Hello folks! So, this story is a bit different. Toby and Spencer have been dating since before The Jenna Thing. The story starts off around a little bit after the beginning of the show, but it's gonna be a bit different from there. Toby has just gotten back from juvie and Jenna's back since Alison's gone. The story's gonna have some flashbacks, explaining things. So like in the show, even though Ali's dead, she will be in the flashbacks. A is a part of the story, of course, and as of right now the girls, apart from Spencer, believe it's Toby. I'm starting this show in a place where no one (except for A of course) knows about Spoby but people are gonna find out soon enough. Please review, and tell me what you think of this idea! I plan on this being a multi-chapter story, so there will be more of the A drama (and other drama) than in my last stories. Still, a lot of this is Spoby too. I just love them. Anyway! Hope you enjoy this story, and whether you do or not, let me know!

I'm so sick and tired of this A person. As if finding out your best friend was murdered, dealing with a family like mine and surviving high school isn't tough enough? But no, let's throw in a psycho stalker who wants to make me and my friends suffer and look bad.

And now, Jenna Marshall is back too. The girl who.. Was in an accident last year. An accident that caused her to lose her eyesight. An accident that we caused. I'd like to say it was Alison, and that we couldn't stop her, which in a way is true, but.. We were there. We stood right next to Alison when she threw the firecracker in the garage that started the fire and blinded Jenna. But no one knows that. Because Alison, being her sneaky self, blamed it all on Jenna's stepbrother. Toby Cavanaugh. He took the blame, because Alison blackmailed him. He was sent to juvie for a year. He's back now too.

All of this makes things even more complicated. Of course, A knows who actually caused Jenna's accident, but since Alison is.. Not here, we get the blame. It's not that I'd want Toby to take the fall for us, I don't. But.. It's just all messy.

And Jenna of course knows we did it, so she's out to get us. I wouldn't be surprised if she was this A person.

My friends however, are convinced that Toby has even bigger of a reason to torture us. I guess it would make sense, it is our fault he was sent away.. But I happen to know he doesn't hate us. For one, he kind of hates Jenna. His stepsister is a manipulative bitch. She is. I still didn't want to hurt her, but after everything she's done to Toby.. I can't say she didn't deserve some kind of consequences.

But there's an even bigger reason he can't be the one torturing us.. You see, Toby doesn't hate me.

Actually, according to him, he loves me.

Yup. I've been dating him, the stepbrother of the girl I accidentally blinded and the guy my best friend loved to make fun of, since months before Jenna got hurt.

We never told anyone. Toby didn't want Jenna to find out, because of their history. Jenna used to.. Hurt Toby. And if she found out he was dating someone else, she would do anything in her power to break us up.

I didn't want my friends to find out because according to Alison, Toby was a freak. We all of course believed her, because back then, we didn't know how much she really lied. I got to know Toby better though and really liked him. Anyway, Alison told us all to stay away from Toby, so when I didn't, I didn't dare to tell them that.

Also, if my parents found out I was dating the guy our whole town thinks is bad news and accuses of things he's never done? They'd probably send Toby back to juvie and disown me.

Of course, keeping it a total secret didn't work. Alison found out first. She was.. What seemed like disappointed. She said I could do better and that I should break up with him. I told her I wouldn't so she kind of ignored me for a while. The other girls noticed but they didn't say anything. Eventually, Alison apologized for being mad, but she still acted weird around me. Like, keeping an eye on me? She said we couldn't tell the other girls.

Jenna was the next one to find out. She was pissed. She threatened Toby, trying to get him to break up with me, but Toby finally stood up for her and told her no. I was impressed. Jenna of course made his home life as difficult as possible, but we managed. Jenna thinks we broke up when she lost her eyesight, but of course we didn't. So I guess she's back to the 'people who don't know about us' list.

I felt bad for hiding it from Aria, Emily and Hanna though. I know they wouldn't react as bad as Ali but.. Now? They think Toby is evil. And I can't help but think it's too late to explain it all.

Of course, as always, A wants me to reveal my secret.

"Your friends are convinced they know who I am. Are you gonna let poor Toby take the blame for that too? Well I won't. -A"

That was the latest message I got from A. Meaning, if I didn't tell the girls about Toby and me, A would. I don't get it though? Wouldn't A want us to suspect someone else? I guess A just wants to put me in the spot. Of course.

I have no idea how to tell them. I know I have to. I think I need to talk to Toby first though. I can't help but smile. I've missed him so much when he was away. And I really feel bad. He was away because of something I did. Of course he said he didn't blame me, but.. I can't help but blame myself. I'm just glad he's back in Rosewood.

I dial Toby's number. He picks up after a few rings.

"Hey, Jenna's home, I'm gonna step outside." He whispers before I can say anything. A minute later he says, in his normal, cute, voice. "Okay, I'm good."

"Good. Hi."

"Hi again. How are you?"

I smile to myself. "I'm okay." I pause for a moment. "Are you?" I ask worried. People really have been giving him a hard time ever since he got back.

"I'm okay sweetheart, don't worry." He assures.

"If you say so.."

"Spencer. I'm okay. I have you, don't I?" I can hear a smile in his voice.

"Yeah. Of course you do." It's my turn to assure him.

"Well then. I have all I need." He answers. I sigh.

"I really want to see you Tobes."

"I know, I want to see you too. How about tomorrow night? Jenna's out."

"Sure! I think I can manage that." I smile. Then I hear the front door open and Hanna yelling.

"Spencer! We need to talk, like now!" I freeze. Toby apparently didn't hear Hanna, so he continues.

"Good. I can't wait to see yo-"

"I gotta go." I cut him off. "Love you dad!" I end the call, hoping the girls won't ask what my 'dad' and I were talking about, but that Toby would understand the situation and that I meant the 'I love you' part.

"Uh, what's up?" I mumble when Hanna, Aria and Emily settle themselves on my couch.

"We need to talk about this Toby being A thing." Aria states.

Oh crap. I didn't get the chance to talk to Toby about that. Well, not that, I can't tell him about A, but about telling the girls.

"Uh.. What about it? Are you even sure that-"

"Spencer! Focus! Have you gotten any more A messages?" Hanna asks.

"Oh, uh, no." I stammer. I can't exactly tell her I have since they were about Toby..

"Okay, well good, but Emily got one." Hanna sighs.

"What did it say?" I ask, turning to Emily.

"It.. It was about me and Maya. A's threatening to tell everyone." Emily says quietly. She only recently told us about being gay and liking Maya, which we took just fine, but her parents for one, would not be happy about it. I felt bad for Emily. I've had my share of unsupportive parents. It doesn't feel good.

"Well shouldn't you tell your parents anyway? I mean, they're gonna find out at some point?" Aria asks innocently.

"Yes, of course, but I'm not ready! If this is Toby, we need to stop him before he tells." Emily says sadly.

"There's no way Toby even knows about you and Maya!" I exclaim. "He's only just got back to school and you're not exactly public."

"A knows everything Spencer!" Hanna says annoyed.

"Toby's not A." I sigh.

"He has every reason to hate us! Think about it. We blinded his sister and made him take the blame for it. He was in juvie!"

"Alison did those things, not us!" I try to explain.

"Well, Ali's not here to take the blame, is she?" Hanna whispers.

"Toby's probably the reason anyway!" Aria exclaims.

"What?" I say shocked.

"Why wouldn't A be the same person who killed Ali? He killed Ali and is now torturing us." Aria explains.

"No. No way. Toby is not a killer." I state. That I'm way too sure of.

"You can't know that. He hated Alison. And he hates us so-"

"He does not hate us! Yes, he didn't like Alison, but Alison was a bitch to him! He didn't like her, but there's no way he'd ever hurt her. And he doesn't blame us at all. He is not A!" I yell. They have to believe me.

"How can you be sure? How can you know that?" Emily asks confused.

"Because." I stammer. How to explain this? "Because he.."

The girls just stare at me confused and somewhat annoyed. Oh boy. I don't have a choice anymore. I can't let them think he's a murderer. This has to stop at some point anyways. Here goes nothing.

"Because Toby and I've been together since months before The Jenna Thing."

So, what did you think? Please review! Kisses, -S