Chapter Five: Conflicts of Interest

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As soon as class ended Riley practically jumped and for a second I though she might rob me, not even kidding right now. She looks at me like a kicked puppy and I sight, pulling my hands through my hair. What could have possibly happened in that short amount of time to have freaked her out this bad?

"Riles, what happened?"

Biting her nails, swollen them again she replies in a muffled response. I reach out, pulling her hands from her face and give her a look that clearly says 'repeat that for me would ya?'

"Guess who I have class with!?"

"Who?" I reply, already positive of the answer.

"My father..." she says in a hushed whisper. Placing a hand on her shoulder I laugh lightly.

"Hon, you need to call him Cory technically he ain't your father yet and besides, I have class with Shawn Hunter so it looks like we're in the same boat."

"How did that go?" she asks, following at my side as we make out way through the hallways which are clustered together in large circular groups. Everyone around use seemed so hyped up like some big fancy event was happening. I take Riley's wrist and drag her behind me, shoving other kids out of my way, planting Riley and me by a bright yellow paper stapled to a bulletin board.

In bold black letters the sheet of paper reads.

"Local Get Together at Chubbies, meet your Peers!"

I roll my eyes, resisting the urge to snort my disdain for such an event and even Riley, being the social flower she is looks horrified, first of all we don't have friends aside from each other and I just now began to wonder about where we're staying. Riley and I don't have a place to stay so what are we going to do tonight, we can't exactly live in her fathers tree house, especially since he's currently our age and probably still uses the thing.

"Come on Cory, we should go, I hear Shawn is planning on going too," a familiar voice sounds. Riley tugs me back against the lockers and we watch as Topanga and Cory make their way to the bulletin board. Topanga's long waist length brown hair flows behind her as they look over the sheet of paper. Cory looks board but does gain interest in the papers as Topanga reads it aloud.

Riley ducks her head as Topanga and Cory turn around, their eyes landing on us. The walk straight towards us and I play it cool while Riley shakes like a wet dog, rolling my eyes I sigh.

"It's good to see the both of you again," Topanga said to Riley and me. Smiling I wave and shakily Riley does too, keeping her mouth straight and keeping silent.

Cory looks from me to Riley, pointing at her he says, "didn't I just have class with you?"

Placing her leg outward, planting a hand on her hip, and leaning herself back so far that she looked like a mall manikin she says with a clearly nervous and awkward/quirky tone. "That you did... bro."

Cory looks at her as if she's the most awkward person in the world and I feel the exact same way. Topanga doesn't react but just smiles and turns to me.

"Are the two of you planning on going to the Meet and Greet thing at Chubbies?" she asks.

"Oh," I look to Riley. "I don't know."

"Come on, it'll be fun and besides, I'm sure my mom will give you a ride if you need one, in fact, how about we hang out a my place, you know, get to know each other and possible be friends," Topanga says, face lighting up with excitement.

"Riles?" I turn to her. Just as she's about to respond a new voice enters the conversation.

"Hey Cor, Topanga," Shawn looks to me and Riley. "Maya, and Riley right?"

"Yeah..." she mumbles seeming overwhelmed.

Shawn looks back to me. "Looking forward to seeing how this bet goes, we'll be on a date in no time."

All the shyness fades from Riley's features as she pokes her head up. She looks livid with brown eyes blazing with fury. "What bet and date? What about this so called date Maya" she grounds out, teeth clenching with her anger.

"Hunter and I made a bet in Art class which went something like he can treat me like a friend for a week I have to go on a date with him."

Riley looks like I knocked the wind out of her. Her brown eyes are opened wide like half dollar piece and her hands ball up at her side like she wants to throw a fist at me for making the bet but I don't regret it. I don't like him that way, will never like him that way, and if I did that would be weird seeing as in our time he's old enough to be my dad—who's never around—and I don't have a thing for older guys.

"Maya you cannot—" she stops, knowing we're not alone but I know what she was going to say.

'Maya you cannot go on a date with him!'

Riley," I say.

"Especially since where we came from and he's—'

'Especially since where we came from and he's so much older then you in our time.'

"—and what if they find out about—"

Cory, Shawn, and Topanga stared at us in complete and utter confusion since this was an inside conversation that only Riley and I shared so for them this must sound like we're speaking Spanish or something.

'—and what if they find out about us being from the future and me being Cory and Topanga's daughter!?'

"Don't worry Riley," I say, trying to ease her worrying mind from anything it could possibly be tricking her into believing. "I won't tell them about that or what happened, you, what will hmm, and all of that type information will be kept under thy radar."

"Thy? Like Shakespearean talk, really Maya?" Riley replies, tugging her fingers through her long brown hair.

"Yeah thy, thee, thou? That type of speaking right?"

"So," Topanga says, pulling us out from our own conversation. "Are you coming, you guys can come to my house to get ready and we get get to know each other better."

I look to Riley who looks like she's gonna be ill. "Sure," I say, sealing our fate, now we have no choice but to go and Riley isn't going to be very happy with me. Oh well, she'll get over it.

Okay so this chapter was shorter than the other four but this stuff needed to be said and hopefully I'll be back soon for chapter six and thank you all for waiting so patiently, what do you all want to see happen now! Comment and let me know and I'll be glad to oblige.