Months had passed. Holden had been ever so quiet since its outburst at the local high school. It was almost like everyone was holding their breath. Especially Joshua Matthews. He carried about his business as per usual and did his best to pretend like things were normal, but they weren't. They couldn't be. Not since that day in the courtyard during lunch. They were freaks to him. Completely abnormal, dangerous even. I mean they brought that guy there. He was large, strong, and absolutely intimidating.

Josh walked up to his locker and paused for a moment before opening it. That moment in the courtyard had been terrifying yet so confusing. Because unlike everyone else at Holden High, he actually knew one of them. He knew her- Maya. Her eyes changed different colors as she used her powers and her blonde hair seemed to never get in her way as she created what seemed to be these balls of energy in Josh's eyes.

Shaking away any thoughts of Maya that entered his mind, he opened his locker and spotted a note in front of his Spanish textbook.

I know that you hate me, but please just hear me out. The barn at 4.

~ Maya.

Josh looked at the note and scoffed. Is she serious? He told her that they were done. She lied to him. Kept a pretty big secret. Plus, she even told him that it was all just a game. That he was just a game to her. Josh shook his head. "No," he thought. "Even though she pisses me off. I know what I felt and what I feel now."

Taking the note in his hand, Josh looked over at a clock for the time. Two forty-five it read. He held open the locker door with a stiff hand and and drummed his fingers against it for a moment as he thought. Suddenly, he closed the door shut and ran out the doors. Looks like Spanish will have to wait.

The trees were green and lively as the wind rustled their leaves. The light rustling of the leaves filled the sound waves that entered Maya's ears. Maya had changed a lot over the past four months. For starters, her hair was different. It was almost this strawberry blonde color and just about shoulder length. Her whole demeanor changed. She embraced who she was. She was, as Zay liked to say, mutant and proud. The crunching of leaves and grass brought Maya's attention to her surroundings. She turned and saw the raven haired boy approach her. "You came," she breathed out.

Joshua Matthews took a moment to stare at the girl in front of him. She looked different. Something about her felt different. "I did," he answered.

Maya took an eager step towards him. "I really didn't think that you'd show."

"Well I'm here. I don't know why, but I am."

"You ended things between us," Maya began.

"For good reason," Josh interrupted.

"Agree to disagree," Maya compromised. She took another step forward. "I want to explain."

Josh took a step back. "I have absolutely no idea who you are," he said while shaking his head."

Maya took a final step forward and grasped his hand. "But that's the thing! You do!" Josh jerked his hand out of Maya's grasp. Maya sighed and pushed a strand of hair behind her ear. "I may not have said it out loud, but you could almost feel me right? You knew me without even saying anything!" Josh was silent as tears started to fall out of Maya's eyes.

Although Maya began to cry, her strong tone did not falter. "Josh please!" she begged. "I'm sorry I hurt you and I'm sorry that I lied, but you weren't just an experiment. I actually started to care about you believe it or not and I started to feel like maybe I could actually stay here and make something of myself."

Josh was silent again. "Please say something," Maya whispered.

Josh stood there for a moment, trying to take in what Maya said. Taking a deep breath he looked up at her and said two words. "Show me." Maya's face quickly grew perplexed. So, Josh clarified. "Show me your powers. Show me the girl I ended up falling in love with."

Shock immediately crossed Maya's face as the words left Josh's mouth. "Love?" Josh nodded.

Maya took Josh's hand slowly and softly and stepped into the curvature of his body. Her shallow breath was beating on his face as she slightly tilted her head. She inched forward little by little and kissed his lips softly. At first, Josh didn't kiss back. He was still angry, but soon he found himself melting in the kiss and running his fingers through Maya's hair. Maya broke the kiss but still held onto Josh's hand. "Look down at your body," she ordered. "Do you see anything?"

Josh saw absolutely nothing.

"Where the hell is Maya?" Lucas asked as he walked around the house.

Zay and Riley sat down in the kitchen looking at some papers as Lucas continued searching for Maya. Riley, who's hair was an even darker brown almost black, cursed underneath her breath. "Shit," she muttered.

"What?" Zay asked. Zay was still the same old Zay except his hair was longer. Still goofy, still paranoid and protective. "Something with Maya?"

Riley shook her head. "Nope. Look at the date on these papers Zay. Farkle said that this would all blow over by now."

Zay shook his head. "Yeah he did. So I trust him," he hesitated. "Sort of."

Riley rolled her eyes and called out for Lucas. "Luke!" she yelled. "Get in here! We've got a problem!"

Lucas' footsteps echoed through the house as he entered the kitchen. "A bigger one than Maya going A-wall? I doubt it."

"Luke shut up and read the paper," Riley said as she slid it towards him.

Lucas frowned and stared at the paper in his hand. "What's this?"

Riley looked to Zay for support. Zay stood and quickly explained. "Headlines from the local paper for the last few months. We're still at the top. Week after week. This thing isn't blowing over. We go out there and I think Parker would be able to spot us before we could even blink."

Lucas shook his head and shoved the paper back at Zay. "There's no way. We've laid low. They should have all forgotten by now."

"Well they haven't," Riley pointed out.

Zay looked between Riley and Lucas and shrugged. "So what do we do?"

Lucas rubbed his neck and shook his head. "I don't know. We've been training. We've all gotten stronger. We've prepped to the best of our abilities."

Riley looked at Lucas and nodded her head. "We have."

Zay stood there silently as the gears in his head continued to turn faster and faster. "Guys," he began. "This obviously isn't going to blow over. We're one of a kind and the world isn't going to just forget that unless we give them what they want."

Lucas crossed his arms over his chest and frowned. "And what would that be?"

Riley scoffed out of amazement and quickly caught on to Zay. "A show," she answered.

"Exactly," Zay confirmed. "A very public and very obvious show."

"We get their attention," Riley began.

"So we get Parker's attention," Lucas finished. He hated to admit it, but Zay had a point. "And I think I just know when to do it."

Maya walked into the doors of the house quietly and looked around for her friends. "Guys!" she called out. "Where are you?"

"In here!" Riley called out from their open bedroom door.

Maya frowned and quickly walked into her and Riley's room where everyone sat waiting for her. "Did I miss something?" she asked.

Zay nodded and smiled. "Yeah. A lot actually."

Maya walked towards them and sat down next to Lucas. "Well mind cluing me in?"

Zay opened his mouth to speak but was cut off by Riley. "But first," she interrupted. "Where were you?"

Maya froze. She had forgotten to come up with a lie. So she decided to just come clean. "I saw Josh today," she whispered.

"You what?" Lucas exclaimed, rising from the bed that he was sitting on.

Zay quickly iced his hand and stood in front of Lucas. "Aye man chill out. Does it even really matter? It could help with the plan."

Maya looked around at all of them and frowned, quickly forgetting Lucas' anger. "What plan?" she asked.

Riley quickly pulled out a laptop and turned it towards Maya. "Oh nothing," she feigned. "We just have a way to finally end this."

Maya's interest peaked. "Really?" She looked at Riley. "How?"

Riley shrugged and turned her laptop towards Maya. "Easy. We're going to Prom."