A/N: I know, I'm late in updating for about 3 days. Seriously, I'm really sorry. The holiday got to me and I had absolutely no time to update. Now that I'm on spring break maybe I'll be able to post 3 more chapters to repay you guys for being so wonderful for viewing my story. Please don't forget to review, follow, or favorite this story. I'm slightly trying to work out the plot at the same time keep y'all entertained. Anyway, now I'll shut up and let you read. ;)

Not only had Richard and Zoe kept me hostage, they wanted to split Maya and me. I rolled my eyes. Typical.

"Are you sure that's the only reason you're keeping me in this nut house?'

"Hey! This is my house by the way!" Zoe interrupted.

"No, but when Maya comes in then we'll explain."

Zoe and Richard continued to talk amongst themselves. I wasn't in favor for the kidnapping either. Zoe came to my house wanting to hang out. I allowed her to, but I didn't expect her to do something like this. I looked back on our conversation

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Flashback

It was when I was busy studying for a chemistry test. Maya texted she'd be with Tristan and Tori this weekend.

"Cam, someone's at the door for you." Miranda yelled.

I allowed Zoe in and she began bombarding me with question that either annoyed or shocked me like crap.

"Hey, Cam um… since we have that French project due next week, maybe we could start on it early?" She smiled sweetly.

I wasn't a guy to be rude, so I smiled at her and we started on it. Zoe sounded normal unlike whatever rumor was flying around that she wasn't. After about five minutes on our project, I decided to go to the restroom. She smiled again at me and then twiddled her thumbs while waiting.

Later, I came out and she blindfolded me and put me in her car. I guess you could say that she was kidnapping me, but kidnapping didn't sound like the best word to use. I saw endless depths of darkness. It was like my suicidal attempt last year, when I feared how killing myself would detach me from the world. At that moment, it was like my life was in stake (no pun intended) My breathing became labored, my heart made flip flops in my chest. Not too soon, Zoe released the blindfold and I stared into the eyes of my worst enemy: Richard.

Blinking away from the memory, I looked at Zoe's house, colorful, bright and completely ordinary. It didn't seem right for a girl who had the opposite of what her personality really was.

The door suddenly exploded, exposing Maya and Tori. She reminded me of a total bada** who protected those she loved. And in that moment love wasn't the only thing that filled my heart.

"Nice of you to join us Maya." Zoe smiled drinking whiskey.

"You bet I did." She said sweating and almost on the brink of falling. Tori added her support to her friend.

"Except, you know you could've left my door alone what has it done to you Maya? Hmm?"

Zoe said dramatically.

"It kept me away from Cam, that's what."

I guess you could say that a couple of things were in my head. One was that my girlfriend was a bada** who loved me to no end just like I did. Richard was just watching the two girls battle it out like an idiot, and I was the unlucky guy who is tied to a chair and couldn't get himself out of it. It was pretty pitiful. I'm on the hockey team and I can knock out guys who are twice my age, but I can't get out a chair with a rope around it. Pitiful.

"Matlin, we made a deal remember?" Zoe said," Well, you don't know how to follow rules because I saw you with Saunders after the championships." Maya froze. Her face turned pale and she couldn't process anything Zoe said.

Matlin: 0 Rivas: 1

"It doesn't matter!" Maya screamed, "You apparently didn't hear the part about NO physical contact with Cam!" This time Zoe faltered, looking a bit defeated. Go Maya. But hold up, when did they ever have this conversation?

At the time when Maya and I met at Little Miss Steaks, she had only said she was dating Miles for show, but she never really said why. I stared at the scene before me, not feeling like I was being productive. Well, duh I was wrapped with rope how else was I supposed to help?

"Ok, ok you guys can stop your bickering." Richard said out of the blue. No one paid attention to him at first until he yelled at them again which caused them to halt. Both girls stared at Richard and me. Zoe came forward to my face and then untied me to only put me on halt again.

"I finally get what I want with you, Campbell Saunders." Which was?

Maya dashed forward to grab me from Zoe's hold, but Richard saw this and took hold of both her hands and put them behind her back.

"Cam! Cam!" My little angel called to me.

But suddenly her cries turned to muffles as Zoe leaned in and kissed me full on the lips. She wasn't being gentle either. The only girl I had kissed in my life was Maya. With Zoe, it was forced, but with Maya it was natural. She pulled at my hair and pusher her lips forcibly on mine. There was nothing I could do but kiss her back.

I knew Maya was here witnessing this whole thing, but also being tortured by the fact that Zoe and I were kissing. She pressed me to the wall, not allowing me much of an escape from her grasp.

"You're ten times stronger than me Cam." Maya had said once.

And I was. I was on the hockey team, fit for the NHL, and practically better than the rest of my teammates.

"You could always beat someone if you had the chance." Maya continued.

"Probably. But that's not in my nature. Just like I'm not mean to someone on purpose."

"Three are times when you need to be." She had said.

Now was certainly one of those times. My hands immediately moved down to Zoe's chest. It wasn't a sexual attempt, but a physical one. While she kissed me, I pushed her away as hard as I could. Zoe landed on her butt when I forced her off. Her eyes stared incredulously at mine.

"Saunders? You didn't enjoy that? I bet it's better than what Maya can do for you."

"You're wrong Zoe. Maya gives it better than you ever could." She moved back, clearly hurt.

"You know what else?" I continued." Just stay the hell away from me and Maya. I know the stories about your possessive behavior. I don't want to be one of those guys checked off your list. I'm not interested In whatever lousy attempt at romance you're trying to pull off."

The look of hurt bit deeper into Zoe's eyes. I couldn't care less if I was the one who caused that pain. Maya finally released herself from Richard with some kung-fu move she probably made up, and caught me in a protective embrace.

Zoe watched us both with tears streaming down her face. Richard stood beside her, wanting to comfort her.

"Back off idiot! You're only my minion maid."(A/N: this is the name that I called my ginger friend and I decided to use it in the story)

He did as she said, and that's when I knew what Richard's weakness was. Zoe. Whatever Owen had told me about Richard loving a girl named Callie was a lie. I had seen the way he stared at Zoe after the championship. She paid no mind to him and moved away feeling contempt for both Maya and me.

Maya and I silently moved away from Zoe's house towards the door.

"Wait!" Zoe thundered at me and I knew it was coming to his.

"Maya go home. I'll see you tomorrow." I said kissing her cheek. She obeyed me walking right out the door with a smile on her face with Tori.

As for me, terror was just only the beginning.

Maya Pov

It was like the world's problems floated away from my shoulders because I was smiling and dancing like an idiot which caused Katie to stare at me weirdly.

"Did cupid shoot you with an arrow or something?"

"You could say that." I said smiling at my parents and to Katie.

I was happy for Cam. He finally stood up to someone other than Dallas. Ha, Zoe totally deserves it for being the b*** she usually is. Katie started at me smiling.

"Where's your other half?"

"Who, Cam?"

"Yeah, isn't that your other half?"

"He's at his house."She stared at me examining me as if I were a lab animal. Then she moved away to run with Jake.

I sat in my bed scrolling through my phone which mostly consisted of Tori or Tristan

Thanks for a fun weekend May!

Awesome day with my besties :)

I smiled and went back to sleep smiling at the goodness a single day could bring.

Cam Pov

Like I said terror was just the beginning for me and Zoe just got to the bottom of it. Richard stood there defending her.

"Why did you reject me?" Did she have to this obvious?

"Because you're a whiny brat that ruins people's lives for your own satisfaction."

"Do not."

"Do too. And I can prove it."

"Ok, how?" She raised her eyebrows and crossed her arms.

"You tortured Maya just to get to me."

"You seemed so oblivious that day I kept begging for your number."

"Because I used reverse psychology. I'm smarter than to allow you to harass my girlfriend. Besides I gave you my number in grade school. I don't understand why I had to see you again in high school."

"How was I supposed to know that you ended up at Degrassi?" Zoe shot back staring defiantly at me. Two can play at that game, Rivas.

"We were friends at Kapuskasing! I thought you liked me, and I thought we were going to wait till you got into the NHL while I was an Emmy award winning actress to date. I thought you said that." Was she crazy?

"Zoe, I never said anything like that. You made that plan, and then you became an actress for West Drive." Clearly, when Zoe and I were in preschool we became friends because she defended me when someone pushed me off the swings. We separated ways back after my dad pushed me to become a hockey player because he used to be one. Justin ended up playing basketball which didn't meet up to my dad's standards. Miranda became a ballerina which pleased mom but not dad.

"Why do you look back on the past?" I asked her.

"Because I had more fun times with you that anybody else." Zoey cried.

"Listen, we're two different people now. Just stay out of Maya's and my life."

"Why did you pick her, the skinny chicken little?"

"Because I love her with all my heart that's why. Just go your own way Zoe." I finally said walking out the door of her house.

"You've really got the guts to be mean to her." Richard suddenly said.

At that point, I was pissed. Not just for Zoe, but also for this loser.

"You know what? How would it feel to be in my shoes Richard huh? Zoe's messing with my girlfriend, my team and my enemies treat me like trash. I'm never happy and I just want it to away! Maybe if you could sometimes feel what I feel then you wouldn't be the jerk you are today." I said with dignity.

Zoe had tortured me in fourth grade when she said to me she had a crush on me. I kept telling her no. but Zoe Rivas never accepts a simple rejection. She tried giving me flowers, watching movies, and playing fun game to show me that we would fit as a couple, but dating never crossed my mind at that age. It was either my uninterest or not good looking girls that influenced my opinion.

After talking out the jerk, his mouth dropped open with utter shock. Ha, take that.

When I came home Justin and Miranda hugged me which ease the anger built in my chest.

"Why don't we play a game of truth or dare as a family?" My dad asked. We all agreed ready for a fun night.

"Ok, truth or dare?" Miranda asked me.

"Dare." I smiled at her.

"Um." She thought for an embarrassing prank for me.

"I dare you to spit on your hand and shake Justin's hand."

"Ew. Miranda why?" Justin said. I smiled gladly spitting at my hand. I extended my hand towards him and he groaned shaking my hand while feeling the moisture of my saliva.

"Gross." He muttered.

Justin turned to me."Truth or dare?"

"Truth." I said.

"Do you love Maya with all your heart?' It was an easy question that I answered flawlessly.

"Of course I love her. Why?"

"Well, let's just say what I saw today didn't sound promising." He said.

"What did you see?"

"You were talking to Zoe Rivas when you swore that you wouldn't after that incident in seventh grade."

"Her dragging my foot had nothing to do with the conversation. "Why were you there anyway?"

"Mom was worried that you didn't come before curfew. And I happened to stumble on my brother talking to the psycho who stalked you in grade school."

"Well you don't have to worry, she won't bother me anyway because I made it clear to her that I don't want anything do with her."

"How about Richard?" Miranda asked.

I smiled triumphantly which caused my family to stare at me weirdly.

"You'll be happy to know that that loser won't be calling me out anytime soon."

"We're proud of you honey." Mom and dad hugged me tightly.

At that moment, there wasn't any feeling that I felt besides the happiness of finally being me, Campbell Saunders.

To tell you the truth this chapter has got to be the longest I have ever written. And to tomfeltnerlover1991 I hope this chapter satisfies you because its for you. I finally made a good ending out of this chapter but don't expect it to be my last. I've got other surprises as you can see that Zoe and Cam knew each other even before Degrassi. More surprises to come because this week I will be busy with a script and at the same time this story. I promise 3 more chapters are on the way :)