This chapter is dedicated to TheatreChristianManiac. Enjoy!


Maya sat on the swings, gently pushing back and forth as she kicked around the wood chips and sand, making little small circles every so often. Usually, she wasn't the one to be hanging out at playgrounds, but she and Riley had a fight during the past week and she needed time to think. She knew that if she went home her mom would've interrogated her as soon as she saw the sad girl's face and would never leave her alone.

She was so lost in her thoughts, she didn't even notice the footsteps that were currently approaching her. "Maya?" The blonde girl looked up, only to see Riley's uncle Boing standing in front of her. "What are you doing here?"

"I could ask you the same question," the blonde replied as she smiled at the boy. "Why are you here?"

"I asked you first."

Maya sighed and gestured to the swing beside her, to which he gladly accepted the offer and sat beside her. After a few minutes of silence, she spoke up. "Riley and I are in a fight. It's real bad this time, Boing."

"What was it—"

"About? Long story short, she's dating a new guy and I don't exactly trust him while she believes that stupid saying of 'people change people'. I told her to break up with him and even offered to do it for her, but then she went off on saying how I was judging a book by it's cover and it just escalated from there."

"What about Farkle and Lucas?"

"They're both neutral on this. It's being going on for the past week and neither one of us have talked to each other since." The blonde had then looked up and into the boy's pretty blue eyes. "Your turn now. Tell me why you're here. I don't believe you came here just to enjoy the weather."

Josh chuckled as little droplets of water began pouring down from the sky. "It's amazing how well you know me, Maya." He had then glanced down at the ground before direction his attention back to the blonde beauty. "I actually came here because…, well, my girlfriend broke up with me."

"Oh." was all the girl said in response. She was so stunned, her mind went completely blank and totally shut off. Finding her voice, she spoke again. "I-I'm sorry," She whispered, "I know how much she meant to you."

The university student sighed and continued talking. "It's alright. I had a bit of a feeling this would happen, but I just didn't expect it so soon. I guess it's for the best though."

"And why would that be?" The girl asked, confused.

"Because now I can be with the person I truly wanna be with, Maya."

"Who—"

The brunette chuckled as he moved closer towards the blonde and took her hand in his. "You, Maya. The person I truly wanna be with is you. You're my whole world, you're the one I want in my life. I never want you not to be in my life."

Maya smiled as he quoted what he said exactly a year ago. That was the best—or rather, one of the best—moments in her entire life. Up until last year, every time he saw her, he always rejected her, saying they were three years apart and it wouldn't be right. But that one moment they shared last year…that changed everything.

"I feel the same way, Boing," she replied as she flashed a smile for the first time that week, "But does this mean—"

"That I want you to be my girlfriend? Of course it does." He had then wrapped his arm around her and she leaned closer to the brunette, her head resting on his shoulder as the two quietly watched the raindrops fall. They sat there for what felt like forever, until Josh took a quick glance at his watch and realized how late it was.

"What time is it?" Maya asked, sleepily as she felt her eyes close.

"Too late to be out," the boy answered, making Maya look up in surprise, "It's nearly midnight. We've been here for about three hours, Maya. How far away is your house?"

"It's on the other side of town," She muttered as she stood up and yawned, "It's going to take me at least an hour or two to get back."

Josh shook his head and sighed. "I'll take you home," He stated, "It's too late and too dangerous for you to be out on your own."

"You don't have to do that, Boing. It's fine, I can walk back alone."

"No, you can't, Maya, and I don't want you to. I'm going to make sure you get home safe and sound, even if it's the last thing I do." He had then glanced at the girl and noticed that she was shivering from the cold. Slowly, he wrapped his jacket around her shoulders and held her close to him once more. "Better?" He asked.

"Much," the blonde replied as she moved closer. A faint smile appeared on her lips and she sighed tiredly, but happily. "Thanks, Boing…for everything. You don't know how much it means to me."

The two then continued walking and finally reached the crosswalk. The white light blinked and they were soon on the other side of the road, walking down the sidewalk as raindrops soaked the both of them. "It's no problem, Maya," the brunette said in response, "I'd do anything for you." He then gave her a light kiss on the cheek and she moved closer as the two continued walking and talking quietly as they went.


Well, I think this was pretty good for my first Joshaya one shot. If you didn't get the hints throughout the story, this takes place when Maya is sixteen and Josh is nineteen, so it takes place during Season 4 (if we ever actually get one. Look on my profile for hashtags and copy & paste stuff of GMW so you can help spread the word and support the show. Also, tweeting the writers/Disney to have a Season 4 doesn't hurt either :)).

Sorry, I didn't follow your request exactly, TheatreManiac, but I hope this was good enough either way. I hope you guys all enjoyed this chapter and let me known what you think or if you have any prompts or requests in the reviews.

~Star