Disclaimer: I do not own Pretty Little Liars or these characters. Not written for money, only enjoyment.

Aria climbed the stairs up towards Ali's room. She didn't want to stay in there but she couldn't be around Ali anymore. Friends weren't supposed to fight this much, but lately that was all they had been doing and of course it had to be over the fact that Ali had found out that Aria had a crush on Jason. It wasn't her fault she found him attractive. Okay yes his drug and alcohol use was a turn off but he has sweet qualities too. He seemed to be the only person who could see who she really was; he didn't look at her like she was a powder puff girl like he called the others. Whenever he saw her he seemed to smile or at least smirk. Plus Aria had a hard time not thinking about running her hands through his thick brown hair; it was just long enough for her to fantasize about it. And then don't even get her started on his eyes, they are this gorgeous shade of green that doesn't seem to be known to man. There is just something about Jason DiLaurentis that she couldn't get out of her head.

Stopping at the top of the stairs Aria passed Ali's door and headed farther down the hall counting the doors. There was no way she was going to stay in Ali's room by herself, she hated sleeping in there when they all did. It was creepy. Ali had this fascination with china dolls that were completely creepy when her room is dark. Finally reaching the door she wanted, she hesitated. The door belonged to Jason's room. Usually it was locked but that night it wasn't.

Slowly she opened the door letting a stream of light into the room. Jason grumbled at the light and rolled away from it. Quickly she stepped inside and shut the door. As softly as she could be she made her way to other side of Jason's large bed. Aria wasn't sure of the size but it looked massive to her and she began to wonder if she would be able to get into it without making noise. Getting to other side she thought she was in the clear until her foot came into contact with the post on the floor. Aria bit down on her lip to keep herself from screaming in pain. Looking down she felt like she should cut off that foot. Gently she put her foot down and put pressure on it and made her way to the empty side of the bed. Once standing there she knew it was a bad idea to climb into bed with Jason, Ali would kill her if she found out and there was no way Jason would take waking up to her well. Shaking her head she didn't want to try to get back out of his room so she jumped slightly so she could get up onto the bed.

Stretching out on Jason's comforter she pulled the extra hanging off the other side to cover up, Aria soon fell asleep. Jason didn't snore but did make some noises when he slept. She could hear him breathing and moving around.

Jason had come to find his house invaded yet again by the powder puff girls and his little sister. He hated when they came over, the house began to smell like girls. It was just not a good scent. Heading to the kitchen he ran into the one powder puff girl he could stand, Aria Montgomery. She wasn't like Ali in any way. It was kind of refreshing. But Jason always tried to keep his thoughts G since Aria was only 14 and he was almost 21. Normally he didn't even consider girls who are that much younger than him but this had somehow gotten past all of those defenses. Jason had come to the conclusion that it was Aria's personality, her almost black hair that was streaked with pink, her pale hazel eyes and ability to make him fell calm; that had gotten her past all of the defenses he had set up when it came to girls.

Not really knowing why he was home before Ali and her friends had gone to bed he headed up stairs to the confines of his room. Once there he turned on his TV and tried to find something to get the look on Aria's face out of his head. She had looked so upset, he had wanted to ask what was wrong but Ali had bellowed for her and Aria had left him alone in the kitchen.

Sooner than he realized his eyes were getting heavy. Shutting off his TV he got ready for bed and turned off the lights. Shifting there was a light in his room. Grumbling he rolled over and went back to sleep. He didn't hear Aria bang her foot on his bed or feel her jump into it.

Waking up and needing a drink Jason got out of bed and went down to the kitchen. When he got down there he noticed that one puff was missing. Looking around he couldn't find Aria, so he had pleasant surprise when he got back up to his room. Walking back into his room he noticed a shadow on his bed. Closing his door he made his way to his bed and turned on his bed side lamp and found the missing puff.

Looking at her Jason didn't really want to wake her, but that happened anyway. Aria rolled over and rubbed her eyes and stared at him with big innocent eyes. Slowly she started to shift towards the edge of the bed.
"Aria why are you in here?" Jason asked in a low tone.
"Ali and I got into an argument and I couldn't be around her anymore so I came upstairs to sleep and didn't want to sleep in her room by myself." Aria told him twisting his comforter around in her hands.
"So you thought crashing in my room would be a better idea?" he wandered rubbing his neck, realizing he didn't have a shirt on.
"I can go. I'll sleep in the hall or something." Aria told him trying to tear her eyes away from his sculpted chest with a red face.
"No, it's okay. You can sleep in here. Just don't try anything." he told her to get her to calm down.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah. I didn't realize until I came back that you were even here so it'll be fine." Jason said with a smirk, "Plus we just won't tell Ali."
"Thanks Jason."
"Anytime. Now go back to bed."

After their talk Aria laid back down and covered up with the extra covers. Soon she heard Jason chuckling. Turning over she looked at him, he was watching her. "You can sleep under the covers you know." Jason told her smiling.
"I didn't…" Aria said blushing and looking at her hands.
"It's okay Aria." He told as he reached over and pulled the covers down and letting Aria snuggled under them.

Once she was settled Jason moved back to his side of his bed and went soundly back to sleep. Aria had a much harder time now because he had been so sweet. Looking over she watched him sleep and could feel her eyes getting heavy. Letting sleep over take her, Aria fell asleep once again in Jason's bed.

Sometime during the night Aria snuggled into a bigger body and felt at home. Waking up slightly she realized she was against Jason. Her head was telling her that she needed to pull away, he had told her to not to try anything. But the part of her heart that was crushing hard on the older DiLaurentis told her to stay put and see if he would even notice. Deciding in her tired haze Aria stayed against Jason and felt comfortable for the first time in a long time in the DiLaurentis house.

Waking up the next morning Jason had a face full of hair that wasn't his own. Pushing it out of his face he realized it was Aria's, she was snuggled against his side with her head on his chest. It was sweet that she was so comfortable. Shifting slightly he saw that it was only 7 a.m. so he decided to go back to sleep. Putting his arm down and around the small girl snuggled against him, Jason fell back to sleep.

After a few hours Aria woke up and moved away from Jason and was about to slide out of his bed when woke up, "Where ya going?" he asked sleepily.
"I'm going to sneak into Ali's room and make it look like I slept in there last night." Aria told him with a straight face.
"You don't have to leave."
"Yeah I do. We can't let Ali see me in here. She'll have a cow." Aria said with laugh.
"Sadly she probably would." Jason chuckled swinging his legs onto the floor and sitting on his bed.

Aria moved towards his door and opened it and then shut it again. Turning around she decided that she was going to do something she probably shouldn't. Walking back to Jason she put her hands on his shoulders and pressed her lips against his. Jason was taken back for a moment, he hadn't been expecting Aria to kiss him but once his mind wrapped around the idea he put his hands on her small waist and gently pulled her closer to him. Taking clues from Jason, Aria pushed her hands into his hair and started to massage his head. Jason had to suppress a moan when Aria's hands went into his hair. Gently he started to rub Aria's small waist making her start to purr against his lips.

Just as quickly as the kiss had started Aria pulled away and looked at Jason. Her face was red and her lips were slightly swollen. Jason had just given her, her first kiss. It was something she wouldn't be forgetting anytime soon. Stepping back, "I shouldn't have done that." She murmured.
"No, but can't change what happened." Jason said lifting her chin.
"I've wanted to kiss you for a long time. I just…" Aria tried to explain.
"It's okay. We'll just chalk this up to adrenaline." He told her looking at her scared eyes and flushed face. Easily Jason pulled Aria into his arms, "I promise. I'm not mad you kissed me. Shocked is probably better at describing how I'm feeling right now." He said kissing her on the forehead and letting her go.
"Thanks Jason." She told him as she walked to his door and actually walked out this time.

Quietly Aria made her way back down the hall towards Ali's room and snuck in. Looking around she found her sleeping bag and got it out. It only took a few minutes to get it to look like she had slept in there. Laying down she rolled around to make everything look mushed, getting up satisfied she headed towards the bathroom to brush her hair and teeth. When she walked into the bathroom she saw her image in the mirror and was amazed that Jason hadn't been scared of her this morning. Her hair looked as though it had something living it. That wasn't the only thing that was different about her appearance, her lips were more swollen than they normally were when she woke up. Putting fingers against her lips she wondered if she looked different now that she had been kissed by a guy. Grabbing her tooth brush she got tooth paste and started to brush her teeth trying to make the smile that seemed to permanent come off her face. She didn't need Ali asking why she was smiling so much. Once her teeth were brushed she got to work on her hair which took more time since it was tangled.

After she got her hair to look somewhat presentable, Aria headed back to Ali's room to find her and the other girls already there. "So you really slept in here last night?" Ali sneered as she looked at her floor.
"Yes. Where else would I sleep Ali?" Aria snapped back. She was getting tired of Ali's attitude towards her.
"I don't know. I thought you might try to go sleep with Jason." Her friend said spinning around with a snide look on her face.
"Why would I do that?"
"Because you like him like that." Ali told their other friends crossing her arms.
"Aria." The other three snapped.
"Give me a break. It's a crush. It's not like I'm holding a candle that someday Jason and I will end up together." Aria defended grabbing her sleeping bag and started to roll it up.
"Whatever you say, pink hair." Ali said sarcastically as the other girls got their stuff together also.

By the time Aria's Mom picked her up from Ali's house, Aria was done. She was tired of being picked on for having a crush on Jason and for being the only of her friends to be different from Ali. It wasn't like she was trying to cause trouble; she just didn't like being a follower.