AU: Spencer was never a part of the girls' group since she's new. Oh, and Ali isn't dead yet.

Spencer Hastings was walking up the steps to the front doors of Rosewood High School. She had just moved to the small town of Rosewood, and it was a cold looking place. 16-year-old Spencer was already having a terrible time around the school. She was so lost- and she missed her life in California; which was where she used to live. She already had a group of friends picked out at her school, and a loving boyfriend named Michael. She had to let it all go because she was moving. Michael and her decided that a long-distance relationship wasn't going to work, so they just had to end things for good. It was heartbreaking, but it had to be done.

As she saw all the couples in the front of the school, it made her miss Michael even more. She wished that she could go back to California... And see him one last time. She wished she had another chance to make the best of saying goodbye to him. It was tough to move, especially since Rosewood wasn't a welcoming place.

She was forced to move because her father got a new job in Rosewood.

Spencer was so confused... She had no clue what to do. She decided it would be best to go get a schedule from the office. As she walked into the school, she bumped into some guy. "Hey... Sorry bout' that." He said.

"It's cool," Spencer whispered.

He narrowed his eyebrows and thought for a moment, "Are you new here? It's just that I haven't seen you around the school before."

"Yeah," Spencer nodded, happy that she found one nice guy at the school, "I actually am new here. Can you help me out? I'm really lost... And I have no clue what to do right now. Everything is just so confusing!"

"Relax, we'll get this all figured out," He laughed, "you seem tense... Why?"

"It's so stressful to leave everything behind..." She sighed. "I had to leave my friends and my boyfriend- and now I'm all alone here."

"Well, I guess Rosewood isn't the most welcoming place to move to." He agreed. "You should probably go to the office. Go straight and take a right. I was just there. Talk to Vice Principal Tamborelli. He'll get everything figured out for you, and get you your schedule if you haven't already got one."

"Thanks," She smiled, "Would you walk with me there?"

"Uh, I guess so. Sure." He nodded. "Come over here,"

He motioned her to follow him, and she did so. She was glad she already found a welcoming person at the school. This guy already seemed really nice, and didn't run away from her laughing when she asked him to come along with her to the office. There was that intimidating guy who was laughing like a maniac. He had black hair, and was obviously a football player. He was holding his helmet in his hand when she was getting out of the car.

Spencer decided she'd ask this guy about him. "So, do you know this... Football player? He has black hair and everything,"

"I think you're talking about Noel Kahn," He said, "I'd stay away from him. He's a jerk sometimes."

"I could feel that when I walked past him." Spencer laughed.

"Yeah, not the nicest guy out there." He slightly chuckled. "I'm Toby, by the way. Toby Cavanaugh."

"I'm Spencer." She told him. "Oh... Last name is Hastings."

"Where's you move here from?" Toby asked.

"California," Spencer answered, "it was a good life there."

"I've always wanted to move to California... Well, it's where my dream job is." Toby said.

"Stanford?" Spencer asked, feeling it was casual.

"No, actually," He laughed, "I've always dreamed of being an architectural engineer, to sound smart. I like building things, it's just what I love to do. I just can't get a job to build anything around here. Nobody wants to give me a job."

Spencer was impressed by his unique personality. She had rarely met a guy who took interest in architecture. "That's pretty cool. Why won't anyone give you a job, though?"

"It's a long story, but I'm sure the rumor will go around to you when you make new friends here. It's kind of a growing trend." Toby sighed.

"Come on, tell me," Spencer laughed.

"It's not funny stuff..." He sighed. "Unfortunately, there's always the mean girl at a school. Rosewood High's got a pretty nasty girl named Alison. She's kinda the Queen Bee around here. When she accepts you, the whole school accepts you. Unfortunately, she thinks I'm a creep, so I'm not accepted. She thinks I stalk her or something. She thought I watched her friends and her... And then she told me she'd blame me for blinding my step-sister, and I have a pretty rocky past with my step-sister, so things wouldn't be good for me. There would be enough false evidence... Alison's this blonde girl. She scares the hell out of me..."

"Man, she sounds terrible." Spencer felt bad for him. Why would someone be so mean to such a nice guy? Nice wasn't a big trend around schools... It was more 'cool' and 'badass' people who got the good reputation. Spencer could tell that Alison was one of those girls.

"Here's the office," Toby said, "and yeah, she's a nightmare. I'll see you around, Spencer."

Spencer got her schedule and was heading to class. She had to pick electives and everything, so she was quite late to her new homeroom class. There was a room full of loud students. And as she scanned the room, she immediately found the face of the football player that Toby told her the name of. It was Noel Kahn. Toby said he was a jerk, and Toby had dealt with that Alison girl, so it probably took a lot to build up the reputation of "jerk" with Toby.

"Hi, would you like to take a seat in the back?" The male teacher asked.

She nodded. She couldn't help but notice that the teacher was kind of cute! He looked pretty young; probably in his mid-twenties. His hair was in a mid-point between curly and straight. Then Spencer realized something...

The only available seat was behind Noel Kahn.

Spencer noticed who was next to Noel. Since Noel was popular, she could only assume that one of the blondes next to him was Alison. There was a chubbier blonde to the left of Noel, and a skinnier one to the right. Next to the chubby blonde was a very athletic looking girl. She had athletic looking legs, and her hair was tied back in a ponytail. Plus her white shirt said "Dolphins" on it, only meaning that she was a swimmer.

Next to that girl was a girl with black hair. She noticed that the girl with black hair was always looking at the teacher.

"I'll say it again for the girl that just walked in," The teacher said, "Hi, I'm Ezra Fitz. Call me Mr. Fitz."

English, which was Spencer's homeroom, went by smoothly until the end. After the bell rang, the line of girls that Noel was sitting next to got up. The skinny blonde brushed her way past Spencer, shoving her to the side. Noel let out a little laugh as he followed the girl out.

Spencer then knew which blonde was Alison. The skinnier one.

The athletic looking girl with the ponytail slipped next to Spencer, "Hi, I'm Emily... Don't mind her; she's Alison. She likes messing with people sometimes."

"I see," Spencer said, "Nice meeting you, though. I'm Spencer."

Emily nodded and walked off. At least one of Alison's friends wasn't being a total jerk to her. Maybe Spencer didn't have to make a total enemy out of every girl in town. A girl with glasses walked next to Spencer.

"I saw what Alison did to you." She said. "Alison isn't very nice, but she's super popular; so I'd try to get her acceptance. Sadly, I've been trying for years, and still have no luck. She's always so bitchy to me."

"This guy I met this morning was talking about how she tried to frame him for blinding his step-sister," Spencer said, referring to Toby.

"Oh, you must be talking about my friend Toby!" Mona exclaimed. "Toby's amazing... I don't know why he's a reject... Would you wanna sit with us at lunch? We sit with this other guy named Lucas Gottesman."

"Yeah, of course." Spencer agreed.

"Cool." She smiled and walked off.