Aria's POV
I lie on my bed and sigh. It feels so wierd to be back in Rosewood. Nothing seems the same as it was before college, even my own room feels strange and unfamiliar. Things have really changed around here. Everyone I went to school with left and started a new life. Even though so many of them are back, it doesn't feel the same as when we lived here. My childhood is really over and Rosewood will never be the same to me again. Everything that has happened to me over the past few years are now only distant memories. My thoughts are interrupted when I hear a knock on the door.
" Come in." I shout from my bed.
" I just wanted to let you know your friends will be here in about half an hour." My mom told me.
" Thanks Mom." I say and jump off my bed.
I throw on a dress that Emily bought me for my birthday and brush my hair. Before I know it I hear Hanna yelling from the front door.
" ARIA!" I hear her yelling frantically.
I run down stairs and open the door. Before I can say anything she pulls me in for a big hug.
" Hanna, I can't breathe." I manage to say.
" Oh sorry, I'm just so excited to see you!" She says.
" I am too. I've missed you so much! Now that we live so far apart, I have no one to go shopping and get my nails done with." I say laughing.
" Poor baby!" She says and hugs me again.
I just notice that Caleb is standing behind her.
" Caleb! How is my best friends fiancé doing?" I ask enthusiastically.
" Great, I'm happy to be back in Rosewood. I just hope we don't run into the Mona Monster." Caleb joked.
Hanna rolled her eyes and sighed.
" I have a surprise for you." I tell Hanna.
" Really what is it?" Hanna asks curiously.
" Let me get go get it." I say.
I walk over to the guest room and knock on Ezra's door. He answers the door and gives me a kiss.
" What can I do for you?" He asks.
" Hanna and Caleb are here early and I'd like you to meet them. They don't know you're in town yet so Hanna will probably be very surprised." I tell Ezra.
" I'm so excited to meet all off your friends." Ezra tells me.
" Great now let's go." I say pushing him towards the door.
Hanna's eyes nearly pop out of her head when she sees Ezra.
" Best surprise ever." Hanna manages to mumble.
Caleb shoots me a warning look.
" He's mine Hanna." I say putting my around Ezra.
" Oh you must Ezra, Aria's new boy toy." Hanna teases.
" You must be Hanna, the blond shopaholic." Ezra says.
" That's right, and this is my fiancé Caleb." Hanna says pointing towards Caleb.
" Nice to meet you. Are you a book nerd like Aria?" Caleb asks.
" Why does everyone ask me that?" Ezra asks me.
I shrug and giggle.
" Where are Spencer and Emily?" I ask Hanna.
Right on cue, the doorbell rings. I answer the door.
" Hey stranger!" Spencer greets me.
" Don't just stand there, give me a hug!" I tell Spencer.
" What about me?" Hanna asks joining our hug.
" Long time no see." Caleb says to Spencer.
" I missed you all so much!" Spencer tells us.
" Spencer this is my boyfriend Ezra." I introduce her.
" I'm Spencer, Spencer Hastings." She tells Ezra.
" Well Spencer Hastings it's nice to finally meet you." Ezra says.
" Where is Toby?" I ask.
" He is coming with Emily and Paige." Spencer replies.
Within twenty minutes Emily, Paige, and Toby arrive. More hugs are exchanged and I introduce them to Ezra.
" So I was thinking we could all go do something. Unless you want to spend the evening in my living room." I say.
" Let's go see a movie." Emily suggests.
" Please not another chick flick." Toby begs.
" What if we went to the fair?" Hanna suggests.
" Great idea Hanna." Emily says.
We have to take separate cars since we can't fit eight people in one. Caleb, Hanna, Toby, and Spencer go in one car and Emily, Paige, Ezra, and I go in the other.
" I hear they have a new roller coaster with five cork screws." Paige tells us.
" Let's just hope Aria doesn't chicken out." Emily teases.
I'm deathly afraid of roller coasters and Paige and Emily both know it.
" She isn't going to." Ezra says and winks at me.
" I wouldn't bet on that." I tell Ezra.
" I've never been much of a roller coaster person either, but if you go so will I." Ezra says.
" Fine." I say defeated.
As soon as we pull up to the parking lot I know that I have made a big mistake. The biggest drop has to be at least 200 feet. We can hear people screaming from inside our car.
" Ezra I change my mind, I don't want to go!" I say.
" To late, you already agreed." He reminds me.
Both cars unload and get in line to buy tickets. As soon as we walk through the front gate all eyes are on the roller coaster.
" Let's go on that first." Toby says pointing to it.
" Yeah I'd like to get it over with." I say.
" You're going on it Aria? This must be some kind of joke." Spencer says skeptically.
" I'm being held against my will." I say staring at Ezra."
" Okay let's go have some fun." Hanna says excitedly.
Ezra's POV
We are all in line for the roller coaster. It has to be the biggest and fastest one I have ever seen. I look over at Aria, she is as white as a ghost. I squeeze her hand.
" Are you nervous?" I ask her.
" Yes, are you happy." She jokes.
" I'll let you in on a little secret, I'm terrified to ride this thing." I tell her.
" Wow, that makes me feel better." She says sarcastically.
" Let's just count to ten, and hope that that our nerves will disappear." I suggest.
" Okay." She says.
We count to ten and continue to walk forward.
" Last chance to turn around!" A man working on the ride announces.
" Well, we've gotten this far." I tell her.
" Yeah, let's just go." Aria says timidly.
" I promise I'll hold your hand the entire time." I assure her.
I hear Hanna making gagging sounds behind us.
" Oh shut up." Aria says to her.
We get in the car and get strapped in.
" Ezra, I'm scared." Aria says.
" Don't worry I'm right here." I remind her.
Our car starts to move forward, and all off the sudden it stops.
" Get ready we launch in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1..." The man in the booth says. All of a sudden, the cart takes off as fast as I've ever been. Aria's head is buried in my chest. The next two minutes are a complete blur to me. I'm still shaking when we get off the ride.
" Let's go again!" Aria suggests.
Everyone looks at her like she is crazy.
" No way, there is no way I'm doing that again!" Caleb responds.
Everyone else agrees.
" See Aria, that wasn't so bad." I tell her.
" Really cuz' you were screaming like a girl." She teases.
We spend the rest of the night walking around, going on more rides, and eating cotton candy. At about eleven we leave the park and head home.
" I had so much fun." I tell Aria.
" I know, tonight was the second best night I've ever had." She says winking at me.
As soon as we pull into the Montgomery's street, we see police cars circling around their house.
" What's going on?" Paige asks nervously.
" I have so idea." Aria answers.
As soon as we get out of the car a police approaches us.
" Are any of you Aria Montgomery, Emily Fields, Spencer Hastings , or Hanna Marin." The officer asks.
" I'm Aria and this is a Emily. Why?" Aria asks nervously.
" We would like to talk to you girls about a few things." The police office explains.
" Regarding what?" I ask stepping in front of Aria protectively.
" The murder of Alison Dilaurentis." He answers.