A/N - Hallo! This is my first ever fanfiction so I hope you enjoy!

This is set before Alison disappeared :p

BTW, this is edited because it had so many typos ;)

Chapter One

A Game

'Montgomery!'

Aria turned around to see none other than the queen bee of the school walk towards her. Behind her was the neek Spencer Hastings, the girl who always ate her feelings Hanna Marin and the butterfly champion Emily Fields.

'Um, hi?'

'Hey.' Alison smiled sweetly. 'So, I was wondering if you wanted to go shopping with us, you know.'

Aria was dumbfounded - the queen bee, Alison, had just asked her, the oddball of the school who wore skirts with combat boots to hang out with Miss Perfect?

'Uh, what?'

'You know, shopping. Like going to the shops and buying stuff?'

'Um...sure?'

'Cool! We're going, like, now.' Alison added, still smiling.

'Ok, I'll meet you there or something?'

'I'll just ask my disgusting brother, Jason, to wait for us in front of the school.' Alison waved and sashayed away. Confused, Aria walked to her locker, before walking to the front of the school. Was Alison's brother going shopping with them? Who was Jason?

'Hey, Montgomery!' Alison called out.

'It's Aria.' Aria whispered.

'Okay, Aria, you need to go sit at the front. Sorry, babes.' Alison giggled and the other girls giggled back.

'This is this one time, Ali.' The boy next to Aria said. Aria looked at him and it was like her heart stopped. He was...flawless. But quickly Aria looked back out in front of her.

'Oh, Jason...so stupid.' Alison groaned. 'How will Mom react when he finds out your stash of pot? Don't you think he's such a creep?' Alison looked around. The other chubby blonde nodded and the other two brunettes mumbled a 'yes'. 'Well, Punk Princess?'

'Well, I've only just met him so how would I know?' Aria said, looking out the window.

Alison rolled her eyes. 'You'll see.'

SIX MONTHS LATER

Aria sat on the couch, balancing a cup on her head. Alison had gone out to meet her new 'boyfriend' and had left Aria alone. Good for her, she'd found something to pass the time.

'What the hell are you doing?'

Aria turned around to see Alison's beautiful brother sitting on the table, a drink in his hand.

'Ali ditched me again.' Aria mumbled.

'You usually do that to cups?'

Aria shrugged. 'I'm bored and I have nothing better to do.'

Jason squinted at the girl. 'When did you dye your hair pink?'

'Like, a year ago.' Aria rolled her eyes. Jason was Alison's older brother, creepy, but extremely hot brother.

'Oh.' Jason turned his head at an angle. 'So that's why she calls you Punk Princess.'

Aria rolled her eyes. 'No...'

'Why aren't you like her? You know, wear her weird dresses, do your hair like her?'

'Because I don't want to be like her.' Aria stood up.

Jason nodded. 'Then why are you friends with her?'

'Because I like her.' Aria sighed. 'Why so many questions?'

Jason shrugged. 'You're different than I thought.'

Aria smiled weakly.

'I mean, most of the girls Alison brings to her slumber parties are either super bitchy or super snobby...or both.' Jason took another sip of his drink. 'And you're not super bitchy or super snobby.'

'Punk Princess, that's me.' Aria said.

'Let's play a game.' Jason said.

'What?'

'20 questions.'

'Why?'

'I want to know more about you.' Jason simply stated. He did. He had to admit, Aria was very pretty, and she seemed...interesting. Of course, he did have a girlfriend, but he also wanted to get to know Aria.

'Alright.' Aria took a seat near Jason.

'How old are you?'

'Fourteen.'

'How old are you?'

'Eighteen.'

And the game went along. At first it was simple questions like if they had a pet, or a sibling, if they liked popcorn or the colour orange,

'Why do you drink and take drugs?' Aria asked when it was her turn again.

'You seriously did not ask me that.' Jason laughed, crossing his arms.

'I did.'

'Well, I'm not going to answer that.' Jason said.

'20 questions.' Aria said, tapping on her wrist. 'Those are the rules. I ask, you answer. You ask, I answer.'

Just then, the door bust open and in came two other guys, followed by Alison. They looked straight at Aria, and then at Jason.

'I need to go.' Aria mumbled. She pushed past the two guys and walked over to Alison. 'You took ages.' Aria mumbled before they went upstairs, Jason turned to his friends.

'What were you doing hooking up with Ali's friend?'

'I wasn't hooking up with her.' Jason mumbled. 'We were just playing a game.'

Garrett burst out laughing. 'A game?'

Ian crossed his arms. 'Oh, really?'

'Yes. 20 questions.' Jason sighed. 'We were both bored because you guys and Ali ditched us.'

Ian then smirked. 'You know, Pink Hair is pretty hot.'

'Oh, wow.' Jason muttered - of course, that was all Ian would think about.

'I dare you.' Ian said. 'To kiss her.'

'She's Ali's friend, that would just be weird.' Jason shivered.

'Chickening out? I dare you to hook up with her.' Ian smirked. 'And you already know the consequences if you don't.'

'We didn't finish the game.' Jason cornered Aria one day when she was at another sleepover with Ali.

'Yeah, I know.' Aria replied in a bored tone. After a huge lecture from Alison about Jason, Aria wasn't ready to receive yet another one.

'Why don't we finish it now?' Jason smirked.

Aria sighed. 'Fine. Why do you drink and take drugs?'

Jason thought for a couple of moments. 'Because it makes me feel better.' Before Aria could interrupt, he said, 'My turn. Would you kiss me if you had the chance?'

Aria gaped at the older boy. 'What?'

'You heard me.'

'No.' Aria stammered. Was he going to kiss her?

'Really?'

'Yes.' Aria sighed. But before she could walk away, Jason pressed his lips down on hers. She squirmed a little bit before fully melting into the kiss. This was her first one so she didn't have any experience, but to Jason, it didn't matter, he was kissing her. 'Why did you do that? Why did you kiss me?'

Jason shrugged. 'See you around, Punk Princess.'

Aria felt her lips tingle. She turned around and saw Hanna looking at her strangely, a cupcake in her hands.

'Shit...' Aria muttered under her breath as she saw Hanna widening her blue eyes.

'Did he just kiss you?'

'I don't know what you're talking about.'

'Jason kissed you! Oh my god!' Hanna exclaimed.

'Shut up, will you? Ali will kill me if she finds out.'

'Your secret's safe with me.' Hanna whispered.

'Please, once you know, the whole of China will know.' Aria sighed.

Jason had kissed her - but why? He was eighteen, and she was almost fifteen, and he had kissed her. She couldn't get him out of his head. The kiss. The kiss. The kiss.

Did it really happen?

But she still felt her lips tingle, so it must've happened. But what did it mean? Jason didn't go around kissing all of Alison's friends, did he?

Whatever reason it was, Aria still had the feeling of his lips on hers fresh in her mind.

A/N - Yeah, I know it's really bad, but it's my first shot at fanfiction.