A/N: I've been planning on writing this story for a while so i hope you all enjoy it. I've not actually seen anyone write a fan fiction like this (sorry if you have) and i have some really good story line ideas for the future.

The clicking noise of heels across the wooden flooring echoed around the silent house. The lack of furniture amplified the sound, causing the blonde to slow her pace. She finally sat down on the couch in the living room with her chamomile tea when the chic wall clock chimed 7.00am. She clicked on the TV with the remote; luckily it was one of the first things they had decided to unpack in their new home as everything else still sat within the possibly hundreds of boxes dotted around the house.

She took a sip of her tea, grimacing at the awful taste. She never liked tea but she vowed to herself that this move would see a fresh beginning – a healthier one. She had put herself on a caffeine ban and being up this early in the morning without caffeine was definitely going to takes its toll later in the day.

"Alison, what are you doing up and dressed at this time?" A sleepy voice called from the door frame, the light of the TV causing him to squint in focus at the blonde.

"I couldn't sleep."

"We've been over this Ali. Moving here was the best thing for us. A fresh start without all the crap." The black haired man moved into the room, sitting himself down next to the restless blonde.

"Without all the crap? That crap being your family not approving of you being engaged to a college student you had met 3 months ago."

"You're not a student anymore Ali and I love you. I knew you were the one when I first laid my eyes on you."

"Yeah," She whispered, fiddling with the very large diamond ring sitting on her left finger. The man sighed, choosing to ignore the lack of certainty in the blonde's voice by putting it down to nerves.

"You'll be a great teacher Ali. And once we get settled in and unpacked we can start wedding planning," He smiled, hoping the mention of what would be the best day of the blonde's life would cheer her up but he got nothing but a half smile and a slight nod.

To be honest, the reality of the last few months were starting to dawn on her. Moving across the country from the relaxed student lifestyle in LA to this small, suburban town and being engaged to a man 5 years older than her at 23. However, she knew there was nothing she could do so she just went along with it. Although she knew she wasn't completely happy, she knew that teaching is what she loved so she vowed to put everything into it.

After spending over an hour pottering around the house, unpacking little bits and pieces, she was stood in the mirror checking her outfit for the last time. She was wearing a dark purple floral top tucked into a black skater skirt and she paired it with a black blazer and black heels. She wanted to look formal yet friendly, fun and young. She definitely didn't want to be one of those teachers who looked like they stepped out of a time machine from the 1800s.

"Good luck babe, you'll be brilliant."

"Thanks Elliot," She smiled as he bent down to place a quick kiss on her lips whilst tucking his shirt into his trousers.

"See you tonight, love you!" He shouted as she walked out of the front door. She let out a long breath she didn't know she was holding as she strutted across the driveway to the garage. She hopped into her BMW series 4 convertible before backing her way out of the driveway. She loved her car, she really did, but it was an engagement present from Elliot and she couldn't help but cringe at how materialistic he was. Alison was definitely the type of woman to like the finer things in life but it was like Elliot needed her to be that way. Alison knew that with a walk-in wardrobe soon to be filled with designer brands that she was being extremely selfish.

As she drove down the roads of Rosewood she couldn't help but catch a glimpse of the ring on her finger – the icing on the cake to her very materialistic and very fake lifestyle. As she pulled up at a stop sign she quickly slipped the ring off of her finger and into the glove compartment. It wasn't that she was ashamed to be engaged to Elliot, because she wasn't, she just didn't like the strings that were attached to it.

When she pulled up at the school she cursed herself for being late as students were already stood around, catching up with their friends after the summer vacation. As she stepped out of her car, the late summer breeze blowing her luscious curls behind her, she smiled as she spotted several students' jaws literally hit the floor as they stopped and gawped at her. She smiled sweetly and bowed her head slightly in embarrassment. Alison was definitely one of those people who knew they were pretty but having at least 50 students stop and stare at you was a little intimidating.

"Woah," She called as she stepped into a crowded corridor, a student had ran straight into and knocked all of her folders flying out of her hands.

"Sorry!" The boy called, not stopping to help her as he continued to hurry down the hallway.

"Great start to this new beginning," She mumbled sarcastically to herself under her breath whilst gathering her belongings in to her arms before she continued the hunt for her new classroom.

"Excuse me!" A voice shouted from behind her. She pivoted around on her heel to be greeted by a shy brunette. Alison waited for her to speak but she was just staring at her as if she wasn't real. "I…erm…you dropped this," She said, holding her arm out with Great Expectations in her hand.

"Oh, thank you. At least I know someone around here has manners," Alison smiled sweetly at the shy brunette who bowed her head in embarrassment like she did when she got out of her car.

"I think it's the first day of senior year nerves." The brunette gave a tight lipped smile and did Alison think it was kind of cute?

"I guess so, thanks for this," Alison held up the book in her hand as she smiled and continued to make her way down the corridor.

"Who's that?" A blonde haired girl called from beside the brunette.

"I don't know Han," The brunette still had her gaze locked on the figure moving further and further away from her.

"Her hair is to die for and her shoes, oh my God the shoes," Hanna said, titling her head back dramatically.

"I wasn't look at her shoes," The brunette chuckled quietly, regaining some of the confidence she had previously lost.

"Emily!" Hanna screeched beside her, playfully shoving her. "But to be fair she is hot."

"Hey I saw her first."

"Don't let your girlfriend hear you say that," Hanna said, gazing over the brunette's shoulder at someone patiently waiting for her. Emily turned around and smiled at her girlfriend.

"Hey," She greeted quietly, kissing her girlfriend gently on the cheek.

"Hey? I haven't seen you for the last 3 weeks of vacation and all you can say is hey?"

"Paige, I was visiting my dad in Texas. I'm sorry if that was such an inconvenience."

Hanna and another two of Emily's friends were stood by the lockers watching the scene unfold carefully in front of them.

"It wasn't. It would just have been nice to know that I wouldn't see my girlfriend for nearly a whole month. A whole month which was also our 6 month anniversary."

Emily sighed, she knew this conversation was going to come but she just couldn't be bothered with it. The bell rang but the brunette's girlfriend was stood firmly waiting for a response.

"6 months isn't that big of a deal Paige. I told you I would make it up to you when I got back."

"Not a big deal? Are you kidding me, Emily?"

"Look, I'm going to be late. We'll talk later," Emily said, making her way past Paige and down the corridor to English; Hanna and their two friends already gone from their spot at the lockers. She quickly reached the door, bursting through but stopped dead in her tracks. Everyone was already seated and they all turned to look at her as she burst into the classroom.

"Good morning." Emily averted her eyes to the teacher sitting on the desk at the front of the class and she nearly melted to the floor. The same golden hair, the same blue eyes and the same beautiful smile that she spoke to not 15 minutes ago. The blonde was raising her eyebrow, waiting for a response.

"Sorry I'm late," Emily mumbled, lowering her head and hurrying to the seat beside Hanna as she felt her cheeks burn with embarrassment. As she sat down and got her folders out, she noticed that the class was still silent. She looked up to find her teacher still looking at her and when she caught her eye, the teacher awkwardly cleared her throat before drawing her attention back to the rest of the class.

"As I was saying, I'm Miss DiLaurentis and I will be your English teacher this year. I understand that this is a stressful year for you all and I don't intent to make that any more stressful. As long as you get on with your work and you cooperate, I'll try to be as relaxed as I can when it comes to homework. For the analysis of the books that we will do, I like to do a lot of group work and so the piece of paper you all have in front of you has someone's name on it. That person is going to be your 'analysis buddy'. You'll be working together a lot this year but first, I want to get to know you all a little better. So, we'll go around the class, I want you to tell me your name and what you like to do outside of the classroom."

Everyone took it in turns, going around and saying their names. She didn't know why but Emily was feeling nervous and as more and more people introduced themselves, her palms began building up with sweat as she absentmindedly wiped them on her knees.

"I'm Noel Khan and outside of the classroom I like to do any girl that wants me," He smirked, earning himself a roar of laughter from the class.

"Thank you Noel, anything else you like to do? Maybe something that doesn't have a heartbeat?" Alison laughed, earning herself more laughter, including a laugh from Noel.

"I suppose I like to keep myself fit too," He smirked again.

"Okay, next please," Alison smiled, moving on to the blonde girl sat in the seat to the left of Noel.

"I'm Hanna and I like shopping and clothes and shoes and – "

"And me," Noel playfully added. Hanna reached over and thumped him on the arm.

"Okay Mr Khan, anymore and the only thing you will be doing is a lunchtime detention."

"If it's with you I'm not complaining," He smirked. Alison laughed as she shook her head. He really did like getting a reaction from people.

"Sorry you got interrupted Hanna, it sounds like we have a lot in common." Alison turned to the person sat next to Hanna and smiled at the brunette.

"Erm, I'm Emily and I like swimming," She said.

"And girls," Noel said under his breath although the whole class heard. Alison noticed how she looked down at her hands, she was clearly uncomfortable and for some reason Alison was suddenly furious at the immature boy at the back of the class.

"Okay Noel that was too far. No one in this classroom is going to feel victimised for who they are attracted to. Love is love and if you don't agree with that ideology then you may as well walk out of this classroom now. If you love girls, that's fine. If you love boys, that's also fine. But do you know what isn't fine Mr Khan? People who love themselves."

"Sorry Emily," He mumbled, all of a sudden brought to a silence. Alison looked over at Emily to see her smile gratefully. She returned the smile before carrying on getting to know everyone.

"Okay, I want everyone sat next to their analysis buddy next lesson please," Alison called as she sat at her desk when everyone starting dashing for the classroom door.

"Miss DiLaurentis?" The voice caused Alison to lift her head from the lesson plan she was making as the brunette made her way through the crowd of students to her desk.

"Yes?"

"Erm, I didn't get a partner." The brunette awkwardly adjusted her bag on her shoulder before pushing her hair behind her ear.

"Ah, was that because you were late?" The blonde's voice was playful. Emily just nodded, avoiding eye contact with her. "The first day of senior year nerves?" The blonde smiled gracefully when she finally got a laugh out of the brunette.

"No I just got side tracked. Sorry."

"Don't worry, I can tell you aren't the type of person to make a habit of it."

"I'm not. So erm, who is going to be my partner?"

"Whoever you like, you can choose," She smiled. Alison knew she could have chosen Emily to go with anyone but she had an urge to make her happy – make her smile.

"Thanks," She smiled, turning her attention to the door where she saw Paige stood impatiently waiting for her. "I best go."

"See you tomorrow Emily," The blonde smiled as she watched her walk out of the classroom. There was something different about her, Alison just couldn't put her finger on it.

A/N: This was kind of just a chapter to set the scene and get to know the backgrounds a little bit. Should i continue? Let me know what you think of it :)