Immortality, My Darling

-Unexepected ways to reconciling

,,Hello Mona," said Emily with a lot more confidence than she really felt.

,,Hello Emily." said Mona and exchanged hands with Emily. She glanced briefly over Emily's shoulder to look at Alison in the wheelchair. She walked past Emily, getting nearer Alison and Emily had to psychically fight to not run past her and bodyblock Alison completely from her sight. She didn't want Mona close to Alison under no circumstances, but she couldn't just grab the wheelchair and run. This strange "confrontation" had to happen here. Right in the middle of main street.

,,Hello, Alison." said Mona.

,,Hi Mona." said Alison reserved.

,,Strange to see you both in Rosewood again."

,,Why shouldn't we be here? We've lived here when we were younger," said Emily agressively.

,,I didn't mean it like that!" said Mona and Alison grabbed Emily's arm in a "calm down" manner. But Emily couldn't help it. Her "proctive girlfriend" mood had been activated by the mere sight of Mona.

,,What Emily meant was that we felt like visiting our old hometown again," said Alison and shot Emily a warning glance.

,,Oh I see, I was just surprised to see you here."

,,Likewise," said Emily.

,,Emily!" said Alison.

,,Well, I just figured it was time to see my mum again," said Mona and ignored Emily's hostility.

,,Yeah, that's why we're here too. To visit Pam, and see the girls. Have you seen Aria and Hanna and Spencer yet?"

,,Ran into them yesterday. It was nice to see them again. Looks like we might hear wedding bells for Hanna and Caleb soon."

,,Really? That's wonderful!."

,,Yeah it is. And what about you Alison? Are you... Okay?" she said and looked from the wheelchair to Alison's headscarf.

,,Well, as you might have guessed, I am sick."

,,I figured as much," said Mona a bit embarrased, ,,I just didn't want to be rude."

,,That's okay. I might as well tell you, it's gonna get around in Rosewood anyway. I have cancer."

There was a long pause where neither Mona, Alison or Emily said a word, and Emily started to fear that A, Mona had lost her ability to speak, or B, was about to say something malicious, but then Mona took a deep breath in and said:

,,I truly am so sorry to hear that, Alison."

,,Really?" said Emily bluntly, and even Alison looked surprised to recieve Mona's sympathy.

,,Yes of course, why wouldn't I be?" Mona paused again and looked confused at the pair. Suddenly it seemed to dawn on her.

,,Oh my god! You don't..." She took another deep breath. ,,You don't think I still blame you for what happened when we were in high school, do you?"

,,I wasn't sure..."

,,To be fair, you are an expert in holding grudges," Emily interrupted, she didn't even care if she was being rude.

,,I know I was extreme back then, but it's been so long! It's been years! I'm not the same person anymore. I've learned my lesson, so to speak. To be honest, I'm surprised you are talking to me, Alison."

,,I've changed too. Being sick really puts everything in perspective. I don't really care about what happened in high school anymore. I don't care who said what to who."

,,I put you on the run for three years." Mona interjected.

,,True. But maybe, just maybe, those three years did something good to me. They made me grow the hell up." Alison laughed.

Mona laughed nervously with her, but Emily was far from amused. Of course she knew the old saying about "forgive and forget", but it was easier said than done. Mona had been partly responsible for Alison's three years on the road, three years where Emily had buried her, mourned her, learned about her being alive status, searched for her, and oh yeah, being totured by Mona at the same time. It was hard to forgive all of that, and Emily couldn't even pretend to be okay with it. Not even for Alison. To much had happened between her and Mona. It was not just something you shrug of.

,,Emily? Emily?"

Emily looked up. Her little journey back in time hadn't gone unnoticed. Both Alison and Mona was looking at her.

,,What?" She asked, when she realised Mona was talking to her.

,,I was just asking how long you are staying?"

,,We don't really know yet." said Emily.

,,Well, as I said to Alison, if you need help with anything, I am more than happy to.."

,,We'll manage just fine!" Emily cut her off. ,,And we should really get going. We've booked a hotel room, and I don't want Alison to get cold."

,,Oh, of course not, but I..."

,,Goodbye Mona." said Emily and grabbed their luggage and rolled Alison away in the wheelchair. Feeling Mona's eyes like an irritating itch on the back of her neck.

,,What are you doing, Emily?!" Alison asked as they reached the hotel room.

,,Making sure you don't get cold." Said Emily and threw their suitcase on the bed to start unpack.

,,I wasn't cold, and you know that wasn't what I meant."

,,I have no idea what you are talking about."

,,Oh please, don't play studpid, it's embarrasing for both of us. I can't believe you just let her stand there."

,,I was done talking to her," said Emily through gritted teeth, she knew she made a mistake by walking away with Alison like that, but she wasn't ready to admit it yet.

,,Well, maybe I wasn't! Just because I'm in a wheelchair doesn't give you permission to decide who I should talk to."

,,What can you possibly have to say to her?!" Emily exploded. ,,She made your life a living nightmare!"

,,Emily, it's been years! We were basically children.."

,,Are you defending her?!" Emily roared and noticed how her hands had started to shake.

Alison wheeled over to her and took her shaking hand in hers. ,,Look, I am not apologizing for what Mona did. She made a terrible mistake, but so did I. I was no angel, and you know it."

,,Neither was Mona!"

,,I know that. But we've grown up since then, Emily. And I think it's time for us to put the past behind us."

Emily sighed. Of course she knew Alison was right.

,,You are right. But when I saw her standing there, looking at us, it just took me back to my high school years. I spend years fighting A, and it's still hard knowing that it was Mona who started that nightmare."

,,I know that," said Alison and wrapped her her arms around Emily's lover half. ,,But I stopped hating Mona years ago. It's exhausting to keep holding a grudgde."

,,She was the reason I had to bury you! Well, not bury you, but you know what I mean."

There was another pause and Alison looked deep into Emily's brown eyes.

,,But I didn't die. I'm alive. I'm right here, and I'm not going anywhere, remember?"

,,I know that," Emily knelt down to wrap her arms around Alison. ,,I guess seeing Mona just send me into a panic attack or something."

,,I think you're right. And the only way to deal with it, is by making peace with Mona. She did bad things, yeah, but we've all done things we're not proud of."

Emily grunted and buried her face in the crook of Alison's neck.

,,I fear this will haunt you for years if you don't make peace with her. So please, just consider it. Please Emily?"

,,I... Oh! Don't look at me like that, dammit. You know I can't resist it."

A tiny smile flew over Alison's face before she gained control over herself. ,,Please consider it, Emily."

,,I can't believe you are asking me to forgive Mona."

,,Well, you made peace with me, didn't you?"

,,I.. What?" said Emily confused.

,,Come on, Emily, we both know I treated you like shit. And don't try to protest, because it's true," she said when Emily opened her mouth to protest."

,,I.. Guess you could have been nicer," she piped out.

,,That's right, I could, but you forgave me didn't you?"

,,I've never hated you, Ali."

,,No," Alison agreed. ,,But we didn't exactly end on the best terms when I dissapeared back then. I used you."

,,But you changed when you returned home."

,,Not at first. But you still forgave me."

,,It's easier to forgive the people you love."

,,That, Emily Fields, is completely and utter bullshit. And you know it. It's harder. I know Mona will never be your favorite person, but please try. Just think about it."

,,Okay," said Emily and realised she couldn't win this time either. ,,I will think about it."

,,Thank you, Emmie." Alison beamed.

Emily was tempted to roll her eyes at her, when she realised, that there was another mistake she needed to fix.

,,I'm sorry I just wheeled away with you like that. I shouldn't have done that."

,,It's alright, Emily."

,,No it's not. I wasn't respecting your wishes at all."

,,Huh." said Alison and Emily looked confused at her.

,,What do you mean by "huh"?"

,,I was just thinking..."

,,About what?" Asked Emily even more confused.

,,Do you wanna respect my wishes right now?"

,,Yes of course I will, is there anything in particular you want?

,,As a matter of fact, yes there is," said Alison and wheeled over to the large hotel bed. She threw their suitcase on the floor in a careless matter before lowering herself onto the bed.

,,What are you doing, Ali?"

,,Well, I was thinking," said Ali and grabbed Emily's hand and yanked her closer. ,,Maybe we could... Make some peace." she raised her eyebrow suggestively.

,,Oh. Oh!" said Emily when it finally dawned on her what Alison had in mind.

,,But your legs are so weak, are you sure this is a good idea?"

,,It's not my legs I have to use," Alison smirked. ,,But of course, if you don't want to..."

,,Shut up," said Emily threw herself onto the bed next to Alison. ,,As I said, I respect your wishes."

,,I knew you would," Alison giggled as Emily grabbed her by the waist and pulled her on top of her...

To Be Continued..