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Author's note: Thanks for the review guys, hope you'll enjoy this chapter. It is a pure fluff of Jaria. Will be update again soon.
Aria drown in her own mind, thinking about the text that she just got from A. so she doesn't even realized when Jason walked down the stairs and saw her standing in the door with a concerned looks in her face.
"Aria, are you okay?" Jason asked her. She can hear the concerned in his voice. And that makes her heart fill with his warmth. "Aria? Who knocked at the door?" Jason asked again when Aria doesn't say a word.
Aria looked at Jason. She can't take this anymore. She felt overwhelmed. Today has been a long day for her. Dr Sullivan is missing. She has to threaten Jackie into leaving Hollis earlier. She and the girls have to dig out what they thought is a grave. And she has to spend the rest of the night at the police station, accused of killing her best friend. She already endures so much. She can't take it anymore. She has to tell somebody.
Aria closed the door and looked at Jason with a serious expression on her face. "Nobody ever comes here, right? You always locked your house. You even cover you windows with paper." Aria asked him.
Jason narrows his eyes. "Why?"
"I need to tell you something. But I need to know that this house is safe. That no one will listen to our conversation. Nobody can know about this." Aria said.
"There's only the two of us here, Aria." Jason said.
"If somebody ever been here before, this house could've been bug." Aria said.
Jason chuckled. "This is not some spy movie, Aria. Why anybody want to bug my house? I'm not someone important for the government or something." Jason teased her.
"I'm not kidding, Jason! Someone could've bugged this house! It happened before." Aria almost screamed our desperation.
Jason was confused. But he can see the frightened in her face, so he nodded. "You're the only one that ever been here. Well, Garrett was here before. But I never leave him alone."
"How is about Jenna? Is she ever been here before?" Aria asked.
Jason narrows his eyes. "Who is Jenna?" Jason asked with a confused tone. After a few seconds, Aria can see the recognition in his face. "Is she the Cavanaugh girl? The one who Garrett was dated? Oh. She did the speech on Alison memorial thing, right?"
Aria looked at Jason in confusion. He should be knows Jenna. But he doesn't even remember her properly? "Aren't you all supposed to be in the same club? The N.A.T club."
Jason's face quickly changed when Aria said that. "How do you know about that?" Jason asked. "Have you been snooped around my life?" Jason asked with an angry tone. "God! It just likes Alison all over again."
Aria snapped when she heard Jason talk about that. "We weren't trying to hurt anybody! We just need answers. You aren't the only one with unanswered questions. This isn't about you."
Jason looked at Aria with apologetic smile. "I'm sorry. I should've taken it on you. It just – there are things that I've done in the past that I wished I never did. I was trying to forget that. The constant reminding about that clearly doesn't help."
Aria softens when she hears Jason's explanation. "I don't mean it like that."
"I know." Jason smiled. "Maybe I wasn't meant to forget about that. Maybe I should deal with it." Jason looked at Aria. He doesn't want to remembered, but he knows that Aria needed it. "We used to spend the days together; me, Ian and Garrett. Like you girls. But you have meaningful relationships, always sharing about everything. We're just got stoned all the time. We spent every day by getting high. Ian used to bring Melissa, Garrett used to bring that Cavanaugh girl, Jenna –"
"What about you? Who did you used to bring?" Aria asked. She knows that this maybe isn't the best time to ask this, but she can't help herself to ask.
"Nobody." Jason looked at Aria. "The girl I likes, I don't know if she likes me too." Jason said. "Back then." Jason added. Jason's word makes Aria blushed again. She hated the fact that Jason has that effect on her.
"Anyway, we used to get high together, until one time Peter Hastings found out about that. Melissa was grounded and not allowed to see us anymore. And Jenna didn't spend the time with us as long as usual because she's the only girl. So it just us guys." Jason laughed. "You know how guy is. We were bored. We were high. So Ian is comes out with an idea of fun." Aria rolled her eyes. "We can see you girls everyday through my window."
Aria can guess what happened next. She can put the pieces together. The video that A has been sent, they are the one that made it. "So you were spying on us?" Jason nodded slowly. There is regret in his eyes. Aria can see that.
"Not just you, but almost all the girls in Rosewood. We found out a lot of things when we were spying on you girls. So we made that N.A.T club. The Latin is Nos Animadverto Totus. It means we see all." Jason said.
"What kind of things that you were found out about?" Aria asked.
"We found out about a lot of things. Garrett is a great detective, so he is a cop now." Aria is flinched when Jason says that. "We know that you had a crush on Noel Kahn." Jason smirked at her. "We also know that your dad was cheated on your mom, and Ali wanted you to keep it a secret."
Aria rolled her eyes on him. "All that you guys found out is about me?"
Suddenly Jason blushed. "Not really." Jason looked at deep into Aria's eyes. "But the only ones that I can remember are about you." Aria really feels that something is wrong with her. Jason was admitted his crime. And Aria blushed because his confessions.
Aria tried to focus on the problem at hand. "Keep going."
Jason coughed nervously and he continues his story. "We made a video sometimes about all of you. Ian had an affair with Spencer. And I know that he also had a relationship with my sister. He was the one that connected a lot with you all. That makes him invested more in this. I could care less. I just care about getting high that time." Jason looked at Aria. "That day Ali found out about that video. I was too high to concern about that. Ian handled her. "
"Are Jenna and Garrett there at that time?" Aria asked.
Jason rolled his eyes on her. "Why you're asking that? Do you know something?" Jason asked back to her.
Aria shrugged. "I'm not sure. I just wanted to make sure."
"What is that you girls know?" Jason asked again.
Aria knows that she can't just asked him questions without tell him anything. And she really has to tell someone about this. Someone other than the four of them. "We know that Ian isn't the one that killed Alison. We're sure of that."
Jason widened her eyes. "How do you know that?"
Aria's mind quickly remembering the talk they had on Ian's funeral. "It doesn't mean that you're the one that did it. I wasn't suggesting that." Aria said quickly.
"I know. I remembered everything now. It is still a little hazy, but I know that I didn't kill Ali. I remembered what I was doing that day. It didn't include killing my sister." Jason looked at Aria. "I just wanted to know how you found out about that. How you can be sure that Ian wasn't the one that killed Ali?"
"There is a video that sent to us. It was Ian and Alison. They were flirting and kissing. But Ian didn't kill her."
Jason narrows his eyes on Aria. "Is that video looks like that it is made by camcorder?" Jason asked.
Aria nodded. "Yes. In that video, Ian was holding the camcorder most of the time. Why?" Aria asked back.
"That camcorder is the one that we use to record when we're spying on you. The day that Ali went missing, the camcorder is also missing. I looked everywhere. I think Ali hide it. I already torn the whole house but I couldn't find it." Jason explained.
"What is in that camcorder?" Aria asked.
Jason doesn't have to answer; Aria could see the answer in his expression. There is a lot of secret in that camcorder. "You said the video is sent to you. Do you have any idea who sent it to you?"
Aria is silent for a while. Aria sighed. She isn't sure that she really wanted to tell Jason about A, but she needed to do that. "Aria?"
Aria looked at Jason. "There is someone or maybe more than one. They have been blackmailing us. They called themselves A. For Alison. They know everything. We can't keep any secret from them."
Jason watched Aria. "What are they blackmailed you about?" Jason asked.
Aria sighed. "A lot of things. There are some secrets in our life that we hope to stay secret. They made us to do things if we don't want that secret to come out." Aria explained the best way she can. She can't really say everything to Jason without tell him all the secrets.
But Jason understands. The one thing that he should be understood is keeping a secret, considering how many how of them that he keeps right now. So he didn't ask Aria again about this. "Do you have any idea who this A might be?" Jason asked.
"We think A might be the N.A.T club." Aria said. Jason's face immediately changed. "But I know that you're not involved. So it might be Garrett and Jenna." Aria said quickly. "But we know Ian was involved in this. They were in this together."
"I'm not exactly sure. It is all kind of blurry. But I remembered Ali was coming home that day. They were kissing. Her and Ian. They didn't think I was notice them. I was really high that time. Then Ali started yelling. I don't remember about what. Jenna was shouted. Garrett and Ian were struggling with Ali." Jason looked at Aria. "I remembered I was looking at the camcorder when I was high. I know that I put it in on position. It should be recorded the whole thing. But I couldn't find it anywhere."
"I'm sure A has that." Aria said.
Jason sighed. "I can't believe that Garrett and Jenna might be the one that killed my sister." Jason sat on the stairs. "I was there, Aria. If I wasn't high that time,"
Aria knows what Jason was going with this. "This isn't your fault. This has nothing to do with you. You've changed. You're not the same person anymore. Sometimes people are just – bad."
Jason smiled at her. He took his hand out to Aria. Aria was stood there for a while but she took Jason's hand at last. "Thanks, Aria. That meant a lot to me." Aria smiled at him. "You might be the only one that thinking of me likes that."
"That isn't true." Aria quickly said. But she knows that most people did think of him as a bad person, including her friends.
Jason chuckled. "You were so nice to me. You don't have to spare me the pain. I can handle it. I have the one person that I need believed in me. That is enough for me." Jason squeezed Aria's hand. Aria just smiled at him. Just in one day their relationship already move this fast. She is overwhelmed. She still doesn't know what she has to do about Jason and Ezra, but right now she is happy.
Jason pulled Aria's hand, guided her to sit next to him. "There is something that I want to tell you." Jason has serious expression in his face. So Aria immediately sat next to him. "I know how hard for you to tell me about A. And I appreciated that you tell me, because it means that you really did trust me. So I want to return it to you." Aria just silent listened to Jason. "Maybe Spencer had told you about the argument between me and Peter Hastings?"
Jason just assumed, considering how close the girls are to each other. They might be already talked about this. Aria nodded. "Yeah, Spencer told us about that. She said Mr. Hastings came to your house and you have an argument. Not to mention the argument he had with your mom."
Jason nodded. "There is a secret behind that, Aria. I'll tell you. But I don't think you should tell Spencer yet. Peter Hastings will tell them if he is ready." Aria rolled her eyes. "Ali isn't my father's daughter. My mom had an affair with Peter Hastings." Aria's eyes widened.
"So Spencer and Ali, they were sisters – for real?" Aria gasped.
Jason nodded. "Ali found out about that a few weeks before she disappeared. She couldn't take it. Why she was the one that isn't my father's daughter when she already is the perfect daughter, and I am the loser son. So she made it like I was the bastard child. She went to our grandmother and told her that I'm not her real grandson. So she writes me off from her will. And then Ali went missing. My mom and Peter Hastings hide the fact that my grandmother writes me off from her will because they were afraid that I will become the suspect on her murder investigation."
Aria didn't know how to comment that story that Jason told. She was surprised. They have too many secrets to keep. "I don't know what to say."
"You don't have to say anything, Aria. I just wanted to be honest with you. I have no secret from you. I like to keep it that way." Jason smiled at her.
Aria looked at Jason. She knows this maybe not the best time to have a conversation about this. But Jason already so honest with her, she wanted to do the same thing to him. "I love Ezra." Aria said. Jason nodded. She can't read the expression on his face. It remained calm. "But I think I love you too." Aria says again.
Jason smiled this time. "And you know how I feel about you, Aria."
"I don't know what to do." Aria finally managed to get those words out. "I'm sorry."
Jason shook his head. "No, Aria. Don't be sorry. I'm the one that intrude your life. You were with him already, because I'm not brave enough to chase you when Ali was alive. I was too late." Jason said.
Aria sighed. She doesn't want Jason to say that. But she knows that she can't give any promises to him right now, so she can't really say anything anymore.
"But it doesn't mean that I will give you up. Not when I know that you share the same feeling like I do." Jason says again. Aria turned to Jason. "I know that you have too much on your plate right now but when all of this over, you has a choice to make. I'll wait for you." As soon as Jason said that, his lips already crushed on Aria's lips. So she didn't have the chance to say anything back to Jason. And she didn't have to. When she kissed him back, Jason already knows her answer.