Before She Passes

By: LifeispinkisLife

Hey guys! I came up with a new idea for a story which I hope you'll all love! Let me know what you think of the first chapter. And please, Review! I'll do an A/N after this chapter. Xo

CHAPTER 1

The course of true love never did run smooth, and for Aria and Ezra, this was most definitely the case. Aria and Ezra had conveniently but inconveniently met almost a year and a half ago, and it was an understatement to say that their first encounter was one that would change their lives forever.

Aria had just returned from Iceland, and coming back to the town which haunted her with so many vivid memories was something which she was not too keen on. She had enjoyed her time in Iceland. She enjoyed pretending that she could visit a glacier whenever she wanted, she enjoyed watching her breath become visible in the cold air every time she spoke, and most importantly, she enjoyed being away from Rosewood.

Aria's parents had decided that a year abroad was something which could benefit Aria and Mike, but especially Aria. She had been distraught after the disappearance of Alison, one of her best friends, and after months of not being able to locate Alison, or after many months of fading hope, her body, the Montgomery family chose to reside in Reykjavik for a year. Although Aria never desired to leave Rosewood, the twelve months did Aria good. She finally lost the tiny bit of immaturity that was left inside her and got rid of her pink streaks in her hair, and now Aria was as mature as any grown woman today.

All was going well in Reykjavik until about five months into the family's year out. Aria, who had just turned 17, developed a sudden tendency to bruise very easily, and after two weeks of constant worry and fret, the worst was revealed. Aria was diagnosed with Leukaemia on the 24th of February 2010. She began chemotherapy straight away, and luckily, thing started to look up. Although she lost all her hair and had to wear a wig, she was making good progress with her treatment, and her doctors in Iceland gave her the all clear to return to Rosewood in August 2010.

That's when she met Ezra. She had driven Mike to Lacrosse training on the day they got back to Rosewood, and instead of going home, she went to a college bar near Hollis to get a bite to eat. Ezra Fitz had contently flirted with Aria in the college bar, telling her of his aspirations to be, one day, a famous author. He had told her that he was starting his first teaching job the next day, and even though Aria already knew that he was probably much too old for her, she didn't care. They ended the night in a bathroom, which was to be one of their fondest memories as a couple.

Aria had always believed in love at first sight. When she saw Ezra Fitz for the first time, sitting alone in the dull tavern, she ignored the fact that a young man like himself should be out in a club with his friends. She never thought of him as a 'weirdo'. She always took in the good aspects of this man.

She first noticed his pearly whites. How his teeth were so perfect, she would never know. His crystal clear blues met her muddy browns after that, and they held the gaze for longer than anticipated. Next he spoke, revealing his deep, sexy tone. She knew he was someone special, and when he had indicated his age, she couldn't care less. She knew she may only have one shot at true love.

Things began to get bumpy after their first meeting. Ezra wound up being Aria's AP English teacher, and as much as he wanted to end what they had, he couldn't bring himself to do so. The connection he felt with Aria was to be compared to the force between two magnets. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't stay away from her. And neither could she. She knew her parents would never approve of this deemed inappropriate relationship, but once again, she didn't care.

Now, as Aria was just about to start senior year, the only person she hadn't told about her Leukaemia was Ezra. How she could sit in his class every day, stare at him with her big beady eyes, and know she was keeping something this big from him was a mystery to her. She did really want to tell him, but she knew if she did, her time would be limited with him. He didn't have to know that.

"So, can anyone remember what we talked about on the very last day of class in May?" Ezra asked his class on the first day back of school.

"Mr Fitz, I can't even remember what I had for breakfast." Noel Kahn said smartly from the back row. It was his first day back since he got suspended in February, and his face was not one Ezra was happy to see.

"Very funny, Mr. Kahn." Ezra muttered under his breath, while rolling his blue-y, green-y eyes up to the heavens.

Sitting in front of Noel was Aria, who today, was not being her usual chirpy self. She sat in her single person desk, twiddling her pen and shaking her leg uncontrollably. Ezra did notice that Aria wasn't on form, but of course, he couldn't say anything directly to her without the whole class thinking he was showing favouritism. Even though Ezra had tried to not to make it obvious that Aria clearly was his favourite, everyone, apart from Aria, Spencer, Emily and Hanna had began to believe that Aria was the teacher's pet.

"Aria, can you remember what we talked about?" Ezra quizzed her, but he was really just trying to see what was wrong with her.

"Uh, what? Sorry I didn't hear you Mr. Fitz!" She replied, clearly concentrating on something else.

"I asked if you remembered what the last thing we discussed in class last year was."

"Oh." She began to think while all eyes in the room were suddenly focused on her. Inside, she felt that something was not right. She suddenly was experiencing extreme light headedness. Nausea came next, and she knew she had to get out of the classroom before she puked on Hanna, who sat in front of her.

"Aria? Are you okay?" Ezra felt it was now imperative to ask her if she was alright. It wasn't only him that was now worried about her; it seemed the whole class were wondering what was wrong.

"I've got-." Aria couldn't get the whole sentence out without having to run out of the classroom. She ran as fast as she could with her hand placed firmly over mouth, and sprinted her way to the girl's bathrooms. On her departure, the senior AP English class were wondering what had just happened.

"Does anyone know if she's alright?" Ezra asked the class, clearly looking for answers. He gazed at Spencer, who looked extremely guilty. She knew this was one of Aria's indicators that something wasn't right with Aria's condition, but she knew Aria didn't want Ezra to know what was going on. She placed her eyes on Emily, and then back on Ezra again.

"Can I go check on her?" Spencer asked. Ezra was hardly going to say no, and as Spencer passed him on her way out of the classroom, he muttered something so only she could hear.

"Make sure she's alright, will you?" Ezra stared into Spencer's eyes. She gave him confirmation that she would be fine by the slight movement of her eyeballs, but with Spencer's knowledge, she knew that Aria being sick couldn't be a good thing.

Spencer made her way to the girl's bathroom, where she could hear the noise of Aria heaving loudly. She entered the cubicle where Aria knelt with her head placed on the ceramic toilet seat, and held her hair back. Aria's wig was so real-like, which made Spencer sometimes forget that Aria was wearing a wig.

"You need to go home." Spencer said to Aria sympathetically. "And you need to get yourself to your doctor right away."

"Wren made an quite impact on you, didn't he?" Aria laughed, while puking again almost two seconds later.

"I'm serious, Aria." Spencer gave Aria a stern look, and Aria knew she was right.

"What did Ezra say?" Aria asked, while getting her phone from her pocket. She knew she had to call her mom.

"Not much. He can't really say anything, but if I had a worry meter on me, he would hit 100 on the scale. You can see it in his eyes that he is extremely concerned about you." Spencer replied.

"I suppose he would be." Aria said, nodding her head. "A real girlfriend would have told him that she was fighting cancer."

"It's not my place to judge, Aria." Spencer told her. "Now come on, we need to call your mom and get you home."

Spencer helped Aria up. Aria was extremely weak, and so holding onto Spencer tightly was a must for her. They walked slowly towards the exit of Rosewood High, with the only thoughts on Aria's mind being that she had to tell Ezra what was wrong with her. She needed to tell him before things got worse.

A/N…. Hey! Did you guys like it? Do you want me to continue? This story will be quite sad, but will have a lot of good Ezria moments in it too. Please review and let me know if I should continue or not. If I don't get reviews, it won't be continued. I don't want to upload a story that no one will read. I'll try my best to update regularly, and now that I'm finished my exams, that shouldn't be too hard. School trip to Danger is giving me a major writer's block at the moment, so that will not be continued for awhile. So please review this one! Lots of love, Becky x