A/N: As always, thanks for the reviews! I hope you like this chapter, even if you dearly love Spoby as much as I do! You definatly see a more aggressive side of Toby.
Toby's Story
Chapter 3: The Key
"You did WHAT?!" I yelled at Mona. She flinched and sat more upright in her chair.
"I accidentally dropped the key. I couldn't grab it or Hanna would see that I was still acting as A! Do you want me to gain back their trust or not?" Mona snapped back.
"Damn it, Mona! Hanna already hates you and now you've blown my cover! If they ever find out that the key belongs to the lair, we are both screwed! Do you know what the Big A is going to say about this? What do you think the Big A is going to do to us!?" I screamed. I started pacing. This wasn't happening. Spencer and the girls were smart enough and would figure it out somehow.
"The Big A isn't going to find out, Toby. Because you aren't going to tell the Big A," Mona hissed. "You already spilled about the Alison visits. The Big A got pissed! I think someone died. You know what the Big A is capable of."
"I know, I know," I calmed down. I pressed the palm of my hand against my forehead, trying to think of my next move. "I have to go get the key. I know where it is. Spencer has it in one of the drawers in her kitchen. I can go tonight before I go back to the apartment,"
"Sounds like a plan," she smiled evily.
I crept into the Hastings' kitchen. It was dark and likely that Spencer was on her way to the apartment. I slid open the drawer that Spencer had thrown the key in only hours earlier. Lightning flashed through the window, making it a little easier to rumage through the mess. I couldn't find it. I knew she threw it in this drawer.
"Is this what you're looking for? Toby," Spencer's raspy voice almost made him jump. She hadn't gone, she knew he was A, why is everything going wrong now? I slowly turned around so she could see my face, shrouded by the hoddie. Tears streamed down her face and I felt a sharp pang of guilt for hurting her. She was holding the key in the air, the A tag was clicking against the key. I kept my face straight, I had business to do.
"How long have you known?" I asked calmly and carefully, not knowing her next move for the first time in my A career. She whisked out my Radley Sanitarium admittance pass, the one I still had after The Jenna Thing and from visiting Mona. The one that was sitting in my kitchen drawer, that she was in while I was with Mona. I still showed no expression.
Before I knew it, she had slapped my face, hard. I guess I deserved that. I felt all of the things she was feeling but I didn't show any sympathy. I took it like a man and just grimmaced from the pain. She threw the key across the room, I guess she thought I would go for it, I didn't. I could get another one made.
"Spencer?" Mrs. Hastings called into the dark kitchen. I heard the door close and Spencer turned around. This is my chance to get out of here. I ran out of the room faster than I should have, all the way to my truck, which was parked at the end of the block.
I sat in the front seat, out of breath and conflicted. I never realized how much it would hurt to betray Spencer and Emily, all to get revenge on a snarky bitch who squeezed her way into everyone's business.
Flashback
"I'm NOT taking the blame for this," I said, the flashing police lights shone brightly behind me.
"Oh yes you are. Or I'll tell EVERYBODY what you've been doing with her!" Alison hissed, almost too loudly.
"Alison!" I called menacingly as she started to walk away. "My secret isn't as big as yours. What if I let it slip? Just. Like. That. Then everyone in Rosewood will finally have you figured out!"
Alison stopped dead in her tracks. I could tell she was going to explode. She turned around and stalked over to me. She stood very close to me, her hot breath tingling my skin. "If you do that, I'll end you, Toby Cavanaugh. Mark my words," And with that, she slapped me across the cheek and sprinted away from the scene. I pressed my hand to the red mark she created, feeling the sting. I couldn't help but notice a dark, shadowy figure lurking behind the big oak tree in my family's yard. I tried to study the figure but it was gone faster than it had come.
A/N: I hope you liked this chapter! R&R Please! :)
