A/N: Young Maya sticks up for Riley when an older kid yells at her
Maya Hart was only seven, but her glare was enough to make any sensible adult pee their pants. She may not look the part, but the blonde could easily pin a guy twice her size with little trouble. She luckily didn't do this much. Usually, Maya could get people to leave her alone with words which were just as frightening as her small fists.
The only way the tall blonde (yes, she was tall as a little kid) would usually use physical fighting was if someone threatened Riley. If you even looked at Riley the wrong way, Maya would be on you immediately. She was extremely protective of her friend.
Her classmates quickly learned the rules Maya had silently planted around Riley. Someone had even made a list. They were fairly simple, but if you ever broke one of them, you would regret it. Maya was not someone to be taken lightly when it involved the brunette.
Unfortunately for one new kid at her school, he didn't know about the unspoken rules revolving around Riley Matthews. Shane, the newest addition to the sixth grade class, walked out onto the playground. It was his first day, and Shane joined the line for teams for kickball. He was one of those kids who took games very seriously. Little did he know that Maya had finally convinced her friend to try kickball for the first time.
Teams were chosen, and Shane and Riley both were picked to be on the same team. Maya had been picked for the kicker team. She pouts, wanting to have been with Riley, but she joins the kicker line anyway. Riley looks around nervously before heading out between first and second base. Maya smiles at her as the roller rolls the ball towards the home plate.
The ball is kicked towards Riley, and the brunette covers her head as she sees it near her face. It bounces to the ground before rolling towards third. Shane scrambles to get it, holding his annoyance in check for the girl ruining an easy out.
This happened two more times, and Shane was about to snap at the girl for ruining their chances. They only needed one more out, and all the bases were loaded. The roller quickly rolls the ball to the kicker, and it soars between first and second.
Shane watches as Riley runs after the ball, and it soars right into her arms. That is, until it slips out of her fingers and rolls away from the kickball game. The kicker team cheers as all of their teammates make it home. Shane growls, his anger finally snapping.
"Are you kidding me?! That was so easy to catch! You just cost us the game!" he yells at the brunette.
Riley bites her lip, looking at the ground. Shane walks over to her and sets his jaw. The rest of the players hold their breath. They knew that Shane had just broken one of the rules.
"Why did you even join?! That was pitiful," the boy fumes.
Riley blushes and whispers quietly, "Sorry."
He balls his fists, "You should be! I mean, come on! You literally handed them the game!"
"Hey, Dipwad! Step off my friend!" a voice growls behind him.
The boy turns to see a furious Maya giving him a glare that sent chills down his back. Instead of showing his fear, Shane straightens his shoulders, looking at Maya angrily. He crosses his arms and raises an eyebrow at her.
Shane growls out, "She cost us the game, but obviously, you wouldn't care since you are ON that team! I bet she just threw the game so her good ol' friend could win!"
Maya growls and grabs the boy's shirt. She pulls him close to her face, and Shane is shocked by her immense strength. The blonde gives him a deadly glare.
"Leave her alone, or you will have to go through me," Maya says menacingly.
Shane rolls his eyes, "Ah... I see. I am supposed to be afraid of a seven year old girl and her clueless friend. Yeah, not gonna happen."
The blonde calmly says, "Wrong answer."
The next thing Shane knows is that he is on his stomach on the rough blacktop with Maya straddling him. He winces as the feisty blonde grabs his arm and pushes it upward. He yelps out in pain, begging for her to let him go.
"Let me go! Ow! Seriously, get off me!" Shane pleads in pain.
Maya growls from on top of him, "Never. Ever. Talk to Riley like that ever again, you hear me? Don't even LOOK at her the wrong way. If you ever do, I won't stop, got it?"
Shane is silent, and Maya pulls his arm upward even more. He yelps in more pain.
"Alright, alright! Let me go!" he pleads.
Maya steps off him and turns to Riley, "You okay, Riles?"
She smiles and nods, "Thanks, Maya."
"Anything for you, sweetie."
Shane lays on the ground in pain as Maya and Riley walk away from the game, arms linked together. One of the boys walks over to Shane and crouches down so Shane can see his face. He gives him a sympathetic smile.
"Listen, I know you are new, but there are certain rules with Riley Matthews. That blonde chick? She's Maya Hart, and she will mess you up if you even look at her friend wrong. You got lucky. One kid had to be taken to the hospital because he called Riley weird," the boy says.
The sixth grader moans in pain, "It would've been better to have know before."
The boy rolls his eyes, "Yeah, everyone at this school knows about Maya and Riley. They are like the best best friends in this whole school. Maya will protect that girl with her life. Here, take this and learn the rules because Maya won't forget about what you said to Riley."
Shane sits up, rubbing his arm as the boy hands him a piece of paper. He looks at the paper with a raised eyebrow, but he smiles a little.
"I wish I had as good of a friend as Maya," Shane says, looking over the paper.
The boy chuckles, "There is only one Riley and Maya. Trust me, you will never find a closer pair of friends."
Rules of Riley Matthews
1) Never, ever, spread rumors about her unless you want a black eye
2) Don't insult Riley in any form unless you want to be emotionally scarred by Maya for the rest of your life
3) Shoving, punching, kicking, or any other type of physical pain inflicted on Riley by you will probably be the biggest mistake of your life
4) Never laugh at Riley, or prepare for the apocalypse that you have brought upon yourself
5) If you make Riley cry, you better move because you are now officially on Maya's hit-list
6) Make Riley doubt herself, and you will never leave your house because Maya will be waiting outside
Follow these rules or you will face Maya Hart, and she will not care what you said or did. Even if it was an accident, you better apologize to Riley right away or her best friend will make you wish you weren't born. Hopefully, you never get on her bad side because she will not forget about what you said. Best of luck, and welcome to John Quincy Adams!
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