No matter where Maya looked she couldn't find Riley. She found herself back at Big Momma's, Lucas was there as well, but Maya noticed Riley with the bikers and decided to talk to him later.
"Hey Riley!" She called getting the brunette's attention.
"Yeah?" Riley asked walking over to Maya.
"You know what I've never done?" Maya asked, trying to sound at least a little excited about the party.
"Oh wait! Let me guess!" Riley said. "Eaten a rock? No, I know! Kissed a squirrel?"
"Uh, no," Maya said, confused as to why Riley would pick those kind of things. Maya struggled to get the words out, "I have never been to a sleepover.
Riley gasped. "I have them all the time! The girls and I are having one tonight."
"You don't say?"
"Sure I do," Riley said not understanding modern slang. "I just did."
Farkle rushed by Lucas at the moment. Lucas caught him by the arm and asked,
"Hey, Farkle, what are you doing later?"
"Hanging at Big Momma's, want to come?" Farkle asked.
"Sure," Lucas said.
"Cool," Farkle then rushed away, in a hurry to be nowhere in particular.
Lucas walked towards Riley and Maya. "You guys are just are overcomplicating stuff. Hey, Riley, you should invite Maya to your sleepover."
"Oh! Great idea," Riley said agreeing. "Please, Maya?"
"I wouldn't miss it," Maya said through clenched teeth. Although she was talking to Riley, she was glaring at Lucas.
"Yay!" Riley said clapping her hands together, then just as Farkle did, she rushed off.
Maya sighed as Lucas stepped towards her so they were facing each other. She watched as Riley ran off behind her. Then something strange caught her eye. Her rash guard, which was still hanging on the porch of Big Momma's, disappeared. It completely faded into the air.
"Hey, uh, cowboy?" Maya asked, still looking at where her rash guard used to be. "You didn't see that did you? Because I'm really hoping I imagined it."
Lucas's expression definitely told Maya he saw it. They quickly rushed over to it and began searching around, hoping it might have just fallen onto the ground or something.
"The rash guard didn't exist in the 1960s, right?" Lucas asked, figuring it out. "So it doesn't belong here, and it disappeared."
"Wait," Maya said realizing something. "We don't belong here, what's gonna happen to us?"
Now she's worried about getting out of here, Lucas thought. Still he was just as nervous as she was. Suddenly, music began to play from nowhere. That ultimately meant another song.
"No!" Lucas shouted. "We do not need a song right now!"
The music stopped and he turned back to Maya, "We have to get out of here, as soon as possible."
Maya wasn't sure how she got herself into this mess. But there she was, sitting on Riley's bed watching Darby and Sarah doing each other's hair. The last thing Maya wanted to do was have a sleepover with all of the biker girls. Maybe if it was just Riley and her, it'd be fine. But since Darby, Sarah and two other bikers were also there, it was the stereotypical slumber party.
Riley appeared from her closet holding a blue dress in front of her, "So… what 'ya think?"
"It's beautiful," Sarah said, admiring the dress.
"Should I wear this on my date with Lucas? I have no idea what to do. I don't even know how to act around him. He's not like other boys. Quick, someone, teach me how to flirt with him," Riley said, making her best impression of a flirty face.
First, Maya almost gagged when she heard Riley say she and Lucas had a date. Second, she couldn't help but laugh a little at Riley because of her panic attack over Lucas.
"Well anyway, I was thinking, Lucas loves to surf, and the water is blue. And this dress is blue, so whenever he surfs and sees the blue water, he'll think of me!" Riley said. Maya knew she was really over thinking this. Riley should just wear her usual clothing.
"Honey, I hate to tell you, but Lucas doesn't care what girls look like," Maya said as Riley sat down beside her. "Besides, a boy shouldn't influence what you wear. A boy shouldn't influence anything you do, for that matter."
All the girls didn't seem to understand Maya.
"Yeah they should," Darby said. "A girl will look at your dress, but a boy will look at how you look in a dress."
"Yeah, what's the matter with letting a boy be in control of things?" Sarah asked innocently. The girls giggled in agreement.
Maya groaned and rolled her eyes. How dumb could these girls be?
"It's your life. You're supposed to decide what to do," Maya insisted.
They all thought for a moment, and then Darby said, "I decide… to let boys decide."
"To ask us out," Sarah added.
"Well, here's a wild idea," Maya said sarcastically. Then, meaning it, she said, "Why don't you just ask them out?"
They all gasped and whipped their heads to look at Maya in shock.
"Has a spark come off your plugs?" Darby asked in disbelief.
"Yeah, we don't ask anyone out," Sarah told her. "That's the boy's job."
"Oh come on," Maya said. "We can do anything a guy can do, and better."
"Maya, I'm not sure where you're from, but around here, you can't just go around asking boys out," Riley said.
"Why not?" Maya asked.
"Because, it just wouldn't make sense," Riley said. She wasn't quite sure herself why it was how it was. It just… was.
Back at Big Momma's, Lucas was really getting to know Farkle. He was a pretty cool guy, and actually really smart. Also, for some odd reason, he really wanted to take over the world someday. Farkle definitely had high hopes for his future. Lucas admired that about him, though.
Billy on the other hand, was just like any other jock Lucas had ever met. He and Farkle became friends somehow, even though they're nothing alike. Some of the other surfers had mentioned that Billy wasn't always so close to Farkle. Apparently Billy was really mean to Farkle a few years ago because he was jealous of him. Lucas wouldn't have ever suspected something like that because they seemed to be best friends. Lucas found Billy by the window with a slingshot.
"What are you doing?" Lucas asked.
"I'm using this slingshot to try to hit that angry bird over there," he explained, returning to the window.
Lucas laughed a little because of how ironic it was. Then, he walked back over to the rest of the surfers.
"So all you guys do around here is hang, eat and surf?" Lucas asked.
"What other way is there to live?" Farkle asked.
"It sounds like a perfect life," Lucas said, leaning on the small stage where Riley had previously tripped off of. Thinking of that, he remembered why he was there.
"So… there sure are a lot of nice girls around here," Lucas said walking over to Farkle, who was playing pool. "Like that girl… Riley."
"The Rodent?" Billy asked in disbelief, coming over to the pool table. "We don't date rats."
"You wouldn't take out a girl just 'cause she's a biker?" Lucas asked Billy.
"The tide wouldn't take out a girl just 'cause she's a biker," Billy told him.
"Well, I don't think it matters if a girl is a surfer, or a biker, or a bookworm," Lucas said. "You can't control who you fall in love with. It just happens. Sometimes it's really unexpected, like you've known a girl you're whole life and then you wake up one morning and realize… you love her."
As Lucas talked on, explaining it to the other surfers, he soon realized he was talking from experience. It hit him right then, that he realized he was talking about Maya. That's why he felt different around Maya; he was falling love with her. Lucas smiled to himself. It had been right in front of him the whole time.
"You are everything that's wrong with this country," Farkle said pointing at him.
"Oh come on, Farkle," Lucas said, momentarily snapping out of his thoughts of Maya. "What if you met the girl of your dreams, and you decided not to go out with her because she's a biker. You'd live the rest of your life knowing that you could've had her, but didn't because you were too shallow."
"Well, when you put it that way…" Farkle said thinking. "I guess it doesn't matter. I just want a girl that has something special about her. What do you see in a girl?"
Lucas thought for a moment. "I'd like a girl who isn't afraid to speak her mind. She would stand out from everyone else in her own way. She wouldn't be like other girls; she would be herself and nothing more. She'd be sure of herself, and maybe a little over-confident. Sure, she might take things too far, but she can't help it. That's just the way she is. She's not perfect, but she accepts who she is. She doesn't ask for anything, and can take care of herself. Maybe she's a little rude or sarcastic, but it's just her nature. My perfect girl is someone who doesn't even need a man to be the best person she can be."
Farkle was barely listening, but Lucas didn't mind. He didn't even notice that he changed his wording to present-tense. Maya filled his brain when Farkle asked him that question. He knew that he had to see Maya soon, because he was confused as to where their relationship stood. Maya might hate him if he told her how he felt and he didn't want to ruin their friendship. If he got Riley and Farkle back together, maybe then he could focus on Maya and himself.
Lucas almost fell over when all of the surfers suddenly began to sing right in front of him and Farkle. Brad, Billy and the two other surfers, Nate and Kamran, all lined up and slowly started a song. As often as it began to happen, Lucas still didn't how they could all have such synchronized dancing.
When you meet a girl you like
You should take my advice;
Farkle then joined in. He jumped on the table, facing some invisible audience.
Girls like boys like me...
Take the lead;
She likes it when you're in control
This didn't make any sense to Lucas. Whenever he hung out with Maya, she hated it when he was in control of whatever they were doing. She didn't like being clueless.
Let 'em breathe,
Chill out and go with the flow
He and Farkle began to alternate, sharing their views.
Make all the plans.
Don't be impolite.
I know what girls, know what girls
Yeah, I know what girls like.
At the same time, Maya was still in Riley's room, but she swore she heard the guys singing from all around them. By now, she had no idea what was going to happen because the entire movie was thrown off course. It seemed right now, the girls were starting to sing and dance while telling Maya all about how to act around boys. Maya glared at them, while Riley clapped her hands in excitement. She was so excited, she had to sing too.
A quick glance, bat your eyes and look away
Maya stepped in telling the girls how they should really be acting.
Take a chance; why not ask him on a date?
Pick up the check.
No! Bake him a pie!
I know what boys, know what boys,
Yeah, I know what boys like.
Lucas soon discovered that the two groups were in the same musical number, probably with the same choreography, but they couldn't see each other.
I know what girls like, you know what I mean?
The girls all went behind a screen to change and popped their heads to sing and the surfers in Big Momma's did the same.
I know what boys like, boys like girls like me.
I know what girls like, girls like boys like me.
I know what boys (girls) like, boys (girls) like girls (boys) like me.
All of the biker girls emerged from behind the screen wearing dresses and perfectly curled hair. The boys came out wearing similar Hawaiian styled shirts. The strange thing was, both Riley and Farkle hadn't gone behind the screen, but they were wearing different clothes. Riley was now wearing a black dress instead of her night gown and Farkle was wearing a blue Hawaiian shirt, instead of his plain blue surfer shirt.
Billy, Darby, Brad, Sarah, Farkle and Riley all alternated singing as they showed off their new clothes.
Like me!
Like me!
Like me!
Like me!
Like me!
Like me!
Billy and Brad sang next.
Hang with the guys,
Don't let her know how much you care.
These guys had it all wrong. Lucas then sang,
Look in her eyes, and tell her even if you're scared.
You got it wrong!
No! I got it right!
I know what girls, know what girls
Yeah, I know what girls like.
Lucas began to find himself disobeying his own advice. Now that he knew he had feelings for Maya, was he supposed to tell her? What would she think?
Maya was a little too busy getting annoyed with all the girls to think much about Lucas. So as Sarah and Darby sang, she jumped in right after to set them straight. It was a little hard considering they were trying to give her a makeover at the same time. As the girls began holding clothes up from Maya, she pushed them away. She didn't need fashion advice from anyone.
Stretched pants,
Cute sweater and sweet perfume,
Don't dress for him, its better when you dress for you!
I keep it loose.
My outfit is tight!
I know what boys like, know what boys, yeah, I know what boys like.
I know what girls like, you know what I mean.
Then, the girls and the boys, both jumped into the chorus together, once again heading behind the screens.
I know what boys like, boys like girls like me.
I know what girls like, girls like boys like me.
I know what boys (girls) like, boys (girls) like girls (boys) like me.
The girls once again came out wearing different outfits. Instead of their various dresses, they all wore the same light pink skirt and white tank top with checkered pink scarves. Maya now found it annoying that they couldn't wear the same thing for five minutes.
Like me!
Like me!
Like me!
Like me!
Like me!
Like me!
All the boys, they try to woo me, Riley sang.
The more they chase me the more I resist! Maya said, mostly to Riley. She didn't think it was right that Riley needed a boy to be happy.
All the girls, they think I'm groovy! Farkle sang, feeling a little over-confident in himself.
There's only one girl that's on my list Lucas sang, doing a great job at hiding it was really Maya. He momentarily forgot that Maya could hear him and the other surfers. Her heart beat just a little bit faster when he sang that. Maya figured she was being ridiculous, though. Lucas would never like her that way; he probably liked some other girl back in New York.
The boys had also changed into blue stripped shirts and white blazers. As two stages came down from the two dividers in both Big Momma's and Riley's bedroom, it was clear all of the singers on them had matching outfits. Brad, Kamran and Nate sang into the microphones on them, while Sarah and two other biker girls sang into the microphones in Riley's room.
I know what girls like, girls like boys like me!
I know what boys like, boys like girls like me
I know what girls (boys) like, girls (boys) like boys (girls) like me!
I know what boys like, boys like girls like me
I know what girls like, girls like boys like me!
I know what boys (girls) like, boys (girls) like girls (boys) like me
I know what girls (boys) like, girls (boys) like boys (girls) like me!
Billy, Darby, Farkle, Riley and Lucas all sang,
Like me!
Like me!
Like me!
Like me!
Like me!
Then Maya finished off the song,
Like me!
Finally a little more Lucaya. Sorry if it seems rushed, this was just the best place to start it. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Please review, follow and favorite!
-Peyton