Christmukkah Sweeps the Nation

A/N: Hey Hey Hey! This chapter is going to be written by Romantic Ellen hope you like!

The gang is in college now. Seth's at Berkley. Summer's at UCLA. Ryan's at Harvard. Marissa's at NYU.

The Power of Christmukkah

"You only want me when you can't have me. Brady, you had me at Christmas and you choose Hannah. You had me last summer and you chose Hawaii. You like the chase and that's it."

ring ring ring Summer jumped. Startled by the phone.

"Hello?"

"Hey stranger!"

"Oh. Coop."

"You Ok? You sound like you've been crying."

Sniffles "Yeah I'm fine. I was just watching season 2 of The Valley."

"Oh God."

"Hey, you know very well that it's the best show, like, ever! I've been watching it all day. I haven't felt that great. But its made me a little happier"

"Why don't you come to Christmukkah? It will make you feel so much better."

"I don't need Chrismukkah. I've got The Valley! Besides, you know I can't. Don't try to act like nothing happened a year ago."

"Ryan said he might not even be there. He's been having some trouble with his classes."

"I just can't. It would be too weird." Summer remembered her love and how she would give anything to hold him again but that wasn't going to happen.

"Well, how about you come to my house for Christmas? Then you can go home. At least you will get out."

"Whatever."

"Good! See you tomorrow. Pick you up at one?"

"OK"

"Bye"

Flashback

"Oh my god, Coop, I seriously do not know how I'm going to live without you."

"I know. I know Sum. Call me every day! Promise?"

"Duh"

"Oh my God this is really happening. I can't do this." Marissa burst into tears.

"RRYYAANN" Marissa collapsed into her boyfriend's arms.

Next to Ryan, Summer noticed the most beautiful creature on earth. Her Cohen.

"So, um, Summer. Bye, I guess." Seth said and turned to leave.

"Cohen! It can't be like that, not with us. Seth please!" She got closer to him lifting his chin so she could look him in the eyes.

"I love you" she said and with that he pushed her away, picked up his bag and left.

"Summer!" Ryan exclaimed as he saw the love of his brother's life in tears.

"I really thought he had forgiven me." She sobbed into his jacket

"He just needs time. You waited for him when he chose Anna over you. You waited for him when he ran away to Tahiti. Just wait and he'll come back to you." Ryan knew his brother could be stubborn sometimes but he loved Summer and he couldn't live his life with out her. Ryan wouldn't allow him to.

End Flashback

"You who. Anybody home? Summer?" Marissa entered, with much trepidation, into the apartment.

"Coop!" Marissa saw her best friend running at her with tears in her eyes. "Oh Coop! I missed you so much! I haven't seen you in, like, forever!"

"I know, I know. Oh my god! Sum! Look at you! You're one sexy beast! How can you still be single? Seth could never say no to that!"

"I'm not going to see Seth." Then after seeing her best friend shy away and cough a little she got freaked "Am I? AM I? COOP!" Summer was now officially pissed off.

"Marissa Cooper if there is someone there who I don't know is going to be there, BE AFRAID! Afraid for your life!" Summer was starting a rage blackout.

"No, No, No. Of course not. We are going to be at my house with my Mom, Dad, and sister. No one else."

"I swear. I know were you sleep!"

"Oh, come on, sweetie. We're going to be late." Marissa laughed at her stressed out friend.

"Ok Ok. Let me go get my purse" 'Now were did I put it? If I were a purse where would I be? Aha! There it is!' It was on her desk right next to a picture at Thanksgiving, of her, Marissa, and Ryan. No Seth.

Flashback

"Oh! Come in, come in!" Kirsten opened the door to the exact person she wanted to see. are you sure it's ok I come? If it's not I can leave. You know it wouldn't hurt my feelings at all. Maybe I-" Summer got interrupted by Kirsten.

"Summer you are an old, dear friend to this family. I want you here." Summer didn't know about this. The last holiday she celebrated with Kirsten there wasn't that much celebrating, all because of her.

"Well, can I help you with anything?" She thought she might as well make herself useful.

"Actually... there is this one thing..."

"Sure! Anything!"

" It's Seth. He-he-he needs someone right now."

" I don't really think he needs me."

"He needs someone he loves. He loves you very much."

"I don't know. Maybe Ryan or Sandy could try?"

"They both have. Your our last chance."

"Summer. Please just try to. I know its hard but he really does need you. If you won't do it for me, do it for him."

Knock, Knock, Knock

"I alllready tollld youu. I'm not commming out!" Seth exclaimed. Slurring his speech horribly.

"Too late."

"Ssssummer?"

"How good oof youu to come. Youu want too teell me about another booy youu hooked uup wwith?"

"Whatever. I'm so not going to put up with this. Bye Seth. I'm gone."

"No, noo, no. Don't leave. Tallk to meee" He fell onto Summer to stop her from going.

"So Seth? Drink enough?"

"Ha Ha. Hilarious." He looked into Summers eyes and remembered what he was missing.

"I loved you ya know."

"I know."

"Youu ruined thiis relationship noot mee!"

"I'm going to go get Ryan."

"Sssummer!" Seth really did need her.

"I got to go." Summer walked downstairs to get Ryan.

"Sum. Hey, how you doing?" Ryan was surprised to see her.

"Ryan you have to go to Seth." Summer was on the verge of tears but she was not going to cry over him. Not ever again.

Summer fidgeted on the couch, waiting for Ryan to come back. She didn't think about the party going on around her. All she could think about was what he said in that room just moments before.

"He's sleeping now. He should be ok." Ryan said when he finally returned.

"Good. I really do just wish the best for him."

"I know you do Sum." Marissa said as she walked up.

The three hugged and posed for a picture.

End

"Marissa's going to be there?"

"Yes."

"and Summer?"

"No! How many times do I have to tell you. Marissa tried convincing Summer to come but she only agreed to go to Marissa's house." Ryan, who was fairly fond of his brother, was now fairly annoyed with him.

"Just Marissa?"

"Just Marissa."

"Seth, come on, we told Mom and Dad we'd set up for dinner. Stop stressing, everything will be just fine. This is the year that Chrismukkah will sweep the nation!" Ryan made a feeble attempt to get his brother to cheer up. No such luck.

"I just don't know how to face her."

"I know."

"There's no one else like her." Seth thought about all the girls he'd been out with. None of them even came close to his Summer.

"I can't do this" Seth ran back up the stairs to his room Ryan started following him, but stopped, he needed time.

"Hello. Is this the Stern Residence?"

"Yes it is. How may I be of service?"

"Is Anna there?"

"One moment please." 'Man every one out east is so proper.'

"Hey?"

"Anna?"

"Yes?"

"This is Seth."

"Seth. As in Newport Seth?"

"That's me."

"Happy Chrismukkah!"

"Not really."

"Oh, It can't be that bad. It's the best holiday ever!"

"Most of the time it is, but this year and last year….well long story. Anyway, do you remember how when you left you told me you knew me and Summer were just meant to be?"

"Yes, I remember that very well."

"How did you know?"

"You laughed a different way around her. You looked at her a different way. You talked to her a different way. And yet, you were still being yourself. Seth, she makes you whole. I don't know how you could ever live without her. Everything ok?"

"Now it is.Thanks Anna. I have to go."

"Anytime. Hey Cohen? Pick up the phone more often!"

"Ok!"

"Bye."

He knew what he had to do. He would get what he wanted. Even if it killed him.

"Summer! How are you?" Jimmy opened the door to find his daughter and her best friend.

"Hello Nice to see you." Summer addressed her friend's parents politely.

"Hey Kido. How's it out east?" Jimmy asked his daughter.

"It's so quiet around here without all you guys running around having you parties and mini dramas"

"I bet we were pretty loud." Summer laughed remembering her high school years.

'How naive we were. Thinking our little high school life was soo horrible.' Summer was thinking about her high school life compared to her college life.

"Well come on in! I have appetizers all ready. Eat!" Julie was always the perfect Newport mom.

"Looks great Mom." Marissa remarked of her mother's food.

"Yeah, I starved Mrs. Cooper!"

"Hi Katie. How's boarding school?" Summer was trying to be conversational but all she got was a typical teenage eye-roll.

"Ryan! Dude! Where's Marissa? I need Marissa!" Seth came bounding down the stairs at an incredible speed.

"Seth, what's your problem? You just get high in your room?"

"Hilarious. I need Marissa! NOW!"

"Why?"

"I have to confess my love! For Gods sakes! Just tell me where Marissa is!"

"Your in love with Marissa?" Ryan was very confused and looking like an idiot in front of his brother.

"Summer! Stupid!"

"There at her parents' I guess."

"Thanks for all the help! So quickly too! Bye Stupid."

"And again I'm stuck setting up for Christmukkah." Ryan said to a closed door.

Seth knew this would be a life changing moment. What would Summer say? What would he say?

Summer was chopping veggies in the kitchen when they heard the door bell.

"Summer dear, could you get that. I'm in the middle of something." Julie Cooper yelled into the kitchen

She opened the door to find something very unusual.

Marissa came up behind her and almost died of laughter.

Summer was speechless.

They were looking at Seth plus about a million rose petals around him.

"Summer, I love you and I need you! You're my all, my everything. I can't live without you. I won't live with out you. These past years I've been dieing inside. I can't do that anymore." Seth was so nervous. It felt like hours before she finally responded.

"Cohen!" was all she could say. She was balling. They embraced in a kiss that was so passionate it will now and forever rival be on the top of the ultimate kiss charts.

"It doesn't stop there." Ryan popped out from behind the bushes.

"What the hell. I left you at home."Seth said bewildered.

"Well about three seconds after you left I realized I had some love confessing to do my self. Marissa" He said as he came into the house and slowly knelt on to one knee. Keeping his eyes on her at all times for her reaction.

"Oh. My. God."

"Will you marry me?"

"Whoa! Where did that come from man?" Seth said in confusion.

"Seth. Ruining the moment man!" Ryan said gritting his teeth.

"I've loved you from the first time I saw you at the end of this drive way. You're the love of my life. My soul mate. We were friends for a while but I can't handle that. I need you as my wife. Till death do us part." He said as he opened the ring box he had been holding. "What do you say? Merry Chrismukkah?"

"Of course" She ran to Ryan, jumping into his arms.

"Hey everyone!" Seth shouted "It's the power of Christmukkah!"

A/N Hey Guys! Hope ya liked it. The next chapter will be written by Lexical so expect a ton of drama. If ya want spoilers drop a review with your request and email address and we will get back to ya. Love ya Romantic Tragedy