Rileys pov:

She was incredibly bruised, noticeably tired and drenched in sweat; and yet at this moment she looked more beautiful than ever. Like a Lot of things that have to do with Maya these day, Riley couldn't place a finger on how angelic Maya seemed to be.

They were in Riley kitchen. It was around 12 when Maya eased her way through Riley's bay window.

Because of Maya's absence Riley's sleep pattern went up in smokes, now she finds herself dozing off to sleep at 4 a.m as opposed to 10 p.m.

Riley still couldn't fathom how radiant Maya was. It seemed like that edge that always was prevalent in Maya's personality took complete hold over her. But it didn't turn her into old Maya, no, she became something else.

"Hey Riles" was all Maya could muster save for a half smile. She knew she was in trouble, she noticeably closed in on herself out of nervousness.

"Hello Casper" Riley replied stiffly.

"Why am I Casper?" Maya asked with her eyes down, because she knew the answer.

"Because I won't get so monumentally angry if I believe your just a friendly ghost with the inconvenience of not being visible rather than you just not being here" There was a lot of anger in her words but she said it calmly which made it terrifying.

"I know, I haven't been here I'm sorry. You have been worried sick about me I' m pretty sure. I just wanted to come and-" " Oh you just wanted come, come and do what? Apologize? For what? Not being here, for going against our oath of stitching together through thick and thin? Maya look at yourself, it looks like you've been wrestling with bull with schizophrenic" Riley rants in anger.

Maya just stood there taking the verbal lecture hoping this all will end with them cuddling in bed to sleep.

"Nothing, you have nothing to say" Riley got closer to Maya "Please, for my own sanity, say something" Riley's eyes screamed with desperation.

Maya still remained silent. Of everything that she's been getting into recently, this was probably the most nerve racking. I mean what could she say, oh I'm so sorry I've kinda been secretly fighting crime on my on personal vendetta, no that would probable give Riley a heart attack. So Maya did the second best thing rather then tell her best friend the truth she went in for a very compassionate hug.

The hug lasted longer than any normal huge, Maya had her cheeks practically fused with Riley's "look babe, I know your worried but I'm fine, and you are blossoming teenage girl about to undergo the complications of high school, I know I have a lot to answer to but" she's squeezed Riley tighter "right now can we just be us for little bit?"

It took Riley a few seconds but she finally reciprocated the hug, and even though she didn't want to Amid it she loved it.

They retired to Rileys room and cuddled into each other as they dozed into a slumbered haze. They weren't asleep, but they were barely awake.

A comfortable silence filled Rileys room, the fan that whirred beside their languid bodies only added to their tranquil state.

"Maya?"

"yeah Riles"

"are you asleep"

"yeah riles"

"…I don't want to go to sleep"

"why not?"

"I don't know.-Maya?"

"Yeah Riles"

" When I wake up will you still be here?"

"…."

"I know you won't, for some reason I fill like your not going to be around as much"

"…"

Riley didn't get answer only a tighter hug from Maya as they laid.

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Riley woke as soon as the sun did only to find what she had feared has happened. An empty space with the imprint of another body laid next to her, the owner of that imprint gone.

"Uuuhh, peaches" was all she could spit out due to her depression.

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I am so sorry for not updating sooner, some important things came up

. But I'm back sorta and I'll try to post chapter 4 sometime this week.

This felt sorta rushed to me but ill make up for it.

Disclaimer: I own nothing.