Chapter 4
Emily and Alison had visited each other often since that night. They would go riding again or out to the market to buy treats. Emily often treated Alison to a sugar bun when she hadn't quite managed to sneak some money out of her mother's bag. Alison would find it cute when Emily's face got covered in sugar, but would never say anything about it.
"Buns, or honeycomb?" Emily asked Alison as the two girls were just out on another day at market. The sun was blazing bright up in the sky and they were both sweating.
"Uh, buns" Alison replied. Emily dropped a few pennies into the Baker's hand and he handed her over two bread buns. Alison took hers and started walking down the end of the street.
"You know" Emily began, in between mouthfuls "I should really introduce you to my friends one day"
Alison sank her teeth into her bun.
"Indeed. I would so love to meet your friends" She answered.
Before any of them could do anything, a large man ran past. He grabbed Alison's hand and started running with her in the opposite direction. Alison screamed and dropped her bun.
"Emily!" She cried, the rough man pulling her down the road by her wrists. She tried to push him off, but he was too strong for her. She descended further and further into the distance. Emily didn't waste any time. She dropped her pennies and bun and ran after Alison.
"I got meself a princess" The man chuckled, pushing past the crowd and running through anyone who tried to stop him from running "Ow, she will sell for lots and lots, yes she will"
Alison kicked him hard in the back of his leg. He turned around and snarled.
"Pretty princess trying to defend herself? Try defending this"
He kicked Alison hard on her knee and she flinched, grabbing her knee.
"Emily!" Alison screamed, tears rolling down her face. Emily sprinted as fast as she could after the man. She was so very close when he suddenly turned a corner.
"Come back here, creep" She hissed, attempting to grab his collar. He ran up to the alley wall and stopped, slowly turning around. Alison's wrist had turned red by his grasp and her face was wet from tears.
"Take your hands off of her" Emily demanded. The guy smirked.
"It's gonna cost ya" He snickered, holding out his hand and beckoning for Emily to put something in it.
"What do you want" Emily sighed in defeat. She stared at Alison who was pleading with her eyes and mouthing 'Help me'.
"30" he decided "Pay up, sweetheart, or go home."
"Yeah. Sure" Alison shot Emily a look as if to say 'What on earth do you think you're doing?' Emily gave her a knowing wink back. She pretended to pull something out of her pocket and squeezed it tight into her hand.
"That's it, darling. Hand it over"
Emily gave him her hand. She hovered it over his own and just as he opened his hand to receive the pennies, Emily grabbed it. She twister his arm behind his back and pinned it up against the wall, beating off his other hand so that Alison could escape.
"Let...me...go...stupid...bitch" He grumbled from his cheeks. Alison ran and hid behind Emily.
"Leave the princess alone" She hissed into his ear "Walk away, and never speak a word of this to anyone"
The man nodded as Emily let go of his dirty hands.
"Run!" She yelled to Alison. The two girls ran down the end of the alley way, Alison slightly limping.
"You hurt?" Emily asked, as they reached a clearing in the grass.
"A bit" Alison answered, grabbing onto her knee. It was swollen and purple.
"Did he kick you?" She asked, bending down to take a look at her knee. Alison nodded "He was a creep anyways. That bruise will soon heal up"
Alison smiled. She loved Emily's reassurance.
"Want a piggy back back to the hut, princess?" Emily offered, bending down for Alison to get on her back.
"Sure"
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"I had fun today" Alison smiled "You know, despite the fact I was nearly kidnapped by a homeless man" Her and Emily were sitting in an old deserted hut near the stables with a fire.
"Yeah. Me too" Emily smiled back. She threw another log into the fire and the flame grew bigger.
"I never thanked you for what you did today" Alison confessed. A small smile curved up Emily's mouth "So thanks"
"D-Don't mention it"she stammered "Is that bruise still hurting?" Alison rolled up her dress revealing a large bruise on her knee.
"It's fine" She said "It could have been worse"
"Yeah" Emily smiled "That guy was seriously a total creep. Someone should report him"
"Report him to who?" Alison sighed "The Queen? My mother? If she finds out I was at the market...with you...then she will punish us more than him" Emily sighed too, Alison rolling her dress back down.
"I understand" She smiled. Alison's face fell and her neck dropped. "What's the matter?"
"How do you do it?" Alison said, quickly
"Do what?" Emily answered, throwing another piece of wood into the fire.
"Your so brave. How do you do it? How are you always so positive and fearless"
"I am so not fearless" Emily laughed, blushing slightly.
"Everything is so easy for you" Alison sighed "Everything you do...say...it's nothing to you"
"Well, being an outcast has its perks" She uncapped a bottle of rum and started drinking.
The fire was crackling hot. Their faces were both burning with the heat. Emily was staring, smiling at Alison with her creamy brown eyes and cute little smile, when Alison did something unexpected. She grabbed the back of Emily's head and pecked her on the lips, immediately pulling away. Her lips tasted of the rum she had just drank-bitter sweet. Emily's cheeks turned hotter than they already were.
"I-I don't know why I just did that" Alison blushed. She quickly stood up and brushed her dress off.
"Alison-"
"I-I have to go"
She hurried away to the old wooden door. Emily stood up and tried stopping her but before she could do anything, Alison was already gone.
Emily sat on the log, her head in her hands. Alison had just ran out with her without saying anything.
"Ugh" She groaned "She forgot her stupid hat"
By her feet was a white frilly summer hat that Alison had been wearing that day. She picked it up, brushed the burnt wood and dust off of it and headed out the door.
The air was cold. The wind blew harshly and the hat nearly flew away. Emily held it to her chest as tight as she could.
"Oy! Watch it!" A homeless man yelled as Emily tripped over his muddy boots.
"S-sorry"
She hadn't been concentrating on the man in the street, or anything...since Alison had kissed her. Alison Dilaurentis, the Princess of Rosewood, had kissed her.
'Do I like her?' Emily asked herself 'Of course I do-what's not to like'
She had almost reached Alison's bedroom window when she cursed and stamped her feet on the ground.
"Fuck. I forgot the rope"
Emily dropped the hat and stared up at Alison bedroom. It was quite high. If anybody fell from there, then that would be the end of them. There were a few loose bricks in the castle wall that Emily thought she could just manage to climb up...
"Oh god oh god oh god" Alison muttered, pacing up and down her bedroom. She shook her fists and stared at the ground "Oh god. What did I do?" Alison slumped down on her bed and stared up at the ceiling.
"I just kissed a girl" she whispered to herself "An actual girl. That was my first kiss...and it was a girl"
She had been muttering to herself for the past hour. "She's adorable though...do I like her? Of course I like her. She's everything. She's everything I ever want in a person" Alison suddenly clapped her hands in her head "What am I saying? I can't be with her-a girl, a peasant! What would people think of me? What would mother and father think of me?" suddenly she remembered "Oh screw mother and father, they don't give a damn about me I might as well be dead. Emily Fields is an adorable little cutie and I want to kiss her. But what do I tell her? Shit shit shit shit shit" She cursed, throwing herself onto her bed. There was a sudden tapping on the window.
"Oh dear God please don't be Emily" She thought. But sure enough, it was her, hanging from the window sill and smiling up at Alison.
"She's so cute" She thought "Damn, No, I can't say that. Or can I?" Alison continued staring up at the ceiling.
"Gonna let me in, pretty girl?" Emily called from outside. Alison suddenly jumped up and realized Emily was still hanging outside her window. She beckoned Emily to come in, a thousand thoughts running through her head.
"Hey" Emily smiled, walking over to Alison's bed. She was wearing her big fancy white hat "How do I look?"
"Cute" Alison smiled, without thinking "I-I mean, great" An awkward silence dawned in Alison's bedroom.
Emily took the hat off and spun it around her fingers. The hat flew off neatly onto Alison's head.
"Cool trick" Alison said. Emily sat down on the bed in front of Alison.
"Don't mind me ruffing up your sheets a bit, princess?" She smirked. Alison shook her head, still unable to talk "Hey, you ok?"
"Fine" She managed to say, her eyes wandering the room "H-hey, Emily, I'm sorry"
"Sorry for what?" Emily asked, crossing her feet up on the bed
"For earlier" Alison replied, bowing her head "I-I know I shouldn't have kissed you and I..."
"It's okay" Emily interrupted "I'll just, pretend it never happened. Hey I like your bed covers by the way"
"Thanks" said Alison "B-but the thing is, I'm not sure if I want to pretend it didn't happen" Emily's eyes widened.
"Y-you what?" Emily said, her throat dry. Alison turned bright red and could hardly get the words out her mouth.
"Look the truth is" She said, almost bursting "You are really really cute. Like too cute to even be human. Cuter than a.."
"Yeah I get it," Emily blushed "Your point is?"
"And I think I...I..."
"Spit it out, princess"
Alison blushed. She loved it when Emily called her princess.
"I think I like you" she whispered. Emily gulped. She moved her hand over to Alison's and rubbed the back of her hand.
"I like you too" Emily confessed. This time, it was Alison's turn to gulp. They both slowly moved in towards each others faces when Emily snatched the hat off Alison's head.
"Hey, give that back!" Alison laughed, reaching out her hand to try and grab the hat off of Emily's head. Emily jumped off the bed and stood in the middle of the room.
"Hello" she greeted, in her poshest tone "My name is Alison Lauren Dilaurentis and I am the princess of Rosewood"
"You know my middle name" Alison muttered "Wow, you really pay attention to me, don't you?"
"I-I do" she stammered before continuing strutting around the bedroom.
"I have pretty blonde hair and ocean blue eyes" Emily mimicked. Alison laughed.
"My parents want me to be like my perfect siblings" Emily continued "But what they don't realize is I am the most perfect human being alive"
Alison blushed, smirking at Emily's every word.
"Stop it" she giggled, attempting to reach out for the hat. She jumped up and ran after Emily, trying to get it.
"You are such a tease, Emily Fields" she laughed.
"If you want it" Emily laughed, outstretching her arm and lifting the hat above her head "You'll have to get it"
Alison sighed. She jumped to try and grab the hat, but couldn't reach. Calling for desperate measures, she started climbing up Emily's torso. Emily wrapped her arms around Alison's waist and dropped the hat.
"Was this your plan all along?" Alison giggled, almost nervously.
"Maybe" Emily smirked back. She dived onto the bed, falling on top of Alison who's legs were still wrapped around her waist.
They stared at each other for a few seconds, occasionally glancing at each others lips. Then, they met each other halfway into a deep kiss. It started off chaste, but Alison soon felt Emily's tongue brushing against her bottom lip. Not sure what to do (as it was her first kiss) Alison nervously opened her mouth and let Emily's tongue enter.
"Mmh" she groaned. Emily smiled into the kiss.
"You just moaned" she laughed. Alison slapped her face.
"Hey" she argued "I'm enjoying this you know. And your not a bad kisser by the way, for a peasant" Emily chuckled slightly.
"As if you would know" she said "What is this, your first kiss?"
"Yes" Alison replied "And I was enjoying it very much so if you don't mind..." she grabbed Emily's smirking face and kissed her again. Emily flipped them over, so Alison was straddling her waist, her golden hair falling into Emily's face. The kiss lasted seconds. Seconds turned into minutes. The kiss lasted for 16 minutes 28 seconds when they finally pulled away.
"That was" she started.
"Amazing" Alison finished, out of breathe. Both girls quickly scrambled up onto the bed and stared at each other for a while.
"Your amazing" Alison giggled, almost lost for words. When she realized what she had let slip out, she slapped her hands across her mouth.
"It's okay, princess" Emily smiled "Your amazing too"
"You know, I shouldn't be doing this" she sighed "You know..."
"Because I'm a girl?" Emily asked, smirking. Alison shook her head, but after looking back at Emily, she nodded again.
"Yeah" she blushed "But also, your a peasant" Emily laughed.
"A-and I don't care that your a girl" Alison put in "Your unlike any boy I've ever met. Y-you actually care about me"
"Okay, is this a full on confession because I just came to return a hat..."
Emily started laughing and Alison playfully punched her on the shoulder.
They stared at each other for a little while longer until out of nowhere, she heard a shouting come from down stairs.
"Alison!" Mrs Dilaurentis called "Alison, you were out again today, weren't you? Stupid child!"
Alison sighed. She stood up and paced around her room.
"Y-you'd better go" she said. Emily nodded and started heading to the window. She jumped up on top and hauled herself to the other side.
"Y-you can't tell anyone about this, p-peasant" Alison called, her voice cracking a bit. Emily chuckled.
"I get it, princess" Emily smiled.
"B-but I do like you" she made sure to add "I really, really do"
"I like you too" Emily laughed. She was just about to climb down, when she stopped.
"One more thing" she said, climbing back up the wall. Before anyone could say anything, Emily pushed Alison down by her chest onto the bed, climbed on top of her, and kissed her. One kiss led to two, two led to three, three led to five, five to ten, and ten to and endless amount of joint wet kisses.
"W-what was that for?" Alison asked, sitting up.
"I've just...wanted to kiss you for a long time" she replied "And I had no idea you wanted to kiss me too. And now I know you do, I might never wanna stop" she lent over and kissed her again.
"Emily" Alison laughed "S-stop. My mother will be up here in a minute and I don't want her to see you"
"Alright" Emily sighed, standing up off the bed and heading to the window "I'll see you later then"
"Bye" Alison blushed slightly and raised her hand in a wave.
Emily smiled. She made a heart with her hands. Alison tried to do the same, but couldn't quite get her hands in place. Emily chuckled, watching Alison try.
"Your so cute" she smiled.
"Your cuter" Alison blushed. She waved goodbye as she watched Emily climb down the walls and vanish. Alison pulled a mini fist bump and threw herself on the bed.
"I can't believe it" she whispered, loud enough so only she could hear "She likes me too. She actually likes me too. Uhhh she's so fricking adorable and she doesn't even know it. Am I in love? I don't know...maybe" she grinned and played with her fingers. God, even just thinking about Emily triggered her...
"Wow" Emily laughed, walking away "I just had a make out session with the princess of Rosewood. Wait til I tell the girls" She couldn't help smirking at the thought of Alison underneath her, her tongue in her mouth and her heavy breathing.
"Oh god I'm so in love" Emily smacked her head "I'm so desperately hopelessly unreasonably unconditionally stupidly in love with Alison Dilaurentis"
"Well at least one of us is happy"
Emily looked down to see the person talking to her-Paige. She was sitting on the corner of the road with a bottle of beer in her hand and she looked drunk.
"Paige" Emily hissed "What on earth are you doing?"
"Baking a cake. What the fuck does it look like I'm doing? Sean broke up with me so now I'm here, all alone" Emily gulped. She hated seeing people in this state, no matter who they were.
"Hey, Paige, I'm so sorry about Sean..." Emily tried to say.
"It doesn't matter" Paige sighed "I was never in love with him anyway. In fact, I think I'm still in love with you" Emily didn't know what to say-she wanted to believe it was the drink talking.
"Paige" Emily said firmly "I-I like someone else now. You had your chance. I'm sorry" Paige smiled knowingly.
"Of course" she said "Your beautiful blonde princess. She's looking at you, you know"
Emily quickly looked back to see if Alison was there, and she was. But turning back around, Paige had completely vanished. She looked back up at Alison who giggled and waved. Emily shot her a cheeky wink, blew a kiss, then disappeared into the night.