Maya meets Hope 7


Cory knew that this day would come eventually, he had known it from the moment Riley was born but he had prayed for it to never come. He had hoped to somehow skip it, to avoid having to deal with it, he was hoping he'd never have to face this situation, that he'd find a miracle solution before it could be a real problem. As he got ready to go back to work after the spring break, he couldn't help but glance at his daughter, hoping that her innocence would protect her from these days that had finally arrived but knowing, deep down, that it was foolish of him to think so.

"I'm going to have breakfast at Hope's. Bye guys." Riley exclaimed as she left the apartment.

"See you in class." Cory nodded, trying to look normal and failing.

"See you tonight Riley. What's wrong Cory?" Topanga asked him, recognizing his weird face.

"What, me? Nothing. I'll come home a bit late tonight. I need to speak with Klaus after school. I'll go there after work and I have no idea how long it'll last." Cory replied.

"Well, I'll meet you there with Auggie then. Freya invited me over to talk about magic and Auggie wants to play with Kol. We'll have dinner there with them." Topanga told him.

"Good." Cory nodded, his mind already at school, before he sat down and ate his breakfast, trying to come up with a solution to the coming problem he knew they'd have to face soon.

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Riley arrived at the Mickealson's house and rang the doorbell, knowing Hope would want her to just walk in but not wanting to offence anyone. Kol is the one who opened the door for her and, with a large smile, he welcomed her in, telling her that she could have just walked in, that she didn't need to ring the doorbell or to knock before coming in their house, especially since she'd probably come over often.

"Riley! I told you not to bother ringing the doorbell!" Hope exclaimed before showing her the seat right next to her.

"Next time I won't." She smiled.

"So, are you girls excited to go back to school?" Elijah asked them both.

"Yes, I miss Lucas. I know he visited his grandpa in Texas, I hope he's happy to be back too, that he doesn't miss Texas too much." Riley replied.

"And that he's missed you during the spring break?" Hope smirked.

"Well, one can hope, right?" Riley replied, making them smile.

"What about you, Hope?" Klaus asked his daughter.

"School is school. It passes the time during the day." Hope replied with a small smile.

"By the way Hope, my uncle Josh will come over in a few days, once he receives the letter from the university of New York. He wants to open it with us. If he gets in, which, according to my dad, he will, then he'll spend the summer here with us." Riley told her best friend.

"Ha, so I can finally meet this boy." Klaus smiled with satisfaction.

"Your uncle Boing is coming here? I can't wait!" Hope exclaimed, her eyes shining with excitement.

Klaus frowned at the way his daughter nicknamed Riley's uncle and it amused Kol greatly.

"Me neither, it's always fun to watch you around him. You turn into a crazy lady." Riley chuckled, making everyone else chuckle with her.

"I'm thinking of taking a new attitude around him. Maybe I should be more detached, you know. Show him I can be mature too. If I ignore him, maybe he'll notice me." Hope told her best friend.

"Great idea honey." Hayley nodded.

"I wonder how long it'll last." Riley muttered, making Kol and Klaus smile.

The girls finished their breakfast and, for once, they didn't take the subway to school. Elijah drove them there and reminded them to come over to the house after school since Riley's parents were coming as well.

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At school, Cory managed to relax a little. It was only the first day back, he still had time to act, though the looks his daughter exchanged with Lucas during his class and between classes worried him a bit. As soon as the last bell of the day rang, he packed his bag and rushed to his car to drive to the Mickealson's house, knowing that the girls would hang out with their friends for a bit before coming back home to do their homework. Since he had had a meeting after school, he arrived later than he thought he would and Topanga was already inside.

As soon as Klaus opened the door for him, Cory pushed him aside, to the empty library. He didn't want Hayley or Topanga to hear about this conversation. It probably would be a good idea to keep Auggie from hearing it as well since he'd probably go running to his mother if he heard anything.

"This is a serious matter Klaus, a very serious matter that we need to discuss. We have a problem, like a storm heading our way, only worst. No matter how old you are and everything you've fought against, you've never been through this, and neither have I. This is going to be bad, worst than anything you've ever faced before." Cory quickly declared gravely.

"You're worrying me, mate. What is it?" Klaus asked him, already imagining some enemies to fight.

"The 7th grade spring dating fever. It's coming, it's here and sadly, our daughters are in 7th grade now. We need to act now before it's too late because, let me tell you, I've seen it happen every year so far and it never fails to come and affect 7th grade kids, especially innocent and sweet girls like ours." Cory explained, making Klaus nod and become serious.

"Every year since I've started teaching, I've been able to witness it and it never fails, it always touches them all, sometimes in weird ways but it affects them none the less. Until now, I didn't really care about it, but that was because I didn't have a daughter in 7th grade. This year, we have to try and do something against it or our baby girls are going to leave Neverland for good to head into the teenage years and start dating boys." Cory added.

"I'm not ready for that. Not ready at all. It's too soon for her to date, she's still just my baby. She can have a crush on your little brother, I don't care, it doesn't lead anywhere, but start dating? She's too young!" Klaus nodded.

"Then we agree?" Cory asked him.

"Of course we do. They're staying in Neverland." Klaus nodded vigorously.

"You two are going to be in trouble if you try anything to stop them from dating." Elijah commented from the doorway.

"I don't know what you're talking about. I'm the king of schemes and Klaus is a king of all things supernatural. We can definitely pull it off." Cory replied.

"Wait until Topanga and Hayley hear about it. I'm sure they'll have different opinions than you do." Elijah told them with a smile before he left the room.

"He's wrong." Cory shook his head, in complete denial.

"Of course he is. Now, let's find a way to save them from this fever." Klaus nodded.

"Lucas is way too good looking for his own good. Maybe you can compel him to fall for someone else?" Cory suggested.

"These kind of things never work out well, compelling away feelings is very complicated, sometimes impossible if the feelings are strong and true. For example, it would be impossible for me to compel you to forget about your feelings for Topanga. Anyway, your daughter would be heart broken, which would make my daughter very angry." Klaus replied.

"You're right, this was a bad idea. I want her to stay in Neverland, not to get her heart broken. She'd be sad then I'd be sad, and feeling guilty." Cory agreed.

"So, what do we do?" Klaus asked.

"I have no idea, but we have to do something. Maybe send them off to an all girl school?" Cory replied.

"Or the two of you could let our daughters grow up the way nature wants them to." Topanga stated from the doorway, surprising them both with Hayley by her side.

"Oh come on! Surely you two don't mean that we should let our precious baby girls date boys, get pregnant and leave the house?" Klaus exclaimed.

"They're not there yet, Klaus." Hayley chuckled.

"They're going to go on couples of dates, maybe hold hands. They might even exchange a kiss or two but they're well raised girls. They'll go at their own pace. You can't hold them back or they'll end up hating the two of you." Topanga replied.

"Oh come on, I remember what it was like to be that age. Okay, so I was a pretty good boy but you do remember who my best friend is, right? Shawn Hunter! After his first date, he became a dating monster and changed girls every week, breaking hearts as he went, or did you forget a special Valentine's day when he ended up tied in a boat house with a few of his exes?" Cory exclaimed, sure that he was right.

"Lucas is far from being like Shawn was, Cory, and you know it. We just have to warn them, watch over then and be there for them. Not prevent them from making mistakes that will help them grow up." Topanga replied.

"I hate it when she's right. She's always right." Cory shook his head, defeated.

"What do we do then? Just stand by and watch?" Klaus asked.

"At least let us choose chaperons to go on their dates with them." Cory asked.

"Yes, chaperons! Great idea, mate." Klaus nodded.

"Who do you have in mind?" Hayley asked.

"Why not Kol and Rebekah?" Klaus suggested with a small smile.

"That sounds reasonable. I could accept that." Cory nodded reluctantly.

"I agree too. Good idea. Reasonable idea." Topanga nodded before Hayley and her left the room.

"Kol is going to enjoy this. So will you, Cory." Klaus whispered to his new friend.

"Why am I going to enjoy him chaperoning my daughter on her date with perfect face?" Cory asked him, curious.

"Because I believe that when our brother Finn said that he had a soul mate waiting for him, he was speaking about Riley. The clues he gave were small but it's obvious, so is Kol's interest in your daughter. He hasn't spoken about it yet, I think he wants to wait for her to grow up and see how her relationships evolve. Right now she's just a friend to him." Klaus replied.

"Well, my daughter and your brother, your daughter and my brother... Things will be complicated later. The women are right, we should let them date boys their age now. It'll be easier." Cory chuckled, making Klaus smile.

"Maybe we could convince Freya to change our appearance magically so we can chaperon them ourselves." Klaus suggested in a whisper so that the mothers wouldn't be able to hear.

"I'm not sure I'm ready to witness my daughter's first date." Cory shook his head.

"You're right." Klaus nodded.

"But what if they have their first kiss and we miss it?" Cory asked his friend.

"I think I'd rather stay in denial land for now and pretend that she's still in Neverland." Klaus replied firmly.

"You're right." Cory nodded.

Then, the two father heard laughter coming from the front door and they immediately recognized their daughter's laughter.

"Her laugh is my favorite music." Klaus whispered.

"You and I have the same taste in music." Cory smiled.

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The rest of the day went pretty well, so did the few days after that until, finally, Friday arrived and Josh called to say that he'd spend the weekend with them and that he would open his letter with them. Of course Hope was over the moon and couldn't wait until she saw him. That day, Hope, Klaus and Freya were at the Matthews.

He met his brother's family in their home and Hope joined them, she pretended to act mature until, when he was about to open the letter, she jumped on his back and ripped it from his hands to open it herself. It amused her father greatly while Freya used her phone to record this moment.

"So, what does it say?" Riley asked her best friend who held the letter out of everyone's reach.

"Dear Uncle Boing," Hope started to say, pretending that she was reading it.

"It doesn't say that!" Josh complained while everyone smiled.

"We regret to inform you..." Hope continued.

"Regret to inform me." Josh repeated with disappointment.

"That this year, we only accept married applicants into our program." Hope finished, making everyone smile.

"It doesn't say that!" Josh replied with an amused smile.

"Fine, here is what it says: Dear Boing, we regret to inform you that you're going to have to spend the entire summer here with Hope!" She exclaimed, informing him in her own way that he had been accepted.

"I'm in?" he asked her.

"You're in, congratulations!" Hope replied, finally giving him his letter back while everyone congratulated him.

"Come on Hope, hurry up, we have to get to school." Riley insisted.

"You still have plenty of time." Cory reminded them.

"Not if I want time to see and speak with Lucas before school starts." Riley shook her head.

"Sure, let's go." Hope nodded when it was obvious that Josh wouldn't pay attention to her in the way she wanted.

"See you in class dad." Riley called out.

"See you later dad. Bye Aunt Freya." Hope added before both girls walked through the door hand in hand.

"I better get to school as well, I have some copies to make." Cory stated.

"You can't stop her from dating, Cory. If you're going early to spy on Riley..." Topanga warned him.

"Of course I'm not. I really have copies to make." Cory promised, hiding the fact that he didn't need these copies before his very last period.

"I'll go with you, I have to speak with Hope's art teacher." Klaus nodded, going out the door with his new friend.

"These two, I swear!" Topanga shook her head with an amused smile on her lips.

"They're almost worst than their daughters." Freya agreed.

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When Friday night arrived, Cory and Klaus had no idea how they had come to this situation. Riley had her first date with Lucas and since Cory had set the ground rule that she could only go on the date if Hope went as well, the youngest Mickealson had agreed to go on this date with Farkle since Josh had politely refused, throwing their age difference in her face once more.

The Matthews were at the Mickealson's for dinner and so they were all able to see the girls, and their dates, leave the house.

"Rebekah, Kol, are you guys ready? If you don't follow soon you're going to lose them." Klaus warned his siblings.

"Don't worry, we'll be on time. Nothing will happen." Rebekah replied as she appeared magically disguised as an old lady.

"Yeah, Lucas isn't getting lucky." Kol added while he came back disguised as on old man, determined to watch over Riley, and Hope too.

"You do know that you're chaperoning Hope as well, don't you?" Hayley asked Kol.

"Hope? Of course but she's fine. My niece is going on a date with one of her friends she's never had a crush on. Riley is going on a date with the guy she's had a crush on for months. It's different." Kol replied before he rushed Rebekah out the door.

"It's the first time he's come this close to admitting that Riley was the soul mate Finn mentioned. I doubt he realized it." Klaus told his family who nodded.

"I guess he wouldn't be that bad for my daughter, in a few years. Not now. I'm not ready for this now." Cory shook his head before the rest of them went to the dinning room to eat their dinner.

"What's wrong Auggie?" Hayley asked the young boy.

"Mom refused to let my wife come with us." He replied seriously.

"Your wife?" Elijah asked him, surprised and confused.

"Ava. She's terrible." Topanga replied in a whisper so that her son wouldn't hear her.

"Ava, she's the most beautiful woman in the world, the love of my life and my wife. Mom hates her, but I don't see why." Auggie replied.

"She's rude and spoiled." Topanga added, not hiding it from her son this time.

They didn't discuss it any more and jumped on another subject while they waited for their daughters to come back from their date.

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When Lucas and Farkle dropped Riley and Hope home, right on time, everyone was happy.

"So, did you girls have a good time?" Klaus asked them.

"Yes, it was great!" Riley nodded eagerly.

"It was fine." Hope replied.

"Hey, where are uncle Kol and aunt Rebekah?" Hope added, noticing their absence.

"Oh, they went to see a movie, they should be home soon." Cory replied.

"Really? Which one?" Riley asked.

"I didn't ask. I don't think they had made a decision before they left." Klaus added.

Right then, they both came through the front door, looking like their normal selves. With one nod, they let Cory and Klaus know that everything went well on the date.

"Hey Kol, which movie did you end up seeing?" Riley asked him.

"Oh, we didn't end up seeing a movie." Kol shook his head.

"I saw a cute guy and we followed him in a bar and spent the evening there." Rebekah added.

"Oh, did you ask him on a date?" Riley asked her innocently.

"No, as it turned out, he was gay." She replied.

"The best ones always are, that's what Katy always said anyway." Hope added.

"The girls were about to tell us all about their dates." Klaus informed his siblings.

"There's nothing to tell, really. It was great, until we crossed Josh and his college date. Then Hope's mood went down a bit and so I left Lucas' side to be with her until we reached the park. Then her mood was back up and it was good." Riley explained.

"Did you girls have your first kiss?" Hayley asked.

"I don't want to know that!" Cory and Klaus declared together.

"I allowed Farkle to kiss my hand. He seemed to like it." Hope replied.

"Riley?" Topanga asked.

"I might have kissed Lucas." Riley replied with a small smile before she and Hope went in Hope's bedroom.

"They kissed?" Cory asked Kol.

"Don't worry, it was just a peck on the lips. Trust me, nothing too much." Kol replied.

"They lips just brushed for a few minutes... Oh, to be in love for the first time again..." Rebekah told them with a pensive smile.

"I couldn't tell, the first time I was in love, Aunt Dahlia killed him to keep me focused on her plans." Freya shrugged her shoulders.

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The next evening, Hope and Riley allied their powers with Topanga and Freya to call Esther, Finn and Dahlia so they could all talk and make peace. It was a long confrontation and everyone needed some time alone with the dead trio before they confronted them all together. When it was Kol's turn to be alone with them, he only looked at Finn and asked:

"The soul mate you talked about, is it..." Kol started to ask.

"Yes, it's her Brother. She might not be ready before a few years, she still needs to grow up but if you can wait for her, you'll be the happiest you've ever been with her later." Finn replied.

"Great. Cool. We're talking about Riley thought, right? Riley Matthews?" Kol asked in a whisper, as though fearing that she'd hear him through the closed door.

"Yes, we are." Finn nodded.

"Cool. I'll... I'll leave so Rebekah can have her turn. Thanks." Kol said before he left the magic room, a happy smile on his face.

"You must have had a great talk with them to have this smile on your face, uncle Kol." Hope declared.

"Yes, your uncle Finn confirmed something that makes me very happy and hopeful for the future." Kol nodded.

"Is this about the soul mate he talked about when we called him the first time?" Riley asked innocently.

"Yes, it is." He replied, looking her in the eyes for a moment and making her blush.

"I... I'm happy for you. Do you know when you'll meet her?" Riley asked.

"Yes, I do." Kol nodded.

"Well, I for one am happy for this opportunity you gave us, girls. Esther even apologized for keeping my birth father away from me all this time." Klaus intervened to save his brother from having to lie to Riley any longer.


I know it's been a while, I'm sorry, inspiration has been hard to find these past few months and I can't promise when i'll update the next chapters. I have a basic story line written for 2 chapters but I have no idea when i'll publish them, sorry.

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Lorelei Candice Black