Riley and I where heading from our bedroom to the living room when I heard a buzz "Maya." "Farkle" they greeted through the intercom "Those are our friends," Riley said as she jumped down a step into the kitchen. "Those are our friends," I repeated amused, following her. "I love our friends," Riley said as she jumped down another step to be standing in the living room "She loves our friends," I repeated, copying her actions. "It's a sunny day, I love a sunny day." she continued as she headed to the door "It's a sunny day, she loves a sunny day," I told them from my spot by the steps "I love our friends." she declared as she pressed the buzzer letting them up "She loves our friends." I repeated "I love our family." she gushed as she headed back over to the kitchen 'She loves our family." I told them still feeling amused "I even love going to school," Riley said as she hugged our dad before sitting down at the kitchen table. "She even loves going to school," I repeated, also hugging dad before sitting down. "Okay, what's going on with her?" dad asked, referring to Riley. "I don't know," mom replied before adding, "Don't do anything." I chuckled "I'm in a good mood," Riley said snapping her fingers, "This life thing. I think I got it down." I pointed at her "She got it down." I told them with a single nod. Just then the door opened allowing Maya and Farkle to walk in. "Maya, oatmeal." Mom said, holding up a bowl. "No thanks, Mrs. Matthews." Maya said. "Oh, I wasn't asking." Mom told her setting the bowl down. "Yeow." Maya said, walking over to the table. Farkle closed the door behind him before walking further into the room. "Farkle, you too." Mom said. "Thank you, but my mother already made me eggs, home fries, wheat toast, marmalade, and a strawberry shaped like a star," Farkle told her, sitting down next to me. Maya, Riley, and Auggie let the oatmeal drip off their spoons as they stared at their oatmeal. I just shook my head and continued eating my oatmeal. "I'm going to the Farkle's, who's with me?!" Auggie declared standing up. "Sit down and eat it please." Mom said as she sat down. "But it's still this," Auggie said, pointing towards the bowl of oatmeal. "Hey Auggie, guess what? It's Googly time." Dad said. "No TV at the table." Mom ordered. "You're right Topanga, this table is about the discussion of today's events only," Dad said, "Riley, Raven?" turning to look at us "I woke up. I love everything. I sat here." Riley said, happily. "I woke up. Riley loves everything. I sat here." I said. Dad looked at Mom. "All caught up. Googly time." Dad turned on the TV and we all started singing the Googly theme song. "Here come Mr. Googly and his foogly, boogly friends!" we sung as Auggie walked up to the TV and turned it off. "Hey!" we all exclaimed, looking at him. "I'm too old for Mr. Googly." Auggie informed us. "What?" Mom said, surprised. She got up and walked over to him. "But Auggie, Mr. Googly is your best friend." Dad said as Mom picked up Auggie's Mr. Googly doll. "But Auggie, I'm your foogly boogly best friend." she said using Mr. googly as a puppet. "Can I tell you a secret?" Auggie asked. "Of course. You can tell Mr. Googly all your secrets." Mom said. "I have a new best friend now." Auggie confessed to Mr. Googly. "Oh, really? Who would that be?" Mom asked. I continued to eat my oatmeal as I payed close attention to what Auggie was going to say. "I don't want to tell you who she is." Auggie said. "She?" We all repeated. "I said too much." Auggie realized. "Okay, why don't you tell Mr. Googly all about your new best friend, and none of us will listen?" Mom suggested, handing Mr. Googly to Auggie. We all got the message and turned away, still listening. "I'm this many, now. I'm done with you, now. Goodbye." Auggie said before placing Mr. Googly on the couch and walking out of the living room. "They grow up so fast." I said a bit sadly.

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"I was so worried about this new school year." Riley said, as we walked towards our history classroom, "New school, new people, I didn't think we were going to survive. Not only are we surviving, we're thriving. I'm like a plant going like this," Riley said waving around her arms "and you our a little bird, flying free." she told me as she fluttered her arms up and down before she stopped. "Yeah it's going great." I told her nodding and smiling in agreement, "What were you so worried about?" I asked ready to walk into the classroom. Suddenly Maya put her hands over my eyes. "What are you doing?" I asked, confused. "Oh, but this is too easy. It's Maya." I said, "I know because I saw you put your hand over my face." I told her. "I'll do Riley now." I said as I removed Maya's hands and tried to put mine over my sister's "Oh, that's not the game."she said. "What's the game?" I asked. "The game is... protect the little bird from the... bulldozer in... the pink sweater." Maya said, slowly. "Oh, Maya, bulldozers don't wear pink s- huh." I said when I saw Missy Bradford and Lucas sitting close together talking. "You okay?" Riley asked. "Yeah." I lied a I leaned against the lockers and slid to sit on the ground. Maya and Riley sunk down on either side of me. "Oh, look what the bulldozer did to you." Maya said. "There are other girls in this world." I said. "There are." Riley said. "And other girls, like Missy Bradford, are going to talk to Lucas." I continued. "They are." Maya said. "I don't like that." I mumbled. "We know." Riley said. "I wish the world was just us." I told them. "Then it is." Maya and Riley said in unison as the lay their heads on my shoulders.

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3rd pov

"Sneak attack. December 7th 1941. A date that will live in infamy." Mr. Matthews said as he began his lesson. "A date? They're going on a date? In Italy?" Raven asked still not over the situation. "No honey," Maya started, "You're in History." she told her "I'm history?" Raven squeaked weakly. "Okay, put your hand up." Riley instructed her sister. When Raven didn't do as instructed, Riley did it for her. "Yes, Raven? You have an important observation on the subject of the sneak attack?" Mr. Matthews asked calling on his daughter. Raven glanced at Maya for guidance. "May I be excused?" Maya whispered to her. "My eyes sees my shoes?" she repeated incorrectly. Mr. Matthews looked at Riley and Maya for an explanation before they gestured over to Missy who was still flirting with Lucas . Mr. Matthews nodding in recognition "Yes, Raven, you can be excused," he said sympathetically "Forever?" she asked in hopefully "No, you have to come back to class at some point, honey. You just have to." Mr. Matthews told her. Raven stood up and tried to walk out the door. Seeing that she was about to walk into a wall, Mr. Matthews gave his daughter a little push to get her to walk out the door successfully. Riley put her hand up, "Go." Mr. Matthews told his eldest daughter, gesturing to the door. Riley got up and followed after her sister "It was another sunny day in paradise, before the sneak attack that changed everything," Mr. Matthews said, continuing on with his lesson.

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"You okay, Rave?" Riley asked her sister, concerned. "Yeah I'm okay." she nodded. "You know, Logan, you're pretty cute too." Overhearing, Riley dragged Raven over to the window to spy. "Do you guys like the movies? Dark at the movie?" Missy asked the two boys, "Depends on the movie, " Logan told her, "Also depends who I'm going with." Lucas added and Missy nodded, "Scary movies? I get scared at scary movies. Will you guys take care of me?" Missy asked, causing Riley to push her face against the window. "People who had viewed themselves as safe no longer had any security at all," Mr. Matthews continued with his lesson. "Just you, me, and Lucas?" Logan asked. Missy nodded, "Just you, me, and Lucas." She reach over and tapped his nose. "Boop." Not being able to handle it anymore, Riley ran and flung the door open, dragging Raven with her. "Boop?" Riley asked. She walked over to where Missy, Logan and Lucas were sitting. "Is that the best you've got?" she asked Missy "Please be cool, please be cool." Maya quietly begged. "You don't think that Raven and I can do boop?" Riley asked gesturing to her sister who was avoiding Lucas' eye. Maya turned to look at Farkle. "How bad do you think this is going to be?" she asked him "I think we should have some faith in our Riley." Farkle said. "I can do boop like you've never seen," Riley boasted. "Boop." said as she went to touch the tip of Logan's nose but missed and her finger was in his nostril. "Does anybody see this?" Riley asked, panicking. "Everybody sees this." Missy said laughter in her voice. "Take your finger out!" Maya demanded after seeing that Riley moved. "Can't, can't move," Riley said, frozen, "Scared." Missy looked at her, a smug look on her face. "Do you think Logan knows?" Riley asked, nervously. Logan smiled, amused by the girl attached to his nose. "Riley I've never seen anything like this before. I don't know what's going to happen." Maya admitted. "Farkle," Riley said. "Boy, Riley, I don't think I could do that if I tried," Farkle said, getting up. "hey, Maya. Boop." Farkle stuck his finger out - "Oh no." he said as he faced the front. "Raven?" Riley asked her sister desperately, "Umm, right. Okay." Raven said nodding her head before heading to walk past the front of Lucas' desk when Missy stuck out her foot causing Raven to fall forward on top of the boys desk, her face in his, nose touching nose. She gaped wide eyed for a moment, "Boop?" she questioned weakly with her cheeks flaming red as Lucas smiled amused. "The bombing of Pearl Harbor was our official entrance into a world at war and nothing would ever be the same." Mr. Matthews finished his lesson.

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Raven's pov

Riley and I were sitting inside our lockers. "Do you guys want me to bring you lunch?" Farkle asked us. "No, food would only keep us alive." I said, depressed. "Come on little bird and little plant. Come back into the sun." Maya said. "I'm afraid something terrible will happen if I ever come out of here." Riley said. "Riley, that's crazy. Nothing could be worse than what's already happened." Maya said with a laugh. "Oh there you are," Missy said as she stood in front of us "I've been looking for you." She told us as she leaned back against the lockers. "You're not upset with me are you, because I didn't hear that you and Lucas were a thing," she said to me. "Or you and Logan." she said to Riley. "We're not." Riley and I informed her. "Hm, yeah, that's what I thought." she said. "So if you're not, then it's not a problem if I ask them out because they're both really cute. Don;t you think?" Missy asked us. "I loathe you." Maya said, smiling. "Well, Lucas and Logan don't. In fact, I think they're both kind of into me. Shocker." Missy said
before walking away. "We live here now." Riley and I declared.

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Maya, Riley, and I were sitting at the bay window in our bedroom. "I think of this as a personal challenge issued by Missy Bradford to grow up, to grow up fast. So what do we do?" Riley asked Maya, "Nothing." Maya said. "Give us advice. You are a genius at this," Riley said, "grow us up." she finished. "Why?" Maya asked. "Because everyone else is." Riley tried to reason. "That's not how I see it," Maya said. "How can you see it any other way?" Riley asked. "Missy Bradford has decided to grow up fast. That has nothing to do with you." Maya told her. "But what if Lucas and Logan take her to a scary movie?" I piped up, worried. "'I get scared at scary movies. You two will take care of me, won't you?'" Riley mimicked Missy. "Barf! Barf I say!" she said. "Do I need to grow up?" I asked biting my lip, "No you don't. Neither of you do." Maya told us. "But what if we lose them?" I asked sadly "Raven, Riley, do you want the Huckleberries to take you to the movies?" Maya asked us. "Alone?" Riley asked as we shared a look
"I don't we're ready for that." I admitted "Then what do you two want from them?" Maya asked us. Riley and I were silent for a minute. "I don't know," I told her quietly, "I just don't want Lucas with her." I looked up at Maya, "Am I jealous?" I asked confused "You and Riley wouldn't know how to be jealous." Maya told us."I just…Raven and I don't want them being taken away from us," Riley said as I nodded in agreement. "teach us how to flirt." Riley ordered, scrunching up some of her hair and throwing Maya a wink. "Not going to do that," Maya said, winking. "I don't even know how to flirt. Who our age knows how to flirt?" she asked just before Farkle appeared at the window. "Hello, ladies." he greeted "Farkle you were out there?" Riley asked as Farkle climbed in through the window. "I'm always out there." Farkle said. "Farkle, you're the biggest flirt in 7th grade." Riley stated. "Why thank you," Farkle replied. "Farkle, do you think you can teach Riley and me how to flirt with Logan and Lucas? I asked "I would do whatever you ask me." Farkle told me. "But I thought you loved them?" Maya asked confused "I love all three of you," Farkle said smiling at us, "I want you all to be happy." he said causing me to smile gently at him.

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Riley, Maya, and I were sitting in the cafeteria, eating our lunch. "Do think they'll sit with us?" I asked, referring to Lucas and Logan. "Or her?" Riley sneered. "I try not to worry about things I don't have control of." Maya told us "Really? That's all I do." Riley admitted. "Hey, can I sit with you guys?" Farkle asked, already sitting down. "You better." I told him. "You think they'll sit with us, or her?" Farkle asked. "Hey, what's up?" Logan said, coming over to our table, Lucas beside him. "Are there any seats with you guys?" Lucas asked. "Always room for you, buddies," Riley said before quickly turning to us, "I said, 'buddies', I'm not helping Raven or me, am I?" Riley asked and I shook my head. Just as Logan and Lucas sat down, Missy came over and pulled them up. "Well, you know, I was just thinking," she said as she dragged them to an empty table beside us "that if we're all going to see a movie together, I should find out what kind of snacks you both like so I could buy some for you. Because," Missy showed them her leg as she 'pulled up' her sock. "I wouldn't want you two pay for everything." she said. "You two are toast," Farkle told us. "We know." Riley and I said in unison dejectedly. "Are you saying that she's a better flirt than you?" Maya asked Farkle. "Oh, nobody's better than Farkle," he protested "I just don't think my protégés are ready for that monster." he said. "What are you going to do?" Riley asked. "I think I'll steal her from Lucas and Logan, myself." Farkle told us. My eyes widened slightly "You would do that for us?" I asked touched. "Well, I'm certainly not doing it for me, toots. She's evil. If I don't come back in two minutes, she ate me." Farkle warned us. "How's my hair?" he asked. "It hasn't changed for six years." Maya told him. "She doesn't stand a chance." He said before walking over to Lucas, Logan and Missy. "Hello lady." Farkle greeted. "Farkle." Missy said back. "Why go to a movie with a boy? When you can go with a man?" Farkle asked as he smacked his foot on the table and pulled up his pant leg to show his leg. "Enjoy." he told her. "Wow," Missy said, "look at you. You're next." she declared. "It worked, I'm next." Farkle said as he sat back down at our table. "Raven, Riley, she's too good. You can't compete with her." Maya informed us. "I don't want any of them together." I admitted "I don't either,' Riley agreed, standing up. "let's go, Raven." she said as she pulled me up and dragged me away "What are we doing?" I asked. "You'll see little bird." she told me before she stopped us in front of Lucas, Logan and Missy's table. "Logan." she said gaining their attention, "Riley." he greeted "I don't know what's going on here, and I don't have the right to say this, but I don't think you two should hang out alone with this girl." she told them "Why not?" Logan asked with an amused smirk, "We don't know," I started getting everyone's attention, "I just think that if you two actually spend time with her alone, it's going to change, for - you know, all of us." I told them slightly blushing towards the end as Lucas smiled at me "Well, aren't you two concerned friends." Missy taunted us. "Yes we are." Riley said with a nod. "Well, with you two around, how could I ever possibly get Lucas and Logan alone?" Missy asked before she scooped up two handfuls of mash potatoes and smeared some on Lucas and Logan's faces before putting some on her own. "Food fight!" Missy exclaimed. "Hey!"
the boys exclaimed before our dad walked over "No food fights! Detention, all three of you!" Dad said. "Oh no, the three of us, alone." Missy said in a fake shocked voice.

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"How could you do that?!" Riley exclaimed to Dad. "What did I do?" Dad asked confused "You gave them detention, together," I told him, "detention. All three of them. Alone. Together." I said "I was the cafeteria monitor," Dad defended, "I saw potatoes not where potatoes were supposed to be." he told us. "But Lucas and Logan didn't do anything!" Riley and I protested in unison. "Don't care, I'm mad with power." Dad said, trying to brush us off. "Then, we want detention, too." Riley and I declared. "You do?" Dad asked shocked, "Girls, you two have never had detention in your whole life. What could you possibly do to get detention on such a short notice?" I smirked, "Let us introduce you to our special guest star!" I said dramatically "Uh oh." Dad said, the color draining from his face. Maya took that as her cue to come in the room before hopping onto our dads back as Riley and I began tickling him "Yeah, that'll do it." Dad said and Maya got off his back. "Nice job." Dad complimented. "Pleasure doing business with ya." Maya said, shaking his hand.

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Maya, Riley and I where sitting in our seats in detention. Riley had made us all place cards, making sure to put Missy's away from the boys. Finally Lucas, Logan and Missy entered. She stopped when she saw us. "How ya doin'?" Riley and I chorused. "What are you two doing here?" Missy demanded. "Oh, we're bad girls," Riley said. "Yeah, you don't want to mess with these two." Maya said, grinning. "We tickle teachers good." I blurted causing Lucas to smile and Logan to smirk amused. Missy walked over to Maya's desk and picked up her name plate, "What are these? Place cards?" she asked. "Yep." I confirmed, "I made them. You sit over there." Riley pointed at the desk in the far corner. Lucas and Logan went to their seats behind me and Maya, and sat down. Missy walked over to where her seat was in class and sat down, "I think this seat has my name on it, actually." she declared. "Alright, guys," Dad said, getting up from his desk, "I like my detention to have a little learning in it. So I'd like to continue talking about Pearl Harbor and what happened after the sneak attack. The world was at war, and alliances were forged in battle and remained stronger because of that." he said and Riley, Maya, and I all shared a look. I noticed Farkle walk past the room, but stop when he saw us in it. "What is this place?" he asked, walking into the room. "It's detention Farkle, it's not for you." Dad told him. "If my friends are in it, then it's for me." Farkle said as he walked in sat down in his usual seat behind Riley. "During this war, the United States was put to one of its greatest tests when it met a threat to our way of life," Dad continued, "but because we were united, we prevailed." he said "Hey, Riley, Raven." Logan called. Riley and I turned to look at him and Lucas. "Missy invited me and Logan to see a movie with her." Lucas continued. Missy leaned over to Lucas, "I think they're aware of that, Lucas. No need to make them feel worse." I frowned "And we were wondering if you guys would like to come along with us?" Logan finished for Lucas. Riley and I smiled at each other. "You want us to come with you guys?" I asked and Missy scoffed, "I'm sorry, Lucas, Logan, but that wasn't the invitation." she told them "Oh well then we're sorry, Missy, but we can't go." Lucas and Logan said together, smiling at us. "What are you talking about? Nobody's ever turned me down in my life." Missy said in disbelief, "Well you see, these are our friends," Lucas explained, motioning to us. "And we don't like doing anything without our friends. Right Riley? Raven?" he asked "Yeah." Riley and I confirmed with a smile and nod. "Now we certainly appreciate you wanting us to take of you during a scary movie, " Lucas started. " and showing us your leg and all, but back here in 7th grade, we think we would have more fun just hanging out together." Logan finished. "Boop." Maya said, pointing at Missy. Missy put a fake smile on her face and grabbed her books before getting up. She walked up to the front of the classroom and turned to look at us. "Grow up." She hissed, before walking out the door. "Not yet." Riley and I said looking at Maya. "Oh, she's leaving?" Dad asked. "Okay." he said. "Hey," Riley said to Logan. "Hey," he said back. "Do you know what the easiest thing about having friends is?" I asked. "What?" Lucas asked smiling before Riley and I looked at each other. "Sometimes all you have to do is trust them." we answered together, smiling at everyone. "When peace time came, the United States enjoyed its greatest period of growth, prosperity, and happiness." Dad concluded, "Detention over." he told us making a move to leave but stopped when he noticed that none of us had got up "You guys coming?" he asked "No, we're good right here." I told him and he nodded before leaving the room. We all just sat there looking around at each other knowing we would be friends for life.