Hey guys! I haven't been here in a while! But anyways, here's a story about Maya Matlin. She'll probably interact with many people. And her friendships with the fellow niners will happen, and I'm sorry, but I already ship Campbell/Maya xD But anyways, hope you guys enjoy it! And by the way, I have no idea how to skateboard so do not take Zig's steps cause you might end up dying or something.

I do not own Degrassi, or it's characters, or the school, or the desks in the school.

I write this, jamming to some One Direction tunes.

CAUSE BABY YOU LIGHT UP MAH WORLD LIKE NOBODY ELSE...

Okai, so I present you my story .

Maya Matlin groaned and moaned. It was the last 3 days of winter break, and all she did was play cello, bond with her sister, talk to Tori, and watch T.V. Which to Maya sounded like the perfect way to spend her winter break. But she wasn't at all active. Which a few weeks ago, wouldn't matter at all to Maya, but now she was starting to worry.

What if she ended up being so unhealthy that she had to go to rehab? She ate healthy, but sports and outdoors never exactly linked to Maya.

But that was going to change. Maya needed to be a bit outdoor-y, and she knew just who to go to.

"What's up, Maya?''

"Hey Zig! Listen, you remember when you told me you'd teach me to skateboard…"

"Yeah?''

"Well, can you teach me… Like now?''

"Really?''

"Yup, I need to seriously get more active,"

"Okay, my place in 5?''

"Sure! And thanks Zig,"

"Anytime for Mini Matlin,"

Maya smiled as she hung up on Zig. They were really good friends now, and her crush on him soon faded away. Tori and Zig may have not looked so perfect together in public, but she's seen them alone, and they sure looked like they enjoyed each other's company.

Tori, well Tori was her new best friend. But they were so different, which is why their friendship worked so well.

Tristian, well she could tell him anything, and he'd be totally honest with her. Tristian and Maya were as tight as Tristian and Tori.

Tristian, Tori, Zig, and Maya were actually really close friends. They had great laughs and always hung out whenever they could. Her parents were fine with her friends, they were all different, but they were inseparable.

As Maya looked at her appearance in the mirror, she couldn't help but sigh. She wasn't really a beauty, like Tori. She didn't have that alluring aura that attracted people like Zig, and she definitely did not have Tristian's amazing fashion sense, and he was a boy.

But she couldn't let appearances dampen her mood.

After brushing her hair, she walked out of her room and walked downstairs only to see Katie and her Dad talking.

"Dad, I'm going to Zig's place," She said.

"What are you guys going to do?'' Mr. Matlin asked. Sure he was okay with her friends, but he still had to be protective when it came to boys.

Maya rolled her eyes.

"He's going to teach me how to skateboard,"

"Is Skateboard a code for a kissing session?'' Mr. Matlin raised his eyebrow.

"No! You're gross, dad!'' Maya whined.

"Dad, you know Maya and Zig are friends, and you know Tori and Zig are going out, there's nothing wrong with him teaching her how to skate, shouldn't you actually celebrate? Maya's interested in outdoor things now," Katie said.

Maya silently thanked Katie. She hadn't changed a bit. But she knew Katie was getting better. Rehab didn't affect Katie and Maya's relationship.

Mr. Matlin sighed, "The first time he tries to pull something on you, you come right home,"

Maya snorted. "Yes, Dad," She said as she kissed her father's cheek and gave a wave to Katie as she headed out the door.

She could walk to Zig's place without even thinking. She's been there so many times. She knew all about Zig's past. How he spent his days in an adoption center, but a kind couple had adopted him. Well, at least they used to be a kind, the Dad would always beat him and his siblings, and his mother was always drunk-never giving a care in the world. But thankfully, his parents were serious about working so they were hopefully, never home. So Zig's place was an ideal to hang out.

As she rung the door bell, she could see the dark shaggy haired boy with his bright green eyes. "Ready to skate?''

"Nope, I'm actually afraid," Maya honestly replied.

"Relax, I won't let you die," Zig joked.

"Thanks, Zig, I can always count on you," Maya said sarcastically. By that time, she was already wearing knee pads, and elbow pads, and one helmet on. Zig said she wouldn't need it, but she insisted on wearing it.

"Now, first, you have to maintain your balance. Just get on the skateboard, I'll hold you still," Zig instructed.

Maya did as she was told and got on the skateboard. She wobbled a bit but Zig held her firmly.

"Good, now just put one leg out and walk," Zig said.

I'm going to die, Maya thought but she trusted Zig.

"Then just do that, and put the outside leg inside and balance while your skateboard is moving," Zig said as his tight grip around her released.

"WAIT, ZIG, DON'T LET ME GO!'' Maya screamed but she managed to stay on the skateboard, and she was easily gliding on it.

Now the only problem was how to stop. Zig never taught her to stop.

Was she supposed to just jump off or something? Maybe put her foot firmly on the ground?

Suddenly Maya's mind went blank.

Slamming into a brick wall. Maya couldn't help but utter out a loud moan.

Well that's the last time I'm doing anything outdoors-y, Maya thought.

The tiny blonde was thankful, she put on some protection, or else she'd be battered and bruised.

Maya had gotten up, nothing seemed broken, but she did have this huge, ugly, scratch on her arm. "Dad is going to freak," Maya muttered to herself.

"Is anyone out here?'' Maya heard a person ask.

Maya quickly grabbed the darned skateboard, and cautiously hid behind a horrid-smelling trash can.

It wasn't Zig, his voice was much different.

The blonde could see a human shadow, getting bigger and bigger by the second. She knew the person was walking closer and closer to where she was hiding.

"No need to hide, I'm a good guy,"

Maya looked up to see a guy, possibly her age, maybe a few years older? He had brown hair, with a few blonde highlights, and he had huge chocolate brown eyes. He didn't look like a bad guy, but looks can deceive people. She never saw him before at Degrassi, well she never saw him around at all. She wondered if he was new to Canada.

"Well that's what they all say, and then they end up being the person who kills multiple innocent lives," Maya quietly murmured.

Maya mentally punched herself, she has got to stop spending time watching movies with Zig. But she had to admit, 'G.I. Joe' sounded more interesting than 'Never been kissed'

But to her surprise, the boy only laughed.

The blonde got up and held the skateboard like a weapon.

"Relax, I'm not interested in trying anything on you, it's just that I heard a someone outside, and I thought they were trying to break in or something, and Mike told me that I had to go outside this time," The boy said, rolling his eyes.

"Is Mike like your older brother?'' Maya asked curiously.

By the looks of it, the guy didn't seem to happy with Mike.

"Eh, it's complicated," the boy answered.

The two just stood there for a moment, in horrible silence.

"Oh God, you're bleeding," The boy exclaimed.

Maya almost burst out laughing, she'd forgotten about her scratch.

"It's nothing, don't worry about it," Maya assured him.

But the boy was already pulling her towards a huge brick house, which Maya had guessed, was his house.

The boy told her to stay outside of the house, knowing she'd threaten him if he told her to get inside. He told her to just stay there, while he got some things.

The boy reappeared in a minute, he carried a huge container, and Maya wasn't tall enough to look what was inside.

"Just take a seat on the steps," the boy instructed.

Maya did as she was told.

"Now I'm guessing you got this scratch from skateboarding?'' The boy asked, as he started to dab Maya's wound with a wet towel.

"Yup, I'm not exactly a pro," Maya confessed.

The boy didn't say anything as he kept dabbing Maya's scratch.

"We haven't introduced ourselves yet… I'm Maya." The blonde said nervously.

"I'm Campbell, call me Cam though," The boy replied.

"Will you be attending Degrassi?'' Maya asked.

"Mhm, I'm guessing you'll be going to Degrassi too, right?'' Cam answered.

"Yep, I'm a freshmen," Maya said.

"I'm a Sophomore," Cam replied, grinning.

"Will you be new to Degrassi?'' Maya asked, curiously.

"Yup, I'll be new, with a bunch of my fellow hockey players," Cam said.

Maya's face fell a little. She wanted to show him around. Not, that she was interested in him or anything. He just seemed like a really nice guy. And she wanted to become friends with him.

"Why so glum, chum?'' Cam asked, as he bandaged Maya's wound.

"Well, I just wanted to show you around…" Maya confessed.

"Well, I don't see why not," Cam replied.

"Really?'' Maya asked, perking up a bit.

"Yeah, you can show me everything. I can't hang out with my hockey friends all the time, they'll drive me insane," Cam said, over exaggerating.

"Okay, I'll meet you outside of Degrassi? Maybe at the bench outside of it?" Maya suggested.

"Sure! I'll be there," Cam said, as he got up. "Well I cleaned and bandaged the scratch, I don't think it'll get infected, but just in case, show your parents, cause, I'm not really a good doctor," Cam advised.

"Thanks," The blonde said as she got up.

"Don't mention it, but I suggest you just walk back home instead," Cam noted.

"Yeah, don't worry, I will," Maya said, smiling a bit.

The blonde thanked the boy again and ran off. Carefully holding the skateboard with her unwounded arm. She turned around to give Cam a wave, and he waved back.

Maya kept walking until she saw a very worried Zig right in front of her.

"YOU'RE ALIVE!'' Zig exclaimed, as he gave her a huge hug.

"Yeah, but this is the first and last time I'll ever ask for skating lessons. I'll stick with Soccer," Maya said, lightly punching Zig.

Zig rubbed the spot where Maya punched him. "Maybe you can be a boxer instead," Zig joked.

Maya rolled her eyes, as she gave Zig back his skateboard.

"Anyways, I'm sorry, usually in movies, the person doesn't end up slamming into a brick wall. But anyways, are you okay?'' Zig asked, worriedly.

"Yeah, I just got this cut, but a friendly guy cleaned it," Maya said, thinking of what had just happened to her, made her smile.

"Dear God! Maya, I'm sorry!" Zig cried out.

"Dude, it's not like I died, I'm fine, Zig. Now the only problem is explaining this to Dad," Maya said.

Zig remained silent.

"Stop feeling bad, you were only trying to help, and don't worry, I wore protection pads and this stupid helmet!'' Maya exclaimed.

"See, those pads and helmet did nothing to protect you, you still got hurt," Zig complained.

"I would've gotten more cuts if I weren't wearing these, you idiot!'' Maya screeched.

She could not believe how idiotic Zig was being right now.

Then the blonde started rambling on and on about how stupid Zig was to just say that. And started asking why Tori even wanted him back.

"Okay, I get it, I'm sorry!'' Zig responded.

"You better be," Maya muttered.

The two didn't say anything for the past 5 minutes.

"… You wanna watch G.I. Joe?'' Zig asked, ruining the akward silence.

Maya sighed. She could never stay mad at Zig. "Fine," The blonde said, a smile creeping on her lips.

"Then come on!'' Zig exclaimed, pulling Maya in his house.

The skateboard, helmet, and protection pads had gotten completely forgotten.

I WANNA BE FOREVER YOUNG, I WANNA BE FOREVER YOUNG, DO YOU REALLY WANNA LIVE FOREVER? FOREVER. OR NEVER?

Sorry. So what did you guys think? Likey likey? I hoped you enjoyed it.

You know what would make me a happy camper? Review and comment! :D