This story goes back and forth between different people. It will start with one person from their point of view, and then it will go to a different person, and on and on. Hope you like it.

Disclaimer: I don't own The O.C. or any of the characters even though I would like to.

It was 7:00 on a warm Saturday morning. One week ago was graduation. Ryan was lying in bed asleep, until his alarm went off. He rolled over and slapped it off and then rolled over. 10 minutes later he crawled out of bed, got dressed, and walked out of the pool house. He met Seth at the door to the pool house.

"Mom said to come and see if you were up."

"Yeah I'm up, but not awake."

"Mom said we will stop over at the Roberts place before we go to the funeral."

"O.K. man"

Then Seth started to walk back into the house.

"Seth-"

"Yeah Ryan."

"Ah, never mind Seth."

"O.K."

"I'll be in a few minutes."

"Sure man."

Ryan's POV

"Seth"

"Yeah Ryan"

"Should I tell him that I'm not going to the funeral, but what if I change my mind," I though to myself, "I don't want to go to the funeral. I said goodbye to her the night of the crash. I can't believe she died in my arms. I was last one to see her alive. This is hard. But everyone will be at the funeral, and it will look bad if I don't show up. Well I'll make up my mind later."

"Ah, never mind Seth."

End of Ryan's POV

Seth walked back into the kitchen and Ryan walked back into the pool house. Kerstin was sitting at the kitchen table. "Seth," she called.

"Yeah mom,"

"How's Ryan?"

"He's Ryan."

"Did he talk to you "

"No"

"Well."

"I thought he was going to but then he just said never mind."

"This whole thing has been hard on him, remember that Seth."

"Sure mom."

And then Seth walked out of the kitchen.

Kerstin's POV

"The poor guy. I wish I could get him to talk, but if he will not talk to Seth, why would he talk to me. Maybe I could get Sandy to talk to him. Yes, that would probably work."

End of Kerstin's POV

Kerstin then look at her watch and jumped up. It was 7:30 and the funeral was at 10:00, and they wanted to stop by and see Julie before the service.

Just as Kerstin was running out of the kitchen Sandy walked in. "In a hurry are we?"

"Sandy I can't talk now, I promised Julie we would go over and visit her before the funeral, and I haven't even started to get ready yet."

"O.K. baby."

"Dad" yelled Seth.

"I can't hear you come downstairs son."

"Sure Dad."

You could hear feet on the stairs and then Seth walked into the kitchen.

"What do you need son?"

"Dad do you know that shirt that I had?"

"Well you'll have to be more specific."

"You know that one that I gave you to take to the Dry Cleaners on Wednesday?"

"Oh that one, it's upstairs hanging in the hall closet."

"Thanks Dad."

"Anytime son."

Sandy's POV

"Doesn't that boy listen. I told him yesterday that it was in the closet if he was looking for it. Well whatever. Oh, I have to fill up the gas tank or we are going to run out of gas on our way to the beach. I can't believe Julie agreed to have Marissa's funeral on the beach. Sure she has parties there, but I wouldn't think she would agree to having a funeral at the beach. Well she didn't say much in the matter. She was so grief stricken. I don't know what I would have done if it had been Ryan that was killed. Sure I feel bad for Julie and Kaytlen, oh and Jimmy but I am glad it wasn't Ryan. I wonder if Jimmy will dare come to the funeral."

End of Sandy's POV

Ryan was sitting on his bed when Sandy walked in to the pool house.

"How are you doing?"

"Sandy, I don't think I'm going to go to the funeral."

"Why not Ryan?" said Sandy who sat down beside Ryan.

"Sandy I feel like everyone will be looking at me and saying Oh look there's Marissa's old boyfriend, you know the one that was in the car driving when the car went off the road. You know she died in his arms, no I didn't know that. That's we I can't go Sandy, it would be to hard. I already said goodbye, I've accepted that she is gone and I think if I go to the funeral it will just remind me of that night. I can't do it."

"Ryan listen to me. You are one of the strongest people I know. I believe that if you don't go to the funeral you will someday regret it. If its tomorrow, or a month from now or even in 5 years, I assure you some day you will regret it."

"Okay Sandy, I guess I'll go."

"That's my boy."

Sandy walked out of the room and Ryan started to get ready. It was now 8:00.

Meanwhile

At the Roberts house Summer was lying on her bed crying. That was about all she had done for the past week. Ever since the police had came and told Julie that Marissa was killed and Ryan was in the car but he survived. Summer was standing at the top of the stairs when the police man told Julie and her dad. All she remembered was the policeman saying Marissa was dead and then she woke up in bed. Someone must have carried her from the stairs and put her there.

Summer was crying with her face in her pillow to muffle her sobs and then she heard her cell ring. She reached over and grabbed it off her night stand and flipped it open.

"Hello" she said.

"Hey Summer. I was wondering if you wanted me to pick you up at about quarter to ten?'

"I don't think I can go Seth, I'm a mess."

"Summer you can't not go. Marissa was your best friend and if was you that was dead she would be a your funeral."

"Your right, but Cohen are you saying you want me dead." Said Summer who was cheering up already.

"Oh that's not what I meant."

"Are you sure Cohen?"

"Positive. I wouldn't know what to do if I lost you."

"Thanks Seth, that means a lot to me, but you are going to make me start crying again."

"Please don't cry or I wont pick you up and you will have to walk, you know I can't have anyone crying while walking beside me."

"I know Cohen, so you'll pick me up at quarter to ten?"

"Yup."

"See you Cohen."

"Bye Summer. Love you."

"I love you to Cohen."

"O.K. then see you later."

"Bye."

Summer lay back down, but then she realized that she had to get ready. Seth was coming to pick her up in an hour.

Downstairs

Dr. Roberts walks into the living room and sees Julie curled up on the couch.

"How are you doing?"

"I just still can't believe it, my baby is gone and today is the day that I have to say my final goodbye. It seems like at the start of summer something bad always happens. Last year Cal died and now Marissa. Maybe the start of summer is just a bad omen."

"Jules, everything bad hasn't happened at the start of summer. Remember 2 years ago you married Caleb at the start of the summer. Remember."

"How could I forget."

"Julie you better get ready, remember Kerstin and Sandy are coming over before we head over to the beach."

"Your right, I better go get ready." Julie said while looking at her watch.

The funeral was taking place by the life guard hut, because that was where Marissa always went when things went wrong. It just seemed fitting that they have the funeral there. People weren't suppose to where black. That was something Summer came up with after she got over the shock of Marissa being dead. "Marissa" she said "would not want everyone to be upset. She would want you to carry on with life. This funeral should not be the last farewell, but a remembrance of what Marissa accomplished."

"Your right Summer." Said Ryan and Seth together when they were helping plan the service.

Back at the Cohen's House

"Seth" yelled Ryan

"I'm coming man."

"We have to pick up the flowers before we go and pick up Summer."

"Right, where do we have to pick them up at?"

"Just down by the pier."

"Okay."

Seth then came running down the stairs. "Lets go know."

"Kerstin, Sandy we're going now."

"Okay Ryan, see you at the beach, and don't forget to pick up the flowers." Yelled Kerstin from hers and Sandy's bedroom.

"Yup, I was just telling Seth that we needed to pick up the flowers."

Then they walked out the door and got into the car, and headed towards the pier to pick up the flowers, which they would lay at the lifeguard hut.

A/N I hope you like it. This is my first O.C. story and I hope it wont be my last. Please review. If you sent reviews for my stories I will review your stories. If you have any questions you can just email me and I will try to help you out. I wont have the next chapter up for a few days because I am going to Vancouver, but I should have it up my the weekend. Hope you enjoyed, and PLEASE REVIEW! Thanxs.