Authors Note: I'm sure you're anxious to pick up right where we left off, so I won't keep you waiting! There's some kind funny Peddie in this one- I think you'll appreciate my humor even more as it goes on. I currently feel very light-headed, so we'll see if I faint by the time I'm done editing.
Disclaimer: I don't own HOA or PLL.
"No! No that's impossible!" Mara cried.
"I'm afraid not. They found evidence that the texts weren't coming from her." Denby said.
"No. They were coming from her! We know for sure!" Willow said, about to cry.
"Her fingerprints weren't on any of the phones the texts were coming from." Denby informed them.
"No, no. This can't be happening!" Mara was beginning to panic, meanwhile Patricia was being oddly silent.
"There is good news though. Your friend KT got her memory back. She will be returning home. And Rufus Zeno, the man who hurt her, was taken to prison." Denby said.
"Guys," Patricia said. "Today, right before we got called to the office I got a text from J."
"No. This can't be happening. Not after everything we went through!" Mara cried.
They got a text:
I'll keep quiet, you won't even know I'm here. If you think it's Nina, guess again. I don't play games. I got her out of prison. And I'll make your lives worse than ever before. You'll never know what hit you.
-J
"Ok, so there's a new J, someone who is tougher than Nina. Someone who hates us more than Nina did, if that's possible." Patricia said, trying to process.
"Yacker!" Eddie said running down the hall. "What happened? Why did you get called to the office?"
Patricia got another text:
The more Eddie knows, the more he gets hurt.
-J
"Uh- Rufus went back to prison." she said pretending to be happy.
"Can I talk to you in private for a minute?" Eddie asked. Patricia exchanged glances with Mara and Willow.
"Umm sure." Patricia said. The two walked across the hall.
"If this about yesterday- Eddie I'm not going to talk about that-"
"What happened earlier?! Was it some weird girl hormonal thing?" Eddie sounded extremely concerned.
"No, no, I just forgot-something."
"You forgot something? Why are you keeping stuff from me?"
"Eddie! You aren't my boyfriend anymore you need to stop worrying about me! I can take care of myself."
"I never said you couldn't take care of yourself I was just worried!" Eddie retorted.
"Worried. Right. You're always so worried about me."
"Boyfriend or not I still care about you and nothing you say, no matter how many times you push me away, it isn't gonna change that." Eddie winced saying these words, and people started to watch them.
"Well, look this is not easy for me to say but you need to stay away from me for a while. It's for your own good." Patricia walked off. The fear was still burning within her. I was going to hurt Eddie. She couldn't let that happen. Not after his mom, not after everything she'd done.
"I'm assuming you heard." Susan said to her family at the dinner table. "Nina Martin has been released."
"Oh I've heard." Piper said, scooping some more potatoes onto her plate. "Everyone was talking about it."
"Did you hear Patricia?" Scott asked his daughter, who for once was being quiet.
"Of course I did." Patricia mumbled. They all eyed Patricia suspiciously. She certainly wasn't acting like herself. "Why are you all looking at me like that?!"
"I guess we're just worried that Nina will start to bully you again." Her mom said.
"Did you not hear? The texts weren't coming for her. She was probably black-mailed to take the blame." Piper said.
"Why are you so sure of that?" Patricia spat.
"The evidence..."
"The evidence is crap. They have no clue what the hell they're talking about. Of course they were coming from Nina!"
"Fine, whatever believe what you want." Piper said.
The phone rang and Patricia got up to answer it.
"Hello." she said in a monotone voice.
"WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME NINA GOT RELEASED FROM PRISON?" the person on the other line said.
"Eddie. CALM DOWN. Stop panicking. It told you, I'm fine!"
"She texted you didn't she? She said something To you didn't she?"
"Eddie-"
"You don't trust me anymore do you? Ugh whatever. I'll regain your trust. Just wait."
Willow walked into art class, slightly less excited. She was nervous. J could be anywhere messing anything up for her. She saw Mick smiling and waving at her. She softened a bit and went to sit next to him.
"Hey Willow." he said.
"Hey Mick." she said, perking up quite a bit. "You're back. That means you must like it."
"I don't lie art- I just like the company." He smirked. Willow blushes a bit. Then she got a text:
It's always either a loser or a player for Willow. The more you fight the worse it gets. I won't set you free until break you. You'll never know what hit you.
-J
Not this again. The girls thought they were done. Thought they were free. When really it was just beginning.
About halfway through the class, Willow excused herself to the restroom. The minute she got away she immediately called Patricia.
"Trixie! J texted me again. I'm freaking out!" she cried.
"I know, I'm scared willow. Really scared. This J is threatening to hurt Eddie, and Eddies really suspicious. He's not gonna quittill he gets answers." Patricia said.
"He cares about you. And you care about him, that's why you're protecting him."
What Patricia and Willow didn't know, is that a similar conversation was going on at the same time close by.
"I don't know what to tell you Eddie." Mick said onto his phone.
"Can you- can you tell me you'll talk to her?" Eddie asked.
"I'm not gonna talk to Patricia for you. I already had my own issues with her while you were gone."
"Please. She's not letting me in. Ever since we kissed in detention she's totally been shutting me out. I mean, she will no let up. I can't get her to trust me."
"So, make her jealous." Mick suggested.
"What?"
"Tomorrow pretend to be on the phone with your new 'girlfriend' from your own town. Make it really lovey-dovey."
"You think that'll work?"
"It ALWAYS works with girls."
"So, who do I actually call?" Eddie asked.
"I guess- you could call me?" Mick said, scowling.
"This bound to me awkward."
"It's for Patricia. Just keep telling yourself that."
"It's for Yacker, it's for Yacker."
"Inside your head please!" Mick begged.
"Hey.. Babe?" Eddie said awkwardly into the phone. Patricia was supposed to be walking down the hall any second now and he'd just called Mick.
"Is that the best you can do?" Mick said.
"Huh. Hey baby. Even though I can't see you I know you look beautiful." Eddie tried.
"Its not good, but it's an improvement. Now keep it up! I just saw her leave class with Mara."
"I know you miss me. Aww I miss you to!" Eddie kept "sweet talking" Mick as Patricia and Mara stood by Maras locker.
"Who is he talking to?" Patricia whispered.
"Don't know, don't care." Mara said, piling books into her bag.
"Did he just call them BABE?"
"I don't know Patricia, I'm not listening."
"He never even called ME babe cause he said it made me sound like a slut."
"Well, then he probably thinks the girl he's talking to is a slut then."
"You think it's a girl?" Patricia was officially panicked.
"No, I think he's calling a guy babe." Mara said sarcastically.
"MARA! This is serious. What if he has a new girlfriend?"
"Then you have every right to move on, which you clearly haven't."
"We KISSED. WE KISSED AND NOW HE'S CALLING HIS GIRLFRIEND." Patricia said angrily.
"Calm down! Don't be so jealous."
"I'm not jealous!" Patricia retorted,
"Sure."
"I just think that he shouldn't have a girlfriend, because he's too busy with schoolwork thats all."
"What are you his mother?" Mara said.
"Of course he has a new girlfriend. Why wouldn't he? He's a total catch. Especially in that shirt." Patricia sighed.
She should've known that some other girl would get to him. She shouldn't have pushed him away. She should've just told him how she felt from the start and she wouldn't be in this mess. Now she lost her chance. It was too late. She'd lost.
"So class." Their teacher, Ms. Valentine said. "Today we dare starting a project that's going to count for 1/4 of your grade. I'm falling it, the marriage project. Each of you will be paired with your partner that you picked at the beginning of the term."
Patricia's eyes widened. At the start of the term they had to picks partner of the opposite gender, so of course she paired up with Eddie, Mara with Jerome, Willow with Alfie, etc.
"Tomorrow when you come into class the two of you will be married and have to take of challenges as a married couple." Ms. Valentine explained.
"Why are we doing this?" Jerome asked.
"Because, this is going to prepare you for life. All juniors and seniors have to do it, so why used to it because you'll be doing it again next year." Ms. valentine explained. "So pair up!"
Eddie walked over to Patricias desk and say next to her.
"So we're married now. That means you have to start being honest with me." He said.
"Ok fine, let's be totally honest. Who were you on the phone with earlier?" Patricia asked.
"My- my friend. My friend who's a girl." Eddie said.
"So your girlfriend?"
"Sort of. I guess you could call her that."
"What's her name?" Patricia asked.
Crap. Eddie clearly hadn't thought this through so he thought of the first name that and to mind.
"Jade. Her name is Jade (get it?)."
"Well, what's she like?"
"She's- she's an actress. She acts for a living." Eddie stuttered.
"That is the definition of an actress. So is she older? I mean, if it's her job..."
"She uh- dropped out of high school." Eddie lied.
"Oh. Umm, is she on any TV shows?"
"Uh ya. She's on this one show called umm Palace of Ra (I crack myself up!) and she plays... Victoria. Victoria... Wilson (whenever I have to come up with a fake name for Patty I use Victoria Wilson.) But, there's no way you could watch the show because it only airs in Japan."
"I see." Patricia said.
Across the room, Mara and Jerome were having an equally awkward time.
"So, are you excited that we're married?" Jerome asked in a monotone voice.
"So excited." Mara mumbled.
"I wonder... I wonder what challenges Valentine will make us do."
"She'll probably throw children at us or something and see how we react."
"Throwing children?! That's dark Jaffray!" Mara chuckled.
"That's not what I meant!"
"I sure hope not. I don't want you throwing our kids!"
Meanwhile, Alfie and Willow were completely ignoring each other. Or rather Willow was ignoring Alfie.
"Willow c'mon. We're ting to fail this project if you don't talk to me." Alfie begged.
"I don't want to talk to you." Willow huffed.
"And I respect that ok, I do. I was a jerk."
"You bet you were." Willow spat.
"I'm sorry. How many times do I have to tell you?"
"You don't have to tell me again." Willow sighed.
"I won't stop till you forgive me."
"Fine, I forgive you. Happy now?" Willow spat.
"No, I'm not. I know your still mad." Alfie said.
"Look, why don't we just swap partners with Piper and Mick. That way you can be with who you really like."
"Piper isn't speaking to me either!"
"Well maybe she'll be more forgiving." Willow said, glaring at him.
Authors Note: So, I know it was random but I've been writing all these one shots about some marriage project and I just figured it would work better in the story. But Eddie and Mick bromance! Loving it! And sorry for butting in while Eddie was talking, but seriously, I was laughing at myself up there. Palace of Ra and it only airs in Japan. Because Wilson sounds like a totally Japanese last name. But when Patty got all jealous I was like "Don't worry, it's only Mick!" Haha. Let's see what she does next.
Ugh I still feel light headed. WTF is going on?!
Thank you all for you well wishes! Seriously, auditions were great (I think I knocked it out of the park)! And I finally have more time to write! That means the new 3 shot (possibly 4 shot, haven't decided) will be up hopefully this weekend!
And, I can confirm to you all that the new J is PROBABLY not Nina, I wouldn't go down that path again. I'm sure a lot of you will figure it out, the real shock (I keep repeating myself) will come with the reveal, but won't be the reveal.
OMG! CAPTURE THIS WEEK! I actually cried, not gonna lie. When Jade was like "That's not really in the spirit of the game." I was like "YOU TELL 'EM JADE! THAT'S WHAT THEY GET FOR EATING ALL THE PEANUT BUTTER!" Omg I love her!
Responses (which were AMAZING!):
prettylittlepeddie: Wait till you see what she does while released... and the marriage project is going to bring a VERY awkward scenario in for Peddie!
Guest: Yay, yay, YAY!
Guest: Nina's trouble, and you certainly will be seeing a bit more of her shortly!
Guest: That's such a good theory! Trust me, you're gonna wanna hold onto that.
Houseofanubislover89: It's good you don't understand it because if you did you might kill me. Nina and Patricia are going to SERIOUSLY butt heads especially now that she's out. I'm kind of obsessed with their rivalry. And I have to tell you, this J isn't Nina. You will find out why the police let Nina off so easy soon!
bondlikesuperglue: You're getting closer! Much closer to the truth! But you aren't quite there yet. Peddie is coming! But, Kamber is having a bit of a set back, don't give up though! If you think Patty was being targeted before... just wait till you see what was ACTUALLY going on!
Torispeace: Yup, I would've told you if it was Rufus for sure! You'll find out how that person ties in shortly. The Peddie drama is going to become even more next chapter! I hope you enjoyed Jade! Yes, Tai has EXCELLENT taste ;)
hbhs12: KT is definitely making some sort of mistake...
LoveWillRemember: The fact that you said Nina and Peddie together was a bit ironic... HINT HINT!
Guest: Thank you!
ChiBaby12345: That's what I hope for! More are absolutely coming. I've been saying this a lot, but biggest surprise ever.. it's coming!
Cat: THANK YOU! THis story was really fun to write too!
Daddy Directioner: Honestly, PLL fans drive me out of my mind insane! The majority of the fandom... not smart tbh! I can totally see why you'd suspect Melissa though! I would tell you my suspects, BUT then this response would go on forever because I spend all my time rewatching old PLL eps and coming up with theories!
HOAlover4life: Don't feel safe! EVERYTHING IS ABOUT TO CHANGE! It's true though, C FOR ME! I've never seen it! But I would love to and I will PM you ASAP! And I'm pretty much the girliest girl ever! AND A HUGE FAN GIRL!