Still not sure if I want to make this a total one shot story, but this chapter agin connects to the past few chapters. Thanks for reading and reveiw if you like it or if you don't. Here is chapter 3:
Maya and Lucas were sitting on the couch in Topanga's Café waiting for Riley and Farkle. They had just gotten back from their honey moon and were unpacking their stuff in their apartment. They had made them promise to wait in Topanga's so they could have coffees together and catch up.
"Where has the time gone?" Maya asked Lucas out of the blue.
"What do you mean?" Lucas asked.
"They just got married and they're ready to start their lives to together, it feels like just yesterday they got together. Remember?"
"Actually, no, I wasn't there. I went to Texas for that week."
"So, you don't know how it happened?"
"No."
"Do you wanna know?"
"Is it a long story?"
"Yes."
"We got time, go ahead."
"So, it started at Riley's 17th birthday party."
"I missed Riley's birthday party?"
"Yes, and she is still mad at you. Back to the story. The party started off pretty well..."
"Welcome to my party!" Riley shouted excitedly at unexpectant guests as soon as they walked through the door. Maya just sat on the couch and watched as the guests would jump back a little. "Thank you for coming!"
"Riles," Maya said for the hundredth time. "You don't have to do that whenever someone gets here. Just be normal."
"I'm sorry, I'm just really happy. I'll be normal this time."
"Really?"
"Probably not."
Someone knocked on the door.
Riley opened it. Some kid Maya had never spoken to stood in the doorway. "Hi, welcome to my party." Riley exclaimed loudly. Maya sighed and walked away to get something to drink.
Farkle walked in the doorway behind the kid.
"Hi." Riley said.
"Hi," Farkle said. He was carrying a small box. "Where do you want me to put this?" He asked holding up the box.
"I told you not to bring me anything this year. And the year before that. And the year before that."
"I know, but we can't brake tradition now, right?"
"Right."
"So, where do you want me to put this?"
"On the table."
After that, Riley stopped answering the door and just hung out with everyone else.
It was more like a gathering because, dispite how much Riley had matured, she wasn't ready for a big blow out party.
People slowly started to trickle out and soon it was just Riley, Maya, Farkle and Riley's parents. It was tradition that Farkle was the only one to bring Riley a present at her birthday party (everyone else gave theirs on her actual birthdate).
Riley unwrapped it. Inside was a heart locket. Inside there was a picture of Riley with her family and on the other a picture of Riley and all her friends.
"I love it," Riley said.
"I'm going to get the candles for the cake." Mr. Matthews said and walked up the stairs to get them (they have a cake for the guests during the party and a cake for them after they all leave).
Riley leaned in to kiss Farkle on the cheek as thank you for her gift. In retrospect, it probably wasn't a good idea to call out his name because as soon as she said it, he snapped his head in her direction and Riley accidentally caught his lips.
As soon as it happened, Riley snapped her head back.
Maya and Topanga exchanged a glance.
"I'm...sorry."
"It's okay." Farkle said, "Well, bye guys."
"You're not going to stay?" Riley asked.
"I think I should go." He said and walked out forgetting to grab his coat as he left.
"I got the candles!" Mr. Matthews said triumphantly. "Where did Farkle go?"
"Riley-" Mrs. Matthews started.
"Riley noticed Farkle was sick," Maya said. "And she told him to go home."
"But he always stays for cake."
"Cake, right. Why don't you set up the candles and us girls can talk for a second out in the hallway?"
Before they got an answer, Maya grabbed Mrs. Matthews and Riley's arms and walked out the door.
"We're never telling him," Maya said immediately.
"I have to tell him, he's my husband and I shouldn't be keeping secrets from him."
"I'll tell Riley about-"
"Fine! I won't tell him."
"Tell me about what?" Riley asked.
"Nothing, Sweetie."
"Let's just go in there and pretend it never happened." Maya said.
"I hate to interrupt," Lucas said, "But where is this going?"
"We were just getting to the good part!" Maya said.
"But-"
"Just listen."
"But what if I don't wanna forget?" Riley asked.
"Riley-"
"No, listen-"
"Mrs. Matthews," Maya said, "We sould talk alone."
"Trust me I want no part of this," Mrs. Matthews said and went back inside the apartment.
"Riley what are you talking about?"
"When we kissed, I felt something. I feel like now is probably the best time to tell you: I have felt like we have something for a long time."
"Farkle?"
"Yes."
"So...wait, are you sure we're still talking about Farkle?"
Riley nodded.
"Why?"
"Maya, he's not the strange kid we met in a vampire costume 10 years ago, he's different."
"Let's go inside and we'll talk about this later. Your dad is probably waiting."
"Fine."
They walked back inside to see Riley's family waiting for them.
"Hey, guys. What happened?" Mr. Matthews asked.
"Riley was upset because Lucas isn't here," Maya said.
"I was mentioned?" Lucas asked.
"Yeah. In the next part you're actually in it."
"What? I was there? I didn't know that!"
"We know. You're pretty clueless. Now this part, I don't know as well because Riley told me it. The next day, we were back at school..."
"Maya, now what?" Riley asked.
"What do you mean?"
"Now, I have to go in a room with Farkle who I accidentally kissed and who I have a crush on and my dad who doesn't know any of this happened."
"The only people who know it happened is Farkle, you, your mom and me."
"What about Auggie?"
"He wasn't paying attention. I asked him about it and he said he had no idea we'd even talked. He was too invested in cake."
"Do I just walk in?"
"You have to act natural."
"How do I do that?"
Maya pushed her inside.
Farkle was already at his desk. Riley smiled at him shyly. Riley opened her mouth to say something, but the bell rang.
"Please, take your seats," Mr. Matthews said. "Farkle, I'm surprised you're here. Riley said you were sick. So sick you had to leave her party."
"Yeah, well...it didn't last long. Very breif."
Riley looked at the ground.
"All right, today we are learning about Chernobyl. What was it?"
"An accident," Farkle said. "It shook the whole world. This was dangerous and hard to control. As a man of science, I know you shouldn't mess with what comes natrually. Atoms aren't meant to be split its sort of like how Riley and Maya have to be together. Everyone will remember it for years to come. Scientists played with fire and everyone got burned.
"Pationately put. Lucas do you have something to add?"
"I heard that, it started with the power going out. Then, there was too much power and they couldn't control it."
"I remember that day!" Lucas said.
"The Chernobyl lecture. He managed to find something with a small connection disputed the fact he didn't even know the kiss happened. I think he's a wizard."
"What connection?"
"Accident, nothing and then there was too much." Lucas still looked confused. "You're hopeless."
That night, Riley was sitting in the baywindow waiting for Maya when Farkle crawled through.
"Hi," she said.
"Hi."
"Why are you here?"
"I just figured we should talk."
He sat right next to her.
"About what?"
"About your party."
"Right, I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable."
"It's not that, Riley. It's just...I don't know that wasn't what you were trying to do and other people were there. I just never imagined that would happen."
"I understand. Would you be upset if I kissed you right now?"
"I know you won't, but no. Why?"
Riley grabbed his cheeks and kissed him. "I want you to know: I really like you." Riley told him and kissed him again.
They stayed like that for a long time until they heard someone knock on the door. Farkle jumped out the window. Riley's dad came in.
"Hey, I thought Maya was coming over." He said.
Riley suspected she had, but then left. "She texted me saying she couldn't come right now, but maybe later."
The windchimes Riley had gotten for her birthday went started ringing. Riley had just hung them today and Farkle had probably hit them by accident.
"What was that?" Her father asked.
"Just the wind."
"There's no wind tonight."
Farkle's face appeared in the window. "Hi, I just got here. Sorry about the noise. I didn't realize they were there."
"Riley, it's time for dinner," Mr. Matthews said.
"I'll be right down."
"Farkle, you wanna stay, too?"
"Sure."
Mr. Matthews left.
"We should tell them," Riley said immediately.
"Why?"
"Why not?"
"Because your dad will kill me."
"Why? He likes you."
"Because he only likes me because you've never shown any interest in me. I don't wanna become Lucas."
"He likes Lucas now."
"Because we found out he likes Maya."
"Wait you knew?" Lucas asked.
"Riley told me recently," Maya said, it's gone now though, right?"
"Sure, let's get back to the story."
"Really?" Riley asked, surprised.
"You didn't know that?"
"No!"
"Then I didn't say anything. You can't tell them, yet."
"I'll think about it."
"Riley-"
"That's the best you're going to get."
"Fine."
They walked downstairs to find everyone else already eating.
Dinner went normal. Farkle and Riley held hands under the table (if anyone noticed they didn't let on). Riley never said anything about the relationship. After dinner, Farkle left.
The next day, Riley figured she should start slow: tell Maya first.
"Maya,"Riley said aproaching her by her locker. "I have something important to tell you."
"What?"
"Farkle and I are officially together!"
"Honey-"
"What?"
"Are you sure this is a good idea?"
"Why wouldn't it be?"
"I saw you after Lucas told you he liked another girl: you were crushed and you weren't even together."
"But Farkle has been in love with me for years!"
"Riley, you expect a prince to sweep you off your feet. You expect you'll be together for years. I just don't want you to get hurt."
"He would never hurt me."
"Do you honestly believe that?"
"I do."
"Then, if he upsets you he's gonna be dead by the next day."
Riley smiled.
"So," Maya said, "How did he ask you out?"
"He didn't."
"Then, how are you guys official?"
"We kissed multiple times. We are totally official."
"He knows that?"
"Of course."
"Good."
Riley walked in her father's classroom and sat down in her seat and turned to Garkle who was already sitting behind her.
"We're together, right?"
"Yeah."
Riley leaned in, but Farkle whispered, "Not in school, remember? Not yet."
"Right."
The next few weeks, Farkle and Riley kept there relationship a complete secret. No one knew except for Maya, but several times they were close to getting caught. Once, Riley and Farkle kissed by the lockers while everyone else was at lunch and two kids saw them, but Maya convinced them they were just talking close. Another time, Farkle was over at Riley's when her father entered her room without knocking and Farkme had to jump out the window, but no one had caught them. Lucas and Zay kept on giving them these weird looks, but they never asked anything. That was until a few months later when it was Farkle's birthday.
He was holding the "party" at his house, but it wasn't really a party because only Lucas, Zay, Riley and Maya were there. He was opening the presents and he got to Riley's and opened it. Inside was I just realized I never came up with what she got him.
"Thank you, Riley," he said and, without thinking, kissed her.
"This is new," Zay said.
Riley and Farkle pulled away and said, "Crap," in perfect sync.
"Yeah," Lucas said. "I remember from here. They explained what was going on then told Mrs. Matthews then told Mr. Matthews like 2 years later."
"That's a good story, too," Maya said.
"What?"
"Mr. Matthews finding out."
"I never heard that one, either."
"Do you know anything?"
"Yes."
"I'll tell you the Mr. Matthews story on another day."
Farkle and Riley walked through the door.
"Ready to go?" Riley asked.
"Sure."
Together they all left.
