It was two days before Maya's birthday and the boys including Maya's boyfriend were out shopping.
Aaron was Maya's boyfriend. They had met him about two weeks into high school and he really hit it off with Maya. At least that's what some people thought. They've only been dating for about a few months and Aaron felt like he knew her really well...at least that's what he thought.
"Do you guys think I should get Maya a red bracelet?" Aaron asked holding up the piece of jewelry.
Farkle shrugged. "Yeah sure."
"Looks good." Zay nodded in agreement.
Lucas however tilted his head at the bracelet. "You sure about a red bracelet?" He said.
Aaron took a look at the bracelet once more and put it back. He searched for another item. "I want to get her something in her favorite color." He picked up a red strapped watch."How about this?"
Lucas scrunched up his eyebrows and shook his head. "Wait you think her favorite color is red?"
Aaron looked at Lucas trying to figure out if he was joking. Why was he asking him like that? "No I don't think it is. I know her favorite color is red."
Lucas let a small smile escape his lip. "But it's not."
Aaron set down the watch, crossed his arms and stepped closer to Lucas. "Are you saying her boyfriend doesn't know her favorite color?"
Lucas was never really fond of Aaron so having this moment where he knew something the boyfriend didn't made him feel so much better.
Lucas took a step forward too, copying Aaron's alpha stance and smiled wider. "Yes that is exactly what I'm saying."
Aaron scoffed. "Friar. Her favorite color is red. She's told me."
Lucas nodded. "Ah yes. She's told you its red but is it really?"
Aaron now had a confused look on his face and he turned to Farkle. "Okay what the heck is he talking about?"
Farkle shrugged. "Why don't you let him explain." Farkle of course knew what was going on but he decided it was better to watch than intervene so he stepped back and suggested Zay do the same.
Aaron was getting annoyed by Lucas' sly smile so he said "Alright. What do you think her favorite color is?"
"It's yellow."
Aaron laughed. "You can't be serious. It is not yellow. You're wrong."
"I'm not. Her favorite color is yellow. She wears it all the time and she'll say its because she has no other clothes but she's lying. She actually likes the color a lot and that is why most of her shirts are yellow. She likes yellow because its the color of the sun when it comes out in the morning or when it shines through the bay window. She likes yellow because when she looks at the city lights that she loves to draw at night she sees the yellow glow. She likes yellow because its the color of mustard her favorite condiment. She likes yellow because that's the color of dandelions...the first sign of spring, her favorite season. She likes yellow because it's a happy color and happy is what she's always wanted to have."
Aaron didn't speak for a couple of moments. "She told you all of that?" He asked quietly.
Lucas pressed his lips together and shook his head. "Nope. I just notice her."
Everyone now stands around not sure of what to make of Lucas' whole speech but Aaron finally brings himself to say he still needed to find Maya a gift.
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Lucas already had his gift for Maya. It was Maya's own set of paintbrushes with her name engraved in all of them. The day he gave it to her he knew by the look on her face that it was better than anything Aaron had given her.
Because Lucas knew her better than Aaron ever would and he hoped she would one day realize it.
