"Okay, I know you guys are all really excited about what colleges you're going too, but we need to get back to the lesson. Once we have you can shout out your colleges, okay?" Mr Fitz said to the lecture theatre full of seniors. He got okays back, and then Mrs Welch starting what they'll need to know for English.

"So, that's it, isn't it?" Mr Fitz asked the rest of the English department.

"Round about." Miss Montgomery said. "Okay, what colleges are you going too?"

"Parsons." Hanna shouted.

"Danby." Emily shouted.

"Columbia." Caleb shouted.

"Upenn." Spencer shouted.

"NYU." Aria shouted.

"Hollis." A few people shouted, and other colleges varied from Hollis to Tennessee.

"What are you guys studying there?" Mr Fitz asked.

"Law." Spencer shouted.

"English." Aria shouted.

"Maths." Another student shouted.

"Fashion." Hanna shouted.

"Computer science." Caleb shouted.

"Swimming and I don't know what else." Emily shouted, getting laughs. The rest of the seniors shouted their majors out.

"Two Ivy leagues. That's good." Mrs Welch said, and it was silent.

"Oh my god, Caleb that's us." Spencer shouted to him after about two minutes, and the seniors laughed.

"We're so awesome Spence." Caleb said, and high-fived her.

"Any scholarships?" Miss Montgomery asked, and Caleb, Hanna, Emily, Aria and Spencer wooed. "Never would've guessed."

"Ha ha." Aria said.

…

"So, New York, still up for it?" Ezra asked Aria who nodded.

"Of course." Aria said.

"I never knew you could play like that, I knew you could sing, but I didn't know you could do this."

"Ah, well, you know, I've got hidden talents."

He chuckled. "I should get going." Ezra said, and kissed the side of her head.

"Get going to class Mr Fitz." Aria said, and he chuckled, and left.

…

"Slowly murdering myself." Caleb murmured to Aria who laughed. They were all in a practice, Caleb was doing the tech stuff, and Aria was playing the piano.

"Your pressing buttons, I have to concentrate." Aria said, looking at the keys. "We're gonna get gifts at the end of this."

"I'm getting paid, you mother fucker." Caleb murmured, and Aria laughed quietly. Mr Fitz entered, checking up on the practice, and Aria. He winked at her, and she smiled. "Ooh, look it's your boyfriend, or should I say your favourite teacher."

"I'd hit you, if I weren't playing with both hands." Aria said, and a few minutes later, sighed. "Done." She breathed, and took a drink of her water, and it went down the wrong tube, and she started sputtering and coughing.

"Are you okay?" Caleb asked, laughing but a hint of concern in his voice.

Aria nodded, unable to speak. "Yes." She coughed out, and he laughed.

"If only there was an audience."

Aria laughed, but then started coughing again. "Anyways, you and Hanna, still going to that cowboy dance thingy?"

"Yes, sadly, I have to wear a cowboy hat."

Aria held in a laugh. "Poor little Caleb." She said in a baby voice.

"Well, Toby has to wear one too. And so do you, you're still going?"

"Of course. Ezra's doing the bar thing, so I have someone to stare at."

"Well, just don't kiss him in the middle of the dance floor. I'll lose my bet."

"OH MY GOD. You actually have a bet about us." Aria said, shaking her head at him. "With who?"

"With Spencer."

"Of course." Aria said. "Only you two would have a bet like that. And I don't even know if we'll actually kiss at graduation or something. We'll just do something, and sort it out."

"Should've made it that you'd kiss at graduation." Caleb said. "So freaking annoying. Spencer's probably gonna win, now."

"Aww, poor baby." Hanna said, coming in and sitting on his lap.

"Don't you have Gym now?" Caleb said, and Hanna looked at him.

"When have you ever known me to go to gym?"

"Good point."

…

"Well, you know, need to get my cowboy boots on." Aria said to Ezra who laughed.

"Do you even have cowboy boots?" Ezra asked, poking her side.

"Surprisingly, yes. But, I'll have to go to home number two to get them."

"Home number two?"

"We both know 3B, is more my home than where Dad's is."

Ezra smiled. "Will you be fine going back there?"

"Yeah, he doesn't know," Aria said, her nostrils flaring, and a lump in her throat.

"It's okay."

"No, it's not." Aria said, not looking at Ezra.

"Yeah, babe, it is. Its all okay."

"No, Ezra, its not, I was…" Aria trailed off. "Nothing's going to change that."

"Yeah, but, listen to me, sweetheart, you'll be able to get over it, in time. I'm not saying that it will be soon, but you will."

"How?"

"I don't know." Ezra answered honestly. "But, I know that you are strong, that you are brave, and that you don't care what people think."

"I care about what you think. So what do you think?"

"I think, that I love you, and I think, that I'm going to marry you, and that you're incredibly strong, brave and amazing. You don't care what people think of you, and you are your own person. And I admire for that."

"Thank you. I don't know what I'd do without you."

"I don't know what I'd do without you too." Ezra said. "I've got to go." He pressed his lips to her lips, but Aria pulled away.

"We might get caught."

"Screw it." He kissed her forehead, and then her cheek. "I love you."

"I love you too. Meet you after class?"

"You got it." Ezra said, and winked before he walked away, sometimes glancing behind to look at a smiling Aria who was watching him walk away.

…

"Oh my god." Aria breathed, staring at the text.

You have one hour to find her bitches –A

"Does that mean…" Emily said, trailing off.

"I think so." Hanna said.

"Oh my god." Spencer said. "Where is she?"

"How do we even know it's her?" Hanna shouted. "It could be an A set up."

"But this is also a chance for us to see our best friend again." Aria said.

"What the hell are we gonna do?" Emily said.

"We split up. Emily with Paige. Hanna with Caleb. Toby and me. And Aria with Ezra." Spencer said.

"NO! I am not getting him involved." Aria said to Spencer.

"Unless you want to be walking around a pitch dark woods alone. I think it's the only option."

Aria sighed. "I swear to god, if he gets hurt, its on you."

"Fine, but he won't. Think like its for Ali."

Emily sighed. "For Ali."

"For Ali." Hanna said.

"For Ali." Aria said.

"We'll meet back here in an hour, okay?" Spencer said.

"What if one of us finds Ali?" Emily asked.

"Meet in the middle of the woods in an hour. There's usually a clearing." Spencer said.

Hanna sighed. "Let's get to work." Hanna said and walked off to get Caleb, and then Spencer want to get Toby, and Emily went to get Paige, and Aria walked over to Ezra. She leant over the bar.

"Can anyone cover for you?" Aria asked.

"Yes, why?" Ezra said, leaning closer to her.

Aria breathed in. "Because we need to go on an A adventure."

"Are you sure?"

"I don't want to be walking around the woods alone. I need you to protect me."

"I think, that I'll be able to get a person to cover for me if you need protecting."

"Good, meet me outside." Aria said, and then walked outside waiting for Ezra who came out a few minutes later.

"So, why are we on this adventure?" Ezra asked, walking away with her into the woods.

"We've got about fifty minutes until we may be able to find Ali."

"So, she's alive?"

"We think so. Who else would she be? And why would the text say that we have an hour to find her."

"Do you want my jacket?" Ezra asked, already taking it off.

"I'm fine."

"Sweetheart, you're shivering."

Aria sighed. "Okay." He gave her his suit jacket, and she put it on. "Thank you."

"Anything for you." Ezra said, and put an arm around her waist, pulling her closer. Twigs cracked near them, and the familiar voices of Hanna and Caleb rang through the trees.

"Caleb, you still have to wear the cowboy hat!" Hanna said, and Caleb sighed.

"Why? It's not like I'm going to be riding into the sunset on a fucking horse." Caleb said.

"Scare them." Aria said, and they screamed at them, and Hanna and Caleb screamed, and Hanna put Caleb in front of her. Aria and Ezra started to laugh, and Hanna and Caleb glared at them.

"You do not do that!" Hanna shouted. "Oh my god, I just peed a little. I fucking hate you guys, you're so mean to us."

"I couldn't resist." Aria said giggling.

"The fact you used me as a shield." Caleb said to Hanna.

"Shut up." She said. "You would've gone in front of me anyways, and you know it."

Caleb rolled his eyes. "I swear to god, if we bump into you guys again we will KILL YOU."

"Bit extreme don't ya think." Ezra said.

"The fact we're being stalked, someone else will kill you guys probably." Hanna said.

"Hanna!" Aria and Caleb said.

"What, stating the facts, and we need to find Ali, so, goodbye." Hanna said, and walked off with Caleb going to find Ali.

"So, we might get killed." Ezra said, walking in the different direction with Aria.

"No, most likely, me."

"Shut up. I can't think of that." He grabbed her waist, pulled Aria closer, and pressed his lips to her temple. "I love you, okay."

"I love you too."