Pretty Little Liars: Paying the Cost

Chapter 19 of my Pretty Little Liars story, enjoy.

Reviews:

Boris Yeltsin: Yeah, it's going good for Hanna at last and things seem to be alright with Spencer but yeah, poor Aria is now facing real danger, not to mention what happened to Maya.
Wolfgirl2013: Thanks :)
Hope10: Thanks, glad you enjoyed it, oh yeah, it's been building, um, it can't be A, she's been caught and committed way back in episodes 9, 10 and 11 remember. Don't forget about the other figure that's been causing problems since season 1.

Now onto the story.

Disclaimer: I don't own Pretty Little Liars or its characters.

Season 2: Episode 19

Aria's head swam as she felt herself waking up, that was when she remembered.

'I, some creep kidnapped me, Maya, he shot Maya, is she…?' Her mind raced as she tried to groan. "Mmmm…"

Her eyes shot open just as the realized how cold she felt, how she couldn't move and opened her eyes showed her just how horrific her situation was. She was naked, completely naked, all her clothes were gone and she was bound to some sort of chair, not with ropes but straps, her arms secured to the arm rests, her legs to the front legs and her torso secured to the back by straps over her stomach and just below her petite breasts. A length of knotted cloth had been pulled between her teeth, the knot wedged in her mouth too, gagging her. She had only just taken note of her situation when she heard that male voice again.

"So, finally awake my dear, good...now we can begin."

She started and looked around, that was when she saw him, a tall broad-shouldered man with dark hair and eyes, rather pale and clad in rather plain clothes. What disturbed her most was not only the man, but the room itself. It was rather bland, somewhat dark and the thing that truly disturbed her was the pictures on the wall opposite where she was secured to the chair. It was a series of photos, photos of the five murdered girls, each crossed out with a red pen of sorts, along with a photo of herself, not crossed out.

"Mmmm!?" She cried.

"Yes, you're next my dear." The man, now revealed to be the serial killer, remarked. "Then it'll be your friends turn, I wonder which one I'll take, maybe one of the blondes."

Aria shrieked and tried to struggle, shaking her head as she realized the horror of her situation, trapped in the hands of the serial killer, just like the previous five victims, was this what they went through, how he treated them. She realized to her horror she was about to get her answer when he held up what appeared to be a steel pole, until he pressed some sort of button and it sparked, it was a cattle prod.

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"God no, this...this can't…" Emily gasped in horror.

Alison did her best to hold her back, while comforting her. "It's okay Em, it's okay."

Spencer and Hanna stood watching in horror as they all looked at Maya's lifeless corpse, she'd been shot. The police were on site and it was clear something else was going on too, going by them checking not only Maya's body, but other things that seemed to be around, evidence that was certainly troubling Detective Linwood especially.

"This is...this is just a murder, nothing more." Wilden said tightly.

Garrett sighed. "I'm sorry Detective Linwood, but…"

Detective Linwood shook his head. "Look at the clues, it's obvious...The killer has struck and kidnapped his next victim."

He looked over at the other girls and they flinched, realizing that they now knew why they couldn't get a hold of Arya.

"Ms. St. Germain was killed trying to stop the abduction...that's why we're finally getting these clues, he was in a rush." Thomas continued. "We have a limited time and need to follow this, if you're not willing to do your job, I'll contact other officers who are."

The tension was palpable but very soon they were hard at work, trying desperately to find Aria before it was too late, since it was clear she was in danger and they had no idea how long they'd have before it was too late for her.

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Aria moaned into her gag, she had been tormented by the cattle prod, burned with a heated steel rod, beaten and even whipped, sharp clamps were fixed to her nipples, almost piercing them. Sweat ran down her body, she was just barely holding onto her dignity despite being naked, the pain from her attempts to free herself from the straps were simply making it worse. For some reason, probably to show how in control he was, he was currently, roughly and cruelly cutting her hair.

"You're certainly stronger than the others." He taunted her. "They'd all broken down in tears and were begging for mercy by now."

Aria refused to give him the satisfaction of a response, which turned out to be a mistake.

"So that's your game huh, so be it." He snapped, suddenly angry.

She was startled by his anger and squirmed, but he simply stormed off to the right, out of her line of sight.

'Please, oh God please, someone...anyone…?' She thought in dismay, hoping against hope she'd be saved.

But then she heard it, his footsteps again and she tensed, he moved into her line of sight again and was holding something in his hands. Without a word he surprisingly removed her gag and then, to her shock, despite her efforts, he forced it into her mouth and began using some sort of lever on the side, Aria realized it was some sort of dental device and was being used to hold her mouth open.

"Ahhh, aggg, aahh!" She screamed, but it was no good.

The killer stood over her, picking up something else, two things actually.

"You think you're too good to answer me when I talk to you." He growled. "Well, you'll learn what those other girls didn't, what happens when you don't do as you're told. Since you refuse to answer me, I'll make sure you never answer anyone ever again."

She let out strangled shrieks as one of the items he held was revealed to be some sort of tongs or pliers or something similar, whatever they were, he was able to use them to grab onto and pull her tongue out of her mouth, before revealing he was holding, in his other hand, a knife. He was going to cut her tongue off. Aria shrieked and finally, her dignity was ruined as her bladder emptied. That was when she heard a loud noise and the man let go of her tongue, spinning around in shock, she had just enough presence of mind to hear someone yelling police before she blacked out from the pain.

End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.