A/N: Thanks so much for following this story and reviewing! Apologizing ahead of time for any grammar errors etc. Paily fluff ahead!

Indre: Aww I'm glad you liked it. I always thought Spencer could bring people to her knees with a kiss! If you liked Aria's mind reading with Paily, wait until you read this chapter XD

Siretha: Aww you're too kind! I hope you like this chapter as well, it is curious why Paige knows so much... ;)

Again I don't own anything relating to Pretty Little Liars, thats all ABCFamily!

Chapter 4

Hanna paced back and forth behind Spencer. She was always the kind of girl who just read the last page of a book to figure out the ending. However, Spencer, who was buried neck deep in the tome, liked to read each word carefully. Aria was actually beginning to like her new found power since she could simply listen to what Spencer was thinking without having to ask 'What does it say?' a million times.

Emily was busy making a second pot of coffee, since Spencer was treating it like water. The girls were still undecided about taking Paige up on her offer of training. All the girls except Emily that is. The only thing she was unsure of was why one minute ago she was scared Paige was going to throw another homophobic slur in her direction, and now all she wanted to do was be around her. She brought the coffee canister back out and placed it on the table in front of Spencer.

"Seriously Spencer, you've been silent for ten minutes... at least give us a summary!" Hanna stopped pacing and stared at the other girl.

"Okay okay... so far its just a bunch of stuff about some sort of kingdom. There was a king with two sons and two daughters. Then it goes on about a prophecy about the end of his rule and one of his daughters overthrowing him. I think that's where the sleeping souls bit comes in. If we believe Paige, which I'm not sure I do yet..." Emily let out an aggravated sigh. "What! One minute she's throwing around hateful comments and the next she wants to help us?! It's suspicious!"

"Spencer! Forget Paige for a second. What about the prophecy?" Hanna tapped her foot impatiently.

"Anyway... These Sleeping Souls were made to be an army in a war for the kingdom. The two daughters essentially fight to the death to decide the next heir... That's as far as I've gotten. This old book spends way too long describing the landscape." Aria let out a small giggled and took a sip of her coffee.

"So what do we do? I mean if Paige is one of these 'sleeping souls' like we are, we should work together?"

"Aria! Listen to yourself! Do you have any idea what you're saying? Twenty Four hours ago our biggest concern was what to wear to school and what the next 'A' text message was, not fighting in some weird mythological war!" Spencer placed her head in her hands.

"Yeah and twenty four hours ago you couldn't bring people to their knees with a kiss!"

"Hey! You don't know that! You never kissed me!"

"Guys!" All three girls looked at Emily's direction, shocked at her angry tone of voice. "Jeez. Look, we can't deny that these powers exist. I mean..." She stood up ran to the end of her yard, waved at the group, then sprinted back in less than five seconds. "What are our options? We could tell our parents. They would freak out, send us to a doctor and we'd be poked and prodded for the rest of our lives. I suppose we could run and hide from it all, pretend that none of this has ever happened. But I have a feeling it would catch up with us sooner or later. Or we could play the game and see what happens and maybe find more answers along the way. Whatever you guys pick, I'm choosing the last option." The girls all sat in silence listening intently to Emily's speech. They had not expected her to be so direct and assertive, that was normally Spencer's job.

"She's right. I don't want to be poked and prodded by strange men in white coats or even hazmat suits. At least Paige said she would help us? Hearing all these thoughts is beginning to do my head in." Aria leaned back and took another sip of her coffee.

"I agree with Aria and Emily. I don't want my mom to pass out when I melt a plate or something." Hanna sat down on a nearby bench and pulled out her phone.

"So what do you say Spencer? Which option do you choose?" Emily looked at her best friend, hoping she would agree to go with them.

"Can... Can I just think about it for a little while?" She closed the book in front of her. "It's a lot to take in."

"Of course you can. How about we all go home and meet at Paige's at 9? I'll text her and tell her we're coming." All the girls nodded and stood up from the table. Emily walked over to Spencer and wrapped her arms around her best friend's neck, pulling her close.

"You're not alone Spence. We're in this together." Spencer relaxed into Emily's arms. She was right, there was comfort in not being alone throughout this ordeal. She hugged her back and they girls headed out of Emily's house while she cleaned up the coffee in a matter of seconds. This power definitely had its advantages.

Emily was beginning to grow impatient. She had texted Paige, informing her of their plans to meet at 9. But it was 8:15 and Emily was already dressed and ready to go. It had taken her quite some time to decide upon an outfit. She had changed five times and was now debating on a sixth. She stared at herself in the mirror. She knew they would be training, so comfortable clothes were a must. However, a small part of her really wanted to look nice for their 'coach'. Emily had decided on a pair of skinny jeans, comfortable running shoes, a white v-neck shirt and a yellow striped cardigan. She wondered if Paige would mind her getting there a little early.

Emily hugged her mom, telling her she was studying at Spencer's and headed to her car. When she sat in the driver's seat she remember that she could simply cut through the woods and be at Paige's house in less that a minute with her newfound power. She knew her mom would be suspicious if she didn't take her car, so she parked it around the corner and snuck off to the woods, sprinting the whole way to Paige's house.

The sensation of practically flying through the trees excited Emily. There was a sort of freedom knowing you could go anywhere and no one could even see you. She was but a slight blur that most naked eyes would dismiss as a trick of sorts. She made it to Paige's house in under a minute, stopping short of running straight into her swimming pool. She hadn't even broken a sweat and she was shocked to find she wasn't even breathing heavily after running several miles.

"You're early." Paige was lounging on a chair next to her pool not shocked in the slightest that a beautiful woman just appeared in her backyard.

Emily walked over to the redhead and shrugged shyly. "Yeah, I was getting impatient... sorry. We don't have to start training now or anything. I'm not even sure why I left so early I just felt an urge to run..." Paige smiled at the other girl and stood up from her chair, moving towards Emily as she spoke.

"Not a problem, as long as you don't mind a little one and one training." Paige winked, having found a new confidence around the brunette. She knew her sentence had a bit of innuendo attached to it, but at this moment, seeing how beautiful Emily looked illuminated by the pool lights, Paige didn't care. She saw the blush creep up on Emily's cheeks and she knew she hadn't over stepped any boundaries.

"We need a bit more space for your training anyway." Paige took a few steps forward, until she was inches away from Emily. "Do you trust me?" Paige gazed into Emily's deep brown eyes, searching for the answer before the girl even spoke. She couldn't deny how Emily made her feel, she just felt stupid that she hadn't noticed it all along.

"Yes..." Emily smiled, her heart beating rapidly. Having Paige stand this close made her extremely nervous in an excited way. Emily had no idea what was running through Paige's mind, and she thought she saw a flash of desire pass over Paige's brown orbs. Her whole body shivered at the thought of Paige wanting her.

"Okay, then hold on." Paige slid one of her arms around Emily's waist, pulling her close. "Put your arms around me." Paige didn't have to ask twice, and Emily wrapped her arms around Paige's neck, hugging her tightly. Before she could process the fact that her entire body was pressed against Paige's or the fact that having Paige's rather strong arms around her was quite a turn on, they were airborne.

At first Emily was terrified. The thought of flying hundreds of feet in the air with no safety net was enough to give her a panic attack. Paige could sense her fear and squeezed her reassuringly.

"It's okay, relax. I've got you." Emily looked into Paige's eyes. She was in awe at the soft, yet strong protective gaze the other woman was giving her. She couldn't help but relax. She buried her head under the crook of Paige's neck and let out a contented sigh.

"Are you afraid of heights?" Paige was flying a bit slower now.

"No." Paige stopped completely hovering in midair.

"Look." Emily turned away from Paige and looked at the view below her. Rosewood looked like one of those quaint little towns on a model train set.

"It's gorgeous." Paige smiled. 'Yes, you are' she thought as she looked at Emily instead of the view below.

"Hold on." She began to pick up speed again and Emily gripped onto Paige's shirt tightly. "Landing. Watch your feet." Paige slowly came to halt, and placed them lightly on the ground. With their arms still wrapped around each other the two women made eye contact and paused, unsure of what to do next.

"That was, wow. And I thought running was exhilarating." Paige decided to detach herself from Emily before she did something that scared her away.

"Anytime you feel like just getting away from it all for a while. Just let me know." Emily smiled knowing that she would want to take the girl up on her offer not only when she wanted to get away, but when she wanted to be close to Paige again.

"So... training." The girls giggled, both of them sensing the bit of tension that hung in the air. "You may have noticed when you came through the woods in my backyard earlier that when you're running you have a sort of heightened sense of where solid objects are. It's the same when I'm flying at high speeds. Your body moves instinctively before your eyes even see the object." Emily nodded, understanding what Paige was telling her perfectly. "What becomes slightly trickier is avoiding large moving objects. Normally, it won't matter, because the chance of a moving object being able to keep up with you is pretty slim. However, someone else with supernatural powers could pose a threat. If you were to crash into someone or something at high speeds, it could incapacitate you for quite some time, not to mention the amount of pain you'd experience. It's not enough to kill you, but trust me, you want to avoid it at all costs."

Paige could see the slightly panicked look on Emily's face and knew she had to say something positive to replace the more terrifying images she'd planted in the girl's mind. "However, I can train you to be so fast and aware, that you'll never have to worry about running into anything. It's just about training your senses. I want you to run about a mile into the woods. Then turn around and come straight back at me. Be sure to run in a straight line so you don't get lost." Emily nodded.

"And what will you do?" Paige smiled.

"Try and catch you." she smirked and Emily felt her previous concerns vanish.

"You're on McCullers." Before Paige could respond Emily had taken off. Paige's super strength allowed her to run at high speeds as well, so she wasn't expecting this to be difficult.

She listened intently, waiting to hear Emily coming, knowing that seeing her was impossible. She felt Emily before she saw or heard anything. She moved towards the feeling, knowing if she picked up enough speed, it would almost be as if she and Emily were walking, even though to a passerby they would be but small blurs of color. As she moved fast, she picked up the yellow color in Emily's sweater. The chase was on. Dhe could hear Emily laugh as she ran past her, barely out of arms reach. Paige was impressed at how well Emily was doing, even though she'd only been using this power for less than a day.

Emily felt Paige chasing her, so she darted and weaved in between the trees hoping to lose her in the dash. She glanced back once and noticed Paige was nowhere in sight. She smiled, feeling victorious. However, she couldn't celebrate for too long, because as she turned back around she ran straight into Paige. If the redhead had been an actual solid dense object, Emily would have been wracked over in pain. However, since Paige had expected Emily to run into her, Paige used Emily's force and her ability of flight to propel them into the sky. Paige quickly wrapped her arms around Emily's waist and held on tight, while the brunette got over the shock of the impact. Paige slowed their motion to a soft drift and the glided over the forest canopy.

Now that they initial shock had worn off, both women realized they were pressed against each other rather tightly, their faces inches apart. Just as time had felt like it was flying by, it now slowed to a crawl as the two women looked at each other, both afraid to break the silences. As their eyes were locked, Paige began to float them back to the ground. Paige caught Emily look down at her lips and back up again. 'Did she want to kiss me?' The thought of Emily's lips on hers sent a shiver down her spine. Both women began to lean in closing the distance between them. Their lips were inches apart when Paige her a voice coming from the woods below. Both women looked to see Aria wandering the forest floor. Emily looked back up at Paige, confused.

"How did she get here? She couldn't have followed us." Emily noted. Paige tightened her grip protectively on Emily.

"I don't think that's Aria..." Emily pulled back slightly, remaining in Paige's embrace.

"What do you mean?"

"You remember one of the Sleeping Souls was called the Changeling. I think that sleeping soul is Mona, and I think she's not playing for our team if you catch my drift?" Emily smiled at the double meaning of that statement.

"Wait, do you and I... play for the same team?" Paige looked at Emily and smiled.

"I'll play on whatever team you're on." Emily felt goosebumps spread across her entire body at Paige's statement. Both women smiled, acknowledging what they admitted through metaphors.

"So how do you know it's Mona?"

" I think Alison had her drink the potion earlier than the rest, because she was helping Ali that night in the locker room. There is no way anyone who drank that night would have enough power to change into Aria, without some training. We need to get back to the house. I'm not sure how she found us, but if she can find us all the way out here, your friends aren't safe. Hold on." Paige went from zero to light speed in an instant. They landed a little harder than before in Paige's yard, just in time to see the other girls arriving. Emily ran over to them, grateful that they were okay.

"Emily, what are you already doing here? Did you just... ride Paige?" Hanna always had a way with words and Emily couldn't help the thought that followed. 'I wish...'

"Emily! What did I say about dirty thoughts!" Aria hollered. Paige strolled up to the group, blushing slightly.

"Don't mind me." Paige walked up to each girl looking them in the eyes and giving them the once over.

"Okay, sorry... but we just met one of the other Sleeping Souls in the woods pretending to be you, Aria." The smaller woman looked confused.

"What do you mean pretending to be me?"

"The Changeling. He or she can change forms into anyone. However, you can always tell if you really look closely enough at their eyes and if you know what you're looking for."

"How did you know it wasn't me?"

"I tried to send you messages using my thoughts to look up and wave, but you never did. The Changeling can appear to be the other person on the outside, but they don't have the same powers and such. So if you can't get close enough to see them, you have to find other ways to identify them. We were just lucky she decided to change into you." Emily smiled at Paige's perfect idea when they had run into Mona. Paige McCullers was constantly surprising her, and she liked it.

"And to top this story off, the Changeling was Mona..." Hanna looked at Emily as if she had just run over her dog.

"What do you mean? If it was Mona then why didn't you say something to her? If she's like us then she needs to be trained too!" Emily walked up to Hanna who was having a small freak out. She placed her hands on Hanna's arms.

"Paige thinks that Alison may have gotten to her already. If she was on our side, why try and trick us into believe she was Aria. It didn't feel right Han."

"Mona would never fight us! She's my best friend!"

"It's okay Hanna..." Paige interrupted. "Spencer, how far did you get in the book?"

"About halfway." She placed the tome on a chair in front of her.

"In the book, it mentions that Alison will use her abilities of mind control to raise her army. It would not surprise me if that was how she recruited Mona. Hanna, she probably didn't have a choice." Paige was trying to reassure her.

"Mind control?! But if she can get Mona how do we stop her from doing the same to us?" Paige smiled at Spencer.

"I'm glad you asked, because that's part of your first lesson tonight. Guarding your mind."

The girls took a seat on the chairs by the pool and Paige began to explain the techniques on building a wall around your mind to protect from intruders. This was going to be a long night and hopefully one that went interrupted. Paige simply crossed her fingers and taught them everything she knew.