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: Okay, I am almost done with this fic! Yayness! I already have the last chapter done, it is just getting to that point. Now I had an idea the other night for another story about the college years… because we were thinking how they're gonna go on with the OC after High School, because it would be stupid if they all go to the same college too… so that may be my next endeavor! Tell me what you think of that idea!

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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"Leave Him"

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"G-g-guys?" was all it took for Summer to turn around quickly and see Seth fall to the ground with a thud. His head hit the floor pretty hard. He just looked like he was asleep, but it didn't make Summer worry any less.

It made her think, why was she worrying about Seth Cohen? She didn't care about Seth Cohen. Yet she found herself slowly getting up and walking over to his crumpled body. She crouched down next to him.

He was still breathing.

She shook his shoulder. He didn't move. He just stayed the same. "Seth," she said quietly. The only noise Summer could hear was her own voice. Everything else was blocked out.

Once again, the Summer tried shaking Seth awake, but to no avail. "Seth!" she said urgently, a sudden feeling of worry coming over her.

Suddenly, Zack and Marissa entered her world. Little did she know that it was at that moment of distraction that Seth's eyes slowly opened then closed again. But he was awake. He just didn't want Summer to know he was awake and the room was still spinning. The only way to keep it from spinning was keeping his eyes closed.

"What are you doing Summer?" Zack asked angrily.

"He just fell to the ground, and I can't wake him up!" Summer said, worry evident in her voice. Even she didn't know why she was worried about Seth. It must have been what Oliver had said not too long ago…

I don't know what happened, but someone, or something it out to get us. We can't split up like this. We need to stay together. If we can't stay together, we're going to die alone.

If we can't stay together, we're going to die alone.

Die alone.

No, she didn't want to die, not at all!

"Just leave him Sum!" Zack said, pulling her up. Marissa nodded, keeping her eyes away from Oliver's body. Summer couldn't blame the poor girl.

"No!" Summer snapped. "You heard what Oliver said! If we can't stay together, we're going to die alone!"

"And Oliver's dead!" Zack shouted.

Marissa once again choked back a sob. She was trying to put herself through denial. Deny that Oliver was actually dead, that he had just left the group. That was it. He wasn't dead. She just had to keep convincing herself of that.

"Well maybe if you wouldn't have waited for Cohen to push you in he wouldn't be!" Summer snapped back.

Zack was stunned into silence. Summer had a point, a point that he didn't want to believe. "Why all of a sudden are you sticking up for the queer?" Zack said, trying to keep his now damaged ego now in tact. Especially around Summer.

"Because no one else will!" Summer said immediately after Zack asked his question. "Because something is wrong with him. Because he keeps falling over, and he isn't waking up…" With that, she shook Seth again.

"What are you saying?" Zack asked.

"I'm saying that you are being an asshole!" Even Summer was shocked when the words came out of her mouth. "Ever since we got here you've been different! Ever since we were forced into this situation, you've been different! Not trying to save Oliver, trying to kill Cohen so many times. You've changed, and I don't like it!"

A few beats of silence passed between the two of them. Summer looked deep into Zack's eyes, and Zack returned the favor.

"You like him don't you?" Zack snapped.

"Ewwww… no!' Summer said in her whiny voice. Seth could feel his heart break, but he didn't physically show it. They way that Summer had been sticking up for him was not only strange, but made him feel different. Like he actually had a chance with Summer Roberts.

Too bad the only chance he had was when there was a psycho killer on the loose in the school. His only possible first chance with Summer could quite easily be his last one too.

"Then why are you sticking up for him?" Zack asked, somewhat calmly.

"Because someone has to! You just wanna leave him here, for that psycho to come and get him! How would you like if that was you!"

"Well, it isn't me, is it?" Zack asked, his voice cool and dripping.

"Fuck you!" Summer snapped. Whoa. Things were getting really weird.

Seth decided that he had faked being unconscious for too long, so he slowly opened his eyes, acting like he was just getting up. The room was still spinning slightly, but it had seemed to slow down a little bit.

"What? What happened?" Seth asked, not having to fake the weak sound in his voice. It just came out like that.

"You fell to the ground Seth," Summer said, her tone changing from the angry one it was not too long ago to a sweet gentle one. It freaked Seth out a lot.

"I did?"

"Yeah."

"Oh this is just sickening," Zack said. "Come on Marissa, let's leave the two love birds alone…"

Did this mean that Summer and Zack were no longer a couple? "Zack!" Summer said urgently, turning her attention away from Seth and back on Zack.

"You heard what Oliver said! If we don't stay together, we're going to die alone."

"Yeah well, it didn't turn out for him, so Coop and I are going to get the fuck out of here. You and Death-Breath can stay here to die alone…"

With that Zack pulled Marissa out of the gym area. Marissa didn't protest. She wanted to leave. She wanted to get out of here. Away from Oliver's dead, wet body. Just thinking about the image made her shutter.

Summer went to run after them, but when the gym door slammed, she sighed in defeat and headed back over to Seth. Seth was confused. Really confused.

"Come on," she said, pulling on Seth's arm, obviously trying to get him up. Using this to his advantage Seth got up. But he was still dizzy. Last time the dizziness went away. This time it didn't. It was always there.

He found himself leaning on Summer in order to just stay standing.

"What is wrong with you Seth?"

"I don't know," Seth lied. He knew exactly what was wrong with him. But he couldn't tell Summer that. He couldn't tell anyone last. It was supposed to happen last night. But it didn't.

Slowly, the two worked their way out of the gym, Seth using Summer and the wall to keep himself walking in a straight line and off of the ground. They walked in silence. Seth concentrated on trying to keep himself up, not even realizing that Summer Roberts was helping him.

This couldn't be real. No way in hell this was real.

"Why'd you do is Sum?" Seth suddenly asked, his voice sounding far away and detached from him, as if he had no control over what he was saying.

"Why'd I do what Cohen?" she asked back.

"Help me? You hate me…"

"I don't hate you Cohen, I just never knew you existed…" she admitted.

"Don't lie," Seth shot back. "What the fuck are you doing? Remember?"

"Oh," Summer replied quietly. She had almost forgotten about that. She had been a bitch to him, and she didn't even know the kid. "I'm sorry."

As much as Seth wanted to believe her, there was a nagging voice at the back of his head reminding him that she was a bitch, and always treated him like shit.

"Yeah, sure…" Seth said, his voice dripping in sarcasm.

"I am!" Summer retorted.

"I bet you just needed a good reason to break up with Zack, and you're using me…" His words were making his own head spin.

"I could just leave you here you know that, right Cohen?" Summer asked a smile on her face.

"Yeah, but you won't…"

A loud, sudden scream erupted through the halls.

Summer looked at Seth. Seth looked at Summer.

Marissa.

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A/n: I listened to my Styx CD through this whole chapter, not that it made any difference though…

KC-Chick - Haha, yeah. It seriously would have ruined it. Maybe Zack can like Boy Meets World! IDEA! I'd like to write an OC/BMW crossover, but I'd need a plot bunny first, and alas, I have none. And what happened to Seth. I don't know. Next chapter!

JenJenxx - Yes, I killed Oliver. All my favorite characters have died in my fics… except for Shawn, and that ain't gonna happen. Haha. Sorry 4400…

caring is creepy - Zack can't die. Neither can Oliver. I hate Marissa too. Funny that I didn't kill her first… hmmm…

adambrody10 - They did! And I missed it? Son of a crap! If I get a Tivo that is so getting taped and never getting deleted!

Mrs.AdamBrody - FEENEY! Fuh-fuh-feeny! And yes, Zack must die. Hah!

natalia - wow, you're nice. I said they were going to hook up, stuff like that doesn't just happen out of the blue! That would be just awkward and unrealistic!

caroliscool - Turn on Seth? Noooooo! Haha.