Chapter 5:

"Should we call the cops?" a voice said as Alison slowly began to regain consciousness.

"I don't know, she wouldn't want us to, but she's in bad shape." Another voice said. The voices were starting to become more clear.

"Look guys I don't care if Ali wouldn't want us to call the cops. If she doesn't wake up in five minutes we're going to the hospital regardless. We should have already gone, but y'all talked me out of it." A voice that was very familiar said. This voice sounded closer than the other two. She began to regain feeling in her body which was basically all pain. Then she felt a hand in hers. Whoever was holding her hand was rubbing the back of it. Alison couldn't take it any longer; she let her eyes flutter open taking in her surroundings. Well, for starters she was in her room. She was on her bed in fact. Then memories of what happened flooded into her mind. How angry her dad had been, how drunk he was. It was getting worse. Alison pushed those thoughts to the back of her mind and glanced to the person who was holding her hand.

Emily. She thought to herself when she saw the beautiful brunette sitting beside her. Emily's brow was furrowed in concentration. Then she turned to look at the blonde, and Alison couldn't help but to smile. Emily smiled back which made Ali's heart flutter. "You're awake?" Emily whispered questioningly.

Alison chuckled slightly and nodded. She didn't trust her voice yet so nodding seemed like the best thing to do; however, that little movement shot pain to her head. Emily noticed her wincing and immediately questioned her: "Are you okay?" Then she grabbed a glass of water and two pills off of the nightstand beside Alison's bed. "Here take these." Emily mumbled soothingly while handing the blonde the objects. Alison took them happily, and after swallowing the pills, she moved to sit up. Emily immediately helped her by stacking the pillows up to give the blonde support.

"Is he going to come back." Once of the voices Ali heard from earlier asked. It scared her slightly. She looked to the others in her room, and saw Aria, Spencer, and Hanna standing awkwardly at the foot of her bed. Aria had been the one that had spoken. Alison made a face. It was a grimace thinking about the times her father would come back and beat her a second time if he saw fit.

"Yes, it won't be pretty when he does." Alison spoke her voice weak. She looked at her friends reactions and saw the fear cascade over them. Emily just tightened her hold on the blondes hand. Alison looked over at Emily and then her friends. Her friends must have known by now, so physically needing her beautiful brunette, she reached for the girl's neck and pulled Emily to her. Yes, it hurt a little bit, but it was worth it. Their lips met making Alison feel safe. The pain in her bruised lip was little compared to the safety and comfort the kiss gave her. She pulled away sooner than she would like, but the pain was too much. She looked into Emily's eyes and smiled, but her smile faded when she heard a door slam downstairs. Everyone in the room froze for a second waiting for the inevitable.

"Honey Jason called." Alison heard her mom call out from the stairs as she ascended it. Everyone in the room let out a breath. Alison felt tears forming in her eyes, tears of joy. "He said he ran into your father." Her mom continued as she stepped into the room. Her mom, Jessica DiLaurentis, stopped for a second as she saw everyone in her daughter's room. She eyed Alison looking over the bruises forming on her face and arms. "Do your friends...?"

"Yes mom you can talk." Alison answered meekly extremely interested in what her mom had to say.

Jessica sighed and continued. "Jason said your father looked like he had been in a bar fight, but now I'm not so sure. Did it happen again." This set Alison off. She was a girl that could be set on an angry path in an instant.

"Again? Did it happen again?" Alison said her voice was still weak, but she was beginning to regain her strength because of her anger. "You act like it hasn't happened more than once. Mom I've called you and told you its happened more than once. Yes, you can normally shut him down but..." Alison had to stop her rant to catch her breath because her side was on fire, "I hate him!" She yelled at her mother. "He hurts me and all you do is stop him WHEN YOU ARE IN THE ROOM." Her cheeks were flushed and tear stained.

"Did you just disrespect your father?" Jessica asked appalled. Alison threw her mother a disgusted look and was about to reply when it became all too much for Emily.

"Alison was just beaten by her father. Well you say he's her father, but a real father would never hurt his daughter like that." Emily hissed. She was beyond furious, and Alison couldn't help but think that the brunette looked sexy when angry. It was at that moment Jessica saw the two's hands connected.

"Are you gay Alison?"Jessica's voice was dripping with anger. The other three girls in the room who had been standing there awkwardly started to realize why Alison seemed like such a horrible person. They looked at Alison who was crying, and Spencer knew that she was having trouble admitting the truth out loud.

"She doesn't have to answer to you when you are being hostile." Spencer said coolly while slowly stepping towards Alison and Emily. Jessica threw her hands in the air.

"Fine don't answer me, but just know your father will hear about this. You best be out of this house before he does." As she began to walk out of the poor girl's room, Hanna and Aria blocked her way.

"Is that a threat?" Hanna questioned. Both Aria and Hanna had steady looks on their faces.

"Think of it as more of a warning." The older woman spat out before shoving her way out the door. Everyone in the room was still. Alison looked at the people around her and realized that this was how family is supposed to act.

"We should just um go." Ali said barely above a whisper. Everyone reacted grabbing random items that the blonde was sure to need and throwing into in bag or container they could take. Alison slowly stood up the pain becoming tolerable. She looked around as she slowly picked up a few things. She saw her Emily tossing clothes into a duffel bag. She let her eyes roam over the tanned girls body before looking over at her friends. Aria was grabbing Ali's schoolwork that was strewn everywhere since she had chucked it everywhere the night before. Hanna was slowly but surely grabbing some clothes making sure she picked everything that was fashionable. Alison looked for Spencer and noticed her standing beside her.

"Where are we going to go. I would offer up my place, but I don't know how my parents would react to that." Spencer said kind of shyly. The girl looked ashamed for her actions earlier in the week.

Before Alison could think of a reply, Aria piped up: "We can go to my place. My parents already see you as family. They wouldn't mind at all." The blonde looked over at Emily who looked like she was about to object. She smiled and replied, "Thank you Aria that sounds perfect."

After packing all of Alison's essentials. The group headed over to Aria's. Once there, they were met by a concerned Ella Montgomery who the girls quickly explained parts of the story. Ella of course told Alison she could stay for as long as she needed to. She offered up their quest room which Alison gratefully accepted. All of the girls with the exception of Emily were surprised at how nice the usually bitchy queen bee was being.

"There, everything is put away." Spencer said, interrupting the silence that had cascaded over the room for the past half hour or so as they situated Ali in this new room. Ali looked at Spencer and smiled. She then sat down on her new bed and pulled Emily to sit beside her.

"I don't need the act anymore." Alison mumbled hoping no one would hear, but everyone did. "He can't hurt me, but can he?" She continued speaking a little louder this time. Aria sat on the other side Alison since there was enough for three at the foot of the bed. "What if he gets word that I'm not the queen bitch. What if people retaliate, or what would happen if they find out that I'm ." She still couldn't admit it out loud.

"He can't hurt you." Emily said strongly while stroking the back of the struggling girl's hand. Hanna and Spencer moved to sit on the floor in front of the bed. "As long as your here and away from him, he can't hurt you again."

The blonde didn't seem to hear Emily's reassuring words because she just stared straight ahead lost in her thoughts. "He'll find you, and he'll hurt you." Ali mumbled darkly. She could feel the tears pouring down her face. She knew she could probably be safe at school, but there was still fear that she had to be the queen bitch. She knew she wouldn't change as fast as Emily was hoping. "He's a bad man." She kept mumbling weird sentences that started to help the other girls piece together what was going on. All of the sudden Alison had another angry spout and hopped of the bed in a flash. "He's gonna fucking hurt all of you once he hears that y'all helped me." She walked over to the wall and put her hand to it. She spoke and punctuated each word with a slap to the cold wall, "Why. The. Fuck. Did. I. Let. Any. One. In" She turned back around to face the girls. "I've been abused since i was five years old. I've been taught just a few things by my parents. Keep up the walls. Never let my guard down. Control Every situation" She stopped as she started to realize something. Then she continued speaking, "Always be the smartest in the room.

Alison looked over at Emily and walked swiftly over to her. Everyone else in the room was frozen still by fear of Ali's anger. She let a smile sweep across her face as she leaned in closer to Emily's face. She let her lips touch the brunettes softly feeling the other girl reciprocate pressure. The blonde lowered her self into Emily's lap. She wrapped her arms around her brunettes waist and fell into the kiss. They heard a cough from one of the other girls and pulled apart. Alison smiled at her girl and rested her forehead against the other's.

"Are we missing something?" Hanna asked out of confusion. Alison turned her head to look at the girl and smiled briefly. She let out a chuckle before turning back to Emily. She was still in pain and that kiss hurt, but she would fight through it if it meant kissing Emily.

"I love you." Ali said strongly to Emily then stood up and walked to the front of the girls. "And I'm a lesbian." She continued to smile as the girls not once seemed to care.

"And we accept you no matter what." Aria said as if it was obvious. The other girls hummed and nodded in agreement.

"Thank you." Alison responded, "I am not going to let my father keep me from being me. I can't turn him into the police. Not yet at least. My family has secrets that I for one would like to know. For instance, why does my mom suck up to my father like he's made of gold. Why the fuck is my father such an ass wipe. Orrr why Jason has admitted to me that he hates our father yet he still sucks up to him. There is something I'm not getting. I need to figure it out. Maybe even mess with my father's head." She chuckled lightly before looking to the people she really cared about. "So who's with me?"

Well there it is. Chapter 5:). I hope you enjoyed it kind starting to let Emily and Alison be together and sorta happy. I hope y'all had a Merry Christmas. I sure did I got a new laptop. Yay! So anyways please review! I wanna know it all. Your thoughts, opinions, and questiion. And even maybe answer these :

What should the big secret be?

Will the school accept her?

What do you think should happen next?

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What other pairing should be in this story?

Love all my readers :)