Deep Scars

Party life

Toby picked Ezra up five minutes before 8 his dad was already passed out on the couch not before abusing his son further.

He had managed to bandage up some of the cuts on the bottoms of his legs where the bottle had broken there was no new cuts on his upperhalf since Tuesday when Caleb found out.

He was wearing a blue muscle shirt and black sweater along with old black jeans and a pair of dark blue converse.

"Hi Toby" Ezra muttered "you know we don't have to attend this party right we can just play scrabble at mine"

Ezra pulled a face "isn't that wooden board yours and Spencer's 'thing'. And anyway it would be rude to turn it down" Toby chuckled.

~•~

After arriving to see only a small number of people Ezra thought he was seeing things he expected raves and binge drinking. But it was not.

Aria waved him over and he gingerly sat down on the couch beside her Toby scooping up Spencer and sitting her on his lap on the love seat. Alison was sat in the middle of Noel and Emily Fields.

"Alright so everyone's here now let us begin Ezra you have played Truth or Dare am I right" he looked to Toby and looked down at his lap "no but I know of the rules pretty well"

Aria placed her hand on his "well" Alison began "if you deny doing a dare or answering a truth you must remove an article of clothing. Okay let's begin Noël truth or dare"

"Dare" she pondered "I dare you to kiss me" noël smirked "easy" he gripped her neck and practically shoved his tongue down her throat after a few minutes of Ezra keeping his eyes as far away from the suckling pair when they pulled away.

Noel smirked "Ezra truth or dare"

"Truth" he muttered lightly "who was your first kiss" Ezra looked up quickly blushing a bright red "I-I don't know" Alison laughed harshly "you have never kissed a girl have you" Ezra shook his head "of course I have I just can't remember if it was Maggie or Jackie"

"Toby truth or dare?" Toby laughed "truth come on bring it Fitzy" Aria leaned over to whisper something in his ear her hand still lingering on his own. "Okay Tobester what did you think of Spencer when you first met her" Spencer turned to look at him.
His ears turned red as he looked at her "I thought she was uptight and judgy but hey I knew your sister first you can't blame me"

"Hanna truth or dare" she grinned "dare"

"I dare you to kiss Caleb" Caleb straightened up as he announced it winking in his direction "hey where's the restroom?" Ezra asked standing up "just down the hall" Alison replied not looking up at him.

~•~

Ezra returned "ah Ezra truth or dare?"

Noel asked grinning at him "truth" he replied confidently afraid of handing over control to Noël with a dare "why did your mother leave?"

Ezra scowled shrugging off his black sweater leaving his muscle shirt that stuck to his rather nice toned stomach. "Emily truth or dare"

"Truth" Alison groaned "why are you all so scared?" Ezra rolled his eyes "who would you go out with in this room?" She frowned pulling at her black shorts leaving her in a pair of tights and a floaty floral print tee.

"Alison truth or dare?"

"Dare" she grinned "go next door and ask for a condom"

~•~

"Geez the old woman actually nipped out to the shop to buy a pack she said she'd be over in a bit"

"Aria truth or dare"

"Dare" she stuttered "kiss Ezra" aria looked up at the boy beside her and leaned forwards pressing her lips to his cheek noël fuming beside Alison looked on.

"What you didn't specify where?" Se retorted at a dumb struck Alison.

~•~

3 hours later

Noel was sat fully clothed by a topless Alison Emily was sat in her bra and tights aria had shrugged off her leather jacket red vest top and tights leaving her in a black lace vest and black leather skirt.

Toby was sat in his boxers and socks as Spencer sat on top of him in his T-shirt and just her underwear. Caleb was sat in a long sleeved undershirt and spongebob boxers Hanna was sat in her underwear. Ezra was sat in his blue muscle shirt and black flannel boxers.

Alison took a swig of her alcoholic beverage that had been cracked open an hour ago "Ezra truth or dare?"

"Dare"

"Take your shirt off" he froze the alcohol in his system was not stopping his fear Caleb sent him a look as he pulled the last item of clothing off of his body the sweaty air hitting his wounds aria gasped and he looked down embarrassed. "Oh god"

"Ezra what happened?" Toby spoke his voice strained as he clenched his teeth together. "Nothing it's nothing"

"Did you do that?" Aria accused Noël "it wasn't him don't go accusing anyone I'm fine promise"

"Your not fine you goof those are stitches did wren do that does he know about what's going on"

"Yes he does Toby I don't tell many people because I don't need the attention." He roared grabbing his sweatshirt and shoving it on running out of the cabin slamming the door shut behind him.

The cold stung his open skin as he sprinted away from the bright lights of the cabin.

~•~

Aria went to get up to follow him but Toby stopped her "leave him he'll be back"

"Your not worried?"

"Of course I am we've been friends forever but if he feels like someone's following him he'll be out there for longer"

~•~

Ezra sat curled up arms around his knees and head resting upon them. He was sat up in a tree where he could still see the log cabin in the middle of nowhere. His bare back was pressed up against the tough bark of the tree the sweater he had grabbed had been torn repeatedly so he would remember how to get back to the cabin in the night.

He rubbed the now dry tears from his eyes just as rain began to pour the lights of the cabin flickered on and he saw figures moving around that probably wast Alison on Noel he was sure of that.

Torch lights lit up the vast forest around him "EZRA!!" Toby yelled. Ezra looked down only then realising how far up the tree he was he placed his foot on the bark only to find it was rather sloppy how long had it been raining.

"FITZY BRO WE WONT JUDGE YOU!!" he heard calebs voice to his right "EZRA PLEASE YOU ARENT DRESSED FOR THIS WEATHER" Spencer's soft voice expressed from somewhere above him just as Toby came into view.

"T-T-Toby-y" he spoke as loudly as he could his teeth chattering as he pushed his uneven hair out of his eyes.

"Ezra! ARIA, HANNA, EMILY, CALEB HES OVER HERE!!"

"I c-c-can't-t g-g-g-get down"

"It's okay mate look I'm gonna come up for you a'right" Ezra nodded wishing he hadn't ripped up his sweater feeling rather vulnerable at such a high place.

"Spence babe shine the torch up there so I can see where I'm climbing" feet pounded against the wet floor or the surrounding forest the light was on him and he cowered. "Oh god" Hanna gasped as he came into the light. "How'd he get up there?" Emily muttered

"I figure pretty much the usual way" Spencer retorted. "You know what I mean"