A/N: Ok, so someone asked if I would do a multi chapter and this idea popped into my head. I have a few chapters written, but wanted to get this out there to see what you all thought. Reviews would be awesome. Hope you all like it!

Chapter 1:

Emily Fields stood on the sidewalk outside of Rosewood High and took a deep breath. It had been 12 years since she had stepped foot in that school and she honestly never thought she would be walking the halls again. But after over a decade, it was time to put her past behind her and move forward. She pushed the torture and torment she endured in this place to the back of her mind and walked through the door with the rest of the students. This was the first day as the new Phys Ed teacher and girls swim coach. She had gotten her start here in this pool (as the middle school didn't have a pool they would come here and practice), and now she was excited to come back to that, at least.

Her coach at the time had made her absolutely fall in love with the sport in middle school. She had seen so much potential in Emily and was always encouraging her every day. Emily took it to heart and did everything the coach suggested to make her better. She pushed herself every day and was really looking forward to being on the high school team and all that that entailed.

Her life in middle school had been amazing. She had 3 best friends, Spencer, Hanna and Aria who would do anything for her and vice versa. They were always hanging out together and they were known collectively to their parents as the "4 Musketeers". Plus, she knew that her swim team and coach had her back. She couldn't wait to start high school. That is, until she walked through the doors of Rosewood High for the first time.

The four of the stood standing out front, just looking. Emily was nervous, but excited at the same time. Hanna was the first to break the silence.

"Are you bitches ready to start the best 4 years of our lives?!" Hanna was definitely the partier of the group. She was the loudest, most outrageous one, but also the most loyal. She loved her friends and couldn't wait to start this journey.

"I have to start studying now if I want to make valedictorian and get into UPenn," Spencer chimed in. Being a Hastings always seemed more of a curse in Emily's mind. So many expectations, it just seemed like too much pressure. Spencer seemed to bask in it though. She seemed to love the competition.

"Lame," Hanna said.

"Come on guys, let's get in there before we end up being late on our first day." Aria was the smallest and quietest of the group. She was incredibly artsy and loved literature. Her mom was actually an English teacher at the school and her dad was a Literature professor at the local college, so it definitely ran in the family.

They made their way through the halls and to their designated lockers. None of their lockers were close to each other, so they said their goodbyes and said they would all meet at lunch. Emily was trying to find her locker when she felt someone bump her shoulder, making her drop the hot chocolate she had in her hands and spill all over her shirt.

"Hey! Watch where you're going, idiot! You got shit on my new heels! What are you going to do about it?!" She looked up and her breath caught in her throat. This girl was the most beautiful girl she'd ever seen in her life. With the most gorgeous blue eyes and blonde, soft curls, Emily thought this girl looked like an angel, even with the scowl on her face at the moment.

"I-I-I'm sorry! I d-didn't see y-you!" Emily's brain seemed to not want to work at that moment in time.

"My shoes! They're ruined and it's all your fault!"

This girl really loved her shoes, Emily thought to herself. She allowed her gaze to run down the girl's body to her shoes. She was wearing a yellow sundress that hugged her in all the right spots. It showed off just the right amount of her long, perfect legs, which were standing on 4-inch nude heels that were now stained with hot chocolate. Emily had never seen someone so beautiful before. She felt her stomach do a funny flip it had never done before. Before she could stop herself, she found herself blurting out, "you're beautiful!" before she could even think.

Before she could even register what she just said, the girl's lips turned into one of the most evil smirks she ever seen in her life. It was also then that Emily noticed the girl wasn't alone. There was a tall, dark haired boy and a small brunette with her too. The tall boy started laughing and threw his arm around the blonde.

"Come on babe, before the DYKE tries to make out with you out here in the halls!"

Before she knew it, everyone in earshot was laughing and pointing at Emily and she felt the blood rushing to her face and tears begin to sting her eyes. She ran until she found the nearest bathroom and missed her first 2 classes.

And that was all it took. After that encounter, Emily's life at Rosewood High became pure hell. She had later learned that the girl's name was Alison DiLaurentis and the two people with her were Noel Kahn and Jenna Marshall. The 3 of them were always together and always found ways to call Emily some derogatory name or purely embarrass her. At first, Emily had her friends, who would often have to comfort her every day after school. But then, even her friends seemed to not be able to find time with her. Spencer made the debate and field hockey teams, so she was incredibly busy once school got into swing. Hanna had made friends with a girl names Mona Vanderwaal and they seemed to always be hanging out. Even Aria got super into yearbook and photography and spent most of her time with her yearbook friends.

Emily's only respite was the swim team. She had of course made the team and she seemed to be fitting in really well. Until another girl on the team, Paige McCullers came along and kissed her in the locker room and someone saw them. She was called a dyke, lezzie and carpet muncher more times than she could count in the first few weeks of school. She had been so mad at everyone. At Alison for being such a bitch, for Paige for kissing her out ABSOLUTELY NO WHERE, but mainly at Spencer, Hanna and Aria for not being there for her through all of this. She felt completely and utterly alone and would cry herself to sleep most nights.

Her time at Rosewood High didn't last long however, when they received the news in late September that her dad was being relocated to Texas for the Army in mid-October and they were all going with him. They would have a fresh start, as far away from Rosewood as possible, and Emily couldn't wait. She had loved Texas when she was there. The swim team helped her make new friends and also helped her get a scholarship to Pepperdine University, where she swam while she got her degree. She still kept in touch with Hanna, Spencer and Aria from time to time and she was grateful for the years they had together in middle school, but they grew apart and life definitely got in their way.

Eventually, she did find herself in college and came out to her parents. Her dad was cool with it, as she knew he would be, but her mom took some time to come around. She had though and now they were closer than ever. Especially now that her dad had passed away last year and her mom was moving from Texas back to Rosewood to be closer to her family. Emily knew that Hanna, Spencer and Aria had moved on from Rosewood thanks to their social media updates and she wanted to be there in case her mom needed anything, so she made the trip back home with her. She saw an opening at the high school and decided to apply. She needed to not let her memories of this building stop her from making a future for herself.

And now here she was, on her way to Principal Hackett's office to pick up her badge and keys. After the principal's office, Emily headed down to the gymnasium and began teaching her first class, which went pretty smoothly in her opinion. As did her next 2 until it was time for lunch. She headed into the teacher's lounge and made her way over to the coffee maker. She poured herself a cup and added some cream and sugar. She grabbed a stir stick and began stirring her coffee. As she turned to walk away, she didn't notice someone standing behind her and bumped into them, spilling her coffee all over herself, the floor and 4-inch nude heels.

Emily grabbed some napkins, crouched down and instantly began cleaning up the coffee from the floor and wiping at the heels to clean them up.

"I'm so sorry, I didn't notice you, I'm such a clutz! If your shoes are ruined I'll get you a new pair."

The other person gently bent down and began helping Emily clean up her mess.

"Don't worry about it. It's ok, they aren't ruined."

Emily stopped dead in her tracks at that voice. She knew that voice. That voice had haunted her for years. She hesitantly looked up at the other woman and immediately felt all the color drain from her face. She stood up slowly as the other woman followed suit and extended her hand.

"I'm Alison DiLaurentis, head of the English department."