Maya absolutely hated studying. She hated libraries. You had to be quiet. It was like there was a NO FUN ALLOWED sign. Riley, meanwhile, was having the time of her life. But Riley had grown up not knowing real magic existed. Riley was ecstatic. This was magic homework! She didn't even care that it was the weekend. Farkle had joined them for studying and Riley had managed to drag Zay and Lucas along.

"You brought the cowboy," Maya raises her eyebrows at Riley.

"Ma'am." he says, tipping his imaginary hat. He know she is being playful, he finds it a little funny. It's like a game they have. They've all only known each other a couple of weeks but they're a pretty good group.

"Maya," Riley replies in the cute little warning way she does, "Be nice."

"Zay!" She high fives him. Maya and Zay get along pretty well, most of their conversations are humour based.

Riley had wanted to introduce them all. Ironically most of them had met on their own terms. They'd all met last week, the only people that hadn't quite met were Zay and Maya, and Zay and Lucas and Farkle, even though they shared some classes. Riley was the happy one, Farkle was the smart one, Zay was the funny one, Lucas was the athletic one, quidditch or good old track and field. Maya was cunning. Riley wanted them to get to know each other.

Zay and Lucas grabbed chairs. And pulled them towards the desks. Farkle was furiously writing down on parchment. "You know what I think? Pen and paper are a lot better than this stuff." My says lifting up a scroll of parchment, "What even is this?"

"I think it's fun." Riley said, she'd started an essay on the phases of the moon and it's position in the sky.

"Done." Farkle had said putting his quill down.

"That's what I'm talking about, what've you got Doctor Farklestein?" Maya perks up.

"How are you going to get good grades and improve your own knowledge if you cheat?" Lucas says, concerned.

"Is that gonna stick?" Farkle answers.

"Nobody asked you, Hop-along. If not Farks here, I was gonna mooch off Riley, which is why you have to do well." She puts her hand on Riley's shoulder and leans across the desk to read Farkle's paper, "Yeah, I think it's stickin'." She groans, "Why are there so many big words?"

"You're gonna let your friend do this?" Lucas urged Riley.

"This is Maya. This is how she learns." She insists and smiles.

"Besides. I don't know anything about-" Maya waves her hands in gesture, "That stuff."

"Maybe you would if you if you played attention."

Maya smiles, "Whatever you say, Ranger Rick."

"Really?" He says exasperated, "Zay's from Texas too! Why is it just me?"

"Because, you're easy to make fun of," She grins.

"I'm fine with it," Farkle inputs, "I like to help my friends. You guys are my friends, right?"

"Of course we're your friends, Farkle. Why wouldn't we be?" Riley looks at him.

"I just never really had friends before." He fiddles with the cuff of his robe. "And you and Maya already knew each other. And Lucas and Zay did."

"We're your best friends, Farkle." Lucas adds.

"Yeah. From now on, it's always been the five of us." Zay proposes.

"Really?"

"Yeah," Maya agrees, "What would we do without you."