Hello, so, for me the previous chapter was the ending of the mini story, but, I received the request to do something more like an ending, so here it's. It's short but I hope you like it and for that person who requested it, I hope it's the closure you needed!

My Mannequin - 04 (The End)

Sometimes all you need is love. The Beatles were right, it's the constant thought Emily is having these days. Why? Well, just look at her! She is glowing, always happy and smiling. According to Hanna, she looks high all the time and maybe she is right. Alison is like a drug she cannot get enough of her and it is…

"Gross!"

"What is gross, Hanna?"

"Emily and Alison. Or like Em likes to call themselves: Emison"

"Awww, they have their own nickname? So cute!"

"It's not cute Aria! It's…"

"Annoying"

"Exactly! Wait… What? Can it be? It is the end of the world or something like that? Because Spencer and me, agreeing on something has never happened before"

Spencer rolls her eyes, she should have kept her mouth shut, but when Hanna started to whine about the constant display of love between the two other girls, she couldn't agree more. After all, since Emily got finally together with the dear Mannequin, her prodigy Alison has been less perceptive to learn which is annoying because Spencer likes to teach! Which makes her wonder if she's not pursuing the wrong career.

Anyway, the thing is, she needs Alison to focus on their study sessions and stop constantly distracting herself with drawing little hearts which have the letters E + A inside. Just like Hanna needs to get access to the couch without the need to spray water to the horny cats she has at home. This is why they decided to do an intervention.

"Em, sit"

The brunette frowns, she has no clue what is coming on, but Hanna has a serious look, something which is never a good sign. So, Emily sits on the circle of trust made by her friends.

"Really, Aria? Circle of trust?"

"Hey! You wanted me to participate, so we are going to do it this way!"

Hanna rolls her eyes and she rolls them even more when Aria shows a stick and says the rule to just speak when you've the stick.

"Give me that!

"Hanna!"

An irritated Hanna steals the stick from Aria. The blonde was very eager to spill the beans of her discomfort, but when she looks at her bestie, at the brunette who has always given her a free pass every time she messes it up , well, somehow Hanna feels less annoyed than before.

"Em, I… You…"

There it's again the adorable Emily, looking at her with the deer's eyes she has, which makes it even harder for Hanna to say what she wants to say. Maybe that's why at the end, she says:

"You need to know…. Spencer is so pissed with you because you are distracting Alison, she is not putting attention to whatever Spencer is teaching…"

"What? I'm distracting Ali? And, Spencer is mad at me? Are you really angry, Spencer?"

Hanna nods with the arms crossed, and Spencer quickly takes over the discussion when she steals the stick from Hanna.

"Well, Hanna. Thanks for throwing me to the bus!"

At the end, the circle of trust didn't work as predicted. But, the supposed intervention really did something on Emily. Since that day, she has tried to give more space to Alison to do other things than spending time with her. The brunette was hoping to do a good thing, but, all she really did, it's to break Alison's heart as the dear mannequin misunderstood Emily's behavior.

"She doesn't love me anymore!"

"Ali, please focus, I…"

"I want Emily to spend time with me!"

The blonde dramatically cries, Emily, falling out of love, it hits her hard, so hard that she has no motivation to do anything. No motivation to learn. No motivation to eat. No motivation to live? Now, Spencer feels bad about the whole situation, she's sure that Emily is not falling out of love, she's just trying to give Alison space so she can focus more on learning but, it's hopeless to teach anything to the blonde right now. And, the blonde is not the only one having a bad day, because in the store, Emily was lacking motivation too to do a proper work.

"Something wrong, Em?"

Toby asks and the brunette simply huffs and shrugs. She's far to be the happy girl she was some days ago. Everyone can see it, especially her friends responsible for this.

"Auch! Why did you hit me, Aria?!"

"Because look at what you and Spencer have done!"

Hanna opens her mouth to debate, but the little brunette is right. She has messed it up this time and she has no clue how badly till Spencer rushes into the store and yells…

"She's a mannequin, again!"

"WHAT?!"

*** Emily's narrative (voice-over) ***

What is magic? Well, it's a gift from the Universe for those who deserve it. It's something you never believe in, till it is gone...

"Don't go! Come back, please…" (tears) "Please, do not leave me!"

Emily cries, pleading to the motionless mannequin in the middle of her apartment. The brunette came back home as fast as possible when Spencer told her Alison was once again an inanimate mannequin. She didn't want to believe it, but, her eyes don't lie, the mannequin is not a living girl and it hurts, it hurts so much.

"Em…"

Her friends are there for her, they try to give her some comfort but nothing works. The only option is to bring Alison back to live but how?

"Spencer, tell us again what happened…"

Aria asks and once again Spencer explains how Alison was crying, devastated, thinking Emily didn't love her anymore.

"She said: 'what is the meaning of living if Emily doesn't love me'. I tried to tell her Emily loves her, but she put no attention to my words…" (sighs) "I didn't know how to cheer her up, so, I went out to buy her ice cream or something to make her feel better and when I came back, all I found was this mannequin, here…"

The girls deeply sigh, they believe to understand now how Alison took life. It was the feeling of being loved by Emily. And, when that love felt gone, well, it seems the magic ended too, but the thing is that…

"I love her! I love Ali! I never stopped loving her! I simply love her!"

Emily cries, shouting to the sky how much she loves the blonde. Her love was never gone and neither the magic of it. Anyone hears her, clear and loud, especially the blonde who's standing under the open door.

"Do you really love me…?"

"ALI?! ALISON!"

All the girls look happy to see her, standing there, alive! Especially the brunette who rushes to hug her as if her life was depending on it.

"Ali! Ali!" (sobs) "I thought… you were gone and, I…." (tears) "I just…."

"It's okay, Em. I'm here and I love you too…"

Alison holds Emily tight, she never meant to make her cry like this and she hopes never again to be a reason for Emily's tears. It takes hours for the brunette to calm down and now that she's feeling better, Alison can explain why there's a mannequin in the middle of the apartment.

"Em always says that a walk helps to clear your head. I was having a bad day, thinking she didn't love me…"

"I love you! I do!"

Alison chuckles, and she softly kisses Emily on the lips as she says she loves her too. Wiping away the remains of sadness in the brunette.

"I know that now. So, I was leaving the building for a walk when I saw this mannequin on the street. I guess someone put it in the streets because the arm is broken, I felt bad for it and I brought it home so Emily could repair it. I wasn't sure what to use to repair it, Spencer wasn't back yet, so, I thought about looking for you in the store but…"

"But, you didn't find us, because we were here…"

Alison nods and just like that, the misunderstanding is solved. The girls chuckle, feeling silly for the entire situation and thinking about it, the friends feel the need to clarify another misunderstanding too.

"Auch! why did you hit us, Alison?!"

"Because how dare you ask Emily to leave me alone! I can study, learn new things, live and still have plenty of time to spend with Emily!"

The girls mumble a 'sorry' again and Emily feels bad too for not explaining the reasons for her previous behavior. The day ends with a happy note and when the night arrives, this time is Emily who insists on sleeping together in the same bed. Of course, Alison agrees and wastes no time to curl at her side. And, once in bed…

"Ali…?"

"Yes, Em?"

"I don't know how I got you, but, if it's my love, what keeps you alive, then, I'm sure you'll live forever because I have no intention to stop loving you…"

Alison smiles, blushes, she happily kisses Emily's cheek and just like that they stop worrying about when this might end, they just focus on enjoying every moment and make it last forever. So, today becomes tomorrow, the next day, the next month, the next year… they build their forever with nothing more than love.

*** Alison's narrative (voice-over) ***

What is magic? Well, it's a gift from the Universe and there's nothing more magical in this world than love. True love.

"From dancing to travelling around the world, the hero plans to discover the beauty of this world, side by side with her dear mannequin. The magic of their love will bring life and joy to themselves and those around them. After all, love is what keep us alive. The END"

"Again! Again!"

Alison chuckles when she hears all the kids asking her to read one more time the fairy tale 'My Mannequin'. The blonde wrote it, her 1st book which has become a complete success. That's why this is the 5th library who has asked her to do a public reading for her fans. The blonde could spend her entire day reading her book to her little lectors, but, looking at the clock, she must hurry or she will be late to join the dear hero of her story.

"Come in!"

Emily happily says when the bell of the door announces the arrival of a new customer.

"Hi, my teacher Ms Hastings advised me to come here. Can you repair this?"

The brunette chuckles, it's still weard to hear how Spencer' students call her, but, it's nice to see she has such good relationship with them.

"Let me see…"

There's beauty in restoring what once was considered broken, obsolete. That's why, Emily decided to follow her call and became a restorer, she couldn't be happier. It was scary to dare to dream, but, when you've a cheerleader as Alison, everything is possible. And, talking about the blonde, the bell of the store of antiques sounds again, announcing the arrival of the beautiful girl.

"Wow, who's she?"

Emily chuckles and replies…

"My Mannequin"

The END