DISCLAIMER: Not mine.
A/N: I know this is late, but on Friday I barely paid the episode any attention, and on Saturday I spent the whole day with my cousins and had no time to rewatch the episode until today.
Okay, so I know that the next episode (Girl Meets the New Year) is airing in early December, but I'm challenging myself to not do any writing for the first few weeks of December to work on studying for my exams, so this story will not get updated until Saturday, December 19, with all the chapters for episodes airing during that time being posted then. A more thorough schedule will be posted on both my profile and my tumblr (little-miss-antisocial dot tumblr dot com) in the coming weeks.
This chapter adds in some texts from Lucas. Remember, Maya's texts are italicized and bold and Farkle's are italicized, and then Lucas's are italicized and underlined.
UPDATE 12/2/15 (This will also be in Chapter 12): Hey guys! So, with Season 2 drawing to a close, so will this story. However, I will write a new one with this same format for Season 3, just it will be under a different name. I'm considering writing a prequel to Protection during the hiatus that will cover Season 1 up through "Girl Meets Fish." Would you guys be interested in that? Instead of responding in the reviews, please vote in the poll at the top of my profile page. If you do not know who to get there, simply click on the blue "what-is-a-social-life" in between the envelope and the story picture at the top of the page, which will take you to my profile, where the poll should be at the top. Thanks!
"Look what I found," Maya said as she walked into the room, waved the two five dollar bills in Lucas's face. "But one is hers," she said, pointing at Riley, who sighed.
"Maya, you need to believe in something."
"Why does she have to believe in a god?" Farkle asked. "I believe in science and I'm fine."
"Well, that aside, why are you wearing that? Are you transitioning back to turtlenecks?" Maya asked, glancing at his outfit.
"Millie and Lillie got into all my clothes and used them to make stuff for their dolls, and these were the only things I had that weren't either cut up or coated in glitter. I'll be like this until the end of the week, when my parents get back and can take me shopping, because last time Helena went shopping with dad's credit card, she was held by the mall security."
"Ah," she agreed, sitting down and placing her elbow onto Lucas's desk.
And he noticed.
"Is this okay?" she asked. They had had a talk after the whole dating thing to just take a break from that side of things and focus on their friendship for now.
"Yeah, of course it is."
Tuesday 9:15 PM
Farkle?
Yeah?
I do believe in something. Just not in anything religious, I don't think.
I understand. I believe in science.
And I believe in friendship. Isn't that enough?
Well, I think Riley wants you to believe in God because she wants you to remember that there is a higher power keeping you safe, especially after everything that happened last week with your dad. I think that's why she's pushing it so hard this week.
Oh.
Yeah.
Thanks for helping.
Always.
"So since I've got that baseball game tonight, I can't meet at Topanga's at five," Lucas said to Maya.
"Okay. We can just meet at one of our houses."
"Well, you're coming over for dinner tonight, so why don't Farkle and Lucas just come over and we can work on it afterwards," Riley offered.
"We'll be there," Farkle said, sharing a look with Lucas.
Thursday 7:28 PM
Food's getting cold, you two!
We're on our way, Maya.
Yeah, Lucas and the baseball team just had to play two extra innings.
Sorry that Einstein Academy is full of people who are way too well rounded!
Just hurry up, Huckleberry. Auggie's mouth is watering uncontrollably.
We're on our way, Maya.
We're literally getting off the subway now. Calm down.