Chapter 1

This is set after Alison is sent to jail for life for the murder of Mona Vanderwall. Hanna was proven innocent and all charges had been dropped. Haleb, Spoby, Ezria and Memily. In the hours before Hanna's trial the three girls were tracking down 'A' who turned out to be Wren Kingston.

This is set in the senior year of school, I have pushed everything that has already happened back a year, so the girls were 14 when Ali went missing, 15 when her body was found, 16 when Ali came back and 17 when Mona was killed. They are now 18 years old. Emily and Melissa are together raising Melissa's and Ian's baby ( she never lost the baby)

Aria, Emily, Spencer and Hanna sat down at their regular table at the Brew.

"Guys, what are we going to do about the new -A?" Hanna asked the three girls.

"I don't know Han, every time we slay the '-A' dragon someone else just steps up to take their place" Aria said.

"God, first Mona, then Wren and now someone else. Someone up there must really hate us" Emily said and put her head in her hands.

The four girls thought they had gotten rid of 'A' when Wren was sent to jail three months ago, they had stopped getting texts off 'A' and they had just begun to feel that they could breathe again but it seemed that the new 'A' wasn't going to let that happen.

That morning the four girls were called to the Principals office at school where the police were waiting for them. They were all taken to the station for questioning about the attack on Jenna Marshall, the girls hadn't known anything about it until then but as always Detective Wilden was convinced that they had been behind it. The girls were allowed to go home after hours of questioning and a promise from Wilden that he would get to the bottom of it.

"Well whoever the new 'A' Jenna isn't on their payroll, or if she was I doubt she will be anymore. I have noticed something though, all of the 'A's' have had a thing for getting Jenna into a house and then setting it on fire" Spencer said.

All the girls had been told was that Jenna had been home alone when someone had set her house on fire. They had gotten a text off 'A' when they had gotten out of the police station. It read 'I'm back , miss me? You're going down, bitches. -A"

"Well if that's what makes someone 'A' then all of us are as well".

No one said anything but they all knew that Hanna was talking about 'the Jenna thing' that had happened four years ago.

"Han, that was Ali, not us" Emily said.

"Yeah, but none of us stopped her did we?" Hanna shot back.

The group of girls grew silent, they couldn't deny that.

Aria put her head in her hands. "Great, all I need is begging terrorised by -A again", she lay her hand on her stomach. "I feel like I'm going to be sick".

"Do you know what, I don't even care anymore. The last two 'A's' almost ruined my life, twice. Whatever this 'A' is going to throw at us couldn't be any worse than what we have been through already" Hanna said.

"I wouldn't count on that, we thought Mona was bad enough but then Wren turned out to be so much worse, I can't help but think that whoever this 'A' is will be even worse again" Spencer said.

"Guys, I have to go. I'm watching Taylor tonight for Melissa" Emily said.

"I still can't believe that one of my best friends and my sister are together" Spencer said after Emily had left.

"Aria, do you want to come shopping with me? I need to take my mind off Caleb being in Monecito" Hanna pouted.

"Aria?" Hanna waved her hands at Aria after she didn't give an answer.

"Sorry, I was a million miles away. What did you say?".

"Yeah, I could tell. I asked if you wanted to come shopping, I'm at a loose end with Caleb being away and Spencer is busy".

"Oh, ahh, I can't. Sorry Han, I'm meant to be seeing Ezra tonight and I really need to talk to him".

Author's Note- Aria's parents still don't know about her and Ezra. He is still a teacher at Rosewood High.

"Everything alright?" Spencer asked Aria, she looked concerned.

Aria froze. She knew she couldn't say anything to her friends before she spoke to Ezra. "Uhhmmm, not really guys". Aria looked as if she was going to burst into tears at any moment.

Hanna and Spencer were really worried after seeing Aria's eyes fill up, Aria had always been the strongest of their group so if something was worrying her that much they knew it had to be bad.

"Aria, what is it?" Hanna asked eventually.

"I'm sorry guys, I can't tell you yet" Aria told them. "I have to go. I'll see you later".