FULL SUMMARY: AU. James, Kendall, Logan, Carlos, and Dak have been best friends forever. And Dak took each of them under his wing. But what happens when Dak completely disappears one night? Only to be found dead the next year? And then blocked message appears on the boys' phones:

Don't forget about me, my darlings...

-D

A/N: Hey! This is based off of Pretty little liars. Let's get to know the characters.

Dak- Alison

James- Hanna

Logan- Spencer

Kendall- Aria

Carlos- Emily

Don't worry, Kendall's not dating his teacher and Carlos isn't gay. LOL. Kendall is like the sort of mysterious one, like Aria. Carlos is gonna be like the one who was really close to Dak, like Emily. Logan is gonna be a lot like Spencer. He's gonna be smart like her. He's gonna feel the need to win like her. And he might've kissed two of his brother's girlfrieds. I'm debating whether or not to put Kogan in it..

Dak is just like Alison. James is just like Hanna. There will be a Jenna like character and a Toby. And D is only one person, who also happens to be Dak's killer. Well not really... Oh, you'll see!

Chapter 1- Forgotten

The boys didn't talk anymore. There was no need to, without Dak around. James had gotten the popularity he wanted. Logan had learned to avoid his brother and focus on school. Kendall learned to focus on his writing. And Carlos had just learned to please his parents. But, so many secrets were kept and not forgotten...

All four of them could've sworn that they completely forgot about their missing friend, Dak. But they didn't. They had dreams of him coming back.

"Carlos? Hey, Carlos!" Kendall called, haven't seeing his friend since... that day.

"Hey, Kendall! Wow, you're so different! The last time I saw you, you were all leather jackets!" Carlos exclaimed. Kendall smiled.

"Yeah, well you get over those days."

"Yeah... Have you seen, you know James or Logan since...?"

Kendall hesitated before answering. "I think I saw James on the street the other day."

Carlos noddded. "We should.. we should get together, you know? Like old times.."

Kendall nodded. "Hey, that's Logan!"

"Logan!"

The pale brunette boy turned around and walked over to his... former friends.

"Hey. I haven't seen you guys since..."

"Yeah! It's been a while. We should, like find James or something. We could all meet at my house, after school," Carlos suggested. The two walked into the school building, seeing James talking to Scott, his new best friend.

Just as he noticed the three boys, he walked away from Scott who was mid-sentence.

"Hey... I haven't seen you guys in a year. So, like, we're.. friends again? You know, like, without Dak?" James asked.

Kendall put his hand out to tell him to stop. "We forgot about Dak. And if he ever comes back..."

"Comes back? Kendall, you know he's dead?" Logan said.

"Yeah... yeah. I guess I just never heard anyone say it outloud."

"Anyways," Carlos said loudly, trying to change the subject. "We are gonna meet at my house, after school."

"Sounds good," James agreed.

**AFTER SCHOOL**

"It's just so awkward without...Wait, turn up the TV," James said staring at the TV like a deer in headlights.

Carlos arched an eyebrow and turned up the volume. All four stared at the TV.

".. Now would've been 17 year old, Dak Zebon,was found dead in the woods. Only evidence of a murder is a small blood stain on his shirt and lines on his neck that show he had been strangled. In other news-"

The news reporter was cut off because Carlos had shut off the TV.

"So he's dead," Kendall said monotone.

"Yup," James said, in the same dead voice.

Just then, all four phones began to ring.

Thought I was gone?

Don't forget about me, my darlings...

-D

"Please tell me I'm not the only one who got a message from D," Carlos whispered, half scared.

"No.. I got one two. He's not gone is he?" Logan asked.

"But.. but why would he call us his darlings?" James said.

"Remember, when we were at his house. When he said our secrets kept us together. When he said it makes us his. How he helped us. And he said, 'That's just how it is, my darlings.'," Kendall mumbled.

"It has to be him. No one else would call darlings," Carlos stated.

Then Carlos' phone buzzed.

"Pick it up!" Logan yelled.

"What if its... what if its D?"

"Just pick it up!"

Carlos picked up his phone with a shaking hand.

"It's not nice to keep secrets. And secrets have a way of getting out in Rosewood. D," Carlos read out loud.

And that's when the nightmare began. It's also when the four boys started telling lies again, and whispering again, and sharing secrets...