Emily P.O.V.

Swimming is my drug. When the cool water touches my skin, I am instantly in a different world. I'm no longer Emily, I am someone else.

"Hey, babe. Are you ready to go", Ben questioned.

I look up, "Let me change."

I've been dating Ben for a few months, but the spark was never there. I felt pressured to date him. He is a great swimmer, just like me. My mother always says he has a bright future, and she believes that is exactly what I need in my life. But feelings shouldn't be pressured, you should just feel them. That is why I am finally going to break up with Ben. I'm ready to be single and just enjoy swimming.

The walk to Ben's car felt long, I've never broken up with someone before. He was my first boyfriend, and he's a really nice guy.

I open the door, "Hey."

He looks over and leans in for a kiss, but I stop him.

"We need to talk", I say looking down.

He clears his throat, "I know what you want to say, but I just think you should really consider choosing your words wisely."

I feel my blood boiling, "What does that mean?"

He looks over at me, "I could have any girl, but I chose you."

I turn away, "Then have any girl, I'm just not into this."

I go to open the door, but he locks them.

"You aren't into this anymore? Gosh, Em, you haven't given it a chance. You will occasionally sit with me at lunch, and you'll smile my way during swim practice. You've never once gone on a date with me", he said clearly hurt.

I breathe hard, "I can't make myself have feelings for you, Ben. Trust me, I want them to be there, because you're a great guy. They just aren't."

He looks away and nods. A second later the doors unlock, I reach for the handle and open the door.

I turn to look at him one more time, "I'm sorry."

I slip into the night. I shiver as I pull my phone out of my pocket. I go into my contacts, and I look at possible candidates to come pick me up.

Hanna picks up on the second ring, "Hello?"

"I could really use a ride home", I say quietly.

There is a pause, "What happened with your date with Ben?"

It was my turn to pause, "I broke up with him."

Another pause, "I'll come get you. It will give you an opportunity to meet my new friend."

We hang up, and I go stand by the side of the building. New friend? This should be interesting.

A few minutes later, Hanna pulls up.

She gets out of the car and walks over to me, "I just met this girl today, she just moved into Ali's old house. She's sweet, so be nice."

I give her a mocking look before getting into the car. I notice the girl in the front seat. She has black hair that is extremely wavy, and she is gorgeous. That was the first thing I noticed.

The mystery girl turned to me and reached out her hand, "I'm Maya. Maya St. Germain."

I grab her hand and shake it, "Emily Fields."

Hanna gets into the car, "I'm glad you guys introduced yourself. I thought I would have to."

Maya looks over at her and gives a slight laugh.

I break the silence, "Where did you move from?"

"California", she says without looking back.

I nod to myself, "I hope you like it here."

Hanna laughs, "I invited Maya to come out with us tonight. She can hopefully meet some cool people before she starts school tomorrow."

I laugh, "Spencer and Aria are pretty cool. I'm sure you'll like them."

Except for the little bit of interaction, the rest of the ride home was completely silence.

As Hanna pulled into my driveway, Maya got out also. I wave slightly before heading up my driveway.

I turn around, "Hey, do you want to meet up in an hour? We can go to Hanna's together."

Maya turns to look at me, "I'd like that."

With that, we parted ways.

"Are you trying the newly single look", my mom questions as she walks through my door.

I laugh, "No, I just haven't dressed up in a while. Ben was right about me being obsessed with swimming."

She looks through my closet, "It isn't bad to obsessed, you just need time to have a social life, also."

She hands me a blue top, "Did you get to meet the family that just moved in across the street?"

My mom looks at me, "I met the women, and she seemed friendly enough."

I nod, "Hanna met the daughter and introduced us. Her name is Maya."

She hands me a pair of jeans, "Is she the same age?"

I nod slightly, "She seems nice. Hanna actually invited her out with us tonight."

She smiles, "Well, bring her in so I can meet her."

With that my mom left my room. I look at the clothes she handed me, and I love the outfit. A pair of tight dark blue jeans, and a nice blue top. It's casual but also worth going to a party in. I do a few final touches to my make-up and another look in the mirror before heading downstairs.

When I walk outside, I see Maya heading up my driveway. I wave, and she returns it.

"My mom wants to meet you, do you mind coming in", I question.

She smiles, "No."

We walk through my front door, and I call out to my mom.

She walks in, "Hi, I am Mrs. Fields. You must be Maya."

My mom holds out her hand, but Maya wraps her into a hug. I let out a nervous laugh.

Maya lets go, "It's nice to meet you, Mrs. Fields."

My mom smiles, and we start out to Hanna's.

Maya P.O.V.

Another new house, in another new town. Moving around gets old, but I lucked out this time. When I was moving boxes into my house, I was met with a blonde haired girl.

I walk over to her, "Hey, can I help you?"

She looks at me shocked, "Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't realize anyone was moving in."

I reach out my hand, "My name is Maya St. Germain."

She takes my hand, "Uh, I'm Hanna Marin."

I look at her, "Did you know the person who lived here?"

She nods, "We were good friends."

I do a double take of the house, "Well, I better bring more things in the house. Good meeting you."

Before I could turn around, Hanna stopped me.

"Do you want to hang out? It can't fun starting over like this", Hanna says nicely.

I nod, "Yeah, that sounds like fun."

We get into Hanna's car, when her phone starts to ring.

She answers it, "Hello?"

There was a pause, the person on the other side of the phone must be talking.

"What happened with your date with Ben", Hanna questioned.

Another pause, the mystery person was probably telling Hanna what happened with Ben.

"I'll come get you. It will give you an opportunity to meet my new friend", Hanna answers before hanging up.

Hanna looks over at me, "Sorry, that was my friend Emily, she needs a ride home. Is that okay?"

I nod, and the rest of the ride wherever we were going was filled with random questions. Mostly about where I was from, how old we both are, and so on.

We stop at what looks like the high school I will be attending, Hanna got out of the car and walked over to a girl. She is tall with dark hair, and she is extremely good looking. Emily gives Hanna a weird look and gets into the car.

I turn and reach out my hand, "Maya. Maya St. Germain."

She reaches out and grabs mine, "Emily Fields."

I already knew her name, but polite introductions seemed necessary.

"I'm glad you guys introduced yourself. I thought I would have to", Hanna said as she got into the car.

Emily asked where I was from, and I answered politely. The ride was mostly filled with the noise from the radio. It wasn't too bad. Hanna invited me to hang out with her other friends, and I accepted the offer. It'll be nice to meet new people before my first day. We pull into what I suppose is Emily's driveway. I say my goodbyes to Hanna, and I get out of the car.

Out of the corner of my eye, I notice Emily eyeing me. I quickly turn around and head to my house. I get the vibe Emily isn't too fond of me.

"Hey, do you want to meet up in an hour? We can go to Hanna's together", Emily says a second later.

I turn around and smile, "I'd like that."

Maybe this new town won't be so bad.