He was kissing me, I couldn't breath I couldn't think straight it was to much to take in at once. One minute ago I was making fun of the way he talks, and now his lips were attached to mine. At the beginning I don't know if I would've wanted to kiss him, but this is now and I do. I grab his hair and push his mouth closer to mine, his mouth pulls away an inch and he whispers out breathlessly " I really care about you Maya.." In the smallest amount of time he's kissing me again until I here the sound of laughing coming to the right of us, he doesn't stop he must not have heard it. I ignore the sound, then I hear the biggest gasp ever. Suddenly something drops, Lucas and I pull away from each other, its Riley and Farkle they returned from getting ice cream.

"What the hell are you guys doing!" She shouts

"It was nothing Riley, I'm sorry we just bumped heads while looking at the fire.." I try to explain

"Yeah, sure you did. You think you can lie to me Maya.." Riley says

"Riley, it was my fault I kissed her. She didn't want me to, that why my check is so red she slapped me." Lucas announces

"Is that true Maya?"

"Yeah, sorry for slapping you Lucas.."

"Its cool I get it you don't like me. Were better friend anyway." Lucas replies

"So, lets just forget whatever happened." Farkle suggests

"Yeah" We all reply

~Back in New York~

Riley and I went back to her house, we went to the bay window as we usually do when we need to talk about things.

"I cant believe you slapped him" Riley say out of nowhere

"Ha, neither can I" I say nervously

"You don't like him right..?" She questions

"Huckleberry? No are you kidding Riles." I joke

"Okay, then. Well we have school tomorrow so I'm going to go to sleep."

"Oh, okay. Bye Riley"

I say goodbye to Cory and Topanga on my way out. I start walking on my way home, I go through an alleyway and say to myself "Well if it'll get me out of the dark faster I'm going to take it." I start to walk through the alleyway when something grabs my mouth, its a hand. I try to scream but I cant, they throw me onto the ground and kick me in the stomach. I get up and punch them but there much older and stronger than me. They hit me in the face, and I fall to the ground my hands trembling from fear. Then a person on a bike passes the alleyway, they look and keep going. The people attack me are on top of me at this point hitting me constantly. The person on the bike comes back, and jumps of the bike. They hit the person who's on top of me and grabs the other person who's holding me down and kicks them in the face. Then the person in the bike picks me up and runs with me in his arms. I pass out a minute later, but i ran still feel the person running with me.

I wake up shocked, I'm laying on a gurney I'm in a hospital gown. My mom is laying crying on my arm.

"Mom, whats the matter?" I ask

"Oh Maya, you're okay!"

"Why wouldn't I be okay mom" I reply

"You haven't been awake in 5 days.."

"What do you mean I haven't been awake?"

"Someone found you in the alleyway 2 men tried to.. kill you. Maya if someone wasn't there right now you'd be in a casket not a gurney.." Mom explains

"Mom can I be alone for awhile.." I ask

"Sure hun." She kisses my head and leaves the room.

I think to myself for what I would've thought was 5 minutes at the most, but it turns out to be 45 minutes later. I sit up the tiniest bit to look out the window, its raining.. I lay back down and lift up my shirt to look at my ribcage its bruised purple.

"Ugh.. No wonder it hurts so bad."

I pull my shirt back down. The window opens, and Lucas pulls himself through the window and hits the floor. He brushes himself off and stands, then he sees my face and stops. He just stands there and doesn't move, until I say "Well, I didn't order a cowboy but at least they deliver them selves. Ugh..." My ribs hurt so much, just to breath is a task itself.

"Maya, I'm sorry."

"Its not you're fault.." I reply

"Do you remember who was there?" Lucas asks

"No after being hit in the head a few time I guess I passed out."

"It was me, I was riding my bike to get to your house. I wanted to talk to you an-"

" It was you..?"

"Yes Maya."

"What happened to those men?" I question

Lucas' eyes get darker and his jaw clenches, he speaks with his voice rapidly low and raspy "They're not going to bother you anymore Maya."

"Lucas."

"What?"

"Lay with me?"

Lucas climbs onto the gurney, an arm around my chest holding my hand and his chin above my head. We fall asleep like this, I never want to leave this position.

"Maya?" My mom shouts

Lucas shoots up above me, and my eyes open. He's kneeling on the gurney looking at my mom.

"Sorry ma'am I was just um.." He try's to think of something to say

"You were just leaving." My mom answers for him

"Yes, yes ma'am." He says leaving, he rushes into the lobby where Riley/Cory and Topanga, Farkle, and Zay are waiting.

"They let you see Maya?" Riley questions

"Uh.. Yeah." Lucas answers

"Then why are you wearing the same clothes as yesterday?" Farkle adds

"I waited here all night, Farkle."

"Thats funny because hospital hours are only about 8 hours to 12 hours." He replies

"If they don't catch you there 24/7" Lucas chuckles

"Dude, you're taking this to far."

"Nothing is 'to far' for people you care about Farkle."

"I wouldn't have done this.." Farkle says

"If it would have been Riley yo-"

"Lucas.." Farkle says

"What?" Riley adds

"Nothing." Farkle shouts out

They must not realize my mom has put me in a wheelchair to come out to visit everyone, because when I'm inches away from them when they're all fighting there astonished.

"What happened to you Maya?" Riley struggles to get out the words

"Yeah, what happened?" Farkle and Zay chip in

"Well.. I went through an alleyway to get to my house quicker and, 2 men jumped me." I explain

"How'd you get out?" Zay asks

I'm about to tell the truth about how Lucas saved me from the 2 men, until I get the look of rage from him. He doesn't want anyone to know what he did, he doesn't want to be some sort of 'hero' he wants to be Lucas.

"I actually don't know.." I pause for a moment, then continue "Someone saw me and carried me all the way to the hospital."

We all continue talking about school.

~2 Months Later~

Well, life was kind of working out, Riley and Lucas were together again, me and Josh were seeing each other occasionally. At school it was kind of weird though, Lucas always starring at me. When he was talking to Riley, he was starring at me. When he had his arm around Riley and she was giggling, he was starring at me. Not one of those caring stares, those stares that looked into you're soul. That saw a person for who they really were.

"Hey, Maya." Riley says from behind me

"Oh, he-" I start to say

He was starring at me, from the closet distance he'd ever starred at me before.

"Lucas." Riley says, waving her hand over his eyes

"Oh, sorry." He replies

"I was just um.." He thinks for a moment

"Starring at Maya?" Riley giggles

"No, no. Did you do something different with your hair?" He asks

"Lucas, Maya has had the same hair for years. The only time she ever changed it was-" Riley stops

"Austin." Lucas adds

"Well, I better be going." I say

"Me to." Adds Lucas

Riley stays in the cafeteria, while me and Lucas walk in the same direction. Then he stops, by the lockers. I keep going to where my locker is, and stop. Then someone slams me up against the locker, its Lucas.

"Holy shit, Lucas?" I shout

"Sorry, Maya. I just.. I need to see you again." He explains

"What the hell are you talking about?" I question

"I'm.. I'm still in love with you Maya.." He whispers.