Pretty Little Liars (ON HOLD)

Shaken

Three and a half years later

Aria's POV

I fall on my bed, tired and worn out from all the unpacking. You see, Me and my mum (Ella) and my dad (Byron) and my brother (Mike) went to live down in Reykjavik, Iceland the fall after Ali went missing, and stayed there for three years. When we came back to Rosewood a month ago I had hoped Ali would have be found and she was alive and happy. Sadly, my hope hadn't come true. Ali would now be nearly seventeen.

I was just about to read my book when Ella called me. "Aria, Mike needs a lift up to lacrosse but me and Byron are busy so you'll have to take him, OK?". I groned before replying "OK, Fine!". You see, my parents want me and Mike to call them by thier first name, they think it's cool, Me?...Yeah, not too much!.

I grabbed my purse with twenty bucks in and slid on my jacket and head off.

Mike was already sitting in the passenger seat of my red Ford Ka. I slid into the drivers seat, groaning. "You totally owe me, Mike, do you really want to go to lacrosse practice anyway? You don't even have your kit with you!" I said in exasperation.

"I left it there Aria, chill! And yeah, Noel's going to be there and I want to find out if his party's still on next week" He answered, giving me a sly grin, that said 'Hahahaha, your my slave, taking me to lacrosse to meet my loser mates'. I sighed and headed off towards lacrosse.

I dropped him off, telling him to call me when he needed picking up cos I'd be the bar across the street from lacrosse.

I walked into the bar, which was called Rhines, it had an eighties theme, but with lots of posters of various old artists I didn't reconize. I went up to the bar, ordering an orange juice, because I'd be driving. "That will be $1.20 please" The man behind the bar said gruffily. I fumbled around in my purse, seeing if I had any change. Just as I found two one dollor bills, the same amount was pressed in front of me, and the man took it. "Keep the change" The man from behind me said, most likely bwing the one who paid for me. I turned around "There really is no need, I'll pay you back now" I said, before realizing the man properly.

He had messy hair, a little bit curly, that he pulled off well. He smiled at me, a perfect smile only heaven could make. He had normal clothes on, but made them look as if it was designer. And his eyes were a royal blue, so delicate and pure. My heartbeat rose immediently.

"I wouldn't want such a pretty young lady paying for a drink now, would I?" He said in a deep husky voice. I blushed, I hadn't ever been called pretty by a boy before. I had changed after my three and a half years in Iceland. I had got rid of my pink highlight in my hair and it was now in natrual waves instead of dead straight. I also dyed my hair black, but it was now flowing back to it's natrual dark brown. I had dark bluish brown eyes that look big and beautiful when I put black eyeliner and black mascra on. I had lost my puppy fat, growing a few inches and gaining curves. My style became less emo and more...Well, fashionsta, and I had clear skin with no spots. But I still thought I just looked normal.

"Thankyou, You're very kind" I said, then blushed.

"I'm Ezra, Ezra Fitz by the way, and who might you be?" He asked politely in his husky voice.

"Nice to meet you...Ezra, I'm Aria, Aria Montgomery" I said, flashing him a smile.

"Nice to meet you too, Aria, a very beautiful name for a very beautiful girl". He said.

I blushed like crazy, and thanked him. "You're not too bad yourself!" I say cheekily.

Within the next half an hour, I knew lots of things about him and he knew lots of things about me, and most of them we had in common. I lied a bit and said I was in college, aged twenty. He said he was a qualified English Teacher, at 23 yars old, fresh out of college and he graduated over the summer, and that he would get his first job as a full English Teacher this fall. I told him I loved English, which wasn't  a lie, becuase I did love it, especially writing and reading. He knew I enjoyed singing and that I liked Ben & Jerry's Cookie Dough Ice Cream, and I knew he loved Mint Choc Chip and Honeycomb.