"Tori, I don't want to talk about it." Maya whispered as she slammed her locker shut. "We were star-crossed lovers, the band geek and the sports superstar. How long did you think the most cliche pairing at Degrassi was going to last?"

"Forever! You guys were going to get married and have little hockey-playing virtuosos and I was going to be the godmother and it was going to be so cute and perfect and... Maya? Maya, okay, sorry I won't talk about it, don't cry."' Tori hugged Maya tightly while she rubbed her eyes profusedly.

"I'm not crying, okay? I'm just..." Tor didn't answer as she wiped her friend's face clear of tears. "...I'm fine I have to go, early morning Whisperhug practice."

"Campbell Saunders!" Tori yelled and spotted him instantaneously. She began running, quicker than he's ever seen a girl run in heels. He had the feeling that he should be terrified about the shitstorm about to befall on him but he was having a very late reaction when it came to his feelings. It wasn't until Tori had him pressed against the locker with her arm in his throat did that he really felt scared.

"Remember when you and Maya first started going out and I told you if you broke her heart, you're going to die a slow and agonizing painful death?" Tori hissed. He nodded, it was true, he remembered that day very clearly.

"But I didn't break up with her, she broke up with me. I didn't do anything... all I did was tell her I wanted her to be at my game last Friday and she went off on me." Cam mumbled the best he could with Tori closing shop on his throat.

"Really?" This was news to Tori. Maya wouldn't tell her how or why she and Cam broke up, they just did. "That doesn't sound like Maya."

"She said something about how I don't pay attention to her because of hockey but I do, it just doesn't look that way and I know that might not make sen-"

"I get it." Tori said thoughtfully as she backed off his throat. "I'm on the Power Squad, you know? So I get it. Our coach and captain are always working us to be 110% and-"

"I know right? It's hard to put 110% of effort in a sport and-"

"Balance a relationship."

"Exactly."

"Like one time, Zig was doing this little skateboarding video and I had to get to practice like in five seconds but I stayed back because I love him and it was important and all and then I was late and got kicked off the squad, so that resulted in me becoming mascot! Can you believe it? I still shudder when I see that thing."

"And this one time, Maya wanted to go see a midnight showing of Rocky Horror with you guys because her cousin was in it, remember? And I had early morning practice the next day, and she said it was okay, but I could tell she was sad and I hated when she was sad so I went and I literally almost cracked my head open on the ice."

"I know! I remember that! You know what? Let's go find Maya, I'm sure I can help straighten this out. You guys are supposed to grow up and have a million babies and I'll be damned if I don't plan that wedding."

Maya stuck herself in the band room with her cello. She was playing the most depressing songs she knew the best she could. Entering the band room, Zig sat himself next to the cello and Maya. She stopped playing abruptly.

"I don't want to hear it." Maya grumbled. "I'm sure Cam told you all about how neurotic I was being, I get it. But you're not going to be the one to change my mind."

"But Maya-"

"And another thing, I told him I didn't like hockey from the start of our relationship and I went to almost every game he's ever been involved in, whether he played or not. I couldn't go last Friday, sue me. I told him hockey wasn't my favorite thing, and now he's leaving me because of it."

"Maya-"

"And you know he brought music into this? My cello and Whisperhug?"

"Look, Maya- wait what?"

"Yeah!"

"Does he know how hard it is to play all the instruments you play for us? It's hard for me to even play bass. Without you we wouldn't even be a band. That was low."

"I know right? I've been playing this cello since it was twice my size and I could barely reach around it. How could he even compare his obsession with hockey to my passion for music? It's not right."

"Come on, Maya, we'll get this straightened out."

At lunch, Tori dragged Cam to their table. Maya looked down immediately as she cleared her throat.

"Maya, I have heard basically both sides of the story. And frankly, I think you're being unfair."

"Tori!" Zig exclaimed the same time Maya said "What?"

"Yes! It's hard to manage a sport and a relationship and not failing."

"And yet half a million kids do it with ease." Tristan said. "It's not like we're 15 and in the Olympics guys."

"Nevertheless Tristan, Cam's going somewhere because of this sport. And then it's going to be even harder to manage. I'd be willing to make it work, if I was a professional cheerleader. I'd do anything for Zig, but I don't feel like I should have to compromise my hobby or my job or whatever. He was sent her to play hockey, so why can't he play hockey?"

"Tori, it's not about that." Zig sighed. "Maya plays at least every string instrument known to man and she practices all the time, but Cam doesn't complain because there's nothing to complain about. She balances her time out well, so why should she have to suffer the opposite treatment?"

"Because as physically demanding as a sport can be, it can also be emotionally demanding. You never know. But if she's willing to make this relationship wok, she's hoing to have to buck up and realize that this is his passion and he has a right to it as well as anyone else. He could be in New Jersey in two years, playing for the devils, or he could be in Iceland or something-"

Maya stood up and excused herself from this conversation at this point, walking out of the lunchroom quickly. Cam walked after her without a thought. Zig and Tori looked at each other in confusion while Tristan chewed his fries thoughtfully.

"Something tells me, it isn't his passion for hockey that's got her down."

"Maya, Maya..." he caught up with her, and spun her around to face him. All down her face, there were tears. It was the tears she had been holding back since she broke up with him. She was wiping at them furiously when he encased her in his embrace again. "Baby, it's okay."

"Don't call me that." Maya croaked but no longer resisted his touch.

"Why are you so upset? The real reason, this time."

"You're leaving. Like Tori said, you're going to be so far away with a high school girlfriend. Life's going to be so hard. I can't take it. And you're so excited about it. It's true that sometimes it's all you ever talk about... and I guess the thought of losing you because you're playing hockey sort of turned me off hockey for so long and I exploded..."

"I get it, it's okay. It's okay." He hushed the girl in his arms.

"I never wanted to break up with you, I just..."

"I'm sorry for being an idiot." Cam whispered into her hair.

"I'm sorry for being a bigger one." Maya said into her chest. "But it's hard, okay?"

"I'm never going to be able to make it easy, but I can try to make it easier." Cam said.

Maya pulled away. "I don't know if you can. Or if I'm even strong enough to try."

Cam's heart stopped.

"But I want to."

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