She entered the party alone but left with Ranger Rick at her side.
OMG it feels so freaking good to have written something for this! Don't get your hopes up about these being often, but this was inspired by Tell-Tale-Tot (don't own) and I want to write something about Yearbook (perhaps a convo between Lucas and Farkle about why they think Lucas and Maya should've been voted favourite couple and Lucas lets slip that he likes Maya idk). And perhaps something on Semi-Formal even though I haven't seen it and won't do til it's on YouTube. But yeah. Without further ado, GM Partay! (description above).
Maya knew it was wrong, which was the reason Riley had disagreed to go with her this time. But as she entered Josh's second NYU party, she couldn't help but let the music control her body, and the guilt she felt washed away. That was until her eyes fixed on Lucas, possibly the most innocent person she knows, forgetting the fact that he was thrown out of his old school.
"Watcha doin here Ranger Rick?" Maya asked, making Lucas jump a little bit.
"I could ask you the same thing." He said, looking Maya up and down.
"I asked first." Maya said.
"Okay, fine. Josh and I got to know each other at one of Riley's family gatherings." Lucas explained.
"Christmas...oh no you're not family enough for that. Thanksgiving...um, same problem as Christmas. Riley's birthday...Bingo!" Maya said.
"You were there, don't you remember me and Josh talking?" Lucas asked.
"Of course I do, I spent most of that time stabbing daggers in your back." Maya said.
"What?" Lucas asked.
"You know I like him, you could've been a good friend and made me look good." Maya said, raising an eyebrow.
"I'll have you know that I tried." Lucas said. Maya pulled him so that they were inches, no, centimetres apart.
"Don't lie to me, Huckleberry. What did you say?" Maya asked.
"I told him that you're a stack of pancakes." Lucas said.
"Lies!" Maya shouted.
"Okay, I told him that you're a short stack of pancakes." Lucas corrected. Maya let go of him.
"Thought so." She said, looking at the ground. Lucas picked up on the fact that she looked upset.
"What's up?" He asked.
"Well, a short stack of pancakes, how does that make me look good?" Maya asked.
"Because I added a deep metaphor to it." Lucas said. Maya signalled for him to tell her what he meant.
"I said that short stacks are sweet, they make me happy, and I always go back for more." Lucas explained. Maya's mouth hung open.
"Ranger Rick?" She said.
"Yeah."
"Thank you. You know you really should've pulled the compliments card a whole lot sooner." Maya said.
"And I should've pulled the apology card for calling you short a whole lot sooner." Lucas said.
"So, what did Josh say to that?" Maya asked. Lucas looked a little bit uneasy.
"He sort of said that if I like you so much, I should date you." Lucas said, turning a bit red.
"What did you say?" Maya asked, curious.
"I told Josh that you talk about him all the time and how does he manage to resist you." Lucas said. Maya frowned.
"I was trying to make you look good." Lucas explained.
"And he said?"
"He just said that he doesn't like you, Maya." Lucas said, and he sounded apologetic.
"Right." Maya said.
"Sorry." Lucas said.
"That's okay, I'll get over it. He never said that he didn't like me before, he just said that he's too old for me." Maya said, sitting down on the couch. Lucas sat next to her.
"Well, in a few years time, maybe. You can only get prettier, so maybe he'll like you then. I mean there's three years between my parents." Lucas said. Maya could tell he was just trying to make her feel better. Luckily it was too dark for Lucas to notice the tear on her cheek. But Lucas happens to have good vision.
"Are you crying Maya?" He asked. Maya simply shuffled in her seat and looked away from Lucas.
"Come on! Where's the happy Maya, the one who sits in front of me in history class?" Lucas asked, giving Maya a slight nudge. Maya sniffed, and Lucas could tell she was actually pretty upset about Josh. Maya had never really had a crush on anyone other than Josh, and Lucas always assumed it was because Josh was, in Maya's the eyes, attractive. But perhaps it went deeper than that. Maybe it was Josh's personality that Maya fell for. And Lucas hated it when his friends were upset. All he wanted to do was make Maya feel better.
"If it helps, Josh is a massive jerk." Lucas said. Maya turned to face him.
"If you think that, then you don't know him." Maya said. Lucas sighed, and wrapped his arm around her shoulder. It was a risky move, considering Maya's feisty trait, but Maya responded by resting her head on Lucas' shoulder. Lucas sighed in relief, and then Josh approached the pair.
"Hey Maya, Lucas. Something going on?" He said, wiggling his eyebrows.
"No. We're just enjoying the party." Lucas lied.
"Right." Josh smiled suspiciously, walking away.
"Let's go." May said, getting up from the couch. "You coming?"
So Lucas followed her.
"I'll walk you home." Lucas offered. Maya was too upset to protest, so nodded her head. Lucas put his arm around Maya's shoulder and Maya put her arm around Lucas' waist. They walked all the way back to Maya's apartment like that.
"Thanks for walking me home. Goodnight." Maya smiled.
"Goodnight, ma'am." Lucas smiled back. Maya's smile got wider, as she closed the door to her apartment, sliding down it after she did. It really felt good to have Ranger Rick at her side.