Darkness was approaching and soon it would be time for Anna and Seth to leave to the Bright Eyes concert. The last couple of hours had consisted of comics, comics and more comics. The new legion was out and Seth wouldn't be able to take his eyes away from it until he had finished. Anna had managed to amuse herself with Captain Oats and Jenga whilst Seth read the comic on his bed, but she was beginning to get impatient.

Anna: Come on Seth, you haven't spoken to me for the last 2 HOURS !

Seth: I'm almost there darling, just give me a second.

Anna let out a huff and went back to playing jenga, 'it just wasn't any fun one player' she though, before discarding the jenga set for a justice league comic. "I always liked Wonder Woman" Anna said, "she was strong and brave and always stood up for what she believed it, even if she did look a little stupid." At this Seth stopped what he was doing and threw a disgusted look at Anna..

Seth: She does not look stupid.

Anna: Oh come on Seth, look at her outfit.

Seth: I happen to like her outfit, she's a superhero. How do you think she's going to dress, cardigan and a long grey skirt?

Anna: Oh come on Seth you perve, you only like her outfit because it's revealing.

Seth: Well... It may have some... benefits.

Anna quickly moved herself over to Seth and fell down on the bed beside him.

Anna: I have some benefits too you know.

Seth: Oh I know. There's house cleaning, laundry, vacuuming, ironing the list goes on.

Anna: Oh so I'm just here to be your bitch am I.

Seth: Funny. I thought you already were.

Anna feigned hurt, reeling herself back from Seth and taking a stubborn position on the side of the bed.

Anna: Well maybe I need to teach you a lesson. "A lesson in respect" she said, giving Seth a hard, playful glare.

Seth: Awwwww, did someone get their feathers in a fluff.

Anna: What the hell does that mean Seth.

"I dunno, I just made it up" Seth said smiling, he reached out for Anna's left shoulder and began to turn her around towards him. "Come on Anna, I'm soooo sorry for hurting your feelings."

"You will be" Anna replied, before moving across the bed onto him. Seth closed his eyes as Anna moved down to give him a kiss, but just before their lips met Anna hookes her leg's around Seth's and moved her hands to his side. Lightly digging her fingernails into his abodmen and side Anna began to tickle him. "I told you you'd be sorry!" Seth began trying to whiggle out from under Anna as he laughed, he was unable to move, pinned and laughing like a hyena.

There was momentary lapse in the tickling as Anna leaned down to give Seth a soft kiss. "Now what do you say?", Anna asked.

Seth eyed her seriously and spoke, "I'm sorry Anna". He tried to maintain a solemn, serious expression but soon another half smile emerged on his face. He moved his arms closer to his body and in one fluent movement pulled them out of Anna's lock and reached up her stomach. It was his turn to do the tickling.

It wasn't long before Anna called 'mercy' and Seth stopped, Anna rolled herself off his legs and lay down next to him. "We've got to the funniest couple possible", Anna said nah facing Seth.

Seth: That's us, too big ole' bags of fun.

Anna poked his stomach laughing. "Are you saying we're fat!".

Seth shifted himself over and brough his right arm around Anna's waist. He leaned in to kissed her briefly before pulling away and winking, "Of course not." He leaned back in and placed his lips again on Anna's kissing her first lightly, then more passionately pushing his tongue inside her mouth. Seth thought as he continued, there was something about kissing Anna, 'a taste?' But soon all thought was forgotten as the pair got caught up in the moment and began to move to the next step. And minutes after that the paid had removed most of their clothing, Seth was just about to reach over to the side drawer when Anna stopped him.

Anna: Seth

Seth: What's wrong?

Anna: Look at your chest.

Seth looked down at his chest, a confused expression on his face.

Seth: What is it ?

Anna: You've got more chest hair!

Seth looked down and observed a new faint patch that was growing, an impressed, self satisfied expression crossed his face. Moving back off Anna and crouching on his knees he began to flex his arm muscles, "Your boyfriends turning into quite the masculine man" he said.

Anna: Oh fine warrior, take me now.

"Happy to oblige" Seth responded sliding himself back onto Anna.

After finishing off moving Trey into his apartment Summer and Ryan had decided to show him Newport beach. They'd been to the crab shack for afternoon tea and visited the Cohen house (Trey had been suitably impressed by Ryan's poolhouse) they'd also gone down to the beach and the pier. They'd ended up at the Bait Shop and Ryan and Trey were using the time to catch up on everything that had happened since Trey had been in jail. Summer had remained quite most of the time, the stuff they were talking back brought her back to a time where everything had changed. Where Ryan was with Marissa and Summer with Seth.

Ryan: Anyway bro, I told the Cohen's i'd be back by 7.

Summer thought about that comment, Ryan hadn't mentioned it earlier and it seemed odd the Cohen's would want him home so early.

Trey: No worries man, thanks for everything today, you too Summer.

"Happy to help" Summer said smiling.

Ryan made to get up and Summer followed, allowing her to get past Ryan turned back to his brother.

Trey: Don't worry about me man, I'm just going to chill here for a while. I'll catch the bus back.

Ryan: Any word on your license.

Trey: A year or two more before I'll be allowed to take the test again. It's alright, the bus is fine.

Ryan: And you don't need any money ?

Trey: Nah bro, I'm cool.

Ryan: Alright, I'll speak to you soon. We'll keep our eyes open for any job's that are available.

Trey: Thanks again bro, you've been... a really good brother.

Smiling Ryan replied, "No problem".

After Ryan and Summer had left the bait shop Trey walked over to the bar, he signalled to a tatooed blonde that he wished to be served, Alex finished what she was doing and came over to Trey.

Alex: Hey, what would you like ?

Trey: Bourban, straight.

Trey never had any trouble getting alcohol from bar's, as young as 16 he was still able to be served. With his tall, muscular physique, piercings, tattoos and and facial hair, he looked about 25. He watched as the bartender (Alex) grabbed a glass off the shelf and began to splash Jim Beam into it, we has tempted to ask for coke. But the first one always took the edge off anyway. Filling the shotglass the bartender returned to where Trey was standing.

Alex: Bit early to be drinking isn't it.

Trey: It's been a rough day.

Alex: Oh yeah ?

"Just moved into my new apartment in Longbeach," Trey said running his eyes over Alex.

Alex: I live just down the road, in Newport.

Trey: Oh you live by yourself ? But you're like, what, 17 ?

Alex: Well, my parents sort of kicked me out. So I didn't have much of a choice.

Trey: You're not the only one.

Alex: My parents kicked you out too ?

Trey stiffled a laugh as he finished off the remaining bourbon, before leaving the glass to rest on the bar.

"So where are you from?" Alex asked, leaning against the face of the bar. The night was young and there were few patrons in the bait shop at this hour, Alex had plenty of time to chat. Especially to muscular, attractive 20 something year old. She briefly eye'd Trey over, piercing, muscles, tattoos 'this is what I would of been dating before Jodie and Marissa' she thought.

Trey: Kind of a long story really.

Alex: Well you must of been from somewhere before you moved to Longbeach.

Trey: Well.. yeah.. Chino.

Alex knew Chino all too well, it wasn't just once that Marissa had spoke about the fabled boy from chino.

Alex: You don't by any chance know a Ryan Atwood ?

Trey moved his hand out to Alex, "Trey, Trey Atwood".

Alex was momentarily shaken but quickly recouped herself, "You're Ryan's brother?"

Trey: That's right.

Alex: You too don't really look like brother's.

Trey: That's got a lot to do with my Mother.

Alex: Oh.

Trey: So you know Ryan? Are you guys friends or whatever?

Alex: Well we sort of went on a date once, but that didn't work out. At all.

Trey: So you're single?

Alex thought back to the morning's conversation, to Marissa's hesistance to spend the day with Alex. She thought back the calls she had mad to Marissa today, all that had gone unanswered. And she thought back to the kid from Chino, the one, who had broken Marissa's heart with Summer, who she never stopped talking about.

"Yeah" Alex said smiling at Trey.

Trey waved his hand over the bar, "I don't know what your work situation is, but if you wanted to, hang out?" He asked. Once a smooth talker, Trey had lost alot of his edge in jail. He was finding it difficult to formulate words that would woo Alex.

Alex glanced briefly around herself, there was 2 staff besides her at the moment and another 2 coming in later when the band began all the joint filled out. Finally she glanced at the clock on the wall.

Alex: I've got some time now, but they'll need me here later.

Trey was caught off by suprise, "So soon?" he asked.

Alex: Well, unless you've got something better to do.

Trey was stuck momentarily on a crossroad. He had remember that the last bus to Longbeach left at 7:30 and the clock was just edging past 7 now. The old Trey would have screwed the bus and partied with Alex, and probably collapsed wasted at Ryan's doorstep. But he wasn't the old Trey anymore..

Trey: I'm sorry, but I've got to catch a bus at 7:30.

Alex looked him over again suprised, "You don't have a car?".

Trey shifted his feet, and stood uncomfortably infront of Alex, The last thing he neede right now was for her to know he'd spent the last 18 month's in Jail. "I sort of lost my license".

"Let me guess, speeding?" Alex asked smiling.

"Something like that" Trey said returning the smile.

Looking back at the clock Alex made a decision, "I'll give you a lift home then".

Trey: Are you sure, because it's an hour's drive to longbeach.

Alex's nodded her hair to show she understood. "There's plenty of people in tonight, they won't even miss me. I need to get out of here anyway."

Trey: I guess it's settled then.

Alex: I'll be back in a moment, my work uniform smells.

Alex disspeared into a room off from the bar and returned several minutes later. She has wearing high riding leather boots, a short patchwork skirt with a metal chain failing out out of one pocket and a punk tee with black jacket. Her hair which had previously been straight falling down her sides was tied back with a wave shaped cluft forming off the top of her hair. Trey eyed her over once more.

"Much better" he muttered to her before the pair dissapeared out the door.

NOTE: I've tried to describe Alex's hair as it was when we first met her in the bait shop, the wave style thingy. That's the hair she has returned to.