Garret was out of jail, and to take our mind off of it, Jason and I went Halloween shopping. He basically let me roam free through the store and told me to get whatever costume I wanted and he'd pay, so I took one look at him, before running off, dialing Mike's number to see what he would be and if he wanted to do a duo.
"Are we talking reality or fictional?" he questioned as I looked through the racks, surprised the quality of the costumes was actually really great.
I adjusted the phone against my ear and told him, "Whatever you want to do. Why? Did you have something in mind? Spencer and Toby are doing Bonnie and Clyde already so-"
"The Joker and Harley Quinn."
"Wow, seriously?" I raised an eyebrow, internally screaming at how cool it would be. The Joker had always been my favorite villain.
"Unless you'd rather go for a Rapunzel and Flynn Rider kind of look?" Damn. He knew my weaknesses to that movie.
I didn't answer and he laughed. "Let's see whichever would look better on us and then well decide together."
I grinned, "I'll come over later and well practice makeup for the Joker. But hey- if we end up with the Disney thing, we'll always go full out DC comics next year!"
"You're so positive Mads." He paused then whispered, "I love you."
My heart fluttered. It never got old. "I love you too. I'll be over later."
"Bye Mads."
"Bye Mike." He hung up and I ended the call. I was going back over to my brother when I saw him talking to Cece as she laughed in his face and snickered, "Such a wonderful big brother you are, what a great example to set for your sisters…I heard Maddie's back…did she learn how to love junkies?"
"Jay?" I sounded and both broke their angry glare towards one another and snapped their heads over to my concerned face.
"Madeline." Jason looked down ashamed and walked off.
"Liquor store's around the corner, maybe you should go buy a drink." She spat before he shoved through the door and down the sidewalk, out of sight.
I turned on her and gave her an exasperated look.
"What? When did you get back into town anyway?"
God, I hate you so much! You're such a bitch!" I threw my hands up in the air and groaned.
"You and Jason have never been on good terms. I remember seeing you as Ali's faithful puppy….who followed…all her bidding-"
"Shut up!" I pushed her back into a rack on the wall and clothes toppled on top of her. She gave me a death glare, clearly on guard then, and with everyone in the store watching, I panicked, and ran out. Except I didn't get far because I ran into Noel on the way out.
"Hey watch it- oh hey Mads." Noel had gone from pissed off to charismatic in a second. "What are you doing on this fine October day?"
"Trying to get away from you." I muttered, disgusted and pushed him out of my way, remembering that night on the roof.
He grabbed my wrist and pulled me back. "Don't be like that DiLaurentis." He pouted and I shook him off.
"Maybe I was unclear Noel, but I'm not into you. And you shouldn't be hitting on me here…what if Jenna were to find out?"
He ignored the Jenna comment and continued, "But you used to be into me right? Why not give it a shot? I could give you a much better ride than-"
"That's enough, bye Noel!" I escaped out of the store onto the sidewalk where the autumn breeze soothed my red face.
The party came around and I walked in with Mike, cutesy. I smoothed the huge, long, blonde braided wig and made sure no flowers were coming apart or anything and Mike looked over and laughed. "You look fine princess."
"Eugene!" I slapped him mockingly like how Mandy Moore would say it in the film and he laughed. "You're way too into kid's movies for your own good."
"Says the one who calls me over every Saturday morning for a Batman the Animated Series marathon."
"Hey! You love Mark Hamill, so don't even try."
I laughed with him and then saw Toby enter the party alone.
"Toby!" I called out so he could hear over the music and waved exaggeratedly so he'd see.
He seemed tense but as he came over I saw his shoulders relax.
"Or should I call you Mr. Barrow?" I brushed off some imaginary lint from his shoulder and he grinned. "Well Princess, will you let down your long hair?"
"That's my line Clyde." Mike joked and we all burst out into laughter. Everyone's costumes were such high quality, obviously, it was Rosewood, but I'd missed seeing this. Where I'd been shipped off to, everyone bought costumes at Party City and they were expensive and tacky and cheaply made.
The call to board the ghost shuttle sounded and we all got on, Toby excusing himself to catch up to his Bonnie Parker. The second the doors closed and we began to move, Adam Lambert was in front of us performing and I turned to Mike excitedly. "Why can't you pull off guy-liner like that!" I joked as we danced and he told me in my ear, "Because I already have the smolder."
I laughed as we danced, knowing he didn't mind watching all these Disney movies with me at all. His costume was amazing, and he managed to gel his hair so it looked just like the cartoon. Just then my phone beeped from the shorts I had under the dress. Glad for the dark atmosphere, I got it and read the text.
"Guess who's not going to make it to the end of the line –A." I read and my eyes widened. Just when I thought they had stopped bothering me and only focused on the older girls…this…happens.
"What is it?" I heard Mike in my ear and I put the phone away, realizing how I must've looked to him as I read it.
"Nothing. Nothing." I promised and though he seemed doubtful, he let it go, not wantng to pressure me.
After a half hour of standing on my feet, bouncing around under the lights, I told him I needed to get some air and would be back in 10 with drinks from the other compartment. He let me go and I headed off. I was walking down the hall, humming the opening track from Tangled happily when a black figure ran into me, pushed me into a corner out of nowhere and covered my mouth with a glove so I couldn't speak.
My eyes wide open, petrified, I knew I was in a ton of danger when two other figures came and threw the black clothed figure off of me. I gasped for air and looked up to the people holding their hands out to me. Toby and Caleb.
"Hey, are you alright?" Caleb asked, his brow creased as I stood.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks…why were you two here?"
"We were passing by and we saw a struggle-"
"When we realized it was you…of course we jumped in." Toby added.
I smiled at my best friend. "Let's go get a drink shall we? Or were you two looking for your girlfriends?"
"Nah, not really. C'mon let's go." Caleb smiled and the three of us went to get some water and soda. They were hiding something from me. I felt the train stop and wondered what had happened. We got to the room to see a bunch of people standing around, and Noel was up in Spencer's face about something.
Toby left me to defend her, and ended up in a fight with Noel.
I looked around for someone to intervene as one of them fell into the drinks and the table collapsed, but Caleb was gone too…and then I saw Jason on the edge of the room. Mike then burst in and saw me.
He came over breathlessly and asked where I'd been. I made up a lie that I ended up with the girls for a while and was too lazy to travel back to the cabin with all the dancing and partying going on. He didn't seem to buy it at all but hugged me to him. "I'm just glad you're safe."
I froze. "Why? What happened?"
"Apparently Garret Reynolds was on the train tonight…his body was found…and the police are holding us all here for questioning."
Garret was dead?
I lost my breath and Mike kissed my forehead affectionately, and held me to him protectively. "I know. With Ali and him…even if he had it coming…"
"Mike."I hiccupped then and realized I was weeping, and wrapped my arms securely around Mike's torso, crying into his blue vest.
If only he knew someone had tried to kill me too…from what I could see on the girl's faces…they also had a terrible experience.
Mike ran his hand over my blonde braided wig as though stroking my hair and I didn't notice, but Jason and Noel were both staring at us for some reason.
A/N: Gosh, I can't believe I updated. I avoided all PLL for MONTHS after ABCFamily cancelled Jane By Design. But I realized how unfair I was being to my reader's and updated. Another chapter to catch up to the current episode will be up soon.
But seriously...if you changed the channel after PLL was over and didn't watch JBD...just major shame for you. Shame.
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