Chapter 1: First day

A/N: this is a story I've thought about writing ever since I saw 3x12 of Pll and since I'm stuck on my other stories I might as well give it a shot now, Tell me what you think about the story and let me know if I should continue with it or if it's just trash. I got inspiration for this from Vampire Diaries and Pretty Little Liars.

A/N2: Thank you Me A Genius for always helping me with my stories

Emily's Pov-

"Hey Emily, wake up." My mom said as she pulled the blanket off me.

"Moooom." I groaned as I felt like sleeping longer.

"Come on Emily, it's the first day of your senior year, you can't be late for that." My mom continued.

I didn't know why it was such a big deal, it was just another year in Rosewood high I had been in that school before why would this year be any different?

"Come on dear you know what they say, Senior year is the best in your life." My mom said.

"It'll suck." I said.

"Come on Emmy, how do you know you won't like something if you haven't tried it?" My mom asked. "Now get up or you're grounded." My mom said, I knew it was an empty threat since when she was serious she really lets it show.

I sighed and got out of the bed.

"There is my two favorite girls." My grandmother said as she walked in to my room.

"Hi Susanne." My mom said to her mother in law. She lived with us since after her husband died she wanted to stay close to the family and with dad often being assigned to different military bases it felt nice to have a her here when he wasn't around.

"I've told you it feels weird when you call me that. Just call me mom." She said, there was no secret that she was very attached to her family, she has even sometimes treated my friends like they were her own grandchildren.

"I've told you that I don't want to call you that." My mom said.

"Come on mom, how do you know you won't like something if you haven't tried it?" I asked mimicking my mom.

"I can guess." My mom said and left the room before either me or my grandmother said something else.

"And that's how you get your parent to leave." My grandmother said.

"Thank you Grams." I said, I've called her that since I was 5.

"I need to tell you something." Grams said.

"No not this again." I groaned. Grams would always tell me that her ancestors were witches. She'd tell me that my ancestors on her side of the family were born with the power to affect change by magical means. She'd say they where "Keepers of the Balance."

I did like listening to her stories when I was a kid but now it's just scary. "Grams, please I got a lot of things on my mind with school and everything." I said as I went to my closet to get dressed.

"You are eighteen and you're strong enough to learn about your own magic." Grams said to me as I pushed her out of my room.

I got dressed but then I noticed that my ring wasn't in the closet. That ring was special to me, it was my dad's. He gave it to me and said that he would come back for it so every time he'd come back from his work I'd give him the ring and then he'd give it back whenever he left so I knew he'd be back. I was always carful where I put it but these last few weeks it had disappeared from where I would usually put it and end up being somewhere I didn't remember putting it.

I closed my eyes trying to remember where I had put it this time and after a few seconds I got a strange feeling, like something was calling for me. I opened my eyes but the feeling was getting stronger and it felt like it came from under the trash can. I walked up to it and once I lifted it I could see that the ring was right there.

I put the ring on and walked out where Grams was standing.

"That feeling was your magic." She said.

"No, you're delusional." I said.

"So why did you instantly found your fathers ring from where I hid it last night when you were sleeping?" She asked.

"That was you?" I said surprised and a bit mad that she'd do that.

"I don't have time for this I have to get to school." I said.

"This is bigger than school." She said.

"If I'm late for school because of you my mom will put you in a home, now will you let me get to my car or have you hidden my car?" I asked.

Grams moved aside giving me a look that told me that she wanted to talk about this later.

I walked out the door and saw my neighbor walking to her car, her name was Paige McCullers, she was the captain of the swim team and she was very aggressive, when I first met her I thought she was competitive but now I think she's got a problem with everything.

She turned to me and looked mad as usual. I don't know what her problem was, she could be calm for a few seconds but she could get furious in just a few seconds.

Once she noticed me she starred very hostile at me.

"STEFAN! GET YOUR LAZY ASS OUT HERE, WE'RE GETTING LATE FOR SCHOOL!" She almost roared at the house and her brother got out of the house and went to the car screaming back at her.

She lived with her brother since their parent were almost never home, maybe that's why she is always hostile to everyone.

I looked scared at her and she tuned to me and said "What are you looking at?" Paige sneered at me, it almost looked like her short reddish brown hair would turn into fire.

She got into her car and drove away with her brother, I waited a few seconds just to be sure I wouldn't end up next to her on the way to school.

Once she was gone I drove to Spencer's place and picked her up.

"Hi Emily, thanks for giving me a ride." Spencer said.

"Well, you live close to my home and I don't really feel like walking into high school alone." I said.

"You're thinking about Alison?" Spencer asked.

She referred to one year ago when Hanna, Aria, Alison, Spencer and I were camping with some alcohol we had stolen from your parents and sometime that night Alison disappeared and we hadn't seen her since that night.

"Yeah, that last year was different." I said.

"I know it was strange at first, but some good things happened. I got more confident in myself, Aria embraced her artistic side, Hanna lost all her extra weight whit us supporting her and you realized something huge about yourself and you got the courage to tell everyone that you're gay." Spencer said.

She was right and we had all learn one thing, Alison were only having us around because she could manipulate us and treat us like we were her dolls, I was never going to admit it but Alison disappearing might have been the best thing that could have happened to all of us.

"You're right." I said and raised my hand like I was holding a shot glass. "For senior year." We said and pretended to make a toast.

Paige's Pov-

"I'm just saying, if you borrow the car to get to swimming practice in the afternoon at least chip in for some gas." My brother said.

"If I'm paying for gas I should get to use it whenever I want." I said at him.

"It's not my fault that you only want to use the car when I'm using it!" Stefan shouted at me.

"You use the car all the time when you're not at school, how am I ever supposed to get a chance to use it?" I asked Stefan, feeling annoyed by him.

"Typical you, Princess. You're impossible to talk to!" Stefan shouted and parked the car, I didn't care, we were already at school now.

"Good bye and fuck you." I said as I got you of the car and slammed the door behind me, before my brother had ant chance to scream more at me I put on my earplugs and played my favorite song (Monster by Skillet) on really loud volume so I wouldn't have to hear his annoying voice.

Today was the first day of senior year and right now I knew what I was going to do. I was going to show everyone on the swim team that I'm the top dog and I'm going to do anything to remain the captain. I didn't care much about making friends, everyone on the team was my rival, they maybe are on my team but anyone is now a potential threat to my position as captain.

I got to my locker and as soon as I had opened it I threw my backpack inside it, then I got my books and got ready for my history class, the swimming practice was my last class today.

Emily's Pov-

Spencer and I had reached school and we had just met up with Hanna and Aria. The night after Alison had diapered we didn't see each other for a while but later we started to see each other again and before we knew it we were closer than when Alison was with us.

"So here we are, Senior year." Aria said.

"Yes, now we got one last year then it's college." Spencer said.

"Typical you Spence, thinking about school even when you're not out of school." Hanna said.

"Someone isn't looking forward to the new classes." Aria said.

"Well, not math I almost failed that last year's final exam, I paid some art kid to make a fake a degree so my mom wouldn't be mad at me." Hanna said.

"Wait, you almost failed? You told me your degree in math was a B.S" Spencer said.

"No I said my math degree is B.S" Hanna said.

"Why didn't you ask me? I would have helped you." Spencer said.

"I was ashamed, you're so smart and I'm just the dumb blonde." Hanna said sounding ashamed.

"Han, you know we don't think that about you." I said and hugged her.

"No, we really don't." Spencer said.

"Thanks you guys, I love all of you." Hanna said and almost cried.

"If you need any help at all you can always ask me, there is no need for you to feel embarrassed." Spencer said.

"I know." Hanna said.

"I have to go to class now, if I'm late my mom will be mad at me." Aria said.

"Yet anouther downside with having your parent as a teacher." Hanna mumbled.

"Very funny." Aria said as she left.

"Hanna, we should go too, we got history in a few minutes." Spencer said.

"You are right Spence, see you later Em." Hanna said and then they both left for their class, I still had a few more minutes until my chemistry class began so I went to my locker to get my books. As I walked to my locker I got a text message from a unknown caller, I opened it said:

Don't worry about your friend, you'll see her soon. A-

I looked shocked at the message, who sent this? Was it about Alison? I wanted to send a text back and ask what this person knew but then I thought it was just someone pulling a prank on me, probably just Noel Khan or Luke Matheson, they knew Alison and she wasn't afraid to step on a few people to show her social status.

I decided to stay quiet about the text and just delete it.

As I kept walking towards my locker I bumped into someone and I looked up and saw that it was Paige.

"What where you are going, moron." She said and then she looked up and made eye contact. "Oh, it's you." She sneered.

"I'm sorry, I was daydreaming." I said trying to avoid a fight.

"Dream in your bed." Paige said and started to pick up her books.

"You're not going to the swimming tryouts, are you?" Paige asked.

"I'm thinking about it." I said.

"Well you shouldn't, being that much into breaststroke could end up hurting you." Paige said as she got up.

"What's that supposed to mean?" I asked.

"It means that we all know what team you're playing for." Paige said looking hostile at me and looked like she wanted me to throw a punch.

"McCullers, Fields!" We heard a voice say and we both turned around and saw coach Fulton standing in the hallway.

"Yes, coach." I said.

"Is everything alright between you two?" She asked.

"We're fine." Paige said.

"Good, you two are the best swimmers I've seen and I'd like to see the both of you at the tryouts for the team." The coach said.

"I'm sorry, but I can't make the tryouts. I promised my mom I'd get home right after school and help her." I lied.

"Oh, ok." The coach said disappointed.

"That's too bad. I'll be at the tryouts though." Paige said.

"That's great McCullers, and since you were the captain last year and no one has applied for the position it's yours if you want it." Fulton said.

"Yes, I'd love to be the captain." Paige said.

"That's good, but you still have to make the tryouts to qualify for the team, but that wouldn't be a problem for you." The coach said, she made sure to motivate her better swimmers to stay on the team.

"Can I go? I have to get to class now." I said trying to get away from this.

"Of course, and if you still want to try out for the team you can talk to me and I'll schedule you for a tryout." The coach said as I left.

That night:

I was with my friends at a party in the woods, this was something Noel Khan had arranged, mostly to get girls drunk and have it much easier to have sex with them.

"Come on Em, you should join the swim team you love it." Aria said after I had old my friends that I thought about not joining the swim team this year.

"Plus you're so good at it almost any school would offer you a full scholarship." Spencer said.

"I know guys, but I just don't have the same interest in swimming anymore." I said.

"Well, at least think about it, you're so much in the water I'm surprised you haven't turned into a mermaid." Hanna said and took a sip from a beer bottle.

"Are you sure you should drink?" I asked.

"Yeah, it's a party and Noel has more than enough to get the entire school alcohol poisoned." Hanna said.

"He just hands out the beer so you'll get that drunk." I said and pointed to Prudence Finn, she was so drunk she'd be willing to have sex with anyone against a tree.

"Good point." Hanna said and threw her bottle, it crashed against a tree and broke into several pieces.

"Ok, I think you've had too much." Spencer said.

"No, Spence. I'm fine." Hanna said looking the wrong way.

"Hanna, I'm over here." Spencer said.

"No, I'm not drunk, my mom will kill me." Hanna said.

"Ok, you can sleep at my place and if your mom asks I'll tell her that we left when it was late and my place was closer." Spencer said.

"You're a good friend… hello who is that handsome guy." Hanna said and looked at some guy I hadn't seen before.

"His name is Caleb Rivers and he is new to Rosewood high." Aria said.

"Well, he looks hot." Hanna said.

"Ok, that's our que to get you home." Spencer said and she and Aria started to drag Hanna to my car.

"Emily, are you coming?" Spencer called as she and Aria helped Hanna to get to the parking lot.

"I'll catch up with you, I'm just going to make a quick phone call." I said and grabbed my phone, I was about to call the coach and as if she could schedule a swim tryout for me but as I was about to dial the number someone grabbed my wrists, I looked up and saw Duke Greg, he was on the boys' swim team, he was tall, strong and he was very drunk right now.

"Hello hot stuff, why don't you and I go and get acquainted in the woods?" He said holding my wrist.

"I'm not into guys." I said trying to get out of his grip.

"Relax, I can change your mind." He said as he pulled me closer to him.

"Hey!" I heard someone shout. "Let her go." A blurry figure said.

"Or else what?" Duke asked.

"You don't want to know, Duke." The figure said and walked up closer so I could see him, it was Toby Cavanaugh an older guy who recently dropped out of school and he was Spencer's ex-boyfriend.

"Ok, ok, we were just having some fun." Duke said and left.

"Thank you Toby." I said.

"No problems, I know his type, he looks scary but the only big thing on him is his mouth." Toby said.

"I'm still glad you got here when you did." I said.

"I was hoping to talk to Spencer, has she said anything about me?" Toby asked.

"She took the breakup hard but she is not blaming everything on you anymore." I said.

"Oh, it's still bad then." Toby asked.

"Yeah, but she is starting to come around." I said.

"Ok that's always something." Toby said.

"Tobias, listen she won't stay mad at you forever, especially since this was something you didn't knew about." I said.

"I know but this is something I can't just ignore." Toby said.

The reason Spencer broke up with Toby was because he had gotten a girl pregnant, this was a girl he dated before he met Spencer and he didn't found out about the kid until a few days before Spencer broke up with him.

"How's your son?" I asked.

"Alex is with his mom this month." Toby said then he got a text then he looked back at me and said. "I have to go; Yvonne want me to come to her place with more dippers." Toby said, he and Yvonne might be broken up but Toby still want to be a part of his son's life.

After Toby left I saw that I had gotten a new text, this was from the same person that had sent me that text at school.

If you want to see your friend go to the old quarry. COME ALONE!

I had no idea what that text mean but I knew that the quarry wasn't too far from where I was and I hurried there as fast as I could.

I got there in seven minutes and when I looked around I saw a person standing with her back turned to me.

"Hello? Who are you?" I said and the person turned around and she was covered in blood, like she was a victim from a slasher movie.

"Alison!" I gasped as I saw who it was, Alison fell to the ground and I quickly ran up to her and tried to find where she was bleeding and try to stop any more bleeding.

"Hang in there Alison, don't give up on me." I said as I tried to save her.

Alison suddenly grabbed my hair and pulled me closer to her as if she wanted to say something to me. "Va…Vam…Vampire." Alison said then she died in my arms.

A/N3: I decided to have Paige looking like she did in Season one (for now) because I thought that look would make her seem more intimidating, I hope you thought it was good and let me know if I should continue write it.

A/N4: About what Hanna said about her math degree, I'm Swedish so I don't know how the degrees work in the USA, what Hanna said was just something I quoted from some sitcom.