Adjustments and Sacrifices

Summary-Ezra and Aria are expected to have difficulties while he's working at Hollis. This is just a scenario using that information, short and sweet.

Chapter 3: Play Along

I apologize for any typos

General POV

Aria Montgomery liked to be mature. She learned early on that maturity gained respect from important people. She knew that once you had that respect, you could, in turn, get what you wanted. And Aria really liked getting what she wanted. She also loved respect. So, that is why Aria was mature. She never played around, but was always blunt and straight to the point. She could have fun, but as long as that "fun" was within terms of her age's maturity expectancy. She was wound up tight, and needed someone to help her unwind and relax.

Ezra Fitz was the one and only person who could possibly ever dream of doing just that. Helping Aria Montgomery, his girlfriend of one year, unwind was exactly the challenge he needed.

Ezra was raised in with the thought process of living in the moment. He knew his place and how to stay in it and where the lines were and not to cross them, but he also learned how to make more space and work around those lines. He liked to party, and get drunk and have the time of his life, and he almost needed to be wound up tighter, and being thrown into the real world helped that-along with meeting Aria, of course.

Ezra snuck into his office from the dark hallways of Hollis slowly once he finished with his meeting. Aria was sitting at his desk with her head in a book and a pen in her hand, looking from the book to the spiral next to her, writing vigorously. He could see the stress on her face as she tried to comprehend the words in the book, what they meant, how they would affect the story later, etc.

And just like that, he got a great idea.

Aria rolled her eyes once Ezra covered them with his hands. "I'm trying to study."

Ezra just chuckled, bringing his lips to her ear and asking in a terrible British accent, "Guess who."

"Oh, I know, it's the distraction of the century, isn't it?" Aria retorted with an accent of her own, sounding more from Irish roots than anything.

Ezra just kissed her neck softly, trailing his kisses back up to her ear. "You never answered my question, love."

"Does it happen to be Ezra Fitz?"

"No, it doesn't, madam. Would you like another guess?"

Aria groaned, grabbing Ezra's hands and removing them from her eyes. She looked up at him and smiled. "May I ask who this is then?"

Ezra smiled, he was extremely satisfied that she'd decided to play along. He turned her chair around so she faced him, and got down on one knee, kissing her hand softly. "I happen to be Sir Ezra prince of a top secret far away land that I can't tell you the name of. I have been sent here to find a beautiful mistress."

"Have you really?" Aria smirked. "That's funny, because I am Princess Aria. I've been sent here from the Land Of Studying to find a handsome prince."

"Well, this is our lucky day, huh? It's like we've both wandered into this land called "Rosewood" to find each other." Ezra looked around his office before grabbing Aria's hand, leading her to the door.

"Where are we going?" Aria laughed, following him with enthusiasm.

"To start the adventure of a lifetime," Ezra replied quickly, leading her through the empty hallways quickly. He used his key to open the janitor's closet, grabbing a broom then leading Aria into the courtyard.

"What's up with the broom?"

"What broom?"

Aria rolled her eyes. "I dunno, maybe the one in your hand?"

Ezra smiled. "No. This is a sword, silly." He let go of her hand, loosening his tie then showing off his sword skills, as if to prove the reality of the "sword".

"A sword, are you sure?" Aria grinned, looking at the broom with wide eyes.

"Positive."

"Aren't you going to take me to your land? I am your newfound mistress, correct?"

"Yes, but before I do, you must pass the final test," Ezra replied. He threw the broom aside and circled around Aria slowly, looking at her from top to bottom.

"What's the test?"

"It's a skill test. You see, in order to pass you must catch me," Ezra smiled.

"Excuse me?"

Ezra came up to her from behind, tapping her shoulder and whispering in her ear, "Tag, you're it."

He ran away after that, Aria following him closely. She stopped running because of her laughter, and she tried to catch her breath and control her giggles. This gave Ezra the chance he needed; he hid behind a tree carefully.

"Ezra? Sir Ezra? Where'd you go?" Aria looked around, but Ezra's laughter gave his hiding spot away. She ran after him quickly, but as soon as she was about to catch him the sprinklers came on.

Aria squealed and backed away from the sprinklers. She sat down beside a tree, giggling at Ezra who was standing in the middle of the sprinklers staring at her, becoming soaked with water. He eventually came over to her, plopping himself beside her.

Aria tapped his shoulder, smiling. "Tag, you're it."

"I guess you're my mistress now." He took her hand and slid a bracelet off of her wrist, placing it on her head like it was a tiara. "I now pronounce you Princess Aria, princess of a faraway place that I am not allowed to speak of." Aria just laughed and snuggled into him, shivering from the cold water.

Maybe being immature sometimes wasn't all that bad.

It's bad isn't it? A little OOC too, huh? Damn. D:

I wrote this in under an hour, all of a sudden feeling extremely inspired.

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Love Always,

-randomness