'School Trip to Danger.'

By: LifeisPinkisLife

Sequel to: 'School Trip to Italy.'

IMPORTANT: This story is followed on from 'School Trip to Italy.' If you haven't read that story I would advise you to read it first and then come back to this.

ALSO IMPORTANT: Although I would love nothing more, I do not own pretty little liars.

A/N…. Hey guys! Long time no speak! My exams are finally over for a few months and I have a week off school which means more time for writing. YAY! Hope you all have been well. It's been a stressful month but I'm looking forward to relaxing for a week and writing this. I thought of my idea's for this story during Geography class and during my Irish exam, so although they are not dream inspired this time, they are quite random. This story is going to have A LOT of drama, A LOT of Ezria, A LOT of 'aww' moments and A LOT of 'nooooo' moments. I promise you'll love it. But I want to hear from you guys! REVIEW and tell me what you are hoping to see in this story. Once again thank you all so much for reviewing my last story and I'm hoping for even more this time. Put me on author alert for updates and please REVIEW if you want more chapters. Okay, here's chapter 1. ENJOY! Becky x

Chapter 1:

"Aria! What is the matter with you?" My mom asked me, just like she did every night when she heard my screams at four in the morning.

I had been waking during the middle of the night for the past two weeks now. It was almost routine. I would have terror dreams and my mom would come in asking me if I was ok. Although I never really was ok, I would simply nod and let her go back to sleep. But why was I having these nightmares? Why was I being reminded of that night constantly?

Each nightmare differed. They were all horrifying, and they all involved Ezra being hurt in some shape or form. In one, he would be eaten alive by crocodile. In another, he would be swallowed by a gaping black hole in Utah. Others were more realistic. Ezra being shot was the most recurring nightmare of them all. Whenever I had a nightmare like this, I would wake up to find my pillow soaking, probably the result of puddles of tears.

Myself and Ezra had returned from Italy almost two weeks ago. It was so weird coming back to Rosewood. We were on the front cover of every single newspaper and every single magazine, like local celebrities. Ezra was being captioned 'A Local Hero', while I was just the student who he had saved. There was not even a name to go with my picture. It was just 'that student.' Everywhere I went, people would say how lucky I was to have a teacher like 'Mr. Fitz', who would risk his own life for a student. But every time someone referred to him as my teacher, my blood just boiled. I really wished I could just tell the whole world that Ezra didn't save his student, he saved someone that he really loved. But I knew that if I told everyone, there would be no more Ezra.

Ezra was enjoying the fame. He was being asked for autographs and pictures whenever he left his apartment. More and more people were enrolling at my school, just to have the chance to be taught English by him. Teenage girls were drooling over him, which I will admit made me a little jealous, but as long as he was happy, so was I. Even if that meant not seeing him as much anymore. I hadn't seen Ezra in over a week, and I'd only seen him once since we got back from the death ride that was the school trip to Italy. This really hurt me, but some people were suspicious about us, so we had to play it cool.

As for Jackie, well nothing. Jackie had not been seen, or heard from in two weeks. She was probably in hiding since the police were scouring the United States of America and Italy to find her. I was just happy I didn't have to worry about her coming between Ezra and I anymore. She knew what would happen if she opened her mouth. She knew she'd be spending the remainder of her life wearing old rags in a little place called prison. She knew Ezra would never want her now.

I looked up at my mom, who looked so confused, and so worn out. I could see she was getting worried about me, but I'd been through so much that she just let me be most of the time.

"Nothing mom, I'm fine." I told her, like I did every single night when she asked me the same question.

"You're not fine Aria. People don't wake up screaming during the middle of the night for no reason. What's on your mind?"

"I'm just worried about going back to school, that's all." I lied, knowing it was blatantly obvious that I was lying. Although, I was a little nervous about going back to school. I had taken some time off to let my mind recover from the events, but everyone else went to school regardless . I'm sure they were all talking about me too, and being the paranoid individual that I have always been, this made me nervous. To make things worse, Ezra's first day back was tomorrow too. People were bound to be whispering throughout the day.

"Hmmm" My mother groaned, clearly not believing a word out of my mouth. "Well, maybe you should get some sleep. Tomorrow is a big day for you. It's your first day going back to school since the accident, of course you're nervous."

"What if people ask me about it Mom?" I sat up and a sense of genuine worry came upon me. I couldn't talk about the accident without bursting into tears. "I will start crying."

"Be strong Aria. If they ask you about it, just tell them the basics. There is no need for any detail!" She told me with a smile on her face. She could see how much I was struggling to deal with everything.

"You're right!" I replied, with an identical smile on my face. Mine was more false though, I was struggling to hide the pain.

"You poor girl!" My mom said in a sudden burst of 'I'm a caring mom syndrome.' "You've been through so much in this past year. I really feel for you!" She sighed, and I knew she cared this time.

"I'll be ok mom. It's going to be difficult, but I always get through these things." I told her reluctantly.

"You're so brave Aria!" My mom told me as she began to walk out of my room. "I love you."

"I love you too mom!" I told her, returning the love. We were both grinning, something which I had not done in quite some time. My mom really knew how to cheer me up.

"Make sure you talk to Mr. Fitz tomorrow too." she said while the smile on my face soon disappeared. Did she know about us?

"Why?" I asked in a curious manner, worried she knew too much.

"Well.." She began. "You haven't seen him since you've got back. I know he's your teacher but I think it's important to talk about what happened. Maybe you could talk to him after class? I'll leave it up to you."

"I'll try mom! Good night"

"Good night Aria. I'll wake you at 7am."

After talking to my mom, I felt a little better about going back to school tomorrow. People were obviously going to talk, but I tried not to care.

The girls were an enormous help too. I had seen them literally every day since I returned from Italy. It was weird that they now knew about Ezra and I, but it meant that I was bottling less things up. Hanna was completely excited about the idea of Ezra and I as a couple, and she thought it was the cutest thing ever that he saved me. A hopeless romantic, she always has been one. Spencer and Emily weren't as enthusiastic about it. Me dating a teacher was not a good idea according to them, but they were happy as long as I was happy, and as long as I was alive.

I checked my phone before I attempted to get some sleep to see I had one new message. I prayed it was Ezra, but since I hadn't heard from him in a week, I didn't want to get my hopes up. Thankfully though, my prayers were answered, it was in fact Ezra.

"Can't sleep. Nervous about tomorrow. I'm sorry I haven't made an effort to see you this past week Aria. I really am sorry. I miss you and I'm so excited to see you tomorrow. I'll be in early if you want to come to my classroom. I love you, you know that right? Xxxx"

Was he seriously asking me if I knew that he loved me? The man takes a bullet for me and he still is unsure about how I feel about him? Of course I did. Of course I loved him.

I tried to get some sleep before my big day tomorrow. Going back to school had never been so daunting.

A/N….. Hello again. Just wanted to say that I'm sorry for the incredibly short start and the incredibly bad chapter, just have to get things going. Remember to review (or no more Ezra love) and tell me what you would like to see happening! Author alert too! Peaceeeeee! x