Kara's eyes widened as she walked around the town that she called home over two years ago. She was amazed at how little had changed. She didn't know why but she thought everything would be different, but it was just how she remembered it. She wasn't really sure how she was going to announce that she had returned and quickly started to realise that people might not even remember her. Hell, the people she knew might not even live in Rosewood anymore. She stopped in her tracks when she saw the Grill she used to eat in and couldn't help but walk inside. Just like the outside, everything inside was also the same.

"Wow…" She mumbled to herself, before looking to the counter and thinking about what she would buy.

"Kara?" A voice asked from behind her.

She turned around to see four people who definitely seemed to remember her.

"Oh my God! I wasn't sure if you guys would even live here anymore" She grinned, walking over to them.

"What are you doing here?" Spencer asked with a smile.

"I just heard about Alison. It seemed right to come back" Kara told them.

"You only just heard?" Aria questioned.

"I had all my electronic equipment confiscated from me until a few months ago, and then I was just looking on the internet a few days ago and then this article just pops up about Ali…" Kara trailed off.

"It's a big shock when everyone first hears it" Hanna said, rubbing her shoulder.

"Yeah…I can't believe that it was Ian who killed her" Kara sighed.

"Yeah, neither can we" Spencer said, suspiciously.

"So how have you guys been anyway?" Kara inquired, and saw how all their faces fell.

"That great, huh?" Kara joked.

"Worse…you said something about having your electronic equipment taken away from you?" Emily asked, leading them over to a table.

"…What did Ali tell you about why I left?" Kara questioned, sitting down.

"She said you and she had been arguing too much and it must have finally got to you and you left" Aria told her.

"We were all pretty bummed out about you leaving" Hanna admitted.

"Well I didn't exactly have a choice" Kara announced.

"What do you mean?" Spencer asked.

"I ran away from care, got put on a missing persons list and flew off to here where Ali said she would take me in. Unfortunately she seemed to think I had gotten too big for my boots and gave me an ultimatum, leave Rosewood or she would tell the authorities" Kara explained.

"God, I can't believe Ali would do something like that" Emily exclaimed.

"I'm sorry, I should have told you guys" Kara sighed.

"It's alright" Aria insisted.

"I'm still confused about the ban on electronic equipment though?" Spencer inquired.

"Once I arrived back in England I was in big trouble. Got sent to this care home called Burneywood, which is literally the strictest place in the entire universe and the people there weren't great. It was mixture of other runaways and criminals" Kara told them.

"And they wouldn't even let you have a phone?" Hanna asked.

"Nope, No phone, no laptop, no nothing. They even decided what T.V. we were allowed to watch" Kara sighed.

"It sounds awful" Spencer exclaimed.

"It could have been worse. It was very strict, but the place was kept under control" Kara told them.

"Thanks for the letter Kara, it surprisingly really did help" Hanna announced.

"Yeah, I think we all appreciated what you told us. I am a control freak, but like you said, that's alright" Spencer smiled.

"And what you said about me being a little weird and how I should own it helped me out a lot as well" Aria told her.

"And about my…weight issues. You were right, I can be strong" Hanna smirked.

"And it really helped when I came out" Emily added.

"Wait, Kara knew you were gay?" Hanna asked.

"How did you realise?" Emily questioned, curiously.

"I don't know…I could just tell you were a little bit different and that it wasn't a bad thing" Kara smiled.

"Oh my God…I need to show you all the pictures of my transformation" Hanna told her, pulling Kara out of her seat.

"She's got a scrap book and everything" Spencer informed her.

"Well you should be proud Han, I always knew you could do it" Kara grinned.


Later that day Kara had returned to the Grill to pick up the orders that her and her friends had made for their dinner. She was surprised with how quickly she felt at ease with them. They were all so similar, but so different at the same time as well. She was so busy thinking about this that she almost didn't spot a familiar man at the counter. When she looked up from her phone with the orders on, she came face to face with Jason, who looked like he had seen a ghost.

"Kara?" He asked, as if not sure it was really her.

"Jason…how are you?" She questioned, with a smile.

"I…um, I'm alright. What are you doing back here?" He inquired.

"I only just heard about Ali and knew I had to come back" Kara informed her.

"Oh…" Jason trailed off, distantly.

"So…how have you been?" Kara asked.

"Why didn't you keep in touch?" Jason blurted out.

"It's a long story…do you want to sit down?" Kara inquired.

Half an hour later Kara had filled Jason in on what had happened since she'd been away, but he hadn't told her much about himself.

"After you left I thought you just forgot about me" Jason admitted.

"How could I ever forget you?" Kara joked.

"Are you going to Ian's funeral?" Jason questioned.

"Yeah, but only to try and spit on his grave" Kara told him.

"I think Ali would be proud if you did that" Jason said, with an amused smile.

"So how have you been since I've been gone?" Kara asked.

"Um, fine" Jason replied.

"Really?" Kara inquired, not convinced.

"Yeah…actually it's getting late, I should be going" Jason told her.

"It's barely 9, why do…" Kara trailed off, when she looked up from her phone and saw Jason had already gone.


Author's Notes: Sorry this chapter is a bit short, but I hoped you guys enjoyed it:) Just in case anyone is confused about ages I'm saying that Kara is 16, while the rest of the girls are 17 and Jason is now 21! Please leave a review:)