Chapter 6 - The Walk on The Beach

Summer couldn't believe that first person her age that she had talked to since she moved back had in fact been her grade school crush, Seth Cohen. She was surprised how living in another town, and jumping from bottom of the line, to over the top, and living that way for 2 years, could really change your ways around someone you were usually shy around.

"WHOO. GONNA GET WASTED." Some random teenage alcoholic yelled from the roof. ...Yes, the roof.

"Freak." Marissa said coming up behind Summer. "Those people are freaking losers, people like us, we just like to sit around and sip." Marissa made it sound like it was legal.

"Oh. Interesting." Summer decided she'd say.

"Yup. ... so alright, let's meet everyone." Marissa said pushing Summer softly on the back.

Summer figured, that it'd be now or never a good time.

"It will be easier this way, then when we're all drunk, and some guy thinks you're his girlfriend, and tries to stick his tongue in his mouth ... or worse." She laughed out loud.

For some reason, that cracked Summer up, and she walked over to the group of kids who looked like Marissa's clique.

"SUP FOO." Seth said.

"... Yeah, you're a hardcore gangster Seth." One of the girls Peyton, said.

"Psh. I freaking know it." He said, flashing the PEACE sign. "Blood FO LIFE."

"Faggot." Marissa said. "Just kidding... that's Seth by the way, Summer."

She laughed a little at Seth's white boy gangster impression. "I know. We talked earlier."

"Oh! –-Well cool. Anyway, this is just everyone, MINGLE!" Marissa grabbed a jell-o shot, and jumped on the counter, and started talking to Jaime.

After getting tired of watching people smack each other and pass a joint, Summer wandered off. She walked out the back door, and down the endless steps to the beach, and walked over closer to the pier. She sat down, and watched the ocean. Seth had seen her walk out. He waited about 10 minutes, and then headed down the same endless steps to the beach, and looked for her. She'd walked about 500 yards, and it took him almost 10 minutes to finally find her. He walked slowly up to her, but behind her.

"So you don't dig the party scene." His voice startled her.

She looked behind her... it was Seth. She smiled a little. "Yeah... I- I do. I just didn't feel like it tonight."

"Ahh. I see. I feel like that most nights." He said truthfully, sitting next too her.

She didn't really say anything. "So . ." he came out with.

She got up. "I think I'm going to talk a walk... right along that shore."

She looked deep in his eyes, so hard that it almost hurt. He felt as if a non-existent spark was forcing him to go along with her. "I'll walk with you then."

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

After quite a few moments of walking in awkward silence, Summer was sick of just hearing the ocean, when she had someone right next too her.

"Yeah, so why is it that you're out here, and not with like, Marissa and Jaime?" She asked, ending the endless silence.

Seth kind of stood there for a second, and realized he'd probably speak. He cleared his throat, trying to kill time. "Dunno..." Was all he said. That was it.

"Oh. Hmm... so tell me." She began.

"About..." Seth continued.

"Anything." She looked at him. When she looked at him, he felt like she could see right through him, and all the mistakes that he's made. How he thought she was so gorgeous, and how he left his friends at the party just so he could maybe talk to her for a second. How he was enjoying each second that they were walking along the sticky and wet shoreline. How he didn't know her, but how he wanted to know everything about her. ...He'd never really been flushed with so many things like this before.

"Hello. Seth?" She said cutely.

He had to stop his train of thought, and concentrate on their conversation.

They talked for about 45 minutes, until almost 2 o'clock in the morning. At which point in time, Summer said she had to go, and accepted Seth's stupid high five, and walked down the beach, and up the stairs. He watched her get back up to the house. And headed back up that way.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Next Chapter:

-Marissa and Summer's friendship

-Seth and jealously?

-Will Nathan come back (GASP!)

—Marissa.