Riley POV
Tonight is the Halloween Dance! I can't believe it! No one asked Maya, so Josh decided to go with her. She is rummaging through my closet, trying to find something suitable to wear to the dance. She pulls out a maroon skater skirt and a black t-shirt with a cat on it. She changed into them and used my eyeliner to draw whiskers and a little black nose on her face, then applied her regular makeup. She put on a cat ear headband on and turned to me, pulling on her shoes. (See link at bottom for outfit)
"You look really good, Maya." She smiles and twirls, her skirt flowing around her. I giggle and look in the mirror at my own outfit. I'm dressed up as Little Red Riding Hood, with a red hood, black crop top, and a red skirt. I tie up my boots and put on bright red lipstick and my earrings. Maya and I walk out into the living room, only to find that the boys are already here. Lucas wolf whistles at me, which is what he's dressed up as - a wolf. He's wearing a dark grey shirt with a wolf on it, a leather jacket, and regular jeans, with combat boots. I blush and walk over to him, wrapping my arm around his waist.
"Hey, hey Mr. Friar, stay off my daughter." "Yes sir," he replies, and I laugh, but he doesn't move his arm. We talk quietly while Maya adjusts her last few things.
Maya POV
When we walk into the living room, Josh looks me over, his eyes widening.
"You look gorgeous, Maya."
"Thank you." I try not to blush but fail miserably. I stifle a laugh as I look over Josh's outfit. He's dressed up as a scarecrow, with a red plaid shirt and ripped jeans. He has makeup stitches on his face, and orange on his nose. He wears a straw hat, and Converse on his feet. I smile.
"You look nice too, Josh." He laughs. "I know, I look awful, right?"
"No," I say, my voice trying to be sincere. "You look great." He holds out his elbow and I take it gently, looking up into his blue eyes. He smiles down at me, and I remember our kiss. My first kiss. Probably one of many for him, though. We follow Riley and Lucas out as Riley tries to escape her father's incessant chants about her inappropriate crop top. Josh and I laugh as Topanga convinces Cory to leave Riley alone. When we finally leave, Josh holds open the door of his car for me, and lets Lucas and Riley take the remaining seats in the back, leaving Josh and me alone, and the same for Riley and Lucas. We got to the dance, and I just sort of sat down. Josh came over.
"Maya, you gotta dance. It is a dance, after all. Will you please dance with me?" I nod slowly, unsure of what is about to happen. It's a slow song, and he gently places a hand on my waist. I shiver at the unfamiliar touch. I put my hand on his shoulder, and the other in his hand. His hands are warm, and I smile unintentionally. We start to dance, and everything is in slow motion. I sigh with content, and Josh laughs quietly.
"What?" I demand accusingly. "What's so funny, Josh?"
"Just that I have never made a girl this happy." I laugh. "Okay." We finish the song and Josh kisses me on the cheek. "I have really enjoyed being here with you tonight, Maya." "Really?" I ask. "Yes, really, Maya." I smile. Then I realize that Lucas and Riley are fighting. Oh no.
Lucas POV
I come out of the bathroom and look over to see Riley kissing none other than Charlie Gardner, and I open my mouth in shock.
"Riley, what are you doing kissing that-" she can't hear what I said over the sound of the band blaring. I walk right up to her. "Riles, what are you doing?" I pull Gardner away from her, and see the tears streaming down her face. "Riley, what happened?"
"I-he kissed me, I swear I didn't do anything." I don't believe her for a second. I shake my head and walk away from Riley as Charlie starts to kiss her again. My frustration is making me shake, and I feel a tear fall. I wipe it away angrily with a fist as I walk out of the gym and sit on the steps outside of the school. I try to take deep breaths, but I'm so angry at Riley that I eventually start walking back home.
When I get to my house, I slam the door open and run up to my room, falling down on my bed and punching my pillows. I hear my door to my bedroom open a few minutes later, and I turn to see my older brother Tucker walk in, and close the door behind him. He sits on the end of my bed and puts a hand on one of my arms to stop it from shaking with anger.
"Lucas, what's up?" I sigh, and sit up. "Tucker, was there ever a girl that you liked that you thought you could never stop liking?"
"Well, yeah, of course. Why?"
"My Riley was just like that. But she betrayed me. She kissed another guy. Tucker, what do I do?" I told him the whole story, and he listened until the end. He took a deep breath and then exhaled loudly.
"Lucas, are you sure she meant to do it? I mean, Charlie could have kissed her and held her down." I roll my eyes with contempt.
"You couldn't possibly-"
"Lucas, listen to me. That same thing happened to me, and I was really mad at the chick. Then she explained it all to me, and I decided to listen to her, and it turns out it actually wasn't her fault. You love Riley, don't you?" I looked down.
"Yes, I do, very much." He smiled. "Then believe her bud, she's gonna tell you the truth."
Riley POV
Charlie tries to stick his tongue in my mouth the next time he kisses me. I can tell he's turned on, and it makes me sick to my stomach. I push him off of me and stand up. "Enough, Charlie. I hate you. Leave me alone." I walk away, but Charlie grabs my arm. "I'm not done with you yet, Riley. Come on Princess." He pulls me out of the school by my arm. I try to get out of his grasp, but he's strong. He laughs at my futile efforts and pulls me into a side alley. He pulls my skirt up and then I black out.
When I gain consciousness again, I'm sore and I know what happened. Charlie raped me. I cry silent tears in the dark alleyway and stand up to walk away, but every move hurts. I pull out my phone to call my mom. It's dead. I groan in frustration. Just then, I hear a moan. I look over to see Charlie, on the ground with a black eye and maybe a broken bone. Lucas stands over him, fists clenched at his sides.
"And if you EVER touch Riley again, I will KILL you." He walks back over to me.
"Lucas?" I ask. "What did you do?" He takes my hand and pulls me up off of the ground.
"I gave him what he deserved. Are you okay?" I grimace and shake my head.
"He-he raped me, Lucas." I start crying and Lucas pulls me into him, hugging me tight.
"I know, Riles, but it wasn't your fault. You can't let him get to you. I'm so sorry I left you. I'll never do that again." The tears are pouring down my face and I can't stop them. It hurts so bad, and I know I can never tell my parents. They'd kill the guy, or he'd do it again. I couldn't bear it.
"Lucas, take me home, please." He pulls away from me and takes my hand.
"Can you walk or do you want me to carry you." I sigh. "It really hurts to walk." He picks me up, bridal style, and carries me home.
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