A/N: Okay so this is my first story on here. It's a Lucaya fanfic with maybe a bit of Riarkle. It's gonna mainly focus on Lucas, but I might switch to Maya when I feel it necessary. Sorry that the chapters might be a little lengthy, but I prefer that over the contrary. This starts at the beginning of season 3, except I decided to rewrite the whole story line. Ok um I don't own GMW. I think you knew that, but oh well. I think that's it. I hope you enjoy it! u
"Honey! Wake up! Today's your first day of high school!" Lucas barely heard his mom call from downstairs, as he'd just woken up. He grabbed his phone from his bedside table and checked it.
The Pretty Brunette: We're all meeting at Topanga's before school, at 7:30.
Lucas: I'll be there. :)
It was 6:30, which meant he had plenty of time to get there. He slipped on a blue plaid shirt, and some jeans.
He ran downstairs, where his mom had breakfast ready for him. There were eggs, toast, and orange juice. He dug in.
With a quick "Thanks mom," he slipped his boots on. Almost out the door, his phone started ringing. He pulled it out of his pocket and saw Maya's smiling face fill the screen. He answered it.
"Hey Ranger Rick," she greeted him.
"What's up?" He asked.
"My mom had to go to the diner really early this morning, and I need someone to pick me up."
"I'll be there soon."
"Okay, see ya Huckleberry!" He smiled at the nickname.
"Hey mom, you don't have to drive me today. I wanna walk," he called into the kitchen.
"Okay, honey. Have a nice day." She kissed his cheek and hugged him, and Lucas was out the door.
As he walked to Maya's, he wonder why she couldn't walk. There was only a couple minutes difference between his house and hers. From his house it only took five minutes to walk. Nonetheless, he arrived at her door. He knocked.
"It's Lucas," he said, just as the door opened. He hadn't seen Maya over the Summer, except near the very beginning. He was surprised to see how much she'd changed. Her blonde hair was just the slightest bit curlier, and she was maybe an inch taller.
"What're you staring at?" Maya asked, raising her eyebrows.
"Nothing," he replied casually.
"Okay, well can we start getting to Topanga's? We're supposed to be there in ten minutes. It takes us a little more than eight."
"Yeah… Let's go." He stepped back to let her through. Maya started walking, and Lucas fell in beside her.
"So, how's your Summer been?" Lucas asked, trying to make small talk so it didn't seem as awkward.
"Eh. Same old, same old. But Shawn was there a lot more…" Glancing at her, Lucas saw the glint of hope that didn't appear much in Maya's eyes. He smiled. They came to an intersection, and Maya almost walked right in front of a moving car. Thankfully, Lucas grabbed her arm to stop her from moving. When it was clear, they continued walking. Lucas's hand gradually moved down as they walked, until their hands connected. They both looked down, but neither let go. Then they shared a glance, and a hint of a smile came across Maya's face.
When they got to Topanga's, no one else was there. They sat beside one another, hands still connected.
"I never asked you how your Summer went," Maya said.
"Not much, really," he replied. "I went to Texas with Zay for a couple weeks." Their conversation was cut short when Riley came in. Maya pulled her hand away and got up.
"Hey Riles!" She smiled as they hugged.
"Peaches!" Riley smiled too. Lucas grinned at them. The dynamic duo was back.
Maya went back to her seat beside Lucas and Riley sat across from her. As soon as Riley sat down, Farkle and Zay came in. They all exchanged hugs. Farkle sat beside Riley, as Zay went to get smoothies. When he got back he sat them on the table and found an empty seat. They all grabbed their smoothies and talked about their Summers. After a while, everyone was caught up and it was time to go to school.
"Ready to tackle high school?" Riley asked her friends.
"As long as it's with you," Maya replied.
"Yeah," Lucas said. "All of us are gonna get through high school together." He smiled. They all walked out of Topanga's. When they got to school, they stopped for a minute.
"So this is it?" Farkle asked.
"This is it." Riley replied.
"High school," Maya said with a hint of disgust. They all laughed. They walked in the front doors, ready to tackle high school. They all parted ways, except Maya and Lucas. They had English together first period. It felt weird for Maya to part ways with Riley. She didn't think she could make it without her. She ran after her, and crushed her in a hug.
"I'm gonna miss you," Maya said, on the verge of tears.
"I'll miss you too," Riley said. After their moment, Maya found Lucas again so that they could walk to first period together. Without realizing he was doing it until he already had, Lucas grabbed Maya's hand. She looked at him and he saw the glint of hope in her eyes again.
They arrived at English class and Maya sat right in front of Lucas. All period, Maya's hair fell onto Lucas' desk. It smelled like flowers. He laughed every time it got in the way of his writing.
When he'd laughed for the tenth time, Maya looked back at him, smiling. He figured she thought she was annoying him, and she enjoyed it. Toward the end of class, he started playing with the ends of it, twirling it in his fingers. It was soft as silk. She never noticed him doing it.
The whole gang had different classes until lunch. They all sat at the same table. When Maya and Lucas were holding hands entering the lunchroom, Farkle gave them a sideways glance. They disconnected their hands quickly before anyone else noticed.
While in the lunch line, Lucas saw Farkle whisper something to Riley. She gave him a look that said Seriously? Farkle nodded his head.
They sat back down beside each other. Maya stole one of Lucas' french fries.
"Hey!" He complained. "That's my food." She proceeded to take another. In response, Lucas took a pepperoni off of her pizza. He chewed it dramatically, and they laughed. Zay watched them intently. Maya decided that she didn't really want pizza, and Lucas decided he didn't really want fries. They switched and finished their lunch. Lucas and Maya were smiling the whole time, sneaking glances at each other.
The next period was the only one they all had together. Maya sat a seat away from the corner in the very front row. Riley sat beside her, and Lucas behind. Farkle sat behind Riley, and Zay behind him.
During class, Mr. Matthews taught about their lives. Riley and Maya snuck glances at each other all period. Maya doodled. Lucas played with Maya's hair again. Farkle was mostly paying attention to the lesson, but he saw Lucas once and just shook his head.
The rest of the school day dragged on. Maya and Riley has math together last period, which was as fun as ever. When they got out of math, Maya went to her locker. As she was turning the lock, a hand grabbed her shoulder. She turned around. It was Lucas. Of course it was Lucas.
"Um," he cleared his throat. " I was wondering if you, uh, wanted me to walk you home again. I kind of had fun this morning."
"Sure, Sundance." She put her books in her locker. Lucas waited. They passed Riley.
Maya said "Bye Riles," with a wave and a smile. As they walked, they took a different route than they had that morning. This one passed by a park.
"Hey can we stop for a minute?" Maya asked. "My legs hurt, and there's a beautiful view over there."
They sat on a bench. Lucas wrapped his arm around her, pulling her close. She looked up at him. He gave a slight squeeze, and Maya squealed, making them both laugh. Maya rested her head on Lucas' shoulder and they watched the sky for a minute. They both smiled. It took a while for him to figure it out, but Maya had fallen asleep. He just sat there, letting her sleep. When she woke up, she opened her eyes, looked up at Lucas, smiled, and closed her eyes again, laying back down.
"No, no, no," Lucas said, looking at his watch. "You've already slept for almost two hours."
"Really?" Maya asked. "Wow, I must've been tired. Wait two hours. Doesn't that mean it's almost dinner time?"
"Yep. We should get you home so you can eat dinner."
"Why don't we just eat right there?" Maya asked as she pointed to a burger joint across the street.
"Okay," Lucas replied. "Let's go then." He stood up and held out his hand. "M' lady." She laughed and stood up, taking his hand.
They walked across the street and into the diner. They sat at the booth closest to the door. When the server came, Maya got a water as well as Lucas. When the server came around again, Maya said that she wanted chicken nuggets, and that Lucas wanted fries.
"How'd you know what I wanted? We didn't even talk about it." Lucas said confused. Maya just laughed.
"Aw that's cute. You think it's your food." She laughed again. Lucas shook his head, but smiled nonetheless.
When the food came, the fries were sat in front of Lucas. However, Maya took one every minute and ended up eating ¾ of them. Lucas took one of her chicken nuggets. They had a great time.
They walked to Maya's house. Lucas held Maya's hand the whole time, and only let go when she was about to open the door. Before she could reach the handle, however, Lucas pulled her into a tight hug.
"I-I'll miss you," he said, letting go. She smiled.
"I'll see you at school, Huckleberry." She opened the door and slipped inside. Lucas waited outside until he heard her footsteps fade. He stood there a moment later, thinking about the time he'd had and picturing her face in his mind. He walked home and apologized to his mama for being so late. She was a bit angry at first, but was fine with it once he explained why. He couldn't get her out of his head as he fell asleep.
A/N: Okay, well I hope you liked it… I'll try my best to upload daily. If not daily, they'll be two days apart at maximum. Well, unless I have a crisis or something. I'm already writing the next chapter, so if I see reviews before it's uploaded, I'll try to respond to them. O_o