- A was finally gone ( so they thought ) . the constant fight to keep everything between themselves and not let other people know was over. The girls didn't have to look back over their shoulders at every street corner, or look through their blinds to make sure everything was clear outside, they were finally safe and free to go on living their lives like normal eighteen year olds. Now that Alison was back in the picture, was there any hope for her and Emily to get together? for them to become something greater than just friends? to become Emison?
Chapter 1: life after - A.
Emily stared at herself in her full sized mirror for what had seemed like forever, trying to decide exactly what to wear. She ended up settling on a simple grey singlet with a black skull in the middle of it, a pair of purple acid wash jeans, doc martens and a black and white zip up jacket. She headed out of the house with her handbag and her keys and jumped into her car, her destination: Spencers.
When Emily let herself into Spencers bedroom, she noticed that Hanna, Aria, Spencer and also now Alison were all seated on Spencers bed waiting for Emily to show up. " Whats going on? " Emily asked, placing her bag down beside Spencers bedside table. She climbed up onto the bed, sitting down beside Alison who looked up at Emily with a small smile. Emily smiled back, and averted her gaze to Spencer and the others.
Spencer shrugged, grabbing her laptop from her bedside table and placing it on her lap. " Nothing..really. I guess we all just really don't know what to do now that - A is gone.. " Spencer trailed off, now distracted by the bright lights and pages of her laptop. Hanna and Aria were focused on their phones. Probably talking to their boy toys without a doubt.
Emily rolled her eyes and looked over to Alison who sat there looking flawless. It was only then that Emily had registered to what Spencer said and shot her a look of confusion. " what do you mean you don't know what to do? guys, -A is gone.. for good. you can do whatever you want now.. Shana is.. dead. " Emily spoke the last words quietly, not wanting to give Aria a mental breakdown again; to be honest Emily was scared that Arias eyes would pop out of their sockets if she stressed out anymore.
"Yes, Shana is dead but what if she wasn't the only one? I mean, what if she was just a distraction? and - A isn't texting us beca-" Alison began to pipe up, only to have Spencer cut her off mid sentence.
" Because he she it bitch wants us to think that - A is dead… ? " Hanna and Aria were now paying full attention to the other three girls who were talking, thinking through everything that was just mentioned. Alison shook her head, jumping off the bed and heading over to the window, her mouth parting slightly as she got ready to talk.
" Well then if - A is still alive i can't stay here… it isn't safe. " She crossed her arms over her chest, pacing back and forth in front of the window. She seemed very tense, not that Emily blamed her because she was distraught too, she just was better at hiding it.
When Alison spoke those words, Emily sighed," Ali you can't just leave us all again.. we all thought you were dead for god sake!" Emily stood to her feet, heading over to where Alison stood by the window. Ali turned around to face Emily, staring into Emilys eyes. The hurt on Emilys face was evident - she didn't want Alison to disappear again. She had lost the girl that she loved once already she didn't want to lose her again.
" Emily.. can i please talk to you outside? " Ali uncrossed her arms, nodding towards Spencers bedroom door. The other girls watched on anxiously, wondering what was going on between the two of them and why there was so much tension in the room. Alison walked out Spencers bedroom door, Emily following after her like a lost puppy. She really didn't want to let Alison out of her sight and she couldn't risk it, not now that they were doubting whether or not - A was dead. "Emily i can't stick around if - A is still alive. i have to leave.. you know that it isn't safe for me. I mean.. somebody tried to kill me.. " Alisons voice began to break and Emilys heart began to sink. She hated seeing Alison so afraid, it killed her.
Emily sighed, opening her arms wide and gesturing for Alison to give her a hug. " come here.. " She whispered, Alison listening and moving a few steps closer to Emily so as her arms could wrap around Alisons petite body. " We only said it was a possibility that - A was still alive. Shana is dead, and as far as we know she was the person sending those texts. " Emily tried to make it sound like she wasn't trying to convince herself aswell that - A was still around.. it couldn't be, right? Emilys lips stretched into a smile and she pulled Alison back just enough so as they were face to face with each other. " I have an idea.. we could always have a sleep over?" Emily cocked her head to the side and waited for a response from Alison.
Ali frowned and shook her head, " Jason won't let me leave the house after a certain time, hes afraid that i might disappear again. and to be honest i am glad that he has me under house arrest. " Ali pulled away from Emily, crossing her arms back over her chest and taking a few steps back so as her back was pressed against the door frame.
" I mean i can come stay with you.. at yours… " Emily wasn't exactly sure what Alison was going to say back to her, but she honestly hoped that Alison would agree. Alisons feelings towards people were hard to read, she didn't give much away and if she did sometimes she would be nice and then others she could turn against you and be a complete bitch. Alison had a long thought about it before shrugging her shoulders.
"If you want, i guess. " Ali smiled slightly and turned to head back into Spencers bedroom with the other girls. Emily gave a sigh of relief and followed after her.
Emily arrived at Alisons later that day, being greeted at the door by Jason, who had a giant goofy grin plastered across his face. " Hey, Emily. "
" Jason.. hey. " Emily smiled politely, crossing her arms over her chest. " Is Ali here? " She asked curiously, an eyebrow raising as she waited for Jason to respond.
" Yeah. shes just up in her room. You can head up there if you want. " Jason stepped aside, gesturing his hand for her to walk over to the stairs and go up to Alisons bedroom. Emily stepped in through the front door and followed Jasons hand over to the staircase, walking up them and coming to a door on the right hand side of the top of the stairs. She knocked softly, the door creaking open slightly so as Alisons room was visible by a small crack. Emily quickly looked through the crack to make sure that Alison was there, only to hear her yell from the couch by her window, " Don't just stand there. You can come in. "
Emily pulled her face back away from the door and sucked in a deep breath. She pushed the door open slowly, stepping inside of Alis room and shutting the door behind her. It felt like a dream being back in Alison's house, even in her room. The last time they had a sleep over was back before Ali first disappeared, all of the girls were telling each other some of their deepest darkest secrets and vowed not to tell another soul and that it would never leave their group. Emily sighed softly and tried to shake off old memories, now hoping to make new ones. " How are you? " Emily asked, placing her bag down on the floor beside Alisons bed.
Ali looked over to where Emily was, raising an eyebrow at her question. " you saw me two hours ago, Emily. why are you asking how i am again? " Alison stood to her feet and headed over to her bed. She sat on the edge of it facing Emily. " But i guess i am good. it's good to be back in my own bed at night and in my own house, thats for sure. " Ali sighed contently, laying back and closing her eyes. Emily looked down to Ali, feeling slightly awkward but deciding to lay back down next to her. She turned her head to look over at Ali, smiling at her and turning her head back so as she was looking up at the ceiling. She wasn't sure what was going on between them considering before any of this mess occurred and they were normal teenage girls, she was certain that Ali liked her back.
" So, are you here because you are making sure i am okay, or are you here because you think things are going to be how they were before i left? " Alison propped herself up on her elbow, holding her head in her hand. Emily looked over at Alison with a frown, unsure herself. She decided to go with the first choice.
" I am here to make sure you are okay.. you seemed pretty worried earlier." Emily sat up, grabbing her bag she reached into it and grabbed out her phone to check if she had any messages. Life after - A wasn't exactly as simple as everybody thought it was going to be. The girls thought that maybe they wouldn't have to fear getting texts, or have to worry about getting mail, or notes, or finding messages in their houses, but they were wrong because the constant fear of - A had stuck with them.
Ali sat up also now at this point, flicking her long blode curls back over her shoulders. She looked out the window, noticing how dark it had gotten. She had a real soft spot for Emily so feeling bad for her, Alison crawled up her bed, pulling the covers back so as she could get under them. " How about we watch a movie? " By this time Alison was already grabbing the television remote to turn on the tv - she wasn't really giving Emily a choice in the matter. Emily noticed that Alison already turned on the tv and she shrugged her shoulders.
" sure. " She hesitated, before slipping her shoes off and crawling up to the top of the bed. She leaned back against the bed head, not wanting to get under the blankets and make Ali feel uncomfortable. She placed her hands in her lap, her eyes fixating on the tv.
"What do you want to watch? it can be anything but Horror. I think we should watch The Devil Wears Prada. " Ali glanced over to Emily and noticed she wasn't under the blankets. She rolled her eyes and sighed, grabbing the blankets with her spare hand to pull them down from underneath Emily. She looked up at Emily, still holding the blanket in her hand. " You can get under the blanket. i'm not going to bite you, Emily. " Alison chuckled, releasing the blanket when Emily grabbed a hold of it and slipped underneath it. Emily kept her distance from Alison, still watching the television like she was genuinely interested in what was on currently. Ali stared at Emily for a moment before she looked back to the tv and switched the channel to AV. She clicked her hard drive file and went through her many movies to find the right one that they had pretty much agreed to watch. Alison pressed play, and the movie began. They sat through most of the movie in silence, with a few giggles here and there.
After the movie, Alison switched it off and got up to turn off the lights, ready for bed. Emily yawned, stretching her arms above her head and adjusted the way she lay so as she was comfortable enough to get some sleep.
"If you wake up Ali, i want you to wake me up. Don't go walking out or anything. " Ali rolled her eyes at Emilys words but nodded her head.
" Yes. okay Em. goodnight. " Alison jumped back into bed and Emily rolled onto her side facing away from Ali. Her eyes slowly slid shut and she was beginning to fall asleep when she felt an arm snake around her. Alison had shifted closer to Emily and was now hugging her. Emily was confused, happy and scared all at once but she didn't question it, instead she kept her eyes shut and went to sleep.