HI ALL! so, i kinda got way to excited to focus on the chapter I'm currently writing, so i decided to post ONE MORE chapter today. Every 50 reviews (If i get that many lol) will get a shoutout, and i'll do my best to respond to every review, they really inspire me! Don't worry, i've pre-written a few chapters so far, and plan on updating every second day or so. And without further ado, may i present; Chapter 1 (2);

* DAY BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS *

Emily walked around the counter, the large coffee in her hands burning her skin slightly as she rushed to give it to a tiny brunette in the corner.

"Thank you…. emily." She murmured gratefully, glancing at her name tag.

"You're welcome, whats your name, by the way?" was Emily's response as she turned to walk away.

"Aria. Nice to meet you." said the girl. Aria. Emily smiled and returned the statement, before walking back to the cash register. she rested her front against it and waited, watching the clock. The brew wasn't very busy, so she reasoned that she could get away with slacking off.

Suddenly, the tiny bell on the door went off, signalling that a new customer had entered. Bored, Emily turned to the newcomer, already writing them off as uninteresting. But what she saw completely blew that thought out of the water.

The girl who had walked in looked to be Emily's age, but that was the only similarity between them. She had long, perfectly curled golden locks, and pale skin, with a light tan. She was wearing a simple white shirt and skinny jeans, and her face was soft but unique, the opposite of Emily's defined and attractive features, but no less striking. As the mysterious beauty looked up from her phone, Emily was struck speechless by her cool blue eyes, that somehow seemed to look right into her soul.

Don't be ridiculous, she told herself, plastering a smile on her face as she looked at the girl.

"Hi, what can I get you?" She repeated the familiar statement, and found herself actually interested in what she said. Well, this was new, she thought to herself. She had no clue whatsoever as to why she was suddenly so interested in this complete stranger, but reasoned it had something to do with her deep blue eyes, or the stunning smile that graced her lips as she locked eyes with her, causing butterflies to flutter around in Emily's stomach, and alarm bells to go off in her head. What was happening to her?

"Hi, um, can I have a chai latte?" was her graceful response. Emily felt as if she had died and gone to heaven, the girls voice sounded like that of an angels, in its own unique way. Berating herself on getting carried away, she nodded her head, and asked for a name. Normally she didn't, but she wanted… no, needed to know more about this girl, who's beauty had her so transfixed.

"Alison. Alison Dilaurentis. Whats yours?" Alison replied, and Emily found herself lost in Alison's voice once more. Snapping herself out of her trance-like state, she was quick to respond with a simple "Emily." Before smiling and turning down to the coffee machine, quickly starting on Alison's order. Alison. That was a pretty name, she thought to herself. She watched out of the corner of her eye as Alison walked over to Aria, and sat down. She discreetly watched the two interact, and felt a pang of jealously as Alison placed her arm on Arias.

Cut it out, she is allowed to go out with whoever she wants, besides, you don't even know her, she thought to herself, thoroughly shocked at her own strong reaction.

Quickly finishing The order, she wrote Alison's name on the cup, before looking up in her direction.

"Alison? Chai latte for Alison" She called, and watched as the stunning blonde stood and gracefully walked over to Emily. As she watched her walk over, Emily noted that while not as short as Aria, Alison was still shorter than her. But that was all too common, considering how tall Emily was- She actually rather liked it.

Alison came to a stop in front of her, and held out a hand, a expectant look on her face. Unable to resist smiling at her, she handed the coffee to Alison, before turning back to the register, typing in the order.

"You're cute. I don't think i've ever met you before? How long have you been in Rosewood for?" Alison's questions startled Emily, and she turned, alarmed, before relaxing when she saw the open curiosity on Alison's face.

"I moved here two months ago. What about you? She asked, finding herself strangely interested in this strangers story. Alison smiled.

"I've been here all my life, along with my three best friends. You should come hang with us sometime, you're starting tomorrow, right?" Nodding her head, Emily couldn't resist the relieved smile that crossed her lips. she hadn't expected friends so soon.

"Yeah I do! and I would love that, as long as they would be fine with it. Whats their names?" Alison was quick to explain, clearly eager.

"Over there is Aria, she's into english and artsy stuff. Then there is the academic genius, Spencer. And finally there is Hanna. fashion fanatic if you ever saw one." she relied, a soft smile coming onto her face as she talked about the girls. But it dropped instantly, as if she realised what she had shown. Emily thought they sounded fine, but couldn't help but wonder about Alison's place, since they seemed to even out pretty well without her.

"What about you?" She asked curiously. she found herself needing to find out more about Alison, as she talked to her more.

"Well i'm Alison and I'm fabulous, obviously!" The two laughed before she continued, "No, I'm kinda the one who brought us all together, I guess you could call me the leader. I'm kinda like, hanna, i guess. What about you? Three words to sum you up Em, come on!" Emliy was startled at the nickname that Alison had given her, but found a smile forming on her face as a slight blush coated Alisons cheeks as she realised what she had said.

"Well, Ali, I'm a swimmer, I guess kinda a jock, and umm, sweet? thats what my old friends always called me, anyways." Ali smiled, the blush fading as she realised that Em was ok with the nickname.

"Well, Em, could i get your number?… so we can organise something, of course." Emily felt a blush creep up as she registered what Ali had said, before she nodded quickly and pulled out her phone, unlocking it and giving it to Ali, who had hers already in her hand. the two quickly exchanged numbers, before Ali smiled at Em.

"I gotta go, Aria made me promise to help her on her French homework. She's terrible, i swear!" after a quick goodbye, Alison walked over to Aria, and Emily stood in stunned silence, trying to register what had happened. And the strangest bit was, she was 100% sure her mother was going to be the one over the moon about it, and she would probably start picking out Ali and the other girl's christmas presents, sure that they would be close with her. Deciding swiftly that she didn't want that to happen until she was sure she liked them, she decided against telling her mother.

Just then, Zack came down, and smiled, telling her her shift was over. She took the offered envelope with her pay check and walked out, grinning all the while.

Ali: Hey! i'll see you tomorrow? Come find me before school, i'll introduce you to the girls. See you later! x

Smiling to herself at the text, and trying to fight the blush that creeped up her cheeks as she read the x that Ali left, she replied:

Em: Sure will! See you then Ali x

nodding her head in satisfaction she pressed send and resumed walking home, a large earsplitting grin on her face, that would last the rest of the day.

Suddenly, she was excited to go to Rosewood high tomorrow. Maybe, just maybe, It wouldn't be so bad, after all.

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