A/N: Thanks to Ringer's writers killing the best ship on that show! No, really it is! If you disagree you can step to the left, hater! Anyway, I have come up with a new idea for a Pretty Little Liars story. It might seem along the lines of my Ringer story "Three Autumns," but it's really not. Love is not the reason Hanna returns to Rosewood. However, love might be the reason she stays or maybe it will force someone else to leave Rosewood. This is a future fic and if you are a Haleb shipper, this story is not for you. I hope you guys enjoy this story and of course reviews are appreciated.
Staring at the Sun
Chapter One
The California sun shined down on Hanna Marin as she made her way to the mailbox. She opened the plastic, white mailbox that was covered with blue morning glories and pulled out her mail. She made her way back into her house and sorted through the stack of mail.
Bill, bill, another bill. Just another stack of bills, well that was until she reached the end of the stack of bills. It was was a letter or something from Aria, her best friend from back home. She hadn't heard from Aria in a long time. She kind of cut herself off from everyone in Rosewood. There were too many reminders there.
She sank into the cushions of her couch and looked at the letter in her hand. For some strange she felt like if she put it down that it would disappear, like it wasn't real. She quickly tore the envelope opened and watched as two items fall out. The first item turned out to be a wedding invitation.
Finally, Aria and Ezra were making it official!
She checked to make sure Ezra was actually the groom and she smiled when she saw his name on the invite. Aria and Ezra were so cute together, despite the age difference and the fact that he had been their teacher once upon a time.
Hanna picked up the second item that had fallen out of the envelope off her floor. It turned out to be a note from Aria.
Dear Hanna,
I miss you, well not just me, but everyone. I know you are probably pissed about finding out I was engaged like this. I don't blame you if you are. I wanted to call and invite you to the wedding that way, but I don't think I could have handled an over the phone rejection. I know you don't want to come back to Rosewood, mainly because of the Lucas thing, but I am getting married Hanna and I really want you here. Emily and Spencer have already said they were going to come, it would be so nice to have the four of us back together. This time to celebrate, not to deal with A's crap or to bury someone. Please say you will come Hanna. I am sure the fashion world will be okay without you for a few days.
Love,
Aria
P.S. Ezra is down on his knees begging you to come, well he's not really. He just told me to tell you that hoping it would make come to our wedding.
Hanna felt the tears begin to roll down her cheeks as a lighthearted laugh escaped from her. Aria had brought a few memories Hanna wanted to forget in her note, mainly the Lucas thing. A month after they graduated Lucas had been shot. He ended up dying in Hanna's arms. She enrolled in a college on the West coast and never looked back. She graduated last year and began work on her own fashion line, LG, which she named for Lucas of course.
She had told herself she would never go back to that place. She still lived with the guilt that she wasn't able to save him. She missed him so much, but she missed Aria and everyone else. Going home for a few days wouldn't kill her.
She checked the "yes" box on the invitation and shoved it inside an envelope. However, before she shut it, she decided to enclose a letter of her own.
Dear Mrs. Fitz,
Thanks for the note, it was very sweet. I would have RSVP-ed yes regardless of the fact I am not the biggest fan of Rosewood these days. I know I need to come home though. I still haven't really found closure with the whole Lucas thing, but don't worry I won't be a downer at the wedding. I will drink from the open bar and maybe I will sleep with one of the grooms men. Will unless there are no cute ones. Anyway, I am glad you and our former English teacher have decided to get married. A fairy tale with a happy ending. Well, I will see you when I get back.
Love,
Hanna
P.S. You and Fitz better be at the airport to pick me up!
Hanna shoved her note inside and sealed up the envelope. She walked back out to the mailbox. She stuck the letter inside and put up the red flag. She couldn't believe it. She was actually going back to Rosewood. She made her way back into the house and began making plans to return to Rosewood.
A few days later in Rosewood, Ezra Fitz walked into the house he and his fiancee lived in. He shuffled through the stack of bills and RSVPS to his and Aria's upcoming wedding. Nothing really interested him until he saw the name Hanna Marin on one of the envelopes. He set the rest of the mail down.
"Aria, are you home?" He shouted. He wanted to find out if Hanna was coming, but he knew Aria would kill him if he opened it without her.
"Yeah!" She shouted back as she bounded down the hall and into his arms. They hugged each other for a few moments before he pulled away and showed her the envelope.
"Well let's find out what she said." Aria sighed as she opened the envelope, fearing the worst. Hanna hadn't come home in four years. Aria couldn't really say that she blamed her. Lucas' death had been hard on all of them, but he had taken his last breath in Hanna's arms. Aria hoped she would never have to go through that.
"So what did she say?" Ezra asked impatiently as Aria glared at him. She opened the envelope and pulled out the invite and a note.
"She's coming."Aria said so softly that Ezra hadn't almost heard her. Aria began to cry a little bit as Ezra hugged her tightly.
"I'm happy she's coming home because your happy." Ezra said before he kissed the top of Aria's head.
"I am glad to hear you say that," Aria said as she held in a laugh. "Because she wants us to pick her up from the airport and you know Hanna doesn't pack light."
"Oh so I get to throw out my back before the wedding, nice." Ezra groaned but he began to laugh a second later.
Aria laughed and hit him with the envelope. "Be nice!" Aria was so happy Hanna was coming home. Hopefully, they could convince her to stay for good.
Aria's wedding was in a week and Hanna was at the airport waiting in line at the boarding gate. She was actually a little nervous to get on the plane, but there was no time like the present. She got up to the front and the lady took her ticket. She got on board and took her seat.
Moments before the plane took off she seriously thought about getting off, but decided against it. She needed to face her demons, plus Aria would never forgive her if she didn't show up.
Suck it up, Marin! It's time to go home.
The plane began to leave the runway. Guess there was no turning back now. Hanna Marin would soon be back in Rosewood, for the first time in four years.
