Alison grabbed Emily's hand as the pair hopped out of the cab and onto the busy streets of New York City. Despite only being 18, the two girls had managed to come up with enough bucks to afford a weekend stay in the city and they had never been more excited. The last time they were here...well, let's just say it wasn't the best time. What with the incident involving Aria and Shana, all 5 girls had tried to forget about it, but it was easier for some than others. It also happened to be the day that Alison came out of hiding for good, and that would always be memorable for her.

"Oh my God," Emily said, weaving her way through angry New Yorkers. "There are so many people here." She dragged her shiny black suitcase behind her and wheeled it in between people, accidently catching it on a passer-by's foot. "Oops," she giggled. The blonde and brunette finally crossed the street and found themselves at their weekend residency: a reasonably cheap Hilton hotel.

"Hi, we have a double room booked for the weekend," Alison said to the receptionist as they finally reached the lobby. A rather plump woman asked for a name. "It should be under Alison DiLaurentis."

Emily and Ali were given the key cards to their room, and they scurried off to find it. After a hectic afternoon of train journeys, bustling through crowds and trying to find their way around New York, they were both shattered.

Alison dropped her case down and immediately hurried to the bed of the left. Emily did the same, but to the right and collapsed onto it. "I need to sleep," she announced. But all of a sudden, she arose and sat up. "Wait, I need to hang my costume up."

As Emily padded over to her case, Alison admired the way the brunette walked. It was so…perfect. "Oh yeah! What is it again?"

"A cat," the former jock replied, grinning. She pulled out a tight looking leather cat suit and hung it up inside the hotel room's wardrobe. A pair of ears were then taken out and placed on the table, then came the heels. "These are 6 inches and I can't walk in them to save my life. But they look pretty cute so…"

"Em," Alison laughed. She stood up, and too began unloading her outfit. It was a vampire: a black dress, black tights and heels, a fake nose ring and a lot of dark makeup. She had never been so excited to wear a costume before, but she adored this one.

Halloween was just under 24 hours away, and Emily and Alison needed to get the outfits perfect. The girls, along with Spencer, Toby, Aria, Ezra, Hanna and Caleb, were heading to a major party downtown. It was supposed to be one of the biggest raves in the city and Caleb had, somehow, been invited by a guy from work. He had immediately told Hanna, who despite being 7 months pregnant, lapped up the idea of going. She had then told the girls, who had told their partners and soon the whole group were coming to New York for Halloween.

"I can't believe Han still wants to go," The blonde said, laying out her makeup. "I mean, she gets tired from just walking up the stairs. Imagine what she's going to be like at an all-night party."

"This is Hanna we're talking about," Emily replied. "She'll find a way to cope."

-:-

Spencer and Toby jumped out of Peter Hastings' SUV and darted into the hotel. He had only dropped the pair off because he had a big case in New York and was needed, but Spencer would have rather taken the train any day. Peter insisted though, claiming he hadn't spent much time with Spencer since she went off to college. It was true, the brunette had only seen her parents twice since leaving for Georgetown, but she preferred it that way.

20 minutes later, the couple were standing in their room, unpacking. In typical Spencer Hastings style, she had to hang up her clothes, although they were only in the city for 3 days. "I'm so glad we're doing this," she said, closing the lid of her suitcase. "We're all so scattered across the country, I feel like we're all drifting apart."

"Well that's what college does to you," Toby answered, slightly rudely. He was still a little annoyed that he was having to miss work for a party, but Spencer had begged him to come. He was still getting used to his new job in Georgetown, and was adamant that this looked bad. "But I'm sure you aren't. The 5 of you have been through so much together, I would be surprised if you didn't stay friends."

"Well either way, I don't want to think about it. Anyway, do you want to see my costume?"

Toby turned around and smiled, letting her know he did. Spencer had had this weird thing that ever since she chose her Halloween outfit, Toby wasn't allowed to see it until they were in New York.

"Okay," The brunette said, reaching for it. "It's a slutty cowgirl," she laughed.

It was a tiny denim skirt, a cropped, short sleeved red and white plaid shirt, a cowgirl hat and a pair of white boots that came to the calve.

Toby was grinning," I can't believe it." The teenager pulled out his own costume, which happened to be a western rancher outfit. He had a blue plaid shirt, a brown coat, a pair of denim jeans and some black cowboy boots. Spencer was giggling, finding it funny that despite not knowing each other's ideas, they managed to match. "See, great minds think alike."

-:-

"Aria!" Hanna squealed as she opened the door. She found the petite brunette dressed in a Snow White dress, but it was definitely a lot shorter than the original. In fact, it barely covered her thighs. "Wow, you look amazing."

"I could say the same thing about you!" Aria replied, looking Hanna up and down. The blonde didn't seem to have minded that she had a large ball shape in the way, and managed to make her zombie costume work.

Ezra followed his girlfriend through into Hanna and Caleb's penthouse, and the couple both stood in awe as they entered the living room.

"Tell me again," Ezra said. "How can two 18 year old's afford a place like this?"

"Yeah, it's like y'all are 30 or something," Aria added, smiling. She had perched herself on the couch and was picking up a pile of magazines that were scattered across the table.

A/N - Thank you to those of you who suggested some names, I really appreciate it. I've put together a list of all the suggested girl names, as well as a few of my own (mine are the ones in italic). The two with the most votes will be the first and second names, so get voting! Pick your favorite from the list!

Isla
Malia
Kendall
Tiff
Rose
Sophia
Eva
Sky
Gabriella
Sage
Chanel (because why not)
Elena
Alexis