A/N: Hi guys! Well, GMW is certainly a fun show to write about, and this awful idea of mine came up out of nowhere.

Disclaimer: If I owned GMW, this would have happened. Just kidding, I'll cry if this ever happens on the show.

Maya undeniably had a hard life. She was the damsel in distress, the broken glass that could only be fixed with super glue.

Riley was the super glue.

It took Maya a while to realize how dependent she was on others. Ever since her receiving of the "cool" award, she'd been called independent by everyone she knew.

Until Missy Bradford came along.

Maya stood up for herself, as always, until Missy told her she was too reliant on Riley for everything.

She denied it at school and shot something back at Missy like she always would, but when she got home, she realized just how right Missy was.

Family issues? She's always go to Riley. Boy issues? To Riley. Any other issues? Riley. Riley was her vent, her counselor of some sort.

And Riley always made it right.

She wanted to be grateful, but all she really could be when thinking about it was angry.

She was angry that Riley was so nice and sweet and helpful and she could never be. She was mad that Riley always sympathized with her without knowing the true feeling of neglect, rejection, or loneliness.

Maya couldn't take it anymore. She got more upset with Riley each day. She didn't want to be the person who depended on Riley all the time. She wanted Riley to depend on her. She wanted Riley to experience what she had to day by day.

Maybe if that happened, she wouldn't be angry at Riley anymore. Sure, Maya was fourteen, and you'd think the average fourteen-year-old could tell a good plan from a stupid one.

Maya couldn't even think that way, however. She was angry, and anger makes you reckless and stupid.

So Maya came up with a plan to help Riley understand.

This would require a lot of meddling.

~.x.x.x.~

"Riley," Lucas said.

"Lucas!" Riley responded. She giddily ran over to him, slowing to a walk when she was closer.

Maya, behind Riley, took a deep breath. She was about to start with phase one of her plan. This was going to be good.

"Riley, can I talk to Lucas alone for a minute?" Maya said.

"Oh…" Riley said. "Uh, sure! I'll, um, go see Farkle." With that, Riley began to walk away. Lucas shot a confused look at her, but she just shrugged, finding Farkle and leaning onto his desk.

"Come here, Cowboy," Maya said, gesturing towards the almost empty hallway. Still confused, Lucas followed suit.

When they were out of earshot, Maya began to talk.

"You like Riley?"

Lucas raised his eyebrows at her sudden question and statement. He opened his mouth to speak, but closed it, trying to find the right words.

"It's kinda obvious. You go up to her whenever you can, you always smile when she's around, and a certain Farkle also brought up that you talk about her a lot."

Lucas frowned at the ground.

"Dang it, Farkle!" he murmured.

"So you do, how cute," Maya said with a fake smile. "Just so you know, Riley doesn't feel the same way."

"Really?" Lucas said with a sad expression plastered onto his face.

"Yeah. I don't think you know her the way I do. She uses so many guys to get what she wants. She saw you as another pretty face and attractive body and acted all sweet to get you to like her."

"That can't be right," Lucas said, his voice catching in his throat.

"Oh, but it is. She was going to actually ask you out later on today so you could hang out at her house and… well, you know…" Maya shuddered.

Lucas now looked insulted and kind of angry.

"Maya, I don't know why you'd lie about something like this, but it's really sick. Riley would never use a bunch of guys for that, she's too innocent. I'm gonna go." Lucas turned and walked back into the classroom.

Maya felt strangely unlike herself, but she also felt a pleasure too. She hadn't stopped to even consider how terrible she was being. She just needed Riley to feel empty like she always was.

She'd find a way to turn this around. She was really smart, after all. Smarter than she was ever given credit for.

~.x.x.x.~

Around lunchtime, Maya spotted Riley heading over to Lucas and Farkle, tray in hand. She grabbed Riley by the elbow and pulled her to a table in the corner.

"But Mayaaa, Lucaaas!" Riley groaned with her sad eyes. Maya felt herself start to get annoyed by Riley's obnoxious voice and expression.

"Little plant, we need to have a talk," Maya said.

They both sat down at the empty, barren table, and Maya began chatting away.

"I think you should ask out Lucas. Today," she said.

Riley dropped the sandwich she was holding back onto her tray.

"W-what? I couldn't do that! He'd say no, Maya," Riley whined.

"Remember when I pulled Lucas out of the room earlier today?" Maya said. "I did it to see if he liked you. He does."

"A-are you serious?" Riley said, her face lighting up at the instant. Maya enthusiastically nodded, being proud that she didn't have to lie entirely to her best friend.

"He's too scared to ask you out, but I know he'd accept if you did it."

"Wait, if he likes me, why would he be too scared?"

"I didn't tell him you liked him back. But now you know he likes you back so you have the advantage. You have to do it, Riles."

Riley nodded, confidence sparking in her eyes.

"Where would he and I go?"

"Maybe your house? You guys could watch some movies on the couch, talk and maybe cuddle a little. You'd have fun."

Riley looked up, seemingly pondering the situation. She turned back to Maya, a glint of curiosity in her eyes.

"Okay, but why today?"

"Because didn't you tell me that your parents were taking Auggie to a birthday party tonight? That would mean a chance alone with Lucas."

Riley's face flushed. "I don't know if I'm ready for that."

"You don't have to be. I'm just sure that you'd like it a lot more if you were alone with him then if your parents were over your shoulder the whole time. Besides, Lucas respects you. He wouldn't do anything you weren't comfortable with.

"That's true…" Riley nodded. She looked up at Maya with a smile. "Okay, I'll ask him later on!"

"Good girl!" Maya said.

"Um, but Maya… Would you mind coming with me when I ask him? I don't want to do it alone," Riley said.

"I don't mind at all, I'm here for any support you need," Maya said, smiling. Riley giggled and bounced up and down.

"Now, let's finish up our lunch, because you wouldn't want to talk to your dream guy on an empty stomach!"

Riley nodded eagerly and began stuffing her face with her food. Maya chuckled.

This was going to be a lot easier than she'd planned.

~.x.x.x.~

Lucas had approached Riley at her locker.

"Oh, hi Lucas!" Riley said, blushing slightly as she shoved some notebooks into her locker.

"Hey Riley," he said, smiling. He leaned against some nearby lockers, watching her place books in her locker and exchange others out.

Maya appeared at Riley's side as she closed her locker. Lucas's look of happiness changed to disgust.

"Maya, I need to talk to you for a second," Riley said, pulling her best friend a few feet away from Lucas. Once they were out of earshot, Riley began sputtering.

"Oh, Maya, I can't do it!"

"Shh, yes you can. Just suck it up, go over there, and ask him if he wants to hang at your place later on. It's not that hard," Maya said.

Riley breathed in and out slowly.

"Okay, I can do it."

She walked back over to Lucas, Maya on her heels.

"Um, Lucas, I have something I want to ask you," Riley said.

Lucas's expression changed, remembering that Maya mentioned Riley would ask him out today.

"What is it?" he asked.

"Well, I was wondering if you maybe wanted to come over to my house later, like on a date? We could, umm, watch some movies… and, oh! My parents won't be there, so, you know, yeah," Riley said, looking down in embarrassment in her speech.

Lucas raised his eyebrows and furrowed them, looking at Maya. She mouthed, "I told you," to him. Lucas's mouth opened slightly in shock. Could he have been this wrong about Riley?

He shook his head in anger, realizing that Maya was right. She was just using him for the wrong reasons like she did a bunch of other guys.

"That's messed up," he said to Riley, who looked back up at him in shock.

"What?"

"No way in hell am I going to just be your playboy. Stay away from me," he said, walking away.

Riley watched him walk off, eyes stinging with tears. His words felt like stab wounds. She turned to Maya, who was faking a sad expression.

"Come here," she said.

Riley fell into her arms and sobbed into her shoulder.

"Shh, it's okay… now you know how I've felt…"

Maya smiled. For some reason, she felt this refreshing. She loved the fact that this wasn't even the half of it. Riley had a lot more coming for her.

Well this was pretty hard for me to write.

Please review and tell me your thoughts on the chapter! Please also tell me if you want me to continue or not. I probably won't continue the story unless you guys want me to.