ryan begins to dwell back to the days of AJ and liquor, thinking about the times AJ would beat him senseless for small things like changing the tv channel, or not getting him a beer when he asked. Ryah merely grunts in Seth's direction and walks off to class, 'oops' Seth ponders 'bad joke'. Sighing to himself, he too walked off towards his classroom 'Lit' he thought 'just what I always wanted'. Snickers follow as Seth walks down the hall to class, even though he had real friends these days, Seth still wasn't a cool kid, he was still the emo geek he always was, the only difference was now he had people to stand up for him. Pushing open the door to Lit Seth's feet plant themselves firmly on the ground and he freezes, eye's wide mouth open he merely gapes at a certain student sitting in the seat he's held since 8th grade.
Seth: Oh my God.
