Lucas and Farkle were sitting at the lunch tables doing homework and watching Shawn with a girl. Just once he wanted to see Shawn strike out with a girl. So that he would know what its like to be a real human being. Although Lucas had never been rejected himself and didn't know what it was like to be Rejected by a girl you liked. If anyone knew it was Farkle he had two.
''Look at him over there, he can get any girl he wants, I can't even get one''. Farkle commented. ''Riley and Maya just don't want me''. Lucas shook his head personally he thought Maya might want to, but he didn't say anything because he wasn't sure Maya even knew it yet as long as he still had his Riley things were all ok and he was glad they were right now, because he liked her more then any girl he ever would.
''Don't worry dude, you'll find someone''. He lightly punched Farkles shoulder still watching Shawn with the girl. Man Shawn had the good life with the girls and she wasn't bad looking. But then she walked away, and Lucas knew right away something was wrong as she waved at Lucas he was wondering what was going on. ''Hi Jill...'' he said in a tone that should tell her he wasn't interested. ''What's up with you''. Jill sat down next to him as close as she could get and Lucas moved a little bit.
''I can't go out with Shawn''. She said.
''Why?'' He asked her. ''I mean he's a little... Shawn's not the type for long term but everyone knows that you shouldn't have said yes if you weren't sure you wanted to go out with him.'' He somehow felt the need to defend Shawn because she was misjudging him.
''I am sure, My parents... really don't like Shawn... anyone who lives in the trailer park is dead to them. They still aren't fond of you and Maya even if you don't live there anymore.'' It was the whole trashy foster kid thing but he didn't say so.
''Thank God, I hate that place, its vile''. He shut his eyes hoping Shawn hadn't herd him. ''But there's no problem with the people who live there Jill. Well most of_ the majori_ .'' He sighed it was getting harder and harder to defend the trailer park. ''Ok the Trailer park sucks and so do most of the people who live there, but Shawn's one of the good ones, people like him are going to make a good life for themselves''. He told her he would be a writer Lucas knew this because Riley had told him .
''Tell that to my parents''. With that she stormed out and Lucas watched her go, so she wasn't a snob she was scared of her parents. He watched Shawn go and he didn't know what to do or say about any of this. He almost followed her but didn't Jill needed help standing up to her parents. ''I can't ruin our family's reputation over Shawn it wouldn't be right or fair to my parents.''
''What a snobby family''. Farkle commented.
''Leave Jill out if it, its her parents not her''. Lucas told him. ''Come on lets go.'' He took Farkles hand and Riley and Maya walked up to them he put his arm around Riley but then took it off after she gave him a look and he shrugged he couldn't figure out any of this friend vs boyfriend thing anymore.
''What happened?'' Riley asked.
''Jill doesn't want to go out with Shawn because of his life''. He explained. ''Shawn's really upset.'' Lucas bit his lip looking over at Jill who seemed really upset he walked over to her.
''Jill, you have to stand up to your parents. Not just for Shawn but for yourself. '' He said. ''If you don't, they'll be able to control you your whole life and you've already grown up believing people like Shawn are low life's''.
''Lucas, i'm fine I will be fine''. She smiled at him. ''Thank you for caring. But I'm fine, Shawn's a low life I'm sorry but he is and the sooner you realize the sooner you can dump him''. She jogged away, and Lucas watched her and he stood there confused out of his mind ok she didn't like Shawn but call him a low life, if she was a guy he would have lost it and hit her.
Maya and the others, were walking home she was sitting down on her normal part of the trailer park. ''What are you doing here?'' She looked up.'' She knew he would come they all did but they were waiting outside the park she was the only one who could do this. She stood up she wasn't able to see him very well in the dark.
''Hello to you too Shawn''. She said. ''I heard about Jill''. She commented. ''Don't let it bother you''. He started to say something. ''Yes I understand, people don't normally want to hang out with someone who's mother works in a diner and is a failed actress and whos power is shut off at least once a month. Then you Got people Like Cory and Riley, perfect parents, perfect house perfect everything. Someone once told me that it doesn't matter, that he understood but I didn't believe him. I do now.'' She stood up. ''Night curfew''. She walked away sometimes Shawn Drove her nuts with his drama. And he didn't follow her he just watched her leave and she sighed.
''Are you okay?'' Riley asked. ''How did it go with Shawn?'' Maya shrugged.
''I don't think I got through yet''.
''Maya its night time its dark to be drawing''. Maya looked up at Shawn. ''Its lighter out side then in my apartment, city shut off my power again. Is my mother away again?'' He nodded. ''What happensin the fall? When your break is done when you have to leave again?''
''Maya if I have to LIVE with you, I will. Cory and Topanga's apartment is there for me when I need it just like I am for you if your mom just one day decides not to come back you don't even need to move I'll move.
''hey pauper want some bread''. She sighed as some of the other kids from school walked by and Shawn watched them leave. She looked at Shawn.
''See Shawn all because my power went off and the only reason I can afford a phone is because of your best friend they won't leave me alone''. She said. ''I'm poor i'm a low life''.
''A low life doesn't have friends like you do, they don't have your personality. ''I lived in a trailer park, Maya I felt this way, don't let it get to you''.
''You don't understand!'' She said.
''I do Maya it'll get better for you one day i'll make sure of that''. He told her. '' Lets got to Riley's house okay?'' She nodded and they walked back inside.
''You will, we always get through to one another, we can get through to Shawn.'' Lucas said. ''Maya he always gets through to you, if only we could tell him that''.
''That would make things better, if he knew he grew up to help someone like me.'' She said. ''That he's not a low life never was never will be''.
''But we can't we could but it wouldn't be good''. They walked home together. They dropped one another off and soon it was just her and Farkle.
''Why do you have so much faith in me when. I don't have any faith in myself?'' She asked him. ''I don't understand that.'' She didn't she really didn't this was bothering her.
''Maya I've said this before, I've know you and Riley since first grade, I know both of you sometimes I know both of you better then yourselves.'' He said. She smiled how could she never have realized what Farkle was like, and how he was deeper then she thought. How the love he felt for them was real?
''I think your right''. Maya nodded. ''And thats how I feel about Shawn right now''.
The next Day Lucas and the others were standing by the lockers after class. Now they needed to go look for a book in the Libaray, but right now, they were waiting to see what happened to Shawn he hadn't been in Riley and Lucas's homeroom. ''Guys!'' Riley sighed when Shawn and Cory walked up to them.
''Are you okay? Why weren't you in first Period?'' Lucas asked him.
''I had a conflict''. He replied.
''What were you doing?'' Cory asked him.
Wait for it. Wait for it. Shawn replied.
''Oh no...'' Farkle said. They all just rolled they're eyes and headed to the library but were stopped.
''Not that way. The lower hallway's flooded.'' Riley's mouth dropped open and she looked at her friends.
''But we have to get to the library.'' She complained.
''Right now, Miss Matthews, the library is only accessible by canoe.'' Mr Feeny replied.
''What happened?'' She glanced at Shawn.
''We're sinking! Janitor Bud, get your big mop!'' Mr Feeny rushed away and they all just stood there.
''You?'' Lucas asked him.
''I also freed the rats in the biology lab. Get this I turned all the clocks ahead 12 hours.'' Lucas rolled his eyes.
''naturally I'm impressed and all, but what do you think you're doing?'' Cory asked him
Just giving you good stuff for your bio. A mild-mannered youth until seventh grade, Shawn realized he was nothing but trailer trash, so he blew up the entire school.'' Maya realized what this was about so she spoke up.
''Shawn... don't''. Was all she said.
''Well I forgot about her didn't I''.
''No you didn't Shawn you still listened to her''. Maya voice going up. ''This isn't about her is it?''
''No, this is about me being who I am. Jill did me a favor. She showed me where I stand with all the Jills of the world.'' Maya stared at him.
''Shawn... come on''. She replied. ''Please don't''. She was seeing the person she looked up to most doing something she knew was wrong. He just looked at her then walked away when Harly and he gang walked in she simply turned around and followed Shawn she wasn't going to leave him alone, she just had to bring back her Shawn the Shawn who helped her.
''I guess you heard about all the stuff I've been doing around the school, huh? '' He asked and Maya crossed her arms looking at them.
''Why? What did you do, color outside the lines?''.
''That's a good one. Color outside the lines.'' She couldn't keep track of who was saying what she just wached shawn that was it"
''Listen, squeak, we ain't impressed with your piddly little monkeyshines.''
''Yeah, when you got something they can wrap a grand jury around, then give us a jingle.'' She didn't even try to pull Shawn back with her she just backed up and stormed away this was not something she was dealing with.
''Maya, Maya!'' She pulled her arm away from Riley's hand and then went in the bathroom to cry. This was hard on her she didn't know why because this life path wasn't the one Shawn took but he wouldn't listen to her, he always listened to her.
The next day Maya was standing by her locker when Shawn walked up to her. ''You finally come to your senses?'' She asked him. ''Finally realized who you are?'' She slammed her door shut trying to let him know how she felt.
Yes! I'm trailer trash, I always will be Cory and I will end up not being friends in the future.'' Maya slammed her locker door again. ''Are you okay there?''
''Shawn! Thats stupid!'' She said. ''You guys will always be friends''. She said this calmly she sighed.
''Yeah about that... Do you want to hang out with us?'' Maya stared at him blankly.
''Cory's top society so are the others people like us don't belong with them.'' Her heart dropped to her feet. ''Come on Maya its where your going to end up, why not get there now?''
''What is the matter with you?'' She asked. ''Shawn i'm not a low life and you have no right to say that to someone!'' She shouted. ''You think your a low life so what?'' She stood back. ''Your not. I know what a low life is, its not you, people like Harely are going to end up in schools mopping floors for the rest of their lifes and only then will they realize the damage they've done!'' She turned on her heels and walked away. ''I'm done with you Shawn Hunter, or this Shawn Hunter, come back to me when your the Shawn I know.'' She turned around and walked away the others following her. Lucas stepped foreword.
''I'll hang out with you''. He said.
''What?'' Shawn said. ''No your Mr perfect.'' If only they all knew.
''You think you know me Shawn, just look at the person I was before I met my friends. The person my friends don't know and never will and if I was him I still am him may as will accept that now. Come on, lets go''.
''Lucas man...'' Shawn said stepping back.
''Lets go''. He cut Shawn of and Shawn just followed after him and Lucas just glanced back at his friends, Shawn had never seen Lucas like this and frankly is was scaring him a little. ''Shawn I'm like you now''. was all he said. ''A nothing''.
''Lucas dude, you know this is wrong and this isn't you''. Lucas shook his head.
''Look who's talking.'' Was his reply. '' Huh Shawn?''
Riley watched this going down Lucas turned around and gave her a thumbs up, he had this she had to know he had this and she nodded Nervously. ''Your scaring Riley''. Shawn said.
''Your Scaring Cory and don't seem to care so why should I?'' He said as they walked out to the parking lot. He glared up at Harly and down at his feet was he really doing this? Was this really something he should do? He sighed as Shawn talked to Harly.
''What's with you?'' Lucas realized he wasn't talking to him but another kid. ''Huh kid?'' Shawn and Lucas stood back.
''Harly...''. Lucas said. ''...Don't'' He clenched his teethe feeling his face going red with anger. ''This kid is a innocent bystander''. He said. ''Don't push him around''. He was talking about Shawn too. ''He doesn't deserve this no one does, your nothing but a bully''.
What did you just say?" He asked. "Your thirteen kid, mess with me and you'll be on the ground". With all the strength he could, he pushed him against the car. Behind him, Shawn was backing away slowly.
" I may not look it, but I'm just as strong as you, I have a fair chance with you, if you wanna go, lets go".
"Lucas don't". Shawn said. " You'll get yourself expelled ".
" Shut up Shawn". He needed to get Sawn away from him. "I need to do this.'"
"Why because, your not at your old school? Do you not care?" He did care. "You want this to follow you around forever?'
" He's a nothing Lucas". Lucas slammed him harder.
"Don't use that word with me".he said fuming. " It won't turn out well well for you". Shawn did the only thing he could. He pulled Lucas off Harly. None of that stung Shawn he just needed to Hetalk Lucas out of this. "Shawn what was that?'
" That was me saving your butt, what are you thinking?" He asked. "That guy isn't you".
" It is, or it was before I moved to New York. " Lucas explained. "I can't let him do this to you Shawn". He was going to get himself thrown out of school for him? Shawn knew there was a point in time where Lucas hated him. Shawn couldn't let him be around Harly he would get hurt or expelled.
"Go". Was all he said. Lucas just stood there. " Go'. He repeated repeated. Lucas walked away, Shawn stood there Shaken, what was that? Shawn simply walked back into the building.
"Your back I see". Maya said.
" Yeah just for now, sorry about what I said really I'm the only one who's a nothing,lets go". He said.
"Are you okay?"Maya asked. " You look like you just saw a ghost".
"I'm find". He looked over at Lucas who just gave him a nod. Lucas was sitting on the bench alone.
" Mr Friar". Mr Turner sat down next to him. "You alright?" Lucas looked at him blankly. "I saw you out in the parking lot".
" I don't have a good past, I should be in the eighth grade ". Nineth actually, but whatever.
"I was noticing that." Mr Tuner said. "So was Mr Feeny".
" I got in a fight, I've tried to be good, but I just can't stand it when someone s trying to hurt one of my friends"
"I get it, you've done good Lucas". Shawn was standing beside him. " They wanted me to like hit you or something".
"And".
" I can't do it, we're friend's ". Lucas smiled.
" We are, or I wouldn't have just almost gotten expelled again for you". Lucas explained. "I'm not perfect Shawn".
" I know, anger problems are commen". Lucas smiled and shook his head.
"Just promise me one thing". He said " Don't tell anyone, tell Cory if you want but no one else, I'll tell the others on my own time just not now". Shawn nodded.
"I won't say a world". He promised. " Hey you never thought you were a low life!" Shawn said suddenly. "You were just looking out for me!"
" I just dont want them, to be afraid of me". He explained. "And yes, I'm smart like that."
"They won't and Lucas? Thanks, this time, I didn't need Maya to snap me out of it, I needed you". Lucas just smiled.
" I'll be there next time too". He said and they got up and went class together. Lucas was getting close to other people and he couldn't be happier about it.