Hi guys! Sorry I'm not keeping up with my promise of updating every night. I'm trying very hard. This chapter kind of sucks but I'm uploading a NEW STORY YAY! I decided I'm gonna try to keep updating this one daily/every couple of days, the Owen/Tristan one every week and I'm not sure about the new one. It's a Cam one! Yayy! Okay enjoy.

(MAYA)

It had been a week since Miles had moved in, and Maya was still getting used to it. Now she couldn't walk around with no pants or get out of her room with frizzy bed head or skip brushing her teeth in the morning. Having her boyfriend living in her house was nice, but it was also hard to pretend to be Miss Perfect all the time. Miles seemed to wake up looking like an angel every morning.

Maya had tried to look good in the morning, but it was Monday and it was her time of the month. So, she was a bit cranky. She woke up late and barely ran a brush through her hair. Her blonde locks that could usually be contained were a mess. She ended up braiding it to the side and ignoring the fly-aways. Make up just wasn't gonna happen, since it was almost time to leave, so she just wiped off yesterday's mask of makeup and put on some black mascara. A pair of maroon tights and an olive green muscle tank with studs on the sleeve. Good enough.

Maya poured herself a bowl of cheerios and sat down at the breakfast table. Katie must've noticed her mood because she didn't say her usual insults about her hair or outfit. Usual older sister things.

"Hey, beautiful." Miles spoke, kissing Maya on the forehead at the breakfast table. "Watch yourself, tiger. Maya's in a bad mood." Katie laughed, and Miles sat down. "Why's that?" Miles asked curiously, and Maya didn't respond. She just pushed her bowl away. "Nothing. We should get going if we don't want to be late." Maya walked away, and heard Katie whispering. She guessed that Katie was explaining Maya's 'condition'. Ugh.

When Maya and Miles got dropped off by Katie, they walked into school hand in hand. They'd tried to keep their relationship on the down low, but it was a new day and Maya felt bad for being cold that morning, so she grabbed Miles' hand. "Are you sure?" Miles asked. Maya nodded.

They got a few looks in the hallway. Maya even heard Cam's name a few times. It was annoying, honestly. Cam was gone. People acted like Maya could never get over Cam. She could get over him. In fact, after hearing some girl she'd never talked to in her life say 'woah, she moved on fast!' Maya grabbed Miles and gave him a big kiss. It'd been nearly 6 months since Cam killed himself. She had the right to move on.

Maya and Miles said their goodbyes as the first bell rang. Maya got into her English class and saw that her new seat, the one she'd moved away from Tristan to, was full. In fact, every single seat was full except the one next to Tristan. She had barely talked to Tristan since the sleepover after the intervention. Tristan had broken up with Fab and it was dramatic, of course. That's probably why the seat was empty. Because nobody wanted to sit next to such a drama king.

Maya sat down next to Tristan reluctantly. Before she made eye contact with the teacher, she was tempted to just walk right out and skip. "Hey. Heard you're dating Miles Hollingsworth. Wow." It was a cold tone. Annoyingly cold. Maya was not in the mood for this crap today.

"Yeah, I am. Why do you care?"

"Because! Zoe has been in love with him since day one and you're ruining their relationship. They've been secretly together for months and she told me that he's been using you for sex! I can't believe you'd steal another girl's boyfriend."

"Are you kidding me right now, Tristan?! Miles hates Zoe! I'm not having sex with Miles or ANYONE for a long time! I'm very happy with Miles, as Miles is happy with me. I didn't want to talk to you in the first place because you're so dramatic! I'm done, you know that?"

By this time, they were both fuming and Maya had been too loud. The teacher switched Maya's desk with another student's, and Maya was away from Tristan. She decided then and there that she'd never be friends with Tristan again. But... If Tristan, Maya's old best friend, believed the crap that Zoe was apparently spreading, the whole school would soon think Maya was a slut. Great. Anxiety set in again as Maya put her head down to sleep. She slept until the bell rang and when it did, she got up and wiped a little bit of drool from her mouth.

"Maya, can we talk?" The English teacher asked, walking close to Maya. "Um, sure?" Maya smoothed her hair out and tried to pretend she wasn't tired.

"You've been distracted lately. I know you're not the type to fight with a best friend like that. What's going on? Is there something going on at home?"

"No, there's nothing going on." Maya bit her bottom lip. There really wasn't much other than the drama with Zoe, and the trouble in Miles' life. But that was Miles' life. Not hers. So the answer was no.

"Really? Well...I wasn't supposed to show you this, because it's a distraction, but these pictures came out today... Isn't that the Miles fellow you were talking about to Tristan?" The teacher pulled out a magazine with pictures of Zoe and Miles in an alley. It looked real, even though Miles explained it, it got her fuming. The headline was "Ex-Westdrive teen with a new squeeze? Zoe explains on page 29!" God, Maya hated Zoe. "Can I-just read that?"

"Um, you shouldn't. You need to go to class. The bell is about to ring."

Maya stormed out of the room, furious. Miles had been waiting for her outside. "Hey, beautiful, there you are! What took so long?"

"Leave me alone." Maya shoved past Miles and left. She needed to read that article and see what that bitch said. There was a magazine stand not too far from Degrassi. She walked, more like stomped, the 2 blocks until she got to the stand. She grabbed the magazine and threw her money at the vendor. It was all so dramatic, Maya laughed to herself. "I could probably be on West Drive like that bitch." She mumbled, as she turned to page 29. This bitch better have a good explanation.

The page was pink with hearts surrounding the picture of Miles and Zoe against the wall. It really did look real. You couldn't see Miles' picture when they were 'kissing', but there was another picture of them talking and you could see his face as well as Zoe's. Zoe had a very fake smile on and Miles just had a plain face on. Maya read the article.

Zoe Rivas with a new dude? Wow, it looks spicy!

"Everyone knows Zoe Rivas, the awesome starlet on West Drive who is scheduled to leave the show to focus on high school. So, she's in high school, and looks like she found herself a hottie! The guy, according to Zoe, is just a friend. Sure looks more than friendly! We got an inside scoop from Zoe herself! The brunette cutie spoke of new man very highly. "We're not together. It's just...complicated. We really care for each other but there are things-people, specifically, keeping us apart." A protective mother or another chick? That's what we'd like to know here at Scoop! Magazine! Our sources tell us that he's the son of politician Miles Hollingsworth. His name is the same as his father. So, we totes ship Ziles! Zoe+Miles! Do you? "

Maya was fuming. This bitch actually had the nerve to tell people that there were people keeping her and Miles apart? Yeah, Maya was...but even if Maya didn't exist, she doubted Miles would be into Zoe. Maya ended up just going home. She didn't feel too hot anyway, and the stress was adding on. She realized she'd left her backpack in her locker, so she drafted a message to Miles,

Maya: "Backpack in locker. Bring it home after school please. Combo = 3,12,28."

Miiles: "What happened?"

Maya: "Zoe Rivas happened..."

Miles: "See u soon."

Maya looked at the clock on her phone. It was only 11. School ended at 3. So either 'soon' was a longer measurement for Miles or he was going to come home now. She couldn't tell if she was happy about it or not.