The Summer- chapter 13
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the show whatsoever…and I'm sad…this is my last one… tear
AN: Thanks to everyone who has reviewed and read this fic…with the added pressures of school and life this is the last chapter. I love you all…and really appreciate what you've done…and it sounds like I'm going away…and dying, but I'm not…just don't have all the time in the world…I'll probably start another fic, but updates won't be so often, but it will be for One Tree Hill…
On with the story…
Summer House- the night of the party…
"What should we do? Should we call him, make sure that everything worked?" Seth asked, somewhat in a tizzy.
"No, we wait for him to call us, I think, I don't know. I'm worried, maybe he wasn't acting, maybe he does still care about her," Summer pondered, starting to cry again, only this time, real tears.
"Summer we went over this already. He LOVES you, he wouldn't do anything to hurt you, you know that, and you have to believe that. You do trust him, don't you?"
"Of course I do, why the hell wouldn't I?" she asked, now getting defensive and angry.
"Well, for one, you wouldn't be acting like this, you would be calm, and not trying to go all rage blackout on me."
"Seth, you're not funny."
"Really? I think I am."
DING DONG
"I'll go get it," Seth volunteered.
"No It's okay, I got it," Summer said, getting up and going to the front door, and opening it. Almost shocked to see who it was.
"Hey, I though you were going to call, you said you were going to call. What happened?"
"I thought I should come over, make sure everything was alright, I didn't want you to think something else."
"Ryan, it's okay, we're okay. Are you okay?" Summer asked, starting to get emotional again.
"Hey, I'm fine," he said hugging her, "don't cry. Baby, don't cry, everything's fine now."
"I know, it's just, I didn't think this was going to happen, I thought that this year was going to be amazing. We'd all hang out, and have fun, but now my best friend, or former best friend is going to some clinic somewhere. She is going somewhere right?"
"Yea, she's gone in the morning, her mom made all the arrangements. It looks like Newport is going to be rid of both drama queens, even though Julie is the most amusing."
"Her mom's leaving too?"
"Yea, Julie's going with her, it looks like the Coopers are digging their claws in San Diego. Although, I don't know she's going to do that. Her life is here."
"Aww, Ryan, you big softy, thinking about stuff like that."
"You didn't hear it from me," he said trying not to ruin his rep as the bad boy from Chino.
"Come on, Seth's probably doing something stupid in the living room, maybe we can make fun of that," she said, wrapping an arm around his waist.
"I guess it's just the three of us now," Ryan said, walking into the room, arms wrapped around Summer.
"Hey, instead of the Fantastic Four, we can be the Three Amigos!" Seth said, a little to excitingly.
"Seth, NO," Ryan said.
"Fine, what ever. Do what you want."
And they spent the whole night fooling around. Enjoying the fact that maybe life was going to be a little less dramatic from now on.
They all fell asleep, Seth on the floor, in what appears to be the fetal position, and Ryan and Summer on the couch, wrapped in each other's arms. It was now 8:00 am, and there was a sudden knock on the front door, which then turned into the doorbell ringing.
DING DONG
All starting to wake up, except Seth, who was knocked out cold on the floor, still in the fetal position.
"Who the hell could that be," Ryan asked groggily.
"I don't know, but I want them to go away," Summer said, trying to fall back asleep, tucked into Ryan.
"Summer, answer the door."
"I don't wanna," she said in her best childish voice.
"Come on, let's go, we'll answer it together."
"Fine, only if you carry me, I'm too tired to walk."
"Geez, you're one grumpy person in the morning." And with that, Ryan picked her up, piggyback style, as she wrapped her legs around his waist. When they reached the door, Ryan had almost dropped her twice, and they were laughing hysterically. Ryan reached for the doorknob and opened the door, after unlocking it of course. Shocked to see who was behind it. They both stopped laughing and Ryan dropped Summer at once, who landed on her feet, also in shock.
"What are you doing here?" Ryan asked, just a little too pissed off.
"I just came to apologize, I shouldn't have acted that way, and I'm sorry."
"You can't just come here, expecting for everything to be okay, after what you did. You tried to ruin our lives Marissa, I'm sorry, but I can't forgive you," Summer said, not able to take any more bull shit from her.
"I understand you're mad at me, G-D, I'm mad at me. Summer, you were my best friend, you still are, when I get back from San Diego, when I'm all better, do you think that maybe we could try and be friends again. Please? I don't think I could function with out you."
"You should've thought of that before you tried to ruin my life, and his life. You screwed up Marissa, I see you're dealing with it, but I've accepted that you'll never be the way you were. I don't think I could trust you anymore," Summer said, yet again, starting to cry, "I'm sorry, I can't." And with that, she ran up to her room.
"Ryan, please?" Marissa begged him.
"Sorry, but too much has happened. I hope you get better, but please don't come back for us. Just stay there, don't come back." And with that, he shut the door, closing it on the chapter of his life he spent with her. He went upstairs, and went to Summer's room, opening the door to that life.
"Hey, she's gone now," he said, but seeing as she was still crying, "Summer, It's okay, why are you still crying?"
"I don't know. I don't know why I'm wasting my time on her, but she was my best friend. Since like, birth, and I don't know what to do without her."
"Hey, there's always Anna, I'm sure she can be a friend."
"Anna? She moved back to Pittsburgh, how am I going to be friends with her?"
"Easy, she moved back. Or at least that's what Seth told me like 2 days ago."
"She's back? Really? Oh my god, that's so cool," Summer exclaimed, cheering right up.
"I knew that would do the trick. Come on, I saw Seth sleeping in a very funny position. Let's go take some photos and use them as blackmail when we need."
"Yea, that should be fun," she said, getting up, grabbing Ryan's hand, and her camera, and running downstairs hurrying so that Seth doesn't wake up.
About an hour later…
Both Ryan and Summer were sitting on the couch, still waiting for Seth to wake up.
"Oh, come on, how long does he sleep for. We've been up for like 2 hours now, and he's still in the same position," Summer complained.
"Yes, but if you wake him up, it won't be quiet anymore, you'll have Seth, the one who doesn't know when to shut up."
"I don't care, I'm kicking him," she said, kicking him quite hard, almost too hard, "okay, now we run," she said, grabbing Ryan's hand and hurrying to the kitchen to pretend like they were doing something.
Then Seth walked in.
"Morning, did someone just step on me?" he asked, wondering why his side hurt like hell, and why he was awake.
Summer was struggling keeping a straight face, and soon burst out laughing.
"What, you weren't waking up. I had to do something, you were pissing me off."
"Well have you ever heard of shaking someone, you don't have to step on them."
"Sorry. Anyway, Ryan told me that Anna was back; we should totally hang out with her. I mean we are her friends, and I know you like her."
"Summer, I knew the second you knew she was back you'd be trying something."
"What? Don't deny it Cohen, I know you do. That's why I called her, and she's coming over in like 10 minutes," she said nonchalantly.
"What, when did you call her, you were sitting next to me, the entire time," Ryan cut in.
"Ok fine, I didn't call her, but I tested her."
"That's what you were doing with your phone," he said, suddenly understanding.
"Uh huh."
"Look at you, you little matchmaker," he said to her, kissing her on the nose.
DING DONG
"I've had enough with doors today, Seth you can get that," Summer said, plopping herself on one of the island's chairs.
"Are you kidding me, I have to go make sure my jew-fro's in place," Seth said, running off to the bathroom.
"Oh, yea, cause he doesn't like her," Summer mumbled.
"I'll go get the door," Ryan grumbled.
"Thanks," she said, pecking him on the lips.
At the Door…
"Hey," Anna said, hugging Ryan, "I didn't know that you would be here."
"Apparently Seth hasn't filled you in," Ryan replied, hugging her hello.
"Fill me in on what, exactly?"
"You want the long version or the short, and let me tell you, the long, is really, really long," he said, exaggerating.
"I think I'll take the short," she said.
"Sure, just come with me."
"O-Kay," she said suspiciously.
As they walked into the kitchen, Seth was sitting down, drinking his coffee, and Summer was refilling her mug.
"Hey, look who I found at the door," Ryan said,
"ANNA!" Summer screeched.
"Hey, Summer. Hey Seth," she said, giving each of them a hug. "So Ryan, that story."
"Oh yea," and then he kissed Summer right on the mouth. And all Anna could do was stare.
"You okay there?" Seth asked.
"I-I'm just…when did this happen. What happened to Marissa? I'm so confused right now, it's not even funny."
"Well Theresa got pregnant, lost the baby, died, I came back, Seth had left on his adventure of the high seas, Marissa was somewhere with her dad, me and Summer started hanging out. One thing led to another, and here we are. Marissa's gone, yet again, this time in rehab. Seth is trying to be okay with this, and you being here, to make us the fantastic four again."
"You guys want me to be a member of your little group. That's so cool. I have to say, I never thought this day would happen," Anna replied, hugging them all.
"And they were, yet again, fantastic."
And they went on, being fantastic. Seth eventually, after long waited time, asked Anna to be his girlfriend. She of course said yes. The four eventually graduated from high school. Marissa never returned, finding out that there was more to life than Newport. Ryan and Summer, still together, attending college, enjoying what life threw them. Seth and Anna, are both at Stanford, Seth doing what he can to keep that Cohen magic alive. But only time could tell what would happen for the fantastic four, not everyone lives happily ever after. Come on, they're only 18…only time will tell…
How was that…I'm sad that this is the last chapter, but it took me like a year to get here…
Well I have to say thank you to all of my reviewers, you are amazing, and you gave me the inspiration to continue this…
I hope you all liked the end, and there might be a sequel. I haven't decided yet, if there was, you'll have to wait a long time…anywho…for now…
GOOD BYE…