Hello again,

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For the next two chapters, the context is very similar to the episode 16 season 4: the girls founded Alison's diary but now 'A' has it and plans to use it to catch Ali.

The twist here is that the appearances are deceptive.

Note 1: In Italics, the storyteller speaking (osea moi ^^)

Note 2: Alison nicknamed Emily as 'Killer' because of Emily's protective nature towards her

Note 3: the text underlined will be the title of the songs behind the scenes

Chapter 2 – Did she say it?

It was the 4th outfit that Emily tried that night before her encounter with Ali

(Emily self-talk as she looked in the mirror)

« Do I look good? ...what I'm thinking this is not a 'date'… but even then I want to look beautiful for you Ali… " she sighed and a noise interrupts her thoughts, it was the alarm, she saw the clock and it was time to go to the 'rendez-vous'.

Emily. - "Are you not coming in?" The brunette asked to Shana

Shana.-"She wants to speak with you in private"

The girl could tell that Emily was a little scared that this was a trap so she decided to give her the 'push' to enter

Shana. - "Listen Emily, if you want I can drive you home right now or you can go in and found out the true that you want to know so much" Shana came up very close to Emily, they remained face to face, looking in the eyes "because let me tell you something 'Killer', nothing is what it seems to be… and you have no idea how protective is Alison towards you"

It was her call, She was hesitating to get in but when Shana called her 'Killer', a little of bravery came to her body and before she could tell she was already in.

There was an abandoned warehouse, there were no lights.

Emily started to believe that Spencer was right and this was another manipulation of 'A' when from the shadows a gentle voice changed everything…

Ali. - "You came Em"

Emily turned and approached herself to the voice, she recognized that voice, but she needed visual contact in order to be sure that this was real.

(Music background: Our story by Graham Colton)

They were standing face to face, speechless; it was like time stopped until the rush for a hug came in and sooner than expected they were already hugging, crying, trying to keep up with all the lost hugs of those years when they were apart…

Emily tried to break the hug in order to start the talk but Ali didn't let her, she needed be close to her.

Ali. - "Please Em; let's stand a little closer, just one more minute… I really miss you so much!" Ali settled her face in Emily's neck, she breathed deep and that was it, the aroma of her beautiful mermaid, it was so intoxicated that she just got lost in it.

Emily. - "Ali, it's really you, you're alive! but why until now Ali?, why you let us believe all this time that you were dead?" Emily needed to understand

Ali. - "It has been too hard to stay away Ems, you have no idea…"

(Emily broke the hug; she put her hands in Alison's shoulders and looked her in the eyes)

Emily. - "Then don't anymore, come home, let me help you, I will protect you"

Emily spoke with real assurance in her words, Alison wanted to believe so much that was true, that her 'killer' was right, that she could protect her and she could be safe again but the thoughts ended suddenly when they hear some footsteps, someone was approaching.

(Distant clattering)

Ali. - "Someone is out there. Did you tell anyone about this?" Ali asked to Emily and in a fraction of a second, she took Emily's arm and put Emily behind herself, Ali stood in front of the brunette, she was determined to protect her no matter what.

Ali was going to pull out the gun that Shana gave her but she didn't because she saw that it wasn't a threat, it was just Spencer Hastings walking towards her.

Spencer. - "So you're really alive Alison DiLaurentis"

Ali.-"Yeah… what are you doing here Spence, I could shut you, you know!"

(Silence while Spencer approached)

Spencer. - "Why you only asked Emily to meet you? After all the hell that you put us through all this time, after all the things that we have done for you! How can you don't trust us!?" There were a lot of rancor and frustration on these sentences

Ali.-"Spence, it's not that! I just need to tell something to Emily, something that is only between her and me" Ali turned to see the eyes of the brunette who was speechless all this time

Spencer took Alison from the shoulder and made her look at her again to the eyes

Spencer. - "Bullshit Alison! You're just playing games, you just want to divide us and regain your spot as the 'Queen bee' of the group!"

Ali. - "What are you talking about?!... look I don't have time for you ok, you can believe wherever you want, just leave us alone… you don't need to hear this" She pointed Spencer toward the exit and tried again to turn towards Emily but once again Spence didn't let her

Spencer.-"Why so desperate to get me out? what is the secret?! Why only Emily needs to know?! Why…"

The girl was like a broken record, one question after another, she wasn't stopping, and Alison was losing her patience very quickly

Ali.-"Shut up! You don't need to hear…"

Spencer. - "But why, why you asked only Emily to come, why it's so damn important to speak in private with her, why!..."

Ali. - "Because I'm trying to confess her my feelings!"

Spencer finally got wordless

Emily.-"What are you saying?!" Emily said she was shocked with the sentence of the blonde; it was like her brain wasn't working correctly that night.

Ali put her hands on Emily's cheeks and with those big blue eyes she said:

"I love you against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness, against all discouragement that could be… I simply love you Emily Fields"

Emily was still processing the confession; she was under the point to doubt on the veracity of Ali's words when the blondie got closer and put in her lips the perfect kiss, soft, full of love… Emily couldn't do anything besides get lost in that kiss

She said it, she finally open her heart to Emily, but this is just the start…