I'm Coming Home Chapter Two

A/N: This is it the second chapter of what I'm sure will be at least a 50 chapter story. I'm making progress. But I have a couple questions for ya'll about the what direction you'd like the story to go in. Do you want me to just keep it in Alison's POV? Or would you like me to have chapters in the other girls POVs as well? I could also write the endings in A's POV if you want. Second, what pairings do you want? This is definitely an Emison story but who would you like to see the other girls paired with? I think I'm leaning towards a Jaria pairing because I've always loved Jason & Aria together but let me know what you want. Your opinions are important. Don't forget to review ;)

A thank you to my two lovely reviewers for my last chapter- DefyingLogic2011 & AsaMoritz. I hope you enjoy reading this chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it.

Looking at the outside of the church in Rosewood, Pennsylvania, you would never guess that there were 275 people in there honoring the life of Jessica DiLaurentis, who was found dead in a hole in her backyard just like her daughter. Or so they thought. Shortly after it was revealed that Jessica was murdered, her daughter Alison was found alive. Pity that Jessica never got to see her daughter again before she died, right?

Alison's POV:

I still can't believe I'm sitting here at my mom's funeral. My dad is standing at the podium giving his speech and it's my turn next. I don't know why I volunteered to give a speech in front a room full of a lot of people that probably hate me. Oh well, it's too late to get out of it now, guess I'll just have to suck it up. I wish that I got to see my mom before she died; I wish I had the chance to hug her again and tell her that I don't blame her. I'm done playing A's game. That bitch is going down. They've messed with me, messed with my best friends, and now they've messed with my family which is unacceptable. I was suddenly shaken out of thoughts when I felt Emily squeeze my hand, I turned towards her with a sad smile on my face. "It's your turn Ali, are you sure you want to do this?" she said softly. "Yeah, I'm sure Em. I'll be fine, I promise. Don't worry about me, I can handle the crowd" I lied before climbing up the stairs to stand in front of the podium. I took a look at the crowd of some familiar, some unfamiliar faces before taking a deep breath. Then I spotted her, Jenna Marshall. What was she doing here? Did she even know my mom? I turned my gaze away from her to Emily, who gave me an encouraging smile. "I know what you're all thinking as you see me up here, that everything I did was for attention. I know you all want answers. But you're not getting them today. Today isn't about me, it's about my mom. My mom was one of the strongest people I know. We didn't always have the best relationship, but I know that she loved me, and I loved her so much. I wish I could've seen her. I wish she wasn't taken from me" I said, getting all choked up before continuing with my speech. "My mom wasn't only beautiful on the outside, she was a beautiful person on the inside, and she had two kids that love her very much. I hope she knew that. I miss her so much. I'll never be able to feel her hugs again and I'll never be able to go shopping with her again. I regret the way I treated her now, so here's a lesson for everyone here, treat everyone with respect, no matter how mad you get at them, please don't take it out on them. Go beat your pillow up or something. I know I'm not exactly the poster child for respect and kindness, but if I had known that the way I treated people would be the way that they remembered me, I wouldn't have done it. Life is too damn short. I love and miss you so much Mom." With tears running down my face, I choked back a sob and ran down the stairs, through the church, and out the door. I sat down on the bench outside the church and put my face in my hands. Here I was sitting here bawling. Me, Alison DiLaurentis, the former queen bee of Rosewood, having a meltdown in public. God how things have changed. I hear the door open and lift my head up to face Emily. She took a seat next to me and wrapped her arms around me while I buried my face in her shoulder, smelling the sweet smell of vanilla and roses that I had missed so much in my time away. We sat there for a while, not saying anything. She ran her fingers through my hair while I cried, letting all the emotions I've felt for the past two years out. I don't know how long we were out there, but as soon as I saw people piling out of the church, I broke apart from Emily and wiped my eyes. Emily went to go stand with the other girls and I was lost in my own thoughts until I felt someone sit down next to me. It was Jason. I sniffled and gave him a sad smile, and he then wrapped his arms around me and wouldn't let go. "I'm so sorry, Ali. God I'm so sorry. You have no idea how much I missed you while you were gone. When they thought that they found your body I was a wreck. I thought it was my fault for not protecting you like an older brother should. I'm happy that you're back. I never want to lose you again. Please don't ever leave like that again. Not now. Not when me and Dad need you here" he said through tears. I looked at him and I felt so bad. I had no idea me leaving would destroy him like this. I was such a bad sister to him, I thought he wouldn't even care that I was gone. I thought it was better for everybody, but I now realize that it wasn't. I never should have left. Not only did I put my friends in the danger of A by leaving, I hurt my family more than I could ever imagine. I hugged Jason tightly and whispered in his ear. "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. I never meant to hurt you, or anyone. I was being selfish, I thought that I was protecting everyone but I was just hurting them and doing more damage. I'm so sorry. I promise you no matter how bad things get, I'll never leave again. I swear" I said sobbing. Since the funeral was over and my mom wanted to be cremated, we were going to go home. I walked over to Spencer, Aria, Hanna, and Emily. "Hey, are you guys hungry? We could go to the grille for dinner…" I said to them, but their attention wasn't on me, it was on the skinny tall woman with the black veil on her face that was hurrying to get into her limo. Our attention was then diverted to the click-clacking of heels coming from behind us. We all turned around to face the one and only Mona Vanderwaal. She gave me a tight smile and said "I'm so sorry about your mom, Alison. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help you through this hard time." "Shut it, Mona. She doesn't want your help and neither do we. We're all done with your stupid games. Looks like your little plan didn't work huh?" Hanna said. "What plan?" Mona questioned, obviously playing dumb. "Oh you know what plan, Mona. The plan you came up with to get me out of Rosewood for good so you could become the queen bee. Well it looks like your plan failed, didn't it?" I said getting in her face. "You're lucky I didn't rat you out to the police as the person that forced me into faking my death. But don't worry, I have something planned for you that'll make you wish that I really was dead. Ta-ta bitch." I said with a smirk on my face. Then I heard the sound of a palm connecting with a cheek. I couldn't believe it, Hanna actually slapped Mona! "Yeah, what Ali said. We're done playing your little games." Hanna said before storming off with the rest of us following her. Mona stood alone and whispered to herself "Don't you know this is what we want out of you?" She chuckled and walked away, her heels clacking against the cement like the sound of a heartbeat. Too bad there was going to be a heartbeat that wouldn't last through the night.

A's POV:

I stealthily followed Alison, Emily, Hanna, Spencer, and Aria to the Grille. I made sure to stay out of their sight. Once I saw that they were sitting down and chatting it up happily just like old times, I took out my phone and composed a text message to the five of them.

I spy with my eye five little liars. All in the same place. You're making this too easy for me, bitches. Hide & I'll go seek. Kisses, -A

My Playlist For This Chapter:

Born To Die- Lana Del Rey

Take The Canyon- JoJo

Novacane- Frank Ocean

Trace Me- Amy Stroup & Trevor Dabbs

Off To The Races- Lana Del Rey

Safer In The Dark- Adam Agin

Unfaithful- Rihanna

These Days- Casey Hurt

Bel Air- Lana Del Rey

I Hurt Too- Katie Herzig

Bravado- Lorde

Fresh Pair Of Eyes- Brooke Waggoner