First and Last Chance

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Summary: Major AU. Saturday detention always sucks. But when weird stuff starts to happen, it is anything but boring. Seth/Summer, Marissa/Oliver, Zack.

A/n: Yeah… finals suck… and Star Wars is amazing. Long live Anakin Skywalker… and Hayen. drools

Disclaimer: The OC belongs to Fox… and this is written for pleasure only, no money is being made off of it. The plot belongs loosely to the Breakfast Club, but not really after the first chapter.

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"Bickering"

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"What are we going to do?" Summer repeated.

"Find out what is going on," Oliver said.

"We're locked in the school with a psychopathic murderer who is ready to kill again, that is what is going on," Seth remarked.

"And how do you know that Cohen?" Zack snapped.

"Just stating the obvious Zack."

Awkward silences.

"Well, we need to do something!" Marissa snapped, her words cutting into the silence.

"Yeah, well what?" Oliver asked. "I don't mean to be the pessimistic weasel of the group, but there really is nothing we can do!"

Everyone just stared at Oliver. "How do you know that?" Zack asked, his voice a near whisper.

"It's obvious!"

"No it isn't!" Seth snapped. "There is never nothing to do. I mean when Anakin was… nevermind… but there is always something we can do. We just have to get the… oh what's it called, we have to get the upper hand in the situation."

"And how do you think we're going to do that?" Zack asked angrily.

"Why do you hate me?" Seth asked randomly.

"Excuse me?" Zack asked.

"You hate me, and don't try to play it that you don't. You've hated me for a long time without having any reason at all behind it. Everything I do pisses you off for some reason, and I want to know why!"

Everyone just stared at Seth. "Seth, this isn't the--" Summer started, but Seth cut her off.

"Don't tell me this isn't the god-damned time! I want to get this straight right now. He hates me, and I want to know why!"

Seth had never acted this way before. But it was just something that he needed to know. If they were going to be stuck in this situation together, he wanted to know if he could trust Zack just a little bit.

He continued to glare at the other teenager, awaiting his answer. "I don't hate you!" Zack snapped suddenly.

"Liar!" Seth remarked back.

"What the fuck?" Zack snapped. "I just said that I didn't hate you…"

"And that's a lie! You harass the shit out of me. You beat the shit out of me. You take any chance you can to make me feel more and more like shit! There has to be some reason other than inflating your ego to an even more astronomical size!"

By now Seth was quite angry at more than just Zack, but himself too. A dead silence washed through the hall they were in. It seemed as if his little rant at Zack needed to sink in.

"Why do I hate you?" Zack said quietly. "Why do I hate you? I truthfully don't have any reason." Seth was about to say something, but Zack began talking again before he had a chance to get a word in edgewise. "But look at you. You're Seth-freaking-Cohen. You grandpa is the richest man in Newport. You parents are amazing. The teachers love you, your parents love you. Everyone raves about how fucking perfect you are! And you didn't need to do anything to get like that! You were born, and I hate that!"

Seth stared at Zack in shock. "You've got to be fucking kidding me. That is not the reason. I'm not perfect. No where near it. I wish it were like you're saying but you have no idea."

Quickly, Seth shot up and headed down the hall, trying to get away from the Fantastic Four. They just saw him at his absolute worst. Well close to absolute worst.

"Seth, wait!" he heard Oliver shout. Seth just kept walking at the same pace he was walking at before. "Seth!"

Seth stopped and turned around, only to be greeted by Marissa, Summer, Oliver and Zack. What the heck, couldn't they leave him alone! "What?" he snapped.

"Where are you going?" Summer asked.

"I'm going to find a way out of here!" Seth snapped once more before turning and heading back the way he was originally going. He wanted to get out of here. He didn't want to be around them anymore. He didn't need to be here.

He shouldn't be here.

But he was, and he was just trying to make the best of it.

Unfortunately, he could hear the four of them following him once more.

Seth just kept walking.

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What Seth didn't know was exactly where he was heading. He was just hoping that something would lead him to a way to get out. But so far, he had gotten nowhere.

But the gym. Yeah, the gym. The floor was pulled back, ready for a water polo game that was obviously not going to happen due to the thunderstorm.

Seth stopped at the edge of the pool and looked down into it. This had to be a hint of some kind. He just needed to figure it out. Why wouldn't one of the janitors close up the pool after realizing that there wasn't going to be a match?

The janitor! The janitor was the murderer and he wanted them all to come in here… and… oh shit.

He turned around and found himself face to face with the Fantastic Four.

"It's the janitor!" Seth said, nearly shouting. "And we need to get out of here!"

Needless to say, the four of them were utterly shocked when Seth made his sudden realization. "Why?" Zack asked. "I feel much better here."

"That's because you're a fucking water polo player!"

"What do you have against water polo players?"

"What do you have against me?"

"Will you two just shut up?" Marissa and Summer shouted angrily, getting both of their attention.

But a sudden splash had the two of them turn around.

"Oliver!" Seth shouted. Oliver must have fallen into the pool in the midst of their bickering.

Seth kneeled down on the wet poolside and extended his hand, but Oliver was too far out. And he was in serious trouble, that was for sure. Seth knew for a fact that the pool was about ten feet deep where they were, since that was what the nearest writing on the poolside said.

"Zack, he can't swim!" Marissa said, getting more and more upset. As soon as she said that, Oliver began sinking further and further down in the water.

Zack looked at Seth. "I'm not going in," Zack said. This was amazing. Zack Stephens, star water polo player not wanting to get in the damn pool.

"I can't swim!" Seth snapped back. The two of them both looked at Marissa and Summer.

They backed away.

Then Seth had an idea. Without a second thought, he pushed Zack into the water.

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A/n: What didja think? I like this whole averaging 9 reviews of chapter. Keep it up guys!

sUmMeRiTh - No, that isn't Lost like…

caroliscool - Really? Thanks!

JenJenxx - Not what you were expecting? What were you expecting?

indieocjunkie - Haha… Zack can't die, I love Zack… neither can Ollie… huggles Wait, nevermind… stupid Summer… wait, what am I rambling about? I haven't even written the chapter yet!

alexis - Danka!

Abby - Is that a good or a bad thing?

KC-Chick - Haha! Wow, now just where is Kenny? insert random Water-Polo Player here AHHHH THEY KILLED FEENEY! THEY KILLED KENNY! It was the janitor… janitor dies WTF! Amazing episode!

adambrody10 - They will end up together, somehow.

MaDdY-SpArKlEs - thanks!