Hi guys! Super sorry for not posting when I said would. Life got hectic for a few days and I kinda changed where I was going with the story so I've been rewritting all of this for a while. I will post another chapter later tonight when I get home since I made you guys wait so long for this one so keep your eyes out for that. As always, leave me some feedback and let me know what you guys think about the story. I hope you all enjoy.

Emily tossed another shirt onto the ground and turned back to her closet, shifting through all of her clothes. "You have exactly three seconds to pick out a shirt Emily Fields or I'm barring you from ever wearing one again" Alison said from her spot on the edge of Emily's bed. Emily wasn't even listening as she tried on yet another shirt before taking it off and tossing it to the floor.

"Three."

Alison looked at Emily but saw no reaction.

"Two."

Still nothing.

"One. That's it. No more shirts for you. Back away from the closet" Ali said as she stood up and walked over to the closet, pulling Emily away form it.

"Ali! Stop, I have to get ready!" Emily said as pushed against the smaller girl, fighting to get past her and back to the closet. Ali laughed as she pushed Emily back onto the bed and fell on top of her. "Ali, we don't have time to mess around. We are going to be late and your parents are going to hate me" Emily said as she squirmed beneath Alison.

"Fist off, I don't care if we are late. Secondly, my parents have known you since you were three. They love you" Ali said as she grabbed onto Emily's wrists and pinned her to the bed. After a few moments, Emily gave up and stopped fighting against Ali. "A wise choice" Ali said as she leaned down and kissed her. Smiling against her lips, Ali pulled away a few moments later. "You need to relax. You've had dinner with my parents a thousand times. They love you"

Emily propped herself up on her elbows and looked down. "They didn't know I was your girlfriend then" Emily said. Ali laughed and shook her head. "No, but you've been my girlfriend for over a year now. They loved you then and they'll love you now" She said as she looked down at Emily's bare torso. "And as much as I would love for you to stay like you are, I think a shirt is more dinner appropriate."

With that, Ali walked over to Emily's closet and pulled a dark blue top. "Here. Wear this one. It was always my favorite" Ali said as she took the shirt from the hanger and walked over to Emily. Emily took the shirt and slipped it on. "Come look" Ali said as she took Emily's hand and pulled her over to the mirror. Straightening herself out and eyeing her reflection, Emily smiled. "You look beautiful" Ali said, leaning into Emily's side.

"Emily! Earth to Emily?! Just pick out a shirt already. Spencer will be here any minute" Paige said, waving her hand in front of Emily. Emily looked at her reflection in the mirror and sighed. She smoother her hands over the dark blue shirt she was wearing. "How do I look?"Emily asked, turning to Paige.

"You look fine, babe" She said quickly glancing over at her girlfriend. "I don't know why you are so worried about it. No one is going to notice you. Ali will be the center of attention like always" Paige said. Paige and Ali had never been friends. In fact, they hated each other. Before Ali disappeared, Paige hated them all, Emily included. Ali was always the most popular girl in Rosewood and had a reputation for being a bitch to most people. Even Emily could admit that was true. Ali wasn't always the nicest person to people outside of her group of friends.

Hearing Paige talk about Ali always angered Emily. She knew they weren't friends but she never liked hearing anyone, especially Paige talk bad about the girl that she loved so much. "I know you and Ali didn't get along but could you please keep your feelings about her to yourself for tonight?" Emily said, glaring at Paige. Usually Emily would just stay quiet about this but not today. Not on the anniversary of the worst day of her life.

"...yeah, you're right. I'm sorry" Paige said quietly. Emily nodded and that was the end of it. A car horn outside notified them of Spencer's arrival and the two girls walked out in silence.

Emily sat in the backseat beside Paige and Hanna and looked out of the window as the drove to the school. A large crowd was gathered outside the main entrance, each of them holding a single candle. A large picture of Alison sat on the staircase leading to the front door and Emily teared up as soon as she saw it. "I can't believe it's already been two years" Aria said as Spencer parked the car.

The five girls got out of the car an made their way over to the crowd and stood in the back as various people took turns talking about their favorite memories of Alison. Some were great memories, some were sad but one thing they all had in common was they all spoke of Ali as if she was dead. News cameras and reporters were there, capturing it all. It was all in memory of her, like they all knew for certain that Alison was gone forever. Emily didn't believe that, not even for a second. Every piece of her still held out hope that one day Alison would be back.

"Is there anyone else that would like to say something before we wrap up tonight?" Said Alison's father who was standing beside the picture of his daughter.

"I would" Emily said, stepping forward. The crowd turned and suddenly all eyes were on Emily as she made her way to the front. Smiling softly at the girl, Mr. Delaurentis held his arms out as Emily approached him. "Hey Em" He said hugging the girl. "Hey Mr.D" she said hugging him tightly. "I'm glad to see you made it. Ali would have wanted you here" He said pulling away and smiling at her. Emily nodded and slowly turned to face the crowd.

"Hi" Emily said as she took a deep breath. "As most of you know, Alison was very important to me. She was my best friend and I loved her more than anyone else. I still get up every morning and reach for my phone expecting to see a text from her but I never do. Every time I turn on the news, I hope to see her name on the headlines and they tell me that she's been found and is coming home. I would give anything to have her back. I...miss her more every day that she's gone. I know that Ali wasn't the kindest person to some of you but that wasn't her. That wasn't the real Ali. The Ali that I knew was amazing and beautiful and had the kindest heart."

Emily looked over at Ali's smiling face in the picture beside her and couldn't help but smile. "If you knew her like I did, you wouldn't be giving up on her. Ali is a fighter. Where ever she is right now, I know she will come back someday and I don't care how long it takes, I won't stop looking for her and I won't give up on her. For me, this isn't in memory of her. It's a reminder to keep fighting for her and to bring her home."

Paige stood in the back with her arms crossed over her chest. She gritted her teeth as she watched Emily all but proclaim her undying love for someone else. For a long time, Paige has tried to forget about Alison and how Emily felt about her but every time Alison was brought up, Paige was quickly forgotten about. She wasn't stupid, she knew Emily still loved Alison. That's why Paige hated Alison. Paige loved Emily and to a certain extent, Emily loved her back but not the way she loved Ali. Paige had always been second best to Alison when she was around and still is now that she's gone.