A/N: Hey y'all. I'm sorry it's taken me so long to post this. Finals have consumed what little life I had, like ravenous dogs. However, now that summer's here, I will be able to write more! Yay!

Thank you to everyone who's waited patiently for me to post. Unlike pllislifee13. You are so impatient, but I love you anyways.

This next oneshot is not very fluffy, and happy, but is more serious. The theme is a little darker, a little more me. If you've read my other stuff, and know what I mean.

Other than that, enjoy this next one!

Keep Writing!

Reyna15

Don't Leave Me

SPENCER'S POV:

I sat at my windowsill, waiting for Emily to get out of the shower. Shadows danced along the lawn outside, and the stars twinkled with sad beauty. I closed my eyes, and took a deep breath. The night was young, but I felt old from the stress that was weighing me down.

I must have dozed off, because the next thing I knew was Emily shaking my shoulder.

"Spence?" She glanced at me, her eyes filled with worry and concern.

"Hey, sorry." I groaned, and shifted so I was sitting up straight.

"Spencer, what's wrong? I wasn't in the shower that long was I?" She joked, but I knew she was still concerned.

"Nothing, I just didn't sleep much last night." I smiled, but it was strained.

"You gave that excuse yesterday. Why aren't you sleeping well?" Emily sat down next to me, and took my hand in hers.

"Nothing, I'm just stressed." I sighed. "I know my mom wants me to go to some big, impressive college, but I just want to be with you…" I admitted.

Emily sighed, and looked up at me.

"I know. But you do have to think about your life too. I understand you may not want the same things as your mother, but you still should take your life into consideration." Emily pointed out.

"You are my life Em. I honestly cannot think of someplace I'd rather be. I just, I don't feel motivated to go to a high end college like that. I don't even know what I want to do with my life!" I groaned, closing my eyes. I felt Emily lean into me, and I sighed.

"I understand. Just, don't think about it for a little while. You've been accepted into more than one college, you have some choices. But they don't need to be made this second, allow yourself some breathing room." Emily smiled at me, and I felt myself relax.

"You always know what to say to make me feel better." I grinned. Emily chuckled.

"Well that's my job, isn't it?" She laughed, and pecked me on the lips. I smiled, and kissed her back.

"I love you so much." I grinned. She pressed her forehead to mine, her nose centimeters away from mine.

"I love you too." She whispered, before our lips crashed together again.

Suddenly my door opened, and my mom walked in.

"Dinner's ready-" My mom stopped, seeing the heated moment between the two of us. I broke apart from Emily immediately, and Emily looked at the ground. My mom's face was pale, and I gulped.

"Spencer, why don't you politely ask Emily to head home, we have a few things to discuss." She stated coldly, before closing the door behind her and leaving. I glanced at Emily.

"It's okay. I'll head home. Call me afterwards okay?" She stood up slowly, and I stood with her.

"I love you, okay?" Emily placed a hand on my shoulder, but I didn't make eye contact with her.

"Okay." I muttered.

Emily sighed, and we walked downstairs. I watched as she walked out the front door, and then turned to my parents who were awaiting me.

"Spencer, what the hell was that?" My dad asked. My mom must have filled him in.

"I…it was nothing." I muttered.

"That didn't seem like nothing. What's going on? I thought you two were friends!" My mom exclaimed, livid.

"We are, I just…" I struggled with figuring out what I was going to say. "Mom, I just…I love her…" I muttered at last. My mom took a deep breath.

"Honey, no you don't, you're just confused." My mom continued.

"No mom…I'm serious, I love her very much…" I glanced up at them, but wished I hadn't. My dad looked furious, and my mom was disappointed.

"Spencer, I'm sorry, but you have to understand that that's not okay." She started. "Spencer, I think spending so much time with your friend has caused you to…get some ideas. I understand Emily has some confusing feelings…but I think it's a bad influence on you." She explained. I rolled my eyes.

"Mom, she didn't influence me to do anything. I love her, no matter what you say. She didn't convince me to be someone I'm not, this is just who I am." I explained.

My dad groaned.

"Spencer, that's enough. You…you can't be this way. It's unacceptable in this house. I'm sorry, but it's just not right. You understand right?" He mentioned.

I gaped at him. "No, I don't understand. Love is love dad, it shouldn't matter!"

My mom rolled her eyes.

"Spencer that is enough. From now on, you are not allowed to go over to Emily's house, and she is not allowed to come over here. She's obviously rubbed off on you, and I don't like the influences you've gained from her." My mom was furious.

"Mom?! How could you do that? I love her!" I cried.

"Spencer your mom is right. Until you figure out how to act around her, you need to be separated." My dad pointed out.

"No! Mom, Dad, you have to change your minds! Please, I love her! I can't live without her!" I shouted, my heart feeling as though it was ripping to pieces with each look and word I got from my parents.

"I'm sorry Spencer, but we've made up our minds." My dad stated. "Now would you please stop arguing and head upstairs to think about what you've done?" He asked.

"What I've done!? Are you kidding?! I haven't done anything!" I shrieked. My mom rolled her eyes.

"Spencer…" She started, sending me a glare.

"No. That's it. I'm done. You two are being ridiculous." I bit my lip, trying to stop the flow of tears running down my eyes. I turned, and walked out the door.

Once I closed the door behind me, I ran. I heard my mom open the door and call my name, but I didn't care. I had to get away from there. They didn't understand, and it was pretty clear they'd never understand. I ran until I got to the apartment building where Ezra lived. I stepped inside, and walked towards his apartment. Ezra opened his door when I knocked, and shot me a questioning glance.

"Spencer? What's wrong?" He asked, but I shook my head.

"Is Aria here?" I asked, trying not to break out into tears.

"Not at the moment, she went to pick up coffee…why don't you come sit down, and you can wait until she gets back." He suggested. I shook my head.

"Thank you, but that's fine." I turned and walked towards the exit. He called after me, but I didn't look back, and walked out of the building.

I walked across the street, and continued walking until I got to Paige's Aunt's lake house. Paige had always told me that if I wanted to use it, I could. She even gave me a key, so Emily and I could hang out there together. It was tough, but our friendship was growing. She was slightly angry at me at first, for kind of "stealing" Emily from her, but she got over it.

I walked onto the deck, and sat down, my feet dangling in the water. It was strange, but I didn't feel like crying anymore. I was sad yes, my parents weren't accepting of me. However, I wasn't sure how to respond to the new emptiness I felt.

However, I knew it wasn't the first time I'd felt that way.

I hadn't told Emily, but one reason I hadn't been sleeping well, was because I was worried about coming out to my parents. I wanted to desperately, I wanted them to be there for me, but I had always thought they'd react poorly. I was right, unfortunately.

I sighed, and poked the water with my toe. It was dark, and cold.

Like me…. I muttered, a fresh stream of tears running down my cheek. Was I ever going to be loved by my parents? Were they ever going to accept me?

I bit my lip, as a fresh wave of deep pain flooded my heart. I almost choked on the thought that if I returned home, I would never see Emily again. We had already graduated, and my mom would make sure that we didn't go to the same college.

I coughed, as my chest heaved from the weight of the pain I had been carrying. I breathed in quickly, my heart racing with the hurt of rejection from my parents.

What was I going to do?

I could run to Emily, but her mom would just talk to my parents, and I'd never see Emily again.

I groaned, my heart splitting into several pieces. The pain was unbearable, and I screamed into the cold night air. I didn't know what to do. My heart was racing from me hyperventilating, and I was still upset from earlier. I shut my eyes, and tried to block out the thoughts, but they just ran together in a never ending stream of pain.

I would have sat there for forever, but suddenly balance was lost, and I fell into the dark waters. I swam back up to the top, cold and irritated. I couldn't believe I had slipped off the dock. I contemplated climbing back up, but the cold water felt wonderful. Instead, I turned around and laid on my back, floating across the water.

The cold of the depths numbed my fingers and toes, just as my heart was numb to the pain coursing through it.

I sighed, and closed my eyes.

Who needs life anyways? If it's just going to end in pain….

I took a deep breath, and tensed up. My once floating body sunk beneath the waters, and I opened my eyes. The cold was immediate, but I didn't mind. Why bother swimming, if the life at the surface was too painful to bear?

I allowed myself to sink down further. I thought I heard a splash by the dock, but I wasn't sure. It was probably a fish.

Once I ran out of air, I closed my eyes. It was painful, and I felt like my lungs would burst, but I knew that the pain would be short lived. I tipped my head back, allowing my body to continue sinking down to the lake's bottom.

Will anyone find me here? I wondered.

Right as I was slipping away, I felt a tight pair of hands around my waist. They hoisted my body up, and soon the cold of the night air was blowing against my face. I was drifting in and out of consciousness, but somehow I ended up on the lake's banks.

Finally able to breath, I coughed up mouthfuls of water that had seeped into my mouth. Closing my eyes after all the water was drained from my system, I laid on the ground, shivering. I felt myself get moved, until I was wrapped in someone's arms.

I opened my eyes slowly, and looked up at the person holding me. Emily's hair was soaking wet, as were the rest of her clothes. She was crying, and looking off into the distance.

"Em?" I choked. She looked down at me almost immediately.

"Spencer! Oh my god, Spencer…" She helped me sit up, before pulling me into a tight hug.

"I thought I was going to lose you…" She sobbed, her tears running into my already soaked shirt.

"Em…" I felt my own tears build up, and I wasn't sure what to do.

"How did you….get here?" I wondered.

Emily broke our hug, and fiddled with her thumbs.

"Ezra called. He told me you seemed upset, but he didn't know where you had run off to. I was just lucky I decided to come here." Emily paused, her eyes filled with hurt, and sadness.

"Spencer….what were you thinking?! You almost drowned!" She cried. I looked at the ground, unable to meet her eyes.

"Spencer?" She grabbed my hand, and stroked it gently.

"I'm sorry Em." I sniffed.

"Wait….you…you were okay with…drowning?" She asked, putting the pieces of the puzzle together.

"Spencer oh my god, why would you think that? Spencer, what's wrong? Why would you leave me? Spencer why would you do that?" She rambled off, tears pouring down her cheeks.

I explained the situation with my parents.

"The pain was too much…" I muttered. "I'm sorry…I'm so sorry…" I bit my lip to keep from crying, and I noticed Emily relax a little.

"Spencer….I'm here for you. No matter what your parents do or say, I love you very much. I'm always here for you. Please feel as though you have other options…" She choked. I nodded, and she pulled me into an embrace.

The strong form holding me together snapped, and I sobbed into Emily's shoulder. She held me, her own tears mixing with mine.

"Spencer, if I had lost you….I don't know what I would have done…" She cried. "Please, don't ever do that again. Please don't leave me…I love you so much…" She sobbed.

Our hug remained for forever, until I started shivering intensely. Emily helped me to her car, and we sat, waiting for the machine to heat up.

"I love you Emily. I'm sorry." I muttered, once we got inside.

Emily sighed, overwhelmed with what had happened tonight.

"I love you too." She said finally. She leaned over, and kissed me on the forehead. I closed my eyes, and leaned into the car seat. Emily draped a towel she found in the backseat over me, and I sighed.

"I love you so much…." Emily whispered, as I drifted off. "Don't leave me…"s