Authors Note: Trouble for Jara. Ugh oh. Don't hate me Jara fans! Personally I ship Jeroy a little by harder but Joys dead so it isn't happening. But anyway...
Disclaimer: I don't own HOA or PLL.
Mara was sitting on her bed doing homework while Jerome sat in the corner reading a book. There was obviously a tension between them. Finally, Mara couldn't take it any longer.
"Jerome." She said. "Are you still mad at me?"
"Why would I be mad at you?"
"For the Eddie and Patricia thing? With the car?"
"Oh... That." Jerome didn't look up from the book once.
"Jerome! So you are mad?"
"I'm not mad."
"It sure seems like you are." Jerome looked up from his book as she said this.
"It just seems like something Joy would do."
"Oh please. You were practically in love with Joy."
"I was by no means IN LOVE with her. I just liked her, quite a bit."
"Let's not forget how I forgave you for CHEATING ON ME."
"I wasn't putting anyone's life at risk. You on the other hand tried to kill two of our best friends."
"They're both fine. I FEEL BAD OK?"
"I know you feel bad. I felt bad too. But I made it up to you."
"So what? I have to make it up to you now?! I didn't do anything to you!"
"Im not going to be able to forget this."
"WELL WOULD IT KILL YOU TO TRY?!"
"Mara!"
"Jerome! You met my best friend at the fricken kissing rock the night of her death! And you kissed! You had been for a long time! While we were dating! After I said I loved you!"
"WE'RE PAST THAT! I was a different person then!"
"WHY CAN'T YOU LOVE ME THE WAY EDDIE AND PATRICIA OR ALFIE AND WILLOW LOVE EACH OTHER?!"
"Don't start comparing us to other couples!"
"Why don't I compare us to you and Joy then?"
"What?"
"Admit it! You liked her better than me didn't you? I'm just you're second choice!"
"MARA! Of course..."
"Of course she's better! What am I saying?! Well you know what? Mick Campbell is a better kisser than you!"
"WHAT?! Mara what the heck why..."
"Why aren't I dating him? No idea!"
"STOP FINISHING MY SENTENCES!" Jerome was obviously very hurt.
He got up, slammed his book and walked out.
"No... Jerome... Wait!" Mara called. She was still mad, but she hadn't meant everything she said. Now he was gone, and as far as she knew they could be broken up.
"You think you're broken up?" Willow gasped.
"I'm not sure." Mara told Willow and Patricia.
The girls were all walking to KTs house the next day to talk to her mom.
"What were you fighting about?" Patricia asked.
"It started with him holding a grudge, and ended with me saying a should date Mick instead." Mara said, shame in her voice.
"Mara!" Willow and Patricia scolded.
"I didn't mean it! It just got so heated and I got so angry!"
"I get angry a lot, but I'd never tell Eddie that I should just get back together with Ben or something."
"Speaking of you and Eddie," Willow said. "Has Piper met him yet?"
"Not yet. We're having a movie night at his place tonight but he'll have to meet her soon."
"Wait! Piper's back?!" Mara cried.
"She got here last night after The huge family fight about me being a few minutes late." Patricia told her.
"Huge family fight?" Mara asked.
"My dad was getting all worked up about me and Eddie and how he's just another one of my lousy boyfriends."
"Thats not even close to being true!" Willow exclaimed. "You two are going to last. Before you know it I'll be planning the wedding!"
"Well we may have to elope without my dads blessing."
"Oh my gosh, you actually think he's the one don't you?" Mara said. Patricia flushed.
"It's not like it matters. It's junior year. People can dream." Patricia said.
"Have you guys ever talked about 'your future' before?" Willow asked.
"We've joked, but why does it matter?!"
"Well, if you guys are really serious about each other ..." Mara added.
"Guys! We've been dating for like a month tops!"
"Well, technically it's been two months since your first kiss." Willow said.
"Umm actually..." Patricia blushed again.
"What?!" Mara gasped.
"I sorta got my memory back of one of Mick's parties." Patricia said.
"And..." Said Willow.
"I was, let's say, out of it and he, kinda, called my beautiful, so I kinda kissed him while we slow danced."
"You guys slow danced!" Mara cried.
"Yup. Sophomore year. He was... So sweet to me. He let me pour my heart out and then he..."
"He what?!"
"He told me how he really felt about me, but I didn't remember. To think that we could've gotten together back then if I'd remembered sooner."
"That's so sweet!" Willow gushed as they stepped onto KT's doorstep.
"Oh girls!" Anna gushed. "It's just been so lonely without her!" The girls had been talking to KT's mom about KT's leaving.
"We miss her too. Lots." Mara said.
"But hopefully she will come home all better soon!" Willow said keeping a positive attitude.
"We wanted to know if we could go visit her." Patricia said.
"Oh my. I don't know. She's just settling in and I think it would be a little too much for her right now."
"Please." Willow begged.
"Check back with me next week. By then I will have seen her and can inform you of her condition." Anna said. "Anyway, how have you all been? Patricia, your mother told me your sister is home?"
"Ya she is." Patricia told her. "Just got back last night."
"How is she?"
"Musical." They all chuckled.
"And hows Eddie?" Anna asked.
"He's good. Ill tell him you say hi tonight."
"And what about you two?" Anna gestures to Mara and Willow.
"Well, Alfie and I are going to plan a camping trip." Willow said.
"That sounds great! And you Mara?"
"Oh, nothing really." Mara answered.
Once Mrs. Rush had left the room, the girl started whispering to each other.
"So if we can't visit KT, what do we do?" Patricia asked.
"Well, we should visit the person who seems to know everything that's going on, and the person who could probably hack us into the asylum." Mara said. "We need to talk to Nina."
The girls sat across from a hand-cuffed Nina in an orange jumpsuit.
"What do you want?" Nina scoffed.
"Why do we have to want something?" Mara asked.
"Because you're all bitches on an agenda." Nina said.
"WE'RE THE BITCHES ON THE AGENDA!?" Patricia cried.
"How's Eddie, Patricia? And how are your parents?" Nina said evilly.
"Not now Nina. I will not let you get to me." Patricia said.
"I already have you in the palm of my hand Patty."
"How'd you know about my parents?"
"Lucky guess."
"Lucky guess my butt!"
"Anyway..." Mara said. "We have some questions."
"Yes." Nina said. "Rufus did beat KT and give her amnesia, yes KT and Fabian have talked and theyve actually become quite close. And yes, Caroline Denby, the new FBI agent is trouble. She has files of you all."
"How did you know that's what we were going to ask?" Willow cried.
"Because, I know everything." Nina cackled.
"But, how can you know that if you're in jail?" Mara asked.
Nina lent in close to them.
"Just because I can't get out, doesn't mean other people can't get in. The reason I came to jail was to get Zeno out. Now I'm waiting my turn. One by one, everyone in this town will get arrested. It's a cycle. Soon enough, I will be out." She whispered.
"Who's telling you this information." Patricia questioned.
"Someone close to me."
The guard came in.
"I'm sorry girls, your time is up." The guard said.
As the walked of of the jail they were stopped.
"Hello girls." They looked up to see Caroline Denby, standing above them.
"Hello." Patricia said, crossing her arms.
"What are you doing here, at the jail?"
"Just visiting a prisoner." Patricia said.
"Which one?"
"Nina Martin."
"Why are you visiting the girl who bullied you?"
"We needed to ask her some questions."
"What questions?"
"Questions that are none of your business."
"Alright then, well have a nice day. Oh and Mara, sorry about you and Jerome." Once she was gone, Mara gasped.
"How did she know?!" she cried.
"She's an FBI agent, she knows a lot." Willow said, trying to calm her.
"Hey Trix." Piper said, as Patricia entered their room.
"Hey Piper." Patricia said glumly.
"Why so down?"
"Do you want just one reason?"
"So, bad day?"
"You could say that."
"Are you going to see Eddie later?"
"Ya, why?"
"Well, mom and dad..."
"I know, they're all worked up. They just need to take a breather and get over themselves."
"Why do you care so much? You have anew boyfriend like every month. Who cares what mom and dad say?"
"Because I want them to like Eddie."
"Is this some sort of a point you wanna prove?"
"No. It's me saying that Eddie is here to stay."
"Seriously? Patricia you must say this about all of them."
"You sound just like dad. He thinks by next week it'll be some new guy. But Eddies so different. I've never met someone who makes me so happy. I love him more than anything."
"Really?" Patricia nodded. "When do I get to meet him?!" Piper said, voice filling with excitement.
"Maybe tomorrow."
"How are your parents?" Eddie asked Patricia.
The two were sitting on his couch, snuggled up watching the movie.
"I wouldn't know. I haven't spoken to them all day. It's just a world of quiet with the occasional comment from Piper."
"It must suck for her to come home to this."
"Ya I know. Ugh god what have I started?!"
"Blame it on Ben. He's the one that broke their trust. Now you're just the one suffering from it."
"This weekend has been such a bust. If we don't start speaking again by tomorrow I'm seriously considering moving in with Willow."
"Or you could move in with me." He wiggled his eyebrows. Patricia slapped him.
"Weasel."
"What about Mara? Are things still tense with her?"
"I... I don't know. I haven forgiven her but I'm not really mad."
"Thats a good start."
"I guess it is."
"What happened with KTs mom today?"
"Shes not letting us go yet. So... We decided to visit Nina in prison."
"YOU WENT TO VISIT NINA?!"
"Don't worry, it's fine. But she has little spies out for her still watching us. She knows exactly what's goof on. Were probably being watched right now."
Suddenly, the two heard a door slam.
"What was that?!" Patricia cried.
"I don't know, i thought we were the only ones in the house!"
"Shut the lights!"
The sound of high heels clicking grew louder until someone turned on the lights.
"Eddie? What are you doing?" A short, blonde woman asked.
"Mom?" Eddie gasped.
Authors Note: Yay! We get to meet Eddies mommy! And we saw Piper briefly. She will be more featured as the story goes on. I'm not that proud of this chapter, it's a bit of a filler honestly, and it's ALL dialogue.
I'm trying to create drama for all the couples because I need them to kind of split... But I haven't decided about Walfie. I know I want someone to come between them but I can't decide if I want a guy or a girl to. I think it would be easier for it to be a girl because I could just bring in a TOR character or it could always be Piper... What do you think? Want a little Pifie in there? You'll find out about Jara either on this next chapter or the one after depending on how long it is. So I know I said I had to split all the couples, so yes that does mean Peddie too. It's gonna kill me but I have to do it to keep you interested. Plus wait till you see how I get them back together! Oh... I mean... What? They aren't breaking up! And if they were why would they get back together?!
Responses:
Peddie213: The next few chapters have A LOT of Peddie ;)
Houseofanubislover89: Haha the Peddie is just beginning!
LoveWillRemember: Oh don't you worry, I won't let Piper touch Peddie. However, she may be having a bit of a flirtatious relationship with someone else. KT is really trying with that memory of hers, but to no avail (as far as we know) but maybe Fabian isn't as bad as he seems?
Torispeace: Ah STAHP! You're too nice! But seriously, I'm not that great of a writer! And don't you worry, Patricia won't let her parents ruin her happiness (though someone else might). Yes if you want an OC PM me ASAP! They won't show up until the Prequel (which I'm currently writing) but I am totally going to need some new characters!
HOAlover4life: Peddie forever!
Sibuna4260: KT is very confused at the moment... and the girls are about to confuse her even more!
Rjvamp 369: Thank you! It was very addictive to write too!