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As Emily sits on top of the igloo house, her legs crossed sitting in Indian style she thinks of the years that had started to pass. Three years ago, five years ago, ten years ago...How life looks so different before than it is now. She thinks of how she doesn't realize that things don't seem to change on a daily basis but when she looks back some things did change. Maybe not drastically but to some extent she should have been more attuned to it.

Now Emily Fields would be starting her Senior year tomorrow and she counts the ways on how things are now as to before. Last year was a hectic year for her with being on the swim team, the athletic scholarship that she needs to maintain in Rosewood High and of course the grueling process to be considered in different schools that wants her on their team in college. In the end she chose to go to Danby, her friends had been accepted to different schools as hers. Hanna and Alison chose to go to UPenn, Aria chose NYU, Paige chose to go to Stanford while Mona chose to go to Middleburry.

Yes, Mona was the newest-oldest addition to their group of friends. Five became six, thanks to Hanna and Aria, Mona has been in their group ever since. Hanna at one point needed a tutor and Mona was there to help her out. Aria has known her from working at the Photography studio Mona's mother owns. For Emily it wasn't much of a deal to have her in the group as much as it did to Alison. Paige remained neutral as much as Emily did. She figured it wouldn't hurt right? To Alison, Mona is a stranger and in some way she feels threatened to her because not everyone welcomes a newbie with open arms. Eventually Alison got over it and eventually she and Mona got into good terms. To think that once upon a time Alison hated Mona... It seems unlikely now when someone looks at the pair barely leaving each other's side and practically attached to the hip. Basically acting like long lost best friends.

Speaking of best friends, all six of them are of course the bests of friends but to Emily, she can't help but pinpoint that at least one is closer to another just like how Mona and Alison are. Hanna and Aria are each other's best friends and as for Emily? She's Paige's best friend. The two of them couldn't be more than polar opposites with their attitude but two things Emily is sure of is that they share the same preference for the same sex and of course their bonding sport of choice, swimming.

As the six of them grew up together, Emily would say that it is Paige that has changed the most. From her aggressive behavior she grew up to be the kooky clown of the group. Gone are the days where she would threaten to kick people's butt sides from her martial arts training. Perhaps it's for the best.

Meanwhile Emily did have a few maturities of her own. She's dubbed as the friendly face next door, always smiling, kind and charming yet she keeps that quiet confidence to herself. Aria, Mona and Alison are still the same version of their younger selves.

Then there's Hanna, she grew to become the resident diva of the group rivaling Mona and Alison but Hanna can still hold her own with them. No more are those "damn baby fats" that she says she used to have and was replaced by one hot man candy in the name of Caleb Rivers.

Caleb as Emily might have always thought has been infatuated with Hanna the day she told him to run from the chaos that they created at the Park. To this day that event still is etched into their peer's mind. They're now that cool clique in Rosewood but Emily pays that no mind as much as some of their friends do. A good thing happened that day and as a result Noel and his group of friends did not bother her from that day on. Sean even asked Alison out on a couple of occasions but she always turns him down because she was already hooking up with Noel midst everyone's knowledge. They eventually broke it off when Toby Cavanaugh moved in to town. Now it is Alison and Toby that's the perfect couple in Rosewood High that everyone has come to worship. Aria has been dating a boy or two but never for that long as do Mona.

Emily on the other hand always kept on her own until she met a girl during vacation named Maya in the army fort her father was stationed. Maya was practicing there as the assistant medic to her mother. Emily and Maya became a thing, but it didn't really last as long as once could hope.

Paige was a different case, she was also known as the group's serial dater and was known to "turn women gay" but Emily thinks it is rubbish. "You just don't turn people gay!" she said in exasperation. It was all said in good fun and she knows Paige's intentions are always genuine.

A lot of things happened in their families too in the last few years. Hanna's parents got a divorce and Aria's parents were currently in the process of one. Mona's family became wealthier with the success of their Photography studio and they are currently branching out to another state which is both a good thing and a bad thing, Emily thinks. Paige's parents continue to push her to do even better in everything that she does that sometimes she feels like it is their punishment to her for being gay. Emily tells her it is not that and introduced Paige the meaning of 'tough parent love'. She knows by experience her mom did a great job in it when she came out to her. At first Pam Fields just couldn't accept how her sweet little girl turned out. Sometimes she would cry at night when she thinks Emily is asleep and in the mornings threatened to ship her into a bible camp. In the end her motherly instincts won out and she has come to see and love Emily for who she is.

Meanwhile, Alison's family starts crumbling down. Like Hanna and Emily, the three of them were a product of being the only child in the family. Thus it was hard for her to witness that her father has become a drunkard and her mother has become a workaholic, barely giving Alison a spare of their time. On those days when the yelling and fighting ensues, Alison seeks refuge to Emily's house. She would cry to sleep in Emily's lap and the next day she's back to being Alison. Sometimes Emily wonders if it's possible to be meaner after every time she cries. On those times she doesn't know what to do and so she asks for Mona's help.

It has been a crazy yet wonderful few years and right now as she recounts back, she thinks a few years later things are yet to change and either she'll smile from the memory of it or she'll completely be bitter about it. She hopes it will be the first option.

As she sits on the middle of the igloo she spots Alison and Paige approaching the park. She waves out for them and they wave back to join her. She hasn't seen Paige for quite a few weeks since she went on a vacation, so she smiles widely at her.

"If I was gay, Saint Emily," Alison starts as she approaches her. "I would totally be into you right now but I know that big smile is only for Paige and hers only. I am offended."

Emily rolls her eyes. It's all in good teasing.

"Hello to you too Alison."

"You know till this day I do not know how the two of you do not hook up. " Alison says as she sits next to Emily.

"She likes another," Paige supplies cheekily. "I don't know who she is but she's a real competition. I can't compete with that."

"That?!" Emily mocks being offended.

"That?!" Alison repeats.

"Yeah. I can't compete with someone who is not real." Paige says as she casually leans into the igloo.

"I'm afraid I do not know what you mean Paige."

"Meaning, you have your standards...Your ideal girl...I do not know if she's real or you're yet to meet her...Do you think she's out there?"

"Probably?" Emily says as she looks far away from a distance. "Who knows?"

"Or she could be right in front of you and you choose to be picky!" Alison huffs, joining the conversation.

"Me and Paige are just friends, Ali. We're not trying to be anything more than that."

"And besides, it's gross to make out with your best friend even if she looks like Emily."

Emily sighs and stares to the elegant house ahead of her. Someone is definitely moving in, she wonders who it is now. The Hastings' must have sold the house to another family.

Just then a black car zooms in her view and the tires screeched to halt breaking Emily in her thoughts. A tall slender guy with blonde hair steps out along with another woman three inches shorter than him looking flustered from the ride. Another door opens revealing a girl with curly brown hair streaked with blue highlights wearing a black hoodie and heavy eyeliner. Emily can barely recognize the newcomer's face.

"Melissa! A little help here." The man with the blonde hair says.

Melissa..Melissa, Emily has definitely heard that name. If that's Melissa then certainly...

It all comes back to Emily now as she watches the scene play out in front of her. As the girl continues to pace their lawn trying to kick the grass with little effort, she abruptly stops when she feels someone staring at her. She looks up and that's when Emily almost fell from where she sat. Fumbling to get off the top of the igloo, she glances at the girl and Emily finds that the she has the sharpest and strongest gaze that ever held Emily's eyes before she tears their abrupt eye contact away to get inside her house.

"My, my that man is hot!" Alison exclaims and that quickly puts Emily out of her trance.

"Uhh-What?!"

"New hot guy alert!" Alison say salaciously.

"But that girl in black seems dresses like she's in a cult."

Emily slowly shakes her head. Beside her left, Paige was silently observing Emily.

"I know her," Emily speaks up. "That's Spencer..."

As you can see, I divided the prologue into three parts and this one is definitely the end prologue. Next update, we get to meet Spencer for real this time and see her interact with our sweet Emily. Reviews and comments are very much appreciated! It means a lot. See you next on the first chapter.

P.S - Anyone loving the Spemily angst on last week's episode? It was all worth it when we got a spemily hug, right? :)