Room 425, Monday

[new_it_girl]

Hanna returned to Fandom late last night. It took her almost the whole day to say goodbye to Caleb and then her friends. Their group hug alone could have lasted forever. It was necessary after everything they had been through together. Leaving her mom was the worst part, because Hanna knew she wouldn't be back to Rosewood for awhile. Her mom knew it, and even promised to visit so Hanna wouldn't have to go back.

Being in Fandom couldn't make her forget, though. This time, when she remembered some of the things 'A' had done, she saw the face to go with it all.

She shuddered, and then turned the music on her laptop on. The less quiet it was, the better.

[open if you don't mind a slightly angsty girl; A being discussed quite a bit...for those who may not want to know who it is]

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[leavingthenest.livejournal.com]

"Thank you," Rapunzel said softly, smiling slightly. "I'm really glad you're my roommate, Hanna."

[new-it-girl.livejournal.com]

"I'm glad you're mine, too," Hanna said. "Really."

She even got up to give Rapunzel a hug. What? Hanna was more appreciative than ever for her friends.

[leavingthenest.livejournal.com]

Yay hugs! Rapunzel squeezed Hanna gratefully. "I guess we both got lucky," she declared happily over Hanna's shoulder.

[new-it-girl.livejournal.com]

"Definitely," Hanna agreed, smiling softly.

[leavingthenest.livejournal.com]

Eventually Rapunzel relaxed her grip and stepped back slightly. "So!" she chirped with a grin, "You haven't told me about your trip home." It had been good, right?

[new-it-girl.livejournal.com]

"It was...okay," Hanna said after thinking about it for a moment. "There was a masquerade ball."

Rapunzel was so sweet and didn't think badly of anyone. At least that's what Hanna assumed. She didn't want to tell her how awful people can be...even if, in the long run, it was probably better for her to know.

[leavingthenest.livejournal.com]

The truth was that Hanna had a pretty good read on Rapunzel. She was, in many ways, still very innocent. She knew bad things happened, she'd seen the news on TV after all, but it was all kind of... distant.

"Oh, that sounds fun. Dancing and dresses, like the one we had!"

[new-it-girl.livejournal.com]

"And masks," Hanna added. Masks that finally came off for some.

[leavingthenest.livejournal.com]

"Those were a lot of fun," Rapunzel grinned encouragingly.