Hello readers! I've mentioned to a few of you that I may have been doing this compilation for a while now. I'm starting it off with with Sparia prompt that I've been working on for a long while. I'd be open to making this one into a longer story if anyone would be interested, but I've had a lot of trouble getting it to flow. Thankfully though, it is finally finished, so enjoy! And feel free to send me prompts!
Aria let out an exasperated sigh as she ended her call with Hanna and flopped back down on her bed. She looked at her phone screen for a minute before dialing the all too familiar number.
"Hello?"
"Hey Spence."
"Hey, what's up?"
"Is it true? Did Alison get another A text?" Aria asked, the panic clear in her voice.
"I..we...I don't know. A is dead. You know that. I don't know what's going on, but it can't be her."
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"We didn't want to freak you out."
"I killed her Spence. How is this still happening?"
"I don't know Ar, but you did what you had to do and Shana's dead. She can't hurt us anymore."
Spencer grew concerned when she didn't receive a response from the girl who had called her, "Aria? Are you there?"
Aria was preoccupied, staring out into her backyard where she had heard the music, the echoes in her mind still haunting her. Spencer's voice startled her out of her thoughts, and she tried to focus on her friend, "What? Yeah, yeah I'm still here, sorry."
"What just happened?"
"Nothing Spence, sorry."
"Aria, are you okay? Is there something else going on?"
"I'm okay. I just, I had a nightmare about that night and I just heard violin music in my yard and I swear it was Shana playing."
"Hey, I'm sorry, but Shana's dead, and if you hadn't done what you did, she would've killed us instead. You know that."
"Yeah, I..I don't know. I'm just having a hard time getting over it I guess and my mind must be playing tricks on me or something. Hey Spence..." Aria trailed off, unsure if her friend would actually want to spend the night with her to save her from her own mind.
Spencer was confused by the sudden silence. "Aria?"
"Forget it Spence, just good night."
"Are you sure? You don't need anything else?"
"Well, I was wondering if maybe you wanted to stay here tonight? It's just that my dad is already asleep and I really don't want to stay in my room alone. I can't stop thinking about New York and I see it every time I close my eyes. But I know it's late and I don't want to make you come all the way over here. I guess I'll just see you tomorrow then."
Spencer could hardly stifle her chuckle as she listened to her friend's rambling. "Aria, I'm not going to let you be alone if you don't want to be alone tonight. I'm coming over. See you soon."
Aria let out a sigh of relief at Spencer's words. "Thanks Spence, you're the best."
Aria got out of bed to open the door when she received a quick "I'm here" text from Spencer. The tall girl pulled her into a hug immediately and Aria melted into her embrace, "Thank you for coming Spence."
Spencer met her eyes and she stepped back from their embrace, "Of course. You know I'm here for you." Her face fell when she saw the dark circles under her tiny friend's eyes, "Have you been able to get any sleep at all Aria? You look exhausted."
"Um, not really," Aria said quietly, "I've just been worried about Ezra and every time I close my eyes I'm back in that theater. I just keep reliving it over and over and over again."
Spencer laid a sympathetic hand on her shoulder. "Let's get you up in bed," she said, before turning and heading towards Aria's bedroom.
When they got upstairs, Spencer straightened up Aria's bed and folded down the sheets, patting the open spot and ushering the girl to climb in. "Thanks Spence, you really don't have to take care of me you know," Aria said as she pulled the covers around her.
"I know I don't have to, but I want to. You need to relax and get some sleep and I'll help as much as I can. Now scoot over," Spencer finished playfully as she crawled into the bed beside Aria.
Spencer watched as the girl beside her stared up at the ceiling, her eyes darting this way and that, and rolled over onto her side to face her. "Aria," she whispered, "why don't you try to get some sleep?"
The tiny girl rolled over so that they were face to face and looked at Spencer with wide eyes, "I just can't shut it off."
"Come here," Spencer said, sitting up and extending an arm out to wrap around the girl. Aria sat up and moved closer to Spencer, leaning her head on her shoulder. "You're going to get some sleep tonight. You need to," the taller girl said.
Aria looked up and shook her head, "I can't Spence. It's all too much."
"Hey," Spencer said, an idea suddenly popping into her head, "do you trust me?"
Aria looked at her questioningly but nodded, "Of course I do. Why?"
"Well, there's this thing Toby did for me once. After I got out of Radley. It helped when my whole world was crashing down on me. But it's a little...unconventional," Spencer explained.
"What is it Spence?" Aria asked, sitting up and turning to face her friend.
"Age play."
"Age what?" Aria asked.
"Age play," Spencer started, "it's when an adult regresses and acts like a child. Some people use it as a form of escapism and it can help take your mind off of some of your haunting thoughts."
Aria looked at Spencer a little hesitantly, "Um, how exactly does it work?" "Well, you regress and I'll look after you. Hopefully you'll be able to relax and let go of all of your adult worries. It really helped me get through a rough period and I don't know," Spencer said, grabbing Aria's hand, "I think it may help you too."
"I... umm...okay. I guess it's worth a shot," Aria said quietly, but she gave Spencer a convincing nod.
Spencer let go of Aria's hand and patted her own lap, "Why don't you come here?" Aria slowly crawled from her position next to Spencer onto her lap, and Spencer was quick to cradle her close.
Spencer reached up to tuck a stray hair behind Aria's ear, "You can act as young or as old as you want, okay? Some people like to be a little independent but some go as far as using diapers and drinking bottles. It's all up to you. No judgement, I promise."
Aria shifted on her lap and twisted, leaning further into her shoulder. "What did you do?" she asked as she looked up to Spencer, who had begun to run her fingers through her hair.
"Well, I never wanted to leave my room, so he tried to convince me to use diapers, but I was never really comfortable with it. I did wear them overnight though. And I did let him dress me and feed me and I tried not to use big words or anything. So I guess I was kind of like a toddler," Spencer explained, trying to gauge Aria's reaction to the strange things she was describing. She continued once she realized the girl on her lap hadn't become uncomfortable, "But I don't mind taking care of you, whether you want to go older or younger. It's completely up to you."
Aria looked up at Spencer shyly, "I think I want to do what you did."
"Then that's what we'll do. I don't have any of the things that we'll need so let's get through tonight and I'll take care of it tomorrow. Let's get some sleep now," Spencer said as she rubbed Aria's back reassuringly.
With the girl still on her lap, Spencer awkwardly pulled back the sheets once again before gently guiding her off of her lap and back onto the bed. She scooted down under the sheets herself and tucked the other girl in tightly before turning onto her side to face her. "I'm right here, okay? Try to relax and sleep," she whispered, and Aria nodded lightly, her eyes closed as she tried to drift off to sleep.
Spencer watched Aria toss, turn and whimper with a sympathetic look on her face. Growing tired of watching the girl in such a restless state, Spencer scooted closer to her and pulled the girl back into herself. Aria relaxed into Spencer's embrace and the taller girl spoke to her softly, "Shh, you're okay, you're safe here. I've got you."
Luckily, the next time Spencer woke up, it was to the light of morning. She smiled at the small form next to her, Aria's dark hair covering her face. She carefully extracted herself from the bed and quickly left a note for the still sleeping girl before heading to the store.
When Aria woke up, she was relieved to have finally gotten some sleep, but was overcome with panic when she realized Spencer was gone. As she jumped out of bed, she saw the note that Spencer had left. She read it and released the breath she had been holding once she realized the girl was safe and had left on her own.
She ventured downstairs to make some breakfast and found another unexpected note. Apparently Byron had been called away for a work trip at the last minute and would be gone for a few days. With her brother spending most of his time with his team or at friends' houses, she realized that home was going to be very lonely for a few days and began to worry.
Just as she was becoming overwhelmed by her own thoughts, Aria was startled by the sound of the front door opening. "Hello?" she called out as she cautiously made her way towards the foyer.
"Hey," Spencer said, "I picked up some breakfast from the Brew. Did you sleep okay?"
"Oh Spence, it's only you," Aria said as a wave of relief washed over her.
"Oh sorry, I didn't mean to scare you," Spencer said as she walked towards the kitchen and placed the bags she was carrying on the counter.
"So, how are you feeling? A little more rested?" she asked as she began to unpack the bag from the Brew, "I also bought some of the things we'll need if we try what we talked about last night. Well, that is if you still want to try it."
"Oh. Um..yeah, I think so. My dad left to go out of town for a few days and Mike is hardly here anyway. I really don't think I want to stay here alone and last night really helped so.." Aria trailed off.
Spencer smiled and placed her hand on top of Aria's on the counter, "You're rambling again. Don't worry, I'll stay here with you and help you out. I can always use some time away from being a Hastings anyway."
"You're the best Spence," Aria smiled.
The girls soon made their way upstairs and Spencer ushered the girl to sit on her bed. "I know last night you said you want to do the same things that I did with Toby, so I bought some of the same things he did for me... some kid cups and a cute plate, some stuffed animals, and some diapering supplies," Spencer said as she took the things out of the bag and placed them on the bed. Aria smiled at the blue stuffed rabbit and shyly picked it up. Spencer smiled sweetly at her and continued with another bag, "But I also bought some other things in case you want to go a bit younger... I've got a pacifier and a few bottles. Oh and here, I got you a coloring book too."
"So you said you didn't like the diapers, right?" Aria asked her tall friend as she looked at the package. Spencer shrugged, "I don't know. I mean, they're really comfortable to wear but I didn't really like using them so we settled for nighttime only. It's up to you though. If you want to try one, go ahead."
"I guess I'll never know how I feel if I don't try," Aria said quietly as her cheeks reddened.
"Hey," Spencer said, placing her hand on Aria's shoulder, "you don't need to be embarrassed about this, okay? I've been there. I get it."
"It's just...weird, Spence. My whole life has been spent growing up and now I'm going to throw that all away to do the opposite. Plus diapers are so...intimate. I mean it definitely is embarrassing to do my business in there."
"I get it Ar, but don't worry about that part, okay? We're best friends, not to mention both girls so there's nothing I've never seen before. Same parts, same functions," Spencer said while trying to reassure the girl.
"I..uh..okay. I guess you're right. And I do want to try them," Aria said.
Spencer finished taking all of the items out of the bags and grabbed everything she would need to take care of her friend before she kneeled on the floor. "Do you want to try one now? Or later to sleep in?" she asked and Aria looked down from the bed.
"I guess now. I don't know if I want to well..use it. But I think I do want to wear it."
"Alright, come lay down here and I'll get you all set up, okay?" Spencer instructed.
Aria did as she was told, but it was clear to Spencer that she was still hesitant. "Hey, relax. I'm doing all of this for you. If you don't like it then you don't have to wear it. No big deal," she tried.
Aria looked up at her and took a deep breath to calm herself, "I want to give this a try, Spence. I trust you."
Spencer smiled and moved herself into position before slipping off Aria's pajama pants and panties. When the girl reached down and tried to help, Spencer swatted her hands away, "Stop that. Let me take care of this."
Aria nodded once and leaned back. Spencer quickly got a diaper underneath the girl and taped it closed before pulling her pants back up. She grabbed Aria's hands and pulled her up to sit. "Good?" she asked, and Aria nodded, "I think so. Thanks Spence."
"Now that you're all set up, what do you say we go down and get some breakfast into you?" Spencer asked and Aria agreed. "I could eat. What'd you pick up?" she asked as they made their way back to the kitchen.
"Just a couple of scones and coffee," Spencer responded as she grabbed their food and drinks and walked towards the living room. She motioned for Aria to sit down on the couch before handing the things to her.
"Thanks," Aria said as she sat down slowly onto her padded bottom, took the food Spencer handed her and placed it on the coffee table.
"So," Spencer started as she joined her friend on the couch, "did you sleep okay last night? You looked pretty comfy this morning."
"Actually, yeah I did. And that's the first time in a long time. Thanks again for being here for me Spence," the smaller girl responded.
"Glad to hear it. Now, how far did you want to take this exactly? I mean, do you want to eat by yourself or do you want me to help you?" Spencer asked the girl and Aria shyly shrugged. "Hey," Spencer tried as she placed her hand on Aria's leg and looked to her friend's face, "I'm doing this to help you and I want you to regress and trust me. I know you and I know your thoughts are still racing. Let me help you."
Aria smiled at how well her friend could read her. "Okay Spence. This just feels weird still. What should I be doing?" she asked and Spencer just smiled, patting her leg gently.
"Which one do you want?" Spencer asked and Aria pointed to the scone on the left. "And what do we say?" she asked.
"Please?" Aria said quietly.
"That's my girl," Spencer said, grabbing the pastry and breaking it into a few pieces over a napkin and handing one to the girl. "Slow now," she said as Aria took it from her hand and ate it.
"Thirsty?" Spencer questioned as she handed the final piece to the girl.
Aria nodded and perked up, "Coffee?"
"Sure sweetheart, come here," her taller friend responded, holding her arm out to the side. Aria scooted closer on the couch and leaned into Spencer's side. Spencer then grabbed one of the coffees and slowly lifted to the girl's lips, tilting it just enough for her to drink slowly and taking little breaks for the girl to breathe.
Spencer's other hand absentmindedly rubbed slow circles on Aria's back as the girl drank. "Is that good?" she asked and received a soft "Mmm" in response.
As the cup seemed empty, Spencer looked to her smaller friend's face again. "Are we all finished?" she asked, and with a shy nod from Aria she placed it back down on the table. "Good girl," Spencer said as she slid her hand down the girl's back and patted her hip, "something tells me little you is going to want a bottle later."
Aria glanced shyly at Spencer before laying her head down on her shoulder. Spencer reached for the remote, switched on the TV and found a kids movie marathon for them to watch.
As they watched, Aria was comfortable enough cuddled into Spencer that she began to doze off. Spencer noticed the girl had fallen asleep on her shoulder, but decided to let her sleep and turned down the tv volume.
It wasn't long before Aria stirred and stretched her arms. She sat up on the couch for a moment before trying to stand up. Spencer grabbed the girl's waist to stop her, "Where are you going?"
"I just need to pee," Aria said as she motioned to the bathroom.
"Hold on a second," Spencer said. Inside, she was worried about her friend re-entering her adult mindset and didn't want the girl to freak out and stress about what was going on again if she let her go to the bathroom with nothing other than her own thoughts. "Little girls can't go to the bathroom by themselves," she said, trying to help the girl back into her little mindset, "let me take you."
Aria stayed put with a slight nod as Spencer stood up from the couch before holding out her hand for the girl. Aria grabbed Spencer's hand and allowed herself to be led to the bathroom.
"Let me just get this diaper off of you," Spencer said as Aria began to sway a little bit in desperation. She quickly pulled down the girl's pants and undid the tapes, pulling the diaper out of the way and wrapping it up. She then led the girl to sit on the toilet before turning towards the door. "I'm going to stand outside and wait. Let me know when you're finished or if you need some help getting cleaned up," she said as she closed the door behind her.
"Spencer?" Aria called out from inside the bathroom a couple of minutes later and the taller girl quickly made her way back inside. She found her friend standing in the middle of the bathroom with her pants still around her ankles. "All done cutie?" she asked which caused Aria to blush but nod. "I guess you want another diaper?" Spencer asked and Aria nodded again. "I just have to run and grab one from your room. Stay there."
Spencer quickly ran upstairs and brought down an entire pack to keep in the bathroom and the wipes, powder and cream she'd need for changes if the girl started to use them. "Lay down sweetheart and I'll get you all set up," Spencer said as she helped the girl down to the floor and quickly got to diapering her.
"You know," Spencer started as she thought a bit about what she was doing, "I really don't want to waste all these clean diapers if you're just going to wear them and then use the bathroom like a big girl. What do you say next time you have to go you try one of these out?" Aria just stared up at her, clearly a little nervous about the idea.
"Tell you what," Spencer said as she pulled the girl up into a seated position on the floor, "if you really don't like it, you won't have to use one again and I'll let you wear them just for comfort." Aria smiled a little and agreed to that.
Spencer took the girl back out to the couch once she was redressed. "So what do you want to do today? We've got a couple of hours before lunch and I don't want to just sit here in front of the tv all day. I don't think you want to go anywhere around here do you?" she asked and Aria shook her head.
"That's what I thought. We could go for a drive and see if we can find somewhere to eat lunch a few towns over maybe," Spencer suggested. Aria shrugged her shoulders, "Yeah I guess, I'm just kind of tired."
"That certainly understandable. But let's get you out of the house. You can sleep in the car if you'd like since I'll be doing the driving. We'll find something," Spencer responded and stood, quickly throwing together a bag of necessities. She walked back into the living room, holding her hand out to the other girl before walking out to her car.
With both girls buckled in, Spencer backed out of Aria's driveway before she put the car in drive.
After driving for a few minutes, Spencer spoke up, "Would you want to do something while we're out, or do you just want to eat and come back home?" When she didn't receive an answer, Spencer took her eyes off the road to glance out the other girl, surprised to find her sleeping already. At least she was comfortable enough to finally be getting some sleep, Spencer thought to herself.
Spencer drove for another hour or so into the suburbs around Reading and pulled over to wake the other girl. "Hey Aria, wake up for me," she spoke gently as she rubbed the girl's shoulder. "Hmm?" the sleepy girl whined and Spencer smiled. "We're almost to Reading so I think we should find try to find a place without going much further," Spencer explained, still talking lightly to her tired friend.
"Ooh Spence, are we anywhere near Anthony's?" Aria asked as she woke up. "Anthony's Trattoria? Wow, I haven't been there in a while. My dad used to take business partners there for dinner. I think we're only about ten minutes away. Do you want to go?" Spencer responded. "I used to love it there. I made my parents take me for my birthday like three years in a row," Aria explained with a small laugh and Spencer smiled.
"Oh but Spence," Aria said with a little bit of disappointment, "it's really expensive. We should probably go somewhere else." Spencer frowned when her friend's affect dropped, "Don't worry about that Aria. It's my treat. You could use a little pampering right now. Let's go." With a smile from Aria, Spencer put the car back in drive and headed that way.
When they pulled up to the restaurant, Spencer gave Aria's hand a reassuring squeeze before getting out of the car.
Once they were seated, Aria looked to Spencer for guidance about how independent she was allowed to be since they were in public.
"What's wrong?" Spencer asked when she saw the unsure look on Aria's face.
"It's just...can I order for myself? And eat by myself? I don't know how I feel about doing this in public," Aria explained.
"Of course," Spencer reassured her. "Whatever makes you comfortable is fine with me. Do you have any idea what you want to order?"
Aria was about to respond when their waiter came over and asked the same question.
With their orders placed, the two girls turned their attention back to each other. "So what do you say after this we go back to your house and invite the rest of the girls over for games and movies?" Spencer suggested.
"Yeah Spence, that actually sounds really nice. Thank you again for looking out for me," Aria said with a smile.
It didn't take long for their food to arrive, and Aria couldn't contain her excitement about eating at her favorite restaurant. Spencer let out a chuckle at Aria's wide eyes and smile before digging in to her own food.
Thanks to her earlier coffee and the water she had downed at the table, Aria started to feel some heavy pressure in her bladder. She tried to act natural, hoping that she'd be able to get out of the restaurant before having to let Spencer know about her predicament.
Spencer received the check soon after, but time seemed to go in slow motion for the shorter brunette whose need was growing stronger and stronger. She crossed her legs and considered sneaking off to the bathroom, but knew that Spencer wanted her to use the diaper this time- and she certainly didn't want to do that in a dining room full of other people.
Spencer signed the check and stood up, looking to Aria and offering her a hand. "I'm going to run to the restroom before we go," she said, "do you want to come with?"
Aria nodded a bit too enthusiastically and quickly followed Spencer to the back of the restaurant.
"You okay?" Spencer asked once they were inside, sensing Aria's discomfort.
"Oh, um yeah," Aria said unconvincingly, "I just really need to pee."
Spencer looked at her with sympathy, "Why didn't you say something sooner?"
"Well, I knew I was supposed to be trying this whole diaper thing out and I didn't really want to do it in the middle of a restaurant," Aria explained barely above a whisper.
"Oh Aria, you should've told me. We could've come in here sooner and you could've gone. I'm sorry you're so uncomfortable," Spencer apologized.
Aria met Spencer's eyes for a moment, "wait, you mean I can use the toilet?"
Spencer laughed a little, "Nice try, but you're not going to get away that easy. I want you to try at least once. I promise if you don't like it you won't have to do it again."
Aria sighed a little, but nodded.
Spencer gave her shoulder a reassuring squeeze. "I'm going to go in a stall now, but you have a few options. You can go right here, or maybe try sitting in a stall if that'll make it easier for you. Or you can wait until we get out to the car and head home, although I don't know if we'll find anywhere else to get you changed on the way."
Aria nodded as she weighed her options, deciding to head into the stall next to Spencer.
"Hey Spence?" she said out loud to the girl on the other side of the divider.
"What's the matter?" Spencer answered quickly.
"I don't know if I can do this," Aria said quietly.
"It's okay. I promise," Spencer tried to reassure her, "just try to relax. Let me finish real quick and then I'll go turn on the sink to try to help you."
Aria nodded to herself and listened as Spencer relieved herself, hoping that maybe that would help her to go. No matter how hard she tried, though, she just couldn't seem to get her own stream started.
After Spencer emerged from her stall, she washed her hands and walked back over to Aria's door. "How's it going in there?" she asked in a sincere, caring tone.
"I can't do it Spence," Aria said with a huff before standing up and unlocking the door.
"I have one more idea," Spencer said with a smirk as she pulled the girl into an awkward hug.
"Spence? What are you doing?" Aria asked, although she got her answer a moment later when Spencer's slender fingers began to tickle her sides. "Oh my gosh! Spence! Stop! I can't.."
"Shh, relax," Spencer reassured as the girl in her arms suddenly tensed. Spencer moved her arms to the girl's shoulders and held her at arms length. "You okay?" she asked with genuine concern.
"It's happening Spence," Aria said with panic as she reflexively reached down to hold herself.
Spencer pulled her back into a much more comfortable hug and rubbed her back. "It's okay. Let it happen. It's okay," she cooed into her ear.
Aria was soon finished and unbelievably relieved, not only that her bladder was now empty but also that no one walked in on such an intimate moment.
"You okay?" Spencer checked in after the girl was finished, happy to receive a nod in return. "What do you say we get you changed now?" she offered before leading the girl into the handicap stall.
Aria didn't put up a fight as she let Spencer strip off her clothes and now soaked diaper. Sure the standing change was a bit awkward logistically, but Aria was surprised by how not-awkward it was to have Spencer wipe her clean and rediaper her.
"You ready to go?" Spencer asked once they were finished, and Aria immediately nodded her consent.
Once they were back out to the car, Spencer buckled Aria in and squeezed her hand, "thank you for doing that. I know how uncomfortable it can be and I'm really proud of you."
Aria simply smiled and pulled out her phone. "I'm going to text the other three and have them meet us at my house in a couple of hours."
"Sounds good. Let's get you home so you can relax," Spencer said with a smile as she put the car in drive.