"Halloween Reloaded"

If you are a Paige Sympathizer stop here, this story is not for you!

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Rated M for Mature Content.

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Chapter 3: Maya is Back, Will 'A' Attack?

Maya POV

I wake up with Emily in my arms. I'm kicking myself for choosing to leave her when we could have been doing this for the last six months. But at least I came to my senses. I have my beautiful Emily in my arms, making love to her knowing that she never stopped loving me and that she forgives me for running away. If we had only talked to each other about these texts from 'A', we would've known that we were both being threatened and I would've stayed to protect my Emily. I continue to look at her; I kiss her lips and pull her in close to me. I want her to know that I am never going to do something like that again. Emily and I are going to fight this 'A' thing together. She stirs in my arms, opening her eyes slowly. She looks up at me and smiles.

"Hey," she says.

"Hey," I say back.

"What's wrong? You have this determined look in your eyes."

"I'm just taking you in, every bit of you. I want to remember this moment. I want to remind myself that I made the right choice to come back. I so made the right choice. You, Emily, are who I can't live without."

"Maya. That was a beautiful thing to say. I love you too."

She kisses my lips softly and cuddles into me. I start to go over everything that happened from the day I left. It goes something like this,

"Em, if it hadn't been for some lame attempt to keep us apart, I would have been by your side. It's like when someone you trust implicitly fails you. I mean, I think Marlene and Andy got a hold of my stash and they decided to return to their pot smoking days so they toked it up and wrote this bullshit. I never should have left you. You and I have proven time and time again that you can separate us for months at a time but our love for each other is so strong that we will always find our way back to each other."

Emily looks up at me and says,

"Maya, I felt so betrayed when you were forced to leave me. I still don't get why the powers that be wanted me to end up with Paige. It makes no sense. I almost fell for it too."

"But you didn't. Even after six months, as soon as you saw me you knew in your heart that we were meant to be."

"I'm so glad too because I love the way you kiss me. I'm sorry to bring this up during such an intimate moment between us but Paige kisses like she's holding something under her bottom lip."

Maya laughs.

"Something like what?"

"I don't know a hamster or something."

"A hamster!"

"Yeah one of those little ones."

Emily and Maya are dying laughing.

"And you still kissed her?"

"Well I thought this can only get better."

"A fucking hamster! Oh my god, now every time people see Paige they're going to picture a fucking hamster in her mouth! This keeps getting better and better!"

They laugh some more. So much so their bodies are shaking and they're turning red.

"Maya! Now that's all I can see is my mouth getting closer to hers and a hamster about to attack me!"

"Oh baby, the only thing that is going to enter your mouth from my mouth is my tongue."

"Mmmm. You have no idea how much I love kissing you. No one has ever kissed me like that. You just know what you're doing and you're so confident that I so want your tongue in my mouth."

"Oh my god, I can't believe we're talking about this!"

"Look Maya, I haven't laughed like this in months! It feels amazing!"

"Just like my tongue?"

"Just like your tongue."

Narrator POV

Emily and Maya kiss more passionately this time. Tongues entering, mouths open, lips pressed firmly together. This is how a kiss was meant to be shared between two people. This is what passion is supposed to look like. This is what happens when two people truly love each other and truly belong together. I'd tell Marlene and Andy this but they're too busy eating Cheetos and licking the cheese off their fingers. Marlene is having hallucinations about hamsters and Andy is writing them into the script! Oh, so that's how Paige ended up kissing like she's holding a hamster in her mouth! But still Paige is supposed to get the girl? No way, that's just crazy!

"Maya, there's something I need to tell you."

"This sounds serious."

"It is. I know who 'A' is."

"You what!"

"There was this Masquerade Ball that 'A' made us go to. The girls and I decided that at midnight we were done once and for all. So we went to the ball trying to see if anything looked suspicious but with everyone wearing masks, it was hard to tell who 'A' was supposed to be. We thought that the person wearing the swan dress would be our best bet because we found a feather from the dress in this creepy motel room. We also found all this evidence of how 'A' kept track of us all. So at midnight we went to go back to the motel but we couldn't find Spencer. It turns out 'A' had her."

"Oh my god, that must have been awful for her."

"It was. So we get in Hanna's car and drive to the motel and guess who we almost smash into."

"Spencer and 'A'?"

"Yep. So 'A' goes off the road and Spencer jumps out of the car. 'A' stops the car to go running after Spencer and Hannah floors it right at 'A'. She slams on the breaks just in time. We get out of the car and take off the hoodie. Guess who?"

"Who, who?"

"Mona."

"Are you fucking kidding me! You mean I left Rosewood for six months because of fucking Mona!"

"Yeah, but she had help. She claims that she's not the real 'A'. She claims she's 'A's helper."

"I left Rosewood for six months because of threatening texts that I got from fucking Mona!"

"Pretty much."

"I could squash Mona with my pinky toe for Christ's sake! I can't believe that's who I was running from! Now I'm pissed! Where is she now?"

"She's in Radley Sanitarium. She served no jail time because she was found mentally incompetent to stand trial."

"Mentally incompetent my ass! I'm going to pay little miss 'A' a visit then she'll be mentally incompetent!"

"Maya, you can't. We can't go there. We have to watch our backs especially if there are more 'A's out there."

"Damn it Emily! Why do you have to be right?"

Maya lies on her back as Emily tries to calm her down. She places her head on her chest to help ease her breathing. When she finally does, she puts her hand on the back of her neck and pulls her into a kiss.

"What was that for?"

"It calmed you down now didn't it?"

"Yeah Em, it did. Thank you. I'm just perplexed by all this. Jesus, Marlene and Andy sure know how to fuck everything up by writing while they're high as a kite, don't they?"

"Looks like it."

"Mona is 'A'. That's the lamest bullshit I've ever heard. That's even lamer than hamster Paige!"

"The fact is, 'A' is still out there. Remember, I told you Mona said that she's working for 'A'."

"Yeah well I think Marlene and Andy are working for 'A' too. It's just like 'A' to have something sickening like hamster Paige ending up with you!"

"I agree."

"You know how we're gonna know who's under those hoodies?" asks Maya.

"No how?"

"Just go to your local 7-11 and see who's scarfing down all the Cheetos!"

Emily and Maya laugh. They laugh out loud because Mona and Cheetos kept them apart. Once they are able to reign themselves in Maya pulls Emily in close to her and says,

"Ya know what? Despite Mona and Cheetos, this is one of the most romantic moments we've ever shared; making love in front of the fireplace on a bed of blankets. I wish we could do this every night."

"Me too. It's too bad the fire went out though. It's a bit chilly in here."

"Get closer to me. Put these blankets over us. There, how's that?"

"Perfect. Just like you."

"I love you baby."

"I love you too Maya."

Emily and Maya fall back to sleep. They are in no hurry to rush into the morning. Maya has to walk across the way to face her parents and hope they forgive her for running away. Emily and Maya have to face this 'A' thing head on knowing that both their lives have been threatened if they chose to stay together. They will face all of this, just not right now.

Time to get up…

Emily can feel the chill in the air once again so she wakes up Maya to tell her she's taking a shower. They need to get ready to face their demons. Emily showers first while Maya makes some coffee for them. When Emily is done, Maya takes her shower. Luckily Spencer left them some clothes to change into. Emily makes them some toast, nothing special, just something to hold them over. When Maya is done she joins Emily but not for long as there is a knock on the door. Emily gets up to answer it. When she opens the door, she finds herself looking at Paige.

"Hey, what are you doing here?"

"I had to see you Emily. I couldn't leave things the way they were."

"If you're looking to get into Emily's pants, I already did. Marlene and Andy chose Cheetos and a wicked high over you. Sorry Paige but no one is gonna save you now."

"Maya. Paige come in."

Maya leans in to Emily and whispers,

"Hamster."

"Damn it Maya! Now that's all I'm gonna see when she's talking to me."

"Good."

"So, what's up Paige?"

Emily tries to focus on not looking at Paige's mouth. "Don't look at her. Don't look at her. Emily, don't look!" she demands to herself.

"Emily, things ended weirdly on the train. I felt like everyone was ganging up on me. I know your friends all love you and Maya together but you can't just pretend that you and I never happened."

"Ah, I beg to differ. Marlene and Andy pretty much pretended that I didn't exist. So, not feeling too sorry for you right now," Maya interjects.

"Paige, honestly you're barking up the wrong tree. Maya was put through hell and she didn't deserve it."

"I guess not. But it still doesn't mean we…"

"There is no 'we'. There never will be a 'we'. Paige, I really do appreciate that you listened to me. I needed to say all those things I said to you. But Maya is alive and well and right there. I choose Maya."

"But Emily…"

"No Paige. If you can't accept us then we can't be friends."

Maya is silently cheering.

"Paige, I told you to stay away from Emily and I meant it."

"Emily I'm not giving up. I'm never going to give up."

"That's your choice. But I choose Maya."

"Paige, I think you should go," suggests Maya.

"Please Paige, go."

Paige leaves Emily and Maya together. It didn't go at all how she thought it would. She felt humiliated. They're not going to get away with that! Paige is developing her own plan and she's going to have her Pailys help her.

"Oh my god Emily, how did you even keep a straight face?"

"It wasn't easy, believe me. You're right; she has something going on under her bottom lip."

"Told you."

"Yep you did."

Emily and Maya sit on the couch. Emily puts her head on Maya's shoulder. She picks up her cell phone and notices a text. She sits up straight to read it.

"What is it Emily?"

"It's from 'A'."

"Well what does it say?"

"You know that old saying, two body bags are better than one."

"What's that supposed to me?"

"It means two of us are going to die."

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To Be Continued….

Disclaimer: I am in no way shape or form suggesting that Marlene and Andy do drugs but they might eat some Cheetos from time to time. So please don't go off on me. I'm saying that the writing just doesn't make sense!***