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Chapter 12 – Old habits

(DiLaurentis' house)

Detective.- "What is the last thing that you remember?"

Alison sitting in the couch and with the arms crossed.- "Me waking up in that hospital"

Detective.- "Before that?"

Alison got up from the couch and very upset, she yelled.- "How many times do I need to tell you, I remember nothing! Nothing! I wake up without knowing who I was or where I was! Did you also suffer a fucking head trauma or you're just retarded enable to understand what I'm saying?!"

Jessica D.- "Alision! Manners!"

Detective.- "It's ok Ms. DiLaurentis; I guess we're done for today; we will inform you if we found anything but at this point it seems that it will take us more time to found out what happen"

Jessica D was escorting the detective to the front door when she said.- "Thank you for coming, please, forgive my daughter, she's passing for a difficult time; please if you know anything don't forget to tell us"

Detective.- "Sure we will, also if your daughter remembers something you need to inform us"

Jessica D.- "Of course, of course"

Jessica D. closed the door and got back to the living room where Alison was throwing a temper tantrum; Jessica was planning to say something but in that moment Kenneth and Jason arrived with a surprise for Alison.

Kenneth.- "Darling; where are you?" (He was referring to Alison)

Alison temper changed immediately when she heard his father; she didn't remember anyone of her family but concerning his Dad and his brother she could feel a little warm feeling; something that she didn't feel when she was with her mother.

Alison.- "I'm here Dad, in the living room"

Kenneth hugged her and kissed her front-head.- "I have a surprise for you"

Alison was curious to know.- "What is it?"

Kenneth.- "Jason, bring it in!"

Jason got in the living room with a golden retriever, it was adorable and the dog immediately goes directly to Alison.

Jessica D.- "What is this?!"

Kenneth responded without looking to her wife, it was evident that he was giving her the cold shoulder.- "It's a dog"

Jessica D.- "Yes, I can see that but I don't want him in my house!"

Kenneth.- "The doctors said that it will be good for Alison therapy" he turned her head and looked to her wife in the eyes "you will get used to it"

Alison with a smile in her face as she was playing with her new furry friend.- "What is its name?"

Jason.- "In the shelter, its name was Pepe"

Kenneth.- "You can called him as you like Alison"

Alison.- "Pepe, I like it! Pepe is easy to remember"

Kenneth was happy to see Alison's smile, it was the 1st time that he saw a smile in her face since she was back.

Alison.- "Can I play with him outside in the backyard?"

Kenneth.- "I don't know darling"

Jason.- "I can go with her outside"

Kenneth got surprised, it was the 1st nice thing that Jason was offer to do since Alison was back.- "Ok, but just some minutes"

Alison looked to both of them and said.- "Thanks… let's go Pepe!"

(Spencer' house)

Hanna.- "How is possible that you lost it?!"

Spencer.- "Stop yelling me ok! I'm not proud of it!"

Aria.- "Did you look in all your house?"

Spencer.- "Yes I looked everywhere, it's not here!"

Someone approached and from the door frame of Spencer's room.- "What are you looking?"

The girls jumped of surprise.

Spencer.- "Melissa, what do you want?"

Melissa.- "Nothing in particular… so what are you looking?"

Spencer.- "An USB"

Melissa.- "Oh, I haven't see anything but if I see it I will tell you"

Spencer.- "Thanks…"

Melissa.- "Have you girls visited Alison?"

Aria.- "We are not allowed to visit her, the doctors and her parents said that it will perturb her more to see us"

Melissa.- "I see… it must be nice to don't remember the awful person she was and all that she did…"

Spencer.- "Melissa!"

Melissa.- "Don't look at me like that Spencer, we all know who Alison D. is; and I'm sure that even now with a clean slate, she will got back to her old habits and be the bitch that she has always been… you're better without her, everybody was better without her"

Emily was arriving to Spencer's house; she looked from the distance Alison's house; she sighed and she was walking towards the front porch when she could hear a voice that was very familiar to her. She walked into the backyard of Spencer and she was standing there when suddenly a furry dog touched her leg.

*** Music background: Bring It Back To Me by Martin Luke Brown ***

Emily folded down and started to pet the dog; she noticed that the voice approached. And just like that there she was, her blonde walked in between the bushes; it was like a dream for Emily, the brunette was amazed and with each step that the blonde did towards her; Emily could feel how her heart was beating more and more fast.

Alison.- "Pepe! Where are you?!"

Alison stopped running towards the dog; she kept a distance from Emily and looked at her into the eyes for some minutes, both girls stood like that until Jason arrived.

Jason.- "Alison you can do that! Dad will be… Emily?!"

Emily didn't reply, she was speechless

Jason grabbed Alison's arm and said.- "Let's go we need to go back"

Alison finally was able to react when she felt the touch of his brother and said as she pointing out the dog.- "You have my dog"

Emily looked down to the dog.- "It's yours? I didn't know… what is its name?"

Alison.- "Pepe… its name is Pepe"

Emily playing with the dog; she was thinking how to continue the conversation.- "Pepe, it's a cute name, it fits him..." (Emily started to talk to the dog) "Pepe, you should obey your owner, it's not polite to leave her without saying her where are you going…"

Alison chuckled; she was amused and she found adorable the conversation of Emily with the dog.

Alison.- "It looks like he likes you"

Emily.- "Yeah… I'm a dog person…"

Jason.- "We need to go Alison; you should not talk with anyone, the doctors said that…"

Alison.- "Screw the docs! I will do as I please!"

Jason.- "Alison!"

Alison was ignoring his brother, for some reason that she couldn't explain in that moment, she couldn't stop to look at Emily.- "You, 'dog person'… your name is…?"

Emily.- "Emily, I'm Emily"

The girls arrived in the scene and Alison looked at them.

Alison.- "Hi… sorry to get in without permission"

Spencer.- "It's ok, don't worry"

Jason.- "Alison we really need to go!"

Alison huffed.- "Find, let's go Pepe, come on!"

The dog approached and before leaving the blonde turned in direction of Emily and said to her.- "See you around 'dog person'" she smiled and left.

Aria asking to Emily.- "What was that?"

Hanna.- "Dog person?"

Spencer.- "Are you OK Em?"

Emily got a deep breath and responded to her friends.- "No I'm not ok but I will be… and that was a start…"

Hanna.- "I don't get you 'dog person'?"

The girls laughed

Emily.- "Let's go inside"

And just like that the 1st encounter was done.

The girls continued to meet in Spencer's house, mostly by Emily's request, she had the hope to have another encounter with the blonde but it didn't happen.

The girls didn't found out the USB of Alison, they kept trying to investigate the relation of Jessica D. with A, but without results, they started to get in circles.

A few days later, the doctors gave permission Alison to socialize and at the same time all the girls received a message from A:

"I don't share my toys; keep your distance from my Barbie, she's out limits; especially for you Emily"

Emily wasn't planning to obey again the commands of A but they summited it to a group vote and she lost so for the time being, she will keep her distance from her; well that was what she promised to the girls.

(Alison's front porch)

Alison.- "Ahh Pepe, it seems that it will be just you and me again…" She looked down to her dog and continued to talk with him "Why no one visits me? Pepe, do I don't have any friend?"

"People like you have no friends Alison"

Alison looked up and asked.- "Who are you?"

"You might not remember me now but I'm Mona"

Pepe started to bark and Alison got up and approached to the girl.

Alison.- "Easy Pepe, calm down… There is a reason why you're here?"

Mona smirked.- "Oh Alison, I just got the information that you will be back to school tomorrow so I just wanted to give you a little advise…"

Alison.- "Yeah… and what could be that 'advise'?

Mona.- "That you might not want to make it a habit to be comfortable in Rosewood, your vibe doesn't really fly around here anymore"

Alison.-"I'm sorry?!"

Mona.- "There is a new Queen Bee in Rosewood! And you're not welcome anymore!"

Alison smirked.- "Ohh little Mona you really don't want to go there… according with my Mom, at Rosewood, I was known for making girls cry with nothing more than an evil eye or snort… and by the way you don't just flat-out and insult the person, where are your manners?!"

Mona got upset.- "Is that right?"

Alison smirked and replied.- "It should be backhanded, like: I love your hair no one told me that flat and lifeless was the new look"

Mona.- "I see so like this: that dress is so flattering on you, I didn't know they made dresses for the concave girl"

Alison smirked and replied.- "You have skills women but it takes years of degrading people before you can call yourself a Queen Bee"

Mona.- "Look who is speaking; the girl without memories"

Alison.- "Not to worry I've got pedigree, you can be thankful to my mother for that"

Mona approached and yelled to Alison.- "If I were you, I better stop trying to get back!"

Alison smirked.- "You pathetic bitch, I'm coming back to school and I will do as I please and no one especially you, will tell me what to do!"

Both girls were looking in the eyes until a familiar voice interrupted

Emily.- "Mona! What are you doing here!"

Mona.- "It seems that your bodyguard had arrived just in time… see you in school Alison"

Alison.- "Yeah I can't wait for that…"

Mona left and Pepe approached to Emily's leg.

*** Music background: All I do by Yuna ***

Emily touched Alison's arm.- "Are you OK?! She didn't do anything to you right?!"

Alison looked to the brunette.- "And what if she does something to me? What would you do in that case?"

Emily.- "I would definitely kick her ass!"

Alison laughed to Emily's response and in a natural way she said.- "Easy 'killer', I don't want to have problems with the cops…"

Emily show a surprised look.- "How did you call me?!"

Alison looked with confusion to the girl.- "Mmm 'killer'… did it bother you?"

Emily gulped.- "No… just why did you calm me like that? Did it means something to you?"

Emily was looking to the blonde, hopping that she was remembering something.

Alison.- "Mmm… I don't think so, to be honest, most of the time, I just speak without thinking, the words just come to me…"

Emily disappointed.- "Ahh… I see…"

Alison as she was playing with Pepe.- "Do you assist to Rosewood school?"

Emily.- "Yes…"

Alison.- "Do you knew me? I mean, I don't remember anything but since the 1st time that I saw you I wanted to ask you…" (She looked up to Emily and continued with her speech) "Do you know me?"

Emily hesitated a moment because she remembered her promise to keep her distance.- "Everybody knows who you are Alison, there is no one in Rosewood who doesn't know you"

Alison.- "Perhaps everybody knows me but no one has visited me since the doctors allowed me to talk with others…"

Emily gulped

Alison.- "I asked to my parents if I had friends or boyfriend or something but they shut me down every time that I ask; I looked in all my house but there are only photos of my family… my Mom told me that I was the Queen Bee of the school but for what it seems to me; I probably was in the spotlight but alone…"

Emily gulped again and when she was going to speak; Alison interrupted her

Alison.- "I should go inside, I'm exciting for tomorrow, I'm coming back to school"

Emily.- "You are?"

Alison.- "Yeah, well I will assist just to some courses with a tutor for now and in a progressive way, they will add me a more complete schedule in a class room… they want me to take it slow"

Emily.- "I see…"

(From the distance; the girls could hear the voice of Jessica D. looking for Alison)

Alison.- "Well, now I'm definitely going in…"

She approached to Emily and kissed her cheek without thinking; she got a little confused by her own action, it was so natural and so foreigner for her at the same time

Alison looking Emily in the eyes with a confused look.- "See you tomorrow"

Emily.- "Yes, see you tomorrow"

The girl got in the house with her dog. Emily didn't stop to look at her.

Perhaps the memories of the mind are lost but the memories of the heart are still there…