Chapter 1: Small Town Murderers?

"Another case already?" Morgan sighed as he sat in his seat on the BAU's personal jet. "Afraid so," JJ said, giving him an apologetic smile. She handed each member of the team a file with the details of the case. "Rosewood, Pennsylvania?" Reid said. "That's a small town isn't it?" Prentiss asked him. "A very small one," he said and started to spout out facts of the small town. "Reid," Hotch sternly stopped him, barely glancing up at him while analyzing the case file. "It says a fifteen year old girl named Alison DiLaurentis went missing a year ago and the main suspect in the crime was just found murdered. Noosed." "But it was made to look like a suicide. What's the connection between this Ian Thomas and Alison?" Rossi asked himself. "That's what we're about to find out," Hotch said and gathered his things to get off the jet.

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The team sat down with the chief of Rosewood police and an officer. "So exactly what are we here for?" Rossi asked the chief, Detective Wilden and Officer Garrett Reynolds. Detective Wilden folded his hands together and leaned in. "We have reason to suspect four girls are the culprits in the murder of Alison DiLaurentis." "Any specific reason?" asked Morgan. " The detective pulled out three photos and spread them out onto the table. These are Spencer Hastings, Emily Fields, Hanna Marin, and Aria Montgomery. They were best friends with Alison. Ever since her body was found the girls have been acting very suspicious. Their families can attest to that."

"So you want us to what? Arrest them? You know that's out of our jurisdiction," Morgan commented. Officer Garrett shook his head. "No, we want your help in proving that they're guilty. See if you can stay with them; pretend you'll get to know them. Then when you find something incriminating, tell us and we'll handle the arrest." "You want us to live with them?" Reid exclaimed incredulously. Officer Garrett nodded. "You're the FBI; they'll trust you more than us. They already know we're trying to convict them. Besides, we have a feeling there's a lot more to come."

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The girls sat at their regular lunch table picking at their food. "What the hell are we gonna do, guys? 'A''s killed Ian. What's the bitch gonna do next?" Hanna cursed, gripping her hair. "There's no telling what 'A' 's gonna do. There's no telling what's gonna happen to any of us." Spencer muttered bitterly. Can I have your attention? Will Aria Montgomery, Hanna Marin, Emily Fields, and Spencer Hastings please report to the principal's office? Will Aria Montgomery, Hanna Marin, Emily Fields, and Spencer Hastings please report to the principal's office? Thank you. The loud speaker cut off. A loud beep came from each of their persons. They pulled out their phones as a unit and read them.

Looks like I'll have to be more careful now. But don't worry, I'm still going to make your life hell bitches.

-A

"What's going on?" Aria whispered.

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"Girls," Officer Garrett greeted them. "This is the FBI. Each one of you is going to be staying with one of them until Alison's murderer is caught." Hanna scrunched her nose. "What do you mean we're going to be staying with them? I'm not leaving home." "No, sweetie," J.J. stepped in. One of our agents is going to be living with you until we catch the killer. You don't have to go anywhere." Hanna threw her a dirty look. "And what if I don't want them in my house?" she snapped. Emily bumped her arm. "Hanna, stop," she whispered.

"I'm sorry, but that's nonnegotiable," Hotch said and gave her a stern look, one of his famous 'Hotch glares'. "We're trying to keep you safe, so we're going to need you to work with us. Cooperatively." Hanna cut her kohl-lined eyes at him and rolled them. "So who are we paired up with?" Emily cleared her throat. "I'm living with Hanna Marin," Prentiss voiced. Hanna lifted her hand. "That'd be me."

"And I'm with Aria," said Morgan. Aria offered him a small wave and a half smile. "Emily is with Rossi and J.J.," Hotch said. "Hi," she whispered. "And Spencer is with Reid and I." Spencer gave them a slight nod. Hanna glanced at the clock above them. "Great, so now that we know who we're with, can we go now?" she rudely asked. J.J. nodded. "Of course." As they walked out Aria whispered fearfully, "What the hell have we gotten ourselves into?"