Okay guys, I've gotten exactly 1776 viewers and I saw it at exactly that number, meaning I HAVE TO post this chapter (1776 is my favorite number longer than 2 digits) so, thank you reviewers, followers, favorites, and of course all of my viewers! To you, goes my next super eventful chapter! (P.S In case you haven't figured it out when I say Sub, I mean Subway, which for you younger readers is the train they ride on.)
On The Sub-Riley's POV:
Wow. Maya has avoided Lucas and I all day since History. So has my DAD. They are up to something, I can tell. It's not good. Riley, be prepared to fight back.
"Hey, where's Maya?" Lucas asked, me not surprised that she was here.
"I don't know. So, do you have the stuff for the project?" I asked changing the subject
"Yeah I do. Oh wait, she's calling me." Maya calling Lucas?
"Hey, Lucas, do you mind giving the phone to Riley really quick first?" Huh? Why am I using his phone?
"I know you can hear this conversation Lucas. Plug your ears" he let's out a groan, and covers up.
"Lucas is in love with you. Ask him out." WHAT THE HECK?!
"What's that about?" What's up with Maya?
"Not saying, I can't tell you. Give the phone to Lucas." WHAT?!
"Fine." I say handing the phone back to him.
"Riley cover your ears too." I mumble no, but it sounds like I was just grumbling about having to do it. I already know what she's going to say.
"Lucas, Riley is in love with you. Just like you are her. Bye!" Then she hung up, Lucas looked at his phone like if he discovered that Snakes could fly.
"I know you didn't cover your ears Riley. I didn't either. What was that about?" I looked perplexed myself. Neither of us wanting to risk it yet.
"No idea. That was probably just her trying to make things awkward."
"Yeah... So... Alright well we have to present this tomorrow, so what else do we need?" He asked trying to avoid the awkwardness.
"I don't know... Hey, were here. Why are you acting like a ball of stress or a nervous Nellie?"
"No idea. What makes you say that?" That you are...
"Well, it looks like you are. Hey, you can tell me anything. I can keep a secret." I tell him
"Oh, I believe you, I just don't believe you can keep it from the 2 most intrusive people in your life. That's who knows the first part and, well, only you and I know the second." I DO? I don't remember him telling me anything? "Well, if it were to happen, only you and I could know the second. That makes more sense." HUH?
"Okay, wait. If the 'second thing' happened... I would have to keep it a secret from my dad and Maya?" They are the only two people who intrude into my life...
"I would think it would be better for you. It would be hard, but it would be better for you most likely. I don't think your dad is my biggest fan yet." Hmm...
"Wait... So... Maya... wasn't... kidding?" Does... Does he... Does he like... Me...?
"Well... I don't know about you, but, at least she wasn't kidding about me. I just didn't want to have this talk on the sub and with Maya. Just us two. Alone." Ah...
"Wait... So, she really wasn't kidding. We like each other?" Wow. I'm... Shocked.
"Wait... Did we just admit to each other? You like me?" Uh huh.
"Yep. I guess you like me too..." I wanted him to start. What I guess they call make the first move... He... He did! I'm dreaming! Ow. No I'm not. AH!
"So, then I guess you wouldn't mind going to the dance with me? Tomorrow?" OMG I HAVE WAITED SO LONG FOR THIS MOMENT! (It's been about a week.) AH!
"No. I don't mind, I'd like that." I put on a small smile, but my insides were still yelling, screaming, and overjoyed at the thought, that I, Riley Matthews, a 7th grade girl, would ever get the chance to go to her school dance with her only crush EVER!
"Great! So... Now that that's over with... Should we tell anybody?" Hmm...
"Yeah... I think we should. They'd be happy for us."
"Even Maya and you're dad?" Hmm... Difficult decisions.
"Well, I'm going to have to tell him I'm going with you, tomorrow right?"
"Alright... I'll make you a deal. Tell everybody you want to, I won't tell anybody but my parents and you." Make ME tell all the people? Aw you... How Sweet! UGH. Boys...
"Fine. Compromise. I guess." He smiled, clearly happy with the deal. He SHOULD be.
"So, we should talk more after we finish the project. I'll wait in your room."
"Alright. I'll see ya in a couple minutes!" I told him, as I went to get the stuff, I see Maya talking to... My DAD. Ugh. This is the worst part about finding out Lucas likes me.
"Hey Maya! Hey Dad! What's up?" I ask like nothing's happening.
"You seem cheery... What's wrong?" Maya asks.
"Yeah... Especially since Lucas is coming over. That's nothing to cheer for." Dad remarks
"Why not? I mean, we are going to the dance on Friday." I thought I could sneak this in there. I have my phone recording, so I can always tell him I told him. Of course, he noticed anyways.
"WHAT?!" He yelled spitting out his drink. Well, that's why Lucas gave ME the task of doing this... "Since When?!" He asked.
"Since a couple of minutes ago." Maya was still confused.
"Since I called you?" I made sure to satisfy her.
"After a LONG awkward pause... Yes after you called us. It was on our way over here from the sub." I told them.
"Riley... You seem happy. Anything good happen with Lucas?" Mom... Oh well.
"Yeah. He asked me to the dance after telling me he liked me." Let's see- oh. Haha. I'm glad mom was here.
"WHAT?!" Maya and Dad both scream/yelled at the same time. Too bad dad!
"Aw, Cory, I think that's great. Just don't do anything... You will regret." I felt myself blush and get warm. She knows my embarrassment points better than I do myself.
"Mom! I'm too young! I don't have plans to do that for a LONG time. Like after High School."
"Maybe later? Also, plans change. You might want to tomorrow at the dance. DONT get ANY ideas Misses. If I catch you..." Ugh...
"Dad! Maya! Mom! Really! He just told me he likes me! I told him I like him! Were going to a DANCE together! Not some... I don't know what they're called. Can't I relax here!"
"Are you guys... Together? Like... A-" MAYA!
"NO! Ugh... I told you guys all you need to know. As for that, I'll see after the dance what we think. Maybe. But not yet. At least, I don't think so."
"Maybe you should clear that up. You don't want one person to think it is, and the other not to." Mom...
"Alright, I'll make it as clear as a reflection in the water when I can finally get up there again!" I say, getting the last of my things.
"Door open please!" Dad yelled. Ugh... Stupid rules. At least it's better than door closed. I walk upstairs to find him just unpacking his stuff and working on science homework.
"Oh, there you are." He doesn't get it...
"There I am?! You're lucky I agreed to tell everybody. Mom, Dad and Maya know. They said I looked too perky to be depressed about you. UGH those creatures." I whispered loud enough for him to hear, but not crazydad with the door open.
"They make you keep the door-"
"Open. Yep. I don't get it. I'm in SEVENTH GRADE... I'm in This Many Grades!" I hold up 7 fingers like Auggie holds up 5 fingers for his age. Lucas surprisingly found it cute.
"Eh, can't worry about what you can't control. So. I was thinking..."
"Alright, before we get started on this, my mom asked me to ask you something."
"Your mom? Not your dad?"
"Haha, yeah. She wanted to know where we are. I didn't know what to tell her, so I just said I'll talk to you about it at the dance, but... That's public and after a day at school, and everything else... So..." I hope that was okay to ask.
"Well, I assumed the dance too, but... You're right. It is public. Plus the school day tomorrow. Plus... You're dads class... So, I don't know. You go first." OH COME ON!
"Fine. But you have to go first next time, because before this it's tied 1-1 on who wins." He went first telling me he liked him, and he made me tell everybody about the dance and whatever the result of this is.
"Alright. We will see. Just... I want to hear your thoughts. They're more important." Oh STOP IT! Talking me up... That's a weak point of mine. YES, I HAVE TOO MANY WEAKNESSES.
"I'm thinking... We are like a couple, but... It's... Maya and Dad. I couldn't tell them that! They'd be the first to figure it out. They know we like each other, and that were discussing this, and they CAN PROBABLY HEAR US RIGHT NOW SO STOP LISTENING! But they don't know what we think."
"Well... if we both know we like each other, what's the point in staying crushes? (She gets close to whisper) Can we be a couple... That doesn't date?"
(Lucas Whispers Back) "Or do any couple things around your dad and Maya?" He doesn't like her does he? I don't blame him. She's a great friend, but in this stuff, she's a spy.
"Alright. That sounds good. Okay, so project." We got to work right after that on the project, and we ended up finding all kinds of stuff out about each other while we worked. Birthdays, Favorite things, stuff like that. Who knew his favorite girl in the Universe was ME? I did! It was a fun time, yet we still did a LOT. We finished really fast. We work good together. I can't WAIT until tomorrow!
Lucas's POV: Same Events
Hey, where's Maya?" I asked, her not surprised that she wasn't here. Did she know something?
"I don't know. So, do you have the stuff for the project?" She asked trying to change the subject.
"Yeah I do. Oh wait, she's calling me." Maya calling ME? Not Riley?
"Hey, Lucas, do you mind giving the phone to Riley really quick first?" Huh? Why not just call her? She doesn't have her phone off...
"I know you can hear this conversation Lucas. Plug your ears" UGH. I so have to hear this.
"Lucas is in love with you. Ask him out." WHAT THE HECK?!
"What's that about?" What's up with Maya?! Why is she telling her that?!
"Not saying, I can't tell you. Give the phone to Lucas." WHAT?! Now she wants to talk to me? After just telling my crush I like her? Wow. Bold.
"Fine." Riley says handing the phone back to me.
"Riley cover your ears too." I think I already know what she's going to say. Riley's not even covering her ears, but I don't care at this point. The cards are stacked.
"Lucas, Riley is in love with you. Just like you are her. Bye!" Then she hung up, I looked at my phone weird to try to fool Riley like I thought Maya was kidding.
"I know you didn't cover your ears Riley. I didn't either. What was that about?" She looked perplexed herself. Neither of us wanting to risk it yet.
"No idea. That was probably just her trying to make things awkward."
"Yeah... So... Alright well we have to present this tomorrow, so what else do we need?" I asked trying to avoid the awkwardness.
"I don't know... Hey, were here. Why are you acting like a ball of stress or a nervous Nellie?"
"No idea. What makes you say that?" YOU JUST FOUND OUT MY SECRET THAT I LIKE YOU! You should be nervous too!
"Well, it looks like you are. Hey, you can tell me anything. I can keep a secret."
"Oh, I believe you, I just don't believe you can keep it from the 2 most intrusive people in your life. That's who knows the first part and, well, only you and I know the second. Well, if it were to happen, only you and I could know the second. That makes more sense." She looked like she just saw a snake fly, totally confused. Good.
"Okay, wait. If the 'second thing' happened... I would have to keep it a secret from my dad and Maya?" They are the only two people who intrude into her life... Yes.
"I would think it would be better for you. It would be hard, but it would be better for you most likely. I don't think your dad is my biggest fan yet." I hope he is...
"Wait... So... Maya... wasn't... kidding?" Uh... What started that?... Here it goes.
"Well... I don't know about you, but, at least she wasn't kidding about me. I just didn't want to have this talk on the sub and with Maya. Just us two. Alone." Ah... I automatically feel much... More calm. Relaxed.
"Wait... So, she really wasn't kidding. We like each other?" Wow. I'm... Shocked. She just admitted to me. Voluntarily! Huh. Who knew?
"Wait... Did we just admit to each other? You like me?" Uh huh.
"Yep. I guess you like me too..." Wow. Going first felt... Good.
"So, then I guess you wouldn't mind going to the dance with me? Tomorrow?" I ask just to make sure.
"No. I don't mind, I'd like that." I just put on a smile, but my insides were still yelling, screaming, and overjoyed at the thought, that I, Lucas Friar, a 7th grade guy, would ever get the chance to go to his first school dance with his only crush ever.
"Great! So... Now that that's over with... Should we tell anybody?" I asked. Hmm...
"Yeah... I think we should. They'd be happy for us."
"Even Maya and you're dad?" I had to know if this was coming for my OWN sake.
"Well, I'm going to have to tell him I'm going with you, tomorrow right?"
"Alright... I'll make you a deal. Tell everybody you want to, I won't tell anybody but my parents and you." Make HER tell all the people? Sounds good for me. I'll gladly give up control over who finds out as long as I don't have to tell her dad or Maya what happened.
"Fine. Compromise. I guess." I smiled, clearly happy with the deal. I win round two!
"So, we should talk more after we finish the project. I'll wait in your room."
"Alright. I'll see ya in a couple minutes!" She told me as she went to get the stuff. I was just unpacking all the stuff I needed for my science homework when she came back.
"Oh. There you are!" I ask, glad to see her again. She looked annoyed. Ouch!
"There I am?! You're lucky I agreed to tell everybody. Mom, Dad and Maya know. They said I looked too perky to be depressed about you. UGH those creatures." She whispered loud enough for me to hear, but not her dad with the door open.
"They make you keep the door-" Not that I care... I'm just thinking privacy from Maya and her dad. Nothing... (More than Homework)
"Open. Yep. I don't get it. I'm in SEVENTH GRADE... I'm in This Many Grades!" She held up 7 fingers like Auggie holds up 5 fingers for his age. She's so cute when she does that. Aw... I hope in a long time I have kids that do that.
"Eh, can't worry about what you can't control. So. I was thinking..."
"Alright, before we get started on this, my mom asked me to ask you something."
"Your mom? Not your dad?" I don't like it very much when her dad asks me questions through her.
"Haha, yeah. She wanted to know where we are. I didn't know what to tell her, so I just said I'll talk to you about it at the dance, but... That's public and after a day at school, and everything else... So..." Odd. But I don't know either.
"Well, I assumed the dance too, but... You're right. It is public. Plus the school day tomorrow. Plus... You're dads class... So, I don't know. You go first." HAHA I have to win now with her while I still can.
"Fine. But you have to go first next time, because before this it's tied 1-1 on who wins." I went first telling her I liked her, and I made her tell everybody about the dance and whatever the result of this is. Sounds fair. I guess I'll take the risk and go first next time.
"Alright. We will see. Just... I want to hear your thoughts. They're more important." I said, talking her up, which I found out is one of her biggest weaknesses. She has a lot, so I just find the easy ones to use.
"I'm thinking... We are like a couple, but... It's... Maya and Dad. I couldn't tell them that! They'd be the first to figure it out. They know we like each other, and that were discussing this, and they CAN PROBABLY HEAR US RIGHT NOW SO STOP LISTENING! But they don't know what we think."
"Well... if we both know we like each other, what's the point in staying crushes? (She gets close to whisper) Can we be a couple... That doesn't date?"
(He Whispers Back) "Or do any couple things around your dad and Maya?" I don't like her very much when it comes to me and Riley. She's a great friend, but in this stuff, she's a spy.
"Alright. That sounds good. Okay, so project." We got to work right after that on the project, and we ended up finding all kinds of stuff out about each other while we worked. Birthdays, Favorite things, stuff like that. Who knew her favorite guy in the universe was ME! Well, I found that out today. We work great together. I can't wait until tomorrow.
Sorry everybody for not doing much Maya/Farkle, and yes the title does seem a little interesting at this point, but, it will have it's meaning revealed in a few chapters. So, I'm going to be REALLY busy tomorrow, but Monday I should have a BUNCH of time to write, just not post (Road Trip!) So, with that, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I shall see you guys soon! Maybe tomorrow (Sunday)!
