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Summary: After pining for Summer for entirely all his life, Seth gets a chance when she asks something of him. But will her proposition be exactly what he wants to hear—or worse? SS.

"Sweet like candy to my soul
Sweet you rock
And sweet you roll
Lost for you
I'm so lost for you"

"Are you sure about this, Summer? You know how much of a challenge Devon can be. I've never even seen him date a girl at school, much less hold hands. With anyone."

Marissa and Summer walked down the halls of the school, clutching their Dior totes that were slung on their shoulders. Summer rolled her eyes at her best friend's comments, a small smile embellished on her face. She shook her head.

"Coop, it's gonna be nothing. I've got this plan on lock. You know me! When I want something, I get it. Devon won't know what hit him." When Marissa gave her a sidelong glance laced with worry, Summer playfully swatted her shoulder and grinned.

"Don't worry. I know what I'm doing." The two reached their lockers, which were thankfully next to one another, and reached forward to handle their locks. After picking up two textbooks from her locker, Summer turned to Marissa and opened her mouth to speak. A ring in the tune of "Rock Your Body" rang through the air and groaning, Summer hastily searched her tote for the phone. She retrieved it and immediately flipped it open.

"Hello?" she asked to the person on the other line.

Marissa turned her head and watched Summer as she spoke on her cell phone. She saw how Summer's smile slowly faded and how she quietly sighed. She saw the way Summer's shoulders slumped and how the frown on her face had formed. Immediately, Marissa knew whom she was talking to.

Lifting the phone away from her face and covering the bottom, Summer turned to her friend. "Hey Coop, do you think I could stay over at your place for the weekend? My dad's leaving for business today."

Marissa nodded and turned to her locker, grabbing a textbook and placing it in her bag.

"Thanks," said Summer. "She said yeah. Okay then, I'll talk to you later. Love you, too. Bye." Summer snapped shut her cell phone and sighed.

"Thanks, Coop." She scoffed. "If it wasn't for you, I would be stuck home all weekend with the Stepmonster. I heard her talking on the phone yesterday, and I swear she ordered a dozen more boxes of Vitalin. It's being shipped right at this moment."

Marissa laughed. "You know you can come anytime, Sum. And besides, I--" Marissa's words were nailed shut when she felt a pair of warm lips cascade down the back of her neck. She giggled and turned around and smiled as she placed her forehead on that of Ryan's.

"Hi," she whispered.

"Hey." Ryan felt his lips quirk in a sideways grin and Marissa wrapped her arms around his neck.

Summer watched as her best friend and her boyfriend engaged in a very public makeout session and wrinkled her nose in disgust.

"Guys, ew much?" She leaned her side into her locker and rolled her eyes.

Ryan never took his eyes off of Marissa. "Hey Summer," he said. Marissa giggled and leaned forward, her lips inviting for another kiss.

Summer sighed and gave a nod of her head. "Chino," she backhanded. She raised her wrist and looked at the time. She and Marissa were going to be late for Chemistry if Ryan didn't hand Marissa back her lips any time soon.

Seth walked through the hallway, his head swaying to an imaginative beat. He whistled a tune as his eyes searched for Ryan. It had been an almost breakthrough when Summer's hand had almost grazed his own in the lunch line earlier that day, and Seth was ecstatic to tell Ryan of his fortunes.

He spotted him a few seconds later, Ryan's lips attached to his girlfriend's. Seth shrugged and trudged on and getting closer, he squinted his eyes to see who was standing a few feet away. The person looked impatient, tapping their foot on the school floor.

Dior tote. Raven hair. Mini-skirt. Pink halter top.

Summer.

Seth's heart rate jumped almost immediately and his eyes widened as they appraised Summer's appearance. She was exactly where he needed to be! Biting his lip, Seth stuffed his hands into his corduroy pockets and marched on to where his friends were.

Summer felt hard, labored breathing next to her and scowling, she turned her head to the perpetrator. "You mind breathing over there? You're making my skin all misty." Seth stared at her for a full second and nodded, facing his body less towards Summer.

"Coop, c'mon. We're gonna be late. Mr. Tawdrin is going to so have our asses if we're late. Again. For the fourth time this week," she pleaded. Marissa ripped her lips away from Ryan's and grinned at Summer.

"Don't worry, Sum. I bet you we still have, like, two minutes left. We won't be late." She turned her attention back to her boyfriend and giggled before kissing him again.

Seth's scanned all around the hall and he held his hands behind his back. His gaze finally landed on Marissa and Ryan and he shook his head, a small grin lighting his face.

"That's pretty disgusting, isn't it?" he asked. His voice was small and nervous and Seth had no idea where his sudden courage had erupted from.

Summer felt her lips move into a tiny smile. "Totally." It took one whole minute for her to realize who she was talking to, whom she was smiling at, and in realization, her smile immediately wiped off her face. Her eyes widened and she turned to Seth, shooting a steely glare at him, before making three short steps and tugging on Marissa's sleeve.

"Coop, c'mon!" she whined. Marissa sighed and reluctantly let go of her boyfriend.

"Bye," she whispered to Ryan. He grinned and waved.

He turned to face Seth and was surprised by his wide grin and awestruck eyes. "What's up with you?" Seth's mouth opened to formulate words, but no sound had managed to come out.

"Summer. Me. She. talked," he breathed. Ryan lifted his eyebrows and lent a hand to Seth, which he accepted when it landed on his back. "Must breathe," he repeated. Ryan's confused state was not left unnoticed as Seth tried to recover himself by taking deep breaths.

Seth looked at his watch and made a signal to Ryan with his head. "Time to go to class. I'll tell you on the way there," he said, smiling. Ryan let a small smile slip and he nodded, walking next to Seth as they paved their way towards Study Hall.