Hi, so I had a little Idea so I decided to write. It's just a one-shot, but I could make it a two-shot. I'm not so sure yet. Thanks for reading.

Aria sat on the couch, crumpled up into the tight grasp of her dad. Mona was dead, A was still out, and nowhere felt safe anymore.

She had been clinging on to her dad for the last hour, crying as much as get body would allow her, hoping that somehow she would get over this. This was as bad as Shana's death. All she could see when she closed her eyes was the blood. She felt like the blood was eventually going to send her crazy like Lady Macbeth. She was a murderer, and she was going crazy. Her dad was doing his best to try and comfort his trouble teen, but his efforts were failing. But then again, Byron didn't know half the story. He wasn't really fully sure as to why his teen was crying. All he could tell, that all the deaths and the drama in this town had finally got to her. Her cries had substantially reduced to small whimpers in the last few moments, and eventually into silence. Byron Montgomery looked down at his daughters face, wet with tears, and red from all the crying. He could see her eyes slowly drifting until her breathing evened out, and sleep finally took over her.

Byron was snapped out of his world, by a knock on his door. He slowly got up, being careful to not disturb Aria, and walked up to his door.

He opened the door to see Officer Tanner.

Byron was annoyed for various reasons; one was because it was late in the evening and he considered this time rude for the police to drop for a 'visit'. Two, this was the second time in the week she had arrived at his doorstep, and no good had come out of that visit either.

"Mr Montgomery, I'm sorry for coming so late, I was wondering if Aria was in" Tanner asked with a fake smile

"Well she is in, but I don't think it's possible to talk to her" Byron said with a poker face. He was not at all fooled by Tanners face.

"Mr Montgomery, it really nothing I just need to get statement off her." Tanner was still persisting.

"No Officer Tanner, I don't think you understand, it's not possible to talk to her as I have tried to comfort my inconsolable daughter for the last hour, and she's onlyjust fallen asleep. As a father, I will not let you trouble her even than you already have. There have been so many deaths in this town, yet you all come and hunt for my daughter and her friends, and you've still not solved any of your cases. Isn't that showing that perhaps you're looking in the wrong place?" Byron argued back. He was tired of all the same old stories, same old investigation, yet same old questions. This town was fixed in the same time loop.

"Mr Montgomery I don't think you quite understand-

But Officer Tanner was cut off, cut off by a now awoken and angry Aria.

"No, I don't think you understand. You treat me and my friends like suspects, yet you expect us to co-operate. You expect us to be honest with you, yet you're never honest with us. Please don't tell bother telling my father you were just here for a statement, when you fully well know that I already gave one this afternoon. 'Just Questions'? It never 'just questions' from you. Your partner came and was 'just asking' me about my volunteering at Radley. He didn't ask, he verbally attacking me about something I loved to do in my own time, it's like we can't even breathe without being questioned about why we breathe. But let me tell you this, I actually volunteered at Radley, to remind myself what mentally unstable people were like and how they were, and it wasn't me that was mentally unstable and maybe I could get through my daily life like them! "Aria was now shouting in Officer Tanners face. All that pain, had been converted into anger.

With one last look at Tanner, and fresh tears starting to form, she ran back into the house again, going towards her bedroom.

Before Byron was able to close the door on Tanner they both heard a piercing scream.

Byron ran first. He knew it was Aria. He was shortly followed by Officer Tanner, as they both made their way up the stairs and towards Aria's room.

"Honey, what happened?" Byron asked as calmly as possible, as he noticed his daughter standing just a step outside her opened bedroom door.

When he didn't get a coherent answer from Aria, he walked up next to Aria, and followed her face into her room. "Is this some kind of sick joke? Who would do such a thing?" Byron was now shouting.

Officer Tanner was now next to both Aria and Byron, and followed her gaze.

All she could do was stare.

Aria's room had been completely turned inside out. Everything had been trashed. In the centre of the room was a dead pig. Officer Tanner walked into the room and wondered towards the bleeding lifeless pig. She analysed the pale skin, to see a message carved into the skin.

"Another one dead, and it's your fault again -A"

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After Officer Tanner had her team take photos of the scene in Aria's room and had the pig cleaned up, Aria was tired and ready to drop down on to the floor any moment. It was almost 2 in the morning, and Byron knew he wouldn't have been able to stay awake any longer.

"Aria do you want to go to sleep now?" he asked.

"No dad, I can't sleep in here"

"I understand. I was going to suggest that you slept in Mike's room instead, he's at Ella's, so his rooms free."

"No dad, I can't sleep here at all. Someone broke into our house without either of us noticing. How am I supposed to sleep without thinking that someone's about to murder me in my sleep!"

Byron knew that Aria was beyond terrified at this point. He also knew exactly where Aria wanted to be to feel safe, but part of his just couldn't let go if his little girl.

He walked into the back of Aria's closet, and picked up a pre packed duffle bag. He knew exactly why Aria had one of these prepared, but he decided to think about that on another day. He got himself and Aria into his car and started driving.

It was past 2 in the morning, and he just hoped to god, that the man opened his door.

3B

He had finally arrived there, with a very emotionally drained Aria. He knocked on the door twice, and waited for a response. He could hear someone inside the apartment shuffle around. Less than a minute later, Ezra opened the door.

"Mr Montgomery, what can I do for you?" Ezra asked with confusion.

By the time Ezra had finished his sentence; Aria had come out from hiding from behind her father's back, and had run into Ezra's arms.

"I'm sorry we came at such a late hour, but it seems like she really needs you."

With that, Mr Montgomery left. Ezra closed the door behind him, and held Aria in his arms. Her head was buried into his chest, with tears flowing down her face, and now his chest. He placed his chin, on top of her head, and circled his hands around her back in an attempt to comfort her. They stood there like there for what felt like an eternity, until Aria lifted her head to look up at Ezra. "Thank you" she whispered. Ezra smiled at her and whispered back, "you know there isn't anything I wouldn't ever do for you right?"

Aria smiled softly as she remembered the first time he had said that to her. He had really meant that, no matter how Ezra had broken her trust, he had really meant it when he said he would do anything for, like take a bullet for her, or just simply hold her in his arms.

Ezra broke her train of thoughts by taking her to the couch and making her sit down. "Do you want to talk about it?"

"Not really, I just wanna forget about it. Forget about it all. Can we just fall asleep and pretend that none of this has happened?" she asked with tired eyes.

"Sure, do you want to sleep in my bed with me on the couch, or the other way around?" He asked with a lot of uncertainty in his voice.

We were not exactly officially back together, which meant he didn't know if our 'friendship' allowed us to sleep together. Well just sleep together, because the last time we slept together, we did more than just sleep together.

"errm, I kinda want to sleep in the bed ...but with you there as well." I told him shyly.

Ezra's face lit up with his famous boyish grin.

I changed into one of his T-Shirts, brushed my teeth and put my hair back. The rest of the apartment was dark by the time I left the bathroom. I tip toed towards Ezra's bed and snuggled into the spot that Ezra had left me. As my head rested on to the pillow, I felt a pair of strong arms wrap around my body. I turned my body around, and rested my head on his chest once again. I felt safe and comfortable; this was how it was meant to be.