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A/N: This fic is for my little sister who convinced me to watch the series in under a week and write this for her. It was also her prompt.

Hanna Marin stood at her kitchen counter, pouring coffee into her mother's thermos for her, before glancing at the clock. It wasn't a school day, so she didn't have to leave, she was just waiting for her friends, Aria Montgomery and Emily Fields, to arrive. She wasn't usually that anxious, especially on a weekend, but Aria had told her that someone was moving into the house next door to the DeLaurentis house, both were abandoned for over a year. It would be the first time anyone would have set foot in either of those houses since they had been abandoned.

"Bye, Hanna." Ashley Marin said, pecking her daughter's cheek as she rushed out of the home. "I'll see you tonight."

"Bye, Mom." Hanna half waved, leaning on the counter and glancing back up at the clock. She really didn't want to go to the house alone, but if she had to, she would.

"Hey, Han." Emily said, entering the house a few seconds later, a wrapped plate in her hands. "Sorry, I'm late, but my mom wanted me bring these over to the new neighbors."

"That's nice of her." Hanna replied in a bored tone. "Where's Aria, she-"

"Said that she'd meet us there, remember?" Emily laughed, raising an eyebrow. "Or did you just stop listening after she told you about the house?"

"I could've sworn that she said she'd come over here first..."

Emily just shrugged and made her way toward the door with Hanna right at her heels. The walk wasn't too far, barely even a minute, actually, and as it turned out, there were a few people watching from the surrounding homes as some movers brought in boxes and furniture. Emily nudged Hanna lightly, pointing to where Aria stood underneath a tree, before walking over.

"Did you find anything out?" Emily asked, leaning against the tree.

"Their last name is Hastings and they have two daughters." Aria replied quietly, so as not to bring attention to herself. "But I haven't seen any of them yet."

"Who'd you ask?" Hanna furrowed her brow a little.

"The movers." Aria shrugged, glancing at the plate in Emily's hands. "Did your mom...?"

"Yeah." She nodded, glancing back at the house. "I don't want to go alone."

"Why?" Hanna asked, the corners of her lips turning up. "Do you think they're cannibals?"

"No!" Emily replied indignantly. "I just don't want to go alone, that's all."

"Maybe she thinks they're vampires." Aria supplied, making Hanna giggle. "That's why they're not outside."

"Okay, shut up." Emily grimaced, glaring at both of her friends. "If you won't go with me, then-"

"Oh, we'll totally go with you." Hanna said, looking down at Aria. "Right, Ar?"

"Oh, definitely." Aria nodded, looking back at Emily. "All you had to do was ask."

"I'm so done with you two." Emily muttered, walking over to the house, her friends only a few steps behind her.

Up close, the house didn't look nearly as imposing as it usually did, Hanna noticed, but then again, she had taken to crossing the street when she was going to pass it. Those two houses just gave her the creeps, always reminding her of ghosts and death. Wow, now she sounded like Emily, Hanna shook her head as they approached the front door, watching as Emily knocked tentatively. Leave it to Emily to knock on the door, hoping not to disturb someone. Hanna rolled her eyes, but didn't comment, only smiling when a brown-haired woman, who looked like she was in her early twenties opened the door.

"Hi," Emily smiled, her voice still wavering. "I'm Emily from down the street, my mom baked these for you." Emily thrust her arms forward, handing the woman the plate.

"Thanks." She said sweetly, studying Aria, then Hanna. "I'm Melissa, would you like to come in?"

"Sure." Emily nodded, following Melissa into the house with Hanna and Aria close behind, neither of them had actually been inside the home, it was a perfect opportunity to see how terrifying the house was.

It wasn't terrifying, in fact, it was bright and open. Light poured in through the windows and reflected off the white walls. There were boxes sitting everywhere, but Hanna wasn't focussed on that, the house was different than what she had expected. Though, it was fair to say that the home would have been different no matter what. Hanna had originally pictured the inside much like a dungeon, the floors covered with bones and dirt, stained with blood, cobwebs in the corners, maybe a few coffins, normal abandoned house stuff. But this house looked far from that.

"Hey, Melissa," Another voice called, followed by footsteps hurrying down the stairs toward them.

"Down here, Spence." Melissa replied, looking back at the girls. "So, do you three all go to Rosewood High?"

"Yeah." Hanna nodded, glancing up at the stairs. "We're juniors, actually."

"So is my sis- Hey, Spence." Melissa smiled, looking back at the stairs.

On the bottom step stood a brunette girl with pale skin. Her dark brown eyes were framed by thick glasses and she was wearing what looked to be work out clothes. The girl gave Melissa and the other three a tight smile and a constricted wave, before removing her glasses and putting them in her pocket. She walked over to Melissa, whispering into her ear, before pulling back, looking expectant.

"This is my sister, Spencer." Melissa rolled her eyes at the tight lipped girl. "She's a junior, too." Melissa looked at Spencer. "If it's not in your room, it's probably still in the truck."

Spencer nodded and promptly left the room.

"Sorry about her, she's a little..." Melissa paused, trying to find a word. "Anxious around people."

"Well, I totally understand." Aria spoke up, while Hanna nodded.

"Yeah," She agreed. "When Aria first moved here, she was a shut-in, totally afraid of her own shadow. Now look at her, people are afraid of her, now."

"Hanna." Emily chided softly, while Melissa chuckled.

"It's nice to meet you girls." She said, glancing out the window. "But, we still have some work to do, so..."

"Oh, we'll totally get out of your way." Aria nodded her understanding, grabbing Hanna's arm and leading her and Emily out of the house.

"See, Em?" Hanna laughed as they walked toward her house. "I told you they're not vampires."

"I never said they were." Emily rolled her eyes.

"That lady's sister was kind of weird, though, wasn't she?" Aria asked, looking over at Hanna and Emily for reassurance.

"Yeah," Hanna nodded seriously. "Totally weird, like-"

"Maybe she's just really shy, guys." Emily defended with a frown. "I mean everything's new and-"

"You just have a boner for the new girl." Hanna teased, grinning at her joke.

"No, I don't." Emily said.

"Yeah, you do!" Hanna continued as they entered her house.

"Shut up, Han." Aria sighed, as the blonde's grin fell. "Besides, for all we know, you're the one with the crush."

"Hey!"