Hello lovely people! Okay so I bring to you this story, I've been sketching it and making an outline like since March. I have seen in instagram so many of this kind of stories that I thought it would be fun to right one like this. I really wanted to do some Riley POV story, I love her so much and Riakle too; I think I'll do a Riakle story in a near future.
I have to admit that this story will treat about friendship but come on, you know me, it will have a TON of Lucaya and Riakle. Obviously it would have other ships but you know my end games. This story will be short or maybe not, but it will be a multi-chaper Fan Fic so keep it in mind.
And I think I haven't write in my life such a long chapter, well except for It never stopped but that was a one-shot. I've been working on this chapter the WHOLE week, that's why I haven't updated on the other stories but I've been thinking what would come next. And guys I'm on my final exams so it might be a little longer for me to update my stories because I really need this diploma.
Oh ALSO, someone put in a review of losing you an idea for Maya and Lucas as a divorce couple fighting for custody, yeah well that? It will be happening in a not so far away future, I'm still sketching.
Please leave your reviews, favorites, follows, etc! And let me know what do you think of this story and if you have any request just tell me.
THANKS FOR READING.
/UPDATE I FINALLY MADE A REVISION, SORRY FOR LETTING YOU READ THAT/
I DO NOT OWN GMW but I really want to see Season 3, I'm dying with the promo.
"Do you actually like Lucas or are you trying to be like me?" Riley asked at Maya as she stood up beside the Bay Window with a choleric expression.
Maya's breath hitched, how dare she?
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It had been a couple of months since the gang had arrived to High School and Riley, Lucas and Maya tried to move on or simply ignore the love mess that had formed between them. The group friend decided that it was for the best to simply ignore their feelings for each other in order not to drift away from their friends in High School. They believed friendship was more important than any of that and although they knew it was going to be hard they simply were too scared to do anything about it because at the end one of them would end up hurt. Therefor the three of them decided it was for the best to ignore it for good, thinking it would just simply go away; but it became harder than it looked.
Maya believed it would be fine, she had hidden her feelings for a long time and although it hurt like hell to do it again she thought she could hold a little more. Riley thought that eventually everything will be fixed, she wanted to fix it herself but she knew if she did then Maya would end up hurt and she didn't wanted that, but after all this was her fairytale.
And it had worked, for the moment at least.
But now it seemed like the girls were at each other's throats. Maya and Riley, both were competing with each other for Lucas attention all the time, it was like they forgot their previous pact of letting things roll as time pass and they began to make little things to advanced into Lucas' heart, ignoring each others feelings and not thinking about the other like they always had.
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Riley did it first since she almost died trying not to fix everything, Riley felt this was simply wrong, this wasn't the way things were supposed to go, Maya was her best friend and Riley was the princess, Maya was just the best friend of the princess, why did the prince had feelings for her? Riley felt jealous about Maya and Lucas interactions, they mocked each other all the time and that hadn't change since Middle school but the little touches, the way Maya 'Ha-hur' at him so close, the way Lucas eyes would sparkle with when Maya came into the room; Riley felt that she was getting farther away from him. Riley didn't do it because she was a bad person or because she wanted to harm Maya, she really did it because although she had grown, she still believed in her fairytales and dreams, she believed in a future with Lucas. A future similar or better than the 'Cory and Topanga' story, she believed in destiny and in soul mates and she blindly believe that was Lucas for her, she just wanted to fix it. Not for being bad, not for only caring about her feelings, not because she wanted to hurt Maya, just because when she believed in something and care about it she wouldn't give up, her naïvetés drove her to do what she believed she needed to do.
Therefor she had to do something about this mess and well, listening to Lucas came pretty easy to her, she loved it and Lucas liked that Riley wanted to hear him. It became something natural for them and after that it became somehow a daily thing, they would stay up late on the phone, Lucas talking about something that would've happened through his week or life in general and Riley would just enjoy his stories.
"And that's how the coach told me I could play in October! I mean Riley, it's like huge game and I don't believe any Freshman had gotten into the actual team so fast." Lucas laughed, he was definitely thrilled, Riley smile for herself.
It was without a doubt a good conversation; they had been talking for about to weeks like this and it wasn't only over the phone, in actual real life too. Somehow Lucas felt more comfortable with her, because he actually felt listen by her or at least that's what Riley believed. He could never talk like this to Maya or else she would make fun of him, it was just something that showed how perfect they were for each other. Riley felt bad for thinking of Maya in that way and for doing this behind her back but she felt threaten, it was too much with Maya constantly touching him all the time and teasing him without any weird tension between the two of them. So Riley tried to dismiss that little guilt that was sounding at the back of her head.
"I'm so happy for you Lucas!" Riley yelped too, she was exited for herself as well, knowing how comfortable he was telling her this, obviously he wouldn't tell Maya about it. "I know you would do it, it's not a surprise."
"Thank you Riley and it would mean a lot if you came to the game and watch me. You're very important to me." Lucas said more calm and Riley could swear her heart-beating rising, she felt over the moon about it. "You have always believed in me like no one else."
"Of course" Riley said in a squeaky voice, barely able to speak because her wide smile wasn't letting her.
"I gotta go to sleep, but hey, I loved talking to you." Lucas then said with a sleepy voice and Riley almost couldn't hold the sigh that was letting her mouth. "Goodnight." He said and hanged up.
But Riley stood awake more time, picturing herself with Lucas in the game, imagining scenarios in her head: How he would suddenly give her a spin when he would make the winner move and then kiss her, just like in a movie. Lucas just said again how important she was for him and after that night Riley slept better, how could Maya beat her up on this? She thought that in a very near future she wouldn't have to compete anymore and her fairytale would go right back on track.
At least that's what she believed until Maya made her move.
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At first Maya thought it was normal, a friend thing and that it wasn't too big a deal how Lucas and Riley seemed closer, maybe it was because they took an extra class together and Maya tried to dismiss it. But after a sleepover at Riley's, Maya knew this wasn't good or at least it wasn't good for her and her feelings.
Maya's cellphone had died after putting music all afternoon when she was in the art room finishing one of her paintings. She arrived to Riley's and her phone died right away, Maya cursed under her breathe because she needed to call her mom and tell her about staying over at Riley's if her mom didn't saw her at 1:00 am after her shift, she would go ballistic on her.
"Hey Riles, can I call my mom from your phone?" Maya asked as she lay in Riley's bed and chose the movie they were going to watch. Riley had just gotten up of her bed.
"Sure Peaches, I'm going to bring the popcorn." Riley said as she exited her room, maybe being too careless or naïve that Maya wouldn't be able to see her numerous recent calls with Lucas.
Maya took Riley's phone and quickly put on the password, off course they knew each other's password since they thought they had nothing to hide from the other, not until now. Maya selected the phone icon and the number Lucas appeared over a hundred times and Maya felt her heart stopping. All of the phones calls were from or to Lucas and they lasted about three hours and Maya felt her tears pooling in her eyes, her throat getting dangerously tight. What did they talk about for so long? How could they ignore her on this? Had they already decided they were meant for each other and not even take into account Maya? What was it with her that no one seemed to take her into account?
"Peaches did you call your mom?" Riley asked Maya as she gazed at her curiously from the frame of the door, Maya gave a little scare jump.
"No, I didn't. I'm not feeling very well, I think I will go home." Maya stutter as she put her boots on and then took her bag, she side-glance at Riley for a second but she was too mad for even looking or talking to her about it and she exited the bay window.
After that it was pretty obvious that neither of them were going to play a fair game about Lucas, both girls wanted him? Fine, they would take the bull by the horns. It was awful, especially for Riley and Maya; they knew their friendship of so many years was being torn apart by a boy. But this wasn't any boy and although they both wanted to deny it to the other, their feelings towards Lucas were growing each day more.
On Monday Maya began to show her real feelings towards Lucas, although she was terrified since Lucas was the first boy, apart from Uncle Josh, she had really like. But the flirting came natural to her, which surprised her in a nice way. She bath her eyelashes, she giggled and touched him in a flirty way when she played with Lucas their little game and mock each other. He began to react too, even her up in the touches and the flirting; Every time Lucas touched her, she felt her stomach tickling and her heartbeat rising, almost hearing it drumming in her ears but it wasn't just that.
In a very strange way, that Riley never imagine, Lucas and Maya could actually talk, not only play but have a real and honest talk were both of them would give their opinions and maybe change each other's point of view. They began to hang out, after Lucas' football practices since Maya would stay until late finishing her works for her future exposition.
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"So how was practice Ranger Rick?" Maya asked Lucas as they walked beside each other through the streets of New York. Maya looked at him, his sea-foam eyes looked beautiful in the sun, the sunset was about to begin.
"It was pretty good Shortstack, I'm training really hard for the October game." Lucas said as he smiled at Maya, their gazes lingered for a few seconds and he smiled. "How was your painting, you will win that exposition you know?
"I know you are, but you're pretty damn good, there's a reason why the coach choose you." Maya said reciprocating that sweet smile. "And I hope, I'm missing a piece that has to do with photography but I just haven't found my subject. I know what I want but I'm just missing someone." Maya informed Lucas as she looked at the sky, it was changing colors by now.
She was really thinking that her subject would end up being Riley, although she didn't want her to be. Mainly because Riley appeared already in almost three of her paintings and because at the moment she was kind of mad at her, there was hidden tension between each other and it was awful but neither wanted to put their head down and talk about it.
"I can be your subject, if you want." Lucas proposed after a few seconds of silence. Maya turned around surprise about the sudden proposal.
"You actually want to?" Maya asked as they were getting nearer to the subway station, Maya bit her lip, she hadn't thought about it but it would be something great. "And it's in Central Park, are you sure?"
"Sure, we can do it right now if you want." Lucas said as he stood in front of her, waiting anxiously for the answer to his odd request, his eyes dancing with hers as the sun made them look clearer than they were. "You have your camera here, so? What are you waiting for?" Lucas chuckled.
Maya didn't know what to do or say, she hadn't really thought about it at all and now it seemed perfect, not so much for the photos but for the time she would spent with him. So Maya, trying to hide her feelings not so well, bit her lower lip and nodded 'yes' to Lucas request. Lucas laughed and gave Maya a kinky smirk as he took a hold of Maya's hand and drove her into the subway station so they could go to Central Park. She could feel how her heartbeat was rising and goose bumps began appearing in her skin by the sudden touch, it annoyed her a little the power that he had on her but that afternoon together was perfect.
Maya took many pictures of Lucas; she got the feeling that this would be a perfect piece for her exposition. It felt somehow right and incredibly couple-ly what they were doing; they laughed the whole afternoon since Lucas wouldn't stay still like Maya told him, they ride a boat to take even more pictures and even Lucas ended up taking a few photos of Maya. By the end of the night they had about a thousand photos of their afternoon together and Maya could swear she was running on sunshine, she felt happy, she had always been okay with things and hope was growing since Shawn and Katy got together but this kind of hope was different and she like it for some reason.
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Until Riley find out about it.
After a week since the Photo shoots that Maya and Lucas had, the exposition was ready. Everyone was so excited for Maya's first exposition in High School and everyone went with the best attitude to accompany her in this big night, everyone was sure she would win for her work. The art show was in the ball room of a hotel, it was pretty big a deal and Maya couldn't be more nervous as she put up her last work, the pictures of her and Lucas, Maya smiled as she passed her hand over it then she turned around, fixed her long brown tight dress and waited for her guests to come in.
People were already arriving and looking at her pieces, she wouldn't look anyway when the people saw her work and she would simply turn around and face the entrance. Maya felt anxious about it, she looked at the door, hoping to see her friends and family come in; She let her breath go when she saw Riley wandering at the entrance with everyone after her.
Although they hadn't been themselves the last couple of weeks, Maya smile brighten up as soon as her best friend came in, she was wearing this black leather skirt with a beautiful white blouse, her long legs popped with the high-heeled booths she was wearing. Riley run towards Maya and gave her a strong hug, Maya reciprocated, when they pulled apart they both stared at each other.
"Congratulation Peaches!" Riley squealed as she looked at her best friend with excitement, her eyes dance through the whole room.
Riley was indeed very happy for Maya, although she knew things with Maya had been awkward, she had already been thinking on how to fix it. Riley knew things were messed up when Maya left their sleep over, Riley had unlocked her phone she saw how all the Lucas' calls where right there. Riley had been thinking about talking to Maya all the weekend and what to say to explain why she should be with Lucas; Riley believed maybe she had already realized it with the explicit phone calls but by Monday Maya appeared like nothing had happened. Nonetheless there was a little problem now, Maya wouldn't take her hands off Lucas and she would be all flirty like Riley had once wished to be.
It annoyed her during the past weeks how Maya's relationship with Lucas was closer and she knew it was because Maya was competing but she didn't know why she wanted to compete something that was so sure? Therefor Riley decided to make a Master plan to fix it all up: Riley invited Josh that night, he would flirt with Maya and she will flirt back, then when Maya and Riley had their sleep over Riley would tell Maya she really loved Josh and not Lucas and then Riley and Lucas would be happily ever after.
At least that's what Riley thought. When Maya and Riley stopped hugging the voice of Uncle Josh filled the room.
"Hey Maya, congratulations!" Josh said greeting Maya and giving her a kiss on her cheek. Maya gazed at him for a few minutes, she wouldn't deny she felt her heart dancing a bit and if she could she would jump at his back right in the second but another noise distracted her from even saying 'hi'.
It was Lucas. Behind him there was Zay and Farkle, all of them dressed up elegant for Maya's big night.
Both Maya and Riley could've sworn that their hearts skip a bit when they saw Lucas smiling. The way he was walking towards both of them, the way he was smiling and gazing, the girls gave a sighed at the same times as he approached to them and they both looked at each other with dismay. It wasn't new but it wasn't good, feeling the discomfort of being in a room with Lucas and them together was anything but nice and cool.
The boys walked towards them, but Lucas was the only one who went straight to Maya and gave her a hug, Maya could feel trembles of anticipation as Lucas hold her tighter but in the other hand Riley could feel her heart squeezing a bit as she saw the sudden demonstration of love between both of them. Why hadn't he hugged her like this?
"Congratulations Shortstack!" Lucas said as he released Maya from the hug, Maya put a hand on the nape of her neck trying to diminish how blush she was but Riley wasn't a fool, she notice it.
"Thank you Hee Haw." Maya said trying to put a bit of space between them, she knew that Riley wouldn't like to see how close they were and although she knew eventually this would explode in their faces, she would avoid a confrontation for as long as she could.
"Yeah Congratulations Blondie" Zay then said as he shook hands with Maya and then gave her a quick hug.
"You know, you're amazing." Farkle said as his eyes examine the whole room, watching each painting and piece carefully. Maya was sure that he would be the only one reading the text for each work.
"Hey, were is my master piece?" Lucas then asked, being completely careless about what he was saying.
But Riley turned her head and fulminate Maya with her eyes, her face turning a little dark. What Master Piece? Had Lucas been working with Maya and Riley was completely oblivious to this? How could have this slip her head, she was the king of plans and she was totally clueless?
"What piece?" Riley question, her voice a little bit shaky because of the anger she was feeling.
"Uhm, it's right there, just behind me. I'll be here talking to people so just go. Thank you for coming, it means a lot." Maya exclaimed clearing her throat and pointing at the third painting behind her.
Maya side-glance at Riley and she could feel the anger that was oozing from her and how not? Maya knew this was going to kill Riley once she saw the pictures and the whole piece in general.
All of her friends and Josh began to walk towards the wall, except for Riley. She stood there longer, she wanted to let Maya know she had understood the message, then she crossed her arms in front of her chest, apparently Maya wasn't talking to her, she was just facing down so Riley stormed off there and followed her friends. And that was the moment when Riley realized that Maya wasn't going down without a fight, Riley had underestimated her and she was clearly very worried about it now.
Since when Maya was hanging and talking about her art with Lucas? Since when Maya didn't care about Uncle Josh? Riley knew how personal was this exposition for Maya, she had been the subject for three works and now Lucas was on it too? Riley tried to breathe deeply and calm down before her friends would notice something different but as soon as she raised her head and looked at the piece, her heart cracked a bit.
It was Lucas, it was Maya, it was Lucas and Maya all together in one giant picture, but that wasn't it. Riley got nearer and neared to see why the big picture looked a bit odd, Riley caressed the work with her hands as she examine the painting as her breath hitched a bit. It was Lucas and Maya in a piggy back ride, it was Lucas eating Ice cream, It was Maya in a boat, It was Lucas looking at the sunset, It was Lucas' eyes that Riley always thought were for her only. There were about thousand of different beautiful pictures of Lucas and Maya, in miniature, so little that when Riley stepped back she could see this lovely picture of Lucas laughing at the camera. That charming smile replaced by a kinkier one, not the usual prince smile he always gave Riley but another one, so unlike him.
And that's when it hit Riley.
Maya and Lucas could definitely be something, there wasn't such a thing as prince and princess, and little pieces of her fairytale began falling apart. Maya and Lucas could definitely be something and it hurt her, more than she could ever imagine. Riley had actually believed from looking at Maya and Lucas' previous date history that they wouldn't last, that there was no real love or chemistry but it changed. As she saw the pictures, how happy they looked together, how comfortable they were with each other, how couple-like they would seemed, how Lucas was just gazing at the work, completely mesmerized by it as well as the other persons were.
They could be something real, they had something that Riley and Lucas lacked and it made Riley panic, Riley then got near the wall and read the little card that said the name and the curatorial speech for the painting, her heart squeezing with every word because Riley knew that what Maya put there in her work, it was what she was really feeling.
'My Impossible Thing."
'Sometimes we believe there's no hope in this world and how not to? Many things are wrong, people leave, there are cracks in many people's roofs or some don't have a roof, among other things and unfortunately that can't be fixed really easily. But we can make a change and it begins with us; we can change how we see ourselves and what do we expect for us. I've just recently begun to hope for things and I have been changing to be a better version of myself and I believe that with the hope I have now, I can do that my impossible thing comes truth.'
Riley's heart drop into the ground, she knew what her impossible thing was or better who it was, Riley felt shakes of fear growing in her body and her breathing harshening with just the thought of it. Suddenly Riley turned around and saw Maya talking to a few people, with this wide smile, her legs outside, this sparkly thing in her face that wasn't simply supposed to be there and then it hit Riley.
She remembered last year and how when they got their yearbooks everyone change, but Maya changed into Riley. The phrase that Maya had said when she turned into her, ringing in her head 'Riley Matthews is the best person I can be', then the flashbacks on how Maya had began to sparkle a little more, how she stopped being so pessimistic about everything, how she began even to act like Riley Matthews. Maya then turned around and gazed at Riley for a moment and Riley understood it, Maya was trying to be like her and as Riley would look at her she would feel betrayal and outraged against her best friend, she knew she hated to feel this way but she did. She was definitely angry at Maya and how she had choose to own her life, she only liked Lucas because Riley liked him before and this wasn't going to stay like that. Riley was going to fix it but the anger she felt at the moment was winning over her.
And Maya knew it; she just didn't know how bad it was.
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"When were you going to tell me that you did an art work with Lucas?" Riley asked as both of them entered Riley's room, Riley entering her closet as she yanked off her clothes and put on her pajamas. There was a soft rain outside, it wasn't too hard but it was definitely there.
Maya and Riley had returned from the exposition, indeed Maya won the prize for the best exposition and several of her works had been sold for the first time. Maya was over the moon with this prizes, she couldn't believe she had managed to get so far and the best thing had been how Lucas had been attached to her hip the whole night, talking about her paintings and what technics did she used and specially joking all night. She would've wanted to spend it more with Riley but every time she walked near her Riley would snap away, Maya though it wouldn't be much of an issue because she had invited her to sleep over anyway.
"Was I supposed to ask you permission or…?" Maya said sarcastically as she rolled her eyes and waited for Riley to change, in the bay window.
"No but why wouldn't you tell me?" Riley asked, as she grew annoyed at Maya's answer.
"And I repeat, why do I have to?" Maya replied to Riley. Why would Riley be annoyed at this? I mean she knew, but she did exactly the same with her phone calls, why was it fair with Riley but not with Maya?
Riley felt an itch of anger at Maya's response and then she snapped.
"I mean if you weren't playing fair with Lucas then you could've just said it to me and I would've just done the same." Riley exclaimed sarcastically as she walked out of her closet, her eyes fulminating Maya who was with a shock expression.
Maya couldn't believe Riley was really going there, she couldn't believe she would fault her for hanging out with Lucas alone when she was doing exactly the same thing. In the other hand Riley felt that Maya didn't see the fault on her actions, they were different, they hang out as a couple and it wasn't fair for Riley. Riley wasn't used to bat her eyelashes and be all playing games, that was Maya and she was taking that as an advantage to gain Lucas. But Maya differ, she felt it wasn't fair that Riley and Lucas would talk for hours; Maya imagined they were getting into deep conversations with each other and talking about literature and stuff, she knew Lucas appreciated how Riley could listen to him. At the end of the day neither wanted to make peace and after this few weeks the tension that had been accumulating had finally burst.
"Excuse me, but you are the one who wasn't playing fair." Maya replied to Riley with the same sassiness in her voice. "How about the hundred calls you had with Lucas? Was that playing fair Riley? Really?" Maya asked Riley clearly enraged by double moral, she wasn't playing fair.
"You know we talk and he actually likes how I listen to him, I'm not the only one who called and he called me too!" Riley scoffed, as she looked at the window, the weather was getting worst, the raining became stronger.
"That's not the point Riley." Maya stated, her blood began to boiled as she felt how her cheeks were burning because of the argument they were having. "You began to flirt more with him when we clearly stated that we would ignore our feelings for a while! What's the matter with you and breaking promises and our friendship?" Maya exclaimed as she stood up from the bay window.
"You did it too, don't you think I saw how playful you were with him? How you would always be talking between classes without caring that I was there behind you two?" Riley growled at Maya. The anger was taking over her, her heart beating fast and her breathing harshening only at the thought of the image that she had to put up for about two weeks.
"Do you think I would actually step back again? You were the one who outcast my feelings for Lucas when I hid them, you were the one who wanted to 'allow' me to feel whatever I felt." Maya snap too, she was definitely annoyed and she saw right through Riley, she was just mad because she didn't thought her feelings for Lucas and his feelings towards her were that strong.
And she was right, It annoyed Riley how she had believed that there was nothing between them and they would realize it sooner or later so things would go back to being the same. But something in Riley crack, enough was enough of this nonsense, this wasn't how it was supposed to go and Riley decided she wouldn't hide something like this anymore.
"Because we have something to talk about, he likes me! He's Lucas and I'm Riley and we are meant to be together! Why can't you just butt out of our relationship?" Riley yelled at Maya, as she got closer to her. "He doesn't even like you Maya."
Maya stayed silence for a few seconds, trying to analyze what Riley had just said, her heart squeezing hard on her chest. Only the raining hitting hard on the bay window, thunders began to sound very near them but neither was putting attention.
"What?"
Maya didn't wanted to believe what she was hearing, not much because of the fact that Riley was saying such mean things but because it sounded like something it would happened to her. Both of them stayed silence. Maya bit her lower lip trying not to cry at the horrible thing her best friend had just said and Riley took a deep breath before she said anything.
"Maya you've been changing into me! Haven't you realized? I saw what you wrote on the painting with Lucas." Riley breath out, trying to hold the knot of her throat, she didn't thought it was easy, breaking her best friends heart as she put her on a reality check, she always believed that it would be Maya doing it.
"So?" Maya grumbled, her cheeks red at the anger she was feeling.
"It's like I wrote it myself." Riley spat out, she was so angry at the moment, she couldn't really digest the fact that Maya had done that. "Since the middle school yearbooks mess happened you've been changing! And into me! That is when Lucas began to like you and you began to like him!"
"What do you mean?" Maya asked, a little astonish at what her friend was saying.
"Maya you've been acting like me, you're becoming me." Riley said a little bit softer as she saw how Maya's fractions turned into a sad mop.
Maya didn't wanted to believe it, she really could but it somehow made sense. She knew she had stopped being herself for a while but she genuinely thought it was a part of her growing up but as she analyzed more and more her behavior this last couple of months, she saw both Riley and Maya in her. It scared her; losing her True self scared her more than anything. Maya looked down for a minute to get her thoughts clear in her head, she tried to hold the tears, since when she had been acting like Riley? Was Riley honest on this? Lucas only liked her because she had been becoming Riley? Maya sat down in the bay window, her safe place.
"Do you actually like Lucas or are you trying to be like me?" Riley asked at Maya as she stood up beside the Bay Window with a choleric expression, although she felt bad it wasn't as half and how angry she felt about it. Maya had almost take Lucas away just because she was trying to be like her.
Maya's breath hitched, how dare she?
"Excuse me?" Maya spat as her eyes narrowed. Lightning appeared through the window, the storm and the thunders were getting harder.
She might be confused about the feelings that Lucas had for her, but that was the only doubt she had because of her insecurities regarding her life. If Maya acted like herself again, would Lucas ever be interested in her? That was the only doubt she had. But she did like him. She had no doubt over that, she was truly in love with Lucas, since day one and just because she had said how significant the campfire was for her it didn't meant that she had liked him from there. She was in love and it scared the hell out of her, but she didn't doubt that and Maya couldn't believe Riley actually believed for a second that. Riley saw how her best friend's expression was getting harder and the answer she had just gave Riley, quickly confirmed that Maya didn't believed her or that instead she didn't wanted to support Riley into getting this messed fixed and her irritation grew.
"I'm falling for Lucas but you put them in doubt with a ridiculous excuse in order to make things go your way?" Maya snapped at Riley, enraged by her best friends behavior. "I'm done!" Maya said as she stood up from the bay window.
Maya walked to Riley's desk and threw her ring power in the trash. After Maya did it, her heart squeezed so hard in her chest and she felt how she was about to sob, she wanted to pick it up immediately after she did it but Riley stood up first. Riley's eyes filled with tears, some falling down her cheeks as she stood up as well from the bay window and yanked off her ring and then she threw hers on the trash. Both of them crying, gazes linked, breathes harshened because of the argument they had just gotten into.
"I hate you!" Riley yelled at Maya between sobs. She had never been so hurt before, it was bad, it was really bad and Maya felt the same way.
"And I hate you!" Maya reply with the same tone, between sobs. It felt so bitter what she had just said and Riley felt a sting in her chest.
Suddenly a thunder grumbled, it's sound so strong that both girls jumped by the scare and the light that sneak into Riley's window for a second.
But suddenly Topanga came barking to the room, trying to calm down the whole argument, surprise by the harsh words that the best friends had just said to each other. She didn't wanted to see her daughter losing one of the most important persons of her life, if not the most important one. Topanga knew they needed each other but a rough patch in the road of growing up, arguments and fights were part of the world and Riley needed to know them as well as Maya to grow up as a person.
"Girls, Girls" Topanga interrupted them, both girls turned around, their eyes red from the crying as well as their faces, Topanga squeeze Riley into a hug and then she gave Maya one- They were really torn apart by this argument. "You are best friends and over that you are sisters." Topanga declared as both girls looked at each other.
"Yes" Both girls replied at the same time and chuckled a bit when they answer, knowing how close they were.
"You don't need to fight for a boy and I bet everything would be resolve at its time. Tonight you are both tired and angry, why don't you discuss this at the morning?" Topanga said as she picked up the power rings from the trash. She put one into Riley's finger and another one in Maya's. "Maya if you want I can drive you home, you need to think what you say about each other today and then see how you can apologize and talk in a healthy way about it."
Both girls nodded and Topanga smiled, thinking she had ended this horrible dispute between the girls. But she hadn't really solved anything; she had just put a stop to it for the moment. Although both girls were calmer now and tried to do what Topanga said, the anger and irritation they felt for each other were still there in the back of their heads, it wasn't going away the tension, the memories of the horrible words each one said, the betrayal each one felt from the other; nothing was going away. Neither said goodbye to each other that night, neither sent a good night text like they always had, neither went to bed happy about seeing each other the next day, neither wanting to see the other happy.
As Farkle said: "The only thing I know it's that the two of you can't be apart, it shakes the foundations of the whole world." And unfortunately for them that night, the universe didn't seemed to understand how Maya and Riley were fighting with each other like that and had so strong horrible feelings for each other, this wasn't normal and it wasn't supposed to happened. Everyone was put in the universe for some reason and they were supposed to stick together, but how things were looking their destiny wasn't going right like it had always seemed for the universe. It had always been Riley and Maya, since the day Maya came through the bay window, since the day they became best friend, it was the rules of destiny and couldn't be change.
Call it, magic, call it angels, call it universe or destiny; whatever it was something had a plan for Riley and Maya to stick together. And it saw the opportunity to make this girls see the world through the others eyes, when Topanga handed each girl the wrong ring power.
Each girl went to sleep safe and sound, not knowing what would happen when they woke up.
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Riley opened her eyes a bit and looked at her roof, she rubbed her hands over her eyes and then smile. The sun was coming through the window and it was warm, Riley loved days like this, She was in a good mood because, all days begin perfect, the birds would come through her window and sing, she would hear some cars passing near her street but it was calm there. She stayed in bed for a moment with her eyes close as she took a deep breath, moving in the warm bed. Riley wanted to turn around to one side but somehow she felt like she was at the edge of the bed, which was weird because her bed was bigger and she usually slept in the middle, but she didn't mind, she didn't thought it was weird so she turned around to the other side.
Suddenly Riley felt something furry next to her face, it made her nose tickle. It was weird… she didn't remembered sleeping with any of her stuff animals in bed last night, she would remember if she did and there were just horrible memories of Maya from last night. Riley didn't wanted to wake up for real but now but the furry thing was closer to her. So naturally she opened her eyes, Riley couldn't believe what she was seeing and she could swear her heart stopped. It was Ginger, Maya's ferret, next to her, those eyes and paws and everything just beside her face, cuddling next to her face, Riley jumped.
"AAAAAAA!" Riley screamed as she jumped from her bed and then fell down in the floor, falling into her butt.
But this wasn't her bed, it was Maya's and as Riley looked around she realized she wasn't in her house, she was in Maya's house and suddenly waves of fear began striking her body, what the hell is happening? Riley thought as she stood up and run towards the bathroom and began screaming through the whole house.
"Maya, where are you? How did I get in here? Maya? Maya!" Riley screamed towards the house as she run towards the bathroom, she opened the door and entered, her breathing harsh for the fear.
And then she saw it.
Riley saw Maya in the mirror. She had her messy blonde her all over her face, those bright sparkly blue eyes that seemed like diamonds, her pale skin with blush cheeks, it was Maya in the mirror. Riley got nearer to the mirror with curiosity and fear and Maya's reflection did the same, Riley raised a hand and so did Maya's reflection, then Riley felt like she couldn't breathe but she got closer to the mirror. Maya had a bug-eyed expression as well but Riley knew this wasn't Maya's expression, it was hers. And she knew that Maya wasn't the one in the mirror, it was herself.
It was Riley but in Maya's body.
And then at the realization Riley screamed louder and higher than she ever imagined.