Lucas moved away yet with every step his feet became heavier. Even riding the bull wasn't harder than causing pain to Maya he suffered from the look she didn't give him, from the sadness in her tone and the tears that she shed…He love Riley but Maya was important too…his thoughts got distracted by the bell that announced the start of the class but he couldn't concentrate he was lost the only thing that kept him sane was him thinking that he will have a chance to talk to Maya when the class ends…Yet as soon as it did he didn't find he she vanished and disappeared…he didn't see her for the rest of the day until Mr Matthew's class she came late and sat at her usual spot yet she didn't turn, she didn't put her elbow on his table , or replied to his comments…as if he didn't exist

"Maya…" he grabbed her elbow and turned her to him

"Lucas" she was surprised and noticing the proximity between them she took a step back

"You are ignoring me…why? You know that you are important to me"

"I told you I need space and soon enough the old Maya will be back …" w faint smile appeared on her face

"I don't want you to take some space…It feels wrong and awkward when you are not there to call me names or to mimic my accent"

"You will get used to this "

With this Maya slipped again from his hand and walked away. After school the girls went to riley's room and for the first time Maya called for the bay window.

"What's wrong Maya?"

"Go back to the old riley; love Lucas again…or else"

"But my feeling are changing about him and or else what"

"Change them back I don't care and or else he won't find anything else to do other than following me around and …I want space to forget"

"Maybe he is discovering new…"

"I don't care…He said it to my face that I am important to him but he loves you"

"I am so sorry Maya"

"Don't be…"

Maya that day went to her room and painted with tears and colors a portray of Lucas naming it "a lost prince" she wrote a song about him too and this made her hate him more he brought that emotional side of her that no one needed to know that no one knew that it existed…She hated him because she wasn't good enough for him.

Maya spent two weeks hardly speaking to Lucas. She avoided him as much as she can. Acting in such a way, made her feel less pain but not better in any way. She then started a little by little with the help of riley to talk to him again but never the same way…she was calm and classy with him and not funny and spontaneous as she acts with Farkle and he was there to notice the differences.

In a rainy Tuesday the class or most of the school we trapped in the school building waiting for their parents to come and drive them back home. Maya tried to walk in the rain and prove that she is strong and no rain can stop her but she in two minutes was drenched and Lucas ran after her

"Maya…let's go back now"

"Leave me alone"

"I said now" this is the first time ever that Lucas yelled at her and stopped her from moving by holding her hand and pulling her to him he event went further and picked her frozen body through her over his shoulder and went back to the school. This is the first that he held Maya in such a long time and she didn't fight he remembered how close he was to kissing her back in Texas. A warm feeling ran into his body and even the cold rain didn't change that.

As soon as he put foot in the school he noticed a boy talking to riley, he the boy seemed familiar but for the moment he needed to let go of Maya and make sure that she is fine

"Thanks Lucas and you didn't need to…."

"I didn't need to I had too…something could have happened to you…"

"Thanks and don't worry I am strong"

"I…" he was interrupted by the same boy who was talking to riley and who appeared to be uncle josh

"Oh Maya why did you go outside in such a weather"

"Uncle Boing…I mean josh…" did Lucas just notice a blush creeping on her face

"Maya…here is my jacket it will keep you warm a little and let's go I came to drop you guys at the Mathews at least so when the rain stops you each go home" he continued and put his jacket around Maya who stood there flushed and nervous

"Thank you…" was all that she can utter

"don't mention it"

Josh was either flirting with her or the rain did something to her brain his hand moved o piece of hair away from her face, his fingers lingered there a little bit than needed and afterwards he cleared his throat…was there something wrong with him? She didn't feel the same way about him yes…but all this attention made her blush…Maybe this is her only way to forget Lucas …Lucas she looked at him and he was looking at them with fists ready to punch yet a puzzled look still covered his face why is he willing to punch josh? Ready to kill him even is he…jealous?

"Let's go guys Maya" josh smiled at her and she did the same and followed him with a smiling Riley, Farkle and a lost Lucas.