A/N: I know these first few chapters may not be the most interesting. I have several things to set up before I can get to the really good stuff. I want to thank you for bearing with me, as I set the stage for later chapters. I promise, the action will come eventually. ;)

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Also, in case you were wondering, text in italics is typically either thoughts, or text messages. You should be able to figure it out through context, I'll try to make it pretty clear if it's a text or a thought.

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CHAPTER 3:

"Don't worry Mom. I'll come down for dinner tonight I promise." Mona groaned, as she headed out the door once again. She hoped Spencer was still getting to school early, so she could talk to her again.

"Mona, I'm worried about you. You've locked yourself in your room the past few nights. I just want to make sure you aren't-"

"Mom, I'm fine. Really. I've just been swamped with school stuff, that's all." Mona lied. Mrs. Vanderwaal sighed, and let the argument fade.

"Fine. But do make it to dinner tonight honey." She smiled. Mona nodded, and walked out the door. She made it to school in record time, yesterday morning was not enough time to talk.

Mona headed straight to the biology lab, but sighed when Spencer was nowhere to be found.

That's probably my fault… Mona thought. She glanced around, in an attempt to locate the brunette, but Spencer was nowhere to be found. Mona sighed, and continued walking through the school. The hallways were mostly vacant at this hour, but a few students were scattered throughout the building.

Mona walked towards the library to get some reading in, but stopped when she saw a glimpse of blonde. She froze, and hid behind the nearest wall. Alison stepped forward, but didn't notice Mona there.

Mona turned, and glanced at the blonde. She was standing with Emily, and they were having a conversation. Mona pulled out her phone, and started recording. She wanted to have this just in case it came in handy.

"Why can't I come with you?" Emily begged. Mona's ears perked. Was Alison leaving?

"I wish I could invite you, but it's supposed to be a family thing." Alison sighed. "We won't be too far away, just at the lake house. Besides, I'll be back Sunday afternoon, so it's not for too long."

Mona grinned. With Alison gone for the weekend, gaining back Spencer's trust wouldn't be nearly as hard.

"I guess. I'll miss you though." Emily muttered.

"I know. I'll miss you too Em." Alison grinned. She leaned forward, and pecked Emily on the lips softly.

Mona chuckled inside, as her camera went off. She was lucky she thought to take it out. She had only wanted more documentation of the encounter, but this was incredible.

"Alison! What are you thinking? What if someone saw us?!" Emily whispered harshly.

"Relax Em, no one gets here this early." Alison chuckled lightly.

"Okay. I guess you're right."

Mona remained silent, as the two of them walked off. It wasn't until she no longer heard their footsteps, that she got up and walked out of her hiding spot.

She shot a quick text to Lucas, informing him that she had just gained some really good information. Closing her phone, she turned to walk down the hallway, but was met with the stern face of an angry brunette.

"What the hell Mona." Spencer glared at her, and Mona gulped.

"It wasn't what it looks like I-"

"Really? I thought I told you yesterday to leave me alone. Stop following me." Spencer snapped. Mona sighed inwardly. Spencer hadn't seen her spying incident.

"I…I'm sorry. I just wanted to apologize for yesterday. I was wrong." Mona started, the lies running off her tongue like water.

"I thought about it last night, and you were right. I had no reason to get mad at Alison, and call her such things." Mona lied. It pained her to admit she was wrong, but she needed to get Spencer on her side to make the A team complete.

Spencer sighed. "I'm glad you finally came to that conclusion." She stated.

Mona nodded. "If it's okay with you, would you want to come over tomorrow? My mom said she'd make cookies for me after school, and I thought we could just…talk." Mona crossed her fingers behind her back, hoping Spencer would agree. It would be the perfect opportunity to show her the information she had.

"Yeah, I guess that's fine. But seriously Mona, I don't want this to turn into some kind of confrontation about Alison." Spencer threatened. Mona nodded quickly, relief flooding her in waves.

"No no, of course not." Mona reassured the tall female. Spencer smiled.

"Sounds good. I'll meet you at your house after school?" She asked.

"That's perfect." Mona smiled back, happy that things might go her way for once.

"Look, I've got some things to do before school starts, but I'll see you tomorrow okay?" Spencer muttered politely. Mona moved to the side to let her pass, and watched as she wandered into the library.

Hey, what did you get?

Mona glanced down at her phone. She shot Lucas a quick message about telling him later, before heading to her own class. It never hurt to be early.

Spencer walked into the library, and sat down. She pulled out her French textbook to study when Alison and Emily walked into the library. Spencer was curious as to why they were together, but she didn't question it. They sat down at the table across from her.

"Hey Spence, are you free tomorrow night?" Alison asked. Spencer put her book down, and shot her a questioning glance.

"Why?"

"I'm leaving for the weekend, we're headed to our lake house. I was going to have you girls over before I left, to hang out." Alison suggested.

"Are you free Spencer?" Emily asked. Spencer glanced at her, and sighed.

"No sorry, I have plans tomorrow night." She stated. Alison glared at her.

"What do you mean? Your parents work on Friday. What plans do you have?" She questioned.

Spencer shuffled her feet, before glancing up at the blonde. She hadn't wanted to tell her, but she was left with no other option.

"I'm hanging out with Mona." She admitted. Alison stifled a gasp, and Emily glanced at the floor.

"Spencer, why the hell are you spending time with her?" Alison demanded. "I thought you said you wanted nothing to do with her!"

Spencer shrugged. "I don't know Alison, she seems to have changed."

Alison rolled her eyes. "What about yesterday? She hadn't changed then!" Alison pointed out.

Spencer glared back at her. "Says the person who was not only listening in to our conversation, but also confronted Mona after I had already dealt with the situation." Spencer snapped. Alison huffed.

"I was just worried about you Spencer, I didn't want her to do anything to hurt you!" Alison lied. Spencer saw right through it this time.

"She wasn't going to hurt me and you knew it. To think that I defended you to her." Spencer rolled her eyes, and stood up to leave.

"Spencer, come on. Alison has a point, why the change in attitude? Why are you now so willing to spend time with her?" Emily asked.

Spencer sighed. "I guess I just kind of miss what we had. We were friends for a long time, and I truly think she wants to gain that friendship back."

Alison laughed. "Please, she just doesn't want you to hang with me."

"Well why is that? Why does she have such a problem with you Alison?" Spencer confronted the blonde. Alison glanced at the ground before looking Spencer in the eyes.

"It's history Spencer. We didn't get along, and we never will. Sometimes things just can't be changed, just as sometimes people will never change." Alison scowled.

"Whatever. I appreciate your concern, but I can handle myself." Spencer smirked, before walking off. Alison glanced at Emily.

"See? It's like I told you yesterday." Alison admitted. Emily nodded.

"Something's not right. Why would she run to Mona?" Emily questioned, pulling Alison into a small hug.

"I don't know. But we'll figure it out. Besides, Mona will show her true colors eventually, and guess who'll come running back to us." Alison grinned evilly. Emily nodded.

"I guess that's true." She muttered.

"Let's get to class." Alison linked arms with Emily. Emily blushed slightly, and nodded. From in the shadows of the hallway, Lucas grinned. It seemed Mona wasn't the only one with good information.