This is Panna but there's some Paily angst thrown in there!

"Hanna?" Emily waved a hand in front of Hanna's face and laughed when she jumped in surprise. "You weren't even listening to us, were you?"

"Us?" Hanna blinked in surprise when she turned and noticed Spencer sitting next to Emily. "When did you get here?"

"I've been here for almost twenty minutes." Spencer answered, obviously confused by Hanna's distraction. "What's going on with you? You look kind of flushed."

"Hanna has a crush." Emily smirked, lightly nudging Hanna with her shoulder. "She's staring at someone over there but she won't tell me who she's ogling and I can't work it out."

Spencer looked to where Emily was pointing and made a face. She highly doubted Hanna was looking over there. There was nobody of any real interest there. A couple of computer nerds, a girl Spencer recognized from her English class, the guy who was known for selling weed, Paige McCullers…there was nobody else there, certainly no jocks. "Unless her taste in men has changed dramatically, she's not looking over there."

"Yeah? Look." Emily stated pointedly. Spencer glanced at Hanna to see she was staring in the same direction Emily had pointed, her bottom lip caught between her teeth. She carefully followed Hanna's gaze and did a double take.

"Paige?"

Hanna's gaze shot to Spencer. "What did you say?"

"You're staring at Paige!" Spencer lowered her voice slightly, "Since when are you into girls?"

Hanna rolled her eyes, her gaze flicking back to Paige. "I've never said I'm totally straight, you're the one who assumed that."

"Touché," Spencer stated, admittedly impressed by the response. "So Paige, really?" she glanced at Emily to see that she looked nothing short of amused. Spencer had expected anger, hurt, betrayal…anything but the amused look on Emily's face.

"Look." Hanna gestured towards Paige who was messing around with a basketball in the small outdoor area set up a few metres away. "Have you seen her abs?"

Glancing over at Paige, Spencer couldn't disagree. She'd noticed on more than one occasion that Paige's muscles were very…defined.

"Ems," Hanna turned towards Emily, "You're one of my best friends so I'm going to ask your permission to…"

"Yes."

"Yes?" Hanna echoed in surprise. She hadn't expected Emily to agree so quickly. Maybe she didn't know what she was talking about. "Yes I can seduce your ex?"

Emily nodded, "Go for it. You have my permission. Not that you need it."

"You're the best!" Hanna gave Emily a quick hug before she got up and started towards Paige.

Spencer slid closer to Emily, watching Hanna go. "I thought you weren't over her yet? You're just going to let Hanna 'seduce' her as she so subtly put it?"

"It would be selfish of me to say no. I'm not with Paige anymore." Emily gave a half shrug. "Besides I don't think it'll go anywhere. I don't really think Paige is Hanna's type. She's too…" Emily trailed off for a moment, thinking about what she was saying. "Attentive? Sweet? Hanna usually goes for bad boys, right?"

"Maybe," Spencer shrugged. "Or maybe they'll hit it off. You never know."

XXX

Paige was bouncing the basketball between her hands when she spotted a shadow approaching her. She looked up only to find Hanna Marin walking towards her. That was odd in itself. They'd never really talked before, unless of course Emily was there.

"Hey." Hanna offered a wave and a warm smile as she approached. "I thought you could use this." She held up the bottle of water she'd pulled out of her bag.

"Thanks." Paige stepped forward and took the bottle of water from Hanna. She bent down to place the basketball on the floor before standing up straight again. Placing her foot on the ball to keep it from rolling away she unscrewed the lid from the bottle of water and took a much needed drink.

"Uh…" Hanna's eyes followed a drop of water that rolled down Paige's throat to her chest. "I thought I could watch you play or whatever. I have nothing else to do."

Paige wiped her mouth with the back of her hand and stared at Hanna suspiciously. "You want to stay over here and watch me play? Aren't Emily and Spencer right over there?"

"Yeah, so?" Hanna asked carelessly.

Paige shrugged in response, still a bit confused as to why Hanna would want to stay with her when she could be spending time with her friends. Throwing the water over to her bag she picked the basketball up and backed away.

"Do you wanna shoot some hoops?" she asked, bouncing the ball over to Hanna who barely managed to catch it. Paige grinned at the alarmed look that had momentarily appeared on Hanna's face. "It's safe, I promise."

Hanna rolled her eyes and gestured towards herself with her free hand. "Do I look like I'm in the right outfit to play basketball?"

"We're not playing, just shooting hoops. Here." Paige gestured for Hanna to throw her the ball. She did, with a bit too much force and Paige had to scramble to catch it. "I can show you how to shoot if you want."

Hanna opened her mouth to protest but she realized that Paige had said show rather than tell and the hope that Paige would end up pressed against her in some way overpowered her reluctance to do anything strenuous. "Okay show me what you've got, McCullers."

Paige grinned at the agreement and bounced the ball a couple of times before turning back to the basket. She threw the ball towards it and it went through the hoop with seemingly no difficulty at all. Paige went to grab the ball and shot Hanna a small smile. "See? It's easy." She offered Hanna to ball but the blonde merely stared at it like it was going to bite her or something. Paige laughed softly. "Come here. Just give it a try."

"Fine," Hanna stepped forward and took the ball from Paige but didn't move away. Instead she lowered her voice slightly. "But if I get all hot and sweaty I'm blaming you."

Paige blushed slightly and looked away, "Um…yeah."

"I'm kidding." Hanna gave Paige a playful shove, "Now get out of my way so I can throw this stupid ball into the goal."

"Basket," Paige corrected, moving out of the way.

"Whatever." Hanna stepped forward and hesitated for a moment before throwing the ball towards the basket. It soared through the air for a few seconds but dropped to the ground way in front of the basket.

Paige covered her mouth with her hand to hold back a giggle as Hanna groaned in frustration. "You have to bend your knees a bit and focus on the basket." She walked over to the ball and picked it up. "Try again?"

"What's the point?" Hanna asked dejectedly. "I'm horrible at this."

"You're not, you just need practice. Here." Paige handed the ball to Hanna and moved behind her. "Um…may I?"

Hanna bit her lip to hold back a grin. Finally. "Sure, go for it."

"Okay." Paige pressed herself against Hanna's back and reached around her to place her hands on top of Hanna's on the ball. "You just have to hold it tight, okay?" she pushed her hands harder against Hanna's, effectively tightening her grip on the ball. "Keep your eyes on the basket and bend your knees just a little bit." She bent her knees, causing them to collide lightly with the back of Hanna's to force her knees to bend. "Okay, now just throw it."

Focusing on the net, Hanna threw the ball. It flew through the air towards the net only to fall a couple of feet short. "Oh."

Paige laughed softly into Hanna's ear. "Okay, maybe basketball just isn't your game."

Hanna turned around and gave Paige a gentle swat. "Hey! You're meant to be supportive. I tried, didn't I?"

"I'm sorry." Paige immediately sobered, worried that she'd actually upset Hanna.

"I was kidding." Hanna grinned, closing the tiny distance between them. "So I lied before. I didn't really come over here to watch you play basketball."

"I didn't think so." Paige's hand shifted to her shoulder and she rubbed it nervously. "What did you want?"

"Can I be blunt?" Hanna requested, glancing over her shoulder. She found Spencer and Emily stealing what they obviously thought were sneaky looks at her.

"I guess?" Paige asked apprehensively, obviously thinking that Hanna was going to yell at her for something. "Go for it."

Hanna turned to Paige and squared her shoulders. "I have a thing for athletic…people."

"Athletic people?" Paige echoed in confusion. She narrowed her eyes suspiciously. "So you want me to introduce you to some athletic guys?"

"What?" Hanna turned to Paige with a confused look on her face. "No, that's not what…you're really hot, okay?"

"Um…" Paige blinked in surprise. "What?"

"You…" Hanna stepped forward, giving Paige a gentle prod to the chest, "Are sexy as hell. I'm serious, your abs are like…" she glanced down at Paige's stomach and shuddered slightly. "Insane."

Paige flushed at the answer and barely resisted the urge to cover up. She shifted awkwardly. "So um…I thought you were straight."

"Why does everyone keep saying that?" Hanna huffed and crossed her arms in front of her chest. "I don't have to be anything to think that you're hot. I want who I want, that's all there is to it."

"You want…me?" Paige asked apprehensively, "To experiment with?"

"Yes…no." Hanna lowered her arms to her side and shrugged. "You're hot but I like you too. You know, more than physically."

"I-I'm confused." Paige admitted cautiously. "We've never really talked and…is this a test?"

"A test?"

"I know Emily is your best friend." Paige glanced over Hanna's shoulder at Emily and Spencer who were watching them intently. "Are you testing my loyalty to Emily? Because we did break up so I guess there would be nothing stopping me. Wait…" a much more horrifying thought occurred to her. "Is this some kind of dare or challenge? Did Spencer put you up to this?"

"What?" Hanna shook her head vehemently. "No. No, no, no. I'm not messing with you, Paige. I'm being honest. I promise."

"But you're…" Paige hesitated unsurely. "You're Hanna Marin."

"And you're Paige McCullers." Hanna quirked an inquisitive eyebrow, "We've already met."

Paige laughed and shook her head. "No I just mean…you're way out of my league. I mean Emily was too but you're…officially out of my league. You're know, you're classed as popular."

Hanna rolled her eyes. "I'm practically a social outcast after everything that's happened with A. People have realized trouble follows me around. Look…" she sighed, blowing a strand of hair from her face. "I didn't mean to come over here and tell you all of this. I meant to come over here and flirt with you but that's all."

"Oh." Paige smiled bashfully. "You wanted to flirt with me?"

Hanna nodded. "I guess I went a bit too far, huh?" she waited for a moment but Paige merely continued to stare at her. "So while I'm here I feel like I should just ask you. Will you go out with me sometime?"

"Like…on a date?" Paige asked unsurely. "Is Emily okay with that? I don't want to come between you two. Not that I don't want to go out with you. I'm not saying no. Of course I'm not saying no, I mean you're gorgeous and I…"

"Gorgeous?" Hanna interrupted. She briefly bit her lip to hold back a smile. "You think?"

"Um…yeah, of course." Paige's blush only deepened at the question.

"I already asked Emily, she said it was okay." Hanna said in answer to Paige's question from a moment ago. "So will you?"

"Okay." Paige agreed without hesitation. "Tonight? I'll pick you up at seven?"

"Perfect." Hanna smiled brightly. She hadn't even expected Paige to agree to the date if she was honest. "Um…Paige?"

"Hanna?"

"Can I…?" Hanna licked her lips and stepped forward. "I really want to kiss you."

"Well I don't want to disappoint you." Paige closed the distance between them. "You don't have to ask, Hanna."

Hanna's hands shifted to Paige's waist and she pulled her close to her body. She hesitated for a moment before she leaned forward and pressed her lips to Paige's. Her eyes fluttered shut and she felt her stomach dip slightly when Paige began to return the kiss, her lips moving gently against Hanna's. They pulled back for a brief second before Paige crushed her lips to Hanna's again, her hand moving to tangle in blonde tresses.

Hanna's hands trailed up Paige's back and she moaned softly at the sensation of muscles flexing subtly under her hands as Paige closer to her.

XXX

"You were saying?" Spencer smirked as she watched what was happening between Hanna and Paige. She turned to Emily and quickly sobered when she saw the distressed look on her face. "Oh…Em, I'm sorry."

"No." Emily shook her head, swallowing heavily. "No, I said it was okay. I told her she could do that. It's fine. I'm fine."

Spencer didn't believe that for a second. Emily looked anything but okay.

"I'm sorry." Emily stood up, throwing her bag over her shoulder. "I-I have to go. I'll see you in class, okay Spence?"

She rushed off without another word, leaving Spencer staring after her in concern. This was not going to end well.

THE END (maybe?)