Chapter 5
"And where have you been?" Emily asked Hanna as she crawled through the door. Hanna nervously turned around, looking very guilty. Standing before her were Aria, Spencer and Emily.
"Just out" She answered, expecting them to believe her.
"Out?" Spencer said, sticking out her bottom lip "Out with who?" Hanna's hands turned clammy and sweaty.
"Sean Ackard"
All 3 girls gasped in shock. Hanna walked over and threw herself onto the ragged old sofa, playing with her hair.
"Sean Ackard?" Aria asked "But I thought he was seeing Paige McCullers?"
"Haven't you heard?" Hanna squealed, excitedly "They broke up!" Emily gulped 'I know' she felt like saying.
"That's great" Spencer said, patting Emily on the back and siting down next to her "That means you can get Paige back now right?"
Emily shrugged and scratched the back of her hand.
"You see guys, the thing is..." Emily started, the girls watching her closely "I don't think I want her back"
"Why not?" Hanna asked, confused "You were crazy about Paige. Your already over her?"
"Well" Emily scrunched her face "There...hum...there may..."
"There's someone else?" The 3 girls said in unison. Emily nodded her head.
"Oh my gosh Em!" Hanna squealed in excitement "I wanna know absolutely everything. First of all, boy or girl?"
"Girl" Emily blushed
"Who is she?" Spencer asked, nudging Emily as she blushed bright red. Emily fell back onto the sofa and stared up at the sky.
"She's beautiful" She smiled, dreamily "She has gorgeous blonde hair and pretty blue eyes. I-I think I'm in love"
The girls raised their eyebrows and smiled.
"Look at you, all giggles and smiles" Aria teased, sitting down on the sofa next to Emily.
"She sounds great, Em" Hanna said "So come on, who is she?"
Emily's face fell. She sat up and nervously smiled.
"Well, that's the thing" She began, slowly "Okay. If I tell you who it is, promise you won't get all freaked out and judge" They nodded their heads and turned to look at each other.
"So who is it?" Spencer asked, waiting for Emily's answer and grabbing a roll of bread
"It''s...it's...Alison Dilaurentis"
The girls' jaws dropped to the floor. An awkward silence was created in the room. The silence lingered for about 10 seconds as the girls were still processing that name- Alison Dilaurentis.
"Alison" Hanna started
"Dilaurentis" Aria finished. Emily's eyes wandered the room.
"Yup" She smiled, seeking her friends' approval. They didn't say anything.
"When did this even happen?" Spencer spluttered, either in disbelief or amazement.
"I met her the night I split with Paige" Emily smiled "And I've seen her a few times since"
"Does she like you back?" Hanna asked.
"I think so" she blushed.
"I heard she was a total bitch" Spencer muffled in between mouthfuls of bread "Get's whatever she wants. Reckless..."
"She's misunderstood" Emily insisted "Her parents look down to her and want her to be more like her perfect brother and sister. The girl hardly sees the light of day. The King and Queen hate peasants-they see them as strange dangerous people. She never gets to go outside unless it's to run an errand for her parents..."
"So how do you see her..."
"For the past couple of weeks I've been sneaking out to her bedroom with a rope so she can climb out the window. She'd never even been kissed...until yesterday"
"Wait" Hanna chuckled "You kissed her?"
"Yeah" Emily blushed, fiddling with her hands "It was the best kiss I have ever had"
"You were never like this with Paige" Spencer smirked "Maybe this is really the girl for you, Em"
"Someone's definitely in love" Aria teased, lightly punching Emily on the shoulder.
"When do we get to meet her?" Hanna asked
"You can come with us to the forest sometime i-if you want" Emily said.
"Soot how did you meet" Spencer teased, punching Emily now. The other girls had gathered round their friend, eager to hear.
"Remember that job I got" Emily started "You know, bumped into a royal official one day and they asked if I wanted a job"
"Yeah I remember" Hanna said.
"So I just went out to the castle to do it" She continued"A-and I snick out that bottle of rum of yours, Han"
"I knew I wasn't crazy!" Hanna snapped her fingers together "You are so totally gonna pay for that, Emily Fields, that bottle cost me two weeks of labor"
"Han, shut up" Aria hissed "Em, continue"
"And she was just round the back of the castle. She ran straight into me..."
"Ooh did she fall on top of you?"
"Spence, shut UP" Emily blushed "And no, she only knocked me down"
"Oh so I guess you could say, she knocked you dead?" Hanna joked
"Real funny, Han"
"She, swept you off your feet? You fell head over heels?"
"Yeah" Emily daydreamed, staring up at the ceiling "Head over heels"
"This isn't Emily Fields" Aria teased " This is Emily Fields in luuuuuuurve"
"In luuuuuuuurve"
"In luuuuuuuurve"
"Shut UP you guys this is seriously getting old"
"You luuuuuuurve her, you wanna kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiss her, you wanna baaaaaaaaaaaang her" Hanna sang
"Your acting like such a little kid" Emily grumbled.
"Does she luuurve you back?" Hanna asked, still teasing Emily.
"I don't know" Emily shrugged "I don't think so. She only said she liked me yesterday-I can't just drop the L bomb, I'd freak her out"
"But you luuuuuuuuurve her don't you" Spencer continued.
"Can you guys seriously stop saying that?" Emily punched Hanna and Spencer on the arm.
"I'll stop" Hanna sighed "Hey speaking of luuuuuuurve, Aria, are you still seeing that Ezra Fitzgerald?"
"He prefers Fitz" Aria insisted "But oh yes, I guess you could say I've been seeing him"
"You didn't" Spencer said
"I did" Aria smirked "Twice"
"Aria!" Hanna smacked her on the arm "You dirty girl! How was it"
"It was...amazing" Aria grinned "Everything I dreamed it would be"
"I'm waiting for that special person" Spencer told them.
"So am I" Hanna agreed "I think it's safe to say Emily's pretty much found that special person"
"Seriously, Han, can we change the subject?" Emily laughed, hitting her with her cap.
knock knock knock
"It's open" Alison shouted, not looking up from her desk. Charlotte pushed open the door and entered the girl's room.
"Hey" she smiled, sitting down on Alison's bed "What you writing?"
"Nothing" Alison quickly replied, snapping her leather book shut and turning round to face Charlotte. Charlotte smirked and raised an eyebrow.
"Come on you can show me" she whined "I'm your big sister. Whatever it is, I won't tell mother and father..."
"It's nothing...really" Alison interrupted, tucking the book under her bed "Just doodling"
"If it was just doodling, then why do you look so scared?" Charlotte laughed. Alison blushed and gritted her teeth.
"Just let it go, okay Charlotte?" She insisted. Charlotte rolled her eyes.
"Fine" She sighed "Hey look. Who's that outside the window?"
Alison shot up and ran over to the window hoping it was Emily, but there was no one there.
"Where?" She asked "I don't-Charlotte!"
Charlotte had snatched the book from under the bed and was flipping the pages.
"Charlotte give that back!" Alison demanded, jumping on the bed and reaching for the book.
"Oh" Charlotte said, once she found the page Alison had been doodling on. "Ohhhhh. Ohhhhhhhh"
She had a huge grin on her face and was looking at Alison directly. "Does my little sister have a little crush?"
Alison clenched her jaw. On the page were various doodlings of the words
Alison Dilaurentis + Emily Fields
Emily Fields
Emison
drawn in hearts and with little swirls around it.
"Shut up" She said "Give me that back" She snatched her leather book from Charlotte's hands and stuffed it back under the bed.
"A girl, huh" Charlotte nodded.
"Yes, a girl" Alison answered "A-and it's more than just a just a crush"
"Really?" Charlotte giggled, punching Alison lightly on the arm. Alison fell back on her bed and stared up at the ceiling.
"Yes" She swooned "Charlotte, do you believe in love at first sight?"
"Not as much as I used to, hun" Charlotte sighed, falling back to Alison "Do you luuuuurve her then"
"Shut up" Alison chuckled, elbowing Charlotte "I'm sure you've been in love once" Charlotte shook her head.
"Never" She admitted. She rolled over on her side and lent her head on her elbow to face Alison. "So...I need deeeeeeetails"
Alison blushed and bit her lip.
"So what does she look like?" Charlotte asked "Is she pretty? Or ugly? Tall or short?"
"She's beautiful" Alison smiled "She's got this long brown hair that she always has down and it smells so gorgeous. She's slightly taller than me, and she's so strong. Her smile is so cute that you just stop thinking about anything else when she smiles and she has the cutest little dimples..."
"Wait...so...how did you have the time to meet such an amazing girl?"
"The night I ran out the house at night" Alison started "Do you remember? I ran around the castle and bumped into her. She washes the walls at night-"
"Wait, at night?" Charlotte interrupted "Like, right now?"
"Probably" Alison shrugged. Charlotte bounced off the bed and ran open to the window.
"Come here" She beckoned. Alison rushed over to the window. The two girls looked down to the castle garden and sure enough, there was Emily scrubbing the walls with a stern look on her face.
"Hey" Charlotte hissed "Emily!"
Emily dropped her tools and looked up to where Charlotte was waving furiously and Alison was blushing behind her.
"Hi" She called back.
"My sister luuurves you" She shouted. Alison slapped on her the arm.
"Charlotte!" She hissed "What did you say that for? I only told her I liked her yesterday, you can't drop the L bomb after a day- besides I think she only has a little crush on me..."
"Tell her I love her too" Emily chuckled, continuing with her job. Alison gulped. Her face turned white.
"See" Charlotte whispered "She loves you too. Emily, babe, come up here"
"What?" Alison shouted, smacking Charlotte on the shoulder "She can't come up here! She has work! Besides, if mother caught her..."
"Sure" Emily replied "Once I've finished this brick"
Charlotte winked at Alison who walked over and fell back on her bed.
"Your such a dork" Charlotte moaned, after a few minutes of awkward silence"Try not to get too wet when she comes up here"
"Uhm..." came a voice from the window. Charlotte and Alison both shot their heads around to see Emily sitting on the window sill with an eyebrow raised. Charlotte let out a snort and covered her mouth with her hands.
"Emily!" Alison breathed "I'm sorry she didn't mean to..."
"It's fine" Emily laughed. "You must be Charlotte"
"I am indeed" Charlotte smiled, holding out a hand for Emily to shake "Holy mother of bricks you are a looker" Emily laughed and awkwardly tucked her hands in her pocket.
"Thanks" she said. "Hey Alison"
"Hey" Alison said, staring into Emily's eyes "C-come and sit down"
Emily sat down and sat next to Alison on the bed, their hands ever so slightly brushing.
"Well aren't you two just the cutest!" Charlotte pouted. Emily blushed and looked over at Alison who was blushing.
"Shut up, Charlotte" Alison said through her teeth "You can leave now"
"I'm not going anywhere" Charlotte announced "Aw look at you two! Your nervous around each other"
"Charlotte!" Alison boomed "Just go!" Charlotte laughed and held her hands up in defeat.
"Alright Alright I'm going" She scuttled out the room, leaving the two girls alone.
"Your sister's nice" Emily smiled, rubbing her fingers against Alison's hand. Alison shivered at her touch.
"Yeah" she replied "She is pretty nice. Nicer than the rest of my family anyway..."
"Oh come on" Emily laughed "I'm sure they're not THAT bad" Alison shook her head.
"Don't be so sure" she said "You haven't met them. You've only heard stupid stories about them through village gossip" Emily nodded
"I'm sure your right" she said "It's not like I'll ever get to properly meet them anyway"
"That's probably for the best" Alison agreed "Now come here" She grabbed Emily's face and kissed her hard. Emily smirked at Alison's possessiveness and kicked off her boots. Alison gently started laying back and brought Emily on top of her, their lips still locked. Emily's hands were firmly gripping the princess's waist and were just about to travel further down when...
bang bang bang
"Alison!" Came a deep voice from the other side of the door "Alison it's your father, can I come in?" Alison pulled away and cursed.
"Now's not really a good time, father!" She replied, pushing Emily off of her by her chest.
"Alison, darling, I really do have to talk to you" Alison clenched her fists.
"Under the bed" she whispered in Emily's ear. Emily raised an eyebrow
"I like this" she purred "It's naughty" Alison rolled her eyes and pushed her off the bed, where she quickly scurried under. Mr Dilaurentis opened the door.
"Alison, dear" he started "I just came to tell you that your mother and I will be out of town for the next few days. We leave at dawn" Alison cracked a small smile.
"Okay, father" she said "Where are you going?"
"None of your business, nosy child" he spat. Suddenly, his face turned into a confused look "Alison, who's boot is that?" Alison silently cursed under her breathe. Emily had forgot to tuck her boots under the bed with her.
"Uuh" Alison replied, not quite knowing what to say "I-I think it's one of Jason's. He must have left it in here the other day when he...came to help me with tutoring work" Mr Dilaurentis raised an eyebrow.
"Well, I best return it to him" he said, picking Emily's boot up and walking slowly away with it.
"Alison" he said, turning around. Alison gulped.
"Yes, father?" she answered, a slight squeaking to her voice. Emily couldn't help but chuckle a little silently under her breathe at the sound of Alison so scared.
"It smells of the countryside in here" he complained, almost spitting "It's a disgusting smell"
"It's just the natural smell of the world, father" Alison argued "I can't help it..."
"Then put something over you window" he insisted "I will not have my little girl smelling of country air. It's bad for your skin, you know. I'd much prefer you smelling of that lovely expensive perfume that your mother and I bought for you from the Kahn's last week"
"As you wish, father" Alison sighed. The King left the room and Emily quickly scrambled up onto the bed.
"I see what you mean now" She chuckled, sitting in front of Alison "He's a right old fart" Alison laughed.
"I know" she sighed "H-Hey Emily?" Emily gently stroked Alison's chin with her thumb.
"Yes, princess?" Emily replied
"Did you really mean that?" Alison asked
"Mean what?" Emily replied
"Well" Alison answered, placing her hand gently over Emily's "That you l-lo-"
"Oh that" Emily laughed "And yeah, I did" Alison breathed a sigh of relief.
"But you've only known me for a few weeks" she said. Emily shrugged.
"Do you believe in love at first sight?" she asked nervously. Alison smiled.
"Of course I do" she said "Do you wanna kiss me now?" Emily laughed and nodded her head before leaning in to a long kiss.
"Gosh, your so beautiful" Emily sighed "Your so beautiful it hurts" Alison laughed and kissed Emily on the cheek.
"Well your beautiful too" she smiled "And cute. And smart, and funny, and strong, and..."
"You finished?" Emily laughed, putting an arm around the princess's shoulders. Alison blushed and nervously looked down at her fiddling hands.
"Sorry" she apologized "Your just so amazing I could literally go on forever" Emily rubbed her bottom lip with her thumb, and Alison looked down at it with a smirk on her face.
"Your such a sappy gooey romantic" Emily giggled "Just promise not to start puking flowers and love hearts" Alison laughed at Emily's sense of humor. She grabbed her smirking face and kissed her softly.
"I really have to go" Emily told her, pulling away and standing up.
"Okay" Alison smiled "I-I'll see you tomorrow, mermaid"
Emily grinned like an idiot at the sound of Alison's nickname for her.
"See you later, princess"
"Emily?" Alison called, realizing she'd forgotten to say something.
"Yeah?" Emily turned around, still sitting on the window sill.
"I love you too" Emily smirked and winked, before climbing down the side of the wall, which is how she usually ended her wonderful days with the Princess of Rosewood