A/N: Okay so I'm a huge Haleb shipper and 6B really bugged me but I rolled with it. I was excited for season 7 to start and I loved how Caleb was all gung-ho about finding Hanna, it gave me such Haleb feels and I had missed that. Like missed it to the extent that I started to rewatch because I needed my Haleb fix. I'm now on Season 3, and totally debating doing a couple of other fics but we'll see cos it's from ages ago! ANYWAY. 7x02 really, really bugged me. I wanted so much more to happen, I wanted Caleb to talk to Spencer, I wanted him to be there for Hanna, I wanted Mona to make an appearance, I wanted so much more than what we got. I hated the episode. Everyone gave Hanna some hella weird look after the flowers, Caleb just let Hanna go and then went off with Spencer. I'm feeling kinda funny about the show right now because Caleb has always been a favourite character of mine and I feel like the writers are screwing him up and screwing up Haleb. I still ship Haleb but it feels weird right now.

So yeah, I got bit by the bug and I had to write this. This is my first PLL fic, fingers crossed I did good!

Caleb heard the sound of a car pulling up outside Spencer's house. She and the others had been reading him the riot act for his stunt with the jacket, but he didn't care. All that mattered was getting Hanna back, but they'd had no word from A and Caleb was starting to get worried. Mona had already left, and the other girls plus Toby and Ezra where on their way out when they all heard the car pull up outside the house. They all froze and looked at each other. Caleb was already on his feet without realising it. He ran to the front door and threw it open. The first thing he noticed was Mary Drake sitting in the driver's seat. His heart sank. But then a flash of blonde caught his eye. His heart started to pound as the passenger door opened…and then Hanna emerged. "Hanna" he breathed and started down the steps of the Hastings porch. He stopped short when she emerged from the car. She was wrapped in a blanket and her legs where bare and covered in bruises and what looked like burn marks, as where her arms and neck from what he could see. He felt the blood drain from his face. He knew AD wouldn't exactly be nice to Hanna but he guessed he hadn't been expecting….this. Her lip was swollen and bloody just like it was in the photo. He swallowed. "oh my God" he heard Aria murmur, and he glanced back briefly to see the other girls had joined him, each looking horrified. Ezra came up behind Aria and put his hand on her arm, while Toby shared a look with Caleb.

"Someone call Mona and tell her to get here….now" Caleb ground out to the girls, and Emily immediately took out her phone and started to dial. Caleb knew Hanna would want to see her best friend, and if he was honest, he felt a little like Mona was the only other person who had been as determined as him to get Hanna back. Hell they'd actually agreed on something. Worked together. Mona had been the only one who hadn't shouted at him for his stunt, she'd merely given him an approving nod. Emily had been reluctant to hand Ali over and Caleb wouldn't forget that easily. The way she'd held back information, letting Hanna suffer at the hands of AD for longer than was necessary. That Emily had been willing to keep Hanna's life in danger for a killer. He could see them all settling in for a debate, sure the others had all been adamant that Hanna needed to be saved, and that they needed to turn Ali over, but he knew Emily would fight it and they'd waste even more time. He'd grabbed the jacket and gone. As he stared at Hanna, he wondered how much of the damage done to her could have been avoided if they hadn't wasted so much time.

Mary Drake exited the car as Hanna closed the passenger door and started to make her way around the car. She swayed as if she was light headed…but then he doubted she'd had anything to eat the entire time she'd been gone. He stood frozen to the ground, watching as Mary reached out to steady Hanna, and watched as she flinched reflexively. Mary took no offence and started to help Hanna towards her friends. Caleb unfroze and started to move. When he reached Hanna he wrapped her in his arms, burying his face in her hair. He felt her stiffen, and he quickly pulled back, studying her face. She wouldn't meet his eyes, she was too busy staring vacantly at the ground. He frowned at her in worry, and turned to look at the others. Aria gave her head a quick shake and then moved forward.

"Han?" Aria got no response. She looked at Caleb, he tried, "Hanna?" she looked up at the two of them, and the look in her eyes made them both inhale. He thought she'd looked bad after the ordeal in the dollhouse but that was nothing to this. Her eyes where vacant.

"I was driving, and she came out of nowhere, burst out of the woods at the side of the road. She was screaming for help and crying, covered in bruises and burns, I asked her if she wanted to go to the police or the hospital but she said she had to see her friends first. She insisted." Mary Drake spoke from next to Hanna. Caleb felt his hand ball in to a fist. Aria was just looking at Hanna, tentatively reaching out to take her arm, "Thanks, we'll take care of her" Aria said to Mary. "Come on Han, let's get you inside" Aria started to slowly guide Hanna in to the house. Caleb stared down Mary Drake, but before he could say anything, Toby pulled him away by the arm. "Whatever you're thinking of doing, it's not going to erase what happened, just let it go for now, Hanna needs you" Caleb let Toby take him inside. He pointedly didn't look at any of the others as they passed. When they made it in to the house, Caleb saw Aria murmuring in to Hanna's ear and stroking her hair, and Hanna just kept staring vacantly. It was really starting to creep him out. This wasn't his Hanna. Or rather Hanna in general. Aria hurried over to he and Toby.

"I'm gonna take her to the bathroom for a hot bath, she's gonna need something to wear, and food and water and-"

"I got it" Caleb interrupted her.

"I'll make her something to eat, and get her some water" Toby said, moving off in the direction of the kitchen.

"I'll go grab something for her to wear from the barn" Spencer's voice came from behind Caleb, Aria nodded. Caleb was too busy watching Hanna with concern to acknowledge Spencer.

"I'll help you get her to the bathroom" Caleb murmured to Aria. He moved towards Hanna and raised his hand to take her arm, but she flinched away. Caleb let his arm drop. Aria hurried past him, to resume her spot by Hanna. Aria must have seen the disappointment on his face.

"I'm smaller than like…everyone here. I'm the most non-threatening one out of us, the adrenalin from escaping has worn off and now she's just…she needs some time" Caleb nodded, but was unwilling to let Hanna out of his sight, so he followed as Aria gently led Hanna up the stairs. He stayed outside the door as Aria helped Hanna bathe, washing off the dirt and the blood. He could hear Aria murmuring to her in a soothing voice. He wasn't sure what was going to happen in the future.

Hanna told him that she still loved him, had never stopped loving him, and he knew he still loved her. He'd thought, all this time, that she'd been happy with Jordan, so he'd let her go. Her kidnapping had only made it more obvious that he still loved her, and letting her go was a mistake. When he'd seen her hanging there in the bell tower…he nearly lost his mind. He'd felt his heart break, felt his stomach drop with such force he'd nearly stumbled. Would have fallen down if he hadn't been so determined to get to her. His relief had outweighed his worry at realising it was a doll. When he'd seen the photo of her that AD had sent, he'd felt relief that she was still alive, but it was fleeting. His heart had dropped, and he'd been consumed by worry, anger, and a need to get to her. To save her. He'd clutched the phone and made to bring it to his chest. To hug it. The way he wanted to hold Hanna right then. She looked completely and utterly terrified and it was his fault. He'd let her down. He still loved her. Had never stopped loving her. And he wasn't going to let her go. He didn't care about Jordan, they'd figure it out. He'd have to talk with Spencer, although he thought Spencer probably already knew after the events of the last 24 hours, and he hoped she wouldn't hate Hanna or take it out on her. It was his fault. He thought Hanna was happy without him, and he'd been trying to move on knowing he wasn't ready to and she didn't deserve any of this but…he'd lost Hanna before and he wouldn't do it again. He started as Ezra came up the stairs.

"First aid kit. I thought Aria might need it, Hanna's cuts and her-"

"I know" Caleb cut him off, shuddering as his brain showed him all the possible ways she could have acquired those…burns. Ezra nodded and placed the kit in his hands.

"Emily talked to Mona, she said she'd be here as fast as she can" Caleb just nodded and was saved from responding when the bathroom door opened to reveal Aria. Caleb immediately turned and started to search the room behind her. He spotted Hanna sitting on the edge of the bathtub, wrapped in a fluffy robe, her hair pulled back from her face. Aria closed the door behind her.

"I don't know what exactly happened to her, but it can't have been good. She's spent hours god knows where in basically nothing, there are bruises all over her body and these…burn marks. But they don't look exactly like burn marks? I don't know what they are" Aria swallowed.

"I do" Ezra said, "I saw them on….it doesn't matter. They're electrical burns" Aria gave him a curious look. Caleb felt bile rising up his throat.

"What do you mean, electrical burns?" Aria asked. Ezra looked between her and Caleb, then put his hand on Aria's arm.

"They're a form of torture, Aria. You douse the person in water, and then you…" he glanced at Caleb.

"You shock them with electricity" Caleb whispered. Aria swallowed.

"I'm guessing AD wanted to make sure she didn't know who killed Charlotte" Ezra said quietly.

Caleb looked down at the kit in his hands. "I should…or maybe you should?" Caleb looked at Aria.

"I'm thinking you know more about first aid than I do" Aria tried to joke. Caleb looked uncertainly at the door. "I'll come with you. She's just….everything's sinking in you know? She had the adrenalin to keep her going before but now?" Aria shook her head slightly. Caleb nodded and pushed open the bathroom door slowly.

"Hanna? I need to look at your injuries" he said quietly. She didn't react, except to look at him briefly. He slowly made his way to where she was sitting on the edge of the tub. He looked her over. He could see cuts on her hands and arms, presumably from the foliage of the forest as she was running through it, he assumed her feet must be pretty beat up too. He glanced at Aria and she nodded at him encouragingly. He carefully took out what he'd need from the first aid kit and started to dab cream on to her burns while Aria disinfected the cuts, getting Hanna to lift her feet to do those ones too. The most worrying thing? Hanna, who usually squeals and shrieks whenever she has this kind of treatment, didn't react at all. She didn't even flinch. He and Aria worked in silence, until all of Hanna's injuries where tended to as best as they could manage.

"Maybe we should have just taken her to the hospital" Aria murmured.

"No. No doctors" A quiet voice said. Aria and Caleb both looked at Hanna in surprise.

"Han…these are pretty bad and this is just the outside, are you sure?"

"I'm sure. I'm fine" Aria and Caleb shared a look but before they could respond there was a slight knock on the door before Ezra poked his head round the door.

"Spencer just brought these up" he held up a pile of clothes.

"Great, I'll help her dress and-"

"No. I can do it myself" Hanna said, in that same monotone voice.

"Han-" Caleb started

"I can do it myself" she repeated. The other three occupants of the room all glanced at each other. Ezra deferred to Aria, handing her the clothes and backing out of the room, Aria placed the clothes in a pile on top of the laundry basket before turning to look at Caleb.

"What?"

"Out"

"No"

"Yes"

"No"

"Caleb, yes"

"No. I'm not leaving her"

"Let him stay, it's not like he hasn't seen it before" Hanna said in an indifferent voice. Caleb flushed slightly.

"I'll uh…I'll just" and he quickly turned around, staring at the wall as he listened to Aria passing various items to Hanna to dress in.

"You can look now" Hanna said and Caleb slowly turned around. She was dressed in grey pants, warm looking slippers that would be soft on her delicate feet, and a baggy jumper that hid all the marks on her skin. There was another knock on the door, and Caleb and Aria turned as it slowly opened, this time Toby popped his head in.

"I made some warm soup for Hanna, with some bread and whatever else I could find that I thought she might like"

"Thanks" Caleb murmured, nodding at Toby as Toby backed out of the room. Caleb turned to look at Aria, and whispered, "Do we take her down to the Kitchen? The others are down there but…."

"But they might crowd her?"

"Yeah. Emily's not in the best mood and you know Spencer and her…questions"

"You where totally going to say interrogations weren't you?"

"…..no…I just…Hanna's been through a lot, she's just started speaking again, I don't want her to clam up. It worries me"

"I'm right here you know" Hanna's voice floated over to them.

"We know Han, we just-"

"I'll go down to the kitchen. It's fine"

Caleb and Aria shared a look, nothing about this was fine.