Chapter 28

Ravenswood Here We Come


To say that Jenna was upset that Toby had invited all of his friends to come with them to Ravenswood would be an understatement. Shana and Noel had to cool Jenna down after she saw how many cars pulled in behind Toby. She already didn't want Spencer to be involved and Toby knew he was pushing it. Toby could still hear Jenna's words as he drove with Spencer to Ravenswood, 'This is not a highschool field trip your friends better be ready to get down to business'.

"Hey you okay?" Spencer once she saw Toby looking a little lost.

"Yeah, I'm fine it's just that I'm worrying that you being here is dangerous."

"Toby I can take care of myself. Remember I'm a Hastings." Spencer said proudly and winked at her boyfriend.

"Still I'd like it better if you stay close to me or one of the guys while we are out today." Toby said and he heard Spencer let out a deep sigh.

"Pull over."

"What?"

"Pull over." Spencer said this time more firmly.

Toby pulled over onto a dirt road. Spencer unbuckled her seatbelt and moved to straddle Toby's lap.

"Spencer what are you-" Toby was silenced by Spencer putting her finger over his lips.

Spencer brushed her hand through Toby's hair and kissed his jaw. Toby groan at the contact her lips made with his skin.

"I need you to understand that I can take care of myself. I love the fact that you want to protect and take care of me, but today I can do it myself. I'm strong enough to handle situations like this. Okay?"

"Yes." Toby croaked out. He loved the more dominant side of Spencer.

When her finger was removed from his lips his lips immediately connected with hers. It made Spencer giggle at the way she makes Toby feel. Before things could get too hot and heavy there was a knock at the window. It was Jenna.

Spencer moved off Toby's lap and Toby let her go reluctantly. He rolled down the window so he could talk to Jenna.

"I'm sorry Jenna, we just had to solve a situation." Toby said and Jenna peered in the car at Toby and Spencer.

"Yeah I bet. Look Toby no more stops we only have a little bit of time today. We don't need anymore...distractions." Jenna said and looked at Spencer when she said distractions.

"Sure Jenna." Toby said and Jenna walked back to her car. When Jenna was out of view Toby and Spencer busted up laughing.

"I don't think she likes me." Spencer said.

"I don't think Jenna likes anyone." Toby said and backed up on to the road again.


After about another hour of driving everyone made it to Ravenswood safe and sound. Jenna suggested that they met in a vacant parking lot close by the post office. When everyone piled out of their cars Toby put his game face on.

"Alright Jason, Aria, and Paige. You guys will start searching for clues in clubs and bars." Jenna instructed." Emily, Caleb, and Samara will checkout all the local hangout spots. And finally Noel, Shana, Spencer, and Hanna will be searching at any abandoned lots. Toby you and me will look for CeCe."

"Wait why are you and Toby going alone?" Spencer asked and crossed her arms over her chest.

"I distinctly remember you saying in Toby's truck not too long ago that you don't need him to protect you. Unless you feel like you need come with us for him to hold you're hand." Jenna said and Spencer was livid.

"Jenna-" Toby started to say, but Spencer cut him off.

"No, Toby it's fine you guys hunt down CeCe and I'll see you later. Okay." Before Toby could answer her she pulled him down by his shirt and connected there lips in a deep his. He knew she was doing to piss Jenna off, but he didn't care.

"Let's head out everyone." Spencer said once she finally broke away from Toby.

Toby watched in amazement as Spencer took charge and everyone listened. Everyone went with there respective groups, leaving Toby and Jenna in the parking lot.

"Jenna you don't have to be like that to Spencer." Toby said as he hopped into Jenna's car.

"Look tell her don't get in my way and I won't." Jenna said while starting the ignition.

"Jenna she wants to catch the person that did this just as much as you do." Toby said and Jenna rolled her eyes.

"The only thing she seems to want to do is have her tongue down your throat every three minutes."

"Why is Spencer kissing me a problem. She's my girlfriend and we live together. Hopefully one day she'll marry me."

As soon as Toby said the last sentence Jenna slammed on the breaks and Toby hit his head on the dashboard.

"Jenna what the hell is wrong with you!?" Toby said as he rubbed the forming knot on his head.

"Get out of my car!"

"What?"

"Get out of my car!" Jenna started to hit Toby a little and he got the message and got out.

"Jenna what is wrong with you?"

"I think it's better if we split up and find CeCe." Jenna said before she sped off down the rode.

"Jenna you're being ridiculous!" Toby yelled at her as she drove away.

Toby was on his own now. And he had to find CeCe. So he headed into town to see if could find her at the place she going to build her new boutique.


"Spencer are you okay?" Hanna asked when she saw the irritated look on her face.

"No I'm just peachy." Spencer said and Shana and Noel laughed. "What's so funny?"

"You are Hastings. It's funny to see you get jealous." Noel said.

"I am not jealous." Spencer stated firmly.

"Yeah tell that to the look on your face." Shana said and Spencer was about comment, but Hanna intervened.

"Alright everyone shut up and leave Spencer alone. Noel how much longer until we get to the next abandoned lot?"

"We should be there in about two more minutes Hanna." Noel said and everyone let the silence take over them unless Hanna would to physically intervene.

After only a few more minutes they pulled up to an abandoned apartment complex that looks like it had been almost completely burned down.

"Umm is it safe to go in that?" Hanna said once she noticed how bad of shape the building was in.

"Probably not, but we're going in anyway." Shana stated and got out of the care. Noel followed shortly after.

"Han can I ask you something before we go in." Spencer asked as she stopped Hanna from opening the backseat door.

"Sure Spence what's up?"

"Do you think I'm acting like one of those crazed jealous girlfriends?"

"Spence you're just trying to protect your territory and Toby is your territory."

"That's just it I don't want Toby to think I own him. I want him to know its okay to have female friends."

"Buts that's just not it. Is it?"

"I just feel that Jenna doesn't like me because I'm putting her friend in danger or she doesn't like me because I have something she wants. Toby."

"Spence I wasn't going to say anything, but I feel like now I have to. The girls and I were talking about Jenna. Toby and Jenna." Spencer began to panic.

"What did you see them doing something?!"

"No we jut think its weird how Jenna acts towards Toby. How she wants so bad to protect him. How she doesn't want you involved with him. How she wants to go off with Toby alone. It just all seems like she's trying to get close to Toby and steal him from you."

"You know what I think it's about time I have a talk with Jenna." Spencer got out of the car and began to walk down the road, but Hanna stopped her when she reached the corner.

"Spencer I know you want to beat the crap out of her, but now is not the time. We'll get the bitch later."

"What am I supposed to do Han? Just wait here while she makes a move on my boyfriend?" Spencer tried to walk away again, but Hanna pulled her back once more.

"No, you trust Toby not to give in to her seduction." Hanna said and took hold of Spencer's necklace." Because he gave you this to know he'll never let you go." Next Hanna pointed to Spencer's heart." He also gave you his heart because he knows you're the love of his life and he'll love you till the end of time. So trust him."

Spencer let the words sink in. Toby trusted her so why can't trust him?

"Alright fine lets go help Noel and Shana." Spencer said putting up forward her best attempt at a smile.

"That's my girl. Team Spanna is about to get down to business." Hanna linked arm with Spencer and they're walked back to the abandoned apartment building.


Toby wandered the streets of Ravenswood for all most an hour and still had nothing about CeCe. He even asked around town about her and some people though it was a little weird of him to be asking about someone he didn't know. So he made up a lie that he was her younger brother and that there's been a family emergency so he needs to get in contact with her right away. Still everyone would tell him they haven't seen CeCe since her apartment complex caught on fire and she left immediately. So with CeCe nowhere in sight Toby decided he needed a break from walking so he entered a near by diner and had a seat in a booth in the far back corner.

As he looked over the menu he didn't notice a blond come in or the fact that she took a seat in the booth across from him.

"Why is it that I'm hearing around town that my handsome blue-eyed baby brother is looking for me because its a family emergency." Toby looked up and faced the blue-eyed blonde. The one thing he knew for a fact was that Duncan wasn't kidding she looked and talked like the other version of Ali.

"CeCe?" Toby asked her name just to be sure.

"Look kid I have anything to..." CeCe looked around the diner to make sure no one was listening." I don't have anything to sell you. Dealing is not my game anymore."

"Is it because Alison's not around anymore? Toby asked and CeCe smirked.

"What did you know about Ali?"

"I only know that people didn't know her when they knew her. Including me." Toby said and CeCe was sizing him up.

"Wait a minute. You're Toby aren't you?"

"How did you know that?"

"Ali used to talk about one of Jason's friends all the time and you match the description and name." Toby went pale. Alison liked him.

"I didn't know...that...that she..."

"You didn't know that Ali liked you. I bet you didn't she kept a lot of things to herself. A lot of secrets." CeCe was smiling now.

"What kind of secrets?"

"I could tell you or I could show you?"

"Show me then." Toby said and CeCe stood up from the booth.

"Follow me." Toby stood up and followed CeCe out of the diner.


"Okay this is bull-"

"Hanna!" Spencer stopped Hanna from using any inappropriate language.

"What! We've been walking around this crappy burned down place for like an hour and if I see another rat I'm going to scream." Hanna stated and crossed her arms. As soon as she said it Noel walked into the room where the girls were.

"Hello ladies." Noel greeted and at started going through more piles of rubble.

"Speaking of rats." Hanna mumbled under breath, but Noel heard her and threw down burned wood he picked up.

"You know what Hanna I'm trying here. Don't treat me like I'm some felon. I'm not the only one whose mad bad decision." Noel said and Hanna got up in Noel's face.

"Noel I can treat you like a criminal because that's what you act like! You ran down my friend and her boyfriend with your car and left him for dead!"

"I apologized for that, but you guys aren't the only who has someone out to get them. Like it or not we are all in this together now!" Noel was getting angry now and Spencer was trying to pull Hanna out of Noel's face, but she wouldn't budge.

"Oh yeah? I bet you said the same thing to Mona, but guess what? She's not here is she and I think you have something to do with that." Hanna pushed Noel, but he bounced right back and got in her face again. Thankfully Spencer was able to squeeze in between them.

"What the hell are you talking about?"

"I'm talking about the fact that Sean told us that you were going to meet Mona one night and then she didn't show up to school the next day. So where is she!?"

"I did get a text from Mona telling me to meet her and I was on my way to meet her and then she sent me another saying she changed her mind, she didn't want me to come. I swear I didn't see Mona that night I have no idea what happened to her, but I want to find her just as much as you do." Noel said more calmly and Hanna had tears in her eyes.

"I think it's time we get out of her guys." Spencer said as she placed and arm around Hanna. Noel, Spencer, and Hanna were all headed down the steps.

"Wait you guys come check this out!" Shana yelled down the hall out of one of the rooms.

They all walked down to the room Shana was in to see her standing there holding a slightly burnt red trench coat.

"What is this?" Spencer asked Shana handed over the coat.

"I don't know. I found it in one of the clothes. One of the only piece of clothing to survive."

"What makes this so important Shana?" Noel asked as he looked at the seemingly ordinary red coat.

"It's just what stuck out to me in this whole entire place so I figured it must be important."

Hanna reached inside the pocket and pulled out an I.D.

"Han, who's is it?" Spencer when Hanna was examining the I.D.

"The name says Vivian Darkbloom, but someone scratched out the picture." Hanna held up the I.D. for everyone to see.

"I think we've done enough searching for today. Lets go meet up with the others." Spencer suggested as she put the I.D. in her pocket.

Everyone walked out to the car, but before Noel let them get in he blocked the doorway.

"I just want you guys to know that I'm truly sorry for everything I did. I was just afraid of what might happened if I didn't follow orders." Noel said

"Its fine Noel I can forgive you, but I won't ever forget." Spencer said and that must have been good enough for him because he moved out of the way and let the girls get in.


"Tell me. Did you know Alex Santiago?" Toby asked as he sat in the passenger sets of CeCe car while she drove. The sky was getting darker and darker.

"Of course I knew Alex. Him and Alison were always together when they came to see me. I thought they were dating, but Ali would always talk about you and he would always talk about some girl named Spencer." CeCe said with a shrug.

"Yeah that girl Spencer is my girlfriend now." For some reason when Toby said that CeCe smiled.

"Wow you must be really charming to steal a dead guys girlfriend."

"How did you know Alex was dead?"

"Just because I'm blonde doesn't mean I'm dumb. I watch the news and I read the papers and don't forget I still live in Rosewood where people like to talk."

"So were the three of you close?" Toby raised an eyebrow at her.

"You mean did we sell drugs together?"

"That's not what-"

"It's okay. The drug thing was me and Alison's thing. Not Alex's. She would always tell me how he would beg her to stop because it was so dangerous, but Ali being Ali didn't listen to him. Besides she needed the money and we never took any of the drugs and were never got caught with so no harm done." CeCe winked at Toby.

"What did she need the money for?" Toby asked now feeling like he was getting close to a break through.

"She never told me, but I like to think I had an idea why."

"Then what did you think it was for?"

"Hey look we're hear." CeCe said as she pulled into a dark alley and cut the head lights, then shut them on again. She did that about three times then finally she left them one.

"What's down here?" Toby asked now afraid.

CeCe opened her door and got out. She went around to Toby's door and opened it.

"Get out and find out. You said you wanted to know one of Ali's secrets." Toby hesitated for a moment, but he did get out of the car.

He followed CeCe down to the end of the alley until they couldn't walk down any further.

"Is this some kind of joke." Toby asked and CeCe laughed. He watched her peer over his shoulder and she smiled.

"Turn around and you tell me if its a joke."

Toby turned around and was shocked at what he saw. Standing in the middle of the alley wearing a red trench coat and black boots with the headlights glowing on the figure was a girl. Not just any girl. Alison.

"Alison?" Toby watched as her face twisted into a wicked smile.

Toby made a step forward, but was struck in the back of the head with an unknown object. He wasn't knocked out, but he was getting there. He was fading in and out of consciousness every time he blinked his eyes Alison's black boots got closer.

He felt someone, probably Alison, push the hair away from his ear and kneeled beside him.

"Did you miss me?" Alison whispered in his ear and kissed his cheek.

Before Toby was consumed by the darkness the last thing he heard was the faint sound of Alison's laughter.