Hi, next chapter is the ending of this mini story. Hope you like it, and, be free of leaving a review. I've noticed that the views & reviews of this book have dropped, maybe it's time to let this go... I wonder... so, maybe this is the last mini story I do in here...
NOTE: In parenthesis, it's to describe the scene, to locate us in the place. Also, please take note that in this story: the beast = Alison = white wolf = wolf...
In love with the Beast - 5
*** Alison's narrative (voice-over) ***
Love...? So simple word, 4 letters, it's easy to spell, to write, but, it's really hard to really say it out loud and really mean it. And, it's twice of hard to really fully understand the meaning of such simple word: LOVE... love, love, love... what is love? Why is so hard for me to figure out what love is? Why, I don't know what love is...? I wonder if one day I will be able to say it... to really mean it... to really... feel it...
(In the DiLaurentis mansion)
Spencer. - "You're very quiet..."
Alison. - "I'm thinking..."
Spencer. - "About...?"
Alison takes a deep breath, she doesn't say a word...
Spencer raises an eyebrow. - "I'm smart, but, I don't read minds..."
Alison chuckles, and, Spencer smiles, at least she made her smile...
Spencer. - "So, what is in your mind...?"
Alison looks at the rose wilting, the petals are slowly falling, there's no too much time left, there's no time to hesitate, there's no time to...
Spencer. - "Love is an intense feeling, isn't it...?"
Alison. - "I don't know... I have never really felt it..."
Spencer. - "Are you sure about that...?"
Alison frowns, no matter what Spencer may think, the blonde is sure that she has never really felt real love...
Spencer stands up and starts walking when she says. - "You know Ali, if you ask me, love is when the happiness of someone else is essential to your own..." (She passes beside Alison and pats Alison's shoulder and says) "And, I'm pretty sure that the happiness of one peculiar brunette is essential for you..."
Alison doesn't deny it, but, she doesn't admit it either. Yes, she cares about Emily, yes, seeing Emily, it makes her smile, yes, Emily makes everything better, but... it's really love? It's really true love...? The blonde can't stop asking herself if this feeling is love... and... she's not the only one asking herself that type of question...
(In Noel's room)
Noel hears a knock at his door, he smiles when he sees his sister, but, that smile vanishes when he sees the internal struggle that Emily is having right now in her mind...
Noel. - "Something wrong...?"
Emily. - "Can we talk...?"
Noel nods, Emily gets inside, she stays at the edge of the bed, looking down, playing with her fingers, and, her brother gets worried...
Noel. - "Em, what is coming on...?"
Emily takes a deep breath, she has no idea of what is happening with her, she has no idea of how to put it in words, but, she knows that this feeling is so intense that she needs to talk about it with someone...
Emily asks. - "How... ahm...?"
Noel raises an eyebrow. - "How what?"
The brunette bites her lips more than once, and, then, after a lot of rambling, she finally asks...
Emily. - "How did you know that you were in love with Aria...?"
Noel. - "Wow, that's a big question. Why you ask?"
Emily shrugs, she has no idea of why so suddenly she's intrigued about LOVE...
Noel. - "Well, in any case, I... I don't know what to tell you. I mean, I like Aria, a lot, very much. She makes me smile..."
Emily thinks about Alison, and, she smiles...
Noel chuckles. - "She makes me blush..."
Emily recalls her dance with Alison, and, her cheek get red of blush...
Noel smiles. - "We haven't said the 'L' word, but, yeah, I really think that Aria is the girl for me..." (He stares at Emiliy and asks) "Is there someone you like, Em...? Is that why you're asking me about it...?"
Emily gets very nervous, she wants to run away, but, Noel stops her...
Noel. - "Hey, hey, hey, calm down, you can talk with me about these stuffs. You know that, right...?"
Emily nods
Noel teases. - "I just hope that you're not having feeling for that jerk, Ben..."
Emily shakes her head. - "Oh, hell no! It's not him..."
Noel smirks. - "So, there's really someone, huh?"
Emily mumbles. - "Craps..."
Noel keeps teasing his sister till he gets a name. - "C'mon, Em, tell me who's it? Who's getting into your heart? Who...?"
Emily whispers. - "Alison..."
Noel frowns. - "Alison?!" (He says with shock) "A girl...?! You..."
He's shocked to find out that his sister is having a crush on a girl, he didn't see it coming, and, he wasn't sure how to take the news, but, when he sees the fear, the panic in Emily's eyes, even if his mouth doesn't know what to say, his body knows what to do...
Noel hugs Emily and pats her back. - "Hey, don't worry, It's okay, Em..."
Emily grips on Noel's embrace. - "Is it?! Is it really okay to feel this kind of feelings?! I mean, she... I... we're girls, and..."
Noel. - "And, love is love... we don't choose who to love..."
Emily smiles, Noel's reaction makes her feel better, safe and less insecure...
Noel teases. - "Well, at least you've a nice taste in girls, because, don't tell this to Aria, but, Alison is a bimbo!"
Emily chuckles. - "Shut up!"
They keep talking, and, Emily feels a big relief in her heart, knowing that she can talk to Noel about her feelings for Alison, and, Noel will not reject her neither judge her...
Noel. - "So, you're in love with Alison...?"
Emily takes a deep breath, and, thinks about it. Because it's true that the blonde makes her feel things she has never felt before. But, it's love? The brunette can't be 100% about that; the only thing she knows is that Alison makes her feel so damn happy. And, maybe it's love, but, if it's... is she ready to feel that kind of love? Is she ready to fall in love with a girl...?
(In the DiLaurentis mansion at night)
Alison. - "You're very quiet... is there something wrong?"
Emily. - "Huh? Oh, no, no... I... I'm okay. Ahmm... you, you've been very quiet too..."
Alison nods because Emily is right, but, the blonde can't avoid it, every time she tries to speak, her heart starts beating so fast, so loudly fast that she can't concentrate to make a simple word. Why her heart is beating so fast? Why Emily's presence makes her feel so anxious... so overwhelming...?
They keep eating what Emily brought for dinner tonight. Like all the nights without moon, they get dinner together. Anyone would call this a date, but, the girls have never put a label to their encounters, at their moments together. But, with time, the feeling growing in their chest is getting bigger and bigger, and, each time, it's getting harder and harder to act normal around each other...
Alison blushes when their eyes meet, and, trying to reach the bread, their hand touch. Even with the gloves on, Alison could feel it, and, both girls immediately jump back, and, they say 'sorry' at the unison. Then, they chuckle when they find it silly...
Emily takes the bread and says. - "Here, you can take the last piece..."
Alison. - "No, you should have it..."
Emily puts the bread on Alison's plate and says. - "No, I insist..."
Always so tender... Alison smiles and eats the bread. Emily smiles too, seeing Alison happy, it makes her smile. They finish eating, and, Alison walks Emily home. Walking on the forest at night, with the noises of animals around them, it's scary, but, Emily feels safe with Alison. And, the brunette has reasons to feel safe, because, even in her human form, the wolves of the forest recognize Alison's aroma, and, since she killed their alpha, they don't dare to mess with the blonde, neither, with whoever is with her...
(At the Fields house)
They make it to the house, and, they stand in front of the front door for a brief moment in silence...
Alison rambles. - "I... ahm... you..."
Emily. - "Me...?"
Their eyes meet, and, Alison blushes so much, her heart is beating so fast, and, she has no idea of what she was going to say, but, while her mind is trying to formulate words, her body starts moving by itself, and, both girls get surprised when Alison leans forwards... towards Emily.
Bump, bump, bump... that's all what Emily can hear while she sees Alison leaning towards her lips; her heart is beating fast, her body is getting hot. And, looking at the tender lips of the blonde, Emily bites her lips and blushes, thinking what would be the taste of those beautiful lips. The collision of their lips seemed inevitable, but...
Pam opens the door and says. - "Emy! You're home..."
Both girls step back, they gulp hard when she sees the old woman in front of them. What would happen if Pam would have caught them kissing? They wonder...
Pam. - "Alison, you brought Emily home, thanks. Do you need a ride home, too? I can drive you..."
Alison shakes her head. - "No, no, it's okay, I... I can walk..."
Alison looks at Emily, the brunette looks at her, they want to say something, but, with Pam in front of them, the only thing that gets out of their mouths it's a 'good night'. The blonde leaves, and, the brunette starts climbing the stairs. Pam looks at her daughter, and, says...
Pam. - "Emy...?"
Emily stops in the middle of the stairs and turns to see her mother in the eyes...
Pam. - "Girls kissing girls, it's wrong, you know that, right?"
Emily gulps hard, she looks down, ashamed, even if she has done nothing wrong.
Pam was looking through the window the whole time, she saw them too close to her taste, and, that's why she opened the door before it could be too late. Pam Fields is a religion woman, she loves her family, she's kind with other people, but, in her mind, everything is black & white, even if the world is not like that...
Pam. - "I don't like how close you're becoming with this Alison. You should stop seeing her..."
Emily pleads with tears in her eyes. - "But, mom... I..."
Pam. - "Where does she live? Whom are her parents? What they do? I have never seen them. I have never seen her at school..."
Emily takes a deep breath, she doesn't know lots of things about Alison either, so, she's not sure how to answer all those questions...
Pam. - "I don't want you close to her, and, that's not under discussion, Catherine..."
Catherine... the last time that her mother called her by her middle name, it was when she was 6, and, got out of the house without permission. She had never seen her mom so mad since then, till now. And, despite how painful, it might be, Emily nods and decides to follow her mother wishes, because, after all, family is always 1st, right?
Emily gets in her room, she cries in her bed. And, even if it's painful to hear it, Pam really believes she's doing the right thing...
Noel. - "Mom, what are you doing?!"
Pam. - "You heard us?"
Noel nods
Pam. - "You're her brother, why you didn't stop this sooner?! You're supposed to protect her!"
Noel. - "Stop what?! Emily & Alison are doing nothing wrong!"
Pam walks away angrily, she doesn't want to discuss, but, Noel will not give up that easy...
Noel grabs her mom by the arm and stops her. - "This is hard for her already, don't make it harder for her, please..."
Pam shakes him off and replies. - "This is wrong! The bible says..."
Noel cuts her off. - "Jesus said 'You'll love one another'. Jesus said: 'blessed are the pure in heart, they shall see God..."
Pam says angrily. - "Noel, don't quote the Bible at me!"
Noel continues. - "Jesus: 'Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness sake, for them, it's the kingdom of heaven!"
Pam orders. - "Stop it! Noel, just stop!"
Noel. - "NO! You stop!"
Pam's eyes get bigger of shock, he has never talked to her like that...
Noel nails his index finger on Pam's chest and says angrily. - "You always say you'll love us, no matter what, so, guess what mom?! This is the moment to show it, to show how much you love us, how much you love your daughter!"
Pam. - "I love your sister very much! That's why I'm doing this! Because I'm trying to protect her..."
Noel. - "Protect her?! Protect her from what?! From being happy? From being in love?!"
Pam takes a deep breath when Noel mentions the word 'Love', because, no, her dear Emy can't be in love with a girl, no, she can't...
Pam. - "Girl x Girl is not normal..."
Noel. - "You know what is not normal? A mother turning her back on her own daughter..."
Pam gulps hard, she has no words to say, and, Noel walks to his room, very angry, but, above all, very disappointed of his own mother...
Noel. - "Emily is not the one who should be feeling ashamed..." (He turns his head and looking at his mother in the eyes, he says) "And, I'm pretty sure that Jesus is ashamed of you for judging Emily. And, you should feel ashamed, too, of turning your back on her..."
Noel closes his door, and, Pam stays alone in the hallway, not sure of what to think or what to feel...
(Some days later, at the DiLaurentis mansion)
Alison. - "What's taking so long? I texted her to come, to talk to me! Why she's not answering my calls or my texts! Why she stopped coming?! Why isn't she
here yet?!"
Spencer. - "Oh, try to be patient, Ali. We're in period of exams, maybe she's studying..."
Hanna. - "Uh, I don't know, not everyone is like you, Spence..."
Spencer rolls her eyes
Aria. - "I can ask Noel what is happening with her, I..."
Alison takes her red coat and says. - "No, don't bother, I'll ask her myself..."
The blonde is ready to go out and confront the brunette for this cold treatment, but, before she can put a foot outside, the girls stop her...
Alison. - "What are you doing?!"
Spencer. - "Stopping you to make this even worse!"
Alison groans angrily
Hanna. - "Ali. Have you thought that, perhaps, Emily could be the one to break the spell?"
Alison replies angrily. - "Of course I have! I'm not a fool..."
Aria. - "Good. Then you can understand why we don't think it's a good idea letting you go so angrily, right? You're too mad right now, and, yelling at her or being aggressive, it may not be the best way to win Emily's heart..."
Hanna. - "The little one is right, Ali. Right now you've to charm her, act like a gentleman..."
Spencer. - "Gentlewoman, Hann..."
Hanna rolls her eyes. - "Potato, Patato..."
Spencer rolls her eyes with Hanna's comment...
Aria. - "Ali, you need to be patient. Love's not that easy. These things take time..."
Hanna. - "But the rose has already begun to wilt... Ali's 18th birthday is in a few days, we don't have lots of time!"
Hanna is right, there's no time, the clock is ticking, and, if by now Emily has no feelings for her, maybe this is hopeless, maybe everything was in her head, maybe she over-read Emily's actions towards her, maybe...
Alison mumbles sadly. - "Maybe it's no use. She's so beautiful, and I'm so..." (She takes off the gloves and shows her claws when she yells angrily) "Well, look at me!"
The girls look at each other, and, they are not sure of what to say to cheer Alison up, but, then, one of them says...
Hanna. - "Oh, c'mon Ali. We can fix this..." (She touches Alison's hands and says) "With a manicure I can help you to see past this..."
Alison mumbles. - "I don't know..."
Aria. - "Yes, Ali! Don't give up! We can help you..."
The little brunette makes a fair point, maybe she needs help when it's about love, but, Alison DiLaurentis doesn't know how to ask for help. But, Alison doesn't need to really say the word, the girls are more than ready to give her a hand...
Hanna. - "Well, after the manicure, we should start by making yourself more presentable. Oh, I know what dress will look great on you!"
Alison. - "What?!"
Spencer whispers into Alison's ear. - "Look, we all know you don't like to hear Hanna's advice on fashion, but, she's really good at it, so, what do you have to lose?"
Alison rolls her eyes, she keeps her mouth shut. Is she really so desperate to let Hanna to dress her? Maybe she's, because before knowing it, Hanna, Aria and Spencer start doing their magic on her...
Aria. - "Ali, I know you're feeling frustrated, but, when you'll see Emily, don't frighten the poor girl..."
Alison rolls her eyes, of course she doesn't want to frighten her...
Spencer. - "Impress her with your rapier wit..."
Aria. - "But be gentle..."
Hanna. - "Shower her with compliments..."
Spencer. - "But be sincere about it..."
Alison nods at all, she makes a mental note about everything they're saying, even when they say...
The 3 girls at the unison say. - "And above all: You must control your temper!"
Alison groans angrily, it's easier said than done. And, Emily is making it very difficult, but, the blonde leaves the mansion, keeping in mind that the important issue, it's to find out why Emily refuse to see her...
(At the Fields house at night)
Zapping the channels of the tv without putting attention on what is in it, it has become Emily's new hobby. Right now, her mother and her brother are already sleeping, but, she can't sleep, she's too sad to be able to have sweet dreams, so, she's here... alone... watching TV. She looks at her phone, at all the texts, at all the missing calls of Alison, and, tears fall from her brown eyes. It's tearing her apart to keep her promise to her mother, but, she took the decision of being a good daugther, and, do everything that her parents say, even if it's killing her...
After a long moment of doing nothing, Emily turns off the tv, she walks away from the living room, and, go directly to the stairs when she hears a knocking at the door. Without asking who's at the door, she opens the door, and when the door creaks open, Alison wipes the silly face off, and looks to the door expectantly...
Emily mumbles. - "Ali..."
Alison. - "Uh, good evening..."
Emily just opens her mouth in shock because here she is! Alison, looking more beautiful than ever. They look at each other in the eyes, no words are needed, Alison's anger is already vanished when those beautiful chocolate eyes appeared in front of her...
Alison smiles. - "It's good to see you..."
Emily smiles, and, blushes. As a wolf, Alison can always see Emily, but, the blonde finds a peculiar beauty in staring at Emily when she's a human...
Alison says when she makes a step forward. - "Can I come in?"
Emily says loudly. - "NO!"
The brunette is too scared that her mom could wake up and catch them talking. Alison's smile fades with Emily's negative, and, the blonde makes a step back. The brunette feels bad for how she said it, and, for how she's making them feel, but, she can't go against her mother's wishes, right?
Alison looks down and mumbles sadly. - "Oh... okay... we... we can talk here..."
The brunette looks down sadly too. She doesn't deserve to see Alison's beauty, that's what Emily thinks. They stay in silence for a brief moment, till...
Emily mumbles sadly. - "You should leave, it's very late, and..."
Alison. - "And, I... I've been calling you, and, texting you..."
Emily nods sadly, she tries to keep it together, but, what it's happening between them, it breaks her heart ...
Alison. - "And, I... I shouldn't be here, but, I need to know..."
Emily. - "Know what...?"
Both girls look up, their eyes meet and...
Alison asks with a wrenching voice. - "Why you're ghosting me...?"
Emily wants to cry, she wants to burst in tears, because she can't bear the fact that she's causing so much pain in Alison's heart. Those blue eyes are about to cry, and, Emily can't see it, she can't stand that she's the reason of those tears. So, she rushes inside the house, she tries to close the door, but, Alison stops her, nailing her claws on the door...
Emily. - "Are those claws...?"
Alison feels ashamed of her hands, it was obvious that the manicure of Hanna wouldn't be enough, and, the blonde put the gloves on, very fast. Emily wants to ask so many questions, but, after all she's doing, does she even have the right to ask anything? Alison puts her arms behind her back, she looks down, and, waves from one side to another. Emiliy could close the door, but, she doesn't do it, she just stays there, watching as the blonde's trying to figure out what to do... what to say...
Emily says when she hears noises from upstairs. - "Please, you should leave..."
Alison looks up at her and says. - "I'll leave when you tell me what is coming on..."
Emily gulps hard
Alison. - "What the hell I did wrong? Why you stopped talking to me?!" (She says loudly with frustration and sorrow) "Please! Just tell me what I did wrong..." (Sobs and tears) "I... I..."
Emily looks down, she can't stare at Alison's tears, it's too much for her...
Alison. - "I'm asking nicely what...what does you want me to do to fix this? What I can do?" (Deep breath) "I know I don't have the best temper in the world, but, just give me a chance to know me better, and, you will see that despite my bad temper, I... I'm not so bad. Just give me a chance..."
Of course she's not bad, of course she's great, she's perfect in front of Emily's eyes, but...
Emily yells. - "I can't have anything to do with you!"
The brunette bangs the door in front of Alison. The blonde stays frozen in front of the door, Emily's words going over and over in her mind, while, on the other side of the door, Emily collapse in front of the door, bursting into tears. She's in pain, she's hurt, she's breaking her heart in a million pieces, and, someone is staring at it...
Pam mumbles sadly. - "Oh, Emmy..."
(Back at the DiLaurentis mansion)
Alison comes back, the girls are still there, they were waiting for her, they were waiting to see the spell get broken, they...
Spencer. - "Ali? Is that you? How did it go...?"
The blonde doesn't reply, she just climbs the stairs, and, bangs the doors of her room, while she storms inside the room...
Hanna. - "I guess that it didn't go very well at all, did it?"
The blonde is locked in her room, she looks at the rose wilt, she sees at her hands, she recalls Emily's words, and, she burst into tears, laying down on her bed...
Alison mumbles sadly. - "I was just fooling myself. She never felt anything for me, she doesn't want to have anything to do with me. She'll never see me as anything more than..." (She looks at her claws and cries) "A monster. (Another petal falls off the rose, and, Alison mumbles sadly while she looks at it) "It's hopeless to think about love, it's hopeless to dream about being loved... I'm a monster... I'm a beast... no one will ever love a beast like me..."
When the worst case scenario comes true, clinging to hope is all we've got left. But, there's really hope for these two...? For their love...? This is a painful moment for these girls, and, even if they think that this can't get worse... they're wrong... it can always get worse... so much worse...