(A.N.) Happy New Year everyone! Here's a new chapter, its split into two parts mainly for effect. Its prom and Summer and Marissa are really anticipating the best night of senior year. But for Summer, it may not be... I wont say anything else, you'll have to read it lol The next part will probs be up tomorrow, ive written most of it but its not ready if you know whatI mean!

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Mixed Emotions On Prom Night

Part I

Transitions

A shrill scream echoed through the dark room as Ava awoke from her sleep in a cold sweat. For the past couple of nights she'd been reliving all the terrible experiences from her school days. Every time her eyes closed she saw the swirling images of those evil girls and their high pitched howls of laughter rang through her head.

She leapt out of bed and walked over to her desk, switching on the dim lamp and then opening up her laptop. Ava glanced at her hand and tried to hold it still but it just shook from all the pent up rage and emotion that was surging through her mind right now.

The thing was, the two main people that centred in her dream were Holly Fisher and Summer Roberts. Oh she hated them both so much. Holly was just a spoilt little girl who wanted the earth and Summer was everything Ava wanted to be, popular, pretty and smart in a secretive way. So she'd take great joy in getting revenge on both of those girls. She'd noticed that Beth and Natalie had disappeared from her dreams so as she gradually got rid of the people in her dream, the dreams would go. And Ava could sit here and finally be happy, in her own sick and twisted way.

The fact that Holly and Summer were the most prominent faces in tonight's dream nagged at Ava's mind. Was this a sign? She knew that Holly was next on her list but should she move Summer up the list? She read her list over and over, trying to think why Summer was last when she hated her more than most of the other girls. Ava slumped in her seat and closed her eyes. Sure enough, she relived the moment that Summer poured that icy water over her head. How the humiliation set in and how all her dreams and hopes flowed away. Yep, she was definitely getting moved up. After Holly's day had come, Summer was next.

The year was moving on fast and soon it was May. The female population of Harbour school had all gone into Prom mode and Summer and Marissa were in the centre. Marissa was planning it the whole event as Social Chair and was nearly at her wits end after only a week of it. Summer was extra happy and hyper at the news of her being favourite for Prom Queen for the second year running. Every spare moment the two had was spent scouring shop after shop or searching the internet in pursuit of the perfect dress. Because it had to be perfect.

In the last week in May, Summer stayed after school with Marissa to help with the decoration designs. The Prom would be taking place in the main event hall of the school, the same place as last year. Just walking into that place made Summer's spine tingle, ever since Seth made his little speech last year, the couple had been happy and not broken up since. Summer stood looking at the stage dreamily until she was interrupted by someone.

In snapping out of her daze and turning around she saw Holly standing before her, flanked by Madison Baker and Shelley Read.

"Hi Summer, congrats on your Prom Queen nomination!" Holly smiled.

"Oh hi Holly, Madison, Shelley. And thanks, you're nominated too aren't you Holly?"

"Yeah I am, how great is it? And I'm praying for Chris to be Prom King, wouldn't that be awesome?" Summer nodded and forced a smile, Chris was her boyfriend, water polo player and practically a version of Luke.

"Are you still with Zach? Aw you both made a cute couple!" Summer frowned at her.

"Uh, no I haven't been with Zach since last Prom and then he left in the middle of it."

"Aw, you poor girl that must have been awful, I'll get Chris to talk to him," Holly nodded, patting her on the shoulder. Summer tried not to laugh at how clueless Holly was.

"Actually I'm fine, I'm back with Seth, Seth Cohen. And we've been together for nearly a year now. We're very happy together. Didn't you see him on stage at the prom last year?"

"No, I was outside with Chris, he made me feel better after not getting queen. But if you're happy with him…" Summer tried not to say something nasty as she wrinkled her nose up. She leaned closer to Summer to whisper something to her.

"But if you ever want me to fix you up with another water polo player then just call, there are some very hot guys on the team!" Holly whispered, a conniving smile on her face. Summer nodded slowly trying not to lash out at her.

"Kay, see you soon Sum. Come on girls." Summer watched in amazement as Holly strode away.

Wow she'd not changed in the slightest. Summer thought about when they'd been practically best friends, it was Hol, Coop and Sum. That was the way it always was until Holly turned into Super Slut 3000. But as Summer thought about it, life without Holly was much better. She shuddered as she thought about the time that Holly made her humiliate Ava Walker at her party. Things were much better now.

It was finally here, Prom night. Senior Prom night. The night where hundreds of Harbour students would go to their last dance of high school. It was going to be fun but sad at the same time. Summer was freaking out as it suddenly dawned on her that Marissa and herself would be separated by a very wide distance next year and she was suddenly reluctant to go to Brown, until Seth had reminded her that he would be with her and they'd see Ryan and Marissa on very regular basis. So she mellowed out and prepared for prom. As Summer stood in front of her floor length mirror to check her outfit once more, she actually felt nerves in the pit of her stomach. She was nervous about going to a dance, how stupid? But Summer just had the feeling that tonight would be a night to remember.

A couple of blocks away, Ava Walker stood in front of her mirror. But her outfit was completely different. After weeks of careful planning, Ava was ready to strike down Holly. The fact that it was prom night was just the icing on the cake. Her plan was immaculate and she was proud of herself for coming up with such a clever idea. She fixed her black suit which she'd need for the plan to work and picked up her little black bag full of important tools that she'd also need. With one last outfit and equipment check Ava headed for the door. Tonight would be a night to remember.

"OH MY GOD!" Kirsten Cohen cried as she saw Ryan and Seth enter the living room where Sandy, April and herself sat. She leapt out of her seat and ran over to them, pulling both into a tight hug. Both guys were decked out in tuxes and both looked very uncomfortable.

"I feel like a butler," Seth moaned, looking at his attire with a disgusted look on his face.

"Don't your brothers look handsome April?" Sandy asked his daughter who grinned.

"I think they look very hansfome, hanrum, hand uh… nice!" April finished her little 'speech' with a wide grin. Sandy laughed and scooped her up into his arms.

"My boys are all grown up," Kirsten sniffed, her eyes looking watery.

"Well Ryan was practically grown when he moved in so…" Seth said. Ryan glared at him.

"You always ruin the moment," Ryan smiled.

"That I do." Seth glanced down at his watch.

"Uh the limo's going to be here soon," he said.

"Is Marissa picking you up?" Sandy asked Ryan.

"Yeah, her Dad's rented us a Bentley, she should be here soon."

"I've never been in a limo," April announced.

"Aw, poor you," Seth said sarcastically, April stuck out her tongue.

A horn sounded outside and the whole family practically ran to the front door. In opening it, a long black limo sat in front of the house.

"WOW!" April cried.

"Well, I'd better be going, see you all later. See you at the prom Ryan." Seth waved to the family and hugged April at her request.

"Be careful!" she called. Kirsten started to cry as he climbed into the limo and pulled away.

"Aw Mommy don't cry! I'm sure the driver man knows where the prom is!" April said to her Mom, hugging her. Sandy grinned at his daughter and comforted his wife as the limo disappeared into the night.

Ava sat by the side of the road, the darkness acting as a veil so she was practically hidden, until she didn't want to be that is. Thanks to her in-depth research and planning, Ava had been tracking Holly's limo since it left the limo depot. It should be approaching the spot at which Ava was hidden any minute. At that very moment, Ava saw the black car approaching and tossed out her bag which was full of old clothes and heavy objects so when the car hit it, the driver would know. Ava sprang back to the bush near the roadside and crouched in it. As the limo approached Ava screamed in the loudest voice she could muster. The limo ran over the bag and as it rolled under the car, the brake lights went on and it pulled over. Ava grinned widely, the part of her plan most likely to fail had actually worked.

The driver, however, was in shock, he thought that he'd hit somebody or something, the scream and the impact. This wasn't good. He ran over to where he'd heard the scream. As he searched around Ava leapt out of the bushes and drove her knife into the mans chest. He froze, the colour draining out of his face and stared at Ava. She smiled innocently which was the most harrowing part. The driver tried to gasp something but simply fell to the ground.

Ava giggled and ran over to the limo. The best part was, no one had been on the deserted road or could have possible seen what had just happened. And if anyone had seen, it would have just looked like a very innocent girl talking to a man who may have suffered a heart attack and collapsed or something. Ava climbed into the driver seat and reversed to where the body was and hurriedly stuffed it into the trunk. Again, luckily, no cars drove past. She jumped back in, scooped her hair up and put on the hat she'd taken, slipped on some large sunglasses and was barely recognisable.

As she cruised down the darkened road, Ava went over what she was going to do next in her mind. It seemed simple but was going to have to be done with care and precision or else she'd get caught. And that couldn't happen.

Summer stood in her hallway, nerves thrashing around in her stomach. Why was she nervous? Maybe it was because her dad was stood by her side with this stupid grin on his face. She swore that she'd heard him whisper to her step mom that he'd kill Seth if he didn't turn up or did anything bad to Summer. But she brushed it off, tonight wasn't about her Dad, it was about her and Seth. Her heart leapt as she saw a glimmering black car pull up outside. She bit her lip, waiting for Seth to come to the door.

Minutes later, his figure appeared through the rippling glass and Summer darted forward to answer the door. Before stood Seth, looking very uncomfortable in his tux but also very happy to see Summer.

"Hey Summer, wow, you look amazing," Seth said, blinking hard. Summer smiled, looking flattered. Seth held out a clear box containing the prettiest corsage that Summer had ever seen. Her face lit up as Seth carefully removed it from the package and slipped it over her wrist gently. He decided not to tell her that he hadn't even chosen it and that his three year old sister actually had, that fact may have ruined the moment. Both of their gazes just locked into each others until they were interrupted by Dr Roberts.

"So, I guess you'd better be off huh? Don't want to be late do you?" He said to the couple.

"Yeah, bye Dad," Summer hugged her father and smiled at him.

"Take care sweetie," he kissed the top of her head before turning to shake Seth's hand.

"Look after her Seth," he said quietly.

"I sure will Sir," Seth replied. Neil nodded thankfully and turned to the long marble staircase.

"I'd better see where Gloria is, have a good time and don't be back to late." Neil smiled one last time before ascending the staircase.

"Making real progress aren't we?" Seth grinned.

"Uh, yeah, definitely. Now, shall we?" Summer gestured to the door and Seth took her hand, leading her out of the house and onto the lit forecourt where a shiny black limo stood. The chauffer stood by the door and opened it as the couple approached. Inside lay a large bunch of creamy white lilies and a mix tape of Summer's favourite songs began to play.

"Oh Cohen, you've thought of everything!" Summer said happily a dreamy look on her face.

"Well, I wanted to make up for last year and I know how much tonight means to you so why not make it unforgettable?" Seth shrugged like it wasn't a big deal.

"Thank you, for making it unforgettable Cohen," she said turning to kiss him.

They stood in the loving embrace never wanting to let go but they had to as the driver sighed heavily.

Summer eagerly climbed in followed by Seth, her dreamy look still imprinted on her face, and the limo pulled away, snaking into the dark.

The car cruised down the long road which went around the several housing area's and was practically deserted. Not many drivers used this road anyway because it wasn't well lit. The ocean lapped at the left hand side of the road and its calming sound could be heard from inside the car. The driver happily drove along but up ahead he spotted a long black limo pulled over at the side of the road. As he squinted to see the license plate, his foot hit the brake, it was from his company.

The car slowed down and he peered across into the front seat. There was no driver sat there. Things were very odd so he hurriedly picked up the intercom as he pulled over in front of the abandoned limo.

"Uh, kids, I'm sorry but I really have to check something out you don't mind me pullin' over do you?" Seth and Summer heard the desperation in his voice and agreed. So they'd be ten minutes late, so what? The driver thanked them and clambered out of the car to inspect what had happened. Seth and Summer frowned at each other as he ran over to the car but shrugged it off.

Meanwhile, the driver walked to the back of the car and as he opened the door, he stepped back, crying out in horror. Seth and Summer heard his loud cries and sprang out to see what was going on. As Summer saw the scene inside the car she screamed in horror and fell back into Seth's arms, the shock taking over her body to such an extent that she passed out. Seth clutched onto his girlfriend, worriedly calling her name but she didn't wake up. Despite his legs turning to jelly Seth heaved Summer up straight, his hands holding onto her limp torso.

Inside the abandoned limo, it was chaos. All the glassware was shattered and the far window had been smashed. Lights were broken and on the seat was the biggest shock. A girl dressed in a powder blue gown with glossy blonde hair. But her dress was matted with shiny red blood, very little of her blonde locks remained and she was slumped down in her seat, dead. The girl was totally recognisable though, it was Holly.

The driver stumbled forward to check for a pulse. He couldn't find one though, Holly was indeed dead. He pelted back to his car to dial 911and Seth still clung to Summer but slumped down onto the hard rough ground, still in shock at how within 10 minutes, his night had been turned upside down.