So Alexus B who was originally writing this story said she couldn't go on with it because it was to hard. I want everyone to send out a little prayer or wish to her to help her through this tough time okay?
This may be a long A/N so just bare with me on this one.
So this in the first chapter written again in my own little way and so it fits with the rest of my story line. This is no longer written from experience and will not follow all the same storyline as was planned by the creator! I'm not sure how long it will be yet just enjoy it while it last shall we? Haha
Summary: Aria's father has died and her mother has moved onto a mean drunken alcoholic, can Mr Fitz save her and help her out of her situation?
I do NOT own PLL other wise there would be EZRIA the movie!
Enjoy and please review or no more chapters! I write this for my own enjoyment but that doesn't mean I have to put it up!
"Damn it Ella let me in!" matt Yell from the other side of the closed window.
The yelling was a daily occurrence and I didn't even care what the yelling was about anymore.
"Let daddy in!" Payton cried out. Why is Payton involved this time? This made me worried so I made my way quietly down the stairs. Matt was on the other side of the window clearly wasted and hitting the plain so hard that it was shaking to the point where I wanted to pull my mother away in case it did shatter.
"Matt come back when you're sober! You are not coming into my house in the state you are in!" she said finally picking Payton up and handing her to me. The glass finally shattered and then he crawled through the jagged edges of the window.
"My mother is right no one wants you here. You're a danger to all of us!" I said using all the courage I had in my 5'2 body. He walked forward and punched my face, hitting the corner of my eye, the side of my noise and busting my top lip. I fell to the floor with Payton still in my arms. She squealed as I fell and crawled to my side as I push into a sitting position.
"SEE? A DANGER! YOU COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY HURT YOUR OWN DAUGHTER!" I yelled and picked Payton up and ran up the stairs with her.
"Aria come back down here!" my mother said in a stern worried voice. I ignored her as I entered my bathroom and put Payton on the closed toilet seat.
"Aria? Are you okay?" she whispered as tears cascaded down her precious face.
"I'm fine baby girl." I said whipping her tears away before turning to the mirror to fix myself up.
"Come on lets go to sleep!" I took her into my room and crawled under the covers.
"Good night Awia…" Payton's small voice trailed off.
"Goodnight Baby girl…" I whispered and kissed her hair.
(Next day)
I had already walk Payton to pre-school and was now sitting in my first period English class on my own, in my own little world writing. My hair hung around my face trying desperately to cover the bruises on my pale face.
"ARIA?" Hanna yelled as she waltzed into the class, "You didn't call me back la… what happened to you face?" she said dropping all her things on her desk and racing back to me to look at my face, "HE HIT YOU!" she exploded.
"…Yes…" I whispered, her face softened and she pulled me up into a hug. You can stay at my place for a few days if you want?"
"Anything to get away from the violence…" I said as someone walked into the room.
"Ladies." A cute teacher said looking Hanna over and then his magical blue eyes flicked to me but stopped on my face. I took my seat again after acknowledging him. I put my head down trying to cover the bruises he had already seen and had probably herd my last sentence… Hanna gave him the once over but his eyes lingered on me.
The bell rang as people filed in not giving him time to ask me anything.
"Good Moring ladies and gentle men! I'm Mr Fitz your new English teacher." He said shuffling some papers around his desk looking to be deep in thought.
We spent the rest of the lesson speaking about To Kill A mocking Bird and how we would get the book next lesson first thing. Before the bell rang he asked me to stay behind.
"Ms Montgomery…" he said in a teacher's voice.
"Mr Fitz?" I asked timidly.
"Are you… are you okay?" he asked his teacher show falling away. He walked toward me, then pushed my hair over my shoulders. I took a steep back from him startled. My hair was still in my face so he pushed in behind my ears and kept his warm hands on my throbbing face. My breath hitched in my throat as his thumb rubbed over the cut on my lip. I looked deep into his blue orbs… why was he doing this? Why is he pretending to care?
"Who did this to you?" he whispered as I enjoyed the way my face fit perfectly in the cup of his hand. No Aria stop! He is your teacher!
"Ummm It doesn't matter…" I reluctantly pulled away.
"I over heard your conversation Hanna… I didn't mean to but it is my class room…" he revealed as I looked at him in shock.
"I'm sorry… I left home early and just came here…" I defended myself for no know reason.
"Why did you leave home early?" I looked at him in disbelief… if he thinks I'm going to answer that his wrong!
"Something to do with violence?" my jaw dropped to the ground… not even my friends ask questions about this! Tears welled up in my eyes, he had no right to ask things like this and was not going to get and answer!
"You no right to ask these questions and I'm not going to give you and answer… EVER!" I screamed in his face as the tears over flowed. He seemed startled that those words had come out of my mouth and with such volume. I turned around grabbed my things and raced out the door before another word could be said.
"Ms Montgomery? What was that all about?"
"… I…" I couldn't get the words out so I wiped my tears away and looked down.
"Detention after school for an hour! Get to class!" she exclaimed before scurrying away.
"Yes Ms Welsh…"
The rest of the day flew by in a blur. I couldn't remember anything from any of my classes that hole day but now I am on my way to detention… better than going home but I really do have to go and get Payton…
I walked into the classroom and took a seat waiting for this lame ass hour to fly by as well. I looked up when I heard the door of the classroom click closed to find Mr Fitz choking on his coffee.
"Oh great…" I whisper to myself as he takes a seat at the front of the classroom.
About ten minutes into the hour he spoke up.
"Well looks like we are the only ones here… may as well make the most of this…" he added almost to himself.
I pulled out To Kill A Mocking Bird to keep myself occupied for the last 50 minutes.
"What r u reading?" I ignored him and checked my watch.
"May I leave the class room to make a phone call?" I asked knowing I was late to pick Payton up.
"Make it here." He said bluntly. I sighed and pulled out my brick of a phone.
"Mary?" I asked into the phone.
"Aria! Are you on you way?" she asked knowing I probably wasn't
"I'm so sorry I am stuck at school… but I'll be there to pick Payton up as soon as I can! Maybe around 4:30?" I hear her sigh.
"Sure that's fine!" she chirps through the phone, "oh Aria? One more thing… why is there a bruise down Payton's side?" she asks obliviously.
"Um… I… fell over on the stair last night with her in my arms and she hit the ground… is she okay?"
"Yes she is playing in the sand pit right now, listen I better go, I'll see you when you get here!" then the line cut out.
"Who's Payton?" Mr Fitz asked looking at me.
"My sister…"
"Is that how you got that bruise on you face? By falling down the stairs?" he asked knowingly.
"Yes." And that was the truth! … sort of-ish.
"Its not… I know, I heard you. Who is he? And why did he hit you?" you know what? Why the hell why am I saving his butt?
"My mothers new husband," wait my mum loves him… but his an awful person… and you need help! "He didn't mean it… he was wasted…" what are you doing! I mentally slapped myself across the face as tear started to well up in my eyes, They rolled down my cheeks and for the first time in months… I didn't care that there was someone watching me cry. I buried my face in my arms that were on the desk, I also brought my feet up under me. My life is in ruins… I am going nowhere…
"Are you okay? Can I help?" I shook my head… no one can help. I heard him kneel down on the floor next to me before putting his arms around me. I cried onto his shoulder and he just held me.
"Its okay… do you need to pick up your sister?" I nodded but didn't want to move from my position in his lap.
"Do you have a car?" I shook my head looking up not trusting my voice. He wiped my tears away and gave me a tight hug, "Come on let go get your sister?"
"No! I can walk…"
"Then where are you going to go?"
"Home?" I asked unsure.
"Is that really a good idea?" what is he asking?
"No…"
"Come on then!" he said taking my hand and pulling me out the door. We walked to his car and I gave him directions to the pre-school. Out hands rested on the middle compartment together… I had to use all of my strength not to put my hand in his.
"Thanks for the ride…" I said grabbing my bag and going for the door handle.
"Aria grab your sister and come back!" I gave a sharp nod before racing in to retrieve my sister.
"Hey baby girl!" I put Payton on my hip after I said goodbye to Mary.
"Aria! Can we go get ice cream?" She asked as we got into the car.
"Um I don't think so, sorry honey…"
"Whyyyy!" she complained.
"I don't have enough money… sorry sweet heart." I closed the door and walked around to my side of Mr Fitz car. He looked at me sadly as I pulled the seat belt on and clipped it in.
"Aria I can buy you guys ice cream?" he said in a hushed, I shook my head in response.
"Let him!" Payton cried out.
"Payton! No! … now this is…" what am I meant to get her to call him?
"Ezra!" he chirped.
"I'm Payton…" she smiled shyly at him.
"I know! How about we got get some ice cream?" she smiled even bigger and started to nod.
"Mr Fitz…"
"Ezra!" he cut me off looking back at the road.
"Ezra please don't… I don't want you to spend money on us…" I shake my head looking out the window.
"Aria… I want to." He said placing his hand on mine.
Payton took both mine and Ezra's hand and pulled us toward the ice cream displays.
"Can you pick me up Ezra?" she pouted. And he did.
"Which one do you want?" he asked tickling her belly.
"Cookies and cream!" she giggled out
"Aria?" he asked turning towards me.
"Yes?" I said distracted
"Which one do you want?" he put Payton back on the ground.
"I'm fine…"
"Are you sure?" I nod, "Okay do you want to find a table then?" he said picking Payton up again.
"Sure." I smile before making my way to the corner booth.
(Ezra PER)
"Payton?" come here?" I gesture her away from the ice cream display. She bounces over to me so I can whisper in her ear.
"What's Aria's favourite ice cream?" I whisper into her curly brown hair.
"Cookies and cream!" she giggles.
"Okay come here! Tell the lady which one you what!" I pick her up and hand her some money.
"Can I have that one please?" she points to the cookie and cream ice cream.
"Sure sweetheart! Anything else sir?" she asks turning back to me.
"Yes um… one with vanilla and another on with cookie and cream?"
"Sure so that's 2 with cookies and cream and one with vanilla?" she reads the order back to me.
"That's right!" I smile.
"Okay that comes to… $7.50." she smiles at her sale.
"Payton give her the money!"
"Thank you!" she giggles and puts the money in her hand and gives me the change.
We are given our ice creams are take them back to the table in the corner where Aria was staring at her phone with a frightened look on her angelic face. Payton slides into the seat across from Aria so I take the seat next to her. Her head snaps up sending her hair flying before she slides her old phone into the back pocket of her tight skinny jeans.
"Payton said that cookies and cream is your favourite?" I handed her the ice cream my hand lingering o hers for way, way to long!
"Thanks… you really shouldn't have though…" she took a lick of her ice cream with a forced smile.
While we were in the middle of a free flowing conversation Aria's phone rang.
"Hello?" Aria's sweet voice chirped into the phone.
"ARIA ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY GET HOME RIGHT NOW!" I heard some man shout into the receiver. It was so loud Aria pulled the phone away from her ear. Her face had panic written all over it with a hint of anger.
"AND BRING ME SOME VODKA!" he shouted again.
"No…" she whispered into the phone.
"YOU BRING IT HOME OR YOU KNOW WHATS COMING GIRL!"
"Okay…" and she hung up the phone.
"Payton we have to go… come on!" Aria slid over the top of me and grabbed Payton putting her on her hip.
"Can Ezra come with us?" she asked hopefully.
"Sorry baby girl we have to buy something for matt and head home…" the small girl pouted but knew not to complain any further.
"Do you need a ride?" I asked getting up as well.
"Would that be okay?"
"Sure come on." I smiled.
I drove Aria to the store so she could race in and get the vodka and then drove them home.
"Payton will you go inside and give this to daddy?" Aria asked as she turned around and unbuckled Payton. The small child reached over and kissed my cheek before skipping up the steeps and into the house.
"Thank you for today… I'll pay you back for the ice cream… I didn't mean to inconvenience you." She said looking down at her lap.
"No the ice cream was my shout and it's not an inconvenience I enjoyed hanging out with you two!" I lifted her chin up and put a piece of paper in her hand with my other hand.
"What's this?" She whispered.
"My number, email and address… if you ever need something or somewhere to go call, email text or just come, anytime of the day or night." I rubbed my thumb over the cut on her lip as I spoke.
"You really don't have to pretend to care…" she pulled away.
"I'm not… I really do care!" She gave me a weak smile before reaching out and hugging me. I welcomed it and put my arms around her tiny body.
"It's going to be okay!" I whispered in her ear.
"Thanks" she kissed my cheek and lingered for a small while, prolonging the fact she had to go.
But finally she slid out of the car and walked up the stair before knocking on the front door. Some guy that I assumed to be mat open the door, slapping Aria across the face, sending her falling to the floor before quickly picking herself up. I could see there mouths moving before he pulled her by her hair and into the house where I couldn't see what was happening. I couldn't leave even though I know I can't go in there and helps her. I open my windows listening for any sounds.
I could hear shouts before a loud crack and a scream I assumed to be Aria's. The cracks went on and on and so did the screams that followed. I couldn't stay any longer, I was feeling so hopeless sitting out here… if she needs me she'll call. And with that I drove away.
(Aria PER)
I screamed as his leather belt struck my back. All this because I brought the wrong brand of vodka… the next one hit my arm, wrapping around my wrist before being yanked away. He walked around my body before pushing me to the floor and steeping on my finger and kicking my side. I herd my mother's car pull up outside and now I knew it was over… for now.
"Get up to your room and don't come down for the rest of the night!" he pulled my up to my feet by my hair before shoving me forward. I grabbed my ripped shirt of the ground as I passed and raced up the stairs. I pulled a clean white shirt over my head before pulling my phone out and calling Ezra.
"Hello?" his voice asked urgently.
"Ezra…" I whispered.
"ARIA? ARE YOU OKAY?" he said a little to loudly.
"Can you come and get me?"
"Sure sweet heart! I'll be there in 10 minutes." And then the line is disconnected.
That gives me just enough time to crawl out the window.
I walked into mikes room before climbing carefully out the window before hiding in the bush before I saw Ezra's car pull up. I jumped into the car and told him to drive quickly. Before I knew it we were getting out of his car. Without a word he opened the front door of his building for me and coming in after.
"Aria? There's blood all over the back of your shirt…" ohhhh crap…
"Its my shirts design…" I lie lamely.
"Aria…" he sighed, "I heard your screams…"
"How?" I asked confused.
"Come on lets go in and get you fixed up." He ignored my question while pushing the door open.
Hope you enjoyed it! I just remember I said I would not write other stories until I finished my other ones… I can't help myself but I will finish them I promise!
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