Chapter 1 - Best Friends For Life... Maybe.

Seth Cohen and Summer Roberts had been friends since the "tot" days. They had thrown sand at each other, and had stained shirts from where they had finger paint wars. From the day they could remember different peoples faces, Seth and Summer were best friends. Throughout grade school they remained best friends. They always played together, and they were really close. In the 6th grade, Summer and Seth both started to grow up a little bit, and begin to develop into pre-teens. In the next year or so, they'd be turning 13 years old, and starting middle school. Time was flying by way too fast. Middle school was already almost over now. It was about 2 weeks before summer vacation, the last summer break before high school. Both Seth and Summer were 14 years old. For this break, Summer's dad sent her away to camp from the second week of summer vacation, until two weeks before it ended. Summer was devastated, and so was Seth, because they only had a accumulation of 3 weeks of summer vacation to hang out together, and they were split up by 8 really long weeks. What happened to Summer Roberts at camp that year was a complete transformation. All through school, Summer had always been on of the pretty girls, one of the rich girls, who had nice clothes, and once 8th grade started, wore make-up, and did her hair nicely. Summer hadn't really care about reputations, popularity, or anything of that sort. She was just Summer Roberts, girl who befriends everyone, and anyone. She wasn't picky, and she didn't care who you were, if you were a nice person, and if you were genuine, you were good in her book.

"Oh my Gosh, Summer! You are so gorgeous!" Lacy said to Summer one day at camp. "You honestly should be a part of our crew next year. We're friends with SO many of the upperclassmen!" Lacy continued.

Summer started getting little thoughts into her head, but it wasn't that many. At first she wrote Seth an email everyday, pretty soon it was every few days, then once a week, and finally, none. She had gotten consumed by the material world. Nothing was more important to her then spending an hour and a half in the morning getting ready with hair, and make up, and reading her daily dosage of Cosmo. Not once had a thought popped into her head, asking herself what she was doing, or who she was becoming. She was just going with the flow, and this was where the flow was taking her.

"Whatever. That is so not right. That dress looks totally random with those shoes. And just look at that hair. EW." Summer said while talking on the phone to Marissa Cooper.

"What in the WORLD are you talking about?" Coop asked.

"Girl, please! That outfit is crazy." Summer continued her fashion rant.

Marissa and Summer had become acquainted at camp. Somehow majority of the "pretty girls" had gotten placed in the same bunk, and if they weren't, they made an excuse to the camp owners as to why they should be able to move. Even though the owners knew the real reason. Summer was completely changed, and she hadn't even thought about old what's his name in the longest time. She was completely consumed. Submerged in the girl world, and it wasn't even tugging on her conscience, even the slightest bit. Now back from camp, Summer was supposed to be spending, and savoring the last two weeks of summer vacation with Seth, completely boycotting the start of school, and High School at that. Ring, Ring. Summer's cell phone started going off. The name "COHEN" popped up, and every childhood memory flashed in front of Summer's eyes like an old movie. Her hands sort of shaky, from the first thought of Seth Cohen A.K.A. lifetime best friend. She steadied herself, noticing her ring was starting over.

"Hello?" She said kind of quietly into the speaker.

"HEY!" Seth said very enthusiastically.

"Uh. Who is this?" Summer played off her act.

"Uh. Your best friend... Seth Cohen." He answered.

"Why are you calling me?" Summer asked Seth.

"Are you even kidding me? We're supposed to be hanging out. We've had these plans since before you went to camp. Don't you remember? What's up with you?"

The questions didn't seem to end, and Summer's head was spinning with confusion.

"I don't really hang with people.. entirely too long of a pause like you... anymore." Summer said in breaks of 30 second pauses.

Seth wasn't sure what to think. He was wondering though, what the hell had gone on at the camp, he couldn't believe that his best friend went away, and came back all in the same summer break, and now didn't even want to have anything to do with him.

"So since we've got that cleared up, I'm pretty sure that I'm going to hang up now. Buh bye."

With that, there was a click of the phone in Seth's ear, and a repeat of what Summer had just said running throw his mind.

"Oh yeah. Totally best friends for life, Summer. Psh, one summer break at camp, and she's completely different." Seth said to himself.

He had almost felt his heart drop down to his pinky toe. It was depressing to think that he had no one left.

Next Chapter:

We'll head to present time shortly after the chapter begins.

Where are we now, after the summer before 9th grade?

Who are Seth and Summer in High School?