POV Aria

This is a feeling that I have never felt before. I want to wake up but it just isn't possible it feels like. All I can see is black nothing but black for miles and miles. Honestly I am scared to death, and I can't explain anything. I do know that I am comfortable though- strangely comfortable.

There is a little light. My instincts tell me to walk to it. I followed my instincts on this one, I want to get out of this horrifying darkness. After what seems like hours of walking, but never getting tired, I got to the light. There was a white room, with all white furniture. Sitting on the sofa was non-other then Alison. "Hi sweetie. Come here and sit next to me." she said patting the seat next to her.

I did as she said. "Where are we? What happened?" I asked her totally confused as to what is going on. I'm happy to see Ali, but this is just too confusing for my brain to handle!

She smiled at me and put her arm around me in a comforting way. "We're at the halfway point. Your not dead- yet at least. It's not your time to die. I'm just here to help fill the time while you're here. You'll go back to the girls when it's time." she informed me.

"Ali, what happened to you? We've been being harassed by this person named -A ever since your body was found. Do you know anything about that?" I asked her looking for answers to ease at least a little bit of my confusion.

"Time will tell you what happened to me. You just have to be patient my dear. And for the subject on -A, yes I do know all about -A. Time will tell you this too. I will tell you this though; You will never expect this person." she informed me.

"Why is all of this happening?" I asked her a tear running down my cheek. For the first time I looked down at my appearance. I am dressed in a hospital gown, and my skin is as white as a ghost. My heart skipped a beat seeing my horrifying figure. I look totally dead.

Rubbing my arm she started to rock us back and forth, trying to calm me down. "It will help NCIS find out what they need to know. Aria you need to clam down. Trust me, you will thank me when you wake up." she ordered.

"Are you sure I'm not dead?" I asked her. I spotted a mirror. I looked at my reflection, I have bloodshot eyes, a pitch white face, and dark black circles under my eyes. My hair is a total mess it is going in all different directions, and there is not one bit of makeup on my face.

Alison sensed my embarrassment about my appearance. "Why don't I do you hair and makeup. I bet it'll make you feel better." she said pulling out a brush from the drawer next to her, almost full with a makeup set.

She started to brush my wild locks to where that didn't look so bad. "You know I like your hair like this. Your natural color is beautiful. I don't know why you ever dyed you hair pink to begin with." she commented as she made my hair look like it's normal self. Then she proceeded to do my makeup.

Then everything around me, including Alison, started to blur out, "Ali? What's happening?" I asked her getting scared, but not as scared as I was when I was when I was in the darkness.

"It's time for you to go back. Don't worry you will see me again, someday, and everything is going to be alright." she said giving me a big hug and gave the top of my head a kiss. Then just like that, she was gone and everything around me turning dark again, and I felt nothing.

My senses started to come back and that comfort that kept me sane, started to fade away. I started to feel very uncomfortable. I then stared to hear voices again. I could vaguely hear a voice say something along the lines of 'Protective Custody' what that means, at the moment I have know idea, but it did send chills down my spine.

A little while later I found that I could move. So I slowly started to open my eyes. Ezra is holding my hand and all of the girls are in a hospital room with me, and Hanna is wearing a sling sitting in another bed next to me. "What's going on?" I asked them after I could see strait.

They all breathed a sigh of relief, "Um, -A tried to kill us, and poisoned you- shot Hanna. That's why you've been having all of those panic attacks. When the shots started coming you freaked out and passed out. You've been out ever since." Spencer informed me walking closer to me and brushed my hair out of my face.

-A tried to kill us? Why am I not surprised? "How long have I been out?" I asked looking to Ezra squeezing his hand very happy that he is right here with me.

He seemed reluctant to tell me. "About two days, but the latter part of that the sleep was induced. They wanted to get a little more of the drug out of your system before you woke up." he informed me giving my hand a kiss and wrapped it into his hands and rested his chin on top of them.

I looked at each one of the girls. "I saw Alison." I informed them.

Hanna and Emily smiled at me. "She came to see you too didn't she?" Emily asked me with a smile on her face.

Everyone else, including Spencer, looked totally confused. "What do you mean you saw Alison?" Spencer asked.

"When I was out, she came to keep me company." I informed her now really knowing how else to state it.

"What did she say?" Hanna asked me.

"She said that time will tell us everything, that we just need to be patient. She said she knew all about -A." I informed them leaving out the part about her doing my hair and makeup. That can be kept between just me and Alison.

"She really told us to be patient?" Emily said annoyed. I nodded my head, annoyed myself that she didn't tell me more on the matter.

A/N I hoped that you liked this chapter, I worked really hard on this one, so please hit that review button and tell me what you think!