A/N: Prompt Requested By Guest: heres a prompt idea...for years riley has always taken the blame for maya, but finally riley does something really bad and maya finally returns the favor? idk use your imagination!
When it happened the first time, Maya didn't know what to think. This two year old girl didn't even know her for five seconds before she took the blame for Maya when she had pranked the teacher. Seriously, Riley, the brunette girl, had just walked over to Maya and said they were friends before she took the blame.
"Riley? Why?" Maya asks in confusion.
Riley smiles brightly, even if she did have a red card now, "We're friends. Friends protect each other."
Maya raises her eyebrow, but she shrugs, a warm feeling in the pit of her stomach. This was the first time anyone had actually wanted to protect her. The blonde smiles slightly. Riley Matthews had her back. The brunette smiles again at Maya, no trace of anger or regret on her face.
It happened again when Maya was seven and Riley was six. They were playing on the playground when Maya found a frog and put it in her teacher's hood without him noticing. She scrambled away from him as he turned to his other teachers, not realizing a frog was hopping around in his hood.
Maya breaks out in laughter as the teacher yelps in surprise before hopping around and patting his jacket. His expression on his face was hilarious to Maya, and Riley giggled along with the girl. Finally the teacher threw his jacket off, and the frog leaped out, not knowing the panic he had caused.
The other teachers held in their laughter, but all the students who had seen the scene were laughing their butts off. Maya and Riley included. The teacher's face becomes red in a mix of anger and embarrassment.
"Alright, who is the funny guy who put the frog in my jacket!?" he yells at the students.
They all back away, and the teacher spots Maya and Riley in the corner of his eye. He walks over there, crossing his arms in expectation. Maya nervously messes with her bracelet, and Riley looks at the ground, afraid that the teacher will see her guilty expression.
"Miss Hart, do you know who did this?" he said calmly.
Maya looks up sheepishly, "Well, sir-"
"I did it," Riley says.
Maya looks at her in surprise and so does the teacher. He raises an eyebrow, his face showing his confusion. Maya gives Riley a look, but the brunette looks at her reassuringly. She grabs the blonde's hand, squeezing it before looking up at their teacher.
"I was the one who put the frog in your hood. It was just a prank," Riley says.
The teacher frowns at Riley, "Well, Miss Matthews, I am severely disappointed in you. I expect this from Miss Hart, but from you? Didn't your father teach you any better? Your parents will get a phone call about this."
Maya looks at the ground guiltily. Riley had stuck up for her again. The teacher walks away, still confused as to why Riley had done this. The brunette raises Maya's chin so the seven year old looked Riley in the eyes.
"Why would you do that, Riles?" Maya asks guiltily.
"Hey, I have to stand by my girl, right?" Riley says with a smile.
Riley continued to stand up for Maya, making the blonde feel even guiltier. Riley kept telling her that she was okay with taking the blame for Maya, but the girl didn't feel happy about Riley getting in trouble. So when Riley got in trouble, Maya knew what she had to do.
"Riley, you did what?!" Maya exclaims.
Riley rubs her neck nervously, "I broke a window! It was an accident, I swear!"
Maya rubs her forehead stressfully, "You're gonna get in serious trouble, Riles! This isn't good!"
The brunette bites her lip, tears welling up in her eyes, "I know..."
Just then, the principal storms over to the two friends. He glares at Riley, and the tall girl gulps nervously. Maya discreetly grabs her friend's hand and squeezes it. Riley squeezes back, showing her thanks. The principal, Mr. Yancy, looks at Riley expectantly.
"Miss Matthews, students have told me that you are the one who broke the window, is that true?" Principal Yancy asks sternly.
Riley looks at him nervously, "Well, it-"
"It was me, sir. I broke the window," Maya speaks up.
Principal Yancy turns to the blonde and glares at her, "I should've expected it, Miss Hart. You are coming with me to my office to discuss your punishment for your actions. Miss Matthews, I am sorry that I pushed the blame onto you like that."
Riley nods numbly, and the principal turns away. Maya smiles reassuringly at Riley, and the brunette looks at her guiltily. She squeezes Riley's hand one last time before letting go.
"Why did you do that?" Riley asks softly.
Maya grins knowingly, "I have to stand by my girl, don't I? Riles, you always take the blame. Let me help you for once."
Riley smiles and hugs the blonde, "Thank you."
The blonde hugs Riley back and lets her go. She gives the brunette a salute before walking down to Mr. Yancy's office. Riley smiles at her friend. Maya had taken the blame for something Riley had done. She just hoped that Maya would be okay.
"Well?" Riley asked as Maya walked out of the principal's office.
She sighs and gives Riley a small smile, "I'm fine, Riles. I'm suspended for a week and have to work in the cafeteria during those days, but I'll be fine."
Riley looks at Maya guiltily, "You didn't have to do that, Maya. I should be suspended, not you."
Maya shrugs, "But I wanted to. I want to protect you, Riles. That's what best friends are for."
"You're my best friend," Riley says with a grin.
"Yep, and you are mine. We always have to stick together," Maya says, linking their arms together.
Riley lays her head on Maya's shoulder, "Okay."
The two friends smile at eachother. The brunette grabs Maya's hand, unlinking their arms so she can hold her hand. The two friends walk out of the school together, smiles on their faces.
A/N: Thanks for the prompt! It was really fun to write ;P So if you guys have any suggestions for another chapter, leave them in the reviews, and I will type them up as soon as I can :3 Thanks for the awesome support and please leave a follow/favorite! Oh yeah, and I got an answer for one of the reviewers :P
Guest: She missed catching it so they didn't have any outs. She missed getting out two more people when she missed the ball, but in between that her team got two other kickers out :P I hope that makes sense XD
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