HERE IS MY NEW STORY OF GIRL MEETS WORLD! IT IS MOSTLY BASED ON RILEY AND LUCAS! THERE WILL BE SOME MAYA AND JOSH AND FARKLE AND SMACKLE TOO! I HOPE Y'ALL LIKE IT. DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN GIRL MEETS WORLD OR THEIR CHARACTERS!

Chapter One *Migration*

"Now is the time for us to shine," Riley says as her eyes roam the graduation class. "The time where our dreams are within reach and possibilities are vast. Now is the time for all of us to become the people we have always dreamed of being. This is our world. And the world is waiting!" Riley backs away from the microphone as the students cheer. She smiles triumphantly, at finally graduating high school, of being valedictorian, and getting started with the rest of her life.

Everything after the speech went so fast, in a blink of an eye almost. The caps are in the air quickly, signifying they all are adults now.

Riley catches her cap and rushes off the stage to find her friends. She spots Lucas within the streamers and silly string and jumps into his arms. "We did it!"

Lucas smiles brightly as he spins her around. "Yes we did!" After a couple spins he sets her down on her feet and just stand there. His sea green eyes stare right into her brown ones. So long ago they decided to be just friends. They didn't want to ruin their friendship. And then they started dating other people. Lucas is single now though. She had dated Charlie Gardner for a few months, but then everything turned bad. He wasn't the guy she thought he was. He broke her heart and she doesn't know when she can let someone else in like that again. But all this time, Lucas and Riley still have this undeniable pull between them, even if she is scared to love him.

Riley steps back from the handsome cowboy just as Maya runs up to her. She pulls her into a hug and they both cheer as loud as they can.

"Finally, we are done with this place! Now onto bigger, better things!" Maya shouts as she pumps her fist into the air.

Farkle, Smackle, and Zay find their friends and it turns into a louder fest.

"Is your dad still letting us have the rooftop party to celebrate?" Maya asks her best friend.

Riley grins from ear to ear. "Yes he is! So we should get going!"

The rooftop looked amazing, with the purple and silver lights hanging down. There is a table off to the side filled with food, thanks to Topanga, and drinks. There are just their close friends from high school gathered. The music is all around them from the speakers Cory set up.

"I can't believe you are going into the medical field." Maya says to Riley as she sips on her punch.

Riley shrugs her shoulders. She had thought at one point she would be a teacher like her dad. It was a hard decision to make. She honestly still doesn't know if going into the medical field is exactly what she wants. She doesn't know about Yale at all. She has been conflicted ever since they accepted her. Ever since she found out Lucas was going to go to Cornell University.

Maya is staying in New York, going into the art program. She submitted some of her artwork there and they loved her. She can't wait, which is surprising to Riley. But when Maya got accepted, all she could talk about was that she will be going to school with Josh. So no wonder she is excited.

"Are you okay? You look lost in thought." Maya says.

Riley laughs at herself. "I guess I kind of was. I just can't believe we are all separating." As she says this Lucas and Farkle step beside them.

"We will still keep in touch." Farkle tells them before wrapping his arm around Maya.

Lucas does the same action around Riley, and pulls her close against him. "We can't lose touch." He says low.

Her eyes look up at him, wondering why he said it like that. She sees the way he is looking at her, like maybe he intends that more to her than anyone. "No we can't." She says back in the same tone that he did.

They hold each other's gazes before Lucas' phone begins to ring.

"I better answer that." He reaches into his jean pocket and takes out his phone. "Hello? Pappy Joe?" He walks to a quieter spot, so he can hear him better.

Meanwhile Zay dances towards them, with Smackle in tow. "You know it almost feels weird to be going back to Texas in a month. It's been so long since I've been there."

Smackle kisses her cute boyfriend on the cheek. "You will do fine. I'm just glad Farkle and I are going to the same school. Stanford won't know what to do with these two genius' around."

Farkle nods in agreement before stealing another kiss from her. "It's going to be interesting."

Riley's mind wonders off as she watches Lucas talk on the phone. He seems upset, the smile he had before completely gone. He runs his fingers through his hair, which is a tell tale sign that whatever Pappy Joe is saying, he don't like at all.

Lucas hangs up the phone. He can't believe the news he just got. It doesn't seem fair at all. Pappy Joe has cancer. The words in his mind makes tears spring to his eyes. The doctor is telling him he may have a year, or he may have a few months. He shakes his head. This is the last thing he needed to hear.

"Are you okay?" Riley asks, stepping beside him.

Her sweet voice interrupts his thoughts. He looks at her and shakes his head. "No. I'm not. Pappy Joe got diagnosed with lung cancer." His voice shakes as he tells her everything that was said in the phone conversation, including the part where he is going to Texas over the summer to help him as much as he can. "He needs me Riles." He knows they were all supposed to spend it together before separating off.

Riley wraps her arms around him, even though her tiny frame is nothing compared to his broad one. "I'm so sorry." Tears threated her own eyes, hearing this awful news. "And of course he does..." She trails off thinking about Lucas having to help on the farm and help him all by himself. "We will go too. We will help you." She suggests. She is not going to let him be alone this summer.

"Riles I can't ask y'all to do that."

She looks over at their group of friends, laughing and celebrating. "Hey guys come over here a second." She calls over to them.

They all oblige by walking to her and Lucas, curious on to why they had to walk over.

"Do you want me to tell them?" She asks him, wondering if he can talk about it again. He almost broke down on her. She doesn't want to make him even more sad.

Lucas gives her a smile. She is always worried about him, always putting his feelings above her own. She has always been so sweet to him. "I can tell them." He explains the situation to all of them, feeling strong when Riley grabs his hand for support.

"Of course we will go and help you. We don't have to start moving into our dorms until August." Farkle says to him. "We will be there for as long as it takes."

Zay pats his best friend on the back. "I was already going back to Texas, but you better believe I will be helping you. Pappy Joe has always been a grandpa to me too."

"I'm coming too. We are all here for you Ranger Rick." Maya looks at Riley. "Now we just have to convince our parents to let us go to Texas for the summer. They were wanting to spend some of it with us."

"Yeah I know. But this is important." Riley squeezes Lucas' hand. "I'm going whether they like it or not."

Lucas pulls her into a big hug, thankful for this amazing girl who is always there for him. "Thank you." He holds her for too long, reveling at the scent of her strawberry hair, before he finally lets go of her. He looks at everyone else and gives them a sad smile. "Thank you all. I'm so glad I have friends like you."

"So first stop into the journey of our lives is Texas." Farkle says.