Aria's POV

I was pushing a box into my house. I didn't care that I was showing off my strength. It wasn't like I was lifting the box. It was at least somewhat feasible that someone as small as me could move a very large box. I did go to the gym at least twice a week, even though it wasn't doing me any good. I decided that it would be good to do in case anyone ever questioned me about my strength. I probably would tell them eventually because they were my friends, but I wasn't ready for that yet. I was wearing a Catpool skater dress: Deadpool as a cat.

"So, someone from your mother's art gallery made this?" Hanna asked.

"Yeah." I answered.

"Where is your mom?" Emily questioned.

"She's staying in the apartment above the art gallery." I remarked. I still hoped that it would be temporary, but I didn't know if it was possible for them to work things out.

"It's kind of weird having your mom move out, isn't it?" Hanna replied as she looked over some schematics.

"I know most people would expect my dad to leave, but he didn't." I snapped.

"Aria." Spencer replied as Hanna glared at me. I then remembered who I was talking to.

"I'm sorry. I mean it as an attack on you." I told her. "All of this fucking sucks."

"I know." Hanna stated.

"So, we're not going to have depressing music at this thing, are we?" Emily asked as we began to open the box.

"It won't be and I want to get this all done before Jason gets to town." Spencer said.

"It's been so long since I've seen Jason." Hanna remarked as she walked over. None of us ever really knew Jason. He was always just Alison's big brother.

"Well, he was always kind of hot." I replied. I would have never dated him since he was Alison's brother, but I could imagine. "I can't believe that he got into an Ivy League school."

"That tends to happen to people who are rich." Emily pointed out as we finished open the box. Inside was a bird bath with little metal figures of the five of us on there. I couldn't help but wonder what Alison would think of it if she ever came back. It would be kind of awkward to go to a memorial for someone that I knew wasn't dead. "Do you think Jason will like this?"

"Of course he'll like it." Hanna replied. It wasn't like he knew that Ali wasn't dead.

"You know years from now, people will see this and they'll think not know anything about her." I replied. "It'll be the immortality that Ali always wanted."

I thought back to the summer before she disappeared. We were all at the lake in our bikinis, except for Hanna. We were talking about immortality. I had heard conflicting sources that lycanthropy was a form of immortality. I didn't know if I would live until something managed to kill me or not.

"You know she talked about immortality a lot." I commented.

"The way she acted sometimes, you'd think she was immortal." Spencer joked.

"Yeah, what teenager's favorite song is by Elvis?" Hanna added. I then thought to myself. Maybe it was possible. Maybe Ali really was immortal.

Hanna's POV

I headed home after a failed trip to the mall. Well, it wasn't a complete failure, but it didn't go as planned.

"It was humiliating. The store took my credit card away." I explained to my mom as I walked into the kitchen. I was wearing a grey sweater with lace-up sleeves and a purple miniskirt. "I had to use the one from dad."

"I was trying to keep them from you, but we're going to have to make some lifestyle changes." She explained.

"How long is this going to go on?" I questioned.

"Until we don't have to anymore." She said. I didn't know why she didn't just talk to Dad. He could send her a million like it was pocket change.

"Why don't you just ask Dad for money?" I replied. Come to think of it, what was she doing with the child support payments from him?

"Because I want to keep my dignity." She said. I had a feeling that something was up. Was she bribing Wilden now that she wasn't having sex with anymore?

I then went to Spencer's house. I heard he had arrived.

"There she is." The tall, bearded man that was Jason declared. He looked good with a beard.

"Jason, it's good to see you." I said before I gave him a hug. For some reason, he felt kind of cold. "I was just going over everything for the memorial. Here's a copy of the program."

"Oh, I sent you a copy of the program I was working on." Spencer replied.

"I saw it. My assistant and I just fined tuned it." Jason declared. He had an assistant? "She's not going to be here, though. Is this the picture?"

"Yeah, it's everyone's favorite." Emily answered.

"It's my favorite too." He stated. "I was hoping to get my family here, but neither my mom or dad are able to come. You know thinking about her always made me think about the four of you. It always sounded like you girls had some good times in her bedroom. I would like each of you to speak. I'd rather hear from Ali's friends than someone in the PTA. You know there won't be closure until they find who killed my sister. The cops in this town are completely useless. Now if you excuse me, I'm going to go have a talk with Detective Wilden and find out why they let Jenna escape."

"Did we just get fired?" I asked.

"Someone needs to stay on him." Spencer replied. "Aria."

"Why me?" Aria questioned.

"Because Jason always liked you the most." I pointed out. I knew she had a crush on him and always thought he had a crush on her too, even if it wasn't exactly appropriate.

Aria's POV

I tried to figure out how I would track Jason. I supposed that I could locate him by his smell. I probably was the best-suited for it, simply because of that. I was at school the next day. I was wearing a leather jacket with a black dress with white roses on it and tights. I looked and saw that no one had taken down the Homecoming signs. I couldn't help but think about that night. I still hadn't seen Ezra since.

Hanna's POV

"Listen to who Noel got us tickets for." Sean told me as he gave me an earbud. I listened and heard "Animal" playing.

"This is Neon Trees." I answered. "How did Noel get tickets to Neon Trees? And we get to go?"

"Yes, with Noel." Sean confirmed.

"Who's Noel bringing?" I inquired.

"Well, he wants to ask Aria, but she doesn't seem to be that into him." Sean explained. "He doesn't really want to ask her if he thinks she'll say no."

"So, I have to get Aria to go and then we get to go." I replied.

"Yes." He told me.

"I will make it happen then." I replied. "I have to go do yearbook now."

"Wait, yearbook? Are you working with that geek?" He asked.

"If you mean Lucas, then yes." I responded.

Emily's POV

I was having a lunch date with Maya. I was wearing a light denim jacket with a dark tee and dark jeans.

"I dare you." She declared. I smiled and closed my eyes and opened my mouth. She put a cookie in it. It was delicious and chewy. "What did you think I was going to give you?"

"I don't know. Maybe one of those really spicy potato chips." I answered after I finished chewing.

"Well I have some of those too if you're interested." She joked.

"So, do you wanna go out to dinner tonight?" I questioned. "I mean a date. We can go on a date."

"I'll think about it." She replied.

"Maya, that's not funny." I told her as she walked off. At that point, my phone rang. "Hi. Mom."

Hanna's POV

I went to the yearbook room and saw that Lucas had a picture of someone's locker. I couldn't help but think it was a bit weird.

"So, people just let you take pictures of their lockers?" I asked.

"Once, I say I need pictures of their locker for the book, they think it's about them and open up." He stated. I assumed that he wasn't talking to the druggies then. "So I was thinking four lockers to a page with the names under them."

"I don't think you should put the names under them." I countered. "Make it a mystery."

"I like that idea. It's smart." He replied. I then noticed his camera.

"Wow, this is impressive." I declared. "This kind of stuff isn't cheap."

"Well I like taking a picture with a real camera instead of a phone." He remarked. "I auctioned some stuff online and got a good deal."

"What kind of stuff?" I responded.

"You know, stuff." He declared with a smile as he rolled his chair back.

"Action figures, comics?" I guessed.

"They were really important to me when I was 12." He remarked.

"Who buys action figures that 12-year-olds used to think were cool?" I asked.

"40-year-old overweight white guys." He said. "You know Comic Book Guy from The Simpsons, well there really are people like that in real life."

"I didn't know you could make money that way." I told him. He then walked closer to me. "Are you interested in selling some stuff online."

"I don't know how." I declared.

"I do." He replied with a smile. "I can help you make some money if you want."

"That would be awesome." I responded.

"Well just tell me what you have two of and we'll sell one of them." He replied. "Just no kidneys, okay?"

I couldn't help but giggle at that.

Aria's POV

I was walking through the hallway. I couldn't help but notice that Emily looked upset and went over to her.

"Emily, are you okay?" I asked.

"It's my dad." She stated.

"Oh my god. Is he okay?" I questioned. I was ready to hug her.

"He's better than okay." She answered. "His unit is being moved out of Afghanistan. He's coming home."

At that point, I went over and hugged her.

"That's great news." I told her, even though I was a little jealous that she would be able to see both her parents at the same time.

Spencer's POV

I was sitting at home as I tried to think about what I was going to say at the ceremony. I could really use a distraction, but Alex was out of town. It was then I got a phone call.

"Wren?" I answered. "Why are you calling me?"

"I was just wondering what you were doing right now." He said. "Is that weird of me?"

"No, I'm just trying to pass some time." I stated. "I guess I can talk for a little while."

Hanna's POV

The next day at school, I was ready for my mission. I really wanted to see the band. I just had to convince Aria that it was worth going.

"Okay, it's time for you to stop being a downer and do something fun." I remarked.

"You just go want me to go so you can go with Sean." She replied.

"That's not true." I responded. She looked at me. "Okay, it's a little true. Aria this is Noel Kahn. You used to have a huge crush on him in middle school and now he's asking you out."

"The problem is that Noel is an ass." She pointed out. "And the time isn't right either."

"Well I thought this would take your mind off of everything at home." I stated.

"I would love to get my mind off of it, but I can't." She replied. "I'm sorry."

I walked away and it was probably like a minute later that I got a text saying that she was interested in going.

I then walked into the yearbook room, though Lucas wasn't there.

"What the hell are you doing here?" I asked.

"I was wondering if any of you had seen Jenna Cavanaugh lately." Wilden told me.

"I wasn't friends with Jenna. It's not my fault that your guards let her go." I replied as I went and picked up the photos."

"Did you know that Alison's brother is in town?" He asked me.

"Yeah, he's here for the memorial." I stated.

"He's here for more than that." He remarked. "Yesterday, he came into my office and yelled at me because he didn't like how things were being handled."

"Well, I believe he's entitled to that." I replied. "You know are you extorting my mother now? It seems like our money is disappearing despite my dad's large child support payments. You know I could tell Jason about how the cop investigating his sister's murder used to spend the night at my house."

Later, I found Lucas and took out the bag of old handbags that I had. He seemed a bit perplexed.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" I questioned.

"Do you know how I get when I talk about Star Wars? That's how I feel right now." He explained.

"Do you think people will buy this stuff?" I asked/

"It's the law of the universe. If you put it online, someone will buy it." He declared. "So why do you need money of a sudden?"

"My mom cut me off." I lied. I was still going to get to the bottom of things. Wilden didn't deny extorting her.

"Well I'm glad I can help." He stated before he started to take some pictures of them.

Spencer's POV

Emily and I met up with Jason after school. I was wearing a grey sleeveless dress with a button-up skirt with a black tee underneath. We had just walked out of the principal's office.

"It seems like you're good at letting people know who is in charge." Spencer stated.

"Is there a problem here?" Jason asked.

"There's no problem." Emily mediated. "You're Ali's brother and you should have the final say."

Before I could say anything, Detective Wilden showed up.

"Detective, it's interesting to see you here." Jason replied as he walked over and we followed.

"If you think this is interesting, we're looking in Jenna Cavanagh's locker." Wilden declared.

"Do you think she's hiding in there?" Jason quipped. "Well investigation better turn up more than her Chemistry homework."

"You made it clear you weren't satisfied with the pace of the investigation, so I'm speeding things up." Wilden replied.

"In other words, you've got nothing. I realized that yesterday." Jason declared. It was nice to see someone put that guy in his place.

"Sometimes we withhold information about investigations as to not impend them." Wilden said. I had a feeling this wasn't one of those times.

"The only reason that you're tearing apart this girl's locker is because she's not around to object." Jason countered.

"Jenna Cavanagh called your sister the night that she appeared." Wilden stated. "She answered."

"Jenna called Ali that night that she died?" Emily asked.

"She did, or someone else did using her phone." Wilden pointed out. I still wasn't sure why they were completely ruling out an animal attack. It didn't have to be murder.

Emily's POV

Later, I was in my room getting ready for my date. I had decided that I would wear a navy lace dress along with the scarf that Maya had given me. I was nervous, even though I wasn't even sure if we would kiss on a first date.

Aria's POV

So, we decided to get pizza before the concert. We met at Sean's house as I listened to Sean rave about the band. I really didn't even like their music.

"We should get going." Hanna said.

"That must be the guy with the cheesesticks." Noel declared as he went to get the door. Sean went to the bathroom.

"Can you least pretend you're having a good time?" Hanna requested.

"I'm having a great time." I lied.

"Aria, you're sucking the energy out of this place." She said.

"Well I'm trying." I said.

Emily's POV

After dinner, Maya and I went to the movie theater. Rosewood had a really nice movie theater. I had told her about my dad at dinner.

"What's your dad's rank?" Maya asked.

"He's a lieutenant colonel." I explained.

"He's been right in the middle of it. It's too bad he won't be the guy to find bin Laden." She joked. "When does he get back?"

"In ten days." I told her.

"I can't imagine what it would be like to have a parent in the military or how happy you must feel right now." She said.

"I'm not going to be happy until I see him." I declared. "I don't want to get my hopes in case things change."

"Do you think I can meet him?" She inquired. Before I could answer, the movie started. It was one of those old movies without trailers. She looked a bit nervous, so I grabbed her hand.

Spencer's POV

Jason and I sat my living room as we planned for the final stages of the memorial.

"So, it looks like it's going to rain tomorrow." I said. "I can't wait until all of this over?"

"The memorial or the investigation?" He asked.

"Both." I answered.

"The memorial should be fine. I lit a fire under the cops." Jason replied.

"Did you know that Jenna called Alison?" I questioned.

"No, and he shouldn't have told me but he was easy to shake up, like most bullies." He declared as he had a sip of his soda. He was alcoholic, so he couldn't drink. "You know you used to stand up to Alison. I thought things would get physical, but it didn't happen."

"Who do you think killed Alison?" I challenged.

"It could have just been an animal. Police want to blame someone. Maybe someone had an attack dog tear her up. Who knows." He answered.

"I thought you said you wanted closure." I told him.

"Knowing what happened to her won't give you closure." He pointed out.

Emily's POV

The good news about old movies was that not a lot of people went there and there were good for making out in. We were doing some pretty heavy making out. I was pretty sure that no one even notice.

Aria's POV

After the concert, we went back to Hanna's house. It had started raining and I was sitting in the kitchen eating another slice of pizza. I really didn't have a good time at the concert.

"Are you okay?" Noel asked as he came into the kitchen.

"Yeah, I was just hungry." I told him.

"I know that feeling. I want one of those cheesesticks now." He replied. "But I did want to talk to you."

"About what?" I asked.

"Why do you hate me so much?" He responded.

"It's not you." I replied. "It's just that I just got out of something and I also am going through a lot with my parents' situation."

"Yeah, it would be tough with your parents splitting up." He stated.

"They're not split. They're separated." I corrected. "Not all separations lead to divorce."

"Did you really date a boy back in Iceland?" He asked.

"It was a bit more recent than that, but it's over now." I replied.

"Well that must be why you didn't want to go out with me then." He replied. "When am I going to get you at the right time? You know I was just thinking about kissing you, but I think I'll wait."

Hanna's POV

The next morning, I was downstairs. My mom was shocked when she saw a full fridge.

"You went to the grocery store." She replied.

"I sold some stuff online." I explained.

"You sold some things online?" She repeated.

"Just some bags that I wasn't using anymore." I replied. "They weren't even in style anymore."

"Hanna, don't do that again. Don't sell your things." She told me. I didn't think she would be upset.

"I liked it. I was kind of fun." I stated.

"You shouldn't have to do that." She responded.

"Mom, don't worry about it. If you don't want to tell me what's happening to our money, you don't have to, but I want to make sure everything works out."

"You should get going." She replied.

Spencer's POV

We were all going to give our speeches for the memorial. I couldn't help but be a bit surprised when I saw someone walk in the back. It was Ian, my sister's old boyfriend. I couldn't figure out what he was doing there. Wilden was there too for some reason/

We each gave our speeches. I was pretty that none of us had anything memorized and were just winging it. It was really nice to hear everyone talk about her. It made me think of the good times. Sure, there were bad times with her, but the good times mostly outweighed them. I still couldn't help but think that something was off about Jason. He was very much like Ali and I couldn't pinpoint why. I was able to notice that he had a love of jazz music and not new jazz either.

I just knew that I needed to get to the bottom of this. There was more to Rosewood than I knew about, but I was going to figure it out.

So where to begin? Spencer knows something weird is going on in Rosewood. Also Emily and Maya are together. Jason is played by Liam Hemsworth (and will always be) and Ian is played by Jeremy Sumpter. Please don't forget to review.