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Christmas turned out to be not so bad after all for Alison. She had a delicious dinner with all of her best friends and they didn't seem to think she was 'A'. At this point Alison was the happiest she's ever felt in a while.

Spencer had called her three days before New Years Eve and asked her if she and Arlo would like to join her and the rest of the girls in New York for the Ball Drop. Alison didn't have to think twice before she said yes and begun packing for the night.

-X-

December 31|New Years Eve

The ten of them strolled up in front of their hotel that they'd be staying at for the night.

The Crowne Plaza in New York was one of the finest hotels in the city and the Hastings parents along with Alison's dad chipped in money for their stay overnight. Alison had only found out about her dad paying two hours before they left Rosewood and was shocked over his sudden generosity.

They booked five king sized accommodation rooms all next to each other on the second-highest floor and they were pleased. The view of Time Square was breath-taking and the ten of them had to take a few seconds before taking it all in.

"Alright so who's sleeping where?" Caleb asked.

"Toby and i are gonna take the first room because it's closest to the elevator..and Toby still has a bit of trouble with his leg and all." Spencer replied.

"Yeah, Ezra and i will take the one next to theirs." Aria said next.

"Okay then Hanna and i." Caleb put in after.

"Yeah Emily and i can get the room after that." Paige threw in.

"That leaves Ali and i in the last room." Arlo said lastly. "Great guys! But before we go three cheers for The Hastings and Alison's Dad for getting us this friking amazing hotel!"

"HIP HIP!" Arlo yelled, fist bumping the air.

"HOORAY!" Chanted the rest of the group.

"HIP HIP!"

"HOORAY!"

"HIP HIP!"

"HOORAAAAAAAAYYYYYY!"

"Ahaha guys okay we'll meet back here at around 6:30pm and remember to look drop dead gorgeous Years Eve 2014 is gonna be soooo rad!" Ezra said like a teenager.

The rest of them just looked at him a bit strangely.

"What..i'm not that old." He said.

They all laughed and departed to their rooms.

"God this room is amazing." Arlo sighed, still in shock. "Are you secretly a princess or something?" He questioned.

"I wish." Alison answered, flopping onto the bed.

Arlo sat down next to her on the bed and patted her loose hair. "So we have 6 1/2 hours to kill...TAG YOU'RE IT!" Arlo screamed

Alison looked up at him like he was crazy. "You've got to be kidding me." She groaned.

"Nope, get your ass up Dilaurentis." He challenged.

"You're gonna wish you never tagged me." She said running up to him. "TAG YOU'RE IT!" She screamed and ran out into the hallway.

Emily heard yelling from the hallway and was quite displeased so she went out to see what was going on.

"TAG ALISON!" Arlo yelled. She didn't see that one coming and she quickly came to a halt outside of Emily's door before it opened.

Emily stood there looking annoyed.

"TAG EMILY YOU'RE IT!"

Emily stood still frozen before she realised they were playing a game. Before she could tag Alison back the blonde disappeared down the hallway knocking on the other's doors.

As every door opened the blonde screamed. "WE'RE PLAYING TAG AND EMILY'S IT!RUUUUN!"

Not too long after everyone was playing and currently Caleb was it.

Alison ran down to the elevator and she tried to close the door quickly but Arlo, Hanna, Spencer, Ezra and Emily made their ways in too and cramped themselves in the small space. She furiously hit the lobby button and the lift made its way down calmly.

As soon as it opened all six of them tried to run out at the same time and failed miserably as they tumbled all on top of each-other.

Alison was buried at the bottom facing upwards with Emily flat against her. Alison groaned at the feel of Emily's chest pressed up against her own and quickly regretted it because Emily had heard. The brunette looked down at her staring directly into the blondes eyes and a mischievous smirk spread across her face.

"I'm going to ask the six of you too not run around the hotel." An unamused hotel staff said, glaring down at them all.

Everyone uncomfortably got off of each other and instantly Alison missed the feeling of Emily on top of her.

"Umm sorry.." Alison mumbled. "It wont happen again." She finished.

The man simply nodded and turned away.

"LAST ONE UPSTAIRS IS PAYING FOR FOOD AND DRINKS!"Hanna yelled, fleeing back into the elevator.

Before Alison could get into the elevator it closed and everyone else peacefully made their way back upstairs.

As Alison exited the elevator on their floor she was met by everyone chuckling. The blonde simply groaned and pushed her way through to her room.

"Alison make sure you're ready to pay up." Hanna giggled.

And with that Alison disappeared into her room.

-X-

6:30 pm

The group of ten met at exactly 6:30 outside in the hallway. Everyone looked great but a particular brunette caught Alison's eye.

Alison appreciated Emily's choice of clothing-a tight black dress that fitted Emily's body perfectly and gave her an elegant look topped of with some black heels.

"Alright ready to go?" Toby asked and everyone nodded.

Alison purposely brushed past Emily and tugged on her arm so the brunette would lean down to her height.

"You look beautiful." Alison said calmly.

Emily turned her head slightly and looked at the blonde, blush starting to appear on her cheeks. "Thanks, you look pretty smokin too." She said back, in a low voice.

Alison's eyes widened with surprise and she smirked at the brunette's new found confidence.

The ten arrived at the dining area on the first floor and sat down at a large round table ordering their meals. They finished their meals and the bill came to a whopping $1,037 but Alison was happy to pay as long as she made them happy too.

There was still quite a few hours left till the ball drop so they all exited the hotel and looked for a good spot in Time Square to watch the New Years Eve Events.

11:59pm

Alison snuggled up to Arlo and he wrapped his arms around her, keeping her warm.

"This is it." Arlo said, looking down to Alison.

"Yeah i guess it is."

"Ready?"

"Absolutely."

"10! 9! 8! 7! 6! 5! 4! 3! 2! 1! HAPPY NEW YEAR!" Alison and Arlo screamed in unison.

Before Alison could speak she felt a pair of lips on hers. She didn't know whose it was just that it felt good so she kissed back lightly.

She opened her eyes and looked at Arlo's. All she could do was smile before she turned away looking into the crowd.

What she saw next completely shocked her. An enraged Emily stood not too far away from her and Arlo, her eyes red and wet from crying, her fists clenched up and her breathing heavy. The brunette's teeth chattered and she glared at Alison before turning away on her heel and heading through the crowd.

"EMILY WAIT!" Alison called but the brunette didn't stop. Alison grabbed Arlo's arm and pulled him with her so she wouldn't loose him too.

She caught up to Emily and took her by the arm, not asking her what was wrong but just dragging her away back to the hotel and upstairs to her bedroom, Arlo following by behind her.

She dragged Emily to her bed and sat her down firmly in place.

"What the fuck was that!?" Alison asked angrily.

Oooh so what do you think? Little cliffhanger at the end!

Was Arlo kissing Ali bad? Don't worry i promise he's a good guy. And what about Emily's outburst!? What do you think caused it?

Comment & let me know :)