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As Hanna had been released from the hospital after being shot she was ordered to go through some bed rest. As such Caleb moved back in with her and her mom to help Ashley deal with the house chores until Hanna would be better, the girls had tried to come by her house and visit her but, Hanna had refused to see anyone. She had resolved herself to doing what her doctor ordered eat, sleep, and make no effort. She had refused to see Olivia or to talk to Caleb about what had happened to her during her coma.
As she laid in her bed a couple of days before she was supposed to return to school, knowing it was a Friday night, she sighed. Her mind was still full of so many questions about the Pact. However she refused to discuss any of it with Caleb, she felt hurt by the fact that he had kept her in the dark about the Pact. She also felt betrayed by Luke and Olivia. They had both known what was going and had let her go through pointless pain because of it. Granted Olivia had amnesia at the time, and she had n real reason to tell her the truth. But Luke? He had no excuse to treat her that way.
As she waited for school to be over and for caleb to come home, on that Friday night. Hanna went to her closet and started packing. As she grabbed her bag and cell phone, she took her car keys and some cash along her id and credit cards and walked out the door, after she left her mom and Caleb a note explaining her where abouts. As she got into her car Hanna made a quick phone call so that she would have a place where to spend the night and drove away.
Hours later when the school ended the girls arrived at the Marin residence determined to get hanna out of the house for a night of fun. Olivia in the meanwhile arrived having spoken to Caleb during their Chem that they should talk to hanna about the pact. However they were all stumped when they learned that the house was empty and Hanna was missing. All of them felt shivers go down at the idea of Hanna missing. It was then that Caleb noticed Hanna's note. As he read it to the girls in front of him he felt confused. "I'll be spending the week-end at Camp Horizon.I needed some fresh air Feel free to join me if you want to. Hugs, Hanna". As he watched the girls in front of him he felt his anxiety increase.
-"What the hell is cam Horizon? And where is it placed?"
-"It's where Hanna and I met. The first time. I know how to get there, but if we're to get there early we need to leave soon."
-"You drive. I'll give Luke a call and let him know what's going on. We leave in half an hour". As caleb tossed Olivia his car keys, she yelled after him as he went up the stairs while the girls went home to pack as they were coming as well.
-"Caleb, make sure you pack for cold weather. There was some snowing going on up there last week". Olivia left the house and headed towards her apartment to pack some sitable clothes herself. As she did so she got out of her house only to have Caleb waiting for her with Allison and Noel in his car. The other girls along side Toby and Paige were in a second car. As she turned her eyes to Caleb, Olivia chuckled when she heard his answer.
-"A two days getaway from everything? I have better chances facing off Maxie than I do to convince them to stay home". As Olivia put her bag in his car, she sat at the driver's seat. Starting the four hours drive to the camp she turned her head towards Allison and smirked.
-"I'm surprised to see you decided to tag along. Camping wasn't exactly your forte before was it Ice witch?"
-"Yeah well you're the one to talk miss I'm so scared of water I'm gonna faint".
-"Ladies. Can we please save this stuff for later? It's bad enough we're going back there, but a four hour drive, with the two of yo bickering? I've yet to commit a crime to receive such punishment, so please for my sake? If not Caleb's who has yet to see your charming sides working together..."
-"Shut up, Noel". As both girls spoke and glared at each other than at Noel, caleb groaned out loudly.
-"You were right Noel. We should've taken the other car". Allison turned her head towards her boyfriend and raised her eyebrow, silently demanding an explanation from Noel, who cheekily caught her lips into a kiss.
-"Sorry, but I'm not telling you anything else about what Caleb and I discussed". As Ali stared out the window as she rested her head on Noel's shoulder she quietly asked Caleb a question which surprised Olivia so badly she pulled the car over asking Noel to take over the wheels.
-"Have you told Hanna anything about the Pact? I keep replaying her recent behaviour in my mind and there's no way she would behave like this. Isolating herself from the world. Not unless she's been hurt by something. And I mean really hurt. And as far as I know that's pretty much the only reason why she would get hurt, because let's face it my brother's in jail, cece's in lockdown and they took Mona to loony ville. So have you?"
-"You know about the pact? How? Noel just take over for me would you?" Olivia and Noel swapped places so the two girls were now standing on the passenger's seats together. "Does Noel know anything?"
Allison sighed before she started explaining her side of things.
-"As you probably know, I've been hiding at Noel's place for more than a year. While I was there I read a lot. Among the books I read was one called Unseen Forces. Normally I wouldn't have paid attention to it, but as I finished reading it, I remember Noel came home one night bitching about how he wasn't able to play a prank on Caleb Rivers because of some guy named Holden getting in his way. Naturally that drew my attention. And since I had nothing else to do at the time I started looking into the facts written in the book. It was only when I learned from Noel about you and Caleb getting in that car crash that I put the pieces together about how you guys met. Funny but I just didn't care about you being from Ravenswood. Unfortunately I wan't able to find out anything else about it. And what I've learned I brought you in that file. Maya was killed because of it. Nate's family is one of the families that signed the pact. She was helping me find out more about this. That's why she died. And once I started being suspicious about Ezra's actions and I found out about the lair in Ravenswood, I got scared. Scared that one of the girls might be targeted by this. And then Caleb met Miranda and stayed behind in Ravenswood. I kept on waiting to hear if you got killed or not. It was after my visit to Ravenswood that Noel told me he noticed my research. That's why he knows. So tell me is Hanna aware of any of this?"
As they watched the sing for the camp's entrance appear caleb and Olivia exchanged a quick glance. "It's best if you do not know the answer to that question. But you are probably right. Hanna's hurt and she's probably feeling betrayed by both me and Caleb. And I'm gueesing by Luke as well. God, Allison. Is Jason aware of this? Does he know anything about the Pact?"
-"No offence, butmost people who learned about this crap died. Why the hell would I risk my brother's life by letting him know about this? Speaking of which. Stay away from him. If you really care about him, just stay away. You both know what happens if people get too close to you. So I'm begging you Olivia. If you care about Jason, just keep your distance."
Unfortunately for them as noel pulled over they all saw that not only Hanna's car was parked in the parking lot but Luke and Jason's were there as well. As they all parked their car and got out, the four teens regrouped with the girls and Toby, Spencer and Allison being the most surprised out of the lot to see Jason's car parked there.
As they made their way towards what was the camp's registration/mess hall the doors burst open and a laughing Melissa got out followed by Jason. As they spotted the teens Melissa made her way towards Olivia and grabbed her in a tight hug. "Livvy you're back from the dead. We were all so worried about you. Now let's get you settled in". She grabbed Olivia's arm and dragged her away gesturing for the rest of them to follow. As they reached the dorms area they were all greeted by Hanna who was sitting comfortable on an arm chair on a balcony wearing a sweater and a pair of jeans as she drank a cup of chocolate. As Mellisa explained the sleeping arrangements for the time they would spend in the camp they were all pretty much surprised of how things went: Allison/Noel, Paige/Emily, Spencer/Toby, Olivia/Melissa, Caleb/Jason, Luke/Remy, and Aria/Hanna.
As Caleb let his stuff inside the room he shared with Jason he made his way across the hall towards Hanna's room. As he knocked to announce himself he slowly entered the room only to see her still on the balcony facing the mountains. As he made his way and sat next to her he noticed she had been crying.
-"How long, Hanna? How long are you going to keep pushing me out? We can't avoid this forever. At some point we're gonna have to talk about what's going on. I'm tired of you not being here with me. It's like you surrounded yourself with a shelf, and I'm tired of trying to knock it out. You needed space and I get that but I refuse to let things keep going on between us like this."
-"I know I pushed you away. I just had too much on my plate. And I needed time to adjust to everything that happened, that's how I deal with things, Caleb. I take a step back and time to process everything. The only reason as to why you didn't know any of this it's because I never had time to act normally during the past year. There's just been to much to take in and no time to do you're right we can't go on like this. I'm tired of so many arguments, of so many things going wrong. I just want for us to have a normal couple of days away from 's why we're here. So we can work things out".
As she spoke caleb took her cup and put it away before he grabbed her legs and pulled her over so that she now had her knees bended over his lap. Hanna leaned in and kissed him softly. It was their first real kiss from the moment she had left the hospital. As she moved forward so that she could straddle him and gain better access to his body, they both heard Aria enter the room while she spoke on the phone.
-"We're staying here for a couple of days. Well I don't know about you but some of us had a hard couple of weeks. Oh, that's not what I meant. Ezra, you want to sort things over? You know both where to find me and whom I'm with. It's your call. But keep in mind that you're not the only one who needs to make a decision about us. Why? Because that's what couple do. They talk things over and then they make mutual decisions."
As Aria spoke she grabbed her bag and left the room after she turned towards Hanna and Caleb, who we're watching her amused and mouthed. "I'm sleeping over in another room. I'm not ready to deal with moaning/horny Hanna. Sorry Caleb you're on your own with that one". As she left the room both of them burst into giggles.
-"Some friends that I have, you know? They just abandon me to the big bad wolf on the first chance they got". Hanna rose from Caleb's lap and grabbed his hands,."we still have a few more hours going on until dinner, why not use them wisely?"
Caleb took her hint and silently left the room returning almost immediately with his own bag, which he let down near one of the beds. As hanna watched him do so he shook his head.
-"I'm done sleeping away from you. It was bad enough when we were staying at your mom's place. But now? Just try and stop me. Unless you don't want to..." Hanna giggled as she launched herself into his arms as he lifted her up from the ground and placed her legs around his hips. She kissed Caleb hungrily before he lowered them both on the bed in front of him. Soon the only sounds that could be heard in the room were ones that came from the two lovers making love in the room.
As Hanna and Caleb sorted things over while Aria spoke with Ezra on the phone, Olivia made her way towards her brother and Remy. She carefully avoided both Jason and Melissa. As she reached the pair, she gestured for them to go outside and take a walk. Once they were in a safe zone and no one could hear them she told them everything about Hanna's coma and what Allison knew about the curse. As she spoke Luke and Remy both got pale. Olivia extended her arm and stopped Luke from searching out for Hanna, right away.
-"Caleb's with her. He's trying to sort things over between them. We'll have time to talk about this. It's not like any of us is going away ,from here, for the moment. Which reminds me what are you guys doing here?"
-"We were trying to have a romantic week end away from home. And we figured since the camp can be used the entire year, why not come here? You know how your brother just loves skiing while I'm a big skating fan myself."
-"And Jason? Why is he here?"
-"Mom asked him to come. With everyone that's here she said it was either Melissa and Jason keeping an eye on things or herself coming over. We choose Jason and Melissa. Speaking of which, what's going on between you two? Why are you avoiding him?" Olivia watched her brother carefully as Remy returned to the camp leaving the twins alone."I honestly thought you'd be dating by now, what's keeping you from it?"
-"Oh gee how about the fact that a month and a half ago I was dating a man that killed our dad. And three weeks later I was involved alongside Jason in a shooting with his twin brother using the gun. With said brother having nearly killed me once. Besides I can't date Jason. Or anyone else. Not until we're 21. I'm not willing to put his life at risk Luke. It's not worth it. I refuse to be the same as Dillon. I won't get my hands dirty in someone else's blood. Even if it's the most painful decision I've ever made."
Olivia's voice broke as she spoke to her brother, Luke wrapped her inside a hug as Olivia sobbed on his shoulder. Neither of them being aware that inside a house tree above their heads, Jason had listened to the entire conversation. As he silently made his way back inside he made a decision he felt it would once again affect his entire relationship with Olivia.
He silently waited until he saw both Olivia and Luke return to camp before he returned as well and headed straight to Allison. Grabbing her arm he pushed her towards his car. Once inside he looked her straight in the eyes..
-"Tell me everything you know about Ravenswood's pact. And make no mistake if you keep anything from me, I'll walk away from here and completely cut you out of my life. Start talking."
-"Who told you about the Pact? Was it Olivia?"
-"Allison. Start talking dammit all to hell". And so Allison did she told him everything she knew about the Pact, she told him everything she knew about Ravenswood. After she finished speaking she turned her head towards Jason.
-"Jase? What are you going to do? You can not seriously consider actually dating Olivia. It's too dangerous. You could get seriously hurt or injured or worse killed. Please just please do not do so."
-"I won't. Not yet. I waited three years to get a shot at being with her. I'll wait one hundred more if I have to, but I'm not letting her walk away from me, Ali. I just can't. I spent three years trying to forget her, trying to move on. But i can understand why she would want to put distance between us. So I'll give her the space she needs".
-"You love her, don't you? That's why you kept your distance from her years ago. Because you love her. Fine I'll say no more on this matter and no matter what happens I'll support your decision". As silence fell inside the car while the two siblings finish talking Allison looked back at her brother "I advise you to tell her that you know the truth, she deserves to know it. But Jason before you help her deal with her inner demons, make sure you faced your first. She deserves that." Allison leaned forward and kissed his cheek before getting out of the car. "Now I'm off to see hat my boyfriend had gotten himself into, it's a little too quiet around here".
Allison and Jason slowly made their way to the mess whole where they discovered that pretty much everyone was sitting in a circle watching Olivia kick Noel's ass in a chess match. As the sat down to watch the match as well Allison noticed Hanna and Caleb enter the room as well. They were both so oblivious to everyone else but themselves. As they saw what was going on Hanna's eyes lit up like a child's on Christmas. She studied the board and their moves before she turned her head to Caleb.
-"Olivia can beat him in 5 moves. However if Noel pays attention he can end this in a tie with his next move". Rightly enough Olivia won the match after five moves making everyone who heard Hanna's analysis to turn their heads and watch her. She simply shrugged. "I've seen them play on one to many occasions. I learned a little from watching them". As she saw Caleb's bemused smile, she huffed. "Don't believe me? Fine we'll play and whoever looses does tonight's dishes".
-"Fine but caleb's nit playing. I am. He's a disaster at chess". Remy sat herself in front of Hanna as Caleb and Luke bot groaned when they heard her speak. Luke shook his head towards Hanna. "Just go easy on each other and no cat fights or wet shirt allowed". Earning himself a gentle slap from Remy, while Hanna took the black pieces and set them on the board.
Half an hour later a groaning Luke and Remy watched Hanna win in all but 20 moves. Everyone else seemed surprised to see it. Olivia and Noel both wore bug grins on their faces. As Hanna rose from her chair Olivia gave her a small hug. "Now I know that all those hours watching me and Noel play chess paid off. You were great". Just then Melissa appeared letting everyone know dinner was ready. As everyone sat down at the table jokes and laughter were soon heard all over the passing of salads, dressings, stakes and mashed potatoes.
Things however changed rapidly as the door slammed open only to reveal...
Who is it? Who is it? Keep in mind we're near the finish line, as such we're on the path to tying up the loose ends. You all asked questions. It's my turn to answer them. Now please tell me what you guys thing of this chappie,