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Maya opened her eyes slowly, they suddenly became filled with a white light that quickly dissipated and showed the worried faces of her best friend, the rest of the volleyball team and the basketball team- including Lucas. She couldn't believe the ball had actually hit her, she wasn't a klutz and it was maddening for her because if she hadn't been eyeing Lucas, she wouldn't become this dork.

"Maya, are you okay?" Riley asked her slowly as her face twisted in bug-eyed expression while she had her eyes fixated above Maya's eyes, on her upper fore-head.

Maya quickly raised her hand to the place where her best friend was watching and she found herself squealing in pain as she barely touched the light lump her forehead, she knew she was going to have one hell of a bruise in her freaking face for a long time.

"I'm sorry Maya!" Darby cried as she watched at Maya concerned.

Maya gazed at her and gave her a thumb up, to let her know that she was actually fine- at least she wanted them to think so because she was actually feeling somehow dizzy and not entirely because of the ball but because she had hit her head with the floor when she fell.

Now Maya was feeling dizzy and numb.

"Can you stand up Hart?" Coach Kelly asked her concerned, since she was sitting right next to her.

Maya breathe slowly, because she honestly didn't want to make a drama out of nothing and not in front of the whole basketball team and especially in front of Lucas. Plus, fore mostly, she needed to check Lucas' leg while the drawings where still visible because they would wash away as soon as he got into the showers.

"Yeah, I think." Maya muttered as she moved her head in affirmation as she closed her eyes for a second before she could stand up.

Maya slowly grabbed Coach Kelly by the hand whilst Riley was holding Maya by her other arm to help her stand up. Maya slowly tried stood up from the floor- yet she felt how her vision was clouded by small gleams that didn't allowed her to see the gym floor all too well. But she quickly closed her eyes and tried to conceal the nauseating feeling that was overcoming her body. Soon, with her eyes close and with the help of Riley and Coach Kelly she stood up.

"You okay, Hart?" Coach Kelly asked Maya slowly, suspicion lingered in her voice as Maya could feel how Coach Kelly was burning her with her eyes.

Maya felt doubtful about opening her eyes but she knew if she didn't do it, then Coach Kelly would send her to the nurse's office and Maya really wanted and needed to stay. Therefor she opened her eyes, yet the flashes clouded her vision once again and Maya began to get paler as she watched into infinity as she tried to calm herself.

"Maya…?" Riley asked, concerned, as she still was holding Maya by the arm.

Maya tried to shake it off, she really tried.

"Yup, let's continue the game." Maya assured Riley- still gazing at the floor but as soon as her head turned to see Riley, and she saw two Riley's, Maya knew she wasn't okay.

Fuck, she thought to herself.

"She's not okay."

A sudden voice, that made Maya's Hart skip a beat came from behind Riley. Those sea-foam green eyes that knew her so well, where watching her insistently- Maya knew that Lucas would make a big deal out of it but she couldn't care at the moment when she was seeing two Lucas'.

In the other hand, Lucas was completely annoyed that Maya was trying to look okay when she wasn't- Maya was really pale, she hadn't moved her eyes from the floor and barely two words had escaped her mouth, plus she wasn't even walking or making any sudden moves.

"Shut up, Huckleburry." Maya growled at him as her eyes narrowed while she tried to focus in one Lucas. "I'm fine."

Lucas rolled his eyes as he got closer to Maya, invading her personal space. But he couldn't care at the moment, he didn't like that Maya had to play the tough girl when she was hurt or vulnerable- she needed to know she could be vulnerable too and especially around him. He got that not in front of everyone, but he hated the idea that she was risking her health because she didn't want to look weak in front of everyone.

"Prove it." Lucas spilled, annoyance in the tip of his tongue as his gazed lingered with Maya.

Maya could feel her cheeks getting hotter and she was sure that her blood was boiling as she glowered at Lucas- he was trying to get her to the nurse's office.

"How?" Maya grumbled.

"Walk." Lucas spit out and Maya gulped.

Maya remained silent as her eyes burned Lucas, glowering at him, she really looked like she was about to beat the crap out of him but the look on Lucas' face was the same, he had his jaw clenched and his arms in front of his chest. The thing was that, although Lucas and Maya acted like goofballs when they were around each other and somehow felt afraid to deal with the other- and their feelings- they weren't afraid to challenge each other or even get angry at the other if they were doing something that would hurt them.

That complicity they had with each other, their own dynamic was obvious when they were together, how they know the other so well and how they took care of the other. Lucas might be terrified of Maya and her rejection towards him, but he wasn't afraid to get tough if Maya would hurt herself with her own behavior. It was like when Maya had actually stopped him from beating up Billy Ross, she was terrified of Lucas feelings and his rejection towards him, but she wasn't afraid of intervening when she knew that Lucas was doing something he would regret.

Sea-foam green eyes versus baby-blue grey eyes

That tangible tension between both of them was getting harder and harder to ignore and everyone knew that sooner or later it would explode, even Lucas and Maya knew it- although they were trying to do everything to postpone that moment.

"Maya, you can walk, right?" Riley's voice suddenly interrupted their battle, as both of them turned around to watch the doe-eyed girl, swallowing hard and watching both of them with an eerie feeling.

Maya felt her heart clenching, because she knew it had been one of those moments when Riley would know something was up between them and would make it uncomfortable. Therefore, Maya tried to dismiss the guilt she was feeling in her heart as she shook her head and looked away from both of her friends. Lucas gazed at Riley for a second, feeling bad that she had to witness their showdown but in that moment, his mind was in Maya and that she needed to go to the nurse's office.

But Maya wasn't going to give up that easily, she needed to see Lucas' leg, she really did.

"Sure." Maya answer Riley as she shakily tried to let go of Riley's hand.

Maya closed her eyes one more time and breathe out, her sight had to be back, right? She needed to see Lucas leg because this would change everything.

Maya opened her eyes, still with a blurry vision but she couldn't care anymore- she gave one step forward with her right foot- at least that's what she thought she had done. Instead, her body began to lean to the right- a little too much- without Maya being able to stop or to find a solid way to stop her body, her whole world was turning around and she knew she was going to hit the floor one more time as she felt that unavoidable void in her stomach as she couldn't get herself together- she fell and as she was getting ready to feel the harsh clash of her body against the wooden floor.

Everyone took a deep breath as they prepared for Maya to hit the floor- she could hear the gasp of the spectators.

Maya yelped and closed her eyes but instead her body was find by a pair of strong arms, holding only her upper body. Maya knew the scent that quickly invaded as she cursed under her breathe because Lucas was holding her upper body, avoiding her abruptly fall.

"You were saying…" Lucas said with a smirk drawn on his face as he was holding his blonde beauty.

Maya felt her cheeks blushing because she was sure that they must looked like an old couple by the way he was holding her- like a Prince charming, a metaphor that Maya knew was so unlike Lucas. Maya opened her eyes, she was seeing better now as her gazed linked to Lucas' child-like enjoyment gaze while he had his smirk on

And Maya crumbled because her heart was warm but that sight of the guy she loved, looking at her like that, like every girl wanted to be looked.

"I don't feel good, Huckleburry" Maya whimpered quietly as she let go of that tough façade- the one she usually let go when she was with him, at least before Maya tried to part ways from Lucas as Riley began to flirt again with him.

"I know you don't Shortstack." Lucas whispered as he answered Maya, feeling down that she was actually hurt, therefor he didn't waste no-time. "Coach Kelly and Coach García, may I take Maya to the nurse's office?" Lucas asked.

Maya's heart quickly stopped because she knew how protective Lucas was and that wasn't actually the problem- the thing was that Maya knew Riley would ask to come too and she couldn't afford to miss a chance to see or ask Lucas about the drawings.

"Sure Friar." Coach Kelly answer.

"There's no problem for me, just be back to the end of training." Coach García replied.

Lucas nodded and then he gazed at Maya as he took a strong grip on her and made her stand-up, while leaning all her weight on him- if Maya was being completely honest, Lucas was actually holding all her weight. But she couldn't care as her head leaned down on his shoulder for some comfort and she finally began to feel better with Lucas warm touch. In the other hand, Lucas felt his heart beat increasing as Maya's breathing down his neck made goosebumps appeared all over his skin.

"Lucas, I'll go too" Riley's voice quickly interrupted the slowly and unspoken interaction.

Maya gazed at Riley, she had a brooding expression invading her face- like she knew something was up between them and Maya sighed displeased, she knew this was going to happen and everything that she would be seeing was Riley flirting with Lucas. Riley kept glowering at Maya in an odd way, full of suspicion and annoyed too, like if Maya was taking Lucas away from her.

"I don't think so Matthews" Coach Kelly interrupted Maya's and Riley's gazes and Riley turned around to see Coach Kelly that was behind her as she placed her hand on Riley's shoulder. "You'll stay here and train."

Riley shrugged as she gazed back at Maya and Lucas- Maya knew something was up with Riley, she could feel the lingered anger on her look and although she was sure Lucas didn't notice it- Maya felt it really well.

"Okay, let's go." Lucas' said as he began to carry Maya outside the gym with everyone looking at them.

Maya felt a bit embarrassed by the whole thing, but she was okay with being held by Lucas and she appreciated that he was trying to make it seemed like she could actually walk- when really Maya was barely touching the floor. She still felt dizzy and disoriented but she felt comfort in Lucas' arms.

"Thank you Huckleburry" Maya whispered into Lucas' neck and he was sure that his heart had just skipped a beat- It was unusual for Maya to be this sweet but he adored and preserved every moment where she allowed herself to be vulnerable.

Therefore, as soon as they exited the gym and Lucas felt the door closing behind them, he quickly took Maya's hip and threw her legs up without any notice. Maya gasped by the sudden movement but then she found herself being carried "princess-style-like" by Lucas through the hallways. Maya smiled to herself and she wrapped her arms around Lucas' neck as she tried to avoid that Lucas saw her pink bright cheeks and how she was holding a smile.

Lucas laughed.

"Better, Shortstack?" Lucas said with a smile on his face as he heard Maya's gasped and gazed down and saw how she was trying to hide her face.

"Thank you for waiting until we were out of the gym to do this." Maya whispered as she closed her eyes and began to feel better with Lucas' touch.

"I know you would've kick my ass if I held you like this in front of everyone." Lucas grinned as he turned around to the right as he walked on the main hallway of the school.

"Oh, you know me so well Ranger Rick, should I give you a prize or something? A good boy medal?" Maya sang sarcastically as she opened only one eye to see Lucas reaction, which she assumed would be of annoyance, but instead he had deadpan expression.

If he was being completely honest, he thought about the best prize: giving Maya a kiss, the kiss he hadn't given to her on Texas.

"You okay, Bucky?" Maya asked him as she gazed at him with her eyes barely opened.

Lucas quickly snapped out of it and turned to see Maya, she had her eyes barely opened but still trying to figure him out- he laughed.

"You look like an old lady trying to read or finally see something." Lucas laughed as he turned left- finally getting to the nurse's office.

Lucas passed the threshold of the door with Maya in his arms, without much difficulty and turned around to see where the nurse was while Maya was breathing slowly in his chest trying to calm down the banging on her head.

"Oh, Dear lord, what happened to you?" The nurse said from behind Lucas as she gazed at the two teenagers in such a weird position from her office.

"She was hit by a volleyball and then she fell and hit her head against the gym floor." Lucas quickly replied seriously as he turned around with Maya in his arms, Maya did little effort to opened her eyes, if she was being honest she loved how Lucas was holding her.

"Well, let's wait no time!" The nurse said as she passed from Lucas, she took a pillow and place it on a hospital gurney. "Drop her here so I can give her look."

Lucas placed Maya in the gurney, although she whimpered at the loss of heat from him. Maya was actually really cold, especially with that annoying uniform she was wearing, so she complained as Lucas dropped her, but still during the exam he hold on to her hand. When Maya opened her eyes, she could still see some gleams of light but she wasn't seeing double which relieved her and the nurse- and off course Lucas. After a little cranial exam that the nurse performed, while Lucas was still in there, she stated that Maya had a mild concussion- which was something she could recover from really quickly. Still, Maya needed to go to the doctor to make sure that she was okay, from a professional- therefor the nurse as soon as she finished the exam and gave some acetaminophen to Maya for the pain, she went into her office and called Maya's mom.

"I can't believe I am this dumb" Maya cursed as she turned around in the gurney to face Lucas, with the acetaminophen she felt a lot better but still that lump in her head was still bothering her.

"I know Shortstack, where you too distracted because of me?" Lucas asked Maya careless as he played with her hand.

Maya's heartbeat increased as she gazed alarmed at the boy, she was glad that Lucas was too busy playing with her hand because she was blushing.

But she remembered her mission- she needed to check Lucas' leg to know if he was indeed her soulmate.

"You like to draw on your skin, Huckleburry?" Maya asked, trying to sound indifferent and as chill as possible, she couldn't let Lucas know that she had seen him.

But Lucas wasn't stupid and he felt his heart stopping, she had seen him and he was nowhere ready to tell her the truth.

"Why Shorstack?" Lucas replied, trying to sound as normal as he could, trying to be focus on just playing with Maya's hand- avoiding her gaze at all costs.

Maya felt her blood boiling as she glowered as him- he was avoiding her.

"Yeezz, I don't know." Maya blurted annoyed by Lucas' answer. "I thought I saw something in your leg today."

Lucas quickly raised his head and their gazes linked together, Maya felt that her breath was taken away by the look he was giving her. It was like Lucas was seeing beyond her and Maya somehow felt vulnerable around him when they were alone, like she couldn't lie or pretend around him. Maya sighed as she felt like her heart was coming out of her chest, she was going to finally ask him that question that could change everything.

Just go ahead Maya, said it. She thought to herself. Do you believe in soulmates? That's all you have to say.

Meanwhile, Lucas' head was swirling around as he thought in a way of getting out of this situation, what if Maya felt somehow disappointed by their destiny? What if Maya refused to be with him because she had already push him aside. What would he do? Lucas gazed at Maya, unsure of what words could escape his mouth, he gazed at her like he had done in Texas while they were so closed they almost kissed.

But fortunately for Lucas and unfortunately for Maya- the nurse came right in, interrupting the moment.

"Maya, your mom is coming for you right now!" The nurse sang as she gazed at the pair, she looked at them oddly, like she had cut the tension with a knife.

"Thank you." Maya replied but still gazing at Lucas.

Lucas without much prelude, trying to avoid this moment however he could, he gazed at the nurse and quickly let Maya's hand go as he stood up from the chair he had placed next to her. With awkwardness and barely falling over the tray with medical instruments on it, he walked towards the door without saying much.

"I- I better go back to the gym" Lucas stuttered as he gazed back at Maya who had this absent looked on her face while she watched him with his off behavior. "I- I'll text you, take care of yourself!" Lucas screeched as he walked out of the door, barely running from the nurse's office.

Maya stayed watching the door as she heard Lucas' step farther away each time, her mind had honestly gone blank. What the actual hell? She thought for herself.

"What's wrong with that kid?" The nurse asked as she looked at the door confused, barely as much as Maya.

"I have no idea." Maya answered as she turned around in the gurney.

Maya felt angry and confused. If Lucas was indeed her soulmate, why wouldn't he tell her? He didn't want her to be his soulmate? Was he disappointed? Why didn't he want her? Maya felt a void in her chest as those thoughts filled her mind and a tear escaped her eye as she gazed at the roof. But she was angry, why would she think this time would be different? Lucas would always pick Riley and she wasn't Riley. She was the only stupid girl that would fall in love with her best friend's boyfriend and even after they had broken up, Maya felt like Lucas still belonged with her.

Maya felt chaotic, she still didn't know if Lucas was her soulmate and although a part of her was dying to know, she was also too afraid to really know the truth- she placed her hands in her heart- she didn't know if she could take it any longer.

…

"Lucas, stay still!" Lucas' mom nagged as she placed more concealer on his forehead whilst Lucas breathe deeply, annoyed.

Lucas was sitting on his mom's bed with his backpack on, he had already showered from practice but he was supposed to go to Smackle's house to finish a project with her and Riley but to Lucas' misfortune, the lump that Maya had because of the concussion had already appeared on his forehead. And god, the bruise that was coloring Lucas and Maya's foreheads, was really large and noticeable.

"Mom, I don't want anyone to notice but I don't want to color my whole face!" Lucas complained to his mother as he rolled his eyes.

"Stop whining, it's going to look okay." Lucas' mom replied as she focused on mixing the right make-up whilst Lucas sighed irritated. "I just don't understand why you don't tell Maya that you two are soulmates." Lucas mom blurted out from one moment to another.

Lucas had told his mother a thousand times what would happened but she never seemed to get it.

"Because I don't think she wants me." Lucas answered his mom, this topic somehow made him feel unwanted and anxious, what if Maya never liked him again?

"Have you told her your feelings?" Lucas' mom asked him while she gave some final touches to his forehead.

"No…" Lucas muttered. "But, I can't tell him anyways, not while Riley is still flirting with me, that would be just wrong."

"So, why don't you first tell Riley what you really feel and then you tell Maya?" Lucas' mom asked, like it was the simplest thing on earth- but for him it was earth cracking if he simply told Maya that they were meant to be together.

"It's not that easy mom." Lucas answered his mom and felt a void in his chest.

"It's easy." Lucas' mom replied annoyed as she stopped applying some foundation and checked if Lucas' forehead was okay. "Be honest in what you feel and don't pretend to be someone you are not, do what your heart tells you to do."

Lucas gazed at his mother and smiled, because he knew deep down she was right.

"Yes Ma'am." Lucas replied.

"You're done!" Lucas' mom sang and then placed a kiss on Lucas' cheek while she walked out of the room and into the bathroom to put away her make-up.

Lucas stayed in the corner of the bed, completely zooned out because he knew that Maya suspected something and he knew his mother was right. Lucas needed to stop following Riley's flirting and tell her the truth about everything, then he could finally go to Maya and seriously ask her what would happen if they were soulmates?

It wasn't easy and Lucas' had never felt so terrified in his whole life- but he needed to do it, for his blonde beauty.