Author's Note: Hey guys here is chapter 5 for you. Let me know your thoughts since that helps me know your thoughts on the story and if I'm doing everything right or just the way you want it. Things are going to calm down in this chapter and the drama will of course continue. I do not own Degrassi, but I do own the characters Brook and her boyfriend, Damien. Sorry for the lack of Camaya in this, it solely focuses on Maya, but I will put in more of them, just for you guys. The more views and reviews I get, the more I will want to write and update. Thanks for all the support so far, all of you are amazing. PM me with any ideas that you guys have for ! (:
Chapter 5
Maya's P.O.V.
I don't know how he convinced me to go along with this. Wait, why am I doing this? For my friend, for him, not for his brother; his brother doesn't deserve my forgiveness after the way he's been treating me. Oh, just shut up Maya and go with it. After much debate I had finally given in to going to talk to Owen. It was Friday after school, not like I had any other plans. The both of us walked to Tristan's house and went straight down to business. We had agreed on not telling anyone else until we had more information on why Brook was doing this. The walk down the hallway intimidated me almost as much as Owen's door. It was plastered with keep out signs and other not so inviting things. Music was blaring from his room and the second Tristan knocked it all went silent. "Are you sure this is a good idea?" I whispered half hoping he would say no. "Yeah, I mean he's home and-" Midsentence we both looked over as the door came flying open and Owen barked, "What do you want Tris? Can't you see that I'm busy! And what is she doing here?" Sharing a passing glance our eyes met for a brief moment before I looked away. "She has a name, you know. Not pancake, or mini matlin, but Maya. Anyway we need your help." Seeming somewhat interested he let us in. Brushing past him I stood in the corner, not knowing where I could sit. "Alright, what is it?" Looking Tristan's way he stood up and leaned against the wall. "It's about Maya. She's in trouble…" Trailing off his last sentence Owen butted in with a confused face. "And I should care about this why?" Sighing I stepped in seeing as Tristan was too annoyed to say anything for the time being. "Someone is blackmailing me and-" But before the rest of the words came out of my mouth Owen had cut me off. "Hold on, let me get this straight, you want my help on your little high school drama? Just get out, the both of you; I have better things to do." I was fuming by his statement and practically ran out of the room with Tristan following close behind. Turning around I said, "Well I at least thought you cared about Cam, because this involves him as well, but I guess I was wrong, you are just some self-centered jerk who doesn't care about anyone's problems but his own! Come on let's go Tris." Nodding his head in agreement we walked down the hallway and down the stairs through the front door. Before we left I had managed to get a look at Owens face. His mouth had been agape and he stood there with a look that said he was shocked and still trying to process what I had just told him. "Where to?" Tristan asked clearly pissed off like I was. "How about the Dot? I could really go for a milk shake." We made our way over to the Dot just in time for open mic night. "Are you going to sing?" Looking over at Tristan a small smile escaped my mouth. "You bet I am. Want to sing a duet?" Returning my smile he jumped up from his seat and took my hand. "You're on." And for the next hour all my worries and anger were forgotten. Music really did help me deal with things. By the time the night was over Tristan and I were laughing uncontrollably, enough that it hurt. "So you are telling me, that your sister made you drink everything she could find in the fridge, during a tea party you had?" He was bent over laughing. "Yes and I threw up after, it was so gross!" We were on our way home and it was well past 8 o'clock. Standing at a cross walk we said good night and went our separate ways home. That night I had gotten the most sleep I had in weeks, all thanks to my friend Tristan.
Tristan's P.O.V.
Tonight had been the best and most fun I had in a while, it felt great to have the weight of that secret off my shoulders. Of course Maya was still being blackmailed but at least she knows that I know and we can work together to figure it out. We had said our good-byes and I made it to the front door, still slightly laughing about the story she had told me earlier about Katie and the tea party when they were younger. I was putting the key inside the front door knob and was about to turn it when someone on the inside opened the door for me. I thought it was my mom or dad but no, it was Owen. He grabbed me by the collar and literally dragged me inside, slamming the front door behind him. "Well, where have you been? I have been waiting for you to get back for hours!" Surprised by his outburst I released myself from his grip and took a seat on the couch. A small smile curled on my lips. "Why do you care why I was tonight all of a sudden?" Anger started to form on his face. "I swear to god Tris, if you don't tell me what I want to know, I will kill you!" Enjoying this sudden turn in the conversation I replied bitterly. "You wouldn't really kill me would you now?" Owen got a hold of my shirt and pulled me towards him, "I'm serious, just answer my questions and I won't be as hard on you." Taking him somewhat seriously I stood up and put my hands up as in surrender. "Okay okay fine. I was at the Dot with Maya, it was open mic night. You happy, hockey freak?" It didn't seem like he was done asking questions so I just patiently waited for him to talk. "What was Maya talking about Cam? Is he okay?" Taken aback by this I thought he was just taking advantage of Cam. "Like you really care! You just want the star player to be able to play hockey, as if you actually are concerned about the well being of him." Shaking his head Owen stood up too, but since he was taller than be by a few inches he was towering over me. "Now you listen to me, I do in fact care about Cam. More than the others do. I admit I got a little carried away when he first came here but it was just for fun. And now I'm going to stop because I realized it's wrong." I was speechless. No words were coming out of my mouth. 'Are my ears deceiving me… did my brother actually say he was wrong about something and would do the right thing?' Blinking my eyes I double checked to see if this was actually happening right now or just a dream. "Ok." Was all I could muster from all my shock and ill will of being able to speak properly. Almost pleadingly, Owen stepped forward and told me to tell him everything. "Please Tris, I actually care about Cam. If he is in any danger I need to now, and I'm sorry about earlier I didn't mean any of it." That night I told Owen everything I knew, only having the slightest pang of regret. Maya might be mad at me but it was for her own good, now I just hoped she would accept our help.
Maya's P.O.V.
While I was getting dressed for school I smiled back at the memories of last night. It had been amazing to sing up in front of a crowd, something I had not done in a while and really missed. I just wished Tori, Zig, and Cam could have been there to share in on all the fun. Oh well, there are always other times for that. A knock on my door startled me out of my thoughts. Katie popped her head in the room and told me to hurry up if we didn't want to be late. "Marisol is here so be quick. We leave in 5 minutes." Once she left the room I rushed around, making my bed and finishing putting things in my backpack. I ran down the front steps and hopped into the car, ready for school. 'Maybe things will be different and are starting to turn around for me.' My hopes were high that things would finally start to blow over and would go back to normal, but I could only hope. In no time we had arrived at school and I was at my locker getting my things. Soon enough someone popped up behind me. "Hey Maya." Chirped a happy Tristan. He was the only person I knew that could be this happy at such an early hour of the morning. Slightly startled by his voice I had hit my head on a shelf in my locker and was rubbing my head as I was turning around to face him. The smile on my face changed to a look of confusion. "Hey…" I trailed off as I saw Owen standing beside him. "What's going on?" Both of them exchanged looks before turning back to me. "Owen is here to help you, us…with this blackmailing thing." I couldn't believe my ears. "You're serious?" Not that I wasn't happy or relieved by this, it still came as a shock to me. "When did you tell him?" This time Owen answered. "Last night he told me everything when he got home. I forced it out of him. And listen Maya I'm sorry for the way I acted yesterday and all those times before, it won't happen anymore I promise." Smiling I gladly replied, "Apology accepted, no hard feelings. Now about this Brook thing…" Owen cut me off by saying, "Don't sweat it, I have that taken care of. Just tell me if she bugs you again." Nodding my head in thanks the bell rang signaling that first period had started. We all said good-bye and ran to class, not wanting to be late.
Author's Note: Greetings everyone. There will be some twists and surprises, like always. So Owen finally decided to step up and be the better man, which I personally am glad about. He isn't my favorite character, but someone has to have Maya's back, she can't deal on her own. And now that he is on her side do you think he will get the whole team to stop bugging her as well? We will find out soon enough. So I hope that you are enjoying this and will be sure to leave a review or pm me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Ideas are always welcome as well. Thanks for showing so much support. Read on!
P.S. Sorry for the long wait my computer has been broken for a while and has been fixed like a few days ago. Regular updates will be posted starting tomorrow. Oh and do you like the teaming up of the Ice Hounds and Maya to bring Brook down?