Here is the next chapter. Enjoy!
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"Okay so you and Alison were an item right? So did you two ever do it?" Hanna grinned from her place on the floor as Carmen groaned. The five girls were sleeping over at the Latina's and so far had avoided that subject. Leave it to Hanna to bring it up.
"Hanna, did you really just ask that?" Spencer scolded, but the blonde just rolled her eyes.
"Oh please, we all want to know," Hanna retaliated. They were all curious as to what had happened between their best friends. "Don't act like you aren't curious."
"You don't have to answer her Carm." Emily said from her set beside Carmen in the bed.
"You just don't want to hear because it makes you jealous." Hanna smirked as a blush rose on the swimmer's cheeks. Aria and Spencer noticed this and they were quick to attack. Damn team Sparia.
"More importantly, what's going on with you two?" said Aria with a smile.
"Oh you know, it's a friends with benefits kind of thing," said Carmen with a smirk as Emily slapped her thigh.
"I like it rough."
"Carmen!" Emily yelled as her chest and face heated up. The girls just laughed at how embarrassed the Filipino had got.
"Babe, I was just playing." Carmen said as she pecked Emily on the lips.
Emily however, looked uncomfortable. She didn't know how their friends would react. Unlike Carmen, she actually cared.
Looking at the other three girls faces though, they seemed honestly happy for the couple.
"You guys are so cute it makes me sick." Aria laughed jokingly.
"Yeah Em, you don't have to be uncomfortable. We all support you. You're still same Emily to us." Hanna smiled, taking one of the taller girl's hands in her own in a comforting fashion.
"Would've thought Carmen would be the dominant one though." Spencer smirked as Carmen snapped her head to glare at her.
"I am." said the genius, glaring at the athlete.
"Actually, I think Spencer's right." Hanna agreed causing the Latina to narrow her eyes at her blonde friend.
"I will cut you white girl," Carmen said, making her Spanish accent thicker. The other girls just laughed. "I'm serious."
"We know." said Emily smirking as she intwined their fingers together.
"I hate all of you." Carmen growled, but softened when Emily kissed her cheek.
"Oh she's whipped too." Spencer smirked, teasing the Latina and expecting her retort. All she got though was Carmen cuddling into Emily's side and shrugging.
"It happens."
"So you never answered the question." Hanna smirked as everyone rolled their eyes.
"Fine we had sex." Carmen smirked as her and Hanna had a stare down.
"When?"
"Last February."
"How long were you together?"
"Ten months."
"That long?" Hanna's eyebrows rose. "We were that oblivious?"
"No, we were just really good at keeping secrets." Carmen smirked at the other girls expressions of shock.
"Well great. What else did we miss?" Hanna sighed dramatically, falling on her back.
"Nothing that I can think of." Carmen shrugged then looked at the clock. It was 2:34 in the morning.
"Maybe we should go to bed."
"I call Carmen's parents bed!" Aria and Spencer yelled while running out of the room, leaving Carmen and Emily on the bed, and Hanna pouting on the floor.
"Where am I suppose to sleep?" the blonde whined like a 5 year old.
"Sleep with Carmily!" Spencer yelled from the Torres parents' room.
"Carmily?" Emily mouthed to Carmen who shrugged.
"Oh I mashed your names together like Bradgelina or Sparia." Hanna smirked at her own cleverness.
"Spencer and Aria? They would make a cute couple." said Carmen loudly and heard footsteps seconds later.
"Okay I don't like girls and even if I did, I wouldn't go after Aria." Spencer rolled her eyes, but Aria raised her eyebrow at the athlete.
"And why not?" Aria asked making Spencer turn to the shorter girl.
"No offense or anything, you just wouldn't be my type."
"Oh okay," said Aria simply before walking off to the room. "You can sleep on the floor then if I'm not your type."
"Aria I was just saying! This isn't even a legit argument!" Spencer exclaimed while chasing after the petite brunette.
"Well, we'll let them work it out. Anyway Hanna, you could sleep in the guest bedroom." the Latina told the fashionista who shrugged and got off the floor. She walked out the door, then turned back with a smirk.
"Behave you two."
"No promises." Carmen winked, wrapping an arm around Emily's waist while Hanna laughed and closed the door.
"Now she's probably going to be listening all night for us." Emily sighed. It was something Hanna would do.
"Let her listen, all she will hear is us sleeping." Carmen yawned out as she turned off the light and crawled into bed, turning on her right side to face Emily.
"She can't actually hear us sleep."
"I'm aware of that babe."
"The how would she hear us?"
"Emily, don't make me smother you with my pillow. It's my favorite one."
"Or you could just do something else to keep me quiet."
"Are you trying to seduce me?"
"Is it working?"
"Hm... No."
"You're a horrible girlfriend."

"Carm?"

"Carmen? I was kidding. Are you mad? You're a great girlfriend. I'll buy you a large vanilla latte in the morning if you say something?"
"Ha now who's whipped?" Carmen smirked. She was Carmen fucking Torres and she would be damned if she was the only whipped one.
"That was so mean!"
"You asked for it."
"It was Spencer that said it!"
"Hey! Either get it on or shut up!" they heard Hanna yell from the room beside theirs. Emily blushed as Carmen laughed, muffling the sound with her pillow.
"Maybe we should." Emily whispered to the Latina who raised a perfect eyebrow.
"What? Get it on?" Carmen smirked as Emily hid her face in Carmen's raven locks to hide the blushing.
"I meant sleep."
"I know. I just love making you blush. It's sexy."
"I highly doubt it."
"You don't know what turns me on. I could take you on this bed right now and have my way with you."
"Oh my God. Go to sleep." the swimmer said, curling up to Carmen, trying to hide the desire laced in her voice.
"One day, Em, I will just push you against the wall and- mmph!"
Carmen was cut off by lips being pressed against hers an a tongue forcing itself in her mouth. Carmen easily fought back, biting Emily's bottom lip which caused the taller girl to squeak in surprise and pull back.
"You bit me!" she whispered accusingly. The bite didn't hurt actually. It just turned her on and by the smirk on the raven haired girl, she knew it too.
"I'm so sorry."
"Liar."
Carmen buried her face in the tall girl's neck, bent on going to sleep hen an idea popped into her head. Smirking, she pressed her lips to Emily's pulse point, hearing a sharp intake of breath from the girl underneath her. Carmen decided to go further and suck on the spot she kissed, licking and gently biting. Emily was squirming beside her, little sounds escaping her mouth. The Latina pulled away to admire her work. A reddish purple spot marked Emily's flawless skin. The genius smirked before biting the spot hard enough to leave teeth marks.
"Ow!"
Emily jerked away in surprise, lifting a hand up to feel the bumps her girlfriend's teeth made. She rushed out of bed to Carmen's bathroom and flicked the light on. The swimmer gasped at the very noticeable bruise on her neck. How was she going to hide that from everyone? Hanna was going to have a field day with this.
Emily walked back to bed, turning on her right side away from Carmen.
"Babe?... Emily? Oh come on, it's just a love bite."
Emily continued to ignore the attempts by her girlfriend for a whole five minutes until Carmen stopped. The Filipino slowly turned to say something, but stopped. Carmen was asleep, head against Emily's back, arm thrown lazily across the tall girl's waist.
Well that explains why she wasn't begging Emily to talk to her. The girl just smiled to herself, moving a stray piece of hair from the Latinas face before moving closer and closing her eyes, letting the deep breathing of her girlfriend lull her to sleep.

"Okay I have a serious question and I want you guys to answer me honestly." Hanna said to Aria, Spencer, and Carmen who were standing with Hanna at her locker. They looked at her expectingly, waiting for this 'serious' question.
"Is the right side of my face fatter than the left?"
The three girls states at Hanna for a few seconds, actually comparing the size her her face before coming to a decision.
"No." they all answered in unison, but Hanna just placed her hands on her cheeks with a worried look.
"Is that Ian?" Aria asked, seeing the older boy down the hall.
"Yeah I heard he's the new field hockey coach." said Hanna, off the subject of her face.
"Does Melissa know?" Carmen asked Spencer who shrugged.
"I don't know why she ever broke up with him." Hanna wondered while Spencer looked uncomfortable.
"She didn't. He broke up with her." she explained as Emily walked up to them and looked to see what they were staring at.
"Oh Em, nice scarf." Hanna noticed the red cloth around Emily's neck, hiding a certain spot. Carmen just smirked at her before someone walked over to their group.
"Hey!" Mona greeted, holding what looked to be invitations on her hand.
"The first one's for my bestie, the second one is for Carmen of course, and the others are for their friends."
"What's this?" Aria asked surprised that she had been given one.
"Only an invite to the most amazing birthday party ever. Camp Mona." the popular girl said smiling like crazy. Emily opened her mouth but didn't know what to say. Carmen but her lip to stifle the giggle that threatened to escape. Spencer raised her eyebrows. Aria furrowed her eyebrows and Hanna just smiled at them.
"Camp Mona?" Aria asked unsure.
"Oh, don't let the camping part scare you. It's actually glamping, not camping. M is for Mona and massages, not mosquitos," the birthday girl explained, but then looked past the group of girls.
"Riley, Naomi wait up!"
After Mona ran off, Carmen and Spencer released their laughter.
"Why is Mona inviting us to her birthday party?" the field hockey player asked.
"She knows we're friends again and she's just trying to reach out to you." Hanna explained her friends actions.
"I loved the part where she called us the friends." Aria smiled while looking over the decorated paper.
"Well of course she is trying to warm up to Carmen." Spencer rolled her eyes.
"What do you mean?" Emily asked confused.
"Carmen is the most popular girl at this school." Aria reasoned as Hanna opened her mouth to protest.
"Please Hanna, ever since she came back, you've been knocked down on the popularity list." Spencer said smirking as the blonde huffed an stuffed her invite in her locker.
"Let's pretend I'm not here." Carmen mumbled, putting hers in her purse.
"So are you gonna go?" Hanna asked them. They all looked at each other before stuttering out.
"I have a thing this weekend."
"Lots of stuff to do."
"Me too."
"I don't like her."
The girls had to stifle their laughter from Carmen's remark.
"Maybe we should just go to class." Spencer said, turning to walk away, but the chiming of five phones stopped her in her tracks.
The girls looked at each other before pulling out their phones, opening up the message.

"'Camp Mona's a scavenger hunt and I'm the prize.'" Spencer read of the screen.
"Come and find me, bitches." Hanna finished the last part.
"A." the girls said in unison, looking around for the sender, but as always, saw no one.

Hanna walked in her house to hear her mom talking.
"Talk to a representative. Uh screw you!"
Ashley Marin slammed the phone closed and noticed her daughter walking into the kitchen.
"Everything all right?" the blonde asked as she threw her bag down.
"Yeah." was Ashley response.
"Can I help?" Hanna asked, not wanting her mom to have all the responsibility.
"I'm handling it." Ashley said as the doorbell rang and she went to answer it. While she was gone, Hanna grabbed the phone and hit redial.
"You have reached the mortgage company. Please select a-" the computerized voice was cut off by Hanna quickly shutting it off as Ashley and Mona walked into the kitchen.
"It's the birthday girl." Ashley said while opening the fridge.
"The birthday girl wants to go shopping and have lunch at Reeve Goshe." Mona smiled at her blonde bestie.
"Excuse me?" Ashley asked while pouring milk in her coffee.
"Did I say lunch? My bad I meant dinner." Mona winked to Hanna who smiled.
"Mona." Ashley said looking at the brunette.
"Mrs. M." Mona smiled at her best friends mom.
"I'm serious." Ashley said, staring Mona in the eyes.
"Me too." the popular girl said happily, her smile dropping. Ashley gave her a look before walking out of the kitchen. Mona smiled then turned to the blonde.
"So you wanna meet up after first period or ditch school completely?"
"Mona, you heard my mom. I can't ditch."
"So? I don't see a locator bracelet on your ankle."
"I really wanna go with you, but-"
"Do you wanna be my friend or not?" Mona asked harshly and Hanna saw something flicker in the dark brown eyes. "Cause lately it seems like your everybody's friend but mine."
"You know I'm your friend, it's just that since my dad left things have been tight around here." Unknown to Hanna, Ashley was listening in on the conversation.
"Hanna, I almost forgot that I'm working late tonight so..." the redhead took out her wallet and looked at her cash. All she had was a hundred dollar bill left and her face fell for a moment before straightening up and holding the money out to Hanna. "This should cover dinner."
Hanna looked at the offered money and the to her mom. "Mom, no I really don't need that." Ashley gave her daughter a hard look before the blonde finally took the money. Mona smirked before it dropped from her face.
"Happy birthday Mona," Ashley smiled. "Don't forget to lock up."
"Ben Franklin. Score." Mona smiled at Hanna, but the blonde couldn't return it.

Aria was picking up clothes from the hallway outside her room and putting them in the laundry basket when her dad walked out of his room.
"I was gonna do laundry tonight." Byron said, watching his daughter pick the basket up and carry it to her room.
"This place is out of control." Aria sighed, setting the basket down by her closet.
"We're just all gonna have to pitch in a little bit more around here.," the stressed man said. "We can pick a night where someone cooks and does laundry, helps with homework, pay the bills, grade papers..." he continued on as Aria stopped and stared at him.
"Dad, how much coffee have you had?" she smiled at him while folding a shirt.
Byron just sighed, putting his hands in his pockets. "Are you still having lunch with your mom tomorrow?"
Aria looked at him, completely forgetting she had plans before nodding. "Yeah."
"What do you think she would do if I just came along?"
"I'm not sure," Aria said unsure. "Why don't you call and ask? I mean, what's stopping you?"
"She asked me for space." Byron said as he looked at the brunette.
"She moved out. How much more space does she need?" Aria raised ER eyebrows and went back to her clothes leaving her dad to think.

Over at the Hastings house, Spencer was making coffee when Melissa walked in the kitchen.
"Good morning." her sister said sweetly as she walked to get a glass. Spencer didn't respond and just put sugar in her coffee.
"Juice?" Melissa asked while pouring some for herself.
"Why are you being nice to me?" Spencer asked cautiously, waiting for Melissa to attack her. Instead her sister just but her lip and looked into brown eyes that were similar to hers. "Why didn't you tell me Ian was back?"
Spencer's lip twitched as she put the lid back on the sugar glass. "Because normal for us is not speaking."
"You said he saw you at Alison's memorial.
"Well, we didn't talk."
"He asked me out for coffee." Melissa revealed, watching her sister closely.
"Thats good, right?" Spencer lifted her cup to hide her discomfort.
"Ian broke my heart, Spencer and I'm still getting over Wren, so I said no." the older Hasting said, looking to see her sister's eyes on the counter.
"I'm really sorry about Wren, Melissa," Spencer said softly, turning her gaze to her sister's chocolate eyes. "I really am."
"Yeah." was the response Melissa gave before taking her juice and walking out of the kitchen swiftly, leaving Spencer to stare after her.

Spencer and Ian were in the Hastings backyard practicing field hockey. Spencer was in her stance to hit the ball when Ian spoke up.
"No, here let me show you." Ian smiled as he got behind Spencer and gently grabbed her waist, positioning it in the right spot, which happened to be pressed against him. Spencer could hear her heart beating wildly as blood pounded in her ears. The older boy took ahold of her arms to show her how to swing the stick, but instead bent and kissed the back of her neck. He pulled back to watch her reaction and she turned her head toward him. They stared into the others eyes for a moment before Ian kissed his girlfriend's sister. Spencer quickly responded, kissing him back, not thinking about who it was she was kissing. Ian pulled away, looking into brown eyes as he smiled.
"Did you like that?"
All Spencer could do was stare at his lips as he backed away from her. "I'll see you on the field, okay?"
"Okay." she responded breathlessly while smiling. When he was gone, the smile dropped from her face.
"Gross."
Spencer's head snapped around to see Alison standing in her yard, thumbs in her jean pockets, head tilted to the side, eyes twinkling mischievously.
"What did you see?" Spencer asked the blonde leader of their gang.
"Enough to make me want to puke," she smirked as she walked closer then propped herself up on the goal. "He's your sister's boyfriend. He's like... old." Alison's face scrunched up in disgust.
"I-it was nothing," said Spencer smiling nervously. "Just forget it, okay?"
"It looked like you were in to it." Alison said staring at the taller girl.
"Well I wasn't." Spencer quickly responded.
"I hope not," Alison smirked. "Cause if you were, that would make you a skank."
"Um I have to go. Study date with Carmen." Spencer lied, hoping Alison would leave.
"Sweetie, Carmen doesn't study," Alison smirked, knowing the girl was lying. Every time the Latina tried, Alison was alway there to distract her. "Trust me, I know. If you really want me to go though, I will." With that, Alison turned on her heel and left, leaving Spencer to wonder if the blonde would keep what just happened a secret.

At school, Aria was in the cafeteria with Noel, talking about Camp Mona.
"Bummer it's a girl's only party; I was hoping to see you this weekend." the dark eyed boy said, throwing in a pearly white smile.
"There's always Sunday," Aria smiled suggestively. "We could..."
"Be lazy together and watch old movies?" Noel helped her out.
"I love that idea." Aria said, actually enjoying Noel's company.
"It's a date." the popular boy confirmed, but Aria's eyes were already on something else. Ezra was watching the two teens a some feet away.
"Ready to go?" Aria asked quickly, putting up a smile. It was Ezra who ended things anyway. She deserved to be happy.
"I gotta talk to coach." Noel informed her, gesturing over to the football coach.
"Okay I'll see you later." the petite girl leaned in and kissed him goodbye. He walked away to his teammates and she grabbed her bag. She walked past where Ezra was, on her way to the door.
"He plays football, right?"
Aria whipped her body around. "He's actually really smart and he's funny and he loves old movies."
"You don't owe me an explanation, Aria. You're entitled to be with whoever you want to be with."
Aria just looked at him, swallowing down the lump in her throat. Seeing as she wasn't gonna say anything, Ezra just raised his eyebrows. "See you in class?"
"Yeah." she nodded before he walked away, her gaze following him before she made her way out. Aria almost ran into Carmen who was walking in the building, a coffee in her hand, sunglasses resting on her curly hair.
"Hey, Carm." Aria smiled at the Latina who slowed down.
"Hey, Aria. What's up?" the slightly taller girl asked. Carmen being 5'4 and Aria being 5'2. They were the shortest among their friends.
"Going to find the rest of us."
"Me too, who would've thought it?" Carmen smirked, looping her arm through Aria's as they walked down the hall. They caught sight of the other three girls who seemed to be whispering amongst themselves.
"-they found?" they caught Hanna whispering as they walked up.
"What's going on?" Aria asked, seeing the worried looks on her friends faces.
"The cops are here." Spence explained and Carmen rolled her eyes.
"What else is new?" the Latina said as she went to take a sip of her latte, only for it to be stolen by Hanna who quickly gave it back. "Puta."
"I heard they found something of Alison's." Spencer said softly, not wanting other ears to hear them.
Just then the intercom came on. "Spencer Hastings, Aria Montgomery, Emily Fields, Hanna Marin, and Carmen Torres please come to the office."
"Bullshit I'm leaving!" Carmen exclaimed holding her hand up in a diva like style. "I'm not dealing with this today!"
"Come on." Emily grabbed her arm and started walking; eyes watching the five girls go.
They sat in the same chairs as they had when Wilden had questioned them, Carmen in Emily's lap sipping on her coffee, waiting for the blonde prick to show up.
They were surprised when a dark colored lady in a suit walked through the door.
"Sorry to keep you waiting. I'm agent Cooper." she said, handing Spencer a card.
"FBI?" Spencer's eyes widened as the other girls stared at her in disbelief.
"Oh shit." Carmen said said, drinking the last sip off coffee. Things were getting serious.

"This is my partner, Agent Randall and we are here because we were asked by local authorities to assist in the investigation of Alison DiLaurentis' murder." the FBI agent explained to the five nervous girls. When nominee said anything, she continued. "I wanna show you something that was sent to the Rosewood Police Department by an anonymous source." she grabbed a TV remote an turned it on. On the screen was Alison in what looked to be the woods. Agent Cooper pressed play an the video started.
Alison was taking off an olive green sweater, revealing a yellow tank top.
"Wanna see more?" her voice sounded through the room. "I know you want to."
Hanna looked at Spencer who kept her eyes on the screen.
"If the girls knew I was seeing you, oh my God, they would not stop talking about it. I wish they were more mature, but... We don't have a lot of time. I know you wanna kiss me." Alison smirked at the camera holder before the video was paused. The girls looked at Carmen who shook her head no. Alison had not been talking to her in that video.
"Anything you girls can tell me?" Agent Cooper asked them. It was much different from Wilden's accusing tone.
"She's at Kissing Rock. It's behind the lake." Emily told her, noticing how Carmen's hands were balled into fist.
"I think this was filmed the night she went missing." Aria supplied, still staring at the video.
"She was wearing that same top." said Hanna. She knew her fashion. "That sweater isn't hers though."
"Are you sure?" the agent asked.
"Trust me, I know my fashion."
"The person she's talking to. It could be the older boy." Spencer thought out loud. If only Alison had told her.
"The mystery boyfriend?" Cooper asked as Spencer nodded.
"Alison didn't want us to know who he was."
"Was he an older high school boy?"
"She only told me enough to make it a secret." Spencer stated with regret.
"So Alison liked secrets." the lady concluded.
"You have no idea." Carmen laughed bitterly.
"She thought sharing secrets kept us close." Emily explained.
"They do, but secrets are meant to be found out by time."
"Yeah, we're starting to figure that out." Carmen replied, voice cold and hard.
No one said anything, to caught up in their thoughts. The only noise was the video replaying.
"I know you wanna kiss me..."

"I am trying to refinance, but the house isn't as worth as much as it was when I bought it from my ex. I just need another extension." Mrs. Marin explained as he sat at her desk at the bank, talking on the phone.
"I'm sorry, but your request is denied." a males voice sounded from the phone.
"Please, I'm begging." Ashley pleaded. She need more time.
"I'm sorry Mrs. Marin, but the answer is still no."
"Okay." she whispered and turned the phone off.
Her office phone buzzed as a females voice filled the room. "Mrs. Putter is here to visit her safe deposit box."
Ashley sighed before pressing a button and replying, "Thank you."
She turned toward the door when it opened, an old lady came in digging through her purse.
"Mrs. Putter, how are you?" Ashley smiled at her.
"I'm old, how are you?" the lady replied causing Ashley to give a real smile.
"My sister died." the grey haired woman said.
"I'm sorry to hear that." Ashley said, looking at the stack of money in the lady's hand.
"I'm the last Putter. When I go, that's the end of the line."
Ashley just glanced at the money once more before grabbing her key. "Ready?"

Aria walked to her locker, still thinking about the video when Noel walked up.
"Hey I heard you for called to the office. Everything okay?" the boy asks sounding genuinely concerned.
"Yeah there's a woman in town from the FBI, she had a few questions about Alison." Aria told him with a shrug as she opened the locker.
A book fell onto the floor and Noel was quick to pick it up for her. It was a book of poetry. "What's this?"
"I have no idea." Aria replied honestly as Noel read the note on the cover.
"A wants you to read page twenty two." so he turned to said page. "It a poem by Ezra Fitz. B-26." Aria stared in shock as Noel kept reading. "It's a number; it's a song; it's a girl."
Aria quickly snatched the book from Noel's hands, leaving him with a confused expression. "Can I have that?"
"Uh sure."
Aria threw it in her locker, slammed the door, the rushed past a puzzled boy who stared after her.

Ashley was leaned back in her office chair as Mrs. Putter put away her money.
"Have a nice day." the old woman waved as she started to turn around, but spotted a bowel of candy. "Is that butterscotch?"
"Help yourself." Ashley smiled as the lady walked over and grabbed all the candy and shoved it in her purse, leaving one sweet on the bowl.
"See you next year." the woman winked as she walked towards the door. Mrs. Marin noticed that the rich lady's deposit key was on her desk and was about to call out to her, but thought better of it.

Hanna was in the cafeteria getting water out of the machine when a redheads girl walked up to her.
"Hi, you don't know me but I'm in your fourth period class." the girl smiled nervously.
"Okay?" Hanna asked, wondering what this girl could want.
"Could you give me the name of your liposuction doctor?" the redhead asked quietly causing Hanna's eyebrows to shoot up.
"Uh sure, If I had one." Hanna walked away leaving the girl confused.
As Hanna walked down the hall, she noticed the students looking at her and whispering. Spotting Mona with Riley and Naomi, she made her way over.
"This day just keeps getting weirder. Look, I'm sorry about lunch, did you get my text?" Hanna asked her bestie.
"I got your texted and then I got a texted from A, whoever that is, clueing me in on the real reason you got skinny last summer."
"A sent you a texted?" Hanna couldn't believe that A had texted someone else besides them.
"I was eating three almonds a day and you were getting liposuction?" Mona asked, ignoring the blondes question.
"That's not true." Hanna shook her head. What else could A screw up for her?
"I got Riley and Naomi matching pairs of pajamas for my party. I was gonna pick up a pair for you then remembered, you're not coming." Mona stated to the blonde who was confused.
"Of course I'm coming," Hanna smiled. "You know I wouldn't miss your birthday."
"No Hanna, it's invite only and you're uninvited."
"But you're my best friend." Hanna told the girl.
"We were best friends, but now you're just somebody I use to hang out with,"
Mona said then started walking off. "Naomi, Riley." the other two girls followed Mona like lost puppies, leaving Hanna standing there.
Emily, Spencer, and Carmen walked up behind her, having seen the whole thing.
"What was that about?" Emily asked the blonde as her eyebrows furrowed.
"A sent Mona a texted and I think she just broke up with me." Hanna said with disbelief in her voice.
"Want me to cut a bitch?" Carmen offered while holding her hand out like she was holding a razor blade.
"Wait, A sent Mona a texted?" Spencer was alarmed. Since when did A start contacting other people directly?
"I'm so over that bitch." Hanna glanced down the hall where Mona was with her two followers.
"Wait, I thought you guys were close?" Emily asked confused.
"Em, honey, I think she was talking about A." Carmen said quietly as understanding spread across Emily's face.
"She was my friend when you guys weren't." Hanna explained her distress. Mona had been her only friend and they had come to rule the school together.
"We're here now so if you aren't going to that party then neither are we." Emily told the blonde, thinking it was the right thing to say.
"No! You guys are going to that scavenger hunt and I'm going too. A might be playing games, but I'm not." Hanna declared as she walked past them.
"I really can't stand that bitch." Carmen sighed.
"A or Mona?" Emily asked her short girlfriend.
"Both."

"I'm not made for labor," Carmen commented as Spencer handed her a box to carry in to the Hastings' house. "You and my girlfriend are. The athletes."
"I agree. We are here to look pretty for the guys," Hanna smiled, but saw the look the girls threw her way. "Okay so I am here to look pretty for the guys. Carmen is here to look sexy for the girls."
"Namely Emily." Carmen added in smiling innocently.
"The faster you stop whining, the faster you get going, the sooner you can stop." Spencer walked past the Latina who opened her mouth to object, but was stopped by Emily pecking her lips.
"You might get rewarded after." the swimmer winked and Carmen rushed to the house as the girls laughed. The laughter quickly died when they saw someone in the living room with Melissa.
Ian.
"Can I at least take you out for coffee?" Ian pleased with the eldest Hastings child.
Melissa ignored him and turned to the group of girls. "You guys going camping? Cute."
Melissa quickly walked to the stairs, determined to leave the room when her sister stopped her.
"Why don't you give him a chance?" Spencer asked as Ian waves to the other girls.
"Why are you trying to look out for me? Trying to fix what you broke with Wren?" asked Melissa harshly.
"No, I'm trying to do the right thing." Spencer resorted and saw her sisters eyes soften before looking to Ian who was watching them.
"Coffee, that's it." She grabbed her purse and opened the door and Ian nodded to Spencer in thanks before following Melissa.
"Spence, have I ever told you that your sister is hot?" Carmen said smirking as Hanna hid her smile.
"I think your girlfriend would beg to differ." Spencer smirked looking at Emily who glared at Carmen who just shrugged.
"I like what I like, but I love Emily," Carmen said and saw the girls eyebrows shoot up and Emily's face turn red. "Oh God, I didn't mean that! Well I mean not in that way. I love Emily, but I'm not in love with her. Yet."
The girls nodded in understanding as Carmen sighed in relief, glad she caught herself. That could've ended bad.
"Since when are you mending Melissa's relationships?" Aria asked as Spencer walked over to them.
"I owe it to her." Spencer explained to them.
"What's she ever done for you?" Emily asked as they started taking out the camping supplies.
"It's more of what did I do to her," Spencer took out a blue sleeping bag. She looked to see the girls staring at her. "I'm the reason she and Wren broke up. We had a moment and Melissa saw us."
"A moment?" the swimmer asked confused.
"Yeah, it gets worse. Melissa doesn't know this," Spencer bit her lip and took a deep breath. "I also had a moment with Ian."
"Shut up!" Hanna whispered in disbelief. All the girls looked shocked. Except Carmen.
"It was the summer before Alison went missing. It was just one kiss, but after they broke up we started seeing each other. I feel like the poster child for poor judgement." Spencer started taking out more things, but then noticed Carmen looked bored. "How come your not freaking out?"
"Oh, well, you see..." Carmen tried to explain, but Spencer bet her to it.
"Alison told you, didn't she?" Carmen just sighed and nodded.
"As soon as she could to. Showed up at my house all of a sudden with 'news.'" Carmen said with quotation marks.
"Did Ali tell you everything?" Aria asked, curious if the Latina had known about her dad.
"If you mean by seeing your dad kissing a blonde woman in his car then yes."
"So there were no secrets between you two?" Emily asked, but Carmen laughed.
"No, we had secrets, but I knew some of yours that she told me."
"Maybe she only told you." Spencer said, hoping A didn't know her secret.
"Maybe."
"Spence, turn the TV up!" Hanna suddenly exclaimed, seeing Ali's picture on the news.

"Police searched the DiLaurentis home and confirmed that the bloodstain on the sweater matches the victims. Police have issued a warrant for the arrest of missing teen, Toby Cavanaugh, wanted for the murder of Alison DiLaurentis."

"The sweater was Toby's." Hanna said quietly, referring to the sweater Alison was wearing in the video.
"No, Alison was not dating Toby, there is no way that's the guy she was talking to in the video." said Aria, not wanting to believe it.
"Aria, you saw the news," Hanna said, eyes on the screen. "The police have proof!"
"If it's Toby's sweater than he has to be the boy at Kissing Rock." Spencer concluded. It was the only thing that would make sense.
"Is it finally over?" Emily asked softly, intwining the Latina's fingers with her own.
"I hope so Em." Carmen whispered, running her thumb across Emily's soft skin.
"Toby's been missing for weeks," Spencer said, turning to look at the couple. "It won't be over until he's behind bars."

Later, Carmen and Emily were laying on the swimmer's bed, Emily resting her head on the Latina's chest as Carmen ran her fingers through the girl's hair.
"How could I have been so wrong about someone?" asked Emily who was still stunned that Toby was Alison's killer.
"You like to see the good in people, Em. Toby was no exception." Carmen replied softly. She hated seeing Emily upset.
Emily turned her head an looked at her girlfriend. "How are you so calm? He killed Ali. I would think you would be angry."
"Oh believe me, I am, but you need me to be calm right now." the Latina replied as Emily laid her head down again. They say in silence for a few minutes before Emily got up and walked to her desk.
"Alison went missing right when my dad left. I always thought when he came back that I would feel safe again." Emily explained as Carmen watched her from the bed.
"You will."
Just then, Emily's phone chimed. "Will you get that? I think it's my mom."
"Do you really want her to know we're together?"
"She can know we're together without knowing we're together." Emily smiled as Carmen laughed and picked up the phone.
"Emily's phone," Carmen said cheerfully.
"Hello? I can hear you breathing."
By this time, Emily had turned to her girlfriend. She walked over and Carmen handed her the phone.
"Hello?" Emily waited, but no one answered. "That was weird."
"More like fucking creepy." Carmen commented, but then heard the front door open.
"Mom?" Emily called out, but no one answered. Carmen glanced at the swimmer then got off the bed. Emily started walking towards her door, but then heard footsteps and stopped. Carmen walked up behind her and wrapped her arm around her waist.
"Hello?" Carmen called out as the footsteps got closer. They watched the door closely when a figure came into view.
"Dad!" Emily exclaimed and ran to her father. She threw her arms around his neck and inhaled the familiar sent.
"There she is." Mr. Fields smiled as he held his daughter close.
Carmen watched with a bright smile on her face. She was happy that Mr. Fields was home safe.
Pam came into the room smiling and caught sight of Carmen. "Carmen? I didn't know she had company."
"Dad, this is-"
"Carmen Torres, the protege down the street. Wow you sure have grown into a beautiful young lady." the soldier said as Carmen blushed slightly. Emily just stared at her. She had never seen the Latina blush. It was kinda sexy.
"Thank you sir." she replied as she held out her hand to shake. Her parents had always taught her to be professional when meeting someone. Even if you had already met them. Carmen was sure surprised when she was pulled into a hug by the soldier.
"None of that stuff now. You're practically family." Wayne said as he gave the girl a squeeze before releasing her. He noticed how she had tensed up at the contact and didn't want to make her uncomfortable.
"Gracias sir." the Latina replied, but then blushed. "Sorry, I slip into Spanish when I get nervous."
"No need to be sorry." he said with a smile. Pam had told him about Carmen being gay. He didn't have a problem with it seeing that the short girl was Emily's best friend.
"Well, I guess I'll leave so you can have family time." she said after glancing at Emily.
"Why don't you call your folks and we can all have dinner?" the man suggested and Carmen put her gaze on the floor.
"My parents are in Florida." she murmured, keeping her gaze on the floor. She didn't want to see the pity filled looks she knew they would cast her.
"Then I guess you can just have dinner with us."
Carmen's head jerked up on surprise at the man's words. "Sir, I don't want to impose."
"I'm asking you to stay as our guest." Wayne replied, seeing the girl's lip twitch.
"Thanks you sir."

Emily was fixing her hair in her mirror while Carmen was downstairs helping fix dinner. She honestly didn't know the Latina could cook. The swimmer saw her dad walk into her room and smiled t him.
"I've been watching the news," Wayne brought up and Emily's smile slowly dropped from her face. "Are you okay with all this stuff you're hearing?"
"I know it's suppose to be closure, but I just have more questions," Emily told him. "I think we all do."
"Your mom told me about homecoming," Wayne said while sitting on the bed. "Toby Cavanaugh? Is he the reason you broke up with Ben?"
Emily half expected Carmen to burst in, cussing in Spanish, but, thank God, she didn't. "He's just a friend. A good friend actually."
"He's dangerous. You know that now right?"
"I guess." Emily replied.
Pam was going to her room to put her purse up, leaving Carmen to watch the food, when she heard the conversation.
She walked to the door and listened in.
"I just don't understand it." Emily said as she say down by her father.
"The only thing that Toby can give Alison's friends and family now is the truth. There's an honor to being truthful." Wayne said as he looked into identical brown eyes.
"What if we're not ready for the truth?" Emily asked him and his face became confused.
"What do you mean?"
"Maybe it'll be too hard to hear."
"Emmy, you know it's always better to be honest than tell a lie." the soldier told his daughter.
Pam, who was still listening, took out an envelope from her purse that had been anonymously mailed to her.
Emily swallowed nervously. Now was the time to come out. "Dad?" When her father looked at her though, Emily couldn't bring herself to say it. "I missed you so much."
Pam opened the envelope and took and the strip of paper inside.
She stared down at the picture of Carmen and her daughter kissing.

The dinner went by great in Emily's opinion. Her dad seemed to really like her girlfriend. Well, her friend as far as he knew. Her mother, something felt off about her. Tense even. Carmen was beyond nervous. The reason Emily could tell was because the genius kept going into Spanish when she talked, which she always apologized for.
After dinner was done, Carmen helped carry the plates to the kitchen and started to wash them.
"Carmen, what are you doing?" Pam asked the teen who gave a puzzled look.
"Washing dishes?"
Pam almost smiled to herself. The short brunette was a good kid. If Emily had to be gay, then she would rather it be with Carmen than someone else. Maya, for instance.
"You don't have to do that." Pam said as she tried to take the plate away from the girl, but Carmen held them away.
"Mrs. Fields, it's impolite to make you clean up all by yourself. Why don't you go sit down with Mr. Fields and Em?" Carmen suggested, thinking the woman needed to spend time with her husband and daughter, not cleaning the kitchen.
"I couldn't ask you to clean this by yourself." the military wife said.
"Good thing you didn't ask." winked Carmen with her award winning smile. It almost made Pam breathless. No wonder her daughter had fell for her.
"Oh, alright. If you need anything, you better come get me." Pam smiled at her as the Latina nodded.
"Yes ma'am."
It didn't take Carmen long before she was done. She could hear the family laughing together and smiled. Quickly running up to Emily's room, she grabbed her keys and jacket and quietly let herself out as to not disturb them.
As she sat in her car, she looked through the window and saw Emily sitting with her dad, eyes sparkling and all.
"You are so lucky, Emily." Carmen whispered to herself. Just then, her phone chimed, signaling a message.
Seeing the name UNKNOWN on the screen, she sighed an opened the message.

WHAT'S WRONG, CARM? MISSING THE SOUND OF DADDY'S WHISKEY-FILLED VOICE? -A

Carmen's eyes widened. No one knew about that. No one had ever found out. No one, except Alison.

It had been a regular day. Carmen was laying on her bed while her parents were yelling again.
"Don't think I don't know what you do!" Camila Torres yelled at her husband who was chugging down a bottle of whiskey.
"I have no idea what your talking
about."
"I know about all the sluts you've slept with! I'm not stupid!"
"It's not my fault you don't give me why I want!"
"I work, Santiago! To support our daughter!"
"How do I know you're not whoring around yourself?!"
"How dare you accuse me of that! I'm actually faithful unlike you!"
Carmen heard the front door slam, then a car engine start. She assumed her mother had left. She heard heavy footsteps stomping up the stairs to her room. The door was flung open to reveal her father, whiskey bottle and all.
"Your mother use to love me before you were born! Now all she can do is work to support you!"
Carmen didn't see it coming, but a huge fist connected with her ribs. A sickening crack was heard as the Latina cried out. Santiago wasn't done yet. Anger and whiskey was running through his veins. He took his belt off and held it with two hands as he brought the metal end down on his daughters back. Carmen grunted in pain at the painful sensation, but bit her lip to keep from crying. Again and again metal made contact with her back before it was over. Carmen couldn't move, it was excruciating, but she did not cry. Santiago raised his daughters shirt up and saw the quickly forming bruises that were going to be black. He saw the fear in her cold eyes as she gazed at the man who was suppose to never hurt her. The Latino felt guilt and regret flood his being as he reched out to run his fingers through her hair.
"I'm so sorry baby girl. I don't know what came over me. I promise it won't happen again." he kissed her hair and left the room quietly. Only when he locked himself in his room did Carmen let tears flood her eyes and down her cheeks. She slowly got up, put her shoes on, and headed out the door. She walked along the streets forever, when she noticed she was outside a certain blonde's house. She didn't know how Alison knew she was there, but she saw the blonde open the door then run to her.
"Why are you crying? What happened?" Alison demanded seeing her girlfriend so broken. The blonde threw her arms around the Latina, but jerked away when a sound of pain escaped her lips.
"Carmen?" Alison asked, seeing the shorter girl's back tense. Slowly, Ali reached down to Carmen shirt and started lifting it up.
"Ali don't. Please." Carmen begged, but it was too late. Alison gasped at the purple and black bruises along her girlfriends back.
"W-who did this." Alison demanded clenching her fist. Her soft, blue eyes turned hard, cold, and steely.
"You can't tell Ali. Please don't tell." Carmen covered the fist with her hands, making them immediately relax.
"Promise me."
Alison gazed into sad hazel eyes and felt her heart skip. "Fine. I promise. Now come on, you're staying with me."

Carmen shuddered from the memory. There had been three more times after that until Carmen started fighting back and using her old self-defense lessons. Then her parents never stayed home, which meant Carmen didn't have to suffer. It wasn't something she was proud off, it wasn't something she would tell anyone. That secret would die with her.
Taking a deep breath, the Latina reached into her console and pulled out a pill bottle.
PROZAC it read on the prescription label.
Carmen never took them, she hated them, but she could feel herself falling down and she couldn't risk it so she took out one tablet and swallowed it dry.
Putting the bottle back in its place, she quickly drove home, shaking her thoughts away from A.

Emily pulled her car to the edge of the woods. It was time for her jog so she grabbed her bag and was about I get out when someone appeared in her backseat.
"I came to finish telling you what I needed to at homecoming." Toby Cavanaugh said, staring at Emily thought the rear view mirror.
Emily quickly got out of them car and walked backed away as Toby climbed out of the backseat.
"This first is the day I ended it with Jenna," Toby explained to the Filipino. "I felt terrible about what we were doing, but I didn't know how to stop it."
He walked closer, but Emily moved back. "Stay there. If you want me to listen, then just stay there." The swimmer said as Toby nodded.
"Jenna told me she would tell people that I forced myself on her. She didn't want it to stop." Toby said bitterly, despising his stepsister.
"Jenna wanted to be with you?" asked Emily confused.
"Jenna was in love with me," Toby said as his blue eyes bore into Emily's chocolate ones. "She's still in love with me. She's also after Carmen."
That got Emily's attention. "Why is she after her?"
"That, I don't know," Toby sighed, moving his gaze to the ground, but then reconnected with Emily's eyes. "Maybe we can figure that out together."

Aria, Spencer, and Carmen walked up to the birthday party, watching as Mona skipped over to them.
"Welcome to camp Mona!" she exclaimed, pulling a surprised Carmen into a quick hug.
"Uh yeah, happy birthday Mona." Carmen shrugged out of the hug and handed Mona her present.
"Money?" Mona asked confused and then saw it was five 100s. "Thank you so much!" she kissed Carmen's cheek as Aria and Spencer threw a sympathetic look at her.
"Here's our presents." Aria said as her and Spence handed wrapped boxes to the girl.
"I'm sure I'll love it and if not then I'll return it!"
Aria exchanged a look with her two friends who shrugged before they followed Mona into the heart of the party.
Mona handed them each a bag that had shirts in them that had CAMP MONA in pink letters.
"It's so... Subtle." Spencer commented to Mona who smiled.
"Okay tour time!" she started walking, motioning for the girl's to follow. "So massages are over here, the blow me bar and then the mini bar." she finished, then saw something. "Will you excuse me?" Mona walked over to one of her workers and started chewing them out while the three girls laughed at the crazy girl.

"I asked Alison to meet me so I could tell her she did me a favor," Toby explained his calling Alison. "She got me away from Jenna."
"Why was she wearing your sweater? And why would she meet you at Kissing Rock?"
"We didn't go anywhere. We met right outside Spencer's barn," Toby told her, hoping she would believe him. "I have her my sweater because it was cold. When I last saw her, she was getting into a car with some guy, still wearing my sweater, and she was very much alive."
"You have to tell the police Emily told him while crossing her arms.
"They've already decided I'm guilty." said Toby, but they heard a noise from the woods.
"Look, if I don't go to this party, my friends will know something's wrong." Emily explained and he nodded in understanding.
"I only came back to say goodbye." said the wanted boy.
"Where are you going?" Emily asked and he smirked.
"I was in reform school for a year," said the blue eyed boy. "I have friends in all the wrong places and misery loves company."
"You can't keep running." Emily sighed, feeling sorry for Toby.
"I need to get away from here as far as I can."
"But if you're innocent-"
"If?" Toby questioned her and Emily avoided eye contact. "You think I'm lying. I need you to believe me, Emily. It's all that matters."
"I still have so many questions." Emily said, her eyebrows furrowed.
"I left my stuff behind the church. My ride won't pick me up until midnight. Meet me there if you can," the boy started walking away, but then turned around. "If you tell your friends, you know they'll call the cops."
He left the swimmer alone to think about everything that was happening.

Emily just got done explaining to Spencer, Aria, and Carmen about the Toby thing and they found it hard to believe.
"He's lying." Spencer said quietly. She hoped Emily wouldn't fall for Toby's deception again.
"We have to tell the police." said Aria looking at Emily. They just sat there for a minute before Aria's phone rang.
"Who is it?" Carmen asked, hoping it wasn't A.
"It's Hanna." the petite brunette replied.
"Hey."
"How's my friend, Mona?"
"Well, she's Mona."
"I'm leaving in ten. If A's watching you, I'll be watching her."
"Han, are you sure you're gonna be okay?"
"Aria, I went to fat camp for five summers, I can handle the woods."
"Hanna listen, Emily saw Toby."
Hanna didn't hear Aria's last comment.
Aria's phone beeped to signal poor service. "The service out here sucks."
Her phone beeped again, but instead of Hanna, it was someone else.
"It's from A." the artist told the other girls. "You found the bracelet, now come find me. Good luck, bitches." Aria read the message.
"I think we're suppose to go where we found Carmen's bracelet." Spencer shared her thoughts.
"Where the giant ass rabbit was?" Carmen asked and the athlete nodded.
"Thats in the middle of nowhere." Aria said in disbelief.
"Actually, it's fifteen steps east of the half point tree, which is one hundred thirty six steps from the main road." Carmen informed, going nerd on them. The other girls just looked at her in confusion as she shrugged.
"You're a freak and I love you." Aria stated as Emily smirked, leaning over and kissing Carmen quickly.
"My sexy freak."
Carmen grinned as they got up and started walking out the tent, but Mona appeared smiling. "Aria, Carmen. Your turn to get blown." she winked before walking away.
"She so meant that in a sexual way." Carmen stated as she crossed her arms.
"We have to make it seem like we're here for the party so go get blown." Spencer said and walked out.
"You did that on purpose!" the Latina yelled after her before rolling her eyes and running a hand through her raven locks.
Aria's phone chimed, signaling a message.

EZRA: I NEED TO SEE YOU.

"Is that A?" asked a concerned Emily.
"No it's just my mom," Aria lied easily. "Let's go glamp."

Spencer finished looking around, having spotted Hanna in the surrounding woods, and was now looking for Carmen and Aria.
"Hey Em, are the other two still getting blown?" the brainiac asked Emily who had some fruity drink in her hand.
"I think so, I was heading over there."
So they walked to the blow tent and saw Carmen and Aria standing up. The two girls smiled at the sight of their friends hair. It looked liked they got shock and there hair blew up.
"Wooow." Spencer commented dragging the word out as the girls approached them.
"Shut up." the Latina and artist said in unison.
"What happens when you touch it?" Spencer asked as she reached out and poking Carmen's hair.
"Haha you're so funny." the genius rolled her eyes.
"Did you find anything?" asked Aria, getting off the subject of their hair. Spencer's smile dropped as she cleared her throat and looked around before nodding in the direction of a secluded area.
"Check this out." she opened her wallet and pulled out a bracelet identical to theirs. The name on it was different though.

Jenna.

"Does this mean she's A?" Emily asked as she held the piece of cloth.
"I don't think so," said Spencer honestly. A wouldn't make it that easy on them.
"This was with it." she showed them a small note card.

YOU'RE AS IN THE DARK AS JENNA
LOOKING FOR ME
IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES

"If this is the wrong place then what's the right place?" Aria questioned and the girls didn't have an answer for her.

Ashley was driving home that night, finally off work. She was at a stop sign and was watching everyone on the street almost paranoid like. A knock on her window caused her to jump and whirl around to the noise.
"Hey just walking home," Byron smiled holding his hands up. "Maybe you could give me a ride?"
"I'm not going home," Ashley lied quickly. "I'm late." she waved goodbye before driving off, leaving behind a confused Byron.
Looking in the backseat, Ashley's purse sat there opened revealing bills of money. Money stolen from Mrs. Putters deposit box.

Toby was waiting for Emily at the church, hoping she would show. At lights brought his attention to the road and he smiled, but it quickly vanished as police sirens sounded and lights flashed. Toby turned to run, but try had him surrounded.
They quickly closed in on him, grabbing his arms and securing them behind the blue eyed boys back. The cops pulled him to the car and shoved him in. As they left the church, Toby wondered if Emily had called the cops on him.

Spencer was sitting by a fire with some girls she didn't know. She kept thinking about what A had said about looking in the wrong places when it hit her. The athlete quickly jumped up and looked around for her friends. Everyone was dressed in their Camp Mona shirts so it was hard, but she finally spotted Emily.
"Where's Aria and Carmen?" Spence urgently asked as Emily looked puzzled.
"Carmen said she was going to hang out with Hanna and I don't know where Aria is." Emily informed her and didn't miss the excitement in Spencer's eyes.
"W-R-I-G-H-T." was all Spencer said and Emily thought about the word before understanding crossed her features.
"Wright's playground."
They quickly started making their way in the woods, determined to find their friends then find A.

Carmen was standing next to Hanna as the blonde looked through her binoculars.
"What are you looking for?" the Latina asked. It was dark and all she saw was trees.
"Anything that looks suspicious." was her answer.
"Like a weird girl looking through binoculars?"
"That could work."
Hanna huffed and removed the tool from her eyes. Bright lights got both girls attentions as a silver car pulled up in the woods.
"Now use your eye things." Carmen whispered and the blonde did exactly that. She couldn't see anything though.

Emily and Spencer made their way through the woods, guided by a small flashlight and the moons light.
"I think you're enjoying this." the swimmer remarked to Spencer who ignored her. They came to a sign that held directions. Wrights playground was to the left of them. Spencer smiled before swiftly walking in that direction, Emily slowly following.
They came to the playground and started looking around.
"This is creepy." Emily mumbled, wishing all the girls were here together.
A squeak of playground equipment made the two Liars whirl around to see a swing rocking back and forth, like someone had just been occupying it.

Hanna and Carmen watched the car shut the lights off and sit there, like the driver was waiting for someone.
Soon, a dark hooded figure came out of the trees and slipped in the car.

"Thanks for meeting me." Ezra said as Aria took her hood off and fixed her hair. "I don't blame you for being angry. I deserve it. I was a coward." the English teacher turned toward his student. "I should have fought for you."
"Yeah why didn't you?" Aria asked him, refusing to look at her ex.
"I was looking for another job so I could leave you. I thought, maybe, if I resigned from Rosewood then we'd have a chance." Aria turned to look at the man who was staring in front of him. "Ten I saw you with Noel and... I decided I was being selfish."
"You really are a jerk, Ezra," Aria said as she shook her head in disbelief. "You can't just decide how things are suppose to work out. You don't get to choose how I feel." Ezra looked at her in regret as she continued. "Look, whether you believe me or not, I have always been honest with you. You hiding your feeling from me is just like lying."
The teacher sighed and turned his body fully around to face her. "I was wrong," he admitted while looking into Aria's eyes that looked black in the night. He leaned his head closer to her and movies how her breath hitched. "Forgive me?"
"N-no." she said softly, eyeing his lips which were centimeters from her own.
"Forgive me." the young man whispered and Aria launched her lips on to his in a moment of passion. Aria's body screamed to be closer to his, to never let him go again. She knew this couldn't last, but she was going to make this moment count.

"Oh my God." Hanna whispered in shock as she lowered her binoculars.
"What?" Carmen asked, but just took the seeing tool and looked for herself. "Mr. Fitz and... Wow."
The two girls were shocked to say the least. Looks like they still had secrets kept from each other, but they were slowly revealing themselves.

Spencer shined her flashlight on the ground and through the trees and her and Emily continued to search the area.
"Emily." Spencer called as she spotted something through the trees. The brainiac walked determinedly to a miss covered tree. Looking closer, they saw a heart carved into the tree with something in the middle.
Alison & -
The other name was covered by moss, but Emily quickly scraped it off with a stocked to reveal the other name.
"Alison loves Ian?!" Emily exclaimed in shock. They didn't expect that boy to be involved in this. Much less involved with Alison.
This scavenger hunt was getting very interesting.

As Hanna and Carmen were still trying to wrap their minds around the Aria and Ezra thing, they saw a hooded figure run up behind the car. It looked like they were writing something on the back window.
"Hurry call Aria!" Carmen whispered urgently. This could be A.
"She's not answering!" Hanna said as she watched the figure run off and then it hit her. "Come on, we need to meet with the others." the blonde pulled out her phone and texted Emily and Aria.

Emily phone binged as she received the message.

Hanna: S.O.S.
I know who A is. We're heading to the parking lot.

Emily looked at Spencer and they took off running, leaving the heart in the tree.

Carmen and Hanna looked around for the other girls as they got in the parking lot.
"They need to hurry." Carmen whispered, but a stick snapped in the woods and the Latina hid behind a van while Hanna ducked behind a car. They watched as the hooded figure ran by.
"Hanna! Carmen!" three voices called and looked to see the other Liars by the barn. Carmen started to quickly walk to them while Hanna was behind her. Bright lights behind them caught Carmen's attention as Aria, Emily, and Spencer yelled to them, "Watch out!"
A loud noise was heard as something collided with the car and rolled across it. Carmen jumped out of the way as car sped past her. She landed on the ground with a thud and tried to control her breathing. Looking to check in her blonde friend, she saw Hanna lying on the ground motionless.
"Hanna!" Carmen called breathlessly as she tried to get up but a sharp pain in her ankle caused her to fall. "Damnit!"
The Latina crawled over to fashionista as footsteps could be heard running towards them.
"Stay awake Han, come on!" Carmen yelled as she tried to catch her breath as the adrenaline vanished from her body.
"Call 9-1-1!" Spencer yelled from behind her as the girls reached their injured friends.
"Are you okay?!" Emily fell by Carmen who nodded.
"Get Hanna." was all she said before checking her ankle to see it bruised and swelling.
"She's not breathing!" Spencer cried hysterically and Carmen crawled over them, placing her head on the blondes chest.
"Her heart is still beating strong. The ambulance needs to get here soon though before it gets worse." Carmen grunted as Spencer started yelling for help.
A phone rang to the side of them.
"Please no." Emily whispered, already knowing who it was from.
Aria picked up the phone as the girls held their breath.
"Hanna knew too much. Carmen was in the wrong place at the wrong time. I send her my love xoxo. A." Aria read and the tears started sliding down the uninjured girls cheeks.
"Somebody help!" Spencer screamed, hoping someone would hear her and come before it was too late for their blonde friend.
The game just got deadly.

Somewhere, a video was playing.
"I know you wanna kiss me..." Alison's voiced said as she smirked on camera.
This video though was different from the other one. The camera got closer to Alison before she took and and went out of sight. The camera blurred until it stopped on a familiar man.
Ian.

"Come closer."

There's the next chapter! Fastest I've updated since summer. It's fall break though so I'm on a roll!

Yes, Carmen does have issues. I have no idea where the abuse thing came from, I just started typing and that's what came out, but her life can't be perfect. Everyone has their story on why they are the way they are. Carmen doesn't like contact with people or getting close to them. She has walls built around here to protect herself. If you don't like it, then too bad. It's my character and my fanfiction.

I think I'be figured out the Ian/Alison story, but I could always use more suggestions.

Hope you enjoyed it. Next chapter will be 'Moments Later.'