Oh, little liars.

Season One; Episode Eight.

Claire sat in the kitchen as her mother prepared for their guests; she was silent as she held onto the locket. She wasn't sure how to feel; one minute she was best friends with Alison...the next, they could not stand each other...it wouldn't be long before the police were knocking at her door with questions.

Her mind went back to that night...

October 31, 2009.

Claire had found herself alone and bored, sitting downstairs trying to entertain herself with whatever game some idiots were playing before realizing that she had no seen Hanna in some time. She sighed and stood up, heading upstairs to check on Hanna. She took a long sip of the whiskey in her cup before noticing Spencer. "Hey Spence, have you seen Hanna?" She asked a little slurred, causing the other girl to raise an eyebrow. "Uh no, not since about 9ish." She said she was now slightly worried; Claire frowned and walked down the hall, almost kicking down each door before they found Alison taking pictures of a half-naked and drunk Hanna. "Alison." Claire said as she tossed her cup aside, suddenly alert. Alison looked over and giggled, "Oh come on, it's funny." She said with not a care in the world.

Claire could feel the anger rising in her; before she thought about it, she grabbed Alison by the hair, causing the blonde to screech in pain. "Let go of me, you bitch!" She yelled as she didn't expect Claire to react this way, "Why should I? It's funny!" Claire said firmly as she used her strength to throw Alison to the ground. Alison gasped in pain and pushed herself up.

Spencer wasn't sure what to do, but she could see that Claire was not playing games. "Claire, she's not worth it." She said, trying to pull Claire back, but it was no use. "No, she's worth this." Claire said before she backhanded Alison hard. Alison laughed as if she could not feel the pain; her lip was now busted.

Alison lunged at Claire, and before long, the two were on the ground fighting, with Claire winning as Claire did not fight to lose. She yanked Alison's hair as she could feel Alison scratch the shit out of her before using her strength to kick Alison back. Amid the fight, Alison managed to steal Claire's necklace.

"You stupid bitch! You are going to regret that," Alison warned as Claire stood up, looking down at Alison with disgust. "Rot in hell." Claire said before she walked over to her sister and helped Hanna up. Spencer couldn't help but feel a bit of satisfaction before she went to help the Marin twins. "We're done, Alison. Find yourself a new group of bitches." Spencer finally spoke as they left the room...

That was the last time Claire and Spencer had seen Alison alive.

Claire snapped out of it as the doorbell rang, "I'll answer it," She said, standing up and walking over to the front door. She opened it to find the familiar faces of Julia Fields, her parents, and Emily. "Hello Claire, it's nice to see you." Pam said with a smile before Claire smiled back. "Come on in, dinner is almost done." She said to them, opening the door wider, as she noticed Julia carrying a car seat, "I know, it's a surprise." Julia admitted as she felt awful for hiding the pregnancy from them.

Claire smiled a bit, "I'm sure you have reasons." She said as she led the Fields family into the kitchen as Hanna finished setting the table. "I heard about Alison, I'm so sorry." Julia said as she looked between Claire, Hanna, and Emily. Claire faked a smile, "Me too." She admitted a bit, as she never actually wanted her dead.

Ashley walked around the island and wiped her hands off, "As much as it sucks, why don't we focus on this little guy tonight?" She said as Julia took Isaac out of his car seat and handed him to Ashley. It was a shock, but she couldn't deny that she was already in love with her grandson.

"I think that is a great idea." Hanna said with a small smile as she walked over, looking over her nephew. "He's adorable, he has Tate's eyes." She said as she smiled bigger, "And his personality. Even as a baby." Julia said with a giggle as she watched the Marin family adore her son.

Aria sat on her bed, sobbing quietly, gripping onto a teddy bear. Alison's death had hit the young girl harder than it should have. She had been angry at Alison after hearing what she did to Hanna; she had not meant to hit her on the head that hard. She remembered Alison managing to walk away that night, alive...she didn't understand...she always thought Alison was hiding out somewhere, waiting to come back for her revenge. She never actually thought she would turn up dead...Aria felt responsible for Alison's death.

She heard someone ring the doorbell, and she sighed before climbing out of her bed. She walked out of her room and over to the front door. She took a deep breath and composed herself before opening the door to find a bouquet. Aria stepped out and looked around in confusion..she reached down and picked up the flowers, smelling them before a swarm of bees surrounded her. Aria screamed in pain as they stung her. It did not help that she was deathly allergic...she could feel her lungs starting to tighten.

Noel had been driving over to Aria's house as he wanted to talk to her about the past. He frowned as he arrived and found Aria fighting a swarm of bees; he called 911 before running onto the porch; he grabbed a nearby water hose and started spraying..."Aria!" He said as he leaned down, catching her, "I need you to breath."

On the ground next to them was a note from A.

Liars are always punished. -A

Thank you for reading; it means a lot. Please let me know what you think so far. The next chapter will be much longer, with more details and scenes, so it may take me a few days to post again after this.