I am so sorry that I haven't updated! School has been hectic, and I'm freaking out over that we have only 2 WEEKS till the premiere! Are you guys excited? So, I will try and make this chapter really shocking, juicy, and hopefully long.

.dreamers- Well, they don't know about that…yet. They were concerned when they first saw her, but then they asked why she was there, they came out, so things are pretty hectic; but they'll be concerned when they find out.

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"Alright. Explain," Ella stated.

I nodded my head quickly and took Ezra's hand in mine. We explained our whole story. How we met in the bar, the first day at school and how he tried to resist, but we couldn't, all the problems, and how we didn't technically do anything illegal yet.

After we were both out of breath of speaking our story, my parents shared a glance, like they were reading each other's mind, or something, and turned back to us.

They opened their mouths at the same time, with the same stern look on their face and said…..

Aria POV:

"How dare you," Ella growled, as she walked over to Ezra's bed.

Well, that was completely unexpected according to their first reactions.

"And I thought you were dating Spencer, which was bad enough already, but, with my daughter…..That is crossing the line," Ella continued. I gulped. I didn't want to find out where this was headed.

I looked over at Byron, who was giving him a death glare, with his jaw dropped. "Ezra. I trusted you. How could you do this to me?" he asked.

I looked quickly at Ezra, who was speechless at the moment. I decided to speak up. "Mom…Dad..I know this looks b—"

"No! This doesn't just look bad, it is bad!" Ella cut me off, as she spun around and stared at me with watering eyes. "Ezra, I don't care what happened to you, but when you get released from here, you're leaving Rosewood. You can't be near my daughter; not anymore," she choked.

Anger grew inside me. No, this was not happening. How could she not care what happened to him! After all this, she's forcing him to leave me!

"As a matter of fact, Ella, HE WAS ALMOST KILLED IN ORDER TO SAVE ME. YES, ME!" I screamed, clenching my fists.

Ezra looked terrified at the site. He had never seen me like that, and he shouldn't have to sit through this while he was recovering; but I was fighting for him: Us.

Byron stood up. I guess he was holding in all his anger because it pretty much exploded before me. "Aria! Guys your age only want one thing, and one thing only. I'm sure you know what it is," he scowled.

I squinted my eyes at him. "But that's the thing, Dad! He's not my age. He's 23! He would never do anything to hurt me!" I yelled.

Meanwhile, Ella was at Ezra's side, staring at him with angered eyes. I was afraid she would turn into the devil, and take him away. "She is sixteen," she stated. "How could you take advantage of a sixteen year old girl like that?" she questioned.

Ezra POV:

I opened my mouth to speak, but nothing came out. I searched for words, as I knitted my eyebrows together and closed my mouth into a straight line. Man, I wasn't helping Aria out with this at all. She was probably drowning right now, begging for my help. "Ella," I began.

"Mrs. Montgomery," she interrupted. Oh, this wasn't going to end well.

"Mrs. Montgomery, I love Aria, your daughter," I gulped, gaining more confidence. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a slight smile appear on Aria's lips.

Aria POV:

"And I love him too, with all my heart," I added, as I began to walk over to the love of my life's side amd reached for his hand. Ella quickly grabbed by arm tightly, pushed me away gently, and threw my arm back at my side.

"Why can't you accept us?" I asked, rubbing my eyes.

Byron walked closer. "This is very immature of you, Aria. Do you know what this is going to do to your school record? Do you know that you're destroying his life, his job, and his future opportunities? And he sure is going to jail after I call the police," my dad claimed.

My eyes watered again with anger. I threw my hands in the air. "NO! YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT AT LEAST YOU WOULD UNDERTSTAND, DAD. I KEPT YOUR LITTLE SECRET FROM MOM, AND WHEN SHE FOUND IT, IT DESTROYED THIS FAMILY, AND MADE MY LIFE A LIVING HELL!" I hollered. "And if you pick up that phone, and they take Ezra away, I'm leaving, and you'll never know where I am,. I hope you die looking for me, I hate you!" I yelled. Too many words and sentences were being released from my mouth and I bet it all sounded like a huge clump of nothing to them, where nothing made sense.

Byron walked over to me fiercely and slapped me across the face. Like I didn't get enough of that the past few days.

Ezra POV:

I was ready to kill, once I saw Byron slap Aria. I watched in horror as Aria fell sideways and hit her head hard on the machine. I promised I would protect her, and letting that happen is not protecting. I struggled for the energy to yell. "HEY!"

Everybody ignored me. Aria was laying on the floor, unconscious. Byron was standing over her, and Ella standing behind them, was shocked at the sight.

"But that doesn't mean that you could just follow in my footsteps! I made one little mistake, and I don't see her anymore. She's out of my life! And just for the record, Meredith wasn't a MINOR!" Byron blew at the hopefully not lifeless girl on the ground.

I knew that this was completely dangerous, and I wasn't supposed to get up on my own with help, but I grabbed my IV, and ripped it out of my arm. A little blood went through the tube and came out of the little whole the needle made in my arm, but I didn't care. If this is what it would take to protect Aria from her now, abusive, parents, then I'll do it.

I stood up quickly from my bed, falling backwards from my balance, but then stood straight, keeping my balance, as I held onto the bed railing.

I slowly walked over to Byron, and Ella soon noticed what I was doing. "Ezra, what the heck are you—"

She didn't get to finish her sentence because I tapped Byron on the shoulder. He turned around quickly in annoyance, to face me. I threw my fist up, punching him in the jaw. He fell backward. I heard Ella gasp.

"You don't touch your daughter like that!" I yelled back. "And I won't allow you to do it again. I'm not leaving, because I promised I'd protect Aria from harm after she was kidnapped. Yes, I think you should know; your daughter was kidnapped! And was abused by a murderer! What are you thinking now? Huh?" I questioned.

Ella stood, crying. "Oh my god. My little darling," she choked, running over to Aria. She knelt down, running her hands through her hair. I saw fear in her eyes, as she quickly reached her hand up to her neck for a pulse. "She's not breathing!" she screamed.

A tear fell from my eye, as I watched. Was she really gone? She hit her head, and she's gone? It can't happen that easily!

I turned my head at the sound of footsteps, and looked at the person at the door.

"I'm officer Greene," the cop introduced. (hey, remember him?) "What is going on?" he asked, as he looked over at the two fallen bodies on the ground.

I felt all the energy disappear from my body, as my eyes rolled back, and I fell backwards onto the floor. As I hit the floor, my arm, banged onto the hard floor and landed into Aria's, which was also sprawled out onto the floor. I closed my fingers between hers, as my eyes closed.

3 bodies on the floor.

Woah! Lots of stuff happened in this chapter! Don't worry, Aria nor Ezra dies, but I'm not sure if I should make Aria lose her memory. What do you think? I really hope you enjoyed this. PLEASE REVIEW IF YOU WANT ANOTHER CHAPTER! Xoxo Courtney